Emblems Collection (#4)

Danger of Self-Indulgence (engraving)
2800260 Danger of Self-Indulgence (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Danger of Self-Indulgence)

Fearful and Fearless (engraving)
2800246 Fearful and Fearless (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fearful and Fearless)

Charity, or Love (engraving)
2800230 Charity, or Love (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charity, or Love. Illustration for Religious Emblems and Allegories by William Holmes)

Schematic view of the social composition of the province of Hainault (coloured engraving)
618000 Schematic view of the social composition of the province of Hainault (coloured engraving) by French School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Apron of a Master, 18th century (painted leather)
CHT163387 Apron of a Master, 18th century (painted leather) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Franc-MaAzonnerie, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

William the Conqueror (engraving)
451666 William the Conqueror (engraving) by Vertue, George (1684-1756); 29x20 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands

Frontispiece to book on Columbus
LLM454413 Frontispiece to book on Columbus by Puiggari, Ramon (1820-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frontispiece to book on Columbus)

Bullfighting (oil on paper)
CH380376 Bullfighting (oil on paper) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Tauromachie; ); Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

George III tea tray with heraldic engraving, 1809 (parcel-gilt silver)
4598282 George III tea tray with heraldic engraving, 1809 (parcel-gilt silver) by Storr, Paul (1771-1844); length: 75 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Shaped oval)

Sheep and Goat, Yuan Dynasty, c. 1300 (ink on paper)
694204 Sheep and Goat, Yuan Dynasty, c.1300 (ink on paper) by Chao Meng-Fu or, Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322); 26.8x26.5 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Non-commissioned officers arm badge, Royal Scots Greys (brass)
1268443 Non-commissioned officers arm badge, Royal Scots Greys (brass) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Maritime Flag with Griffin Emblem denoting de Rostock Crest, from a French book of Flags
STC103833 Maritime Flag with Griffin Emblem denoting de Rostock Crest, from a French book of Flags, c.1819 (colour litho) by French School

Russian Flags, from a French book of Flags, c. 1819 (colour litho)
STC103827 Russian Flags, from a French book of Flags, c.1819 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

English Flags, from a French book of Flags, c. 1819 (colour litho)
STC103822 English Flags, from a French book of Flags, c.1819 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Allegorical figure representing the United States of America (colour litho)
5235991 Allegorical figure representing the United States of America (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Heraldic composition, South Netherlandish, c. 1350-75 (wool)
3737702 Heraldic composition, South Netherlandish, c.1350-75 (wool) by Netherlandish School, (14th century); 226.1x113 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Maquette for the Stamp of the O. W. Paper Art Company Ltd (bronzed plaster)
833458 Maquette for the Stamp of the O.W. Paper Art Company Ltd (bronzed plaster) by Gilbert, Alfred (1854-1934); Diam. 4.7 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

The Towneley Family at Prayer, c. 1800 (oil on canvas)
781775 The Towneley Family at Prayer, c.1800 (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); 91.4x61 cm; Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley

The Swiss federal pact of 1815 (colour litho)
3621078 The Swiss federal pact of 1815 (colour litho) by Courvoisier, Jules (1884 - 1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Swiss federal pact of 1815)

Horsemen carrying banners of the Hanseatic League and some of its member cities, Spanish Netherlands
3620666 Horsemen carrying banners of the Hanseatic League and some of its member cities, Spanish Netherlands, 16th Century (colour litho) by Heins

Dining Room Window, 1848 (stained glass)
3475348 Dining Room Window, 1848 (stained glass) by Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore (1812-52); The Grange, Ramsgate, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Manufactured by William Wailes (1808-81)

Coats of arms of British towns and cities (chromolitho)
2775507 Coats of arms of British towns and cities (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coats of arms of British counties, towns and cities: Middlesex)

Coats of arms (chromolitho)
2775515 Coats of arms (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coats of arms: Dublin, Kidderminster, Newcastle upon Tyne, Scotland, Bury, Wales, Manchester)

The Worldling (engraving)
2800269 The Worldling (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Worldling. Illustration for Religious Emblems and Allegories by William Holmes (new edition)

Salvation by Faith (engraving)
2800264 Salvation by Faith (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salvation by Faith)

Detail from Fireplace at Hillier s, St Nicholas Street (pen & ink on paper)
2831748 Detail from Fireplace at Hillier s, St Nicholas Street (pen & ink on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Seals of St Peters Hospital (w / c on paper)
2832163 Seals of St Peters Hospital (w/c on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

County School For Boys, Dover (colour litho)
2800322 County School For Boys, Dover (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: County School For Boys, Dover)

Colstons School, Stapleton, Bristol (colour litho)
2800314 Colstons School, Stapleton, Bristol (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colstons School, Stapleton, Bristol)

Blue Coat School, Reading (colour litho)
2800313 Blue Coat School, Reading (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blue Coat School, Reading)

Kings School, Rochester, Kent (colour litho)
2800306 Kings School, Rochester, Kent (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kings School, Rochester, Kent)

Northampton Town And County School, Northampton (colour litho)
2800303 Northampton Town And County School, Northampton (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Northampton Town And County School, Northampton)

Heles School, Exeter, Devonshire (colour litho)
2800302 Heles School, Exeter, Devonshire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heles School, Exeter, Devonshire)

Ashton Grammar School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (colour litho)
2800301 Ashton Grammar School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ashton Grammar School, Dunstable, Bedfordshire)

Whitgift Middle School, Croydon, Surrey (colour litho)
2800300 Whitgift Middle School, Croydon, Surrey (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whitgift Middle School, Croydon, Surrey)

Nunthorpe Secondary School, York (colour litho)
2800292 Nunthorpe Secondary School, York (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nunthorpe Secondary School, York)

St Bartholomews Grammar School, Newbury, Berkshire (colour litho)
2800289 St Bartholomews Grammar School, Newbury, Berkshire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Bartholomews Grammar School, Newbury, Berkshire)

City Of London School, Victoria Embankment, London EC4 (colour litho)
2800285 City Of London School, Victoria Embankment, London EC4 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: City Of London School, Victoria Embankment)

The Angel of Mercy preaching the Everlasting Gospel, True Religion appearing on Earth... (engraving)
2800284 The Angel of Mercy preaching the Everlasting Gospel, True Religion appearing on Earth... (engraving) by English School

Slander and Backbiting (engraving)
2800250 Slander and Backbiting (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Slander and Backbiting)

The Life-Boat (engraving)
2800226 The Life-Boat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Life-Boat. Illustration for Religious Emblems and Allegories by William Holmes (new edition)

The Conquering Christian (engraving)
2800221 The Conquering Christian (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Conquering Christian)

The Imperial Philanthropist (engraving)
2800220 The Imperial Philanthropist (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Imperial Philanthropist)

The Wintry Atmosphere (engraving)
2800219 The Wintry Atmosphere (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wintry Atmosphere)

Providence, Time, Eternity (engraving)
2800209 Providence, Time, Eternity (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Providence, Time, Eternity)

Seals of The British Colonies, designed by Frederick Leighton (colour litho)
3100090 Seals of The British Colonies, designed by Frederick Leighton (colour litho) by Leighton, Frederic (1830-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seals of The British Colonies)

Seal of Jean II, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Nevers and Baron of Donzy, c. 1880 (litho)
KW441333 Seal of Jean II, Duke of Burgundy, Count of Nevers and Baron of Donzy, c.1880 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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