Laurel Collection (#2)

1979 United States Grand Prix East. Watkins Glen, New York State, USA. 5 - 7 October 1979. Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari 312T4) 1st position, podium, portrait. World Copyright: LAT Photographic

1973 Spanish GP
MONTJUiC, SPAIN - APRIL 29: Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates victory on the podium with second place Francois Cevert (R) and third place George Follmer (L) during the Spanish GP at Montjuic on April 29

1974 French Grand Prix. Dijon-Prenois, France. 7th July 1974. Ronnie Peterson (Lotus 72E-Ford), 1st position, with Niki Lauda(Ferrari 312B3), 2nd position and Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari 312B3)

Bay laurel, Laurus nobilis
5855174 Bay laurel, Laurus nobilis; (add.info.: Bay laurel, Laurus nobilis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science, " Florence, Italy)

Bay laurel tree, Laurus nobilis
5855103 Bay laurel tree, Laurus nobilis; (add.info.: Bay laurel tree, Laurus nobilis. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson)

The Apotheosis by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
MMM5481976 The Apotheosis by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820) (after); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The apotheosis of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)

1870 cartoon showing a zoomorphic duck receiving a laurel garland as a fashion accessory
5308868 1870 cartoon showing a zoomorphic duck receiving a laurel garland as a fashion accessory; (add.info.: 1870 cartoon showing a zoomorphic duck receiving a laurel garland as a fashion accessory)

Laurier or laurel sauce or laurel true - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885)
FLO4611409 Laurier or laurel sauce or laurel true - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) under the direction of Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840)

Laurier des bois or laurel epurge or daphne laureaule (Daphne laureola) - Lithography based on a drawing by James
FLO4700758 Laurier des bois or laurel epurge or daphne laureaule (Daphne laureola) - Lithography based on a drawing by James Sowerby for Smith's English Botanical, published in London, England

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing France with its Phrygian cap and spee announcing peace for 1915, 1915
LUX4740949 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing France with its Phrygian cap and spee announcing peace for 1915

Letter L: lansquenet, lance, lord, lion, laurels, letter, lantern. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print)
DUV4216295 Letter L: lansquenet, lance, lord, lion, laurels, letter, lantern. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print); 27x23.5 cm; (add.info.: Letter L: lansquenet, lance, lord, lion, laurels)

Minister of Education: child holding books and laurel wreaths. Series of 11 chromolithographs on a dore background
DUV4218284 Minister of Education: child holding books and laurel wreaths. Series of 11 chromolithographs on a dore background: The Ministers. Unknown printer and publisher. Around 1880

Napoleon 1 and his son Napoleon II, 19th century (Epinal print)
THT4305458 Napoleon 1 and his son Napoleon II, 19th century (Epinal print); (add.info.: Napoleon 1st (Napoleon Bonaparte) and his son Napoleon II. Epinal print

Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum
5855016 Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum; (add.info.: Flower, leaves, seed vessel and seeds of the Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum)

Cherry laurel tree, Prunus Lauro-cerasus
5855098 Cherry laurel tree, Prunus Lauro-cerasus; (add.info.: Cherry laurel tree, Prunus Lauro-cerasus. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G)

Trade card for F B Daniell & Son, fine old engravings, London (engraving)
8677692 Trade card for F B Daniell & Son, fine old engravings, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for F B Daniell & Son)

Decorative botanical print with laurel, azalea, heather, camellia and rhododendrum
5855559 Decorative botanical print with laurel, azalea, heather, camellia and rhododendrum; (add.info.: Five ornamental shrubs, including white mountain laurel, scarlet azalea)

Decorative botanical print with rubber tree, dogwood, loquat and spotted laurel
5855558 Decorative botanical print with rubber tree, dogwood, loquat and spotted laurel; (add.info.: Five shrubs, including caoutchouc or rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)

school at the end of the 19th century: a good student. Young laureat has prize distribution
PCT4264146 school at the end of the 19th century: a good student. Young laureat has prize distribution, laurel wreath and arms loads of books. Illustration by B

A bay branch held by a gauntlet with a sword and a shield - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637417 A bay branch held by a gauntlet with a sword and a shield - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882), based on an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard dit J.J.J.Granville (1803-1847)

The flower fees, that of the olive, sleeping in a cotton cap, the night beauty
FLO4637940 The flower fees, that of the olive, sleeping in a cotton cap, the night beauty, the immortelle with a crown and a snake aureole, the myrtle in an old man

Sheep's Laurier Strong water, extracted from The Temple of Flora, by Dr. Robert Thornton (1768-1837), 1812
FLO4717008 Sheep's Laurier Strong water, extracted from The Temple of Flora, by Dr. Robert Thornton (1768-1837), 1812; (add.info.: Sheep's Laurier Strong water)

Description of the bay leaf or daphne laureole or laurel epurge. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images
FLO4721402 Description of the bay leaf or daphne laureole or laurel epurge. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images instructives ou lecons du monde vegetal"

The apotheosis of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1805-18 (oil on canvas)
MMM5464056 The apotheosis of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), c.1805-18 (oil on canvas) by Legrand, Pierre Nicolas (1758-1829); National Maritime Museum, London

Composition of white Christmas rose, tin laurel with white flowers, green hellebore flower
FLO4721503 Composition of white Christmas rose, tin laurel with white flowers, green hellebore flower and yellow winter aconite flower

Woman in a ball gown, with chapeau topped with a pouf decorated with ribbons and laurel leaves, fichu
FLO4671829 Woman in a ball gown, with chapeau topped with a pouf decorated with ribbons and laurel leaves, fichu, corset in English taffeta, and blue taffeta petticoat

Woman in the Victory bonnet crowned with leaves and feathers. Victory hat
FLO4606458 Woman in the Victory bonnet crowned with leaves and feathers. Victory hat. Handcoloured lithograph by de Laubadere from Octave Uzane's Stylish Hairstyle or Eccentric Finery from

Statue of Francesco Petrarca, known as Petrarch (1304-1374), poet, Italian humanist
YOU4419670 Statue of Francesco Petrarca, known as Petrarch (1304-1374), poet, Italian humanist, Sculpture by Andrea Leoni (1781-1854)

Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III
JOC4401053 Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873)

1971 Spanish GP
MONTJUiC, SPAIN - APRIL 18: Race winner Jackie Stewart talks to third place Chris Amon on the podium during the Spanish GP at Montjuic on April 18, 1971 in Montjuic, Spain

The Ghost of Napoleon on St Helena. Allegorical print of Napoleon's tomb on St Helena
542695 The Ghost of Napoleon on St Helena. Allegorical print of Napoleon's tomb on St Helena, with the figure of Napoleon watching as a laurel wreath is laid on the stone

Ornament: Natural Forms, The Laurel, the Bay, and the Olive (engraving)
8651827 Ornament: Natural Forms, The Laurel, the Bay, and the Olive (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Natural Forms, The Laurel, the Bay)

Mountain laurel tree, Kalmia latifolia
5855017 Mountain laurel tree, Kalmia latifolia; (add.info.: Flower, leaves, seed vessel and seeds of the Mountain laurel tree, Kalmia latifolia)

Costume of Antiquity: Roman emperor with a lictor and poet from Ancient Rome. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4856752 Costume of Antiquity: Roman emperor with a lictor and poet from Ancient Rome. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Costume of Antiquity)

Civilization of Antiquity: Portrait of Jules Cesar crowns with laurels. 19th century colour engraving
NWI4910895 Civilization of Antiquity: Portrait of Jules Cesar crowns with laurels. 19th century colour engraving.; (add.info.: Civilization of Antiquity: Portrait of Jules Cesar crowns with laurels)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing France celebrating the year of victory, poem by Deroulede, 1914
LUX4739767 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing France celebrating the year of victory, poem by Deroulede, 1914; (add.info)

Ornament: Natural Forms, The Laurel, and the Olive (engraving)
8651128 Ornament: Natural Forms, The Laurel, and the Olive (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Natural Forms, The Laurel, and the Olive)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing France with its Phrygian cap and sword announcing triumph for 1915
LUX4739603 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing France with its Phrygian cap and sword announcing triumph for 1915, titled: 1915 towards triumph in the Auroral Year

Portrait of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), poet of the renaissance
NWI4927568 Portrait of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), poet of the renaissance.; (add.info.: Portrait of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), poet of the renaissance.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Cherry laurel, Prunus laurocerasus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr
FLO4563660 Cherry laurel, Prunus laurocerasus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Portrait of Petrarch, Italian writer (1304 - 1374)
GIA5033450 Portrait of Petrarch, Italian writer (1304 - 1374).; (add.info.: Portrait of Petrarch, Italian writer (1304 - 1374).); © Giancarlo Costa

Laurier sauce, with flowers and berries.. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by G
FLO4709169 Laurier sauce, with flowers and berries.. Coloured copper engraving, based on an illustration by G. Reid, from Botanique Medicale (1829) by James Morss Churchill and John Stephenson

Portrait of Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch). Anonymous painting (oil on canvas)
GIA5036810 Portrait of Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch). Anonymous painting (oil on canvas); © Giancarlo Costa

1930 Tourist Trophy. Ards, Great Britain. Tazio Nuvolari (Alfa Romeo 6C), after finishing in 1st position. Ref-Motor 741/6. World Copyright - LAT Photographic

Daphne Changed into a Laurel Tree, published 1589. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Daphne Changed into a Laurel Tree, published 1589. Book: Metamorphoses by Ovid, book 1, plate 14

Bergère à la Grecque, 1771. Creator: Bossi
Bergere a la Grecque, 1771. Series: Mascarade a la Grecque

Allegory of the betrothal of King Karl XI and Queen Ulrika Eleonora, 1692. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
Allegory of the betrothal of King Karl XI and Queen Ulrika Eleonora, 1692

Man Wearing Laurels, between 1874 and 1880. Creator: John Singer Sargent
Man Wearing Laurels, between 1874 and 1880

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"Laurel: A Timeless Duo and a Symbol of Enduring Comedy" Step into the world of laughter and timeless comedy with Laurel, a name that evokes memories of one of the greatest comedic duos in history - Laurel and Hardy. From their iconic films like "Flying Deuces" (1939) to "Leave Them Laughing" (1928), Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy brought joy to audiences worldwide. In every frame, their chemistry was palpable, whether they were causing mischief as two bumbling detectives or getting tangled up in hilarious situations. Their partnership transcended language barriers, captivating both silent film enthusiasts and talkie era fans alike. But beyond the silver screen, 'laurel' also refers to plants bearing fruits and seeds. Just like these plants thrive in nature, so did Stan Laurel's talent for cultivating laughter. His wit and physical comedy skills were unmatched, leaving audiences rolling in the aisles with laughter. The influence of 'laurel' extends beyond entertainment as well. The charming Laurel Inn nestled in Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire offers a tranquil retreat where visitors can unwind amidst breathtaking natural beauty. It serves as a reminder that even amidst chaos or stress, finding solace is essential. Moreover, 'laurel' has been immortalized on various platforms such as cover designs for events like Exposition de Locomotion Aerienne – showcasing its versatility across different art forms. Interestingly enough, 'laurel' also brings to mind Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy – an epic masterpiece that explores life's journey through hell (inferno), purgatory (purgatorio), and heaven (paradiso). Much like Dante's work which resonates through centuries, 'Laurel' continues to resonate with generations who appreciate genuine humor. So next time you hear the word 'laurel', let it remind you not only of Stan Laurel but also how comedy can transcend time, bringing joy and laughter to our lives.