Laurel Collection (#24)

Henry V, King of England (reigned 1413-1422). Seen here in profile, in helmet and armour. Date: 1387 - 1422

King Richard I, The Lionheart
King Richard I of England, The Lionheart (1157 - 1199, reigned 1189 - 1199)

Dr Johnsons Doorknocker
This fine door-knocker, in the form of a hand holding a circle of laurel leaves, with a lion motif, is on Dr Samuel Johnsons house at Gough Square, London. Date: 18th century

Italy - Four Classical Roman Ladies (in the Art Nouveau style!) one of whom is playing a harp. Date: circa 1904

Cat under laurel bush, looking at crust
The cat sits under a laurel bush in the garden, looking at the crust, waiting to pounce on the first bird to swoop down for it. Date: 1937

Swimming medal, 100 Yards Breast Stroke
Medal of the Derby & District Swimming & Life Saving Association, awarded to K. W. Watson for coming 2nd in the 100 Yards Breast Stroke. Date: 1933

Swimming medal, Water Polo Championship
Medal of the Midland Counties Amateur Swimming Association, awarded to the runners up in the Water Polo Championship. Featuring an outdoor swimming scene with a lifebelt design below. Date: 1909

HMS Laurel, British destroyer, WW1
HMS Laurel, British Laforey-class torpedo boat destroyer, launched 1913, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1921. Seen here travelling at full speed. Date: 1914-1918

Trackless Trolley Tour - First in California
Balloon Route Excursion - The Scenic Trackless Trolley Trip - 101 miles - one day - one dollar! Visiting 10 Beaches and 8 Cities, paralelling the mountains from Los Angeles to the Ocean

Grandville Laurel 1847
LAURIER laurel (laurus) Date: 1847

NAPOLEON I (1769-1821). Emperor of the French. Deification of Napoleon I. Napoleon depicted as Apollo. Oil sketch, c1835, by J.A.D. Ingres

MUSICIAN ANGELS, c1450. Bronze figures by Donatello at the Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua, c1450

Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis) leaves, with birdbox in garden, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England, june

Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis) close-up of frost damaged leaf, in garden, Suffolk, England, march

Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) immature, perched at top of laurel hedge, Bentley, Suffolk, England, august

Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) two adult females, feeding on Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis) berries, Shropshire, England, october

Laurel (Laurus sp. )
Flowers of Laurel (Laurus sp.)

MOREAU: FAIRY WITH GRIFFINS. Oil on canvas by Gustave Moreau

WORLD WAR I: U. S. ARMY. Our Regular Divisions. American World War I army recruiting poster, 1918
WORLD WAR I: U.S. ARMY. Our Regular Divisions. American World War I army recruiting poster, 1918, by James Montgomery Flagg

WORLD WAR I: LIBERTY LOAN. For Victory, Buy More Bonds. American World War I Liberty Loan poster

ARABIC PHYSICIAN. An Arabic physician watches as a boy suffering from a snakebite cures himself by eating the snake and some laurel berries

SUFFRAGIST, c1912. American suffragist Florence Jaffray Daisy Harriman (1870-1967) holding a banner bearing the words of Susan B. Anthony, Failure Is Impossible. Photographed c1912

STAN LAUREL (1890-1965). American film comedian

Laurel and Hardy
LAUREL AND HARDY

LAUREL AND HARDY, 1927. Stan Laurel (on floor) and Oliver Hardy (right) in a scene from Putting Pants on Philip, their first film as a comedy duo, 1927, directed by Hal Roach

Hand-colored woodcut
Julius Caesar crowned with laurel. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut

PANC2A-00055
Ovid, the Roman poet. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

USA, Oregon, Portland. Cosmos flowers reflect in dewdrops clinging to laurel bloom. Credit as: Steve Terrill / Jaynes Gallery / Danita Delimont

Metropolitan Police badge
A Metropolitan Police badge

The Flag and Arms of Mexico. The coat of arms features an eagle, holding a serpent in its talon, perched on top of a prickly pear cactus situated on a rock that rising above a lake

The Turnfest - Bern - July 1906
Swiss-wide Gymnastics Festival which takes place every six years - founded in the early 19th century (24th April 1832 in Aaru) and continues to this day

Switzerland - Bern - Cantons
The canton shields of the different regions of Switzerland displayed on a tree and the embodiment of Helvetia the female personification of Switzerland

The arms and insignia of Denmark
The coats of arms and flags of Denmark. Date: 1936

Official Programme for the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
The Official Programme for the Games of the Xth Olympiad, held in Los Angeles, USA

Advertisement for a Guiet Automobile
French advertisement for a stylist 1899 Guiet Automobile. The lady passenger is enjoying the ride so much, she is crowning the vehicle with a laurel wreath

Woman in classical costume - Nonnebruch
Painting of a classical woman by German artist Max Nonnebruch. She wears a golden laurel wreath

German Allies at the top of the pole
A terrific fold-out card depicting the German allies as the dominant holders of a spot at the top of the European maypole as their enemies fail to cling on as they attempt an ascent

Franco-Prussian war. Self-crowned Victors: A Sketch in the T
Prussian soldiers making victory laurel wreaths to crown their helmets.Bismarck has negotiated peace with the French

Daphne and Apollo
Apollo wants Daphne but Daphne doesn t want Apollo; so the virgin princess, who plans to stay that way, asks to be turned into a laurel (bay) tree. Which she is

Daphne Becomes Laurel
Daphne, daughter of the river- god Peneus, takes Apollos fancy, but preferring virginity is changed into a laurel, which Apollo thereafter wears in her honour

Plants / Laurus
LAUREL PERSONIFIED

Burns and his Muse
A poet (Robert Burns, garlanded with a laurel wreath) is visited by his muse

Laurel
ROG-1185 LAUREL Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway. contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: + 44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Oil refinery at Laurel, near Billings, Montana, United States of America, North America

Stream - Barron Creek with Native laurel Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
AU-00758-DHG Stream - Barron Creek with Native laurel Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Greek Independence 196Bc
The consul, Flaminius, at the Isthmian Games, proclaims Greek independence

Rudolf Ii / Hre / Anon Oval
EMPEROR RUDOLF II Holy Roman Emperor (1576- 1612), also crowned King of Hungary (1572) and Bohemia (1575) Date: 1552 - 1612

Winning Singer Crowned
The winning performer in a singing contest is crowned with a laurel wreath by the goddess of Victory

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