Metaphor Collection (#7)

Installation of the Duke of Newcastle at the Mechanics Hall, Nottingham, as Provincial... 1860. Creator: W Thomas
Installation of the Duke of Newcastle at the Mechanics Hall, Nottingham, as Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons of Nottinghamshire, 1860

"Christian Knocking at the Gate", from "The Pilgrim's Progress", 1860. Creator: Unknown
"Christian Knocking at the Gate", from "The Pilgrim's Progress", 1860. The personages of the book, as they appear in Mr

Ralph Farnham, one of the Bunker Hill Heroes, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Ralph Farnham, one of the Bunker Hill Heroes, 1860. When the Prince of Wales was at Boston, United States, Ralph Farnham, the sole survivor of that valiant band which fought at the battle of

Entry of Victor Emmanuel into Naples - sketched in the Toledo... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Entry of Victor Emmanuel into Naples - sketched in the Toledo by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, 1860....on Wednesday

Victor Emmanuel's entry into Naples: scene in the Piazza del Palazzo Reale, looking up... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Victor Emmanuel's entry into Naples: scene in the Piazza del Palazzo Reale, looking up the Toledo, 1860....on Wednesday

The Cherbourg Fetes - Triumphal Arch at Cherbourg, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Cherbourg Fetes - Triumphal Arch at Cherbourg, 1858. Queen Victoria visits Emperor Napoleon III. The arch which forms the subject of our Engraving stood about a hundred yards behind the Imperial

The Prince of Wales seeing a Dance of Wild Hillmen at Calcutta, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales seeing a Dance of Wild Hillmen at Calcutta, 1876. The future King Edward VII is entertained during a royal visit to India. From "Illustrated London News", 1876

AI Image - Portrait of Lord Byron, 1810s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI Image - Portrait of Lord Byron, 1810s, (2023). English poet and peer George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824) was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement

Irritable: The Wife of a Fireman in the Kaei Period (1848-1853), 1888. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Irritable: The Wife of a Fireman in the Kaei Period (1848-1853), 1888. From Thirty-two Aspects of Customs and Manners

Dutchmen's Quarters, c1802. Creator: Hokusai
Dutchmen's Quarters, c1802. Curious Japanese watching Dutchmen on Dejima

Kondo Sato, c1802. Creator: Hokusai
Kondo Sato, c1802

Taira No Koremochi Subjugates the Evil Demon at Togakushi Mountain, 1890. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Taira No Koremochi Subjugates the Evil Demon at Togakushi Mountain, 1890. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Looking Weighed Down: The Manner of a Waitress at Fukagawa in the Tenpo Era... 1888. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Looking Weighed Down: The Manner of a Waitress at Fukagawa in the Tenpo Era (Omota-so: Tenpo nenkan Fukagawa karuko no fuzoko), 1888. From number 12

Unloading Bonito for Market, between circa 1802 and circa 1804. Creator: Hokusai
Unloading Bonito for Market, between circa 1802 and circa 1804

The Hofvijver and the Mauritshuis, 1862-1921. Creator: Karel Klinkenberg
The Hofvijver and the Mauritshuis, 1862-1921

Rim of the World sunset, Yosemite, California, USA, 2022. Creator: Ethel Davies
Rim of the World sunset, Yosemite, California, USA, 2022. At the edge of the park, the skeletons of burned trees overlook the distance, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Daruma, First Patriarch of Zen, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Daruma, First Patriarch of Zen, 19th century

Rifolard est plus charmé que jamais.. 1848. Creator: Honore Daumier
Rifolard est plus charme que jamais.. 1848. Rifolard est plus charme que jamais de ne s'etre pas fait tuer dans les journees de juin

Sketches in China - Heads of the People - a sketch at the Rev. Mr. Huleatt's Rice... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in China - Heads of the People - a sketch at the Rev. Mr. Huleatt's Rice Distribution at Canton, 1858. Engraving from a sketch...received by the last Overland Mail from our Special

À la Mairie.. 1854. Creator: Honore Daumier
A la Mairie.. 1854. "La femme doit obeisance et soumission a son mari". At the Town Hall. "The wife must show obedience and submission to her husband"

Le Festin de Baltazar-Véron, 1850. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Festin de Baltazar-Veron, 1850. The Feast of Baltazar-Veron. Caricature of French opera manager and publisher Louis-Desire Veron (1798-1867)

Ce qu'on appelle les séductions de Paris, 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ce qu'on appelle les seductions de Paris, 1844. What we call the seductions of Paris. Une estale, not bourgeois...vous entendrez chanter ce soir Mme. Dorus-Grasse et Mr

Des Parisiens dans l'attente du plaisir.. 1855. Creator: Honore Daumier
Des Parisiens dans l'attente du plaisir.. 1855. Des Parisiens dans l'attente du plaisir - Deux heures de queue a un theatre quelconque

The Ship "Bengal" rescuing the crew of "The Child of the Regiment", 1858. Creator: Smyth
The Ship "Bengal" rescuing the crew of "The Child of the Regiment", 1858. Engraving from a sketch by Theodore Walter, chief officer of the Child of the Regiment

Ma bonne amie, puis-je entrer!... 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ma bonne amie, puis-je entrer!... 1844. Ma bonne amie, puis-je entrer!...as-tu fini de collaborer avec monsieur?'. Husband to wife: Darling, can I come in

Les Fricoteurs Politiques, 13 June 1850. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les Fricoteurs Politiques, 13 June 1850. (La France.) - Hum!...hum!...ca me fait l'effet d'etre une assez mauvaise cuisine!'

"Home" - painted by T. Faed - from the Flatou Collection, 1858. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith
"Home" - painted by T. Faed - from the Flatou Collection, 1858. Engraving after a painting....a little glimpse of "Home, " such a home as is only to be seen in Old England

10 heures du matin, 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier
10 heures du matin, 1839. 10 o'clock in the morning. Mr. Coquelet ayant rencontre au Jardin des Plantes, M.lle Palissandre a laquelle il eut le bonheur d'offrir une rose pompon le 1er mai

Big Fish Eat Little Fish, published 1557. Creator: Pieter van der Heyden
Big Fish Eat Little Fish, published 1557

The Knight has the Young Lady, c1900-1950. Artist: Elisabeth Sonrel
The Knight has the Young Lady, c1900-1950. At the Salon des Artistes Francais in Paris from 1893 to 1941, Sonrel exhibited especially large watercolors of idealized women that have both a certain

Book cover design for: Book news: Publisher L.J. Veen, c. 1930, c.1930. Creator: Unknown
Book cover design for: Book news: Publisher L.J. Veen, c. 1930, c.1930. Design for the catalogue of publishing company L.J. Veen in Amsterdam

The Holy Family in Joseph's workshop, 1747-1812. Creator: Tethart Philip Christian Haag
The Holy Family in Joseph's workshop, 1747-1812

The Prince's arrival at Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1860. Creator: Smyth
The Prince's arrival at Fredericton, New Brunswick, 1860. The future King Edward VII visits Canada. The Prince reached Fredericton, New Brunswick, on the 4th August

Ovation to the first Garibaldian who entered the Café di Europa, Naples... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Ovation to the first Garibaldian who entered the Cafe di Europa, Naples - from a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, 1860

The Prince ascending the St. John, 1860. Creator: Smyth
The Prince ascending the St. John, 1860. The future King Edward VII visits Canada. The Prince landed under a Royal salute, fired by the Volunteer Artillery; a guard of honour, also of the volunteers

The Prince of Wales in Halifax - the triumphal procession passing the Children's Gallery... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in Halifax, [Canada] - the triumphal procession passing the Children's Gallery in the Grand Parade - from a sketch by our special artist, G.H. Andrews, 1860

Presentations to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Government House, Halifax, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Presentations to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Government House, Halifax, [Canada], 1860. The future King Edward VII visits North America....the Royal standard

Study of a Bull, 1830-1867. Creator: Jacques-Raymond Brascassat
Study of a Bull, 1830-1867

Coiled Dragon, 18th century. Creator: Tomotada
Coiled Dragon, 18th century

The Shipwreck, 1775. Creator: Hendrik Kobell
The Shipwreck, 1775

The Lovers, 1799. Creator: Johann Heinrich Ramberg
The Lovers, 1799

Garibaldi's entry into Naples - a sketch in the Strada di Toledo, by T. Nast, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi's entry into Naples - a sketch in the Strada di Toledo, by T. Nast, 1860. The Toledo is the main artery of Naples, and Garibaldi traversed this magnificent street in the afternoon

Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, 1614. Creator: Adam Willaerts
Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast, 1614. Other Title(s): Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast

Cellar of the Artist's Home in The Hague, 1888. Creator: Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch
Cellar of the Artist's Home in The Hague, 1888

The British brigade marching into the Largo St. Francesco di Paola, Naples... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The British brigade marching into the Largo St. Francesco di Paola, Naples - from a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, 1860. British soldiers fight for Garibaldi in Italy

The Prince of Wales in Canada - the Orangemen's Arch at Toronto, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in Canada - the Orangemen's Arch at Toronto, 1860. The future King Edward VII in North America. The outburst of Orangeism in Upper Canada led...to several unpleasant results

Eagles on the Cliffs, 1857. Creator: Jan Fyt
Eagles on the Cliffs, 1857

The Arrival of the "Great Eastern" at New York - from a sketch taken on the Jersey side by E. Hall, 1860. A correspondent of the Times aboard Brunel's steamship wrote

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Metaphor: Unveiling the Hidden Meanings of Life Throughout history, iconic moments have been captured in art and photographs, each telling a story beyond what meets the eye. These glimpses into the past serve as metaphors for deeper truths, resonating with our collective human experience. In 1942, Winston Churchill's V for Victory sign became a metaphor for resilience and hope during World War II. His gesture symbolized unity and determination in the face of adversity, inspiring millions to stand strong. Gin Lane by William Hogarth in 1751 depicted a grim scene of societal decay fueled by alcoholism. This powerful artwork served as a metaphor for moral decline and warned against the dangers of excess. The charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo on June 18, 1815, immortalized through art, embodied bravery and sacrifice. It stands as a metaphor for unwavering loyalty to one's country and comrades-in-arms. Daniel in the Lions Den painted by Briton Riviere in 1872 showcased courage amidst danger. This biblical tale serves as a metaphor for facing fears head-on while maintaining faith even when surrounded by adversity. A jigsaw puzzle featuring golfers on Prestwick golf course from around 1914 represents perseverance and precision. The intricate pieces coming together mirror life's challenges that require patience and strategic thinking to solve. The fencing match between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere D Eon De Beaumont and Monsieur De Saint George captured by Victor Marie Picot embodies equality breaking barriers through sport—a powerful metaphor reflecting social progress. Etchings from David Copperfield illustrated how self-expression can bridge gaps between generations—a poignant metaphor reminding us that understanding family dynamics is essential to personal growth. Ford Madox Brown's painting "The Last of England" from 1855 depicts emigration during an era marked by economic hardship—an allegory representing hope amidst despair; leaving behind old lives for new beginnings.