Prize Collection (#10)

Reading the Newdigate (litho)
7193837 Reading the Newdigate (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reading the Newdigate. Illustration for Oxford by Andrew Lang (Seeley, 1906)

Sketch for a painting: Au Plus Vaillant, la Plus Belle (To the Bravest, the Most Beautiful) (colour litho)
6031119 Sketch for a painting: Au Plus Vaillant, la Plus Belle (To the Bravest, the Most Beautiful) (colour litho) by Metivet

A: Rosiere, recounted wisdom
6523570 A: Rosiere, recounted wisdom. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Moral Alphabet in Action. In Paris at all novelty merchants)

H as Honors
6523612 H as Honors by Hermann-Paul, Rene George (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Alphabet for big children. H. Simonis Empis, publisher, 1898)

P: Award of Excellence - Give the best pupils in reward for his ability
6523450 P: Award of Excellence - Give the best pupils in reward for his ability and superiority over his comrades. by French School

Omega Psi Phi Colonel Charles E. Young Service medal and bracelet, 1934; 1978
Henrietta Bell Wells (1912-2008) was the first female member of the debate team at historically black Wiley College in Texas. A gold chain bracelet with two charms. One of the charms, made ca

Trophy awarded to the Texas Southern University Debate Team, 1967. Creator: A. C
Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas, is a public historically black university (HBCU). The debate trophy has a dark brown plastic base with metal shapes featured as decoration

First place Olympic medal, Athens 1896 (silver) (see also 2628776)
2628777 First place Olympic medal, Athens 1896 (silver) (see also 2628776) by Chaplain, Jules Clement (1839-1909); diam: 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Obverse inscribed Olympia)

First place Olympic medal, Athens 1896 (silver) (see also 2628777)
2628776 First place Olympic medal, Athens 1896 (silver) (see also 2628777) by Chaplain, Jules Clement (1839-1909); diam: 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Obverse inscribed Olympia)

Yachting trophy, 1892 (silver) (see also 486988)
486987 Yachting trophy, 1892 (silver) (see also 486988) by Tiffany & Company; height: 41.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

He who giveth a cup of water to drink in My Name shall not lose his reward (engraving)
3626040 He who giveth a cup of water to drink in My Name shall not lose his reward (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Award of Five Guineas for "New Woman"Drawing Prize (engraving)
3627940 Award of Five Guineas for " New Woman" Drawing Prize (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir Francis Drake receiving his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth I, 1581 (engraving)
3647453 Sir Francis Drake receiving his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth I, 1581 (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Allegory of Fortune, c. 1530 (oil on canvas)
3545837 Allegory of Fortune, c.1530 (oil on canvas) by Dossi, Dosso (c.1479-1542); 179.1x217.2 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Orders of European countries (colour litho)
3630401 Orders of European countries (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orders of European countries)

French aviator Louis Paulhan, winner of a £10, 000 prize offered by the Daily Mail for making the first aeroplane
6014652 French aviator Louis Paulhan, winner of a £ 10, 000 prize offered by the Daily Mail for making the first aeroplane flight from London to Manchester

Punch cartoon: Praise and Pudding: Prince Albert rewarding Joseph Paxton for designing the Crystal Palace to house
6034668 Punch cartoon: Praise and Pudding: Prince Albert rewarding Joseph Paxton for designing the Crystal Palace to house the successful Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park

Crown Prince Frederick of Germany awarding Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Iron Cross on behalf of his father
5999548 Crown Prince Frederick of Germany awarding Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Iron Cross on behalf of his father, Kaiser Wilhelm I (colour litho) by German School

Prize Animals at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show (engraving)
1052278 Prize Animals at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prize Animals at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show)

Prize Dogs at the Alexandra Palace Show (litho)
1621731 Prize Dogs at the Alexandra Palace Show (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prize Dogs at the Alexandra Palace Show)

The award of prizes at the International Exhibition; Earl Graville reading the address (engraving)
609277 The award of prizes at the International Exhibition; Earl Graville reading the address (engraving) by English School

Coat of Arms; Wealth is the reward of industry (coloured engraving)
609984 Coat of Arms; Wealth is the reward of industry (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Reward notice offering 2 guineas for the return of a small red pocket-book (engraving)
609534 Reward notice offering 2 guineas for the return of a small red pocket-book (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Adventures of the Reverend Archibald Jones (engraving)
1046493 The Adventures of the Reverend Archibald Jones (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Adventures of the Reverend Archibald Jones)

Officer of the Instruction Publique (chromolitho)
1094047 Officer of the Instruction Publique (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Officer of the Instruction Publique)

Order of the Bath (chromolitho)
1094040 Order of the Bath (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Order of the Bath)

The Sly Jockel and the Large Cockerel (coloured engraving)
979146 The Sly Jockel and the Large Cockerel (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sly Jockel and the Large Cockerel.); © Look and Learn

Roman phalerae (litho)
964702 Roman phalerae (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman phalerae, military decorations worn on Roman soldiers breastplates during parades)

Liverpool University George Holt medal for Physiology, 1897 (metal)
1203532 Liverpool University George Holt medal for Physiology, 1897 (metal) by Frampton, George James (1860-1928); diam: 8.9 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

Badge and Chain for the Royal Institute of British Architects (engraving)
1099932 Badge and Chain for the Royal Institute of British Architects (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Four Kings of Candyland (engraving)
1103731 The Four Kings of Candyland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Four Kings of Candyland)

Sheet of Lottery Tickets, Massachusetts Lottery, 1781 (litho)
908542 Sheet of Lottery Tickets, Massachusetts Lottery, 1781 (litho) by American School, (18th century); 38x12 cm; Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA

Costermongers Jubilee Pony and Donkey Show at the Peoples Palace, East London (engraving)
583229 Costermongers Jubilee Pony and Donkey Show at the Peoples Palace, East London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Life on the water, the grand rowing match for McKeans prize wherrry, Red House, Battersea (coloured engraving)
585383 Life on the water, the grand rowing match for McKeans prize wherrry, Red House, Battersea (coloured engraving) by English School

Photographing Lady Emily Gladys Cherry, prize winner for decoration (photo)
608276 Photographing Lady Emily Gladys Cherry, prize winner for decoration (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The London Wheel Club Fete)

Messrs John Brinsmead and Sons exhibit at the London International Exhibition, Crystal Palace (engraving)
608246 Messrs John Brinsmead and Sons exhibit at the London International Exhibition, Crystal Palace (engraving) by English School

Dante honored in China (colour litho)
2809070 Dante honored in China (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante honored in China)

Moroccan soldiers receiving medals in Fez (colour litho)
2779788 Moroccan soldiers receiving medals in Fez (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moroccan soldiers receiving medals in Fez)

Medal for French veterans of the Franco-Prussian War (colour litho)
2779703 Medal for French veterans of the Franco-Prussian War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Medal for French veterans of the Franco-Prussian War)

Awards ceremony for firemen in the Grand Festival Hall of Le Petit Journal in Paris (colour litho)
2779210 Awards ceremony for firemen in the Grand Festival Hall of Le Petit Journal in Paris (colour litho) by French School

The President of France awarding medals to long-serving railway employees at Valence (colour litho)
2782322 The President of France awarding medals to long-serving railway employees at Valence (colour litho) by French School

Presenting the Prize (engraving)
2781018 Presenting the Prize (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Presenting the Prize. Illustration for Chatterbox (1889).); © Look and Learn

On the Moroccan frontier (colour litho)
2782330 On the Moroccan frontier (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Moroccan frontier)

Ettie Williams as Lieutenant Wren in The Queens Prize Date: 1890s

Page from the Illustrated London News, 14th June 1845, featuring Ascot prizes the Royal Hunt Cup, the Emperors Cup, and the Queens Vase

Ascot prize - The Emperors Cup
Amongst the Ascot prizes for 1845 is the Emperors Cup, a gift of the Emperor of Russia on his 1844 visit to Queen Victoria

Aberdeenshire Horticultural Society Silver Prize awarded to John Wilson for an Essay
2959968 Aberdeenshire Horticultural Society Silver Prize awarded to John Wilson for an Essay on the Culture & Management of Forest Trees, 1840 (silver) by Scottish School

The Legion D Honneur (colour photo)
3096125 The Legion D Honneur (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Legion D Honneur. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

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