Reward Collection (#2)

Cartoon of the treacherous Lord Bute receiving a reward while the old patriot Englishman is taxed until he is bent
FLO4717869 Cartoon of the treacherous Lord Bute receiving a reward while the old patriot Englishman is taxed until he is bent double

Charlotte Cecile Furtado, 1850
3480824 Charlotte Cecile Furtado, 1850; (add.info.: Charlotte Cecile Furtado (Furtado-Heine) was a French philanthropist, (1821 and 1896)

Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus - Commander 3rd Class - Civil Division
3056373 Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus - Commander 3rd Class - Civil Division ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus - Commander 3rd Class - Civil Division)

Bronze medal presented by General Meade to General Alexander Webb
3029120 Bronze medal presented by General Meade to General Alexander Webb; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bronze medal presented by General Meade to General Alexander Webb in 1866 for gallantry at)

Aztec Club Medal for Mexican War Veterans
3031621 Aztec Club Medal for Mexican War Veterans; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mexican American War, Aztec Club Medal for Mexican War officer veterans); © Don Troiani

Enameled and inlaid US Army 8th Army Corps Badge
3031619 Enameled and inlaid US Army 8th Army Corps Badge; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish-American War Era, Enameled and inlaid US Army 8th Army Corps Badge); © Don Troiani

USA Homefront, Award of merit -Ships for Victory
3032646 USA Homefront, Award of merit -Ships for Victory; Private Collection; (add.info.: WW2, USA Homefront, Award of merit -Ships for Victory); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

Edward VII investing the Maharajah of Jodhpore with the Star of India
3586463 Edward VII investing the Maharajah of Jodhpore with the Star of India; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Edward VII (1841-1910), as the Prince of Wales

Butler Medal Of Valor For US Colored Troops
3028734 Butler Medal Of Valor For US Colored Troops; Private Collection; (add.info.: Butler Medal Of Valor For US Colored Troops); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

The Albert Medal, 1850
3330499 The Albert Medal, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Albert Medal, awarded to those who, at great risk to themselves, save lives of others from shipwreck or perils of the sea)

Pinkerton's National Detective Agency, American private detective and security guard agency founded by Alfred
527940 Pinkerton's National Detective Agency, American private detective and security guard agency founded by Alfred Pinkerton in 1850

Decoration awarded to Elias Ashmole, 17th century (gold)
AMO367639 Decoration awarded to Elias Ashmole, 17th century (gold); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Elias Ashmole (1617-92) celebrated English antiquary, politician

Decoration awarded to Elias Ashmole, 17th century (gold)
AMO367641 Decoration awarded to Elias Ashmole, 17th century (gold); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Elias Ashmole (1617-92) celebrated English antiquary, politician

Medal awarded to Elias Ashmole - showing City view of Strahlsund; in foreground, ships; above city
AMO367636 Medal awarded to Elias Ashmole - showing City view of Strahlsund; in foreground, ships; above city, eagle holding wreath, 17th century (gold); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Sword given to Colonel Jean-Baptiste Marchand, 1900
3480874 Sword given to Colonel Jean-Baptiste Marchand, 1900; (add.info.: Sword given to Colonel Jean-Baptiste Marchand (2 November 1863 - 13 January 1934)

Philippine Insurrection Medal- Lt John E Chambers, 13th Minnesota
3031361 Philippine Insurrection Medal- Lt John E Chambers, 13th Minnesota; Private Collection; (add.info.: Philippine Insurrection Medal- Lt John E Chambers)

British Germantown medal given to the members of the 40th Regiment
3031293 British Germantown medal given to the members of the 40th Regiment; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Germantown medal given to the members of the 40th Regiment for their gallant)

Private William Jones defending one of the wards in the field hospital at the Battle of Rorke's Drift
3432574 Private William Jones defending one of the wards in the field hospital at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, South Africa in January 1879, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June

German China medal for the Boxer Rebellion
3031075 German China medal for the Boxer Rebellion; Private Collection; (add.info.: German China medal for the Boxer Rebellion); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Great Britain, 1879 South African Zulu War Campaign medal
3030717 Great Britain, 1879 South African Zulu War Campaign medal; Private Collection; (add.info.: 1879 South African Zulu War Campaign medal); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Quentin Matsys received by the Guild of St. Luke at Antwerp, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub
3506165 Quentin Matsys received by the Guild of St. Luke at Antwerp, from Hutchinson's History of the Nations, pub. 1915 (print) by English School, (20th century)

Kearny Valor Medal (2nd type)
3028213 Kearny Valor Medal (2nd type); Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Kearny Valor Medal (2nd type)

Gold snuff box presented to the Earl of Elgin (engraving)
8677083 Gold snuff box presented to the Earl of Elgin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold snuff box presented to the Earl of Elgin)

Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Grover Cleveland as pilgrims on a journey through a rugged Middle East
1576185 Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Grover Cleveland as pilgrims on a journey through a rugged Middle East, 1885; (add.info.: The good Samaritan Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A)

The cup in the shape of a mug by William IV (William IV, 1765-1837), 1830 (gilded silver)
MMM5467415 The cup in the shape of a mug by William IV (William IV, 1765-1837), 1830 (gilded silver) by Bridge, John (1755-1834); National Maritime Museum, London

Customs of the Sahara, 1810 (engraving)
8698344 Customs of the Sahara, 1810 (engraving); (add.info.: Geography. Algeria. Customs of the indigenous people of the Sahara: haircut as proof of the courage of the soldiers)

West Indies Naval Campaign Medal
3031992 West Indies Naval Campaign Medal; Private Collection; (add.info.: West Indies Naval Campaign Medal of Congressional Medal of Honor Winner, John Stokes, U.S.S. New York); © Don Troiani

United States Purple Heart Medal awarded for wounds
3033497 United States Purple Heart Medal awarded for wounds; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Purple Heart Medal awarded for wounds); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

West Indies Naval Campaign Medal - USS Brooklyn
3031130 West Indies Naval Campaign Medal - USS Brooklyn; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish American War, - West Indies Naval Campaign Medal - USS Brooklyn); © Don Troiani

King of Denmark War of 1864 Service Medal
3056364 King of Denmark War of 1864 Service Medal; Private Collection; (add.info.: King of Denmark War of 1864 Service Medal); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

Gilmore medal for bravery presented to a Connecticut soldier
3028371 Gilmore medal for bravery presented to a Connecticut soldier; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gilmore medal for bravery presented to a Connecticut soldier); © Don Troiani

Medal awarded to Elias Ashmole - showing Lion seated, left, holding shield, 17th century (gold)
AMO367634 Medal awarded to Elias Ashmole - showing Lion seated, left, holding shield, 17th century (gold); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Medal awarded to Elias Ashmole - showing Bust of Karl Ludwig of Bavaria, Elector of Palatine, 17th century (gold)
AMO367633 Medal awarded to Elias Ashmole - showing Bust of Karl Ludwig of Bavaria, Elector of Palatine, 17th century (gold); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Medalgiving by king Ferdinand I of Romania, 1914-1918 (painting)
1746518 Medalgiving by king Ferdinand I of Romania, 1914-1918 (painting); (add.info.: Medalgiving by king of Romania Ferdinand 1st during the great war, painting by Stocca); Photo: Tallandier

The Doncaster Cup, 1860
1577562 The Doncaster Cup, 1860; (add.info.: The Doncaster Cup.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630719 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sergeant's sash, Somerset Light Infantry (colour photo)
8668615 The Sergeant's sash, Somerset Light Infantry (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sergeant's sash, Somerset Light Infantry)

Medal of Honor awarded to General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
3033617 Medal of Honor awarded to General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV; West Point Museum, New York, USA; (add.info.: Medal of Honor awarded to General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV ( 1883 - 1953)

Military diploma of the soldier Valerius Clemens, of the Egyptian army, granted by the emperor Galerius
AIS5384903 Military diploma of the soldier Valerius Clemens, of the Egyptian army, granted by the emperor Galerius (Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus) (250-311)

American Order of the Society of the Indian Wars of the United States
3031363 American Order of the Society of the Indian Wars of the United States; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Indian Wars, Order of the Society of the Indian Wars of the United States)

Pair of breast badges of medals: The Royal Guelphic Order, and the Waterloo Medal, with a letter to the recipient
BON69195 Pair of breast badges of medals: The Royal Guelphic Order, and the Waterloo Medal, with a letter to the recipient, Lieut

Bonney, William, Billy the Kid 23.11.1859 - 14.7.1881, American gangster, wanted letter
FGL5502873 Bonney, William, Billy the Kid 23.11.1859 - 14.7.1881, American gangster, wanted letter; Fototeca Gilardi

Decoration awarded to Elias Ashmole, 17th century (gold)
AMO367640 Decoration awarded to Elias Ashmole, 17th century (gold); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Elias Ashmole (1617-92) celebrated English antiquary, politician

Interior of the Soldiers Theatre at Mourmelon-le-Grand, Chalons Camp... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Soldiers Theatre at Mourmelon-le-Grand, Chalons Camp, [France] - from a drawing by M. Beauce, 1860. This theatre, built of wood, and in the most unpretending style

The reward of virtue, allegory, 1680. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
The reward of virtue, allegory, 1680

Prince Maurits Astride the White Warhorse Presented to him after his Victory at Nieuwpoort, c.1633-c.1635

Aeneas Crowning Cloanthus, c.1661-c.1663. Creator: Ferdinand Bol
Aeneas Crowning Cloanthus, c.1661-c.1663. Other Title(s): Aeneas at the Court of Latinus

Autour de la Bataille; Le colonial Mathieu Jouy photographie entre le general Joffre... 1916 (1924 Creator: Unknown)
Autour de la Bataille; Le colonial Mathieu Jouy photographie entre le general Joffre et le general Roques, ministre de la Guerre

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"Reward: A Legacy of Recognition and Consequences" In the realm of rewards, history has witnessed remarkable instances that have left an indelible mark on society. Take, for instance, the Carbolic Smoke Ball of 1893 - a peculiar invention promising to ward off influenza but ultimately leading to legal repercussions. This infamous incident serves as a reminder that they can sometimes carry unexpected consequences. Similarly, in Arthur Conan Doyle's "The New Jerusalem" from c1900, reward takes center stage as characters are enticed by the prospect of spiritual enlightenment. The allure can often lead individuals down unforeseen paths. Artistic expressions also shed light on the concept of reward. Beardsley's captivating illustration for Salome depicts her desire for John the Baptist's head as her ultimate prize – a chilling portrayal where obsession becomes its own twisted form of reward. William Hogarth's etching and engraving titled "The Reward of Cruelty" confronts us with the harsh reality that actions have consequences. It serves as a stark reminder that rewards should not be pursued at the expense of others' suffering. Moving beyond art, historical events further exemplify how rewards shape our world. From World War I wounded soldiers finding solace in their nurses' arms to William Thompson fighting off his opponents in Poole, Dorset in 1695 – these stories showcase both physical and emotional rewards amidst adversity. Religious parables like "The Parable of the Talents, " depicted through various artistic interpretations including oil paintings by unknown artists or Doetechum's engravings, explore themes such as stewardship and accountability when entrusted with gifts or opportunities. These tales remind us that reaping rewards requires responsibility and wise choices. Even political landscapes bear witness to rewarding pursuits gone awry; Abraham Lincoln's assassination saw broadside advertisements issued by the War Department offering substantial bounties for capturing John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators.