Laurel Collection

LAUREL AND HARDY, 1939. Publicity still from the motion picture Flying Deuces, 1939

Laurel and Hardy
LAUREL AND HARDY

LAUREL AND HARDY. Stan Laurel (left) and Oliver Hardy

LAUREL AND HARDY, 1928. Stan Laurel, left, and Oliver Hardy with a police officer in the silent film Leave Them Laughing, 1928

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in George Marshall and Raymond Careys Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)

British National Anthem - Rule Britannia - a British patriotic song, originating from the poem " Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740. Date: 1905

Daphne Becomes a Tree

LAUREL AND HARDY. From the film Big Business (1929)

Plants bearing fruits and seeds
Plants bearing berries and seeds including guava, membrillo, brazil nut, mistletoe, spotted laurel, cannonball tree, cactus, eucalyptus, myrtle, clove, caraway, coriander, hemlock, cumin, etc

LAUREL AND HARDY. From the film Big Business (1929)

Edna Marion and Stan Laurel in Flying Elephants
Edna Marion and Stan Laurel in a scene from Flying Elephants a two-reel silent film from 1928 directed by Frank Butler and produced by Hal Roach

The Laurel Inn, Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire
The Laurel Inn, Robin Hoods Bay, Whitby, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1900s

Cover design, Exposition de Locomotion Aerienne
Cover design, official catalogue of the 7th Exposition International de Locomotion Aerienne, Grand Palais, Champs Elysees, Paris, 12-27 November 1921

Dante
Renaissance poet Dante Aligheri crowned with laurel. Digitally colored engraving

Marcus Porcius Cato, Roman statesman
MARCUS PORCIUS CATO (234-149 BC), Roman statesman, known as Censorius (the Censor), Sapiens (the Wise), Priscus (the Ancient), or Maior (the Elder)

Daphne or mezereon, Daphne mezereum. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Troll after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris

Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France and his family
Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France (1769-1821), pictured with his two wives, Empress Josephine (de Beauharnais) (1763-1814) and Empress Marie-Louise (of Austria) (1791-1847)

Titus Lucretius Carus
TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS Roman poet and philosopher

Daphne Flees Apollo
She is beloved by Apollo, but has vowed to remain a virgin, so she flees him and when he nearly catches her, changes into a bay or laurel tree : her leaves become a symbol

Tarot Card 21 - Le Monde (The World). Date: 20th century

Old laurel trees at Fanal forest, Madeira island, Portugal, Europe. Unesco site

Northern comedians - including Stan Laurel, Eric Morecambe, Ken Dodd, Charlie Williams, Lary Grayon, Peter Kaye, George Formby, Les Dawson, Bernard Manning

Laurel Tree, 1731-1743 (hand-coloured etching)
986443 Laurel Tree, 1731-1743 (hand-coloured etching) by Catesby, Mark (1679-1749); Private Collection; (add.info.: Laurel Tree. From The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands)

Cap badge, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Brass cap badge (the Kings Crown Shield) of REME, the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Oval in shape, with a crown at the top, a pair of compasses at the centre

Ancient Greek athlete proclaimed the winner
Crowning the winner with laurel in ancient Greek Olympic Games. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Friedrich Von Hayek
FRIEDRICH VON HAYEK Austrian economist Margaret Thatcher places a laurel wreath on his head

Regency era window curtains
6339805 Regency era window curtains by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Regency era window curtains. Drapes in blue and white with lilies in the French royal colours)

Napoleon - The Great Victor - made up of personifications of Victory, each holding a laurel wreath. Date: 1910s

Portrait of Dante (oil on canvas)
PHD29145 Portrait of Dante (oil on canvas) by Botticelli, Sandro (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) (1444/5-1510); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante Alighieri (1265-1321); ); Italian

Man Wearing Laurels, 1874-80 (oil on canvas)
3432785 Man Wearing Laurels, 1874-80 (oil on canvas) by Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925); 44.45x33.5 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; American, out of copyright

Caesar, 1875 (oil on canvas)
XIR148813 Caesar, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Yvon, Adolphe (1817-93); 101x168.8 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Arras, France; French, out of copyright

JULIUS CAESAR (100-44 B. C. ). Roman general and statesman. Caesar refusing the crown offered by Marc Antony, 44 B. C
JULIUS CAESAR (100-44 B.C.). Roman general and statesman. Caesar refusing the crown offered by Marc Antony, 44 B.C. Line engraving, late 19th century

DAPHNE AND APOLLO. Daphne, pursued by Apollo, is transformed into a laurel (bay) tree. Line engraving after a late 19th century Gobelin tapestry

Alaric II - KIng of the Visigoths - Spain
Alaric II (484-507) - The Eighth KIng of the Visigoths in Spain. Fought Clovis in the Battle of Vouille (near Poitiers) and was defeated

When Knights were Cold. Stan Laurel
WHEN KNIGHTS WERE COLD. Stan Laurel

AGRI2A-00138
Flowering shrubs, including peony, rose, lilac, echinopsis, fuschia, laurel, magnolia, rhododendron. Color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Habit of Coriolanus in the Tragedy of Coriolanus (engraving)
3640619 Habit of Coriolanus in the Tragedy of Coriolanus (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Habit of Coriolanus in the Tragedy of Coriolanus)

Photograph of Laurel Tree PH, Camden Town, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Woman in a ball gown with mask, 1788
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

Battle of Spottsylvania--Engagements at Laurel Hill & NY River, Va.... May 8 to 18, 1864. Date c1888. Battle of Spottsylvania--Engagements at Laurel Hill & NY River, Va.... May 8 to 18, 1864

Empedocles of Akragas, Greek philosopher
Empedocles of Akragas (fl. 444-443 BC), Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher, doctor, statesman and priest, best known for originating the cosmogonic theory of the four classical elements

The Logierian system, or unveiling the new light to ye musical world. With the discovery of a general thoro base [altered to bass]discord in the old school, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, Logier

Fanal Forest during a foggy spring day, Porto Moniz, Madeira, Portugal (MR)

Fanal Forest during a foggy spring day, Porto Moniz, Madeira, Portugal (MR)

A girl enjoys the beautiful view at Fanal Forest during a foggy spring day, Porto Moniz, Madeira, Portugal

Laurel along the shoreline of the Cabot Strait Iles aux Morts Newfoundland & Labrador Canada

Cows grazing in the foggy Fanal forest, Madeira island, Portugal

Secession Building, Vienna, Austria

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)

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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.