Laurel Collection (page 7)

Vertumnus (oil on canvas)
3930880 Vertumnus (oil on canvas) by Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (Il Viterbese) (1610-62); 110x111 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Apollo and Daphne, after Lorenzo Berninis Marble Group in the Galleria Borghese
4071460 Apollo and Daphne, after Lorenzo Berninis Marble Group in the Galleria Borghese, Rome, 1736 (pastel on paper) by Liotard, Jean-Etienne (1702-89); 66.2x51.2 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Henry III of France (engraving)
816789 Henry III of France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry III of France)

Portrait of Ovid (engraving)
819856 Portrait of Ovid (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Publius Ovidius Naso, popularly known as Ovid, Roman poet)

Portrait of Charles IX of France (engraving)
819351 Portrait of Charles IX of France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Charles IX of France. Engraved by John Chapman)

Vase, c. 1780 (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)
877755 Vase, c.1780 (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); height:43.9 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Vase (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)
877752 Vase (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt) by Boizot, Louis Simon (1743-1809); height: 42.6 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; (add.info.: Decorated by Jean-Louis Morin (1732-87)

Pair of Vases (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)
877650 Pair of Vases (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt) by Boizot, Louis Simon (1743-1809); height: 42.6 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

The Laurel (pencil on paper)
869263 The Laurel (pencil on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 35.6x27.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Procession of Priests, north wall of the Ara Pacis (marble)
704390 Procession of Priests, north wall of the Ara Pacis (marble) by Roman, (1st century BC); Museum of the Ara Pacis, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The Ara Pacis Augustae, or Altar of Augustan Peace)

Procession, north wall of the Ara Pacis (marble)
704389 Procession, north wall of the Ara Pacis (marble) by Roman, (1st century BC); Museum of the Ara Pacis, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The Ara Pacis Augustae, or Altar of Augustan Peace)

Roundel depicting a Sacrifice to Hercules, from the Arch of Constantine (marble)
704044 Roundel depicting a Sacrifice to Hercules, from the Arch of Constantine (marble) by Roman, (4th century AD); Private Collection; out of copyright

General Louis Archinard, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal
698739 General Louis Archinard, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 21st October 1917 (colour litho) by French School

Militant Justice, from the Salone del Consiglio (Council Chamber) 1416-17 (fresco
KAB146151 Militant Justice, from the Salone del Consiglio (Council Chamber) 1416-17 (fresco) (see also 87094) by Arrigo di Niccolo (fl.1391-1410); Palazzo Comunale, Prato

Portrait of a Noble Duke, cartoon of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) pub
HMP86612 Portrait of a Noble Duke, cartoon of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) pub. 1829 (etching) by English School, (19th century); Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston

Plaque depicting the triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood

Decorative rectangular plate from Rouen with handles. Painted with six putti in laurel wreaths with cello, lute, lyre, quill, torch on a gold ground, bordered with foliage

Good and Evil, 1889 (coloured chalks on paper)
Ma161613 Good and Evil, 1889 (coloured chalks on paper) by Solomon, Simeon (1840-1905); Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Laurel clockvine or blue trumpet vine, Thunbergia laurifolia. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Spurge laurel, Daphne laureola, and bristly bellflower, Campanula cervicaria. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Spineless butcher s-broom, Ruscus hypoglossum, and spurge laurel, Daphne laureola. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Lesser periwinkle, Vinca minor, and Alexander s
Lesser periwinkle, Vinca minor, and Alexanders laurel, Ruscus hypoglossum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Wild fullers herb, Saponaria officinalis and oleander, Nerium oleander. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Sheep laurel, Kalmia angustifolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, London, 1821

The Emperor Claudius Caesar (colour litho)
STC255238 The Emperor Claudius Caesar (colour litho) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: late Renaissance prints of Caesars, Holy Roman Emperors)

Camphor tree, Cinnamomom camphora. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Cherry laurel or common laurel, Prunus laurocerasus. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Mezereon mezereum or spurge laurel, Daphne mezereum. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler

Herbs, plantes condimentaires. Oregano or marjoram, Origanum majorana, cherry laurel, Prunus laurocerasus, rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis, and fennel varieties, Foeniculum officinale

English laurel tree, Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry laurel or English laurel tree, Prunus laurocerasus, Cerasus laurocerasus, Laurier-cerise. Handcoloured steel engraving by Debray after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre

A young actor in the costume of Julius Caesar of the set of an amateur production of
MNY381308 A young actor in the costume of Julius Caesar of the set of an amateur production of " Julius Caesar" (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

February daphne, Daphne mezereum
February daphne, mezereon or spurge laurel, Daphne mezereum (Daphne mezereon). Handcoloured lithograph by A.M. Traice after an illustration by A.W

Bay laurel, camphor and sassafras
Bay laurel, Laurus nobilis 1, camphor tree, Cinnamomum camphora 2, and sassafras, Sassafras albidum 3. Laurier commun, Laurier camphrier, Laurier sassafras

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (engraving)
726083 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French)

Bog laurel, Kalmia polifolia (Kalmia glauca). Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Brenet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et

Mountain laurel or calico bush, Kalmia latifolia. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Rollet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres

Title page vignette of goddess of agriculture
Title page with vignette of Demeter goddess of agriculture with scythe amid statuary in a park. Engraving by Pillement finished by Nee after a painting by Percier

Daphne sericea (Daphne collina). Handcoloured stipple engraving by after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris, 1804-1819

Woman in the Victory bonnet crowned with leaves and feathers. Bonnet a la Victoire. Handcoloured lithograph by de Laubadere from Octave Uzannes Stylish Hairstyle or Eccentric Finery from the era of

Mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia
Le petit Kalm. Mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Tsar Peter I of Russia (engraving)
812522 Tsar Peter I of Russia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tsar Peter I of Russia - Peter the Great.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Cherry laurel and foxglove
Cherry laurel, Prunus laurocerasus 1, and common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Cherry laurel or cherry bay, Prunus laurocerasus. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Spurge laurel, Daphne laureola. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

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