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Money Collection (page 6)

"Money: A Timeless Tale of Wealth, Power, and Struggles" In the whimsical world of Lear's Owl & Pussycat, amidst a backdrop of C19 challenges, money takes center stage

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo)
8662244 Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James II. 1-3. Archbishop Sancroft and Bishops, 1688)

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo)
8662243 Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James II. 1-2)

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo)
8662241 Medallic Illustrations of British History: James II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James II. 1. James II, Accession, 1685. 2)

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles II (b/w photo)
8662239 Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles II. 1. Urban Hiaerne, Physician, 1682. 2)

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)
8662357 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George II. 1. Successes of 1758 and 1759. 2)

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles II (b/w photo)
8662226 Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles II. 1)

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)
8662341 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George II. 1. Alexander Pope, Poet, 1743. 2)

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)
8662336 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George II. 1-13. Fort Chagre taken, 24 March 1740)

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo)
8662332 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George II. 1-18. Porto-Bello taken, 22 November 1739)

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles I (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles I (b/w photo)
8662210 Medallic Illustrations of British History: Charles I (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles I. 1-4)

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo)
8662326 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George I. 1-2. John Henley, Admission Tickets, 1726)

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo)
8662321 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George I. 1-9. George I, Medalets and Counters. 10-12)

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo)
8662318 Medallic Illustrations of British History: George I (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George I. 1)

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: Anne (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: Anne (b/w photo)
8662314 Medallic Illustrations of British History: Anne (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anne. 1. Congress at Utrecht opened, 18-29 January 1712)

Background imageMoney Collection: Medallic Illustrations of British History: Anne (b/w photo)

Medallic Illustrations of British History: Anne (b/w photo)
8662298 Medallic Illustrations of British History: Anne (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anne. 1-2. Anne, Queen Anne's Bounty, 1704. 3)

Background imageMoney Collection: Stamping out coins at the Paris mint (b/w photo)

Stamping out coins at the Paris mint (b/w photo)
8663781 Stamping out coins at the Paris mint (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stamping out coins at the Paris mint)

Background imageMoney Collection: The law and the profits (litho)

The law and the profits (litho)
8663494 The law and the profits (litho) by Poy (Percy Hutton Fearon) (1874-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Law and the Profits)

Background imageMoney Collection: Head of Julian (engraving)

Head of Julian (engraving)
8663080 Head of Julian (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Head of Julian. Illustration for The Life and Work of St Paul by F W Farrar (Cassell)

Background imageMoney Collection: Head of Antiochus Epiphanes (engraving)

Head of Antiochus Epiphanes (engraving)
8663077 Head of Antiochus Epiphanes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Head of Antiochus Epiphanes)

Background imageMoney Collection: The Misers, from the picture in the National Gallery, London (litho)

The Misers, from the picture in the National Gallery, London (litho)
8635985 The Misers, from the picture in the National Gallery, London (litho) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Misers)

Background imageMoney Collection: Phil May sketch (colour litho)

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635968 Phil May sketch (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the set of Phil May Sketches, issued by Fry's Chocolates in c.1905.); © Look and Learn.

Background imageMoney Collection: Phil May sketch (colour litho)

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635966 Phil May sketch (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the set of Phil May Sketches, issued by Fry's Chocolates in c.1905.); © Look and Learn.

Background imageMoney Collection: The bank clerk of a hundred years hence, a suggestion (litho)

The bank clerk of a hundred years hence, a suggestion (litho)
8673284 The bank clerk of a hundred years hence, a suggestion (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The bank clerk of a hundred years hence, a suggestion)

Background imageMoney Collection: 100 old time Bible words (litho)

100 old time Bible words (litho)
8673191 100 old time Bible words (litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 100 old time Bible words)

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8626918

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8623010

Background imageMoney Collection: 8623005

8623005

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8623004

Background imageMoney Collection: 8623002

8623002

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8623000

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8622996

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8622984

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8622980

Background imageMoney Collection: Do You Know: How much are the contents of the British Museum insured for? (colour litho)

Do You Know: How much are the contents of the British Museum insured for? (colour litho)
8668130 Do You Know: How much are the contents of the British Museum insured for? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMoney Collection: The Dissolution (engraving)

The Dissolution (engraving)
8677250 The Dissolution (engraving) by English School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dissolution)

Background imageMoney Collection: The insurance alphabet (colour litho)

The insurance alphabet (colour litho)
8672217 The insurance alphabet (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The insurance alphabet)

Background imageMoney Collection: Athenian coin, head of Pallas (engraving)

Athenian coin, head of Pallas (engraving)
8664250 Athenian coin, head of Pallas (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athenian coin, head of Pallas)

Background imageMoney Collection: The speculative bubble at the time of the Law system, 19th century (engraving)

The speculative bubble at the time of the Law system, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4920303 The speculative bubble at the time of the Law system, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Economic system: the speculative bubble at the time of the Law system)

Background imageMoney Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 164, Satirique en Couleurs

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 164, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4875303 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 164, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_5_17: Les peches clericaux: l'avarice - Anticlericalism - Cupidite/Avarice, Eg opposee au peuple

Background imageMoney Collection: Ulric Galet - engraving of 1823 in ' Drolatiques de Pantagruel' by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Ulric Galet - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)
JEB4933952 Ulric Galet - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel) - Private collection; (add.info)

Background imageMoney Collection: An eveque gives the scholarship of luck to the nuns of the Tuscan order of 'Zitelle'

An eveque gives the scholarship of luck to the nuns of the Tuscan order of "Zitelle"
VEN5028167 An eveque gives the scholarship of luck to the nuns of the Tuscan order of "Zitelle" (literally old poor girls) in the Church of Santa Maria della Steccata

Background imageMoney Collection: Patriotic gifts, 27 September 1789: the women of the most distinguished artists presented

Patriotic gifts, 27 September 1789: the women of the most distinguished artists presented themselves at the National
JAB5036967 Patriotic gifts, 27 September 1789: the women of the most distinguished artists presented themselves at the National Assembly and placed on the desk a box filled with jewelry

Background imageMoney Collection: The establishment of the marriage contract, England, 18th century

The establishment of the marriage contract, England, 18th century. Lithograph of a reproduction of a painting by
NWI4913714 The establishment of the marriage contract, England, 18th century. Lithograph of a reproduction of a painting by William Hogarth (1697-1764).; (add.info)

Background imageMoney Collection: Production of medals and coins in the Hotel de la Monnaie (Paris mint)

Production of medals and coins in the Hotel de la Monnaie (Paris mint) and view on the right of the sovereign court of
ELD4890313 Production of medals and coins in the Hotel de la Monnaie (Paris mint) and view on the right of the sovereign court of Chambre des Monnaie, in the Palais de la Cite, Paris, 1360

Background imageMoney Collection: French medieval gold coins with coat of arms: ecu a la couronne 1, ecu-helaume 2

French medieval gold coins with coat of arms: ecu a la couronne 1, ecu-helaume 2, royaux 3 and saluts 4
FLO4570326 French medieval gold coins with coat of arms: ecu a la couronne 1, ecu-helaume 2, royaux 3 and saluts 4. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes

Background imageMoney Collection: Lionel de Rothschild

Lionel de Rothschild
3733236 Lionel de Rothschild.; (add.info.: Photograph of Lionel de Rothschild driving a team of zebras. Lionel de Rothschild (1808-1879) a British banker

Background imageMoney Collection: Ferdinand de Rothschild

Ferdinand de Rothschild
3733221 Ferdinand de Rothschild.; (add.info.: Photograph of Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839-1898) a French-born, Austrian-turned British and Jewish banker, art collector, and politician

Background imageMoney Collection: Letter O Goldsmith (makes and sells silverware). Engraving in 'An instructive alphabet of arts

Letter O Goldsmith (makes and sells silverware). Engraving in "An instructive alphabet of arts and crafts"
DUV4211530 Letter O Goldsmith (makes and sells silverware). Engraving in "An instructive alphabet of arts and crafts"



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"Money: A Timeless Tale of Wealth, Power, and Struggles" In the whimsical world of Lear's Owl & Pussycat, amidst a backdrop of C19 challenges, money takes center stage. Just like the elusive five-pound note that slipped through their fingers, it holds both promise and uncertainty. Throughout history, it has been a subject of fascination and satire. Take Gillray's political masterpiece "Political Ravishment, " where the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street finds herself in danger during turbulent times in 1797. Such art captures society's complex relationship with wealth. Tsai Shen Yeh, the Chinese God of wealth, reminds us that money is not just about material possessions but also spiritual abundance. It symbolizes prosperity beyond mere coins or stocks on London Stock Exchange pitches. Even ancient artifacts hold tales of monetary significance; consider Pontius Pilate's bronze coins from 30-31 AD. They remind us how currency has shaped civilizations throughout time. From coal strikes demanding fair wages to Netherlandish Proverbs illustrating societal values tied to wealth distribution—money becomes entwined with social justice struggles across centuries. Yet amidst these complexities lies joyous moments too. Hendrick Avercamp's painting depicts people enjoying ice near a town—a reminder that they are enable leisure and happiness when shared equitably among communities. The Jubilee Singers' group photo showcases how funds raised through talent can uplift marginalized voices at Fisk University in the USA—a testament to using financial resources for positive change. Religious parables such as The Parable Of The Talents teach valuable lessons about utilizing one's financial resources wisely while H. M Bateman humorously portrays an Income Tax Official facing consequences even after death—an eternal reminder that taxes are inevitable. In this ever-evolving world where economies fluctuate like tides, money remains an intricate part of our lives. It reflects our desires for security and success while also highlighting the need for balance and fairness.