Utopian Collection

Second degree masonic tracing board, 1819 (oil on wood)
3057576 Second degree masonic tracing board, 1819 (oil on wood) by Bowring, Josiah (1757-1832); Library and Museum of Freemasonry, London, UK; eMuseum of Freemasonry; British, out of copyright

Port Sunlight - a workers utopia
Page from The Illustrated London News with photographs reporting on the model factory village of Port Sunlight on the Wirral, near Birkenhead

Utopiae Insulae Figura (Map of the New Island of Utopia
5615728 Utopiae Insulae Figura (Map of the New Island of Utopia) from the 1516 first edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535)

Election poster depicting Theodore Roosevelt as the Apostle of Prosperity
PNP254465 Election poster depicting Theodore Roosevelt as the Apostle of Prosperity, 1903 (colour litho) by American School

Cross-section of a house in the Napoleon housing development
CHT219394 Cross-section of a house in the Napoleon housing development, 58 rue Rochechouart, Paris, 1849 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). En el que sabe la grandeza de nuestro manana no cabe el pesimismo (Who knows the greatness of tomorrow has no place for pessimism)

School of orange Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) on a coral reef with table corals (Acropora sp)
School of orange Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) on a coral reef with table corals (Acropora sp.) and red soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.), Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt

Classical landscape with boys bathing (oil on canvas)
780768 Classical landscape with boys bathing (oil on canvas) by Wilson, Richard (1713/14-82); 88.9x116.9 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; Leeds Museums and Galleries

Belvedere in Saint Leu la Foret, France, c. 1820 (engraving)
1721341 Belvedere in Saint Leu la Foret, France, c. 1820 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Belvedere in Saint Leu la Foret, France, c. 1820)

Landscape with Figures (oil on canvas)
715560 Landscape with Figures (oil on canvas) by Wilson, Richard (1713/14-82); Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; © Bradford Museums & Galleries; Welsh, out of copyright

The postman in 2000 s, 1910 (chromolithograph)
XEE4105860 The postman in 2000 s, 1910 (chromolithograph) by Villemard (fl.19th); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the Series of chromolithography from Villemard " En L an 2000")

Wilton House (chalk on paper)
780573 Wilton House (chalk on paper) by Wilson, Richard (1713/14-82); Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; Leeds Museums and Galleries, UK; Welsh, out of copyright

A Scene from the Decameron, by Giovanni Boccaccio, c. 1492 (woodcut)
XJF359049 A Scene from the Decameron, by Giovanni Boccaccio, c.1492 (woodcut) by Italian School, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr Rutland Barrington as King Paramount in "Utopia"(b / w photo)
7163906 Mr Rutland Barrington as King Paramount in " Utopia" (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Allegory of Air, from a series on the Allegory of the Elements
GIA1763735 The Allegory of Air, from a series on the Allegory of the Elements, 1621 (oil on canvas) by Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625); Louvre, Paris, France; eGiancarlo Costa; Flemish

The Port d Antibes in Provence, 1756 (oil on canvas)
LSE995401 The Port d Antibes in Provence, 1756 (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-89); 265x163 cm; Private Collection; Photo eLeonard de Selva; French, out of copyright

Et in Arcadia Ego, c. 1637-38 (oil on canvas)
3941017 Et in Arcadia Ego, c.1637-38 (oil on canvas) by Bourdon, Sebastien (1616-71); 56.2 x 41.12 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; (add.info.: " Even in Arcadia)

Printers mark of Johann Frobens (c. 1460 -1527) showing two hands holding
5615734 Printers mark of Johann Frobens (c.1460 -1527) showing two hands holding the caduceus from the 1518 third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) first published in 1516

Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, c. 1826 (w / c on paper)
1146646 Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, c.1826 (w/c on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 16.7x22.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
449387 Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Wittel, Gaspar van (Gaspare Vanvitelli) (1653-1736); eThe Devonshire Collections

Paradise, c. 1895 (oil on canvas)
PNH366431 Paradise, c.1895 (oil on canvas) by Strang, William (1859-1921); 122x203 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: From the Adam and Eve series, commissioned by Laurence W)

Poster advertising Ready made farms in Western Canada, c. 1900 (colour litho)
PNP256718 Poster advertising Ready made farms in Western Canada, c.1900 (colour litho) by Canadian School (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poster promoting immigration to Canada, 1925 (colour litho)
PNP256716 Poster promoting immigration to Canada, 1925 (colour litho) by Canadian School (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Homeland; ); Peter Newark American Pictures; Canadian

European immigrants passing the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour
PNP256712 European immigrants passing the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour, 1892 (coloured engraving) by American School

The Garden of Eden (oil on canvas)
PNH351911 The Garden of Eden (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); 150x200 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; French, out of copyright

Housing development in Mulhouse, late 19th century (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT287012 Housing development in Mulhouse, late 19th century (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, c. 1480-1490 (oil on panel)
AII80438 View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, c. 1480-1490 (oil on panel) by Laurana, Luciano (c.1420-79) (attr. to); Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino, Marche

A Jesuit mission in Paraguay, from De Vita et Moribus Tredecim Virorum
CHT163899 A Jesuit mission in Paraguay, from De Vita et Moribus Tredecim Virorum Paraguaycorum by Joseph Manuel Peramas, 1793 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Spanish School

Design for a House for a Cosmopolite, 1783 (w / c on paper) (detail
CHT196725 Design for a House for a Cosmopolite, 1783 (w/c on paper) (detail) (see also 195241-195242, 196724-196726) by Vaudoyer

View of the Schools and the Theatre, Familistery of Guise
CHT200417 View of the Schools and the Theatre, Familistery of Guise, from Solutions Sociales by Jean-Baptiste Andre Godin (1817-88), Paris, 1871 (litho) (b/w photo) by French School

Design for a House for a Cosmopolite, 1783 (w / c on paper) (detail
CHT199711 Design for a House for a Cosmopolite, 1783 (w/c on paper) (detail) (see also 195241-195242, 196724-196726) by Vaudoyer

The House in Bournville, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
XIR178856 The House in Bournville, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Elysium, late 18th century (colour engraving)
CHT218569 Elysium, late 18th century (colour engraving) by Schall, Jean-Frederic (1752-1825) (after); Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique, Paris

Preface to Projet de Paix Inalterable pour l Europe
CHT225291 Preface to Projet de Paix Inalterable pour l Europe (Project for Unalterable Peace in Europe) c.1710-13 (pen and ink on paper) by Saint-Pierre, Charles Irenee Castel

Title page from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia
5615735 Title page from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) first published in 1516. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1497-1543)

Illuminated "N"from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia
5615733 Illuminated " N" from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) first published in 1516

Mountain Landscape with Figures and a Man Bathing (oil on canvas)
SOU112095 Mountain Landscape with Figures and a Man Bathing (oil on canvas) by Rosa, Salvator (1615-73); Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; eSouthhampton City Art Gallery; Italian

The Lake of Nemi or Speculum Dianae with Dolbadarn Castle (oil on canvas)
704521 The Lake of Nemi or Speculum Dianae with Dolbadarn Castle (oil on canvas) by Wilson, Richard (1714-82) (after); Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear

The Familistery of Guise and its founder Jean-Baptiste Andre Godin (1817-88)
CHT200422 The Familistery of Guise and its founder Jean-Baptiste Andre Godin (1817-88), from Les Hommes d Aujourd hui, c. 1880 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

May Day in the Familistery of Guise, from Solutions Sociales
CHT200416 May Day in the Familistery of Guise, from Solutions Sociales by Jean-Baptiste Andre Godin (1817-88), Paris, 1871 (litho) (b/w photo) by French School

View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, c. 1480-1490 (oil on panel)
AII80437 View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, c. 1480-1490 (oil on panel) by Laurana, Luciano (c.1420-79) (attr. to); Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino, Marche

View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, after 1470 (detail of 80057) (oil on panel)
AII80436 View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, after 1470 (detail of 80057) (oil on panel) by Laurana, Luciano (c.1420-79) (attr)

A View of Longleat, c. 1810 (oil on panel)
450229 A View of Longleat, c.1810 (oil on panel) by Barker, Thomas (1769-1847); 13x19 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Longleat is an English stately home)

Basilica of Constantine. Entrance wall in a fantastic setting
449349 Basilica of Constantine. Entrance wall in a fantastic setting (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Vrancx, Sebastian (1573-1647); 26.2x42.3 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

The Temple of Vesta in the Forum Boarium, seen from the North, the Tiber to the right, c
449348 The Temple of Vesta in the Forum Boarium, seen from the North, the Tiber to the right, c.1650 (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Vrancx

Diana asleep in a Woodland Glade (oil on canvas)
475779 Diana asleep in a Woodland Glade (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); 71x91.5 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire

The Contest between the Muses and the Pierides, c. 1545-50 (tin-glazed earthenware)
2648177 The Contest between the Muses and the Pierides, c.1545-50 (tin-glazed earthenware) by Durantino, Guido (fl.1520-76) (workshop of); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Watching the Deer by a Pine Shaded Stream, 1127-1279 (album leaf, ink & colour on silk)
1152942 Watching the Deer by a Pine Shaded Stream, 1127-1279 (album leaf, ink & colour on silk) by Ma Yuan (c. 1160-1225); 35.7x30.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mrs. A

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"Exploring Utopian Visions: From Port Sunlight to the Spanish Civil War" Step into the realm dreams as we delve into various hints that have shaped our perception of an ideal society. One such example is Port Sunlight, a workers' utopia founded in England. This model village aimed to provide its residents with better living conditions and amenities, fostering a sense of community and well-being. Delving deeper into history, we encounter the Second Degree Masonic Tracing Board from 1819. This intricate oil painting on wood symbolizes enlightenment and moral teachings within Freemasonry, reflecting ideals of unity and personal growth. Moving forward in time, an election poster depicting Theodore Roosevelt as the Apostle of Prosperity captures the spirit of optimism during his presidency. It showcases his vision for economic progress and social welfare, embodying aspirations for a prosperous nation. The tumultuous Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) also left its mark on utopian visions. The phrase "En el que sabe, " meaning "In those who know, " reflects the hope held by those fighting for justice and equality amidst political turmoil. Charles Fourier, a French philosopher known for his radical ideas on social organization, contributed significantly to discussions surrounding utopias. His theories centered around creating harmonious societies based on cooperation rather than competition. Nature's beauty often inspires visions of paradise-like settings too. A stunning image captures vibrant marine life in Ras Mohammed National Park's coral reefs - orange Scalefin anthias swimming among table corals and red soft corals - reminding us that nature itself can be seen as a form of utopia. Artistic representations also play their part in shaping our imagination. A classical landscape featuring boys bathing depicts idyllic scenes where innocence meets nature's splendor—a glimpse into an imagined world free from worries or constraints. Belvedere in Saint Leu la Foret transports us to France circa 1820, showcasing a picturesque engraving of an architectural marvel.