Laurel Wreath Collection (page 8)

William III, King of England, Scotland and Ireland. Artist: Ravenet
William III, King of England, Scotland and Ireland. William of Orange (1650-1702) was invited by a conspiracy of English notables to depose the Catholic James II and assume the throne in his stead

Costume From The French Theatre, (1885). Artist: Moreau
Costume From The French Theatre, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Torquato Tasso, Italian poet, (1834). Artist: Robert Hart
Torquato Tasso, Italian poet, (1834). Tasso (1544-1595) is best known for his 1580 poem La Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered)

Petrarch, Italian scholar, poet, and early humanist, 19th century. Artist: Robert Hart
Francesco Petrarca, Italian scholar, poet, and early humanist, 19th century. Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), also known as Francesco Petrarca

Napoleon Bonaparte, 19th century. Artist: W Holl
Napoleon Bonaparte, 19th century. Napoleon I Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France from 1804. Napoleon enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, 19th century. Artist: Wagstaff
Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, 19th century. Dante (1265-1321) was the author of Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), the great Italian epic poem which tells the story of Dantes journey through hell

Napoleon on his Imperial Throne, 1804. Artist: Napoleon Bonaparte I
Napoleon on his Imperial Throne, 1804. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) assumed the title of Emperor of France on 18 May 1804. Found in the collection of the Musee de l Armee, Paris

Charles IX, King of France. Charles IX, (1550-1574) was a member of the Valois Dynasty. He ruled France from 1560 until his death

Jean Mounet-Sully as Oedipus in L Oedipe roi, Comedie Francaise, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 17th September 1892

Antediluvian giants, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Antediluvian giants, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Pelops and Hippodamia, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Pelops and Hippodamia, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615

Thessalie, (Thessaly), 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Thessalie, (Thessaly), 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615

Juno, 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
Juno, 1757. From a sculpture in the Chateau de Versailles. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris, 1757. Private Collection

Saturn, 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
Saturn, 1757. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris, 1757. Private Collection

Fresco Detail, Initiate Making an Offering, 1st Century BC. The Catechism with a Young Girl Reading and the Initiate Making an Offering, Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii

Venus et l Amour c1535-1560. Artist: Lambert Sustris
Venus et l Amour c1535-1560

Young Greeks Encouraging Cocks to Fight, 1846. Artist: Jean-Leon Gerome
Young Greeks Encouraging Cocks to Fight, 1846. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

Saint Napoleon, 19th century

Costume for the coronation of Napoleon I, 2nd December 1804, 19th century

Catholic worship returned to the French people by 1st Consul Bonaparte, 19th century

Napoleon I, 19th century. Artist: Alexis Wallerstein
Napoleon I, 19th century

Apollo Pursuing Daphne, c1755-1760. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Apollo Pursuing Daphne, c1755-1760. In Greek mythology Daphne, daughter of river god Peneus, was dedicated to a life of virginity

The Apotheosis of Homer, 1827. Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
The Apotheosis of Homer, 1827. Homer, the Greek epic poet who lived during the 8th century BC, is being crowned as an immortal

The Triumph of Bacchus or The Drunkards, 17th Century. Artist: Diego Velazquez
The Triumph of Bacchus or The Drunkards, 17th Century. Velazquez, one of the few Spanish painters to depict mythological scenes

Miklos Zrinyi, heroic Croatian / Hungarian general, late 16th century
Miklos Zrinyi, heroic Croatian/Hungarian general, late 16th century. Miklos Zrinyi (Nicolas Zrinski) (1518-1566) was besieged in Szigeth by Suleyman the Magnificent and his army of 65, 000 men

Voltaire, French author and epitome of the Enlightenment, 18th century. Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694-1778) in a box at the theatre crowned with laurels as the unique man of all ages

Detail of a Roman wall-painting showing a poet, 1st century
Detail of a Roman wall-painting showing a poet, from Stabiae near Pompeii, 1st century

Portrait head on a medal of Louis XIV, 17th century
Portrait head on a medal of Louis XIV (5 September 1638 - 1 September 1715), 17th century

Roman wall-painting of a poet from Stabiae near Pompeii, buried in the eruption of Vesuvius, from the British Museums collection

Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533), Italian poet. Ariosto, pictured wearing a laurel crown, was the author of the epic poem Orlando Furioso (1516)

Napoleon I on the Imperial Throne, 1806. Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Napoleon I on the Imperial Throne, 1806. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) assumed the title of Emperor of France on 18 May 1804

Julius Caesar, Roman soldier and statesman. Julius Caesar (c100-44 BC) was one of Romes most capable generals, as demonstrated by his conquest of Gaul in the 50s BC

Charlemagne, king of the Franks. Charlemagne (Charles the Great) (747-814) was crowned Christian emperor of the west in St Peters Cathedral, Rome, on Christmas Day 800

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, 1521
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet. The author of Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), the great Italian epic poem which tells the story of Dantes journey through hell, purgatory and heaven

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet. The author of Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), the great Italian epic poem which tells the story of Dantes journey through hell, purgatory and heaven

The Tiburtine Sibyl announcing to Caesar the coming of Jesus, 16th century. Augustus Caesar - Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 BC-14 AD), became the first Roman Emperor in 27 BC

Praise of Academiciens of the Royal Academy of Science... 1728. Artist: Bernard Picart
Praises of Academiciens of the Royal Academy of Science, Dead since the year 1699, 1728. A print from Oeuvres Diverses, La Haye, Gosse & Neaulme, Volume III, 1728-1729

Portrait of the Poet de Alonso Ercilla y Zuniga, c1576-c1578. Artist: El Greco
Portrait of the Poet Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga, c1576-c1578. Detail. A nobleman, soldier and poet from the Basque Country, Alonso de Ercilla (1533-1594) wrote La Araucana

Medallion with a portrait of the Roman Emperor Domitian, 16th century. Domitian (51-96) became Emperor in 81. He was the last Emperor of the Flavian dynasty

The Irish Inferno, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Irish Inferno, 1881. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, is wearing the laurel wreath of the victorious emperor on his head

The Voice of the Turtle, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Voice of the Turtle, 1874. Gog and Magog represent the City of London in this cartoon which relates to the proposal to enlarge the Corporation

Sir Rowland Le Grand, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
Sir Rowland Le Grand, 1864. Britannia crowns Sir Rowland Hill with a laurel wreath. Sir Rowland founded the present postal system when, in 1840, he suggested that all letters should be prepaid

The City Police, 1863. Artist: John Tenniel
The City Police, 1863. Magog comments: I Say, Brother Gog, They Seem to Think We Ain t No Sort O Use. Here, following the recently highlighted failings of the Citys police force

Titlepage to Ovids Metamorphoses, 1606. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
Titlepage to Ovids Metamorphoses, 1606

The Graces Crowning the Bust of Raphael, July 28, 1788. Creator: Francesco Bartolozzi
The Graces Crowning the Bust of Raphael, July 28, 1788

Apollon couronnant les arts (Apollo Crowining the Arts), from Recueil de Differentes Compositions Frises et Ornements dessinees et gravees a la maniere du lavis par La Grenee le Juene Se trouve chez

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Galba, from The Twelve Caesars, ca. 1500-1534. ca
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Galba, from The Twelve Caesars, ca. 1500-1534

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