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The Return of the Dove to the Ark, 1850. Creator: John Everett Millais

The Return of the Dove to the Ark, 1850. Scene from the Old Testament story of Noah's Ark: a dove, bearing an olive branch, returns to the Ark. This is a sign that there is dry land after the world-engulfing flood sent by God. Painting, sometimes known as The Daughters of Noah, in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Frontispiece from "Pre-Raphaelite Painters" by Robin Ironside, with a descriptive catalogue by John Gere. [The Phaidon Press Ltd, London, 1948]

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Design for a Monumental Altar, Plate c from Unterschiedliche Neu Inventier

Design for a Monumental Altar, Plate c from Unterschiedliche Neu Inventierte Altare mit darzu gehorigen Profillen u. Grundriszen., Printed ca. 1750-56

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The Spirit of the Ark, - sailors of the Royal Navy, c1942. Creator: Unknown

The Spirit of the Ark, - sailors of the Royal Navy, c1942. A British aircraft carrier of the Second World War, HMS Ark Royal was designed to carry a large number of aircraft, and had two hangar deck levels. She was involved in the first aerial and U-boat kills of the war, in operations off Norway, in the search for the German battleship Bismarck, and took part in the Malta Convoys. A German submarine torpedoed her on 13 November 1941 and she sank the following day. Only one of her 1,488 crew members was killed. From "Ark Royal". [His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1942]

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