Laurel Collection

Daphne Changed into a Laurel Tree, published 1589. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Daphne Changed into a Laurel Tree, published 1589. Book: Metamorphoses by Ovid, book 1, plate 14

Bergère à la Grecque, 1771. Creator: Bossi
Bergere a la Grecque, 1771. Series: Mascarade a la Grecque

Allegory of the betrothal of King Karl XI and Queen Ulrika Eleonora, 1692. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
Allegory of the betrothal of King Karl XI and Queen Ulrika Eleonora, 1692

Man Wearing Laurels, between 1874 and 1880. Creator: John Singer Sargent
Man Wearing Laurels, between 1874 and 1880

Laurel Lane, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Laurel Lane, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. c.between 1910 and 1920

Daphne Turning to a Laurel, 1665. Creator: Georg Andreas Wolfgang
Daphne Turning to a Laurel, 1665

The International Exhibition: "Daphne", marble statue by Marshall Wood... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: "Daphne", marble statue by Marshall Wood - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company

Apollo and Daphne, 18th century. Artist: Francois Lemoyne
Apollo and Daphne, 18th century. In Greek mythology Daphne, daughter of river god Peneus, was dedicated to a life of virginity

Napoleon on his Deathbed, May 1821. Artist: Horace Vernet
Napoleon on his Deathbed, May 1821. Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815. After his defeat at Waterloo in 1815 and his subsequent surrender to the British

Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), 20th century. Laurel and Hardy became famous as comedians during the early half of the 20th century for their work in both silent

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, American-based comedy duo, 1933. Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957) became famous during the early half of the 20th century for their work in motion

Apotheosis of James I, with the king seated at the bottom, an eagle below him, two... ca. 1639-66
Apotheosis of James I, with the king seated at the bottom, an eagle below him, two angels holding a laurel above him, surrounded by putti, ca. 1639-66

Apollo and Daphne, 1715-96. Creator: Jean-Etienne Liotard
Apollo and Daphne, 1715-96

Plate, Sevres, 1778. Creators: Sevres Porcelain Manufactory
Plate, Sevres, 1778

Mummy Portrait of a Man Wearing a Laurel Wreath, Fayum, Early to mid-2nd century

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], c. 1474/1478

Pietro Aretino, 1649. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Pietro Aretino, 1649

Apollo wearing a mantle and holding a laurel branch and violin, 1784

A man kneeling and placing a laurel branch upon a pile of burning books, ca. 1515-27

Vignette with Hephaestus and Putti, 1779. Creator: Jean Baptiste Marie Huet
Vignette with Hephaestus and Putti, 1779

Apollo and Daphne (reverse copy). n. d. Creator: Barthel Beham
Apollo and Daphne (reverse copy).n.d

Apollo at right holding a bow chasing Daphne at the left, ca. 1538-40

Apollo and Daphne, ca. 1538-40. Creator: Andrea Schiavone
Apollo and Daphne, ca. 1538-40

The Man with a Laurel Branch, ca. 1514-36. Creator: Agostino Veneziano
The Man with a Laurel Branch, ca. 1514-36

Laurel and Hardy statue, Coronation Hall, Ulverston, Cumbria, 2009. Known locally as The Coro, Ulverstons Coronation Hall was built in the 1910s in commemoration of the coronation of King George V

Bergen in Norway, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]

The First Laurels, 1891. Artist: Henri Cain
The First Laurels, 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 5th May 1891

The Union between France and Austria, 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 Death of Napoleon the Great, 5 May 1821, 1825. Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815

Napoleon on St Helena, 1815-1821 (1826). Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815. Above his head is an eagle carrying a branch of laurel with the names of his famous

Attila (c406-453) King of the Huns from 434, 19th century. Known as The Scourge of God, Attila led his armies on a series of campaigns through the Roman Empire in the 440s and 450s

The Ghost of Napoleon on St Helena, c1825. Allegorical print of Napoleons tomb on St Helena, with the figure of Napoleon watching as a laurel wreath is laid on the stone

Roman period Egyptian mummy of a child, 3rd century
Roman period Egyptian mummy of a child, seven to ten years old, wrapped in a shroud with a full-length portrait of the boy holding laurel leaves. From the British Museums collection, 3rd century

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