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Metaphor Collection (page 7)

Background imageMetaphor Collection: A Cat and a Chaffinch. Five animal studies in one frame, 1885. Creator: Bruno Liljefors

A Cat and a Chaffinch. Five animal studies in one frame, 1885. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
A Cat and a Chaffinch. Five animal studies in one frame, 1885

Background imageMetaphor Collection: A Cat with a Young Bird in its Mouth. Five studies in one frame, 1885. Creator: Bruno Liljefors

A Cat with a Young Bird in its Mouth. Five studies in one frame, 1885. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
A Cat with a Young Bird in its Mouth. Five studies in one frame, 1885

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Chaffinches and Dragonflies. Five studies in one frame, 1885. Creator: Bruno Liljefors

Chaffinches and Dragonflies. Five studies in one frame, 1885. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
Chaffinches and Dragonflies. Five studies in one frame, 1885

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Studies for The Broken Jug by Heinrich von Kleist, 1876. Creators: Heinrich von Kleist

Studies for The Broken Jug by Heinrich von Kleist, 1876. Creators: Heinrich von Kleist, Adolph Menzel
Studies for The Broken Jug by Heinrich von Kleist, 1876

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; 'Servant les pieces jusqu'a la fin ! ', 1916

Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; "Servant les pieces jusqu'a la fin ! ", 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Le 'Warspite' en action, 1916. Creator: Montague Dawson

Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Le "Warspite" en action, 1916. Creator: Montague Dawson
Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Le "Warspite" en action, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; le croiseur cuirasse 'Warrior' riposant au feu de six... 1916

Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; le croiseur cuirasse "Warrior" riposant au feu de six... 1916
Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; le croiseur cuirasse "Warrior" riposant au feu de six adversaires, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Café and Divan, Algiers, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Café and Divan, Algiers, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Cafe and Divan, Algiers, 1857. Men relaxing in North Africa. From "Illustrated London News", 1857

Background imageMetaphor Collection: A Dancing Bear, 1865. Creator: August Jernberg

A Dancing Bear, 1865. Creator: August Jernberg
A Dancing Bear, 1865

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Whale stranded at Winterton, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Whale stranded at Winterton, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Whale stranded at Winterton, 1857. This fine specimen of the whale tribe was driven ashore at Winterton by the gales which visited the coast of Norfolk...When the whale found himself upon land he

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Hussars on Maneuver, c.1880-c.1923. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner

Hussars on Maneuver, c.1880-c.1923. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner
Hussars on Maneuver, c.1880-c.1923

Background imageMetaphor Collection: After the Hunt, 1870. Creator: David Dalhoff Neal

After the Hunt, 1870. Creator: David Dalhoff Neal
After the Hunt, 1870

Background imageMetaphor Collection: 'The Entrance to the Texel - Stormy Weather', painted by William Vandevelde, from... 1857

"The Entrance to the Texel - Stormy Weather", painted by William Vandevelde, from... 1857. Creator: Unknown
"The Entrance to the Texel - Stormy Weather", painted by William Vandevelde, from the Ellesmere Gallery, 1857. Engraving of a painting

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Battling Elephants (image 1 of 6), c1700. Creator: Unknown

Battling Elephants (image 1 of 6), c1700. Creator: Unknown
Battling Elephants (image 1 of 6), c1700

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Great Brass Gun taken from the Chinese, just placed on the North Terrace, Windsor Castle, 1858

Great Brass Gun taken from the Chinese, just placed on the North Terrace, Windsor Castle, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Great Brass Gun taken from the Chinese, just placed on the North Terrace, Windsor Castle, 1858. A...monster piece of ordnance which on Wednesday week was taken from Woolwich to Windsor Castle

Background imageMetaphor Collection: The Prince of Wales at Home: Reception at the Royal Italian Opera on Thursday night, 1876

The Prince of Wales at Home: Reception at the Royal Italian Opera on Thursday night, 1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales at Home: Reception at the Royal Italian Opera on Thursday night, 1876. The future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra attend a London stage production

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Baz Bahadur and Rupmati Hunting, c1760. Creator: Unknown

Baz Bahadur and Rupmati Hunting, c1760. Creator: Unknown
Baz Bahadur and Rupmati Hunting, c1760

Background imageMetaphor Collection: The Poultryman, 1827. Creator: Ignace Brice

The Poultryman, 1827. Creator: Ignace Brice
The Poultryman, 1827

Background imageMetaphor Collection: La patrie retrouvee; A Haguenau un veteran de 81 ans, revetu de l'uniforme du 20e... 1918

La patrie retrouvee; A Haguenau un veteran de 81 ans, revetu de l'uniforme du 20e... 1918. Creator: Unknown
La patrie retrouvee; A Haguenau un veteran de 81 ans, revetu de l'uniforme du 20e regiment de ligne francais qu'il portait en 1860

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Three-masters at anchor with rough weather coming in, 1830-1880. Creator: Thomas Sewell Robins

Three-masters at anchor with rough weather coming in, 1830-1880. Creator: Thomas Sewell Robins
Three-masters at anchor with rough weather coming in, 1830-1880

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Adam and Eve, 1878-1938. Creator: Richard Roland Holst

Adam and Eve, 1878-1938. Creator: Richard Roland Holst
Adam and Eve, 1878-1938

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Sabots elastiques, an apparatus for walking on water, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Sabots elastiques, an apparatus for walking on water, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Sabots elastiques, an apparatus for walking on water, 1860. Engraving from the Manuscript department of the British Museum...accompanied by a brief specification, without date

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Orycteropus afer (Aardvark), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Orycteropus afer (Aardvark), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Orycteropus afer (Aardvark), 1777-1786

Background imageMetaphor Collection: The Virgin Appearing to the Guardian Angel, between c1717 and c1718

The Virgin Appearing to the Guardian Angel, between c1717 and c1718. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
The Virgin Appearing to the Guardian Angel, between c1717 and c1718

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Un bataillon feminin, cree et commande par Mme Botchkareva... 1917

Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Un bataillon feminin, cree et commande par Mme Botchkareva... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Un bataillon feminin, cree et commande par Mme Botchkareva qui a deja fait ses preuves sur la champ de bataille, est passe en revue par le general Polovtzef

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Former general as a street musician, 1895-1899. Creator: Jan de Waardt

Former general as a street musician, 1895-1899. Creator: Jan de Waardt
Former general as a street musician, 1895-1899. A veteran who was a general in the Dutch East Indies, and lost his left leg in battle, tries to earn money as a busker by singing to a barrel organ

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Regency piece, 1789. Creator: Jan Bulthuis

Regency piece, 1789. Creator: Jan Bulthuis
Regency piece, 1789. Regentenstuk. Four unknown men sitting around a table, a servant on the right, and on the left a young man

Background imageMetaphor Collection: U.S.S. New York, marine guard, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson

U.S.S. New York, marine guard, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson
U.S.S. New York, marine guard, between 1893 and 1901

Background imageMetaphor Collection: U.S.S. New York, marine guard, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson

U.S.S. New York, marine guard, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson
U.S.S. New York, marine guard, between 1893 and 1901

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Sailing ships on a turbulent sea, c.1825-c.1875. Creator: Circle of Petrus Johannes Schotel

Sailing ships on a turbulent sea, c.1825-c.1875. Creator: Circle of Petrus Johannes Schotel
Sailing ships on a turbulent sea, c.1825-c.1875

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Ship in distress off the coast, c.1825-c.1875. Creator: Circle of Petrus Johannes Schotel

Ship in distress off the coast, c.1825-c.1875. Creator: Circle of Petrus Johannes Schotel
Ship in distress off the coast, c.1825-c.1875. Passengers are saved from a ship foundering on a stormy sea. A castle in the background

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Sloop with figures at a landing place, c.1825-c.1875. Creator: Circle of Petrus Johannes Schotel

Sloop with figures at a landing place, c.1825-c.1875. Creator: Circle of Petrus Johannes Schotel
Sloop with figures at a landing place, c.1825-c.1875. On a stormy sea, a small boat attempts to land near a village

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Shipwreck on a rocky coast, c.1825-c.1875. Creator: Circle of Petrus Johannes Schotel

Shipwreck on a rocky coast, c.1825-c.1875. Creator: Circle of Petrus Johannes Schotel
Shipwreck on a rocky coast, c.1825-c.1875

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Punishment of the slanderer, 1777. Creator: Jan Brandes

Punishment of the slanderer, 1777. Creator: Jan Brandes
Punishment of the slanderer, 1777. The slanderer is depicted on the one hand as a dung fly being hunted by a swallow. On the other hand, a man stands at the pillory in a Dutch summer landscape

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Arrival of Prince Willem Frederik in Scheveningen, November 30, 1813, (1813)

Arrival of Prince Willem Frederik in Scheveningen, November 30, 1813, (1813). Creator: Nicolaas Lodewyk Penning
Arrival of Prince Willem Frederik in Scheveningen, November 30, 1813, (1813). An enthusiastic crowd greets the prince on the beach at Scheveningen

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Quarreling Couple, Mid-19th century. Creator: Meikeisai Hojitsu

Quarreling Couple, Mid-19th century. Creator: Meikeisai Hojitsu
Quarreling Couple, Mid-19th century

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Cape Mole, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape Mole, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape Mole, 1786-1787. Mole with open mouth, that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 95

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Two sailing ships on turbulent sea, 1803. Creator: Martinus Schouman

Two sailing ships on turbulent sea, 1803. Creator: Martinus Schouman
Two sailing ships on turbulent sea, 1803

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Seventeenth-century Interior, 1838. Creator: Jan August Hendrik Leys

Seventeenth-century Interior, 1838. Creator: Jan August Hendrik Leys
Seventeenth-century Interior, 1838

Background imageMetaphor Collection: View of a park in Schiedam, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon

View of a park in Schiedam, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
View of a park in Schiedam, 1742-1801. In the foreground an accident, overturned donkey cart with apples. In the background on the left the town hall

Background imageMetaphor Collection: French Dragoons and Austrian hussars, 1892. Creator: Karel Frederik Bombled

French Dragoons and Austrian hussars, 1892. Creator: Karel Frederik Bombled
French Dragoons and Austrian hussars, 1892

Background imageMetaphor Collection: The leaders of the cloth industry (Saainering) in Amsterdam, 1643. Creator: Dirck Dircksz. Santvoort

The leaders of the cloth industry (Saainering) in Amsterdam, 1643. Creator: Dirck Dircksz. Santvoort
The leaders of the cloth industry (Saainering) in Amsterdam, 1643

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Court of Claims in Session, 1937. Creator: Unknown

Court of Claims in Session, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Court of Claims in Session, 1937. From "The Coronation of H.M. King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth 1937". [John Player & Sons, London, 1937]

Background imageMetaphor Collection: 'The Idle Servant' - in the National Gallery - painted by Nicolas Maes, 1857

"The Idle Servant" - in the National Gallery - painted by Nicolas Maes, 1857. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
"The Idle Servant" - in the National Gallery - painted by Nicolas Maes, 1857. Engraving of a painting. Nothing can he more truthful

Background imageMetaphor Collection: Scenes from the Crimean War, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Scenes from the Crimean War, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Scenes from the Crimean War, 1856. Old soldier telling children abouth his army career; battle scene; soldiers returning home. From "Illustrated London News", 1856

Background imageMetaphor Collection: The Division Lobby, House of Commons: Taking the Votes, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The Division Lobby, House of Commons: Taking the Votes, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Division Lobby, House of Commons: Taking the Votes, 1857....the recording of the votes of members of the House decides every question of policy



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