Gold Collection (page 18)

Gold Rush: California gold seeker hope to achieve his goal. 19th century color engraving
NWI4837799 Gold Rush: California gold seeker hope to achieve his goal. 19th century color engraving.; (add.info.: Gold Rush: California gold seeker hope to achieve his goal)

Gold Rush in California: Minors in a game room (casino) playing faro. Engraving of the 19th century
NWI4836970 Gold Rush in California: Minors in a game room (casino) playing faro. Engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Gold Rush in California: Minors in a game room (casino) playing faro

Australian gold prospectors working their claim in the bed of a river in Turon, around 1850
NWI4835913 Australian gold prospectors working their claim in the bed of a river in Turon, around 1850. Coloured water, 19th century.; (add.info)

Gold Rush: City of Marysville, California, 1850. By the river, men are looking for gold
NWI4835497 Gold Rush: City of Marysville, California, 1850. By the river, men are looking for gold. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Gold Rush: City of Marysville, California)

Site of Sutter's Mill or James Wilson Marshall (1810-1885) American carpenter
NWI4834242 Site of Sutter's Mill or James Wilson Marshall (1810-1885) American carpenter, discovered gold in the American River of California on January 24, 1848

Australian prospectors looking for gold in a river around 1850. Coloured water, 19th century
NWI4833977 Australian prospectors looking for gold in a river around 1850. Coloured water, 19th century.; (add.info.: Australian prospectors looking for gold in a river around 1850)

The Gold Rush: Dog sleds and prospectors caught in a snow storm on the Klondike Gold Field Road (Canada) in 1898
NWI4834537 The Gold Rush: Dog sleds and prospectors caught in a snow storm on the Klondike Gold Field Road (Canada) in 1898

Gold seeker washing the pebbles of a stream using a sieve to find gold pepites, North America
NWI4832518 Gold seeker washing the pebbles of a stream using a sieve to find gold pepites, North America. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Sept merveilles du monde, Seven Wonders of the World (colour engraving)
3434962 Sept merveilles du monde, Seven Wonders of the World (colour engraving); (add.info.: Grece antique. Statue chryselephantine de Zeus a Olympie. Coll. Part. History. Ancient Greece)

An 1806 Spanish gold 8-doubloon coin, or piece of eight, showing the head of the Spanish king Charles IV
3432506 An 1806 Spanish gold 8-doubloon coin, or piece of eight, showing the head of the Spanish king Charles IV, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui

A 1754 Spanish gold 8-doubloon coin, or piece of eight, showing the head of the Spanish king Ferdinand VI
3432503 A 1754 Spanish gold 8-doubloon coin, or piece of eight, showing the head of the Spanish king Ferdinand VI , from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui

Anglo-Saxon fine gold buckle
3330425 Anglo-Saxon fine gold buckle; (add.info.: Anglo-Saxon fine gold buckle depicting an Early Christian symbol. Dated 7th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330192 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Latrobe nugget, 1850
3329935 The Latrobe nugget, 1850; (add.info.: The Latrobe nugget, the largest clusters of cubic gold crystals currently known. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

People rushing to sell gold in 1932 in order to take advantage of increased gold prices
3058474 People rushing to sell gold in 1932 in order to take advantage of increased gold prices. Here the gold being weighed before purchase

Cover of " Les Crobeaux (Paris)", number 148, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4875035 Cover of " Les Crobeaux (Paris)", number 148, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_1_26: Cover drawing - Anticlericalism - Cupidite/Avarice, Eg social parasite

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 134, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4874842 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 134, Satirique en Couleurs, 1907_10_20: Les Revenues du Denier de Saint-Pierre - Anticlericalism - Cupidite/Avarice, Budget du cult

Researcher in Arizona and Grand Canyon appearing on an advertisement for the Santa Fe railway around 1900
NWI4963293 Researcher in Arizona and Grand Canyon appearing on an advertisement for the Santa Fe railway around 1900. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Montgomery Street in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, 1851
NWI4964465 Montgomery Street in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, 1851.; (add.info.: Montgomery Street in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, 1851.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Gold seekers in front of a hut in Belle Prairie, British Columbia, Canada, 1866 19th century engraving
JAB5037241 Gold seekers in front of a hut in Belle Prairie, British Columbia, Canada, 1866 19th century engraving; (add.info.: Gold seekers in front of a hut in Belle Prairie, British Columbia)

Crafts: view of the workshop of Etienne Delaune (1518-1583), goldsmith, French printer
NWI4892618 Crafts: view of the workshop of Etienne Delaune (1518-1583), goldsmith, French printer. Engraving after an original from 1576. Workshop of Etienne Delaulne, a goldsmith in Paris, 1500s

Stingy. Death broke into the vault, where the Stingy sits among his coffers and bags of gold
FLO4675742 Stingy. Death broke into the vault, where the Stingy sits among his coffers and bags of gold. Death on a stool

Silver-working gold, ancient Egypt
NWI4858639 Silver-working gold, ancient Egypt.; (add.info.: Silver-working gold, ancient Egypt.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

19th Century silver, bronze, gold and enamel clasp from Japan
3520412 19th Century silver, bronze, gold and enamel clasp from Japan; (add.info.: 19th Century silver, bronze, gold and enamel clasp from Japan.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Gold metal comb from Italy
3520405 Gold metal comb from Italy; (add.info.: Gold metal comb from Italy. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Coins used by the Spanish colonial government in Mexico 18th century
3521764 Coins used by the Spanish colonial government in Mexico 18th century; (add.info.: Coins used by the Spanish colonial government in Mexico 18th century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cover of Forgotten Childrens Books by Andrew W. Tuer, pub. by The Leadenhall Press 1898-99
3501404 Cover of Forgotten Childrens Books by Andrew W. Tuer, pub. by The Leadenhall Press 1898-99; (add.info.: Cover of Forgotten Childrens Books by Andrew W)

Gold Thewa Brooch
3520393 Gold Thewa Brooch; (add.info.: Gold Thewa Brooch made from gold, enamel and glass, in India during the 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Palanquin or sedan bearers in Korea, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888
UIG5414384 Palanquin or sedan bearers in Korea, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888; UIG.

Gold Torah Crown
5304862 Gold Torah Crown.; (add.info.: Gold Torah Crown which is thought to have come from the court of the Hasidic leader Rabbi Israel Friedman of Ruzhin (1797-1850). Dated 19th Century

Map of the Klondike Gold Diggings and vicinity, Alaska, North America, 1898 - 1899
2967863 Map of the Klondike Gold Diggings and vicinity, Alaska, North America, 1898 - 1899. From The History of Our Country, published 1900; Private Collection.

A selection of jewelled gold, enamel and pearl Renaissance jewellery (gold, enamel, pearl)
1766468 A selection of jewelled gold, enamel and pearl Renaissance jewellery (gold, enamel, pearl); Private Collection; (add.info.: A selection of jewelled gold)

Charles X, carriage, Versailles, France, c.1890-c.1900
1128968 Charles X, carriage, Versailles, France, c.1890-c.1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: Photochrom Collection, photomechanical print).

Gallery of Mirrors, Versailles, France, c.1890-c.1900
1128967 Gallery of Mirrors, Versailles, France, c.1890-c.1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: Photochrom Collection, photomechanical print).

Grand Trianon, chamber of Queen Victoria, Versailles, France, c.1890-c.1900
1128963 Grand Trianon, chamber of Queen Victoria, Versailles, France, c.1890-c.1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: Photochrom Collection, photomechanical print).

The miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849, 1849
1575247 The miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849, 1849; (add.info.: The miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849. 14 scenes of lives of pioneer gold miners, including camp life)

The miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849, 1849
1575236 The miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849, 1849; (add.info.: The miners pioneer ten commandments of 1849. Scenes of gold miners crossing the great plains in 1849)

Gold model chariot from the Oxus treasure. Achaemenid Persian, Takht-l-Kuwad region. Tadjikistan
532129 Gold model chariot from the Oxus treasure. Achaemenid Persian, Takht-l-Kuwad region. Tadjikistan. 5-4th century BC (figurine); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Argonauts finding the Golden Fleece, a fleece placed in a spring by the Colchians to collect alluvial gold dust
536121 Argonauts finding the Golden Fleece, a fleece placed in a spring by the Colchians to collect alluvial gold dust. 1556 (woodcut from Agricola De Re Metallica)

Assayer testing samples of gold or silver using a balance, 1574 (engraving)
539689 Assayer testing samples of gold or silver using a balance, 1574 (engraving); (add.info.: From 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker Allerfurnemisten mineralischen Ertzt und Berckwercksarten)

The Californian Balloon Railway, a novel way of travelling to the Californian Gold Rush
533989 The Californian Balloon Railway, a novel way of travelling to the Californian Gold Rush. Cartoon from Punch London 1849

Maurice Ravel music box
2014314 Maurice Ravel music box; Musee Maurice Ravel, Montfort-L'Amaury, France; (add.info.: Cage a oiseaux. Musee Maurice Ravel, Montfort l'Amaury. Music. Birdcage. Birdcage)

The high altar in the east choir, designed by Balthasar Neumann (1687-1753), c.1740 (photo)
BAL114792 The high altar in the east choir, designed by Balthasar Neumann (1687-1753), c.1740 (photo); Cathedral of St. Peter, Worms

Gold box in which the Freedom of the City of London was presented to Sir John Lawrence (engraving)
8676798 Gold box in which the Freedom of the City of London was presented to Sir John Lawrence (engraving) by English School

Sutter's Mill, where the first gold was discovered in California (engraving)
8644013 Sutter's Mill, where the first gold was discovered in California (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sutter's Mill)

Emigrant train of gold hunters in 1849 (engraving)
8644009 Emigrant train of gold hunters in 1849 (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emigrant train of gold hunters in 1849)

Little joy did he have of his possessions (colour litho)
8647706 Little joy did he have of his possessions (colour litho) by Reid, Stephen (1873-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little joy did he have of his possessions)

Hargraves discovering Gold (engraving)
8648141 Hargraves discovering Gold (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hargraves discovering Gold)

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Captivating and radiant, gold has always held a mesmerizing allure. From the vibrant brushstrokes of Gypsy Splendour by Laura Knight to the opulent adornments of Anne Boleyn and her entourage in their golden attire, this precious metal has long been associated with splendor and royalty. In the realm of sports, gold symbolizes triumph and victory. Just like Eric Liddell's unforgettable Olympic 400m race finish in 1924, where his determination propelled him to claim the ultimate prize. And let us not forget the resplendent gold mask of Tutankhamun, housed within the Egyptian Museum in Cairo; a testament to ancient craftsmanship that continues to captivate visitors from around the world. Literature too finds its golden moments. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren, we witness tales woven with valor and honor - qualities as enduring as gold itself. Meanwhile, nature showcases its own golden wonders through creatures like Ornithoptera alexandrae, also known as Queen Alexandra's birdwing butterfly; an exquisite reminder of nature's artistry. Gold is not confined to art or nature alone but also plays a significant role in religious ceremonies worldwide. As Pope Francis presides over Easter Holy Mass at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, his presence exudes reverence amidst a sea of devoted followers adorned with touches of shimmering gold. Music takes on a golden hue when legendary singer Rod Stewart graces stages across Tyne and Wear with his timeless performances at Gateshead International Stadium – an experience that glimmers eternally in fans' memories. Even architectural marvels embrace this captivating color palette: think of ice skaters gracefully gliding below Rockefeller Centre building on Fifth Avenue – their movements reflecting off icy surfaces while surrounded by glistening lights that evoke visions of pure enchantment.