Personification Collection (page 10)

Sorrow (chromolitho)
735198 Sorrow (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sorrow. Liebig card, late 19th century/early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection

The Graphic Arts (chromolitho)
735012 The Graphic Arts (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Graphic Arts)

Naples (chromolitho)
734977 Naples (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Naples. Liebig card, late 19th century/early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection

Nidwalden (chromolitho)
734925 Nidwalden (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nidwalden. Liebig card)

Vaud (chromolitho)
734923 Vaud (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vaud. Liebig card, late 19th century/early 20th century)

Schwyz (chromolitho)
734921 Schwyz (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schwyz. Liebig card, late 19th century/early 20th century)

The Soldiers Dream of Peace, 1913 (hand-coloured photo)
660540 The Soldiers Dream of Peace, 1913 (hand-coloured photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postcard sent in 1913.); © Look and Learn

Cover for the first edition of La Picara Justina by Francisco Lopez de Ubeda
XJF439983 Cover for the first edition of La Picara Justina by Francisco Lopez de Ubeda, published 1605 (engraving) by Morales

Monument to Pope Innocent XI, c. 1697 (marble)
ALI412189 Monument to Pope Innocent XI, c.1697 (marble) by Maratta or Maratti, Carlo (1625-1713); St. Peter s, Vatican City; (add.info)

Humility, plate 7 from The Vicissitude of Human Things, 1564 (engraving)
BCC393578 Humility, plate 7 from The Vicissitude of Human Things, 1564 (engraving) by Heemskerck, Maarten van (1498-1574) (after); 22.2x29.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Riches, plate 2 from The Vicissitude of Human Things, 1564 (engraving)
BCC393574 Riches, plate 2 from The Vicissitude of Human Things, 1564 (engraving) by Heemskerck, Maarten van (1498-1574) (after); 22.3x29.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Memento of the Great Public Question (engraving)
2563393 Memento of the Great Public Question (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Water, from the series The Four Elements, c. 1888-89
3280892 Water, from the series The Four Elements, c.1888-89 (pen & ink with wash over pencil on paper) by Smith, Frederick G

Death and the Pale Horse, c. 1878 (oil on canvas)
2831173 Death and the Pale Horse, c.1878 (oil on canvas) by Watts, George Frederic (1817-1904); 64.6x52 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Allegory of Winter and Summer, c. 1720 (oil on canvas)
2829725 Allegory of Winter and Summer, c.1720 (oil on canvas) by Pittoni, Giovanni Battista (1687-1767); 146x118 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Bombas Big Brother. Emperor of Russia: "They shan t take away his playthings
Bombas Big Brother. Emperor of Russia: " They shan t take away his playthings, that they shan t." Ferdinand II (1810-1859), King of the Two Sicilies

Allegory of Ireland, c. 1860
2967440 Allegory of Ireland, c.1860 by Harvey, William (1796-1866); (add.info.: From the series " Geographical Fun" by Harvey (William Henry), aka " Aleph"

Wrens Custom House, London (litho)
2962666 Wrens Custom House, London (litho) by English School, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: The Custom House)

Medal dedicated to Thomas Dancer, silver prize for cinnamon cultivation, 1790 (silver)
2959955 Medal dedicated to Thomas Dancer, silver prize for cinnamon cultivation, 1790 (silver) by British School, (18th Century); Timothy Millett Collection; (add.info.: Royal Society of Arts)

Vauxhall Gardens, silver pass, c. 1750 (metal)
2959871 Vauxhall Gardens, silver pass, c.1750 (metal) by English School, (18th century); Timothy Millett Collection; English, out of copyright

Study for Ceiling painting in the Great Hall of the Institute of Civil Engineers, c
2627039 Study for Ceiling painting in the Great Hall of the Institute of Civil Engineers, c.1919 (oil on canvas) by Sims, Charles (1873-1928); 45.5x109.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Genius of France Triumphant - or - Britannia petitioning for Peace, Vide
2632303 The Genius of France Triumphant - or - Britannia petitioning for Peace, Vide. The Proposals of Opposition, 1795 (coloured engraving) by Gillray

Flowers from Shakespeares Garden (colour litho)
3097941 Flowers from Shakespeares Garden (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Flowers from Shakespeares Garden (Cassell)

Flowers from Shakespeares Garden (colour litho)
3097937 Flowers from Shakespeares Garden (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Flowers from Shakespeares Garden (Cassell)

George V Penny, 1933 (copper alloy)
1220140 George V Penny, 1933 (copper alloy) by English School, (20th century); The Royal Mint Museum, Llantrisant, UK; (add.info.: George V (3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936)

Fortitude (stained glass)
NCO366841 Fortitude (stained glass) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info)

Aquilifer and examples of Roman eagles or aquila
Roman legionary or aquilifer (eagle-bearer) and examples of eagles or aquila. Insegne. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Program for Banquet, Die Zukunft (The Future), 1905 (photogravure on menu card)
XYC311163 Program for Banquet, Die Zukunft (The Future), 1905 (photogravure on menu card) by Herkomer, Hubert von (1849-1914); 24.1x16.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund; English

Louis XIV (1638-1715) crushing the so-called Protestant Reformed religion with his sword
CHT267169 Louis XIV (1638-1715) crushing the so-called Protestant Reformed religion with his sword, 1685 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The so-called Protestant Reformed religion in desperate straits
CHT267168 The so-called Protestant Reformed religion in desperate straits, 1684 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Illustration of Syphilis, 1496 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF275642 Illustration of Syphilis, 1496 (engraving) (b/w photo) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fugitive sheet of Theodorious Ulsenius)

Fall, 1877 (oil on canvas)
CLK339873 Fall, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Stevens, Alfred Emile (1823-1906); 118.9x59.6 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; Belgian, out of copyright

Charity, 1746 (marble)
CF332118 Charity, 1746 (marble) by Rysbrack (Rijsbrack), John Michael (1684-1770); 75x122 cm; Coram in the care of the Foundling Museum, London; eCoram in the care of the Foundling Museum; Flemish

The dance of the seasons (mosaic)
XOT344536 The dance of the seasons (mosaic) by Byzantine School, (6th century); Church of Santa Eufemia, Ravenna, Italy; (add.info.: La danza dei geni delle stagioni; ); out of copyright

Detail from one of the Bible Windows depicting the Six Ages of the World (stained glass)
PC345001 Detail from one of the Bible Windows depicting the Six Ages of the World (stained glass) by English School, (13th century); Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, UK; English

Napoleon III and France during the Coup d Etat of the 2nd of December 1851
CHT291517 Napoleon III and France during the Coup d Etat of the 2nd of December 1851, published in Les Trois Couleurs France by Georges Montorgueil, Paris, 1900 (colour litho) by Job

Allegory of Justice, published by Baffet, 1792 (colour litho)
CHT285290 Allegory of Justice, published by Baffet, 1792 (colour litho) by French School; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: La Justice)

Capital hand in hand with Labor, in The Verdict, 1899 (colour litho)
PNP253884 Capital hand in hand with Labor, in The Verdict, 1899 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

American Know-Nothing Party Cartoon, 1854 (engraving)
PNP253838 American Know-Nothing Party Cartoon, 1854 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Kitsch French Postcard with a representation of Charity. Date: circa 1910s

Kitsch French Postcard with a representation of Hope. Date: circa 1910s

Nature revealing herself to Science, 1899 (marble & onyx)
PWI82844 Nature revealing herself to Science, 1899 (marble & onyx) by Barrias, Louis Ernest (1841-1905); height: 200 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris

Allegory of the towns of Sansepolcro and Anghiari from the ceiling of the Salone dei
BEN82479 Allegory of the towns of Sansepolcro and Anghiari from the ceiling of the Salone dei Cinquecento, 1565 (panel) by Vasari

Allegory of the village of San Giovanni Valdarno from the ceiling of the Salone dei
BEN82477 Allegory of the village of San Giovanni Valdarno from the ceiling of the Salone dei Cinquecento, 1565 (panel) by Vasari

Allegory of Speed, Toil and Exercise, from the ceiling of the library (fresco)
FTB95830 Allegory of Speed, Toil and Exercise, from the ceiling of the library (fresco) by Franco, Battista (1498-1561); Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

A Bargain With the Devil, 1907 (w / c, pen & ink on paper)
RWS137268 A Bargain With the Devil, 1907 (w/c, pen & ink on paper) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Trustees of the Royal Watercolour Society, London, UK; eRoyal Watercolour Society; English

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Personification is a powerful artistic technique that breathes life into inanimate objects, concepts, and even nations. From the explosive brilliance of "A Star Explodes" by Norman Lindsay to the resilience embodied in "Long Live Estonia, " personification captivates our imagination. In an 1866 cartoon titled "Deaths Dispensary, " water pollution takes on a sinister form as it becomes the source of disease, reminding us of the consequences of environmental negligence. The Austro-Hungarian Empire proudly waves its flag while personified, symbolizing its strength and identity. Dressed in ancient Roman costume, we witness the embodiment of history itself. Guiseppe Heintz's 17th-century map of Venice transports us back in time to a city alive with stories waiting to be discovered. Lord have mercy on London. A contemporary English woodcut depicts the Great Plague of 1665 as death rides upon a pale horse, illustrating how they are evoke fear and urgency. Finland emerges as a vibrant character through "The Personification of Finland (Suomi), " representing national pride and unity. Gustave Doré's wood engraving portrays Death on his pale horse from Revelation 6:8, showcasing how personifying abstract ideas can make them tangible and relatable. During World War II, Edward T. Grigware's poster warns against careless talk with the phrase "Keep Mum - The World Has Ears. " This clever use reminds us that words hold power beyond measure. Lastly, Kiyochika Kobayashi's woodcut presents a thought-provoking image: a whale dining on Russian sailors while three fish symbolize Japan. Here we see how nations are given human-like qualities for political commentary or storytelling purposes. Through these diverse examples spanning centuries and cultures, we witness how artists employ personification to engage our emotions and provoke contemplation about complex issues such as pollution or war.