38 results filtered with: Virtues
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Four men attempt to destroy the pillars of the Temple of fame, the Hanoverian horse devours the British lion chained to a post while two men to the left remove a stone cover to a pit. Engraving, 1757.
Date: 1757Reference: 579992i- Pictures
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A young woman with a broken pillar; representing fortitude. Etching, 16--.
Date: [between 1600 and 1699]Reference: 26631iPart of: The foure cardinall vertues- Pictures
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A prophet points to a cross which is leaking water; representing faith, the 'fountain of life'. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26677iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova- Pictures
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A tree bearing apples labelled with virtues; representing the life of Christian virtue. Coloured lithograph, 1870, after J. Bakewell, 1771.
Bakewell, J., active 1770.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 26798i- Pictures
A surgery where all fantasy and follies are purged and good qualities are prescribed. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 16--.
Date: 1600-1699Reference: 18173i- Books
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The fruits of the spirit, love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Briefly considered and explained by the Reverend and learned Dr. John Edwards, in his first discourse on the eighth article of the Creed, as published in his body of divinity. A.D. 1713.
Edwards, John, 1637-1716.Date: 1742- Pictures
Marie de' Medici handing over the captaincy of the ship of the French state to her son; representing the coming of age of King Louis XIII. Engraving by A. Trouvain, 170-, after J.B. Nattier after P.P. Rubens.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Date: [between 1700 and 1709]Reference: 2853626iPart of: Gallerie du Palais du Luxembourg.- Pictures
The two Maries attend the cross; a pelican feeds its young on its own blood; Justice and Charity (?) stand under pillars hung with the instruments of the Passion. Line engraving by K. van Mallery, 1609.
Richeome, Louis, 1544-1625.Date: 1609Reference: 23200i- Books
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Verba opportuna. The circumstances of Boston considered; on the occasion of some occurrences, with which the minds of the people in that populous place, have been considerably exercised. With fresh and strong inculcations of early piety, on the young people, in a place where temptations to youthful lusts are multiplied. A lecture, on 3d. XIIm. 1714-15. [Two lines from Ezekiel]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1715- Pictures
Five allegorical figures; representing the virtues of Job (?). Etching by M. van der Gucht after L. Chéron.
Chéron, Louis, 1655-1725.Date: [1717?]Reference: 2497826i- Pictures
A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Engraving by C. de Passe after M. de Vos, 16th century.
Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.Reference: 35332i- Pictures
King Louis XII stands before Reason who condemns luxury. Lithograph by E. Guichard, 184-.
Date: [1840?]Reference: 3042882i- Books
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The Beauties of history; or, Pictures of virtue and vice, drawn from real life; designed for the instruction and entertainment of youth. By L.M. Stretch, M.A. ...
Date: M,DCC,XCIV. [1794]