Neptune Collection (page 8)

Neptune and Amphitrite
LLM454680 Neptune and Amphitrite by European School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Neptune and Amphitrite. Illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy (Kegan, Paul, Trench & Co)

Apotheosis of the Dutch East India Company (Allegory of the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce
1765846 Apotheosis of the Dutch East India Company (Allegory of the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce of the VOC), 1702-46 (oil on canvas) by Verkolje, Nicolaes (1673-1746); 59.5A--85 cm; Rijksmuseum

Obsolete Battle-Ships, Vessels discarded from the Royal Navy by the Kings Command (engraving)
1628610 Obsolete Battle-Ships, Vessels discarded from the Royal Navy by the Kings Command (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Channel Match of the New Thames Yacht Club, Southend to Harwich, starting from Southend Pier (engraving)
1623387 Channel Match of the New Thames Yacht Club, Southend to Harwich, starting from Southend Pier (engraving) by English School

Neptunes Horses, illustration for The Greek Mythological Legend
CHT163210 Neptunes Horses, illustration for The Greek Mythological Legend, published in London, 1910 (colour litho) (see also 169595) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs

King Louis XIV (1638-1715) taking up Arms on Land and on Sea in 1672
XIR165143 King Louis XIV (1638-1715) taking up Arms on Land and on Sea in 1672, Ceiling Painting from the Galerie des Glaces by Le Brun, Charles (1619-90); Chateau de Versailles

Medal commemorating the British Army in the Netherlands, 1815, 1820 (bronze)
1268494 Medal commemorating the British Army in the Netherlands, 1815, 1820 (bronze) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Commissioned by James Mudie)

The Moro Fountain, detail of river gods and monsters, 1653-5 (stone) (detail of 96887)
XJL96883 The Moro Fountain, detail of river gods and monsters, 1653-5 (stone) (detail of 96887) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The Birth of Venus, 1555 (fresco) (detail of 82448)
BEN82445 The Birth of Venus, 1555 (fresco) (detail of 82448) by Gherardi, C. (1508-56) & Vasari, G. (1511-74); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence

Observatoire de Paris (engraving)
5993279 Observatoire de Paris (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Observatoire de Paris)

The Council of the Gods, ceiling decoration from the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche
BEN119425 The Council of the Gods, ceiling decoration from the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche, 1510-17 (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (and workshop); Villa Farnesina, Rome

Agir - a film festival (colour litho)
747104 Agir - a film festival (colour litho) by Oppenheim, Louis (1879-1936); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; German, out of copyright

Olympic Games (engraving)
727482 Olympic Games (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Olympic Games. Illustration for The Pathway of Life by T Dewitt Talmage (Johnson, 1890)

The Horses of Neptune, 1892 (oil on canvas)
703067 The Horses of Neptune, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); 86x215 cm; Neue Pinakothek, Munich, Germany; English, out of copyright

Front of Whites Almshouses, and Neptune (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831617 Front of Whites Almshouses, and Neptune (pencil & w/c on paper) by Jackson, Samuel (1794-1868); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Front of Whites Almshouses, and Neptune (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831616 Front of Whites Almshouses, and Neptune (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Neptune, (oil on canvas)
651273 Neptune, (oil on canvas) by Groux, Henri de (1867-1930); 90x200 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Neptune. Henry de Groux (1867-1930). Oil on canvas

Acis and Galatea (oil on canvas)
CTS336345 Acis and Galatea (oil on canvas) by Giordano, Luca (1634-1705); 213.4x248.9 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; Italian

View of London, published 1647 (engraving) (facsimile copy) (detail)
GHL210069 View of London, published 1647 (engraving) (facsimile copy) (detail) by Hollar, Wenceslaus (1607-77); London Metropolitan Archives

Cocklepot on stand, Leeds, c. 1790 (creamware)
HMP250975 Cocklepot on stand, Leeds, c.1790 (creamware) by English School, (18th century); Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire, UK; eHarris Museum and Art Gallery; English

Allegorical title-page, from El Grande Nuevo Aumentado Atlas de la Mar
985995 Allegorical title-page, from El Grande Nuevo Aumentado Atlas de la Mar, 1680 (hand-coloured engraving) by Luyken, Jan (1649-1712); 53x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Trade card titled Crossing the Line (chromolitho)
964028 Trade card titled Crossing the Line (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card titled Crossing the Line (Passage de la Ligne)

The Eighth Wonder of the World - the Atlantic Cable, 1866 (colour litho)
1123864 The Eighth Wonder of the World - the Atlantic Cable, 1866 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Neptune (engraving)
663031 Neptune (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Neptune. Illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy (Kegan Paul, Trench & Co, 1884)

Ocean Personified. (Bust in the Vatican) (engraving)
662956 Ocean Personified. (Bust in the Vatican) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ocean Personified)

The Prince of Whales or The Fisherman at Anchor, 1812 (coloured engraving)
LMG162287 The Prince of Whales or The Fisherman at Anchor, 1812 (coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House)

The Triumph of Amphitrite (oil on copper)
SCP36927 The Triumph of Amphitrite (oil on copper) by Francken, Frans II the Younger (1581-1642); 30x41 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Flemish, out of copyright

Marble bas-relief depicting the dispute between Minerva and Neptune (engraving)
5207512 Marble bas-relief depicting the dispute between Minerva and Neptune (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cantate (litho)
6000181 Cantate (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cantate. Illustration from Jugend)

The Naval Manoeuvres, Action off the Isle of Man, 3 August (engraving)
1591665 The Naval Manoeuvres, Action off the Isle of Man, 3 August (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Manoeuvres)

Battle of the Sea Gods (pen & brown ink on paper)
1200312 Battle of the Sea Gods (pen & brown ink on paper) by Mantegna, Andrea (1431-1506) (workshop of); 283x826 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

French chef d oeuvre - artistic centre piece for supper table (chromolitho)
976476 French chef d oeuvre - artistic centre piece for supper table (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Neptune (chromolitho)
975888 Neptune (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Neptune. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Arms of the Dutch East India Company and of the Town of Batavia, 1651 (oil on panel)
1121302 The Arms of the Dutch East India Company and of the Town of Batavia, 1651 (oil on panel) by Becx, Jeronimus (fl.1649-58); 63A--97 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

A Portrait of Neptune, 1824 (oil on canvas)
827528 A Portrait of Neptune, 1824 (oil on canvas) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); 152.4x200.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Portrait of Neptune. Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873)

Triumph of Amphitrite, 1758 (oil on canvas)
903195 Triumph of Amphitrite, 1758 (oil on canvas) by Nattier, Jean-Marc (1685-1766); Musee de Picardie, Amiens, France; (add.info.: Greek goddess of the sea, wife of Poseidon); eMusee de Picardie

Mosaique decouverte a Constantine en 1842, et qui doit etre prochainement transportee a Paris (engraving)
3644247 Mosaique decouverte a Constantine en 1842, et qui doit etre prochainement transportee a Paris (engraving) by French School

Crossing the Line (engraving)
3625180 Crossing the Line (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crossing the Line. Illustration for Chatterbox (1879)

The Solar System (colour litho)
3630293 The Solar System (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Solar System)

Crossing The Line, from Greenwich Hospital, a Series of Naval Sketches
2836297 Crossing The Line, from Greenwich Hospital, a Series of Naval Sketches, Descriptive of a Life of a Man-of-Wars Man, pub

The Duke of York crossing the Equator, during his journey to Australia, aboard the Renown (colour litho)
2777778 The Duke of York crossing the Equator, during his journey to Australia, aboard the Renown (colour litho) by Beltrame

Attic black-figure amphora depicting the Birth of Athena (pottery)
PWI92558 Attic black-figure amphora depicting the Birth of Athena (pottery) by Greek, (6th century BC); Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; Greek, out of copyright

Regatta Ball at Ranelagh Gardens (engraving)
559684 Regatta Ball at Ranelagh Gardens (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Regatta Ball at Ranelagh Gardens)

William III on a grey charger observed by Neptune, Ceres and Flora
CH24033 William III on a grey charger observed by Neptune, Ceres and Flora. Mercury in the sky and Astrea (oil on canvas) by Kneller

Head of Poseidon, c. 460-450 BC (bronze) (detail of 111367)
REV116821 Head of Poseidon, c.460-450 BC (bronze) (detail of 111367) by Greek, (5th century BC); National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece; Greek, out of copyright

British Resentment or, the French Fairly Coopt at Louisbourg, published 25th September
AQS251285 British Resentment or, the French Fairly Coopt at Louisbourg, published 25th September, 1755 (engraving) (see also 286310) by English School, (18th century); American Antiquarian Society

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"Neptune: From D-Day to the Solar System, Unveiling the Mysteries of the Deep" In 1944, amidst the chaos of World War II, Neptune played a crucial role as a codename for one of history's most significant military operations. The D-Day map from that fateful year reveals how British and Canadian troops courageously landed on Juno Beach, marking a turning point in the war. As we delve into space exploration, Voyager 2 captured an awe-inspiring image within our vast solar system. The wonders of our solar system have long captivated artists and scientists alike. Through intricate artwork depicting celestial bodies like Neptune and its planetary counterparts, we gain insight into their grandeur and complexity. Just as soldiers stormed Omaha Beach during D-Day's landing in France, supplies pour ashore onto Neptune's mysterious surface. When contemplating the vastness of our universe, it is fascinating to compare sizes among planets within our solar system. Each planet holds its unique allure; however, none can rival Jupiter or Saturn in sheer magnitude. Yet even they pale in comparison to mighty Neptune with its deep blue hues reminiscent of Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus' captivating oil painting from 1829. As we continue exploring beyond Earth's boundaries into the depths of space, we encounter more mysteries surrounding our solar system's enigmatic planets. Among them stands Poseidon himself – known as Neptune in Roman mythology – ruler over oceans and seas. With his trident held high against cosmic tides, he symbolizes both power and mystery. From historical battles fought on Earth to interstellar journeys through space-time dimensions—Neptune remains an emblematic figure bridging these realms together. Its significance stretches far beyond being just another celestial body floating amidst countless others; it represents humanity's unyielding spirit for discovery. So let us marvel at this distant world named after ancient gods while pondering upon its connection to our own history.