Distinctive image used as a symbol, traditionally embodied as a piece of fabric

Henry Morton Stanley meeting David Livingstone at Ujiji, in Africa. Coloured wood engraving by H. Hall after H.M. Stanley, ca.1872.

Three despairing women, one of whom looks disapprovingly at three quack medicine vendors concocting a mixture; representing Britain's economic depletion and distress at the hands of her politicians. Etching by W. Heath, 1830.

Boer War: the reading-room at the field hospital, Wynberg, South Africa. Halftone, 1900, after R. Thomas.

The resurrected Christ rises over terrified soldiers. Engraving after A. Dürer, 1512.

A liqueur label illustrated with a French foot-soldier attacking a Polish cavalcade. Coloured engraving, 19th century.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground. Coloured engraving by Chavanne after Read.

Two designs for flags possibly for a theatrical company. Engraving by P. Yver, 1743.

Pensioners of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, and others, celebrating the destruction of the Russian navy. Coloured lithograph, 1855.

Followers of Sri Chaitanya in a procession with flags, drums, dancing and singing. Transfer lithograph.

Boer War: a funeral on board a ship at night with officers and crew standing round the body. Watercolour with gouache by W. T. Maud, 1899.

Devotees of Krishna and followers of Sri Caitanya, dancing with drums, flags and narsingh horn. Chromolithograph.

The resurrected Christ flying above soldiers. Engraving.

1 print : engraving ; image 14.9 x 9.7 cm

A man standing on a bank holds a large Union flag which is wrapped around a group of six standing figures believed to be patriots. Engraving 1771.

The resurrected Christ appears with a flag before the apostles; God spreads his hands above. Woodcut.

1 drawing : pen and ink ; image 35.4 x 45.2 cm

A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

Royal Naval Hospital Greenwich, on the left, viewed from afar with many ships in the foreground, on the right the Royal Dockyard on the Isle of Dogs. Engraving.

Schleswig-Holstein War: an ambulance arriving at a battlefield in Düppel 18 April 1864. Lithograph by W. Funke, 1864.

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Flags

Images from the collections

Images referencing Flags

Works from the collections

A man standing on a bank holds a large Union flag which is wrapped around a group of six standing figures believed to be patriots. Engraving 1771.

The resurrected Christ appears with a flag before the apostles; God spreads his hands above. Woodcut.

A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

Royal Naval Hospital Greenwich, on the left, viewed from afar with many ships in the foreground, on the right the Royal Dockyard on the Isle of Dogs. Engraving.

Schleswig-Holstein War: an ambulance arriving at a battlefield in Düppel 18 April 1864. Lithograph by W. Funke, 1864.

Flags

Images from the collections

Images referencing Flags

Works from the collections

A man standing on a bank holds a large Union flag which is wrapped around a group of six standing figures believed to be patriots. Engraving 1771.

The resurrected Christ appears with a flag before the apostles; God spreads his hands above. Woodcut.

A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

Royal Naval Hospital Greenwich, on the left, viewed from afar with many ships in the foreground, on the right the Royal Dockyard on the Isle of Dogs. Engraving.

Schleswig-Holstein War: an ambulance arriving at a battlefield in Düppel 18 April 1864. Lithograph by W. Funke, 1864.

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