Eduard Ritter Wer den Schaden hat 1835
German: Wer den Schaden hat, hat den Spotttitle QS:P1476,de:"Wer den Schaden hat, hat den Spott" label QS:Lde,"Wer den Schaden hat, hat den Spott"
Goya Pes mas que un burro muerto
Pes mas que un burro muerto (from: Los Proverbios), edition: Real Academia 1864, 24 x 35 cm Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) - Spanish painter and printmaker of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Goya is kno... More
Thomas van Apshoven Landschaft mit einem Musikanten
Landschaft mit einem Musikanten, dem einige Frauen folgen(Illustration zu einem Sprichwort? zu einer Sage?)
Oliver Pelton - Benjamin Franklin - Poor Richard's Almanac Illustrated
Lithograph of "Poor Richard illustrated, lessons for the young and old on industry, temperance, frugality &c. by Benjamin Franklin" (Print showing a small portrait of Benjamin Franklin, surrounded by 24 vignett... More
Schnell flieht die Zeit, sei bereit, mural, Oberammergau, Bavaria, Ger...
Français : Peinture murale "Le temps passe vite, soyez prêt", Oberammergau, Bavière, Allemagne.English: Mural "Time goes quickly, be ready", Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany.
George Cruikshank - 478px-Pluie de chats
imagen taken from the french Wikipedia at [1]. History follows:(suppr) (actu) 16 juillet 2006 à 15:45 . . Aliesin (Discuter | Contributions) . . 522×654 (265 884 octets) (Pluie de chats, chiens et fourches. Car... More
Hebrew Calligraphy A shiviti, Denmark
Shiviti with text in the form of a menorah.
Caricature, Napoleon-in-der-Tinte, public domain cartoon image
contemporary german caricature. Public domain photograph related to the history of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wie dieAlten sungen so zwitfchern dieJungen
Caption: "Wie die Alten sungen, so zwitschern die Jungen" Public domain photograph of family portrait, mother and child, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Amberg - Rathaus Detail
Deutsch: Amberg - Rathaus (Uhr mit Mondphasenanzeige und Tierkreiszeichen), Inschrift „Keines Menschen Geist hält den Lauf / Von Sonne, Mond und Sterne auf” Camera location49° 26′ 43.67″ N, 11° 51′ 31.95″ E V... More
Nimm dich selbst by der Nase
This painting (oil on wood) from the last third of the 17th century alludes to the popular proverb "Nimm dich selbst bei der Nase" ("take yourself by your nose"). It's also called "Vogel Selbsterkenntnis" (Bir... More
Grandville - Cent Proverbes, 1845 (page 250 crop)
Public domain photograph related to the history of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Velbloud uchem jehly poster CS - Public domain movie poster
Czech movie poster to Czech film Velbloud uchem jehly (1936) Čeština: český plakát k českému filmu Velbloud uchem jehly (1936)
Îndoială... VR 12, 1933 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Grigore Forțu, Romanian teachers' union leader and fascist admirer, caricatured in the leftist review Viața Romînească. The title reads Îndoială... ("A Doubt..."). Forțu is holding up a pitcher, on his way to ... More
Richard III in For Want of a Nail
A retelling of Richard III's plight in the Battle of Bosworth Field as due to For Want of a Nail. The proverb has changed certain happenings; chronicles and Shakespeare's Henry VI have portrayed Richard's loss... More
Richard III in For Want of a Nail (bw)
A retelling of Richard III's plight in the Battle of Bosworth Field as due to For Want of a Nail. The proverb has changed certain happenings; chronicles and Shakespeare's Henry VI have portrayed Richard's loss... More
Jacques Lagniet - Lagniet-grand-coesre
Français : Gravure représentant « le grand Coësre », extraite du Recueil des plus illustres proverbes divisés en trois livres : le premier contient les proverbes moraux, le second les proverbes joyeux et plai... More
Jacques Lagniet - Muschelbruder
Deutsch: Satirischer Kupferstich auf die St. Jakobspilger von Jacques Lagniet aus dem "Recueil des plus illustres proverbes" von 1657 nach Vorlagen aus Les Gueux von Jacques Callot
Dat Velt heft ogen, dat Wolt heft oren
Public domain scan of 16th-17th century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jan Steen 017 black and white 01
Public domain photograph of a 17th-century Netherlandish painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John-Pettie Two-Strings-To-Her-Bow 1882
("Two strings to one's bow" is a traditional English proverb, and also puns on "beau" here.) This Victorian "genre" painting depicts a Regency (early 19th-century) young lady delighted at being the focus of at... More
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1568) The Blind Leading the Blind
The Blind Leading the Blind (or The Parable of the Blind) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Six blind men stumble along a path.
Caricature, ChampRep, public domain cartoon image
"champignons républicains" (republican i.e. revolutionary mushrooms) - French political caricature, a. 1799. The monarchies of Europe, personified by the rulers of Russia, Prussia and Austria and their capital... More
Eerlicke Vryagie (Bontwercker)
Eerlicke Vryagie : Die een schoone kat heeft/ en dient geen bontwerker in huis te brengen Deutsch: Ehrliche Werbung: Wer eine schöne Katze hat / sollte keinen Kürschner mit nach Hause bringen. English: Ho... More
Eerlicke Vryagie (Schaepjen)
Dutch proverb. Eerlicke Vryagie. - Offenbar aus einer Serie Sprichwörter, alle überschrieben Eerlicke Vryagie. 19,5 x 20cm.
Sturm, Weib und Feuer sind des Seemanns Ungeheuer
Deutsch: “Sturm, Weib und Feuer sind des Seemanns Ungeheuer” — Unbekannt
Teutsche sprichwoerter - A black and white drawing of various stages o...
Teutsche Sprichwörter (anonymer Kupferstich, um 1640). Der Einblattdruck illustriert fünfzehn verschiedene Sprichwörter und drei sprichwörtliche Redensarten. Vorhanden GNM Nürnberg laut http://www.bildindex.de/... More
Womansuffragefruitofherhands
Woman Suffrage...Giver her the fruit of her hands?
Frans Huys 003 - A black and white drawing of a man playing a guitar
Part of the series Allegorical Scenes of Flemish Proverbs Concerning Sloth.
"Chinthang Wahei" by Samjetshabam, Tolchou - Ancient Meitei Literature...
"Chinthang Wahei" by Samjetshabam, Tolchou - Literature of Modern Meitei Language - Paorou (Paurou) & Paotak (Pautak) - Meithei Proverbs & Sayings (Moral Lessons) - Meetei Mayek & Bengali writing systems The s... More
TH 99 15 3518
Le Charon Espagnol representant le Roupieux Selon Brunet, le Second Livre des Proverbes compterait 76 pièces numérotées auxquelles s’adjoindraient 30 pièces non numérotées, Paris, Jacques Lagniet, 1657-1663 Est... More
Gravure illustrant un proverbe populaire
Tout le monde cherche sa commodité Selon Brunet, le Premier Livre des Proverbes compterait 60 pièces numérotées auxquelles s’adjoindraient 81 pièces non numérotées, partiellement éditées par Lagniet, et sans vé... More
Three wise monkeys figure
Three wise monkeys
"Blasts" from The Ram's Horn (1902) (14598042398)
Identifier: blastsfromramsho00unse (find matches) Title: "Blasts" from The Ram's Horn Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Subjects: Poetry Publisher: Chicago, The Ram's Horn Co. Contributing Library: University o... More
"Blasts" from The Ram's Horn (1902) (14598169587)
Identifier: blastsfromramsho00unse (find matches) Title: "Blasts" from The Ram's Horn Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Subjects: Poetry Publisher: Chicago, The Ram's Horn Co. Contributing Library: University o... More
Wer nicht hören will muß fühlen AK
Deutsch: Ansichtskarte mit Silhouette/Scherenschnitt "Wer nicht hören will muss fühlen", Verlagsangabe auf der Rückseite: "A. R. & C. i. B. 419" (= Arthur Rehn & Co., Berlin), ca. 1905-1920