Foundation Collection (#2)

The Busking, George Heriots School, Edinburgh, Scotland. Heriot (c. 1563 - 1624) was jewellery to King James VI of Scotland. In June, pupils busk at his foundation stone Date: 17th century

Mayor of London laying Foundation-Stone of Blackfriars Bridge, London. Date: 1760

Duke and Duchess of York on footplate of Lord Nelson
The Duke and Duchess of York on footplate of Southern Railways latest engine Lord Nelson at the Railway works at Ashford, Kent on the occasion of their visit to lay the foundation stone of a new

Prince Albert lays foundation stone - Nautical School
May 1919 - prince Albert (later King George VI 1895-1952) lays the foundation stone for a new Nautical School at Poole, Dorset

REVOLUTIONARY FESTIVAL
Parisians celebrate the Foundation of the Republic with a chariot race in the Champ de Mars Date: 22 September 1796

St Bartholomew-the-Great
Engaving depicting St Bartholomew-the-Great in 1737. The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great, is a medieval church in Smithfield within the City of London

The Republic Monument is a notable monument located at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, to commemorate the formation of the Turkish Republic in 1923

Duchess lays Foundation stone - Paddington Medical School
Elizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) lays the Foundation stone for the New Medical School at St. Mary s, Paddington on June 30th 1931. Stanley Baldwin was also present (hidden behind the Duchess)

William Penn received Pennsylvania charter from Charles II
William Penn receives from Charles II the charter of Pennsylvania Date: 1681

Illustration of the Genji Monogatari Emaki (The Tale of Genji) by Murasaki Sikibu. Japanese art. Momoyama period. Drawing. JAPAN. HONSHU. Kyoto. Tokugawa Reimeikai Foundation

The Virgin of Christopher Columbus. beg. 16th c. Castilian anonymous. Oil on wood. SPAIN. Madrid. Lạ ro Galdiano Foundation

Lady Hardinge, Winifred Selina Sturt Hardinge (1868-1914), cousin and wife of Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst

Arles, France - Roman forum and cryptoportico
Arles, France - cryptoportico passages (semi-underground covered passages supporting portico structures above ground) built as the foundation of the Roman Forum. circa 1910s

Mesopotamia. Clay foundation peg. 1st Dynasty of Lagash. 2400Bc. From Bad-Tibira. Iraq. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Pergamon Altar. Telephos Frieze. Detail
Pergamon Altar. 164-156 BC. Telephos Frieze. Detail. Cults at the Sanctuary of Dionysus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Germany. Congress of Gotha, 1875, where was founded the German Socialist Party (SPD). Reminder sheet with portrait of Marx and Lassalle at the centre

Wartime underwear article, Britannia and Eve magazine, 1940
Page from Britannia and Eve magazine, September 1940, reporting on various types of foundation garments to ensure a controlled figure under clothing

Goddess by Youthlines corselette, 1965
Advertisement for Goddess by Youthlines featuring a corselette of nylon lace and Lycra modelled by a girl arising from the sea on an oyster shell in the manner of Botticellis Venus. Date: 1965

BELLA, Gabriele (1740-1782). The cantata of the orphans for the Dukes of the North. ca. 1782. Concert at the Casino dei Filarmonici during the visit in 1782 of the Count Paul Petrovich

Pedro II (1825-1891). Emperor of Brazil (1831 1889). Allegory of the Departure of Dom Pedro II for Europe after the Declaration of the Republic (1890). Painting. BRAZIL. Sao Paulo

Second foundation of Buenos Aires by Juan de Garay facing the Arbol de la Justicia (Justice Tree), where today is the Plaza de Mayo, on June 11, 1580. By Jose Moreno Carbonell. Realism. Painting

HERRERA, Sebastiᮠde. Portrait of Charles II
HERRERA BARNUEVO, Sebastiᮠ de (1619-1671). Portrait of Charles II as a Child and his Ancestors. ca. 1667. On the wall there are four paintings with their ancestors

Raising a house in Chicago, 1871. Many buildings in central Chicago were elevated in mid 19th century to alleviate drainage problems

Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London
Street view of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The site was acquired in 1956, and Ralph Tubbs was appointed architect

The Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel. Date: circa 1870

The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1885 - three scenes
Three scenes from the royal visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales(later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of Great Britain): The Prince of Wales laying the foundation stone of a museum, Dublin

The first Illustrated London News
Front cover of the very first copy of the Illustrated London News, published May 14th, 1842. Founded by Herbert Ingram, who anticipated demand for a newspaper containing illustrations

Jesuits Take Oath - 1
FOUNDATION OF JESUIT ORDER Pierre Lefevre says mass as Loyola and his companions vow loyalty to their order at Montmartre on the Day of the Assumption

Captain Arthur Phillip raising the English flag at Sydney, Australia, marking the foundation of New South Wales of which he becomes the first Governor

Laying of the Foundation Stone for a Religious School. Date: circa 1910

Tour of the Colonies - Laying foundation Stone - Duke and Duchess in carriage. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies. Date: circa 1900

Label, Greaseless Cream Foundation by Rosemonde
Label, Greaseless Cream Foundation, by Rosemonde of Paris, Montreal and Chicago. Date: circa 1910s

Foundation stone, Dome of the Roack, Jerusalem, Palestine (Israel) circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Mesopotamia. Foundation nails. 3rd Millenium BC. Bronze. Iraq British Museum. London. England. Kingdom

Roman coin. As. Reverse. 1st century BC. Decoration: Merida foundation. Oxen guided by a priest. Merida (Augusta Emerita). National Museum of Roman Art. Merida

Istanbul. Republic Monument, 1928 by Italian sculptor Pietro
Turkey. Istanbul. Republic Monument, 1928. Designed by Italian sculptor Pietro Canonica. Portrays the founders of the Turkish Republic; Kemal Ataturk, Ismet Inonu and Fevzi Cakmak

King Abdulaziz Quran. Early 20th century. Riyadh. Saudi Arab
King Abdulaziz Quran. Early 20th century. Paper. 26.5 x 19 x 5 cm. King Abdulaziz Foundation for research and Archives, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia

Romulo Romano Regnorum. Foundation of Rome. Miniature. Manus
Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374). Italian writer. Romulo Romano Regnorum. Manuscript number 26. Codex. Foundation of Rome. Miniature, folio 4v. 14th century. Library University of Valencia. Spain

Roman Art. Asia Minor. Relief depicting a funeral feast, a r
Roman Art. Asia Minor. Relief depicting a funeral feast (left) and a rider (right). At the top, a gorgon. The inscription refers to the foundation of a house by Gaius Erycius. Roman empire

Juan Ramon Jimenez. Portrait
Juan Ramon Jimenez (1881-1958). Spanish writer. Portrait by Sanish painter Joaqui?n Sorolla (1863-1923). Santillana Foundation (Don Borja Tower). Santillana del Mar. Spain

Giovanni Villani (ca. 1276 or 12801348). New Chronicles. Miniature depicting the foundation of the new church of Santa Croce. 14th Century. Fol. 155r. Vatican Library. Vatican City

Excavating Nonsuch 1959
Excavation work at Nonsuch Palace, Surrey. In 1959 no visible trace of the building existed. Excavations revealed foundations and many relics of Henry VIIIs fantastic palace. Date: 1959

Humboldt / Centenary / Berli
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT Centenary celebration in Berlin for the German scientist and traveller: the first stone is laid for a monument in his name Date: 1769 - 1859

Thomas Hoccleve
THOMAS HOCCLEVE Scholar and author; astronomer, founder of the New Foundation at Queens College, Oxford. Date: 1368/9 - 1450?

Maintenon / Mignard
Francoise d Aubigne, madame de MAINTENON, second wife (secret) of Louis XIV, depicted with a charity girl from St Cyr, a foundation to which she was much devoted. Date: 1635 - 1719

Kitchener lays foundation stone, near Luxor, Egypt
Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener(1850-1916), laying the foundation stone of an Agricultural College near Luxor

Founding of the Paris Observatory
Scene at the founding of the Paris Observatoire, near the Luxembourg Palace. It was fostered by Colbert and favoured by Louis XIV. Date: 1667

Laying foundation stone, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Ceremony for the laying of a foundation stone for School No. 11 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. Date: 1907

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