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Background imageSends Collection: Nelsons Signal

Nelsons Signal
Before the battle, Nelson sends his famous signal : England expects every man to do his duty

Background imageSends Collection: Ganymede (Titian)

Ganymede (Titian)
The beautiful youth Ganymede, son of King Tros of Troy, catches Zeus eye and he sends an eagle to abduct him, immortalising him as the cupbearer of the Gods

Background imageSends Collection: Nelson Sends Signal

Nelson Sends Signal
Before the battle, Nelson orders his famous signal : England expects every man to do his duty

Background imageSends Collection: Spies Sent to Canaan

Spies Sent to Canaan
Moses sends spies into Canaan to assess the quality of the land : they return with fine grapes, so the Hebrews decide to go there despite the hostility of the Canaanites

Background imageSends Collection: Telegram from Queen

Telegram from Queen
The Queen sends a thank-you telegram to the earl of Bessborough, patron of the Chichester Festival. Date: 1962

Background imageSends Collection: Elisha and the Bears

Elisha and the Bears
When cheeky children mock the prophet Elishas baldness, God sends two she-bears out of the wood, who tear forty and two of them - God is not mocked, nor his prophet

Background imageSends Collection: Hecuba and Polydore

Hecuba and Polydore
She sees the corpse of her youngest son, Polydore, whom she had sent away supposedly to safety; coming on top of so many calamities, the sight sends her mad

Background imageSends Collection: Ascent Mont Blanc - 1

Ascent Mont Blanc - 1
THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC On the glacier de Sacconay, Tissay, the chief guide, is hauled to safety after a break in the ice nearly sends him plunging into a crevasse

Background imageSends Collection: Events / Britain / Norman

Events / Britain / Norman
King Edward the Confessor sends Harold, earl of Wessex, to confirm to William, duke of Normandy, that he will succeed him on the English throne

Background imageSends Collection: Colour Magazine Thoughts And Opinions

Colour Magazine Thoughts And Opinions
An illustrative page header for a number of issues of Colour Magazine, for their thoughts and opinions page. It shows a man squiring ink on the left, which sends an artistic trail

Background imageSends Collection: JAPANESE INSPECTION

JAPANESE INSPECTION
Japan is one of the nations who feel a vested interest in Russia's political changes : the emperor sends an envoy to see what's going on - here he is at Muaki. Date: 1918

Background imageSends Collection: MOONLIT CHURCHYARD

MOONLIT CHURCHYARD
The full moon shines on a churchyard, encouraging the dead to rise from their graves and scare passing villagers till cockcrow sends them scurrying back... Date: circa 1870

Background imageSends Collection: ART & DELVCAEM

ART & DELVCAEM
The mother of Delvcaem will die when her daughter weds & so she keeps Delvcaem imprisoned & slays her suitors. Here she sends poisonous toads to hinder Art

Background imageSends Collection: Albert sends this view of Boar Lane, Leeds, to a friend in Ghent

Albert sends this view of Boar Lane, Leeds, to a friend in Ghent, Belgium : perhaps he is over here on business. Little traffic, apart from Roses pink delivery cart. Date: 1907

Background imageSends Collection: UNCLE SAM SENDS IN BILL

UNCLE SAM SENDS IN BILL
France thanks Uncle Sam for saving her, but is indignant when he sends in his bill Date: 1926

Background imageSends Collection: DEPUTATION FROM POPE

DEPUTATION FROM POPE
Pope Gregorius III sends delegations to Charles Martel, ruler of the Merovingian Franks, bearing sumptuous gifts, seeking military aid. But Charles doesnt help. Date: 739 and 740

Background imageSends Collection: Technological advances of Home Heating - from coal to gas

Technological advances of Home Heating - from coal to gas
The Advantages offered by the advances in Home Heating systems, shifting from coal to gas - the housemaid sends the chimney sweep away as her new gas boiler makes no soot and saves work and worry

Background imageSends Collection: Rabbit in Cucumber Frame

Rabbit in Cucumber Frame
Alice sends the White Rabbit into the cucumber frame

Background imageSends Collection: Bible of Alba or Arragel. 1422 - 1430. Castilian

Bible of Alba or Arragel. 1422 - 1430. Castilian translation of the Hebrew Bible by Jewish Rabbi Mose Arragel of Guadalajara, commissioned by Don Luis de Guzmᮠ Gonzᬥ z

Background imageSends Collection: Jonah & Ninivites

Jonah & Ninivites
God sends him on a missionary journey to Nineveh, to tell the people their city will be destroyed 40 days later : they believe and convert and, lo !, their city is not destroyed !

Background imageSends Collection: Pigeon Saves the Day

Pigeon Saves the Day
A broken down seaplane in the North Sea sends out a pigeon carrying an SOS message of help during the First World War

Background imageSends Collection: Girl with envelope on a fabric greetings card

Girl with envelope on a fabric greetings card
Girl holding an envelope on a fabric greetings card -- Guess who sends this. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSends Collection: Children / Water / Teddy

Children / Water / Teddy
Teddys first trip. A little girl in a boat sends Teddy on his first voyage, in a little boat of his own. Date: 1923

Background imageSends Collection: Floki Vilgerdasson / Expl

Floki Vilgerdasson / Expl
Floki Vilgerdasson sends out ravens on his voyage of exploration that eventually led him to Iceland, where he wintered in 865. Date: circa 865

Background imageSends Collection: Aeneas built a castle in Italy and sends his wise

Aeneas built a castle in Italy and sends his wise messengers to the king Latinus in Laurentum. Scene from the Aeneid of Virgil in french manuscript From the creation of the world to the conquest of

Background imageSends Collection: When Fritz sends a Johnson over

When Fritz sends a Johnson over. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Background imageSends Collection: When Fritz sends one with your name on it

When Fritz sends one with your name on it. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Background imageSends Collection: Sending a new pipe and a heart of love to the front

Sending a new pipe and a heart of love to the front
France, WW1 - A pretty girl sends her beau a new pipe and a heart of love to the front, where her brave man is fighting. Date: circa 1916

Background imageSends Collection: Basilica of St Jesus Christ Blessing

Basilica of St Jesus Christ Blessing. Decoration of the atrium. Noah sends a carrier pigeon from the ark at the end of the flood

Background imageSends Collection: French Lady on Phone

French Lady on Phone
Allo ! Allo ! A French lady sends kisses over the phone to a friend. Date: 1910

Background imageSends Collection: Children / Seaside / Girl

Children / Seaside / Girl
A little girl in a red one- piece swimming costume on the beach sends Love to Auntie from Blackpool. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSends Collection: Persian Ambassadors

Persian Ambassadors
The Persian general Mardonius sends delegates to negotiate with the Athenians, hoping to separate them from their Greek allies. But of course they refuse

Background imageSends Collection: Embassy to Austria

Embassy to Austria
Anxious for an heir, Napoleon decides to dump Josephine, who can t oblige : he sends an embassy to Vienna suggesting marriage to Maria Luisa (Marie-Louise)

Background imageSends Collection: Wolf Turned to Stone

Wolf Turned to Stone
When an angry Nereid sends a wolf to ravage the cattle of Peleus, he asks Thetis for help, and she turns the wolf into a rock

Background imageSends Collection: Fable / Frogs & Stork

Fable / Frogs & Stork
FROGS PETITION JUPITER FOR A KING: the frogs think they should be ruled, so Jupiter sends a log; some complain, so Jupiter sends a stork which eats them all up

Background imageSends Collection: Choosing hats for the Spring, 1925

Choosing hats for the Spring, 1925
Illustration showing the dressing rooms at Debenham and Freebody, London, 1925, entitled Paris sends her newest hats to London

Background imageSends Collection: Note from the President

Note from the President
The President of the Republic sends a message to the Assemblee Nationale : they are more and more at odds as the year progresses, leading to the December coup d etat

Background imageSends Collection: Cortes Dissolved

Cortes Dissolved
In the face of turmoil between contending parties, general Pavia, captain-general of Madrid, sends in his troops to forcibly dissolve the Cortes : Serrano will be president

Background imageSends Collection: French Reinforcements 2

French Reinforcements 2
The French government sends line troops to Italy to help th pope defend Rome against Garibaldi : the Intrepide lands them at Civita Vecchia

Background imageSends Collection: French Reinforcements 1

French Reinforcements 1
The French government sends hussars to Italy to help the pope defend Rome against Garibaldi : two squadrons of hussars sail in the Gomer to Civita Vecchia

Background imageSends Collection: Oeneus, King of Calydon

Oeneus, King of Calydon
Oeneus, priest/king of Calydon, neglects to give Artemis/Diana the worship due to her, whereupon she sends a mighty boar to ravage his country

Background imageSends Collection: START OF 100 YEARS WAR

START OF 100 YEARS WAR
Edward III sends his challenge to Philip VI de Valois thus starting the 100 Years War; the Bishop of Lincoln & others wear an eyepatch until they have performed a gallant deed

Background imageSends Collection: God Sends Forth Beasts

God Sends Forth Beasts
God sends forth his beasts

Background imageSends Collection: Heliodorus and Angels

Heliodorus and Angels
Emperor Seleucis II sends Heliodorus to plunder the Temple of Jerusalem, but he finds it under the protection of angelic security guards who drive him out with canes

Background imageSends Collection: Isaiahs Vision

Isaiahs Vision
He has a vision of Heaven, whence God sends a seraphim with a burning coal which touches his lips and takes away his iniquity and purges his sin

Background imageSends Collection: God Sends Manna

God Sends Manna
When the Israelites run short of food, God arranges a manna drop to sustain them

Background imageSends Collection: Pharaohs Army Drowned

Pharaohs Army Drowned
Realising that the Jews are leaving Egypt, Pharaoh sends his army after them, but God sees to it that they are drowned in the Red Sea

Background imageSends Collection: Lot and the Angels

Lot and the Angels
When God sends two angels to report on the wickedness of Sodom, they lodge with Lot, but the Sodomites lust after the angels (believing them beautiful men) and are blinded



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