Shadow Collection

Gran pops Shadow Show by Lawson Wood
Three little monkeys chuckle with glee as Gran pop, the orang utan character created by artist Lawson Wood entertains them with a shadow puppet show. Date: 1935

Astounding Stories Scifi magazine cover, Shadow out of Time
THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME (H P Lovecraft) - Peaslee encounters the Great Race

Morning Ride along the Beach, 1876, by Anton Mauve (1838-188
Anton Mauve (1838-1888). Dutch painter. Morning Ride along the Beach, 1876. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Lovecraft / Aliens / 1936
THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME (H P Lovecraft) - Peaslee encounters the Great Race

The Shell (Conus marmoreus), 1650, by Rembrandt (1606-1669)
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. The Shell (Conus marmoreus), 1650. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Joe Beckett, British heavyweight boxing champion
Joe Beckett (1892-1965), Heavyweight Boxing Champion of Great Britain, in action

John Keats / Last Illness
JOHN KEATS English poet during his last illness

Transit of Venus 1874
A diagram showing the areas of the world which will be able to view the transit of Venus across the face of the sun on the 8th December 1874

ITALY. Siena. Piazza de Il Campo, where Il Palio

Pilgrims Progress 10
Christian in the Valley of the Shadow of Death

Book / Peter Pan Dances
Peter Pan dances with his shadow

Dorian Gray / Wilde / Books
Dorian goes upstairs to the locked room where his portrait is kept

Britannia and Eve magazine, November 1936
Front cover illustration featuring a glamorous 1930s woman wearing a white feathery stole, with bright red lipstick and heavy eye shadow

The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London

Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House
Figure photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum - (a digitally restored version of image 10003710)

Self-portrait, 1628, by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. Self-portrait, 1628. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Illustration, Sweetheart Roland -- The Maiden fetched the magic wand, and then she took her stepsisters head. Date: 1909

Cat in hot street, Almaria, Spain
In the heat of the midday sun, a cool cat sits in the shade on an alley corner in Almeria, Andalusia, Spain. Demonstration of the Rule of Thirds Date: 1986

Building of the Aswan Dam, Egypt -- temples were either covered by water or dismantled and moved to a new location. Date: circa 1960s

Bouquet of flowers in a stone niche, 1618, by Ambrosius Boss
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (1573-1621). Dutch painter. Bouquet of flowers in a stone niche, 1618. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

Wayang puppet theatre and Gamelan Orchestra - Java
Wayang - Javanese puppet theatre (sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang). Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by a gamelan orchestra in Java (now Indonesia)

REMBRANDT / LIZ 1906 Self portrait
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Dutch painter and etcher in middle age, in a self-portrait, 1652-4 Date: 1606 - 1669

Aerial view of a horse trap and jockey, taking part in a race

Bunyan / Pilgrims Map
The pilgrims route map, from the Gate at upper left, via the Valley of the Shadow of Death, the Slough of Despond, Vanity Fair

Shadow Caravan (closed) - harnessed to a Clyno Car
Ready for the Road: A Shadow Trailer Caravan (closed and ready to move off), harnessed to a Clyno Car. 1927

Spain. Murcia. Main Square and St. Nicholas Church
Spain. Murcia. Main Square (detail). At background, the tower of the Church of St. Nicholas (1735), baroque temple by Jose Perez

Shadow puppets. Print shows two geishas entertaining a man, one is making shadow puppets and the other is playing a shamisen. Date between 1716 and 1741

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Old enough
Old enough to know better (The Marquis of Capricorne) This old goat, holding a poesy of flowers and possibly on his way to court a lady friend casts the shadow of a ram

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Trumpet
Blowing his own trumpet. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860

Platinum Blonde Flapper
A typical flapper with platinum blonde bobbed hair, green eye-shadow, rouge and pencil thin eyebrows. She wears emerald and diamond bangles, ear-rings & beads

DECOUPAGES
Light, shining through cunningly torn paper, casts grotesque shapes on the wall

Boy & Tower Bridge
A boy stands in the shadow of Tower Bridge, London, to admire it

Russian Sailor on Steps
A sailor walks down the famous Odessa Steps, Russia

Client: Harvey Nichols - large straw hat - Pamela Minchin
Client: Harvey Nichols - model: Pamela Minchin in a large straw hat - shoot: February 7, 1947 Date: 1947

BAE Systems building, Michaelson Road, Barrow-in-Furness
A woman walks beneath the big windows of BAE Systems building, Michaelson Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. She casts a shadow on the wall Date: 2012

Trotting race at the Hipodromo in Sant Lluis, Mahon Menorca
A horse waits for its next trotting race at the Hipodromo in Sant Lluis, Mahon Menorca, Spain. It appears to be listening to a conversation between two men

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RMS Titanic pubications and photosption)

William Chappell Ballet Dancer Man Bare Chest
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Ursula Moreton in The Rake's Progress, Vic-Wells Ballet
Ursula Moreton, ballerina, in The Rake's Progress, The Vic-Wells Ballet, supplement to The Dancing Times, December 1937 Date: 1937

Sir Frederick Ashton, ballet dancer in Apparitions, the Vic-Wells Ballet, supplement to The Dancing Times, December 1937 Date: 1937

Pearl Argyle, ballerina in Pomona, Vic-Wells Ballet
Pearl Argyle, ballerina in Pomona, The Vic-Wells Ballet, supplement to The Dancing Times, December 1937 Date: 1937

Lilian Baylis, Manager, The Vic-Wells Ballet, supplement to The Dancing Times, December 1937 Date: 1937

WW2 - The Little Doves Of Destruction
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, The Little Doves Of Destruction, written by George Wolfenden

Man (Turner) playing golf at Gyantse, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa

1930s Lingerie Advertisement Photograph
A photograph used for the advertisement of 1930s lingerie, with magnificent use of shadow and tones. Date: circa 1939

The Shadow Of Richelieu
An illustration of a very small man holding a figurine of a lady with an elegant posture, towards a tall man who is looking down, over his shoulder as if startled. Date: circa 1901

The Stack Yard
This oil painting shows some fam houses beside three giant haystacks under a stark, blue sky, a figure in black is standing in the shadow. Date: circa 1922

Portrait Drawing In Pastel
A portrait drawing in pastel, portraying a young woman's head, with a shadow looming over the left side of her face. Date: circa 1922

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