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Christmas scene with Santa Claus and yule log. There are rabbit musicians, geese pulling the log, a pudding, a boars head, and people carrying flaming torches. 19th century
First World War - Blackout cartoon postcardHoping to see more of you - mindful of the blackout enforced in London during World War one, this couple look forward to getting a better view of each other when their paths next cross
Torch Ride / Greece / LiebigA ceremonial ride with flaming torches to celebrate a victory in Ancient Greece
Discovery of the body of Tipu Sultan, Siege of Seringapatam, India, 4 May 1799, ending the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798-1799) between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore
Miss Arizona tomahawk jugglerMiss Arizona of the music hall act The 3 Arizonas, tomahawk jugglers. Also juggled knives and flaming torches. Wearing Wild West costume with fringed trousers, knotted scarf
Stuart Monument, designed in 1817-1819 by the Italian Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822). Marble.It is dedicated to James III (1688-1766) son of James II (1633-1701)
CAESAR'S PYRE/HOUBRAKENThe tall funeral pyre of Julius Caesar is lit by torches which in turn ignates the divided loyalties of the Roman people. Date: 15 March 44 BC
CATACOMBS, ROMECVisiting the Catacombs of the early Christians, Rome, carrying flaming torches to illuminate the caverns
HUNTING AT BALMORAL 19CEvening at Balmoral: it has clearly been a successful day's hunting, as two magnificent stags lie dead on the ground. Date: circa 1853
Link extinguishersIn Victorian times well-to-do householders would hire a link boy - a boy or young man who carried a flaming torch called a link to light the way for the traveller
King George IVs royal parade through Dublin, 1821King George IV of England riding a carriage in a royal parade through Dublin, 1821. Accompanied by Irish gentlemen, lancers, soldiers, bishops and aldermen. Going to the Levee
Footmen with torches, LondonFootmen with torches, and a lady getting out of a sedan chair, London. 18th century
Joseph Chamberlain torch-lit goodbye, 1902The journey of Mr Chamberlain: Birminghams torch-lit goodbye. Joseph Chamberlain was entertained by his fellow citizens at a banquet in Birmingham
America - Samuel Prescott Taken By The BritishSamuel Prescott Is Captured By The British During The American War of Independence 1777
Peasants celebrating Christmas Eve at Tonniens 1854Old Christian custom on Christmas Eve, in France Germany and Norway, were farmers and peasants perambulating the fields, going round and round the boundary
Covent Garden 1870COVENT GARDEN : a breakfast stall for the market porters and merchants - pies and oysters, coffee enjoyed beneath the flaring oil torches Date: 1870
GREECE / MILITARY RIDEA ceremonial ride with flaming torches to celebrate a victory Date: circa 500 BC
Walpurgis NightOn WALPURGISNACHT, the eve of May Day, witches gather on the Brocken, the highest point of Germanys Harz Mountains, for their Spring Sabbat
Arrest of Guy Fawkes, Gunpowder PlotArrest of Guy Fawkes in connection with the Gunpowder Plot, 5 November 1605. 1605
Old London Characters - Footmen with Lights. 18th century
Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus. Wedding of Poseidon and AmphiRoman Art. Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus or A?u?Statue Base of Marcus AntoniusA?u?, relief freize of a monumental statue group base
Parkins and GottoAdvertisement from 1905 for Parkins and Gotto, of Oxford Street, London, showing the wide range of electrical novelties and toys available, including torches, a roulette wheel and a conjuring table
Jack Cade attacking London by night. 1450
Advert for Portable hand-held electric lights 1902A selection of Christmas portable electrical presents. 1902
Dance with torches at the coronation of Matthias I of HungarMatthias I Corvinus (1440-1490), king of Hungary and Croatia (1458-1490). Dance with torches at the coronation of Matthias I of Hungary. Theodore de Bry engraving
United States. Supporters of Abraham Lincoln, candidate of the Republican Party. Colored engraving from L Illustration Journal Universel, 1860
United States. Supporters of Stephen Douglas, candidate of the Democratic Party. Colored engraving from L Illustration Journal Universel, 1860
United States. Party supporters of John Bell, candidate of the Constitutional Union Party. Colored engraving from L Illustration Journal Universel, 1860
Votive relief representing Demeter and kore. V century B. CGREEK ART. GREECE. Votive relief representing Demeter sitting on a throne and kore standing holding torches. Dated in the first quarter of s.V b.C. Museum of Eleusis. Athens. Greece
Cov. Garden BreakfastAt Covent Garden, a breakfast stall for the market porters and merchants - pies and oysters, coffee enjoyed beneath the flaring oil torches. Date: 1870
Mme Recamiers BedParisian Furniture - Madame Recamiers bed: a flamboyant empire style bed with swan topped columns, female figures holding torches and a multitude of lilac drapery Date: 1807
Snow scene with skaters on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Malvina Longfellow, 1915American actress Malvina Longfellow(1889-1962), pictured in The Bystander in 1915 at the time of her London debut in Lady Levers play The Torches of Fate
German boy scouts singing with torchesGerman boy scouts singing at night with torches
Man Attacking Another ManIn this picture a 17th century man holding a rifle or a musket is attacking an older man holding a pistol by grabbing his beard
Advert for Portable hand-held lamps and torch 1902No wires, no liquids, no acid and no danger, portable hand-held battery operated lamp and torch. 1902
Roman Husband & Wife" The wife & husband equally conspire, To work by night & rake the winter fire; He sharpens torches in the glim ring room
Hearse of Duke of Wellington passing Deal CastleThe hearse and remains of the Duke of Wellington passing Deal Castle in Kent, as the body of the great statesman and soldier is moved from lying in state at Walmer Castle, his residence
A London Fog, 1847Engraving showing a street scene in London, on a particularly foggy day, 1847. This image shows several people carrying burning torches to try to find their way through the gloom. Date: 2 January 1847
Fog in the Streets of London, 1867Engraving showing a street scene during a heavy fog in London, January 1867. This image shows a large number of pedestrians, some of them carrying torches to light their way
A November Fog in London, 1872Engraving showing a street scene during a foggy day in London, November 1872. Several people are shown carrying burning torches to light their way
ROMEs CATACOMBS / C. 1870The entrance to the catacombs of Saint Pretextat, Rome
Gulliver TransportedGulliver is transported by the Lilliputians: " We rested at night with 500 guards on each side of me, half with torches, & half with bows & arrows."
Fir-Twig Used as TorchIn Sweden, twigs from fir trees are used as torches which they carry in their mouths
Macbeth / MacliseA scene from Macbeth
Victoria / Abergeldie CastVictoria and Edward at the Gillies Ball, Abergeldie Castle
Paris Catacombs (Mono)With flaming torches, sighteers marvel at the subterranean catacombs of Paris
Zoroastrianism / AltarA Zoroastrian worshipper prays before a small fire altar, in Baku