17th Collection (page 4)

Kronos Eats his Children
VILLAGE LIFE:butcher works, monk distributes charity, man sits in stocks, others plough irrigate, wash fleeces, as Saturn/Cronos (Time) flies by

Isaac Newton - English physicist, astronomer, mathematician
Isaac Newton (1642-1727). English physicist, astronomer and mathematician. Opuscula Mathematica, Philosophica et Philologica. Volume I: Mathematica

Battle of Edgehill, the rising of the people in defence of liberty. Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, leading the Royalist cavalry. Date: 23 October 1642

King George VI in USA, ILN cover
Cover of the Illustrated London News, 17th June 1939, featuring King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the first king and queen of England to visit America

Portrait of Roman Emperor Aurelian
Roman Emperor Aurelian, 214-275. Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Augustus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697

The Kitchen Maid, 1651, by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. The Kitchen Maid, 1651. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Bren Gunner, 7th Gurkha Rifles, Burma, 1944 (c)
Photograph: A well-concealed Bren Gunner of the 7th Gurkha Rifles amongst the thick foliage of the Burmese jungle, 1944 (c)

The Parable of the Seed - Matthew 15. circa 1688

El Greco (1541-1614). Saint Louis, King of France, and a Pa
Domenikos Theotokopoulos, El Greco (1541-1614). Painter. Spanish Renaissance. Saint Louis, King of France, and a Page. 1585-1590. Museum Louvre. Paris. France

The Golden Bend in the Herengracht, Amsterdam, Seen from the
Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde (1638-1698). Dutch painter. The Golden Bend in the Herengracht, Amsterdam, Seen from the East, 1671-1672. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral, 1667, by Ferdinand
Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676). Dutch Admiral. Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral, 1667, by Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680). Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

River View by Moonlight, c. 1640-1650, by Aert van der Neer
Aert van der Neer (c.1603-1677). Dutch painter. River View by Moonlight, c. 1640-1650. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Map of America. Nova Totius Americae Descriptio by Frederik
Nova Totius Americae Descriptio. Map of America. By Frederik de Wit (1630-1706). Amsterdam, 1666

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

Nathan ben Moses Hannover. Portrait. Engraving
Nathan ben Moses Hannover. Ruthenian Jewish historian, Talmudist, and kabbalist (d.1663). Portrait. Engraving. Jewish Museum Berlin. Germany

Winter landscape with skaters by Droochsloot
Winter landscape with skaters (1629) by Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot (1586-1666). Dutch painter. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Man fishing, Fingle Bridge, Dartmoor National Park, Devon
Man fishing near Fingle Bridge, a 17th-century stone arch packhorse bridge over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. Date: 1974

CONGO, Democratic Republic of the. Goma. Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008). Kivu Conflict. Nyiragongo volcano, that erupted the last time on 17th January 2008 destroying the city of Goma

Dower House Tower
The Tower of the old Dower House, a ruined lodge in Fawsley Park, Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 17th century

Ribchester Bridge
The fine old bridge which spans the River Ribble at the former Roman fort of Ribchester, Lancashire, England. Date: 17th century

YE OLDE FIGHTING COCKS
Ye Old Fighting Cocks, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, a quaint old hostelery which claims to be the oldest unaltered house in the country. Date: early 17th century

Plan of John Evelyns garden
A plan of John Evelyns garden at Sayes Court, Deptford, shown looking south, which he occupied from 1652 to 1694

Howard Carter at the excavation of Tutankhamun
The photograph shows Howard Carter and an Egyptian removing the Typhonic Couch from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Princess Alice with her children
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878) with her children in 1877: (l to r) Ella, Alix, Victoria, Ernst Ludwig and Irene, with the youngest, May sitting on Alices lap

Old St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 17th century
Illustration showing the old St. Pauls Cathedral, London, prior to its destruction in the Great Fire of London in 1666

17th Century Theatre
The structure of a later 17th century theatre; the audience sitting just below the proscenium at least are under cover

King St. C17Th
Timber-fronted buildings with protruding storey, common in London before the Great Fire. Tradition also allows this house to have been the residence of Oliver Cromwell

18th French Court Dress
Man: trunk hose, doublet, ruff & boots that reach over the knees. Woman: gown with a square neckline & tucker, voluminous sleeves & reverse cuffs & a plumed hat

Barber-Surgeon Operation
A barber-surgeon performing an operation

Spanish Itinerant Music
A couple of musicians performing a duet on woodwind instruments

17th Century Woodcutter
A woodcutter has felled a tree and is now chopping it up into logs

Dog Turnspit in Kitchen
Turnspit with dog-wheel in front of the kitchen fire

Brown Sugar by David Wright, showing a woman lounging on a bed. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Town Planning / Jena
A 17th century town - Jena, Germany - still defended by its ramparts but spilling out beyond them into the surrounding countryside

Between Two Fires 17C
A Puritan traveller is caught between two fires at a wayside inn

Barber-Surgeon at Work
A barber-surgeon treating a patient

Louvre Paintings 1929
Van Dijks Charles I dominates this group of 17th century paintings hung rather unimaginatively in a gallery of the Louvre

Lapps in Lapland during daily life with reindeer living and working in 1650

Portrait of Roman Emperor Pupienus
Roman Emperor Pupienus, 170-238. Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus Augustus or Pupienus Maximus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma

Portrait of Roman Emperor Vespasian
Roman Emperor Vespasian, 9AD-70AD, Titus Flavius Vespasianus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697

Founding of the Bank of England - proposed by William Paterson, the Bank of England was formed with Sir John Houblon as its first Governor, initially located in Mercers Hall. Date: 1694

Balthasar Coymans by Frans Hals
Balthasar Coymans (1589-1657) by Frans Hals (c.1580-1666) - painting on canvas Date: 1645

Early tennis court 1658
Early tennis court. Date: 1658

C17 WOOD TURNER / WOODCUT
A wood turner Date: 17th century

17th century Rope Maker
Two cordwainers - rope makers - wind the twisted fibres. Date: 17th century

Saint James the Greater by Jusepe Ribera
Jusepe Ribera (1591-1652). Spanish painter. Saint James the Greater. 1631. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

CERVANTES, Miguel de (1547-1616). Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. Colored engraving

Wassail, c. 1650
Wassail. A man gleefully fills a large wine jug with wine from a barrel. c.1650 Date: C.1650

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