17th Collection (page 5)

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

Matthew Henry - English Bible commentator and writer
Matthew Henry (1662-1714) - English Bible commentator, minister of a Presbyterian congregation at Chester and writer. Also known as a nonconformist divine and theologian. Date: circa 1700s

Lute Music by the Canal, Hendrick Sorgh
A lute player entertains a lady in a Dutch interior, seventeenth century. Date: 1939

View of Lubben Castle, Brandenburg, Germany
Exterior view of Lubben Castle, in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. Its foundations are medieval, with rebuilding taking place in the 17th century. 2010

Kings Lynn Custom Hse
The Custom House in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England, built in the late 17th century as an exchange, or trading centre for merchants. Date: late 17th century

John Bunyan imprisoned
During his imprisonment Bunyan wrote the " Pilgrims Progress". John Bunyan, English Christian writer and preacher

Figureheads, May 1890
Engravings of ships figureheads from Ancient Etruscan and Roman times through to the 18th century, from The Graphic, 17th May 1890

Elizabethan Warship
Illustration of an Elizabethan Warship

Dogs Return to Vomit
The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire - Pauls comment on lapsed Christians

C17 Potter / Woodcut
A potter at his wheel, turned by his foot, puts the finishing touches to an elegant pot

Poland / Gdansk / Panoramic
Panaramic view of Gdansk (known formerly as Danzig)

Salem With Museum. Placard. Massachusetts. united States

Catalan pharmacy pot (17th-18th c. ). Ceramics
Catalan pharmacy pot (17th-18th c.). Ceramics. SPAIN. Vic. Vic Episcopal Museum

Portrait of Paracelso. 17th c. Flemish copy of an original by Quintin Massys. Flemish art. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum

Battle of Rosieres 1918
Artillery passing through the village street at Henencourt. A concentration of 17th Division as Vth Corps reserve at the Battle of Rosieres on the Western Front in France during World War I in March

All clear by Merlin Enabnit
Brunette pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) sunbathing in an orange swimsuit. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist

Paris Salpetriere
The manufactory of saltpeter (potassium nitrate) used to make gunpowder : in the 19th century it will become one of Pariss leading hospitals, associated with Charcot etc

Opening of the Alexandra Dock at Kings Lynn, Norfolk by the Prince and Princess of Wales, showing the Mary entering the dock

Unloading Supplies in Normandy; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing the unloading of supplies onto one of the Normandy beaches, shortly after the Allied invasion on D-Day, 6th June 1944

Allied Troops landing in Normandy; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing Allied troops and armour moving up one of the Normandy beaches, shortly after D-Day, 6th June 1944. At the top of the image a barrage balloon can be seen

East India Co. Meeting
A meeting of the Dutch East India Company

C17 Candle Maker / 39
A candle maker at work, pouring wax into the mould

C17 Wig Maker / Woodcut
A wigmaker combs the hairs of his latest creation : naturally he wears a wig himself

Brewer Takes Samples
A brewer takes samples from his barrels

C17 Cooper / Woodcut / 41
A cooper puts the finishing touches to a wine barrel

Wine Seller & Customer
A vintner (wine seller) fills a customers glass from his portable barrel

Carriage to Hammersmith
A coachman drives two horses pulling a carriage away for hamersmith (sic) in this scene (presumably) from Ed Finch, his Perambulations

Refresher Course by David Wright, showing a woman applying her make up. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Unicorn & Reptiles
A unicorn, with assorted reptiles, and a Latin motto: " Not with might, but with virtue"

Liverpool / 17th C
Liverpool: a 17th century view

Military Siege India 17C
Indian General receives the key of a besieged town as a token of surrender

Household / Sewing (C17)
Two Dutch women sewing

Siena 17th Century
A bird s-eye view town of Siena showing how it fits within the surrounding countryside

Banqueting House
BANQUETING HOUSE Designed by Inigo Jones

Mother Louse Alewife
Mother Louse, alewife, proprietor of Louse Hall, near Oxford : she is said to have been the last woman in England to wear a ruff

Night Watchman, London
A night watchman patrols the London streets accompanied by his dog and carrying his lamp and bell. At the time, this was the only public policing body in London

Two Cobblers
Two cobblers at their workbench with lasts hanging on the wall above them

C17 MENs HATTER
A mens hatmaker at work at his bench

C17 Hunter with Dog / 31
A hunter with his dog and his gun

C17 Woodworkers / Woodcut
Two woodworkers sawing through a piece of wood held in a workbench

C17 - 48 TRADES
Forty-eight depictions of various trades

Obsessed Alchemist
An alchemist, obsessed with his quest, works at his furnace while friends and neighbours drink and enjoy themselves

End of a Vampire
The end of a Bohemian vampire - his coffin is opened, and a red-hot iron is plunged into his evil heart

Military / Dress / C17
Military, probably French. Based on the dress of the Musketeers

Dragon of Wantley
THE DRAGON OF WANTLEY seizes another victim

French soldiers 1690
A pair of French soldiers

Table
Oval oak gateleg table made from oak, elm and red deal, with two hinged leaves on a joined frame, and a drawer at one end, made in England c.1675-1700. Date: c.1685-1700

Covenanters prayer meeting in the glen of Drumclog, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, prior to the Battle of Drumclog, Sunday 1 June 1679

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