17th Collection (page 6)

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

Fontana del Tritone, Rome, Italy
Fontana del Tritone (Triton Fountain) - a 17th century fountain by the Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini. located in the Piazza Barberini, Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1950s

King James II throwing Great Seal into the River Thames
King James II throwing Great Seal of England into the River Thames near Whitehall. The Seal was used for stamping the kings assent on all important documents

People escaping by boat during the Great Fire of London
People escaping by boat on the River Thames during the Great Fire of London. Date: 1666

Map of the City of London by John Ogilby 1676. Ogilby (also Ogelby, Oglivie - 16001676) was a Scottish translator, impresario and cartographer

Commedia dell arte Characters
Four Characters from Commedia dell arte, an improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theatres in the 16th18th centuries, based on stock characters

Fire dogs
One of a pair of wrought iron fire dogs with turned brass finials, arched legs and tapered uprights, decorated with raised decoration of Xs and carved feather motifs

Guilbaud Cabinet
Walnut-veneered writing cabinet bearing the trade label of John Guilbaud, retailed in London, c.1695-1700. Date: 1693-1712

Table
Draw-leaf table made from oak with carved friezes, made in England c.1600-1650. Date: c.1600-1650

Death of Michael Godfrey, first Deputy Governor of the recently founded Bank of England, on 17 July 1695, during the Siege of Namur (2 July to 4 September 1695, part of the Nine Years War)

Charge of French cavalry at the Battle of Neerwinden or Landen, in the Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium), 29 July 1693, part of the Nine Years War (1688-1697). Date: 1693

King James II landing at Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, 12 March 1689. This marked the beginning of the Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691)

Defence of Londonderry, during the Siege of Derry, 18 April to 1 August 1689, part of the Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691)

Lochiels charge at the Battle of Killiecrankie, Perthshire, Scotland, 27 July 1689, part of the Jacobite Rising of 1689. Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel was fighting on the Jacobite side. Date: 1689

The Battle of Bothwell Bridge, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 22 June 1679, fought between government troops and militant Presbyterian Covenanters, part of the Scottish Covenanter Wars

Sir Hector Maclean of Duart, 2nd Baronet of Morvern, leading the charge at the Battle of Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, fought between the English

Charge of the Clan Maclean infantry (a Highland Scottish clan) at the Battle of Kilsyth, near Stirling, Scotland, 15 August 1645, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Oliver Cromwell leading the English New Model Army against a Scottish army led by David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark, at the Battle of Dunbar, Scotland, 3 September 1650

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, leading the Royalist cavalry at the Battle of Edgehill, Warwickshire, 23 October 1642, during the English Civil War (1642-1646). Date: 1642

Iron hat of King Charles I, worn during the English Civil War (1642-1646), said to be at Warwick Castle. Date: 17th century

Avro Vulcan B. 2 XL318
Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan B.2 XL318, of No.617 (Dambusters) Squadron, with an inert Blue Steel missile, at Andrews Air Force Base

The Ali Qapu Palace, or Imperial Palace, in Isfahan, Iran. Built by Shah Abbas I in the early 17th century. Palazzo Reale

Portrait of Roman Emperor Olybrius
Roman Emperor Olybrius, died 472. Anicius Olybrius Augustus, Western Roman Emperor. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697

Portrait of Roman Emperor Marcian
Roman Emperor Marcian, 392-457. Flavius Marcianus Augustus, Eastern Roman Emperor, Byzantine Emperor. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy

Portrait of Roman Emperor Avitus
Roman Emperor Avitus, 395-456. Marcus Maecilius Flavius Eparchius Avitus, Western Roman Emperor. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma

Portrait of Roman Emperor Gaius Iulius Verus Maximus
Roman Emperor Gaius Iulius Verus Maximus, 220-238. Gaius Iulius Verus Maximinus or Maximinus the Younger. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy

Byzantine Empress Irene and Constantine VI
Byzantine Empress Irene and Emperor Constantine VI. Irene of Athens, Irene Sarantapechaina, 752-803, and son Constantinus, Konstantinus, 771-805

Portrait of Roman Emperor Maurice
Roman Emperor Maurice, 539-602. Mauricius, Mauritius, Flavius Mauricius Tiberius, Byzantine Emperor. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy

Portrait of Roman Emperor Romulus Augustulus
Roman Emperor Flavius Romulus Augustus, died 476. Romulus Augustulus, last Western Roman Emperor. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma

A man dressed in authentic English Civil War costume. Date: c. 1910
A man dressed in authentic English Civil War costume. Date: c.1910

Old View of Birmingham from Dugdales Warwickshire. 1656

Sir John Bolle of Thorpe Hall, Louth, Lincolnshire
Sir John Bolle (?-1606) of Thorpe Hall, Louth, Lincolnshire. circa early 17th century

George Fox, Quaker, preaching in a tavern
George Fox, founder of the Quakers or Society of Friends, preaching in a tavern. Date: 17th century

Infantry armour and weapons, 17th century. Breastplate, musket, arquebus, sabre, sword, halberd, helmet and lance. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Viscount Clive and his daughter Davina
Mervyn Horatio Herbert, 17th Baron Darcy de Knayth, styled Viscount Clive (1904 1943), British peer and Royal Air Force officer, pictured with his daughter Davina (born 1938). Date: 1942

Lambert Simnel working in the Royal Kitchens
Lambert Simnel (circa 1477circa 1525) - pretender to the throne of England. His claim to be Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, in 1487 threatened the newly-established reign of King Henry VII

Salmon Fishing at Mudeford, Christchurch, Hampshire, England. The oldest of the buildings on Mudeford Quay (pictured on this card) are now known as Dutch Cottages

Eisenstadt, Austria - Esterhazy Palace (Schloss Esterhazy). Constructed in the late 13th century, and came under ownership of the Hungarian Esterhazy family in 1622

The grave of Saint Cecilia - Catacomb of Callixtus
Rome, Italy - The Catacomb(s) of Callixtus (also known as the Cemetery of Callixtus) is one of the Catacombs of Rome on the Appian Way - the grave of Saint Cecilia

DEMON OF GAMBLING C17
The demon of gambling will eat its way through all your worldly possessions in the end... Date: 17th century

Serles Place
View of Serles Place, London, near St Clement Danes Church. The street was built in the 17th century and demolished in 1866

Elizabethan Lawyers Date: circa 1600

The interior of Mughal emperor Akbars Tomb
The interior of Akbars tomb, the tomb of the Mughal emperor Akbar This tomb is an important Mughal architectural masterpiece

Delhi, India - Interior of Delhi Gate, Fort Delhi (Red Fort) - build by Emperor Shah Jahan between 1638 and 1648. Date: 1911

DUTCH MERCHANT VESSELS
Dutch West Indies Merchant Vessels. Date: early 17th century

Spoon, reverse
Pewter spoon with a slip top, made in England in c.1600 with a circular makers mark containing the initials RI. Date: c.1600

Spoon
Pewter spoon with a slip top, made in England in c.1600 with a circular makers mark containing the initials RI. Date: c.1600

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