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1872 Collection

Background image1872 Collection: The Kinecar by William Heath Robinson

The Kinecar by William Heath Robinson
Double page illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a well-equipped omnibus transporting passengers while they watch a film

Background image1872 Collection: Claude Monet (1840 1926). Impression, Sunrise (Impression

Claude Monet (1840 1926). Impression, Sunrise (Impression
Claude Monet (1840 1926). Founder of French impressionist painting. Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant). 1872. Oil on canvas. Museum of Marmottan Monet. Paris. France

Background image1872 Collection: Vaughan Williams

Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams Composer

Background image1872 Collection: Map of Wessex

Map of Wessex
A map of the Wessex of the novels

Background image1872 Collection: Ralph Vaughan Williams -

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Musician

Background image1872 Collection: Colour / Walrus / Carpenter

Colour / Walrus / Carpenter
The Walrus and the Carpenter

Background image1872 Collection: GURDJIEFF (1872-1949)

GURDJIEFF (1872-1949)
Georgei Ivanovitch Gurdjieff Russian spiritual leader

Background image1872 Collection: Grigori Rasputin in 1912

Grigori Rasputin in 1912
GRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian mystic and court favourite in 1912

Background image1872 Collection: A Garden Guide - Extracting a Weed from a Lawn

A Garden Guide - Extracting a Weed from a Lawn
Illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a typically convoluted method of weeding a garden lawn

Background image1872 Collection: GURDJIEFF

GURDJIEFF
Georgei Ivanovitch Gurdjieff Russian spiritual leader

Background image1872 Collection: Scriabin / Hull 1914

Scriabin / Hull 1914
ALEKSANDR SCRIABIN Aka Skryabin Russian composer

Background image1872 Collection: Vaughan Williams Photo

Vaughan Williams Photo
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS musical composer

Background image1872 Collection: Rasputin Caricature

Rasputin Caricature
GRIGORI RASPUTIN caricatured as the sinister leader of Russias ruling house, looming over the puppet-like figures of Nicolas II and Alexandra

Background image1872 Collection: Grigori Rasputin in 1908

Grigori Rasputin in 1908
GRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian mystic and court favourite in 1908

Background image1872 Collection: Jabberwock Colour

Jabberwock Colour
" The jabberwock, with eye of flame, came whiffling through the tulgey wood"

Background image1872 Collection: Alice and Humpty Dumpty

Alice and Humpty Dumpty
" If he smiled much more the ends of his mouth might meet behind, " she thought

Background image1872 Collection: Scotland vs. England Football Match, 1872

Scotland vs. England Football Match, 1872
Illustrations from the Scotland vs. England Friendly of 30th November 1872, played at West of Scotland Cricket Club Ground, Partick, near Glasgow

Background image1872 Collection: Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)
Photograph of Captain Roald Engelbreth Gravning Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, in his cold weather clothing and skis, Antarctica, 1912

Background image1872 Collection: Folklore / Wild Hunt

Folklore / Wild Hunt
Asgaardsreiden, Norwegian myth of the Wild Hunt

Background image1872 Collection: EMILY DAVISON

EMILY DAVISON Died after throwing herself in front of the King's horse at the Derby in June 1913, She is wearing a prisoner's brooch & another medal. 1872 - 1913

Background image1872 Collection: A Game of Bowls, England, c. 1872

A Game of Bowls, England, c. 1872
Engraving showing a close game of bowls on a bowling lawn somewhere in England, c.1872. Four players appear to be vigorously contesting the result

Background image1872 Collection: Wedding Feast by William Heath Robinson

Wedding Feast by William Heath Robinson
Finely detailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a wedding feast amid a rural setting

Background image1872 Collection: Carthusian monks process to matins at 2 am

Carthusian monks process to matins at 2 am
Carthusian monks in cowls and habits process to matins at 2 am

Background image1872 Collection: Nikolai Grundtvig

Nikolai Grundtvig
NIKOLAI Fs GRUNDTVIG Danish theologian and poet with his autograph Date: 1783 - 1872

Background image1872 Collection: Rasputin, Grigory Yefimovich (1872-1916)

Rasputin, Grigory Yefimovich (1872-1916). Siberian monk, Tsar Nicholas IIs councillor. Portrait of Rasputin. Photography. RUSSIA

Background image1872 Collection: Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell
BERTRAND RUSSELL, 3rd Earl Russell - British philospher and author, smoking a pipe whilst sitting at his desk in the study of his home, Plas Pendryn, Wales. Date: 1872 - 1970

Background image1872 Collection: Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)
Photographic portrait of Roald Engelbreth Gravning Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer who was the first man to navigate the Northwest Passage and reach the South Pole

Background image1872 Collection: GURDJIEFF (1872-1949)

GURDJIEFF (1872-1949)
Georgei Ivanovitch Gurdjieff Russian spiritual leader (in 1935)

Background image1872 Collection: Between Berlin and Rome

Between Berlin and Rome - Otto von Bismarck and Pope Leo XIII play a straegic game of chess. Cartoon from Kladderadatsch, 1875

Background image1872 Collection: Birds eye view of the city of Charleston South Carolina 187

Birds eye view of the city of Charleston South Carolina 1872

Background image1872 Collection: Archbishop Manning on Clerkenwell Green, London, 1872

Archbishop Manning on Clerkenwell Green, London, 1872
Engraving showing Archbishop Manning administering the pledge, before a large audience on Clerkenwell Green, London, 1872

Background image1872 Collection: The West London Jewish Synagogue, 1872

The West London Jewish Synagogue, 1872
Engraving showing the interior of the West London Jewish Synagogue in Upper Berkeley Street, near Edgware Road, London, 1872

Background image1872 Collection: Rasputin in Hospital

Rasputin in Hospital
GRIGORI RASPUTIN Russian priest and intriguer in hospital after Khina Gussevas attempt on his life

Background image1872 Collection: Ranjitsinhji / Spy / V. Fair

Ranjitsinhji / Spy / V. Fair
Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji Rajput nobleman and English cricketer who played for Sussex

Background image1872 Collection: St Vincents Industrial School, Dartford, Kent

St Vincents Industrial School, Dartford, Kent
The main building of St Vincents Industrial School, Dartford, Kent

Background image1872 Collection: Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell
BERTRAND RUSSELL, 3rd Earl Russell - British philospher and author, lying down smoking a pipe during one of his hikes into the Welsh countryside. Date: 1872 - 1970

Background image1872 Collection: Bertrand Russell / C 1924

Bertrand Russell / C 1924
BERTRAND RUSSELL 3rd EARL RUSSELL English mathematician and philosopher

Background image1872 Collection: John Cowper Powys

John Cowper Powys
JOHN COWPER POWYS English Author of novels such as Owen Glendower (1940), poetry, philosophical and critical works

Background image1872 Collection: Alice / Walrus & Carpenter

Alice / Walrus & Carpenter
Walrus & Carpenter address the oysters

Background image1872 Collection: Alice: lion and Unicorn

Alice: lion and Unicorn
LION AND UNICORN Alice with the Lion and the Unicorn - and a plum cake

Background image1872 Collection: Tenniel / Alice & Glass / Bw

Tenniel / Alice & Glass / Bw
Alice looking through the looking glass 1 of 2 : this side

Background image1872 Collection: Law / Police / Britain

Law / Police / Britain
Duty and Pleasure A policeman on duty on a snowy night in a fashionable London square, while some of the residents set off for an evening of leisure

Background image1872 Collection: Exotic dancer by Rene Bull

Exotic dancer by Rene Bull
A stylised illustration by Rene Bull (1872-1942) showing a scantily clad exotic dancer in a beautiful garden hanging with fruits

Background image1872 Collection: Kentucky Railroad Shares

Kentucky Railroad Shares
Kentucky and Great Eastern Railway Company - thousand collar share certificate

Background image1872 Collection: Boat Race Hammersmith

Boat Race Hammersmith
The boat race, as viewed from Hammersmith Bridge

Background image1872 Collection: Mazzini / Perrin

Mazzini / Perrin
GIUSEPPE MAZZINI Italian patriot

Background image1872 Collection: John King / Explorer

John King / Explorer
JOHN KING Explorer; part of the Burke and Wills expedition to Australia

Background image1872 Collection: Emily Davison

Emily Davison
The Late Miss E.W Davison Postcard published in commemoration of EMILY DAVISON showing her in academic garb

Background image1872 Collection: Cartoon, Bottoms Dream (Republicanism)

Cartoon, Bottoms Dream (Republicanism)
Cartoon, BOTTOMS DREAM -- Nick Bottom (the working-man): I have a dream

Background image1872 Collection: Mary Celeste 1872

Mary Celeste 1872
The ship as it was encountered by the Dei Gratia

Background image1872 Collection: Christopher Columbus at La Rabida, 1872. By F. Adam

Christopher Columbus at La Rabida, 1872. By F. Adam
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Genoese navigator. Columbus at the Convent of La Rabida, 1872. Copy by F. Adam of the homonimous painting by Eduardo Cano de la Pena. Maritime Museum. Barcelona

Background image1872 Collection: Sir Francis Crossley, businessman, philanthropist and MP

Sir Francis Crossley, businessman, philanthropist and MP
Sir Francis Crossley (1817-1872), 1st Baronet of Halifax, British carpet manufacturer, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician. Date: 1860s

Background image1872 Collection: Bramley Workhouse, Armley, Leeds

Bramley Workhouse, Armley, Leeds
The porter stands in front of the Bramley Union Workhouse on Green Hill Road, Armley near Leeds. The building, opened in 1872, was designed by CS and AJ Nelson. C.1910s

Background image1872 Collection: Severn Tunnel Diver

Severn Tunnel Diver
The brave diver Alexander Lambert descending the shaft into the flooded tunnel. In Fleuss diving gear, he closed the headwall door and prevented further flooding

Background image1872 Collection: Leeds Rail Excursion

Leeds Rail Excursion
Flyer issued by the Midland Railway announcing a Cheap Excursion Train from Sheffield to Leeds for the Leeds Horticultural Show Date: 1872

Background image1872 Collection: Birkenhead / Fe Smith / 1919

Birkenhead / Fe Smith / 1919
FREDERICK EDWIN SMITH 1st EARL of BIRKENHEAD Lawyer and statesman, depicted with a copy of Samuel Smiless Self Help Date: 1872 - 1930

Background image1872 Collection: On board the Indus emigrant ship

On board the Indus emigrant ship
The cover of The Graphic, 29 June 1872, including five illustrations of life on board the Indus emigrant ship, one of the London Line of Queensland Packets, which set sail from Gravesend

Background image1872 Collection: ROBERT i YARZABAL, Bartomeu (1842-1902). Catalan

ROBERT i YARZABAL, Bartomeu (1842-1902). Catalan physician and politician. MESTRES I BORRELL, F鬩 x (1872-1933). Painting. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Gallery of Famous Catalans

Background image1872 Collection: String quartet, 1872

String quartet, 1872
Mr.L.Ries, Madame Norman-Neruda, Herr Straus and Signore Piatti performing at one of the Monday popular concerts at St Jamess Hall. Date: 1872

Background image1872 Collection: Entrance to Ashford Residential School, Surrey

Entrance to Ashford Residential School, Surrey
Located on Woodthorpe Road, at Ashford, near Staines, Surrey, and opened in 1872 as the West London District School

Background image1872 Collection: Princesses of Schleswig-Holstein

Princesses of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Marie-Louise and Princess Helena Victoria (Thora) of Schleswig-Holstein, the daughters of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein

Background image1872 Collection: The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath Robinson

The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath Robinson
A desperate effort to instil good luck into a five-franc plaque before returning to the Casino. Illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944)

Background image1872 Collection: Clara Butt / Bassano

Clara Butt / Bassano
CLARA BUTT Opera singer (contralto)

Background image1872 Collection: Election Returns, USA

Election Returns, USA
A crowd gathers outside the office of the New York Herald newspaper to read the election returns; they have to be kept in order by police officers

Background image1872 Collection: Oscar Ii / Sweden / 1901

Oscar Ii / Sweden / 1901
OSCAR II King of Sweden (1872-1907) and of Norway (1872-1905)

Background image1872 Collection: Sport / Football / Specific

Sport / Football / Specific
ENGLAND Vs SCOTLAND. Played at the West of Scotland Cricket Club, near Glasgow. England beat Scotland 5 - 2

Background image1872 Collection: Mary Celeste / Crew Aboard

Mary Celeste / Crew Aboard
The crew of the Dei Gratia board the abandoned vessel

Background image1872 Collection: Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen
ROALD AMUNDSEN Norwegian polar explorer

Background image1872 Collection: Golden spangled Hamburgh cock and hen

Golden spangled Hamburgh cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Henry Beldons pair, cock cup at Birmingham 1870, hen cup at Kendal, Whitehouse and Spalding 1871

Background image1872 Collection: Views of Golden Lane, London 1872

Views of Golden Lane, London 1872
Views of Golden Lane, near Smithfield Market, in London, 1872

Background image1872 Collection: Salmon-pink hyacinth hybrid, Hyacinthus Excelsior

Salmon-pink hyacinth hybrid, Hyacinthus Excelsior.. Handcolored botanical drawn and lithographed by W.G. Smith from H.H. Dombrains Floral Magazine 1872. Worthington G

Background image1872 Collection: Yellow and brown and crimson pelargonium geranium

Yellow and brown and crimson pelargonium geranium hybrids: Mareschal and McMahon.. Hand-colored illustration drawn and lithographed by Worthington Smith from H.H. Dombrains Floral Magazine 1872

Background image1872 Collection: Alice with Two Queens

Alice with Two Queens
TWO QUEENS Alice with the two Queens

Background image1872 Collection: William Henry Seward

William Henry Seward
WILLIAM HENRY SEWARD American statesman Date: 1801 - 1872

Background image1872 Collection: National Childrens Home, Edgworth, Lancashire

National Childrens Home, Edgworth, Lancashire
A birds eye view of the National Childrens Home at Edgworth, near Bolton, Lancashire

Background image1872 Collection: The London poor at their Christmas shopping

The London poor at their Christmas shopping
The poor of London doing their Christmas shopping. This was sketched in the New Cut

Background image1872 Collection: Cricketer, F. E. Smith

Cricketer, F. E. Smith
F.E. Smith Cricketer - Surrey

Background image1872 Collection: Harry Tate / Vfair 1912

Harry Tate / Vfair 1912
HARRY TATE (Ronald Macdonald Hutchison) English music hall comedian, best known for sketches on golfing, motoring and fishing

Background image1872 Collection: Irish Contry Postman

Irish Contry Postman
Irish country postman delivering the mail

Background image1872 Collection: Gordon Craig / Sepia Photo

Gordon Craig / Sepia Photo
GORDON CRAIG Stage designer in 1890

Background image1872 Collection: Jack in the Green 1872

Jack in the Green 1872
Jack-in-the-Green is performed outside Montagu House, Portman Square, London. The house was originally built in 1782 for Elizabeth Montagu, a noted social figure

Background image1872 Collection: Diaghilev Photo Sacha

Diaghilev Photo Sacha
SERGEY PAVLOVICH DIAGHILEV Russian Art critic and impresario. A key figure in producing the Ballet Russes

Background image1872 Collection: Picnicking at Ascot

Picnicking at Ascot
Fashionable racegoers are served by their menservants with lobster and champagne as they picnic behind the grandstand at Ascot Races

Background image1872 Collection: Bishopsgate St / Dore 1872

Bishopsgate St / Dore 1872
Bishopsgate Street, in the City of London



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