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Mary Adshead (1904 - 1995), English painter, muralist, illustrator and designer. Date: 1927
Agnes Pinder-DavisArtist and designer, Agnes Pinder Davis pictured with her amazing modern pictures made of sheets and shiny metals combined with oil
Giovanni Bellini with figures from his paintingsPortrait of Giovanni Bellini (c1430 - 1516), Italian renaissance artist, with figures from his paintings. Date: late 15th century
Female attendant, Birth of Virgin, by Domenico GhirlandaioFemale attendant in the Birth of the Virgin, by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448 - 1494), engraving after a fresco in the choir of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy
Virgin proceeding to the Temple, by Domenico GhirlandaioThe Virgin proceeding to the Temple with female attendants, by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448-1494), engraving after a fresco in the choir of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. Date: 1485-1490
Benozzo Gozzoli with figures from Campo Santo, PisaPortrait of Benozzo Gozzoli (c1421-1497), Italian Renaissance artist, with two female figures from his series of frescoes at the Campo Santo cemetery, Pisa. Date: 15th century
Lorenzo Ghiberti and detail from Baptistery doors, FlorencePortrait of Lorenzo Ghiberti (Lorenzo di Bartolo, 1378-1455), Italian artist, goldsmith and sculptor, with a detail of the Annunciation from the bronze doors which he designed for the Baptistery in
Taddeo Gaddi and Andrea Orcagna with Campo Santo, PisaTaddeo Gaddi and Andrea Orcagna, Italian artists and architects (both pupils of Giotto) with the Campo Santo, Pisa, Italy. Date: 14th century
Chinese artists painting porcelain plates to be fired in a low-temperature oven. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte
Mill for grinding colour paints. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman
Annie Raven-Hill as Cleopatra at Artists Ball, 1910Annie Raven Hill, wife of Leonard Raven Hill, the well-known Punch artist, dressed up as Cleopatra for the Artists Ball held at the Grafton Galleries in 1910. 1910
Artists paletteArtists paint palette shown as mans face in illustration of man with message board. Date: 1938
Art StudioBlack & white illustration of artists in studio. Date: 1904
Poster, War Pictures by British Artists, National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London. Depicting Totes Meer (Dead Sea) by Paul Nash. circa 1940s
The College, Harrogate, West Yorkshire, outdoor scene with young women sketching and painting. Date: circa 1908
General Tom ThumbCharles Sherwood Stratton (1838 - 1883), known as General Tom Thumb, was a dwarf who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum
Artists and Amateurs Society Conversazione, Walliss RoomsArtists and Amateurs Society Conversazione at Walliss Rooms, London. 1860s
Marjorie Craigie, tapestry artist -- an exhibition of her work had just opened at the Bloomsbury Gallery, London. Working in silk and wool, she was influenced by the style of Picasso. Date: 1930
Julia Neilson in Romeo and JulietJulia Neilson (1868 - 1957), English actress, playing Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Date: 1911
St. Jamess Hall, London 1856An artists impression of St. Jamess Hall to be erected between Piccadilly and Regent Street. The architect for this was Owen Jones. 1856
Vaslav Nijinsky and Tamara KarsavinaVaslav Nijinsky (1889 - 1950) and Tamara Karsavina (1885 - 1978) in Le Spectre de la rose. Date: 1911
Heath Robinson and his design for Empress of India muralsWilliam Heath Robinson at work on a panel that would eventually be used to decorate the Knickerbocker bar on board the Canadian Pacific liner, Empress of India
George Studdy as guest at Society of Jewish ArtistsArtist George Studdy, regular contributor to The Sketch and creator of the famous Bonzo the cartoon dog, pictured as guest of honour at the Society of Jewish Artists in 1923. 1923
Drawing a borzoi on the beach at BiarritzMadame de Roberts, a well-known dog artist, with one of her sitters, a Borzoi, on the plage at Biarritz. Date: 1926
C R W Nevinson, The Artist Whose Recreation is JournalismChristopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, The Artist Whose Recreation is Journalism - former WW1 artist, seen in his studio and at his cocktail bar. The portrait bust of him is by Barney Seale. Date: 1933
Women artists making recruitment poster, WW1Two women artists making a recruitment poster at the start of the First World War. 1914
Cat artist and clients on a postcard. Date: circa 1900s
Dame Laura Knight, caricature by GarrettoDame Laura Knight (1877-1970), British artist and first woman artist to be made an RA since its foundation, pictured in caricature by Garretto in The Graphic
Charles Eastlake, President of the Royal Academy. 19th century
Cover design, L Image magazine, July 1897Art Nouveau style cover of L Image magazine, July 1897. 1897
Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959), Painter, particularly of equine subjects, and President of the Royal Academy from 1944-49. Outspoken opponent of Modernism
Work of Italian Futurists at the Sackville Gallery, 1912Double page spread from The Sketch magazine giving examples in colour of some of the paintings on display at the Sackville Gallery in London as part of an exhibition of Italian Futurists
Advert, Elliott and Fry photographers, LondonAdvert, Elliott and Fry, artists and photographers, Baker Street, Portman Square, London. 1880
Conductors and guest artists, Berlin Philharmonic OrchestraThe conductors and guest artists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. From 1 to 18 they are: Ferruccio Busoni, Teresa Carreno, Josef Rebicek, Siegfried Ochs, Marcella Sembrich, Pablo de Sarasate
Friedrich Geselschap, German artistFriedrich Geselschap (1835-1898), German artist specialising in historical subjects. circa 1897
Painting on an artists paletteEscaped - a humorous painting on an artists palette, showing two dogs watching a cat disappear through the hole. circa 1898
Painting on a palette by various German artists. circa 1898
Revival of the Royal Academy Banquet, 1949Winston Churchill making a speech at the Royal Academy banquet at Burlington House, revived after a period of ten years. Sir Alfred Munnings
Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) French artist, photographed in his home town of Aix-en-Provence in 1904. Date: 1904
Barbara Hepworth discusses with Michael TippettSculptor Barbara Hepworth discussing the object she had designed for the dancers in the opera, A Midsummer Marriage, composed by Michael Tippett and premiered on 27 January 1955. Date: 1955
Flora Lion in her studioFlora Lion (1878-1958), artist, pictured painting in her studio. Date: 1924
French poster, Exhibition in Paris, WW1French poster, design by Lucien Jonas, Exhibition at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, works by artists of invaded regions, 13 June to 15 July 1915, First World War
Front cover, British Artists at the Front, WW1Front cover, British Artists at the Front (Country Life), Part Two, Sir John Lavery ARA, First World War. 1916-1917
Campden Hill Art School - anatomy classFemale art students in a class of anatomy taught by Charles Shannon R.A. at Campden Hill. Date: 1927
Doris Zinkeisen (1898-1991), Scottish theatrical stage and costume designer, painter, commercial artist and writer. She was best known for her work in theatrical design
Anna ZinkeisenScottish artist Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901-1976), renowned as a painter, poster artist, illustrator and designer. Pictured with some designs for plaques for Wedgewood she carried out for the firm
Motley - Elizabeth Montgomery, Sophia & Peggy HarrisMotley was the name of the theatre design firm made up of three English designers, sisters Margaret Harris (known as " Percy" ) (19042000) and Sophie Harris (19001966)
Designing Patterns at Manningham Silk MillsDesigning Patterns at the Manningham Silk Mills. circa 1900