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Background imageBeg Collection: Our Lady of Vladimir. beg. 12th c. Icon moved

Our Lady of Vladimir. beg. 12th c. Icon moved from Constantinople to Kiev in 1136 and Vladimir in 1155. Iconographic type Eleusa or Virgin of Tenderness. Byzantine art. Tempera on wood. RUSSIA

Background imageBeg Collection: James Doughty, oldest clown in England

James Doughty, oldest clown in England
James Doughty of Brighton, at the time of this photograph the oldest clown in England, about to celebrate his 94th birthday. Seen here in costume with two of his performing dogs

Background imageBeg Collection: Tablet of Shamash. beg. 9th c. BC. The sun-god

Tablet of Shamash. beg. 9th c. BC. The sun-god Shamash (right) receiving the Babylonian king Nabu-apla-iddina (left), between two interceding deities

Background imageBeg Collection: Alice and the Dodo

Alice and the Dodo -- the Dodo solemnly presented the thimble saying, " We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble"

Background imageBeg Collection: Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. Memorial wall dedicated

Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. Memorial wall dedicated to Pepe George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405A?i?1468). National hero and a key figure of the Albanian National Awakening Battle scene

Background imageBeg Collection: Winter landscape with skaters by Droochsloot

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

Background imageBeg Collection: Proposal on a leap year

Proposal on a leap year
A woman proposing to her boyfriend on Valentines Day during a leap year - the only occasion by tradition that this is allowed !

Background imageBeg Collection: Blacksod Bay and Nephin Beg Mountains, Mullaranny, Mayo

Blacksod Bay and Nephin Beg Mountains, Mullaranny, Mayo - a view of the bay and mountains with thatched cottages in the foreground. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Mayo; Blacksod)

Background imageBeg Collection: Belisarius Begging

Belisarius Begging
BELISARIUS Byzantine general under Emperor Justinian I, in disgrace, forced to beg in the street

Background imageBeg Collection: An old woman holds out a cup to beg on a Venice bridge

An old woman holds out a cup to beg on a Venice bridge
An old woman holds out a cup to beg for money. She sits and half-lies on the stone steps of a bridge in Venice, Italy. People walk by Date: 2013

Background imageBeg Collection: Advert, Trust Beecham's Pills to keep you fit

Advert, Trust Beecham's Pills to keep you fit Date: 1920

Background imageBeg Collection: Dog begging for meal - 1950s printer's block

Dog begging for meal - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imageBeg Collection: Poster, Oranjeboom Beer

Poster, Oranjeboom Beer Date: circa 1950

Background imageBeg Collection: FLIGHT OF LEUDASTE

FLIGHT OF LEUDASTE
The lecherous and devious Leudaste, risen from serfdom to count of Tours, flees from his many enemies : he will beg mercy of the queen, but she has him battered to death Date: 582

Background imageBeg Collection: RACIAL/FLORIDA INDIANS

RACIAL/FLORIDA INDIANS
Widows of Florida who having lost their husbands in the wars beg the King for his assistance; in the background, hermaphrodites attend to the sick and bury the dead Date: 1564

Background imageBeg Collection: Homeless man asks for donation from PDSA collector

Homeless man asks for donation from PDSA collector
A homeless man asks PDSA collector for donation, Central London. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageBeg Collection: Monument of Lady Frances Kniveton, Duchess of Dudley

Monument of Lady Frances Kniveton, Duchess of Dudley, wife of Sir Gilbert Kniveton, in the church of St. Giles in the Fields. Depicted in a shroud

Background imageBeg Collection: Gown by Dolly Tree - Florence Rice in Beg Borrow or Steal

Gown by Dolly Tree - Florence Rice in Beg Borrow or Steal
A gown designed by Dolly Tree for Florence Rice in Beg Borrow or Steal (1937) made of black lace over pale pink chiffon. It has a drop shoulder line with a very full skirt

Background imageBeg Collection: Greetings card, Terrier dog sitting up and begging

Greetings card, Terrier dog sitting up and begging. 20th century

Background imageBeg Collection: The Ladies Opportunity, by E. T. Wattson and Carlo Minasi

The Ladies Opportunity, by E. T. Wattson and Carlo Minasi
Promotional music sheet for The Ladies Opportunity - Song for Leap Year - song of 1860 by E. T. Wattson and Carlo Minasi. Dedicated to the Young Ladies of England

Background imageBeg Collection: The Mephistopheles Galop by John Fitzgerald

The Mephistopheles Galop by John Fitzgerald
Promotional music sheet for The Mephistopheles Galop by John Fitzgerald, as performed in the burlesque Very Little Faust and More Mephistopheles by Francis Burnand

Background imageBeg Collection: Illustration, Tessa

Illustration, Tessa. late 19th century

Background imageBeg Collection: Illustration, Who Speaks First, girl making dogs beg

Illustration, Who Speaks First, girl making dogs beg. late 19th century

Background imageBeg Collection: Guy Fawkes

Guy Fawkes
A man from the country with a great display of the gunpowder plotters, asking " A penny for the Guy!" at neighbouring houses. Date: circa 1850s

Background imageBeg Collection: Chimney Sweep, Beg Your Pardon, Sir

Chimney Sweep, Beg Your Pardon, Sir

Background imageBeg Collection: Two women and a little dog

Two women and a little dog -- Beg for it

Background imageBeg Collection: Beg - Holly Leaves

Beg - Holly Leaves. A little girl gets her little dog to sit up and beg, watched by her cat. 19th century

Background imageBeg Collection: Friday begs to become Robinson Crusoes servant

Friday begs to become Robinson Crusoes servant
Victorian scrap - Friday begs to become Robinson Crusoes servant. 19th century

Background imageBeg Collection: Penny for the Guy

Penny for the Guy
Country folk carrying the Guy, asking " A penny for the Guy!" at neighbouring houses. circa 1850s

Background imageBeg Collection: Katharine of Aragon pleads to stay with Henry VIII

Katharine of Aragon pleads to stay with Henry VIII (1491-1547) in their Palace. She had come before the cardinal sent from Rome, Cardinal Wolsey and the King. 1533

Background imageBeg Collection: GIRL AND DOG / BEGGING

GIRL AND DOG / BEGGING
A little girl makes her dog beg for a piece of chocolate which she is holding behind her back. Date: circa 1890

Background imageBeg Collection: WASSAIL-BOWL, 12TH NIGHT

WASSAIL-BOWL, 12TH NIGHT
Poor old man and musical friends beg WASSAIL-BOWL from Lord of the Manor Date: 17th Century

Background imageBeg Collection: A woman beggar sits in a church doorway, Cadiz, Spain

A woman beggar sits in a church doorway, Cadiz, Spain
A woman beggar sits with her hand out in a church doorway as a man in a white suit and hat walks by in the street. Cadiz, Spain. He is carrying a basket. The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Background imageBeg Collection: Young Hindu Ascetic asking for Alms - India

Young Hindu Ascetic asking for Alms - India
Young Hindu Ascetic asking for Alms - Bombay, India. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageBeg Collection: Samarkand, Uzbekistan - The Registan - Ulugh Beg Madrasa

Samarkand, Uzbekistan - The Registan - Ulugh Beg Madrasa, built during the Timurid Empire era of TimurTamerlane, with an imposing iwan with a lancet-arch pishtaq or portal facing the square

Background imageBeg Collection: Group containing King Faisal I and Fahad Beg

Group containing King Faisal I and Fahad Beg

Background imageBeg Collection: The Virgin of Christopher Columbus. beg. 16th

The Virgin of Christopher Columbus. beg. 16th c. Castilian anonymous. Oil on wood. SPAIN. Madrid. Lạ ro Galdiano Foundation

Background imageBeg Collection: MELENDEZ, Miguel Jacinto (1679-1731). Portrait

MELENDEZ, Miguel Jacinto (1679-1731). Portrait of Philip V. beg. 18th c. Oil on canvas. Private Collection

Background imageBeg Collection: Thumbelina begs the Field Mouse for food

Thumbelina begs the Field Mouse for food
A hungry Thumbelina begs for food at the Field Mouses house. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Background imageBeg Collection: Accept, I Beg, an Egg

Accept, I Beg, an Egg
Accept, I beg, an Easter egg A pretty girl offering Easter eggs from a basket

Background imageBeg Collection: Boy with a dog on a cutout New Year card

Boy with a dog on a cutout New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBeg Collection: Church Island, Lough Beg, Toome, Co. Antrim

Church Island, Lough Beg, Toome, Co. Antrim - a view of a church tower surrounded by much vegetation. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Toomebridge). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageBeg Collection: The mother of Zebedees sons begs to Jesus to have them with

The mother of Zebedees sons begs to Jesus to have them with her. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Background imageBeg Collection: Mirza Mohammed Ali Beg

Mirza Mohammed Ali Beg
MIRZA MOHAMMED ALI BEG Turkish translator of the Christian Bible into his native tongue. Date: ? - 1675

Background imageBeg Collection: Armenian monks, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Armenian monks, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
Armenian monks at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s

Background imageBeg Collection: Breviculum ex Artibus Raimundi Lulli Electum

Breviculum ex Artibus Raimundi Lulli Electum
" Breviculum ex Artibus Raimundi Lulli Electum. beg. 14th c. Miniature No. 5 from " Breviculum", reduced version of the collection of Ram󮠌 lulls works carried out by Thomas Le

Background imageBeg Collection: La Virgen de la Mosca. beg. 16th c. SPAIN. Toro

La Virgen de la Mosca. beg. 16th c. SPAIN. Toro. Colegiata de Santa Maric la Mayor (Collegiate Church of Santa Maric la Mayor). Detail with the Queen Isabel studying. Flemish art. Oil

Background imageBeg Collection: DOSSO DOSSI, Giovanni di Luteri, called (h. 1479-1542)

DOSSO DOSSI, Giovanni di Luteri, called (h. 1479-1542)
DOSSO DOSSI, Giovanni di Luteri, called (h.1479-1542). Portrait of a man, possibly Cesare Borgia. beg. 16th c. Detail. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum



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