Branches Collection

Philemon and Baucis, two hospitable cottagers, ask the gods that they may die together, so P is turned into an oak tree and B to a linden, their branches intertwining

Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life in Norse mythology
Yggdrasil (Yggdrasill), the sacred ash, the Tree of Life, the Mundane Tree of Norse mythology, whose branches overhang the Universe

Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life in Norse mythology
Yggdrasil (Yggdrasill), the sacred ash, the Tree of Life, the Mundane Tree of Norse mythology, whose branches overhang the Universe

WW1 poster, Types of the British Army, Dismounted Branches, showing the various uniforms. Date: 1914-1918

Bees in springtime
Bees enjoy collecting pollen from abundant catkins on pussy willow branches growing by a river

Tatler front cover 1956
Front cover design in a typical 1950s style for The Tatler Early Spring Number. A woman wearing a voluminous checked blouse has a moment to herself while surrounded by lilac blossom

Wind Blown by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in a coat and hat picks nuts from the branches of a tree which is rapidly losing its leaves in the autumnal breeze

7-Branch Candlestick
Ceremonial objects : The GOLDEN CANDLESTICK (Menorah) with seven branches, used in the Temple at Jerusalem, is shown to the prophet Zechariah by an angel

Bunny and Child
A bunny dances with a child in a bunny costume, while coloured eggs lie on the grass and a robin sings on the bare branches of a silver birch

Heart (Anon)
the heart showing the ventricles, auricles, aorta, arteries, carotid branches and other associated vessels

Four hummingbirds with chicks in a nest
Four adult hummingbirds with chicks in a nest -- ornysmia trochilus moschita, ornysmia Vieilloti, ornysmia Sasin trochili cristati (in nest) ornysmia mellivorus

Brochure illustration, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, showing the Footshape Works where the boots and shoes are made, with addresses of branches below, in London, Bradford, Brighton and Leicester

The Immortal Hour, by Rutland Boughton, Birmingham
The Immortal Hour, music drama by Rutland Boughton from the play by Fiona MacLeod, produced by Barry V Jackson, at the Repertory Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham. circa 1921

Mixed Russian Sauna / C19
A mixed Russian sauna - men women and children sit around, cool off with cold water and beat themselves - and each other - with branches. Date: early 19th century

Thumbelina flies off with her Fairy Prince
Thumbelina meets the Fairy Prince and flies off with him, and they live Happily Ever After. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

The Nymph of the Tree Top
A nymph, naked except for diaphanous drapery, stands above the tree tops surveying the forest below

Two Badgers in a wood
Two badgers (Meles meles) forage for food in a wood. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

The new coffee tavern at Bradford
Interior and exterior views of the new coffee tavern in Bradford, inaugurated by W. E Forster, M.P in 1879. The Coffee Tavern movement was a Victorian effort to get people out of pubs

The man in the Moon
A boy, retrieving his kite from the branches of a tree, finds himself confronted by the Man in the Moon

Promotional card for the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers Ltd - Turkish Company with head office at Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey and branches in London, Paris, Constantinople (Istanbul), New York, Cairo

Man making lobster pot at Beesands, Start Bay, Devon
A man using withies (willow branches) to make a lobster pot at Beesands, Start Bay, Devon. Date: circa 1970s

Bathing Beach of the Royal Muskoka Hotel, Canada
Children playing at the Bathing Beach of the Royal Muskoka Hotel, Canada, in and around the water and a canoe at the waters edge

Newby Bridge, Lake District, Cumbria - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Boys with boat full of tree branches
Five boys with a boat full of tree branches. circa 1937

LCC-LFB foam carrier and foam equipment
The foam carrier (lorry) and pump-escape from station 71 Battersea demonstrating the foam making capability of front-line fire engines

Fantasy Landscape Diptych - Left
Cherry blossom branches overhang a misty fantasy landscape of soft hills, mountains and lakes. The left side of a Diptych painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Sunset through the trees
The last rays of the days sun cast two autumnal trees into sharp silhouette. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Oak Apple Day at Chelsea Hospital
Lord Roberts takes the salute of the Chelsea Pensioners as they march past the statue of Charles II, which is covered with oak branches in honour of Oak Apple Day

Christmas children skating by Florence Hardy
Five little girls, wearing complementing cosy outfits of coats, feathered pill box hats and fur muffs, skate in unison across a pond with holly branches in their arms

Butchers to the Queen
J G Randall, butcher by appointment to Queen Victoria, and the Prince of Wales : presumably in central London, with branches in Highgate and Finchley

Holly with bells and red ribbon on a Christmas postcard. circa 1890s

Chimpanzees in the African jungle, knuckle-walking, swinging from creepers and generally monkeying around! Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Robin and blue tit in a cage on a cutout New Year card, with holly and mistletoe. Date: circa 1890s

Poster advertising Pontresina in Switzerland
Poster advertising Pontresina, an alpine village in the Engadin region of Switzerland, not far from St Moritz

Fantasy Landscape Diptych - Right
Cherry blossom branches overhang a misty fantasy landscape of soft hills, mountains and lakes. The right side of a Diptych painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the 104th Quatrain

A man using withies (willow branches) to make a lobster or crab pot at Beesands, Start Bay, Devon. Date: 1960

A man using withies (willow branches) to make a lobster or crab pot at Beesands, Start Bay, Devon. Date: 1960

Local withies (willow branches) for making crab or lobster pots, Beesands, Start Bay, Devon Date: 1960

A man using withies (willow branches) to make a lobster or crab pot at Beesands, Start Bay, Devon. Date: 1960

The Tree of Battles. Allegorical engraving representing
The Tree of Battles. Allegory representing the discord which existed between the various social classes during the Middle Ages

Floor mosaic from the Basilica of St. Sophia in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was located in the apse of the first ecclesiastical building on the site of the basilica. First quarter of the 4th century AD

Floor mosaic from the Basilica of St. Sophia in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was located in the apse of the first ecclesiastical building on the site of the basilica. First quarter of the 4th century AD

Stele erected by Cassia Cogitata in memory of her parents Cassius Felix and Cassia Lacaena, and her son Vetsidius Super. Decorated with reliefs of Medusa and a krater with vine branches

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). The besieged
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege of Paris (19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871). The besieged cutting down trees round Paris for firewood. Engraving by Trichon

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege of Paris (19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871). Guard corp on the walls of Paris. Engraving by Laporta

Good Wishes Greetings Card featuring five budgerigars
Good Wishes Greetings Card featuring five bright green budgerigars sitting on th branches of a cherry blossom tree. Date: circa 1920s

Child & Flowers
Tender Branches'. Painting of a young girl arranging lilies in a vase. Date: 1904

William Careless hiding King Charles II in an oak tree, 1651
Royalist William Careless hiding King Chales II from Oliver Cromwell's troops in the branches of an oak tree after the Battle of Worcester, 1651

Nomadic Puri family relaxing in a hut made of leaves and branches, man lying in hammock, woman roasting meat on a fire. Amazon River, Brazil

An eagle presides over a court of birds in a tree.A magpie, owl, vulture, and sparrow in attendance. Council of birds. The vulture, the sparrow and other birds

The Philosopher and the Pheasants. A bearded old man with staff stands under a tree with pheasants in its branches

16th century. Native American dance. Virginia. Men and women dancing around Three of the fayrest Virgins at center

16th century. Native American dance. Virginia. Men and women dancing around Three of the fayrest Virgins at center

A pagan belief, that holly was a symbol of fertility and eternal life, this took place on the Twelfth Night, burning holly tree branch was carried through the village, followed by a brass band

The Grizzly giant, sequoia tree, Maarispos Grove, California, men and horses in front of the tree. Vintage 19th century photograph

Ram caught in a thicket, Ur
Ram caught in a thicket Ur, an ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia (Iraq)

The Giant Walnut Tree - Bossington, Exmoor, Somerset
The Giant Walnut Tree - Bossington, Exmoor, Holnicote Estate, Somerset. Date: circa 1910s

The Frost Fairies
A childrens short story illustration which shows some mythical frost fairies clinging to some thin tree branches. Date: circa 1944

Morris Four Fruits Wallpaper
A patterned example of the four fruits wallpaper, designed by Morris and Co. featuring diangonally orientated branches of different fruit trees. Date: circa 1864

Africa. Congo. Courtyard of a factory in Banana
History of Africa. 19th century. Courtyard of a factory in Banana. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

The Congo. Panorama of the Upper Congo
History of Africa. 19th century. Congo. Panoramic view of the Upper Congo. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Garden In May
An etching of a garden in May, bursting with flowers and low hanging tree branches, a lady is walking down a neat pathway. Date: circa 1918

The Road To London
A landscape painting of a quiet countryside road, which trails through a natural archway of large trees, with linking branches. Date: circa 1917

Autunno
A portrait painting comprising of a boy and girl, relaxing under some hanging branches, on a hill during Autumn. A large black horse is standing just behind them. Date: circa 1916

Tree By A Cottage
An etching which shows a large, gnarled tree, the branches have grown through a low formation of leaves. A welcoming countryside cottage with a smoking chimney sits behind. Date: 1911

City View
This painting shows a view of an industrial city with smokestacks, looking across a wide river with boats travelling across, through the branches of some foreground trees. Date: circa 1916

Cloud-encircled peak of Mount Fuji from Lake Motosu, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

The Giant
A landscape pencil drawing, dominated by the presence of a very large, gnarled tree with distinctive branches. Date: circa 1925

The Barn
A charcoal drawing showing a view of a bark, with a flock of chickens spread outside, from the concealed view of hanging tree branches. Date: circa 1921

Ravenscroft (now called Cleddon Hall), Trellech, Monmouthshire, Wales, birthplace of Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher and author

Christmas card in the shape of a leaf, opened out to reveal birds on branches and a verse. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Ravenscroft (Cleddon Hall), cave in garden
Ravenscroft (now called Cleddon Hall), Trellech, Monmouthshire, Wales, birthplace of Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher and author

Nature Insect Insects Butterfly Butterflies Moth
nature, insect, insects, butterfly, butterflies, moth, moths, wing, wings, markings, 1898, 1890s, late, victorian, branch, branches, plant, plants, illustration, sphingidae, acherontia, atropos

Postcard design - Why don t you call? Two birds chirping at each other, one perched in a spindly tree Date: circa 1937

Coppicing, forestry workers, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: cutting branches, coppicing, forestry workers, Japan

Lebanese cedar trees, photogrraphed by Frrancis Frith
Vintage 19th century photograph - Lebanese cedar trees, photogrraphed by Frrancis Frith

Musical comedy, The Medal and the Maid, song, She ought to have a prize for that, music by Sidney Jones, words by Charles H Taylor. Simon Pentweazle (Mr J Robert Hale)

Young Girl with Holly
Christmas. Pretty young girl in period costume with branches of holly. Date: 1903

Botanic Gardens Regents Park
The Royal Botanic Society was a learned society founded in 1839 by James de Carle Sowerby under a royal charter to the Duke of Norfolk and others

Branches of plum blossom with calligraphy and seal
Branches of white and pink plum blossom with calligraphy and seal

Branches of plum blossom

Branches of white plum blossom against a full moon. With calligraphy and seal

Branch of pink plum blossom over a river

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