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Background imageClasses Collection: PELLIZZA DA VOLPEDO, Giuseppe (1868-1901). The

PELLIZZA DA VOLPEDO, Giuseppe (1868-1901). The Fourth Estate. 1901. Central detail. Naturalism. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Milan. Pinacotheca of Brera

Background imageClasses Collection: The Flower Market Of The Madeleine by Blampied

The Flower Market Of The Madeleine by Blampied
An illustration by Edmund Blampied of a bustling flower market at the Place de la Madeleine in Paris. Blampied (1886-1966) drew countless illustrations for the ILN magazines

Background imageClasses Collection: Large classroom, Harrow School

Large classroom, Harrow School
A large classroom at Harrow School with several classes held at once

Background imageClasses Collection: Sweet gale or Dutch myrtle, Myrica gale

Sweet gale or Dutch myrtle, Myrica gale

Background imageClasses Collection: Sea or rock samphire, Crithmum maritimum

Sea or rock samphire, Crithmum maritimum

Background imageClasses Collection: Boy Repairs Boots / 1930

Boy Repairs Boots / 1930
A boy is taught to mend his own boots in classes at a London School

Background imageClasses Collection: Western Ambulance Station, Seagrave Road, Fulham

Western Ambulance Station, Seagrave Road, Fulham
Entrance to the ambulance station at the Western Fever Hospital on Seagrave Road, Fulham

Background imageClasses Collection: Tennis Court Oath

Tennis Court Oath
Representatives of the non- privileged classes held a meeting in a tennis court after finding themselves locked out of their usual meeting hall in Versailles

Background imageClasses Collection: Twinflower or two-flowered linnaea, Linnaea borealis

Twinflower or two-flowered linnaea, Linnaea borealis

Background imageClasses Collection: Blue lotus of the Nile, Nymphaea caerulea

Blue lotus of the Nile, Nymphaea caerulea

Background imageClasses Collection: Lady Desborough with her sons, Julian and Billy

Lady Desborough with her sons, Julian and Billy
Ethel Anne Priscilla ( Ettie ) Grenfell (n饠 Fane), Lady Desborough (1867-1952), Wife of William Henry Grenfell, Baron Desborough

Background imageClasses Collection: Miss Pamela Maude (Mrs William La Touche Congreve)

Miss Pamela Maude (Mrs William La Touche Congreve)
Miss Pamela Maude, the daughter of actor Cyril Maude, pictured at the time of her marriage to Captain William La Touche Congreve of the Rifle Brigade

Background imageClasses Collection: Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland returns from the front, WW1

Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland returns from the front, WW1
Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland, pictured at the Hague with her party of nurses after they had returned from the heavily bombarded town of Namur where they had set up a hospital

Background imageClasses Collection: The happy Mother: a dancing class

The happy Mother: a dancing class
A mother giving her daughter over encouragement while she is dancing. Date: 1930

Background imageClasses Collection: Interior of a Dorsetshire Labourers Cottage

Interior of a Dorsetshire Labourers Cottage
Interior view of a peasants cottage in Dorset in 1846, accompanying an article reporting on the poverty and squalor of some villages in the county

Background imageClasses 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 imageClasses Collection: Rotary Club 1950S

Rotary Club 1950S
Four gentlemen enjoy a drink and a spot of socialising at the Rotary Club Headquarters, Rotary House, Portland Place, London

Background imageClasses Collection: Community / Town Planning /

Community / Town Planning /
Robert Owen seeks to create an ideal working community at New Lanark, near Glasgow, Scotland - schoolgirls dancing a quadrille

Background imageClasses Collection: Thrift, Armeria maritima

Thrift, Armeria maritima (Statice armeria)

Background imageClasses Collection: Ladies of the Land - Society Workers on a model farm, WW1

Ladies of the Land - Society Workers on a model farm, WW1
A model farm at West Malvern where girls of the higher social classes are trained in the practical work and theory of dairying, including cheese-making, poultry culture, goat-keeping, and so

Background imageClasses Collection: IIllustration showing the percentage of the ethnic

IIllustration showing the percentage of the ethnic
History of Latvia. IIllustration showing the percentage of the ethnic Latvian population compared to the rest by the late 18th century in the Baltic nation. Latvian War Museum. Riga. Latvia

Background imageClasses Collection: Smart shoppers on Bond Street, London

Smart shoppers on Bond Street, London
Smart shoppers examining the elaborate window display of the shops and boutiques on Bond Street, London Date: 1906

Background imageClasses Collection: The children of the Lara family, 1832, by Jose

The children of the Lara family, 1832, by Jose
Jose Roldan Martinez (1808-1871). Spanish painter. The children of the Lara family, 1832. Oil on canvas, 175, 5 x 247, 5 cm. Detail. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageClasses Collection: The children of the Lara family, 1832, by Jose

The children of the Lara family, 1832, by Jose
Jose Roldan Martinez (1808-1871). Spanish painter. The children of the Lara family, 1832. Oil on canvas, 175, 5 x 247, 5 cm. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageClasses Collection: The coat of arms of Death. A married couple belonging

The coat of arms of Death. A married couple belonging to the nobility shows the emblem of Death

Background imageClasses Collection: The Tree of Battles. Allegorical engraving representing

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

Background imageClasses Collection: History of Italy. 1400. From left to right: Pope

History of Italy. 1400. From left to right: Pope
History of Italy. 1400. From left to right, 1: Pope Boniface IX, 3-4: cardinals, 5: canon, 6: Venetian noble, 7: bourgeois woman, 8: farmer. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu

Background imageClasses Collection: History of Germany. 14th century. From left to

History of Germany. 14th century. From left to right, 1: Count of Thuringia, 2-5-8: knights in battle dress, 3-4: ordinary people armed, 6-7: noble dames. Chromolithography

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France. 1400. From left to right, 2

History of France. 1400. From left to right, 2: Charles VII of France (1403-1461), 3: citizen, 4-5: noblemen, 6: professor, 7: citizen, 8: page, 9: citizen, 10: herald, 11-12: princes

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France. 1400. From left to right: citizen

History of France. 1400. From left to right: citizen
History of France. 1400. From left to right, 1: citizen, 2: Charles VII of France (1403-1461), 3: citizen, 4-5: noblemen, 6: professor, 7: citizen, 8: page, 9: citizen. Chromolithography

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France. 1400. From left to right, 1

History of France. 1400. From left to right, 1: citizen, 2: Charles VII of France (1403-1461), 3: citizen, 4-5: noblemen, 6: professor, 7: citizen, 8: page, 9: citizen, 10: herald, 11-12: princes

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France. 1300. From left to right: citizens

History of France. 1300. From left to right: citizens
History of France. 1300. From left to right, 5-6-7: citizens, 8-9-10: citizens and nobleman, 11: knight, 12: sergeant-at-arms, 13: Archduke of Burgundy. Chromolithography

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France. 1300. From left to right: citizens

History of France. 1300. From left to right: citizens
History of France. 1300. From left to right, 1 to 7: citizens, 8-9-10: citizens and nobleman, 11: knight, 12: sergeant-at-arms, 13: Archduke of Burgundy. Chromolithography

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France. 1300. From left to right: queens

History of France. 1300. From left to right: queens
History of France. 1300. From left to right, 1-2: queens and princesses, 3: middle-class woman, 4: lady, 5: middle-class woman, 6: lady, 7: middle-class woman. Chromolithography. Detail

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France. 1300. From left to right: queens

History of France. 1300. From left to right: queens
History of France. 1300. From left to right, 1 and 2: queens and princesses, 3: middle-class woman, 4: lady, 5: middle-class woman, 6: lady, 7-8: middle-class women, 9: lady, 10: queen, 11: lady

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France. 1200. From left to right: ordinary

History of France. 1200. From left to right: ordinary
History of France. 1200. From left to right, 4-5-6-7: ordinary people dresses, 8: princess, 9: Carthusian, 10: Trappist friar, 11: nobleman, 12: noblewoman. Chromolithography. Detail

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France. 1200. From left to right: ordinary

History of France. 1200. From left to right: ordinary
History of France. 1200. From left to right, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7: ordinary people dresses, 8: princess. Chromolithography. Detail. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France. 1200. From left to right: ordinary

History of France. 1200. From left to right: ordinary
History of France. 1200. From left to right, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7: ordinary people dresses, 8: princess, 9: Carthusian, 10: Trappist friar, 11: nobleman, 12: noblewoman. Chromolithography

Background imageClasses Collection: History of England. 1300-1400. From left to right

History of England. 1300-1400. From left to right, 5-6: court dresses, 7: knight, 8: citizen (ordinary people). Chromolithography. Detail. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

Background imageClasses Collection: History of England. 1300-1400. From left to right

History of England. 1300-1400. From left to right, 1: warrior, 2: crossbowman, 1376. 3: warrior, 4: ordinary people dress, 5-6: court dresses. Chromolithography. Detail

Background imageClasses Collection: History of England. 1300-1400. From left to right

History of England. 1300-1400. From left to right, 5-6: court dresses, 7: knight, 8: citizen (ordinary people), 9: lord, 10: knight, 1377. Chromolithography. Detail

Background imageClasses Collection: History of England. 1300-1400. From left to right

History of England. 1300-1400. From left to right, 1: warrior, 2: crossbowman, 1376

Background imageClasses Collection: History of Spain. 1300. From left to right: hunters

History of Spain. 1300. From left to right: hunters
History of Spain. 1300. From left to right, 1-2: hunters, 3-4-5: noblemen, 6-7: noble ladies, 8-9: warriors, 10: noble lady. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

Background imageClasses Collection: History of Spain. 1300. Warriors and nobles

History of Spain. 1300. Warriors and nobles
History of Spain. 1300. From left to right, 8-9: warriors, 10: noble lady, 11-12: noblemen. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

Background imageClasses Collection: History of Spain. 1300. From left to right: noblemen

History of Spain. 1300. From left to right: noblemen
History of Spain. 1300. From left to right, 4-5: noblemen, 6-7: noble ladies, 8-9: warriors. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

Background imageClasses Collection: History of Spain. 1300. From left to right: hunters

History of Spain. 1300. From left to right: hunters
History of Spain. 1300. From left to right, 1-2: hunters, 3-4-5: noblemen. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

Background imageClasses Collection: History of Spain. 1300. From left to right: hunters

History of Spain. 1300. From left to right: hunters
History of Spain. 1300. From left to right, 1-2: hunters, 3-4-5: noblemen, 6-7: noble ladies, 8-9: warriors, 10: noble lady, 11-12: noblemen. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu

Background imageClasses Collection: History of Italy. 1300. From left to right: dames

History of Italy. 1300. From left to right: dames
History of Italy. 1300. From left to right, 14-15-16: dames, 17-18-19: middle and lower class women. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume VI, 1885

Background imageClasses Collection: History of Italy. 1200. From left to right: Franciscan

History of Italy. 1200. From left to right: Franciscan
History of Italy. 1200

Background imageClasses Collection: Noble lady and maid of honour accompanied by two

Noble lady and maid of honour accompanied by two bourgeois men wearing chaperon. 14th century. Engraving after a miniature in Merveilles du Monde

Background imageClasses Collection: Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege of Paris

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Siege of Paris (19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871). Municipal elections of 5 November 1870 held in Paris during the siege. Drawing by Miranda

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France, 1100. From left to right: noble

History of France, 1100. From left to right: noble lady, warrior and pilgrim. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France, 1100. Queen, king and man of

History of France, 1100. Queen, king and man of the common people. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France, 1100. Noble ladies

History of France, 1100. Noble ladies. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France, 1100. From left to right: ploughmen

History of France, 1100. From left to right: ploughmen
History of France, 1100. From left to right, 1-2: ploughmen, 3: nobleman. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France, 1100. From left to right: ploughmen

History of France, 1100. From left to right: ploughmen
History of France, 1100. From left to right, 1-2: ploughmen, 3: nobleman, 4-5-6-7: noble ladies, 8: warrior, 9: pilgrim. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France, 1000. From left to right: Queen

History of France, 1000. From left to right: Queen Matilda of Frisia (d. 1044), nobleman, King Henry I of France (1008-1060) and knight of the First Crusade (1095-1102). Chromolithography

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France, 1000. From left to right: warriors

History of France, 1000. From left to right: warriors
History of France, 1000. From left to right, 3-4: warriors, 5-6: ordinary people. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France, 1000. From left to right: noble

History of France, 1000. From left to right: noble
History of France, 1000. From left to right, 10: noble lady, 11: count, 12: Queen Matilda of Frisia (d)

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France, 1000. From left to right: warrior

History of France, 1000. From left to right: warrior
History of France, 1000. From left to right, 4: warrior, 5-6-7: ordinary people, 8-9: noblemen. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Background imageClasses Collection: History of France, 1000. From left to right: bishops

History of France, 1000. From left to right: bishops
History of France, 1000. From left to right, 1-2: bishops, 3-4: warriors, 5-6-7: ordinary people, 8-9: noblemen. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Background imageClasses Collection: Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: warriors

Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: warriors
Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: 5-6-7-8: warriors, 9: nobleman, 10: noble lady. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Background imageClasses Collection: Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: shepherd

Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: shepherd
Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right, 1: shepherd, 2: nobleman, 3: pilgrim, 4-5-6-7-8: warriors. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Background imageClasses Collection: Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: shepherd

Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right: shepherd
Normans, 1000-1100. From left to right, 1: shepherd, 2: nobleman, 3: pilgrim, 4-5-6: warriors. Chromolithography. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume V, 1884

Background imageClasses Collection: Female art students at the Royal Academy school

Female art students at the Royal Academy school
Women art students in a life drawing class at the Royal Academy school

Background imageClasses Collection: Field larkspur, Consolida regalis

Field larkspur, Consolida regalis (Delphinium consolida)

Background imageClasses Collection: Lady Sarah Spencer-Churchill

Lady Sarah Spencer-Churchill (1922 -2000) was the daughter of the 10th Duke of Marlborough and cousin to Winston Churchill. She emigrated to the USA in 1945, and was reknowned for her charity work

Background imageClasses Collection: Comic postcard, Man with a pint of beer on the beach

Comic postcard, Man with a pint of beer on the beach
Comic postcard, Man with a pint of beer and sandwiches on the beach Date: 20th century

Background imageClasses Collection: Comic postcard, Large woman exercising on the beach, with warning from inspector Date

Comic postcard, Large woman exercising on the beach, with warning from inspector Date: 20th century

Background imageClasses Collection: The Sans-Culotte

The Sans-Culotte
This illustration shows a finely dressed lady with a fan, standing unaffected by the sight of a charging man armed with a spear, who is deemed a sans-culotte

Background imageClasses Collection: White Star Line, Royal & US Mail Steamers, brochure

White Star Line, Royal & US Mail Steamers, brochure
White Star Line, Royal & United States Mail Steamers, soft cover brochure, covering all three classes of services at the height of the transatlantic immigrant trade

Background imageClasses Collection: RMS Olympic - promotional poster

RMS Olympic - promotional poster showing accommodation on board for all classes, prices and news items, following the final refit in 1933. 24 x 18 inches. Date: circa 1933

Background imageClasses Collection: Douglas Jardine, England Cricket Captain

Douglas Jardine, England Cricket Captain
Douglas Jardine (1900-1958), who had captained the England cricket team to Ashes victory earlier in the year. There had been controversy due to the bodyline bowling tactics used by the English team

Background imageClasses Collection: Mrs MacDonald Buchanan with Mr Hector MacDonald

Mrs MacDonald Buchanan with Mr Hector MacDonald
Catherine MacDonald Buchanan (b. 1895) was the only surviving child of James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington

Background imageClasses Collection: Lady Alexandra Haig

Lady Alexandra Haig (1907-1997), daughter of Field Marshal Earl Haig, on duty with the Voluntary Aid Detatchment (VAD). Date: 1940

Background imageClasses Collection: Wysard's Waxworks

Wysard's Waxworks
Artist Tony Wysard (1907-1984) depicted a series of celebrity victims in his Wysard's Waxworks illustrations

Background imageClasses Collection: Taking a stroll at the Hurlingham Club, Fulham

Taking a stroll at the Hurlingham Club, Fulham
Lady Helen Grosvenor (1888-1970), Lady Castlereagh (1878-1959), Lord Charles Beresford (1846-1919), Lord Hugh Cecil (1869-1956) and Miss Chaplin take a summer stroll at the Hurlingham Club in Fulham

Background imageClasses Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Spanish farmer

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Spanish farmer, drawing by Victorio Macho published in the magazine Madrid (1937). Drawing

Background imageClasses Collection: VIENNA, THE RINGSTRASSEN

VIENNA, THE RINGSTRASSEN
Die Ringstrassen, the great avenue which circumfluences the city : note horse-buses and trams, dog-cart and hand- cart, pedestrians of all social classes. Date: 1876

Background imageClasses Collection: Leaves from life: two types of music from either end of the social spectrum

Leaves from life: two types of music from either end of the social spectrum, a new series of studies by Edmund Blampied. A charity concert and In the backwoods of Kennington - the lodger. Date: 1933

Background imageClasses Collection: Lord Palmerston delivering the prizes at the South London Industrial Exhibition

Lord Palmerston delivering the prizes at the South London Industrial Exhibition, at the Lambeth Baths in Westminster Road, London, 1865. Date: 1865

Background imageClasses Collection: Advert for Nat Wayburns Institute of Dancing, New York

Advert for Nat Wayburns Institute of Dancing, New York, 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageClasses Collection: Stars of the Summer Night - Dany study offered

Stars of the Summer Night - Dany study offered
Stars of the Summer Night - Summer Dance school offered by Florence Rogge, Ted Shawn, Leon Leonidoff and Bill Robinson, New York, 1931 Date: 1931

Background imageClasses Collection: Cartoon, Land and Labour (Agricultural Union)

Cartoon, Land and Labour (Agricultural Union)
Cartoon, Land and Labour; or, How to Settle It



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