Contemporary Collection (page 57)

Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona
A view of the Contemporary Culture Centre, Barcelona with a group of baths in the courtyard used as planters

The curtain rises... Contemporary plays and books on the Current Theatre. Poster about contemporary works on the Current Theatre, showing a conductor standing before an open theatre curtain

Joan Lady Gascoigne
JOAN PICKERING, LADY GASCOIGNE second wife of Sir William Gascoigne, Chief Justice of the Kings Bench at the time of Henry V. A fine example of contemporary womens costume. Date: flourished 1429

British Ballad, Frennet Hall
FRENNET HALL. Contemporary British ballad based on the older original ballad The Fire of Frendraught which detail the deliberate burning down of Frendraught Castle in 1630 The details of

The Congress Hall (Haus der Kulturen der Welt), Germanys national centre for contemporary non-European art, in the Tiergarten park, Berlin

The Last Part of Old Fleet Prison, London, 1868
Engraving showing the last remains of Old Fleet Prison, comprising a facade of three archways, London, 1868. In the background a train runs along a railway viaduct and the dome of St

The New Trafalgar Fan - souvenir of Nelsons victory
This was a contemporary souvenir of Nelsons victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and was called The New Trafalgar Fan and dedicated to Lady Collingwood

Cross-Channel Ferry Dragon, November 1967
Illustration of the passenger / vehicle cross-Channel ferry Dragon, November 1967. Built for 2-million in 1967, she was the largest contemporary Channel ferry

Adolf Van Voorst
ADOLF VAN VOORST (known as Vorstius) Dutch physician and botanist, professor at Louvain. [Do not confuse with his contemporary Aelius Everard v V.]

Scale Model of an 80-gun Stuart Warship
Photograph of a model of an 80-gun ship of Charles the Seconds Navy, of about 1680. The model, made of boxwood and walnut, was 53 inches long and was being offered for sale in 1929 by J.M

Alexandre Brongniart
ALEXANDRE BRONGNIART French scientist. (Do not confuse with his contemporary, Alexandre Theodore B, architect)

The Turbinia, 1898
Photograph of the experimental turbine steamer Turbinia. Built in 1894 to test C.A. Parsons ideas about turbines, Turbinia famously demonstrated her speed at the Fleet Review of 1897

Pawnee Bills Wild West
A poster for Pawnee Bills Historic Wild West Show. Pawnee Bill was Major Gordon W.Lillie, a contemporary of Buffalo Bill, and also an oilman and conservationalist

French at Padova
The French, invading Italy yet again, besiege Padova : this is a fine view of contemporary siege methods including the use of screens to conceal the siege artillery. Date: 1509

John Evelyn / Engleheart
JOHN EVELYN English diarist, chronicler of contemporary events, and Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital

Customs / Marriage (C15)
Contemporary illustration of a wedding ceremony involving French nobility

Customs / Gesture
Gestures of contemporary Neapolitans, described by Jorio (thumbing the nose has 20 different meanings !)

John Evelyn / Bragge
JOHN EVELYN English diarist, chronicler of contemporary events, and Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital

John Evelyn / Swaine
JOHN EVELYN English diarist, chronicler of contemporary events, and Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital

John Evelyn / Bannerman
JOHN EVELYN English diarist, chronicler of contemporary events, and Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital

HALLEYs BELL - 3
In this contemporary sketch, two divers are seen within the bell, while a third, wearing a smaller bell over his head, leaves the bell for a brief period of exploration

Gambling Satire 1853
A pack of cards meet to debate the threatened closure of betting shops; a contemporary satire by Cruikshank

Penny Post Envelope
A contemporary Penny Postage envelope - Britain ! Bestow this Boon and Be in Blessing Blest, Ocean Penny Postage will link all Lands with thee in Trade and Peace

Extravagant Styles
Coiffeurs at work on an extravagant hair style : a contemporary satire on the fashionable excesses of the late 18th century

Two Piece Swimsuits 1876
Two swimmers in the two-piece short-sleeve bathing costume of the day. The short knickers are quite revealing compared with the long dresses of contemporary fashion

Time Smoking a Picture
Father Time stares glumly into a dark painting as his scythe accidentally rips the canvas: a satire on the contemporary admiration for artworks darkened by time

New Schools Pavilion
The People : " New Schools" section of the South Bank Exhibition - the " latest tools and environment for school boys and girls to get the best out of contemporary education"

Extravagant C18 Hair
In this contemporary caricature a fashionable young lady, sporting the magnificent new hairstyle, is so transformed that even her own mother does not recognize her

Ermolao Barbaro (Venice)
ERMOLAO BARBARO of Venice Italian scholar, translator of Aristotle (Do not confuse with his contemporary E.B. bishop of Verona, translator of Aesop.)

William III & Mary
KING WILLIAM III & QUEEN MARY A contemporary Dutch engraving commemorating their accession

Roman Spinning, Weaving
Roman women spinning and weaving, depicted in contemporary sculptures

Ploughing, 11th Century
Contemporary illustration of ploughing and other agricultural activities

John Evelyn / Worthington
JOHN EVELYN English diarist, chronicler of his travels and contemporary events, and Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital

Titanic / Music Sheet (Gb)
The Wreck Of The Titanic A depiction of the wreck on a contemporary music sheet

Byzantine Soldiers, C9
Contemporary illustration of Byzantine soldiers on horseback

Henry VIII and the Pope at the Reformation
The Pope suppressed by King Henry VIII -- a contemporary satire on Englands break with Rome, showing Henry sitting on his throne with the Pope under his feet

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