Contrast Collection (page 2)

Louis Wain - rich Lion and crossing sweeper Monkey. circa late 19th century

Joseph Wright (1734-1797). An Experiment on a Bird in the Ai
Joseph Wright (1734-1797). Known as Wright of Derby. English painter. An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768). Oil-on-canvas. Detail. National Gallery. London. England. UK

Chateau de Veves, 1875
The Chateau de Veves, at Dinant, Belgium, viewed from the village. Date: 1875

Three cartoons at the start of the First World War: at the top, a comment on needing another war to collect the debts for this one

Shale (right) and garnet-mica-schist (left)
Shale is sedimentary and garnet-mica-schist is metamorphoc in origin. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Collie with smaller dog in basket
Unusual Friends - Collie sitting alongside a Yorkie (Yorkshire terrier) in a basket. 1950s

The Angel of His Dreams by George A Degray, first produced Castleford, April 1909, then The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London, October 1910

The interior of a court house, Ceylon
The interior of a court house in the Kandian provinces in Ceylon(Sri Lanka). The young Kandian woman complains of the treatment she has recieved at the hands of her husband

Board game on the beach, Tobago, West Indies
Two men playing a board game on a beach in Tobago, West Indies. circa 1969

Silhouetted figures, Lucerne, Switzerland
Silhouetted figures walking through an arch, Lucerne, Switzerland. circa 1957

Suffragette and Irish Prisoners
Illustrates the stark contrast between the treatment of Irishand suffragette prisoners citing The Value of the Vote The Voteless suffragette is subjected to barbaric forciblefeeding in Holloway

Music cover, Mr Gallagher and Mr Shean One Step. 1922

The Rich Man and the Poor Lazarus, 1625, by Hendrick ter Bru
Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588-1629). Dutch painter. The Rich Man and the Poor Lazarus, 1625. Centraal Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands

The Well-stocked kitchen, 1566, by Joachim Beuckelaer (c. 15
Joachim Beuckelaer (c. 1533-1575). Flemish painter. The Well-stocked kitchen, 1566. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Germany. Berlin. Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. 1891-1895. Built by Franz Heinrich Schwechten (1841-1924). Bombed during World War II

Zurbaran, Francisco de (1598-1664). Spanish painter. Saint Andrew, c. 1635-1640. Detail. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Caricature of Edwin Booth and William Booth
Caricature of Edwin Booth (1833-1893) as Cardinal Richelieu at the Adelphi Theatre, London, and William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, at the Grecian Theatre in north London

Canadian Pacific Loco
Little and large! A striking contrast is afforded by this giant locomotive, the most powerful in the world, used on the Canadian Pacific Railway, drawn up beside a small car. Date: 1930s

Sheep in Hyde Park 1933
This picture was taken in Hyde Park, central London, where these sheep are now grazing, in sharp contrast to the rush of traffic that is passing through a hundred yards away. Date: 3 June 1933

Matching Dress & Jacket
Simple yet elegant dress with large motif at the neck line created using braid embroidery is worn with a white jacket with matching motifs, roll collar & padded shoulders. Date: 1930s

Wheat Field / Pylons
Harvest time in Kincardineshire, Scotland. A field of stooked wheat by the River Forth and the pylons which carry the National Grid across the river. Date: 1950s

Wwi / Womens Work
The contrast between womens work before and during the war. Date: 1916

William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli
THE TWO AUGURS The wily Disraeli and the stolid Gladstone - a contrast in political styles Date: 1873

Illustration, a wild cat in a zoo
Illustration, a wild cat with bright eyes, seen in a zoo. Date: 1902

Japanese women contrasting in dress
Two young, contemporarialy dressed women walk down a street, whilst another lady, who is older, follows them in a traditional Kimono. Date: 1932

Comparison of Ascot
Photographs showing a royal Ascot and the Black Ascot in 1910- due to the recent death of Edward VII, racegoers at Ascot dress in black. Date: 1910

Playing the Game 1905 and 1915
Cartoon contrasting a schoolboy aiming snowballs with his older self, ten years later, transferring his skills in the trenches and readying himself to show some grenades

The Irrespressibles by J. H. Thorpe
Xmas 1913 - and 1914, but still smiling. The irrepressible spirit of the British Tommy illustrated by J. H. Thorpe in December 1914. Date: 1914

Cartoon, The Salesman, WW1
Cartoon, The Salesman, flirting with a customer as she tries on some gloves. Behind the salesman is a shadow of German soldiers with severed hands skewered on a sword. Date: 1915

Silhouette of contrasting transport, 1874 and 1924, by H.L. Oakley, in Tennis magazine, 24 July 1924. Above: a group of people arriving at a country house by horse-drawn carriage in 1874

BESNARD, Paul Albert (1849-1934). First World War (1917). Peace for Victory (La Paix par la Victoire), illustration for la D馥 nse Nationale(French National Defense, 24th November, 1917)

Savages feel our muscle, Taiwan, 1890
Natives of the hill country of Bankimsing, Formosa(today Taiwan), explore the possessions of some English visitors that they encounter

Lady Sarah Wilsons bomb-proof shelter at Mafeking, 1900
Lady Sarah Wilson (1865 - 1929), formerly Lady Sarah Spencer-Churchill, youngest child of John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough

Firefighters in action with hosepipes, London
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a blazing fire, London

Blitz in London -- fire and smoke on worst night, WW2
Blitz in the City of London -- fire and smoke on the worst night of bombing. Date: 1940s

Blitz in the City of London, WW2
Scene in Queen Victoria Street and Upper Thames Street following a bombing raid and incendiary attack, 10-11 May 1941, with firemen at work in the distance. Date: 1941

Firefighters standing by during Blitz, London, WW2
Firefighters standing by during the Blitz, London -- in the early hours of the morning, after a night of bombing. Date: 1940s

Tempora Mutantur! Militancy at Buckingham Palace, 1914&1915
The Bystander contrasts the militancy of demonstrating suffragettes outside Buckingham Palace in the summer of 1914, before the outbreak of World War One

Wipers-Before and After, 1915
A page from the Bystander, showing the Hotel de Ville at Ypres before and after the German bombardment in 1915. The Bystander reports that...our soldiers

British coins, two Elizabeth II pennies for 1964 and 1967, with Britannia on the reverse, and contrasting metal colours. Date: 1964-1967

Tango craze: learning to dance the tango, 1913
The humble Argentine origins of the tango are contrasted with the wealthy London set that have taken it up in 1913, as a result of the tango craze. Date: 1913

Countrymen in a London street
Countrymen in smocks, with a haycart and horses, in a London street. Date: 20th century

Where the RAF fighters score by G. H. Davis
Aerodynamic cleanliness: where the RAF fighters score during the Second World War. In very high speed aircraft small projections and even rough surface paint may seriously reduce speed

From England to India by air in a week by G. H. Davis
A service so regular that it has become matter of fact. From England to India by air in a week. An amazing contrast to the first cross-Channel flight in 1909

Food rationing comparison by G. H. Davis
Food rationing in Great Britain during the two World Wars: a comparison of the periods 1917-1920 and 1940-1946. The chief topic of conversation today -- food

Loading ships guns in 1805 and 1935 by G. H. Davis
From Nelson to Nelson : feeding a ships guns today and in 1805. Loading methods in a modern battleship and at Trafalgar: contrasts after 130 years of naval gunnery. Date: 1935

Two contrasting forms of transport, then and now. Above: a lady in a sedan chair, about to leave Hampton Court for home. Below: a rather more racy journey

Two gardeners sweeping leaves, 1889
Two gardeners at work sweeping leaves in the grounds of a stately home. Date: 1889

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