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Creation Collection

Background imageCreation Collection: Partition. Map of East and West Punjab

Partition. Map of East and West Punjab
The areas of the Western and Eastern Punjab where there were many outbreaks of violence between Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus following Partition and the creation of modern India and Pakistan

Background imageCreation Collection: Emerald Tablet, Smaragdine Table or Tabula Smaragdina

Emerald Tablet, Smaragdine Table or Tabula Smaragdina. Work attributed to the legendary alchemist Hermes Trismegistus who summarizes the process Magnum Opus or Great work for the creation of

Background imageCreation Collection: Sherlock Holmes theatre poster

Sherlock Holmes theatre poster
Theatre poster advertising a four-part drama of Sherlock Holmes, playing at the Grand Theatre in Halifax, the show travelling from the Lyceum Theatre in London

Background imageCreation Collection: Bonzos Latest: This Weeks Studdy

Bonzos Latest: This Weeks Studdy
Famous dog, just after he had finally been christened with the name Bonzo. He appears with a swollen eye after fighting with a wasp

Background imageCreation Collection: Ta Poster / Bairnsfather

Ta Poster / Bairnsfather
A recruitment poster for the Territorial Army featuring Bairnsfathers WWI creation, Old Bill

Background imageCreation Collection: Empire Nut Brown

Empire Nut Brown
Advertisement for Adkins Empire Nut Brown tobacco featuring Bairnsfathers WWI creation, Old Bill

Background imageCreation Collection: Fashionable Passengers

Fashionable Passengers
In their creations by Drecoll and Martial et Armand they can look their best while en voyage... travelling in a train carriage Date: 1924

Background imageCreation Collection: Frontispiece illustration from Frankenstein

Frontispiece illustration from Frankenstein
Frontispiece illustration from Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein. Date: first published 1818

Background imageCreation Collection: Theatre / Extravaganza

Theatre / Extravaganza
FRANKENSTEIN a spoof version of Mary Shelleys novel: the extravaganza Frankenstein; or, The Model Man, at the Adelphi Theatre

Background imageCreation Collection: The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1500-1505, by Hieronymus

The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1500-1505, by Hieronymus
Hieronymus Bosch (c.1450-1516). Dutch painter. The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1500-1505, Triptych. Detail of a left panel depicting a cat with a mouse in his mouth. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageCreation Collection: Tapestry of Creation. 1st half 12th c. Romanesque

Tapestry of Creation. 1st half 12th c. Romanesque

Background imageCreation Collection: Fox Sisters

Fox Sisters
The Fox family respond to mysterious rappings in their home at Hydesville, New York, which they attribute to spirits; this leads to the creation of spiritualism

Background imageCreation Collection: Romanesque Art. 11th century. Tapestry of Creation or Girona

Romanesque Art. 11th century. Tapestry of Creation or Girona Tapestry. Creation of birds and fish. Museum of the Cathedral of Girona. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageCreation Collection: Joseph Haydn / Creation

Joseph Haydn / Creation
JOSEPH HAYDN Austrian musician and composer communing with nature, with a quotation from his oratorio, The Creation, below

Background imageCreation Collection: BIBLE EVENTS/CREATION

BIBLE EVENTS/CREATION
Die Erde nach der Schopfung - the freshly-created Earth, protected by angels above but menaced by demons below

Background imageCreation Collection: I m dropping in soon by G. E Studdy

I m dropping in soon by G. E Studdy
Colour illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing his canine creation, Bonzo, parachuting through the sky. Studdy created Bonzo for The Sketch magazine in the early 1920s

Background imageCreation Collection: Adam & Eve Name Animals

Adam & Eve Name Animals
Adam in Eden names the creatures in creation

Background imageCreation Collection: Tapestry of Creation. 1st half 12th c. Central detail

Tapestry of Creation. 1st half 12th c. Central detail. Creation of the heaven, earth and animal and vegetal life. Romanesque art. Tapestry. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Gerona

Background imageCreation Collection: Mer-People and God

Mer-People and God
Merman and mermaid feature in the device of London printer John Rastell = a rare, maybe unique, instance of mer-people depicted as part of Gods creation

Background imageCreation Collection: C17 Wig Maker / Woodcut

C17 Wig Maker / Woodcut
A wigmaker combs the hairs of his latest creation : naturally he wears a wig himself

Background imageCreation Collection: A British Airman

A British Airman
A portrait oil painting of a British military airman, identified as Lieut. Reginald Theodore Carlos Hoidge, a Canadian First World War flying ace, credited with 28 victories

Background imageCreation Collection: The Gardens Of The Luxembourg

The Gardens Of The Luxembourg
A painting of the Luxembourg Gardens in France, the creation of which began in 1612, when Marie de Medici, the widow of King Henry IV made Luxembourg Palace her new residence. Date: circa 1915

Background imageCreation Collection: Eton Tapestry war memorial

Eton Tapestry war memorial
The creation of the Eton tapestry war memorial. Made at Merton Abbey Tapestry works, which was founded by William Morris. The weavers can bee seen, but the design was by Hon Mrs Akers Douglas

Background imageCreation Collection: Music cover, Do That Heebie Jeebie Dance

Music cover, Do That Heebie Jeebie Dance, written and composed by Floyd Du Pont and Teddy Pola, dance creation by Floyd Du Pont Date: 1927

Background imageCreation Collection: Adam, 1880-1881. Sculpture by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)

Adam, 1880-1881. Sculpture by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). French sculptor. Adam, 1880-1881. Bronze. Garden of Sculptures. Rodin Museum. Paris. France. Date: 2008

Background imageCreation Collection: Inspiration of the painter, 1897, by Jacek Malczewski

Inspiration of the painter, 1897, by Jacek Malczewski
Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929). Polish painter. Inspiration of the painter, 1897. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

Background imageCreation Collection: Luxembourg Gardens, Paris

Luxembourg Gardens, Paris
Watercolour painting of Luxembourg gardens, creation of the garden began in 1612 when Marie de Medici, the widow of King Henry IV, constructed the Luxembourg Palace as her new residence

Background imageCreation Collection: Carnival at Nice, France (2/2)

Carnival at Nice, France (2/2)
Carnival at Nice, France - Serenade to the Moon (small float) Date: 1896

Background imageCreation Collection: Carnival at Nice, France (1/2)

Carnival at Nice, France (1/2)
Carnival at Nice, France - Spectacular float featuring an elaborately-dressed Gentleman rigding an eagle, carrying a large basket of wine! Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCreation Collection: Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi, solider politician, Italy

Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi, solider politician, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi was an Italian general, patriot and republican. He contributed to the Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy

Background imageCreation Collection: Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi, soldier politician, Italy

Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi, soldier politician, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi was an Italian general, patriot and republican. He contributed to the Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy

Background imageCreation Collection: Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi, Italian general, politician

Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi, Italian general, politician
Vintage 19th century photograph: Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi was an Italian general, patriot and republican. He contributed to the Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy

Background imageCreation Collection: Marguerite Namara of the Opera Comique, Paris

Marguerite Namara of the Opera Comique, Paris wearing a creation of her own design (a banana coloured dress and coat), 1925

Background imageCreation Collection: Two costumes sketches by Mabel E. Johnston

Two costumes sketches by Mabel E. Johnston and Charles LeMaire, for Broadway, 1931. Johnstons creation is for a gay tap number. LeMaires creation is for Nell O Day in Fine and Dandy. Date: 1931

Background imageCreation Collection: Bruce Bairnsfathers Cottage Memorial, St Yvon, Belgium

Bruce Bairnsfathers Cottage Memorial, St Yvon, Belgium
The rebuilt cottage stands on the site of the original building in which, in 1914, Bruce Bairnsfather drew his first catoons which led to the creation of Old Bill

Background imageCreation Collection: MMe, Drake-Exner wearing in a dress of her own design

MMe, Drake-Exner wearing in a dress of her own design
Madame Drake-Exner, formerly Evelyn Boyriven, Parisian socialite, pictured wearing a simple patterned day dress of her own design, with a severe felt hat and snake belt. Date: 1929

Background imageCreation Collection: Young Offenders Prison, Bedford

Young Offenders Prison, Bedford
Bedford Prison, where an experimental scheme began in 1899 to house young offenders aged from 16 to 21. The scheme led to the creation of the Borstal system in 1908. Date: circa 1900

Background imageCreation Collection: Supreme Deity Amaterasu

Supreme Deity Amaterasu
The supreme deity who according to the Japanese created the world. Amaterasu is known as the supreme Japanese deity. Records of her worship have been found in some of the oldest records of Japanese

Background imageCreation Collection: The Congress Column - Brussels, Belgium

The Congress Column - Brussels, Belgium
The Congress Column (Colonne du Congres), Dutch: Congreskolom) - a monumental column situated on the Place du Congres (Congresplein) in Brussels, Belgium

Background imageCreation Collection: Macaroon Folly Creation Date: 1935

Macaroon Folly Creation Date: 1935

Background imageCreation Collection: Advert for Peter Robinsons womens blouses 1907

Advert for Peter Robinsons womens blouses 1907
Three women wearing charming creations of net and lace blouses. Date: 1907

Background imageCreation Collection: Dinner in the Iguanodon model, Crystal Palace, Sydenham

Dinner in the Iguanodon model, Crystal Palace, Sydenham
Diners seated in a model of an Iguanodon at Crystal Palace, London. The Iguanodon was a creation of Mr. B. Waterhouse Hawkins who was constructing models of various dinosaurs in his studio at Crystal

Background imageCreation Collection: ROMAN REPUBLIC 1849

ROMAN REPUBLIC 1849
ROMAN REPUBLIC From the balcony of the Campidoglio, the creation of the Roman Republic is proclaimed - courageously if somewhat prematurely Date: 9 February 1849

Background imageCreation Collection: FASHION MODEL 1914

FASHION MODEL 1914
Fashion model displays the grand couturiers newest creation Date: 1914

Background imageCreation Collection: BATTLE OF KOENIGGRATZ

BATTLE OF KOENIGGRATZ (also known as Sadowa) The Prussian victory, though hard- won, leads to Austrian collapse, victory for Prussia, and the creation of the German Empire Date: 3 July 1866

Background imageCreation Collection: FRANKENSTEIN / BROUGH

FRANKENSTEIN / BROUGH
FRANKENSTEIN a spoof version of Mary Shelleys novel: the extravaganza Frankenstein; or, The Model Man, at the Adelphi Theatre Date: first published 1818

Background imageCreation Collection: Monk Mathematicians

Monk Mathematicians
Monastic mathematicians : until the creation of universities, monastic establishments were the centres of learning Date: 13th century

Background imageCreation Collection: EGYPTIAN CREATION

EGYPTIAN CREATION
An Egyptian view of Creation - Geb, the Earth-God, lies on the ground with his sister NUT the sky-goddess arched above him; between them hovers the air- god, who is not involved



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