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Daily Sketch front page, Prince of Wales in ParisDaily Sketch front page, April 1912, pocket sized edition, Prince of Wales in Paris. Date: 1912
View of a Garden, Linkoping, 1887-1888, by Johan KrouthenJohan Krouthen (1858-1888). Swedish painter. View of a Garden, Linkoping, 1887-1888. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Pompeii as it was in Ancient Days by MataniaLife in Pompeii 2000 years ago. A new reconstruction series by Fortunino Matania, no. III. Bringing in the new wine to Pompeii after the October vintage
The Love Letter, c. 1669-1670, by Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). Dutch painter. The Love Letter, c. 1669-1670. Rijskmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands
The Singel Bridge at the Paleisstraat in Amsterdam, 1896-189George Hendrik Breitner (1857-1923). Dutch painter. The Singel Bridge at the Paleisstraat in Amsterdam, 1896-1898, Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, c. 1668-1670 by Jacob IsJacob Isaackz van Ruisdael (c. 1628-1682). Dutch painter. The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, c. 1668-1670. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Farm Cottage, 1890, by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). Dutch painter. Farm Cottage, 1890. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Mastaba of Nefer and Kahay. Polychromed relief depicting agricultural scenes. Farmers filling sacks of grain before a tax collector. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Saqqara. Egypt
Mastaba of Ptahhotep and Akhethotep. Male figure with an antMastaba of Ptahhotep and Akhethotep. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Egyptian viziers. Father and son. Relief depicting a male figure with an antelope. Saqqara. Egypt
Seaport at sunrise, 1674, by Claude Lorrain (1600-1682)Claude Lorrain (1600-1682). French painter. Seaport at sunrise, 1674. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany
Greek art. Munich Votive Relief. About 200 BC. Family aboutGreek art. Munich Votive Relief. About 200 BC. In a idyllic landscape a family about to make a sacrifice approaches the god, seated on a throne, and his companion. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany
Italy. Pompeii. House of Vetti. Domus. 1st century AD. PerisItaly. Pompeii. House of Vetti. Was a domus owned by Aulus Vettius Conviva and Aulus Vettius Restitutus, two successful freeman. 1st century AD. Peristyle
Pre-Columbian art. Lintel 15 from Yaxchilan, Late Classic MaPre-Columbian art. Central America. Maya. Lintel 15 from Yaxchilan, Late Classic Maya. 8th century. British Museum, London
Summer evening at Hammars repair yard, 1885, by Albert EdelAlbert Edelfelt (1854-1905). Finnish painter. Summer evening at Hammars repair yard, 1885. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark
Copy of Etruscan wall painting. Tomb of the Shields. c. 350Etruscan Art. Copy of Etruscan wall painting. Tempera on canvas 1900. Tomb of the Shields. Tarquinia, Italy c. 350 BC. Velhur Velcha and his wife, Ravnthu Aprthnei. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark
The Collectors Office, 1615 by Pieter Brueghel the YoungerPieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1636). Flemish painter. The Collectors Office, after 1615. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Meat aspicTacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Meat aspic. Miniature. Fol. 76 r
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Selling saltTacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Establishment. Selling salt. Miniature. Fol. 62v
Woman police officer at Piccadilly Circus, London, surrounded by pedestrians on a busy day. She is wearing the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s
The Splendid Story of the Battle of Ypres, by Will IrwinNewspaper supplement (4th March 1915) - The Splendid Story of the Battle of Ypres, by Will Irwin. Reprinted from The Daily Mail. Includes map of the battle. Commemorative Art
Mary Billington, journalistMary Frances Billington (6 September 1862 27 August 1925), English journalist and writer, whose collected articles on women were published as Woman in India (1895)
OSTADE, Adriaen van (1610-1684). The Tavern. 17th c. Dutch school. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. GERMANY. SAXONY. Dresden. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen (State Art Collections Dresden )
WATTEAU de LILLE, Louis-Joseph Watteau, called (1731-1798). Street musicians (Musiciens ambulants). Rococo. Oil on canvas. BELGIUM. WALLONIA. HAINAUT. Tournai. Fine Arts Museum
Vessel (4th c. ). Roman art. Late Empire. GlassVessel (4th c.). Roman art. Late Empire. Glass and Crystal. FRANCE. ALSACE. BAS-RHIN. Strasbourg. Archaeological Museum. Proc: FRANCE
Turkey (1839). IstanbulOttoman Empire (1839). Istanbul. Fountain of Amet III. Litography. TURKEY. THRACE. Istanbul. Library of Ahmed III (Topkapi Palace)
Marching Song of the Daily Sketch - Childrens Road Safety LeHand coloured. Illustration of a scroll with a poem about road safety inside, bordered by a boy and girl holding up flags with treble and bass clefs on them
William Beach Thomas, KBE, (22 May 1868 12 May 1957), British author and journalist known for his work as a war correspondent during World War I and for his writings about nature and country life
WW2 Poster -- Union Jack on sale hereUnion Jack On Sale Here - Daily Except Sunday. Poster advertising the newspaper Union Jack, 1943-1944. Date: 1944
Fire at the Balham Covered Retail Market - 1953Six-Pump Fire at the Balham Covered Retail Market, 31 Bedford Hill (on junction with Shipka Road), Balham, London 8th May 1953. Date: 1953
The Sad Experiences of Big and Little Willie. - WWIA bound copy with gold-leaf edges of The Sad Experiences of Big and Little Willie during the first 6 months of the Great War as portrayed by W. K. Haselden in the Daily Mirror
Wymans book stall at Paddington Station, 1915An impressive bookstall at Paddington railway station in 1915 with a display of the recently printed Printers Pie, a charitable publication produced in aid of retired printers
Cartoon on postcard, Kitchener news, WW1Cartoon on a postcard, showing a skinny woman in the early stages of the First World War, reading a news bulletin: Kitchener gets half a million men in a month
Croatia - Zadar (Zara) - The Harbour with Italian SeaplaneCroatia - Zadar (Zara) - The Harbour with Italian passenger Seaplane Airios, which ran a daily service over the 92 mile route between Ancona, Italy and Zadar
Roman cutlery. SPAIN. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia
Inca vase with a mythological drawing. Inca art. Ceramics. PERU. Lima. National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History
Decca television advertisement - 1953 CoronationAdvertisement for Decca televisions, appearing in the Coronation issue of the Daily Sketch, encouraging people to view the big occasions in a big way in your own home
Milk for school children, 1955Before Margaret Thatcher the milk snatcher put and end to free school milk for the over sevens, all primary school children would enjoy their daily third pint ration at school
Hospital Ward MaidsA nurse wheels a patient forward in his metal bed so that the daily Ward Maids can clean and polish the floors at Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup, Kent, England
Ethel Irving as Lolette in Dame Nature by Frederick FennEthel Irving (18691963) as Lolette in Dame Nature by Frederick Fenn from La Femme Nue by Henri Bataille, (Renaissance Theatre in Paris on 22nd February 1908)
Passenger steamer Seeandbee, Lake Erie, USAPassenger steamer Seeandbee, making daily trips between Cleveland and Buffalo, Lake Erie, USA. Date: circa 1918
Daily Chronicle newspaper activity for childrenDaily Chronicle national newspaper, activity for children, a puzzle game involving colouring in large letters. Probably at a seaside venue during summer holidays. Date: circa 1920
Mr Henry H. S. Pearse of the Daily NewsMr Henry H. S. Pearse, war correspondent for the Daily News during the Second Boer War. Date: 1899
Mr Bennet Burleigh of the Daily TelegraphBennet Burleigh(c.1840-1914), war correspondent for The Daily Telegraph. Date: 1899
Herbs and spices used in food in the Middle Ages. Scandinavia. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Spain. Madrid. Puerta del Sol in early 1872. Colored engraving
Spain. Basque Country. San Sebastian. Mount Igeldo. Map, 1576 at Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Franz Hogenberg (1536-1590). Salamanca University Library
Mexico. Mexico City. Avenida de los Hombres Ilustres (Avenue of Illustrious Men), now called Hidalgo Avenue. On the right, Santa Veracruz church and San Juan de Dios church
Austria. Vienna. Stock Am Eisen square next to St. Stephen cathedral (1779). Colored engraving by Carl Schutz