Daylight Raid from my Studio Window, July" Daylight Raid from my Studio Window, 7 July 1917. Lavery, Sir John 1856-1941. From 1929 catalogue card:If the screen across the lower part of the window be examined it will be seen that Lady
Albrecht Durers RhinocerosAn Indian rhinoceros, is the largest of the Asian species, as depicted by Albrecht Durer. It has a thick, dark grey hide, which folds like armour
Paul Dirac / Nobel 1933PAUL ADRIEN MAURICE DIRAC British physicist
Supper at Emmaus, 1648, by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. Supper at Emmaus, 1648. Detail. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark
The Ghost Story by Alfred BestallA family sit in the dark by a blazing fire, rigid with fear while listening to a ghost story told by an aged relative. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, the sceptre of a medieval knight
Marie Curie / PhotographMARIE CURIE Polish scientist
Soho, London - 47 Frith Street W1 - neon sign for Ronnie Scotts jazz club. 1973
Firefighters working at scene of pub fire, SE LondonFirefighters working at scene of pub fire, Eltham, SE London
Simeon in the Temple, c. 1668-1669, by RembrandtRembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. Simeon in the Temple, c.1668-1669. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Ramon Y Cajal / Nobel 1906SANTIAGO RAMON Y CAJAL Spanish histologist
Piccadilly Circus by night, London. Date: 1960s
Army Chaplain in Great War Deeds, WW1An Army Chaplain holding a night service on the battlefield, with a packing case as an altar and a tin mug as a chalice. Reproduction of a painting by A C Michael in Great War Deeds
Fresh Air from the Potteries" Fresh Air from the Potteries" A sarcastic caption accompanying a fine photograph of the skyline of dark satanic mills which characterised the Potteries (Stoke-on-Trent)
The Haunted Wood C1903
Illustration by Marygold -- Woman and baby in a garden at night. circa 1920s
Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats, WW1Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats. Two mermaids and two fish are disturbed by a German U-boat which has a face like a shark. Date: 1917
Raphael Kirchner - Art Nouveau Girl playing the harp from the Greek Virgins postcard series. Date: 1900
Steve Bloomer, English footballer and managerSteve Bloomer (1874-1938), English footballer and manager. He played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s, and was famous for his prolific scoring of goals
Poplar Workhouse, East LondonA side view of one of the blocks of the Poplar Union workhouse, located on Poplar High Street, East London
The Bathos (Hogarth)Tailpiece, or the Bathos : in his final print, Hogarth reiterates his opinions about the vogue for dark Old Master paintings in a complex allegorical image
UFO abduction in New Hampshire, USAA UFO abduction in New Hampshire, USA. Betty and Barney Hill, driving at night, see a UFO. Later they are stopped by the aliens, taken on board the flying saucer and subjected to a medical examination
Suffragette W. S. P. U Sash Votes for WomenWomens Social & Political Union sash, in the colours of purple, white and green. White background with border edging of purple and green, dark green lettering
Hyacinths, engraved by Warner afters Edwards, in a book entitled The Temple of Flora by Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837). The book was published between 1799 and 1807. Date: 1801
Firefighters at scene of fire at Riverside Drive, ChiswickFirefighters at scene of fire at 10 Riverside Drive, Chiswick, West London
Firefighters working at scene of large warehouse fire, Bow, East London
BSC works, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, South WalesView of the BSC (British Steel Corporation) works in Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, South Wales, with rows of houses in the foreground
Elderly Gypsy WomanAn elderly gypsy woman with long dark hair and wearing a thick cardigan stands in front of the brightly painted family caravan at an encampment in Surrey
We Gladstone / Pound / MayalWILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE English politician MP sitting in a chair
Silver spangled Hamburgh cock and hen, Henry Beldons pair, Cup at Allerton 1871, Hen first at Birmingham 1871, and cup at Bristol 1872
Soho, London - Shaftesbury Avenue - Queens Theatre with neon sign for Private Lives by Noel Coward, directed by John Gielgud. 1973
Soho, London - 29 Romilly Street W1 - Kettners Restaurant (opened 1867, closed January 2016). Photographed at night. 1973
Stagecoach and horses on an oval Christmas cardStagecoach and horses travelling through the snow at night on an oval Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
John Buchan / Vanity FairJOHN BUCHAN Scottish author and administrator Date: 1875 - 1940
Ducks flying across rough water during a storm
Richard Burton / Leighton2SIR RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON Traveller and writer
John Keats / Last IllnessJOHN KEATS English poet during his last illness
Ws Gilbert / EglingtonWILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT English playwright and collaborator with Sullivan
Soho, London - Old Compton Street W1 - Cinerama and London Casino (now the Prince Edward Theatre). Photographed at night. 1973
Sunset at St Michaels Mount, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Odin / Wotan Rides / RackhamOdin/Wotan rides through the sky
Holidaymakers watching the Brixham Regatta, 1936Photograph showing a group of holidaymakers watching the Brixham Regatta, from a vantage point on a West Country cliff, 1936
Lipstick 1960SGirl with thick dark hair cut into a fashionable hairstyle with a fringe, applying pale lipstick
Mary Baker Eddy / BostonMARY BAKER EDDY Founder of Christian Science: a picture of her from her early days at Boston
Sir Frederick BridgeSir John Frederick Bridge Musician
Donizetti / IndunoGAETANO DONIZETTI Italian opera composer
Ludwig Ii / GrendamourKING LUDWIG II OF BAVARIA As a young man - he reigned from March 1864 until June 1886
Benjamin Disraeli / RoffeBenjamin Disraeli Statesman
1950s Cinema - Childrens Saturday Matinee. Boys and girls looking up at the screen and laughing. Two of the boys are wearing ABC badges -- the name of the cinema. Date: 1954
