Jenny Lind / 1850 PrintJENNY LIND Swedish soprano, known as The Swedish Nightingale and The Queen of Song, depicted exchanging her notes for gold
Hegel & NapoleonGEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH HEGEL German philosopher depicted on the occasion of his encounter with the emperor Napoleon at Jena, 1806
London Pride & Gold. RodSAXIFRAGA URBIUM (LONDON PRIDE) and SOLIDAGO VIRGAUREA (GOLDEN ROD) depicted with various butterflies
Real Tennis & RacquetsThe racquets used to play the game are depicted below a match in progress. Date: 1771
Liberal Party Poster, We Mobilised for War - Let us MobilisA Liberal Party Poster with Lloyd George, Liberal Leader, depicted above the slogan We mobilised for War - let us Mobilise for Prosperity! Vote Liberal
Mary, Russian IconMary and Jesus, with attendant angels, as depicted in a Russian icon
Mary / Czestochowadepicted as OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA, Poland
St Laurence of RomeSaint LAURENCE OF ROME depicted with the grid on which he will soon be martyred
Bismarck as BlacksmithOTTO BISMARCK Prussian statesman, depicted as Smith of the Nation, handing a newly forged sword to Germania
Saint Rita PrayingSAINT RITA OF CASCIA Italian peasant woman who survived a brutal husband to become a nun and saint - depicted at prayer Date: 1377 - 1447
Angerona GoddessA Roman goddess of obscure attributes : depicted here with finger to lips, she is also represented with her mouth bound, so there are connotations of secrecy
Chatsworth House C18ThChatsworth House & its extensive, landscaped grounds in the middle of the 18th century. Avenues of trees, walled gardens, waterworks & fountain are depicted
Plants / Galanthus NivalisSnowdrop Depicted with Leucajum Aestivum : Snowflake
Maria, De Agreda (1602Spanish nun & saint depicted here preaching to native Americans while remaining in Spain
Schneider Trophy 1929Cover for the official programme : the aircraft depicted is the Italian Macchi 52, which to Il Duces disappointment failed to win the face
Jesus on Cross (Durer)JESUS CHRIST known also as JESUS OF NAZARETH Religious leader of Jewish origin who preached christianity. Depicted on the Cross
Oracle of Zeus, DodonaZEUS / JUPITER DODONEUS whose oracle at Dodona was the oldest in Greece : the prophecies came from the sacred oak, which is depicted here as having human form
Marie Antoinette &fersenMARIE ANTOINETTE at the age of 23, depicted with her Swedish admirer, le comte Axel Fersen, in the park of the Palais de Versailles
Warwick Castle 1760The finest mediaeval castle in England. The present stone castle beig built in the 12th century. Ceasars Tower, Guys Tower & the Gatehouse are all depicted
Lord Byron / Greek CostumeGEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON English poet, depicted here in his costume as a Greek patriot
Neptune SteamshipSince this paddle steamer is depicted on the Elbe, it is doubtless employed on the England to Hamburg run. The other ship is the Caledonia
Saint Teresa (Anon)SAINT TERESA OF AVILA depicted enraptured in contemplation of the sacred heart of Jesus : her own heart is bleeding due to being pierced by an arrow
Richard III on HorseKING RICHARD III OF ENGLAND depicted at the fatal battle of Bosworth Field - a splendidly stylised depiction showing the doomed monarch desperate yet determined
PTOLEMYs SYSTEM (2)Earth is depicted at the centre of the cosmos, circled by the seven planets known to him : our globe is made up of four elements - earth, air, fire and water
Turbinia - steam turbine-powered steamshipTurbinia - the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894, Turbinia wasy the fastest ship anywhere in the world at that time
St Birgitta of SwedenSAINT BIRGITTA Swedish saint, depicted at prayer before a crucifix. Date: CIRCA 1303 - 1373
Scenes of peasant working life, IrelandThese illustrations show women and men engaged in activities such as carding wool, spinning, sowing, threshing, minnowing and scutching
Whaling Ship / 1849The Samuel Enderby, a whaling ship depicted departing for the Auckland Islands
George Whitefield / AnonGEORGE WHITEFIELD Methodist preacher depicted in the act of preaching
Banastre Tarleton (1782)SIR BANASTRE TARLETON British soldier in the Revolutionary Wars in America (depicted here as Lieutenant Colonel)
Mother ShiptonMOTHER SHIPTON, (nee Ursula Sontheil), famous prophetess of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, depicted with a familiar
De Vere, Earl OxfordAUBREY (ALBERIC) DE VERE 2ND EARL OF OXFORD Lord High Chamberlain of England, with Adelizia, his consort. He is depicted in full suit mail. Date: - 1215
In the Stalls at the Empire Theatre, 1894Engraving showing three theatre-goers heading for their seats, in the stalls, at the Empire Theatre, 1894. All these people are depicted wearing formal, evening attire for their trip to the theatre
Mary Immaculate Virgindepicted as the Virgo Immaculata
Lenin Making SpeechVLADIMIR ILICH ULYANOV LENIN The Russian statesman is depicted making a rousing speech
John Milton DictatingJOHN MILTON depicted dictating Paradise Lost to his daughters
Saint Brigid WritingSAINT BRIGID Irish abbess, depicted receiving help with her writing from an angel
Artemis / DianaThe goddess of childbirth and womens rites of passage, depicted with the new moon on her head and a cape embroidered with stars
Alexander the GreatALEXANDER THE GREAT King of Macedon, Greece depicted as a sun-god
UFO BookMichel CARROUGES, Les Apparitions de Martiens The incident depicted is the October 1954 encounter between Marius Dewilde and aliens at Quarouble, France Date: 1954
Khrushchev Speaking at the UNRussian statesman, secretary-general of the Communist Party and premier 1958-1964, Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), depicted addressing the assembly at the United Nations
Embassy at TehranReception of the Embassy, near Tehran : following preliminary negotiations depicted here, a British mission (and subsequently an embassy) was set up in Tehran
Teresa Meets Child JesusThough mostly Teresa met Jesus as an adult, on one occasion she was privileged to meet him as a child - the scene depicted in this window
Wyclif / Paget / HarpersJOHN WYCLIF religious reformer, depicted writing
Saint Andrew (Butler)SAINT ANDREW one of Jesuss apostles, he is depicted holding the cross on which he will be crucified
Antony of PaduaThe Italian saint is depicted holding the infant Jesus, though in historical fact the two never met
Convolvulus & C. BellPink CONVOLVULUS (Bindweed) & blue & white CAMPANULA MEDIUM Canterbury Bell) depicted with bees
Mikhail LermontovMIKHAIL YUREVICH LERMONTOV Russian writer, depicted wearing the pelisse of the Imperial Hussar Guards Regiment