Depicted Collection (page 23)

Eusebius of Caesarea
EUSEBIUS OF CAESAREA Palestinian church historian, depicted reading one from a pile of books, with the city of Caesarea behind him

John Bull as Protector
John Bull der Freund und Beschutzer der Kleinen - John Bull depicted as the friend and protector of lesser nations

Pekingese Chinese
A white pekingese dog and puppies as depicted in an Imperial Dog Book

John Hancock
JOHN HANCOCK American soldier, statesman and governor of Massachusetts, depicted working on his accounts

Science / Lavoisier
ANTOINE-LAURENT LAVOISIER French chemist & founder of modern chemistry. Depicted determining the composition of the atmosphere

Trembley in his Study
Abraham Trembley (1700 - 1784), Swiss naturalist, depicted in his study. He was the first to witness multiplication of protozoans by cell division in algae

Jeanne D arc (Ingres)
JEANNE D ARC depicted looking very heroic, in armour, while priests pray all around her Date: 1412 - 1431

Entente - German View
England depicted as a monstrous spider seeking to entrap all western Europe in its web - only the U-boats of Germany defy the monster !

Danish-Prussian War
Storming of DER DUPPELER SCHANZEN by the Prussians : depicted is the entry of the 3rd and 4th Garde-Regiments into the Danish fortifications

Nicolas Ii / Oorlog 1914
NIKOLAY ALEKSANDROVICH TSAR NICOLAS II (1894-1917) Russian Tsar depicted as a warmonger by a Dutch cartoonist

Pacifist Arrested 1909
An anti-militarist agitator (depicted by this rightwing journal as a scruffy ruffian) is arrested by the police, to the approval of patriotic bystanders

Edward Vii / Beurre 1901
EDWARD VII Depicted as an ogre with a body the size of a barrel

Edward Vii / Truth 1891
EDWARD VII Depicted as Societys Idol (2 of 2 - other filed under Queen Victoria)

Princess Louise C1880
PRINCESS LOUISE Depicted on a music sheet, circa 1880

Marie Antoinette / Janinot
Queen of Louis XVI, depicted in 1777, at age 22

Napoleon Iii / Vfair 1869
LOUIS NAPOLEON III depicted as a tired and enfeebled old man, dubiously supported by France

Friedrich Wilhelm Iv / Min
FRIEDRICH WILHELM IV King of Prussia, depicted here as Crown Prince

The Minotaur - half man, half bull - is here depicted as bull up to the waist, man above the waist: most depictions are the other way round (bull head, mans body)

Smoking Club 1793 Pipes
A SMOKING CLUB A play on the word smoke which also means to mock someone : here the political antagonists are depicted attacking each other

C15 Italian Bank
An Italian banking house, depicted in a book on commercial practices of the period

Spanish Sail Ship 1502
A Spanish sailing vessel of Columbuss time, depicted on the cover of Juan Luschners Consolat dela fets maritima

Richard Baxter
RICHARD BAXTER English puritan clergyman and writer, depicted reading in a church setting Date: 1615 - 1691

Sidney Smith (Eckstein)
SIR WILLIAM SIDNEY SMITH naval commander, depicted at the siege of Acre in Palestine

Reporter at Work
For some reason, reporters are universally depicted as snooping at keyholes or peeking at peoples private lives

Eugene Scribe
EUGENE SCRIBE Popular French author depicted with his earnings heaped around his writing-desk

TANCRED Crusader, son of Otho the Good, hero of many legendary exploits : here depicted coping with some dubious ladies in the Enchanted Forest

Mary Countess Pembroke 2
Mary Sidney, countess of PEMBROKE, wife of Henry Herbert, second earl writer and patron of the arts depicted in her old age

Fritz Reuter in Inn
FRITZ REUTER depicted among his stammtisch - his regular cronies - in the village inn; he is best known for tales of village life, and doubtless they supplied the material

Waldeck-Rousseau Cartoon
P M H E WALDECK-ROUSSEAU French statesman depicted with prizes he has just won at the fair

The Turkey Trot
Two French dancers performing le Turkey-Trot are privileged to be depicted by the noted artist Juan Gris, better known as a cubist !

C16 Screw Press
Two printers working at a very primitive screw press : other tools of their trade are also depicted

Anne D autriche
ANNE D AUTRICHE, queen of Louis XIII - she is depicted presenting her diadem to raise money for abandoned children

Andrees Departure
Andree, with Strindberg and Fraenkel, leave Spitzbergen on their adventurous flight, hoping to reach the North Pole : they are depicted half an hour after lift-off

Saint Teresa Writing
SAINT TERESA OF AVILA Spanish mystic, depicted writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit

Sappho in Rough Sea
British sailing warship, depicted encountering heavy seas off the coast of Honduras. However, she survives another ten years before sinking in 1859

Griffin Fires Guns
Warship of the English navy, depicted firing her guns

FAIREY ATALANTA
A twin-engine military flying boat : it is depicted being towed onto the shore by means of a wheeled cradle

Concept / Amnesty
Amnesty depicted as a merciful mother gathering her wayward but now repentant offspring to her forgiving bosom

Chinese Thunder Spirit
LEI-KONG the spirit of Thunder. He makes thunder with a hammer & drums, chases away evil spirits & punishes undetected criminals

Native Americans 1821
A group of Domiciliated Indians depicted to show their dress and habits - game tucked into belts, papoose carried on mothers back, cooking methods and so on

Alchemy / Lenormand 4
An alchemist distils from lumps of a black substance, depicted on a fortune tellers card

Alchemy / Lenormand 3
An alchemist adds a mysterious dark liquid to his brew, depicted on a fortune-tellers card

Lenormand - Alchemist
An alchemist grows a mysterious and doubtless magical plant, depicted on a fortune-tellers card

Italian Fortune Card
GRAND JEU DE MLLE. DE LENORMAND The Alchemist. An Italian fortune-telling card

Pusey & Followers
EDWARD BOUVERIE PUSEY Theologian, leader of the Oxford Movement, depicted with his disciples

Galen Demonstrating
GALEN Greek physician in Rome, founder of scientific physiology; depicted lecturing in the Temple of Concord, Rome

Luther Translating
MARTIN LUTHER depicted while translating the Bible, during his seclusion at the Wartburg : the Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, inspires his labour

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