Depicting Collection (page 24)

C19 Sampler
A beautiful sampler by Susannah Hephzibah Haydon, depicting the alphabet in both lower and upper case, and bordered with flowers, hearts and animals

THE CHASE 1904
THE CHASE ! A symbolic depicting of the immense enthusiasm for motor racing at this period when cars were still a novelty

Iraq / Archaeology / Lagash
A fragment of a siege stele, depicting the suppression of Umma by the forces of Lagash

Various Aircraft 1912
Aeroplanes, airships and a balloon feature in this popular print depicting the state of the art of French aviation shortly before World War One

Galtons Portraiture
Francis Galtons composite portraiture, depicting psychological types, obtained by superimposing numerous photos of a specific type

Rameses in Battle
A scene depicting Rameses II in battle

Making of a Clerk / Satire
Victorian satire depicting the entry of a young man as an office clerk & the finished article, as an old man with a crooked back (" Making a sharp lad of him" )

The Invasion (Plate 1)
The Invasion - France : a satirical view of the feared invasion by Catholic France, depicting incompetent soldiers roasting frogs legs and being led by a sadistic monk

Asian Headdess
Depicting various styles of headgear worn in Asia including brightly coloured turbans, tall pointed hats with ornate patterns or in fur

Buffon / Monkeys
HISTOIRE NATURELLE A typical spread from the English edition of his Natural History, plates CCLXVIII and CCLXIX, depicting species of monkey

Astrakhan Coat & Hat
A beautiful woman is wrapped up warmly in a Russian astrakhan coat & hat (toque). A poster depicting animals used for their fur adorns the wall behind her

Flushing 4 / Pillement
Flushing in the province of Zeeland: depicting barges laden with cargo. A sailor walks a plank between two vessels using a pole to aid his balance

Flushing 2 / Pillement
Flushing in the province of Zeeland in South-West Netherlands: depicting barges laden with cargo including barrels

Mosaic in Papal Palace
Mosaic depicting Saint Peter, from the palace of pope Leo III, Rome

Costume / Ancient Egypt
ANCIENT EGYPT Depicting the clothing and regalia of an Ancient Egyptian King contrasted with commoners

Books / Virgil / Eclogues
Title page to the third part of Virgils Eclogues (here called bucoliques ) and the Georgics, depicting agricultural and sheepherding activities

Battle in Mid-Air
An intensely patriotic musical fantasia, depicting the approach of the German air fleet, the fight in mid-air, the defeat of the Germans and the return of the victors

Siege of Tyre
The siege of Tyre (supposedly in Biblical times, but depicting 10th century troops and weapons)

Medieval Knighting
The medieval ceremony of knighthood, represented in an illustration of the Trojan War depicting the knighting of Pyrrhus of Epirus

Francois Rabelais / Dore
FRANCOIS RABELAIS A cartoon of the French writer depicting him dissecting society and writing his book

Chinese Eagle Print
Popular talismanic print, depicting a protective EAGLE devouring a FEMALE FOX-DEMON

Atantis
Cover of Fate Magazine depicting an artists impression of Atlantis

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