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Background imageDetail Collection: Emperor Justinian I - Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna

Emperor Justinian I - Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna
Detail of The Emperor Justinian I (483-565), from the mosaic in the apse in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Background imageDetail Collection: Poker, detail

Poker, detail
Cast polished steel fire poker with a twisted brass handle and a floral finial, part of a set of fire tools including tongs and a shovel

Background imageDetail Collection: Santiago de Compostela - Basilica - Portico de la Gloria

Santiago de Compostela - Basilica - Portico de la Gloria
Santiago de Compostela, Spain - Basilica - Portico de la Gloria Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDetail Collection: Lady in Waiting of Empress Theodora - Basilica of San Vitale

Lady in Waiting of Empress Theodora - Basilica of San Vitale
Lady in Waiting of the Empress Theodora - from the impressive Byzantine mosaic of of the Empress and her suite, at the Basilica San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Date: 6th century

Background imageDetail Collection: Bishop Maximianus - Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna

Bishop Maximianus - Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna
Detail - The face of Bishop Maximianus (Maximian) of Ravenna (499556) from the impressive Byzantine mosaic of Emperor Justinian I and his suite, at the Basilica San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna

Background imageDetail Collection: Fair Maid of Kent - The Black Princes Chantry, Canterbury

Fair Maid of Kent - The Black Princes Chantry, Canterbury
Joan of Kent (13281385), known as The Fair Maid of Kent - the mother of King Richard II of England - ceiling boss in the Huguenot Chapel (Black Princes Chantry), Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury

Background imageDetail Collection: Crewel-work hanging

Crewel-work hanging
Hanging embroidered with a floral design in crewel-work on a linen backing. The embroidery is thought to date from c.1600 while the linen backing dates from around 1900. Date: 1600-1900

Background imageDetail Collection: The Athena Giustiniani. Roman copy of a Greek statue of Pall

The Athena Giustiniani. Roman copy of a Greek statue of Pall
The Athena Giustiniani or Giustiniani Minerva. Parian marble. Antonine Roman copy of a Greek statue of Pallas Athena. 2nd century. Detail. Braccio Nuovo. Chiaramonti Museum. Vatican Museums

Background imageDetail Collection: INDIA. Ajanta. Ajanta Caves. Face of a woman. Detail

INDIA. Ajanta. Ajanta Caves. Face of a woman. Detail in one of the Jataka reincarnations and episodes of life of Budha. Mural painting, 6th-7th c. Hindu art. Gupta period. Fresco

Background imageDetail Collection: Asia, detail of the Albert Memorial, London

Asia, detail of the Albert Memorial, London - postcard by F.G. Stuart

Background imageDetail Collection: Commerce, detail of the Albert Memorial, London

Commerce, detail of the Albert Memorial, London - postcard by F.G. Stuart

Background imageDetail Collection: America, detail of the Albert Memorial, London

America, detail of the Albert Memorial, London - postcard by F.G. Stuart

Background imageDetail Collection: Europe Detail Of The Albert Memorial London Postcard

Europe Detail Of The Albert Memorial London Postcard
Europe, detail, of, the, Albert, Memorial, London, postcard, F, G, Stuart, , 13974300

Background imageDetail Collection: Agriculture, detail of the Albert Memorial, London

Agriculture, detail of the Albert Memorial, London - postcard by F.G. Stuart

Background imageDetail Collection: Africa, detail of the Albert Memorial, London

Africa, detail of the Albert Memorial, London - postcard by F.G. Stuart

Background imageDetail Collection: De Medicic Family - B Gozzoli, Florence

De Medicic Family - B Gozzoli, Florence
Detail of a painting at Palazzo Riccardi by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting (from left) Cosimo de Medici with Salviati and Piero de Medici. Date: 15th century

Background imageDetail Collection: Double helix staircase, Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley

Double helix staircase, Chateau de Chambord, Loire Valley
Double helix staircase on the second floor, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher

Background imageDetail Collection: Painting, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, France

Painting, Maison Ruinart, Reims, Marne, France
Lunch of Oysters, 1737, detail, copy of an oil painting by Jean Francois de Troy, 1679-1752, in the Ruinart Salon at Maison Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in the world

Background imageDetail Collection: Initials, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, France

Initials, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, France
Initials carved in the stone wall of the cellar, on the first floor of the lay brothers building, built 12th century and rebuilt 1708, at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey

Background imageDetail Collection: Rood screen, Collegiale de l'Assomption, Villemaur-sur-Vanne

Rood screen, Collegiale de l'Assomption, Villemaur-sur-Vanne
Resurrection of Christ, detail from the rood screen of 1521, with 26 bas reliefs in Gothic and Renaissance style, in the Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame

Background imageDetail Collection: Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784

Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784
Francisco Bayeu y Subias (1734-1795). Spanish painter. Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784. Detail. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid). History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageDetail Collection: The Garden of El Retiro near the Walls of the Bronze Horse

The Garden of El Retiro near the Walls of the Bronze Horse
Jose del Castillo (1737-1793). Spanish painter. The Garden of El Retiro near the Walls of the Bronze Horse, 1779. Detail. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)

Background imageDetail Collection: Embellishment of Platerias Street, Charles III enters Madrid

Embellishment of Platerias Street, Charles III enters Madrid
Attributed to Lorenzo de Quiros (1717-1789). Spanish painter. Embellishment of the Platerias Street (Main Street) on the occasion of the entry of Charles III in Madrid, circa 1760. Detail

Background imageDetail Collection: Procession of Our Lady of Grace in the Cebada Square

Procession of Our Lady of Grace in the Cebada Square (Madrid), circa 1741, by Manuel de Chozas (18th century). History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageDetail Collection: Perspective of the Main Square (Plaza Mayor), Madrid

Perspective of the Main Square (Plaza Mayor), Madrid, circa 1620. Detail. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageDetail Collection: Royal Festivities in the Plaza Mayor, 1623. Detail

Royal Festivities in the Plaza Mayor, 1623. Detail
Ascribed to Juan de la Corte (circa 1585-1662). Baroque painter. Royal Festivities in the Plaza Mayor, 1623. Detail. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageDetail Collection: Festivities in the Plaza Mayor, c. 1630, by Juan de la Corte

Festivities in the Plaza Mayor, c. 1630, by Juan de la Corte
Juan de la Corte (circa 1585-1662). Baroque painter. Festivities in the Plaza Mayor, circa 1630. Detail. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageDetail Collection: Cabinet. Antwerp (?). circa 1650. Detail

Cabinet. Antwerp (?). circa 1650. Detail. The paintings that decore the cabinet offers a Calvinist vision of concept of Love and Beauty, through a moralizing interpretation of Metamorphosis of Ovid

Background imageDetail Collection: Triptych of the Adoration by Jan van Dornicke

Triptych of the Adoration by Jan van Dornicke
Jan van Dornicke. First half of 16th century. Triptych of the Adoration. Detail. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageDetail Collection: Saint John the Baptist in Meditation, circa 1495, by Bosch

Saint John the Baptist in Meditation, circa 1495, by Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Netherlandish painter. Saint John the Baptist in Meditation, circa 1495. Detail. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageDetail Collection: Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617), circa 1670

Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617), circa 1670
Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617). Christian mystical religious, member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. Portrait by Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), circa 1670. Detail

Background imageDetail Collection: The Threshing Ground or Summer, 1786, by Goya

The Threshing Ground or Summer, 1786, by Goya
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. The Threshing Ground or Summer, 1786. Detail. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageDetail Collection: Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda (1814-1873), 1857

Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda (1814-1873), 1857
Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda (1814-1873). Spanish writer. Portrait by Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (1815-1894), 1857. Detail. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageDetail Collection: Saint Jerome in his Study. Detail. Castilian School

Saint Jerome in his Study. Detail. Castilian School
Master of the Parral (active 1480-1500). Saint Jerome in his Study. Detail. Castilian School, about 1480-1490. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageDetail Collection: White Star Line, steamer chair (incised detail)

White Star Line, steamer chair (incised detail)
White Star Line, superb steamer chair by repute from RMS Olympic, of folding form with original foldout footrest. The vendor has had the chair fully restored but in a manner that it has retained its

Background imageDetail Collection: Old Surrey Hall, Dormansland, End Wall

Old Surrey Hall, Dormansland, End Wall
An architectural drawing showing the detail of the end wall in Old Surrey Hall, Dormansland, with intent for restoration works. Date: early 1900s

Background imageDetail Collection: Old Fashioned Group

Old Fashioned Group
A group portrait watercolour painting, with minimal detail on facial expression, of some older gentleman in a fine house interior. Date: circa 1920

Background imageDetail Collection: Shadowy Bridge

Shadowy Bridge
A painting, fairly minimal in detail, showing a river spanning arch bridge, with a large number of people gathered underneath. Date: circa 1916

Background imageDetail Collection: Ocean Liners - RMS Queen Mary Bakelite ashtray (detail)

Ocean Liners - RMS Queen Mary Bakelite ashtray (detail)
Ocean Liners - art deco style Bakelite ashtray, close-up detail of RMS Queen Mary tag. (2 of 2) Date: 1930s

Background imageDetail Collection: Post Office Wireless Stations and Fisheries

Post Office Wireless Stations and Fisheries
A simply magnificent, large scale, poster map of Post Office Wireless Stations commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1939

Background imageDetail Collection: Everybody's Underground Part 1

Everybody's Underground Part 1
Part one of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

Background imageDetail Collection: Everybody's Underground Part 3

Everybody's Underground Part 3
Part three of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

Background imageDetail Collection: Everybody's Underground Part 2

Everybody's Underground Part 2
Part two of a set of three Everyone's Underground posters designed by Aubrey Hammond. One of the most remarkable poster groups ever issued by London Transport

Background imageDetail Collection: HIMS Aurora

HIMS Aurora
Imperial Russian Navy - HIMS Aurora, Pallada-class protected cruiser. A detail showing the forward funnel, foremast and bridge citadel. (This ship has been preserved at St. Petersburg)

Background imageDetail Collection: Japan - A seal engraver at work

Japan - A seal engraver at work
A seal engraver at work, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDetail Collection: White Star Line, Titanic lettercard written on board

White Star Line, Titanic lettercard written on board
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - Second Class passenger and victim Henry James Beauchamp, rare Titanic lettercard written on board and posted with original one penny stamp

Background imageDetail Collection: Cunard Line, Royal Doulton QE2 dinner plates

Cunard Line, Royal Doulton QE2 dinner plates
Cunard Line, four Royal Doulton QE2 dinner plates, gilt rim with Cunard house detail on rim. 11 inches. Date: 20th century

Background imageDetail Collection: Notes relating to Board of Trade Titanic inquiry

Notes relating to Board of Trade Titanic inquiry
RMS Titanic, Captain Maurice Clarke Archive. Typed notes dated 28 April 1912 relating to the Board of Trade enquiry into the Titanic disaster



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