Entertained Collection

Buddha and Sujata
SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA, known as the BUDDHA ( Enlightened One ) He is entertained by Sujata, daughter of a village lord, who prepares very special foods to nourish him

Dick Whittington by Arthur Rackham
Dick Whittington arrives on the coast of Barbary, and everyone from the ship is entertained by the Moors. When they are invaded by rats and mice

Crystal Palace Animals
Visitors to the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, S.E.London, are both edified and entertained by the sculptures of prehistoric animals, created by Waterhouse Hawkins

Robert Earl Yarmouth
ROBERT PASTON, first earl of YARMOUTH royalist statesman who served and entertained Charles II with his autograph

Magic Lantern 1858
Evenings entertainment, with children amazed by the bright glass lantern slides been projected on the wall. 1858

Turkey. Constantinople. Dinner for a European ambassador
Turkey. Constantinople (Today Istanbul). Dinner for a European ambassador at the Grand Vizier's court, in the imperial Council chamber, around year 1788

After dinner at the Sailors'Home, in Wells Street, near the London Docks in the East End
After dinner at the Sailors Home, in Wells Street, near the London Docks in the East End. A sailor dancing the hornpipe accompanied by a harp. Date: 1873

A group of amused London children gather round to watch a traditional Punch and Judy, show on a street corner in New Oxford Street entertained by Mr. J Bland. Date: late 1890s

The Son of Henry II entertained by his father after his Coronation Date: 1170

Tiddy Dol
The origins of Tiddy Dol derive from a unique Georgian street seller. Nowadays we will buy popcorn while watching a movie

Thatched House Tavern
The Thatched House Tavern appears to have been established in 1704 or 1705, probably in St James Street. This building was demolished in 1814

Odysseus entertained by Alcinous ruler of the Phaiacians
Odysseus entertained by Alcinous, ruler of the Phaiacians on the island of Scheria. Alcinous wife Arete and daughter Nausicaa listen while seated under a Thessalian-style umbrella

English tourists with a rusty ancient sword near Holyrood
A Scottish mason informing English tourists that their rusty ancient falchion sword is a modern blade by Andrea Ferrara in front of Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh

Shadow Dance 1861
Christmas season, Victorian children being amused by the shadow theatre. Magic lanterns are at hand and many over apparatus profuse of grotesque figures that appear

Gardener at Henri IV cottage, Montmartre, Paris, France
A gardener waters his plants outside a thatched cottage said to have been the home of King Henri IV, or at any rate where he entertained his lady friends. Date: circa 1905

PHILEMON & BAUCIS PHILEMON & BAUCIS
Poor cottagers Philemon and Baucis (husband and wife) entertained the (disguised) travellers Mercury and Jupiter so well that their cottage was transformed into a palace. Date: circa 780 BC

Luc-sur-Mer, La Rue de la Mer, terrace of Hotel des Familles
Luc-sur-Mer, France - La Rue de la Mer and the terrace of the Hotel des Familles. The patrons are being entertained by a busker with his guitar. Date: circa 1908

Pacific / Schouten & Kings
William Schouten and his officer are crowned and entertained by Kings in the East Indies

Advertisement for a Music Shop in Vienna, Austria showing a very jovial woman (the reason for her joviality raised in her right hand!)

Listening to music transmitted by wireless from Holland
An English household entertained by a Dutch concert. Listening to music transmitted by wireless from Holland. A member of the family tuning in the receiver by simple adjustments. 1922

Patsy Henderson, (a possible member of the party that discovered gold in the Klondike in 1896), entertained White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) train passengers for many years in Carcross

Roman art. Turkey. Aphrodisias. Ancient Greek city. Gladiator. Relief

Relief of gladiators. About 30 BC. The slab probably belongs to a grave memorial and recalls the extravagant gladiator fights sponsored by the deceased. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Karl V and Fuggers
The emperor Karl V is entertained by the wealthy Fugger family; all welcome him except the family cat, who takes exception to the dog that accompanies him Date: circa 1530s

Stanley / Phalanx Dance
Emin Pasha relief expedition : he is entertained with a phalanx dance by Mazambonis warriors Date: 1887-8

Punch and Judy at Christmas
Children and adults alike watching Punch and Judy at Christmas. 19th Century

Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch, Pomona, California, USA
Visitors being entertained at the Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch, Pomona, California, USA. Date: 1930

Postcard, Czech soldier and dancer, WW1
Postcard showing a Czech soldier with his rifle, being entertained by a dancer (probably French) during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Guildhall Banquet
George III and his son are entertained at the Guildhall. Date: 16 June 1814

Bagnigge Wells
Fashionable gardens off the Kings Cross Road, once the summer residence of Nell Gwyn who entertained Charles II here; closed in 1841. Date: late 18th century

Mildred Irwin, entertainer in saloon at North Platte, Nebraska. She entertained for twenty years in Omaha before coming to North Platte. Date 1938 Oct

Queen Elizabeth II with nuclear scientists
Commonwealth nuclear scientists entertained to lunch at Balmoral by Queen Elizabeth II in 1958. The forty scientists were part of a tour of the nuclear power stations of Britain - the idea being

Street scene in Canakkale
Scene in Canakkale (Gallipoli) in the Dardanelles during the British occupation with street musicians and a group of children (being entertained by their music)

Shah at Guildhall
The Shah of Persia is entertained at the Guildhall - private supper in the Council Chamber

Telling Fairy Tales
A man reads from a book at a large fireplace, the men, women and children around him look suitably entertained

Red Entertainment
As a change from rousing speeches by Lenin and Trotsky, Red Army soldiers are entertained by a concert party

Mouth organ music
German troops being entertained by a comrades mouth-organ while they rest after a long march into Brussels in September 1914, shortly after the outbreak of World War I

Toy Theatre 1910
Children watch a shadow theatre - their dog seems equally entertained !

Boys and men camping 1905
A group of boys and men relaxing on a camping holiday, with a wind-up gramophone to keep them entertained

American Sewing Circle
An American sewing circle. Ladies chat while they sew and are entertained by a few gentlemen callers

Scott / Kenilworth / Q Eliz
Queen Elizabeth visits Kenilworth Castle where she is entertained on a grand scale by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who wanted to marry the Queen

Chinese and Puppets
OMBRES FRANCAISES In this satire on race distinctions, the Chinese are entertained by the comic antics of Europeans

Actress and Friends
Four gentlemen are entertained by an actress in her dressing room

Racial / Burma Women 19C
Children watch a shadow theatre - their dog seems equally entertained !

Tom Raw : at the Cape
Tom Raw, a young officer on his way to India, is entertained at the Cape of Good Hope

Children Piping C1890
A little shepherd boy teaches a girl to play a pipe in the meadow, to keep the lambs entertained

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