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Background imageEvidently Collection: Motor Racing in 1926

Motor Racing in 1926
Racing cars of 1926 : oddly, one car is carrying two people, the others only one. Evidently it was still optional

Background imageEvidently Collection: Esther Hammerton, Sexton

Esther Hammerton, Sexton
ESTHER HAMMERTON Female sexton of Kingston on Thames : the work was evidently too much for her, she dug herself into an early grave aged only 35. Date: 1711 - 1746

Background imageEvidently Collection: Child's Head

Child's Head
A portrait painting study of a child's head, evidently wearing a blue outfit and hat, although lacking in definition. Date: circa 1916

Background imageEvidently Collection: The Gramaphone Co, His Masters Voice Advert

The Gramaphone Co, His Masters Voice Advert
An illustrated advertisement for The Gramaphone Co. Ltd, based in Sydney, showing the famous His Master's Voice logo. The picture shows a merry ballroom full of dancing couples

Background imageEvidently Collection: Vanishing London

Vanishing London
Oil painting titled Vanishing London'. This picture is remarkable as being the work of a shoemaker. (His shop is in the right-hand corner of the painting) who is entirely without training in art

Background imageEvidently Collection: THREE-LEGGED RACE

THREE-LEGGED RACE
A three-legged race - demanding perfect co- ordination between the paired runners, which two of our contestants evidently did not achieve ! Date: circa 1900

Background imageEvidently Collection: SISTER OF ST JOHN

SISTER OF ST JOHN
Nursing sister of the ORDER OF SAINT JOHN OF JERUSALEM at the convent of Toulouse : she wears a habit de coeur, evidently a ceremonial habit of some kind

Background imageEvidently Collection: FOLKLORE / CYNOCEPHALIES

FOLKLORE / CYNOCEPHALIES
Dog-headed creatures, reported by travellers in India; they are depicted fighting the monsters of the forest, using weapons, so they are evidently more-or-less human Date: medieval

Background imageEvidently Collection: NAUGHTY PUSS

NAUGHTY PUSS ! The title of the present picture has evidently caused the pretty little child to dread too much familiarity with Pussy hereafter

Background imageEvidently Collection: Andreae Georg Beck

Andreae Georg Beck
ANDREAE GEORG BECK German scholar, with some of his books and a large winged insect, evidently symbolic of something. Date: 1726 - 1774

Background imageEvidently Collection: Franz Arnold

Franz Arnold
FRANZ ARNOLD German bishop of Paderborn, evidently well-connected ! Date: 1658 - ?

Background imageEvidently Collection: Toronto Malton Airport

Toronto Malton Airport
Malton Airport, Toronto : this picture was evidently made when air traffic control was in its rudimentary stage... Date: 1930s

Background imageEvidently Collection: Andre Fremiot

Andre Fremiot
ANDRE FREMIOT French churchman and statesman, archbishop of Bourges and a conseiller du roy; he was evidently fond of stag-hunting... Date: 1573 - 1641

Background imageEvidently Collection: Justus Candidus Cautus

Justus Candidus Cautus
JUSTUS CANDIDUS CAUTUS Evidently a man of culture, judging by his workplace and the attributes of this intriguing engraving - but we know nothing about him... Date: circa 1746

Background imageEvidently Collection: Thomas Oldham Barlow

Thomas Oldham Barlow
THOMAS OLDHAM BARLOW (1824 - 1889), artist evidently best known for his portraits : depicted seated at a table, but this can hardly be his studio, nor those his working clothes ? Date: 1884

Background imageEvidently Collection: Station at Napoli

Station at Napoli
The railway station at Napoli (Naples): evidently in sunny Italy they see no reason to roof the station ! No platforms, either. Date: 1863

Background imageEvidently Collection: Four C14 Notables

Four C14 Notables
Four men in short garments, three with unmatching hose, evidently the current fashion; two carry swords, one at the side, the other in front Date: 14th century

Background imageEvidently Collection: Thought-Reading Horse

Thought-Reading Horse
Alpha, the thought-reading horse, currently performing at the London Aquarium : he is evidently a whizz at arithmetic Date: 1895

Background imageEvidently Collection: They ve evidently seen me by Bruce Bairnsfather

They ve evidently seen me by Bruce Bairnsfather
They ve evidently seen me. A British soldier, precariously peering out the top of a chimney pot, binoculars in hand, is narrowly missed by an enemy shell

Background imageEvidently Collection: A cat and her family in the Trenches - WWI

A cat and her family in the Trenches - WWI
A cat and her family in the Trenches. The only inhabitants of a ruined farm near the front line. (The cat had evidently been hit by a shell fragment for one of its paws was missing)

Background imageEvidently Collection: My, little, grey, home, West, feet, place, but, belong, another, evidently, economical

My, little, grey, home, West, feet, place, but, belong, another, evidently, economical, own, bed, space, Private, William, Harold, Hutchings, 1885, 1962, 2Nd, 1St, Lancashire, Field, Ambulance

Background imageEvidently Collection: Robert Sym, Lawyer

Robert Sym, Lawyer
ROBERT SYM Scottish lawyer, evidently partial to a quiet stroll in the woods. Date: CIRCA 1787

Background imageEvidently Collection: Ellen Power

Ellen Power
ELLEN POWER niece of noted social leader lady Blessington, noted for being painted by Landseer. She was evidently fond of birds, and they of her. Date: circa 1841

Background imageEvidently Collection: Anacharsis Klootz

Anacharsis Klootz
ANACHARSIS KLOOTZ Neither Larousse nor the internet can tell us who he was, but evidently he was a French statesman of the revolutionary period... Date: 18th century

Background imageEvidently Collection: Frances Irby

Frances Irby
FRANCES IRBY (nee Wright) second wife of Frederick Paul Irby, naval officer - evidently she occupied herself with sketching during his long absences at sea. Date: ? - 1852

Background imageEvidently Collection: Thomas F Burke

Thomas F Burke
THOMAS F BURKE - Irish nationalist : described as General, evidently in some paramilitary force dedicated to liberating Ireland from the English oppressor. Date: LATE 19TH CENTURY

Background imageEvidently Collection: Annie Fay Poster

Annie Fay Poster
Poster for one of Fays first stage appearances in England - note that they were described as entertainments - no deep spiritual involvement, evidently ! Date: 1874

Background imageEvidently Collection: Evidently newly wed

Evidently newly wed. Illustration shows a housewife, noting a shortage of plates, asking the cook what has happened to the missing plates. Date 1901 May 22

Background imageEvidently Collection: Pierre Aug Broussonet

Pierre Aug Broussonet
PIERRE AUGUSTE BROUSSONET French naturalist (evidently in military or naval service) Date: 1761 - 1807

Background imageEvidently Collection: Railton Fairmile

Railton Fairmile
An English car with some American parts, and with a price approaching seven hundred pounds - evidently for the choosy motorist. Date: 1937

Background imageEvidently Collection: Submarine Scout Airship2

Submarine Scout Airship2
The car of this submarine scout airship is evidently the fuselage of an aeroplane, its motor providing the forward power. Date: circa 1915

Background imageEvidently Collection: NY Phone Exchange 1910

NY Phone Exchange 1910
Section of a typical New York City telephone exchange : working here is evidently an exclusively female preserve Date: 1910

Background imageEvidently Collection: Barnes Railway Bridge

Barnes Railway Bridge
The railway bridge at Barnes, carrying the loopline across the Thames to Smallbery : the sailing boat in the foreground is evidently used to carry cargo by water

Background imageEvidently Collection: Republican Game

Republican Game
Louis-Philippe is caricatured in a Parisian childrens game - evidently the kids come from families with Republican sympathies !

Background imageEvidently Collection: Nubian Deity

Nubian Deity
A Nubian deity, evidently a not-too-distant cousin of the Egyptian pantheon

Background imageEvidently Collection: Triton's spear - Crane - Kniphofia

Triton's spear - Crane - Kniphofia
That, reddening on the Triton's spear, foretells the waning of the year. (The flower resembles Kniphofia or Red-hot Poker')

Background imageEvidently Collection: Philemon, Playwright

Philemon, Playwright
PHILEMON Athenian comic poet and playwright, author of 97 works which were evidently extremely popular as he frequently won contests over his rivals

Background imageEvidently Collection: Tea for Two Ladies

Tea for Two Ladies
Tea for two - but both ladies are wearing identical afternoon dresses - evidently they both buy their clothes chez Molyneux

Background imageEvidently Collection: Heron and Frog

Heron and Frog
A heron makes a grab for a frog, evidently considered an appropriate subject for a Christmas card !

Background imageEvidently Collection: Cartigny as Capt. Coop

Cartigny as Capt. Coop
The French actor Cartigny as Captain Coop in La jeunesse d Henri V, evidently shifted to the 17th century !

Background imageEvidently Collection: Istanbul 14th Century

Istanbul 14th Century
Imperial Byzantium before the Turkish conquest : the artist had evidently never been there and didn t know anyone who had, so he depicted it as an English fortified town

Background imageEvidently Collection: Clan Mac Coll

Clan Mac Coll
Clan MAC COLL evidently a prince or a chieftain, to judge by his dress

Background imageEvidently Collection: Three Ladies in a Car

Three Ladies in a Car
Three ladies, who evidently spend a good deal of time in the sun at heavens knows what risk to their complexion, drive in their convertible with the windscreen down

Background imageEvidently Collection: Advert / Posters 1930S

Advert / Posters 1930S
Bill posters - evidently not eye-catching enough for the man and woman passing by

Background imageEvidently Collection: Soviet Pilots Re-Enact

Soviet Pilots Re-Enact
Soviet pilots at Murmansk recall their dog-fight with German aircraft, in which they were evidently the victors

Background imageEvidently Collection: Cambridge Uni Exams Trin

Cambridge Uni Exams Trin
Annual examination at Trinity College, Cambridge - evidently in the College Hall

Background imageEvidently Collection: Russian Wedding Feast

Russian Wedding Feast
The village priest officiates at the wedding feast : evidently the matter is one to be taken seriously, judging by the solemn faces

Background imageEvidently Collection: C18 LADY

C18 LADY
Unknown French lady, evidently fond of flowers



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