Festival Collection (page 5)

English gentleman arguing with his wife over money in the dining room. She throws a cup of coffee at him and dashes a tray of crockery to the floor

Ruins of Jumieges Abbey, 1800s
Ruins of Jumieges Abbey, Benedictine monastery in Normandy France. Rovine della Badia di Jumieges. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre brothers after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Temple dedicated to Asclepius, Greek god of medicine, in Split, Croatia. Tempio gia sacro a Esculapio. Asclepeion. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by L

Airship Bournemouth. Maiden flight at RAF Cardington
Airship Bournemouth. Maiden flight at RAF Balloon Centre, Cardington. Built for Festival of Britian, for the Airship Club under the direction of Lord Vantry - being the first built in Britain since

The Great Temple, Hardwar or Haridwar, India
The Great Temple, Hardwar or Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India - long procession Hindu pilgrims during annual festival, arriving to wash in the River Ganges. 19th century

Festival Dainties for Easter, Radiation Gas Cooker booklet. 1920s

Childrens altar at the Fete Dieu (Feast of Corpus Christi, celebrated annually in May or June)

The restaurant at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

A listing for the Doll Festival at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 featuring Lenci dolls - Boudoir dolls were all the rage in the Jazz Age Date: 1924

The Night of The Fauns a dance at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido
The Night of The Fauns a dance for one of the festivals or parties at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 represented by Jia Ruskaja Date: 1924

Small entertainment rooms - Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice
One of the smaller entertainment rooms of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

A dance at the Saturnalia festival or party on the terrace of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

Saturnalia festival or party on the terrace of the Excelsior
The Saturnalia festival or party on the terrace of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

Lantern festival on the terrace of the Excelsior Hotel, Lid
A scene of the outdoor party lantern festival on the terrace of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

The Midwinter Festival in Roman London at the time of the Emperor Nero as imagined by the artist, Fortunino Matania. Citizens carry offerings to the temple while a small boy stands

Mandinka people dancing to drums in a festival
Mandinka (Mandingo) people dancing to drums in a festival in Dramanet, Kingdom of Galam (upper Senegal River). From Mungo Parks Travels in the Interior of Africa

Mummers and fools, 14th century
Mummers in odd masks and colourful robes (top, bottom), and a line of fools in hoods with bells dancing to bagpipe and regal music at a Festival of Fools (middle), 14th century

Villagers dancing around the bonfire for the feast of St. John the Baptist, midsummer. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse), Librairie Hachette

A monkey mounted on a barrel tilting at a basin (tirer la jatte) while pulled by four monkeys at a village fete. From a copperplate of the 16th century

Tilting at a basin (tirer la jatte) while mounted on a barrel pulled by two men. Scene at a festival or fete, 16th century

Tilting at a ring under a basin of water, 17th century
Tilting at a ring under a basin of water, jeu de bague or jeu du baquet. Popular game at village festivals. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Jousting at a ring (jeu de Bague) at a village festival. Men run at a ring mounted on a tree while others dance to music. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Vase with depiction of a festival to Bacchus, woman holding vine leaf with basket on her head, and two men holding torch and javelins. In the British Museum

Alsatian peasant woman of Kochersberg, 19th century
Alsatian peasant woman in festival costume, Kochersberg, 19th century. Her bonnet and bodice are embroidered with silver thread. The black cravat is traditional to the town

Peasant girl in festival dress, Upper Carniola, 19th century
Peasant girl in festival dress, Upper Carniola, Slovenia, 19th century. She wears a silk headdress, a lace gorge, and many ribbons and bows on her chemise

Costumes of the Hungarians, 18th century
Costumes of the Hungarians: peasant in typical clothes 1, young farmer of Szekesfehervar in festival garb 2, woman and Catholic girl of Szekesfehervar

Hindu devotees firewalking in the Nepu Tirunal or Thimithi festival in honour of the goddess Draupadi. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Festival for the dedication of a HIndu temple
Festival (Tirunal) for the dedication of a HIndu temple. Devotees pulling a wheeled shrine decorated with flags into a temple compound to music

Chinese games and acrobatics performed in Yuanmingyuang Park, Peking. Eight costumed women ride Ferris wheels perpedicularly, while male acrobats spin on rope wheels

Dance festival of the Camacan people, Bahia, Brazil. Men in foliage headdress, women and children dance in a circle around a fire

Festival in honour of the Serpent God (centered around Ouidah, Benin). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Chinese seller of sugar hares and a truck
Chinese seller of sugar hares or mooncakes at the 4th moon, and truck to carry Chinese wine, beer brewed from millet, Qing Dynasty

Minister fanning sacred flame with flabellum
Festival of Isis, with minister fanning the sacred flame with flabellum and second minister with sword or scepter. Devotees playing sistrum, horns and drums

Festival of Isis, with devotees praying and making offerings, playing sistrum, horns and drums, and sacred ibis. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

Bacchic rites of Thalysia
Two ministers of Bacchus with sacrificial offerings of leaves, cembalo (cymbal) and patera (bowl). Perhaps the festival of Thalysia

USS Charleston in harbour, Portland, Oregon, USA
USS Charleston, cruiser, in the harbour of Portland, Oregon, USA, for the Rose Festival of June 1907, along with other ships. Date: 1907

Front cover, Festival of Empire, The Pageant of London, May to October 1911 at the Crystal Palace, SE London. 1911

HMS Campania, British aircraft carrier, Festival of Britain
HMS Campania, British aircraft carrier, decorated for the Festival of Britain when she served as a floating exhibition hall, touring UK ports with a civilian crew. Date: 1951

Harvest festival, display of vegetables and flowers. Date: circa 1910

The Festival Hall and Westminster at night, London

Le Cortege du Boeuf Gras (Mardi Gras), Paris, France
Le Cortege du Boeuf Gras (Mardi Gras Procession), Paris, France. circa 1900

61st Lower Rhenish Classical Music Festival, Dusseldorf, Germany - portraits include Johannes Brahms and Julius Tausch. 1884

Historical procession, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Historical-allegorical procession, Rembrandt events, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 1906, with a horse-drawn float and people in costume. Date: 1906

America - The Stamp Act - Celebrating the repeal of the Act of March 22, 1765 in May 1766 with The Liberty-Pole Festival. The Liberty Pole was known to be a symbol of dissent against Great Britain

Japanese Matsuri Festival
Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival or holiday. In Japan festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple

Great Dinner tent at Highbury Barn 1842
The great dinner tent at Highbury Barn for the licenced Victuallers Grand Annual Festival. 1842

State barge of Chief of Yawnghwe, Burma, South East Asia
State barge of the Chief of Yawnghwe (Nyaungshwe), southern Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. The prow is in the shape of the Sacred Bird

At Middleburg: The Kermis, by Charles Pears
At Middleburg: The Kermis, painting by Charles Pears, a peaceful August scene at the annual religious festival in the Netherlands before the First World War began. 1913

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