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Figure Collection (page 11)

Background imageFigure Collection: Calligraphic title page with vignette of the city of London

Calligraphic title page with vignette of the city of London with Saint Pauls Cathedral. Woodcut engraving after an illustration by Isaac Taylor from City Scenes, or a Peep into London

Background imageFigure Collection: Entrance to Mr. Holdens Family Vault in St. Bride s

Entrance to Mr. Holdens Family Vault in St. Bride s
Entrance to Mr. Holdens Family Vault in St. Brides churchyard, one of the few relics after the Fire of London 1666. Built in 1657 with coat of arms above the door

Background imageFigure Collection: Grave effigy of Sir Nicholas Throkmorton, St. Catherine Cree

Grave effigy of Sir Nicholas Throkmorton, St. Catherine Cree
Grave effigy of Sir Nicholas Throkmorton, 1516-1571, Chief Butler of England, in the church of St. Catherine Cree, Aldgate

Background imageFigure Collection: Customs inspectors opening luggage at the border

Customs inspectors opening luggage at the border, 18th century. Searched by the Douaniers at the French frontiers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

Background imageFigure Collection: Illuminated calendar for August 1846

Illuminated calendar for August 1846
Calendar for August with figures of Joel and St. Bartholomew, quote from Thessalonians, disciples, woman with wheat, birds, foliage and castles

Background imageFigure Collection: Illuminated calendar for July 1846

Illuminated calendar for July 1846
Calendar for July with figures of Sophomas and St. Philip, quote from Colossians, disciples, lion, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Background imageFigure Collection: Illuminated calendar for June 1846

Illuminated calendar for June 1846
Calendar for June with figures of Amos and St. James the Less, quote from Philippians, disciples, crab, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Background imageFigure Collection: Illuminated calendar for May 1846

Illuminated calendar for May 1846
Calendar for May with figures of Olee and St. Thomas, quote from Ephesians, disciples, Adam and Eve, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Background imageFigure Collection: Illuminated calendar for April 1846

Illuminated calendar for April 1846
Calendar for April with figures of Zechariah and St. John the Evangelist, quote from Galatians, disciples, castles, bull, birds and foliage. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou

Background imageFigure Collection: Illuminated calendar for March 1846

Illuminated calendar for March 1846
Calendar for March with figures of Elias and St. James the Greater, quote from Corinthians, disciples, lamb, castles, birds and foliage. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Background imageFigure Collection: Illuminated calendar for February 1846

Illuminated calendar for February 1846
Calendar for February with figures of David and St. Andrew, quote from Romans, disciples, birds, fish and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Background imageFigure Collection: Title page from illuminated calendar for 1846

Title page from illuminated calendar for 1846
Title page with calligraphy and decorative design with foliage, birds. angel and mythical creature with lance and shield. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Background imageFigure Collection: Illuminated calendar for November 1846

Illuminated calendar for November 1846
Calendar for November with figures of Ezekiel and St. Jude, quote from Epistle to Philemon, disciple, centaur with bow, birds, foliage and castles

Background imageFigure Collection: Illuminated calendar for October 1846

Illuminated calendar for October 1846
Calendar for October with figures of Malachi and St. Simon, quote from Tyrus, disciples, boar, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Background imageFigure Collection: Illuminated calendar for January 1846

Illuminated calendar for January 1846
Calendar for January with figures of Jeremias and St. Petrus, quote from Paul, musicians, disciples, mythical creatures and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Background imageFigure Collection: Tree carnation varieties, Dianthus caryophyllus

Tree carnation varieties, Dianthus caryophyllus: Ariadne 1, Beauty 2, Garibaldi 3, Perfection 4, Queen of Whites 5, Queen of Yellows 6

Background imageFigure Collection: Figure of St. George slaying a dragon from the Dijon

Figure of St. George slaying a dragon from the Dijon
Figure of St. George slaying a dragon. In the costume of a French knight of the 14th century. In jupon with coat of arms, shield and bouche, bascinet helmet, belt and sword

Background imageFigure Collection: Great helms and shields with heraldic crests, 14th century

Great helms and shields with heraldic crests, 14th century
Great helms and shields with heraldic family crests, 14th century. From tomb effigies. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Background imageFigure Collection: Principal Greek gods on Mount Olympus

Principal Greek gods on Mount Olympus. Jupiter, Juno, Hebe, Ganymede, the Graces, the Hours, Zodiac, Zephyr, Iris, the Fates, the Parcae, Nemesis, Ceres, Morpheus, Saturn, Proserpina, Pluto, Bacchus

Background imageFigure Collection: Allegorical figure of Europe by Andrea Appiani

Allegorical figure of Europe by Andrea Appiani
Allegorical figure of Europe seated on a throne in a purple robe with books, globe, palette, sceptre, lyre and owl. After a painting by Andrea Appiani.. L Europa come figurata dall Appiani

Background imageFigure Collection: Periander, Solon, Bias, Thales and Pittacus

Periander, Solon, Bias, Thales and Pittacus
Portraits of Corinthian ruler Periander 1, Athenian statesman Solon 2, Bias of Priene 3, Greek mathetician Thales of Miletus 4, and Pittacus of Mytilene 5. etc

Background imageFigure Collection: Penelope and her attendants spinning thread

Penelope and her attendants spinning thread
A depiction of Penelope, wife of Odysseus, with her attendants. Penelope sits on a chair at work on a thread. A servant takes away a mirror, and another brings todays cloth

Background imageFigure Collection: Standing figure and Golden Bull seals of HRE Charles IV

Standing figure and Golden Bull seals of HRE Charles IV
Standing figure and seals from the Golden Bull of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, Charles Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-1378. Figura in piedi e Sigillo di Carlo IV

Background imageFigure Collection: View of Cologne Cathedral, Germany

View of Cologne Cathedral, Germany
View of Cologne Cathedral, Gothic church in Cologne, Germany. Lato della chiesa Cattedrale di Colonia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Background imageFigure Collection: View of Saint Peters Basilica, Rome

View of Saint Peters Basilica, Rome. Esterno di S. Pietro. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Background imageFigure Collection: Roman funeral rites for the dead

Roman funeral rites for the dead. The parents and family of the deceased surround the bed, the father and mother seated and veiled in grief. Lutto domestico per una defunta

Background imageFigure Collection: Ancient Etruscan statues of men wearing the toga, tunic, etc

Ancient Etruscan statues of men wearing the toga, tunic, etc
Ancient Etruscan statues showing men wearing the toga, tunic, calzari (shoes), etc. Tuniche Toghe &c. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Background imageFigure Collection: Great prominent, Peridea anceps

Great prominent, Peridea anceps. Bombyx trepida. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Background imageFigure Collection: Figure of eight, swallow prominent and Drymonia

Figure of eight, swallow prominent and Drymonia
Figure of eight moth, Diloba caeruleocephala, swallow prominent, Pheosia tremula, and Drymonia velitaris moth. Bombyx caeruleocephela, dictaea, velitaris

Background imageFigure Collection: Green silver-spangled shark, autumnal rustic and figure

Green silver-spangled shark, autumnal rustic and figure
Green silver-spangled shark, Cucullia argentea 1, 2, autumnal rustic, Eugnorisma glareosa 4, figure of eighty, Tethea ocularis 4-6

Background imageFigure Collection: Saxon, shears, marsh dagger, brown-spot pinion, white-line

Saxon, shears, marsh dagger, brown-spot pinion, white-line
Saxon moth, Hyppa rectilinea 1, shears moth, Hada plebeja 2, 3, marsh dagger, Acronicta strigosa 4, brown-spot pinion, Agrochola litura 5, white-line dart, Euxoa nigrofusca 6, Opigena polygona 7

Background imageFigure Collection: Allegorical figure of the Roman Empire, Romulus and Remus

Allegorical figure of the Roman Empire, Romulus and Remus
Allegorical figure of the Roman Empire, with the Capitoline Wolf nursing Romulus and Remus, and Saturn. Roma altrix Imperii. Qua nihil in terris complectitur altius aether

Background imageFigure Collection: Portrait of Roman Emperor Constantius I

Portrait of Roman Emperor Constantius I
Roman Emperor Constantius I, 250-306. Marcus Flavius Valerius Constantius Herculius Augustus, commonly known as Constantius Chlorus

Background imageFigure Collection: Portrait of Roman Emperor Titus

Portrait of Roman Emperor Titus
Roman Emperor Titus, 39AD-81AD, Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697

Background imageFigure Collection: Allegorical figure of Friesland and Groningen with

Allegorical figure of Friesland and Groningen with coats of arms. Frisia te Genium. Te Tutelare Groninga. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy

Background imageFigure Collection: Evening dress in velvet with silver embroidery

Evening dress in velvet with silver embroidery. Manteau du soir en velours amarante brode d argent. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Background imageFigure Collection: Woman in old velvet dress with opossum fur trim, 1913

Woman in old velvet dress with opossum fur trim, 1913
Woman in old velvet dress with opossum fur trim, and girl in chiffon velvet dress trimmed with swan down. Robe de velours ancien garnie d opossum, robe de fillette en velours chiffon bordee de cygne

Background imageFigure Collection: Detail of Figure on French Memorial, Kemmelberg

Detail of Figure on French Memorial, Kemmelberg Date: 2016

Background imageFigure Collection: St Georges Church, Dittisham, Dartmouth, Devon

St Georges Church, Dittisham, Dartmouth, Devon
Interior of St Georges Church, Dittisham, Dartmouth, Devon, with a view of the altar. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageFigure Collection: Sir Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain pictured in familiar garb but without cigar, against a London skyline. Date: 1953

Background imageFigure Collection: Cartoon, Up In A Balloon (Disraeli and Britannia)

Cartoon, Up In A Balloon (Disraeli and Britannia)
Cartoon, Up In A Balloon -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis Conservative government. He is depicted with Britannia in a balloon representing Conservative Policy

Background imageFigure Collection: Cartoon, A Slow Cab-inet (Disraeli)

Cartoon, A Slow Cab-inet (Disraeli)
Cartoon, A Slow Cab-inet -- a satirical comment on the slow progress of parliamentary business since the Conservative Party won the General Election

Background imageFigure Collection: A Bare living by Wilton Williams

A Bare living by Wilton Williams
A cabaret dancer wearing very little entertains diners at a smart restaurant. Date: 1928

Background imageFigure Collection: Nina Vanna in a white evening gown by Madame Yevonde

Nina Vanna in a white evening gown by Madame Yevonde
Nina Vanna (Nina Yasikova Kind Hakim Provatoroff, 1899-1953) by Madame Yevonde. She was a Russian-born British film and theatre actress

Background imageFigure Collection: Ceramics artist painting china bird figure

Ceramics artist painting china bird figure. 1953

Background imageFigure Collection: Advert for the Vaco Reducing Cup

Advert for the Vaco Reducing Cup, which promises to take off flesh just where you want to lose it, by loosening the congestion of fat which then vanishes

Background imageFigure Collection: Cartoon, The New Marshal (George Potter)

Cartoon, The New Marshal (George Potter)
Cartoon, The New Marshal -- a comment on a large and turbulent demonstration by the Reform League in Hyde Park which had taken place some months earlier

Background imageFigure Collection: Elaine

Elaine of Astolatis a figure inArthurian legend who dies of unrequited love forSir Lancelot. Well-known versions of her story appear inSir Thomas Malory sLe Morte d Arthur and Alfred



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