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Background imageFigures Collection: The Adventures of Prince Achmed by Lotte Reiniger

The Adventures of Prince Achmed by Lotte Reiniger
Page from The Bystander showing stills from a pioneering animated film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, acted entirely by silhouette characters cut by the artist

Background imageFigures Collection: British Military Poster - Inter-war period

British Military Poster - Inter-war period
Smart Men Wanted, rates of pay for soldiers enlisted or re-enlisted, Scots Guards, on or after 26 October 1925. Coloured chromolithograph recruitment poster after A W Baylis, 1925

Background imageFigures Collection: World War One Combatants - Map of Europe

World War One Combatants - Map of Europe
The World War. World War One Combatants superimposed on a Map of Europe

Background imageFigures Collection: Rasputin Caricature

Rasputin Caricature
GRIGORI RASPUTIN caricatured as the sinister leader of Russias ruling house, looming over the puppet-like figures of Nicolas II and Alexandra

Background imageFigures Collection: Melancholy and raving madness, Bedlam Hospital

Melancholy and raving madness, Bedlam Hospital
The figures of melancholy and raving madness over the gateway into Bethlehem(Bedlam)Hospital. Statues by the Danish sculptor Caius Gabriel Cibber Date: 1813

Background imageFigures Collection: Ares and Aphrodite. Greek art

Ares and Aphrodite. Greek art
Votive relief dedicated to Ares and Aphrodite. 5th c.BC. Classical Greek art. Relief on marble. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Archaeological Museum

Background imageFigures Collection: Landscape painting by Claude Lorrain

Landscape painting by Claude Lorrain (1600-1682), with a shepherd and his sheep in the foreground, and cattle on a road in the middle ground. Date: 17th century

Background imageFigures Collection: Raphael (1483-1520). The Sistine Madonna. 1512-1517

Raphael (1483-1520). The Sistine Madonna. 1512-1517. Lower detail with the figures of two cherubs. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. GERMANY. Dresden

Background imageFigures Collection: Wallingford Screen, St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire

Wallingford Screen, St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire
View of the 15th century Wallingford Screen (high altar) in St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire. The statues were destroyed during the Dissolution, but were replaced in the 19th century

Background imageFigures Collection: Bust of goddess Tanit. Carthaginian art. Sculpture

Bust of goddess Tanit. Carthaginian art. Sculpture. SPAIN. BALEARES. IBIZA. Ibiza. Museum of Archaeology of Ibiza and Formentera

Background imageFigures Collection: Tour De France Cutout

Tour De France Cutout
Cut-out figures for a do-it- yourself Tour de France : 18 riders, with follow-up motor-cycle and cars, and a general race scene

Background imageFigures Collection: Journal / Giant Alien

Journal / Giant Alien
GIANTS FROM THE UNKNOWN Flying Saucers have been associated with giant figures such as Bigfoot, while other reports suggest the aliens themselves are very tall

Background imageFigures Collection: Diet and Dieters by Joyce Dennys

Diet and Dieters by Joyce Dennys
A selection of types and the diets they are all eating in order to retain, or, in some cases, reduce their figures. Date: 1929

Background imageFigures Collection: St Rosa De Lima

St Rosa De Lima
SANTA ROSA DI LIMA displays a luminous glow - a phenomenon reported of many religious figures, and which may have given rise to the idea of the halo : or vice versa

Background imageFigures Collection: Cover design, Exposition de Locomotion Aerienne

Cover design, Exposition de Locomotion Aerienne
Cover design, official catalogue of the 7th Exposition International de Locomotion Aerienne, Grand Palais, Champs Elysees, Paris, 12-27 November 1921

Background imageFigures Collection: Chinese kitchen god Zao Jun (Tsao Chun) with five figures (l

Chinese kitchen god Zao Jun (Tsao Chun) with five figures (lesser gods?) in front of him. Date 192-

Background imageFigures Collection: George Hackenschmidt

George Hackenschmidt
GEORGE HACKENSCHMIDT Estonian wrestler, known as the Russian Lion, considered one of the greatest figures in the history of wrestling

Background imageFigures Collection: Apparition / Queens Hse

Apparition / Queens Hse
Figures photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum

Background imageFigures Collection: Leech Cartoon Dinosaurs

Leech Cartoon Dinosaurs
The figures of prehistoric animals in the Palace grounds, created by Waterhouse Hawkins, are sufficiently realistic to frighten children

Background imageFigures Collection: The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966

The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London

Background imageFigures Collection: A Cannibal Feast, Charles E Gordon Frazer

A Cannibal Feast, Charles E Gordon Frazer
A Cannibal Feast on the island of Tanna in the New Hebrides, by Charles E Gordon Frazer (1863-1899)

Background imageFigures Collection: Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House

Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House
Figure photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum - (a digitally restored version of image 10003710)

Background imageFigures Collection: Good Luck Charms of Nenette and Rintintin bring good luck

Good Luck Charms of Nenette and Rintintin bring good luck
WW1 era France - The tiny yarn-doll good luck charms of Nenette and Rintintin bring good luck. Popular during the First World War in Paris and beyond. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFigures Collection: Diana, Marjorie and Violet Manners

Diana, Marjorie and Violet Manners
The three daughters of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland: Lady Diana Manners, later Lady Diana Cooper, Lady Marjorie Manners, later the Marchioness of Anglesey and Lady Violet Manners

Background imageFigures Collection: Zeus Meilichios depicted as a snake and a family of supplica

Zeus Meilichios depicted as a snake and a family of supplica
Relief with Zeus Meilichios depicted as a snake. On the left, a family of supplicants. Dedicated by Aristomene. Found in Pangrati (Athens) and dated between 350-300 BC

Background imageFigures Collection: Etruscan warrior. 4th c. BC. Etruscan art. Sculpture

Etruscan warrior. 4th c. BC. Etruscan art. Sculpture on bronze. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. National Museum of Archaeology

Background imageFigures Collection: Stela of the royal scribe Ani. Egyptian art. New

Stela of the royal scribe Ani. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Relief. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum

Background imageFigures Collection: Gallo-Roman low-relief. Ferrying wine barrels

Gallo-Roman low-relief. Ferrying wine barrels and amphorae. Roman art. Early Empire. Relief on rock. FRANCE. PROVENCE ALPES CԔ E D AZUR. VAUCLUSE. Avignon. Mus饠 Calvet (Calvet Museum)

Background imageFigures Collection: Statue of Djoser. Egyptian art

Statue of Djoser. Egyptian art
Seated statue of King Djoser. 2611 BC. Detail. Egyptian art. Old Kingdom. Sculpture on rock. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum. Proc: EGYPT. CAIRO. Saqqara

Background imageFigures Collection: Major Metcalfe, Mrs F. Cripps, and Lady Alexandra Metcalfe

Major Metcalfe, Mrs F. Cripps, and Lady Alexandra Metcalfe
Edward Dudley Metcalfe, MVO, MC, (16 January 1887 18 November 1957), known as Fruity Metcalfe, officer in the British Indian Army, a close friend and equerry of Edward VIII

Background imageFigures Collection: Guan Yin. 10th c. - 13th c. Bodhisattva of compassion

Guan Yin. 10th c. - 13th c. Bodhisattva of compassion. Chinese art. Song period. Sculpture on wood. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Guimet Museum

Background imageFigures Collection: A problem of income - couple trying to balance the books

A problem of income - couple trying to balance the books
A problem of income. Grenville and Sue Collins trying to balance the books as they await the Mary Evans Picture Library Royalty Statement...! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFigures Collection: Roman legionary. Sculpture. ITALY. Rome. Museum

Roman legionary. Sculpture. ITALY. Rome. Museum of Roman Civilization

Background imageFigures Collection: Underwear for 1962 drawn by Barbara Hulanicki

Underwear for 1962 drawn by Barbara Hulanicki
A lycra girdle with tapering side sections and black lace front panel on the right, and a black lace bra mounted on white both by Lily of France and excellent for magically transforming the figure

Background imageFigures Collection: Shoreditch Cottage Homes, Hornchurch, Essex

Shoreditch Cottage Homes, Hornchurch, Essex
Boys in surplices leaving the chapel at the Shoreditch Union cottage homes, Hornchurch, Essex. Opened in 1889 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Background imageFigures Collection: Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green, Hertfordshire

Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green, Hertfordshire
Harry Macdonalds Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green, Knebworth, Hertfordshire. Harry MacDonald (a Yorkshireman) came south and brought this cottage for 1, 000 in 1937

Background imageFigures Collection: The Garden Model Village - Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green

The Garden Model Village - Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green
Harry Macdonalds Model Village in the Garden of his Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green, Knebworth, Hertfordshire. Harry MacDonald (a Yorkshireman) came south and brought this cottage for 1

Background imageFigures Collection: Advertisement for evening dresses by Elizabeth Henry, 1939

Advertisement for evening dresses by Elizabeth Henry, 1939
Two models wearing dark evening dresses inspired by the late 19th-century fashion designed by Elizabeth Henry and made with Courtaulds Rayon. Date: 1939

Background imageFigures Collection: HENRY the Navigator (1394-1460). Portuguese prince

HENRY the Navigator (1394-1460). Portuguese prince, son of John I. Monument by Tom᳠ Costa (1894). Sculpture on bronze. PORTUGAL. Porto. Infante Dom Enrique Square

Background imageFigures Collection: Acrobat. Minoian art

Acrobat. Minoian art
Acrobat. 16th c. BC. Minoan art / Cretan art. Sculpture on ivory. GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Iraklion. Archaeological Museum. Proc: GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Knossos. Knossos Palace

Background imageFigures Collection: Advertisement, Levi Strauss copper riveted overalls

Advertisement, Levi Strauss copper riveted overalls
Advertisement for Levi Strauss copper riveted overalls, featuring Levis Electric Rodeo -- the Talk of Treasure Island. The figures are all hand-carved likenesses of famous rodeo people in authentic

Background imageFigures Collection: The Toast Is Britain

The Toast Is Britain
This painting is a portrayal of an incident at a banquet at which Nelson figures in company with the artist, Benjamin West. Date: circa 1915

Background imageFigures Collection: Love and Beauty by Ernest Procter

Love and Beauty by Ernest Procter (1886-1935) as exhibited at the Royal Academy exhibition in 1931. The figures of Venus and Cupid float above London

Background imageFigures Collection: Bust of a Roman woman. Roman art. Early Empire

Bust of a Roman woman. Roman art. Early Empire. Sculpture. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia

Background imageFigures Collection: Stretcher party crossing the Menin Road at Gheluvelt

Stretcher party crossing the Menin Road at Gheluvelt, by Gunner F J Mears, BEF, Royal Garrison Artillery (d. 1929). Date: 1914-1918

Background imageFigures Collection: Women war workers by the sculptor Clare Sheridan

Women war workers by the sculptor Clare Sheridan
A set of figurines of women war workers sculpted by Mrs Wilfred Sheridan aka the sculptor Clare Consuelo Frewen Sheridan, which were destined for the Womens Work Section of the new Imperial War

Background imageFigures Collection: Advert for Bensons luminous wrist watch 1915

Advert for Bensons luminous wrist watch 1915
Bensons active service wristlet watch, fully luminous figures and hands and self closing cover. Date: 1915

Background imageFigures Collection: Washington DC, USA - Library of Congress Mural - Orpheus

Washington DC, USA - Library of Congress Mural - Orpheus
Washington DC, USA - Mural Painting - The Greek Heroes by Walter McEwen (1860-1943). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Orpheus. Slain by the Bacchantes. Date: 1920

Background imageFigures Collection: Fairyland Fancies

Fairyland Fancies -- a little girl gazes into the fire, seeing imaginary figures of fairies, witches and goblins. late 19th century

Background imageFigures Collection: Terracotta figures, Lalji Temple, Kalna, West Bengal, India

Terracotta figures, Lalji Temple, Kalna, West Bengal, India
Detail of terracotta figures on the Lalji Temple in Kalna, known as the Temple City, in West Bengal, India. The temple was built in the mid-18th century

Background imageFigures Collection: Chinese Puppet Theatre

Chinese Puppet Theatre
A street puppet show. The automaton figures are operated by a set of strings

Background imageFigures Collection: Genealogy of Jesus

Genealogy of Jesus
The principal figures in the genealogy of Jesus - Abraham, David and Mary

Background imageFigures Collection: Dinosaurs / Noahs Ark

Dinosaurs / Noahs Ark
NOAHs ARK - God got his figures wrong - the Ark isn t big enough to take the dinosaurs !

Background imageFigures Collection: Building of the Aswan Dam, Egypt

Building of the Aswan Dam, Egypt -- temples were either covered by water or dismantled and moved to a new location. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageFigures Collection: Giza. Great Sphinx and. Great Pyramid of Giza

Giza. Great Sphinx and. Great Pyramid of Giza
The Giza Sphinx. 26th-25th c. BC. EGYPT. GIZA. Giza. Egyptian art. Old Kingdom. Sculpture

Background imageFigures Collection: Meeting at the Guildhall on Behalf of the Jews in Russia, 18

Meeting at the Guildhall on Behalf of the Jews in Russia, 18
Engraving showing a meeting held at the Guidhall, London, in 1890 to raise funds on behalf of Russian Jews. The prominent figures shown are (from left to right)

Background imageFigures Collection: Switzerland - Grindelwald. On the Eismeer

Switzerland - Grindelwald. On the Eismeer
Coloured lantern slide of a view of the Eismeer Lower Grindelwald Glacier, the western of the two in the valley of Grindelwald. There are two explorer figures at the bottom of the glacier

Background imageFigures Collection: WILLIAMS, Roger (1603 - 1684). Theologian. Reformation

WILLIAMS, Roger (1603 - 1684). Theologian. Reformation Wall. Sculpture. SWITZERLAND. GENʖ E. Geneva

Background imageFigures Collection: Sarah Margaret Fuller

Sarah Margaret Fuller
SARAH MARGARET FULLER American critic and social reformer, associated with many leading writers and cultural figures of her day

Background imageFigures Collection: Pythagoras & Boethius

Pythagoras & Boethius
PYTHAGORAS Greek philosopher and mathematician, depicted calculating with counters while BOETHIUS uses figures Date: 580? - 500? BC

Background imageFigures Collection: Prehistoric Animals Cp

Prehistoric Animals Cp
Figures of extinct animals in the grounds of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham - a splendid example of Art in the service of Science

Background imageFigures Collection: Statement of Poor Relief in St Lukes Parish, 1854

Statement of Poor Relief in St Lukes Parish, 1854
A printed summary statement of the poor relief statistics for the London parish of St Luke for the week ending 5 August 1854

Background imageFigures Collection: Old Chinese Manuscript

Old Chinese Manuscript
Fragment from a manuscript of the Uigur dynasty : figures are shown writing and reading, and one is playing a lute-like musical instrument

Background imageFigures Collection: Finnish Canal

Finnish Canal
A steamboat negotiates a series of locks on the Saima Canal, near Palli. The figures give some idea of the size of the construction

Background imageFigures Collection: Late Neolithic Statuettes from Hacilar in north-western Anatolia

Late Neolithic Statuettes from Hacilar in north-western Anatolia, excavated during the 1960 season by James Mellaart, Assistant Director, The British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara. Date: 1961

Background imageFigures Collection: Commedia dell arte Characters

Commedia dell arte Characters
Four Characters from Commedia dell arte, an improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theatres in the 16th18th centuries, based on stock characters

Background imageFigures Collection: West front and doorways, Rheims Cathedral, France

West front and doorways, Rheims Cathedral, France. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFigures Collection: Two people pass each other in a London street

Two people pass each other in a London street
Two people pass each other in a Central London street. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageFigures Collection: Gian Galeazzo Visconti and his three sons

Gian Galeazzo Visconti and his three sons
Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1 and his sons Filippo Maria 2, Gian Maria 3 and Gabriele Maria 4. Filippo holds a model of Certosa di Pavia, a monastery in Pavia, Lombardy

Background imageFigures Collection: The god Thor and goddess Nehalennia

The god Thor and goddess Nehalennia
Germanic or Norse deities: the god Thor and goddess Nehalennia. Labeled with their interpretatio romana translations Hercules Magusanus and Massom Salus (Massonius Laetus)

Background imageFigures Collection: Coralline species, Corallina auriculariaeformis

Coralline species, Corallina auriculariaeformis. (Cactus coralline, Halimedia opuntia?) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new

Background imageFigures Collection: Mexico City. Quetzalcoatl Snake

Mexico City. Quetzalcoatl Snake
MEXICO. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology. Teotihuacan Hall. Quetzalcoatl Snake. Aztec art. Sculpture

Background imageFigures Collection: Man and Woman of Java

Man and Woman of Java

Background imageFigures Collection: Royalty of Tunquin (Vietnam)

Royalty of Tunquin (Vietnam)

Background imageFigures Collection: Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Lot's Wife)

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Lot's Wife)

Background imageFigures Collection: Western Australia - Natives Receiving Presents

Western Australia - Natives Receiving Presents

Background imageFigures Collection: Western Australia - Meeting The Savages

Western Australia - Meeting The Savages

Background imageFigures Collection: Russian Tzars - Saint Nicholas - 1894-1917

Russian Tzars - Saint Nicholas - 1894-1917

Background imageFigures Collection: Russian Tzars - Alexander The Peace Maker (Iii) - 1881-1894

Russian Tzars - Alexander The Peace Maker (Iii) - 1881-1894

Background imageFigures Collection: Russian Tzars - Alexander Ii - 1855-1881

Russian Tzars - Alexander Ii - 1855-1881

Background imageFigures Collection: Russian Tzars - Nicholas I - 1825-1855

Russian Tzars - Nicholas I - 1825-1855

Background imageFigures Collection: Russian Tzars - Alexander The Blessed (I) - 1801-1825

Russian Tzars - Alexander The Blessed (I) - 1801-1825

Background imageFigures Collection: Russia Tzars - Catherine The Great (Ii) - 1762-1796

Russia Tzars - Catherine The Great (Ii) - 1762-1796

Background imageFigures Collection: Russian Tzars - Peter Iii - 1761-1762

Russian Tzars - Peter Iii - 1761-1762



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