Florid Collection

St Stephens crypt
Although St Stephens Chapel was destroyed by fire in 1834, the crypt below St Stephens Hall, the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, which had fallen into disuse before the fire

Vesalea floribunda (Florid abelia, Abelia floribunda). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Florida Discovered by French Huguenots
Two large ships are anchored at the mouth of the St. Johns river, as an expedition boat filled with French Huguenots, sails upriver to explore what would later become Florida. Date: 1564

The Gateway to the Chota Imambara, Lucknow, India
The Gateway to the Chota Imambara (Hussainabad Imambara) - an imposing monument located in the city of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Spain. Castile an Leon. Briviesca. Monastery of Santa Clara.15th and 16th century. Built by Juan Gil de Hontanon (1480-1526). Starry dome. Flamboyant

Spain. 15th and16th century. Altarpiece of the Cathedral of
Spain. 15th and 16th century. Altarpiece of the Cathedral of Toledo depicting scenes of Christs life (1497-1504). Polychrome wood

Dandy Pianist - a Wow with the Party Ladies
Botany - The Dandelion - a florid little man! A wow with all the ladies (up to a point!). A pianist, possibly modelled in part on popular Polish pianist Paderewski? Date: circa 1907

Coliseum Theatre / 1905
A night time exterior view of this London theatre designed by Frank Matcham in 1904 as a variety house with a magnificent florid Edwardian interior

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