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Ministry of Information War Photograph bureauCustomers inspecting picture albums at a new bureau for the sale of official war photographs opened by the Ministry of Information at Coventry Street by John Buchan in October 1918. Date: 1918
M Knoedler art gallery advertisementAdvertisement for the fine art gallery M. Knoedler at 15 Old Bond Street, London. Date: 1927
Special guide to the Royal Academy exhibitionThe Spheres special guide to the Royal Academy summer exhibition, with a three-dimensional floorplan of the various rooms. Date: 1914
At the Royal Academy exhibition of 1913. An overhead view of the building, showing the various galleries, with humorous cartoon sketches of visitors above and below. Date: 1913
1937 Coronation, stands constructed in Parliament SquareA mass of steelwork in the course of construction in Parliament Square to provide accommodation for those fortunate thousands who would witness the arrival and departure of King George VI
Viewing stands erected near Westminster Abbey for 1937 CoronThe stands and decorations put up near Westminster Abbey for the Coronation of King George VI recalling the style of medieval tournaments. Date: 1937
Marchioness of Queensberry by Madame YevondeThe Marchioness of Queensberry by Madame Yevonde, formerly Cathleen Sabine Mann (1896-1959). She was an artist who exhibited at various galleries in London
Bairnsfather exhibition at the Graphic Galleries, 1916A sketch from inside the Graphic Galleries at 190, Strand, London showing crowds gathered at the window, smiling and laughing at one of the Fragments from France
Advert for Bairnsfather Fragments from France exhibition, 19An advertisement in The Bystander, sister magazine of The Graphic, promoting an exhibition of the humorous wartime cartoons, Fragments from France, by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather
Erecting coronation seats in front of Reform ClubSpecial stands and viewing galleries being constructed on the front of the Reform Club in Pall Mall, London from where members
Two hundred policemen test stands before CoronationTwo hundred policemen test the strength of the viewing stands along the processional route for the Coronation of King George V in 1911
Advert for Rene Lalique Glass 1928Advertisement for glassware by the renowned Rene Lalique, available from Breves Lalique Galleries near Sloane Street, London. Date: 1928
Spectators watch coronation rehearsal on wooden standsThe temporary stands, constructed along the processional route, filled with people watching the Coronation rehearsal prior to the real event on 12 May 1937
The Royal Academy Exhibition, London, 1922Crowd of visitors at the Private View Day of the Royal Academy Exhibition, Burlington House, London, 1922. This was the scene in Gallery XI which, for the first time
Francesco Paolo MichettiFRANCESCO PAOLO MICHETTI Italian artist whose works are to be found in galleries worldwide. Date: 1851 - 1929
France - Tours - Grand Bazar and New GalleriesFrance - Tours - Grand Market and New Galleries (Grand Bazar et Nouvelles Galeries) Date: circa 1906
Angkor Wat - Cambodia - View into the Interior, showing the central section of Galleries of the 2nd floor/level and the library - close to the sub-basement of the 3rd floor/level. Date: circa 1910s
Lawrence Hargrave (1894). A studio portrait taken by Creelman & Co, Burlington Galleries, Sydney Arcade, NSW
The Minerals Gallery at the Natural History Museum, London
Child with Explorer PackA child explorer viewing a stuffed polar bear specimen on display in the Mammals Gallery within the life Galleries of the Natural History Museum, London
Children with Explorer PacksChildren viewing a stuffed specimen of a cheetah on display in the Mammals Gallery within the Life Galleries at the Natural History Museum, London
Geological Gallery, 1882A photograph of the Geological Gallery from the Museums Archives
Visions of the EarthSchool children visit the Visions of the Earth Exhibition located in the Atrium of the Natural History Museums Earth Galleries
Macaca sp. macaqueArtwork by Barry Sutton, entitled Dominance and Submission. On display in the Primates exhibition at the Natural History Museum, London
FRANCE. ΌE-DE-FRANCE. PARIS. Paris. GalleriesFRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. PARIS. Paris. Galleries Lafayette. Dome. Architecture
Durham Gaol interiorInterior of prison block at Durham Gaol. Cells line the open galleries which have a safety net strung across to prevent inmates falling. Date: Date unknown
Turkey - Istanbul - Ayasofya Interior. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus. Date: circa 1920
Antoine de Parcieux, des Academies royales des sciences de France, de Suede et de Prusse, et Censeur royal. Ne au Clotet de Cessouae le vieua, Dioceze d Uzes, le 26 octobre 1703, et mort e Paris
When art returns to work. Illustration of bewildered visitors to an art exhibition, in the background is an empty plinth with the word art enscribed upon it
Music Hall interior, Royal Surrey Gardens, 1856Dinner for 2, 000 guards, recently returned from the Crimean War, held at the concert hall at the Royal Surrey Gardens. Date: 1856
Giorgio de Chirico exhibitsFeature in The Tatler, 25th May 1949 : Giorgio de Chirico exhibits at the Royal Society of British Artists. Italys great Modernist painter, turned traditionalist, is welcomed to London
Genoa, Italy - Gallerie Victor Emmanuel III, Place CorridoniGenoa, Italy - Galleria Victor Emmanuel III, Place Corridoni Date: circa 1920s
Syracuse, Italy - Ear of DionysiusSyracuse, Italy (Siracusa) - This card shows an artificial cave, 65 m long and 23 m high, which was given the name of The Ear of Dionysius by Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, when in 1586
Canvas Worship by H. M. BatemanUnusual silhouette cartoon by H. M. Bateman showing a crowd at an art exhibition. Date: 1913
Dogs patrolling Louvre at night following theft of Mona LisaGuard dogs patrolling the galleries of the Louvre Museum in Paris at night in 1911. Following the theft of La Giaconda (better known as the Mona Lisa) by Leonardo da Vinci from the gallery
Lalique advertisementAdvertisement for glassware by the renowned Rene Lalique, available from Breves Lalique Galleries near Sloane Street, London. Date: 1930
Venetian Glass Galleries - Knightsbridge, LondonThe Venetian Glass Galleries - 81, Knightsbridge, London SW1 Date: circa 1915
Oslo National GalleryThe empty picture frames left behind in the National Gallery, Oslo, Norway, following the removal of the paintings due to the imminent threat of World War Two. Date: late 1930s
Courtauld GardenOne of the statues in the lovely garden of the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, the magnificent Georgian House which Samuel Courtauld acquired in 1926. Date: 18th century
Sardine boats - Southern FranceSardine boats - Saint Jean de Luz, Southern France. View of the quay and (back left) the Maison de l Infante (House of the Infanta)
Girls & Abstract ArtThree little girls are bemused by modern abstract art. Date: 1960s
Art Gallery, 215 West 57th Street, Painting Exhibit
The Art Gallery by Harry DixonA smartly dressed flapper girl pauses to apply lipstick in an art gallery
Post-Impressionist ExpressionsSatirical cartoon by HM Bateman on the Post Impressionist exhibition at the Grafton Galleries in London. The controversial exhibition introduced modern art to Britain and was organised
Opening of the National Gallery of IrelandHis Excellency the Earl of Carlisle, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, opening the National Gallery of Ireland on 30 January 1864
Edward Seago(1910 - 1974) and Lady Melchett at his exhibitioLady Melchett was one of the guests at the private view of Edward Seagos exhibition, opened last week by Lord Derby, at the Medici Galleries in Grafton Street
