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Background imageHung Collection: The Zulu war. Scene of the Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana)

The Zulu war. Scene of the Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana)
After the Battle of Isadhlwana. A description by Lieutenant Crealock reads, Day waned and the night hung over the hill, when we reached the last ridge, beyond which lay what had been our camp

Background imageHung Collection: April Fool / Coats 1924

April Fool / Coats 1924
April Fool: Two coats and hats on a stand, looking at first glance like a couple embracing

Background imageHung Collection: San Sebastian, Spain - The Beach and the Casino - Beach Huts

San Sebastian, Spain - The Beach and the Casino - Beach Huts
San Sebastian - The Beach and the Casino - Spain - mobile beach huts. Note the striped swimming costumes hung out to dry on a rudimentary washing line. Date: 1906

Background imageHung Collection: Milton / Comus / Stars 1634

Milton / Comus / Stars 1634
the Stars That nature hung in Heav n, and fill d their Lamps with everlasting oil, to give due light To the misled and lonely Travailer. Date: First published : 1634

Background imageHung Collection: Statue of Li Hongzhang, Xujiahui, China

Statue of Li Hongzhang, Xujiahui, China
Statue of Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), at Xujiahui (Zikawei, Siccawei, Siccawi) in the Xuhui District of Shanghai. Li Hongzhang (also Li Hung-chang)

Background imageHung Collection: Louvre Paintings 1929

Louvre Paintings 1929
Van Dijks Charles I dominates this group of 17th century paintings hung rather unimaginatively in a gallery of the Louvre

Background imageHung Collection: Discreet Bread Bin

Discreet Bread Bin
A curtain hung across a disused kitchen range is a discreet way to store your bread in its bread bin. Date: 1930s

Background imageHung Collection: Smoking Fish

Smoking Fish
Smoking fish, in France. The fish are hung inside the chimney over the fire

Background imageHung Collection: Hanging the Kaiser at Brackley

Hanging the Kaiser at Brackley
After the signing of the Armistace on November 11th 1918 effiges of The German Kaiser and Little Willie were hung at Brackley Northants in front of a large crowd illustrating the anger felt by

Background imageHung Collection: Comic postcard, Man with hangover sitting on bed Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man with hangover sitting on bed Date: 20th century

Background imageHung Collection: Li Hung-Chan, China

Li Hung-Chan, China

Background imageHung Collection: WW2 Birthday Card, Keep Smiling!

WW2 Birthday Card, Keep Smiling!
A WW2 birthday greeings card, Blessed are they who do not keep awake at night - But dream of happier times ahead! The image portrays a content old man asleep in bed

Background imageHung Collection: WW2 Birthday Card, Full Speed Ahead!

WW2 Birthday Card, Full Speed Ahead!
A WW2 birthday greetings card, the illustration shows an old man riding his Penny Farthing, wearing a soldier's tin hat and satchel and a priority sign hung around his neck. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHung Collection: WW2 Greetings Card

WW2 Greetings Card
An illustrated WW2 greetings card complete with ribbon, To my son on active service. The image shows a Union Jack flag hung below some green shuttered windows. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHung Collection: Mellowes Metal Windows Advertisement

Mellowes Metal Windows Advertisement
An advertisement for Mellowes and Co. Ltd. the illustration showcases a Mellowes No. 2 section casement metal window, hung from the centre. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageHung Collection: Angeli Laudantes Tapestry

Angeli Laudantes Tapestry
A tapestry woven for Eton College Chapel in 1905, from a Burne-Jones design in 1894, depicting two angels playing their harps, standing amongst flowers

Background imageHung Collection: Vieux Habits! Vieux Galons!

Vieux Habits! Vieux Galons!
This illustration portrays a gentleman wearing a top hat, and holding a cane under his arm, observing some old French military uniform hung in the wardrobe, possibly his own. Date: circa 1901

Background imageHung Collection: Wawel Castle, Krakow

Wawel Castle, Krakow
An illustration of the Wawel Royal Castle in central krakow, Poland, with more modern buildings set in front. The green topped building is known as Sigismund Tower

Background imageHung Collection: Japan - Old Clothes Dealer

Japan - Old Clothes Dealer
Old Clothes Dealer, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageHung Collection: Washing Day

Washing Day
This etching shows a large building, undergoing a large scale washing day, with people working under the canopy roof and clothes hung outside. Date: circa 1925

Background imageHung Collection: Jennie

Jennie
A portrait oil painting of a young woman, named Jennie, who is say with her arms on her hips, with a key hung around her neck. Date: circa 1924

Background imageHung Collection: Wood-duck

Wood-duck
An oil painting of two dead wood ducks hung over a branch of a tree, with a lolling tongue. Date: circa 1857

Background imageHung Collection: Anthony Horderns Fine Art Gallery

Anthony Horderns Fine Art Gallery
An illustration displaying an interior section of Anthony Hordern's Fine Art Gallery, well furnished with ornate table and hung paintings. Date: circa 1916

Background imageHung Collection: Giant sawfish, hung up by a mast, Florida, United States. Captioned, A Leviathan of the Deep

Giant sawfish, hung up by a mast, Florida, United States. Captioned, A Leviathan of the Deep: The Largest Fish Ever Caught On Light Tackle'

Background imageHung Collection: But Who Will He Belong To? General Election 1910

But Who Will He Belong To? General Election 1910
Adapted drawing from a painting by Joshua Reynold of United Kingdom not knowing which way the election would go. The general election was resulted in a hung parliament

Background imageHung Collection: Illustration of a dead wolf

Illustration of a dead wolf
Hand coloured. Illustration of a dead wolf which has been hung around the neck with a rope from a tree branch. It is dark and a full moon is visible.. Part of Box 365, Miscellaneous Part 1

Background imageHung Collection: Cato St - Richard Tidd

Cato St - Richard Tidd
Richard Tidd A shoemaker, one of the Cato Street conspirators. Sentenced to death for high treason and hung on 2 May 1820 at Newgate. Date: 1820

Background imageHung Collection: Richard Tidd - Cato Street

Richard Tidd - Cato Street
Richard Tidd (1775 - 1820) A shoemaker, one of the Cato Street conspirators. Sentenced to death for high treason and hung on 2 May 1820 at Newgate. Date:

Background imageHung Collection: VENEZUELA SKELETONS

VENEZUELA SKELETONS
Among the peoples of the Oronoko region, the custom is to expose the dead till they are reduced to skeletons, which are then hung in a sacred building Date: 1737

Background imageHung Collection: Comic postcard, Man with hangover after drunken evening

Comic postcard, Man with hangover after drunken evening Date: 20th century

Background imageHung Collection: Comic postcard, Dog with a hangover Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Dog with a hangover Date: 20th century

Background imageHung Collection: Hanging a painting of a romantic landscape in the new Churchill British Restaurant in

Hanging a painting of a romantic landscape in the new Churchill British Restaurant in Ilford, Essex. The painting has been lent from Buckingham Palace, by H.M. The King. Date: 1943

Background imageHung Collection: Guglielmo Marconi - Radio Project 1930, The Elettra at Genoa

Guglielmo Marconi - Radio Project 1930, The Elettra at Genoa
Guglielmo Marconi, Radio Project 1930, The Elettra at Genoa sporting Marconis radio antenna. Date: 1930

Background imageHung Collection: Thai paratroop trainee practising a treescape - parachute

Thai paratroop trainee practising a treescape - parachute
Thai paratroop training by the Royal Air Force at RAF Sembawang in Singapore 08:The training of take the chute out from the body while be strapped in a parachute in a tree

Background imageHung Collection: Wreath on the Door Date: 1940

Wreath on the Door Date: 1940

Background imageHung Collection: Macaroon Folly Creation Date: 1935

Macaroon Folly Creation Date: 1935

Background imageHung Collection: Decorated Forest

Decorated Forest

Background imageHung Collection: Santa in the Artic Date: 1937

Santa in the Artic Date: 1937

Background imageHung Collection: CRUFTS DOG SHOW WINNER

CRUFTS DOG SHOW WINNER
CH.CHOONAM HUNG KWONG Breed: Chow Chow Sired by Champion Choonam To To Owned & Bred by Mrs VAM Mannooch Date: 1936

Background imageHung Collection: U-boat Under Net

U-boat Under Net
How the Untersee-Boot passes beneath the defensive nets which are hung at the entrance to harbours... Date: 1915

Background imageHung Collection: IMAGE IN MAY

IMAGE IN MAY
At Campine, Belgium a Chapelle de Mai with its figure of the Virgin is hung in a May tree because this isMarys month Date: 1950

Background imageHung Collection: Washing line Stoke

Washing line Stoke
Washing on a clothes line in a back yard, Stoke on Trent, England. Date: 1987

Background imageHung Collection: Gamekeeper with rabbits

Gamekeeper with rabbits
A gamekeeper wearing a deerstalker hat hangs up a row of dead rabbits for sale in the market Date: 1993

Background imageHung Collection: Five people hung on gallows - China?

Five people hung on gallows - China?
Hand coloured. Five people who have been blindfolded and hung on a complex gallow structure. It is hard to make out but the people look as though they may be African

Background imageHung Collection: Southern Africa Witch Doctor

Southern Africa Witch Doctor
A fantastic portrait of a Southern African Witch Doctor with fur hat and various charms and amulets hanging around his neck. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHung Collection: Afghan man of Damaun, Afghanistan

Afghan man of Damaun, Afghanistan
An Afghaun of Damaun. An armed Afghan resting a firearm on his shoulder. he has a sword hung at his side and a small circular shield slung over his back. 1815

Background imageHung Collection: A Japanese vegetable seller and Geisha

A Japanese vegetable seller and Geisha
A Japanese vegetable seller, his wares in many baskets hung on a long yolk, sells to a young geisha woman

Background imageHung Collection: The Mataro Votive Ship Model, 1930

The Mataro Votive Ship Model, 1930
Photograph of a ship model, probably built circa 1450, that was hung as a Votive offering in the Chapel of the town of Mataro, Catalonia, Spain

Background imageHung Collection: Fall / Crufts / Chow Chow

Fall / Crufts / Chow Chow
CHAMPION CHOONAM HUNG KWONG CRUFTS BEST IN SHOW 1936 Owned and bred by Mrs VAM Mannooch Sired by Champion Choonam To To

Background imageHung Collection: Grave of an unknown British soldier near Ginchy

Grave of an unknown British soldier near Ginchy
Photograph: Grave of an unknown British soldier near Ginchy. Shows a cross and grave marked with two rifles, on one of which is hung a service cap

Background imageHung Collection: Japan - Drying Daikon Radishes

Japan - Drying Daikon Radishes. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHung Collection: Caught fish hanging on a tree, La Digue, Seychelles

Caught fish hanging on a tree, La Digue, Seychelles
Caught fish hanging on a tree on the island of La Digue, Seychelles. circa 1967

Background imageHung Collection: The fishing area at Beykoz - nets hung from poles

The fishing area at Beykoz - nets hung from poles, which are pulled up as the shoal moves over the area. Date: 1923

Background imageHung Collection: Li Hongzhang (1823-1901). Politician of the late Qing Empire

Li Hongzhang (1823-1901). Politician of the late Qing Empire
Li Hongzhang or Li Hung Chang(1823-1901). Politician, general, and diplomat of the late Qing Empire. Engraving by La Ilustracion Artistica, 1892. Colored

Background imageHung Collection: Dionysos Prepares Feast

Dionysos Prepares Feast
Dionysos and his companions prepare for a feast - the cooks get cooking, decorations are hung, the musicians practise

Background imageHung Collection: Torpedo Nets

Torpedo Nets
To protect warships from enemy torpedoes, torpedo-nets were hung from the sides of the ship : as here, on a French warship at Toulon Date: 1886

Background imageHung Collection: Sancho at the Feast

Sancho at the Feast
Sancho Panza at the wedding feast of the wealthy Gamache Date: First published: 1605-15

Background imageHung Collection: Li Hung-Chang, Chinese statesman and ambassador

Li Hung-Chang, Chinese statesman and ambassador
Li Hung-Chang (Li Hongzhang), Chinese statesman, ambassador to France. Date: 1823 - 1901

Background imageHung Collection: Patients in A Ward at Quex Park VAD Hospital

Patients in A Ward at Quex Park VAD Hospital
Two patients in bed near the garden window in A Ward in the Drawing Room of Quex House. Alongside them stand two members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment

Background imageHung Collection: Interior of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

Interior of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy. A Lenten sermon is being preached beneath the great curtain suspended above the pulpit during the season of Lent. Date: 1905

Background imageHung Collection: Mullers New Orphan Houses, Bristol - Swings

Mullers New Orphan Houses, Bristol - Swings
Mullers New Orphan Houses, Bristol. Girls play on tree-hung swings on an outing to Purdown

Background imageHung Collection: Romany Love

Romany Love
Hand coloured. Illustration of two people sitting by an open fire in a forest. There is a pot hung over the fire and one of the people is playing a guitar

Background imageHung Collection: Thatched Cottage

Thatched Cottage
Hand coloured. Illustration of a thatched cottage with some kind of brass horn hung outside. There are two children standing in front of it

Background imageHung Collection: Ornate Curtains

Ornate Curtains
Black and white lantern slide of some ornate curtains. They are hung in a room draped in fabric with pot plants and a leopard skin rug

Background imageHung Collection: Drying fishing nets at Hastings, Sussex

Drying fishing nets at Hastings, Sussex
Newly washed fishing nets being hung out to dry at Hastings, Sussex. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageHung Collection: Li Hung-Chang

Li Hung-Chang
LI HUNG-CHANG Chinese statesman, ambassador to France, prime minister. Date: 1823 - 1901

Background imageHung Collection: Statue of Li Hongzhang, Shanghai, China

Statue of Li Hongzhang, Shanghai, China
Li Hongzhang (Li Hung Chang) (18231901) - a politician, general and diplomat of the late Qing Empire who quelled several major rebellions and served in important positions of the Imperial Court

Background imageHung Collection: The Hung. Table 11. Illustration from The miseries

The Hung. Table 11. Illustration from The miseries
" The Hung. Table 11. Illustration from " The miseries of war", 1633, series based on the Thirty Years War. Engraving."

Background imageHung Collection: Washington, DC Spectators at side of the Capitol, which is h

Washington, DC Spectators at side of the Capitol, which is hung with crepe and has flag at half-mast during the grand review of the Union Army. Date photographed 1865, printed 1905

Background imageHung Collection: Coronation 1937 - Bond Street arrayed in white

Coronation 1937 - Bond Street arrayed in white
Bond Street hung with white banners which are floodlit to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI in May 1937. The white banners, 30 feet by 6 feet

Background imageHung Collection: Kentish Tiled Cottages

Kentish Tiled Cottages
Traditional tile-hung cottages at Brasted, Kent, England. Date: 19th century

Background imageHung Collection: Beef cuts, 1857

Beef cuts, 1857
Town and country methods of cutting up an ox. The head and hooves ar shown, as well as the carcass. Date: 1857

Background imageHung Collection: 1930s basement dwelling, Stepney

1930s basement dwelling, Stepney
A view down through the rooms only window into a basement dwelling in Stepney in the East End of London. Dinner is on the table and a bird cage is hung above. Date: circa 1936

Background imageHung Collection: Durani gentleman on horseback, Afghanistan

Durani gentleman on horseback, Afghanistan
A Dooraunee Gentleman. A 19th century Afghan man riding a horse. He has a sword hung at his side. 1815

Background imageHung Collection: The Netherlands - Marken

The Netherlands - Marken. Houses with wide gables on the edge of a canal. The housewives have hung out their washing in long lines heading down to the edge of the water

Background imageHung Collection: Drying cloth in Kashgar, western China

Drying cloth in Kashgar, western China
Pieces of cloth hung out to dry in Kashgar, western China

Background imageHung Collection: Garter banner of Queen Mary

Garter banner of Queen Mary
The garter banner of Queen Mary, made at the Royal School of Art Needlework (now the Royal School of Needlework) in South Kensington, London

Background imageHung Collection: Garter banner of King George V

Garter banner of King George V
The garter banner of King George V, made at the Royal School of Art Needlework (now the Royal School of Needlework) in South Kensington, London

Background imageHung Collection: The Tatler Front Cover, Xmas Number 1914

The Tatler Front Cover, Xmas Number 1914
A colour illustration from the front cover of The Tatler, depicting a cartoon soldier holding a Union Jack flag, marching across a checkered background, hung with various national flags

Background imageHung Collection: Borneo / Dyak Drying Heads

Borneo / Dyak Drying Heads
The Dyak method of drying heads. The enemys head is cut off, the brains scooped out before being hung (as shown) on a rod of bamboo

Background imageHung Collection: American Indians. In the western states of America. Barterin

American Indians. In the western states of America. Barterin
Interior scne of a store hung with animal hides, an Indian behind the counter and a European with three rifles in front

Background imageHung Collection: America. The Chinese in San Francisco. A Joss-house, or Chin

America. The Chinese in San Francisco. A Joss-house, or Chin
Interior hung with silks and decorated with chinese vases and table carved with animal and fish figures for Chinese traditional worship

Background imageHung Collection: Dance French Street

Dance French Street
Dancing in the street on Bastille Day : the musicians have hung a sign to tell everyone this is a waltz

Background imageHung Collection: The Dublin Crimean Banquet

The Dublin Crimean Banquet
Engraving showing a panoramic of a banquet for Crimean war veterans in Stack A, a warehouse in Dublins Docklands, held on October 22nd 1856



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