Initiated Collection

Female Initiation - 6
A candidate is initiated as Mistress of the Temple, lying on a supposed corpse and restoring him to life with the warmth of her body. Date: 1891

JOHN KEBLE churchman who initiated the Oxford Movement, hymn writer and poet

Wyclif / Anon Oval
JOHN WYCLIF English religious reformer and theologian, initiated the first complete translation of the Bible into English

EGYPTIAN MAGICIAN
An Egyptian magician is initiated into his calling : he encounters the figure of Death Date: BC

Shakespeare Gallery
A view of The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall, London, was the first stage of a three-part project initiated in November 1786 by engraver

101st US Airborne Memorial Gift to the Dutch
The Memorial, which is in Sint Oedenrode, was initiated and funded by 101st Airborne veterans in recognition of the Dutch resistance against the Germans

Sir W W Wynn initiated at the Eisteddfod, Porthmadog, Wales
Sir W W Wynn initiated as an Ovate at the Eisteddfod, Porthmadog, North Wales. Date: 1872

Taharqa, Pharaoh
TAHARQA, PHARAOH (25th dynasty) initiated extensive building projects in both Egypt and Nubia

Female Initiation - 3
A candidate is initiated as a Mistress : blindfolded, she is placed on the Tower of Babel, much to her confusion when the blindfold is removed. Date: 1891

Carbonari Initiated / 1820
New members are initiated into the Carbonari, the Italian nationalist secret society. The oath of initiation was based on that of the Freemasons

Solon / Fulvio Orsini
SOLON Athenian statesman, elected Archon circa 594 BC - he initiated economic and constitutional reforms

Visions de Guerre - French troops in the trenches
From the French series Visions de Guerre - French troops in the trenches. Felix Valloton (1865-1925). In The 1890 S, Valloton Initiated The Modern Movement In The Use Of Woodcut

Combat between French and German soldiers
From the French series Visions de Guerre - HERR PROFESSOR - Halt !. Halt !. This is not the Haig Convention. A cartoon showing a mortal combat between a French and German soldier

Visions de Guerre - Marechal Joffre
From the French series Visions de Guerre - Marechal Joffre. Felix Valloton (1865-1925). In The 1890 S, Valloton Initiated The Modern Movement In The Use Of Woodcut

Visions de Guerre - Lord Kitchener
From the French series Visions de Guerre - Lord Kitchener. Felix Valloton (1865-1925). In The 1890 S, Valloton Initiated The Modern Movement In The Use Of Woodcut

Female Mason - 2
Sister Isis-Felicitas (born Lyon 1863) initiated into the Val d Amour Lodge, now Chancery Mistress of Despatches in the Chapter Rose of Perfect Silence. Date: 1891

Female Mason - 3
Sister Truth-Mercy (born Paris 1861) initiated to the Friends of French Honour, elected as their Sovereign Inspectress. Date: 1891

Female Initiation - 1
A female candidate is initiated as an Apprentice, crossing a see-saw which symbolises the danger of the faux-pas. Date: 1891

Female Mason - 1
Sister Eva Dynamis (born Reims 1858) initiated into the Lien Maconnique lodge, currently Sovereign Grand Mistress in the Modern Adoptive Rite of the Grand Orient of France. Date: 1891

Female Initiation - 2
A candidate is initiated as a Companion : in a bush which represents the Garden of Eden, she strokes the serpent, bites the apple and submits to the reproaches of her guide. Date: 1891

Female Mason - 4
Sister Frederic (born Cherbourg 1867) initiated into the Lodge of the Perfect Female Mason, dressed as Cupidon for a mysterious ritual. Date: 1891

Female Initiation - 5
A candidate is initiated into the Sublime Scottish Rite, vowing on her scimitar to honour the Modern Rite of Adoption. Date: 1891

Country Christening
A COUNTRY CHRISTENING - countryfolk in their best clothes gather round the font as an infant is initiated into the Christian community, with godparents at hand

Australian Initiation
AUSTRALIA Their heads covered, young men of the Bora people are initiated as full members of the tribe by elders who instruct them in tribal ways

Norman Curfew Check
The Curfew law traditionally thought to have been initiated by William I; after the curfew bell is rung at 8 o clock, guards make sure that all fires have been put out

WYCLIF
JOHN WYCLIF English religious reformer and theologian, initiated the first complete translation of the Bible into English

Medicine Man Initiated
The initiation ceremony of a new medicine man of the Chippewa people

Children Initiated
Children are initiated to the decorous delights of the Sabbat

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