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Background imageInspired Collection: WW1 - Joan of Arc inspiring French forces to deeds of valour

WW1 - Joan of Arc inspiring French forces to deeds of valour in adversity. Date: circa 1915

Background imageInspired Collection: Sixties kaftans

Sixties kaftans
Model on the left wears a white Grecian style kaftan with silver braiding down the front, by Simon Ellis. The silver sequin sandals are from Magli and the gilt bangles is from India Craft

Background imageInspired Collection: Thomas Henty, Pioneer

Thomas Henty, Pioneer
THOMAS HENTY Sussex banker and landowner inspired by news of the Swan River Settlement chartered a barque and emigrated to Australia as pioneer settler. Date: 1775 - 1839

Background imageInspired Collection: Statue of Alexander Selkirk - Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland

Statue of Alexander Selkirk - Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland
Crusoe statue at Lower Largo (or Seatown of Largo) a village in Fife, Scotland. The village has gained fame as the 1676 birthplace of Alexander Selkirk

Background imageInspired Collection: GRASSI, Cristoforo (16th c. ). Port of Genoa

GRASSI, Cristoforo (16th c. ). Port of Genoa
GRASSI, Cristoforo (16th c.). Port of Genoa. 1597. Right detail. Inspired on an anonymous painting of 1842. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Genoa. Pegli. Navy Museum

Background imageInspired Collection: Ulysses and the Sirens

Ulysses and the Sirens. Central detail from the mosaic. Inspired in an episode of the Odyssey by Homer. Roman art

Background imageInspired Collection: Cubist room at The Ideal Home Exhibition

Cubist room at The Ideal Home Exhibition
A room inspired by post-impressionism designed by Roger Fry, where everything, including the furniture and ornaments were cubist

Background imageInspired Collection: Victor Hugo (Gill)

Victor Hugo (Gill)
VICTOR HUGO French writer : Gills caricature is arguably the finest ever done of the divinely-inspired (or star-struck) idealist

Background imageInspired Collection: Girl in Aeroplane Hat

Girl in Aeroplane Hat
A smiling young woman balances on her head a large & unusual aeronautically inspired hat based on a bi-plane. It has an extremely big propellor

Background imageInspired Collection: Fashions in Wartime WW1

Fashions in Wartime WW1
The navy cut costume, inspired by the battles at sea during the First World War, note the cap with naval sword detail, plus the must have accessory - a grim-faced bulldog sporting Tricolour ribbon

Background imageInspired Collection: British lady with dark hair with fringe and man holding a ci

British lady with dark hair with fringe and man holding a ci
Nottingham. British lady with dark hair with fringe and man holding a cigarette sitting on a bed, in front of a Chinese inspired wall paper.. Date: 1960s

Background imageInspired Collection: British couple sitting against Chinese inspired printed wall

British couple sitting against Chinese inspired printed wall
Nottingham. British couple sitting against Chinese inspired printed wall paper in a room in Nottingham. Man, with glasses, wearing a black suit and tie, woman in black dress, facing the camera

Background imageInspired Collection: Two Rishis - India

Two Rishis - India
Two Rishis. In the Vedas (the oldest scriptures of Hinduism) the term Rishi denotes an inspired poet of Ṛ igvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry

Background imageInspired Collection: Etruscan Art. Italy. Production of tableware was established

Etruscan Art. Italy. Production of tableware was established in Etruria, imitating the works of Greek potters. Some Etruscan ware was inspired by pottery imported form Greece

Background imageInspired Collection: Baro de Quadras Palace. Facade. Detail. Barcelona. Spain

Baro de Quadras Palace. Facade. Detail. Barcelona. Spain
Spain. Catalonia. Barcelona. Baro de Quadras Palace. 1904-1906. Modernist. Built by Josep Puig Cadafalch (1867-1957). Facade. Detail

Background imageInspired Collection: John Carter (Elder)

John Carter (Elder)
JOHN CARTER the elder Puritan churchman of Bramford, Suffolk, depicted with inkwell and hourglass, in the process of being inspired by Heaven. Date: 1554 - 1635

Background imageInspired Collection: Aesthetic Dress 1884

Aesthetic Dress 1884
Yellow-green classically inspired gown with peacock blue & patterned border. Satirical take on Artistic dress that made an appearance in England from the late 1870s Date: 1884

Background imageInspired Collection: Heilmann / Cotton Machine

Heilmann / Cotton Machine
Josua Heilmann, the German innovator is inspired by watching his wife combing their daughters hair to invent a combing machine for cotton. Date: 1796 - 1848

Background imageInspired Collection: James Harrington

James Harrington
JAMES HARRINGTON political theorist, author of The Commonwealth of Oceana which may have inspired the Pilgrim Fathers Date: 1611 - 1677

Background imageInspired Collection: Cherubini and his Muse

Cherubini and his Muse
Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Maria CHERUBINI depicted by Ingres in the act of being inspired by his Muse on a day in 1840 when he only had two years of composing before him Date: 1760 - 1842

Background imageInspired Collection: Costume / Tartan Craze C19

Costume / Tartan Craze C19
" TARTANA" A young woman wears a tartan shawl which reflects the " tartan craze" inspired by Queen Victoria and Prince Alberts love of Scotland. Date: circa 1845

Background imageInspired Collection: Paranormal: William S. Marriott simulates automatic writing

Paranormal: William S. Marriott simulates automatic writing
The British magician William S. Marriott simulates automatic writing, inspired by a ghostly guide. Date: 1910

Background imageInspired Collection: Camisard Preaching

Camisard Preaching
An inspired Camisard (Protestant) child prophesying in the Cevennes, SE France Date: circa 1700

Background imageInspired Collection: St Teresa of Avila writing

St Teresa of Avila writing
Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) writing in her cell with divine inspiration from the Holy Ghost

Background imageInspired Collection: Cartoon, The Inventors Dream, WW1

Cartoon, The Inventors Dream, WW1
Cartoon, The Inventors Dream. An inventor dreams of fantastic new weaponry for delivery next spring. Date: 1917

Background imageInspired Collection: German wise-woman

German wise-woman
Villagers crowd the cottage of the village wise-woman, and one of them writes down her inspired utterances. Date: 1867

Background imageInspired Collection: Druidical Design Curtains

Druidical Design Curtains
Black and white lantern slide of a curtain design inspired by the modern spiritiuality, Druidism. There is a female figure, mistletoe foliage, musical instruments and stone arrangements

Background imageInspired Collection: La Mode Militaire, as seen on the riviera - WW1 fashion

La Mode Militaire, as seen on the riviera - WW1 fashion
Military fashions, inspired by World War One, as seen on the French Riviera. Military overcoats, a costume showing Hussar influences

Background imageInspired Collection: Strand Union Workhouse, Cleveland Street, London

Strand Union Workhouse, Cleveland Street, London
A view of the former Strand Union workhouse, later part of the Middlesex Hospital, on Cleveland Street in Londons Fitzrovia District

Background imageInspired Collection: George R. Sims Dagonet Ballads - The Workhouse

George R. Sims Dagonet Ballads - The Workhouse
An illustration inspired by In the Workhouse: Christmas Day - better known as Christmas Day in the Workhouse - one of the Dagonet Ballads written by George R Sims in 1877

Background imageInspired Collection: Entrance to A London Workhouse at Nightfall

Entrance to A London Workhouse at Nightfall
An impression of the entrance to an unidentified London Workhouse at nightfall. The illustration may have been inspired by journalist James Greenwoods 1866 undercover expose of conditions in

Background imageInspired Collection: A Night In a London workhouse

A Night In a London workhouse
An illustration inspired by journalist James Greenwoods undercover expos頩 n 1866 of conditions in the tramps ward of the Lambeth workhouse. Date: 1866

Background imageInspired Collection: Mrs Benedict Birkbeck wearing a Bersaglieri hat, WWI

Mrs Benedict Birkbeck wearing a Bersaglieri hat, WWI
Mrs Benedict Birkbeck, formerly Jacqueline Harriet Alexander (1892-1955) wearing a Bersaglieri style hat as worn by the Italian allies. Date: 1915

Background imageInspired Collection: Scottish inspired fashion, 1915

Scottish inspired fashion, 1915
A new spring fashionable fancy in tartan, the result, The Tatler decides, probably of the popularity of the Scottish soldiers in Paris. Date: 1915

Background imageInspired Collection: Tailored suit of military persuasion, 1915

Tailored suit of military persuasion, 1915
A smart tailored suit for women during the First World War, with clear military influences, particularly the frogging on the bodice of the jacket. Date: 1915

Background imageInspired Collection: Egyptian Inspiration

Egyptian Inspiration
A photograph showing a 1920s model in an Ancient Egypt-inspired dress, decorated with hieroglyphics. The discovery of Tutankhamens tomb by Howard Carter in 1922

Background imageInspired Collection: Johann Schenck

Johann Schenck
JOHANN SCHENCK German-Dutch musician whose compositions inspired Bachs cello pieces. [Do not confuse with 18th century Austrian, same name] Date: 1660 - 1712

Background imageInspired Collection: Karl Wilhelm Ramler - 3

Karl Wilhelm Ramler - 3
KARL WILHELM RAMLER German writer, inspired by his Muse. Date: 1725 - 1798

Background imageInspired Collection: Pace Pasini

Pace Pasini
PACE PASINI Italian writer, author of Il cavalier perduto thought to have inspired Manzoni. Date: 1583 - 1644

Background imageInspired Collection: BENLLIURE y GIL, Josep (1855-1937). The Witches

BENLLIURE y GIL, Josep (1855-1937). The Witches. 19th c. Inspired by a scene of Goethes Faust. Costumbrism. Painting. SPAIN. Valencia. San Pio V Fine Arts Museum

Background imageInspired Collection: GRASSI, Cristoforo (16th c. ). Port of Genoa

GRASSI, Cristoforo (16th c. ). Port of Genoa
" GRASSI, Cristoforo (16th c.). Port of Genoa. 1597. Upper right detail with " Il Castelleto". Inspired in an anonymous oil of 1482. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Genoa. Pegli

Background imageInspired Collection: VAN DYCK, Sir Anthony (1599-1641). The Crowning

VAN DYCK, Sir Anthony (1599-1641). The Crowning with Thorns. 1618. Van Dyck offered this as a gift to Rubens. Variation of the painting in the Museum of Berlin, inspired in a Ecce-Homo by Titian

Background imageInspired Collection: Illustration published in La domenica del Corriere

Illustration published in La domenica del Corriere
" Illustration published in " La domenica del Corriere" in 1952, about Henry Murgers novel " Sc讥s de la vie de Boh譥 "



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