Interest Collection (page 6)

Disraeli / Elephant / India
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Dizzy has turned the Conservative Party into a rogue elephant: a comment on his interest in India

Aeroplane Postcard
A greeting card features a girl piloting a biplane, reflecting the current interest in flying in France

Spanish Exorcism C1800
A noble Spanish lady is exorcised by a priest in her own home, while her family register their concern in various ways and even the servants show interest

1688 / TSAR PETERs BOAT
The boat rebuilt by Peter I, which became known as the Grandfather of the Russian fleet. His discovery of this boat aroused his interest in ship design and seamanship

Norwegian Costume
A young woman poses for a studio photograph wearing her regional costume. Rustic props add interest

Zangwill / Photo 1895
ISRAEL ZANGWILL English playwright and novelist, with a special interest in Jewish themes

Silvester II (Colour)
POPE SILVESTER II (Gebert) French pope who took so keen an interest in science that he was rumoured to be a magician

Abbe and Housemaid 1780
A French Abbe, whose mind should be on higher things, takes a close interest in a servant girl who wears a sack-back gown hitched up to form a bustle/polanaise

Landing the Shore End
The locals watch with interest as the shore end of the cable is landed at Foilhummerum Bay, Port Magee, Ireland

French Strolling Players
A party of strolling players arrive at an inn : the fight in progress in the foreground seems to arouse minimal interest in the company !

CHANUTEs GLIDER 1895
Octave Chanutes glider experiments at Miller Beach, Indiana, not only attracted great public interest, they made a substantial contribution to aeronautics

Street Trades / Fancy Ware
Two men dealing in " fancy ware" attract the interest of a young mother and her daughters

Phonograph Exhibited
The PHONOGRAPH is demonstrated at a London exhibition, attracting the interest of many, including a Post Office messenger boy

Finds from Mycenae / 1877
Schliemanns finds from his dig at Mycenae on display at Athens

Molyneux Dresses 1930
Two dress designs by Molyneux both with gored flaring skirts, belts & matching sac jackets. One has chevron panels or inserts which add interest to the skirt

Children / Seaside Fishing
Two children fish in a rock pool for shrimps, while their dog looks on with interest

Vernon Gallery
Ladies and gentlemen looking with interest at the paintings of the Vernon Collection, housed then in the basement of the National Gallery, London

Peacocks and Peahens
One peacock perches on a bough, letting its tail droop while another puts on a show, one peahen shows interest but the others peck for food. (Pavo cristatus)

High Neck Dress 1922
Clinging gown with high stand collar & cuffs that extend over the hands with button detailing & gored flared skirt. Contrasting colour trim adds interest

Girl and Lambs
A little girl tries to interest some lambs in the flowers shes picking : they wonder if they are fit to eat?

During Siege of Paris
French troops in the besieged city erect their barracks on the boulevards where they are the object of popular interest from women and dogs alike

Mesmer and Academie
Mesmer hopes to interest the French Academie des Sciences in his work, but they ignore him and it

Jerome Earl Portland
JEROME WESTON second earl of PORTLAND statesman, with an interest in naval affairs with his autograph

French Farm Buildings
Farm buildings of architectural interest including sloping cantilevered roofs, a cat slide roof with a lean-to or linhay. A chateau broods in the background

Stimulating Baby
A young mother, with baby on her lap, looks down tenderly as she holds up a finger to interest the child. Perhaps the baby is learning to focus

Japanese Printmaking
How they print from wood blocks in the Orient - apart from its subject interest, a remarkable pastiche of Japanese painting

Beached Sperm Whale / Frie
A beached sperm whale arouses a lot of interest

Submarines / American
ROBERT FULTON, American inventor, demonstrates his Nautilus to the French but fails to interest Napoleon

FULTON (1765 - 1815)
ROBERT FULTON American inventor; in Paris 1797-1806 he invents a submarine but fails to interest Napoleon

Lorenzo Da Ponte
LORENZO DA PONTE Italian poet and librettist. Wrote librettos for Mozart and established a class in New York, advancig interest in Italian culture in the US

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