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Isaac Stern, Ukrainian-born violin virtuosoIsaac Stern (1920-2001), Ukrainian-born violin virtuoso. Seen here with a young pupil. Date: circa 1980s
ABRAHAM AND ISAACHe is all set to slit his son Isaac's throat when lo ! an angel turns up just in time with a reprieve for the lad, but a death sentence for a ram caught in a nearby thicket
St Isaacs Cathedral, Russian Orthodox church, St PetersburgVintage 19th century photograph: St Isaacs Cathedral, Russian Orthodox church, St Petersburg, Russia
Dr Isaac Watts MonumentThe monument to Sir Issac Watts at Abney Park cemetary. He was one of Stoke Newingtons most notable former residents. Dr Watts is a famous nonconformist English Christian minister
Sir Richard Steele, pseud. Isaac Bickerstaff, (1672-1729) was an English essayist, dramatist, journalist, and politician, best known as principal author (with Joseph Addison)
Isaac DIsraeli (1766-1848), a British writer, scholar and man of letters. He is best known for his essays, his associations with other men of letters
Watering the Streets, Little Boy at the Crossing and the Flowerpot Man. Man spreading water on the streets in front of a butchers shop 76
Waterman, Ticket Porter, Fellowship Porter, Coachstand and New Milk from the Cow. Waterman, Ticket Porter and Fellowship Porter 79
Charing Cross, Carlton House and the Quadrant, Regent Street. Statue of King Charles I by Le Sueur at Charing Cross 70, Carlton House by architect Henry Holland demolished in 1826 71
The General Post-Office, Southwark Bridge and Waterloo Bridge. Stage coach in front of the General Post-Office in St. Martins le Grand 64
The Royal Academy, Covent Garden and the British Museum. The Royal Academy founded in 1768 in Somerset House 67, woman with black servant shopping for flowers in Covent Garden market 68
The Lamplighter, Watchman and Link-boy. London lamplighter with ladder and fuse lighting streetlamps 55, watchman in great coat with lantern and rattle 56
The Admiralty Office, the Sailing Match and the Drowned Boy. The Admiralty Office of the Navy on Whitehall 61, sailboats racing on the River Thames from Blackfriars Bridge to Vauxhall in a Sailing
Tombs in Westminster Abbey, Westminster Hall and Westminster Bridge. Young man pointing to a Latin inscription on a stone tomb in Westminster Abbey 52
Temple Bar, Paviors and Westminster Abbey. The old city gate at Temple Bar 49, Paviors at work with pick and hammer paving the streets with Scottish stone 50
Chair-mender, News Boy, Flying Pieman and Blackfriar sChair-mender, News Boy, Flying Pieman and Blackfriars Bridge. Chair-mender repairing a chair seat with rushes in Punyer Alley 46
St Dunstans Church, Postman, Letter Carrier and Knife-Grinder. Clock with figures striking bells at St Dunstans Church in Fleet Street 42
Guy Fawkes in Effigy, Bartholomews Hospital and Smithfield Market. Children begging with an effigy of Guy Fawkes on 5 November 39, men bringing a patient on a stretcher into St
The Bank of England, St Pauls Cathedral and the Blue-Coat School or Christs Hospital. View of the Bank of England 33, the dome of St Pauls Cathedral 34, and the Blue-Coat School for orphans 35
The Enraged Ox, the Dustman and the Taking of Guy Fawkes. Boy chased by an angry bull near Smithfield market 36, dustman with horse-drawn cart removing rubbish 37
Fire-Engine, Drawing Goods on a Truck, East IndiaThe Fire-Engine, Drawing Goods on a Truck, East India House and London Stone. London fire brigade pumping water on a fire 26
Dancing Bear and Dog, Camel and Monkey and the Royal Exchange. Street entertainer with chained bear in muzzle and musician with dancing dogs in costumes 23
Nosegays, Watercress girl, Brewers Dray, Twopenny-PostNosegays, Watercress girl, Brewers Dray and Twopenny-Post Boy. Itinerant sales girls selling nosegays 19, and watercress on the street 20
The Jewel Office in the Tower of London, Rag Fair and Old Clothes and Ship Building. Crown, orb and sceptre in the Jewel Office in the Tower of London 16
The Tiwer of London: the Armory, the Horse Armory and Wild Beasts in the Tower. Beefeater showing tourists weapons from the Spanish Armada in the Armory 13
The Custom House, the Press Gang and the Tower of London. The New Custom House opened in 1817 on Lower Thames Street 10, Press Gang men armed with swords
The Bellman, a London Wharf and Coal-ship and bargeThe Bellman, a London Wharf and Coal-ship and coal barge. London Bellman or Town Crier reading a notice about missing child Tommy Dallow 7, London Wharf at the East India Docks 8
New London Bridge, Billingsgate and the Scavenger. New London Bridge built by John Rennie in 1825 4, Billingsgate fish market 5 and Scavengers with horse and cart cleaning the streets 6
Countrymen on a stage coach, the Monument and Pie Corner. Four-horse stage coach in front of Saint Pauls Cathedral 1, the Monument to the Fire of London in Fish Street Hill 2
Calligraphic title page with vignette of the city of London with Saint Pauls Cathedral. Woodcut engraving after an illustration by Isaac Taylor from City Scenes, or a Peep into London
Historical views of TurkeyView of Constantinople (Istanbul) in the early 19th century 25, Muslim mosque with dome and minarets 26, and young Greek women kissing each other on the eyes 27
Views of Norway, early 19th centuryFox catching crabs on the beach of Norway 7, shepherd recovering a lost sheep from a mountain 8, and ship pulled into the maelstrom of Norway or Moskstraumen 9
Historical views of Russia. The Imperial Winter Palace at St. Petersburg 16, Russian peasants with sledges on ice 17, market of frozen animals on the frozen Neva River in St. Petersburg 18
Historical views of Sweden. Gustav Eriksson addressing the men of Dalarna 13, women farmers ploughing fields with oxen 14, and a public whipping of a cruel boy 15
Historical views of England. View of Lands End, Cornwall 82, coach approaching London with St. Pauls cathedral 83, and sailor returning to his family home 84
Historical views of Portugal. Catholic kneeling before a statue of a saint 79, peasant threshing corn with oxen 80 and view of the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 81
Historical views of Spain. Bullfighter about to kill a bull with dagger and lance in a bullring with female picador 76, burning heretics at the stake in an Auto da Fe 77
Historical views of Holland. Dutch man and woman in front of a town 67, woman skating on ice to market with a basket on her head 68, and horse-drawn barges or Treckschutz on the canal 69
Historical views of Paris, France. View of the cathedral of Notre Dame 70, piles of bones and skulls in the Catacombs 71, and the Massacre of St. Bartholomews Day in 1572 72
Historical views of Denmark. View of the city of Copenhagen 64, Danish watchman with lantern patroling the streets of Copenhagen 65
Historical views of Germany. Germans hunting wild boar on horseback with hounds 58, rafts of timber floating on the Rhine river 59, and the Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen 60
Historical views of Poland. Polish men in the city of Cracow 55, Peter the Wild Boy found in a forest near Hamelin 56, and the inflammable springs near Cracow 57
Views in the Icy Seas of Northern Europe, 18th centuryWhalers harpooning whales in the North Sea 4, sailors walking on ice fields in the Arctic 5, and view of Hekla volcano and geyser in Iceland 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev
Historical views of Austria. German postillion in his yellow jacket 52, the Prater pleasure gardens and amusement park in Vienna 53, and view of the city of Vienna in the 19th century 54
Historical views of Switzerland. Swiss peasants in the Alps 46, William Tell shooting an arrow at his son 47, and an avalanche or mountain snowball 48. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev
Historical views of Hungary. Hungarian peasants 49, Romany gypsies at an encampment 50 and a bridge of boats over the Danube 51. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79ADThe eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Italy, in 79AD. Lava flowing into Herculaneum and Pompeii 37, the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius 38, and the discovery of the buried city in the 18th century 39
Historical views of Italy. The volcanic Mount Etna in Sicily 34, the rocks of Scylla and the whirlpool Charybdis 35, and Italians pushing a dog into the poisonous gas at the Cave of Dogs
