Learned Collection

Peter I of Russia
PETER I known as the Great ruthless reformer who set the style for equally ruthless successors. with his autograph

Dog Reading by Pidding
A learned grandfather amuses his grandchildren by teaching the dog to read. The dog, wearing spectacles & smoking a pipe, sits on a stool to read a newspaper

Alfonso X of Castile and Leon and his son Sancho IV
Alfonso X of Castile and Leon, called the Wise (1221-1284) and his son Sancho IV, called the Brave (1258-1295), king of Castile and Leon. Illustration by J. Alaminos. Chromolithography

D. & W. Gibbs Advertisement Photograph
A comical photograph used for the advertisement of D. & W. Gibbs Ltd, portraying two young men wrestling, one pulling up the nostrils of the other. Since I first learned to bite! Date: circa 1939

Ferdinand VI (1713-1759), 1750-1758 by Louis Michel Van Loo
Ferdinand VI (1713-1759). King of Spain (1746-1759). Portrait by Louis Michel Van Loo (1707-1771), 1750-1758. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

All the flags of the Allies fanned out
The card carries a verse entitled For a little Scrap of Paper'. This is a play on the German Chancellor's reported exclamation when he learned that Britain would honour her treaty obligations

Bronze sculpture of a WWI British trooper
Bronze sculpture of a First World War British trooper astride his horse.Born in Paris 26.11.1871, he learned the techniques of Sculpture from his father

Botanic Gardens Regents Park
The Royal Botanic Society was a learned society founded in 1839 by James de Carle Sowerby under a royal charter to the Duke of Norfolk and others

Samoset Visits Pilgrims at Plymouth
Samoset, an Abenaki Sagamore, or lesser chief, who had learned English from fisherman and sailors off Maine, walked into Plymouth colony and startled the pilgrim colonists by speaking English

COURT OF CHARLES V
The court of Charles V, known as le Sage, who liked to surround himself with scholars and learned folk Date: 1380

Maurice of Hesse-Kassel (1572-1632). Engraving. Colored
Maurice of Hesse-Kassel (1572-1632). Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Facsimile of the engraving by Wolfgang Kilian (1581-1663). Colored

Caliph Stork, an eastern tale -- the Caliph asks Selim the Learned to decipher a document for him which he has bought from the peddler

King Ferdinand VI and his wife Barbara of Braganza and his c
Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713-1759). The Learned. King of Spain. Ferdinand VI and his wife Barbara of Braganza and his court. Engraving, 18th century

Two Turkish Professors from Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1902

Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713-1759). Statue. Spain
Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713-1759). The Learned. King of Spain. Bourbon dynasty. Statue of monarch. San Fernando de Henares. Spain

Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284)
ALFONSO X of Castile the Wise (Toledo, 1221-Seville, 1284). King of Castile and Leon (1252-1284)

Caricature of John Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice
Caricature of John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-11894), British lawyer, judge, and Lord Chief Justice of England

Dogs Lay down the Law
Laying down the law A learned dog dispenses information and advice to his fellow dogs. Date: 19th century

Wonderful Learned Pig
The wonderful learned pig amazes all who encounter it. Date: 1785

Bathsua Makin
BATHSUA MAKIN learned lady, tutor to the daughters of Charles I Date: FLOURISHED 1673

Indian Saddhu / Lawley
A learned Indian saddhu (ascetic) Date: 1914

Three educated owls on a New Year card, with verse and snowy landscape. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, The product of German science, WW1
Cartoon, The product of German science, showing a group of learned men looking at a subhuman German soldier, with a lookalike Neanderthal man on display in the background. Date: 1916

John Selden
JOHN SELDEN Jurist, antiquary, orientalist and statesman, known as the Learned. Date: 1584 - 1654

Result of losing a game of Buttons
The Game of Buttons - a philosophical response from victor to loser. Winner (to the ruined one) - " Well, dash it all, old man

Teacher gets funny response from young boy
A Teacher gets funny response to a question asked to a forthright young flame-haired chap. " Yes, Bobby, C stands for Cat; now what does D stand for

Some of the early birds who learned to fly under the tutelage of the Wright brothers at the memorial for the pioneer flyers trained at Wright Brothers Field. 19 August 1940

JOVELLANOS, Gaspar Melchor de (1744-1811). Spanish
" JOVELLANOS, Gaspar Melchor de (1744-1811). Spanish politician and learned writer. Cover of the " Informe de la Sociedad Econic a de esta Corte al Real Supremo Consejo de Castilla en el

JOVELLANOS, Gaspar Melchor de (1744-1811). Spanish politician and learned writer. Title page of the Works by Jovellanos

Jesus at the age of twelve, discoursing with the learned doctors - Luke II, 46. Print showing Jesus talking with a group of elderly men. Date between 1880 and 1900

The Maharajahs Well, Stoke Row, Oxfordshire, England, was presented by the Maharajah of Banares, India, when he learned of the difficulties of the local water supply. Date: 1864

St Isidore / Anon Eng
SAINT ISIDORE (ISIDRO) of Seville Spanish prelate and scholar, considered the most learned man of his day Date: circa 560 - 636

Japanese Tea and Saki
Japanese tea ceremony (Sado); a custom strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism, in which the many rituals must be learned by heart Date: circa 1860

William Bowyer (Younger)
WILLIAM BOWYER (the younger) Printer and scholar, known as the learned printer. Date: 1699 - 1777

Ben Jonson and William Drummond
Ben and his host had many a long talk together, discussing men and books. Poet and dramatist Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637) smoking a pipe and talking with Scottish poet William Drummond (1585 - 1649)

Planets - Jupiter
JUPITER (Zeus, Jove) drives his chariot, drawn by eagles, over Earth where scientists study the cosmos and conduct experiments and philosophers engage in learned discourse

William Fulke
WILLIAM FULKE Puritan churchman, master of Pembroke College, Cambridge - See here the face of Romes renowned foe, grave, learned Fulk

Posidonius 135 - 51 Bc
POSIDONIUS Greek stoic philosopher. Reputed to be the most learned man of his time

Afrite Turns into a Dog
An Afrite, or evil genie, turns into a dog and rushes at the kings daughter

Pig / Learned Toby 18C
Toby, the learned pig at Bartholomew Fair

Wayland the Smith
At a cromlech in Ashbury, called Wayland Smiths Cave, a traveller could get his horse magically re-shod. It is said that Wayland learned his craft from the dwarfs of Iceland

Jehan Le Feron
Learned French heraldic scholar, Jehan Le Feron (1504 - 1570) presents one of his works to King Henry II of France. A miniature from the " Blason d Armoiries"

Doctor Syntax meets a blue stocking beauty
Dr Syntax meets with a blue-stocking beauty

C17 Astronomers (Dore)
A group of learned astronomers in 17th century France

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