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Modern Collection (page 16)

Background imageModern Collection: John Thomas Porcell (1528-ca. 1580). Spanish doctor

John Thomas Porcell (1528-ca. 1580). Spanish doctor
John Thomas Porcell (1528-ca.1580). Spanish doctor. Autopsy. Colored engraving

Background imageModern Collection: Spain. Limpias. Church of Saint Peter. Main altarpiece. Deta

Spain. Limpias. Church of Saint Peter. Main altarpiece. Deta
Spain. Limpias. Church of Saint Peter. Main altarpiece. 1777. Rococo. Detail depicting Christ dead in the arms of the Virgin Mary. Pieta

Background imageModern Collection: Meleager and Atalanta by Jacob Jordaens

Meleager and Atalanta by Jacob Jordaens
Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678). Flemish baroque painter. Meleager and Atalanta. 1620-1650. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageModern Collection: Raphael (1483-1520). Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary

Raphael (1483-1520). Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary
Raphael (1483-1520). Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary, also known as Lo Spasimo or Il Spasimo di Sicilia, (1514-1516)

Background imageModern Collection: Old Granary Burying Ground Cemetery. Tomb. Boston

Old Granary Burying Ground Cemetery. Tomb. Boston. State of Massachusetts. The United States

Background imageModern Collection: Initial. Missal

Initial. Missal
Missal. Initial detail. Friar near death. Latin. Codex 9. 1524. Printing Rosenbach (Barcelona, Spain). Chapter Archive of Tortosa. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageModern Collection: 17th Century 1632 Art Baroque Bird Catholic Catholicism

17th Century 1632 Art Baroque Bird Catholic Catholicism
17th, century, 1632, art, baroque, bird, Catholic, catholicism, cherub, Christ, death, father, Giusseppe, god, Holy, Spirit, Trinity, Jesus, Jose, Jusepe, de, Ribera, Little, Spaniard, Lo

Background imageModern Collection: Bankside Power Station, South London

Bankside Power Station, South London
Side view of Bankside Power Station, an oil-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames, London, 30 April 1975. The power station generated electricity from 1952 to 1981

Background imageModern Collection: Industry Industrial Power Station Cegb London

Industry Industrial Power Station Cegb London
industry, industrial, power, station, cegb, london, 1975, 1970s, 70s, seventies, chimney, chimneys, smoke, smoking, water, boat, boats, bankside, oil, fired, south, bank, river, thames, april

Background imageModern Collection: Squatters at Centrepoint, Central London

Squatters at Centrepoint, Central London
Squatters outside Centrepoint, Tottenham Court Road, Central London, 20 January 1976, with a large banner which reads: London Belongs to the People. Date: 1974

Background imageModern Collection: Mizpah Hotel, Tonopah, Nevada, USA

Mizpah Hotel, Tonopah, Nevada, USA, built in 1905, named after the Mizpah Mine, and the social hub of the area. Date: circa 1930

Background imageModern Collection: ZANCHI, Antonio (1631-1722). Death in Venice. 1666

ZANCHI, Antonio (1631-1722). Death in Venice. 1666. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Vienna. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (Museum of Art History)

Background imageModern Collection: Pastrana Tapestries, 1471 c Disembarkation in Asilah

Pastrana Tapestries, 1471 c Disembarkation in Asilah
The Pastrana tapestries: Disembarkation in Asilah. ca. 1471 - 1475. Cloth number 1 of the series on the conquest of Asilah and Tangier in 1471 by Alfonso V of Portugal

Background imageModern Collection: Ronald Stevenson with Dmitri Shostakovich

Ronald Stevenson with Dmitri Shostakovich
Ronald Stevenson (left, b 1928), British composer, looking at a musical score with the Soviet Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Background imageModern Collection: Germaine Greer 1939 Australian Writer Author

Germaine Greer 1939 Australian Writer Author
germaine, greer, 1939, australian, writer, author, academic, journalist, journalism, scholar, scholarship, research, early, modern, english, literature, feminist, feminism, intellectual, womens

Background imageModern Collection: Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright, novelist and poet

Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright, novelist and poet
Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), Irish avant-garde playwright, novelist and poet. Photographed in the year he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: 1969

Background imageModern Collection: Ursula Packe, daughter of Sir Edward and Lady Packe, before her marriage to Mr Peter Clifton

Ursula Packe, daughter of Sir Edward and Lady Packe, before her marriage to Mr Peter Clifton, Grenadier Guards. Madame Yevonde was a prolific and ground-breaking society portrait

Background imageModern Collection: A Madame Yevonde portrait of Lady Dashwood

A Madame Yevonde portrait of Lady Dashwood
Lady Dashwood, wife of Sir John Dashwood, is noted in the Sketch as, one of the smartest of the young women in Society. Madame Yevonde was a prolific and ground-breaking society portrait

Background imageModern Collection: Scene in Woolwich Arsenal, London showing an armstrong gun being made

Scene in Woolwich Arsenal, London showing an armstrong gun being made. This gun was introduced into the British Army in 1859

Background imageModern Collection: R. A. F. MEMORIAL

R. A. F. MEMORIAL
This fine modern building is the R.A, F. (Royal Air Force) Memorial, on the island of Runnymede, Surrey, England. Date: 1939 - 1945 war

Background imageModern Collection: The Rotunda and St. Martin's Circus, Birmingham, England. Date: May 1966

The Rotunda and St. Martin's Circus, Birmingham, England. Date: May 1966

Background imageModern Collection: The Training College and the then new (1962) CIS Building, which remains the tallest building in

The Training College and the then new (1962) CIS Building, which remains the tallest building in Manchester, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageModern Collection: Three flappers in cloche hats - a 1960s version of 1920s style! Date: 1960s

Three flappers in cloche hats - a 1960s version of 1920s style! Date: 1960s

Background imageModern Collection: A smart horsewoman poses by her horse. Date: 1928

A smart horsewoman poses by her horse. Date: 1928

Background imageModern Collection: LADY AIR TRAVELLER 1929

LADY AIR TRAVELLER 1929
This French lady traveller has chosen a Marcel Rochas costume de voyage as the outfit to be seen dead in should her plane fail to reach its destination. Date: 1929

Background imageModern Collection: A modern Spode dinner service. This Wineberry design is in lovely colours on a cream background

A modern Spode dinner service. This Wineberry design is in lovely colours on a cream background. Designed by T. Hassell. Date: 1930s

Background imageModern Collection: Futuristic advertising art. Date: 1951

Futuristic advertising art. Date: 1951

Background imageModern Collection: Alenia Sky-X XD-001

Alenia Sky-X XD-001 (msn 001), a modern UAV at the SBAC Farnborough Air-show, held from 18 to 23 July 2006. Date: 2006

Background imageModern Collection: Galileo Avionica Falco 004

Galileo Avionica Falco 004 (msn 004), a modern UAV, now known as the Selex ES Falco, at the SBAC Farnborough Air-show, held from 18 to 23 July 2006. Date: 2006

Background imageModern Collection: Heerenveen, The Netherlands, Burgemeester Kuperusplein

Heerenveen, The Netherlands, Burgemeester Kuperusplein. Names after Dutch Politician and Mayor of Heerenveen Gerrit Hendrik Kuperus. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageModern Collection: Comic postcard, Two women chatting in underwear Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two women chatting in underwear Date: 20th century

Background imageModern Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph: Ecce Homo arch, Jerusalem, Palestine, modern Israel

Vintage 19th century photograph: Ecce Homo arch, Jerusalem, Palestine, modern Israel

Background imageModern Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph: Garden of the Kings, Valley of Gehanna

Vintage 19th century photograph: Garden of the Kings, Valley of Gehanna. Gehenna or Gehinnom is thought to be a small valley in Jerusalem

Background imageModern Collection: Saigon, modern Hochiminh City, Vietnam

Saigon, modern Hochiminh City, Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: view of the port, Saigon, modern Hochiminh City, French Indochina, Vietnam

Background imageModern Collection: View of Jaffa, Tel Aviv in modern Israel

View of Jaffa, Tel Aviv in modern Israel
Vintage 19th century photograph: view of Jaffa, Holy Land, Palestine, now a suburb of Tel Aviv in modern Israel

Background imageModern Collection: Japan, Temmabashi steel bridge, Osaka

Japan, Temmabashi steel bridge, Osaka
Vintage 19th century photograph: Japan, Temmabashi steel bridge, Osaka, busy with pedestrians

Background imageModern Collection: Main street, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, c. 1870s

Main street, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, c. 1870s
Main street, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, c.1870s

Background imageModern Collection: c. 1880s Japan - tunnel under road

c. 1880s Japan - tunnel under road

Background imageModern Collection: The Tower of David the Jaffa Gate Jerusalem, modern Israel

The Tower of David the Jaffa Gate Jerusalem, modern Israel
Vintage 19th century photograph: The Tower of David is an ancient citadel located near the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem, Holy Land, Palestine, modern Israel

Background imageModern Collection: Galleria Mazzini, Genoa, Genova, Italy

Galleria Mazzini, Genoa, Genova, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph - Galleria Mazzini, Genoa, Genova, Italy, image c.1890 s

Background imageModern Collection: Kola Dancers. India

Kola Dancers. India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Kola tribal dancers, Munda-speaking peoples, NE India

Background imageModern Collection: Abyssinia, group of Abyssinian boys

Abyssinia, group of Abyssinian boys
Vintage 19th century photograph: Abyssinia, group of Abyssinian boys, probably modern Ethiopia

Background imageModern Collection: Jerusalem and the valley of Jehosaphat, modern Israel

Jerusalem and the valley of Jehosaphat, modern Israel
Vintage 19th century photograph: Jerusalem and the valley of Jehosaphat, Holy Land, Palestine, modern Israel

Background imageModern Collection: Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Palestine, modern Israel

Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Palestine, modern Israel
Vintage 19th century photograph: Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Holy Land, Palestine, modern Israel

Background imageModern Collection: Tower of Ramleh. Holy Land, Palestine, modern Israel

Tower of Ramleh. Holy Land, Palestine, modern Israel
Vintage 19th century photograph: tower of Ramleh. Holy Land, Palestine, modern Israel. The White Mosque is an ancient Ummayad mosque in the city of Ramla, Israel. Only the minaret is still standing

Background imageModern Collection: General view of Bethlehem and the church of the Nativity

General view of Bethlehem and the church of the Nativity
Vintage 19th century photograph: General view of Bethlehem and the church of the Nativity, Holy Land, Palestine, modern West Bank

Background imageModern Collection: The Ayyubid Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem

The Ayyubid Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem
Vintage 19th century photograph: The Ayyubid Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem is located opposite the southern courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Muristan area of the Christian Quarter

Background imageModern Collection: Captioned Marquess of Queensbury, John Sholto Douglas

Captioned Marquess of Queensbury, John Sholto Douglas
Vintage 19th century photograph: captioned on the back as Marquess of Queensbury. John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (20 July 1844 - 31 January 1900), was a Scottish nobleman



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