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Background imageOpen Collection: Madame Pompadour (1721-1764). Portrait by Francois Boucher (

Madame Pompadour (1721-1764). Portrait by Francois Boucher (
Francois Boucher (1703-1770). French painter. Madame Pompadour, 1758. Detail. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Background imageOpen Collection: Yumbo indian, 1783, by Vicente Alban (b. 1725-?)

Yumbo indian, 1783, by Vicente Alban (b. 1725-?)
Vicente Alban (b.1725-?). Ecuatorian painter. Yumbo indian, 1783. Museum of America. Madrid. Spain

Background imageOpen Collection: Bohemian Court Chancery. 18th century. Facade. Vienna

Bohemian Court Chancery. 18th century. Facade. Vienna
Austria. Vienna. Bohemian Court Chancery. 1709-1714. Built by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656-1723) and extended by Matthias Gerl between 1751 and 1754

Background imageOpen Collection: Fountain of Saint Peter, 1595. By Hans Ruprecht Hoffmann (15

Fountain of Saint Peter, 1595. By Hans Ruprecht Hoffmann (15
Germany. Trier. Fountain of Saint Peter, 1595. By Hans Ruprecht Hoffmann (1545-1617)

Background imageOpen Collection: Lenins Statue. Kerch. Ukraine

Lenins Statue. Kerch. Ukraine
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Kerch. Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924). Russian revolutionary and politician. Statue

Background imageOpen Collection: Saint Paul (5-67 AD). Statue by Paolo Romano (ca. 1445-1470)

Saint Paul (5-67 AD). Statue by Paolo Romano (ca. 1445-1470)
Italy. Rome. Saint Angelo Bridge. Statue of Saint Paul the Apostle (5-67 AD), 1464, by Paolo Romano (ca.1445-1470). Marble

Background imageOpen Collection: Outdoor banquet by Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573-1647)

Outdoor banquet by Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573-1647)
Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573-1647). Flemish painter. Outdoor banquet. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Background imageOpen Collection: Kossuth Memorial, 1952. By Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl (1884-1

Kossuth Memorial, 1952. By Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl (1884-1
Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894). Hungarian politician and Regent-President of Hungary. Kossuth Memorial, 1952. By Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl (1884-1975). Budapest. Hungary

Background imageOpen Collection: Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536). Engraving by Durer. Colore

Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536). Engraving by Durer. Colore
Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536). Dutch humanist. Burin engraving by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), 1526. Colored

Background imageOpen Collection: Summer evening at Hammars repair yard, 1885, by Albert Edel

Summer evening at Hammars repair yard, 1885, by Albert Edel
Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905). Finnish painter. Summer evening at Hammars repair yard, 1885. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageOpen Collection: Fate by Hermann Ernst Freund (1786-1840). 1833

Fate by Hermann Ernst Freund (1786-1840). 1833
Hermann Ernst Freund (1786-1840). Danish sculptor. Fate, 1833. Detail. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageOpen Collection: Lenins Statue. Feodosiya. Crimea

Lenins Statue. Feodosiya. Crimea
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Feodosiya. Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924). Russian revolutionary and politician. Statue

Background imageOpen Collection: Spain. Murcia. Gate of the Palace of the Garden of the Bombs

Spain. Murcia. Gate of the Palace of the Garden of the Bombs, with the coat of arms of the first marquis of Torre Pacheco. 17th -18th centuries. Baroque. Gardens of the Malecon

Background imageOpen Collection: Goddess Sekhmet statues. Egypt

Goddess Sekhmet statues. Egypt
Statues of Goddess Sekhmet depicted with head of lioness and solar disk. Precinct of Mut. Karnak Temple Complex. Luxor. Egypt

Background imageOpen Collection: Goddess Sekhmet statue. Egypt

Goddess Sekhmet statue. Egypt
Statue of Goddess Sekhmet depicted with head of lioness and solar disk. Precinct of Mut. Karnak Temple Complex. Luxor. Egypt

Background imageOpen Collection: Coffer of scribe. Spain

Coffer of scribe. Spain
Coffer of scribe. Made of wood with mother-of-pearl inlay work. Granadine Circle. 14th century. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageOpen Collection: Mariana of Austria at Prayer by Velazquez

Mariana of Austria at Prayer by Velazquez
Mariana of Austria (1634-1696). Queen of Spain. Mariana of Austria at Prayer. 1655. Portrait by Diego Velazquez. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageOpen Collection: Cartoon, Disraeli and Queen Victoria

Cartoon, Disraeli and Queen Victoria
Cartoon, Opening Parliament. Benjamin Disraeli wheels Queen Victoria to Westminster in her bathchair. 1880

Background imageOpen Collection: Dentist - The Tooth Drawer

Dentist - The Tooth Drawer. circa 19th century

Background imageOpen Collection: Woman police officer talking in a school classroom

Woman police officer talking in a school classroom
Woman police officer (Helen Parnell) talking to a group of children in a school classroom. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageOpen Collection: Middle-aged man outside Gents toilet

Middle-aged man outside Gents toilet. Date: 1970s

Background imageOpen Collection: London Tube 1960S

London Tube 1960S
A tube with its doors open on an underground platform of the Victoria Line, London. Date: 1960s

Background imageOpen Collection: Disabled Girl

Disabled Girl
The driver stands by the open door of his van as he waits for the female escort to help a disabled girl on crutches to step off the pavement. Date: 1930s

Background imageOpen Collection: Train driver and stoker on engine footplate

Train driver and stoker on engine footplate
On the footplate: a driver and a stoker on the open footplate of a night train at Christmas-time, discussing the recent railway strike in Scotland. Date: 1891

Background imageOpen Collection: Door of 50 Wimpole Street, London

Door of 50 Wimpole Street, London, where Elizabeth Barrett lived before her elopement with Robert Browning in 1846. Date: circa 1910

Background imageOpen Collection: Poster, Bonal Aperitif Gentiane-Quina

Poster, Bonal Aperitif Gentiane-Quina
Poster advertising Bonal, a French aperitif wine from the mountains of the Grande Chartreuse. Date: circa 1935

Background imageOpen Collection: Actors performing, Minack Theatre, Penzance, Cornwall

Actors performing, Minack Theatre, Penzance, Cornwall
Actors performing to an audience at the open air Minack Theatre, Porthcurno, Penzance, Cornwall. The production was The Yeomen of the Guard by Gilbert and Sullivan. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageOpen Collection: The Last Pinch - old man taking snuff

The Last Pinch - old man taking snuff. circa late 19th century

Background imageOpen Collection: A beautifully decorated and decorative fan

A beautifully decorated and decorative fan, with pink cherry blossom and gilded detaiing. Date: circa 1905

Background imageOpen Collection: Cartoon, Keep your mouth shut, WW1

Cartoon, Keep your mouth shut, WW1
Cartoon, Keep your mouth shut -- a new take on a fable of Aesop during the First World War, where the fox will never be able to get the crow to open his mouth and drop the nice piece of cheese

Background imageOpen Collection: Grotesque head, illustration by William Heath Robinson

Grotesque head, illustration by William Heath Robinson (The Works of Mr Francis Rabelais, 1921). Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

Background imageOpen Collection: Illustration, two men wrestling

Illustration, two men wrestling in the open air, watched by a circle of spectators. Date: 1832

Background imageOpen Collection: Four people in a car outside a Post Office

Four people in a car outside a Post Office
Four people sitting inside a car outside a Post Office with their picnic things set out. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageOpen Collection: Studio portrait, little child crying

Studio portrait, little child crying
Studio portrait of a little child crying. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageOpen Collection: Junkers D I German fighter plane

Junkers D I German fighter plane photographed in a field in Belgium on 21 January 1919. Although left abandoned in the open for more than three months, it was still deemed to be basically airworthy

Background imageOpen Collection: Mercedes Gleitze greased for Gibraltar swim

Mercedes Gleitze greased for Gibraltar swim
Open water long-distance swimmer Mercedes Gleitze greases herself in preparation for her Strait of Gibraltar attempted swim (she succeeded on her second attempt in 1928). Date: 1927

Background imageOpen Collection: Mercedes Gleitze hauled from water on Gibraltar swim

Mercedes Gleitze hauled from water on Gibraltar swim
Mercedes Gleitze, the British long distance open water swimmer, is hauled out of the water into a boat on her attempt to swim the Straits of Gibraltar from Tangier to Gibraltar. Date: 1927

Background imageOpen Collection: Group of children playing on a Balham street, SW London

Group of children playing on a Balham street, SW London. One has a bicycle, another has a toy car, and others are sitting in the remains of an old suitcase

Background imageOpen Collection: Boy scouts of Penang Free School Troop, Malaysia

Boy scouts of Penang Free School Troop, Malaysia
Group photo, boy scouts of Penang Free School Troop, Malaysia. Seen here are the Officers, Patrol Leaders and Seconds. Date: 20th century

Background imageOpen Collection: India - Tusked elephant, feeding (study of head), Gwalior

India - Tusked elephant, feeding (study of head), Gwalior
Black and white. Front portion of an elephant with trimmed tusks and open mouth. A man is standing beneath its mouth and feeding it plant material. A second man looks on from the background

Background imageOpen Collection: Pussy Cat, where have you been?

Pussy Cat, where have you been?
Black and white. Girl standing in a room by an open window, where a cat is sitting on the window sill. They are looking at each other. Part of Box 102, Nursery Rhymes

Background imageOpen Collection: Secret Toad-Headed Agama - dispays its collar

Secret Toad-Headed Agama - dispays its collar when being disturbed - sand dunes - desert (Phrynocephalus mystaceus Pallas). Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan. April

Background imageOpen Collection: Secret Toad-Headed Agama - dispays being disturbed

Secret Toad-Headed Agama - dispays being disturbed - sand dunes - desert (Phrynocephalus mystaceus Pallas). Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan. Spring - April

Background imageOpen Collection: Avro Tudor Mk. V G-AKBZ BOAC Stansted

Avro Tudor Mk. V G-AKBZ BOAC Stansted
Avro Tudor 5 G-AKBZ was originally built for British South American Airways and named Star Falcon. Used as a fuel freighter during the Berlin Airlift. It was taken on by BOAC in 1949 but never used

Background imageOpen Collection: Electrolux Baby fridge advertisement

Electrolux Baby fridge advertisement
Advertisement for the Electrolux Baby refrigerator, as demonstrated by a rather glamorous flapper girl. She looks as if she has just come in from a night on the town and fancies a snack

Background imageOpen Collection: Troika on a Russian street

Troika on a Russian street. Date: early 20th century

Background imageOpen Collection: WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Letter from George V

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Letter from George V
An open letter To my people from King George V. One of thirteen printed posters produced in Britain between August 1914 - March 1916. Date: 1916

Background imageOpen Collection: Model - Mark V WWI male tank with semaphore device

Model - Mark V WWI male tank with semaphore device
An extremely finely built model Mark V First World War male tank with semaphore device with hatches that open. Trench Art



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