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Paradise Collection (page 3)

Background imageParadise Collection: Red bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra

Red bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra, and king bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus regius.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirbys Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands, T

Background imageParadise Collection: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

Background imageParadise Collection: Tsunami wave and tropical paradise - Evening

Tsunami wave and tropical paradise - Evening
Inspired by Hokusai, this graphic picture by Malcolm Greensmith depicts a tropical island cast into sharp silouette by the low light of the evening sun as a menacing high set of waves (a tsunami)

Background imageParadise Collection: Milton / Abdielangels / Dore

Milton / Abdielangels / Dore
Abdiel leads good angels into the fight with Satan

Background imageParadise Collection: Pair of dice with comic verse on a Christmas card

Pair of dice with comic verse on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageParadise Collection: Pair of dice with comic verse on a Christmas card

Pair of dice with comic verse on a Christmas card
Pair of dice with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageParadise Collection: Strelitzia reginae, Bird-of-paradise

Strelitzia reginae, Bird-of-paradise - Coloured lithograph based on a watercolour by Franz Bauer (named Strelitzia depicta), t. 1, London, 1818. Date: 1818

Background imageParadise Collection: Old Testament. Original sin. Adam and Eve disobeying God. Ba

Old Testament. Original sin. Adam and Eve disobeying God. Banishes from the Garden of Eden. Engraving

Background imageParadise Collection: Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665). Spring (The Earthly Paradise)

Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665). Spring (The Earthly Paradise)
Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665). French painter. Spring (The Earthly Paradise). 1660. Classicism. Oil. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Background imageParadise Collection: Fresco of Adam and Eve. Barbera del Valles. Catalonia. Spain

Fresco of Adam and Eve. Barbera del Valles. Catalonia. Spain
Romanesque art. 12th c. Church of Saint Mary. Fresco of Adam and Eve. Barbera del Valles. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageParadise Collection: Satan tempts Eve in the dream. Paradise Lost by John Milton

Satan tempts Eve in the dream. Paradise Lost by John Milton
John Milton (1608-1674). British poet. Paradise Lost. 1658-1667. Satan tempts Eve in the dream. Engraving of John Martin (1789-1854). Colored

Background imageParadise Collection: Eve gives Adam the forbidden fruit. Paradise Lost by John Mi

Eve gives Adam the forbidden fruit. Paradise Lost by John Mi
John Milton (1608-1674). British poet. Paradise Lost. 1658-1667. Eve gives Adam the forbidden fruit. Engraving of John Martin (1789-1854). Colored

Background imageParadise Collection: Divine Comedy. Paradise. XXI Canto. Dante ascends with Beatr

Divine Comedy. Paradise. XXI Canto. Dante ascends with Beatr
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Paradise. XXI Canto. Dante ascends with Beatrice to the seventh heaven

Background imageParadise Collection: Divine Comedy. Paradise. Eight Canto. Charles Martel address

Divine Comedy. Paradise. Eight Canto. Charles Martel address
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Paradise. Eight Canto. Charles Martel addresses Dante and Beatrice. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Background imageParadise Collection: Paradise Lost by John Milton (1608-1674)

Paradise Lost by John Milton (1608-1674)
John Milton (1608-1674). English poet. Paradise Lost, 1667. Title cover of an edition printed in London, 1727. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Background imageParadise Collection: Syria. Damascus. Umayyad Mosque or Great Mosque of Damascus

Syria. Damascus. Umayyad Mosque or Great Mosque of Damascus. Built in the early 8th century. South entrance decorated with mosaics. Detail

Background imageParadise Collection: Moses with the Tablets of Law. Gates of Paradise. Baptistry

Moses with the Tablets of Law. Gates of Paradise. Baptistry
Relief depicting Moses with the Tablets of Law. By Lorenzo Ghiberti. 15th century. Gates of Paradise. Baptistry of St. John. Florence. Italy

Background imageParadise Collection: F Rush newsagent, Paradise Street, Marylebone, London

F Rush newsagent, Paradise Street, Marylebone, London
F Rush newsagent, tobacconist and confectioner, Paradise Street (now Moxon Street), off Marylebone High Street, London, with staff and customers posing outside. circa 1920

Background imageParadise Collection: Le Nebuleux bird of paradise, Paradisea nigricans

Le Nebuleux bird of paradise, Paradisea nigricans.. Named by Levaillant for its cloudy white feathers. Shaw describes it as an ally of the twelve-wired bird-of-paradise, Seleucidis melanoleucus

Background imageParadise Collection: Paradise and the Peri - The Treasure from the watercolour

Paradise and the Peri - The Treasure from the watercolour
This illustration of a woman discovering a chest of treasure is based on Schumanns music and Thomas Moores poem Lalla Rookh. Date: Christmas Number 1923

Background imageParadise Collection: Resting

Resting (1905). Orpen, Sir William 1878-1931. The model used for Resting was one of Orpen?s favourites, a young washerwoman called Lottie Stafford who lived in a decrepit street called Paradise Walk

Background imageParadise Collection: Paradisaea rudolphi, blue bird of paradise

Paradisaea rudolphi, blue bird of paradise
Image of a male and female blue bird of paradise, Paradisaea rudolphi. New Guinea. From the Natural History Museum at Tring

Background imageParadise Collection: Adam and Eve - Garden of Eden - The First Love

Adam and Eve - Garden of Eden - The First Love. Eve takes of bite out of the forbidden fruit, whilst her temptor (the serpent) also tucks in to a shiny fruit. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageParadise Collection: Bird of Paradise among exotic blooms

Bird of Paradise among exotic blooms
A Bird of Paradise (with an impressive pale blue tailfeather) perched amongst exotic blooms. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageParadise Collection: Dante & Beatrice: Heaven

Dante & Beatrice: Heaven
" For that all living lights, waxing in splensour burst forth into songs; Such as from memory glide & fall away." (Canto XX, lines 10-12)

Background imageParadise Collection: Angels singing in paradise

Angels singing in paradise - Coloured slide winged angels with cross. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageParadise Collection: Graceful gowns and fashionable head gear 1912

Graceful gowns and fashionable head gear 1912
Fashionable evening gowns composed of velvet and beautiful lace with toques and cap headdresses with bird of paradise feathers. Date: 1912

Background imageParadise Collection: The Bird of Paradise by Richard Walton Tully

The Bird of Paradise by Richard Walton Tully. First produced in England Lyric Theatre on the 11th September 1919. The setting is Hawaii

Background imageParadise Collection: Fashion for the moment 1913

Fashion for the moment 1913
Women models wearing the latest fashionable straw hats, with flowered wreaths, bird of paradise plumes and embroidered ribbon. Date: 1913

Background imageParadise Collection: Advert for summer in Switzerland, 1926

Advert for summer in Switzerland, 1926 - come and see the worlds playground, the paradise of summer sports and the clear, bracing Alpine air Date: 1926

Background imageParadise Collection: Scenes from the Hawaiian romance The Bird of Paradise, Garri

Scenes from the Hawaiian romance The Bird of Paradise, Garri
Scenes from the Hawaiian romance The Bird of Paradise at the Garrick Theatre, London, 1922 Date: 1922

Background imageParadise Collection: The expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise

The expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 3.24. 1787

Background imageParadise Collection: Startling Stories - Gateway to Paradise

Startling Stories - Gateway to Paradise by Jack Williamson. Two men (one wielding an axe), a woman and an old man in a small rowing boat are attacked by a fearsome sea serpent monster. Date: 1941

Background imageParadise Collection: Creation of Man

Creation of Man. Engraving, 16th century

Background imageParadise Collection: Swimmer diving into the sea off the coast of Malta

Swimmer diving into the sea off the coast of Malta as part of an inflatable house project. The house was anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay

Background imageParadise Collection: Diver jumping into the sea off the coast of Malta

Diver jumping into the sea off the coast of Malta as part of an inflatable house project. The house was anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay

Background imageParadise Collection: Diver underwater off the coast of Malta

Diver underwater off the coast of Malta
Diver swimming underwater as part of an inflatable house project. The house was anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta

Background imageParadise Collection: Underwater house telephone equipment, Malta

Underwater house telephone equipment, Malta
Telephone equipment connected with an underwater, inflatable house, being used on a beach in Malta. The house was anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta

Background imageParadise Collection: Students with underwater house equipment, Malta

Students with underwater house equipment, Malta
Students and equipment connected with an underwater, inflatable house on a beach in Malta. One student is being fitted with diving gear

Background imageParadise Collection: Underwater house floating in the sea, Malta

Underwater house floating in the sea, Malta
An underwater, inflatable house floating in the sea, about to be lowered to the seabed by students on the coast of Malta. The house was anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay

Background imageParadise Collection: Underwater house equipment under construction, Malta

Underwater house equipment under construction, Malta
Young man assembling electronic equipment connected with an underwater, inflatable house under construction on a beach in Malta

Background imageParadise Collection: Underwater house being carried, Malta

Underwater house being carried, Malta
An underwater, inflatable house being carried towards the sea by students on a beach in Malta. The house was then anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta

Background imageParadise Collection: Underwater house on the seashore, Malta

Underwater house on the seashore, Malta
An underwater, inflatable house on the seashore, about to be lowered into the sea by students on a beach in Malta. The house was then anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay

Background imageParadise Collection: Underwater house under construction, Malta

Underwater house under construction, Malta
An underwater, inflatable house under construction by students on a beach in Malta. The house was then anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta

Background imageParadise Collection: Underwater theodolite off the coast of Malta

Underwater theodolite off the coast of Malta
Diver using a theodolite to survey the best location for an inflatable house which was anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta

Background imageParadise Collection: Divers underwater off the coast of Malta

Divers underwater off the coast of Malta
Divers swimming underwater with a box connected to their research with an inflatable house which was anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta



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