Picture Collection (page 21)

Potje-Cafe at Mont des Cats - Dunkirk France
Potje-Cafe at Mont des Cats. Two women sat smoking pipes in the cafe.It is an eerie picture with a spooky face at the window. A ghost figure Date: 1914

Nobleman of Bohemia, 1500s and 1600s.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages (1796)

Noblewoman of Burgundy, 1577.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages (1796)

Woman of Alsace, 1577.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages (1796)

Count of Flanders, 1582.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages (1796)

Young French woman, 1581.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages (1796)

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Woman of Naples with a feather fan in her hand, 16th century.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

A young woman of Friesland.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages (1796)

DONT FORGET BOARD
A timely reminder board! A handy household appointments or tasks jotter pad, with a picture of Big Ben on it and a handy pen attached. Date: 1930s

TWO MEN UP LADDERS
Two sign guilders at work on a large commercial building in Berlin, Germany. The angle the picture was taken makes the perspective of the photograph appear distorted. Date: 1933

STEVENSON / POEMS
Picture Books in Winter: Summer fading, winter comes; Frosty mornings, tingling thumbs, Window robins, winter rooks, & the picture story books. Date: First published: 1885

PANIER REVIVAL 1912
Latest Paris mode is a recreation or revival of a mid C18th polonaise called here a panier dress. Worn with Louis heel shoes & a fur stole. Date: 1912

STRIPED & SPOTTED C. 1911 STRIPED & SPOTTED C. 1911
A high waisted narrow line dress in spots & stripes with a hobble skirt with a box pleated hem to aid mobility, a wrap over corsage, sash & long sleeves with ruffled cuffs Date: circa 1911

GOOSE SERIES (2 OF 4)
Choosing the goose for slaughter (picture 2 of 4). Date: circa 1840

GOOSE SERIES (1 OF 4)
Geese swim in the wild (picture 1 of 4). Date: circa 1840

CANADIAN LACROSSE TEAM
A group picture of the Canadian lacrosse team of 1883. Date: 1883

OJIBWAY PICTURE WRITING
Picture-writing of the Ojibway people of North America. Date: 19th century

JOAN BENNETT 1942
American film star Joan Bennett models a dress she wears in her latest picture, Girl Trouble. She looks sultry if a little troubled as she reclines on some stairs. Date: 1910 - 1990

VERSAILLES DRAGON POOL
BASSIN DU DRAGON The mythological figures are doubtless added to give artistic effect to the picture rather than being a literal representation of the scene Date: 1688

FRANCO-BRITISH / FLIP-FLAP
The Franco-British exhibition held at the White City, London. This picture shows the Flip-Flap - a type of fairground ride. Date: 1908

EARLY TYPE BULL DOGS
A very early example of the British bull dog. This is probably the first colour picture. Note their long noses which have been bred out of the modern dogs. Date: 1.8.1880

1893 / ALEXANDER III / DANCE
Tsar Alexander III (on left of picture) watches a dance at the French embassy in St Petersburg Date: 1893

RIOTOUS NEW YEAR PARTY
How provincial folk suppose fashionable Parisians see the New Year in (picture 1 of 2) Date: 1904

GINGERBREAD VENDOR
Tiddy Dol, a noted gingerbread vendor of the London streets, sufficiently well-known to be featured in Hogarths Tyburn picture; his real name was Ford Date: 18th century

Venice - Marco Polo 1338
A birds-eye view of Venice showing Marco Polo about to leave on his travels into Asia. The piazza San Marco is on the left of the picture. Date: 1338

KING AND REGALIAL
A king with his regalia (note that the line-marks are those of the stones on which the picture is painted) Date: 15th century ?

PICTURE SALE / EXAMINING
Examining a picture with a magnifying glass - the next pleasing picture was Solomons judgement, where a Centinel held a fine babe oer the pavement. Date: 1821

EXAMINING A PICTURE 1821
Examining a picture with a magnifying glass - the next pleasing picture was Solomons judgement, where a Centinel held a fine babe oer the pavement. Date: 1821

THALBERG / CHARITY / 1 OF 2
A poor family give each other simple presents at Christmas - pieces of fruit and biscuits Picture 1 of 2 Date: Circa 1815

POST PARRISH 6
At Ephrata, Pennsylvania, Ethel Post Parrish materialises the spirit of Silver Belle picture 6 of 7 Date: 1953

POST PARRISH 5
At Ephrata, Pennsylvania, Ethel Post Parrish materialises the spirit of Silver Belle picture 5 of 7 Date: 1953

PALLADINO AT GENOVA
Eusapia raises a table while controlled by Morselli, at Genova, 12 July 1906 picture 1 of 2 Date: 1854 - 1918

GIRL & TEDDY READ C1912 GIRL & TEDDY READ C1912
A girl and her teddy read a picture book Date: circa 1912

Monk Copyists
A monk copyist at work. It is also the first known picture of a man wearing spectacles. Date: 1352

Cartoon, Punchs Own Picture (Mr Punch as artist)
Cartoon, Punchs Own Picture, showing Mr Punch as an artist, doing an historical sketch up a ladder, with his dog Toby below as assistant

Woman reading a book in her bedroom
A woman sits on a chair beside her bed reading a book by lamplight. Date: 1878

Barber-Surgeons Picture
Barber-Surgeon Companys picture depicting Henry VIII granting a charter to the corporation of London

A young middle class couple pose for a photograph with their new little baby. Note the lovely net curtains and very smart Sunday best attire. Possibly a Christening picture. Date: circa 1900s

Greetings Postcard - Scenes of Rome, Italy, including the Forum, the palatine Hill and Trajans Forum (and Column). Date: circa 1898

International Exhibition - Great Gateway at Sanchi
The great gateway from the Buddhist Tope at Sanchi, central India displayed in the picture galleries at the International Exhibition in London in 1871. Date: 1871

Duke of Edinburgh opens Yorkshire exhibition arts & manuf
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, fourth child and second son of Queen Victoria, opening the Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufacture at Leeds in May 1875

A man takes a photograph of the Isle of Man from Knockbrex
A man stops to take a photograph of the view from Knockbrex, near Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The Isle of Man can be seen over 20 miles away beyond the Solway Coast in the Irish

Boy with crucifix on his forehead, Sierra Leone
Head and shoulders portrait of West African boy with crucifix on his forehead and sweat on his brow, Freetown, Sierra Leone. He looks directly and the camera and smiles Date: circa 1985

Exhibtion at St. Jamess Palace of Winterhalters Paintings
Exhibtion in the Banqueting Room at St. Jamess Palace of Winterhalters Paintings for Queen Victoria. Date: 1847

Early picture postcard with scenes of Istanbul, Turkey
Delightful early picture postcard with scenes of Istanbul, Turkey, incorporating a view of the Hamidie Mosque and the Yildiz Kiosk/Palace as well as Ottoman Turkish soldiers and Cavalry. Date: 1898

The Winter Family on a Summers Day! Posing for a family group portrait on the back step of their home. Three generations pictured. Date: 1920s

Elizabeth, Duchess of York visiting St. Marys Hospital
Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother 1900-2002) visiting St. Marys Hospital, three years after she had laid the foundation stone for the new Medical School (see picture)

321 Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
One of three photographs showing 321 Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, managing the controlled explosion of a stolen Datsun 120Y, Omagh district, 1975

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