Receiving Collection (page 8)

French Court Ladies 1405
Ladies of the French court : authoress Christine de Pisan presents her latest book to the Queen : the ladies are thrilled but the dogs would rather be out in the park

Medieval Beer Tax / France
The Bishop of Tournai, Belgium, receiving the Tithe of beer granted by King Chilperic

Hand-Painting a Puppet
A Budding Actress puppet receiving her beauty treatment

Court of Charles VI
The French court of Charles VI [ Le Fou because he was soft in the head] receiving the duc de Bretagne

Lady Gets Card
A lady receives another card besides this one which shows her receiving it

Charles Le Bon / Flanders
CHARLES LE BON COUNT OF FLANDERS also known as Charles the Dane, renowned for clemency, piety and humanity - seen here receiving visitors at court

Three with Presents
Three children, with presents and tree

Louis XIV of France and visitors from Siam (Thailand)
King Louis XIV of France receives delegates from Siam (Thailand) who have come to study science in Europe

Wilhelm I / Sedan Battle
Emperor Napoleon III of France surrenders to Kaiser Wilhelm of Prussia the day after the battle of Sedan, conceding defeat in the Franco-Prussian War Date: 2 September 1870

Lord Nelson / San Josef
HORATIO, LORD NELSON English naval officer receiving the Spanish Admirals sword on board the San Josef, Teneriffe, 14 February 1797

Edward II Deposed
Sir William Trufsell and other deputies receiving the resignation of Edward II

Narai, Ruler of Thailand
Ruler of Ayuthia, the principal state of Siam; reputed one of the wealthiest rulers of the East, receiving delegates from the Pope and other Europeans

Popovs Radio Invented
Alexander Popov demonstrates his radio receiving set to the Russian Physico-Chemistry Society in St Petersburg : he is claimed in USSR as the true inventor of radio

Pedro De Alcantara
SAN PEDRO DE ALCANTARA (Peter of Alcantara) Spanish Franciscan divine depicted receiving inspiration from the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove

Dussauds Teleoscope - 2
Dussauds TELEOSCOPE 2 - receiving

Blood Transfusion 1930S
A hospital patient in his bed receiving a blood transfusion from an ampule of stored blood, seen on the top left hand side of the photograph

Hannah Cowley & Muse
HANNAH COWLEY writer, receiving inspiration from the Spirit of Comedy

Trajan Goes to War
Trajan enjoys victories in in the East - here he is camped on the Danube receiving tribute from defeated tribes. His successes will be honoured by Trajans Column at Rome. Date: 53 - 117

Saint Birgitta
SAINT BIRGITTA Swedish saint who is depicted receiving messages from the hand of God, which she passes on to the rest of us

Morse / Electric Telegraph
Morse telegraphic apparatus Card 2 of 2 B - the receiving end C - the " key" which produces the break of contact

Beside the Tree
Four children sit and stand by the tree, admiring their presents

Four Proud Owners
Four children stand proudly holding their new possessions

Francis Assisi / Liebig
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI - receiving the stigmata. Date: 1182 - 1226

Shipping Guano / Peru / 1857
Chincha islands, Peru: boats receiving guano

TOURNAMENT
Receiving the helmets of the competing knights

Aristocratic French lady receives morning visitors
An aristocratic French lady receives visitors while she completes her morning toilet

King of Congo, West Africa, receiving missionaries
The King of Congo, West Africa, receiving Dominican missionaries from Portugal

Pope Gregory receiving an embassy from Japan
Pope Gregorius XIII receiving an embassy from Japan

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