Renowned Collection (page 3)

Dirty Dicks Bar in London
The World Renowned Wine House, Vaults Bar at Dirty Dicks in Bishopsgate, London, established in 1745 c. 1920

Elisabeth D houdetot
ELISABETH de la LIVE de BELLEGARDE, comtesse d HOUDETOT - French countess renowned for her wit; a friend of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Date: 1730 - 1813

Viola Da Gamba C16
Viola da Gamba made by Gaspar Duiffoprugear (1514-1570), a renowned Tyrolese instrument maker. Date: circa 1550

George Romondo, Dwarf
GEORGE ROMONDO (or Raimondo) eccentric dwarf, renowned for his gift of mimicry Date: 1765 - ?

Edward VIIs wedding day

The Central Court and Arcades of the Oxford University Museu
This engraving shows the interior of Oxford Universitys Museum of Natural History in 1860. The building is renowned for its spectacular neo-Gothic architecture

Chevalier Bayard
Known as le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche, Bayard is renowned for his courtesy even to enemies : depicted accepting the surrender of Sotomaiore

France Les Baux
General view of the so-called esplanade in this renowned archaeological site in Provence

Seti I, Pharaoh
SETI I also known as Meryenptah or Menmaatre or Sethos (19th dynasty) renowned for his ambitious building projects

Milo of Crotona / Dugoure
MILO or MILON of CROTONA Greek athlete, renowned for his strength; wrestling champion in the Olympic and Pythian games

Sacred Banyan
The BANYAN, a species of fig- tree, is sacred to Hindus : the most renowned grows near Anuradhapura, ancient capital of Sir Lanka, where Gautama became the Buddha

William Fulke
WILLIAM FULKE Puritan churchman, master of Pembroke College, Cambridge - See here the face of Romes renowned foe, grave, learned Fulk

Royal Review at Aldershot
Edward VII (1841-1910) accompanied by King Alfonso of Spain on horseback at a Royal Review at Aldershot in 1905. Edward was a renowned diplomat

Empress Eugenie
EUGENIA MARIA DE MONTIJO Wife of the French Emperor, Napoleon III and mother of the Prince Imperial. Renowned beauty and arbiter of taste. Lived to a ripe old age

Miss Jungman & the Earl of Bective
Miss Theresa Jungman & the Earl of Bective posing for a photograph before a tennis match. Known as Bunny, Miss Jungman was a renowned socialite and 1920s It Girl

Davenport Publicity
The World-Renowned DAVENPORT BROTHERS will appear in their Extraordinary Wonders at Pikes Opera Hall, Cincinnati - mediumship ? or magic ?

Iran Tabriz
The principal entry to the town of Tabriz (formerly Tauris), renowned for its carpets

Brunhildes Departure
BRUNHILD(E)s DEPARTURE FROM ISENSTEIN : Painting celebrating Brunhild(e), the German mythical woman renowned for her superhuman physique

Louis Ixs Compassion
LOUIS IX, SAINT & CRUSADER Renowned for his compassion for the sick and needy

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

Scottish Gent 1646
Sir Thomas Urquharts fancy clothes - lace and trimmings at every point - could make you forget that he is renowned for his learning, notably for his translations

Kph-I-Noor Pencils
You can purchase Hardtmuths renowned Koh-i-Noor pencils in a variety of forms, neatly packed in boxes

French Station Buffet
English tourists eat in a station buffet : until the fast food age they were renowned for the high quality of their food and service

Horsemen 4 - Parthians
PARTHIANS : these warriors from present-day Iran are renowned as horseman and bowmen, noted for the Parthian shot loosed just as they seem to be retreating

Horsemen 2 - Numidians
NUMIDIANS : living in present- day Algeria, these renowned nomadic warriors separate during the Punic Wars, one tribe supporting Carthage, the other backing Rome

Dionysius of Alexandria
ST DIONYSIUS OF ALEXANDRIA converted by a vision, he became bishop of Alexandria and survived persecutions and banishments : he was a renowned theologian

Felipe (Philip) II
FELIPE II OF SPAIN husband of Mary Tudor, renowned for his piety. with his autograph

EDWARD TOBY KING Character who took copy to the printers for his renowned bookseller uncle Abel Roper. He was easily recognised by his squint & warts

Jordan as Peggy
DOROTHEA JORDAN (nee Bland) actress renowned for her comic roles, notably this one of Peggy in The country girl : her laugh was famous and captivated her audiences

Charles, Ct. of Flanders
CHARLES LE BON, COUNT OF FLANDERS also known as Charles the Dane, renowned for good qualities

Chinese Magic Charms
CHINA The immortal Hwang-sien-che, renowned designer of magic charms

Gladstone Fells a Tree
Gladstone was renowned for his fondness for felling trees : psychiatrists would no doubt get to the roots of this and and show why it drove him to branch out into politics

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