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Seventeenth Collection

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: St Michael Archangel by Guido Reni

St Michael Archangel by Guido Reni Date: 1635

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Dubrovnik. Map of the city before the earthquake of 1667

Dubrovnik. Map of the city before the earthquake of 1667. Croatia

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Col. Blood / Jewel Thief

Col. Blood / Jewel Thief
Colonel Thomas Blood, an audacious rogue known as the Man who stole the Crown Jewels from the basement of the Tower of London

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), diarist and Naval administrator. Date: 1666

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: First Authenticated Christmas Tree - Strasbourg

First Authenticated Christmas Tree - Strasbourg
Christmas Tree in History and Legend: The Earliest Authenticated Christmas Tree in Strasbourg (at this time in Germany)

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: C17 Sailing Ships

C17 Sailing Ships
A ships boat takes an officer ashore past two naval vessels

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: MAYs COOKERY BOOK 1685

MAYs COOKERY BOOK 1685
The Accomplished Cook, or the art and mystery of Cookery : a seventeenth century guide to success in the kitchen by Robert May

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Frost Fair by Jan Griffier the Elder

Frost Fair by Jan Griffier the Elder
The famous Frost Fair taking place on the frozen River Thames in London in 1683. Freezing to around eleven inches thick, the ice was strong enough to hold shops, stalls, coaches and sleds

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: The Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes and conspirators

The Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes and conspirators
Early 19th century impression of the main protagonists in the conspiracy to blow up Parliament in 1605. From left, Tesmond, Garnet, T. Percy, Catesby, I. Wright, Guy Fawkes, I

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, New England, 1620

Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, New England, 1620
The Pilgrim Fathers arriving at Plymouth, New England in 1620. Date: 1918

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: The concert, showing a group of players by Gerald de Honthor

The concert, showing a group of players by Gerald de Honthor
A group of musicians with a lady playing a lute, 17th century. Date: 1939

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Matthew Henry - English Bible commentator and writer

Matthew Henry - English Bible commentator and writer
Matthew Henry (1662-1714) - English Bible commentator, minister of a Presbyterian congregation at Chester and writer. Also known as a nonconformist divine and theologian. Date: circa 1700s

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Lute Music by the Canal, Hendrick Sorgh

Lute Music by the Canal, Hendrick Sorgh
A lute player entertains a lady in a Dutch interior, seventeenth century. Date: 1939

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Elizabethan Warship

Elizabethan Warship
Illustration of an Elizabethan Warship

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Words by King Charles II

Words by King Charles II
Poem written by King Charles II entitled I Pass All My Hours in a Shady Old Grove, accompanied by a stylised illustration of the Merry Monarch composing under the shade of an oak tree

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Jacob Kettler (1610-1682). 3rd Duke of Curland

Jacob Kettler (1610-1682). 3rd Duke of Curland and Semigallia (1642-1682). Portrait. Engraving. 17th century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Curonian Kings. Coat of arms. Kurschkonigen, Courland

Curonian Kings. Coat of arms. Kurschkonigen, Courland
Curonian Kings. Kurschkonigen. Coat of arms. Courland. 17th century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Portrait of a Young Girl, ca. 1660, by Jose Antolinez

Portrait of a Young Girl, ca. 1660, by Jose Antolinez
Jose Antolinez (1635-1675). Spanish painter. Portrait of a Young Girl, ca. 1660. Oil on canvas, 58 x 46 cm. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Village feast. Facsimile of an engraving from 1609

Village feast. Facsimile of an engraving from 1609
Village feast. Facsimile after a woodcut of the Sandrin ou Verd Galant, edition of 1609. Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Turkish ceremonial helmet. Gilded bronze. Provenance

Turkish ceremonial helmet. Gilded bronze. Provenance unknown. 16th-17th centuries. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Scene from the Christological Cyclet. Wall painting

Scene from the Christological Cyclet. Wall painting
Scene from the Christological Cycle. Wall painting from the Church of St. George Mali, built in the 17th century on the southern shore of the ancient Nesebur, demolished in 1946

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: A man dressed in authentic English Civil War costume. Date: c. 1910

A man dressed in authentic English Civil War costume. Date: c. 1910
A man dressed in authentic English Civil War costume. Date: c.1910

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: DUTCH MERCHANT VESSELS

DUTCH MERCHANT VESSELS
Dutch West Indies Merchant Vessels. Date: early 17th century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Blue Chaise Longe

Blue Chaise Longe
Oil painting of a grand interior

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: A man dressed as Charles II, or at least somebody who looks very like him. Date: c. 1910

A man dressed as Charles II, or at least somebody who looks very like him. Date: c. 1910
A man dressed as Charles II, or at least somebody who looks very like him. Date: c.1910

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Plans and sections of a Maltese Galley. Date: late 17th century

Plans and sections of a Maltese Galley. Date: late 17th century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Plan diagrams of a Maltese Galley. Date: 17th Century

Plan diagrams of a Maltese Galley. Date: 17th Century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Sydenham Wells

Sydenham Wells
Medicinal springs found in Sydenham in the seventeenth century, attracted people to the area when Sydenham was still in Kent. Date: 1875

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: London coffee house

London coffee house
A London coffee house. 17th century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Seventeenth century Horn Book, teaching aid

Seventeenth century Horn Book, teaching aid, with the letters of the alphabet and two prayers. 17th century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: 17th and 18th century balusters

17th and 18th century balusters

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Paget stump work

Paget stump work
Page from The Sketch featuring two examples of stump-work - raised needlework and embroidery pictures - done for the Paget family

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Ageratum. Seventeenth-century engraving in Bibliotheca Phar

Ageratum. Seventeenth-century engraving in Bibliotheca Pharmaceutica-Medica by J. Jacobi Mangeti. Published in Genoa. Italy. Engraving

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Aconitum. Seventeenth-century engraving in Bibliotheca Phar

Aconitum. Seventeenth-century engraving in Bibliotheca Pharmaceutica-Medica by J. Jacobi Mangeti. Published in Genoa. Italy. Engraving

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Attack on Whig mug-house

Attack on Whig mug-house
The Whigs were a political faction and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: A Royal Yacht of 1674 by G. H. Davis

A Royal Yacht of 1674 by G. H. Davis
A diagrammatic reconstruction painting of a royal yacht owned by King Charles II, one of two presented to him by the Dutch when he was restored to the throne

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Castration / C17Th

Castration / C17Th
A patient is pinned down and involuntarily castrated

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Eugene of Savoy Carignan (1663-1736), called Prince Eugene

Eugene of Savoy Carignan (1663-1736), called Prince Eugene. French political and military service in Austria

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Clock Tower. Year 1602. Kotor. Republic of Montenegro

Clock Tower. Year 1602. Kotor. Republic of Montenegro

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: WW1 - British hospital ship Anglia sinks, November 17th 1915

WW1 - British hospital ship Anglia sinks, November 17th 1915
WW1 - HMHS Anglia was a British steam ship requisitioned for use as a hospital ship during the First World War

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: John Hewson - Colonel, parliamentarian, regicide

John Hewson - Colonel, parliamentarian, regicide
Colonel John Hewson (Hughson) (-1662) - A shoemaker who rose to rank of general in Cromwells army and was a soldier in the New Model Army

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Whitehall Palace

Whitehall Palace
The Royal Palace of Whitehall, designed by Inigo Jones. Date: seventeenth century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Advertisement for Black & White Whisky

Advertisement for Black & White Whisky
Advertisement for Black & White Scotch Whisky

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: GOYEN, Jan Van (1596-1656). Dutchman painter. Outskirts of a

GOYEN, Jan Van (1596-1656). Dutchman painter. Outskirts of a village with travelers, 1630. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: KOKOLJA, Tripo (1661-1713)

KOKOLJA, Tripo (1661-1713). Montenegrian painter. Statue. Perast. Republic of Montenegro

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Edouard Manet (1832-1883). Boy with a sword, 1861

Edouard Manet (1832-1883). Boy with a sword, 1861
Edouard Manet (1832-1883). French Impressionist painter. Boy with a sword, 1861. Oil on Canvas. Metropolitan Museum of New York. United States

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Ageratum. Seventeenth-century engraving in Bibliotheca Phar

Ageratum. Seventeenth-century engraving in Bibliotheca Pharmaceutica-Medica by J. Jacobi Mangeti. Published in Genoa. Italy. Colored engraving

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Aconitum. Seventeenth-century engraving in Bibliotheca Phar

Aconitum. Seventeenth-century engraving in Bibliotheca Pharmaceutica-Medica by J. Jacobi Mangeti. Published in Genoa. Italy. Colored engraving

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Thora Valdensium. Seventeenth-century engraving in Biblioth

Thora Valdensium. Seventeenth-century engraving in Bibliotheca Pharmaceutica-Medica by J. Jacobi Mangeti. Published in Genoa. Italy. Engraving

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Columnade of St. Peters Square of Vatican. Built by Bernini

Columnade of St. Peters Square of Vatican. Built by Bernini
Baroque Art. Seat of San Peter (San Pietro) of the Vatican. Built by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). Detail of columnade and sculptures of differents saints (1657). Night view. City of the Vatican

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Rome. Seat of St Peter (San Pietro). City of the Vatican

Rome. Seat of St Peter (San Pietro). City of the Vatican
Baroque Art. St Peters square at the Vatican. Built by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). Detail columns, and sculptures of differents saints. Vatican City State. Holy See

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Zurbaran, Francisco de (1598-1664). Spanish painter. Saint A

Zurbaran, Francisco de (1598-1664). Spanish painter. Saint Andrew, c. 1635-1640. Detail. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: GRECO, DomE?nikos TheotokU?pulos, called El (1541-1614). Ago

GRECO, DomE?nikos TheotokU?pulos, called El (1541-1614). Ago
RENAISSANCE ART. SPAIN. GRECO, DomE?nikos TheotokU?pulos, called El (Candia, 1541-Toledo, 1614). Cretan painter, representative of the last phase of Mannerism. Agony in the garden, h. 1610-1612

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Gerard Reynst, 2nd Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

Gerard Reynst, 2nd Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Gerard (Gerrit) Reynst (circa 1558-1615) - Dutch merchant and 2nd Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. Date: circa 1614

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: James Baron Forbes

James Baron Forbes
JAMES OCHONCAR, seventeenth baron FORBES Scottish military commander Date: 1765 - 1843

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: French Warship 1666

French Warship 1666
Un navire royal - a vessel of the French kings fleet Date: 1666

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: C17 Maltese Galley

C17 Maltese Galley
A Maltese galley running before the wind Date: end of 17th century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Alexander Henderson - Presbyterian divine, and diplomat

Alexander Henderson - Presbyterian divine, and diplomat
Alexander Henderson (1583-1646) - Scottish Presbyterian divine, theologian, and an important ecclesiastical statesman of his period. He was a chaplain to King Charles I and also served as a diplomat

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Santa Catalina. Anonymous copy of the original by

Santa Catalina. Anonymous copy of the original by Bartolom頍 urillo. Second half of the seventeenth century. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Man Attacking Another Man

Man Attacking Another Man
In this picture a 17th century man holding a rifle or a musket is attacking an older man holding a pistol by grabbing his beard

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Whitehall Gate

Whitehall Gate
said to have been designed by Hans Holbein. Date: seventeenth century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Charterhouse Square

Charterhouse Square
In the seventeenth century Date: circa 1600

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Netherlands Hoorn

Netherlands Hoorn
Hoorn viewed from the sea. Date: seventeenth century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Italy Pavia

Italy Pavia
Pavia, on the Ticino, in the seventeenth century : the fortifications were much needed during the periodic battles and sieges. Date: 17th century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint-Michel
Sainct-Michel as it appeared in the seventeenth century. Date: 17th century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Thomas, Lord Coningsby

Thomas, Lord Coningsby 1656 - 1729 (1692). Bate, Thomas fl. c. 1692. This is the only work known by Thomas Bate, who worked in Ireland towards the end of the seventeenth century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: On the seventeenth - the Irishmans idea of Atlas

On the seventeenth - the Irishmans idea of Atlas

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: The Lute Player by Judith Leyster

The Lute Player by Judith Leyster
A man playing a lute, 17th century. Date: 1939

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: The Sphere Christmas Number 1939

The Sphere Christmas Number 1939
Front cover of The Sphere Christmas Number featuring a Dutch painting by Terborch of two ladies singing and playing a lute. A servant boy brings in a tray. Decoration by Harold Nelson. Date: 1939

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Sweden Kronborg

Sweden Kronborg
A seventeenth century view of the palace. Date: 1697

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Englishman asserting his authority

Englishman asserting his authority
Three Spaniards outnumbered by an Englishmen in combat. While they draw their swords, the Englishmen responds with his quarterstaff. Date: 17th Century

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Music by King Charles I

Music by King Charles I
Music and lyrics by King Charles I entitled Mark How The Blushful Morn accompanied by a stylised illustration depicting the King playing the cello while seated on the throne

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Dutch Warships 1670

Dutch Warships 1670
A Dutch man-of-war firing her guns. Date: circa 1670

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: The city and Castle of Frederyca in Paraiba, Brazil

The city and Castle of Frederyca in Paraiba, Brazil
Looking across the calm waters to Paraiba in Brazil

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Princess Elizabeth Stuart

Princess Elizabeth Stuart
Elizabeth was the second daughter of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France. She died of pneumonia aged just 14

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Preparing the Christmas Feast by Pauline Baynes

Preparing the Christmas Feast by Pauline Baynes
A kitchen scene from the early 17th century along with examples of dishes eaten at Christmas during this period

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Aerial View of 17th century London

Aerial View of 17th century London
Aerial view of London, at the beginning of the seventeenth century. At the bottom of the image is Westminster, at top right are London Bridge and the Tower of London and top centre, St

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Seventeenth-Century Rocking Horse, 1930

Seventeenth-Century Rocking Horse, 1930
Photograph showing a childs seventeenth-century wooden rocking horse, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1930

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Dutch Warships 1630S

Dutch Warships 1630S
Dutch warships

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Spanish Silver Fleet

Spanish Silver Fleet
The sailing of a Spanish silver fleet from America with loot for home

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: French Warship 1660

French Warship 1660
French warships at anchor

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Golf in the 17th Century

Golf in the 17th Century
Three seventeenth century golfers

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: Rolling out Sheet Metal

Rolling out Sheet Metal
Medieval depiction of rolling out sheet metal

Background imageSeventeenth Collection: German Trading Vessels

German Trading Vessels
German trading vessels



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