Sombre Collection

ITALY. Siena. Piazza de Il Campo, where Il Palio

Front cover of the Sphere Scott Memorial Number
Front cover of The Sphere, Memorial Number of the Scott Antarctic Expedition showing a sombre scene of a group of men praying by a cairn topped with a cross in memory of Captain Scott, who died

Reading a Will / C19
A sombre family gathers for the reading of a will

Sombre hummingbird, Aphantochroa cirrochloris (Ornismya simplex, Trochilus cirrochloris), albino variety. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene

Vietnam War - Patriotic Poster - Indomitable Vietnam
Vietnam War - Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Indomitable Vietnam - beauty and strength. Date: 2nd half of the 20th century

Candle
A somewhat sombre painting of a lit candle in a blue holder. Date: circa 1916

Her Cross
A heart-broken young widow mourns her dead soldier husband. His medal, cap and sword are all she has left. 1916

Grey-breasted sabrewing, Campylopterus largipennis obscurus. Handcoloured steel engraving from W.C.L. Martins A General History of Humming-birds or the Trochilidae, Bohn, London, 1852

Tournan as Sombre Accueil in La Belle aux Cheveux d Or, 1847
French actor Pierre Bernard Tournan as Sombre Accueil in La Belle aux Cheveux d Or by the Cogniard brothers, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1847

Art Nouveau Floral
Two trees, bending in an art nouveau manner, form a striking if sombre surround

Ralph Brownrig, Bishop
RALPH BROWNRIG Bishop of Exeter, whose Calvinist views are reflected in his sombre facial expression... Date: 1592 - 1659

Samuel Johnson / Bolt Ct
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON English writers last home, at 8 Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London Date: 1709 - 1784

FREE & EASY EDINBURGH
A man sings very heartily as everyone sits listening attentively, at an Edinburgh working mens Free and easy. Date: 1883

Comparison of Ascot
Photographs showing a royal Ascot and the Black Ascot in 1910- due to the recent death of Edward VII, racegoers at Ascot dress in black. Date: 1910

German aircraft camouflage by G. H. Davis
German aircraft camouflage, showing how the sombre and mottled colours appear to merge into their surroundings. Date: 1941

Suicide - the last thng he did
" So Poor Old Mike committed suicide." " Yes." " That was the LAST thing I thought he d do." " Which it were, Sorr." Date: 1894

Ruisdael, Jacob van (1628-1682). The Marsh. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum

Sombre Pianist
A moody pianist in gothic surroundings. Date: 1930s

Gothic Piano Duet

Dark backstreet, Baku, Azerbaijan. Delightful inset relief carving on the wall (left) and a view toward the imposing minaret of the Royal Mosque in the background

Workmen digging in the cellar of Borley Rectory
Undated photograph of workmen digging in the cellar of Borley Rectory. HPG/1/3/7 (vii)

The Civil War in America: New Year reception in the White Ho
President Lincoln and his wife mingle with generals and scouts at a sombre reception at the White House, New Year, 1862

Frenchwoman 1558
The sombre grey of this ladys dress (reign of Henri II) is relieved by slashes and other ornamentation : it has a high lace collar and a cheeky matching cap

Frenchwoman 1590S
This lady of the time of Henri IV seems almost choked by her ruff : her gown is sombre in colour but fringed and fitted with slashed sleeves

George VI 1930
George VI, when Duke of York, as the official representative of his father, King George V. He leaves Westminster Abbey with the Dean after a memorial service to Lord Balfour

Old Woman 1860S
An old woman is photographed seated in an upholstered chair. Her clothing is in dark, sombre colours & she wears a lace bonnet & shawl. A lorgnon hangs round her neck

Field Marshal Hindenburg
PAUL VON HINDENBURG Looking sombre on the Western Front when a Field Marshal during World War One

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