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Turned Collection

Background imageTurned Collection: Jesus, the Lord turned to Peter

Jesus, the Lord turned to Peter and looked upon Peter... and Peter remembered

Background imageTurned Collection: Jeeves & Wooster / Book

Jeeves & Wooster / Book
When the jolly old storm clouds rolled up, Bertie Wooster turned instinctively to his man Jeeves...Jeevess judgment was infallible; likwise his taste in neckwear

Background imageTurned Collection: Philemon and Baucis

Philemon and Baucis, two hospitable cottagers, ask the gods that they may die together, so P is turned into an oak tree and B to a linden, their branches intertwining

Background imageTurned Collection: Possession is nine points of the law by Louis Wain

Possession is nine points of the law by Louis Wain
Illustration by Louis Wain showing a cat occupying a cast-off saucepan or cooking pot during snowy weather. A selection of birds, including a magpie and a blue tit bemusedly face the cat

Background imageTurned Collection: Queen Victoria and children in mourning at Windsor

Queen Victoria and children in mourning at Windsor
Queen Victoria with her daughters, Vicky (Crown Princess of Prussia, standing behind), Alice (kneeling) and her son Prince Alfred, mourning Prince Albert

Background imageTurned Collection: Diagrams of the bones of hand and arm

Diagrams of the bones of hand and arm
Diagrams of the bones of the left arm and hand, showing the position of the radius and ulna when the thumb is turned inwards. The shoulder blade and part of the collar bone can also be seen

Background imageTurned Collection: High-waisted houppelandes (gowns) with turned-down collars, V -necks

High-waisted houppelandes (gowns) with turned-down collars, V -necks, funnel sleeves & trains, sideless surcoat, mantle, girdle & headdresses, templers & veils Date: 15th century

Background imageTurned Collection: Philemon Baucis Myth Classical Humble Cottagers

Philemon Baucis Myth Classical Humble Cottagers
philemon, baucis, myth, classical, humble, cottagers, hospitable, zeus, hermes, incognito, home, turned, temple, die, trees, history, historical, 10082174

Background imageTurned Collection: Stanton Drew Stones

Stanton Drew Stones
Stanton Drew Stone Circle, ancient standing stones in Somerset, England, said to be a wedding party, turned into stone by the Devil for dancing on the Sabbath. Date: BC

Background imageTurned Collection: The Red Ibis

The Red Ibis
A fantasy postcard depicting a naked woman, lying on the ground, turned away from the viewer, reaching out toward and cluthing hold of, the leg of a giant red ibis

Background imageTurned Collection: Ocyrrhoe - Mare

Ocyrrhoe - Mare
The daughter of the centaur Chiron tells Aesculapius that he will be a famous physician, but she is turned into a mare for her presumption

Background imageTurned Collection: Dogs Return to Vomit

Dogs Return to Vomit
The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire - Pauls comment on lapsed Christians

Background imageTurned Collection: Women trying to vote at New York polling station, 1871

Women trying to vote at New York polling station, 1871
Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927), noted American feminist, with her sister Jennie Claflin, try to vote in the New York election of 1871, but are turned away

Background imageTurned Collection: Serpentine Scene 1858

Serpentine Scene 1858
The Serpentine is turned into a seaside resort

Background imageTurned Collection: Witch of Wookey

Witch of Wookey
The notorious Witch of Wookey, in Somerset, is exorcised by a Holy Clerk from nearby Glastonbury, and is forthwith turned to stone !

Background imageTurned Collection: Music Scores / Berlioz

Music Scores / Berlioz
part of the score of Berliozs La Damnation de Faust, first performed in December 1846, and later turned into an opera

Background imageTurned Collection: Model Celia Hammond - white sweater

Model Celia Hammond - white sweater and dark floral-print skirt Date: circa 1963

Background imageTurned Collection: Model kneeling in dark co-ordinated trouser suit

Model kneeling in dark co-ordinated trouser suit with smart patent leather black slip-on shoes, head turned. Date: late 1960s

Background imageTurned Collection: Medusa, by Leonardo da Vinci

Medusa, by Leonardo da Vinci
The chief of the Gorgons, her face is so terrible that anyone who sees it is turned to stone, : but Perseus slays her by looking in a mirror as he removes her head

Background imageTurned Collection: Agatha Christies abandoned motorcar, Surrey, 1926

Agatha Christies abandoned motorcar, Surrey, 1926
Photograph showing the abandoned motorcar at the edge of a Surrey chalk pit, near Newlands Corner, which Agatha Christie had driven before disappearing on 3rd December 1926

Background imageTurned Collection: Napoleon Et Les Femmes Part 4

Napoleon Et Les Femmes Part 4
The final part of a series of four illustrations portraying a lady in company with Napoleon Bonaparte, who can be seen in the background, through the doorway, sat at his desk

Background imageTurned Collection: Medusa

Medusa
A portrait sketch depiction of the Greek mythological gorgon, Medusa, whose gaze famously turned her victims to stone. Her hair comprises of a writhing bundle of snakes

Background imageTurned Collection: Ocean Liners - oak open arm dining chair

Ocean Liners - oak open arm dining chair. House flag on top rail, drop in seat. The whole on turned supports and stretchers. Date: early 20th century

Background imageTurned Collection: RMS Lusitania - bronze trench art, WW1

RMS Lusitania - bronze trench art, WW1
RMS Lusitania - extremely rare WW1 bronze trench art souvenir related to the sinking of the original Lusitania. She was sunk a mile east of Folkestone gate by German submarine U5

Background imageTurned Collection: RMS Lusitania - captured German UC5 submarine. WW1

RMS Lusitania - captured German UC5 submarine. WW1
RMS Lusitania - rare cross-sectional postcard of the UC5, German submarine responsible for the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915

Background imageTurned Collection: Partisan Leader Events World War Two Eastern

Partisan Leader Events World War Two Eastern
partisan, leader, events, world, war, two, eastern, front, scenes, sidor, kovpak, teacher, turned, fought, russian, civil, quarter, century, earlier, overcoat, medal, history, historical, 10060033

Background imageTurned Collection: DRYDEN/DIE DAME/21

DRYDEN/DIE DAME/21
Cover design for Die Dame - two women in fashionable outfits walk along with their heads turned. Date: 1926

Background imageTurned Collection: King Edward II of England turned away from Stirling Castle after losing the Battle of

King Edward II of England turned away from Stirling Castle after losing the Battle of Bannockburn, June 1314, part of the First War of Scottish Independence

Background imageTurned Collection: Woodcut: Three birds over waves

Woodcut: Three birds over waves
Friedrich Lissmann 1880 - 1915 Germany. Lissmann was a painter and woodblock artist, who after setting up a studio in Hamburg in 1906 became well known for his depictions of wildlife

Background imageTurned Collection: Comic postcard, Second Hand Whatnot For Sale with finely turned legs

Comic postcard, Second Hand Whatnot For Sale with finely turned legs and fancy drawers Date: early 20th century

Background imageTurned Collection: WW2 - Comic Postcard - Table turned on the diner

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Table turned on the diner - " See that you re polite to our Waitresses - we can get plenty of customers." 1945

Background imageTurned Collection: Cupid hits the centre of the target

Cupid hits the centre of the target. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas Parks Cupid Turned Volunteer, London, 1804

Background imageTurned Collection: Cupid surveys the target

Cupid surveys the target. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas Parks Cupid Turned Volunteer, London, 1804

Background imageTurned Collection: Cupid takes the oath of allegiance

Cupid takes the oath of allegiance. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas Parks Cupid Turned Volunteer, London, 1804

Background imageTurned Collection: Cupid picks up his matchlock musket

Cupid picks up his matchlock musket. Assumes his firelock. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas Parks Cupid Turned

Background imageTurned Collection: Cupid advances to the altar of loyalty

Cupid advances to the altar of loyalty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas Parks Cupid Turned Volunteer, London, 1804

Background imageTurned Collection: Cupid relinquishes his bow and arrows and deposits

Cupid relinquishes his bow and arrows and deposits them with the British standard. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth

Background imageTurned Collection: Cupid supplicates Pallas to let him become a volunteer

Cupid supplicates Pallas to let him become a volunteer. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas Parks Cupid Turned

Background imageTurned Collection: Frontispiece with two cherubs holding a bicorn and sword

Frontispiece with two cherubs holding a bicorn and sword. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas Parks Cupid Turned

Background imageTurned Collection: Cupid deposits his banner in the temple of Minerva

Cupid deposits his banner in the temple of Minerva. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas Parks Cupid Turned Volunteer

Background imageTurned Collection: Cupid playing a drum with his standard on a column

Cupid playing a drum with his standard on a column. Exercising his drum, having placed his banner in safety. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by

Background imageTurned Collection: Regency actor John Emery singing John Grouse

Regency actor John Emery singing John Grouse
Popular Regency actor John Emery singing the comic song John Grouse and Mother Goose at Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1808

Background imageTurned Collection: Feyeraband (1889-1945)

Feyeraband (1889-1945)
Beestow in der Mark. Erich Feyeraband was artist turned woodcutter. A supporter of the Third Reich, he received orders from various German cities to produce cityscapes in a medaeval style

Background imageTurned Collection: The Dream Pedlar - Turned him into a Hatchet

The Dream Pedlar - Turned him into a Hatchet
Turned him into a Hatchet - illustration in The Dream Pedlar by Lady Margaret Sackville. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration

Background imageTurned Collection: Wpman in a round bonnet called a turned-up calash

Wpman in a round bonnet called a turned-up calash
Woman in a round bonnet with ribbon rosette and two ringlets. The bonnet is called a turned-up calash, Caleche retroussee, after the carriage with a folding top

Background imageTurned Collection: A Little girl photographed on a turned wooden stool

A Little girl photographed on a turned wooden stool
A Little girl photographed seated on an elegant turned Arts & Crafts-style wooden stool. circa 1920s

Background imageTurned Collection: Turned walnut childs chair

Turned walnut childs chair. circa 1660

Background imageTurned Collection: Columbus at Venice

Columbus at Venice
Columbus in Venice 1488, supplicating to the Doge and his ministers, to fund his expeditions to find a new trading route to Asia. He was unsuccessful and was turned down. Date: 1488



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