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Turns Collection (page 4)

Background imageTurns Collection: Mothieu-Ling Battle 1894

Mothieu-Ling Battle 1894
BATTLE OF THE MOTHIEU-LING PASS - Japanese general Yamagata, attacked by the Chinese, turns the tables on them and captures all their positions

Background imageTurns Collection: Lamplighter (Petherick)

Lamplighter (Petherick)
London characters: London is lit by gas lamps now, and every evening the LAMPLIGHTER must switch on every lamp in the metropolis, and every morning switch them off again

Background imageTurns Collection: Organistrum

Organistrum
A larger form of hurdy-gurdy, sometimes used in churches; the right hand turns a handle which rubs the strings against a resined wheel while the left hand fingers the keys

Background imageTurns Collection: Parvatis Austerities

Parvatis Austerities
Parvati (Uma) is unable to distract Shiva from his contemplation by her beauty. She turns to asceticism, immersing herself in icy pools & wins his love

Background imageTurns Collection: BRANs HEAD

BRANs HEAD
The head of Bran the Blessed is beleived to be buried under the Tower of London where it protects Britain. King Arthur, however, turns it round & prefers to rely on his knights

Background imageTurns Collection: Aristocrat and Beggars

Aristocrat and Beggars
The aristocratic peacock turns up his beak when importuned by beggarly rats

Background imageTurns Collection: Alchemy / Van Helmont

Alchemy / Van Helmont
Alchemist Van Helmont (1577- 1644) is visited by a stranger who generously presents him with the Philosophers Stone which turns base metals into gold

Background imageTurns Collection: JEROBOAM

JEROBOAM
He meets the prophet Ahijah, who tells him - correctly, as it turns out - that he will rule over the ten tribes of Israel

Background imageTurns Collection: Europa (Munzer)

Europa (Munzer)
Europa, picking flowers in a meadow, is abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete where he turns into an eagle and fathers on her Minos, Rhadamanthus, Sarpedon

Background imageTurns Collection: Europa (Flameng)

Europa (Flameng)
Europa, picking flowers in a meadow, is abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete where he turns into an eagle and fathers on her Minos, Rhadamanthus, Sarpedon

Background imageTurns Collection: Europa (Nicholls)

Europa (Nicholls)
Europa, picking flowers in a meadow, is abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete where he turns into an eagle and fathers on her Minos, Rhadamanthus, Sarpedon

Background imageTurns Collection: Europa (Anon C18)

Europa (Anon C18)
Europa, picking flowers in a meadow, is abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete where he turns into an eagle and fathers on her Minos, Rhadamanthus, Sarpedon

Background imageTurns Collection: Dog Scaring Cat

Dog Scaring Cat
A cat, perched on the railings of a London square, glares at a dog, while a barefoot crossing-sweeper turns his back on the pair of them

Background imageTurns Collection: Mesmers Patient

Mesmers Patient
Mesmers reputation suffers when mlle Paradis, a blind patient he failed to cure, turns up at the French court playing clavecin at Marie Ant- oinettes spiritual concert

Background imageTurns Collection: Donkey Carisbrook

Donkey Carisbrook
At Carisbrook Castle, Isle of Wight, a donkey turns the wheel that raises water from the well

Background imageTurns Collection: Battle of the Crater

Battle of the Crater
Burnside blasts an immense breach - the crater - in Petersburgs defences, but fails to follow through and what should have been a great victory turns into defeat

Background imageTurns Collection: Curius Dentatus

Curius Dentatus
An exemplar of Roman integrity, general Curius Dentatus turns down a bribe

Background imageTurns Collection: Thor and Skrymir

Thor and Skrymir
Thor spends the night in a strange building which turns out to be the glove of the giant Skrymir

Background imageTurns Collection: Deputation to the King 2

Deputation to the King 2
A deputation calls on Friedrich Wilhelm IV, king of Prussia, at Potsdam, but he turns his back on them

Background imageTurns Collection: Deputation to the King

Deputation to the King
A deputation calls on Friedrich Wilhelm IV, king of Prussia, at Potsdam, but he turns a cold shoulder on them

Background imageTurns Collection: Water to Wine

Water to Wine
Invited to a wedding at Cana, in Galilee, he turns water into wine when his host runs out of refreshment

Background imageTurns Collection: Plowing on St Helena

Plowing on St Helena
He turns his hand to the plow during his exile on St Helena

Background imageTurns Collection: Footman in Hall

Footman in Hall
The footman turns up his nose at the plain fare provided in the servants hall

Background imageTurns Collection: LOTs WIFE

LOTs WIFE
Turning their backs on Sodom & Gomorrah, Lot & his daughters walk away, but his wife turns for a last look and is turned into a statue or pillar of salt by a reproving angel

Background imageTurns Collection: Water Changed to Wine

Water Changed to Wine
When the wine runs out at a marriage feast at Cana, he turns water into wine which tastes even better than the first

Background imageTurns Collection: Maximilian Deserted

Maximilian Deserted
Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, watches the last French troops leave Mexico City, abandoning him to his fate (which turns out to be a firing-squad)

Background imageTurns Collection: The Gates of Hell

The Gates of Hell
Saint Michael turns the key in the gates of Hell, locking the damned inside to be punished for ever, and ever, and ever



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