Visual Collection (page 9)

Two soldiers using heliograph for signalling, France, WW1
Two soldiers using a heliograph for visual signalling near Feuchy, during the Battle of Arras in northern France, during the First World War. Date: April 1917

Various sculptures at the Festival of Britain, London
Various sculptures on display at the Festival of Britain, South Bank, London. They are by Jacob Epstein, John Matthews, Daphne Hardy, Karel Vogel, Barbara Hepworth, Frank Dobson

Statues in the Frognerpark, Oslo, Norway
Statues by Gustav Vigeland in the Frognerpark (Frognerparken), in Oslo, Norway. The huge sculptures represent the various ages, moods and stages in human life. Date: circa 1957

Statues and fountain in the Frognerpark, Oslo, Norway
Statues and a fountain by Gustav Vigeland in the Frognerpark (Frognerparken), in Oslo, Norway. The huge sculptures represent the various ages, moods and stages in human life. Date: circa 1957

Two donkeys in a field. Used as a visual aid for propaganda purposes, used to describe two MPs as a pair of donkeys

Portrait bust of Benvenuto Cellini, with pigeon
A portrait bust on Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571), celebrated Italian goldsmith, sculptor, painter, soldier and musician, on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, with a pigeon perched on its head

Mansudae Grand Monument, Pyongyang, North Korea
Depiction of revolutionary peasants and workers, part of the Mansudae Grand Monument, located at Mansu Hill, Pyongyang, capital of North Korea

Hien Nhon Gate, Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam
View of the Hien Nhon Gate, entrance to the former Imperial City of Hue, in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam. It was damaged during the Tet Offensive of 1968, but has since been restored

Relief carvings, Wat Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Cambodia
Relief carvings at the Wat Bayon Khmer Buddhist temple at Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia, built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries

Stone relief at Wat Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Cambodia
A stone relief carving at the entrance to the Wat Bayon Khmer Buddhist temple at Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia, built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries

Entrance to Ta Prohm temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Entrance to the Ta Prohm (Ancestor Brahma) Khmer Buddhist temple at Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was built in the Bayon style in the late 12th and early 13th centuries

Detail of carving, Wat Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Cambodia
Detail of the carving of a large human face at the Wat Bayon Khmer Buddhist temple at Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia, built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries

Maori carving, Coromandel, North Island, New Zealand
A Maori carving over the entrance to a Marae (meeting place or house) in Kennedy Bay, Coromandel, North Island, New Zealand

Statue of soldier, Lenin Monument, Sevastopol, Ukraine
Statue of a soldier on the Lenin Monument in Sevastopol, Ukraine

Statue in niche, Golden Hall, Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany
Detail of a statue in a niche in the ornate rococo Golden Hall (Goldener Saal) of the Academy for Teacher Training and Personnel Management, Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany

Ceiling fresco, Golden Hall, Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany
A ceiling fresco in the ornate rococo Golden Hall (Goldener Saal) of the Academy for Teacher Training and Personnel Management, Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany

Carvings in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
Elaborate carvings on a monument in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Ornate building in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
The ornately carved entrance to a building in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Ajaigarh Fort and Temple Ruins, Central India
Ajaigarh Fort and Temple Ruins, Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Carved gateway to Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
An ornately carved gateway to the Stupa at Sanchi, a small village in the province of Madhya Pradesh, Central India. The Stupa is a large hemispherical dome with a central chamber containing relics

Detail of a carving on the Stupa at Sanchi, Central India
Detail of a carving of a human figure on the Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Artists palette with paint, brushes and yellow rose
An artists palette with blobs of different coloured paint, two paintbrushes, and a yellow rose

Carved gateway to Stupa at Sanchi, Central India
The beautifuly ornate carved gateway to the Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. The Stupa is a large hemispherical dome with a central chamber containing relics of the Buddha

Guardian statues, Wat Phra Keo, Bangkok, Thailand
A row of guardian statues lining the elaborate Phra Mondop (Library) of the Wat Phra Keo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand

Egyptian Writing
Egyptian hieroglyphs developed the scope of visual symbols to an extraordinary degree, graphic as well as decorative

Canada House 1930S
The exterior of Canada House, Trafalgar Square, central London, which is now a cultural centre promoting Canadian music, films and visual arts etc

Wife and Mother-In-Law
An early example of the classic trick image depicting both a pretty young woman and a less attractive older lady in one picture

Fulness of Joy Plate 10
A mixture of leaves, ferns & flowers including wisteria used as a visual accompaniment to a prayer

Fulness of Joy Plate 24
A decorative, visual accompaniment to a prayer which includes church bells & English Holly with berries & mistletoe

Fulness of Joy Plate 31
A floral vignette used as a decorative, visual accompaniment to a prayer, depicts English holly with berries & flowers

Auguste Rodin, French sculptor
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), French sculptor, as depicted by his friend, John Singer Sargent

Max Beerbohm, writer and artist

A fantasy clockmaker, dressed up in a costume made of clocks and clockmaking equipment

An artist named Moritz at work in his studio
An artist named Moritz (there are several, of different nationalities), at work in his studio with a rather bashful model

William IV A Windsor Pear
King William IV and Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. A Windsor Pear (not Pair). Daily seen at the Royal Table

Claude Chappe / Sch Card
CLAUDE CHAPPE French engineer, invented a telegraph system using visual semaphore signals

Crossing Gate Keeper
A French crossing gate keeper, armed with horn and flag to provide aural and visual warnings of an approaching train

William Hogarth, artist, with his dog
William Hogarth, artist -- a self portrait with his dog

Futuristic underwater artist
A futuristic scene, showing an artist in a glass box on wheels, painting a picture of his surroundings

Paul Cezanne, French artist
PAUL CEZANNE French artist seen here at his easel

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