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Cherries, Fourpence a Pound! Cries of London
Buy a Doll, Miss? Cries of London Date: 19th century
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, familiar saying Date: 19th century
Admiral Rodney defeats French navy, Battle of the SaintesAdmiral Rodney defeats the French navy, Battle of the Saintes (Dominica), American War of Independence, 9-12 April 1782 Date: 1782
French engravers workshop, men working on wood blocks Date: 1897
TritoneA woodcut which portrays a winking old man with seemingly drenched hair. Date: circa 1921
RabbitsThis woodcut shows a pair of contrasting white and black rabbits nestled beside some lettuce leaves in a fenced garden. Date: circa 1921
The March Of The BrigandsThis woodcut depicts a procession of brigands wearing decorative costumes and matching hats, using walking sticks, the leader is playing a violin. Date: circa 1921
Fte Venetiene Sur La SeineThis woodcut depicts some magnificent sparkling fireworks erupting at a Venetian party on the River Seine, in France, lighting up a scene consisting of boats packed with people attending the party
The NativityA woodcut showing a nativity scene, with the Virgin Mary looking down at her miracle child, overlooked by a cluster of angelic figures
The Fisherman, NocturneA woodcut print of a nocturne scene, comprising of a mysterious slanted tree, partly concealing the form of a fisherman in his boat, under a moonlit sky. Date: circa 1924
Woodcut EagleThis woodcut shows a magnificent eagle, possibly of a mythological type, under a sky of moon and stars. Date: circa 1924
City WoodcutA cityscape woodcut print of a a progressively elevated group of buildings in New Zealand. Date: circa 1923
Landscape WoodcutA landscape woodcut print showing a row of trees lined over a hilltop, with billowing clouds emerging from behind, in New Zealand. Date: circa 1923
The ReaperA woodblock print portrayal of a farmer an rest, with his reaping scythe laid on the floor beside him. Date: circa 1923
Vergil's First Eclogue WoodcutsA series of three woodcut prints (first state) depicting scenes of nature under light and dark skies. These subjects were used from Ambrose Phillips imitation of Vergil's First Eclogue (1821)
Le Tapis VertAn oil painting showing a gentleman in a perculiar position at a colourfully decorated venue. Date: circa 1932
Mills, Old and NewA woodcut showing a countryside view of a windmill, and a more modern mill. Date: circa 1931
Farm AnimalsWoodcut showing a large cow stood beside four geese. Date: circa 1929
Countryside WoodcutA woodcut showing a broad countryside full of patches of fields, some farmhouses and winding paths. Date: circa 1926
Woodcut: Three birds over wavesFriedrich 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
Women of the working class in Tokyo, 18th centuryWomen of the working class in Tokyo, Edo Era, 18th century. A laundress washing clothes in a tub, a menial maid carrying water pales with yoke, servant with brush, and nursemaid with baby
Edo street scene, 18th century. A dance teacher and pupil on the left, a nori (glue) seller is beckoned by workers in a small family business
Young women and geisha on an Edo street, 18th centuryScene outside an office for servant placement with the entrance to a female bathhouse. An older woman talks to a nanny with baby and other working women
Wealthy townswomen at a house with courtyard, 18th centuryWealthy townswomen, Tokyo, 18th century. Three young chonin women gather at the house of an older woman for a meeting. A maid brings tea to a young nursing mother
Women of the merchant or artisan class. Waka poetry tutor in a daimyos house. Servants sewing, writing poems, wrapping items and carrying rice
Concubine (mekake) of a high-ranking man watching a dancerConcubine (mekake) of a high-ranking man with tobacco pipe watching a dancing girl accompanied by musicians on shamisen and blind koto harpist (koze)
Wife of the elite samurai class relaxingWife of the elite samurai class reading books, with other women writing with a pen, one looking at ukiyo-e prints, and one folding paper. Another woman delivers reams of paper and ink
Japanese women picnicing in a field, Tokyo, 18th centuryJapanese women picnicing in a field outside Tokyo, 18th century. Women smoking a tobacco pipe while waiting for a soba-shop woman to bring a kettle and tray of noodles
Aristocratic women parading past a ?shop, TokyoAristocratic women parading passing a ?yojiya, a shop selling brushes and toothpicks, Tokyo, 18th century. Young maids carry a mirror
Edo street scene, 18th century, with archery rangeEdo street scene, 18th century. A shop girl sits in front of an archery range holding a bow. A tea shop girl stands on a bench with a candle. A woman and edemame seller with baby pass by
Woman of the nobility or courtier in silk kimono walkingWoman of the nobility or courtier in silk kimono with cypress fan walking in a garden under cherry blossoms. Handcoloured ukiyo-e woodblock print by Toyokuni Utagawa from Shikitei Sanbas Ehon Imayo
London Docks, Greenwich Hospital and Chelsea Hospital. Entrance to the new London docks opened in 1805 in Wapping 85, disabled Navy pensioners at Greenwich Hospital 86
Skating, the Hard Frost and the Fire-plug. Apprentices and dandies ice skating on a frozen canal 82, woman with kettle at a frozen waterpump in a cold winter 83
Watering the Streets, Little Boy at the Crossing and the Flowerpot Man. Man spreading water on the streets in front of a butchers shop 76
Waterman, Ticket Porter, Fellowship Porter, Coachstand and New Milk from the Cow. Waterman, Ticket Porter and Fellowship Porter 79
Charing Cross, Carlton House and the Quadrant, Regent Street. Statue of King Charles I by Le Sueur at Charing Cross 70, Carlton House by architect Henry Holland demolished in 1826 71
The General Post-Office, Southwark Bridge and Waterloo Bridge. Stage coach in front of the General Post-Office in St. Martins le Grand 64
The Royal Academy, Covent Garden and the British Museum. The Royal Academy founded in 1768 in Somerset House 67, woman with black servant shopping for flowers in Covent Garden market 68
The Lamplighter, Watchman and Link-boy. London lamplighter with ladder and fuse lighting streetlamps 55, watchman in great coat with lantern and rattle 56
The Admiralty Office, the Sailing Match and the Drowned Boy. The Admiralty Office of the Navy on Whitehall 61, sailboats racing on the River Thames from Blackfriars Bridge to Vauxhall in a Sailing
Tombs in Westminster Abbey, Westminster Hall and Westminster Bridge. Young man pointing to a Latin inscription on a stone tomb in Westminster Abbey 52
Temple Bar, Paviors and Westminster Abbey. The old city gate at Temple Bar 49, Paviors at work with pick and hammer paving the streets with Scottish stone 50
Chair-mender, News Boy, Flying Pieman and Blackfriar sChair-mender, News Boy, Flying Pieman and Blackfriars Bridge. Chair-mender repairing a chair seat with rushes in Punyer Alley 46
St Dunstans Church, Postman, Letter Carrier and Knife-Grinder. Clock with figures striking bells at St Dunstans Church in Fleet Street 42
Guy Fawkes in Effigy, Bartholomews Hospital and Smithfield Market. Children begging with an effigy of Guy Fawkes on 5 November 39, men bringing a patient on a stretcher into St
The Bank of England, St Pauls Cathedral and the Blue-Coat School or Christs Hospital. View of the Bank of England 33, the dome of St Pauls Cathedral 34, and the Blue-Coat School for orphans 35
The Enraged Ox, the Dustman and the Taking of Guy Fawkes. Boy chased by an angry bull near Smithfield market 36, dustman with horse-drawn cart removing rubbish 37