Images Dated 29th July 2015 (page 100)

Giovanni Cassini Medal
GIOVANNI DOMENICO CASSINI later Jean-Dominique, French astronomer and first Director of the Paris Observatory, who discovered four of Saturns moons Date: 1625 - 1712

Richard Arkwright Sepia
RICHARD ARKWRIGHT English inventor and manufacturer, best known for his Spinning Jenny (water- powered spinning frame) Date: 1732 - 1792

Thomas of Woodstock
THOMAS OF WOODSTOCK DUKE OF GLOUCESTER 7th son of King Edward III. Murdered, possibly on the orders of Richard II. Date: 1355 - 1397

Jacques Cassini
JACQUES CASSINI French astronomer and Director of the Paris Observatory from 1712 Date: 1677 - 1756

Thomas of Woodstock
THOMAS OF WOODSTOCK DUKE OF GLOUCESTER 7th son of King Edward III. Opposed Richard II. Virtual ruler of England 1386-89. Date: 1355 - 1397

William Herbert / Pembroke
WILLIAM HERBERT 3RD EARL OF PEMBROKE Statesman and patron. Date: 1580 - 1630

Victory Day Parade
Victory Parade : The N A A F I contingent passing the Saluting Base (King George VI & Queen Elizabeth). Date: 8 June 1946

Before Victory Day
Before the Victory Parade : Wrens and sailors sleep in hammocks in the Mall opposite the Saluting Base the night before the parade Date: 7 June 1946

Victory Day Parade
Victory Parade : The Womens Voluntary Services following the Womens Land Army passing along the Mall through Admiralty Arch. Date: 8 June 1946

Victory Day Parade
Victory Parade : The RAF Salvage Unit passing the Royal Stand (King George VI and Queen Elizabeth). Date: 8 June 1946

C P E Bach (Bong)
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH German musician Date: 1714 - 1788

Dunkleys Toy Horse
WHEELED TOY HORSE by Dunkleys of Birmingham Date: 1889

Title Page 1607
The title page of the eighth part of INDIAE ORIENTALIS an account of recent travels in the East, published in Frankfurt Date: 1607

Dumas (Pere) Characters
ALEXANDRE DUMAS (PERE) depicted with scenes from his popular romances Date: 1802 - 1870

Italian Court Scene
This picture purports to show an Italian court, a king sitting with his ministers Date: 1553

Jean Racine / Huyot / Didot
JEAN RACINE the French dramatist is led forward by his muse and Melpomene to be crowned by Immortality Date: 1639 - 1699

Jean Racine Collyer
JEAN RACINE French dramatist Date: 1639 - 1699

Jean Racine Anon Eng
JEAN RACINE French dramatist Date: 1639 - 1699

Jean Racine Anon Eng
JEAN RACINE French dramatist Date: 1639 - 1699

Eiffel Profile
Gustave Eiffel French engineer, responsible for the building of the Eiffel Tower in Paris Date: 1832-1923

Zanzibar Beer Making
Primitive beer-making in Zanzibar, East Africa Date: 1877

EIFFEL (1832-1923) PIROU
Gustave Eiffel French engineer, responsible for building the Eiffel Tower in Paris Date: 1832-1923

Children on Back of Dray
Children take a ride on the back of a brewers dray, London Date: 1870

Fortune Telling Birds
A fortune-teller in the streets of London uses Indian birds who are, it seems, gifted with occult powers of divination Date: 1890s

From Barrel to Bar
How the beer gets from the barrels in the cellar to the taps in the bar, thanks to carbonic acid gas in Hermann- Lachapelles apparatus Date: circa 1880

English Boiler
cross-section of an English brewery boiler Date: circa 1880

Louis XVIII in 1815
Louis XVIII has been on the throne only a few months when news comes that Napoleon has quit Elba, landed in France, and is headed for Paris : he hurriedly quits the Tuileries Date: 19/20 March 1815

English Malt Crusher
English malt-crusher Date: circa 1880

Lady after a Bathe
A lady has just had a healthy swim, and now her servants are attending her, one tending her feet, another combing her hair. Is she Aphrodite ? - or Juno, with her peacock ? Date: 17th century

Robert Browning
ROBERT BROWNING (1812-1889) the English poet in old age

Browning at Balliol
ROBERT BROWNING the English poet at the age of 70, in academic robes, as painted by his son Date: 1812 - 1889

Football / A Good Save
A GOOD SAVE ! Date: 1908

Roman Orator
A Roman orator addresses the crowd in the Forum Date: circa 100 BC

Adelaide Russell
ADELAIDE RUSSELL nee Lister The first wife of Lord John Russell Date: 1807 - 1838

Browning Emery Walker
ROBERT BROWNING the English poet at the age of 62, as painted by his son Date: 1812 - 1889

Invalides / Louis XIV
Louis XIV plans Les Invalides as a hospital for disabled soldiers, at Paris Date: 1670

Food preparation in the 17th century
Preparing foodstuffs of every kind - fowls are dressed, cows are milked, grapes are trod, soup is heated, bread and other items are carried by porters, biscuits are tasted Date: 17th century

Bi-Borax Oriental
This lady uses Bi-Borax Oriental, an antiseptic detergent which cleans and purifies her skin : no wonder shes satisfied with what she sees in her mirror Date: 1891

Fathers Portrait
FATHERs PORTRAIT Granny shows a child its papas portrait Date: circa 1860

Cricketer / Jessop / V. Fair
GILBERT L JESSOP The Croucher Date: 1901

Old Ladys Tales
During the mid-day break at harvest-time, granny entertains the company with her tales of past times Date: early 19th century

Paris Street Arab 1850
LE GAMIN DE PARIS French street boy Date: 1850

Geoffroy St Hilaire
Etienne Geoffroy St.Hilaire, French naturalist Date: 1772 - 1844

Hopital Saint-Louis
HOPITAL SAINT-LOUIS One of the great hospitals of Paris Date: circa 1800

Duguay-Trouin / Chasselat
RENE DUGUAY-TROUIN French naval commander Date: 1673 - 1736

Companion Chair
THE COMPANION CHAIR intended to six people, placed at the centre of a drawing room : exhibited at the Crystal Palace exhibition Date: 1851

Female Type / Spanish-Am
L Espagnole d Amerique a Spanish-American girl Date: circa 1850

APPLE MILL
An Apple Mill Date: early 18th century

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