Images Dated 16th July 2018 (page 5)

CHARON (DORE)
The ferryman who carries travellers across the Styx to the Underworld, a one-way trip : he must be paid - those who lack the requisite coin are left gibbering on the bank

DIVINA COMMEDIA / DANTE
Here the rocky precipice hurls forth redundant flames: angels are prevented from providing succour to the souls of the precipice. Date: First published: 1307-21?

DANTE / MALE SOULS / VIRIGL
Dante and Virgil walk among male souls in Purgatorio. Date: First published: 1307-21?

STONING A YOUTH / DANTE
A mob of souls in Purgatorio stone one of their number Date: first published 1307-21?

PAOLO & FRANCESCA PAOLO & FRANCESCA
Virgil and Dante contemplate Paolo and Francesca as they whirl by, condemned - like other adulterous lovers - to spend eternity in each others arms

FARINATA ROASTS
Virgil and Dante contemplate Farinata degli Uberti as he roasts for ever, expiating his wickedness on Earth

THE FIERY PIT
Virgil shows Dante what it is like to be subjected to the fiery pit for ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and

THE FIRES OF HELL
Virgil shows Dante that though Hell is hot enough already, flames are descending in a perpetual shower to make the damned more uncomfortable than ever

THE OAK AND THE REED
THE OAK & THE REED Which is the stronger of the two ? In a storm, the reed bends while the oak is felled by the lightning-stroke

Vision of the golden ladder
The vision of the golden ladder. Date: First published: 1307-21?

DANTE / ANGELS / PARADISE
The angelic wreaths: About us thus, of sempiternal roses, bending wreathed those garlands twain;. (Canto XII, lines 16-19) Date: First published: 1307-21?

SAINT JOHN SHOWN NEW JERUSALEM
Saint John is given a vision of the New Jerusalem by the Angel

CROSSING THE STYX
En route to Inferno, Dante and Virgil cross the Styx in Charons ferry, and have their first sight of the damned

ANGELS IN PARADISE
Dante and Beatrice, standing on a cloud, watch the angels as they circulate in Paradise

9TH HEAVEN OF PARADISE
Dante and Beatrice, standing on a cloud, contemplate the Ninth Heaven of Paradise

VISION / CROSS / ANGELS
The vision of the cross covered with angels: Beamd on that cross; & pattern fails me now. (Canto XIV, lines 96-97) Date: First published: 1307-21?

Dante - Virgil Cross Styx
Virgil and Dante cross the Styx. Date: First published: 1307-21?

EVE IS TEMPTED
Eve yields to temptation while the serpent slides discreetly away

Prison: Dores dante
Prisoners in a dungeon

ANGEL WREATHS
Angels in Paradise form aerial wreaths, haloes, circles, rings, or whatever

Newcastle-on-Tyne
An aerial view of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, previously known as Newcastle-on-Tyne, in the north-east of England Date: 1889

St Paul preaching in the synagogue at Thessalonica, as described in the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 17. Date: 1st century AD

Wise Men following the Star
Jesus Birth The Wise Men and their train following the Star across the desert to Bethlehem. Date: circa 6 BC

May Edney music hall comedienne and dancer moving on in the 1920s to revue and soubrette parts. Wearing full length white dress in wedding dress style with matching headdress

Sisters Marion music hall vocalists
The Sisters Marion harmonising duettists. Described as a juvenile act. Fashionable in the music hall for young women to dress as children. Wearing matching knee-length white dresses and flat shoes

Kitty Lord music hall vocalist. Began working life as a servant and progressed to living in a house in Regents Park. Performed worldwide between 1894 and 1915 including Egypt and Argentina

Jousting tournament
Anglo-French tournament at Saint-Inglebert, near Calais. Date: circa 1380s

ANGELS & MONSTERS ANGELS & MONSTERS
Angels come down from Heaven to deal with the evil monsters

ANGELS & MONSTERS ANGELS & MONSTERS
Angels come down from Heaven to deal with the evil monsters

PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE
Office of the Privy Council, Whitehall, designed by Sir Charles Barry Date: 1846

Charon (Dore)
Charon, the ferryman of the Styx, urges reluctant passengers into his boat

PARABLE / GOOD SAMARITAN
GOOD SAMARITAN - delivering the victim to safety

PARABLE / GOOD SAMARITAN
GOOD SAMARITAN - escorts the victim to safety

Prison: Dores dante
Prisoners in a dungeon

Marie Lloyd music hall singer and comedienne 1870-1922
Marie Lloyd (Matilda Alice Wood) music hall singer and comedienne with a reputation for sauciness. An early photo from a cigarette card advertising Ogden?s Guinea Gold Cigarettes

Gaby Deslys dancer, singer and actress 1881-1920
Gaby Deslys (Marie-Elise Gabrielle Claire) French dancer, singer and actress. Died young of a throat infection caused by Spanish influenza. In male costume of evening dress, white scarf and top hat

Herculine strongwoman
Herculine, known as the female Samson as she lifted weights by her hair. The card shows the hooks for weightlifting attached to her hair. Date: circa 1908

Marie Lloyd music hall singer and comedienne 1870-1922
Marie Lloyd (Matilda Wood) music hall singer and comedienne with a reputation for sauciness. Wearing long skirt, long sleeved blouse, fringed neckerchief and large hat with ostrich feathers

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