Images Dated 25th October 2010

Plate 232, Vol I

Hand-coloured engraved plate entitled Ixia capitata var. stellata by Henry Andrews from The Botanist's Repository, for New, and Rare Plants published by Andrews between 1797-1812. Andrews was a botanical artist and engraver living in Knightsbridge, London. His published works also include books on Heaths and Geraniums. He was the son-in-law of John Kennedy (1759-1842) a partner at the Vineyard Nursery in Hammersmith who supplied plants to Empress Josephine

The sign on a property for sale in Somerville, Massachusetts reads Buy This Home I'll

The sign on a property for sale in Somerville, Massachusetts reads "Buy This Home I'll Buy Yours For Cash" October 25, 2010. Existing home sales figures due out on Monday are expected to inch up from rock-bottom levels. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Angel with a trumpet, detail of the altarpiece, Mo I Rana church

CLG382593 Angel with a trumpet, detail of the altarpiece, Mo I Rana church, 1765 (painted wood) (detail of 382592) by Norwegian School, (18th century); Nordland county, Norway; (add.info.: retable; bois peint; colore; ange; trompette; musicien; see also 382593-595;); A© Clement Guillaume; Norwegian, out of copyright

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