Archive Collection (page 10)

Regulus Returned to Carthage (engraving)
6266335 Regulus Returned to Carthage (engraving); (add.info.: Regulus Returned to Carthage. After a work by Benjamin West and Valentine Green. Marcus Atilius Regulus, circa 307 BC- circa 250 BC)

Christian III King of Denmark and Norway
6266163 Christian III King of Denmark and Norway; (add.info.: Christian III of Denmark, 1503-1559. He was King of Denmark, 1534-1559 and King of Norway, 1537-1559.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Title page for an atlas by Reiner Ottens titled "Atlas maior cvm generales omnivm totivs orbis"
6266104 Title page for an atlas by Reiner Ottens titled "Atlas maior cvm generales omnivm totivs orbis", published in Amsterdam, 1729 (engraving); (add.info.: The figures represent)

Decorative end paper. Circa early 19th century
5323204 Decorative end paper. Circa early 19th century; (add.info.: Decorative end paper. Circa early 19th century.).

A Wild Boar. After a 19th century print
5322646 A Wild Boar. After a 19th century print.; (add.info.: A Wild Boar. After a 19th century print.).

Two Golden Eagles. After a 19th century print
5322651 Two Golden Eagles. After a 19th century print.; (add.info.: Two Golden Eagles. After a 19th century print.).

A Llama or Lama. After a 19th century print
5322645 A Llama or Lama. After a 19th century print.; (add.info.: A Llama or Lama. After a 19th century print.).

The first-ever London Marathon 1981

Competitors in the first London Marathon in March 1981 run past an unimpressed street cleaner. . REXMAILPIX.

Runners taking part in the 1981 London Marathon - at Tower Bridge

Daily Mail journalists John Bryant and Nigel Dempster (right) in training for the 1981 London Marathon

Andrew Bonar Law, 1858-1923, commonly called Bonar Law
5614392 Andrew Bonar Law, 1858-1923, commonly called Bonar Law; (add.info.: Andrew Bonar Law, 1858-1923, commonly called Bonar Law. British Conservative Party politician and Prime Minister)

Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812-1870
5614369 Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812-1870; (add.info.: Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812-1870. English writer and social critic of the Victorian era. Seen here aged 49)

Charles Dickens as Captain Bobadil in the paly by Ben Jonson, Every Man in his Humour
5614367 Charles Dickens as Captain Bobadil in the paly by Ben Jonson, Every Man in his Humour; (add.info.: Charles Dickens as Captain Bobadil in the paly by Ben Jonson, Every Man in his Humour)

Belle Cole, 1853-1905
5614359 Belle Cole, 1853-1905; (add.info.: Belle Cole, 1853-1905. American contralto. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June 1894.); Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Henry Brougham Loch, 1st Baron Loch, 1827-1900
5614356 Henry Brougham Loch, 1st Baron Loch, 1827-1900; (add.info.: Henry Brougham Loch, 1st Baron Loch, 1827-1900. Scottish soldier and colonial administrator. Seen here aged 67)

Ernest Louis Charles Albert William, 1868-1937
5614445 Ernest Louis Charles Albert William, 1868-1937; (add.info.: Ernest Louis Charles Albert William, 1868-1937. The last Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine)

Henry Charles Lopes, 1st Baron Ludlow, 1828-1899
5614443 Henry Charles Lopes, 1st Baron Ludlow, 1828-1899; (add.info.: Henry Charles Lopes, 1st Baron Ludlow, 1828-1899. British judge and Conservative Party politician)

Facsimile of free pardon granted to George Loveless, one of the Tolpuddle Martyrs
5614439 Facsimile of free pardon granted to George Loveless, one of the Tolpuddle Martyrs; (add.info.: Facsimile of free pardon granted to George Loveless, one of the Tolpuddle Martyrs)

Ernest Augustus, 1771-1851
5614431 Ernest Augustus, 1771-1851; (add.info.: Ernest Augustus, 1771-1851. Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover. Fifth son of George III of Great Britain)

Sir William Rann Kennedy, 1846- 1915
5614403 Sir William Rann Kennedy, 1846- 1915; (add.info.: Sir William Rann Kennedy, 1846- 1915. British jurist, Lord Justice of Appeal and an accomplished classical scholar)

Sir William Rann Kennedy, 1846- 1915
5614401 Sir William Rann Kennedy, 1846- 1915; (add.info.: Sir William Rann Kennedy, 1846- 1915. British jurist, Lord Justice of Appeal and an accomplished classical scholar)

Sir William Rann Kennedy, 1846- 1915
5614399 Sir William Rann Kennedy, 1846- 1915; (add.info.: Sir William Rann Kennedy, 1846- 1915. British jurist, Lord Justice of Appeal and an accomplished classical scholar)

Henrik Johan Ibsen, 1828- 1906
5614383 Henrik Johan Ibsen, 1828- 1906; (add.info.: Henrik Johan Ibsen, 1828- 1906. 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. Seen here aged 43)

Mexican handcuffs
5614376 Mexican handcuffs; (add.info.: Mexican handcuffs. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June 1894.); Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Charles Dickens reading to his daughters in 1845
5614371 Charles Dickens reading to his daughters in 1845; (add.info.: Charles Dickens reading to his daughters in 1845. English writer and social critic of the Victorian era)

Juliet, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet
6116605 Juliet, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet; (add.info.: Juliet. Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet)

A bullfight in Seville, Spain in the late 19th century, 1884 (engraving)
6116601 A bullfight in Seville, Spain in the late 19th century, 1884 (engraving); (add.info.: A bullfight in Seville, Spain in the late 19th century. The matador prepares to kill the bull)

Anne Page, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor
6116587 Anne Page, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor,; (add.info.: Anne Page)

Dublin, Ireland in the 18th century
6116566 Dublin, Ireland in the 18th century; (add.info.: A Prospect of the Parliament House in College Green, Dublin, Ireland. From an engraving dated 1753.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells (engraving)
6117981 Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells (engraving); (add.info.: Arthur Lake, 1569-1626. Bishop of Bath and Wells and a translator of the King James Version of The Bible)

London docks mid 19th century (engraving)
6117993 London docks mid 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: View of the London docks in the mid 19th century. From Monuments Anciens et Modernes by Jules Gailhabaud)

Plan of Babylon
6117877 Plan of Babylon; (add.info.: Imaginary plan of Babylon, Mesopotamia. Modern day Iraq. 18th century engraving by Johann Adam Delsenbach, 1687-1765 from Entwurff einer historischen Architectur)

Surgery in the 17th century
6117844 Surgery in the 17th century; (add.info.: A surgeon operates on the arm of a patient in the 17th century. After a later copy of a 17th century work by Justus van den Nijpoort)

Mehmed IV, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
6117548 Mehmed IV, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire; (add.info.: Mehmed IV, also known as Mehmed the Hunter, 1642-1693, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)

Mormon Temple, Utah, USA, 19th century (engraving)
6117342 Mormon Temple, Utah, USA, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: The Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America in the late 19th century)

Maximilian Sforza, Duke of Milan
6117189 Maximilian Sforza, Duke of Milan; (add.info.: Maximilian Sforza, 1493-1530. Duke of Milan.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Map of Rome, 1676
6116769 Map of Rome, 1676; (add.info.: Map of the centre of Rome, Italy, after a print by Giovanni Battista Falda dated 1676.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Magdalena Moons, Heroine of Dutch Revolt
6116726 Magdalena Moons, Heroine of Dutch Revolt; (add.info.: Magdalena Moons, 1541-1613. Heroine of the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule)

Restoration of the apparently drowned. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving)
6116653 Restoration of the apparently drowned. From The Household Physician, published c.1898 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Joan of Arc receiving the consecrated banner
6116625 Joan of Arc receiving the consecrated banner; (add.info.: Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans, Receiving the Consecrated Banner)

Ferdinand I or Fernando I, 1503 -1564, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Royal Hungary, Croatia (engraving)
6116619 Ferdinand I or Fernando I, 1503 -1564, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Royal Hungary, Croatia (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Queen Elizabeth I of England
6116617 Queen Elizabeth I of England; (add.info.: Queen Elizabeth I of England, 1533-1603. After an anonymous engraving produced soon after her death.); Photo © Ken Welsh

A British soldier having his daily bath or musshach
6317621 A British soldier having his daily bath or musshach; (add.info.: A British soldier having his daily bath or musshach, so called after the skin in which the water is carried)

Edinburgh, Scotland in the 18th century (engraving)
6266328 Edinburgh, Scotland in the 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: East view of the city of Edinburgh. After a work dated 1753 by Paul Sandby. Later colourization)

View of the Palacio del Buen Retiro in Madrid 18th century
6266322 View of the Palacio del Buen Retiro in Madrid 18th century; (add.info.: View of the Palacio del Buen Retiro in Madrid. Later colourization)

Anne of Austria, Queen Consort of France
6266314 Anne of Austria, Queen Consort of France; (add.info.: Anne of Austria, 1601-1666. Queen Consort of France and regent for her son Louis XIV of France)

The Siege of Carthage Third Punic War
6266310 The Siege of Carthage Third Punic War; (add.info.: The Siege of Carthage during the Third Punic War, c. 149-146 BC); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

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