Background People Collection (page 5)

Illustration of Pocahontas talking with Captain John Smith
american culture, anxiety, arrival, background people, beach, captain john smith, caucasian appearance, colonisation, communication, courage, discovery, exploration, explorer, fear, hiding, history

Illustration of Pocahontas visiting Captain John Smith in compound
american culture, background people, building, captain john smith, caucasian appearance, colonisation, communication, compound, exploration, explorer, face to face, flag, friendship, gift, giving

Panoramic View of the City of Benares, 1827 (litho)
1196713 Panoramic View of the City of Benares, 1827 (litho) by Dalrymple, John (fl.1796-1844) (after); 24x3.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dalrymple)

Morning Near the Loing; Matin pres du Loing, 1879 (oil on canvas)
1196461 Morning Near the Loing; Matin pres du Loing, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Sisley, Alfred (1839-99); 73x54.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Peasant Digging; Paysanne bechant, 1882 (oil on canvas)
1196443 Peasant Digging; Paysanne bechant, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 65.7x54 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Self-portrait with a Paper Hat and Blue Scarf, c. 1936 (oil on plywood)
1196099 Self-portrait with a Paper Hat and Blue Scarf, c.1936 (oil on plywood) by Nussbaum, Felix (1904-44); 65.5x50.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

The Kremlin, Moscow, (pencil, ink, w / c, pastel and gouache on paper)
1195774 The Kremlin, Moscow, (pencil, ink, w/c, pastel and gouache on paper) by Bourne, John Cooke (1814-96); 73.7x106 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; British, out of copyright

Parks Place, Knightsbridge, London, 1916 (pencil, w / c & bodycolour)
1199633 Parks Place, Knightsbridge, London, 1916 (pencil, w/c & bodycolour) by Barton, Rose Maynard (1856-1929); 35.5x26 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Irish, out of copyright

Lenin in Red Square, 1924 (oil on canvas)
1195547 Lenin in Red Square, 1924 (oil on canvas) by Brodsky, Isaak Israilevich (1883-1939); 207x135 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

Poster advertising vacations in Austria, (colour lithograph)
1197988 Poster advertising vacations in Austria, (colour lithograph) by Austrian School, (20th century); 95x62 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Austrian, out of copyright

Bedouin Encampment Before the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, Egypt, 1867 (pencil
1197496 Bedouin Encampment Before the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, Egypt, 1867 (pencil, w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Vacher, Charles (1818-83); 69.8x129.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vacher)

The Fort of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, (oil on canvas)
1197493 The Fort of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, (oil on canvas) by Weeks, Edwin Lord (1849-1903); 131.2x87.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Notre-Dame de Paris, 1900 (oil on canvas)
1768066 Notre-Dame de Paris, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941); 116x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Notre-Dame de Paris. Maximilien Luce (1858-1941). Oil on canvas

The Gateway, 1918 (oil on canvas)
1767633 The Gateway, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Ufer, Walter (1876-1936); 76.2x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gateway. Walter Ufer (1876-1936). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1918

Green River of Wyoming, 1878 (oil on canvas)
1767630 Green River of Wyoming, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Moran, Thomas (1837-1926); 63.5x121.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Green River of Wyoming. Thomas Moran (1837-1926). Oil on canvas

Taos Landscape with Indians (oil on canvas)
1767581 Taos Landscape with Indians (oil on canvas) by Ufer, Walter (1876-1936); 101.6x90.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Taos Landscape with Indians. Walter Ufer (1876-1936). Oil on canvas

Children Playing in Surf (oil on board)
1767572 Children Playing in Surf (oil on board) by Potthast, Edward Henry (1857-1927); 29.9x40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Children Playing in Surf. Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)

The U. S. S. Pennsylvania Under Tow at the Outbreak of the American Civil War with Fort
1767430 The U.S.S. Pennsylvania Under Tow at the Outbreak of the American Civil War with Fort Monroe in the Background (oil on board) by Buttersworth, James E

Grand Canal, Venice, 1901 (oil on canvas)
1767360 Grand Canal, Venice, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Moran, Thomas (1837-1926); 50.8x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand Canal, Venice. Thomas Moran (1837-1926). Oil on canvas

Fountain, Central Park (watercolour and pencil on paper)
1767328 Fountain, Central Park (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Prendergast, Maurice Brazil (1858/9-1924); 31.8x48.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fountain, Central Park)

Corderie, c. 1820-35 (porcelain)
1766897 Corderie, c.1820-35 (porcelain) by Develly, Jean-Charles (1783-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corderie. A Sevres Plate from the Service des Art Industriel depicting men making ropes)

Bucherons Fagoteurs, c. 1820-35 (porcelain)
1766896 Bucherons Fagoteurs, c.1820-35 (porcelain) by Develly, Jean-Charles (1783-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bucherons Fagoteurs)

Brodeuse, c. 1820-35 (porcelain)
1766895 Brodeuse, c.1820-35 (porcelain) by Develly, Jean-Charles (1783-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brodeuse. A Sevres plate from the Service des Art Industriel depicting an embroidery)

Composition, c. 1820-35 (porcelain)
1766893 Composition, c.1820-35 (porcelain) by Develly, Jean-Charles (1783-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: Typographie / Composition)

Papiers Peints, Laboratoire, Magasin, c. 1820-35 (porcelain)
1766892 Papiers Peints, Laboratoire, Magasin, c.1820-35 (porcelain) by Develly, Jean-Charles (1783-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: Papiers Peints, Laboratoire, Magasin)

Dessert, c. 1820-35 (porcelain)
1766888 Dessert, c.1820-35 (porcelain) by Develly, Jean-Charles (1783-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patissier / Dessert)

Teinture, c. 1820-35 (porcelain)
1766887 Teinture, c.1820-35 (porcelain) by Develly, Jean-Charles (1783-1849); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tapisseries des Gobelin / Teinture)

A Bristol Delft polychrome royal portrait charger painted with a full length portrait of
1766843 A Bristol Delft polychrome royal portrait charger painted with a full length portrait of George I in formal robes, c.1720 (ceramic) by English School

An earthenware group of Politos Menagerie of Wonderful Burds
1766841 An earthenware group of Politos Menagerie of Wonderful Burds and Beasts from Most Parts of the World, c.1830 (earthenware) by Sherratt

A Cottage at Freshwater, Isle of Wight (watercolour and bodycolour heightened with
1766732 A Cottage at Freshwater, Isle of Wight (watercolour and bodycolour heightened with scratching out) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cottage at Freshwater)

Cottage at West Horsley, Surrey (watercolour with scratching out)
1766689 Cottage at West Horsley, Surrey (watercolour with scratching out) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 14.3x13.0 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cottage at West Horsley, Surrey)

Nekozane at Horikiri, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (colour woodblock print)
1766566 Nekozane at Horikiri, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Original Fuji, Meguro, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (colour woodblock print)
1766557 Original Fuji, Meguro, from the series One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige

Evening Bell, Kamakura, from the series Eight views of famous places
1766541 Evening Bell, Kamakura, from the series Eight views of famous places (woodblock print) by Toyokuni II, (Utagawa Toyoshige) (1777-1835); 26.4x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Autumn Moon, Tama River, from the series Eight views of famous places
1766537 Autumn Moon, Tama River, from the series Eight views of famous places (colour woodblock print) by Toyokuni II, (Utagawa Toyoshige) (1777-1835); 26.4x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Tibetan Thanka with a central figure of Heruka
1766442 A Tibetan Thanka with a central figure of Heruka by Tibetan School (18th century); 90x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tibetan Thanka with a central figure of Heruka. 18th Century)

Poster advertising Canadian Pacific, 1933 (colour lithograph)
1770108 Poster advertising Canadian Pacific, 1933 (colour lithograph) by Shoesmith, Kenneth (1890-1939); 100x64 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Poster advertising Canadian Pacific)

Return of the Fishing Fleet (oil on canvas)
1769859 Return of the Fishing Fleet (oil on canvas) by Mesdag, Hendrik William (1831-1915); 68.6x87.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Return of the Fishing Fleet)

Piazza San Pietro, Roma (oil on canvas)
1769785 Piazza San Pietro, Roma (oil on canvas) by Caffi, Ippolito (1809-66); 52.1x84.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Piazza San Pietro, Roma. Ippolito Caffi (1809-1866). Oil on canvas

Styx, c. 1910-1911 (oil on thin card laid down on cardboard)
1769313 Styx, c.1910-1911 (oil on thin card laid down on cardboard) by Werefkin, Marianne (1860-1938); 56.1x74.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Styx. Marianne von Werefkin (1860-1938)

Ville-d Avray, the Pond with a Leaning Tree; Ville-d Avray
1769207 Ville-d Avray, the Pond with a Leaning Tree; Ville-d Avray, l etang a l arbre penche, 1865-1870 (oil on canvas) by Corot

Entry to Giverny in Winter, Sunset; Entree de Giverny en hiver, soleil couchant
1768425 Entry to Giverny in Winter, Sunset; Entree de Giverny en hiver, soleil couchant, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 65.5x81.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Washerwomen on the Banks of River Touques; Lavandieres sur un des bras de la Touques
1768208 Washerwomen on the Banks of River Touques; Lavandieres sur un des bras de la Touques, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Boudin

Le Parc aux Charrettes, Pontoise, 1878 (oil on canvas)
1196264 Le Parc aux Charrettes, Pontoise, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 65x54 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Rouen Port, (oil on canvas)
1196075 Rouen Port, (oil on canvas) by Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941); 33.7x40.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The Island of Ouessant, 1901 (oil on canvas)
1196059 The Island of Ouessant, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Moret, Henry (1856-1913); 65.4x81.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Work; Arbeit, 1916 (oil on canvas)
1195986 Work; Arbeit, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Buttner, Erich (1889-1936); 68.5x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Buttner, Erich (1889-1936)); Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

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"Unveiling the Unseen: The Enigmatic Lives of Background People" Step into a time-traveling journey through history and art, where the spotlight may not always shine on them, but their presence is undeniable. From Launceston in 1909 to Catal Huyuk's ancient settlement in Anatolia, Turkey circa 6500 BC, these they have silently witnessed the ebb and flow of human existence. Picture yourself strolling along Mwnt Beach in Ceredigion, Wales, as if you were one of those nameless figures dotting the shoreline. Feel their connection to nature as they blend seamlessly with Europe's picturesque landscapes. In contrast, witness the intensity of a fencing match between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere D Eon De Beaumont and Monsieur De Saint George captured by Victor Marie Picot; even though they are at center stage, it is impossible to ignore those surrounding faces that add depth to this historic moment. Travel back further in time to St. Albans in 1809; George Sidney Shepherd's brush strokes bring forth an era where everyday individuals played supporting roles amidst grand architecture and bustling streets. Meanwhile, within The Keigwin Arms pub in Mousehole, Cornwall during 1936 - an anonymous creator immortalized ordinary folks engaged in lively conversations over pints. As we move across continents and epochs like Bodinnick Fowey c1930 or explore India's ancient Mauryan empire on an illustrated map - we uncover stories hidden behind regal empires or exotic locales. These background people become threads connecting us to forgotten tales waiting for rediscovery. From Nice Riviera's sun-kissed shores to Berlin's theatrical magic flutes designed by unknown artists - these figures embody universality transcending borders and cultures. They remind us that while some take center stage under life’s spotlight others quietly shape our world from backstage. In Cookham circa 1898, an unknown creator captures a moment of contemplation.