Classical Collection (page 8)

The Beggars Opera, Aldeburgh Festival 1963
English Opera Group production of The Beggars Opera (John Gay, in Brittens realization) at the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh, 20 June 1963. Act III, near end; at Newgate Gaol

Buddha side shot
Borobudur, Central Java, Indonesia

REINHOLD GLIERE (1875-1956). Russian composer. Photographed in 1928

Pablo Sarasate - Spanish violinist
Pablo Sarasate (1844-1908) Spanish violinist. Date: circa 1901

Paris as seen from the air. Showing the Pantheon. 1 November 1928

Radcliffe Camera and All Souls College from University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Red-figure pottery, Krater portraying Eumenides of Aeschyluss tragedy, Apollo defends Oreste from Fury
Greek civilization, 5th century b.C. Red-figure pottery. Krater portraying Eumenides of Aeschyluss tragedy. Apollo defends Oreste from the Fury

Aristotle crying, conceptual artwork
Aristotle crying. Conceptual artwork of a bust of the Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC), who is depicted here crying

Discobolo Lancellotti. ca. 460 - 450 BC. Replica of the Discobolus of Myron. Roman copy. Classical Greek art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. Rome. National Roman Museum

Antaeus Defeated
Antaeus is a mighty wrestler, but he draws his strength from the Earth, and when he opposes Herakless entry into Africa, he is defeated by being lifted off the ground

Invention of the compass, Ancient China
Invention of the compass in Ancient China. These early compasses consisted of a magnetised needle floating in a bowl of water

Atlantis, artwork
Atlantis. Artists impression of the mythological city of Atlantis. The Greek philosopher Plato made the first written references to Atlantis in 360 BC

CARL AUGUST NIELSEN (1865-1931). Danish composer

Wellington Arch a98_05621
WELLINGTON ARCH, Westminster, London. General view of Wellington Arch (also known as Constitution Arch or the Green Park Arch) from the Wellington Statue

Enamel sign for Mobiloil
A fine enamel sign advertising Mobiloil, featuring the winged horse Pegasus, the company emblem and logo of Mobil. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Semele and Zeus
Beloved by Zeus, Semele (daughter of Cadmus) is tricked into asking him to appear to her in all his splendour; he reluctantly does so, and she burns up

Kronos Eats his Children
VILLAGE LIFE:butcher works, monk distributes charity, man sits in stocks, others plough irrigate, wash fleeces, as Saturn/Cronos (Time) flies by

Historic Car Racing: Tim Slack / Mark Wright Piper GTR
Tim Slack (GBR) / Mark Wright (GBR) Piper GTR Historic Car Racing, Donington, England, 20 April 2008

Wellington Arch N090054
THE WELLINGTON ARCH, Hyde Park Corner, London. View of the arch, floodlit for a hospitality event

Freemasons Hall BL15810_002
FREEMASONS HALL, 60 Great Queen Street, Holborn, London. Interior view of the staircase half-landing. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in August 1900

Chiswick House N080093
CHISWICK HOUSE, London. The Saloon. Detail of busts and sunlight on wall

Hippocrates Saves Athens
By his sensible precautions, the Greek physician Hippocrates saves the people of Athens from the worst effects of the plague which threatens them

Odyssey / Penelope / Gorguet
Penelope with her maids, weaving a shroud for her father-in-law. (She unravelled this every night because she had promised to chose one of her Suitors as soon as it was completed)

Chiswick House busts K020256
CHISWICK HOUSE, London. View of two of the busts in the Tribunal or Saloon. Statue heads

St Paul's Cathedral, City of London - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

London Palladium, autumn variety season, 1952
London Palladium Theatre, programme cover, Variety Season, Autumn 1952 Date: 1952

SCHUBERT/TROUT
Die Forelle (The Trout)

Philemon Baucis Myth Classical Humble Cottagers
philemon, baucis, myth, classical, humble, cottagers, hospitable, zeus, hermes, incognito, home, turned, temple, die, trees, history, historical, 10082174

red squirrel holding a guitar
red squirrel is holding a guitar Date: 07-02-2021

The signs and lanterns of the Pump Room restaurant, Bath, Somerset, England

Portrait of Roman Emperor Aurelian
Roman Emperor Aurelian, 214-275. Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Augustus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697

Jephthah and his Daughter, 1650-1700. Creators: Henri Mauperche, Pierre Patel I
Jephthah and his Daughter, 1650-1700

Flowers for Grandmother

Woman on a Train Date: 1950

White and grey Lambretta Innocenti scooter parked at the old grocery, Morbegno, Sondrio province, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy

Ludwig Van Beethoven
German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827). (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Musical Mozarts
German composer Leopold Mozart (1719 - 1787) playing the violin accompanied by his seven year old son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) on the harpsichord

Menander (ca. 342-ca. 292 BC). Portrait
Menander (ca.342-ca.292 BC). Greek dramatist, representative of the athenian New Comedy. Roman copy of a Greek original. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Orpheus playing his lyre. Relief from Thessaloniki. Greece
Orpheus, wearing a Phrygian cap and surrounded by the beasts charmed by the music of his lyre. Relief from Thessaloniki. Greece

Alexander Pope - English poets house
Alexander Pope (1688-1744) - English poets house on the River Thames at Twickenham circa 1780

Deptford Police Station, south east London, with a group of policemen standing outside. Date: circa 1905

Views of the Temple of Solomon, Jerusalem.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages

Construction of Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
Construction of the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, a WW1 war memorial. circa 1926

Peter Pears, Emanuel Hurwitz violin and chorus
Peter Pears rehearsing the title role in Brittens Saint Nicolas at Orford Church, 23 June 1963. The Aldeburgh Festival Choir and the choir pf Ipswich High School for Girls fills the background

Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Hervey Alan
Heather Harper (Left), Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Bryan Drake rehearsing Schumann in the Jubilee Hall, for the concert in Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall on 21 June 1963, entitled Pot Pourri

Adrian Beers playing Double Bass
Adrian Beers, double bass with ECO, during Noyes Fludde rehearsal at Orford Church, Aldeburgh Festival 1961 Date: 1961

Eglise de la Madeleine, Paris, France. Date: late 19th century

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