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Orig Collection (page 4)

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Background imageOrig Collection: Parasols At Henley

Parasols At Henley
1908: Oarsmen carrying parasols at Henley Regatta. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Royal Yacht

Royal Yacht
5th March 1863: The Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert (centre) moored in the sea off Margate. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Great Plague Of London

Great Plague Of London
circa 1665: A street scene during the Great Plague of London, which killed 20 per cent of the citys population between 1665 and 1666

Background imageOrig Collection: Silk Mill

Silk Mill
Thomas Lombes silk mill in Derby, circa 1720. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Park Crescent

Park Crescent
The east side of Park Crescent, a Regency terrace near Regents Park, London, circa 1825. Designed by architect John Nash, construction of the street began in 1812. Engraved after a drawing by T.H

Background imageOrig Collection: Signed Ludwig

Signed Ludwig
An autographed portrait of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Islington Tunnel

Islington Tunnel
Men at work on a tunnel to take the Regents Canal under Pentonville Hill, London, 1819. The tunnel is 970 yards long and runs between Islington and Brickfields. Engraving by R

Background imageOrig Collection: Alexandra Palace

Alexandra Palace
10th April 1875: Alexandra Palace in London. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Irish Resistance

Irish Resistance
September 1886: Armed militia ring a house which they are storming. From its chimney flies a flag bearing the words, God Save Ireland

Background imageOrig Collection: Red Geranium

Red Geranium
circa 1850: A rich red Pelargonium imogen (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: American Indians

American Indians
circa 1800: Two North American Indians carrying spears and shields and wearing traditional clothing and jewellery. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Early Anaesthetics

Early Anaesthetics
1st January 1847: A device designed to deliver anaesthetic drugs to surgical patients. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Albert Bridge

Albert Bridge
The Albert Bridge between Chelsea and Battersea in London, circa 1885. Opened in 1872, it was named after the consort of Queen Victoria. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Two British Druids

Two British Druids
Two druids stroll along a stretch of English coastline, circa 100 BC. Engraving by W. Walker after Susanna Duncombe, 1797. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Opening Of Parliament

Opening Of Parliament
A drawing of the procession leading up to the State Opening of Parliament at Westminster Hall, London, 1849. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: London Wedding

London Wedding
A wedding takes place at St Georges Church, Hanover Square, London, circa 1850. Drawn by John Gascoine. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Green Woodpecker

Green Woodpecker
A green woodpecker, circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Goliath Heron

Goliath Heron
circa 1800: A Goliath Heron. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Carlisle Cathedral

Carlisle Cathedral, Cumberland, 1816. Engraving by J. Storer from a drawing by R. Carlyle. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Medieval Physicians

Medieval Physicians
A consultation of physicians, circa 1490. From Kethams Fasciculus Medicinae, pub. 1493. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Samurai

Samurai
circa 1880: A Japanese Samurai warrior. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Bank Of England

Bank Of England
circa 1900: Traffic in front of the Bank of England, fondly termed The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Chartres Cathedral

Chartres Cathedral
The south transept of Notre Dame Cathedral in Chartres, built in the late 12th and early 13th century in the Gothic style. The rose window depicts the Apocalypse

Background imageOrig Collection: Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace
1851: A crowd of visitors at the Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, London, with Crystal Palace in the background. Original Artwork: Lithograph by Augustus Butler (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Royal Throne

Royal Throne
1851: An ivory throne and footstool presented to Queen Victoria by the Rajah of Travancore, on display in the Industrial Arts of the 19th Century gallery of the 1851 Great Exhibition

Background imageOrig Collection: Railway Lines

Railway Lines
Newcastle Central Stations East crossing. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini
25th January 1926: Italian dictactor Benito Mussolini (1883 - 1945) in ministerial garb. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: The Saints

The Saints
circa 1850: The four patron saints of Great Britain, (from left to right) St Patrick of Ireland, St George of England, St Andrew of Scotland and St David of Wales on a drunken spree

Background imageOrig Collection: Irish Jig

Irish Jig
1906: Irish villagers dancing a traditional Irish Jig. Original Publication: The OULD IRISH JIG Then a fig for the new fashioned waltzes imported from Spain and from France

Background imageOrig Collection: Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton
English scientist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727), creating a shaft of light, circa 1665. By 1684 he demonstrated the whole gravitation theory

Background imageOrig Collection: The Witches Frolic

The Witches Frolic
A page of verses from The Witches Frolic by English cleric and humorous writer Richard Harris Barham (1788-1845), a.k.a. Thomas Ingoldsby, published 1888

Background imageOrig Collection: Creek Indians

Creek Indians
A group of Native American Creek indians (also known as the Muscogee people) of the southeastern United States, circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Medea

Medea, an enchantress from Greek mythology, casts one of her magic spells in the forest, circa 1200 BC. The corpse may be that of King Pelias, whose death she caused. From a painting by R

Background imageOrig Collection: Victorian Pub

Victorian Pub
Customers and staff in a London pub, circa 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Human Skeleton

Human Skeleton
A diagram of the human skeleton, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Weymouth Harbour

Weymouth Harbour
A ship in Weymouth harbour, Dorset, circa 1930. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Hand Cannon

Hand Cannon
A foot soldier firing a hand cannon, the earliest form of handgun, circa 1350. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Waltzers And Waltzing

Waltzers And Waltzing
Waltzers and Waltzing, an illustrated letter from a Kensington woman on the subject of her various dancing partners, circa 1880

Background imageOrig Collection: Midsummer Night

Midsummer Night
circa 1900: A German print illustrating a scene from Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream, showing Bottom asleep and Puck removing the asses head, with Titania and Oberon and faries watching

Background imageOrig Collection: Darley Arabian

Darley Arabian
The Darley Arabian, one of three horses from whom all modern thoroughbred racehorses are descended, circa 1720. From the painting by J N Sartorius. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Paris 1800s

Paris 1800s
Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Art Gallery: Places: France: Paris: Paris 1800s

Background imageOrig Collection: Burke And Wills Statue

Burke And Wills Statue
The statue of Robert O Hara Burke and William John Wills on Collins Street, Melbourne, circa 1865. The work of Charles Summers, the statue commemorates the deaths of the two explorers

Background imageOrig Collection: 1863: Aboriginal hunters bee-hunters in the Australian bush

1863: Aboriginal hunters bee-hunters in the Australian bush. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Snake Hunters

Snake Hunters
1863: Aboriginal snake hunters in the Australian bush. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Australian Christmas

Australian Christmas
1st December 1881: Picnicking and fruit picking in the heat of an Australian Christmas. Original Publication: The Graphic - Christmas Number - pub

Background imageOrig Collection: Old Adelaide

Old Adelaide
A view down the river Torrens towards the city of Adelaide, Australia, circa 1850. Engraving by Carr and J.C. Armytage (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageOrig Collection: Burke And Wills Statue

Burke And Wills Statue
The inauguration of a statue of Robert O Hara Burke and William John Wills on Collins Street, Melbourne, 1865. The work of Charles Summers, the statue commemorates the deaths of the two explorers

Background imageOrig Collection: Portrait unknown gentleman 1787 oil canvas 67 x 81. 5 cm

Portrait unknown gentleman 1787 oil canvas 67 x 81. 5 cm
Portrait of an unknown gentleman, 1787, oil on canvas, 67 x 81.5 cm, Signed and dated on the reverse: (orig.) Frider Wocher pinxit A: 1787, Friedrich Thaddaus Wocher, 1726-1799



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