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Backlit Collection (#4)

Background imageBacklit Collection: Landscape, c. 1850. Creator: Theodore Rousseau

Landscape, c. 1850. Creator: Theodore Rousseau
Landscape, c. 1850

Background imageBacklit Collection: Bamboos at Baksa, Formosa, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson

Bamboos at Baksa, Formosa, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
Bamboos at Baksa, Formosa, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. i from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume ii" (1873)

Background imageBacklit Collection: The Dying Chestnut, 1919. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz

The Dying Chestnut, 1919. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz
The Dying Chestnut, 1919. A work made of gelatin silver print

Background imageBacklit Collection: Equivalent, 1924. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz

Equivalent, 1924. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz
Equivalent, 1924. A work made of gelatin silver print

Background imageBacklit Collection: In The Woods, 1889. Creator: Louis Michel Eilshemius

In The Woods, 1889. Creator: Louis Michel Eilshemius
In The Woods, 1889

Background imageBacklit Collection: Night Through Forest, 1889. Creator: Louis Michel Eilshemius

Night Through Forest, 1889. Creator: Louis Michel Eilshemius
Night Through Forest, 1889

Background imageBacklit Collection: Hurlingham, 1879. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Hurlingham, 1879. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Hurlingham, 1879

Background imageBacklit Collection: Norham Castle, published 1816. Creator: JMW Turner

Norham Castle, published 1816. Creator: JMW Turner
Norham Castle, published 1816

Background imageBacklit Collection: June, ca. 1911. Creator: John White Alexander

June, ca. 1911. Creator: John White Alexander
June, ca. 1911

Background imageBacklit Collection: Plate 10: The Ancient Gallery: a large covered gallery, light entering from the bac

Plate 10: The Ancient Gallery: a large covered gallery, light entering from the background, six figures standing atop piles of rocks in the foreground, from Les soirees de Rome, ca. 1763-64

Background imageBacklit Collection: La Galerie Antique, ca. 1763-65. Creator: Hubert Robert

La Galerie Antique, ca. 1763-65. Creator: Hubert Robert
La Galerie Antique, ca. 1763-65

Background imageBacklit Collection: Sunrise, 1850. Creator: Charles Francois Daubigny

Sunrise, 1850. Creator: Charles Francois Daubigny
Sunrise, 1850

Background imageBacklit Collection: View of Kynsburg over the Weistritz River Valley in Silesia, late 18th-19th century

View of Kynsburg over the Weistritz River Valley in Silesia, late 18th-19th century

Background imageBacklit Collection: Landscape with Rising Sun, December 1, 1828, 8: 30 a. m. 1828

Landscape with Rising Sun, December 1, 1828, 8: 30 a. m. 1828
Landscape with Rising Sun, December 1, 1828, 8:30 a.m. 1828

Background imageBacklit Collection: The Spot an Angel Deigned to Grace - Loch Katrine, Scotland, c1930s. Creator: Unknown

The Spot an Angel Deigned to Grace - Loch Katrine, Scotland, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
" The Spot an Angel Deigned to Grace" - Loch Katrine, Scotland, c1930s. Freshwater lake in the Trossachs of the Scottish Highlands. From " Tour of the World"

Background imageBacklit Collection: The Lights of Oslo and the Harbor on a Summer Night, Norway, c1930s. Creator: Unknown

The Lights of Oslo and the Harbor on a Summer Night, Norway, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The Lights of Oslo and the Harbor on a Summer Night, Norway, c1930s. During the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is visible during the night. From " Tour of the World"

Background imageBacklit Collection: Carnarvon Castle, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Carnarvon Castle, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Carnarvon Castle, 1898. Grade I listed Caernarfon Castle on the Menai Strait dating from late 11th century was held by Royalists during the English Civil War

Background imageBacklit Collection: A Chiswick Fete, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

A Chiswick Fete, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
A Chiswick Fete, 1872. Social event for the upper classes in Chiswick Gardens. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Background imageBacklit Collection: Flashing the Signal to Charge by Searchlight, 1915. Creator: Unknown

Flashing the Signal to Charge by Searchlight, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Flashing the Signal to Charge by Searchlight, 1915. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume I. The First Phase", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Background imageBacklit Collection: Rochester, from the Medway, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Rochester, from the Medway, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Rochester, from the Medway, 1898. Rochester is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles from London. From " Our Own Country, Volume V"

Background imageBacklit Collection: Ross Island, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Ross Island, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Ross Island, 1898. Ross Island peninsula in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, source of the earliest known Irish Pre-Bronze Age metalwork. From " Our Own Country, Volume III"

Background imageBacklit Collection: Jiddah, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Jiddah, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Jiddah, 1890. Jiddah city in the Tihamah region of the Hejaz on the coast of the Red Sea is a gateway Mecca and Medina. first achieved prominence around AD 647, when Uthman Ibn Affan

Background imageBacklit Collection: Burgos, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Burgos, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Burgos, 1890. Historic capital of Castile, the Gothic Cathedral is a World Heritage Site. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier

Background imageBacklit Collection: Dunkirk, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Dunkirk, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Dunkirk, 1890. Disputed territory between Spain, the Netherlands, England and France in 16th century, Dunkirk wassold to France by Charles II for £ 320, 000 in 1662

Background imageBacklit Collection: Colossal Staues at Thebes, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Colossal Staues at Thebes, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Colossal Staues at Thebes, 1890. The Colossi of Memnon are two quartzite sandstone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty (c1350 BC), in the Theban Necropolis

Background imageBacklit Collection: Savin Rock, New Haven, Connecticut, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Savin Rock, New Haven, Connecticut, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Savin Rock, New Haven, Connecticut, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Background imageBacklit Collection: Midnight Sun at Hammerfest, 1914. Creator: Unknown

Midnight Sun at Hammerfest, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Midnight Sun at Hammerfest, 1914. The Midnight Sun occurs during summer in places north of the Arctic Circle. From " Norge - Turistruter I 65 Billeder"

Background imageBacklit Collection: Sunset from the Summit of Fuji, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

Sunset from the Summit of Fuji, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Sunset from the Summit of Fuji, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageBacklit Collection: Fuji from Lake Motosu, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

Fuji from Lake Motosu, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Fuji from Lake Motosu, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageBacklit Collection: Lake Chuzenji, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

Lake Chuzenji, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Lake Chuzenji, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageBacklit Collection: On Tokyo Bay, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

On Tokyo Bay, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
On Tokyo Bay, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageBacklit Collection: Approaching Storm on Lake Motosu, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

Approaching Storm on Lake Motosu, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Approaching Storm on Lake Motosu, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageBacklit Collection: Moonlight at Shizu-Ura, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

Moonlight at Shizu-Ura, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Moonlight at Shizu-Ura, 1910. On the Izu peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageBacklit Collection: Fuji From Lake Shoji, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

Fuji From Lake Shoji, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Fuji From Lake Shoji, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageBacklit Collection: Cairo - The Tombs of the Mamelouks, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Cairo - The Tombs of the Mamelouks, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo - The Tombs of the Mamelouks, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageBacklit Collection: Morning in Cairo, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Morning in Cairo, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Morning in Cairo, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageBacklit Collection: Cairo - Evening on the Nile, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Cairo - Evening on the Nile, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo - Evening on the Nile, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageBacklit Collection: Egypt - Eventide in the Desert, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Egypt - Eventide in the Desert, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Egypt - Eventide in the Desert, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageBacklit Collection: Egypt - Shepherd driving homeward, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Egypt - Shepherd driving homeward, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Egypt - Shepherd driving homeward, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageBacklit Collection: Cairo - River Nile, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Cairo - River Nile, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo - River Nile, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageBacklit Collection: Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim - John iv. 20, c1924. Creators: James Clark, Henry A Harper

Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim - John iv. 20, c1924. Creators: James Clark, Henry A Harper
Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim - John iv. 20, c1924. John 4:20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem." From " The

Background imageBacklit Collection: Cairo - The Tombs of the Califs, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown

Cairo - The Tombs of the Califs, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Cairo - The Tombs of the Califs, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Background imageBacklit Collection: The mail run to Benghazi was now possible, c1942-1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown

The mail run to Benghazi was now possible, c1942-1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown
The mail run to Benghazi was now possible only to the heavy four-engined bombers based near Cairo. Halifaxes bombed by night, U.S. Liberators by day, c1942-1943, (1945). From " R.A.F

Background imageBacklit Collection: Taking the Wool to Market, 1923. Creator: Unknown

Taking the Wool to Market, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Taking the Wool to Market, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Background imageBacklit Collection: The Midnight Sun in July over cliffs of Spitzbergen and Arctic Ocean, c1905. Creator: Unknown

The Midnight Sun in July over cliffs of Spitzbergen and Arctic Ocean, c1905. Creator: Unknown
The Midnight Sun in July over cliffs of Spitzbergen and Arctic Ocean, 78° 15 N. Latitude, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Background imageBacklit Collection: Among mountains and chasms of ice - enormous crevasses of Brigsdal glacier, - Norway, c1905

Among mountains and chasms of ice - enormous crevasses of Brigsdal glacier, - Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Background imageBacklit Collection: Lake Loen - fed by glaciers on its cloud-capped mountain shores - Norway, c1905

Lake Loen - fed by glaciers on its cloud-capped mountain shores - Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Background imageBacklit Collection: Sunset at Vassincourt, 1939-1940, (1941). Creator: Unknown

Sunset at Vassincourt, 1939-1940, (1941). Creator: Unknown
Sunset at Vassincourt, 1939-1940, (1941). From Fighter Pilot - A Personal Record of the Campaign in France. September 8th, 1939, to June 13th, 1940. [B. T. Batsford Ltd. London, 1941]



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