Black And White Collection (page 2)

Old pub on the River Thames, London, 1926-1927. An old tavern on the riverside at Limehouse. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I

Queen Elizabeth, The Ermine Portrait, 1585, (1896). Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Queen Elizabeth, The Ermine Portrait, 1585, (1896). Portrait of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) with an ermine, used to make fur garments for royalty

[The Ascent of Mont Blanc], 1861. Creator: Auguste-Rosalie Bisson
[The Ascent of Mont Blanc], 1861

Phaeton, from The Four Disgracers, 1588. 1588. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Phaeton, from The Four Disgracers, 1588

Owl on a Pine Branch, early 17th century. Creator: Soga Nichokuan
Owl on a Pine Branch, early 17th century. Edo period

B. B. King, Mstricht Jazz Festival, the Netherlands, 1991. Creator: Brian Foskett
B.B.King, Mstricht Jazz Festival, the Netherlands, 1991

Cremona crashes through wave, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 6-metre Cremona crashes through wave, 1913

A Factoryscape in the Potteries, (1938). Smoke from chimneys in the industrial area known as the Staffordshire Potteries, Stoke-on-Trent

Beer Street, 1751. Artist: William Hogarth
Beer Street, 1751. Working people enjoying a tankard of beer outside the Barley Mow public house. The figures include two women with baskets of fish and a butcher holding a joint of meat

Riley Lynx of AR Rye competing in the MCC Lands End Trial, 1935. Artist: Bill Brunell
Riley Lynx 1089 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BPC886. Event Entry No: 158 Driver: Rye, A.R. Retired. Place: M.C.C. Lands End Trial. Date: 19/20.4.35

Billy Higgins and David Williams, Ronnie Scotts, Soho, London, Sep 1993. Artist: Brian O Connor
Billy Higgins and David Williams, Ronnie Scott s, Soho, London, Sep 1993

McCoy Tyner performing at the Newport Jazz Festival, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough, July 1978

HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace, 12th March 1953. The Queen is shown wearing the Diamond Diadem, the sash, badge and star of the Order of the Garter

The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Artist: WA Rouch
The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Englands team in WG Graces final Test, against Australia at Trent Bridge

Galley, Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built. Between its first flight in 1928 and retirement in 1937

Dulwich College, London, 1829. Artist: J Rogers
Dulwich College, London, 1829. Dulwich College was founded in 1619 by a prominent Elizabethan actor named Edward Alleyn, with the original intention of providing an education for twelve poor boys

Dropping the Pilot, 1890. Artist: John Tenniel
Dropping the Pilot, 1890. Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) Prussian/German statesman, resigned as Chancellor, together with his son the German foreign minister

The Last Supper, 1800. Creators: Raphael Morghen, Teodoro Matteini
The Last Supper, 1800

Two Young Men, One Embracing the Other, 1880s. Creator: Unknown
Two Young Men, One Embracing the Other, 1880s

Pomona, 1872. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Pomona, 1872. The twenty-year-old Alice Liddell (1852-1934) as the embodiment of fruitful abundance, Pomona, Roman goddess of gardens and fruit trees

Bamboo in the Wind, early 17th century. Creator: Yi Jeong (Korean, 1541-1626)
Bamboo in the Wind, early 17th century

Alfa Romeo 158, Nino Farina winning International Trophy race at Silverstone in 1950

Elvin Jones and his Jazz Machine, Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, USA, 1997. Creator: Brian Foskett
Elvin Jones and his Jazz Machine, Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, USA, 1997

The Westland Lysander, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The Westland Lysander, 1941. British army liaison aircraft made by Westland Aircraft, used before and during the Second World War

The steam yacht Wanderer (later named Vagus ) hoisting sails. Built by Robert Steele and Co, Greenock in 1878 for Charles Joseph Lambert as a private yacht

The Succession in Great Britain, Showing the Union of the Crowns, late 20th century. Family tree showing the various royal houses

Amundsens Tent at the South Pole, January 1912, (1913). Artist: Henry Bowers
Amundsens Tent at the South Pole, January 1912, (1913). Expedition leader Captain Robert F Scott (1868-1912), Dr Edward Wilson (1872-1912) and Petty Officer Edgar Evans (1876-1912)

Engraving of the Ascent to Mount Carmel, by Saint Jean of the Cross, Madrid, 1694 edition

Revelling with Harlots, plate III of A Rakes Progress, 1735. Tom Rakewell and a companion consorting with harlots in a tavern

Man and horse jumping a fence, 1887 Artist: Eadweard J Muybridge
Man and horse jumping a fence, 1887. Eadweard J Muybridge was the first photographer to carry out the analysis of movement by sequence photography

S.s Etruria, New York to Liverpool, November 8th to 15th 1890. Artist: Jack Lethbridge
S.S Etruria, New York to Liverpool, November 8th to 15th 1890. RMS Etruria was a transatlantic ocean liner built by John Elder & Co of Glasgow

R Colin Snow coal merchants wagon, Barnburgh Colliery, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
R Colin Snow coal merchants wagon, Barnburgh Colliery, South Yorkshire, 1961. Snows were one of the many coal merchants operating in the South Yorkshire area, selling locally mined coal

Man Proposes, God Disposes, 1864, (1912). Artist: Edwin Henry Landseer
Man Proposes, God Disposes, 1864, (1912). Painting held at the Royal Holloway College, University of London, London. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

Troon (Aerial View), c1930. Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Troon is known for the Royal Troon golf course, founded in 1878 it is one of the hosts of the Open Golf Championship. [A.D

Faerie Queene, c1900. Artist: Walter Crane
Faerie Queene, c1900. The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser (1553-1599), illustrated by Walter Crane (1845-1915). From Modern Pen Drawings: European and American, Edited by Charles Holme

Morella, c1920. Artist: Harry Clarke
Morella, c1920. An illustration for Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). From The Studio Volume 78, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1919-20]

British battleship HMS King George V, Sydney, Australia, 1945. King George V after arriving from Tokyo where she had been present at the surrender of Japan

John D Rockefeller, American industrialist, late 19th century (1956). Rockefeller (1839-1937) made his fortune in the petroleum industry

Henley Bridge, Henley-on-Thames, London, 1803

View of London, 1926-1927. Artist: Captain Alfred G Buckham
View of London, 1926-1927. A biplane flies over the River Thames. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

The first Tay Bridge from the south, Scotland, 1900. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, Volume IV, (Cassell and Company, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne, 1900)

Inside the clock face of Big Ben, Palace of Westminster, London, c1905. Photo published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905)

Carshalton, Surrey, 1829. Artist: J Rogers
Carshalton, Surrey, 1829

Helena Blavatsky, Russian author and founder of Theosophy, 1889. Helena Blavatsky, Russian author and founder of Theosophy, 1889

Baron Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, White general of the Russian Civil War, 1919. Wrangel (1878-1928) commanded the White (anti-Bolshevik)

The Dance of Dervishes, c1870. Artist: W Forrest
The Dance of Dervishes, c1870. Whirling dance and practice of the Mevlevi Order in Turkey

Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer, c1850s. Named after the place of her birth in Italy, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) devoted her life to the sick and suffering

Princess Elizabeth riding her pony in Winsor Great Park, 1930s. The future Queen Elizabeth II (b1926) of Great Britain as a child

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