Ann Ronan Pictures Collection (page 3)

Dionysius in a sailing boat surrounded by dolphins, Ancient Greek dish (Krater), 530 BC. The boat is carrying a cargo of grapevines. Dionysius was the Ancient Greek god of wine

Christ raising the daughter of Jairus, Governor of the Synagogue, from the dead, c1860. Artist: Kronheim & Co
Christ raising the daughter of Jairus, Governor of the Synagogue, from the dead, c1860. From the Bible (Mark V)

Princess Elizabeth, future Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, Windsor, 1930s
Princess Elizabeth, future Queen of Great Britain, Windsor, 1930s. Elizabeth (b1926) as a child in the garden of the Royal Lodge

Harold II, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, c1064, (19th century). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Harold II, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, c1064, (19th century). Harold c1020-1066) swearing an oath on sacred relics before William of Normandy to support his claim to the English throne on death

Roman soldiers making a tortoise with their shields, 1605. This tactic of the Roman infantry was intended to protect the soldiers from projectiles

Scenes in a laundry, 1884. The manageress and female workers are assisted by children

Sectional view of a Newcomen steam engine, 1737. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or steam engine in 1712

(Anna) Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) American humanitarian. Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of US President Franklin D Roosevelt

Alfred Adler (1870-1937) Austrian psychiatrist. Adler was a member of the group of psychiatrists around Freud until he broke away in 1911 and developed his theory of Individual Psychology

The Menai Bridge, Bangor (North Wales), c1826-c1850. Thomas Telfords suspension bridge over the Menai Straits was built in 1820-1826

Transporter Bridge, Newport, Wales
Transporter bridge, Newport, Wales. This type of bridge allowed shipping to pass unimpeded and passengers and goods to be transported across a river on a suspended platform

Gas lighting apparatus at Royal Mint, London, 1819. Artist: Friedrich Accum
Gas lighting apparatus at Royal Mint, London. l: Retort. 2: Purifier. 3: Tar cistern. 4: Gas meter. From Frederick Accum Coal Gas, London, 1819. Aquatint

Illustration for Jack Sprat could eat no fat, Kate Greenaway (1846-1901). Artist: Catherine Greenaway
Illustration for Jack Sprat could eat no fat/his wife could eat no lean, Kate Greenaway (1846-1901). For a book of nursery rhymes

William Wilberforce, English philanthropist
William Wilberforce (1759-1833), English philanthropist. Prominent in the struggle to abolish slavery. Engraving

The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual, Sherlock Holmes going through the mememtoes of old cases. Artist: Sidney E Paget
The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual: Dr Watson watching Sherlock Holmes going through the mememtoes of his old cases. Illustration by Sidney E

The Siege of Carcassonne, 1209 (c1858-1921). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Siege of Carcassonne, 1209 (c1858-1921). An episode in the Albigensian Crusade (1208-1213) led by Simon de Montfort and northern French barons against a heretical Christian sect, the Cathars

Federal Republic of Germany joining the International Monetary Fund (IMF), 1952. Dr Hans Riesser of the German Diplomatic Mission in the US signs the document making West Germany the 53rd member of

Richard I, Coeur de Lion landing at Jaffa (Joppa), September 1191, (c1880). Artist: William Heysham Overend
Richard I, Coeur de Lion landing at Jaffa (Joppa), September 1191, (c1880). Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199) was the eldest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine

Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Hungarian composer and pianist. He was also a collector of East European folk music

Entrance to Blisworth Tunnel, Grand Junction Canal, Northamptonshire, 1819. Artist: John Hassell
Entrance to Blisworth Tunnel, Grand Junction Canal, Northamptonshire, 1819. A Boat approaching the entrance to the great tunnel from the Blisworth end

Grand Junction Canal from Stow Hill near Upper Heyford, Northamptonshire, 1819. Artist: John Hassell
Grand Junction Canal from Stow Hill near Upper Heyford, Northamptonshire, 1819. A lime kiln can be seen in the centre of the picture

View of fortified city, 1493. A cog, a type of sailing vessel, can be seen in the foreground. A watergate gives access to the city at bottom right

Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850), English prince, 1838. The seventh son of George III, Adolphus Frederick was appointed Governor of Hanover in 1816

George Wilhlem Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher
George Wilhlem Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), German idealist philosopher. His difficult philosophy, considered by many to be obscure, has great influence on Marxists, Positivists and Existentialists

Map of Magellans round the world voyage, 1519-1521. A Portuguese-born navigator sponsored by Spain, Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-1521)

The Archangel Michael and his angels fighting the dragon, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
The Archangel Michael and his angels fighting the dragon, 1865-1866. The Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus in her arms looks down from Heaven. From Gustave Dores Bible (Revelation 12:1)

Sybil Thorndike as Saint Joan, 1924. Artist: William Kerridge Haselden
Sybil Thorndike as Saint Joan, 1924. English actress Thorndike (1882-1976) took the heroine's role in the first London production of George Bernard Shaw's play Saint Joan which was first

Scene from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni 1787 (c1914). Artist: Charles A Buchel
Scene from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni 1787 (c1914). Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer, first performed in Prague in 1787

Scene from Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro, 1786, (c1914). Artist: Charles A Buchel
Scene from Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro, 1786, (c1914). The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro), a comic opera (opera buffa) with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838)

Scene from the opera Don Giovanni (1787), c1914 Artist: Charles A Buchel
Scene from the opera Don Giovanni (1787), c1914. The stone statue of the Commandatore arrives to join the feast to which Don Giovanni has jokingly invited him

Mozart and the mysterious stranger, 1791, (c1914). Artist: Charles A Buchel
Mozart and the mysterious stranger, 1791, (c1914). The stranger was a messenger from Count Walsegg-Stuppach with a commission for a Requiem for voices and orchestra

Viking longships under sail. Artist: Albert Sebille
Viking longships, known as Drakkars, under sail. The average length of a drakkar, which means dragon ship, was 28m

Scene from Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift, 1911. Artist: AE Jackson
Scene from Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift, 1911. Lemuel Gulliver in the land of giants walking about on the table at the Inn as Glumdalcitch, his little Brobdingnagian nurse commanded him to do

Yalta Conference of Allied leaders, World War II, 4-11 February 1945. Seated left to right: Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin

Caroline Chisholm, The Emigrants Friend, Sydney, Australia, c1845. Caroline Chisholm (nee Jones) (1808-1877), was born at Wotton, Northamptonshire, but moved with her husband

Reconstruction of a clepsydra (water clock), invented by Ctesibius of Alexandria, c270 BC (1857). Ctesibius (fl270 BC) was an inventor

Jerome Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, c1820. Artist: Delpech
Jerome Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, c1820. Jerome (1784-1860) was King of Westphalia from 1807-1813. He served in Napoleons Russian campaign and at the Battle of Waterloo

The temple of Isis and Osiris where Sarastro was High Priest, c1816. Artist: Karl Friedrich Schinkel
The temple of Isis and Osiris where Sarastro was High Priest, c1816. Design for an 1816 production of Die Zauberflote ( The Magic Flute ) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Native American painting on animal skin, 19th century. Artist: Silver Horn
Native American painting on animal skin, 19th century. A Sioux (Dakota) North American Plains Indian painting on skin showing various episodes in tribal legends

Hernandez Cortes, Spanish conquistador, 16th century. Cortes (1485-1547) arriving in Mexico followed by his black servant and preceeded by La Malinche, his interpreter and mistress

The death of Sherlock Holmes, 1893. Artist: Sidney E Paget
The death of Sherlock Holmes, 1893. Scene from The Adventure of the Final Problem, illustrated by Sidney E Paget, the first artist to draw Sherlock Holmes

The Underworld, c1613-c1644. Artist: Francois de Nome
The Underworld, c1613-c1644. On the left Pluto and Persephone, King and Queen of the Underworld, view their kingdom

The Last Supper, 1803. Artist: Michael Kock
The Last Supper, 1803. A copy of the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the 1490s

St Mary Magdalene Repentant. A naked Magdalene in front of an image of Christ on the cross

Archangel Gabriel, instrument of God, smiting the camp of Sennacherib and the Assyrians, 1865-1866. From Gustave Dores Bible (II Kings 19)

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. Artist: James Atkinson
First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842. The British army passing through the Meyden valley on the march from Meyden to Urghundee

Hernan Cortes meeting the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, 1519. Cortes (1485-1547) was the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico and overthrew the Aztec Empire

Air raid damage, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, World War II, April 1940. The first British casualties of the German bombing of England occurred at Clacton on 30 April 1940

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