Background Collection (page 2)

London Actually Surveyed, 1886. From the original in the Guildhall Library reproduced as a lithographic print from the Discriptive Account of the Guildhall of the City of London, 1886

The Ceiling of the Aldermens Court Room, 1886. Artist: Sir James Thornhill
The Ceiling of the Aldermens Court Room, 1886. Lithographic print from the Discriptive Account of the Guildhall of the City of London, 1886

Civitas Londinum, c1560-1620, (1886). Artist: Ralph Agas
Civitas Londinum, c1560-1620, (1886). Illustration from the original survey in the Guildhall Library By Ralph Agas in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth

Tapestry Hangings, 1893. Artist: Robert Dudley
Tapestry Hangings, 1893. Gifts presented to Alexandra of Denmark on the occasion of her marriage to the future Edward VII

An Embossed Leather Panel by Habenicht, Vienna, 1863. Artist: Robert Dudley
An Embossed Leather Panel by Habenicht, Vienna, 1863. Gifts presented to Alexandra of Denmark on the occasion of her marriage to the future Edward VII

Design for Block Printed Silk, 1926. Artist: Margery Tomlin
Design for Block Printed Silk, 1926. From The Studio Volume 91. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]

Study of the Perspective of the Background of the Adoration of the Magi, 1481 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Study of the Perspective of the Background of the Adoration of the Magi, 1481 (1945). The drawing is held by the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci

Detail of Curtain, from Turkey, c1650. From The Connoisseur Volume 101. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1938]

Wall-paper, printed in distemper colour. Designed by H. Wilson, 1893 Artist: W Jackson
Wall-paper, printed in distemper colour. Designed by H. Wilson. Printed by W. Jackson (Jeffery and Co.), 1894. From The Studio Volume 2. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1893]

La Cathedrale d Amiens, c20th century. Artist: Jules De Bruycker
La Cathedrale d Amiens, c20th century. From The Studio Volume 108. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1934]

Drawing of Chimney-Piece, c1537. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Drawing of Chimney-Piece, c1537. Drawing housed at the British Museum, London. From The Connoisseur 1913, edited by J. T. Herbert Baily. [Otto Limited, London, 1913]

Designs for Rugs by the Allgauer Handwebeteppiche, c1928. From The Studio Volume 95. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1928]

George du Maurier cartoon from Punch illustrating Darwinism, 1887. Artist: George du Maurier
Development of Species Under Civilisation, 1887. The old evolutionary argument of Nature or Nurture: it would be a brave person who came to a conclusion on this evidence. Cartoon from Punch

The Survival of the Fittest; application of Darwinism in the 21st century, 1880. Artist: George du Maurier
The Survival of the Fittest ; application of Darwinism in the 21st century, 1880. The term Survival of the fittest was first used by Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) in 1851

Jemmy Button, the Fuegian adopted by Fitzroys expedition, in 1834 (1839). During 1833 when Jemmy was living with the expedition, he was dressed in European clothes and his hair was cut short

Jemmy Button, the Fuegian adopted by the Fitzroy expedition, as he appeared in 1833 (1839). In 1834, after his return to his tribe, all trace of European influence disappeared

A Patagonian, c1831 (1839). From Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majestys Ships Adventure and Beagle Vol.I, by William Parker King (London, 1839)

Patagonians at Gregory Bay, 1831 (1839). From Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majestys Ships Adventure and Beagle Vol II, by Robert Fitzroy. (London, 1839)

Fuegians at Woollya, with the Fitzroy expeditions camp in the background, 1831 (1839). From Robert Fitzroys Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majestys Ships Adventure and Beagle, Vol. II

Turkish Bird Rug, 16th century. White background with pattern of abstract leaves formed like birds

Oak Tree Bark, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Oak Tree Bark, 20th century. The genus is native to the Northern Hemisphere, and includes deciduous and evergreen species. Ancient Celts observed the oak as a symbol of wisdom

Roof mosaic of peacocks and other birds, 6th century
Roof mosaic of peacocks and other birds, in the Archbishops Chapel in Ravenna, 6th century

Park, 1910. Artist: Gustav Klimt
Park, 1910. From the New York City Museum of Modern Art

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