Barechested Collection (page 5)

Captain Matthew Webb, Swam from Dover, England to Calais, France, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Captain J. C. Daly, All Around Athlete, from Worlds Champions
Captain J.C. Daly, All Around Athlete, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Young Bibby (George Mehling), Wrestler, from Worlds Champions, Series 1 (N28) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1887

John L. Sullivan, Pugilist, from Worlds Champions, Series 1 (N28) for Allen &
John L. Sullivan, Pugilist, from Worlds Champions, Series 1 (N28) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1887

Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory. Creator: Workshop of
Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory. (1630 to 1633)

Saint John the Baptist Preaching, ca. 1650. Creator: Mattia Preti
Saint John the Baptist Preaching, ca. 1650. Saint John the Baptist in the wilderness with hand raised heavenwards in repentance

The Resurrection. Creator: Perugino
The Resurrection. In 1502 Perugino was commissioned for a large altarpiece, in the church of Sant Agostino, Sienna

Mixing the Malt, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Mixing the Malt, 1872. Mashing malt at the Barclay, Perkins and Company brewery in Park Street, Southwark. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Father Thames, Title Page, 1872. Creator: Pannemaker
Father Thames, Title Page, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Lambeth Gas Works, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Lambeth Gas Works, 1872. In the 19th century, gas was manufactured from the distillation of coal, highly pollutant with waste products and usually sited in poorer areas of London

The Finery of a Native Hunter in the Belgian Congo, Africa, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The Finery of a Native Hunter in the Belgian Congo, Africa, c1930s. Leopold II of Belgium acquired rights to the Congo at the Berlin Conference in 1885, the Belgian Congo gained independence in 1960

Aristides, (530-468 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Aristides, (530-468 BC), 1830. Aristides (530-468 BC) ancient Athenian statesman remembered as a general in the Greco-Persian Wars. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Clisthenes at the Olympic Games, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Clisthenes at the Olympic Games, 1890. Cleisthenes also Clisthenes or Kleisthenes, tyrant of Sicyon from c600-560 BC, won the Olympics as a chariot racer

Rameses II, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Rameses II, 1890. Rameses II (c1303 BC-1213BC), 19th Dynasty of Egypt, considered the most powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Theseus and Aegeus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Theseus and Aegeus, 1890. in Greek mythology, Aegeus was king of Athens and the father of Theseus, who may have existed as a real person c8th century BC

Socrates Drinking the Hemlock, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Socrates Drinking the Hemlock, 1890. Socrates (c470-399 BC), the first moral philosopher, sentenced to death by drinking a cup of poison hemlock at his own hand

Jeune Fille De Samoa, (Young Samoan Girl), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Jeune Fille De Samoa, (Young Samoan Girl), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule XLI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900 ]

Teheran. Procession De Derviches Martyrs, (Procession of Dervish Martyrs), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VIII". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900 ]

Execution Capitale, (Capital Punishment), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Execution Capitale, (Capital Punishment), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

Drawing after the Deposition from the Cross, c1460-1480, (1908). Creator: Hugo van der Goes
Drawing after the Deposition from the Cross, c1460-1480, (1908). Descent from the Cross after crucifixion with John the Evangelist, Mary and Mary Magdalene

New South Wales Aborigines - King Billy and his A. D. C. s, c1900. Creator: Unknown
New South Wales Aborigines - Jimmy Clements and his A.D.C. s, c1900. Jimmy Clements (c1847 -1927) was an Aboriginal elder from the Wiradjuri tribe in Australia

The Potter at his Wheel, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
The Potter at his Wheel, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Humphreys and Mendoza, 1790, (1925). Creator: Charles Reuben Ryley
Humphreys and Mendoza, 1790, (1925). From " London in the Eighteenth Century", by Sir Walter Besant. [A. & C. Black, Ltd. London, 1925]

Snake Charrmers with Hamadryads (Kuy Cobras), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Snake Charrmers with Hamadryads (Kuy Cobras), 1900. From " Typical Photographs of Burma - Burmese Life and Scenes". [Rowe & Co. Ltd. Rangoon, 1900]

A Chiefs House, New Hebrides, 1923. Creator: Unknown
A Chiefs House, New Hebrides, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Harvest Dance, New Guinea, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Harvest Dance, New Guinea, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

An Affray with the Natives, 1923. Creator: Unknown
An Affray with the Natives, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

A Modern Ulysses. Gerbault photographed at Suva, in the Fiji Islands, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Mac Millan, from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub. 1845 (colour lithograph)

The Angel of Splendours, c1894, (1911). Artist: Jean Delville
The Angel of Splendours, c1894, (1911). Painting held at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. From Bibbys Annual 1911, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1911]

Edmund, King of East Anglia, killed by the Danes, 9th Century (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Edmund, King of East Anglia, killed by the Danes, 1864. In 869, the Great Heathen Army advanced on East Anglia and the kingdom was devastated

The Royal Sovereigns Stuck To Their Guns, and Fought Them Like Fiends, 1902. Artist: Paul Hardy
The Royal Sovereigns Stuck To Their Guns, and Fought Them Like Fiends, 1902. The Battle of Trafalgar was a major naval battle between the British Navy and the combined fleets of France

Braves of a Zulu Village holding a Council, near the Umlaloose River, Zululand, S. A. 1901
Braves of a Zulu Village holding a Council, near the Umlaloose River, Zululand, S.A. 1901. [Underwood & Underwood, New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas, 1901]

Indios Guaranys, voltando de uma cathada, 1895. Artist: Francisco Henszler
Indios Guaranys, voltando de uma cathada, 1895. The Guarani or Ava, according to their original ethnic denomination (that means human being ), are a group of South American indigenous peoples, here

Indios Coroados, 1895. Artist: Francisco Henszler
Indios Coroados, 1895. From Sao Paulo by Gustavo Koenigswald. [S. Paulo, 1895]

Orestes Suppliant to Apollo, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
Orestes Suppliant to Apollo, 1880. In Greek mythology, Orestes was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon who avenged the murder of his father, by killing his mother

Paul Claudel in Brazil, 1939. Paul Claudel (1868-1955), French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptress Camille Claudel. From Verve - Nos. 5-6, July-October 1939

The Market, Colombo, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Market, Colombo, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

Typical Pearl Drivers, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Typical Pearl Drivers, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Toddy Drawers, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Toddy Drawers, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Fisherman on his Canoe, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Fisherman on his Canoe, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Native Huts in the Jungle, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Native Huts in the Jungle, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Native of Australia, c1885, (1890). Artist: Robert Taylor Pritchett
Native of Australia, c1885 (1890). From Journal of Researchers into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S

Two Studies of the Upper Part of an Old Man and Two Studies of Arms, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Two Studies of the Upper Part of an Old Man and Two Studies of Arms, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

A Procession of Flagellants, 1812-1819 (1939). Artist: Francisco Goya
A Procession of Flagellants, 1812-1819 (1939). A procession of Roman Catholic men dressed in white, wearing pointed hats and whipping their bared backs in penitence

La Fragua De Vulcano, (Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan), 1629, ( c1934). Artist: Diego Velasquez
La Fragua De Vulcano, (Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan), 1629, ( c1934). The painting depicts the moment when the god Apollo, visits Vulcan, who is found making weapons for war

Los Borrachos, (The Triumph of Bacchus), 1628-1629, (c1934) Artist: Diego Velasquez
Los Borrachos, (The Triumph of Bacchus), 1628-1629, (c1934). A 1628 painting by Diego Velazquez, now in the Museo del Prado, in Madrid. The painting shows Bacchus surrounded by drunks

Dabulamanzi, one of the Zulu Leaders at Isandhlwana and Ghingilovo, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From a photograph. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol

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