Bedchamber Collection (#28)

Florence Nightingale in the hospital at Scutari, c1860. In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War

Interior of Standard Sleeper, Canadian Pacific Railway, 1926. From My Railway Book, No. 40, by Cecil J. Allen. [John F. Shaw & Co. Ltd. London, 1926]

Mrs. Washingtons Bedroom, 1946. From Greetings from Mount Vernon V.A.. [Capitol Souvenir Company, Washington D.C. 1946]

General Washingtons Bedroom, 1946. From Greetings from Mount Vernon V.A.. [Capitol Souvenir Company, Washington D.C. 1946]

The Lafayette Bedroom, 1946. From Greetings from Mount Vernon V.A.. [Capitol Souvenir Company, Washington D.C. 1946]

Death of Christopher Columbus, 1506, (1872). Italian explorer and trader Columbus (1451-1506) on his deathbed. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States

The Visit to the Nursery, c1775. Artist: Jean-Honore Fragonard
The Visit to the Nursery, c1775. The painting is part of the Kress Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Ketham: Fasciculus Medicinae, Venice, 1493, The Treatment Of The Plauge, c1493
Ketham: Fasciculus Medicinae, Venice, 1493, The Treatment Of The Plauge, c1943. Fasciculus Medicinae consists of six independent medieval medical treatises

I Took It Up And Examined It, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
I Took It Up And Examined It, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Copper Beeches by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

Saint Anselm refusing the Archbishopric, 1912. From The Mighty Army, by W. M. Letts, illustrated by Stephen Reid. [Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd, London, 1912]

Schoolboys dormitory, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Schoolboys dormitory, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Steward, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Steward, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

The day is over, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
The day is over, 1941. An airman gets a good nights rest. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

The Housekeeper (About 1925), c1925, (1946). Artist: Edouard Vuillard
The Housekeeper (About 1925), c1925, (1946). From Vuillard - His Life and Work, by Claude Roer Marx. [Paul Elek, London, 1946]

Florence Nightingale in the barrack hospital at Scutari, c1880. Engraving made c1880 showing the barrack hospital during the 1850s

L Attente, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

Passionnement, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

L Affaire, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

L Heureuse Escalade, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

Le Lever, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

Le Reconfort, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

La Belle Image, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

Le Triomphe, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

L Indecision, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

Le Dernier Songe, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

La Premier Songe, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

Assassination of Viriathus, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Assassination of Viriathus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

I Have Scarcely Closed My Eyes The Whole Night Through, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
I Have Scarcely Closed My Eyes The Whole Night Through, c1930. An illustration from The Real Princess by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

In The Hospital at Scutari, c1880, (1902). The Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855), during the Crimean War. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

An Officers Room at Pretoria, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

A Church at Ladysmith Used as a Hospital, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

Interior of a Portland field hospital during the Boer War in South Africa, 1900. Artist: Anthony Bowlby
Interior of a Portland field hospital during the Boer War in South Africa. The X-rays and operating bed, 1900. From Black & White Budget, Vol. III. [The Black and White Publishing Company, J P

A soldier writing a letter in hospital, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
A soldier writing a letter in hospital, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail. (Colorised black and white print)

The Lady with the Lamp, c1880. Florence Nightingale doing her night rounds in the British military hospital at Scutari. In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Sidney Herbert

State Bedroom, Showing Alcove - Hotel Lauzun, 1903. From The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Volume 1 - March to May 1903. [The Burlington Magazine, Limited, London, 1903]

Richard Coeur De Lion Forgiving Bertrand De Gurdun, 1886. Artist: Thomas Brown
Richard Coeur De Lion Forgiving Bertrand De Gurdun, 1886. Richard I, King of England from 1189, (1932). Known as the Lionheart, Richard (1157-1199) spent little of his reign in England

The Dog, c1900. Artist: Helena J. Maguire
The Dog, c1900. From Babys Animal Picture Book by Aunt Louisa. [Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York, c1900]

The Effects of Extravagance, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
The Effects of Extravagance, c1860, (c1860). Robert Curthose (c1051-1134) the Duke of Normandy from 1087 until 1106, eldest son of William I (c1028-1087)

Early English Style, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
Early English Style, c1860, (c1860). From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. London]

Unseemly conduct of Henry, Prince of Wales, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
Unseemly conduct of Henry, Prince of Wales, c1860, (c1860). Henry V (1386-1422) From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. London]

The Empty Joy That Dwells In the Dreams of the Night, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Empty Joy That Dwells In the Dreams of the Night, 1880. The Oneiroi were the dark-winged spirits (daimones) of dreams which emerged each night like a flock of bats from their cavernous home in

The Burning Wool, 1880. Artist: Lachmann
The Burning Wool, 1880. From Stories from the Greek Tragedies by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A. [Seeley, Jackson, & Halliday, London, 1880]

The Experienced Huntsman, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert
The Experienced Huntsman, 1901. From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1901]

Alexander Graham Bell and assistant use an electrical detector to find a bullet in the torso of ail Artist: W Shinkle
Alexander Graham Bell and assistant use an electrical detector to find a bullet in the torso of ailing US President James Garfield, 1881, c1882, (1938)

Argie - Fille D Adraste, 1403, (1939). Artist: Master of Berrys Cleres Femmes
Argie - Fille D Adraste, 1403, (1939). In Greek mythology, Argie or Argia daughter of Adraste, is the wife of Polynice. She is famous for the tenderness she carries to her husband

The Birth of Saint John the Baptist, c1455, (1939). Artist: Jean Fouquet
The Birth of Saint John the Baptist, c1455, (1939). Christians have long interpreted the life of John the Baptist as a preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ

Bedroom of Czar Alexis Michaelovitch, in the Kremlin, Moscow, c1900, (1905). Artist: Georges Kossiakoff
Bedroom of Czar Alexis Michaelovitch, in the Kremlin, Moscow, c1900, (1905). From The Studio Volume 35. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1905]

Major Battersby and his Orderly taking a Radiograph in the Soudan, c1890, (1910). From The Strand Magazine. [George Newnes Ltd. London, 1910]

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