Bedchamber Collection (page 29)

The murder of Tsar Paul I of Russia, March 1801 (1882-1884). Paul I (1754-1801) became Emperor of Russia in 1796. He was determined to turn the Russian nobility, which he saw as decadent and corrupt

The birth of the Virgin, c1520 (1956). Dutch School. From the National Gallery, London. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

The Empty Cradle, 1900. Image from a one guinea prize photographic compatition. A print from Black and White Budget, Vol III, WJP Monckton, London, 13th October 1900

Oval mirror and bed of Napoleon I, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
Oval mirror and bed of Napoleon I, 1911-1912. A print from The Book of Decorative Furniture its Form, Colour and History, Volume II by Edwin Foley, TC and EC Jack Ltd, London, 1911-1912

Bedroom, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
Bedroom, 1911-1912. Carved gilt draped domed bed, bureau toilette in marquetery, cartonnier in green lacquer. A print from The Book of Decorative Furniture its Form, Colour and History

Gilt state bed of Marie Antoinette, Queens Bedroom, Palais de Fontainebleau, France, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
Gilt state bed of Marie Antoinette, Queens Bedroom, Palais de Fontainebleau, France, 1911-1912. The Lyonnais silk hangings were designed by Phillippe de Lasalle

A Hepplewhite bedroom, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
A Hepplewhite bedroom, 1911-1912. Chintz curtained inlaid satinwood bed and inlaid satinwood dressing chest and mahogany wardrobe

The Chippendale Chinese Bedroom, Badminton House, Gloucestershire, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
The Chippendale Chinese Bedroom, Badminton House, Gloucestershire, 1911-1912. A print from The Book of Decorative Furniture its Form, Colour and History, Volume II by Edwin Foley, TC and EC Jack Ltd

Murderation! Molly, Be Easy. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Murderation! Molly, Be Easy. Stereoscopic card detail

Taking in a Difficult Reef. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Taking in a Difficult Reef. Stereoscopic card detail

Sandmans Coming, Trying to go to Sleep. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Sandmans Coming, Trying to go to Sleep. Stereoscopic card detail

Mr Jones Home from Club. Fears for the Storm. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Mr Jones Home from Club. Fears for the Storm. Stereoscopic card detail

Gee Whiz. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Gee Whiz. Stereoscopic card detail

Keep Him Covered Mary, I ll Call the Police. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Keep Him Covered Mary, I ll Call the Police. Stereoscopic card detail

Placing the Bridal Veil. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Placing the Bridal Veil. Stereoscopic card detail

Now, Freshie, Ride the Goat and Make it Pretty. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Now, Freshie, Ride the Goat and Make it Pretty. Stereoscopic card detail

The Grandfathers Blessing, mid 19th century (1882). A print from The Magazine of Art Vol V, Cassell, Peter, Galpin and Company, Limited, 1882

The Death of Chatterton, 1856 (1900). This was the first great success of the British Pre-Raphaelite painter Henry Wallis. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1856

Interior of the commodious hospital at Brighton, Sussex, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Interior of the commodious hospital at Brighton, Sussex, World War I, 1914-1918. Wounded Indian soldiers being tended to inside the Royal Pavilion, converted into a military hospital

George Washington on his deathbed, Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA, 1799 (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Arrest of General Richard Prescott, 1777 (c1880). British General Richard Prescott was captured by a small band of colonial soldiers at a farm on Rhode Island on 10th July 1777

Queen Annes bed, chest of drawers upon a stand and a wooden candelabra, 1910. Artist: Edwin Foley
Queen Annes bed, chest of drawers upon a stand and a wooden candelabra, 1910. A print from The Book of Decorative Furniture, Volume I, TC and EC Jack Limited, 35 Paternoster Row, and Edinburgh, 1910

The Littlecote bedstead, 1910. Artist: Edwin Foley
The Littlecote bedstead, 1910. A print from The Book of Decorative Furniture, Volume I, TC and EC Jack Limited, 35 Paternoster Row, and Edinburgh, 1910

Advert for Beechams Pills, 1887. The pills were first introduced by Thomas Beecham in the early 1840s. A laxative, they were marketed as a cure for a whole multitude of ailments

The Model, Lying Down, c1864 (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The Model, Lying Down, c1864 (1904). Etching. Plate taken from Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes, published by Adam and Charles Black (London, 1904)

Photographic representation of the death of Napoleon on St Helena. The former French Emperor died in exile on the island on 5th May 1821

Queen Elizabeths bed, Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume I, 1924-1926

The death of Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751), 1751 (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

Queen Annes (1665-1714) bedchamber, 18th century (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

An Armenian mother and her children, 1922. Artist: W Llewellyn Williams
An Armenian mother and her children, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

The Convalescent, 19th century, (1933). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The Convalescent, 19th century, (1933). Illustration from the Apollo Volume XVIII, no 106, (October 1933)

L Indiscretion, 1788, (1929). Artist: Jean-Francois Janinet
L Indiscretion, 1788, (1929). Illustration from the Apollo Volume IX, no 53, (May 1929)

Scene from Moll Flanders, 1929. Artist: John Austen
Scene from Moll Flanders, 1929. Illustration from the Apollo Volume X, no 59, (November 1929)

L aveu Difficile, 1786 (1931). Artist: Jean-Francois Janinet
L aveu Difficile, 1786 (1931). From Apollo magazine, volume XIII, no 76, April 1931

L Indiscretion, 1786 (1931). Artist: Jean-Francois Janinet
L Indiscretion, 1786 (1931). From Apollo magazine, volume XIII, no 76, April 1931

Waiting for the doctor in remote Galway, Ireland, 1922. Artist: AW Cutler
Waiting for the doctor in remote Galway, Ireland, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Last in bed puts out the candle, late 19th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A geisha sleeping in a tea house, Hikone, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A geisha sleeping in a tea house, Hikone, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Notes of Travel

When the Children are Asleep, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London)

A scene from Macbeth, c17th century

The Guardian Angel, 1926. Artist: Louis Tessier
The Guardian Angel, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

The new-born child, 15th century (1849). Artist: A Bisson
The new-born child, 15th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 15th century manuscript illustration in the Histoire de la Belle Helaine, held by the Royal Library, Brussels

A knight and a lady, 15th century (1849). Artist: A Bisson
A knight and a lady, 15th century (1849). Private quarters in a chateau in the Court of Burgundy, France. A 19th century version based on an original 15th century manuscript illustration in Othea

Two drunken men in a bed, 1906

Henry VI, the Baby King, 1897. Artist: Frances Brundage
Henry VI, the Baby King, 1897. From Royal Children of English History by Edith Nesbit, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd (London, Paris, New York, 1897)

Hours of the Dead, 1414-1423. Artist: Workshop of the Master of the Duke of Bedford
Hours of the Dead, 1414-1423. Vignettes representing deathbed scenes: doctors visit; confession; communion; extreme unction and burial

The Queen in a Cottage Bedroom, late 19th century, (c1920). Queen Victoria reads the Scriptures at the bedside of a sick fisherman, living on her Osborne estate

Olivier de Clisson tells the king who tried to assassinate him, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

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