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Background imageBlack Background Collection: Electra and Orestes, 1880. Artist: Antique

Electra and Orestes, 1880. Artist: Antique
Electra and Orestes, 1880. In Greek mythology, Elektra was the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra, and thus princess of Argos

Background imageBlack Background Collection: The Dead Brothers, 1880. Artist: Flaxman

The Dead Brothers, 1880. Artist: Flaxman
The Dead Brothers, 1880. Thanatos was the god or personified spirit (daimon) of non-violent death. His touch was gentle, likened to that of his twin brother Hypnos (Sleep)

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Portrait De La Reine Marie-Anne, (Mariana of Austria), 1652, (1910). Artist: Diego Velasquez

Portrait De La Reine Marie-Anne, (Mariana of Austria), 1652, (1910). Artist: Diego Velasquez
Portrait De La Reine Marie-Anne, (Mariana of Austria), 1652, (1910). Queen consort of Spain as the second wife of King Philip IV, who was also her maternal uncle

Background imageBlack Background Collection: The Princess, c1623 (c1927). Artist: Paulus Moreelse

The Princess, c1623 (c1927). Artist: Paulus Moreelse
The Princess, c1623 (c1927). The painting is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. From Beautiful Children, by Haldane Macfall. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Ltd. London, c1927]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: A Thought-Form of Self-Renunciation, c1916, (1917)

A Thought-Form of Self-Renunciation, c1916, (1917)
A Thought-Form of Self-Renunciation, c1916, 1917. Oliver Joseph Lodge (1851-1940) a British physicist and writer involved in the development of radio

Background imageBlack Background Collection: A Thought-Form of Anger, c1916, (1917)

A Thought-Form of Anger, c1916, (1917). Directed Against a Person Who Had Inflicted A Deep Injury On The One Who Sent It Forth

Background imageBlack Background Collection: A Thought-Form of Watchful Jealousy, c1916, (1917)

A Thought-Form of Watchful Jealousy, c1916, (1917)
A Thought-Form of Watchful Jealousy, c1916, 1917. Oliver Joseph Lodge (1851-1940) a British physicist and writer involved in the development of radio

Background imageBlack Background Collection: A Thought-Form of Love and Peace Protection and Benediction, c1916, (1917)

A Thought-Form of Love and Peace Protection and Benediction, c1916, (1917). Artists: Charles Leadbeater, Annie Bessant
A Thought-Form of Love and Peace Protection and Benediction, c1916, (1917). Sent Forth By One Who Has The Power And Has Earned The Right To Bless

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Dancing girl Kimi-chiyo attender almost every Japanese-style party in Tokyo c1900, (1921)

Dancing girl Kimi-chiyo attender almost every Japanese-style party in Tokyo c1900, (1921). She carried herself with the placid confidence of an established belle

Background imageBlack Background Collection: A Pair of Staffordshire Earthenware Busts Representing King George III and Queen Charlotte, with Tr

A Pair of Staffordshire Earthenware Busts Representing King George III and Queen Charlotte, with Translucent Running Glazes, c1761. From The Connoisseur Volume 102. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1938]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Portrait of a Man ( Leal Souvenir ), 1432, (1909). Artist: Jan van Eyck

Portrait of a Man ( Leal Souvenir ), 1432, (1909). Artist: Jan van Eyck
Portrait of a Man ( Leal Souvenir ), 1432, (1909). Painting held at The National Gallery, London. From The National Gallery, Vol. One [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1909]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Spanish Girl, 1907, (1932). Artist: Ignacio Zuloaga

Spanish Girl, 1907, (1932). Artist: Ignacio Zuloaga
Spanish Girl, 1907, (1932). From Modern Art by Charles Marriott & Tis & Tis. [Colour Ltd. London, 1909]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Farewell to Spring, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

Farewell to Spring, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
Farewell to Spring, c1915, (1915). Godetia amaena - Evening Primrose Family. From Wild Flowers from the Mountains, Canons and Valleys of California, by Emma Graham Clock. [H. S

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Leopard Lily, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

Leopard Lily, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
Leopard Lily, c1915, (1915). Lilium pardalinum - Lily Family. From Wild Flowers from the Mountains, Canons and Valleys of California, by Emma Graham Clock. [H. S. Crocker Company, San Francisco, 1915]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Diogenes Lantern & Harvest Brodiaea, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

Diogenes Lantern & Harvest Brodiaea, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
Diogenes Lantern & Harvest Brodiaea, c1915, (1915). Calochortus amablis - Lily Family. Brodiaea grandiflora - Lily Family

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Ground Iris, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

Ground Iris, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
Ground Iris, c1915, (1915). Iris longipetala - Iris Family. From Wild Flowers from the Mountains, Canons and Valleys of California, by Emma Graham Clock. [H. S. Crocker Company, San Francisco, 1915]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Scarlet Fritillaria, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

Scarlet Fritillaria, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
Scarlet Fritillaria, c1915, (1915). Fritillaria coccinea - Lily Family. From Wild Flowers from the Mountains, Canons and Valleys of California, by Emma Graham Clock. [H. S

Background imageBlack Background Collection: California Poppy, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

California Poppy, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
California Poppy, c1915, (1915). Eschscholtzia Californica - Poppy Family. From Wild Flowers from the Mountains, Canons and Valleys of California, by Emma Graham Clock. [H. S

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Mission Bells, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

Mission Bells, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
Mission Bells, c1915, (1915). Fritillaria lanceolata - Lily Family. From Wild Flowers from the Mountains, Canons and Valleys of California, by Emma Graham Clock. [H. S

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Ruby Lily, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

Ruby Lily, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
Ruby Lily, c1915, (1915). Lilium rubescens - Lily Family From Wild Flowers from the Mountains, Canons and Valleys of California, by Emma Graham Clock. [H. S. Crocker Company, San Francisco, 1915]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Columbine, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

Columbine, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
Columbine, c1915, (1915). Aquilegia truncata - Crowfoot Family. From Wild Flowers from the Mountains, Canons and Valleys of California, by Emma Graham Clock. [H. S

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Squaw Grass and Scarlet Paint Brush, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

Squaw Grass and Scarlet Paint Brush, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
Squaw Grass and Scarlet Paint Brush, c1915, (1915). Xerophyllum tenax - Lily Family. Castilleia latifolia - Figwort Family

Background imageBlack Background Collection: California Azalea, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

California Azalea, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
California Azalea, c1915, (1915). Rhododendron occidentale - Heath Family. From Wild Flowers from the Mountains, Canons and Valleys of California, by Emma Graham Clock. [H. S

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Matilija Poppy, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

Matilija Poppy, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
Matilija Poppy, c1915, (1915). Romneya Coulteri - Poppy Family. From Wild Flowers from the Mountains, Canons and Valleys of California, by Emma Graham Clock. [H. S

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Mariposa Tulip, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

Mariposa Tulip, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
Mariposa Tulip, c1915, (1915). Calochortus venustus - Lily Family. From Wild Flowers from the Mountains, Canons and Valleys of California, by Emma Graham Clock. [H. S

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Baby-Blue-Eyes, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

Baby-Blue-Eyes, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
Baby-Blue-Eyes, c1915, (1915). Nemophila insignis - Waterleaf Family. From Wild Flowers from the Mountains, Canons and Valleys of California, by Emma Graham Clock. [H. S

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Scarlet and Blue Larkspur, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock

Scarlet and Blue Larkspur, c1915, (1915). Artist: Emma Graham Clock
Scarlet and Blue Larkspur, c1915, (1915). Delphinium nudicaule - Crowfoot Family. Delphinium - Crowfoot family - Cavaliers Spur

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Portrait of a Man, c1475, (1909). Artist: Antonello da Messina

Portrait of a Man, c1475, (1909). Artist: Antonello da Messina
Portrait of a Man, c1475, (1909). Painting held at The National Gallery, London. From The National Gallery, Vol. One [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1909]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: The Painters Wife, 1760. Artist: Allan Ramsay

The Painters Wife, 1760. Artist: Allan Ramsay
The Painters Wife, 1760. Margaret Lindsay of Evelick (1726-1782). Painting held at the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh. From The Connoisseur Volume XXV. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1909]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Herrings on a Plate, c1910. Artist: Francis Derwent Wood

Herrings on a Plate, c1910. Artist: Francis Derwent Wood
Herrings on a Plate, c1910. From The Studio Volume 92. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Persian Papier Mache Book Cover, c1600

Persian Papier Mache Book Cover, c1600. From The Studio Volume 96. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1928]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Portrait of Don Luis de Gongora, 1622 (1931). Artist: Diego Velasquez

Portrait of Don Luis de Gongora, 1622 (1931). Artist: Diego Velasquez
Portrait of Don Luis de Gongora, 1622 (1931). Painting held in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. From The Studio Volume 102, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1931]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Mary Ann, Wife of Leonard Collman, c1854 (1931). Artist: Alfred George Stevens

Mary Ann, Wife of Leonard Collman, c1854 (1931). Artist: Alfred George Stevens
Mary Ann, Wife of Leonard Collman, c1854 (1931).. Painting held at the Tate, London. From The Studio Volume 102, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1931]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: The Widowed Queen: Her Majesty Queen Mary, 1936

The Widowed Queen: Her Majesty Queen Mary, 1936. From The Illustrated London News: Record of the Lying-in-State and Funeral of his late Majesty King George V, Volume 188

Background imageBlack Background Collection: The Gipsy, c1900. Artist: Samuel John Peploe

The Gipsy, c1900. Artist: Samuel John Peploe
The Gipsy, c1900. From The Studio Volume 87. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1924]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Portrait of Margaretha de Geer, Wife of Jacob Trip, c1661. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Portrait of Margaretha de Geer, Wife of Jacob Trip, c1661. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Portrait of Margaretha de Geer, Wife of Jacob Trip, c1661. Painting held in The National Gallery, London. From The Dutch Genius by Haldane MacFall [T. C. and E. C. Jack, London, 1911]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels with a Velvet Beret, c1654. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels with a Velvet Beret, c1654. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels with a Velvet Beret, c1654. Painting held in the Louvre, Paris. From The Dutch Genius by Haldane MacFall [T. C. and E. C. Jack, London, 1911]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: King Henry IV, 16th century

King Henry IV, 16th century. Henry (1367-1413) was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence the other name by which he was known, Henry of Bolingbroke

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Messinger Monsey, 18th century. Artist: Henry Edridge

Messinger Monsey, 18th century. Artist: Henry Edridge
Messinger Monsey, 18th century. Messenger Monsey (c1694-1788), English physician and humourist. From The Studio Volume 82. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1921]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Winter, c1895. Artist: Theo van Hoytema

Winter, c1895. Artist: Theo van Hoytema
Winter, c1895. From The Studio Volume 4. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1894]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Gauntlets of a pair of gloves, believed to have belonged to Prince Rupert, c17th century

Gauntlets of a pair of gloves, believed to have belonged to Prince Rupert, c17th century
Gauntlets of a pair of gloves, traditionally believed to have belonged to Prince Rupert, Nephew of King Charles I, c17th century. From The Connoisseur Volume 95, edited by Edward Wenham

Background imageBlack Background Collection: William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester, c16th century

William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester, c16th century. From The Connoisseur Volume 95, edited by Edward Wenham. [International Studio, London, 1934-35]

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Worcester Teapot and Cover, c1770. Artist: James Giles

Worcester Teapot and Cover, c1770. Artist: James Giles
Worcester Teapot and Cover, c1770. Worcester porcelain teapot, probably decorated in the workshop of James Giles. Housed in The Bowes Museum, Co Durham. From The Connoisseur Volume XCI, edited by F

Background imageBlack Background Collection: William Cecil, Lord Burghley, 16th century

William Cecil, Lord Burghley, 16th century. Cecil (1520-1598) was an English politician and the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I. After Hans Eworth (c1520-1574)

Background imageBlack Background Collection: The Bishop of London Dr Winnington-Ingram, 1937

The Bishop of London Dr Winnington-Ingram, 1937
Arthur Winnington-Ingram (1858-1946), Bishop of London from 1901 to 1939, 1937. He was one of the participants in the royal procession during the coronation of George VI

Background imageBlack Background Collection: The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Cosmo Gordon Lang, 1937

The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Cosmo Gordon Lang, 1937
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Cosmo Gordon Lang, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth (1864-1945), 1937. He was a Scottish Anglican prelate who served as Archbishop of York (1908-1928)

Background imageBlack Background Collection: HRH Princess Marie Louise, 1937

HRH Princess Marie Louise, 1937
HRH Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872-1956), 1937. She was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Card No 21 of 48 from Coronation Souvenir cigarette cards produced for Tournament

Background imageBlack Background Collection: Major General The Earl of Athlone, 1937

Major General The Earl of Athlone, 1937
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, 1st Earl of Athlone (1874-1957), 1937. He was a British military commander and major-general who served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa



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