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Background imageBleak Collection: Gin Lane, 1751. Artist: William Hogarth

Gin Lane, 1751. Artist: William Hogarth
Gin Lane, 1751.The scene is the St Giles slums. A child falls to its death from the arms of its drunk mother who sits with ulcerated legs. A skeletal figure holds an empty glass

Background imageBleak Collection: Gin Lane, February 1, 1751. Creator: William Hogarth

Gin Lane, February 1, 1751. Creator: William Hogarth
Gin Lane, February 1, 1751

Background imageBleak Collection: The Moss at Poolewe, 1913, (c1915). Artist: Joseph Farquharson

The Moss at Poolewe, 1913, (c1915). Artist: Joseph Farquharson
The Moss at Poolewe, 1913, (c1915). From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

Background imageBleak Collection: Snow Landscape, 1929. Creator: Constant Permeke

Snow Landscape, 1929. Creator: Constant Permeke
Snow Landscape, 1929

Background imageBleak Collection: The Breakwater, 1878?. Creator: James Ensor

The Breakwater, 1878?. Creator: James Ensor
The Breakwater, 1878?

Background imageBleak Collection: Lady at the Breakwater, 1880. Creator: James Ensor

Lady at the Breakwater, 1880. Creator: James Ensor
Lady at the Breakwater, 1880

Background imageBleak Collection: Boobjerg, on the coast of Jutland, 1872. Creator: Unknown

Boobjerg, on the coast of Jutland, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Boobjerg, on the coast of Jutland, 1872

Background imageBleak Collection: Austin A90 competing in the MCC Medex Rally, 1954

Austin A90 competing in the MCC Medex Rally, 1954. Two people watch as the car turns past a signpost poiting to Bentham and Settle, North Yorkshire

Background imageBleak Collection: Red Cross Work in the Flanders Mud

Red Cross Work in the Flanders Mud, First World War, 1 August 1917, (c1920). R.A.M.C. stretcher-bearers bringing in wounded during the advance on Passchendaele

Background imageBleak Collection: The Way to Passchendaele, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

The Way to Passchendaele, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Way to Passchendaele, First World War, 1917, (c1920)....typical view across the battle-field over which our troops had to advance in the autumn of 1917

Background imageBleak Collection: Landscape with bare trees, (c1880s) Creator: Petrus van der Velden

Landscape with bare trees, (c1880s) Creator: Petrus van der Velden
Landscape with bare trees. (c1880s)

Background imageBleak Collection: In the Tasman Valley, Mt Cook district

In the Tasman Valley, Mt Cook district. From the album: Record Pictures of New Zealand, 1920s

Background imageBleak Collection: Mt Giant from Birch Hill, Mt Cook district

Mt Giant from Birch Hill, Mt Cook district. From the album: Record Pictures of New Zealand, 1920s

Background imageBleak Collection: River Vakh, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov

River Vakh, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
River Vakh, 1928. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Background imageBleak Collection: Le fort de Vaux, le 25 octobre, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Le fort de Vaux, le 25 octobre, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le fort de Vaux, le 25 octobre, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

Background imageBleak Collection: Hog Island (one of the Crozet Group)

Hog Island (one of the Crozet Group), from sketches by Captain [William] Ashby, late of the ship City of Auckland, 1876

Background imageBleak Collection: Possession Island...Southern Indian Ocean

Possession Island...Southern Indian Ocean
Possession Island (one of the Crozet Group), Southern Indian Ocean, where the [New Zealand emigrant-ship] Strathmore was wrecked, 1876

Background imageBleak Collection: 'Mountain Gloom - the Pass of Glencoe'

"Mountain Gloom - the Pass of Glencoe", by A.P. Newton in the Exhibition of the Water-colour Society, 1860. Engraving of a painting

Background imageBleak Collection: 'Mountain Gloom - the Pass of Glencoe'

"Mountain Gloom - the Pass of Glencoe", by A.P. Newton in the Exhibition of the Water-colour Society, 1860. Engraving of a painting

Background imageBleak Collection: Winter in Nordstrand, 1900-1901. Creator: Edvard Munch

Winter in Nordstrand, 1900-1901. Creator: Edvard Munch
Winter in Nordstrand, 1900-1901

Background imageBleak Collection: Le fort de Vaux, le 12 mars, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Le fort de Vaux, le 12 mars, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le fort de Vaux, le 12 mars, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

Background imageBleak Collection: Partie centrale du fort de Douaumont

Partie centrale du fort de Douaumont, le 22 octobre, deuxieme jour de notre preparation d'artillerie, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Background imageBleak Collection: Le fort de Douaumomt apres les bombardements allemands de fevrier dernier

Le fort de Douaumomt apres les bombardements allemands de fevrier dernier, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Background imageBleak Collection: Le Fort de Vaux, repris le 2 novembre; vue oblique

Le Fort de Vaux, repris le 2 novembre; vue oblique, en aeroplane et a faible hauteur, du fort dans son etat actuel, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Background imageBleak Collection: Le Fort de Vaux, repris le 2 novembre; les abords du fort de Vaux par le Sud

Le Fort de Vaux, repris le 2 novembre; les abords du fort de Vaux par le Sud, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Background imageBleak Collection: At the City Toll Gate, 1892. Creator: Victor Forssell

At the City Toll Gate, 1892. Creator: Victor Forssell
At the City Toll Gate, 1892

Background imageBleak Collection: Panoramic Landscape with Tobias and the Angel, 1615-1625. Creator: Kerstiaen de Keuninck

Panoramic Landscape with Tobias and the Angel, 1615-1625. Creator: Kerstiaen de Keuninck
Panoramic Landscape with Tobias and the Angel, 1615-1625

Background imageBleak Collection: The Lonesome Bay, 1886. Creator: Arthur Hawksley

The Lonesome Bay, 1886. Creator: Arthur Hawksley
The Lonesome Bay, 1886

Background imageBleak Collection: From Nordland. Creator: Peder Balke

From Nordland. Creator: Peder Balke
From Nordland, unknown date

Background imageBleak Collection: Les calvaire de pressoire, 7 et 8 novembre, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Les calvaire de pressoire, 7 et 8 novembre, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les calvaire de pressoire, 7 et 8 novembre, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

Background imageBleak Collection: Le Bois mutile (cote 955, au-dessus de Metzeral), 1916. Creator: Charles-Jules Duvent

Le Bois mutile (cote 955, au-dessus de Metzeral), 1916. Creator: Charles-Jules Duvent
Le Bois mutile (cote 955, au-dessus de Metzeral), 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Background imageBleak Collection: L'Hartmannswillerkopf 18 janvier 1916, 1916. Creator: Francois Flameng

L'Hartmannswillerkopf 18 janvier 1916, 1916. Creator: Francois Flameng
L'Hartmannswillerkopf 18 janvier 1916, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

Background imageBleak Collection: The Rapids, Niagara Falls, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

The Rapids, Niagara Falls, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
The Rapids, Niagara Falls, N.Y. between 1900 and 1910

Background imageBleak Collection: The town of Widtsoe, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

The town of Widtsoe, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The town of Widtsoe, Utah

Background imageBleak Collection: Dining Ward, Newgate Prison, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Dining Ward, Newgate Prison, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Dining Ward, Newgate Prison, [London], 1850. Extract from a report of the State of the Prison: The great corruption of Newgate still appears to be most fearful in the transport wards

Background imageBleak Collection: The Anchorite, 1869. Creator: Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo

The Anchorite, 1869. Creator: Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo
The Anchorite, 1869

Background imageBleak Collection: Wilderness landscape, 1861. Creator: Markus Larsson

Wilderness landscape, 1861. Creator: Markus Larsson
Wilderness landscape, 1861. A lake or fjord with wild rocky shores; in the foreground two standing pines and one fallen. On an island in the middle and on the beach in the background some cottages

Background imageBleak Collection: The island of St. Paul in the Indian Ocean, undated. (c1850s) Creator: Joseph Selleny

The island of St. Paul in the Indian Ocean, undated. (c1850s) Creator: Joseph Selleny
The island of St. Paul in the Indian Ocean, undated. (c1850s)

Background imageBleak Collection: The International Exhibition: 'Western Coast of the Island of Heligoland'

The International Exhibition: "Western Coast of the Island of Heligoland", by Hermann Eschke, 1862. Engraving of a painting

Background imageBleak Collection: View From the Armankoi Mountain to the South-East Kuraiskaya Heights Altai

View From the Armankoi Mountain to the South-East Kuraiskaya Heights Altai, 1880-1897

Background imageBleak Collection: Mountain Stream with Small Bridge I, c. 1855. Creator: Elizabeth Murray

Mountain Stream with Small Bridge I, c. 1855. Creator: Elizabeth Murray
Mountain Stream with Small Bridge I, c. 1855

Background imageBleak Collection: Mountain Stream with Small Bridge II, c. 1855. Creator: Elizabeth Murray

Mountain Stream with Small Bridge II, c. 1855. Creator: Elizabeth Murray
Mountain Stream with Small Bridge II, c. 1855

Background imageBleak Collection: The Alps, from Various Landscape Sites, c. 1851. Creator: Alexandre Calame

The Alps, from Various Landscape Sites, c. 1851. Creator: Alexandre Calame
The Alps, from Various Landscape Sites, c. 1851

Background imageBleak Collection: The Mamelon and Malakoff, from the Mortar Battery, 1855. Creator: Roger Fenton

The Mamelon and Malakoff, from the Mortar Battery, 1855. Creator: Roger Fenton
The Mamelon and Malakoff, from the Mortar Battery, 1855. A work made of salted paper print, from the album " photographic pictures of the seat of war in the crimea" (1856)

Background imageBleak Collection: Blue Landscape, c. 1896-1899. Creator: Louis Michel Eilshemius

Blue Landscape, c. 1896-1899. Creator: Louis Michel Eilshemius
Blue Landscape, c. 1896-1899

Background imageBleak Collection: Ben Arthur, published 1819. Creator: JMW Turner

Ben Arthur, published 1819. Creator: JMW Turner
Ben Arthur, published 1819

Background imageBleak Collection: Work Castles, Wolverhampton, 1912. Creator: Joseph Pennell

Work Castles, Wolverhampton, 1912. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Work Castles, Wolverhampton, 1912

Background imageBleak Collection: Old Million Eyes, 1910. Creator: Joseph Pennell

Old Million Eyes, 1910. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Old Million Eyes, 1910

Background imageBleak Collection: Valley of Desolation, 1910. Creator: Joseph Pennell

Valley of Desolation, 1910. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Valley of Desolation, 1910

Background imageBleak Collection: The Fallen Tree, ca. 1785. Creator: Alexander Cozens

The Fallen Tree, ca. 1785. Creator: Alexander Cozens
The Fallen Tree, ca. 1785

Background imageBleak Collection: Ruins of the Chateau of Cremieux (Isere), 1850

Ruins of the Chateau of Cremieux (Isere), 1850

Background imageBleak Collection: Mountain Landscape, Lombardy, . Creator: Attributed to John Frederick Kensett

Mountain Landscape, Lombardy, . Creator: Attributed to John Frederick Kensett
Mountain Landscape, Lombardy, . Attributed to John Frederick Kensett

Background imageBleak Collection: Near the Coast, ca. 1885. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford

Near the Coast, ca. 1885. Creator: Robert Swain Gifford
Near the Coast, ca. 1885

Background imageBleak Collection: Snow-Mass Mountain, 1874. Creator: Thomas Moran

Snow-Mass Mountain, 1874. Creator: Thomas Moran
Snow-Mass Mountain, 1874. View of Snowmass Mountain, in the Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA. It is a terribly hard road to travel

Background imageBleak Collection: Transport Difficulties in the Swamps of Flanders, First World War, 1917, (c1920)

Transport Difficulties in the Swamps of Flanders, First World War, 1917, (c1920)

Background imageBleak Collection: View in Armenia, 1890. Creator: Unknown

View in Armenia, 1890. Creator: Unknown
View in Armenia, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Background imageBleak Collection: Winter Landscape, 1932. Creator: Hanna Frosterus-Segerstrale

Winter Landscape, 1932. Creator: Hanna Frosterus-Segerstrale
Winter Landscape, 1932

Background imageBleak Collection: Winter study, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham

Winter study, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Winter study, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Background imageBleak Collection: The Last Rest (The Grave of Scott, Wilson and Bowers), November 1912, (1913)

The Last Rest (The Grave of Scott, Wilson and Bowers), November 1912, (1913)

Background imageBleak Collection: Landscape With Skaters, 1770-1779. Creator: Peter Cramer

Landscape With Skaters, 1770-1779. Creator: Peter Cramer
Landscape With Skaters, 1770-1779

Background imageBleak Collection: Tynemouth Castle, from Picturesque Selections, 1860. Creator: James Duffield Harding

Tynemouth Castle, from Picturesque Selections, 1860. Creator: James Duffield Harding
Tynemouth Castle, from Picturesque Selections, 1860

Background imageBleak Collection: The Hut and the Western Mountains from the Top of the Ramp, c1910–1913, (1913)

The Hut and the Western Mountains from the Top of the Ramp, c1910–1913, (1913)
The Hut and the Western Mountains from the Top of the Ramp, c1910– 1913, (1913)

Background imageBleak Collection: American Winter Sports - Trout Fishing on Chateaugay Lake, pub. 1856, Currier & Ives

American Winter Sports - Trout Fishing on Chateaugay Lake, pub. 1856, Currier & Ives
American Winter Sports - Trout Fishing on Chateaugay Lake (Franklin County N.Y. ), pub. 1856, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Background imageBleak Collection: Le Degel A Gand, c1902, (1906-7). Artist: Albert Baertsoen

Le Degel A Gand, c1902, (1906-7). Artist: Albert Baertsoen
Le Degel A Gand, c1902. Otherwise known as The Thaw in Ghent. From The Studio Volume 39 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1906-7.]

Background imageBleak Collection: Jamaica Inn, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham

Jamaica Inn, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
Jamaica Inn, 1952. Illustration for " Jamaica Inn" by Daphne du Maurier

Background imageBleak Collection: Parts of the Commonwealth and Dominion Ranges, c1908, (1909)

Parts of the Commonwealth and Dominion Ranges, c1908, (1909)
Parts of the Commonwealth and Dominion Ranges, Photographed on the way down the Glacier. Pressure Ice Shows at the Foot of the Mountains, c1908, (1909)

Background imageBleak Collection: The Gap - New Land, 1908, (1909)

The Gap - New Land, 1908, (1909)
The Gap - New Land. The Party Ascended Mount Hope and Sighted the Great Glacier, Up Which They Marched Through The Gap

Background imageBleak Collection: A Terracine, 1919. Artist: Pierre Gusman

A Terracine, 1919. Artist: Pierre Gusman
A Terracine, 1919. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

Background imageBleak Collection: Battlefield, Tahure, northern France, c1914-c1918

Battlefield, Tahure, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageBleak Collection: Blasted landscape, Belloy-en-Santerre, northern France, c1914-c1918

Blasted landscape, Belloy-en-Santerre, northern France, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

Background imageBleak Collection: The Top of Mount Suess, Looking South, c1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

The Top of Mount Suess, Looking South, c1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
The Top of Mount Suess, Looking South. Two Figures [Forde and Taylor] on the Summit Give Some Idea of the Stupendous Cliffs 2000 Feet High, c1911, (1913). View looking towards Miller Glacier

Background imageBleak Collection: Hansens Grave On Cape Adare, 1911, (1913). Artist: G Murray Levick

Hansens Grave On Cape Adare, 1911, (1913). Artist: G Murray Levick
Hansens Grave On Cape Adare, 1911, (1913)

Background imageBleak Collection: Panorama from Discovery Bluff, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

Panorama from Discovery Bluff, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
Panorama from Discovery Bluff, Looking North-West Up The Mackay Glacier to the Great Ice Plateau, c1911, (1913)

Background imageBleak Collection: Frost-Smoke, 1911, 1913. Artist: Herbert Ponting

Frost-Smoke, 1911, 1913. Artist: Herbert Ponting
Frost-Smoke, 1911, 1913. Frost smoke off Glacier Tongue

Background imageBleak Collection: The South-West End of Alph Avenue, 1912, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

The South-West End of Alph Avenue, 1912, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
The South-West End of Alph Avenue, Showing Our Return Route Between The Ice Pinnacles and the Moraine, 1912, (1913). Ice falls and Royal Society Range beyond Terminus Camp, Koettlitz Glacier

Background imageBleak Collection: The Ramparts of Mount Erebus, c1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

The Ramparts of Mount Erebus, c1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
The Ramparts of Mount Erebus, c1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Background imageBleak Collection: A Steep Gully Cut By The Alph River Through The Koettlitz Glacier, c1911, (1913)

A Steep Gully Cut By The Alph River Through The Koettlitz Glacier, c1911, (1913)
A Steep Gully Cut By The Alph River Through The Ancient Lateral Moraine of the Koettlitz Glacier, c1911, (1913)

Background imageBleak Collection: The Koettlitz Glacier, Just North of Heald Island

The Koettlitz Glacier, Just North of Heald Island, Showing Ice Pinnacles, Etc. Nearly One Hundred Feet High, c1911, (1913)

Background imageBleak Collection: Alcove Camp in a Surface Gully of the Taylor Glacier

Alcove Camp in a Surface Gully of the Taylor Glacier, c1911, (1913)

Background imageBleak Collection: Open Water in the Ross Sea, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

Open Water in the Ross Sea, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Open Water in the Ross Sea, c1910– 1913, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Background imageBleak Collection: Telephotograph of the Mount Lister Scarp

Telephotograph of the Mount Lister Scarp, 13, 000 Feet High, Showing The Cwm Valleys (Taken from Cape Evans, 60 miles to the East), 10 February 1911, (1913)

Background imageBleak Collection: Mount England and the New Glacier, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

Mount England and the New Glacier, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
Mount England and the New Glacier. The Minnehaha Ice Falls and the Entrance to the Devils Punch Bowl (On the Right) Are Also Seen, c1911, (1913)

Background imageBleak Collection: Granite Blocks Planed by Ancient Glaciers at Cape Roberts, c1911, (1913). Artist

Granite Blocks Planed by Ancient Glaciers at Cape Roberts, c1911, (1913). Artist
Granite Blocks Planed by Ancient Glaciers at Cape Roberts. Fifteen Berg Appears to the South, c1911, (1913)

Background imageBleak Collection: Avalanche Cliffs on the South Side of Granite Harbour, c1911, (1913). Artist

Avalanche Cliffs on the South Side of Granite Harbour, c1911, (1913). Artist
Avalanche Cliffs on the South Side of Granite Harbour. Here the Piedmont Ice Covers a Cwm on the Left, But is Discontinuous Over The Cliffs on the Right, c1911, (1913)



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