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A Message from the Sea, 1883, (c1930). Creator: William McTaggart
A Message from the Sea, 1883, (c1930). Three fisher-children finding a bottle washed up by the tide. The setting is the beach at Machrihanish, a village in Argyll on the west coast of Scotland

Saint Hugh of Lincoln and the Swan, 1912. Artist: Winifred Mary Letts
Saint Hugh of Lincoln and the Swan, 1912. Hugh of Lincoln (1135/40-1200), also known as Hugh of Avalon, was a French noble, Benedictine and Carthusian monk

For He Had Great Possessions, 1894, (1912). Artist: George Frederick Watts
For He Had Great Possessions, 1894, (1912). Painting held at the Watts Gallery, Guildford, Surrey. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

Edinburgh from Calton Hill, c1870. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

The Devils Acre - Westminster, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Devils Acre-Westminster, 1872. Devils Acre, a Victorian slum near Westminster Abbey had a high rate of mortality from diseases such as typhoid. From, " LONDON

Childhoods Treasures, 1886, (c1930). Creator: Marianne Stokes
Childhoods Treasures, 1886, (c1930). Children with a litter of newborn puppies. Painting in the Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Nottingham

Drumcree, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Drumcree, 1911. Portrait of racehorse Drumcree, winner of the 1903 Grand National, ridden by Percy Woodland. From " British Sports and Sportsmen: Racing Coursing and Steeplechasing"

Moifaa, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Moifaa, 1911. Portrait of Moifaa, a New Zealand-bred racehorse who won the 1904 Grand National by eight lengths. Moifaa had travelled from New Zealand

Mr C G Assheton-Smith and Cloister, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Mr C G Assheton-Smith and Cloister, 1911. Portrait of British landowner and amateur caricaturist Sir Charles Garden Assheton-Smith (1851-1914) with a racehorse

Where Do You Want To Go?, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Where Do You Want To Go?, 1922. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]

Lancaster Castle: John of Gaunts Tower, c1896. Artist: J Davis
Lancaster Castle: John of Gaunts Tower, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

A Dames School, 1845, (1904). Artist: Thomas Webster
A Dames School, 1845, (1904). From the collection of the Tate Modern, London. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

I Make Myself Known to My Aunt. Etching from David Copperfield, c1840-1880, (1923). Artist: Hablot Knight Browne
I Make Myself Known to My Aunt. Etching from David Copperfield, 1840-1880, (1923). David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens

Cookham, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Cookham, 1898. Cookham on the River Thames in Berkshire, England is notable as the home of the artist Stanley Spencer. From " Our Own Country, Volume VI"

The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, 1898. Creator: Unknown
" The Pantiles", Tunbridge Wells, 1898. From " Our Own Country, Volume I.". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

Our Village, c1890, (1936). Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
Our Village, c1890, (1936). Village scene by Sir Hubert von Herkomer. (1849-1914). Oil on canvas. From " Bibbys Annual 1936", edited by Joseph Bibby. [J. Bibby & Sons, Ltd. Liverpool, 1936]

Dartmouth - Dartmouth and Kingswear Castles, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Posters warning those guilty of illegal oaths were liable to deportation, (1834), 1934
Posters warning that people found guilty of uttering illegal oaths were liable to deportation, 1834. On 24th February 1834 local landowners in Dorsetput up posters warning that people found guilty of

Saint Nicholas of Lipna, 1294. Artist: Alexa Petrov
Saint Nicholas of Lipna, 1294. Petrov, Alexa (Late 13th century). Russian icon painting. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum of History and Architecture Novgorodian Kremlin, Novgorod

Charles Wesley, 18th century English preacher and hymn writer. Charles (1707-1788) was the brother of John Wesley (1703-1791) with whom he founded Methodism

Reading the Scriptures, 1874. Creator: Thomas Waterman Wood
Reading the Scriptures, 1874

Cardinal Wolsey, c1500s, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Cardinal Wolsey, c1500s, (1890). Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1473-1530), Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor of England, bishop

Pwllheli - A Sheltered Corner, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

The Evangelical Symbols, 800 AD, (20th century). The winged man is St Matthew, the winged lion St Mark, the winged ox St Luke and the eagle represents St John

Daniel Earl of Nottingham, c1785. Creator: Unknown
Daniel Earl of Nottingham, c1785. Daniel Earl of Nottingham (1647-1730), English Conservative statesman regarded as an honourable and virtuous man

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Pope Francis, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Pope Francis, 2023. Argentinian pontiff, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936, elected as Pope in 2013

Reading woman, 1911. Creator: Corinth, Lovis (1858-1925)
Reading woman, 1911. Private Collection

The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, 1922. The Eight Immortals are revered by Taoists and are a popular element of Chinese culture

Dickens Centenary Stamp, 1912. Artist: Stephen Reid
Dickens Centenary Stamp, 1912. The Charles Dickens (1812-1870) centenary was celebrated in 1912, a committee was established to collect funds for the benefit of the descendants of the great writer

The Kings Orb and Sceptre, 1937. Creator: Unknown
The Kings Orb and Sceptre, 1937. From " The Crowning of The King and Queen". [Evans Brothers Limited, London, 1937]

The Titanic Slip, c1910s, (1928)
The Titanic Slip, 1928. From A History of Lloyd s, by Charles Wright and C. Ernest Fayle. [Macmillan and Company Limited, London, 1928]

Map of Suvla Bay, Gallipoli peninsula, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Map of Suvla Bay, Gallipoli peninsula, First World War, 1915, (c1920). After the Suvla Bay Landing: Approximate Positions of General Stopfords Divisions on the night of August 7, 1915

The Lady of Shalott Looking at Lancelot, 1894, (c1930). Creator: John William Waterhouse
The Lady of Shalott Looking at Lancelot, 1894, (c1930). Illustration to Tennysons poem, " The Lady of Shalott" : the Lady sees bold Sir Launcelot in her mirror: she goes to the window

Three Studies of Horses, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Three Studies of Horses, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Beech and Oak (Frontispiece), from The Park and the Forest, 1841

Household Cavalry-Captain, 2nd Life Guards, 1900. Creator: Gregory & Co
Household Cavalry-Captain, 2nd Life Guards, 1900. 2nd Regiment of Life Guards was renamed 2nd Life Guards in 1877 and contributed to the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment in the Second Boer War

Lieutenants Melvill and Coghill (24th Regiment) Dying to Save the Queens Colours, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C

Title Page of the Geneva Bible, 1614, (1943). Creator: Unknown
Title Page of the Geneva Bible, 1614, (1943). The " Geneva" version of the Bible is significant because it was the first mechanically printed

Fresco in the crypt of the Cathedral, Anagni, Italy, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Fresco in the crypt of the Cathedral, Anagni, Italy, (1928). About 1250...Hippocrates and Galen, painted by the master of the " Traslazioni" in the crypt of the same church

Marie Salle dancing, 1732, (1908). Creator: Unknown
Marie Salle dancing, 1732, (1908). Mlle. Salle Dansant (1732). Marie Salle (1707-1756) was a French dancer and choreographer

Soldiers playing cards in the trenches, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Soldiers playing cards in the trenches, First World War, c1916, (c1920). An Interval of Peace: British bomb-gun section enjoying a hand at cards while the sentries keep watch through the periscopes

Map of the North Sea and the Baltic, c1914, (c1920). Creator: John Bartholomew & Son
Map of the North Sea and the Baltic, c1914, (c1920). Northern Europe at the start of the First World War, including parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Germany, Denmark

Britannias Realm, 1880, (c1930). Creator: John Brett
Britannias Realm, 1880, (c1930). Sailing boats off the coast near Tenby in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London. From " Modern Masterpieces of British Art"

The Inchcape Rock, 1908, (c1930). Creator: Peter Graham
The Inchcape Rock, 1908, (c1930). Illustration to a ballad of the same name by Robert Southey, published in 1802. A warning bell for shipping had been installed on a dangerous sandstone reef off

Palaeontology, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Palaeontology, c1910. Palaeontology, the scientific study of life forms existing in the past though examination of fossils, plants, animals, and organisms

Submission of Henry IV. At Canossa, (1077), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Submission of Henry IV. At Canossa, (1077), 1890. Henry IV (1050-1106) King German King and Holy Roman Emperor, after being excommunicated

Napoleon I at the tomb of Frederick the Great, 27 October 1806, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Napoleon I at the tomb of Frederick the Great, 27 October 1806, (1936). Napoleon I Am Sarge Friedrichs Des Grossen, 27 Oktober 1806

Mozart performs for Empress Maria Theresia, 1 October 1762, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Mozart performs for Empress Maria Theresia, 1 October 1762, (1936). Mozart Vor Kaiserin Maria Theresia, 1 Oktober 1762. The six-year-old Mozart plays for the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria at

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