Colourised Collection (page 10)

The removal of Eros, 1925, (1938). The removal of Eros from its place in Piccadilly, in early 1925 to make way for the reconstruction of Piccadilly Tube Station

Columbus with Ferdinand and Isabella, (3rd August 1492), 1912
The Parting of Columbus with Ferdinand and Isabella, 3rd August 1492. Queen Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504) and King Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516) helped fund Columbuss explorations

Robinson Crusoe, chapbook cut, 18th century (1964). A print from A History of Wood Engraving, by Douglas Percy Bliss, Spring Books, London, 1964. (Colorised black and white print)

A policeman, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927). (Colorised black and white print)

The coronation of Charlemagne (712-814), 14th century (1849)
The coronation of Charlemagne (712-814), King of the Franks and the Emperor of Rome, 14th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 14th century manuscript illustration in

Anna Pavlova (1881-1912), Russian ballet dancer, 1911-1912. Artist: Alfred Ellis & Walery
Anna Pavlova (1881-1912), Russian ballet dancer, 1911-1912. Pavlova was the most famous classical ballerina of her era. She trained at the school of the Imperial Ballet

Mrs Flora Drummond, arrested in Hyde Park, London, 1914, (1935). General Flora Drummond joined the suffragette campaign to obtain the vote for women

William Hogarth, 18th century English painter, printmaker, satirist and cartoonist, (c1850). Much of Hogarths work was targeted at contemporary politics, lifestyles and customs

Queen Victoria with her great-granchildren at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, 1900. The Queen with Princes Edward, Albert, Henry and Princess Mary

Sir Francis Drake, 16th century, (1910). Portrait of the English sea-captain (1540-1596) at the age of 43, wearing a peascod doublet

William Butler Yeats, Irish poet and playwright, c1900s. Yeats (1865-1939) as a young man. Yeats won the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature. (Colorised black and white print)

Mutiny of the crew of the Bounty, 1789 (late 19th century). Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817), British naval officer, seized in his cabin by the mutinous crew of HMS Bounty

The Family Must Eat, c1940 (1942). An East End family cook a meal for the family from the ruined house across the street (visible through the window)

Old room in Slumland, London, c1900 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

Sir John Herschel, astronomer and scientist, 1810s. Artist: Gaspare Gabrielli
Sir John Herschel, astronomer and scientist, 1810s. Portrait of John Herschel as a young man. The son of astronomer Sir William Herschel, John Herschel discovered 525 nebulae and clusters

The burning of St Pauls Cathedral during the Great Fire of London, c1902. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902). (Colorised black and white print)

The sinking of SS Titanic, 14 April 1912. An artists impression of the ship going down. Operated by the White Star Line, on 14 April 1912 SS Titanic struck an iceberg in thick fog off Newfoundland

Saloon car on the Orient Express, c1895. Wood engraving published Leipzig. (Colorised black and white print)

James Brindley, 18th century English civil engineer and canal builder, (1836). Artist: JT Wedgwood
James Brindley, 18th century English civil engineer and canal builder, (1836). Brindley (1716-1772) rests a hand on a theodolite

Interior of the Globe Theatre, Bankside, London, 1617-1619. Stage of the second Globe, built on the foundations and in the same style as the first immediately after the fire of 1613

Martyrs at Smithfield, London, c1600 (1904)
Martyrs at Smithfield, c1600, (1904). From London in the Time of Tudors, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]. (Colorised black and white print)

Waiting for admission to St Marylebone Workhouse, Luxborough Street, London, c1901 (1903). From Living London, Vol. II, by George R. Sims

Columbuss Ship, The Santa Maria, (1493), 1912
Columbuss Ship, The Santa Maria, 1493. La Santa Maria de la Inmaculada Concepcion (Spanish for Holy Mary of the Immaculate Conception), or La Santa Maria

Harriet Tubman, American anti-slavery activist, c1900. Harriet Tubman (c1820-1913) was born into slavery in America. She escaped in 1849

Queen Charlotte, queen consort of George III, (19th century). Artist: Read
Queen Charlotte, queen consort of George III, (19th century). Portrait of Charlotte (1744-1818), who was the wife of George III of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)

Alfred Tennyson, DCL, FRS, English Poet Laureate, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Alfred Tennyson, DCL, FRS, English Poet Laureate, 1883. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army

JMW Turner, RA, (late 19th century). The celebrated landscape painter at work. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol IX. (Colorised black and white print)

The execution of Anne Boleyn, 1536. Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn in 1533 after divorcing his first wife, Catherine of Aragon

Charles Dickens, 19th century English novelist. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III, (c1890s). (Colorised black and white print)

Bust of King George III of England, 1767. Artist: John Nost
Bust of King George III (1760-1820), 1767. During his reign, Britain became the dominant power in Europe, but lost its American colonies, and in his later life he suffered from mental illness

Martin Luther German Protestant reformer, 1546
Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer, 1546. After woodcut by Cranach. (Colorised black and white print)

Anna May Wong (1905-1961), Chinese-American actress, 20th century. Wong was the first Chinese American film star and the first Asian American to become an international star

Esther Ralston (1902-1994), American actress, 20th century. Ralston was a popular actress of the silent film era

Ann Harding (1901-1981), American actress, 20th century. Hardings performances were often heralded by the critics, who cited her diction and stage experience as assets to the screen

Clark Gable (1901-1960), American actor, 20th century. Gable was an Academy Award-winner and the biggest box office star of the early sound film era

Paul Cavanagh (1888-1964) and Kay Francis (1905-1968), 20th century. Cavanagh was an English actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1928 and 1959

Charles Farrell (1901-1990), American actor, 20th century. Farrell is perhaps best known for his on-screen romance wih Janet Gaynor

Jack Hulbert (1892-1978) and his wife Cicely Courtneidge (1893-1980), English actors, 20th century. Hulbert was one of the earliest famous members of the Cambridge Footlights

Charles Farrell (1901-1990) and Greta Nissen (1906-1988), 20th century. Farrell was an American actor who is perhaps best known for his on-screen romance wih Janet Gaynor

Mary Astor (1906-1987), American actress, 20th century. Astor began her long film career as a teenager in silent films of the early 1920s

Richard Dix (1893-1949), American actor, 20th century. One of the few actors to successfully bridge the transition from silent films to talkies, Dixs best-remembered early role was in Cecil B

James Hall (1900-1940) and Clara Bow (1905-1965), American actors, 20th century. Bow was widely recognised as an archetypal flapper and was the original It Girl

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