Concept Collection (page 22)

The Cook, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel
The Cook, 1930. The Cook from Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland. After an illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) colour printed by Edward Evans (1826-1905)

Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram, (1809), c. 1910s
Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram on 6th July 1809. Napoleon defeated the Austrians at Wagram, forcing them to sue for peace four days later and bringing an end to the War of the Fifth Coalition

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), French general and Emperor, 1912
Napoleon Bonaparte, French general and Emperor. Napoleon (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Regarded as possibly the greatest cricketer of all time

Wild Hyacinths in a Surrey Copse, 1906. A print from The Girls own Paper, 7 April 1906

Tom Cribbs second battle with Molineaux, 1811 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights. English boxer Tom Cribb (1781-1848)

He caught Tom a smack under the chin, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis
He caught Tom a smack under the chin, late 19th or early 20th century. An illustration from Famous Fights

Caught him with both arms round the waist, and threw him on the stage, c1890-c1909(?). Artist: Pugnis
Caught him with both arms round the waist, and threw him on the stage, c1890-c1909(?). An illustration from Famous Fights

Louis Bleriot about to make the first successful flight across the English Channel, 1909. French aviator Bleriot (1872-1936)

The sailor lads of the training ship HMS Lion at Devonport, Devon, 1896. Artist: WM Crockett
The sailor lads of the training ship HMS Lion at Devonport, Devon, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 21st August 1896

A marching out battalion parade on board the training ship HMS Lion, 1896. Artist: WM Crockett
A marching out battalion parade on board the training ship HMS Lion, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 7th August 1896

Indian cavalrymen, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Indian cavalrymen, 1896. Guides Cavalry (Queens Own) of the North West Frontier; the Central India Horse; the 1st Bengal Cavalry (the famous 1st Irregulars)

Casualties from the front pass destroyed tanks, Villers-Bretonneux, France, World War I, 1918. Villers-Bretonneux was the scene of the first tank battle in history, on 24th April 1918

Plausible, 1902. Artist: Spy
Plausible, 1902. Mr Justice Swinfen Eady, British lawyer and judge. Eady (1851-1919) became a QC in 1893 and a High Court Judge in 1901. He served as Master of the Rolls from 1918-1919

Advert for Carters wicker bath chairs and spinal carriages, 1916

Ancient house, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, 1924-1926. Artist: Valentine & Sons Ltd
Ancient house, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, 1924-1926. Illustration from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume IV, (Hutchinson and Co, 1924-1926)

Gene Kelly (1912-1996), American dancer, actor and director, c1940s

Lord Fisher of Kilverstone, British Naval Commander, First World War, 1914. Artist: Haines
Lord Fisher of Kilverstone, British Naval Commander, First World War, 1914. Fisher (1841-1920) was Admiral of the Fleet. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

St Augustine with his mother St Monica, 1855 (1926). Artist: Ary Scheffer
St Augustine with his mother St Monica, 1855 (1926). From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 2: Builders of the Church, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

The seizure of Roger de Mortimer (1287-1330) at Nottingham Castle, 19th century. Artist: Noel Paton
The seizure of Roger de Mortimer (1287-1330) at Nottingham Castle, 19th century. Roger de Mortimer was arrested by order of King Edward III in October 1330

Prince Albert the British Farmer, 1843. Cartoon of Prince Albert (1819-1861) as a farmer. Prince Albert has turned his attention to the promotion of agriculture; and if you have seen

The Moabite Stone, 1926. The Moabite Stone, discovered in 1868, is a black basalt stone bearing an inscription by the 9th century BC Moabite King Mesha

Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881, 1883 (1935). Artist: William Powell Frith
Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881, 1883 (1935). From The Studio Volume 109. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1935]

Roehampton Priory, Surrey, mid 19th century. A print from Dugdales England and Wales Delineated

Arthur Rimbaud, French poet and adventurer, 1870. Rimbauds (1854-1891) career as a poet was brief but dazzling. He wrote his last poem at the age of 19

Study of the head of the Madonna, 15th century (1930). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Study of the head of the Madonna, 15th century (1930). Used for Litta Madonn. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France. From Apollo magazine, volume XII, no 69 (September 1930)

Lord Fisher, British admiral, late 19th century, (1920). Artist: Russell
Lord Fisher, British admiral, late 19th century, (1920). John Arbuthnot Jackie Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone (1841-1920) was First Sea Lord and Admiral of the Fleet

Masquerades and operas, 1724. Artist: William Hogarth
Masquerades and operas, 1724. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Ludwig van Beethoven and his friends, (1770-1827), German composer, 1909

12th Lancers, 1889. A print from a supplement of The Army and Navy Gazette, (London, 5 October 1889)

Race for the Great St Leger Stakes, 1836. Artist: Harris
Race for the Great St Leger Stakes, 1836. First held in 1776, the St Leger is the oldest of the five classic English horse races

Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress, 1933. Dietrich (1901-1992), was a Academy Award-nominated German-American actress, entertainer and singer

Sir Redvers Henry Buller, British general and Victoria Cross holder, 1902. Artist: Knight
Sir Redvers Henry Buller, British general and Victoria Cross holder, 1902. Buller (1839-1908) won the Victoria Cross at Inhlobane, in the Zulu War, 1879

Winter in the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad, c1910. Artist: Nikolay Dubovskoy
Winter in the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad, c1910. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Yaroslavl, Russia

The Russian royal family visiting Sarov Monastery, Russia, 1903. Artist: K von Hahn
The Russian royal family visiting Sarov Monastery, Russia, 1903. Tsar Nicholas II and his family visited the monastery, which is associated with St Seraphim, in 1903

Daniel in the Lions Den, c1615. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Daniel in the Lions Den, c1615. Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640). Found in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington

Knowledge Will Break the Chains of Slavery, poster, 1920. Artist: Alexei Radakov
Knowledge Will Break the Chains of Slavery, poster, 1920. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Return from China, Arrival of repatriate, Toulon, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 23rd June 1901

Two trains on fire on the Brooklyn Bridge, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 27th December 1903

The Opening of the Universal Exhibition by the President of the Republic, Paris, 1900. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

The Prince of Wales signing a visitors book in Canada, c1920s. The future King Edward VIII signs his name during a royal visit

The Story of Theseus, mid-15th century. Artist: Master of the Cassoni
The Story of Theseus, mid-15th century. Theseus lands on Crete from Athens and sets out to kill the Minotaur, the bull-headed monster which King Minos has had imprisoned in the labyrinth built by

St George and the Dragon, c1506. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
St George and the Dragon, c1506. From the collection of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, Windsor, England

Indian Dance (La Marquise de Casati), 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Indian Dance (La Marquise de Casati), 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Greek Tomb Painting, 5th century BC
Greek tomb painting: the diver symbolises the after-life, 5th century BC

Beauty Takigawa from the Tea-house Ogi, late 18th or early 19th century. Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro
Beauty Takigawa from the Tea-house Ogi, late 18th or early 19th century. From the series The famous Beauties of Our Days. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Part of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, 5th century BC
Part of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon, showing part of the Panathenaic procession, 5th century BC. From the British Museums collection

Scene from Silas Marner by George Eliot, 1882. Artist: Mary L Gow
Scene from Silas Marner by George Eliot, 1882. Eppie, the orphan adopted by the lonely miser and linen-weaver, Silas Marner

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