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Concept Collection (page 23)

Background imageConcept Collection: John Stuart Mill, British social reformer and philosopher, 1873. Artist: Spy

John Stuart Mill, British social reformer and philosopher, 1873. Artist: Spy
John Stuart Mill, British social reformer and philosopher, 1873. An advocate of utilitarianism, Mill (1806-1873) was probably the most influential liberal thinker of the 19th century

Background imageConcept Collection: Resurrectionists or body snatchers raiding a cemetery to provide a cadaver for dissection, 1887

Resurrectionists or body snatchers raiding a cemetery to provide a cadaver for dissection, 1887. The phenomenon of body snatching became increasingly prevalent in the late 18th

Background imageConcept Collection: The Hermitage of Vancouleurs, 1819. Artist: Fleury-Francois Richard

The Hermitage of Vancouleurs, 1819. Artist: Fleury-Francois Richard
The Hermitage of Vancouleurs, 1819. Joan of Arc (c1412-1431), Maid of Orleans, French patriot and martyr, consulting the hermit about the mission that she must accomplish

Background imageConcept Collection: Edward IV, 15th century King of England, c1540

Edward IV, 15th century King of England, c1540. A Plantagenet of the Yorkist line, Edward (1442-1483) came to the throne in 1461

Background imageConcept Collection: Dodo and guinea pig, 1750. Artist: George Edwards

Dodo and guinea pig, 1750. Artist: George Edwards
Dodo and guinea pig, 1750. A dodo - Didus ineptus, an extinct flightless bird from Mauritius and a guinea pig - Cavia porcellus, a rodent native to South America

Background imageConcept Collection: The Road to the Pyramids at Giza, c1873. Artist: Edward Lear

The Road to the Pyramids at Giza, c1873. Artist: Edward Lear
The Road to the Pyramids at Giza, c1873. The road passes through an avenue of trees forming a tunnel and giving shade to the travellers upon it

Background imageConcept Collection: Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, c1618-1622 Artist: Diego Velasquez

Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, c1618-1622 Artist: Diego Velasquez
Kitchen Scene with Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, c1618-1622. Martha supervises work in the kitchen. A young servant girl, wearing an unhappy expression

Background imageConcept Collection: Their Evening Hymn, 1892. Artist: Margaret Isabel Dicksee

Their Evening Hymn, 1892. Artist: Margaret Isabel Dicksee
Their Evening Hymn, 1892. A young girl, wearing a pinafore over her dress, sits at a keyboard playing to her aged grandmother

Background imageConcept Collection: Fitzroy HJ Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, British soldier, 19th century

Fitzroy HJ Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, British soldier, 19th century. In the course of his distinguished military career, Lord Raglan served on Wellingtons staff from 1808-1812

Background imageConcept Collection: The Bellman of London, 1616

The Bellman of London, 1616. London night-watchman going on his rounds with bell, lantern and pike, with his dog at his heels

Background imageConcept Collection: A legionnaire, Algeria, c1910

A legionnaire, Algeria, c1910. French postcard

Background imageConcept Collection: French Foreign Legion, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 1910

French Foreign Legion, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 1910. French postcard

Background imageConcept Collection: Underground scene in a coal mine in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area of England, 1823

Underground scene in a coal mine in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area of England, 1823. Miners hewing coal and carrying away in corves (baskets). From Scenes of British Wealth by the Rev Isaac Taylor

Background imageConcept Collection: Ridiculous Dream, 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya

Ridiculous Dream, 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya
Ridiculous Dream, 1819-1823. Plate 3 of Proverbs, published in 1864. The series is also known as disparates (absurdities) or suenos (dreams)

Background imageConcept Collection: A Christmas Carol: Mr Fezziwigs Ball, 1843. Artist: John Leech

A Christmas Carol: Mr Fezziwigs Ball, 1843. Artist: John Leech
A Christmas Carol: Mr Fezziwigs Ball, 1843. This novella was the earliest and most popular of Charles Dickens Christmas stories

Background imageConcept Collection: The Lace Maker, c1664. Artist: Jan Vermeer

The Lace Maker, c1664. Artist: Jan Vermeer
The Lace Maker, c1664. The woman is making pillow lace which uses a strip of parchment on which the pattern has been pricked out

Background imageConcept Collection: Viscount Lepic, 1882. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Viscount Lepic, 1882. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Viscount Lepic, 1882

Background imageConcept Collection: Bleriot monoplane used by the British army, 1914

Bleriot monoplane used by the British army, 1914. This aircraft was essentially the same as the one in which Louis Bleriot made the first successful flight across the English Channel in 1909

Background imageConcept Collection: Roman mosaic with the text Know Thyself

Roman mosaic with the text Know Thyself in Greek script over a skeleton, In the collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Rome

Background imageConcept Collection: Roman mosaic showing the triumph of Neptune, 1st century

Roman mosaic showing the triumph of Neptune, 1st century
Roman mosaic showing the triumph of Neptune, surrounded by the four seasons, from La Chebba in Tunisia. Now in Bardo Museum in Tunus, 1st century

Background imageConcept Collection: Martin Luther King Jnr, American black civil rights campaigner, c1968

Martin Luther King Jnr, American black civil rights campaigner, c1968
Martin Luther King Jnr (1929-68). American black civil rights campaigner. Assassinated, supposedly by James Earl Ray

Background imageConcept Collection: Two Jubilees - a Harmony in Black and White, 1888

Two Jubilees - a Harmony in Black and White, 1888. The Pope paid a visit to Queen Victoria at the beginning of 1888. Dressed in white, he was in contrast to Her Majesty who

Background imageConcept Collection: Happy Hampstead!, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain

Happy Hampstead!, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
Happy Hampstead!, 1875. A suburban family is shown enjoying a day out in the park. Behind them lurk the shrouded and menacing figures of Smallpox and Fever

Background imageConcept Collection: To Sufferers from Nervous Depression, 1869

To Sufferers from Nervous Depression, 1869. A cartoon depicting the joys of country life and clean living. From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 1, 1869

Background imageConcept Collection: P-51 ('Mustang') fighter planes being prep... North American Aviation, Inc, Inglewood, Calif. 1942

P-51 ("Mustang") fighter planes being prep... North American Aviation, Inc, Inglewood, Calif. 1942
P-51 (" Mustang" ) fighter planes being prepared for test flight at the field of the North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Inglewood, Calif

Background imageConcept Collection: The Governors Palace, Williamsburg, Va. 1943. Creator: Howard Hollem

The Governors Palace, Williamsburg, Va. 1943. Creator: Howard Hollem
The Governors Palace, Williamsburg, Va. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the 18th century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller, Jr

Background imageConcept Collection: A mother getting the children ready for a neighborhood birthday party, Washington, D. C. 1942

A mother getting the children ready for a neighborhood birthday party, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. A mother getting the children ready for a neighborhood birthday party

Background imageConcept Collection: Mother and her daughter, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D. C. 1942

Mother and her daughter, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Anacostia, D.C. Frederick Douglass housing project. Mother and her daughter

Background imageConcept Collection: Visit of the Prince of Wales to Bournemouth; View of Bournemouth form the East Cliff, 1890

Visit of the Prince of Wales to Bournemouth; View of Bournemouth form the East Cliff, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Visit of the Prince of Wales to Bournemouth; View of Bournemouth form the East Cliff, 1890

Background imageConcept Collection: Girl Riding a Crane (parody of Hi Chobo [Chinese: Fei Zhangfang]), c. 1766 / 67

Girl Riding a Crane (parody of Hi Chobo [Chinese: Fei Zhangfang]), c. 1766 / 67
Girl Riding a Crane (parody of Hi Chobo [Chinese: Fei Zhangfang]), c. 1766/67

Background imageConcept Collection: The Grimsel, 1908. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

The Grimsel, 1908. Creator: Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
The Grimsel, 1908

Background imageConcept Collection: RAC Tourist Trophy race, Goodwood, Sussex, 1958. Creator: Unknown

RAC Tourist Trophy race, Goodwood, Sussex, 1958. Creator: Unknown
Aston Martin of Tony Brooks leading Duncan Hamilton in a Jaguar D type, RAC Tourist Trophy, Goodwood, Sussex, 1958. Brooks and Stirling Moss won the race with Hamilton

Background imageConcept Collection: Connaught B-Alta of Ken McAlpine, British Grand Prix, Aintree, Merseyside, 1955

Connaught B-Alta of Ken McAlpine, British Grand Prix, Aintree, Merseyside, 1955. McAlpine retired from the race after 30 laps due to oil pressure

Background imageConcept Collection: Le Meunier, Son Fils, et l'Ane (The Miller, His Son, and the Ass) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1806

Le Meunier, Son Fils, et l'Ane (The Miller, His Son, and the Ass) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1806. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet after Jean Baptiste Oudry, manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory

Background imageConcept Collection: President Eisenhower with Hugh Dryden and T. Keith Glennan, August 19, USA, 1958

President Eisenhower with Hugh Dryden and T. Keith Glennan, August 19, USA, 1958. US President Dwight D. Eisenhower (centre) swears in Dr. T

Background imageConcept Collection: Seamans, von Braun and President Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1963

Seamans, von Braun and President Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1963. Dr. Wernher von Braun (center) explains the Saturn Launch System to President John F. Kennedy

Background imageConcept Collection: Summer in the Catskills, 1867. Creator: George Inness

Summer in the Catskills, 1867. Creator: George Inness
Summer in the Catskills, 1867

Background imageConcept Collection: The Adoration of the Christ Child, c. 1490. Creator: Vincenzo Frediani

The Adoration of the Christ Child, c. 1490. Creator: Vincenzo Frediani
The Adoration of the Christ Child, c. 1490

Background imageConcept Collection: The Movings, 1822. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly

The Movings, 1822. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly
The Movings, 1822

Background imageConcept Collection: Untitled (1), c. 1890. [Scene in Venice]. Creator: Unknown

Untitled (1), c. 1890. [Scene in Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (1), c. 1890. [Scene in Venice]. Photogravure, no. 1 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Background imageConcept Collection: Colosseum, Rome, 2nd View, May 1846. Creator: Calvert Jones

Colosseum, Rome, 2nd View, May 1846. Creator: Calvert Jones
Colosseum, Rome, 2nd View, May 1846. [Amphitheatre built in the 1st century AD, Rome, Italy]. Salted paper print

Background imageConcept Collection: Deposition, after 1800. Creator: Antonio d Este

Deposition, after 1800. Creator: Antonio d Este
Deposition, after 1800. After a model by Antonio Canova

Background imageConcept Collection: Wallpaper Panel, France, Early 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Wallpaper Panel, France, Early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Wallpaper Panel, France, Early 19th century

Background imageConcept Collection: Cased Colt Dragoon Model 1848 (1st issue) Revolver, England, 1848 / 68. Creator: Unknown

Cased Colt Dragoon Model 1848 (1st issue) Revolver, England, 1848 / 68. Creator: Unknown
Cased Colt Dragoon Model 1848 (1st issue) Revolver, England, 1848/68

Background imageConcept Collection: Woman and Child (Silence), 1855 / 60. Creator: Jean Francois Millet

Woman and Child (Silence), 1855 / 60. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Woman and Child (Silence), 1855/60

Background imageConcept Collection: Plane, c. 1939. Creator: Mary Hansen

Plane, c. 1939. Creator: Mary Hansen
Plane, c. 1939

Background imageConcept Collection: Autumn River Scene, The Brook, 1889. Creator: David Bates

Autumn River Scene, The Brook, 1889. Creator: David Bates
Autumn River Scene, The Brook, 1889

Background imageConcept Collection: Columbia from the Capitol, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard

Columbia from the Capitol, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
Columbia from the Capitol, 1866. Albumen print, plate 53 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)



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