Contrast Collection

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

Join the red forces to get a better life, 1921. Artist: Vladimir Mayakovsky
Join the red forces to get a better life, 1921

The Driver of 1832 and The Driver of 1852. Artist: J Harris
The Driver of 1832 and The Driver of 1852 ; shows a comparison between a mail coach driver and an engine driver. The phenomenal growth and popularity of the railways between the 1830s

Discovery of Guido Fawkes by Suffolk and Mounteagle, 1850. Artist: John Leech
Discovery of Guido Fawkes by Suffolk and Mounteagle, 1850. A satirical illustration on the capture of Guy Fawkes. Guy Fawkes is the best known of the conspirators behind a Roman Catholic conspiracy

The Café-Concert, c1879. Creator: Edouard Manet
The Cafe-Concert, c1879. Here, Manet captures the kaleidoscopic pleasures of Parisian nightlife. The figures are crowded into the compact space of the canvas

Costumes de Différents Pays, Negresse, et Femme Mulatre de St. Domingue, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Negresse, et Femme Mulatre de St. Domingue, c1797

Nakumura Shukaku in Ichiwa Ichigon, 1879. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Nakumura Shukaku in Ichiwa Ichigon, 1879. Series: News from the Kabuki Theater

Here is the Pleasure, Sirs, Here is the Pleasure, c1860. Creator: Edouard de Beaumont
Here is the Pleasure, Sirs, Here is the Pleasure, c1860. Beaumont reveals the antagonism among women of different social classes and generations

Mold for a Buddhist Votive Tablet, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown
Mold for a Buddhist Votive Tablet, 12th-13th century

Demolition site with Palladian villa in the background, c.1820. Creator: Prosper Barbot
Demolition site with Palladian villa in the background, c.1820

Portrait of a man and a woman, unknown date. Creator: Anon
Portrait of a man and a woman, unknown date

Figure studies of a man and a young girl, 1832-1897. Creator: Alexander Ver Huell
Figure studies of a man and a young girl, 1832-1897. A man sitting on a chair and a young woman kneeling on a cushion

An Official; a Mother-in-Law, 1885. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
An Official; a Mother-in-Law, 1885. From A Comparison of Temperaments

Costumes de Différent Pays, Bourgeoise de Strasbourg/ Laitiere des Environs de Strasbourg, c1797
Costumes de Different Pays, Bourgeoise de Strasbourg/ Laitiere des Environs de Strasbourg, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femmes Nobles Peruviennes, Moderne et Ancienne, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femmes Nobles Peruviennes, Moderne et Ancienne, c1797

Javanese and Gelderland glowworms, 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese and Gelderland glowworms, 1770-1787. Glowworms seen under a microscope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 213

Adolf and Catharina Croeser, Known as ‘The Burgomaster of Delft and his Daughter, 1655. Creator: Jan Steen
Adolf and Catharina Croeser, Known as The Burgomaster of Delft and his Daughter, 1655. Legs spread, hand on hip, Croeser sits comfortably on the stoop of his house on Oude Delft in Delft

Hut and tepee, probably St. Clair Flats, Mich. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Hut and tepee, probably St. Clair Flats, Mich. between 1900 and 1920

Rich Children, Poor Parents, 1599. Creator: Aert Pietersz
Rich Children, Poor Parents, 1599

Contrastes sur le front de la Somme; La moisson derriere le champ de bataille, 1916 Creator: Unknown
Contrastes sur le front de la Somme; La moisson derriere le champ de bataille : au premier plan, un trou d'obus, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Amanab, a Greek giant, 7 feet 9 inches tall, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Amanab, a Greek giant, 7 feet 9 inches tall, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

'Railway Travelling - A Contrast, 1891. Creator: G Durand
'Railway Travelling - A Contrast, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Camp, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Camp, between 1916 and 1918. US military personnel

Camp, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Camp, between 1916 and 1918. US military personnel

Billboard along U.S. 99 behind which three destitute families... Kern County, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Billboard along U.S. 99 behind which three destitute families of migrants are camped. Kern County, California. [Advertisement: Next Time Try the Train - Travel While You Sleep - Southern Pacific']

A note on transportation, Eden, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
A note on transportation. Eden, Alabama. [Advertisement for Ford V8 car in background]

Design: Ages, from Encyclopédie, 1762/77. Creator: Benoit-Louis Prevost
Design: Ages, from Encyclopedie, 1762/77

Courtship in High and Low Life, n.d. Creator: Samuel Alken
Courtship in High and Low Life, n.d

Scenes from Russian Folk Life, n.d. Creator: Ignatii Stepanovich Shchedrovski
Scenes from Russian Folk Life, n.d

"'General Masquerad-Organizer with staff'. Carl Fred. Piper, Dardel, Ehrnman, O. Bjornstjerna", 1845

The International Exhibition: "Reality and Appearances", marble statue, by...Leharivel-duRocher
The International Exhibition: "Reality and Appearances", marble statue, by Victor Leharivel-duRocher, 1862. The contrasted expression of the mask

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, ca. 1560-63. Creator: Philip Galle
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, ca. 1560-63

Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

The Parable of the Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus, 17th century. Artist: Frans Francken II
The Parable of the Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Yekaterinburg, Russia

The Three Young Maids and the Three Old Maids of Lee-Tableaux Vivants at Blackheath, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Three Young Maids and the Three Old Maids of Lee-Tableaux Vivants at Blackheath, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Curious Envy. Creator: Viet Chu
Curious Envy

Misery and splendor, 1908. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Misery and splendor, 1908

As in Ninety-Three, 548. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
As in Ninety-Three, 548. (1901)

On the Subject of Boots, December 1897. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
On the Subject of Boots, December 1897

Two Rajput Noblemen with a Child, late 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Two Rajput Noblemen with a Child, late 18th century

Portrait of Mme. Lisle and Mme Loubens, 1866 / 70. Creator: Edgar Degas
Portrait of Mme. Lisle and Mme Loubens, 1866/70

Ebony and Ivory, 1897. Creator: Fred Holland Day
Ebony and Ivory, 1897. Photogravure, no. 8 from the portfolio " American Pictorial Photography, series i" (1899); edition 146/150

Wall Decoration Below Chair Rail, c. 1940. Creator: Alvin M Gully
Wall Decoration Below Chair Rail, c. 1940

Quilt, 1940. Creator: Marie Lutrell
Quilt, 1940

The Old Factory Site, Canton, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
The Old Factory Site, Canton, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xvi from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume i" (1873)

Equivalent, from Set A (Third Set, Print 7), 1929. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz
Equivalent, from Set A (Third Set, Print 7), 1929. A work made of gelatin silver print

From My Window at the Shelton, West, 1931. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz
From My Window at the Shelton, West, 1931. A work made of gelatin silver print

Equivalent, from Set A (Third Set, Print 8), 1929. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz
Equivalent, from Set A (Third Set, Print 8), 1929. A work made of gelatin silver print

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