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Background imageCurious Collection: Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry (Uso, shidarezakura), from an untitled series of flowers

Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry (Uso, shidarezakura), from an untitled series of flowers and birds, Japan, c. 1834

Background imageCurious Collection: Samuel Murray, c. 1890. Creator: Thomas Eakins

Samuel Murray, c. 1890. Creator: Thomas Eakins
Samuel Murray, c. 1890

Background imageCurious Collection: Gutman, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Gutman, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Gutman, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Elizabeth Gutman Kaye (1891-1971), an American singer and painter, sitting in a chair

Background imageCurious Collection: 'What Can It Be?' by Madame Thuillier, 1870. Creator: Unknown

"What Can It Be?" by Madame Thuillier, 1870. Creator: Unknown
"What Can It Be?" by Madame Thuillier, 1870. Engraving of a painting. 'The lady of the house was out at night to a masquerade

Background imageCurious Collection: Chorus girls in Wall St. between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Chorus girls in Wall St. between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Chorus girls in Wall St. between c1915 and c1920

Background imageCurious Collection: Doris Campbell, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Doris Campbell, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Doris Campbell, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageCurious Collection: Mabel Hill and Sydney Thompson, 1930. Creator: Unknown

Mabel Hill and Sydney Thompson, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Mabel Hill and Sydney Thompson, 1930

Background imageCurious Collection: Interested children, 1930s. Creator: AJ Wales

Interested children, 1930s. Creator: AJ Wales
Interested children, 1930s

Background imageCurious Collection: A moho takahe (Notornis mantelli), 1902. Creator: Johannes Keulemans

A moho takahe (Notornis mantelli), 1902. Creator: Johannes Keulemans
A moho takahe (Notornis mantelli), 1902

Background imageCurious Collection: The red hat, 1915. Creator: Mina Arndt

The red hat, 1915. Creator: Mina Arndt
The red hat, 1915

Background imageCurious Collection: Princess Victoria Luise, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Princess Victoria Luise, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Princess Victoria Luise, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892-1980), daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II

Background imageCurious Collection: W.C. Eustis, between c1910 and c1915. Creators: Bain News Service, George Graham Bain

W.C. Eustis, between c1910 and c1915. Creators: Bain News Service, George Graham Bain
W.C. Eustis, between c1910 and c1915. Shows William Corcoran Eustis (1862-1921) personal assistant to General John J. Pershing during World War I

Background imageCurious Collection: Mrs. Edna Keating, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. Edna Keating, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Edna Keating, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageCurious Collection: Thoughts, 1920. Creator: Harry Linley Richardson

Thoughts, 1920. Creator: Harry Linley Richardson
Thoughts, 1920

Background imageCurious Collection: Girl in a pink dress, c1920. Creator: Grace Joel

Girl in a pink dress, c1920. Creator: Grace Joel
Girl in a pink dress, c1920

Background imageCurious Collection: Salvation Army, London - Japs [i.e. Japanese] in parade, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Salvation Army, London - Japs [i.e. Japanese] in parade, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Salvation Army, London - Japs [i.e. Japanese] in parade, 1914. Shows Japanese people in procession at the Great International Congress of the Salvation Army, London, June 13, 1914

Background imageCurious Collection: A new arrival at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1868. Creator: Mason Jackson

A new arrival at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1868. Creator: Mason Jackson
A new arrival at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1868. A 'Chinese ape' at London Zoo. 'It is an adult male, five or six years old, and a native of the province of Szechuan, in China

Background imageCurious Collection: Still Life With Cat and Fish, 1728. Creator: Jean-Simeon Chardin

Still Life With Cat and Fish, 1728. Creator: Jean-Simeon Chardin
Still Life With Cat and Fish, 1728

Background imageCurious Collection: Christ bearing the Cross, 1477. Creator: Derick Baegert

Christ bearing the Cross, 1477. Creator: Derick Baegert
Christ bearing the Cross, 1477

Background imageCurious Collection: Alexandra Carlisle as 'Georgiana Vesey', 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Alexandra Carlisle as "Georgiana Vesey", 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Alexandra Carlisle as "Georgiana Vesey", 1911

Background imageCurious Collection: M.R. Nelson, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

M.R. Nelson, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
M.R. Nelson, 1911

Background imageCurious Collection: Alexandre Dumas Fils, 1873. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Alexandre Dumas Fils, 1873. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Alexandre Dumas Fils, 1873

Background imageCurious Collection: The pig killers, c.1652. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

The pig killers, c.1652. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The pig killers, c.1652. A peasant family gathers round to witness the slaughter of a pig, which presumably will feed the large family during the long winter months ahead

Background imageCurious Collection: Children at N.Y. Zoo, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Children at N.Y. Zoo, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Children at N.Y. Zoo, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageCurious Collection: Bust Of A Man, 1791. Creator: Augustin Pajou

Bust Of A Man, 1791. Creator: Augustin Pajou
Bust Of A Man, 1791. An inscription on the back of this plaster bust, translated from French, reads: "By Pajou Citizen of the City of Paris 1791." It makes no mention of the sitter's

Background imageCurious Collection: Helen Royton, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Helen Royton, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Royton, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageCurious Collection: Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Shows American silent movie star Constance Alice Talmadge (1898-1973)

Background imageCurious Collection: Trophies, Place de la Concorde, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Trophies, Place de la Concorde, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Trophies, Place de la Concorde, 1918 or 1919. Cannons and other weapons gathered in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France after World War I

Background imageCurious Collection: German U-Boat in N.Y. 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

German U-Boat in N.Y. 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
German U-Boat in N.Y. 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Background imageCurious Collection: Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Background imageCurious Collection: Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Background imageCurious Collection: German U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

German U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
German U-Boat, 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Background imageCurious Collection: Christening 'U-BUY-A-BOND', 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Christening 'U-BUY-A-BOND', 1917

Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917
Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917. The chistening of the SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies

Background imageCurious Collection: 14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. A camp of the 14th Infantry in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York

Background imageCurious Collection: Russian Rapid firers taken by Germans, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Russian Rapid firers taken by Germans, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Russian Rapid firers taken by Germans, between c1914 and c1915. Russian machine guns captured by German forces during World War I

Background imageCurious Collection: Wrecked zep. [zeppelin] in France, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Wrecked zep. [zeppelin] in France, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Wrecked zep. [zeppelin] in France, 1917. A German zeppelin brought down by the French forces on Oct. 21, 1917 during World War I

Background imageCurious Collection: Where bomb fell in Rue Des Recollets, Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Where bomb fell in Rue Des Recollets, Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Where bomb fell in Rue Des Recollets, Aug 1914. Bomb damage from German aircraft, in Paris, France at the begining of World War I

Background imageCurious Collection: Såsser Kerstin Andersdotter, Dalecarlia, 1858. Creator: Johan Fredrik Hockert

Såsser Kerstin Andersdotter, Dalecarlia, 1858. Creator: Johan Fredrik Hockert
Sasser Kerstin Andersdotter, Dalecarlia, 1858

Background imageCurious Collection: Portrait of the Chinese Afock, c1876. Creator: Elias Martin

Portrait of the Chinese Afock, c1876. Creator: Elias Martin
Portrait of the Chinese Afock, c1876

Background imageCurious Collection: The Infant Shakespeare Attended by Nature and the Passions, published 1799

The Infant Shakespeare Attended by Nature and the Passions, published 1799

Background imageCurious Collection: Party in a Teahouse near Suma Beach (image 2 of 2), c1790. Creator: Hosoda Eishi

Party in a Teahouse near Suma Beach (image 2 of 2), c1790. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Party in a Teahouse near Suma Beach (image 2 of 2), c1790. From From a triptych in the series Genji in Modern Dress (Furyu yatsushi Genji)

Background imageCurious Collection: Untitled: Similar to Françoise Ravel as Ventalaw, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

Untitled: Similar to Françoise Ravel as Ventalaw, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Untitled: Similar to Francoise Ravel as Ventalaw, 1855-1859

Background imageCurious Collection: Monkeys and Bears Investigate the Rikshabila Cave... between c1700 and c1710. Creator: Unknown

Monkeys and Bears Investigate the Rikshabila Cave... between c1700 and c1710. Creator: Unknown
Monkeys and Bears Investigate the Rikshabila Cave, Folio from the "Shangri" Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), between c1700 and c1710

Background imageCurious Collection: Margot (Lefebvre) in Blue, 1902. Creator: Mary Cassatt

Margot (Lefebvre) in Blue, 1902. Creator: Mary Cassatt
Margot (Lefebvre) in Blue, 1902; showing a child wearing a floppy white bonnet and blue dress

Background imageCurious Collection: The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose, c1621-1623

The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose, c1621-1623. Creator: Hieronymus Francken II
The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose, c1621-1623. A visit by Archdukes Albert and Isabella, the Habsburg governors of the Southern Netherlands

Background imageCurious Collection: The Marchioness (from Dickens 'The Old Curiosity Shop'), mid 19th century

The Marchioness (from Dickens "The Old Curiosity Shop"), mid 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
The Marchioness (from Dickens "The Old Curiosity Shop"), mid 19th century. The clerk, Dick Swiveller, plays cribbage while his masters are away:

Background imageCurious Collection: Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for June 1800), 1800. Creator: Unknown

Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for June 1800), 1800. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for June 1800), 1800. From The Lady's Monthly Museum

Background imageCurious Collection: Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), 1814. Creator: Unknown

Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), 1814. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), 1814. From The Dublin Monthly Museum, but copied (in reverse) from a plate published in La Belle Assemblee in March 1814

Background imageCurious Collection: Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd, between circa 1850 and circa 1851

Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd, between circa 1850 and circa 1851. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd, between circa 1850 and circa 1851

Background imageCurious Collection: Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd, between circa 1850 and circa 1851

Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd, between circa 1850 and circa 1851. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd, between circa 1850 and circa 1851

Background imageCurious Collection: Dutchmen's Quarters, c1802. Creator: Hokusai

Dutchmen's Quarters, c1802. Creator: Hokusai
Dutchmen's Quarters, c1802. Curious Japanese watching Dutchmen on Dejima

Background imageCurious Collection: The Actor Bando Hikosaburo, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actor Bando Hikosaburo, 19th century

Background imageCurious Collection: Geisha at Annual Festival (image 2 of 2), c1800. Creator: Utagawa Kuninaga

Geisha at Annual Festival (image 2 of 2), c1800. Creator: Utagawa Kuninaga
Geisha at Annual Festival (image 2 of 2), c1800

Background imageCurious Collection: The Calligraphy Lesson, 18th century. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro

The Calligraphy Lesson, 18th century. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Calligraphy Lesson, 18th century

Background imageCurious Collection: Dahchihtok, Nunivak, 1928. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Dahchihtok, Nunivak, 1928. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Dahchihtok, Nunivak, 1928

Background imageCurious Collection: Bathyergus suillus (Cape dune mole-rat), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Bathyergus suillus (Cape dune mole-rat), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Bathyergus suillus (Cape dune mole-rat), 1778

Background imageCurious Collection: Self-portrait of Fanny Geefs-Corr, 1841. Creator: Fanny Geefs

Self-portrait of Fanny Geefs-Corr, 1841. Creator: Fanny Geefs
Self-portrait of Fanny Geefs-Corr, 1841

Background imageCurious Collection: Hippotragus equinus (Roan antelope), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Hippotragus equinus (Roan antelope), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Hippotragus equinus (Roan antelope), 1777-1786

Background imageCurious Collection: Itinerant Priest, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Itinerant Priest, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Itinerant Priest, 19th century

Background imageCurious Collection: Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1773-1780. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1773-1780. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1773-1780

Background imageCurious Collection: Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1777-1786

Background imageCurious Collection: Dragon, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Dragon, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Dragon, 19th century

Background imageCurious Collection: Curieuse, 1885. Creator: Félicien Rops

Curieuse, 1885. Creator: Félicien Rops
Curieuse, 1885. From Curieuse, frontispiece

Background imageCurious Collection: Lioness Resting, 1885. Creator: Jan van Essen

Lioness Resting, 1885. Creator: Jan van Essen
Lioness Resting, 1885

Background imageCurious Collection: Sindhu Ragaputra, Son of Shri Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1775

Sindhu Ragaputra, Son of Shri Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1775. Creator: Unknown
Sindhu Ragaputra, Son of Shri Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1775

Background imageCurious Collection: A Sperm Whale Washed up on the Beach at Noordwijk, 28 December 1614, 1614-1626

A Sperm Whale Washed up on the Beach at Noordwijk, 28 December 1614, 1614-1626. Creator: Hans Saveryy
A Sperm Whale Washed up on the Beach at Noordwijk, 28 December 1614, 1614-1626

Background imageCurious Collection: Curious, mid-late 19th century. Creator: Alfred Stevens

Curious, mid-late 19th century. Creator: Alfred Stevens
Curious, mid-late 19th century

Background imageCurious Collection: Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane), 1777-1786

Background imageCurious Collection: Francolinus capensis (Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Francolinus capensis (Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Francolinus capensis (Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin), c.1778

Background imageCurious Collection: Standing man with binoculars, 1811-1873. Creator: Pieter van Loo

Standing man with binoculars, 1811-1873. Creator: Pieter van Loo
Standing man with binoculars, 1811-1873

Background imageCurious Collection: Upupa africana (Hoopoe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Upupa africana (Hoopoe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Upupa africana (Hoopoe), 1777-1786. Bird study: Hop (Upapa Africana), with Rhenish (Rijnlandse) scale

Background imageCurious Collection: Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imageCurious Collection: Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Bird studies: Lelchreeuw (Creatophora Cinerea): a female

Background imageCurious Collection: Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Creator: Pieter Gevers

Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Creator: Pieter Gevers
Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Design for a print

Background imageCurious Collection: Coracius garrulus (European roller), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Coracius garrulus (European roller), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Coracius garrulus (European roller), 1777-1786

Background imageCurious Collection: Removing the Rocks in the Head, c.1550-c.1600. Creator: Unknown

Removing the Rocks in the Head, c.1550-c.1600. Creator: Unknown
Removing the Rocks in the Head, c.1550-c.1600

Background imageCurious Collection: Photo album (empty), 1860-1900. Creator: Unknown

Photo album (empty), 1860-1900. Creator: Unknown
Photo album (empty), 1860-1900

Background imageCurious Collection: Dr Cornelis Hendrik à Roy (1751-1833), Physician and Biographer, 1833. Creator: Jan Adam Kruseman

Dr Cornelis Hendrik à Roy (1751-1833), Physician and Biographer, 1833. Creator: Jan Adam Kruseman
Dr Cornelis Hendrik a Roy (1751-1833), Physician and Biographer, 1833

Background imageCurious Collection: Waterfowl, 1652. Creator: Gysbert Gillisz. de Hondecoeter

Waterfowl, 1652. Creator: Gysbert Gillisz. de Hondecoeter
Waterfowl, 1652

Background imageCurious Collection: Frog by a Dandelion with Flies, c.1877-c.1938. Creator: Joan van Noort

Frog by a Dandelion with Flies, c.1877-c.1938. Creator: Joan van Noort
Frog by a Dandelion with Flies, c.1877-c.1938

Background imageCurious Collection: Pelicans in Artis Zoo, 1880. Creator: Johannes Cornelis van Essen

Pelicans in Artis Zoo, 1880. Creator: Johannes Cornelis van Essen
Pelicans in Artis Zoo, 1880

Background imageCurious Collection: Man with a viewing box, and a seller of songs, 1868-1928. Creator: Henry Reynolds Steer

Man with a viewing box, and a seller of songs, 1868-1928. Creator: Henry Reynolds Steer
Man with a viewing box, and a seller of songs, 1868-1928. A blind man with an early version of a magic lantern is accompanied by a young woman selling sheet music

Background imageCurious Collection: The Musicians, c.1876-c.1877. Creator: Henriette Ronner

The Musicians, c.1876-c.1877. Creator: Henriette Ronner
The Musicians, c.1876-c.1877. An amusing contrast can discerned in this lively scene by Henriette Ronner-Knip, renowned for her sentimental depictions of cats and dogs in domestic interiors

Background imageCurious Collection: Portrait of the Dentist Bartholomew Ruspini, 1749-1802. Creators: George Romney, Sir Joshua Reynolds

Portrait of the Dentist Bartholomew Ruspini, 1749-1802. Creators: George Romney, Sir Joshua Reynolds
Portrait of the Dentist Bartholomew Ruspini, 1749-1802



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