Czech Collection (page 4)

President Benes visits F. D. Roosevelt in 1942, (1947). Creator: Unknown
President Benes visits F. D. Roosevelt in 1942, (1947). Benes (right) and American president Franklin D Roosevelt in Washington DC, USA

The Belvedere in Prague, 1947. Creator: Unknown
The Belvedere in Prague, 1947. The baptism of Prince Rupert was celebrated here in 1620. Summer palace in the grounds of Prague Castle, Bohemia, (modern-day Czech Republic)

The Chapel and Schools, Fulneck near Leeds, 19th century, (1947). Creator: Unknown
The Chapel and Schools, Fulneck near Leeds, 19th century, (1947). View of Fulneck Moravian Church and boarding schools. The settlement at Fulneck near Leeds in Yorkshire was founded in the 1740s

Hus transcript of Wycliffes treatise, early 15th century, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Hus transcript of Wycliffes treatise, early 15th century, (1947). The English scholar and reformer John Wycliffe (1320s-1384)

The Historie of Bohemia, 1619-1620, (1947). Creator: Unknown
The Historie of Bohemia, 1619-1620, (1947). Frontispiece from a 17th century book: The historie of Bohemia. The First Parte

Anne of Bohemia, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Anne of Bohemia, (1947). Portrait of Anne of Bohemia (1366-1394), Queen Consort of Richard II of England. Anne was the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV

John Huss Condemned and Led To Execution, c1930. Creator: Unknown
John Huss Condemned and Led To Execution, c1930. Jan Husss priests robes are removed (top); he is clothed as a heretic and led to the stake (below)

The burning of maister Hierome of Prage, (c1563). Creator: Unknown
The burning of maister Hierome of Prage, (c1563). The martyrdom of Jerome of Prague in 1416. Jerome (1379-1416) was a Czech/Bohemian religious reformer who preached against the church hierarchy

Prague, 1881. Creator: Unknown
Prague, 1881. From " The Leisure Hour 1881", by. [The Religious Tract Society, London, 1881]

Prince Rupert, c1640, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: J Cochran
Prince Rupert, c1640, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of Prince Rupert, Royalist cavalry commander of the English Civil War

The Reformers. Creator: Unknown
The Reformers. German poster with portraits of Reformation characters: Jan Hus, Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, Philipp Melanchthon and John Calvin

Johannes Amos Comenius, (early 19th century). Creator: Hosch Merian
Johannes Amos Comenius, (early 19th century). Portrait of John Amos Comenius (1592-1670), Czech teacher, writer, philosopher and theologian

A bagpiper;Joza Uprka (1861-1940), 1948. Artist: Joza Uprka
A bagpiper; Joza Uprka (1861-1940), 1948. From Musical Instruments Through the Ages, by Dr. Alexander Buchner. [Spring Books, London, 1948]

A set of percussion instruments (drums and cymbals) of Czechslovak manufacture, 1948. From Musical Instruments Through the Ages, by Dr. Alexander Buchner. [Spring Books, London, 1948]

Hooked harp and barrel-organ. Types of Prague musicians, 1948. From Musical Instruments Through the Ages, by Dr. Alexander Buchner. [Spring Books, London, 1948]

Transverse flute, xylophone, viola and violin; unknown Czech painter of the second half of the seventeenth century, 1948. From Musical Instruments Through the Ages, by Dr. Alexander Buchner

Glass harmonicas and keyboard chimes; engraving from the first half of the nineteenth century, on a poster advertising the Czech performers, Mr. and Mrs. Mas ek, 1948

Czech glass harmonica from the first half of the nineteenth century, 1948. From Musical Instruments Through the Ages, by Dr. Alexander Buchner. [Spring Books, London, 1948]

Musicians from Hroznova Lhota: clarinet, violin and double bass. (1861-1940), 1948. From Musical Instruments Through the Ages, by Dr. Alexander Buchner. [Spring Books, London, 1948]

Slovak fuyara, bagpipes and pipe. Sketch for sgraffito work on the bridge in Piest any
Slovak fuyara, bagpipes and pipe. Sketch for sgraffito work on the bridge in Pies t any, by State Prize laureate Martin Benko, 1948. From Musical Instruments Through the Ages, by Dr

Bukal; eighteenth century French engraving, 1948. From Musical Instruments Through the Ages, by Dr. Alexander Buchner. [Spring Books, London, 1948]

Harmonica made by Joseph Kebrdle, Horovice, 1948. From Musical Instruments Through the Ages, by Dr. Alexander Buchner. [Spring Books, London, 1948]

Jurkovic House (Jurkovicova vila), Art Nouveau villa, Brno, Czech Republic, 2016. Designed by Architect Dusan Jurkovic for his family in 1906

Jugendstil building, Minoritska 8, Brno, Czech Republic, 2016. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Jugendstil building-Minoritska 8, Brno, Czech Republic, 2016

Franz Kafka (1883-1924), Czech novelist

Fountain, courtyard of the Shell Centre, London. The British headquarters of the Royal Dutch Shell oil company, the Shell Centre was built in 1961 on part of what had been the site of the Festival of

Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic

Old Town Square and Tyn Church, Prague, Czech Rebublic. The Church of Our Lady of Tyn was built in the late 14th century. The Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) is buried there

The Charles Bridge the castle and St Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Czech Republic. View across the waters of the Vltava towards the 14th century Charles Bridge with Prague Castle

The Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic. Looking towards the tower at the Old Town end of the bridge. The building of the Charles Bridge over the Vltava began in 1357 during the reign of Charles

The Municipal House, Prague, Czech Republic. Pragues Art Nouveau Municipal House was built in 1905-1911. In 1918 it was the site of the declaration of independence of the state of Czechoslovakia

The Charles Bridge, the castle and St Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Czech Republic. View across the waters of the Vltava towards the 14th century Charles Bridge with Prague Castle

Karlstejn Castle, Czech Republic. Karlstejn Castle was built in the mid 14th century by the Bohemian King and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV

Grand Hotel, Wenceslas Square, Prague, Czech Republic. Wenceslas Square is the centre of the New Town of Prague. It is not in fact a square, but a 750 metre long boulevard

Charles Bridge Tower, Prague, Czech Republic. View of the tower at the Mala Strana end of the bridge. The building of the Charles Bridge over the Vltava began in 1357 during the reign of Charles IV

St Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Czech Republic. Situated within the walls of Prague Castle, St Vitus Cathedral was begun in 1344 but not completed until the 19th century when the nave

Prague Castle and St Vitus Cathedral, Czech Republic. Built within the walls of Prague Castle, St Vitus Cathedral is the largest Gothic cathedral in central Europe

Antonin Leopold Dvorak (1841-1904), Czech composer. Artist: Albert Harlinque
Antonin Leopold Dvorak (1841-1904), Czech composer. A print from Les Musiciens Celebres, Lucien Mazenod, Paris, 1948. (Colorised black and white print)

Great Musicians - Plate VIII. 1895. August Friedrich Manns (1825-1907), Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (1847-1935), Joseph Barnby (1838-1896), George Henschel (1850-1934)

Dvorak. 1895. Antonin Leopold Dvorak (1841-1904), Czech composer. From The Musical Educator, Volume III by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1895.]

Prague, c1820 (1915). Artist: Samuel Prout
Prague, c1820 (1915). Powder Tower or Powder Gate is a Gothic tower and one of the original city gates of Prague, dating back to the 11th century. Prague is the historical capital of Bohemia

The Burning of John Huss by the Council of Constance, July 6, 1415, (1907). Jan Huss (1369-1415), Czech priest, philosopher, early Christian reformer and Master at Charles University in Prague

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), Czech composer, 1911
Antonin Leopold Dvorak (1841-1904), Czech composer. Among Dvoraks best known works are From The New World and the American String Quartet

Birth of Christ, c1350 (1955). Artist: Master of the Vyssi Brod Altar
Birth of Christ, c1350 (1955). Tempera on wood. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, Prague. A print from Gothic Painting in Bohemia 1350-1450, by Antonin Matejcek and Jaroslav Pesina

Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, c1350 (1955). Artist: Master of the Vyssi Brod Altar
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, c1350 (1955). Tempera on wood. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, Prague. A print from Gothic Painting in Bohemia 1350-1450

Madonna of Most, before 1350 (1955). From the Capuchin Monastery church, Most. A print from Gothic Painting in Bohemia 1350-1450, by Antonin Matejcek and Jaroslav Pesina, Artia Prague, 1955

The Prague Astronomical Clock, Czechoslovakia, c1930s. Dating from the early 15th century, it is also known as the Prague Orloj

Wenceslas Square and statue of St Wenceslas, Prague, Czechoslovakia, c1930s. Artist: D Heathcote
Wenceslas Square and statue of St Wenceslas, Prague, Czechoslovakia, c1930s. Wenceslas Square is the centre of the New Town of Prague. It is not in fact a square, but a 750 metre long boulevard

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