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Background imageDark Collection: Folly Ditch, Jacobs Island, (c1878). Creator: Unknown

Folly Ditch, Jacobs Island, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Folly Ditch, Jacobs Island, (c1878). Jacobs Island, a notorious slum on the south bank of the River Thames in Bermondsey, London, was made famous in Charles Dickenss novel Oliver Twist

Background imageDark Collection: The Song of the Mad Prince, c1917. Artist: Harry Clarke

The Song of the Mad Prince, c1917. Artist: Harry Clarke
The Song of the Mad Prince, c1917. A miniature stained glass panel designed by Harry Clarke (1889-1931). This panel was inspired by the Walter de la Mare (1873?1956) poem of the same name

Background imageDark Collection: The Night Watch, 1642. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

The Night Watch, 1642. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Night Watch, 1642. The Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch. Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669). Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageDark Collection: The Adoration of the Christ Child. Creator: Unknown

The Adoration of the Christ Child. Creator: Unknown
The Adoration of the Christ Child. (ca. 1515)

Background imageDark Collection: The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp, 1632. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp, 1632. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp, 1632. Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669). Found in the collection of the The Mauritshuis, The Hague

Background imageDark Collection: The Ides of March, 1883. Creator: Edward John Poynter

The Ides of March, 1883. Creator: Edward John Poynter
The Ides of March, 1883. The persistent warnings given to Julius Caesar by the augurs as to the fatefulness of " The Ides of March" for him

Background imageDark Collection: Norwich Cathedral. The Choir, Looking East, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Norwich Cathedral. The Choir, Looking East, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Norwich Cathedral. The Choir, Looking East, 1898. The Choir of Norwich Cathedral was vaulted under under James Goldwell (bishop, 1472-99) with hundreds of ornately carved, painted and gilded bosses

Background imageDark Collection: Christmas, or Folding the Last Sheep, 1850. Creator: Samuel Palmer

Christmas, or Folding the Last Sheep, 1850. Creator: Samuel Palmer
Christmas, or Folding the Last Sheep, 1850

Background imageDark Collection: View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight, 1839. Creator: Martinus Rorbye

View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight, 1839. Creator: Martinus Rorbye
View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight, 1839

Background imageDark Collection: The Geyser, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn

The Geyser, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
The Geyser, 1872. Hot springs in Weyers Cave, (later known as the Grand Caverns) in the town of Grottoes, Virginia, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imageDark Collection: Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863, (c1876). Work on the worlds first underground railway started in 1860, by the Metropolitan Railway under chief engineer John Fowler

Background imageDark Collection: There Was A Hand-To-Hand Struggle, 1902. Artist: WR Wollen

There Was A Hand-To-Hand Struggle, 1902. Artist: WR Wollen
There Was A Hand-To-Hand Struggle, 1902. In the aftermath of their victory at the Battle of Isandlwana, the Zulus mounted an attack on the British border post at Rorkes Drift

Background imageDark Collection: Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864. '...night view of that portion of the forging department containing the Nasmyth steam-hammers

Background imageDark Collection: 'Lord Riverdale's Repentance': the Last Home of the Riverdales - drawn by Samuel Read, 1862

"Lord Riverdale's Repentance": the Last Home of the Riverdales - drawn by Samuel Read, 1862. Illustration to a short story by William J. Stewart

Background imageDark Collection: 'The Light of Other Days' - from a painting by J. T. Lucas, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

"The Light of Other Days" - from a painting by J. T. Lucas, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
"The Light of Other Days" - from a painting by J. T. Lucas, 1864. 'Old Watchman, thou who watchest not, We smile on thy non-vigil now: Sleep on, nor dream, thou slumbrous sot

Background imageDark Collection: The Guard-house of Humaita, Paraguay, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

The Guard-house of Humaita, Paraguay, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Guard-house of Humaita, Paraguay, 1864. 'The people are little better than savages, and immense tracts of fertile land are still a wilderness; but there are signs of improvement

Background imageDark Collection: Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: embarkation in the royal yacht Osborne…

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: embarkation in the royal yacht Osborne…, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: embarkation in the royal yacht Osborne at Gottenborg - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

Background imageDark Collection: Demolition of Blackfriars Bridge, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

Demolition of Blackfriars Bridge, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Demolition of Blackfriars Bridge, [London], 1864. View from the Surrey bank of the Thames, showing '...the scaffolding which has been erected facilitate the removal of materials...[Also visible

Background imageDark Collection: The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: the Danish troops leaving the Mint in Altona..., 1864

The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: the Danish troops leaving the Mint in Altona..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: the Danish troops leaving the Mint in Altona before daybreak, 1864. 'The correspondent of one of our contemporaries writes...in a letter dated Altona, Dec

Background imageDark Collection: Explosion on board the barque Lottie Sleigh, laden with gunpowder, in the Mersey..., 1864

Explosion on board the barque Lottie Sleigh, laden with gunpowder, in the Mersey..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Explosion on board the barque Lottie Sleigh, laden with gunpowder, in the Mersey, as seen from the Cheshire side, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Wood

Background imageDark Collection: The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: torchlight welcome to Prince Frederick,...Railway Hotel, 1864

The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: torchlight welcome to Prince Frederick,...Railway Hotel, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: torchlight welcome to Prince Frederick by the citizens of Kiel in front of the Railway Hotel, 1864

Background imageDark Collection: Moonlight landscape with the Good Samaritan, 1623-1626. Creator: Moses van Wtenbrouck

Moonlight landscape with the Good Samaritan, 1623-1626. Creator: Moses van Wtenbrouck
Moonlight landscape with the Good Samaritan, 1623-1626

Background imageDark Collection: Architectural Fantasy with the Conversion of Saul (Saint Paul), 1620-1623

Architectural Fantasy with the Conversion of Saul (Saint Paul), 1620-1623. Creators: Francois de Nome, Didier Barra
Architectural Fantasy with the Conversion of Saul (Saint Paul), 1620-1623

Background imageDark Collection: The Moon Rising over a Village, 1618-1677. Creator: Aert van der Neer

The Moon Rising over a Village, 1618-1677. Creator: Aert van der Neer
The Moon Rising over a Village, 1618-1677

Background imageDark Collection: Fire by Night in the Winter, 1618-1677. Creator: Aert van der Neer

Fire by Night in the Winter, 1618-1677. Creator: Aert van der Neer
Fire by Night in the Winter, 1618-1677

Background imageDark Collection: Fire at a Village by Night, 1618-1677. Creator: Aert van der Neer

Fire at a Village by Night, 1618-1677. Creator: Aert van der Neer
Fire at a Village by Night, 1618-1677

Background imageDark Collection: A Guardroom, 1616-1673. Creator: Anthonie Palamedesz

A Guardroom, 1616-1673. Creator: Anthonie Palamedesz
A Guardroom, 1616-1673

Background imageDark Collection: Wooded Landscape, 1615-1620. Creator: Alexander Keirincx

Wooded Landscape, 1615-1620. Creator: Alexander Keirincx
Wooded Landscape, 1615-1620

Background imageDark Collection: Card Players, 1609-1636. Creators: Gerard van Kuijl, Johannes Swinderen, Valentin de Boulogne

Card Players, 1609-1636. Creators: Gerard van Kuijl, Johannes Swinderen, Valentin de Boulogne
Card Players, 1609-1636

Background imageDark Collection: Christ on the Cross, 1549-1598. Creator: Gillis Mostaert

Christ on the Cross, 1549-1598. Creator: Gillis Mostaert
Christ on the Cross, 1549-1598

Background imageDark Collection: The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our

The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. The landscape, or that part of it close to us

Background imageDark Collection: Celebration of the Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at New York - the Illumination... 1858

Celebration of the Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at New York - the Illumination... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Celebration of the Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at New York - the Illumination of the City Hall, 1858. Firework display, with inscription: All Honour to Cyrus [?] Field'

Background imageDark Collection: 'The Reapers Song to the Harvest Moon', 1858. Creator: Unknown. 'The Reapers Song to the Harvest

"The Reapers Song to the Harvest Moon", 1858. Creator: Unknown. "The Reapers Song to the Harvest
"The Reapers Song to the Harvest Moon", 1858. In the deep silence of the night We come, oh! Harvest Moon, To dance beneath thy gentle light, To many a merry tune

Background imageDark Collection: The Prince and his Comrades: Camp-Fire after Dinner in the Terai, 1876. Creator: Unknown

The Prince and his Comrades: Camp-Fire after Dinner in the Terai, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince [of Wales] and his Comrades: Camp-Fire after Dinner in the Terai, 1876. The future King Edward VII in India. Every night in camp a large fire of wood is lighted close to the mess-tent

Background imageDark Collection: In the Forest. Creator: Egron Sellif Lundgren

In the Forest. Creator: Egron Sellif Lundgren
In the Forest, Unknown date

Background imageDark Collection: The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our

The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse at Aguilar - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. The landscape, or that part of it close to us

Background imageDark Collection: Nordic Landscape with a Waterfall, 1843. Creator: Johann Christian Michael Ezdorf

Nordic Landscape with a Waterfall, 1843. Creator: Johann Christian Michael Ezdorf
Nordic Landscape with a Waterfall, 1843

Background imageDark Collection: AI IMAGE - Illustration of Sweeney Todd, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Illustration of Sweeney Todd, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of Sweeney Todd, 2023. Notorious fictional villain, known as the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, who murders his customers with a straight razor and gives their corpses to Mrs

Background imageDark Collection: Koromo River below the Temple Tennoji, 1880. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika

Koromo River below the Temple Tennoji, 1880. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Koromo River below the Temple Tennoji, 1880

Background imageDark Collection: Fireflies at Ochanomizu, c1880. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika

Fireflies at Ochanomizu, c1880. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Fireflies at Ochanomizu, c1880

Background imageDark Collection: Night on the Sumida River, 1881. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika

Night on the Sumida River, 1881. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Night on the Sumida River, 1881

Background imageDark Collection: May Evening on Kudanzaka, 1880. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika

May Evening on Kudanzaka, 1880. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika
May Evening on Kudanzaka, 1880

Background imageDark Collection: Warrior Taira-no-Tadanori about to Sleep under a Cherry Tree (image 1 of 3), 1884

Warrior Taira-no-Tadanori about to Sleep under a Cherry Tree (image 1 of 3), 1884. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Warrior Taira-no-Tadanori about to Sleep under a Cherry Tree (image 1 of 3), 1884

Background imageDark Collection: Rose Bush in a Thicket, 1865. Creator: Leon Bonvin

Rose Bush in a Thicket, 1865. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Rose Bush in a Thicket, 1865

Background imageDark Collection: Wild Rose Bush in front of a Nocturnal Landscape, 1864. Creator: Leon Bonvin

Wild Rose Bush in front of a Nocturnal Landscape, 1864. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Wild Rose Bush in front of a Nocturnal Landscape, 1864

Background imageDark Collection: Lady Tying her Garter, 1810. Creator: Alexander Lauréus

Lady Tying her Garter, 1810. Creator: Alexander Lauréus
Lady Tying her Garter, 1810

Background imageDark Collection: Abraham and the Angel, mid 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

Abraham and the Angel, mid 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Abraham and the Angel, mid 19th century

Background imageDark Collection: Wooded Mountain Landscape with Waterfall and Travellers, first half of 17th century

Wooded Mountain Landscape with Waterfall and Travellers, first half of 17th century. Creator: Gysbrecht Leytens
Wooded Mountain Landscape with Waterfall and Travellers, first half of 17th century



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