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The Tichborne Trial resumed: arrival of the claimant, 1871. Creator: UnknownThe Tichborne Trial resumed: arrival of the claimant, 1871. View of '...the scene outside the Westminster Sessions House, when the claimant arrived at the door
Jupiter and Io, 1758-1823. Creator: Pierre-Paul Prud'honJupiter and Io, 1758-1823
Backgammon Players, c1535-1540. Creator: AnonymousBackgammon Players, c1535-1540. Private Collection
The Tichborne Trial: sketch in court, 1871. Creator: UnknownThe Tichborne Trial: sketch in court, 1871. Scene during '...he protracted trial before Chief Justice Bovill, in the Court of Common Pleas
Disappointed Bride: Kono Flees Upon Discovering That the Ugly Bridegroom Is Not Whom... 1879Disappointed Bride: Kono Flees Upon Discovering That the Ugly Bridegroom Is Not Whom She Promised to Marry, 1879. Series: The Kanayomi Newspaper, no. 891
Judah and Tamar, c.1640-c.1650. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnJudah and Tamar, c.1640-c.1650
Les Joueurs de tric-trac (The Tric Trac players), c. 1655. Creator: Le Nain, Mathieu (1607-1677)Les Joueurs de tric-trac (The Tric Trac players), c. 1655. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris
Delilah, after Alexandre Cabanel, c1880-83. Creator: Charles Theodore DebloisDelilah, after Alexandre Cabanel'. From "Modern Artists" by F.G.Dumas. [J.S.Virtue & Co Ltd, London, c1880]
Une Lache Perfidie; Le Guet-Apens, 1914. Creator: Lucien JonasUne Lache Perfidie; Le Guet-Apens, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]
The Christianity of the Head of the Greek Church, 1854. Creator: George CruikshankThe Christianity of the Head of the Greek Church, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"
Gentleman in the shop, after Frans van Mieris, c.1660. Creator: UnknownGentleman in the shop, after Frans van Mieris, c.1660
Wild Duck Shooting on the Potomac, 1850. Creator: UnknownWild Duck Shooting on the Potomac, 1850. American invention for duck-shooting:one device attracted my notice especially [and] succeeds admirably
Cephalus and Procris. Creator: Johann LissCephalus and Procris
Plucked Geese--The story of the Gobang Mining Company, 1890. Creator: UnknownPlucked Geese--The story of the Gobang Mining Company, 1890
The Trojans Bring the Wooden Horse into Their City, 1535-55. Creator: Jean MignonThe Trojans Bring the Wooden Horse into Their City, 1535-55
The Trojans hauling the wooden horse into Troy, 1545. Creator: Giulio BonasoneThe Trojans hauling the wooden horse into Troy, 1545
The Trojans pulling the wooden horse into the city, 1545. Creator: Giulio BonasoneThe Trojans pulling the wooden horse into the city, 1545
Exterior of a polling booth, New York, 1844. Creator: UnknownExterior of a polling booth, New York, 1844. Voters in the US presidential election between James Knox Polk and Henry Clay, at...one of the polling-places, which, heretofore
Ixion deceived by Hera, 1620-24. Creator: Pieter van SompelIxion deceived by Hera, 1620-24
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, c1840. Creator: George PresburyThe Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, c1840. Biblical scene, from Genesis 48: 16: The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them
The voice is Jacobs voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau, 19th century? CreatorThe voice is Jacobs voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau, 19th century? Biblical scene, from Genesis 27: 22: And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said
A Harlots Progress, Plate 2, April 1732. Creator: William HogarthA Harlots Progress, Plate 2, April 1732
Jupiter, Juno and Io, 1710s. Artist: Jean-Marc NattierJupiter, Juno and Io, 1710s. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus seduced Io, one of the priestesses of his wife, Hera, and changed her into a heifer in order to try to hide his act from Hera
A masquerade scene, Kensington Gardens, 1772. Artist: James BrethertonA masquerade scene, Kensington Gardens, 1772. A sailor, heavily disguised as a rotund lady, follows a slim young woman along a walk
The Cockney in a Slough, 1804. A cockney on horseback is enticed into a mire by a country yokel who claims that the ground is firm
In high keeping by a Jew, plate II of The Harlots Progress, 1732; Mary Hackabout, now the mistress of a wealthy London Jew, kicks over a table to divert his attention
Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924. Artist: Arthur RackhamIllustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924. Siegfried hands the drinking horn back to Gutrune, and gazes at her with sudden passion
She caused the rock to shut down, 1905. Artist: Dora CurtisShe caused the rock to shut down, 1905. Vivien turns on her own master, Merlin, tricking him to enter the rock which she then closes on him
The white steed had vanished from their eyes like a wreath of mist, c1910. ArtistThe white steed had vanished from their eyes like a wreath of mist, c1910. Oisin, son of Finn mac Cumhaill, is turned in an instant into an old
Dice Players, ca 1624. Found in the Collection of Attingham Park, The Berwick Collection, The National Trust
Backgammon at the Cafe. Private Collection
Soldiers playing Dice. Artist: Sweerts, Michiel (1618-1664)Soldiers playing Dice. Found in the collection of Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections
The Disguised Wolf, 1870. Artist: Adolphe Francois PannemakerThe Disguised Wolf, 1870. From The Fables of Jean de la Fontaine, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London and NY, 1870]
Pirates Decoying an American Ship, c1880Pirates Decoying an American Ship, 1925. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]
Ingenious camouflage, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels PublishersIngenious camouflage, World War I, c1914-c1918. Camouflage used to conceal lines of communication and gun emplacements from German aviators. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War
Consulate, 1882-1884. On 9 November 1799, which was 18 Brumaire, Year VIII under the French Republican Calendar, General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the government of the Directory
Hannah Snell, British soldier, 18th century (1904). Hannah Snell (1723-1792) disguised herself as a man and became a soldier after her husband deserted her
Chistian Davies (or Old Mother Ross ), c1706 (1904). Born Christian Cavanagh in Dublin, Christian Kit Davies (1667-1739) served in disguise in the British Army from 1693 to 1697
The Four Times of Day: Afternoon, c. 1740. Artist: Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743)The Four Times of Day: Afternoon, c. 1740. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London
The backgammon players. Artist: Rosati, Giulio (1858-1917)The backgammon players. From a private collection
Easy come, easy go, 1661. Artist: Steen, Jan Havicksz (1626-1679)Easy come, easy go, 1661. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Interior With A Woman Feeding A Parrot Two Men Playing Backgammon And Other Figures (The Parrot Cage), 1670. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Backgammon Players, c. 1645. Artist: Teniers, David, the Younger (1610-1690)Backgammon Players, c. 1645. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London
Card and Backgammon Players. Fight over Cards, 1620-1629. Artist: Rombouts, Theodor (1597-1637)Card and Backgammon Players. Fight over Cards, 1620-1629. Found in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen
Love and the Vices Disarm Judgement, late 17th or early 18th century. Artist: Paolo de MatteisLove and the Vices Disarm Judgement, late 17th or early 18th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Conjurers, 16th century. Artist: Dosso DossiConjurers, 16th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
The facial characteristics of a cheating, deceptive tempered person, 1808. Artist: Johann Kaspar LavaterThe facial characteristics of a cheating, deceptive tempered person, 1808. A print from le Le Lavater Portatif, Hocquart, Paris, 1808. Physiognomical portraits
The Transformation of Galanthis into a Weasel, 1777. Artist: W WalkerThe Transformation of Galanthis into a Weasel, 1777. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1777
Room in an Inn with Peasants Drinking, Smoking and Playing Backgam, 1678. Artist: Ostade, Adriaen JanszRoom in an Inn with Peasants Drinking, Smoking and Playing Backgam, 1678. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna
Blind Man Deceived, c1755. Artist: Jean-Baptiste GreuzeBlind Man Deceived, c1755. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Roman wallpainting of Achilles hiding in Scyros, the House of the Dioscuri, PompeiiRoman wallpainting of Achilles hiding in Scyros (Greek island) revealed by Diomedes and Odysseus. From the House of the Dioscuri, Pompeii
Trojans Deceived, 1830. The raiding party secreting themselves in the great wooden horse. The story of the legendary wars between the Greek confederation and Troy
The Procession of the Trojan Horse into Troy, c1760. Artist: Giovanni Battista TiepoloThe Procession of the Trojan Horse into Troy, c1760. From the National Gallery, London
Print satirising Franz Anton Mesmer, 1784Print satirising Mesmer, 1784. In 1779, soon after the publication of his treatise Memoire sur la decouverte de magnetism animal, Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), the founder of Mesmerism
The Sleepwalker (Somnambulist) making discoveries her husband would rather she did not know
