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A Geisha Reading a Book, 19th century. Artist: Kikukawa EizanA Geisha Reading a Book, 19th century. From the Birmingham City Museum & Art Gallery
Waterfall of Roben, Oyama, Japan, 1827. Artist: HokusaiWaterfall of Roben, Oyama, Japan, 1827. From the Victoria & Albert Museum, London
The Castle of Muiden in Winter, 1658. Artist: Abrahamsz BeerstratenThe Castle of Muiden in Winter, 1658. From the National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
English Tea Party with the Prince of Conti at the Temple, 1766. Artist: Michel Barthelemy OllivierEnglish Tea Party with the Prince of Conti at the Temple, 1766. The young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is seated at the clavichord at the left of the picture
Soldiers at the Edge of the River, 19th / early 20th century. Artist: Etienne Prosper Berne-BellecourSoldiers at the Edge of the River, 19th/early 20th century. From a private collection
The Haymakers, 1880. Artist: Jules Bastien-LepageThe Haymakers, 1880. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris
Painting, unknown title, 17th century. Artist: Baldassare FranceschiniPainting, unknown title, 17th century
Old Man Playing with Child, 1635-1640. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnOld Man Playing with Child, 1635-1640. From the British Museum, London
The Prodigal Son in the Tavern (Rembrandt and Saskia), c1635. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnThe Prodigal Son in the Tavern (Rembrandt and Saskia), c1635. From the Dresden Gallery, Dresden, Germany
Portrait of a Boy, 17th century. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnPortrait of a Boy, 17th century. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia
Young Woman with Earrings, 1657. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnYoung Woman with Earrings, 1657
Portrait of Baertje Martens, 1649. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnPortrait of Baertje Martens, 1649
A Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. Artist: Francisco GoyaA Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. From the Royal Academy of San Fernando, Madrid, Spain
Reine de joie ( Queen of Joy ), 1892. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-LautrecReine de joie ( Queen of Joy ), 1892. Reine de joie (Queen of Joy), a novel by Victor Joze is remembered today for Toulouse-Lautrecs poster and his cruel depiction of the books characters
Unidentified Flemish proverb, late 16th / early 17th century. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the YoungerUnidentified Flemish proverb, late 16th/early 17th century. From a private collection
The Water Feature of the Grove of the Museum of Marly, late 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Hubert RobertThe Water Feature of the Grove of the Museum of Marly, late 18th/early 19th century
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1759 (1906). Mozarts (1756-1791) first attempt, at the age of three, to play the piano. In the doorway his sister Nannerl and his father Leopold look
Gardener smelling a carnation or pink (Dianthus), c1750. Artist: Thomas KitchinGardener smelling a carnation or pink (Dianthus), c1750. French philosopher Rene Descartes interaction theory stated that the reflexes were mechanistically determined and that body
Eharo Mask, Papua New Guinea. The Elema people of the Papuan Gulf in southeast New Guinea formerly practiced an elaborate cycle of masked rituals
The Great Dish from the Mildenhall treasure, Roman Britain, 4th century. The face in the centre represents Oceanus, with dolphins in his hair and a beard formed of seaweed
Silver platter from the Mildenhall treasure, Roman Britain, 4th century. Showing Maenads, female followers of Bacchus, dancing and playing musical instruments accompanied by the god Pan
Mosaic of a Vandal on horseback, 5th centuryMosaic from Carthage, depicting a Vandal horseman. Note his very germanic clothing which probably indicates that he is a member of the nobility, 5th century
Frost Fair on the Thames at London, 1683. Winters in Britain were often particularly cold in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period known as the Little Ice Age
Frost Fair on the Thames at London, 1734-1740 (1838). Winters in Britain were often particularly cold in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period known as the Little Ice Age
The Triumph of Pan, 1636. Artist: Nicolas PoussinThe Triumph of Pan, 1636. Nymphs and satyrs with goats dancing and carousing before a figure representing the god Pan
Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer, philosopher and mystic, telling his grandchildren a story, c1890-1910. From the British Museum
February - Cutting Weather, 1839. Artist: George CruikshankFebruary - Cutting Weather, 1839. A typical day at Dr Swishtails Academy. Boys at their desks look on as the schoolmaster punishes a boy by flogging him with the birch
Why Shouldn t Girton Rink, When Cambridge Rows?, 1876. Artist: George Du MaurierWhy Shouldn t Girton Rink, When Cambridge Rows?, 1876 Lady students from Girton College on the towpath waving to crews rowing on the river Cam
Rink to me only with thine eyes, 1876. Artist: George Du MaurierRink to me only with thine eyes, 1876. The increasing popularity of roller-skates perhaps gave romantic young couples a better opportunity to be together without chaperones
Waitresses on roller skates in a Berlin beer cellar, 1851. The first recorded roller-skates appeared in London in 1760 and the first successful ones date from the early 1820s
Seaside visitors paying a visit to the camera obscura, 1862. The viewers sat in a darkened chamber: the scene around was collected by the mirror (A) and passed through a convex lens (B)
Interior of Haddon Hall, 19th century. Artist: Laslett John PottInterior of Haddon Hall, 19th century. Painting by Laslett John Pott (1837-1898), British history painter, showing Haddon Hall near Bakewell, Derbyshire, in Elizabethan times
Childrens games in the 16th century: from left to right are shown rattle, windmill, hobby-horse, and boy blowing soap bubbles using a reed
Ice Skating in Paris, 1892. Artist: Henri MeyerIce Skating in Paris, 1892. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 12th November 1892
La Goulue and Valentin le desosse, 1895. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-LautrecPanneau pour la baraque de la Goulue a la Foire du Trone: Le Moulin Rouge. La Goulue (Louise Weber 1866-1929), et Valentin le desossee (Valentin the Boneless), 1895, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Parisian Evening, c1845-1890. Artist: Henri de MontautParisian Evening, c1845-1890
Turk Sitting Smoking on a Couch, 19th century. Artist: Eugene DelacroixTurk Sitting Smoking on a Couch, 19th century. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France
A Lady in a Garden taking Coffee with some Children, probably 1742. Artist: Nicolas LancretA Lady in a Garden taking Coffee with some Children, probably 1742. From the National Gallery, London
Concert champetre, ( The Pastoral Concert ), c1510-1511. Artist: TitianConcert champetre, ( The Pastoral Concert ), c1510-1511. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France
The Four Times of the Day: Morning, 1739. Artist: Nicolas LancretThe Four Times of the Day: Morning, 1739. From the National Gallery, London
A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. Artist: Gerard Terborch IIA Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Greek Vase-Painting, A Banquet, possibly Funerary, c5th century BC. In ancient Greece, the symposium was a part of a banquet that took place after the meal
English family travelling to France, 1886. An English family taking the air on deck crossing the English Channel on a steamer on their way to France for a continental holiday
A Painter, c1785. Artist: Louis Leopold BoillyA Painter, c1785. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg
Dr. Birch and His Young Friends, 1880. Artist: Joseph SwainDr. Birch and His Young Friends, 1880. Sir William Harcourt, the Liberal Home Secretary, prepares a birch labelled Juvenile Offenders Act
A Pleasure Excursion - First-Class!, 1824. Artist: Joseph SwainA Pleasure Excursion - First-Class!, 1824. A mixed group of passengers enjoy the comforts of first-class railway travel. The large gentleman in the top hat claims to be a director
David Sanborne, 2014. Artist: Alan John AinsworthDavid Sanborne, Gateshead International Jazz Festival, 2014
Jay Phelps, 2012. Artist: Alan John AinsworthJay Phelps, Scarborough Jazz Festival, 2012
