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The Hall, Pennhurst Place, Kent, 1903. From Social England, Volume II, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]
Middle-aged coolie hurriedly seated himself on the bank to pass us in review, c1900, (1921). From Mysterious Japan, by Julian Street. [Doubleday, Page & Company, New York & Toronto, 1921]
Old Chelsea Gate, c1910Old Chelsea Gate. c1910. [Shureys Publications, c1910]. The gateway was designed by Inigo Jones in 1621 for Beaufort House in Chelsea (home of Sir Thomas More and later Sir Hans Sloane)
Buchette, c1900. Artist: Georges Joseph van SluijtersBuchette, c1900. From Modern Pen Drawings: European and American, Edited by Charles Holme. [The Offices of the Studio, London, Paris, New York, 1900-01]
Woodmans Cottage, c20th century (1931). Artist: George ClausenWoodmans Cottage, c20th century (1931). From The Studio Volume 102, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1931]
The Burning of Lille, c17th century, (1923). Artist: Urbanus LeyniersThe Burning of Lille, c17th century. From The Connoisseur Vol LXV [Otto Limited, London, 1923.]
Ceremony of burning a Hindu widow with the body of her late husband, 1847. Suttee was an Indian funeral practice in which the widow immolated herself on her husbands funeral pyre
Abrahams Sacrifice, 1516-1518, (1937). Artist: Ugo da CarpiAbrahams Sacrifice, 1516-1518, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937
Sir Isumbras at the Ford, c19th century (1923). Artist: John Everett MillaisSir Isumbras at the Ford, c19th century (1923). Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923
Wood carts, Jamaica, c1905. Artist: Adolphe Duperly & SonWood carts, Jamaica, c1905. Illustration from Picturesque Jamaica, by Adolphe Duperly & Son, (England, c1905)
A Cottage in a Wood, c1897. Artist: James CadenheadA Cottage in a Wood, c1897. An illustration originally featured in the magazine Evergreen, Part IV, The Book of Winter. From The Studio Volume 10 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1897]
The Woodcutters, c1850. From an original print by F Grenir. [A H Payne, Dreseden & Leipzig]
An Italian landscape, 1913. Artist: Claude LorrainAn Italian landscape, 1913. A print from The Art of the Great Masters, by Frederic Lees, Sampson Low, Marston and Co, London, 1913
Wood gatherers, Tenerife, Canary Islands, early 20th century(?)
Death of Ridley and Latimer, 1555, (c1850). Protestant bishops Ridley and Latimer were both executed on October 17th, 1555
Cottrets!, 1737-1742. Artist: BouchardonCottrets!, 1737-1742. A female street vendor, possibly selling firewood. Part of a series called Paris Street Cries, by Bouchardon
The Seasons, c1050, (1843). Artist: Henry ShawThe Seasons, c1050, (1843). Copy of a manuscript showing agricultural occupations from July to December. July, mowing and making hay; August, reaping; September, hunting; October, hawking; November
Peasant Girls with Brushwood, c1852. Artist: Jean Francois MilletPeasant Girls with Brushwood, c1852. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg
Peasant-Girls with Brushwood (Les Charbonnieres), c1852. Artist: Jean Francois MilletPeasant-Girls with Brushwood (Les Charbonnieres), c1852. Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-1875). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
The Martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer, 1556, (1877). Artist: J RogersThe Martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer, 1556, (1877). Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) was Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI
French Foreign Legion in Safsafat, eastern Morocco, 20th century. French postcard
Winter Landscape, c1606-1656. Artist: Gysbrecht LeytensWinter Landscape, c1606-1656. Located in the collection at, State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
View of the Camp at the Java Creek, 1813. Artist: John Gabriel StedmanView of the Camp at the Java Creek, 1813. From Narrative, of a Five Years Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the West Coast of South Africa, volume II, by J G Stedman
Le Chauffage, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Print from a series titled Paris Assiege showing people queueing up to obtain rationed coal and firewood for heating
Collecting firewood, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). Artist: Auguste BryCollecting firewood, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III
King Alfred burning the cakes, 878 (1864). Legend has it that Alfred (849-899), offered shelter from the Danes by a woman at Athelney in the Somerset marshes
Landscape with Ruins of a Castle on a Hill, early 18th century. Creator: Jan SmeesLandscape with Ruins of a Castle on a Hill, early 18th century
Chantier de Bois a Bruler, 19th century. Creators: Victor Adam, BenardChantier de Bois a Bruler, 19th century