Hermes, 1886. Artist: JonnardHermes, 1886. The Greek god Hermes with winged helmet and sandals. From The Magazine of Art. [Cassell & Company, London, 1886]
The Old Fisherman, 1903. Artist: Joseph Edward SouthallThe Old Fisherman, 1903. From The Studio Volume 79, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1920]
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Commander in Chief of the forces in South Africa, 1902. Artist: LafayetteField Marshal Lord Roberts, Commander in Chief of the forces in South Africa, 1902. Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times
His Girl, The Huntsmans Meet. Creator: Victor VennerHis Girl, The Huntsmans Meet
British jockeys, 1934, (1935). Creator: UnknownBritish jockeys, 1934, (1935). Steve Donoghue, Joe Childs, Fred Fox, and Brownie Carslake (who was Australian). Donoghue and Childs celebrated their fiftieth birthday in 1934
Count Otto von Bismarck, Prusso-German statesman, 1870. Otto Edward Leopold, Count von Bismarck (1815-1898) was Chancellor of Prussia and architect of modern Germany
Hinmatoowyalahtq it (Chief Joseph), 1879. Creator: Charles Milton BellHinmatoowyalahtq it (Chief Joseph), 1879
Jahangir and his Father, Akbar, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca.1540-50
The Cape Town Highlanders, 1900. Creator: JE BrutonThe Cape Town Highlanders, 1900. The Cape Town Highlanders infantry regiment of the South African Army was mobilised for active duty during the Second Boer War
Neeltje Tuyp, 1897 (1898). Artist: Nico JungmannNeeltje Tuyp, 1897 (1898). Plate taken from The Studio magazine, volume 13, no 59 (London, 15th February 1898)
Napoleon at Fontainebleau During the First Abdication - 31 March 1814, (1845). Artist: Paul DelarocheNapoleon at Fontainebleau During the First Abdication - 31 March 1814, (1845). The invasion of France by the Allies culminated in Napoleons abdication of 11 April
Henri Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, 1804, (1839). Creator: Julien Leopold BoillyHenri Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, 1804, (1839). Clarke (Henri-Jacques-Guillaume) duc de Fettre, Marechal de France. Portrait of Henri Jacques-Guillaume Clarke (1765-1818)
A Wellington Boot- or the Head of the Armye, 19th century. A satirical political cartoon of the Duke of Wellington. Wellington was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1827
Cattistock, 1899. Artist: CGCattistock, 1899. John Hargreaves on horseback in hunting clothes. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, 30th March 1899
The General, 1881. Artist: SpyThe General, 1881. Mourdaunt Fenwick Bisset MP. Bisset served as Conservative MP for West Somerset from 1880-1884. He was Master of the Devon and Somerset Staghounds from 1855 until 1881
Mousquetaires Noirs, petite tenue, 1814-15. Artist: Eugene TiteuxMousquetaires Noirs, petite tenue, 1814-15. Histoire de la Maison Militaire du Roi de 1814-1830, volume 2
Monty Python actress Carol Cleveland on Triumph Bandit motorcycle, 1971. Creator: UnknownMonty Python actress Carol Cleveland on Triumph Bandit motorcycle, 1971
Plate 25 from Los Caprichos : If he broke the pot (Si quebroel Cantaro. ), 1799Plate 25 from Los Caprichos : If he broke the pot (Si quebro el Cantaro.), 1799
Anne Bonny, John Calico Jack Rackam and Mary Read, 18th Century Pirates. Artist: Karen HumpageAnne Bonny, John Calico Jack Rackam and Mary Read, 18th Century Pirates
Bravo, Belgium, 1914, (1920). Artist: FH TownsendBravo, Belgium, 1914, (1920). A small boy in clogs representing Belgium stands up against a bullying Germany holding a club and sausages. Cartoon that originally appeared in Punch, August 1914
Leather shoes from Hallstatt, Austria. Celtic Iron Age, c6th century
Greek statues of Kleobis and Biton, 6th century BCKouroi of Kleobis and Biton, in Archaic style. The statues are not, in fact, naked - they are wearing sandals, 6th century BC
Giuseppe Garibaldi helping Victor Emmanuel II put on the boot of Italy, 1860Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-82) helping Victor Emmanuel II (1820-78) put on the boot of Italy. The Unification of Italy. John Tenniel cartoon from Punch, London, 17 November 1860. Wood engraving
Combat boots worn by Andre M. Jones during the Iraq War, 2003Pair of tan desert combat boots manufactured by Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Co. Boots are 390 DES Hot Weather Combat Boot. Boots have tan shoe laces, with tan rubber sole. Leather and nylon body
Chopines, Italian, 1550-1650. Creator: UnknownChopines, Italian, 1550-1650
Slippers, American, ca. 1892. Creator: Rosenbloom sSlippers, American, ca. 1892
Kaori-mono-awase, Gyoshu, 1830. Creator: Yanagawa Shigenobu IIKaori-mono-awase, Gyoshu, 1830
Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Konoshita Tokichi, Nakamura Daikichi as His Wife, and Iwai Hanshiro V as Masago in the Play Yakko Yakko Edo no Hanayari, ca. 1819
Woman Walking in the Snow, 1840s-early 1850s. Creator: Ando HiroshigeWoman Walking in the Snow, 1840s-early 1850s
Marinus Willett, ca. 1791. Creator: Ralph EarlMarinus Willett, ca. 1791
The Companions of Rinaldo, ca. 1633. Creator: Nicolas PoussinThe Companions of Rinaldo, ca. 1633
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1901. Creator: Gregory & CoThe Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1901. The 1st battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers line infantry regiment of the British Army served in the 1899 to 1902 Second Boer War
Napoleon, Emperor of the French and King of Italy, 1806, (1921). Creator: Johann-Friedrich ArnoldNapoleon, Emperor of the French and King of Italy, 1806, (1921). Napoleon en colonel de chasseurs de la garde imperiale - Empereur des Francais, Roi d Italie
Women wearing shorts, 1930, (1933). Creator: UnknownWomen wearing shorts, 1930, (1933). With the craze for hiking - an American term for going on a fairly long walk brought over by the Talkies - shorts came into popularity
British sailors wearing Dutch clogs, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: UnknownBritish sailors wearing Dutch clogs, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Some 2, 000 of the sailors who were sent over by Mr
Anna Pavlova, c1910. Creator: UnknownAnna Pavlova, c1910. Perhaps The Greatest Dancer Whom The World Has Ever Seen. Russian ballerina Pavlova (1881-1931) was the most famous classical ballerina of her era
General Israel Putnam, showing uniform of a Continental trooper, c1770, (1937). Creator: UnknownGeneral Israel Putnam, showing uniform of a Continental trooper, 1937. Israel Putnam (1718-1790) American army general officer, known as Old Put
Queen Mary with her granddaughters, 1930s, (1951). Creator: UnknownQueen Mary with her granddaughters, 1930s, (1951)....on a ten-mile trip down the river to Wooolwich, where they watched the unloading and the loading of ships
Edouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, 1804, (1839). Creator: RuhiereEdouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, 1804, (1839). Edouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier. Duc de Trevise, Marechal de France
Mr. and Mrs. Churchill in the Early Twenties, 1923, (1945). Creator: UnknownMr. and Mrs. Churchill in the Early Twenties, 1923, (1945). British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) and his wife Clementine (1880-1977)
Inuit people from Alaska, northern USA, c1928. Creator: UnknownInuit people from Alaska, northern USA, c1928. Couple wearing clothes made of seal fur. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928
Hunting, 1820, c1910. Creator: Tom BrowneHunting, 1820, c1910. Fox hunting scene. One of a set of advertisements showing Johnnie Walkers Striding Man in various sporting scenarios
Finnesko with Crampons, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert PontingFinnesko with Crampons, c1910– 1913, (1913). Finnesko - boots of tanned reindeer skin with the hair on the outside
Murphy the Dick-tater, alias the weather cock of the walk, 1837. A figure with a potato surmounted by a weathervane for head, globe for body, holding bellows and telescope under right arm
Girl on a space hopper, 1970s
A Dutch boatman, 1898. Artist: Nico JungmannA Dutch boatman, 1898. Plate taken from The Studio magazine, volume 15, no 67 (London, 15th October 1898)
A group of street urchins, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest FlammarionA group of street urchins, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)
Statue of Jesus as the good shepherd, early Christian Catacombs, Rome, ItalyStatue of Jesus as the good shepherd, from the early Christian Catacombs in Rome, 3rd - 4th Century. Part of the Vatican Museums Collection
