Illuminated Collection (page 9)

Mont Orgueil Castle at night, Gorey, Jersey, Channel Islands. Mont Orgueil Castle (also known as Gorey Castle) was built in the 13th century to defend Jersey from possible French invasion after

Prague Castle and St Vitus Cathedral, Czech Republic. Built within the walls of Prague Castle, St Vitus Cathedral is the largest Gothic cathedral in central Europe

I Rushed To The Door, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
I Rushed To The Door, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Engineers Thumb by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

He Made Neither Sound Nor Motion, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
He Made Neither Sound Nor Motion, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

An Old-Fashioned Hearth, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
An Old-Fashioned Hearth, 1903. From World Pictures, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [A. & C. Black, London, 1903]

Le Theatre Du Vaudeville - Pendant L Entr acte, 1900. The Theatre du Vaudeville (today the Gaumont Opera cinema) was a theatre in Paris. It opened on 12 January 1792 on rue de Chartres

Au Moulin Rouge - Dans Le Jardin, 1900. Moulin Rouge is a cabaret in Paris, France. The original house, which burned down in 1915, was co-founded in 1889 by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller

Montmartres Amuse La Sortie Du Moulin Rouge, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

La Sortie De Bullier, 1900. Bal Bullier was a ballroom in Paris, France, created by Francois Bullier in the mid-nineteenth century. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No

Le Jardin Du Bal Bullier, 1900. Bal Bullier was a ballroom in Paris, France, created by Francois Bullier in the mid-nineteenth century. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No

Sur Le Boulevard - Devant Le Cafe De La Paix, 1900. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No. 1, [Librairie D Art - Ludovic Baschet editeur, Paris, 1900]

Sur Le Boulevard - La Sortie De L Olympia, 1900. Olympia (commonly known as L Olympia, Olympia Hall or Paris Olympia) is a music hall located in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France

Le Bal Du Moulin-Rouge, 1900. Moulin Rouge is best known as the spiritual birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance. From Le Panorama - Paris la Nuit No

The Wise and Foolish Virgins, c1900, (1911). Artist: JG Lander
The Wise and Foolish Virgins, c1900, (1911). From Bibbys Annual 1911, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1911]

The Crystal Palace illuminated by Brock, 1900. From Black & White Budget, Vol. III. [The Black and White Publishing Company, J P. Monckton, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, 1900]

MS. Illumination Showing the Vision of Jacob, 12th century, (1902). From the Book of Genesis, Lambeth Palace Library, London. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

The Coming of Sheik Joseph, 1909. Artist: GS Smithard
The Coming of Sheik Joseph, 1909. Abadin Tadia Tjoessoep (1626-1699), more commonly known as Sheikh Yusuf or Sheik Joseph, was an Indonesian Muslim of noble descent

Printed with Mander Brothers Inks, 1919. From The British Printer Vol. XXXII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]

Electric Railway Station (City and South London), King William Street, 1891. Artist: William Luker
Electric Railway Station (City and South London), King William Street, 1891. King William Street is a street in the City of London, the historic nucleus and modern financial centre of London

Juvenile Ball at the Mansion House - Between the Dances, 1891. Artist: William Luker
Juvenile Ball at the Mansion House - Between the Dances, 1891. Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London

The General Post Office - Night, 1891. Artist: William Luker
The General Post Office - Night, 1891. The General Post Office in St. Martins Le Grand was the main post office for London between 1829 and 1912

The Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster; Showing the Temporary Annexe, 1937. King George ascended the throne upon the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, on 11th December 1936

Francois I as a Young Man, c1566, (1939). Artist: Master of The Hours of Henri II
Francois I as a Young Man, c1566, (1939). The illustration is part of an illuminated manuscript, Recueil des rois de France, by Jean du Tillet and dedicated to Charles IX, 1566

St. Gregory The Great, 12th century, (1939). Illumination from a 12th century manuscript found at the Abbaye de Saint-Amand-en-Pevele, France

A view of New York at night, 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War, Vol. II. - 1914-15. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

Water-Colour, 1926. Artist: Takahito Iwai
Water-colour, 1926. From The Studio Volume 91. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]

The Boyard Palace of the Princes Youssoupoff in Moscow, c1900, (1926). Artists: Leonid Brailovsky
The Boyard Palace of the Princes Youssoupoff in Moscow, c1900, (1926). From The Studio Volume 91. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]

A Street Scene, Kioto, c1887, (1901). Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
A Street Scene, Kioto, c1887, (1901). From Japan - A Record in Colour, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1901]

By the Light of the Lantern, c1887, (1901). Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
By the Light of the Lantern, c1887, (1901). From Japan - A Record in Colour, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1901]

Flower of the Tea, c1887, (1901). Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Flower of the Tea, c1887, (1901). From Japan - A Record in Colour, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1901]

By the Light of the Lanterns, c1887, (1901). Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
By the Light of the Lanterns, c1887, (1901). From Japan - A Record in Colour, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1901]

A Zikr, c1880, (1904). Artist: Robert George Talbot Kelly
A Zikr, c1880, (1904). From Egypt, by R. Talbot Kelly. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1904]

The approach to Venice, 1844, (1917). Artist: JMW Turner
The approach to Venice, 1844, (1917). Painting held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

A Japanese Festival, c1911, (1917). Artist: William Shackleton
A Japanese Festival, c1911, (1917). From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

The Tavern Door, 1916, (1917). Artist: Edmund Joseph Sullivan
The Tavern Door, 1916, (1917). From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

The Attack, 1902. Artist: R. O. W
The Attack, 1902. The Tauranga Campaign was an armed conflict in New Zealands Bay of Plenty in early 1864, and was part of the New Zealand wars that were fought over issues of land ownership

The Dwelling of the Ogre, 1870. Artist: Heliodore Joseph Pisan
The Dwelling of the Ogre, 1870. From The Fables of Jean de la Fontaine, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London and NY, 1870]

Retreat of the British Army from Kabul, c1912. The 1842 Kabul Retreat (or Massacre of Elphinstones army) took place during the First Anglo-Afghan War

Vault beneath the Old House of Lords, 1845. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Baronial, Municipal, and Popular Antiquities, Volume II. [Charles Knight and Co

Decorative splendors of the Entrance Hall of the great Congressional Library, Washington, U. S. A
Decorative splendors of the Entrance Hall of the great Congressional Library, Washington, U.S.A. 1904. [Underwood & Underwood, New York, London, Toronto-Canada, Ottawa-Kansas, 1904]

Total Attack. As the attempt to hit special objectives failed and died away, the enemy turned to mass bombardment, 1941 (1942)

The Christmas Tree, 1903 (1903). Artist: Maurice Greiffenhagen
The Christmas Tree, 1903 (1903). From The Pall Mall Magazine Volume XXXI, edited by George R. Halkett. [Editorial and Publishing Offices, London, 1903]

A Nocturne, c1878 (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
A Nocturne, c1878 (1904). From Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1904]

Nocturne - Amsterdam in Snow, 1882, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Nocturne - Amsterdam in Snow, 1882, (1904). From Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1904]

Venice, c1870, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Venice, c1870, (1904). From Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1904]

Advertisement for Bleriot headlamps, c1905. Artist: Philippe Chapellier
Advertisement for Bleriot headlamps, c1905

Illuminated Text From The Pilgrims progress, c1920. Artist: Marta Bowerley
Illuminated Text From The Pilgrims progress, c1920. An illuminated page taken from John Bunyans The Pilgrims Progress. An English nonconformist preacher and writer

Will O the Wisp, c19th century

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