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Background imageInquisitive Collection: Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry (Uso, shidarezakura), from an untitled series of flowers

Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry (Uso, shidarezakura), from an untitled series of flowers and birds, Japan, c. 1834

Background imageInquisitive Collection: The Old Oaken Bucket. about 1870-1880. Creator: Unknown

The Old Oaken Bucket. about 1870-1880. Creator: Unknown
The Old Oaken Bucket. about 1870-1880

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Landscape with a Pig and a Horse (Hiva Oa), 1903. Creator: Paul Gauguin

Landscape with a Pig and a Horse (Hiva Oa), 1903. Creator: Paul Gauguin
Landscape with a Pig and a Horse (Hiva Oa), 1903

Background imageInquisitive Collection: The Convalescent, 1888. Creator: Helene Schjerfbeck

The Convalescent, 1888. Creator: Helene Schjerfbeck
The Convalescent, 1888

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Still life with dogs, c1740-1770. Creator: Jacob Xaver Vermoelen

Still life with dogs, c1740-1770. Creator: Jacob Xaver Vermoelen
Still life with dogs, c1740-1770

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Maria de Ron, née von Breda, 1785. Creator: Carl Fredrik von Breda

Maria de Ron, née von Breda, 1785. Creator: Carl Fredrik von Breda
Maria de Ron, nee von Breda, 1785

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Young Woman in a Yellow Skirt, c1830s. Creator: David Cox the Elder

Young Woman in a Yellow Skirt, c1830s. Creator: David Cox the Elder
Young Woman in a Yellow Skirt, c1830s

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Portrait of a Woman, 1922. Creator: Meri Genetz

Portrait of a Woman, 1922. Creator: Meri Genetz
Portrait of a Woman, 1922

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Two boys playing, 1910. Creator: Verner Thome

Two boys playing, 1910. Creator: Verner Thome
Two boys playing, 1910

Background imageInquisitive Collection: A boy resting, c1600. Creator: Bartolomeo Schedoni

A boy resting, c1600. Creator: Bartolomeo Schedoni
A boy resting, c1600

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Cupid and Psyche - Psyche walking through Cupid's Palace, 1880. Creator: GF Campfield

Cupid and Psyche - Psyche walking through Cupid's Palace, 1880. Creator: GF Campfield
Cupid and Psyche - Psyche walking through Cupid's Palace, 1880

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Sketch for a Portrait, c1910s. Creator: Verner Thome

Sketch for a Portrait, c1910s. Creator: Verner Thome
Sketch for a Portrait, c1910s

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Holiday Sights: the torture in Her Majesty's Tower, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Holiday Sights: the torture in Her Majesty's Tower, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Holiday Sights: the torture in Her Majesty's Tower, 1871

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Four amorins playing with a birdcage, 1721-1750. Creator: Guillaume-Thomas Taraval

Four amorins playing with a birdcage, 1721-1750. Creator: Guillaume-Thomas Taraval
Four amorins playing with a birdcage, 1721-1750

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Boys on the Shore, c1910-1911. Creator: Verner Thome

Boys on the Shore, c1910-1911. Creator: Verner Thome
Boys on the Shore, c1910-1911

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Youth and a Mermaid, sketch, 1896. Creator: Albert Edelfelt

Youth and a Mermaid, sketch, 1896. Creator: Albert Edelfelt
Youth and a Mermaid, sketch, 1896

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Gutman, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Gutman, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Gutman, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Elizabeth Gutman Kaye (1891-1971), an American singer and painter, sitting in a chair

Background imageInquisitive Collection: 'What Can It Be?' by Madame Thuillier, 1870. Creator: Unknown

"What Can It Be?" by Madame Thuillier, 1870. Creator: Unknown
"What Can It Be?" by Madame Thuillier, 1870. Engraving of a painting

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Chorus girls in Wall St. between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Chorus girls in Wall St. between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Chorus girls in Wall St. between c1915 and c1920

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Doris Campbell, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Doris Campbell, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Doris Campbell, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Mabel Hill and Sydney Thompson, 1930. Creator: Unknown

Mabel Hill and Sydney Thompson, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Mabel Hill and Sydney Thompson, 1930

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Interested children, 1930s. Creator: AJ Wales

Interested children, 1930s. Creator: AJ Wales
Interested children, 1930s

Background imageInquisitive Collection: A moho takahe (Notornis mantelli), 1902. Creator: Johannes Keulemans

A moho takahe (Notornis mantelli), 1902. Creator: Johannes Keulemans
A moho takahe (Notornis mantelli), 1902

Background imageInquisitive Collection: The red hat, 1915. Creator: Mina Arndt

The red hat, 1915. Creator: Mina Arndt
The red hat, 1915

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Princess Victoria Luise, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Princess Victoria Luise, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Princess Victoria Luise, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892-1980), daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II

Background imageInquisitive Collection: W.C. Eustis, between c1910 and c1915. Creators: Bain News Service, George Graham Bain

W.C. Eustis, between c1910 and c1915. Creators: Bain News Service, George Graham Bain
W.C. Eustis, between c1910 and c1915. Shows William Corcoran Eustis (1862-1921) personal assistant to General John J

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Mrs. Edna Keating, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. Edna Keating, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Edna Keating, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Thoughts, 1920. Creator: Harry Linley Richardson

Thoughts, 1920. Creator: Harry Linley Richardson
Thoughts, 1920

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Girl in a pink dress, c1920. Creator: Grace Joel

Girl in a pink dress, c1920. Creator: Grace Joel
Girl in a pink dress, c1920

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Salvation Army, London - Japs [i.e. Japanese] in parade, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Salvation Army, London - Japs [i.e. Japanese] in parade, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Salvation Army, London - Japs [i.e. Japanese] in parade, 1914. Shows Japanese people in procession at the Great International Congress of the Salvation Army, London, June 13, 1914

Background imageInquisitive Collection: A new arrival at the Zoological Society's Gardens

A new arrival at the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1868. A Chinese ape at London Zoo

Background imageInquisitive Collection: The Germans in Paris: an object of great curiosity, Champs Elysees, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The Germans in Paris: an object of great curiosity, Champs Elysees, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The Germans in Paris: an object of great curiosity, Champs Elysées, 1871. Franco-Prussian War

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Portrait of Baroness Delort de Gléon, 1875-1900. Creator: Emmanuel de Dieudonne

Portrait of Baroness Delort de Gléon, 1875-1900. Creator: Emmanuel de Dieudonne
Portrait of Baroness Delort de Gleon, 1875-1900

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Little Girl in Front of an Open Chest of Drawers, 1907. Creator: Ivar Arosenius

Little Girl in Front of an Open Chest of Drawers, 1907. Creator: Ivar Arosenius
Little Girl in Front of an Open Chest of Drawers, 1907

Background imageInquisitive Collection: A Russian Salesman of Sweet Cakes at the Helsinki South Harbour Market

A Russian Salesman of Sweet Cakes at the Helsinki South Harbour Market, sketch, 1873

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Sketch for a Portrait, c1910s. Creator: Verner Thome

Sketch for a Portrait, c1910s. Creator: Verner Thome
Sketch for a Portrait, c1910s

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Still Life With Cat and Fish, 1728. Creator: Jean-Simeon Chardin

Still Life With Cat and Fish, 1728. Creator: Jean-Simeon Chardin
Still Life With Cat and Fish, 1728

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Christ bearing the Cross, 1477. Creator: Derick Baegert

Christ bearing the Cross, 1477. Creator: Derick Baegert
Christ bearing the Cross, 1477

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Alexandra Carlisle as 'Georgiana Vesey', 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Alexandra Carlisle as "Georgiana Vesey", 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Alexandra Carlisle as "Georgiana Vesey", 1911

Background imageInquisitive Collection: M.R. Nelson, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

M.R. Nelson, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
M.R. Nelson, 1911

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Alexandre Dumas Fils, 1873. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Alexandre Dumas Fils, 1873. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Alexandre Dumas Fils, 1873

Background imageInquisitive Collection: The pig killers, c.1652. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

The pig killers, c.1652. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The pig killers, c.1652. A peasant family gathers round to witness the slaughter of a pig, which presumably will feed the large family during the long winter months ahead

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Children at N.Y. Zoo, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Children at N.Y. Zoo, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Children at N.Y. Zoo, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Bust Of A Man, 1791. Creator: Augustin Pajou

Bust Of A Man, 1791. Creator: Augustin Pajou
Bust Of A Man, 1791

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Helen Royton, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Helen Royton, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Royton, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Shows American silent movie star Constance Alice Talmadge (1898-1973)

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Trophies, Place de la Concorde, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Trophies, Place de la Concorde, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Trophies, Place de la Concorde, 1918 or 1919. Cannons and other weapons gathered in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France after World War I

Background imageInquisitive Collection: German U-Boat in N.Y. 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

German U-Boat in N.Y. 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
German U-Boat in N.Y. 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Background imageInquisitive Collection: German U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

German U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
German U-Boat, 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Christening 'U-BUY-A-BOND'

Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917

Background imageInquisitive Collection: 14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. A camp of the 14th Infantry in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Russian Rapid firers taken by Germans, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Russian Rapid firers taken by Germans, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Russian Rapid firers taken by Germans, between c1914 and c1915. Russian machine guns captured by German forces during World War I

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Wrecked zep. [zeppelin] in France, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Wrecked zep. [zeppelin] in France, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Wrecked zep. [zeppelin] in France, 1917. A German zeppelin brought down by the French forces on Oct. 21, 1917 during World War I

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Where bomb fell in Rue Des Recollets, Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Where bomb fell in Rue Des Recollets, Aug 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Where bomb fell in Rue Des Recollets, Aug 1914. Bomb damage from German aircraft, in Paris, France at the begining of World War I

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Såsser Kerstin Andersdotter, Dalecarlia, 1858. Creator: Johan Fredrik Hockert

Såsser Kerstin Andersdotter, Dalecarlia, 1858. Creator: Johan Fredrik Hockert
Sasser Kerstin Andersdotter, Dalecarlia, 1858

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Portrait of the Chinese Afock, c1876. Creator: Elias Martin

Portrait of the Chinese Afock, c1876. Creator: Elias Martin
Portrait of the Chinese Afock, c1876

Background imageInquisitive Collection: The Infant Shakespeare Attended by Nature and the Passions

The Infant Shakespeare Attended by Nature and the Passions, published 1799

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Party in a Teahouse near Suma Beach (image 2 of 2), c1790. Creator: Hosoda Eishi

Party in a Teahouse near Suma Beach (image 2 of 2), c1790. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Party in a Teahouse near Suma Beach (image 2 of 2), c1790. From From a triptych in the series Genji in Modern Dress (Furyu yatsushi Genji)

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Untitled: Similar to Françoise Ravel as Ventalaw, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

Untitled: Similar to Françoise Ravel as Ventalaw, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Untitled: Similar to Francoise Ravel as Ventalaw, 1855-1859

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Monkeys and Bears Investigate the Rikshabila Cave

Monkeys and Bears Investigate the Rikshabila Cave, Folio from the "Shangri" Ramayana (Adventures of Rama), between c1700 and c1710

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Margot (Lefebvre) in Blue, 1902. Creator: Mary Cassatt

Margot (Lefebvre) in Blue, 1902. Creator: Mary Cassatt
Margot (Lefebvre) in Blue, 1902; showing a child wearing a floppy white bonnet and blue dress

Background imageInquisitive Collection: The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose

The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose, c1621-1623. A visit by Archdukes Albert and Isabella, the Habsburg governors of the Southern Netherlands

Background imageInquisitive Collection: The Marchioness (from Dickens 'The Old Curiosity Shop')

The Marchioness (from Dickens "The Old Curiosity Shop"), mid 19th century. The clerk, Dick Swiveller, plays cribbage while his masters are away:

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for June 1800), 1800. Creator: Unknown

Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for June 1800), 1800. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Morning Dress for June 1800), 1800. From The Lady's Monthly Museum

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), 1814. Creator: Unknown

Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), 1814. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Walking Dress), 1814. From The Dublin Monthly Museum, but copied (in reverse) from a plate published in La Belle Assemblee in March 1814

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd

Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd, between circa 1850 and circa 1851

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd

Actors Portraits Disguised as a Street Crowd, between circa 1850 and circa 1851

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Dutchmen's Quarters, c1802. Creator: Hokusai

Dutchmen's Quarters, c1802. Creator: Hokusai
Dutchmen's Quarters, c1802. Curious Japanese watching Dutchmen on Dejima

Background imageInquisitive Collection: The Actor Bando Hikosaburo, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

The Actor Bando Hikosaburo, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
The Actor Bando Hikosaburo, 19th century

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Geisha at Annual Festival (image 2 of 2), c1800. Creator: Utagawa Kuninaga

Geisha at Annual Festival (image 2 of 2), c1800. Creator: Utagawa Kuninaga
Geisha at Annual Festival (image 2 of 2), c1800

Background imageInquisitive Collection: The Calligraphy Lesson, 18th century. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro

The Calligraphy Lesson, 18th century. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Calligraphy Lesson, 18th century

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Dahchihtok, Nunivak, 1928. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Dahchihtok, Nunivak, 1928. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Dahchihtok, Nunivak, 1928

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Bathyergus suillus (Cape dune mole-rat), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Bathyergus suillus (Cape dune mole-rat), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Bathyergus suillus (Cape dune mole-rat), 1778

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Self-portrait of Fanny Geefs-Corr, 1841. Creator: Fanny Geefs

Self-portrait of Fanny Geefs-Corr, 1841. Creator: Fanny Geefs
Self-portrait of Fanny Geefs-Corr, 1841

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Hippotragus equinus (Roan antelope), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Hippotragus equinus (Roan antelope), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Hippotragus equinus (Roan antelope), 1777-1786

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Itinerant Priest, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Itinerant Priest, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Itinerant Priest, 19th century

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1773-1780. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1773-1780. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1773-1780

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Suricata suricatta (Meerkats), 1777-1786

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Dragon, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Dragon, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Dragon, 19th century

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Curieuse, 1885. Creator: Félicien Rops

Curieuse, 1885. Creator: Félicien Rops
Curieuse, 1885. From Curieuse, frontispiece

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Lioness Resting, 1885. Creator: Jan van Essen

Lioness Resting, 1885. Creator: Jan van Essen
Lioness Resting, 1885

Background imageInquisitive Collection: Sindhu Ragaputra, Son of Shri Raga

Sindhu Ragaputra, Son of Shri Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1775



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