Light Collection (#43)

A squadron of tanks on the way to Rammacca, Sicily, 10 July 1943

The Pharos of Alexandria, Egypt, 1933-1934. From Wonders of the Past, volume II, 1933-1934

Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, First World War, 24 August 1914. Artist: RG Mathews
Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, First World War, 24 August 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Panyer-man blowing a silver mounted ox-horn, Middle Temple Hall, London, 1926-1927. The duty of the panyer-man was to collect freshly baked bread

Wet weather in Trafalgar Square, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Paterson
Wet weather in Trafalgar Square, London, 1926-1927. The lights of the London Coliseum in St Martins Lane, reflected in the wet road

Scandinavian girl wearing candle headdress on St Lucys Day, 1936. Artist: Fox
Scandinavian girl wearing candle headdress on St Lucys Day, 1936. The Santa Lucia festival, also known as St Lucys Day, is a Christian event based on Viking custom and takes place on December 13

The illuminations of Port Said during the opening of the Suez Canal, Egypt, 1869. From a supplement to The Illustrated London News (11 December 1869)

Westminster Abbey, London, 1902. Artist: Alfred Hugh Fisher
Westminster Abbey, London, 1902. Illustration from The Illustrated London News Record of The Coronation Service and Ceremony, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, (London, 1902)

North Cape, Norway, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
North Cape, Norway, 1893. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, (The Werner Company, Chicago, c1893)

Villa Reale, Naples, Italy, 19th century. Artist: J Poppel
Villa Reale, Naples, Italy, 19th century

Newton investigating light, 1870. Artist: William Mouat Loudan
Newton investigating light, 1870. A print from The Illustrated London News, 4th June 1870. Hand-coloured later

Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician, astronomer and physicist, 19th century. Artist: John Le Keux
Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician, astronomer and physicist, 19th century. Statue in the ante chapel, Trinity College, Cambridge

Interior of the Exchange News-Room, Liverpool, 1836. Artist: Harwood
Interior of the Exchange News-Room, Liverpool, 1836

A Christmas incident in the trenches in the west, December 1914, (1920). Artist: Frederic Villiers
A Christmas incident in the trenches in the west, First World War, December 1914, (1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War

Narrow street in Naples, Italy, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Narrow street in Naples, Italy, 1937. Back street with washing on lines. Illustration from Das Mittelmeer: Landschaft, Baukunst und Volksleben im Kreise des Mittellandischen Meeres

Edith finding the Body of Harold, (1834). Artist: E Whitfield
Edith finding the Body of Harold, (1834). Victorian depiction of King Harold IIs daughter finding the body of her father who was killed at the Battle of Hastings in 1066

Great hall in Messrs Marshalls flax mill, Leeds, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

A Satire on the Altar-piece by Kent in St Clement Danes Church, Westminster, 1725. Artist: William Hogarth
A Satire on the Altar-piece by Kent in St Clement Danes Church, Westminster, 1725. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Steel Buttons, Coup de Bouton, 1777. A woman with an elaborate hairstyle is dazzled by extremely shiny buttons on a mans coat. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

James Bradley, 18th century English astronomer, (1836). Artist: E Scriven
James Bradley, 18th century English astronomer, (1836). Bradley (1693-1762) was Astronomer Royal from 1742. He is best known for discovering the aberration of light

Fountains at the Palace of Electricity, Champ de Mars, Paris World Exposition 1889, (1900). Artist: Ewald Thiel
Fountains at the Palace of Electricity, Champ de Mars, Paris World Exposition 1889, (1900)

Lighthouse, Father Point, Quebec, Canada, c1920s. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Canada 2nd series

Fort Connanicut, Rhode Island, 1855. Connanicut (or Conanicut) was a strategic fortification during the American Revolution

The Triumph of Cupid, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Triumph of Cupid, A Reverie, Ex Fumo dare Lucem, 19th century. Cartoon sketch by George Cruikshank, showing himself smoking in front of the fire, puffing out a fantasy procession in his pipe smoke

General Garibaldi spearing fish by night off Caprera, Sardinia, Italy, 1861. Artist: Frank Vizetelly
General Garibaldi spearing fish by night off Caprera, Sardinia, Italy, 1861. Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) using a trident to catch fish off the island of Caprera

The electric light at Hell Gate, New York, 1885. The highest electric light in the world. Illustration from the The Graphic, (23 May 1885)

Dr Faustus in his Study. Engraving based on the original painting by Rembrandt, of the necromancer or astrologer who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power

The Queen visiting a Cornish Iron Mine, c1840s, (1900). Queen Victoria is shown round a mine. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, (1900)

All Saints Church, Notting Hill, London, 1861. A print from The Illustrated London News, (22 June 1861)

History of Paper: 6, c1900. Manufacture of roll-fed paper. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

History of Paper: 5, c1900
History of Paper, c1900. Making flax paper in France. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

Sir Isaac Newtons house, London, (20th century). Newtons (1642-1727) house on the corner of Orange and St Martins Streets was pulled down in 1914

Fireworks, Strasbourg, 1744, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Fireworks On The Bridge, Paris, 1754, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Homage, George VIs coronation ceremony, 12 May 1937, (1937). Artist: Henry Charles Brewer
The Homage, George VIs coronation ceremony, 12 May 1937, (1937). A coloured plate from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, London, 1937

The Recognition, George VIs coronation ceremony, Westminster Abbey, London, 12 May 1937. Artist: Henry Charles Brewer
The Recognition, George VIs coronation ceremony, Westminster Abbey, London, 12 May 1937. A coloured plate from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, (London, 1937)

The Trenches of Noulette, France, 1915, (1926). Artist: Michel
The Trenches of Noulette, France, 1915, (1926). A French patrol returns to the trenches at night while a flare illuminates no mans land

Bradley, 19th century. Artist: R Scriven
Bradley, 19th century. James Bradley (1693-1762) was an English astronomer, Astronomer Royal from 1742. He is best known for discovering the aberration of light

Minerva protecting Telemachus, and preserving him from the Shafts of Love, 1775. Artist: W Walker
Minerva protecting Telemachus, and preserving him from the Shafts of Love, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Three Bathers, c. 1875. Private Collection

Boats at Sea, Sunset. Artist: Manet, Edouard (1832-1883)
Boats at Sea, Sunset. Found in the collection of Musee d art moderne Andre Malraux Le Havre

Woman Combing Her Hair. Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)
Woman Combing Her Hair. Found in the collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Boys herding donkeys, 1865. Artist: Maris, Willem (1844-1910)
Boys herding donkeys, 1865. Found in the collection of the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag

Corner of a Cafe-Concert, ca 1878. Artist: Manet, Edouard (1832-1883)
Corner of a Cafe-Concert, ca 1878. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Four Times of Day: Evening, c. 1740. Artist: Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743)
The Four Times of Day: Evening, c. 1740. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery near Zvenigorod, 1860. Artist: Kamenev, Lev Lyvovich (1833-1886)
The Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery near Zvenigorod, 1860. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Milkmaid after the painting of G. Dou in the Cabinet of Mr. Poullain, mid-17th century
Milkmaid after the painting of G.Dou in the Cabinet of Mr. Poullain, mid-17th century

The Interior, c1900-1940. Artist: Hans Hilsoe
The Interior, c1900-1940

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