Listening Collection (page 12)

The Blacksmith lets his Iron grow cold attending to the Taylors News, 1772

Primitive justice: an appeal to the head of the tribe, 1907. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1907]

Pesenting the patriotic address to the Queen on the eve of the Crimean War, 1854 (1906)
Peers and commoners presenting the patriotic address to the Queen on the eve of the Crimean War, 1854 (1906). From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI

The Word, c1922. Artist: Frederick Cayley Robinson
The Word, c1922. From The Studio Volume 83. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1922]

Peter the Hermit preaching the First Crusade, c1095 (1905). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

Reform demonstration in Hyde Park, London, 19th century (1906). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VIII. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

Sigh No More, Ladies, Sigh No More, c1875. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
Sigh No More, Ladies, Sigh No More, c1875. A scene for Shakespeares Much Ado About Nothing, Act 2, Scene 3. From The Illustrated Library Shakespeare

Instruction, c18th century. From The Connoisseur Vol. XXII. [Otto Limited, London, 1908-9]

Reader in Cigar Factory, Havana, Cuba, c1910s
Reader in Cigar Factory, Havana, Cuba. Readers are a traditional feature of Cuban cigar factories where the reader, often someone with radio experience, reads the news

Peter Preaching the First Crusade, 1869. Peter the Hermit (c1050-1115) was a priest of Amiens and a key figure during the First Crusade

No. III. -St. John Preaching, 1635, (1924). Artist: Jacques Callot
No. III. -St. John Preaching, 1635. From The Connoisseur Vol LXVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1924.]

St John Preaching in the Wilderness, c1620-1635, (1924). Artist: Jacques Callot
St. John Preaching in the Wilderness. From The Connoisseur Vol LXVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1924.]

Angelica Kauffmann in the Character of Design listening to the Inspiration of Poetry, 1782, (1921)
Angelica Kauffmann in the Character of Design listening to the Inspiration of Poetry, 1782. By Thomas Burke (1749-1815) after a work by Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807)

Cromwell and Hampden, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
Cromwell and Hampden, 1902. It has been suggested that Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) and other future architects of the English Civil War, including John Hampden (c1595-1643)

Meeting of London business men on Tower Hill, held after sinking of the Lusitania, c. 1915
Part of a meeting of London business men on Tower Hill, held after the sinking of the Lusitania, c1915. Part of a meeting of London business men on Tower Hill

Listening post in a shell hole in No Mans Land, near Lagnicourt, France, World War I, c1914-c1918
Listening post in a shell crater in No Mans Land, near Lagnicourt, France, World War I, c1914-c1918. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War

Land! Land! Land!, Columbus arriving in America, 1492 (late 19th or early 20th century)
Land! Land! Land!, Christopher Columbus arriving in America, 1492 (late 19th or early 20th century). Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

Music at Home, 1872 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
Music at Home, 1872 (1891). Study of an amateur comic singer struggling with an unsympathising audience. A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, selected from Punch, Volume I

Illustration from the Kelmscott Press edition of the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, 1896 (1964). Printed in Hammersmith, London, 1896. The Kelmscott Press was founded by William Morris in 1891

A Business-like Offer, 1886 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
A Business-like Offer, 1886 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, selected from Punch, Volume II, London, 1891

Music at Home, 1885 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
Music at Home, 1885 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, Selected from Punch, Volume II, London, 1891

Its not so difficult to speak French, after all, 1882 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
Its not so difficult to speak French, after all, 1882 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, Selected from Punch, Volume II, London, 1891

Listening to the gramophone, Bulawayo to Dett, Rhodesia, c1924-c1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
Listening to the gramophone, Bulawayo to Dett, Rhodesia, c1924-c1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Bells telephone in operation, late 19th century. Artist: Gilbert
Bells telephone in operation, late 19th century. Scottish-born American inventor Bell (1847-1922) filed the patent for his telephone at the United States Patent Office at 3pm on 14 February 1876

A professional story teller at Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, c1875

The Queue, the Pensioner and the Dollar Princess, 1910. Artist: Fred Leist
The Queue, the Pensioner and the Dollar Princess, 1910. A print from The Graphic Supplement, 21st May 1910

Eton Boys Listening to the Reading of the Proclamation on Windsor Bridge, Berkshire, 1910. The schoolboys are listening to the proclamation of George V as King after the death of his father

A class of seamen at ammunition instruction, Whale Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1896. Artist: Russell & Sons
A class of seamen at ammunition instruction, Whale Island, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 26th June 1896

Au Cafe, c1877-1880 (1958). A print from The Fitzwilliam Museum an Illustrated Survey, Trianon Press, 1958

The Annunciation, c1445, (1958). A print from The Fitzwilliam Museum an Illustrated Survey, Trianon Press, 1958

The Annunciation, 1333 (1870). Artist: J Petot
The Annunciation, 1333 (1870). Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. A print from Les Chef D oeuvre de la Peinture Italienne by Paul Mantz, Paris, 1870

Augustus presents the constitution, Lyon, France, 10 BC (1882-1884). The emperor with the deputies of the three provinces of Gaul. Lyon was the administrative centre of Roman Gaul

Augustus establishes the centre of government of Gaul in Lyon, 28 BC (1882-1884). Artist: Bertrand
Augustus establishes the centre of government of Gaul in Lyon, 28 BC (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

A bard reciting the noble traditions of the family, 1882-1884. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

A Japanese Preacher. Artist: R Young
A Japanese Preacher. A print from The Faiths of the World, A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects, Volume II, by Reverend James Gardner, A Fullarton & Co, London & Edinburgh

Theophile Gautier, French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic, c1857. Gautier (1811-1872) became a leader of the Parnassian group of poets, and influenced Baudelaire

The Bathos, 18th century. Artist: Thomas Clerk
The Bathos, 18th century. Time expiring, collapsed against a broken column, with the blade of his scythe snapped and his hour glass smashed, blowing out smoke from his broken pipe

Paul Before Felix, 18th century. Artist: DB Pyet
Paul Before Felix, 18th century. Paul, with his hands chained, stands before the governor Felix, defending himself. A Roman soldier to the left of Paul leans against his spear looking very bored

The Declaration of Independence read to the American army, 1776 (c1880). George Washington had the Declaration of Independence read to his troops in New York on 9th July 1776

General Burgoyne addressing the Indians, 1777 (c1880). John Burgoyne was given command of British forces in Canada in 1777. He planned to march on Albany, New York, then on to New York itself

Renier Ansloo and his Mother, 1895. Artist: Adolf Closs
Renier Ansloo and his Mother, 1895. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1895

Oom-poleon Boer-naparte on Board the Highbury Castle, 1901. Cartoon depicting the Boer leader Paul Kruger, know by the nickname Oom (uncle) Paul

George Washington Trying to Tell a Lie, 1901. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1901

One is Not, 1899. Artist: JF Weber
One is Not, 1899. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899

Constabulary guarding a government reporter at a plan of campaign meeting, Ireland, 1887. The Plan of Campaign was a strategy adopted by the Irish National League in support of tenant farmers in

Best Wishes for the New Year, greetings card, c1920s(?)

A scene in the US House of Representatives, Washington DC, USA, c1860s (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London

Inauguration of Jefferson Davis, Montgomery, Alabama, 1861 (c1880). Davis was named Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by a Constitutional convention in Montgomery, Alabama

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