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Background imageLooking Back Collection: Shoeing, 1844, (1938). Artist: Edwin Henry Landseer

Shoeing, 1844, (1938). Artist: Edwin Henry Landseer
Shoeing, 1844. Painting held at the Tate Britain, London. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Queen Victoria, 1838. Creator: Thomas Sully

Queen Victoria, 1838. Creator: Thomas Sully
Queen Victoria, 1838. Victoria sat for Sully throughout March, April and May of 1838

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Oscar Peterson looking forward to dinner after a concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955

Oscar Peterson looking forward to dinner after a concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955
Oscar Peterson looking forward to dinner at Marcos Restaurant after a concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Study of a Rearing Horse, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Study of a Rearing Horse, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Study of a Rearing Horse, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Gertie Millar, British actress and singer, c1906. Artist: Rotary Photo

Gertie Millar, British actress and singer, c1906. Artist: Rotary Photo
Gertie Millar, British actress and singer, c1906. Postcard posted in 1906. Gertie Millar (1879-1952) was a singer and actress of the late 19th and early 20th century

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Emma Rencken 'watering' soldiers, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Emma Rencken "watering" soldiers, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Emma Rencken "watering" soldiers, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Crown Prince of Germ. [i.e. Germany] & staff, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Crown Prince of Germ. [i.e. Germany] & staff, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Crown Prince of Germ. [i.e. Germany] & staff, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Mabel Normand, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Mabel Normand, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mabel Normand, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Mabel Ethelreid Normand (1892-1930), an American silent-film actress, screenwriter, director, and producer

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Mrs. Payne Whitney, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. Payne Whitney, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Payne Whitney, between c1915 and c1920. Shows poet and philanthropist Helen Julia Hay Whitney (1875-1944)

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Kenny Baker, Norwich Jazz Festival, England, 1991. Creator: Brian Foskett

Kenny Baker, Norwich Jazz Festival, England, 1991. Creator: Brian Foskett
Kenny Baker, Norwich Jazz Festival, England, 1991

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Elliott Shaw, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Elliott Shaw, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Elliott Shaw, between c1915 and c1920. Shows singer Elliott Shaw

Background imageLooking Back Collection: John Patitucci, Pizza Express, London, 2003. Creator: Brian Foskett

John Patitucci, Pizza Express, London, 2003. Creator: Brian Foskett
John Patitucci, Pizza Express, London, 2003

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Holidays, 1930s. Creator: Henry Edward Gaze

Holidays, 1930s. Creator: Henry Edward Gaze
Holidays, 1930s

Background imageLooking Back Collection: An autumn idyll, 1891. Creator: W Paul Davis

An autumn idyll, 1891. Creator: W Paul Davis
An autumn idyll, 1891

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Huntsman, 1789. Creator: Samuel Alken

Huntsman, 1789. Creator: Samuel Alken
Huntsman, 1789

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Odette, c1915. Creator: Ruth Hollingsworth

Odette, c1915. Creator: Ruth Hollingsworth
Odette, c1915

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Orthodox Jew, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Orthodox Jew, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Orthodox Jew, 1913

Background imageLooking Back Collection: A. Bielovucci [i.e. Bielovucic], between c1910 and c1915. Creators: Bain News Service

A. Bielovucci [i.e. Bielovucic], between c1910 and c1915. Creators: Bain News Service, George Graham Bain
A. Bielovucci [i.e. Bielovucic], between c1910 and c1915. Shows Juan Bielovucic Cavalie (1889-1949) an aviator of Croatian ancestry, born in Peru

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Mrs. H. Blum, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. H. Blum, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. H. Blum, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Portrait of Giulia Lama, 1715. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Portrait of Giulia Lama, 1715. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
Portrait of Giulia Lama, 1715

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Comedy And Tragedy: Sic Vita, modeled 1891-92, cast c1902-05. Creator: Alfred Gilbert

Comedy And Tragedy: Sic Vita, modeled 1891-92, cast c1902-05. Creator: Alfred Gilbert
Comedy And Tragedy: Sic Vita, modeled 1891-92, cast c1902-05. This boy's twisting pose encourages us to walk around him, where we discover the cause of his pained expression

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Gunmen going to Sing Sing, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Gunmen going to Sing Sing, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Gunmen going to Sing Sing, 1912. Gunmen convicted of killing Herman Rosenthal; en route to Sing Sing prison, Ossining, New York

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Ready to return for Balkan War, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Ready to return for Balkan War, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Ready to return for Balkan War, 1912. Taken when Greek immigrants left New York City to return to their country and fight in the first Balkan War, which began in October 1912

Background imageLooking Back Collection: The way to Emmaus, no.2, 1914. Creator: William Strang

The way to Emmaus, no.2, 1914. Creator: William Strang
The way to Emmaus, no.2, 1914. In this scene, the resurrected Christ has found two disciples on the road to Emmaus who are dressed like working-class contemporaries of Strang

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Allegory of the four seasons: Winter, 1749-1797. Creator: Jean-Charles Levasseur

Allegory of the four seasons: Winter, 1749-1797. Creator: Jean-Charles Levasseur
Allegory of the four seasons: Winter, 1749-1797. The old bearded man, with his fur-hat and fur-trimmed coat, carrying a brazier and a stick, is walking miserably towards the right

Background imageLooking Back Collection: The Amorous Proposal, c1725. Creator: Francois Lemoyne

The Amorous Proposal, c1725. Creator: Francois Lemoyne
The Amorous Proposal, c1725. A young woman, cooling herself with a damp handkerchief, is surprised by an older man wearing heavy, fur-lined clothes

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Rabasa [and] Rodriguez, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Rabasa [and] Rodriguez, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Rabasa [and] Rodriguez, 1914. Shows Mexican delegates to the Niagara Peace Conference of 1914 including Mexican writer and diplomat Jose´ Emilo Rabasa Estebannell (1856-1930) and Agustin Rodriguez

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Recruits of 1st Snowshoe Battalion, Munich, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Recruits of 1st Snowshoe Battalion, Munich, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Recruits of 1st Snowshoe Battalion, Munich, between c1915 and c1920. German soldiers on snowshoes during World War I

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Unknown woman, 1675. Creator: Anon

Unknown woman, 1675. Creator: Anon
Unknown woman, 1675

Background imageLooking Back Collection: The Artist's Sister Wilhelmina, 1806. Creator: Per Krafft the Younger

The Artist's Sister Wilhelmina, 1806. Creator: Per Krafft the Younger
The Artist's Sister Wilhelmina, 1806

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Self portrait, c1690. Creator: Michael Dahl

Self portrait, c1690. Creator: Michael Dahl
Self portrait, c1690

Background imageLooking Back Collection: The Sculptor Paul Egell, c.1730. Creator: Johann Georg Dathan

The Sculptor Paul Egell, c.1730. Creator: Johann Georg Dathan
The Sculptor Paul Egell, c.1730

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Asaoka Watching a Mouse on a Screen, between c1875 and c1876. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Asaoka Watching a Mouse on a Screen, between c1875 and c1876. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Asaoka Watching a Mouse on a Screen, between c1875 and c1876. Series: A Mirror of Beauties of the Past and Present

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Naiad, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Carle van Loo

Naiad, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Carle van Loo
Naiad, mid-late 18th century

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Karl Vilhelm, 1679-1738, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, c17th century

Karl Vilhelm, 1679-1738, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, c17th century. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
Karl Vilhelm, 1679-1738, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, c17th century

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Lady in a Train Window, 1877. Creator: Anna Christina Nordgren

Lady in a Train Window, 1877. Creator: Anna Christina Nordgren
Lady in a Train Window, 1877

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan... between 1876 and 1882

Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan... between 1876 and 1882
Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan; Comic Pictures of Famous Places in Civilizing Tokyo; Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan; Twenty-four Hours in

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Fox, early 19th century. Creator: Shomosai

Fox, early 19th century. Creator: Shomosai
Fox, early 19th century

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Yorimasa Awaiting the Nue, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Yorimasa Awaiting the Nue, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Yorimasa Awaiting the Nue, 1882. Series: Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Radha Rejecting Krishna, c1760. Creator: Unknown

Radha Rejecting Krishna, c1760. Creator: Unknown
Radha Rejecting Krishna, c1760

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Portrait of the artist Paulus Potter, c17th century. Creator: Bartholomeus van der Helst

Portrait of the artist Paulus Potter, c17th century. Creator: Bartholomeus van der Helst
Portrait of the artist Paulus Potter, c17th century

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Portrait of Joost Corneliszn. Droochsloot in his studio sitting behind an easel with... 1780-1848

Portrait of Joost Corneliszn. Droochsloot in his studio sitting behind an easel with... 1780-1848
Portrait of Joost Corneliszn. Droochsloot in his studio sitting behind an easel with a landscape, 1780-1848

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Figure studies with a standing man in a red dressing gown, 1832-1880. Creator: Jan Weissenbruch

Figure studies with a standing man in a red dressing gown, 1832-1880. Creator: Jan Weissenbruch
Figure studies with a standing man in a red dressing gown, 1832-1880

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Paysanne du Canton de Lucerne, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Paysanne du Canton de Lucerne, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Paysanne du Canton de Lucerne, c1797

Background imageLooking Back Collection: The Eager Heroine on Her Way to Meet Her Lover out of Love (Kama Abhisarika Nayika), c1760

The Eager Heroine on Her Way to Meet Her Lover out of Love (Kama Abhisarika Nayika), c1760. Creator: Unknown
The Eager Heroine on Her Way to Meet Her Lover out of Love (Kama Abhisarika Nayika), c1760

Background imageLooking Back Collection: The Priest Dainichi Murders Umegae, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Priest Dainichi Murders Umegae, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Priest Dainichi Murders Umegae, 1886. From A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Torii Suneemon Katsutaka, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Torii Suneemon Katsutaka, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Torii Suneemon Katsutaka, 1868. From Eight Views with Fine Tales of Warriors

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Hatchotsubute Kiheiji's Wife Yatsushiro with a Dog, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Hatchotsubute Kiheiji's Wife Yatsushiro with a Dog, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Hatchotsubute Kiheiji's Wife Yatsushiro with a Dog, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa with a Ghost, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa with a Ghost, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Mutsuki Suginosuke Norifusa with a Ghost, 1867. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Kozo Kiritaro, Young Priest of the Tengus, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Kozo Kiritaro, Young Priest of the Tengus, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kozo Kiritaro, Young Priest of the Tengus, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan... between 1876 and 1882

Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan... between 1876 and 1882
Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan; Comic Pictures of Famous Places in Civilizing Tokyo; Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan; Twenty-four Hours in

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Beauty in Wind: Totto yakutae, 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Beauty in Wind: Totto yakutae, 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Beauty in Wind: Totto yakutae, 1852. From Excellances of Mountain and Sea Illustrated

Background imageLooking Back Collection: YuiZ from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido with Beauties, Published in 1838

YuiZ from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido with Beauties, Published in 1838. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
YuiZ from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido with Beauties, Published in 1838. From Fifty-three Stations on the T¯okaid¯o Road

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Guerrier de la Nouvelle Zelande, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Guerrier de la Nouvelle Zelande, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Guerrier de la Nouvelle Zelande, c1797

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Courtesans on Procession from Ehon tokiwagusa (Eternal Flowers, A Picture Book.), 1730

Courtesans on Procession from Ehon tokiwagusa (Eternal Flowers, A Picture Book.), 1730. Creator: Nishikawa Sukenobu
Courtesans on Procession from Ehon tokiwagusa (Eternal Flowers, A Picture Book.), 1730

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Morlaque du Canton de Lara, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Morlaque du Canton de Lara, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Morlaque du Canton de Lara, c1797

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de la Nouvelle Calédonie, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de la Nouvelle Calédonie, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme de la Nouvelle Caledonie, c1797

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Sauvage des I les Marquises, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Sauvage des I les Marquises, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Sauvage des I les Marquises, c1797

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Guerierre de la Riviere de Amazones, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Guerierre de la Riviere de Amazones, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Guerierre de la Riviere de Amazones, c1797

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Rabbit, Second half of 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Rabbit, Second half of 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Rabbit, Second half of 19th century

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Chinese Lion, Late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Chinese Lion, Late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Lion, Late 18th-early 19th century

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Daoist Immortal with Crane, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Daoist Immortal with Crane, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Daoist Immortal with Crane, 19th century

Background imageLooking Back Collection: After the Bath, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

After the Bath, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
After the Bath, 19th century

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Blind Man, 18th century. Creator: Unknown

Blind Man, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Blind Man, 18th century

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Baby Dragon, early 19th century. Creator: Kano Tomokazu

Baby Dragon, early 19th century. Creator: Kano Tomokazu
Baby Dragon, early 19th century

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Daruma on Reed, 19th century. Creator: Hidetsune

Daruma on Reed, 19th century. Creator: Hidetsune
Daruma on Reed, 19th century

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Study of a Bull, 1830-1867. Creator: Jacques-Raymond Brascassat

Study of a Bull, 1830-1867. Creator: Jacques-Raymond Brascassat
Study of a Bull, 1830-1867

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Krishna with the Gopas, between c1720 and c1730. Creator: Unknown

Krishna with the Gopas, between c1720 and c1730. Creator: Unknown
Krishna with the Gopas, between c1720 and c1730

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Maharana Ari Singh II (reigned 1761-1773) Displaying His Prowess... between c1761 and c1762

Maharana Ari Singh II (reigned 1761-1773) Displaying His Prowess... between c1761 and c1762. Creator: Unknown
Maharana Ari Singh II (reigned 1761-1773) Displaying His Prowess in Archery (image 3 of 4), between c1761 and c1762

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Bernhard von Liewen, 1651-1703. Creator: Anon

Bernhard von Liewen, 1651-1703. Creator: Anon
Bernhard von Liewen, 1651-1703, unknown date

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Aquila verreauxii (Verreaux's eagle), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Aquila verreauxii (Verreaux's eagle), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Aquila verreauxii (Verreaux's eagle), 1777-1786

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Landscape with Farmhouses, 1874-1945. Creator: Jan van der Linde

Landscape with Farmhouses, 1874-1945. Creator: Jan van der Linde
Landscape with Farmhouses, 1874-1945

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Gooseneck Gourd, Mid-19th century. Creator: Ohara Mitsuhiro

Gooseneck Gourd, Mid-19th century. Creator: Ohara Mitsuhiro
Gooseneck Gourd, Mid-19th century

Background imageLooking Back Collection: The Artist Painting a Cow in a Meadow, 1850. Creator: Hendrik van de Sande Bakhuyzen

The Artist Painting a Cow in a Meadow, 1850. Creator: Hendrik van de Sande Bakhuyzen
The Artist Painting a Cow in a Meadow, 1850

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Walking man in oriental costume, c1630s. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Walking man in oriental costume, c1630s. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Walking man in oriental costume, c1630s

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Pan and Syrinx, c.1637-c.1640. Creator: Caesar Boëtius van Everdingen

Pan and Syrinx, c.1637-c.1640. Creator: Caesar Boëtius van Everdingen
Pan and Syrinx, c.1637-c.1640

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Powell, Alexander, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Jan. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Powell, Alexander, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Jan. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Powell, Alexander, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Jan. 11

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Faut-y qu'il en ait fume des pipes celui-la, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Faut-y qu'il en ait fume des pipes celui-la, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Faut-y qu'il en ait fume des pipes celui-la, 19th century. Whatever you want - It must be a smoking of pipes

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Cloud, A.T. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Cloud, A.T. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Cloud, A.T. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Chase, O.J. Jr. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 Dec. 9. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Chase, O.J. Jr. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 Dec. 9. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Chase, O.J. Jr. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1914 Dec. 9

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Cassidy, John H. Mr. portrait photograph, 1917 July. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Cassidy, John H. Mr. portrait photograph, 1917 July. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Cassidy, John H. Mr. portrait photograph, 1917 July

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Cadmus, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Apr. 24. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Cadmus, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Apr. 24. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Cadmus, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Apr. 24

Background imageLooking Back Collection: Bruns, Julia, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Bruns, Julia, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bruns, Julia, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916



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