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Winston Churchill making his famous V for Victory sign, 1942. A typical gesture of defiance from Britains wartime Prime Minister. (Colorised black and white print)
Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), Russian novelist, early 20th century
Rally Round the Flag: Every Fit Man Wanted, 1914, (1935). Creator: UnknownRally Round the Flag: Every Fit Man Wanted, 1914, (1935). Recruiting poster appealing to British men to join up and fight in the First World War
Songs from Shakespeare: Take, Oh Take Those Lips Away. - Measure for Measure (Act IV. Scene 1), 1896. Illustration with lines from the play by William Shakespeare. From The Magazine of Art
Henley Regatta, c1896. Artist: Marsh BrothersHenley Regatta, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]
Topsail barge under sail on the Thames, London, c1905
HRG competing in the London Motor Club Coventry Cup Trial, Knatts Hill, Kent, 1938HRG 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BUE743. Event Entry No: 32. Place: Knatts Hill, Kent. NW London MC Coventry Cup Trial. Date: 12.2.38
FA Thatcher behind the wheel of a 1929 Triumph Super Seven open four-seater. Artist: Bill BrunellTriumph Super Seven 1929 832 cc. Driver: Thatcher, F.A. Open 4-seater. Place:
Sir Stuart (Steuart) Baileys Statue, Dalhousie Square, Calcutta, c1910. Sir Steuart Colvin Bayley (1836-1925) was a British civil servant and Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal from 1887-1890
Newcomen steam engine, 1747. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or steam engine in 1712. Water was heated in the boiler and the resulting steam was let into the cylinder
People in the street, Albury Street, Deptford, London, 1911. Street of two-storey Georgian terraced houses with elaborate carvings above the doors. People stand and chat, children play in the road
Gin Lane, 1751. Artist: William HogarthGin Lane, 1751.The scene is the St Giles slums. A child falls to its death from the arms of its drunk mother who sits with ulcerated legs. A skeletal figure holds an empty glass
Head of a Bear, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da VinciHead of a Bear, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]
Hermes, 1886. Artist: JonnardHermes, 1886. The Greek god Hermes with winged helmet and sandals. From The Magazine of Art. [Cassell & Company, London, 1886]
The 205 ton J-class yacht Velsheda sailing close hauled, 1933The 205 ton J-class yacht Velsheda sailing close-hauled, 1933. Velsheda was designed by Charles E Nicholson and built in 1933 for Woolworths founder William L Stephenson
Ronnie Scott, Ronnie Scotts, London, 1994. Artist: Brian O ConnorScott Ronnie, Ronnie Scott s, London, 1994
The Athlete Wrestling with a Python, c1880-1882. Artist: A GilbertThe Athlete Wrestling with a Python, c1880-1882. Etching of the sculpture by Sir Frederic Leighton. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London
Marylebone Town Hall, One of the Most Eminent of Londons New Buildings, c1935. The Town Hall on Marylebone Road in central London opened in 1920
The Garden of Eden, 1901, (1911). Artist: Hugh Goldwin RiviereThe Garden of Eden, 1901, (1911). Painting held at the Guildhall Art Gallery, City of London. From Bibbys Annual 1911, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1911]
Map of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake
Folly Ditch, Jacobs Island, (c1878). Creator: UnknownFolly Ditch, Jacobs Island, (c1878). Jacobs Island, a notorious slum on the south bank of the River Thames in Bermondsey, London, was made famous in Charles Dickenss novel Oliver Twist
Leisure Moment, c1945. Creator: UnknownLeisure Moment, c1945. British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) smoking one of his trademark cigars
Esperanza Spalding, 2013. Artist: Alan John AinsworthEsperanza Spalding with the Spring Quartet, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Leo Geovese, Gateshead International Jazz Festival, 2014
Agas Map of London, c1561. Sheet 10, showing part of Southwark, London Bridge, ships on the River Thames, part of the City of London and the Tower of London with its moat
Lea Hall Colliery and Rugeley A Power Station, Staffordshire, 1963. Lea Hall was the first colliery planned and sunk by the National Coal Board (NCB) and work began in 1954
Christchurch, Oxford, 1916. Artist: Edmund Hort NewChristchurch, Oxford, 1916. From The Studio Volume 80. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1920]
Old pub on the River Thames, London, 1926-1927. An old tavern on the riverside at Limehouse. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I
Maori girls rubbing noses, c1920. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)
Queen Elizabeth, The Ermine Portrait, 1585, (1896). Artist: Nicholas HilliardQueen Elizabeth, The Ermine Portrait, 1585, (1896). Portrait of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) with an ermine, used to make fur garments for royalty
The Lutine Bell in the Underwriting Room at Lloyds of London, 1933, (1935). Creator: UnknownThe Lutine Bell in the Underwriting Room at Lloyds of London, 1933, (1935). The SS L Atlantique was insured by Lloyds for almost £ 1, 000, 000
Cremona crashes through wave, 1913. Creator: Kirk & Sons of CowesThe 6-metre Cremona crashes through wave, 1913
A Factoryscape in the Potteries, (1938). Smoke from chimneys in the industrial area known as the Staffordshire Potteries, Stoke-on-Trent
Beer Street, 1751. Artist: William HogarthBeer Street, 1751. Working people enjoying a tankard of beer outside the Barley Mow public house. The figures include two women with baskets of fish and a butcher holding a joint of meat
Riley Lynx of AR Rye competing in the MCC Lands End Trial, 1935. Artist: Bill BrunellRiley Lynx 1089 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BPC886. Event Entry No: 158 Driver: Rye, A.R. Retired. Place: M.C.C. Lands End Trial. Date: 19/20.4.35
Billy Higgins and David Williams, Ronnie Scotts, Soho, London, Sep 1993. Artist: Brian O ConnorBilly Higgins and David Williams, Ronnie Scott s, Soho, London, Sep 1993
McCoy Tyner performing at the Newport Jazz Festival, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough, July 1978
Mary, Lady Heveningham, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the YoungerMary, Lady Heveningham, c1532-1543 (1945). Mary Shelton (1510/15-1570/71), wife of Sir Anthony Heveningham, daughter of Sir John Shelton, and cousin of Queen Anne
HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace, 12th March 1953. The Queen is shown wearing the Diamond Diadem, the sash, badge and star of the Order of the Garter
The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Artist: WA RouchThe England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Englands team in WG Graces final Test, against Australia at Trent Bridge
Galley, Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built. Between its first flight in 1928 and retirement in 1937
Dulwich College, London, 1829. Artist: J RogersDulwich College, London, 1829. Dulwich College was founded in 1619 by a prominent Elizabethan actor named Edward Alleyn, with the original intention of providing an education for twelve poor boys
La paresse (Laziness), 1896. Creator: Felix VallottonLa paresse (Laziness), 1896
The Westland Lysander, 1941. Creator: UnknownThe Westland Lysander, 1941. British army liaison aircraft made by Westland Aircraft, used before and during the Second World War
The steam yacht Wanderer (later named Vagus ) hoisting sails. Built by Robert Steele and Co, Greenock in 1878 for Charles Joseph Lambert as a private yacht
The Succession in Great Britain, Showing the Union of the Crowns, late 20th century. Family tree showing the various royal houses
Amundsens Tent at the South Pole, January 1912, (1913). Artist: Henry BowersAmundsens Tent at the South Pole, January 1912, (1913). Expedition leader Captain Robert F Scott (1868-1912), Dr Edward Wilson (1872-1912) and Petty Officer Edgar Evans (1876-1912)
Revelling with Harlots, plate III of A Rakes Progress, 1735. Tom Rakewell and a companion consorting with harlots in a tavern
Man and horse jumping a fence, 1887 Artist: Eadweard J MuybridgeMan and horse jumping a fence, 1887. Eadweard J Muybridge was the first photographer to carry out the analysis of movement by sequence photography