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Noakes Collection

Background imageNoakes Collection: The Annunciation, c1438-1445, (c1900-1920). Artist: Fra Angelico

The Annunciation, c1438-1445, (c1900-1920). Artist: Fra Angelico
The Annunciation, c1438-1445, (c1900-1920). A print after the fresco in the Museo di San Marco dell Angelico, Florence, from Art History and Literature Illustrations, by Jessie Noakes, Virtue and Co

Background imageNoakes Collection: The Jousts of St Inglevert, France, 1470-1475, (c1900-1920). Artist: Master of the Harley Froissart

The Jousts of St Inglevert, France, 1470-1475, (c1900-1920). Artist: Master of the Harley Froissart
The Jousts of St Inglevere, (c1900-1920). Jousting scene with ornate tents: knights in armour with lances parade across the field, while the audience looks

Background imageNoakes Collection: The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, The Ghent Altarpiece, 1432, (c1900-1920). Artist: Jan van Eyck

The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, The Ghent Altarpiece, 1432, (c1900-1920). Artist: Jan van Eyck
The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, The Ghent Altarpiece, 1432, (c1900-1920). A print after the lower half of the central panel in the St Bavo Cathedral, Ghent

Background imageNoakes Collection: Old London Bridge, about 1630, (c1900-1920)

Old London Bridge, about 1630, (c1900-1920). A print after a model constructed by John B Thorpe, from Art History and Literature Illustrations, by Jessie Noakes, Virtue and Co, (London, c1900-1920)

Background imageNoakes Collection: The New Learning, c1910, (c1900-1920). Artist: Frank Cadogan Cowper

The New Learning, c1910, (c1900-1920). Artist: Frank Cadogan Cowper
The New Learning, c1910, (c1900-1920). Erasmus (right) and Thomas More visit the children of Henry VII at Greenwich in 1499. The boy in the centre is the future King Henry VIII

Background imageNoakes Collection: Early railway Coaches, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, England, 1831, (c1900-1920)

Early railway Coaches, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, England, 1831, (c1900-1920). The first steam locomotives with three different classes of railway travel

Background imageNoakes Collection: Page of illustrated text from the Luttrell Psalter, c1300-c1340, (c1900-1920)

Page of illustrated text from the Luttrell Psalter, c1300-c1340, (c1900-1920). Latin text with stylised floral decoration and mythical beasts

Background imageNoakes Collection: St Francis Preaching to the Birds, 1297-1299, (c1900-1920)

St Francis Preaching to the Birds, 1297-1299, (c1900-1920). A print after a fresco in San Francesco Upper Church, Assisi, Italy, from Art History and Literature Illustrations, by Jessie Noakes

Background imageNoakes Collection: A city taken by assault by the Assyrians, c1853, (c1900-1920)

A city taken by assault by the Assyrians, c1853, (c1900-1920). A 19th-century drawing of a bas-relief in the British Museum from the Assyrian empire (c7th century BC)

Background imageNoakes Collection: Assault on the City of Lachish, 700-692 BC, (c1900-1920). Artist: Sir Austen Henry Layard

Assault on the City of Lachish, 700-692 BC, (c1900-1920). Artist: Sir Austen Henry Layard
Assault on the City of Lachish, 700-692 BC, (c1900-1920). A print after a 19th-century drawing from Layards Monuments of Nineveh

Background imageNoakes Collection: Assyrians moving a winged bull, c7th century BC, (c1900-1920). Artist: Sir Austen Henry Layard

Assyrians moving a winged bull, c7th century BC, (c1900-1920). Artist: Sir Austen Henry Layard
Assyrians moving a winged bull, c7th century BC, (c1900-1920). A print after a 19th-century drawing from Layards Monuments of Nineveh

Background imageNoakes Collection: Scene from the Book of the Dead of Any, Egyptian, c1275 BC, (c1900-1920)

Scene from the Book of the Dead of Any, Egyptian, c1275 BC, (c1900-1920). In the centre are the scales used for weighing the heart, attended by Anubis, the jackal-headed god of embalming

Background imageNoakes Collection: King Henry VIII, c1538-1547, (c1900-1920)

King Henry VIII, c1538-1547, (c1900-1920). A print after a painting in the Royal Collection, Windsor Castle, from Art History and Literature Illustrations, by Jessie Noakes, Virtue and Co, (London)

Background imageNoakes Collection: Reaping, carrying, and carting, c1300-1340, (c1900-1920)

Reaping, carrying, and carting, c1300-1340, (c1900-1920). Scenes from the Luttrell Psalter. A print from Art History and Literature Illustrations, by Jessie Noakes, Virtue and Co, (London, c1900-1920)

Background imageNoakes Collection: Ploughing, sowing, and harrowing, c1300-1340, (c1900-1920)

Ploughing, sowing, and harrowing, c1300-1340, (c1900-1920). Scenes from the Luttrell Psalter. A print from Art History and Literature Illustrations, by Jessie Noakes, Virtue and Co, (London)

Background imageNoakes Collection: Old Cheapside, about 1580, (c1900-1920)

Old Cheapside, about 1580, (c1900-1920). A print showing the City of London, after a model constructed by John B Thorpe, from Art History and Literature Illustrations, by Jessie Noakes

Background imageNoakes Collection: The Tower of London with London Bridge, c1500, (c1900-1920)

The Tower of London with London Bridge, c1500, (c1900-1920). Charles, Duke of Orleans can be seen writing inside the Tower of London, and also at a window and in the courtyard, sending a letter

Background imageNoakes Collection: The Departure of St Ursula from Basel, before 1489, (c1900-1920). Artist: Hans Memling

The Departure of St Ursula from Basel, before 1489, (c1900-1920). Artist: Hans Memling
The Departure of St Ursula from Basel, before 1489, (c1900-1920). A print after a panel in the Shrine of St Ursula in the Hospital of St John, Bruges, from Art History and Literature Illustrations

Background imageNoakes Collection: Primavera, c1478, (c1900-1920)

Primavera, c1478, (c1900-1920). A print after the painting in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, from Art History and Literature Illustrations, by Jessie Noakes, Virtue and Co, (London, c1900-1920)


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