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Background imagePointing Collection: Fresco with Miracle of the Jewels, late 13th-early 14th century. Creator: Unknown

Fresco with Miracle of the Jewels, late 13th-early 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Fresco with Miracle of the Jewels, late 13th-early 14th century

Background imagePointing Collection: Saint John the Baptist Bearing Witness, ca. 1600. Creator: Annibale Carracci

Saint John the Baptist Bearing Witness, ca. 1600. Creator: Annibale Carracci
Saint John the Baptist Bearing Witness, ca. 1600

Background imagePointing Collection: General Frenchs Remarkable Position at Colesberg, c15th January, 1900 Creator

General Frenchs Remarkable Position at Colesberg, c15th January, 1900 Creator
General Frenchs Remarkable Position at Colesberg, as seen from Kul or Coles Kop about 15th January, 1900. French did not succeed in capturing Colesberg

Background imagePointing Collection: Colonel Pilchers Attack on Sunnyside Kopje, 1900. Creator: HC Seppings Wright

Colonel Pilchers Attack on Sunnyside Kopje, 1900. Creator: HC Seppings Wright
Colonel Pilchers Attack on Sunnyside Kopje-Canadian and Australian Contingents Receive Their " Baptism of Fire". 1900

Background imagePointing Collection: Chia Tzu-Lung Finds the Stone, 1922. Creator: Unknown

Chia Tzu-Lung Finds the Stone, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Chia Tzu-Lung Finds the Stone, 1922. According to Chinese mythology, a scholar name Chia Tzu-lung learned of a stone that would turn tile or brick to silver

Background imagePointing Collection: The Just Upright Man Is Laughed To Scorn, c1825, (1943). Creator: William Blake

The Just Upright Man Is Laughed To Scorn, c1825, (1943). Creator: William Blake
The Just Upright Man Is Laughed To Scorn, c1825, (1943). Biblical scene, illustration to the Book of Job: Job laments the fact that, even though he has understanding and is morally upright

Background imagePointing Collection: The Watch Oak, c1870

The Watch Oak, c1870. Hunters below the Watch Oak in Windsor Great Park. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Background imagePointing Collection: The Norman Staircase, Canterbury, c1870

The Norman Staircase, Canterbury, c1870. 12th century Norman staircase at Kings School, Canterbury, traditionally Archbishops of Canterbury address the School from the staircase during visits

Background imagePointing Collection: Spike Milligan at Beaulieu 1968. Creator: Unknown

Spike Milligan at Beaulieu 1968. Creator: Unknown
Spike Milligan at Beaulieu 1968

Background imagePointing Collection: Westminster - The Round of the Abbey, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

Westminster - The Round of the Abbey, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Westminster-The Round of the Abbey, 1872. Tour of Westminster Abbey in front of the shrine of Edward the Confessor. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Background imagePointing Collection: The Emperor of Russia with the Grand Duke Nicholas at the Front, 1916. Creator: Unknown

The Emperor of Russia with the Grand Duke Nicholas at the Front, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The Emperor of Russia with the Grand Duke Nicholas at the Front, 1916. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia with Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich, a Russian general in World War One

Background imagePointing Collection: Wayside Calvary in France, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Wayside Calvary in France, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Wayside Calvary in France, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VI. The Spring and Summer Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Background imagePointing Collection: The Transept of the Martyrdom, 1898. Creator: Unknown

The Transept of the Martyrdom, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Transept of the Martyrdom, 1898. Thomas Becket was murdered in the transept on Tuesday 29 December 1170 by knights of King Henry II, the cathedral became a place of pilgrimage

Background imagePointing Collection: Andy Cooper singing with Riverside Jazz Band, Cambridge, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett

Andy Cooper singing with Riverside Jazz Band, Cambridge, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett
Andy Cooper singing with Riverside Jazz Band, Cambridge, 1962

Background imagePointing Collection: And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man, c1840. Creator: George Presbury

And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man, c1840. Creator: George Presbury
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man, c1840. Biblical scene, from 2 Samuel 12: 7: And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man

Background imagePointing Collection: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 19th century. Creator: W Holl

I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 19th century. Creator: W Holl
I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 19th century. Biblical scene, from John 1: 23: He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord

Background imagePointing Collection: Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers, c1890. Creator: Unknown

Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers, c1890. Creator: Unknown
Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers, c1890. King Canute (c995-1035), explaining his humanity, the sea would not obey him. From " Cassells Illustrated History of England"

Background imagePointing Collection: The Launching Place, Upper Yarra, Victoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown

The Launching Place, Upper Yarra, Victoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Launching Place, Upper Yarra, Victoria, 1901. Launching Place, a town in Victoria on the Upper Yarra river named as the spot where cut logs were launched down the river to be milled in Melbourne

Background imagePointing Collection: Landing of Roger Guiscard in Sicily, (1057), 1890. Creator: Unknown

Landing of Roger Guiscard in Sicily, (1057), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Landing of Roger Guiscard in Sicily, (1057), 1890. Roger Guiscard (c1040-1101) arrived in southern Italy as a young man in 1057. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Background imagePointing Collection: Interview Between John Zimisces and Sviatoslaf, (969 AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown

Interview Between John Zimisces and Sviatoslaf, (969 AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Interview Between John Zimisces and Sviatoslaf, (969 AD), 1890. John I Tzimiskes (c925 -976) Byzantine emperor attempts to persuade Sviatoslav I of Kiev (c942- 972)

Background imagePointing Collection: Mohammed II Encouraging His Seamen, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Mohammed II Encouraging His Seamen, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mohammed II Encouraging His Seamen, 1890. Mehmed the Conqueror (1432-1481) Otoman Sultan described as the lord of the two lands and two seas (the Aegean and Black seas)

Background imagePointing Collection: Ziska and the Hussites, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Ziska and the Hussites, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Ziska and the Hussites, 1890. Jan Zizka (c1360-1424) Czech general and renowned Hussite military leader considered a Czech national hero. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Background imagePointing Collection: Belsize House in 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Belsize House in 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Belsize House in 1800, c1876. Georgian manor House in Belsize Park, rebuilt and improved upon many times, Spencer Perceval lived here until he became British Prime Minister

Background imagePointing Collection: Vane House, in 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Vane House, in 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Vane House, in 1800, (c1876). Vane House, a mansion inhabited by Sir Harry Vane became the Royal Soldiers Daughters Home, an orphanage, opened on 18th June, 1858, by Prince Albert

Background imagePointing Collection: Sir Philip Sidney at Zutphen, 1586, (1890). Creator: Unknown

Sir Philip Sidney at Zutphen, 1586, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Sir Philip Sidney at Zutphen, 1586, (1890). Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) Elizabethan poet, courtier, scholar, and soldier was shot in the thigh at the Battle of Zutphen

Background imagePointing Collection: Jennys Whim Bridge, 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Jennys Whim Bridge, 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
" Jennys Whim" Bridge, 1750, (c1876). A wooden bridge spanning Grosvenor canal at what is now Ebury Bridge to the marshland of Pimlico

Background imagePointing Collection: Sir Sidney Smith Defending the Breach at Acre, (1799), 1816. Creator: Unknown

Sir Sidney Smith Defending the Breach at Acre, (1799), 1816. Creator: Unknown
Sir Sidney Smith Defending the Breach at Acre, (1799), 1816. William Sidney Smith, (1764-1840) British naval officer, reinforced Ottoman defences

Background imagePointing Collection: Sir Arthur Wellesley commanding at the Battle of Assaye, (1803), 1816. Creator: Unknown

Sir Arthur Wellesley commanding at the Battle of Assaye, (1803), 1816. Creator: Unknown
Sir Arthur Wellesley commanding at the Battle of Assaye, (1803), 1816. Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852) and the British East India Company defeated the Maratha Empire at the Battle of Assaye in 1803

Background imagePointing Collection: Tropical scene in the Heart of the Hawaiian Island, 1896. Creator: Strohmeyer & Wyman

Tropical scene in the Heart of the Hawaiian Island, 1896. Creator: Strohmeyer & Wyman
Tropical scene in the Heart of the Hawaiian Island, 1896. A man points at a tree fern in the Hawaiian islands, USA. Stereocard. [Strohmeyer & Wyman, New York, 1896]

Background imagePointing Collection: Henry the Lion, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Henry the Lion, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Henry the Lion, (1936). Heinrich Der Lowe (1129-1195). Henry the Lion was a member of the Welf dynasty and Duke of Saxony, as Henry III, from 1142, and Duke of Bavaria, as Henry XII, from 1156

Background imagePointing Collection: Thomas Alva Edison, c1910s. Creator: Unknown

Thomas Alva Edison, c1910s. Creator: Unknown
Thomas Alva Edison, c1910s. Portrait of American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931). Edison was a prolific inventor who registered over 1000 patents

Background imagePointing Collection: Mount Zion, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Mount Zion, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mount Zion, 1890. Mount Zion is a hill in Jerusalem outside the walls of the Old City. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier

Background imagePointing Collection: The Boy Cyrus Playing the King, 1890. Creator: Unknown

The Boy Cyrus Playing the King, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Boy Cyrus Playing the King, 1890. Cyrus II (c600-530BC), founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian Empire. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Background imagePointing Collection: Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor, 1804, (1839). Creator: Leclerc

Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor, 1804, (1839). Creator: Leclerc
Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor, 1804, (1839). Molitor (Gabriel-Jean-Joseph, Comte), Marechal de France. Portrait of Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor (1770-1849), Marshal of France

Background imagePointing Collection: Alexander and the Body of Darius, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Alexander and the Body of Darius, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Alexander and the Body of Darius, 1890. Alexander the Great stands over Darius III (c380-330 BC) betrayed and wounded by the javelins of Bessus and Nabarzanes in Bactria

Background imagePointing Collection: An Oration of Demosthenes, 1890. Creator: Unknown

An Oration of Demosthenes, 1890. Creator: Unknown
An Oration of Demosthenes, 1890. Demosthenes (384-322 BC), Greek statesman and orator, worked as a professional speech-writer and lawyer

Background imagePointing Collection: The left hand and last panel of The Pearl Divers triptych, c1797-98, (1936). Creator

The left hand and last panel of The Pearl Divers triptych, c1797-98, (1936). Creator
The left hand and last panel of a triptych by Utamaro, c1797-98, (1936). Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock of a woman lowering one leg into water with another pointing at fish

Background imagePointing Collection: King George VI and the Ex-King Edward VIII with Mr. Hansel Their Tutor, 1911, 1937

King George VI and the Ex-King Edward VIII with Mr. Hansel Their Tutor, 1911, 1937
His Majesty King George VI and the Ex-King Edward VIII with Mr. Hansel Their Tutor, at Balmoral, 1911, 1937. His Royal Highness Prince Albert 1910-1920 became King George VI on 11 December 1936

Background imagePointing Collection: Valentines Day, mid 19th century. Creator: J Brain

Valentines Day, mid 19th century. Creator: J Brain
Valentines Day, mid 19th century. A young man is revealed behind a curtain, reading a letter, while his sisters giggle and point

Background imagePointing Collection: Louis Armstrong, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett

Louis Armstrong, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett
Louis Armstrong, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1962

Background imagePointing Collection: M. Coquelin Aine - Role de Saint-Phar. La Montansier, 1904. Creator: Unknown

M. Coquelin Aine - Role de Saint-Phar. La Montansier, 1904. Creator: Unknown
M. Coquelin Aine - Role de Saint-Phar. La Montansier, 1904. Benoit Constant Coquelin (1841-1909) as Saint-Phar in La Montansier- a play in four acts by GA Caillavet

Background imagePointing Collection: Signpost at Rose Bay, Sydney, Australia, c1939-c1944 (1946). Creator: Unknown

Signpost at Rose Bay, Sydney, Australia, c1939-c1944 (1946). Creator: Unknown
Signpost at Rose Bay, Sydney, Australia, c1939-c1944 (1946). Now the signpost at Rose Bay, Sydney, points back through the global distance which, in peacetime, was the airway home

Background imagePointing Collection: The Rain Cloud, mid 19th century. Creator: William J Webb

The Rain Cloud, mid 19th century. Creator: William J Webb
The Rain Cloud, mid 19th century. Desert scene in the Middle East: a family tend their animals as the children point towards an approaching storm

Background imagePointing Collection: He Pointed To A Rusty Iron Staple, 1928. Creator: Charles Edmund Brock

He Pointed To A Rusty Iron Staple, 1928. Creator: Charles Edmund Brock
" He Pointed To A Rusty Iron Staple", 1928. Illustration originally published in " The Broad Highway" by Jeffery Farnol, [Sampson Low]

Background imagePointing Collection: In An Anti-Aircraft Gun-Pit, 17 October 1941, (1945). Creator: Unknown

In An Anti-Aircraft Gun-Pit, 17 October 1941, (1945). Creator: Unknown
In An Anti-Aircraft Gun-Pit, 17 October 1941, (1945). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visits London anti-aircraft batteries jointly manned by men and women during World War Two

Background imagePointing Collection: Statue of Lord Dalhousie, 1925. Creator: Unknown

Statue of Lord Dalhousie, 1925. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Lord Dalhousie, 1925. From British Government in India, Volume Two, by Lord Curzon of Kedleston. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, 1925]

Background imagePointing Collection: Miss, I have a Monstrous Crow to pluck with you!!, 1794. Artist: James Gillray

Miss, I have a Monstrous Crow to pluck with you!!, 1794. Artist: James Gillray
Miss, I have a Monstrous Crow to pluck with you!!, 1794. An older woman (or possibly a man dressed as a woman), points at a younger woman, apparently pregnant, while a crow under table says Oh

Background imagePointing Collection: The Wonder and Beauty of a Stalactite Cave, 1935

The Wonder and Beauty of a Stalactite Cave, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]



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