Pole Collection (page 2)

St. James Major leaning on a pole before a niche, his left leg crossed over his right, from a series of full-length figures of Christ and the Twelve Apostles, 1545

Plate 9: The Pulley: a man and a woman conversing to right, a lantern hung on a post to left, from Les soirees de Rome, ca. 1763-64

Le Poteau. n. d. Creator: Hubert Robert
Le Poteau.n.d

Plate 20 from the Tauromaquia : The agility and audacity of Juanito Apiñ
Plate 20 from the Tauromaquia :The agility and audacity of Juanito Apinani in [the ring] at Madrid. 1816

Well Cleaner, 1746. Creator: Caylus, Anne-Claude-Philippe de
Well Cleaner, 1746

The Mat de Cocagne, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Mat de Cocagne, 1845. Bastille Day celebrations in Paris....the struggle for prizes is carried on by means of a high pole fixed in the Champs Elysees, and the prizes

Man with Bamboo Pole, 1870s. Creator: Unknown
Man with Bamboo Pole, 1870s

House Raising, 1870s. Creator: William P. Chappel
House Raising, 1870s

Near Braemar, c1870. Braemar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Dee. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

Cardinal Pole, (1500-1558), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cardinal Pole, (1500-1558), 1830. Reginald Pole (1500-1558) English cardinal educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. Last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury in office 1556-1558

William Tell in the Market-Place of Altdorf, 1890. Creator: Unknown
William Tell in the Market-Place of Altdorf, 1890. 14th century Swiss folk hero of who, according to legend, was an expert marksman who assassinated Albrecht Gessler

Mr. C. R. Mullings, Amateur Champion, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Mr. C. R. Mullings, Amateur Champion, 1902. C.R. Mullings. Punting champion. From " The Windsor Magazine Vol. XVI - June to November 1902". [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London, 1902]

They are Triumphant, c1871-c1872, (1965). Creator: Vasily Vereshchagin
They are Triumphant, c1871-c1872, (1965). Decapitated heads of Russians are displayed on poles in front of the Sher-dor Madrasah in Registan, Samarkand

L - An Alphabet by Hans Weiditz, c1520-1521, (1908). Creator: Hans Weiditz
L - An Alphabet by Hans Weiditz, c1520-1521, (1908). After designs by Durer. From " The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Volume 12 - October 1907 to March 1908"

Cardinal Pole, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: Henry Thomas Ryall
Cardinal Pole, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of Cardinal Reginald Pole (1500-1558), English cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and the last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury

Prentice Mulford, c1889s, (1914). Creator: Thomas Tudor Pole
Prentice Mulford, c1889s, (1914). Portrait of American author and literary humorist Prentice Mulford (1834-1891). From " Bibbys Annual 1914", edited by Joseph Bibby. [J

Election of Pope. Getting to the top of the pole, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Election of Pope. Getting to the top of the pole, 1897. A cardinal climbs a pole topped with the papal crown. From " The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett

D jehalledar, or canopied bed conveyance with extra-long front, 1799
D jehalledar, or canopied bed conveyance with extra-long front, from The Manners, Customs and Dresses of The Hindus, 1799 (coloured etching)

Keeping the Tunnels Clean, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Keeping the Tunnels Clean, 1922. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]

Funcking the Corsican, pub. 1813 (hand coloured engraving). Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Funcking the Corsican, pub. 1813 (hand coloured engraving). Napole on Bonaparte (1769– 1821); Napoleon is surrounded by the powers of Europe who have all turned against him

The Bargee, 1920. Artist: CRW Nevinson
The Bargee, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Shackleton Expedition, the ship Endurance imprisoned by the ice is slowly sinking into the Weddell Sea on November 30, 1915

Venetian gondolier from beginning 16th century, color engraving 1870

Performance at Sadlers Wells Theatre, Finsbury, London, 1750. The curious & uncommon performances of a monkey as they will be introduc d every evening at Sadlers Wells

Rabbit seller carrying a pole hung with rabbits, 1820. Artist: Thomas Lord Busby
Rabbit seller carrying a pole hung with rabbits, 1820

A Bed Matt or a Door Matt, Cries of London, (1688?)
A Bed Matt or a Door Matt. A bed mat and door mat seller, carrying two poles over his shoulders with bed mats and door mats attached to them. From Cries of London, (1688?)

Buy my fat Chickens, Cries of London, (1688?)
Buy my fat Chickens. A chicken seller, from Cries of London, (1688?). A man carrying baskets of chickens

Buy my 4 Ropes of Hard Onyons, Cries of London, (c1688?)
Buy my 4 Ropes of Hard Onyons. An onion seller, carrying strings of onions attached to either end of a long pole. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

Long Threed Laces Long & Strong, Cries of London, c1688
Long Threed Laces Long & Strong. Two sellers of laces long and strong, with their wares tied to long poles. From Cries of London, c1688

Buy a Rabbet a Rabbet, Cries of London, (c1688?). Artist: Pierce Tempest
Buy a Rabbet a Rabbet, (c1688?). A rabbit seller, carrying two poles with dead rabbits hanging from them. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

Scene at Horse Guards Parade, London, 1816. The Prince Regent (later King George IV) is portrayed as the mortar known as the Regents Bomb

Hat Box or Bonnet Box!, Cries of London, c1840. Artist: TH Jones
Hat Box or Bonnet Box! A hat box seller walks along the street with his boxes suspended from a pole resting on his shoulder. From Cries of London, c1840

A Bed Matt or a Door Matt, Cries of London, (c1688?)
A Bed Matt or a Door Matt, (c1688?). A bed and door mat seller, with two different types of mat, attached to a long pole carried on his shoulder. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

Standard Flying Twelve at the Standard Car Owners Club Gymkhana, 8 May 1938. Artist: Bill Brunell
Standard Flying Twelve 1608 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. HMG877. Event Entry No: 20. Place: Standard C.O.C. Gymkhana. Date: 8.5.38

Murder of the Duke of Suffolk, 1450 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Murder of the Duke of Suffolk, 1450 (1864). Banished by Henry VI (1421-1471) of England, William de la Pole (1396-1450), Duke of Suffolk

Big Game Hunters, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
Big Game Hunters, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

The Transit of Venus, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
The Transit of Venus, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

Charles Fellows with William Hawes, plants a baton on the summit of Mont Blanc, 1827. Included as an insert in A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc by Charles Fellows

Fairground, 2005. Children fishing for ducks to win a cuddly toy

Blue-Jackets and Marine Poling the British Troops Up The River Perak, c1880. Artist: CR
Blue-Jackets and Marine Poling the British Troops Up The River Perak, c1880. Episode of the Perak War (1875-76), between British and local forces in Perak, Malaysia

Banishment of Suffolk, . Artist: John Leech
Banishment of Suffolk, c1860, (c1860). William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, (1396-1450) was banished for five years by Henry VI (1421-1471)

Disturbing The Fishes, c1901. Artist: James Charles
Disturbing The Fishes, c1901. From The Studio Volume 40. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1907]

Nocturne c1924. Artist: Edgar L Pattison
Nocturne c1924. From The Studio Volume 87. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1924]

Street scene, Pernambuco, Brazil, late 19th or early 20th century

Burmese boat on the Irrawaddy River, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Burmese boat on the Irrawaddy River, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Shan woman and child, Upper Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Shan woman and child, Upper Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Picturesque Chinese joss house, Bhamo, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Picturesque Chinese joss house, Bhamo, Burma, 1908. A joss house is a temple for the worship of shen, deities, saints, ancestors and supernatural beings in Chinese folk religion

The much used carrier of Burma, Rangoon, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
The much used carrier of Burma, Rangoon, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

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