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The Last Supper from the Great Passion series, c1510, (1936). Artist: Albrecht DurerThe Last Supper from the Great Passion series, c1510, (1936). A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936
The hot soup man at the front, First World War, 1916, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918, seventh edition
A Parish Feast, 1741. Humbly inscribed to the church-wardens, vestrymen, questmen, and Parish officers, by Sr Guzzledown Tearfowl. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century
Aquarius, The Water-Bearer, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)
Florence St John, English actress and singer, 1901. Artist: W&D DowneyFlorence St John, English actress and singer, 1901
Captured German prisoners, France, August 1914. A local woman provides the captives with food and drink while French soldiers look on
Turkish riflemen en route to the front by train, 1914. A woman on the platform provides refreshments. Turkey entered the First World War on the side of the Germans and Austrians on 29 October 1914
A royal picnic, 1575, (1910). A 19th-century depiction taken from the Noble Art of Venerie by G Turberville, (1572). Elizabeth Is hat consists of a tall cylindrical crown
Initial letter U, early 14th century, (1843). Artist: Henry ShawInitial letter U, early 14th century, (1843). Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843)
The Baptism of Christ, late 16th or 17th century. Artist: Alessandro TurchiThe Baptism of Christ, late 16th or 17th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Bacchante and Satyrs, c1713. Artist: Sebastiano RicciBacchante and Satyrs, c1713. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg
A Cook, Dutch painting of 18th century. Artist: Louis de MoniA Cook, Dutch painting of 18th century. Moni, Louis, de (1698-1771). Found in the collection of the State M. Ciurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas
Danae, 1636. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnDanae, 1636. Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Kvass vendor, 1799. Artist: Christian Gottfried Heinrich GeisslerKvass vendor, 1799. From the series The Moscow Merchants. Kvass is a fermented alcoholic drink made from black rye or rye bread
Grape harvest, 1775. A print from La nouvelle maison rustique, ou economie generale de tous les biens de campagne : la maniere de les entretenir et de les multiplier donnee ci-devant au
The Deluge, 1733. Artist: Bernard PicartThe Deluge, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere
A representation of February, 1757. Artist: Bernard de MontfauconA representation of February, 1757. A woman with a duck, a heron, a fish and a urn symbolizing the rain. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris
Birth of the Virgin, 1342. Artist: Pietro LorenzettiBirth of the Virgin, 1342. From the collection of the Opera del Duomo, Siena
The front cover of Le Pays de France, 5 August 1915. Molten steel pouring in Creusot, France
October, wine-making, early 16th century. Grapes are pressed and wine is drawn from a barrel. Below: skittles with knuckle-bones. From a Flemish calendar in the collection of the British Library
The Source, 1856. Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresThe Source, 1856. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France
Manuring, 1826. Artist: Amelia Alderson OpieManuring, 1826. From The Black Mans Lament; or How to Make Sugar by Amelia Opie. (London, 1826)
The Potato Eaters, 1885. Artist: Vincent van GoghThe Potato Eaters, 1885. From the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Adoration of the Child, c1483. Artist: Leonardo da VinciAdoration of the Child, c1483. Top: from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, U.S.A.; bottom: Academy, Venice, Italy
Charity, 17th century. Artist: Cesare DandiniCharity, 17th century. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
The Downpour, set design for a ballet, 1906. Artist: Leon BakstThe Downpour, set design for a ballet, 1906. From the Russian State Museum, St Petersburg, Russia
The Iron Founder, Rotherham, Yorkshire, 1821. Metal worker ladling molten metal drawn off from the furnace on the left into a mould created by a pattern pressed into damp sand
Melting house at the Paris mint, 1892. Pouring gold into moulds to form standard ingots
Miss Nightingale and the Military in the East, c1860. Florence Nightingale in the British military hospital at Scutari during the Crimean War (1853-1856). The doctor is taking a patients pulse
Ward in the Hampstead Smallpox Hospital, 1871. This was under the management of the Metropolitan Asylums Board and was built to meet the needs of the epidemic of the winter of 1870 to 1871
Rolling mills, Saint-Jacques works, Chatillon-Commentry Company, France, 1894. Men are wearing leggings and heavy leather aprons to protect them from contact with hot metal
Casting the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851. Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift)
Casting a mortar at Grissells Regents Canal Ironworks, City Road, London, 1855. A Nasmyth safety ladle (invented 1838) is being used. From The Illustrated London News, December 29 1855
Roman floor mosaic, Servants bring wine to guests at a banquet, c3rd century. At Bardo Museum, Tunis
St John the Baptist Artist: Andrea PisanoSt John the Baptist, on the south door of the Baptistry of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore
Roman wall-painting of a girl pouring perfume into a small vase, 1st centuryRoman wall-painting of a girl pouring perfume into a small vase, from the Villa Farnesina in Rome, from the National Museums collection in Rome, 1st century
The Wedding at Cana, 1870. Jesus turning water into wine. From the Bible (John 2:7)
Joseph Arch (1826-1919), English agricultural worker, trade unionist and politician, 1886Joseph Arch (1826-1919), English agricultural worker, trade unionist and politician. The interior of Archs cottage at Barford, Warwickshire
Local residents supplying refreshments to soldiers evacuated from Dunkirk, World War II, 1940. After the dramatic German advance through the Low Countries and France in May 1940
Success in Life, 1867. Artist: George du MaurierSuccess in Life, 1867. Role reversal and the modern professional woman. In 1865 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917) was licensed to practice by the Society of Apothecaries
Opening of a restaurant by popular French singers, Paris, September 1941. From left to right; Johnny Hess, Lys Gauty, Elyane Celis, Charpini
Artists reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age, 1889. In the left background metal is being heated in a furnace, while at the right molten metal is being poured into a mould
Concert champetre, ( The Pastoral Concert ), c1510-1511. Artist: TitianConcert champetre, ( The Pastoral Concert ), c1510-1511. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France
The Four Times of the Day: Morning, 1739. Artist: Nicolas LancretThe Four Times of the Day: Morning, 1739. From the National Gallery, London
Fire engine, from Georg Andreas Bocklers Theatrum Machinarum Novum, 1673. Artist: Georg Andreas BocklerFire engine. From Georg Andreas Bocklers Theatrum Machinarum Novum, Nuremberg, 1673. Engraving
Fire engine, from Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l Eau Plus Hault, 1664. Artist: Isaac de CausFire engine, from Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l Eau Plus Hault, 1664. Engraving
Cafe-au-lait seller, 1826. From Arts, metiers et Cris de Paris. (Paris, 1826)
Coffee or tea making machine heated by a small spirit lamp, 1900. A glamorous woman operating a complex-looking apparatus designed to make hot drinks. From a periodical on inventions. (Paris 1900)