Power Collection (page 14)

Hypnotised subjects attracted by a matchbox, 1891. An Irish physician using the pseudonym Dr Stanley giving a demonstration of hypnosis using the methods of French neurologist Jean Martin Charcot

Two sugar mills, West Indies, 1764. A mule-powered mill with vertical rollers (top) and one with vertical rollers powered by an overshot waterwheel (bottom) West Indies

Two horizontal water wheels, 1673. The left-hand wheel with highly curved blades, an early form of turbine, was more efficient than the one with flat blades on the right

Schematic view of a Newcomen steam engine, early 19th century. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or steam engine in 1712

Threshing machine by Andrew Meikle, Scottish inventor and millwright, 1811. Top: original form of the machine powered by horses. Bottom: improved form powered by a water wheel

Hand inscribed on stone, Bronze Age
Hand inscribed on stone. The arm is associated with divine power, and may be the symbol of the one-handed god, an Indo-European deity. Now at the National Museum in Denmark, Bronze Age

Reservoir near Ain Draham, Tunisia

Hydroelectric power station near Tashkent, at that point in the USSR

Christ before Pilate (The Liesborn Altarpiece), c. 1520. Artist: Baegert, Jan (ca 1465-ca 1535)
Christ before Pilate (The Liesborn Altarpiece), c. 1520. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Portrait of Marie de Medici (1575-1642), 1605. Artist: Pourbus, Frans, the Younger (1569-1622)
Portrait of Marie de Medici (1575-1642), 1605. From a private collection

Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul of France, 1803-1804. Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul of France, 1803-1804. Napoleon (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, 1782. Artist: Dmitry Levitsky
Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, 1782. Portrait of Catherine II (1729-1796) who came to the throne in 1762. A German princess

Bronze figurine of The God with the Golden Hand, early 2nd millenium BC. The horned crown symbolises divine power. The figurine was originally covered completely by gold

Alabaster Sphinx, Memphis, Egypt, 18th or 19th Dynasty, c14th-13th century BC

Head detail of Alabaster Sphinx, Memphis, Egypt, 18th or 19th Dynasty, c14th-13th century BC

Closeup of Sphinxs head, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC
Closeup of a sphinxs head from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC. The avenue of Sphinxes leads the way to the Temple sacred to Amun, Mut and Khons

Frontal view of sphinx from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt
Frontal view of a sphinx from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC. The avenue of Sphinxes leads the way to the Temple sacred to Amun, Mut and Khons

A sphinx from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut & Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC
A sphinx from the avenue of Sphinxes, Temple sacred to Amun Mut and Khons, Luxor, Egypt, c370 BC. The avenue of Sphinxes leads the way to the Temple sacred to Amun, Mut and Khons

Relief of Queen Hatshepsut in male dress, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt, c1500 BC. The Queen in male dress with Pharaonic beard is embraced by Amun-Ra

Pyramid of Mycerinus and one of the small pyramids of his queens, Giza, Egypt, c26th century BC
Pyramid of Mycerinus (Menkaure) and one of the small pyramids of his queens, Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, c26th century BC

Pyramids of Khafre and Mycerinus, Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, c26th century BC
Pyramids of Khafre (Chephren) on the left and of Mycerinus (Menkaure) on the right, Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, c26th century BC

Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Mycerinus, Giza, Egypt, c26th century BC
Pyramids of Khufu (Cheops) on the right, Khafre (Chephren) in the centre and of Mycerinus (Menkaure) on the left, Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, c26th century BC

Pyramids of Khafre on left and of Mycerinus on right, Giza, Egypt, c26th century BC
Pyramids of Khafre (Chephren) on left and of Mycerinus (Menkaurel) on right, Giza, Egypt, c26th century BC

Pyramids of Khafre and Mycerinus and three pyramids of his Queens, Giza, Egypt, c2600-c2500 BC
Pyramids of Khafre (Chephron) on the left and f Mycerinus (Menkaure) on the right plus three small pyramids of his Queens, Giza, Egypt, c2600-c2500 BC

Pyramids of Khafre, Mycerinus & three pyramids of his Queens, 4th Dynasty, Giza, c2600-c2500 BC
Pyramids of Khafre (Chephren) on the right, Mycerinus (Menkaure) on the left, and three small pyramids of his Queens, Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, c2600-c2500 BC

Closeup of head ofThe Sphinx, period of Khafre (Chephren), 4th Dynasty, 26th century BC
Closeup of head ofThe Sphinx, period of Khafre (Chephren), Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, 26th century BC

The Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren), Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, 26th century BC
The Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren) viewed from the left, Giza, Egypt, 4th Dynasty, 26th century BC

The Sphinx, Giza, Egypt, period of Khafre, 4th Dynasty, 26th century BC
The Sphinx, Giza, Egypt, period of Khafre (Chephren), Giza, Egyptian, 4th Dynasty, 26th century BC

Draining a mine using a series of suction pumps powered by a water wheel, 1556. From De re metallica by Georgius Agricola. (Basel, 1556)

King Canute trying to turn back the tide, early 11th century (early 20th century). Canute (Sveinsson Knut) (d1035) was King of England from 1016, Denmark from 1018 and Norway from 1030

Napoleon I Emperor of France, 1804. Artist: Francois Pascal Simon Gerard
Napoleon I Emperor of France, 1804. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Cardinal Richelieu, French prelate and statesman, 1640. Artist: Philippe de Champaigne
Cardinal Richelieu, French prelate and statesman, 1640. Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642) was made a Cardinal in 1622

Napoleon I on the Imperial Throne, 1806. Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Napoleon I on the Imperial Throne, 1806. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) assumed the title of Emperor of France on 18 May 1804

The Great Sphinx at Giza, Ancient Egyptian, c2550 BC. A portrait statue of King Khafre (Chephren) in the form of a sphinx, a mythical creature with a lions body and human head who posed riddles

Richard Neville or Nevill, Earl of Warwick, English medieval soldier and statesman, 19th century. Warwick (1428-1471) in armour holding a shield and sword

Bonaparte and the Council of Five Hundred at St Cloud, 10th November 1799, (1893). The coup d etat of 18 Brumaire in which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the regime of the Directory

Thamar and Absalon, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 4th February 1893

The chief Dahomey envoy for king Behanzin in Paris, 1893. Artist: F Meaulle
The chief Dahomey envoy for king Behanzin in Paris, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 25th November 1893

Potters workshop, c1860. A woman turns the wheel while a girl baller supplies the potter with lumps of clay of the correct weight for the next vessel to be thrown

James Watt, Scottish engineer. James Watt (1736-1819) was the son of a Scottish shipbuilder and showed an interest in invention at an early age

Newcomen steam engine, 1737. 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

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

Model of a Newcomen steam engine, 1856. It was while repairing this engine that James Watt (1736-1819) is said to have invented the separate condenser

James Watt, Scottish engineer, 19th century. Artist: Robert G Bell
James Watt, Scottish engineer. James Watt (1736-1819) was the son of a Scottish shipbuilder and showed an interest in invention at an early age

Grinding needle points, Redditch, England, c1830. A grindstone driven by water or steam. Needle grinding was well-paid work but the lives of grinders were short owing to the inhalation of dust

The Siege of La Rochelle, 1628 (20th century). During the Renaissance, La Rochelle adopted Protestant ideas, and from 1568 became a centre for the Huguenots

A mine being drained by a rag-and-chain pump powered by an overshot water wheel, 1556. At the right of the image is a detail of section of pipe K. From De re metallica by Georgius Agricola

James Nasmyths steam hammer erected in his foundry near Manchester in 1832. Artist: James Nasmyth
James Nasmyths steam hammer erected in his foundry near Manchester in 1832. The steam hammer was invented by the Scottish engineer and inventor James Nasmyth (1808-1890)

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