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On Board H. M. S. Nelson, members of the South African division of the RNVR, 1941
On Board H.M.S. Nelson, members of the South African division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve with the Fleet are ammunitioning ship with 16-in. shells, 1941

Air and Sea Power in Invincible Harmony, 1943-44. Allied submarine personnel taking shells on board, World War II. From The War Illustrated Volume 7 edited by Sir John Hammerton

Royal Navy Makes Invasion Possible, 1943-44. The corvette Widgeon about to go into action with her A.A. guns. From The War Illustrated Volume 7 edited by Sir John Hammerton

Grace or Le Benedicite (French title), c1740. Artist: Jean-Simeon Chardin
Grace or Le Benedicite (French title), c1740. Interior scene showing a mother laying the table for a meal. She instructs her children to say their grace before eating

Knight in armour, circa late 19th century. Artist: Edward John Gregory
Knight in armour, c late 19th century

The Burning of Lille, c17th century, (1923). Artist: Urbanus Leyniers
The Burning of Lille, c17th century. From The Connoisseur Vol LXV [Otto Limited, London, 1923.]

The Old Kitchen at Miss Cranstons Tea House, Argyle Street, Glasgow, c1906. Catherine Cranston (1849-1934) employed Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) to design the interior of her Tea House

Some of the cooks preparing the soup at the Messagerie Van Gand, c1914. Cooks at the messagerie in Ghent prepare food for displaced Belgians during World War I, circa 1918

Receiving shells for the naval guns on the deck of a battleship, c1914. Loading ammunition onto a battleship during World War I. From The Manchester Guardian: History of the War, Vol. II.-1914-15

Fully Equipped for air fighting; oxygen, radio, electrically heated clothing and parachute, 1940. From Our Air Force published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. 1940

Charles Wyndham Dressing room over looking Piccadilly at the Criterion Theatre, 1891
Charles Wyndham Dressing room over looking Piccadilly at the Criterion Theatre.Illustration From The Strand Magazine January-June 1891

Men in the RAC Highways Department preparing traffic signs, 1935. The signs were being prepared as part of King George Vs silver jubilee celebrations

Cleaning the statue of Queen Anne as part of King George Vs silver jubilee celebrations, 1935. Plate taken from The Sphere - Silver Jubilee Record (published 11th May 1935)

A nomad maid of the mill preparing couscous, Algeria, 1922. Artist: A Bougaut
A nomad maid of the mill preparing couscous, Algeria, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

King Charles I (1600-1649) being summoned to his execution, c1902. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902)

Early morning in Covent Garden, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Japanese women washing their hands prior to entering a temple, 1936. Artist: Sport & General
Japanese women washing their hands prior to entering a temple, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A knights armament, 1849. A 19th century version of an original manuscript illustration held by the British Museum. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Preparation for a Roman horse race, 1843. Artist: J Jackson
Preparation for a Roman horse race, 1843. An engraving from The Art-Union Scrap Book, Henry G Bohn, London, 1843

Cook, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Cook, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Diver, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Diver, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Electrical Artificer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Electrical Artificer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Ordnance Artificer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Ordnance Artificer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Gunners Mate, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Gunners Mate, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Director Layer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Director Layer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Seaman Gunner, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Seaman Gunner, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Seaman Torpedoman, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Seaman Torpedoman, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Windsor Castle kitchen at Christmas, 1894. Artist: William Simpson
Windsor Castle kitchen at Christmas, 1894. From the Illustrated London News (22 December 1894)

Flax rippling, c1880. Agricultural workers processing flax. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Scutching mill, c1880. Preparing flax fibres by beating them. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Hand-scutchers at work, c1880. The dressing of flax fibres by beating them. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York)

The Gare de l Est railway station during the period of mobilization, Paris, France, 1914. Artist: Andre Devambez
The Gare de l Est railway station during the period of mobilization, Paris, France, 1914. Troops preparing to depart for the Western Front as their families bid them farewell

Preparation of a Rice Plantation in Japan, c1890. Artist: Charles Gillot
Preparation of a Rice Plantation in Japan, c1890. Illustration from the the booklet Japon, Moeurs et Usages, (Paris, c1890)

Before the Offensive. Near Pleven, 1877-1878. Artist: Vasily Vereshchagin
Before the Offensive. Near Pleven, 1877-1878. Vereshchagin, Vasili Vasilyevich (1842-1904). Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Still life with a Leg of Veal, French painting of 18th century. Artist: Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Still life with a Leg of Veal, French painting of 18th century. Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (1686-1755). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Before the Fancy Dress Ball, 1762. Artist: Jean-Michel Moreau
Before the Fancy Dress Ball, 1762. Moreau the Younger, Jean Michel, (1741-1814). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Women and a Boy by Brazier (Hibachi), 1816. Artist: Hokusai
Women and a Boy by Brazier (Hibachi), 1816. Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Seated Dancer Adiusting her Shoes, c1876. Artist: Edgar Degas
Seated Dancer Adiusting her Shoes, c1876. Degas, Edgar (1834-1917). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Two Dancers, 1898-1899. Artist: Edgar Degas
Two Dancers, 1898-1899. Degas, Edgar (1834-1917). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Dancer, c1874. Artist: Edgar Degas
Dancer, c1874. Degas, Edgar (1834-1917). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Toilet of Venus, after 1743. Artist: Francois Boucher
The Toilet of Venus, after 1743. Boucher, Francois (1703-1770). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

A Moroccan Saddling his Horse, 1855. Artist: Eugene Delacroix
A Moroccan Saddling his Horse, 1855. Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Tea-time, 1898 Artist: Valdemar Kornerup
Tea-time, 1898

Indochina exhibition, Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Indochina exhibition, Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

Mayors Banquet, Paris, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 30th September 1900

Christmas Shoes, 1891. Artist: Miery
Christmas Shoes, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 26th December 1891

The plough, tilling by using electricity, c1900. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

Tamasese distributing arms, Apia, Samoa, 1899. Samoan Civil War 1898-1899. A view showing Tamasese sitting on the ground, with rifles in front of him, and people sitting around

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