Preparation Collection (page 8)

Preparation For a Noon-Day Meal, Folio from a Divan (Collected Works) of Mir Ali Shir Nava i, 1580

Wit and Wisdom (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the First), May 15, 1786

A Turk Saddling His Horse, 1824. 1824. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
A Turk Saddling His Horse, 1824

Preparing for the Pantomime, 1836-64. Creator: John Leech
Preparing for the Pantomime, 1836-64

Vilaval Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes), ca. 1680

A Sketch on the Downs, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
A Sketch on the Downs, 1872. Men, women and children spend a night on Epsom Downs before Derby Day. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Retreat from Belgium: British Troops on the River Prepared To Resist the German Advance
An Incident in the Hard-Fought Retreat from Belgium: British Troops on the River Bank Prepared To Resist the German Advance, 1915

The Flower of the German Army in the Brussels Parade, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The Flower of the German Army in the Brussels Parade, 1915. The German occupation of Belgium began in August 1914, hussars prepare for a parade

Arrival of a Steamer at Southampton Docks, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Arrival of a Steamer at Southampton Docks, 1898. The Southampton Docks company was formed in 1835, the first dock opened in 1842 and became known as The Gateway to the Empire

Loading Camels, on an Australian Station, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Loading Camels, on an Australian Station, 1901. The very first camel toarrive in Australia soil arrived from the Canary Islands in 1840. From " Federated Australia"

Loading Wool, Warrawooh Station, Wimmera, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Loading Wool, Warrawooh Station, Wimmera, 1901. Wimmera is a dryland farming region of the Australian state of Victoria, first surveyed by Thomas Mitchell in the mid 1830s

Wedding costume of Miss Sara Hayes, of Philadelphia, c1750, (1937). Creator: Unknown
Wedding costume of Miss Sara Hayes, of Philadelphia, c1750, (1937). From " History of American Costume - Book One 1607-1800", by Elisabeth McClellan

Place of Execution, Old Smithfield, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Place of Execution, Old Smithfield, 1890. The Marian Martyrs, protestants slaughtered under Queen Mary, met their demise at the Elms in Smithfield

Matthias Corvinus and George Podiebrad in the Camp Before Spielberg, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Matthias Corvinus and George Podiebrad in the Camp Before Spielberg, 1890. Matthias Corvinus (1443-1490), King of Hungary and Croatia declared war on George of Podebrady (1420-1471)

Lord Exmouths Fleet bombarding the City of Algiers, 1816. Creator: Unknown
Lord Exmouths Fleet bombarding the City of Algiers, 1816. Lord Exmouth (1757-1833) led British naval ships in the Bombardment of Algiers, 1816

Pelopidas Leading the Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Pelopidas Leading the Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra, 1890. Pelopidas, Theban statesman and general leading his troops to victory in the Battle of Leuctra, 371 BC between Boeotians led by Thebans

A Merchant from San Antonio, Texas, c1897. Creator: Unknown
A Merchant from San Antonio, Texas, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Getting Electric Light ready -- H. M. S. Edinburgh, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Getting Electric Light ready -- H.M.S. Edinburgh, c1900. From " The British Navy - Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

The Diver -- H. M. S. Blake, c1900. Creator: Unknown
The Diver -- H.M.S. Blake, c1900. From " The British Navy - Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Execution Capitale, (Capital Punishment), 1900. Creator: Unknown
Execution Capitale, (Capital Punishment), 1900. From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VI". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900]

Jam-Making, 1876, (1965). Creator: Vladimir Makovsky
Jam-Making, 1876, (1965). Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]

W. E. Bates (Glamorgan), 1928. Creator: Unknown
W. E. Bates (Glamorgan), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

The Clown Making-Up, 1882. Creator: Unknown
The Clown " Making-Up", 1882. From " St. Nicholas: Volume IX. Part I. November 1881, to May 1882". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1882]

Aurelia (Fazios Mistress), 1863-1873, (1948). Creator: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Aurelia (Fazios Mistress), 1863-1873, (1948). Portrait of Rossettis mistress Fanny Cornforth, inspired by the 14th-century poetry of Fazio degli Uberti. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London

Oxygen Drill in Camp, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Oxygen Drill in Camp, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Shaving The Head - Acts xxi 24, c1924. Creators: James Clark, Henry A Harper
Shaving The Head - Acts xxi 24, c1924. Acts 21:24 Take these men, join in their purification rites and pay their expenses, so that they can have their heads shaved

La Toilette, ( Getting Ready ), 1891, (1937). Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
La Toilette, ( Getting Ready ), 1891, (1937). Madame Fabre at her dressing table. From " French Painting and the Nineteenth Century", by James Laver. [B. T. Batsford Ltd, London, 1937]

An aircraft which could carry torpedoes over many hundreds of miles, c1942-1943, (1945)
An aircraft which could carry torpedoes over many hundreds of miles would greatly increase out power of hitting Rommels supplies at sea, c1942-1943, (1945). From " R.A.F

Crews and Ground Staff, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Crews and Ground Staff, c1943. British Royal Air Force mechanics preparing aircraft before a bombing mission during World War II

Flight Mechanics; Also a W. A. A. F. Trade, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Flight Mechanics; Also a W.A.A.F. Trade, c1943. British Royal Air Force mechanics working on aircraft during World War II

Breaking Cover, late 18th-early 19th century, (c1955). Creator: Unknown
Breaking Cover, late 18th-early 19th century, (c1955). Fox hunting scene after Robert Pollard, originally intended to be titled Preparing for the Chase. Published by Ariel Press, London W1

The Preparations for the Coronation of James II. and His Queen, in 1685, (1881). Westminster Abbey in London is the traditional site for coronations of British monarchs

Preparing A Sledge During the Winter, 1908, (1909). Inside the Cape Royds Hut: Shackleton (left background), Bertram Armytage Armytage (standing background), Jameson Adams (smoking curved pipe)

Preparing for May Day, 1830. Artist: Thomas Fairland
Preparing for May Day, 1830. A young woman is helped to dress in new clothes, before the traditional summer celebration

Poised in the Vast Hall of Her Birthplace, Ready To Take Wing, c1935. R 101 airship in her hanger. Royal Airship Works, Cardington, Bedfordshire. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A

Intricacies of Framework and Cylinder: R101 in the Making, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

One of the Worlds Great Ships. The French liner Normandie, 1937
One of the Worlds Great Ships. The French liner Normandie is a vessel of 86, 496 tons gross, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

One of the Most Popular Transatlantic Liners, the Mauretania at Southampton, 1937
One of the Most Popular Transatlantic Liners was the Mauretania, shown above being painted at Southampton in preparation for one of the cruises on which she was sometimes employed, 1937

Princess Elizabeth Manages the Train, May 12 1937. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Diagrams illustrating the preparation of Rags and Esparto Grass for Paper-making, c1917. From How It is Made, by Archibald Williams. [Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York]

French frippery and impertinence!! Que les Anglaises sont Betes, 1827. Artist
French frippery and impertinence!! Que les Anglaises sont Betes, 1827; interior of Almacks Assembly Rooms, King Street, Westminster, London

Singer Carrie Smith with her pianist Lou Stein, Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1978
Singer Carrie Smith checking the running order with her pianist Lou Stein, Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 26 October 1978

The Longford Cheese Factory, Derbyshire, c1881, (1904). Longford Cheese Factory is a grade II listed building in Longford, Derbyshire. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L

The St. Leger of 1828, c1829, (1922). Artist: John Frederick Hering
The St. Leger of 1828, c1829, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]

La Toilette De Venus, (Venus Bathing), 1783, (1913). Artist: Jean Francois Janinet
La Toilette De Venus, (Venus Bathing), 1783, (1913). After Francois Boucher (1703-1770). From French Colour-Prints of the XVIII Century. [William Heinemann, London, 1913]

Native labourers Preparing Rice in Jamaica, c1890. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]

Espolio (Entkleidung Christi. ), (Disrobing of Christ), c1577-1579, (1938). Artist: El Greco
Espolio (Entkleidung Christi.), (Disrobing of Christ), c1580-1595, (1938). The Disrobing of Christ or El Expolio was begun in the summer of 1577

The Next Race, 19th century, (1911). From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

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