Present Collection (page 10)

Marriage custom, Uganda, 1920. Artist: CW Hattersley
Marriage custom, Uganda, 1920. Wedding gifts for the bride, including a dozen bunches of bananas, a dozen fowl in a large basket and salt eggs

Christmas presents from home, to the troops with Methuen at Modder River, South Africa, 1900. Stereoscopic card. British troops serving in the Boer War receiving Christmas parcels

The Adoration of the Magi

Two bible scenes, late 14th century. The persecution of the early Christians, and the offering of gifts to the Church in the form of St Peter

Adoration of the Magi, c1420. From the Chevalier Hours. Illustration from Illuminated Manuscripts in the British Museum, Miniatures, Borders, and Initials by George F Warner, series I

Adoration of the Magi, c1490-1497. The Holy Family, with kneeling Magi and angels above, text with decorated initial S, and borders of trompe l oeil decoration with acanthus and flowers

The Star of Bethlehem, c1887-1891 (c1940). Artist: Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones
The Star of Bethlehem, c1887-1891. Painting held at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham. From The Worlds Greatest Paintings, Vol. 1, edited by T

Peasant praying before a row of statues of the God of Light, Daiya river, Nikko, Japan, 1904
Peasant praying before a row of statues of Buddha, Daiya river, Nikko, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic slide

The Virtuous Parent. Laetitia Endeavours In Vain By Parents To Reconcile Her Parents, 1789. Artist: John Raphael Smith
The Virtuous Parent. Laetitia Endeavours In Vain By Presents To Reconcile Her Parents, 1789. After George Morland (1762-1804). From The Connoisseur Vol. LXXV. [The Connoisseur, London, 1926]

The Adoration of the Kings, c1510, (1938). Artist: Jan Gossaert
The Adoration of the Kings, c1510. Painting held in The National Gallery, London. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

Memento-Mori watch presented by Mary Queen of Scots to Mary Seaton, 16th century, (1840). Artist: C J Smith
Memento-Mori watch presented by Mary Queen of Scots to her attendant Mary Seaton, 16th century, (1840). Illustration from Historical

Enamelled jewel presented by Mary Queen of Scots, to George Gordon, 16th century, (1840). Artist: C J Smith
Enamelled jewel presented by Mary Queen of Scots, to George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, 16th century, (1840). A lock of Marys hair is attached to the ivory skull

Miniature of a manuscript offered by Talbot and Margaret of Anjou, 15th century (1882-1884). Artist: Charaire et fils
Miniature of a manuscript offered by Talbot and Margaret of Anjou, 15th century (1882-1884). Margaret of Anjou was Queen Consort of King Henry VI of England

Francis I of France recives a mirror from the Venetian ambassador, 1515-1547 (1882-1884). Artist: Ruesnel
Francis I of France recives a mirror from the ambassador of the Republic of Venice, 1515-1547 (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume II, F Roy editor

Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, home of the Duke of Marlborough, c1880. One of Britains greatest stately homes, Blenheim was intended to be a gift from a grateful nation to John Churchill

Sale at Calcutta of valuable government presents and Lucknow jewels, 1860. A print from The Illustrated London News, 24th November 1860. Hand-coloured later

Shield Presented to the Prince and Princess of Prussia. 19th century. Artist: John Burley Waring
Shield Presented to the Prince and Princess of Prussia. 19th century

The queen receiving the Burmese embassy, mid-late 19th century, (1900). Artist: William Barnes Wollen
The queen receiving the Burmese embassy, mid-late 19th century, (1900). Queen Victoria meeting Burmese officials. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Volume IV

Collecting the Offering in a Scotch Kirk, 1855. Artist: Orrin Smith
Collecting the Offering in a Scotch Kirk, 1855. A ladle being used for the church collection. A print from The Illustrated London News, (14 July 1855)

Episodes of the Life of Famous Painters: Rubens, (c1900). Rubens (1577-1640) leading his first wife Isabelle Brant into his palace at Antwerp, 1 November 1609

The Adoration of the Magi, the tapestry of Berne, 14th century, (1870). A chromolithographic print from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London)

Henry VI presenting a sword to John Talbot, Earl of Salisbury, c1445, (1910). Henry presents a sword to John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury

John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, presenting a book to Margaret of Anjou, c1445, (1910). John Talbot presents Margaret of Anjou with an illuminated book (The Shrewsbury Book)

King Henry VI presenting a sword to the Earl of Shrewsbury, c1445, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
King Henry VI presenting a sword to the Earl of Shrewsbury, c1445, (1843). Henry presents a sword to John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury

The Earl of Shrewsbury presenting his book to Queen Margaret, c1445, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, presenting his book to Queen Margaret, c1445, (1843). John Talbot presents Margaret of Anjou with an illuminated book (The Shrewsbury Book)

Gold and enamel flask with emeralds, Indian, 17th century. Given as a gift by Nader Shah, King of Persia, to Empress Anna of Russia in the 18th century

Return from Town, 1870. Artist: Alexei Ivanovich Korzukhin
Return from Town, 1870. Korzukhin, Alexei Ivanovich (1835-1894). Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Saint Martin and a Beggar, 1596. Artist: Bartholomeus Spranger
Saint Martin and a Beggar, 1596. Spranger, Bartholomeus (1546-1611). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Mothers Day, Sunday 30th May 1943, 1943. Artist: Phili
Mothers Day, Sunday 30th May 1943, 1943. Propaganda poster of the Vichy Government, 1943

King and Queen of Portugal, presented with flowers by Admiral Touchard, 1904. Carlos I, King of Portugal, married Princess Amelie of Orleans in 1886

Arrival in Le Havre of the gifts of the Tsar in France, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Arrival in Le Havre of the gifts of the Tsar in France, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th November 1895

Children receiving New Years gifts, 1894. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Children receiving New Years gifts, 1894. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1st January 1894

The Shepherds Gift, or The Nest, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 14th May 1892

Letter from Henry IV of France to Henry, Prince of Wales, 19th February 1606. Artist: King Henry IV
Letter from Henry IV of France to Henry, Prince of Wales, 19th February 1606. Letter written from Paris by Henry IV of France to Henry, Prince of Wales, thanking him on behalf of the Dauphin

The First Laurels, 1891. Artist: Henri Cain
The First Laurels, 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 5th May 1891

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

Adoration of the Magi, Triptych, Central Panel, c1453-1494. Artist: Hans Memling
Adoration of the Magi, Triptych, Central Panel, c1453-1494. Located in the collection at, Prado Museum, Madrid

Adoration of the Magi, 1506-1507. Artist: Giorgione
Adoration of the Magi, 1506-1507. Found in the National Gallery, London

Meleager presents to Atalanta the head of the Callydonian Boar, 1774. Artist: W Walker
Meleager presents to Atalanta the head of the Callydonian Boar, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Les Etreines, (Gift), 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Les Etreines, (Gift), 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615

Africans bearing gold, c1400 BC. Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Sebekhotep, British Museum

Africans bearing gold and other items, c1400 BC. Fragment of painted plaster from the tomb of Sebekhotep, British Museum

Gilles de Pontoise, abbot of St Denis, 1317. Gilles, accompanied by Yves, a monk at the Abbey of St Denis, presents the manuscript of the life of St Denis to King Philip V

Charles IV receiving presents, (1375-1379). The people of Paris present gifts to the Holy Roman Emperor and his son, the future Wenceslas IV

New Year Gift, French Postcard, c1900. Private collection

The Adoration of the Magi, c1567. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Adoration of the Magi, c1567. From the collection of the Museo Correr, Venice, Italy

The Adoration of the Kings, c1556-1562. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Adoration of the Kings, c1556-1562. The Adoration of Three Kings presenting their gifts are treated as caricatures whilst the Virgin is not idealised

The Adoration of the Kings, 1564. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Adoration of the Kings, 1564. The Adoration of Three Kings presenting their gifts are treated as caricatures whilst the Virgin is not idealised. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

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