Protection Collection (page 6)

Pipe wrapping to prevent corrosion on steel pipes, Old Denaby, South Yorkshire, 1961. In the days before advances in manufacturing processes enabled plastic pipes to be produced

Steelworker, Newton Chambers, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. Artist
Steelworker, Newton Chambers, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. A steelworker lit by the glow of the furnace. George Newton

Fort St John, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 21st century. Fort St John was built in the 16th century to protect the harbour of Dubrovnik

Angel, 1902. Private Collection

The Guardian Angel. Private Collection

The Guardian Angel, 19th century. Artist: Russian icon
The Guardian Angel, 19th century. Private Collection

The Angel of Life. Artist: Segantini, Giovanni (1858-1899)
The Angel of Life. Found in the collection of Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest

The Guardian Angel. Artist: Decaisne, Henri (1799-1852)
The Guardian Angel. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

The Guardian Angel. Artist: Italian master
The Guardian Angel. Private Collection

Angels Head, 1887. Artist: Vrubel, Mikhail Alexandrovich (1856-1910)
Angels Head, 1887. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Sahara, c1930s
Sahara. Immured within the green litter which sways perilously from side to side, a woman of Islam is borne across the desert, c1930s. From Geographical Magazine, Volume 5

Covering the road block, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Covering the road block, 1941. Men of the Home Guard in a dug-out, protected by sandbags, aim their rifles ready for action. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton

A Man of the Time of William I, 1907. Artist: Dion Clayton Calthrop
A Man of the Time of William I, 1907. From English Costume, painted and described by Dion Clayton Calthrop. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1907]

She Sat The Livelong Day Upon the Roof of Her Palace, Expecting Him, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
She Sat The Livelong Day Upon the Roof of Her Palace, Expecting Him, c1930. An illustration from The Flying Trunk by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Design for Stained Glass, 1926. Artist: Robert Anning Bell
Design for Stained Glass, 1926. From The Studio Volume 91. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]

Dawn Through the Palms, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Dawn Through the Palms, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Shan Chiefs watching the Durbar, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Shan Chiefs watching the Durbar, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Abou Ben Adhem: - I Pray Thee Then Write Me As One Who Loves His Fellow Men, 1916, (1917). From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

A Thought-Form of Love and Peace Protection and Benediction, c1916, (1917). Artists: Charles Leadbeater, Annie Bessant
A Thought-Form of Love and Peace Protection and Benediction, c1916, (1917). Sent Forth By One Who Has The Power And Has Earned The Right To Bless

Studies of Shields for Protecting Foot Soldiers and of a Bomb exploding, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of Shields for Protecting Foot Soldiers and of a Bomb exploding, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Our Lady of Promise, c1918, (1919). Artist: Edward Reginald Frampton
Our Lady of Promise, c1918, (1919). From The Studio Volume 75. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1919]

The shark-shaped paravane, 1943. The paravane, invented in 1917 and kept secret from the Germans, gave warships and merchantmen their own protection against mines. From His Majestys Minesweepers

Peary in Arctic Outfit, 1910, (1928). Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), American explorer who claimed to have reached the geographic North Pole on his expedition on April 6, 1909

The Fishermans Lass, c1903. Artist: Owen Graystone Bird
The Fishermans Lass, c1903. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1903-4, edited by William Gamble. [A. W. Penrose & Co. London, 1903-4]

Sandwich Tern - Stern a canti aca, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Sandwich Tern - Stern a canti aca, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

The Restoration of Alsace-Lorraine To France, 1917. Artist: Maurice Greiffenhagen
The Restoration of Alsace-Lorraine To France, 1917. From The Studio Volume 71. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1917]

The Meeting, c1918. Artist: Harry Clarke
The Meeting, c1918. From The Studio Volume 78, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1919-20]

The Romans Cause a Wall to Be Built for the Protection of the South, 1905. The building of Hadrians Wall. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. I

Baigneuse allongee sur le sol, c1885. Artist: Edgar Degas
Baigneuse allongee sur le sol, c1885. Painting housed at the Musee d Orsay, Paris. From The Studio Volume 118. [The Studio Ltd, London & New York, 1939]

Mr. Churchill Spies the Enemy, 1942. Winston Churchill pays a visit to the El-Alamein area, August 19th, 1942. From The War Illustrated Volume 6 edited by Sir John Hammerton

The Dymoke Suit of Armour at Windsor Castle, 1902. Artist: C Clarke
The Dymoke Suit of Armour at Windsor Castle, 1902. A work depicting a suit of armour by Jacob Halder (active 1576-1608). From The Connoisseur Vol. III [Otto Limited, London, 1902.]

Hoeing, c1872-1911, (1911). Artist: George Clausen
Hoeing. From A History of Painting Volume VIII by Haldane MacFall [T. C. and E. C. Jack, Lodon & Edinburgh, 1911.]

Charity, 16th century, (1903). Artist: Francesco Primaticcio
Charity, 16th century. After a drawing in Sepia and White by Francesco Primaticcio (1504-1570). From The Studio Volume 29 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1903.]

Study for Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities, c1902, (1903). Artist: Herbert James Draper
Study for Prospero Summoning Nymphs and Deities, c1902. After a work by Herbert James Draper (1863-1920). From The Studio Volume 29 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1903.]

Margaret and the Robber, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
Margaret and the Robber, 1902. The legend of Queen Margaret of Anjou after the Battle of Hexham (1464) is a legend appealing in its pathos and high romanticism; it has, however, no basis in history

Ancient Havana city walls, (1667), 1920s
Ancient city walls. In 1667 they started to build the walls of Havana, which were almost completed in 1740 and demolished in 1863

Ingenious camouflage, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Ingenious camouflage, World War I, c1914-c1918. Camouflage used to conceal lines of communication and gun emplacements from German aviators. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War

Armour plated German plane used to attack the Allied trenches, World War I, c1914-c1918. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War

A Speciality, 1882 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
A Speciality, 1882. A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, selected from Punch, Volume I, London, 1891

The calabash baby, Dodoma to Mongalla, East Africa, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
The calabash baby, Dodoma to Mongalla, East Africa, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Armour of Henry II of France, 16th century (1882-1884). Artist: P Sellier
Armour of Henry II of France, 16th century (1882-1884). Henry (1519-1559) came to the French throne in 1547. His reign saw extensive suppression of Protestantism in France

Infantry fitted with the latest gas marks and steel helmets, World War I, 1915-1918. The Germans were the first to make use of poison gas on the Western Front, at Ypres in April 1915

The God Bes, c350 BC (1936). Limestone statue. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris. Bes was an Egyptian deity worshipped in the later periods of dynastic history as a protector of households

Guarding sheep and cattle at night, South Africa, 18th century (1931). Plate taken from Historic Farms of South Africa, by Dorothea Fairbridge, published by Oxford University Press (London, 1931)

Shoki and Attendant Demons, 1898. Artist: Kawanabe Kyosai
Shoki and Attendant Demons, 1898. Fom a kakemono by Kawanabe Kyosai. Zhong Kui (Shoki) is a figure of Chinese mythology. Traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings

Avenue of sacred images after excavation, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, c1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Avenue of sacred images after excavation, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. It was Ramses II who erected this splendid avenue of sphinxes, or really of rams, though they are often called sphinxes

Mitre case of William of Wykeham. 1905
Mitre-case of William of Wykeham. 1905. William of Wykeham (1320-1404) was the Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England, founder of Winchester College and New College, Oxford

The Guardian Angel, 1926. Artist: Louis Tessier
The Guardian Angel, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

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