Ray Collection (page 5)

John Ray, English naturalist, (c1850). A naturalist and the pioneer of plant taxonomy, Ray (1627-1705) is sometimes referred to as the father of English natural history

A Satire on the Altar-piece by Kent in St Clement Danes Church, Westminster, 1725. Artist: William Hogarth
A Satire on the Altar-piece by Kent in St Clement Danes Church, Westminster, 1725. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Steel Buttons, Coup de Bouton, 1777. A woman with an elaborate hairstyle is dazzled by extremely shiny buttons on a mans coat. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

The electric light at Hell Gate, New York, 1885. The highest electric light in the world. Illustration from the The Graphic, (23 May 1885)

All Saints Church, Notting Hill, London, 1861. A print from The Illustrated London News, (22 June 1861)

The lying in state of William Gladstone, Westminster Hall, London, 1898 (c1905). Artist: John Benjamin Stone
The lying in state of William Gladstone, Westminster Hall, London, 1898 (c1905). The Right Honorable William Ewart Gladstone was Prime Minister of Great Britain three times

Rene Ray (1911-1993), British actress, 20th century

Ray Milland, (1905-1986), Welsh actor and director, 20th century

John Ray, English naturalist, (1833). Artist: H Mayer
John Ray, English naturalist, (1833). Ray was a pioneer of plant taxonomy. He toured Europe extensively, studying flora and fauna - his botanical work includes the study of some 18, 600 species

Curing of a hemiplegic, 15th century. Illustration from Le livre des faiz monseigneur Saint Louis, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Decor design for Mystery Bouffe, 1919. Artist: Vladimir Mayakovsky
Decor design for Mystery Bouffe, 1919

Christ Pantocrator, c1310-c1320. Image from the cupola of the Church of Christ in Chora (Kariye Museum), Istanbul, Turkey

John Ray, English naturalist, 1680s. Artist: Abraham de Blois
John Ray, English naturalist, 1680s. Illustrated plate from the 1703 edition of Methodus Pantarum Nova by John Ray, first published in 1682. Ray was a naturalist and the pioneer of plant taxonomy

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