mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
The Men Who Were Afraid Of Frightening The Bear. c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: A BlochThe Men Who Were Afraid Of Frightening The Bear. 1893-1896, (1897). Off Steals Blessing on Tip-Toe, From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]
A Rider on a Rearing Horse, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da VinciA Rider on a Rearing Horse, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]
Little Red Riding Hood, 1903. From A Peep into Fairyland, by E. F. & C. Manning. [Frederick Warne & Co. London, New York, 1903]
Sir Walter Raleighs Pipe Put Out, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeSir Walter Raleighs Pipe Put Out, c1884. Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585
The Introduction of Artillery, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeThe Introduction of Artillery, c1884. From Comic Sketches from English History for Children of Various Ages with Descriptive Rhymes by Lieut.-Colonel T. S. Secombe. [W. H. Allen & Co. London, c1884]
Comic Sketches from English History front cover, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong SeccombeComic Sketches from English History front cover, c1884. From Comic Sketches from English History for Children of Various Ages with Descriptive Rhymes by Lieut.-Colonel T. S. Secombe. [W. H
Verginius left his beautiful young daughter Verginia in the care of her nurse, c1912, (1912)Verginius left his beautiful young daughter Verginia in the care of her nurse, c1912 (1912). In 452 the senate of Rome appointed a commission to write down a code of law
The Alarm, La Gouvernante Fidele, 1723. Artist: Jean Francois de TroyThe Alarm, La Gouvernante Fidee, 1723. Painting held at the Victoria And Albert Museum, London. From The Connoisseur Volume 106. [Otto Limited, London, 1940]
Vicissitudes of the road in 1787, the highwayman, Lord Barrymore stopped, 1890. Richard Barry, 7th Earl Barrymore (1769-1793) was a notorious gambler, sportsman, rake and womaniser
A Ghost: L Apparition, 1798, (1905). Artist: Jacques BonnefoyA Ghost: L Apparition, 1798. After Richard Westall (1765-1836). From The Connoisseur Vol XL [Otto Limited, London, 1905.]
Scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1836. Artist: James MahoneyScene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1871. Oliver Twist causes a sensation in the childrens ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge
Rats! Rats!! Rats!!!. Artist: American Stereoscopic CompanyRats! Rats!! Rats!!!. Stereoscopic Card Details
The Ghost Story. At this awful moment the Lady we are writing of beheld something white glide through the desolate apartment when all of a sudden a tremensous crash &c &c
The burning of Norfolk, Virginia, 1776 (c1880). The town of Norfolk was destroyed by fires after an eight hour bombardment by British warships on New Years Day 1776
An Incident in the White Terror, 1815, 1895. General Count Gilly in hiding in a peasants house in the neighbourhood of Anduze in the South of France
Dark, Dark are the Pinetrees, 1901. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1901
The fracas at the Ship Tavern, 17th century (c1880). Artist: WhymperThe fracas at the Ship Tavern, 17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880
Jackie Cooper (b1922), American actor, 20th century. Cooper is an American Academy Award-nominated actor, Emmy Award-winning TV director and TV producer and executive
Miiguel I of Portugal (1802-1860) attacking his sister, c1895. Miguel I was the second son of King John VI of Portugal and Charlotte of Spain
Expelling the civil residents of Louvain, Brussels, 1914. German soldiers driving out Belgian civilians during the First World War. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)
Tunisian boy in the Sahara Desert, 1936. Artist: Ewing GallowayTunisian boy in the Sahara Desert, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)
The Chinese people sold for slaves by the Tartars, after their conquest by Zinguis-Khan, (1847). Artist: B ClaytonThe Chinese people sold for slaves by the Tartars, after their conquest by Zinguis-Khan, (1847). Scene during the early 13th century when the Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1155-1227)
The Flight from Lucknow, 1858, (c1920). Artist: Abraham SolomonThe Flight from Lucknow, 1858, (c1920). The siege of Lucknow was one of the major engagements of the uprising against British rule in India which began in 1857
Canterbury burned by the Danes, 851 AD, (c1920). Artist: A PearseCanterbury burned by the Danes, 851 AD, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)
A Neolithic catastrophe, c1920A Neolithic catastrophe, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)
The Duke of Monmouth pleads for his life, 1685, (c1920). Artist: John PettieThe Duke of Monmouth pleads for his life, 1685, (c1920). James Crofts, later Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch (1649-1685), Pretender to throne of Scotland and England
Awful appearance of the Shade of Remus to Romulus, 1852. Artist: John LeechAwful appearance of the Shade of Remus to Romulus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]
John Gilpin riding to Edmonton, 1878. Artist: Randolph CaldecottJohn Gilpin riding to Edmonton, 1878. John Gilpin was the subject of an 18th century ballad by William Cowper. It describes how, on a journey to Edmonton
Thais, c1740-1790Artist: Sir Joshua ReynoldsThais, c1740-1790
The Peril of the Queen Henrietta Maria, 19th century. Artist: P LightfootThe Peril of the Queen Henrietta Maria, 19th century. Henrietta Maria (1609-1669) was the Queen Consort of King Charles I of England
The Night Alarm, The Life of a Fireman, 1854. Artist: Nathaniel CurrierThe Night Alarm, The Life of a Fireman, 1854
Cromwell Suppressing the Mutiny in the Army, c1640s, (19th century). Artist: J RogersCromwell Suppressing the Mutiny in the Army, c1640s, (19th century). Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), English military leader and politician, bringing his troops under control
Queen Henrietta, sheltering by a bank from the Parliamentarians, c19th century. Artist: J RogersQueen Henrietta, sheltering by a bank from the Parliamentarians, c19th century. Charles I escaping from Oxford
A Ghost, 1905. Artist: Henri-Arthur BonnefoyA Ghost, 1905. From The Connoisseur magazine (March 1905)
La Francoise a Londres: The French Lady in London or The Head-dress of the Year 1771. A satire on the exaggerated hairstyles of the day
Sterne and Death. 1768. Artist: Thomas PatchSterne and Death. 1768. Portrait of Irish-born author and clergyman Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) who is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
The emigration during the revolution, 18th century, c1880-1950. Artist: Ferdinand Sigismund BacThe emigration during the revolution, 18th century, c1880-1950
Attack on a carriage, Quai de Nesles, Reign of Francis I, 16th century, c1870-1950. Artist: Ferdinand Sigismund BacAttack on a carriage, Quai de Nesles, Reign of Francis I, 16th century, c1870-1950
Smugglers Alarmed, 18th century. Artist: W ClerkSmugglers Alarmed, 18th century. One man watches through the keyhole, another loads a pistol and a third hides contraband. High customs duties meant that smuggling was rife
The Elephant on a tiger hunt, c1900. Hunting tigers in India during the British Raj period. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat
A Night Alarm, 1886. Artist: Julian AshtonA Night Alarm, 1886.Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell, (Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co, 1886)
Brawls In The Street, (1885). Artist: L BinetBrawls In The Street, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)
Death and the Jew, an episode from the Dance of Death, 1441, (1870). Taken from a painting in the Cemetery of the Dominicans, Basle
Sentries in a trench looking out over no-man s-land, Pas-de-Calais, France, winter, 1915. An alarm bell to be sounded in the event of an attack being spotted is situated behind them
On the Road from Waterloo to Paris, 1863, (1912). Artist: Marcus StoneOn the Road from Waterloo to Paris, 1863, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings with an Introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, London, New York, Toronto, 1912
The Children of King Edward IV of England, 1852. Artist: Paul DelarocheThe Children of King Edward IV of England, 1852. Edward V (1470-1483) and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York (1473-1483), the Princes in the Tower
The Feast of Belshazzar, 17th or early 18th century. Artist: Pietro DandiniThe Feast of Belshazzar, 17th or early 18th century. Scene from the Bible (Daniel V.17.28). After profaning the sacred vessels of the enslaved Israelites
A Frightened Bather, 1736. Artist: Francois BoucherA Frightened Bather, 1736. Boucher, Francois (1703-1770). Found in the collection of the State Museum Arkhangelskoye Estate, Moscow
