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Background imageSecret Collection: Kirkstall Abbey. Doorway on the North Side, 1850s. Creator: Joseph Cundall

Kirkstall Abbey. Doorway on the North Side, 1850s. Creator: Joseph Cundall
Kirkstall Abbey. Doorway on the North Side, 1850s

Background imageSecret Collection: 'A Confession', by R

"A Confession", by R. Lehmann, in the exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1872. Engraving of a painting

Background imageSecret Collection: Engraved Gem with Harpokrates, 2nd-4th century A.D. Creator: Unknown

Engraved Gem with Harpokrates, 2nd-4th century A.D. Creator: Unknown
Engraved Gem with Harpokrates, 2nd-4th century A.D

Background imageSecret Collection: The writing woman, composition exercise I for the painting Rococo

The writing woman, composition exercise I for the painting Rococo, 1874

Background imageSecret Collection: Edmundo Ross and Orchestra, 1994. Creator: Brian Foskett

Edmundo Ross and Orchestra, 1994. Creator: Brian Foskett
Edmundo Ross and Orchestra, 1994

Background imageSecret Collection: 'The Guardian, ' by A

"The Guardian, " by A. Elmore, R.A. in the Winter Exhibition at the French Gallery, Pall-Mall, 1865. Engraving of a painting. It is the old, old story. Love is stronger than fate

Background imageSecret Collection: Confidences, c1870. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Confidences, c1870. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Confidences, c1870

Background imageSecret Collection: Installation of the Duke of Newcastle at the Mechanics Hall

Installation of the Duke of Newcastle at the Mechanics Hall, Nottingham, as Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons of Nottinghamshire, 1860

Background imageSecret Collection: The Courtesan Shinahara of Tsuruya with the Kamuro Shinobu

The Courtesan Shinahara of Tsuruya with the Kamuro Shinobu, c1800

Background imageSecret Collection: Antiochus tries to hide the love for his mother Stratonice, 1775. Creator: Jean Grandjean

Antiochus tries to hide the love for his mother Stratonice, 1775. Creator: Jean Grandjean
Antiochus tries to hide the love for his mother Stratonice, 1775

Background imageSecret Collection: Two boys lying on their stomachs on the floor, c.1922-c.1925. Creator: Otto Verhagen

Two boys lying on their stomachs on the floor, c.1922-c.1925. Creator: Otto Verhagen
Two boys lying on their stomachs on the floor, c.1922-c.1925. Wearing caps. One of them has a pipe in his mouth

Background imageSecret Collection: A Confidential Chat, 1672. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

A Confidential Chat, 1672. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
A Confidential Chat, 1672. Other Title(s): A Couple in an Interior

Background imageSecret Collection: Flowers, 1645-1707. Creator: Hendrik Schoock

Flowers, 1645-1707. Creator: Hendrik Schoock
Flowers, 1645-1707

Background imageSecret Collection: 'Looking Out' - painted by F

"Looking Out" - painted by F. W. Topham - from the Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, 1856

Background imageSecret Collection: Trompe l'Oeil with Breakfast Piece with Lobster and Goblets on a Table Covered with an

Trompe l'Oeil with Breakfast Piece with Lobster and Goblets on a Table Covered with an
Trompe l'Oeil with Breakfast Piece and Goblets;Breakfast Piece with Lobster and Goblets on a Table Covered with an Oriental Cloth. Trompe l'oeil, 1672

Background imageSecret Collection: Trompe l'oeil of a Letter Rack with Proclamation by Frederik III

Trompe l'oeil of a Letter Rack with Proclamation by Frederik III, 1672

Background imageSecret Collection: Trompe l'oeil of a Letter Rack with Christian V's Proclamation

Trompe l'oeil of a Letter Rack with Christian V's Proclamation, 1671

Background imageSecret Collection: Trompe l'oeil - Letter Rack with a Barber-Surgeon's Instruments

Trompe l'oeil - Letter Rack with a Barber-Surgeon's Instruments, 1668

Background imageSecret Collection: Trompe l'oeil - Board Partition with Letter Rack and Music Book

Trompe l'oeil - Board Partition with Letter Rack and Music Book, 1668

Background imageSecret Collection: Help Yourself, New York, 1937. Creator: Unknown

Help Yourself, New York, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Help Yourself, New York, 1937. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Background imageSecret Collection: Ruins of the Court of Audit: entertainment room

Ruins of the Court of Audit: entertainment room, c1875

Background imageSecret Collection: Subterranean Chamber beneath the House

Subterranean Chamber beneath the House, No.1, Old Fish-Street, St. Paul's, 1854. Ancient building in the City of London

Background imageSecret Collection: Oiso no Tora telling Soga Brothers where to find Suketsune

Oiso no Tora telling Soga Brothers where to find Suketsune, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)", c. 1843/47

Background imageSecret Collection: The Courtesans Somenosuke and Kisegawa of the Matsubaya

The Courtesans Somenosuke and Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, from the series "A Mirror of Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro yukun awase kagami)", Japan, c. 1797

Background imageSecret Collection: No. 7: Ushiwakamaru Reading Kiichi Hogan's Secret Scroll (Nanakai)

No. 7: Ushiwakamaru Reading Kiichi Hogan's Secret Scroll (Nanakai)
No. 7: Ushiwakamaru Reading Kiichi Hogan's Secret Scroll (Nanakai, Ushiwakamaru hisoka ni Kiichi Hogan no hisho o miru)

Background imageSecret Collection: Cimon and Pero, c.1635. Creator: Govaert Flinck

Cimon and Pero, c.1635. Creator: Govaert Flinck
Cimon and Pero, c.1635

Background imageSecret Collection: Caritas Romana, n.d. Creator: Abraham Bloemaert

Caritas Romana, n.d. Creator: Abraham Bloemaert
Caritas Romana, n.d

Background imageSecret Collection: Man and Two Women Conversing, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon

Man and Two Women Conversing, 1817. Creator: Vivant Denon
Man and Two Women Conversing, 1817

Background imageSecret Collection: Secret, 1913. Creator: Edvard Munch

Secret, 1913. Creator: Edvard Munch
Secret, 1913

Background imageSecret Collection: The International Exhibition: 'A Confession'

The International Exhibition: "A Confession", by E. J

Background imageSecret Collection: Secret gold panning. 'Predators'

Secret gold panning. "Predators", 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Background imageSecret Collection: Government charwoman cleaning after regular hours

Government charwoman cleaning after regular hours
Washington, D.C. Government charwoman cleaning after regular hours

Background imageSecret Collection: Charwoman cleaning after regular working hours

Charwoman cleaning after regular working hours
Washington, D.C. Charwoman cleaning after regular working hours at the Office of the Registrar of the Treasury

Background imageSecret Collection: Secret Forest. Creator: Joshua Johnston

Secret Forest. Creator: Joshua Johnston
Secret Forest

Background imageSecret Collection: The Hole in the Wall, 1765. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu

The Hole in the Wall, 1765. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu
The Hole in the Wall, 1765. The poet Narihira visited the empress in secret, entering through a crumbling palace wall. When discovered, he was sent into exile in northern Japan

Background imageSecret Collection: The Nakadaya teahouse, Japan, c. 1794 / 95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro

The Nakadaya teahouse, Japan, c. 1794 / 95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Nakadaya teahouse, Japan, c. 1794/95

Background imageSecret Collection: Okita and Ofuji, Japan, c. 1793 / 94. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro

Okita and Ofuji, Japan, c. 1793 / 94. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Okita and Ofuji, Japan, c. 1793/94. The once famous but now middle-aged beauty Ofuji, wearing a gingko-patterned robe, hands a scroll to the young waitress Naniwaya Okita

Background imageSecret Collection: Statuette of the God Horus as a Child (Harpokrates), Egypt

Statuette of the God Horus as a Child (Harpokrates), Egypt, Late Period-early Ptolemaic Period (7th-1st centuries BCE)

Background imageSecret Collection: Cross, c. 1937. Creator: Carl Keksi

Cross, c. 1937. Creator: Carl Keksi
Cross, c. 1937

Background imageSecret Collection: The Poet Sojo Henjo (816-890) Slipping a Letter into a Womans Sleeve

The Poet Sojo Henjo (816-890) Slipping a Letter into a Womans Sleeve
" The Poet Sojo Henjo (816-890) Slipping a Letter into a Womans Sleeve, " from the series Five Colors of Love for the Six Poetic Immortals (Goshiki-zome rokkasen), ca. 1798

Background imageSecret Collection: A Couple of Lovers Seated, 1529. Creator: Heinrich Aldegrever

A Couple of Lovers Seated, 1529. Creator: Heinrich Aldegrever
A Couple of Lovers Seated, 1529

Background imageSecret Collection: Garden, 1880. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Garden, 1880. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Garden, 1880

Background imageSecret Collection: Allegory on the Death of the Dauphin, 1767. Creator: Gilles Demarteau

Allegory on the Death of the Dauphin, 1767. Creator: Gilles Demarteau
Allegory on the Death of the Dauphin, 1767

Background imageSecret Collection: Grotto in the Bois de Boulogne, 1858-1860. Creator: Charles Marville

Grotto in the Bois de Boulogne, 1858-1860. Creator: Charles Marville
Grotto in the Bois de Boulogne, 1858-1860

Background imageSecret Collection: Study for 'The Secret', n. d Creator: Auguste Rodin

Study for "The Secret", n. d Creator: Auguste Rodin
Study for " The Secret", n.d

Background imageSecret Collection: The Mystery of Masonry Brought to Light by the Go... [first published December 1724]

The Mystery of Masonry Brought to Light by the Go... [first published December 1724]
The Mystery of Masonry Brought to Light by the Gormagons, [first published December 1724] later reissue

Background imageSecret Collection: Le Panier Misterieux (The Mysterious Basket), 18th century. Creator: Rene Gaillard

Le Panier Misterieux (The Mysterious Basket), 18th century. Creator: Rene Gaillard
Le Panier Misterieux (The Mysterious Basket), 18th century. After Francois Boucher

Background imageSecret Collection: The Secret, ca. 1804-31. Creator: Jacques Bonnefoy

The Secret, ca. 1804-31. Creator: Jacques Bonnefoy
The Secret, ca. 1804-31. After Francois Boucher

Background imageSecret Collection: Plate 79 from Los Caprichos : No one has seen us (Nadie nos ha visto. ), 1799

Plate 79 from Los Caprichos : No one has seen us (Nadie nos ha visto. ), 1799
Plate 79 from Los Caprichos : No one has seen us (Nadie nos ha visto.), 1799

Background imageSecret Collection: Plate 28 from Los Caprichos : Hush (Chiton. ), 1799. Creator: Francisco Goya

Plate 28 from Los Caprichos : Hush (Chiton. ), 1799. Creator: Francisco Goya
Plate 28 from Los Caprichos : Hush (Chiton.), 1799

Background imageSecret Collection: Art of Scaling, 1792. Creator: Samuel Alken

Art of Scaling, 1792. Creator: Samuel Alken
Art of Scaling, 1792

Background imageSecret Collection: La Gageure des trois Commeres: La Servante, from Contes et nouvelles en vers

La Gageure des trois Commeres: La Servante, from Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l imprimerie de P. Didot, l an III de la Republique, 1795, published in 1795

Background imageSecret Collection: The Secret-Office, at the General Post Office, 1844. Creator: Unknown

The Secret-Office, at the General Post Office, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Secret-Office, at the General Post Office, 1844. Workers at the main post office at St Martins Le Grand in London

Background imageSecret Collection: Le Jeu Ne Vaut Pas La Chandelle (The Game is Not Worth a Candle), 1881-83. 1881-83

Le Jeu Ne Vaut Pas La Chandelle (The Game is Not Worth a Candle), 1881-83. 1881-83
Le Jeu Ne Vaut Pas La Chandelle (The Game is Not Worth a Candle), 1881-83

Background imageSecret Collection: Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and John the Baptist, ca. 1550

Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and John the Baptist, ca. 1550

Background imageSecret Collection: The Honey Moon (The English Dance of Death, plate 13), August 1, 1814

The Honey Moon (The English Dance of Death, plate 13), August 1, 1814

Background imageSecret Collection: Yorkshire Hieroglyphics, Plate 2, March 11, 1809. March 11, 1809

Yorkshire Hieroglyphics, Plate 2, March 11, 1809. March 11, 1809
Yorkshire Hieroglyphics, Plate 2, March 11, 1809

Background imageSecret Collection: Yorkshire Hieroglyphics, Plate 3, March 13, 1809. March 13, 1809

Yorkshire Hieroglyphics, Plate 3, March 13, 1809. March 13, 1809
Yorkshire Hieroglyphics, Plate 3, March 13, 1809

Background imageSecret Collection: Il ragno nel chiostro, 1881. Creator: Reina, Calcedonio (1842-1911)

Il ragno nel chiostro, 1881. Creator: Reina, Calcedonio (1842-1911)
Il ragno nel chiostro, 1881. Found in the Collection of Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Background imageSecret Collection: Electress Elisabeth takes communion after the protestant service, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Electress Elisabeth takes communion after the protestant service, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Electress Elisabeth takes communion after the protestant service, (1936). Kurfurstin Elisabeth Nimmt Das Abendmahl Nach Evangelischem Ritus

Background imageSecret Collection: Luther as Junker Jorg in the Jena Inn with Swiss students, 1522, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Luther as Junker Jorg in the Jena Inn with Swiss students, 1522, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Luther as Junker Jorg in the Jena Inn with Swiss students, 1522, (1936). Luther Als Junker Jorg Im " Baren" Zu Jena Mit Schweizer Studenten, 1522

Background imageSecret Collection: Police raid on an illicit distillery, 1930. Creator: Unknown

Police raid on an illicit distillery, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Police raid on an illicit distillery, 1930. La Police Fait Irruption Dans Une Distillerie Clandestine. Officers arrest men at an illegal alcohol distilling operation in Lille, France

Background imageSecret Collection: Chevalier D Eon, Who many years passed as a Woman, 1822. Creator: Robert Cooper

Chevalier D Eon, Who many years passed as a Woman, 1822. Creator: Robert Cooper
Chevalier D Eon, Who many years passed as a Woman, 1822

Background imageSecret Collection: First Meeting of Lenin and Stalin, Tammerfors (Finland), December 1905, (1939)

First Meeting of Lenin and Stalin, Tammerfors (Finland), December 1905, (1939)

Background imageSecret Collection: The Cuban insurrectionistss meeting in their headquarters

The Cuban insurrectionistss meeting in their headquarters, on the corner of Rector Street and Broadway, c1868, (1938). From Adventures of America 1857-1900, by John A

Background imageSecret Collection: The Secret Stairway to the postern gate of Tiryns, 15th century BC

The Secret Stairway to the postern gate of Tiryns, 15th century BC
The Secret Stairway to the postern gate of the Mycenean citadel Tiryns, 15th century BC

Background imageSecret Collection: Treason, 1867, (c1902). Creator: Unknown

Treason, 1867, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Treason, 1867, (c1902). After a painting in the Museums Sheffield collection. Victorian depiction of a 16th-century scene; men in discussion round a table, leaning earnestly towards each other

Background imageSecret Collection: Scene from Faustus. Margaret Meets Faustus in the Summer House, c1870. Artist

Scene from Faustus. Margaret Meets Faustus in the Summer House, c1870. Artist
Scene from Faustus. Margaret Meets Faustus in the Summer House, c1870. From The Works of Shakspere, by Charles Knight. [Virtue & Co. Limited, London, c1870]

Background imageSecret Collection: Exhibition of a democratic-transparency, - with its effect upon patriotic feelings

Exhibition of a democratic-transparency, - with its effect upon patriotic feelings... 1799. Members of the Secret Committee of the House of Commons seated round a table

Background imageSecret Collection: How The Secret Got Out, 1911

How The Secret Got Out, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Background imageSecret Collection: The Shoes Which Were Danced to Pieces, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert

The Shoes Which Were Danced to Pieces, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert
The Shoes Which Were Danced to Pieces, 1901. From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1901]

Background imageSecret Collection: Queen Marie Antoinette and Mirabeau, c1832. Artist: Charles W Sharpe

Queen Marie Antoinette and Mirabeau, c1832. Artist: Charles W Sharpe
Queen Marie Antoinette and Mirabeau, c1832. This engraving may show the secret meeting between Marie Antoinette (1755-1793 and Mirabeau (1749-1791) in the castle of Saint Cloud in the summer of 1790

Background imageSecret Collection: Don t Tell Anyone. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company

Don t Tell Anyone. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Don t Tell Anyone. Stereoscopic card detail

Background imageSecret Collection: A secret meeting of the Jews at the Rabbis House, 14th century (1849)

A secret meeting of the Jews at the Rabbis House, 14th century (1849)
A secret meeting of the Jews at the rabbis house, 14th century (1849)

Background imageSecret Collection: The Keyhole, 1869, (1938). Artist: Pierre Edouard Frere

The Keyhole, 1869, (1938). Artist: Pierre Edouard Frere
The Keyhole, 1869, (1938). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume IV, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe. [Emrose and Sons Ltd

Background imageSecret Collection: Episodes of the Life of Famous Painters: Hans Holbein, (c1900)

Episodes of the Life of Famous Painters: Hans Holbein, (c1900). The queen and her lady-in-waiting wish to be painted in Greek costume by Holbein (1497-1543), without being recognised

Background imageSecret Collection: Letter from William Pitt The Younger, October 1790. Artist: William Pitt

Letter from William Pitt The Younger, October 1790. Artist: William Pitt
Letter from William Pitt The Younger, October 1790

Background imageSecret Collection: Captain Kidd Burying his Treasures, 1872

Captain Kidd Burying his Treasures, 1872. Anglo-American pirate William Captain Kidd (1654-1701) hiding his ill-gotten gains

Background imageSecret Collection: Christmas Shoes, 1891. Artist: Miery

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

Background imageSecret Collection: Tereus, after having cut the tongue of Philomela

Tereus, after having cut the tongue of Philomela, confines her in an old Castle, 1776. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1776

Background imageSecret Collection: Young People from Breton before a Procession

Young People from Breton before a Procession, c1884-1930

Background imageSecret Collection: Dhanashri Ragini, Ragamala Album, School of Rajasthan, 19th century

Dhanashri Ragini, Ragamala Album, School of Rajasthan, 19th century. A young woman looking at the portrait of her absent lover. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Background imageSecret Collection: Esther in the presence of Ahasuerus, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore

Esther in the presence of Ahasuerus, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Esther in the presence of Ahasuerus, 1866. Esther (Haddash or Hadassah) coming into the presence of King Ahasuerus fainting in fear as she expects to die if it is discovered that she is a Jew

Background imageSecret Collection: The Sleepwalker (Somnambulist) making discoveries

The Sleepwalker (Somnambulist) making discoveries her husband would rather she did not know



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