Secret Collection (page 2)

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

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. The sensation produced by the recent cases of letters being opened at

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Portrait of the secret agent, spy and cross-dresser Charles Genevieve Louis Auguste Andre Timothee d Eon de Beaumont (1728-1810)

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

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]

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

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

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]

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

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

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 19th century version of an original 14th century miniature from Pelerinage de la Vie Humaine

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

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

Letter from William Pitt The Younger, October 1790. Artist: William Pitt
Letter from William Pitt The Younger, October 1790. Letter from William Pitt while Prime Minister, probably addressed to Francis Godolphin Osborne, Duke of Leeds

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

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

Tereus, after having cut the tongue of Philomela, confines her in an old Castle, 1776. Artist: W Walker
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

Young People from Breton before a Procession, c1884-1930. Artist: Fernand Loyen du Puigaudeau
Young People from Breton before a Procession, c1884-1930

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

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

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

Scene from Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, c1860s. Artist: Ford Madox Brown
Scene from Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, c1860s. Act 3, scene 5: the lovers on the balcony. Illustration for William Shakespeares tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The play was first performed c1595

Secret Meeting of the Conservative Party, 1888. Dressed in cloak and dagger style, the Conservative Party, under the leadership of Lord Salisbury in the centre, meets to discuss policy issues

The Return of the Wanderer, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Return of the Wanderer, 1888. Little Lord Randolph Churchill returns in a furtive manner, watched by a couple of astute journalists

Injured Innocence and his Billet-Doo, 1860. Napoleon III as a wolf in sheeps clothing. Savoy and Nice, lambs to the slaughter, hang in a string bag

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