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Serpentine Collection

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Children feeding the swans on the Serpentine, London, 1926-1927

Children feeding the swans on the Serpentine, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Experiments with Captain Fowke's pontoon bridge on the Serpentine, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Experiments with Captain Fowke's pontoon bridge on the Serpentine, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Experiments with Captain Fowke's pontoon bridge on the Serpentine, [London], 1860. The pontoon to be tested consists of an oblong framework of wood and iron

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Skating in Hyde-Park - drawn by John Leech, 1857. Creator: Joseph Swain

Skating in Hyde-Park - drawn by John Leech, 1857. Creator: Joseph Swain
Skating in Hyde-Park - drawn by John Leech, 1857. Winter entertainment in London....it is in the parks where Jack Frost is to be seen in all his glory - there his admirers assemble in

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Plan of the New Opening into St. James's-Park, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Plan of the New Opening into St. James's-Park, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the New Opening into St. James's-Park, 1856. Planning controversy in London. The facilities granted to hired carriages a few years since having been suddenly stopped in the autumn of last

Background imageSerpentine Collection: The Peace Commemoration - the Fireworks in Hyde-Park and the Green-Park

The Peace Commemoration - the Fireworks in Hyde-Park and the Green-Park, sketched from Kensington-Ga Creator: Unknown
The Peace Commemoration - the Fireworks in Hyde-Park and the Green-Park, sketched from Kensington-Gardens, [London], 1856. Celebrating the end of the Crimean War

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Wizard Tree, Cathedral Woods, North Conway, White Mountains, The, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Wizard Tree, Cathedral Woods, North Conway, White Mountains, The, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Wizard Tree, Cathedral Woods, North Conway, White Mountains, The, c1900

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Cast Iron Window Grill, c. 1936. Creator: Thomas Byrne

Cast Iron Window Grill, c. 1936. Creator: Thomas Byrne
Cast Iron Window Grill, c. 1936

Background imageSerpentine Collection: The Lizard Serpentine Signal-Staff Quarry, near Cadgwith, Cornwall, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Lizard Serpentine Signal-Staff Quarry, near Cadgwith, Cornwall, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Lizard Serpentine Signal-Staff Quarry, near Cadgwith, Cornwall, 1854. This Quarry...is being worked by Henderson's patented

Background imageSerpentine Collection: The proposed road through Hyde Park to the International Exhibition, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The proposed road through Hyde Park to the International Exhibition, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The proposed road through Hyde Park to the International Exhibition, [London], 1862. The vexed question of the approaches to the Exhibition building still seems to be far from a satisfactory

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Hyde Park, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies

Hyde Park, 2009. Creator: Ethel Davies
Deckchairs along the Serpentine body of water, with the Hyde Park Barracks, built to house the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, behind, Hyde Park, London, W2, England

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Fragment of a Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A. D. 700 / 800. Creator: Unknown

Fragment of a Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A. D. 700 / 800. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A.D. 700/800. During ballgames in Mesoamerica, a padded yoke was worn by players to protect the torso

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A. D. 700 / 800. Creator: Unknown

Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A. D. 700 / 800. Creator: Unknown
Ceremonial Ballgame Yoke, A.D. 700/800. During ballgames in Mesoamerica, a padded yoke was worn by players to protect the torso

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Mask, 200 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown

Mask, 200 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown
Mask, 200 B.C./A.D. 300

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Mask, 300 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown

Mask, 300 B. C. / A. D. 300. Creator: Unknown
Mask, 300 B.C./A.D. 300

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Pendant in the Form of a Clamshell, A. D. 1 / 800. Creator: Unknown

Pendant in the Form of a Clamshell, A. D. 1 / 800. Creator: Unknown
Pendant in the Form of a Clamshell, A.D. 1/800

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Pair of Ear Spools, A. D. 250 / 900. Creator: Unknown

Pair of Ear Spools, A. D. 250 / 900. Creator: Unknown
Pair of Ear Spools, A.D. 250/900

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Amulet of a Hippopotamus Head, Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (about 1985-1773 BCE)

Amulet of a Hippopotamus Head, Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (about 1985-1773 BCE)

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Disk (bi), Western Han dynasty, 206 BCE-9 CE. Creator: Unknown

Disk (bi), Western Han dynasty, 206 BCE-9 CE. Creator: Unknown
Disk (bi), Western Han dynasty, 206 BCE-9 CE

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Ring, Late Neolithic period, ca. 3000-ca. 1700 BCE. Creator: Unknown

Ring, Late Neolithic period, ca. 3000-ca. 1700 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Ring, Late Neolithic period, ca. 3000-ca. 1700 BCE

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Receiving-House of the Royal Humane Society, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Receiving-House of the Royal Humane Society, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Receiving-House of the Royal Humane Society, 1844. Boathouse and boatman of the Royal Humane Society, for the recovery of persons apparently drowned or dead

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Panorama of the Rhine, 1845. Creator: Unknown

Panorama of the Rhine, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Panorama of the Rhine, 1845. Panoramic representation of the main beauties of this majestic river, the artistical coup d oeil extending from the ancient city of Cologne to the Stolzenfels

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Miniature Figure, 100 BC - 300. Creator: Unknown

Miniature Figure, 100 BC - 300. Creator: Unknown
Miniature Figure, 100 BC - 300

Background imageSerpentine Collection: George Lansbury, c1930, (1935). Creator: Unknown

George Lansbury, c1930, (1935). Creator: Unknown
George Lansbury, c1930, (1935). Portrait of British politician George Lansbury (1859-1940) who became a socialist in the early 1890s, and was elected to Parliament in 1910

Background imageSerpentine Collection: The Large Fountain, London, England, 1896. Creator: Underwood & Underwood

The Large Fountain, London, England, 1896. Creator: Underwood & Underwood
The Large Fountain, London, England, 1896. The Tazza Fountain at the head of the Long Water in the Italian Gardens in Kensington. Stereocard by Underwood & Underwood

Background imageSerpentine Collection: View of a section of the Serpentines drainage system in Hyde Park, London, c1817

View of a section of the Serpentines drainage system in Hyde Park, London, c1817

Background imageSerpentine Collection: The Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, Westminster, London, 1851

The Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, Westminster, London, 1851. View of the Crystal Palace from the north bank of the Serpentine

Background imageSerpentine Collection: View of the the outlet of the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1818

View of the the outlet of the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1818

Background imageSerpentine Collection: View of the Serpentine and Hyde Park, London, 1814

View of the Serpentine and Hyde Park, London, 1814

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Naumachia, or (Mock Sea-Fight) on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1814

Naumachia, or (Mock Sea-Fight) on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1814. View of the Serpentine in Hyde Park showing a series of naval engagements that were re-enacted in miniature during the 1814

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Four views taken in the parks, 1814. Artist: George Cruikshank

Four views taken in the parks, 1814. Artist: George Cruikshank
Four views taken in the parks, 1814. Top left: The trial of Mr Prig... ; top right: Sentence being passed...!! ; bottom left: The lady attempting to sea bathe in the Serpentine

Background imageSerpentine Collection: View from the bridge on the Serpentine towards Crystal Palace, London, 1851. Artist

View from the bridge on the Serpentine towards Crystal Palace, London, 1851. Artist
View from the bridge on the Serpentine towards Crystal Palace, London, 1851. Crystal Palace was the building for the Great Exhibition of 1851

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Looking over the Dam, 1851 Artist: Robert Carrick

Looking over the Dam, 1851 Artist: Robert Carrick
Looking over the Dam, 1851. View over the dam of the Serpentine towards the Great Exhibition building of 1851, Hyde Park, London

Background imageSerpentine Collection: View of a sham fight on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1814. Artist: Charles Calvert

View of a sham fight on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1814. Artist: Charles Calvert
View of a sham fight on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1814. Depicts one of a series of naval battle re-enactments which took place in Hyde Park as part of the peace celebrations of 1814

Background imageSerpentine Collection: View of the flotilla on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1814

View of the flotilla on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1814. Depicts one of a series of naval battle re-enactments which took place in Hyde Park as part of the peace celebrations of 1814

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Jubilee Fair, Hyde Park, London, 1814

Jubilee Fair, Hyde Park, London, 1814. View of the fair during the peace celebrations of 1814. In the distance a mock, model battle is taking place on the Serpentine

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Hyde Park, London, 1814

Hyde Park, London, 1814. View of a series of naval engagements which were re-enacted in miniature on the Serpentine in Hyde Park during the peace celebrations of 1814

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Hyde Park, London, 1814. Artist:s Springsguth

Hyde Park, London, 1814. Artist:s Springsguth
Hyde Park, London, 1814. View of the re-enactment of the battle of Trafalgar on the Serpentine in Hyde Park during the 1814 peace celebrations

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Extraordinary Exploit, 1826

Extraordinary Exploit, 1826. Henry Hunt, of Hunts Matchless Blacking, driving a van and four horses across the frozen Serpentine in Hyde Park. The feat won Hunt a bet of 100 guineas

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Crystal Palace, London, 1851. Artist: Charles Burton

Crystal Palace, London, 1851. Artist: Charles Burton
Bird s-eye view of Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, built for the Great Exhibition of 1851; also showing the Serpentine and extending in the distance from Shoot Up Hill in Brent to Hornsey

Background imageSerpentine Collection: The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, 1851, 1891. Artist: Herbert Railton

The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, 1851, 1891. Artist: Herbert Railton
The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, 1851, 1891. From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI. by John Cassell. [A. W. Cowan, Cassell & Company Limited, London, Paris, Melbourne, c1890]

Background imageSerpentine Collection: The Serpentine, Hyde Park, c1911. Artist: Edward Louis Lawrenson

The Serpentine, Hyde Park, c1911. Artist: Edward Louis Lawrenson
The Serpentine, Hyde Park, c1911. From The Studio Volume 53. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1911]

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Hyde Park from Serpentine Bridge, London, c1910

Hyde Park from Serpentine Bridge, London, c1910. [G. D. & D, London, c1910]

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Long Upholstered Sofa: Serpentine-Shaped, Carved and Gilt, c1750

Long Upholstered Sofa: Serpentine-Shaped, Carved and Gilt, c1750. Long Upholstered Sofa: Serpentine-Shaped, Carved and Gilt. From The Connoisseur Volume 102. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1938]

Background imageSerpentine Collection: The New Bridge over the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1827. Artist: MS Barenger

The New Bridge over the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1827. Artist: MS Barenger
The New Bridge over the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1827

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Experiments with Captain Fowkes pontoon bridge on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1860

Experiments with Captain Fowkes pontoon bridge on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1860. Francis Fowke (1823-1865) was a British architect

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Scottish sheep by the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1926-1927

Scottish sheep by the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Background imageSerpentine Collection: A group of summer paddlers in the Serpentine, London, 1926-1927

A group of summer paddlers in the Serpentine, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Background imageSerpentine Collection: Old outfall of the Serpentine at Knightsbridge, London, c1800 (1878)

Old outfall of the Serpentine at Knightsbridge, London, c1800 (1878). From Old and New London Illustrated, Vol IV, by Edward Walford. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, 1878]



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