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When the Children are Asleep, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London)

Jean Aylwin, actress, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London)

Peasant woman in national dress, Czechoslovakia, 1922. Illustration from Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume II, British Empire to Dahomey

Flower girl, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Flower sellers, Piccadilly Circus, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Immaculate Conception of the Escorial, c1678 (1926). Artist: Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Immaculate Conception of the Escorial, c1678 (1926). From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 2: Builders of the Church, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Nobelwomen, 9th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 9th century manuscript illustration in the bible of Charles le Chauve, held by the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Yemeni orthodox Jew, 1914 (1936). Artist: Donald McLeish
Yemeni orthodox Jew, 1914 (1936). From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Peasant woman, northern Portugal, 1936. Artist: O Bobone
Peasant woman, northern Portugal, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Fish seller, Scotland, 1936. Artist: Donald McLeish
Fish seller, Scotland, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

George Sand, 1923. Artist: Louis Leopold Boilly
George Sand, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

The Annunciation, 1926. Artist: Arthur Hacker
The Annunciation, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 1: The Birth of Christianity, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

My Donkey an Me, 1902-1903. Artist: John Carey
My Donkey an Me, 1902-1903. An old woman driving a pony and cart outside Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1902-1903

The Family Bible, 1902-1903. Artist: Frederick Jasper
The Family Bible, 1902-1903. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1902-1903, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 8, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London, 1902-1903)

Portuguese women, 19th century. Artist: Ronjat
Portuguese women, 19th century

From Christmas. Alexander Smiths Essays Dreamthorp, 1862, (1923). Artist: Charles Edmund Brock
From Christmas. Alexander Smiths Essays Dreamthorp, 1862, (1923). Charles Edmund Brock (1870-1938) was a widely published English painter, line artist and book illustrator

Somali woman, 20th century. Africa Orientale postcard

Mother and Children, c1900. Artist: Robert Anning Bell
Mother and Children, c1900. From The Studio Volume 42 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1907-8]

Gipsies, 19th century, (1930). Artist: Constantin Guys
Gipsies, 19th century, (1930). Illustration from The Painter of Victorian Life, a study of Constantin Guys with an introduction and a translation of Baudelaires Peintre de la Vie Moderne

La Dame Au Chale, 19th century, (1930). Artist: Constantin Guys
La Dame Au Chale, 19th century, (1930). Woman in a shawl. Illustration from The Painter of Victorian Life, a study of Constantin Guys with an introduction

Shawl weavers, Kashmir, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Shawl weavers, Kashmir, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card

Young Jewish woman of Cairo, Egypt, 1882. Artist: Montbard
Young Jewish woman of Cairo, Egypt, 1882. A print from The Illustrated London News, 18 November 1882

Old Jewish woman of Cairo, Egypt, 1882. Artist: Montbard
Old Jewish woman of Cairo, Egypt, 1882. A print from The Illustrated London News, 18 November 1882

Delawares and Mohicans, 1841. Artist: Myers and Co
Delawares and Mohicans, 1841. A print from Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, by Wiley and Putnam, 161 Broadway, New York, 1841

French fashions of the 19th century, 1803 (1938). Plate taken from Plaisir de France (December, 1938)

Countess Cowper, c1865-1890Artist: John Hayter
Countess Cowper, c1865-1890

A woman of Brussa, Turkey, 1895. Artist: Henri Thiriat
A woman of Brussa, Turkey, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, 1856. Artist: John Absolon
Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, 1856. Beauties of England and Wales. A print from The Illustrated London News, 26th July 1856

Susanne von Brandenburg-Ansbach, 1525, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Susanne von Brandenburg-Ansbach, 1525, (1936). Found in the collection of the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts. A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt

Margarete von Brandenburg-Ansbach, 1525, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Margarete von Brandenburg-Ansbach, 1525, (1936). Found in the collection of the British Museum. A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

Marche de 4 Saisons, c1895-1945 (1924). Artist: Edgar Chahine
Marche de 4 Saisons, c1895-1945 (1924). A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

Mrs Dunlop of Dunlop, Patron of Robbie Burns. Artist: H Robinson
Mrs Dunlop of Dunlop, Patron of Robbie Burns

Madame de Pompadour, c1740-1800

Old woman, back of Fleet Street, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Hoppe
Old woman, back of Fleet Street, London, 1926-1927. She may have been a descendant of one of the old queens of Alsatia. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I

Arab woman and child, 1917-1919

Street scene, Antwerp, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Street scene, Antwerp, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

People of Brussels, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
People of Brussels, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Woman polishing shoes, Brussels, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Woman polishing shoes, Brussels, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Woman with dogcart, Rotterdam, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Woman with dogcart, Rotterdam, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Miss Cumberland, late 18th century, (1912). Artist: George Romney
Miss Cumberland, late 18th century, (1912). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)

French costume: Republic, (1882). Illustration showing costume from 1790-1794, from The History Of Fashion In France by Augustin Challamel, Frances Cashel Hoey and John Lillie, (1882)

French costume: Louis XVI, (1882). Illustration showing costume from 1780-1789, from The History Of Fashion In France by Augustin Challamel, Frances Cashel Hoey and John Lillie, (1882)

The Vagrants, 1868, (1912). Artist: Fred Walker
The Vagrants, 1868, (1912). A colour print of a painting inspired by the sight of gypsies on Clapham Common, from Famous Paintings with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, (Cassell and Company)

Austrian peasant, c1890. An Austrian woman in traditional costume. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

The Saxon head-rail, (1910). From a medieval manuscript, showing womens headdress during the Saxon period. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London)

Inhabitants of the Coast, Mexico, 1872. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872)

Spanish Girl, 1809. Artist: W Dickes
Spanish Girl, 1809. The woman of Spain are remarkable for their graceful movements. They are never without a fan in their hands, whether sitting in their balconies or at a church

Chairs to Mend, Soho Square, London, 1805. A copper plate representing the itinerant traders of London, from Modern London; Being the History and Present State of the British Metropolis

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