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The Annunciation, c1438-1445, (c1900-1920). Artist: Fra Angelico
The Annunciation, c1438-1445, (c1900-1920). A print after the fresco in the Museo di San Marco dell Angelico, Florence, from Art History and Literature Illustrations, by Jessie Noakes, Virtue and Co

Vanitas Allegory, mid-17th century. Creator: Willem de Poorter
Vanitas Allegory, mid-17th century. A woman at her dressing table flinches at a skeleton holding up a mirror to her - a reminder of mortality

The Edicts of Charles V, c1861. Creator: Jan August Hendrik Leys
The Edicts of Charles V, c1861. This scene is set in the artist's native Antwerp, identifiable because of the famous church spire in the distance

One Hundred Pictures by Kyosai (image 6 of 6), between 1863 and 1866. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
One Hundred Pictures by Kyosai (image 6 of 6), between 1863 and 1866

Tiens, Adélaïde...j'ai voulu te faire une surprise.. 1859. Creator: Honore Daumier
Tiens, Adelaide...j'ai voulu te faire une surprise.. 1859. - Tiens, Adelaide...j'ai voulu te faire une surprise...je t'amene ces turcos pour diner avec nous...quatre hommes et...un

Un Guerrier électrisé, 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un Guerrier electrise, 1844. An Electrified Warrior. Le Physicien: Tel est, messieurs, l'effet veritablement extraordinaire de la pile de Volta!'

Carotte du Restaurant, 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Carotte du Restaurant, 1844. - J'offrirai a monsieur un petit diner distingue et pas cher'. - Tres bien! - Six douzaines marennes

C'est t'y à vous c'hien là ?, 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier
C'est t'y a vous c'hien la ?, 1847. Is this your dog? From Tout ce qu'on voudra, no. 20

Head of a Chinese Criminal exposed in a Cage to his Children...1857. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Chinese Criminal exposed in a Cage to his Children, from a drawing by a Chinese artist...1857. The penal code of China...is marked by great barbarity

Consul Titus Manlius Torquatus Orders the Beheading of his Son, 1661-1663. Creator: Ferdinand Bol
Consul Titus Manlius Torquatus Orders the Beheading of his Son, 1661-1663

Mercury and Io, 1632. Creator: Willem Ossenbeeck
Mercury and Io, 1632. Io, who was transformed into a cow by Juno, is returned to her father Inachus by Mercury

Impressions de vendages, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Impressions de vendages, 19th century. Harvest impressions

Mishler, Larraine, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mishler, Larraine, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916

Lawton, Mary, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Lawton, Mary, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915

Encore mes créanciers, toujours... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Encore mes creanciers, toujours... 19th century. Man complaining about creditors

'Bolted!" An Impending Catastrophe, 1890. Creator: Unknown. 'Bolted!" An Impending Catastrophe, 1890
'Bolted!" An Impending Catastrophe, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Henri Rochefort (Victor-Henri, marquis de Rochefort-Luçay, 1831-1913, dit), journal... c1846-1913
Henri Rochefort (Victor-Henri, marquis de Rochefort-Lucay, 1831-1913, dit), journaliste, homme politique et ecrivain, between 1846 and 1913

'"More Frightened Than Hurt", 1890. Creator: John Charlton. '"More Frightened Than Hurt"
"More Frightened Than Hurt", 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Diane découvrant la grossesse de Callisto, between 1635 and 1640. Creator: Michel Dorigny
Diane decouvrant la grossesse de Callisto, between 1635 and 1640. Diana discovers the pregnant Callisto. In the shade of drapery hanging from a tree, Diana and her nymphs discover Callisto

Death of the Duke of Berry, February 13, 1820, at the Royal Academy of Music, 1829. Creator: Edouard Cibot
Death of the Duke of Berry, February 13, 1820, at the Royal Academy of Music, 1829

Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1932 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1932

Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1932 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1932

Oh! Oh! Oh!, plate fourteen from Othello, 1844. Creator: Theodore Chasseriau
Oh! Oh! Oh!, plate fourteen from Othello, 1844

Oh! Oh! Oh!, plate fourteen from Othello, 1844. Creator: Theodore Chasseriau
Oh! Oh! Oh!, plate fourteen from Othello, 1844

Oh! Oh! Oh!, plate fourteen from Othello, 1844. Creator: Theodore Chasseriau
Oh! Oh! Oh!, plate fourteen from Othello, 1844

Wang Pu (Oho), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for... c. 1843
Wang Pu (Oho), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)", c. 1843

"James II. in his Palace of Whitehall, Receiving the News...", 1850. Creator: Unknown. "James II
"James II. in his Palace of Whitehall, Receiving the News of the Landing of the Prince of Orange in 1688" - painted by E. M. Ward, A.R.A. 1850. Exhibition at the Royal Academy in London

The Dead Mother and Her Child, 1901. Creator: Edvard Munch
The Dead Mother and Her Child, 1901

"The Return of the Lost Sailor", by T. Roberts, in the Exhibition of the Society of... 1862
"The Return of the Lost Sailor", by T. Roberts, in the Exhibition of the Society of British Artists, 1862. Engraving of a painting

Gambling at Whites Club, 1734, (1925). Creator: William Radclyffe
Gambling at Whites Club, 1734, (1925). Plate VI, the gaming house scene from Hogarths The Rakes Progress, engraved by W.Radclyffe

Quelle heure est-il s'il vous plait?, 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier
Quelle heure est-il s'il vous plait?... 1839. Shady-looking character holding a large stick: What time is it please?'. Series: Emotions parisiennes; Periodical: Le Charivari, 24 November 1839

The Suicide, c1780-1825. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Suicide, c1780-1825. This is one of the few drawings of Rowlandsons where humor is not dominant. However, the sincerity of the wife, who has collapsed

The Cheyenne Brothers Returning from Their Fall Hunt, 1861 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
The Cheyenne Brothers Returning from Their Fall Hunt, 1861/1869. Historical event of 1832

The Taming of the Shrew, 1861. Creator: Sir John Gilbert
The Taming of the Shrew, 1861

The lamentation over the dead Christ, ca. 1545-50. Creator: Andrea Schiavone
The lamentation over the dead Christ, ca. 1545-50

Don Sebastians father receives news of his death, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Don Sebastians father receives news of his death, 1844. Illustration from " Fitz-Stephen" by " The Old Sailor". From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V

Brunetta and Phillis, a scene from The Spectator, painted by John Gilbert, 1844. The fair Phillis, dressed in the rich brocade, awaits with impatience the entrance of her rival

Raymond Diocres Speaking During His Funeral (from the Life of Saint Bruno of Cologne), 1628-29

Dashing Dragoon Guards Rout German Infantry in the Great Advance, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Dashing Dragoon Guards Rout German Infantry in the Great Advance, 1916. The Battle of Delville Wood (15 July - 3 September 1916) was a series of engagements in the 1916 Battle of the Somme

And Jephthah came... unto his house, & behold, his daughter came out to meet him
And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, & behold, his daughter came out to meet him, 19th century? Biblical scene, from Judges 11: 34: the judge Jephthah

Henry V is hit by lightning in the imperial house at Goslar, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Henry V is hit by lightning in the imperial house at Goslar, (1936). Heinrich V, (1081-1125) Wird In Der Kaiserpfalz Zu Goslar Vom Blitz Getroffen. Henry V was King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor

Good man of Islington bitten by the dog, c1879. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
Good man of Islington bitten by the dog, c1879. But, when a pique began, The dog, to gain some private ends, Went mad, and bit the man

Kirkes villainy & cruelty to a young woman who beg d him to save his brothers life, 1773. Colonel Percy Kirke (c1646- 1691)

The Banquet of Philip, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Banquet of Philip, 1890. Philip II of Macedon was assassinated in Aegae by the captain of his bodyguard, Pausanias of Orestis, whilst attending the wedding of his daughter

Official notification of the death of King Edward VII posted outside Buckingham Palace, May 1910. Crowds reading the death notice

Scene from The Invisible Man : breaking window, 1953. Creator: Shirley Markham
Scene from " The Invisible Man" : breaking window, 1953. Illustration for " The Invisible Man" by HG Wells

Macbeth, c1870. Artists: Alexander Keith Johnston, Charles W Sharpe
Macbeth, c1870. From The Works of Shakspere, by Charles Knight. [Virtue & Co. Limited, London, c1870]

Arrest of Lord Hastings, c1856-1859. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
Arrest of Lord Hastings, c1856-1859

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