Success Collection (page 3)

Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate X, 1747. Artist: William Hogarth
Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate X, 1747. The industrious prentice alderman of London, the idle one brought before him and impeach d by his accomplice, plate X of Industry and Idleness

Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate VIII, 1747. Artist: William Hogarth
Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate VIII, 1747. The industrious prentice grown rich and sheriff of London. The scene is old Fishmongers Hall

The Industrious Prentice Lord-Mayor of London - Plate 12 from Industry and Idleness, 1747. Artist: William Hogarth
The Industrious Prentice Lord-Mayor of London - Plate 12 from Industry and Idleness, 1747. The industrious apprentice is drawn along Cheapside in his coach watched by Frederick

Le Triomphateur Aux Elections, c1911. Artist: Georges Dupuis
Le Triomphateur Aux Elections, c1911. From The Studio Volume 54. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1911-12]

He could not refrain from shouting in triumph. c1918. William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824-1907), as a boy. From Story-Lives of Great Scientists, by F. J. Rowbotham. [Wells Gardner, Darton & Co

J. G. Shaddick, the Celebrated Sportsman, 1806. Artist: Benjamin Marshall
J.G. Shaddick, the Celebrated Sportsman, 1806. Painting held in then National Gallery of Art, Washington. From The Connoisseur Volume 95, edited by Edward Wenham

The Fisher Boy. c1810-1868, (1914). Artist: James Inskipp
The Fisher Boy, (1914). After an original painting by James Inskipp (1790-1868). From The Connoisseur Vol. XXXIX [Otto Limited, London, 1914.]

Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer, 1916
Roald Engelbrecht Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer. Amundsen led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving at the Pole in December 1911

Our bag, early 20th century(?)

Land! Land! Land!, Columbus arriving in America, 1492 (late 19th or early 20th century)
Land! Land! Land!, Christopher Columbus arriving in America, 1492 (late 19th or early 20th century). Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

Cartoon of Managing Director William E Bullock, Singer & Company Ltd?
Cartoon of William E Bullock, Managing Director of Singer & Company Ltd, c1930s(?). Bullock became chairman of the car manufacturing company in 1933 but left three years later after merger talks with

Louis Bleriot on his way to the Savoy Hotel, London, 25 July 1909. French aviator Bleriot (1872-1936) passes cheering crowds after making the first successful powered flight across the Engliah

Louis Bleriot on the pier at Dover after his flight across the English Channel, 25 July 1909. French aviator Bleriot (1872-1936)

Captain Boytons voyage across the Channel, 1875. An Irish-born American showman and adventurer, Paul Boyton became known as the Fearless Frogman for his exploits in long-distance open-water swimming

Picking up the Atlantic cable, 1866 (c1880). An attempt in 1865 by Brunels giant steamship, the Great Eastern to lay a transatlantic telegraph cable ended in failure when the cable snapped

The Mining Business in Four Pictures, 19th century (1937). Artist: Britton & Rey
The Mining Business in Four Pictures, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

Plate commemorating WG Graces hundreth century, 1895 (1912). From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

Part of a letter from John Gay to Dean Swift, c1728, (1840). Artist: John Gay
Part of a letter from John Gay to Jonathan Dean Swift, describing the success of the Beggars Opera, c1728, (1840). Illustration from Historical

Sunshine and clouds on Snowdons summit, north Wales, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

The Nubian temple of Kalabsheh, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Nubian temple of Kalabsheh, Egypt, 1905. As Egyptian civilisation gradually spread in the country, the Pharaohs built temples here after the Egyptian style; it is incredible how a country of such

Napoleon Bonaparte on the Bridge at Arcole, 1797. Artist: Antoine-Jean Gros
Napoleon Bonaparte on the Bridge at Arcole, 1797. Gros, Antoine Jean, Baron (1771-1835). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

First test flight of a hot air balloon at Annonay, France, 4 June, 1783 (1890s). Enthusiastic crowds watching the first unmanned test flight by brothers Joseph Michel and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier

The Montgolfier brothers, French ballooning pioneers, (1890s). Joseph Michel (1740-1810) and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier (1745-1799)

Popular Spanish view of Napoleons life, 19th century

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey, 1980s. Byzantine Cathedral with a domed basilica built in 530-537 under the direction of Justinian I

The Assumption of the Virgin, c1475-1476. Artist: Francesco Botticini
The Assumption of the Virgin, c1475-1476. In the foreground the Apostles group around the Virgins tomb full of Madonna lilies

Prise de la Porte St Denis le 28th Juillet 1830, Revolution of 1830, Paris
Prise de la Porte St. Denis le 28th Juillet 1830, Revolution of 1830, Paris. The battle at Porte St Denis, between the people and a royal battalion

Vertumnus - Rudolf II, c1590. Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldi
Vertumnus - Rudolf II, c1590. Rudolph II (1552-1612), Holy Roman Emperor from 1576, as Vertumnus, ancient Roman god of seasons who presided over gardens and orchards

Cardinal Richelieu, c1637, (18th century). Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642), French prelate and statesman

Deliverance of souls from Purgatory, 19th century. An angel is raising a released soul into the presence of the Virgin Mary and the Trinity of God the Father

Napoleons Column, Place du Chatelet, Paris, 19th century. Below the column commemorating Napoleons victories, the water carriers fill their buckets at the fountain

World War 2: Deliverance!, 1945. Cover of a booklet issued by the French Ministry of War celebrating the liberation of Alsace and Lorraine, including Metz, Mulhouse

Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans, 15th century French patriot and martyr, 18th century. Joan (St Jeanne d Arc) (c1412-1431) in armour and carrying a sword

World War 2: Liberation of France, 1944. Triumphal poster showing General De Gaulle watching the liberation of a war-damaged France

Temma bridge, Osaka, Japan, 1830. Artist: Hokusai
Temma bridge, Osaka, Japan, 1830. From the Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Christopher Columbus landing in America, c1760(?)-1770. Artist: Jean Robert Ango
Christopher Columbus landing in America, c1760(?)-1770. Piece taken from the collection of paintings of the Baillif of Breteuil in 1770

The Beheading of John the Baptist, c1630. The executioner holds up St Johns bleeding head for Salome to receive on a golden platter. From a Private collection

Napoleon Bonaparte First Consul, 1803-1804. Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Napoleon Bonaparte First Consul, 1803-1804. Bonaparte (1769-1821) became Napoleon I, Emperor of France in 1804. From the Chateau de la Malmaison, France

Arrival of the Patriots of Rouen, Elbeut and Le Havre, Paris, 30th July 1830. Scene during the French Revolution of July 1830

Les Trois Epoques, Revolution of 1830, Paris. Caricature showing Louis XVI, Napoleon and Charles X fleeing the wrath of the Paris mob in 1791, 1814 and 1830 respectively

The Glorification of St Sebastian, late 17th / early 18th century. Artist: Sebastiano Ricci
The Glorification of St Sebastian, late 17th/early 18th century. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, 1875. Captain Webb (1848-1883) set off from Dover on 24 August 1875, arriving in Calais 21 3/4 hours later

Trophies won by Hector Thomson, 1930s and 1940s. Hector Thomson was one of the best amateurs of his time. The trophies include a silver salver

The Love of Glory, dated 1528. Creator: Agostino Veneziano
The Love of Glory, dated 1528

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