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Supervising Collection

Background imageSupervising Collection: Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, c1618-1622 Artist: Diego Velasquez

Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, c1618-1622 Artist: Diego Velasquez
Kitchen Scene with Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, c1618-1622. Martha supervises work in the kitchen

Background imageSupervising Collection: Gov't offices, Vilna, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Gov't offices, Vilna, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Gov't offices, Vilna, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageSupervising Collection: Sheep, goats and cows series: Donkey and sheep, 1668-1670. Creator: Johann Heinrich Roos

Sheep, goats and cows series: Donkey and sheep, 1668-1670. Creator: Johann Heinrich Roos
Sheep, goats and cows series: Donkey and sheep, 1668-1670

Background imageSupervising Collection: English prisoners at work near Doberitz

English prisoners at work near Doberitz, between c1914 and c1915

Background imageSupervising Collection: A Glass of Lemonade, c1664. Creator: Gerard Terborch II

A Glass of Lemonade, c1664. Creator: Gerard Terborch II
A Glass of Lemonade, c1664

Background imageSupervising Collection: Preparing Raw Fish, 18th century. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro

Preparing Raw Fish, 18th century. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Preparing Raw Fish, 18th century

Background imageSupervising Collection: Saint Charles Borromeo Supervising the Opening of a Crypt, c.1604. Creator: Cesare Nebbia

Saint Charles Borromeo Supervising the Opening of a Crypt, c.1604. Creator: Cesare Nebbia
Saint Charles Borromeo Supervising the Opening of a Crypt, c.1604

Background imageSupervising Collection: Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal

Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 1862. Our illustration was taken [at]...the Royal Laboratory Department...near the Plumstead marshes

Background imageSupervising Collection: The utmost precision is required of these operators who are cutting

The utmost precision is required of these operators who are cutting and drilling parachute packs in an eastern factory, Manchester, Conn. Their work is under constant close supervision

Background imageSupervising Collection: Mrs. Virginia Davis, a riveter in the assembly and repair department of the Naval air base

Mrs. Virginia Davis, a riveter in the assembly and repair department of the Naval air base, supervises Chas. Potter, a NYA trainee from Michigan, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageSupervising Collection: Construction and Fortification of the Port of Livorno, c. 1614. Creator: Jacques Callot

Construction and Fortification of the Port of Livorno, c. 1614. Creator: Jacques Callot
Construction and Fortification of the Port of Livorno, c. 1614

Background imageSupervising Collection: A House of Refuge - In the Bath, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

A House of Refuge - In the Bath, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
A House of Refuge-In the Bath, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Background imageSupervising Collection: Newgate - Exercise Yard, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

Newgate - Exercise Yard, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Newgate-Exercise Yard, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Background imageSupervising Collection: Front of the Foundling Hospital, c1876. Creator: Unknown

Front of the Foundling Hospital, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Front of the Foundling Hospital, c1876

Background imageSupervising Collection: Building a Pyramid, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Building a Pyramid, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Building a Pyramid, 1890. Most Ancient Egyptian buildings were made of mud brick and limestone as readily available materials. Monumental buildings were made of post and lintel

Background imageSupervising Collection: Petit Courrier des Dames, 1857, 1943. Creator: Unknown

Petit Courrier des Dames, 1857, 1943. Creator: Unknown
Petit Courrier des Dames, 1857, 1943. Hand coloured engraving from Petit Courrier des Dames, a weekly French fashion magazine published in Paris

Background imageSupervising Collection: Getting Electric Light ready -- H. M. S. Edinburgh, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Getting Electric Light ready -- H. M. S. Edinburgh, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Getting Electric Light ready -- H.M.S. Edinburgh, c1900. From " The British Navy - Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Background imageSupervising Collection: En Route To The Outdoor Studio, 1901. Creator: Unknown

En Route To The Outdoor Studio, 1901. Creator: Unknown
En Route To The Outdoor Studio, 1901. Transporting a large photographic plate. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI

Background imageSupervising Collection: Lady Clerks Tabulating the American Census Returns, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Lady Clerks Tabulating the American Census Returns, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Lady Clerks Tabulating the American Census Returns, 1901. From " The Harmsworth Magazine, Volume VI. February 1901-July 1901", by [Harmsworth Bros, Limited, London, 1901]

Background imageSupervising Collection: Woman distributing work in a shoe factory

Woman distributing work in a shoe factory, Lynn, Mass. (1895?)

Background imageSupervising Collection: Hampton Institute, Va. 1899 - Classroom scenes - painting carriages

Hampton Institute, Va. 1899 - Classroom scenes - painting carriages, 1899 or 1900

Background imageSupervising Collection: Workroom in the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, 1904

Workroom in the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, 1904

Background imageSupervising Collection: Housewifery Centre, Dulwich Hamlet School, Dulwich Village, London, 1907

Housewifery Centre, Dulwich Hamlet School, Dulwich Village, London, 1907
Housewifery lesson, Housewifery Centre, Dulwich Hamlet School, Dulwich Village, London, 1907. A girl is setting the fireplace under the supervision of a woman, presumably a teacher

Background imageSupervising Collection: Farmfield Reformatory for Female Inebriates, Horley, Surrey, 1910

Farmfield Reformatory for Female Inebriates, Horley, Surrey, 1910. Women are supervised as they work in the weaving and spinning rooms at the establishment

Background imageSupervising Collection: Needlework lesson, Montpelier House Open Air School, London, 1908

Needlework lesson, Montpelier House Open Air School, London, 1908
Children sitting in a circle on deck chairs during their needlework lesson, Montpelier House Open Air School, London, 1908. Sewing towels and bags for school use

Background imageSupervising Collection: Rifle shooting lesson, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908

Rifle shooting lesson, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908
Musket lesson, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908. Three boys firing muskets down a firing range from the prone position, supervised by a teacher and an army sergeant

Background imageSupervising Collection: Sitting examinations, Crawford Street School, Camberwell, London, 1906

Sitting examinations, Crawford Street School, Camberwell, London, 1906. Rows of boys and girls sit at desks taking their Oxford Local examination in the school hall

Background imageSupervising Collection: Female workers in the telephone room, New York Stock Exchange, USA, early 1930s. Artist

Female workers in the telephone room, New York Stock Exchange, USA, early 1930s. Artist
Female workers in the telephone room, New York Stock Exchange, USA, early 1930s

Background imageSupervising Collection: Mafeking: Natives Digging a Trench, 1902. Artist: WH Weekes

Mafeking: Natives Digging a Trench, 1902. Artist: WH Weekes
Mafeking: Natives Digging a Trench, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

Background imageSupervising Collection: The Building of the Ark Superintended by Noah, (1493), 1903

The Building of the Ark Superintended by Noah, (1493), 1903
The Building of the Ark Superintended by Noah, 1493. After an original illustration from Hartmann Schedels (1440 -1514), Nuremberg Chronicle. Also known as the Liber Chronicarum

Background imageSupervising Collection: After the Declaration of War: German beer being run away at an Italian Customs store, 1915

After the Declaration of War: German beer being run away at an Italian Customs store, 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War, Vol. II. - 1914-15. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

Background imageSupervising Collection: Julie, Ou Le Premier Baiser De L Amour

Julie, Ou Le Premier Baiser De L Amour, (First Kiss), 1784-1799, (1913). After Jean-Baptiste Mallet (1759-1835). From French Colour-Prints of the XVIII Century. [William Heinemann, London, 1913]

Background imageSupervising Collection: A Revised Empire Air Scheme, 1939, (1940)

A Revised Empire Air Scheme, 1939, (1940)

Background imageSupervising Collection: Making the huge cigars smoked by women, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co

Making the huge cigars smoked by women, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Making the huge cigars smoked by women, Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imageSupervising Collection: Babur superintending in the Garden of Fidelity, 1508 (1956)

Babur superintending in the Garden of Fidelity, 1508 (1956). Babur (1483-1530) was the founder of the Mughal dynasty in India. Illustration from Memoirs of Babur

Background imageSupervising Collection: Cobbling, Earlswood Asylum, Reigate, 1904

Cobbling, Earlswood Asylum, Reigate, 1904. Opened in 1848, the Royal Earlswood Hospital was an asylum for people with learning difficulties, or idiots as they were described at the time

Background imageSupervising Collection: A Young Pioneers camp canteen, USSR, 1930s

A Young Pioneers camp canteen, USSR, 1930s. The Young Pioneers was a youth organisation established by the Communist Party in Russia in 1922

Background imageSupervising Collection: The excavations of Antinopolis, Egypt, by Albert Gayet, 1904

The excavations of Antinopolis, Egypt, by Albert Gayet, 1904

Background imageSupervising Collection: Destroying the grasshopper, 1901

Destroying the grasshopper, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 4th August 1901

Background imageSupervising Collection: Laying railway track under the Equatorial sun, Brazzaville, Congo, 1924

Laying railway track under the Equatorial sun, Brazzaville, Congo, 1924. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 6th June 1924

Background imageSupervising Collection: Cugnots Steam Wagon, 19th century

Cugnots Steam Wagon, 19th century. Trial of Nicolas Joseph Cugnots three-wheeled steam carriage at the Arsenal of Paris, 1770. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725-1804) was a French inventor

Background imageSupervising Collection: Clinic at the School of Dentistry, Paris, 1892

Clinic at the School of Dentistry, Paris, 1892. A female student treating a patient under supervision

Background imageSupervising Collection: Manner of Washing for Gold in the Brazilian Mountains, 1814. Artist: Lester

Manner of Washing for Gold in the Brazilian Mountains, 1814. Artist: Lester
Manner of Washing for Gold in the Brazilian Mountains, 1814. Negro slaves washing for alluvial gold watched over by a slave master brandishing a whip

Background imageSupervising Collection: Vacation Amusements No 4, 1840. Artist: John Doyle

Vacation Amusements No 4, 1840. Artist: John Doyle
Vacation Amusements No 4, 1840. A young Queen Victoria and Prince Albert join the Duke of Wellington for some holiday sketching and painting

Background imageSupervising Collection: French Foreign Legion doing their washing

French Foreign Legion doing their washing, Casablanca, Morocco, 20th century. French postcard

Background imageSupervising Collection: Negro slaves washing for diamonds watched over by supervisors with whips, Brazil, 1815

Negro slaves washing for diamonds watched over by supervisors with whips, Brazil, 1815. Brazil was the largest market in the Americas for African slaves

Background imageSupervising Collection: Pope Leo X supervising the burning of Martin Luthors books, 1521

Pope Leo X supervising the burning of Martin Luthors books, 1521
Woodcut of Pope LEO X (Giovanni de Medici 1475-1521, Pope from 1513) supervising the burning of Martin Luthers books after the first Diet of Worms, 1521


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