Talking Collection (#25)

Timelon in the Syracusan Assembly, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Timelon in the Syracusan Assembly, 1890. Timoleon, (411-337 BC), Greek statesman who reformed Syracuse and after retirement, although blind, was carried to the assembly for his opinion

Interview Between Agesilaus and Pharnabazus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Interview Between Agesilaus and Pharnabazus, 1890. Meeting between Agesilaus II (c444-360 BC), king of Sparta, Eurypontid dynasty and Pharnabazus II (ruled 413-374 BC), a Persian statesman

Eau Gallee, Indian River, Florida, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Eau Gallee, Indian River, Florida, c1897. The Eau Gallie River is a tributary of the Indian River. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N

A Street in Sitka, Alaska, c1897. Creator: Unknown
A Street in Sitka, Alaska, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Her Majesty... at the New Playground on the Site of the Old Foundling Hospital, 1936, 1937
Her Majesty, as Duchess of York, at the New Playground on the Site of the Old Foundling Hospital, 1936, 1937. From " George VI, King and Emperor", by Major J. T. Gorman [W. & G. Foyle Ltd

Their Majesties at Edinburgh During the Jubilee Celebrations of King George V 1935, 1937
Their Majesties at Edinburgh During the Jubilee Celebrations of King George V, 1935, 1937. Silver Jubilee Celebrations of King George V and Queen Mary 6th May to 12th May 1935

In Camp at Southwold, Suffolk: A Friendly Chat, 1937. Creator: Unknown
In Camp at Southwold, Suffolk: A Friendly Chat, 1937. The Duke of York, (1920-1936) became King George VI on 11 December 1936. From " George VI, King and Emperor", by Major J. T. Gorman [W

The Lecture, 1808, (1827). Creator: Thomas Cook
The Lecture, 1808, (1827). A group of Oxford scholars listen to William Fisher, Registrar of the University. Engraving after Scholars at a lecture of 1736 by Hogarth

The 43rd - Oxfordshire Light Infantry, 1890. Creator: Godfrey Douglas Giles
The 43rd - Oxfordshire Light Infantry, 1890. From " Her Majestys Army, Vol. II", by Walter Richards. [J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited, London, 1890]

The 2nd Queens Own Rifles (Canada), 1890. Creator: Godfrey Douglas Giles
The 2nd Queens Own Rifles (Canada), 1890. From " Her Majestys Army, Vol. III", by Walter Richards. [J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited, London, ]

The Chatterer, 1892, (1935). Creator: Camille Pissarro
The Chatterer, 1892, (1935). Farm workers in an open field near the painters house at Eragny near Paris. Two Young Peasant Women, painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Jerusalem - Jews at the Wailing Wall, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Jerusalem - Jews at the Wailing Wall, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

The Lecture, 1736, (1830s). Creator: Unknown
The Lecture, 1736, (1830s). A group of Oxford scholars listen to William Fisher, Registrar of the University. Facsimile of Scholars at a lecture. [Jones & Co. Finsbury Square, London]

Shipmates Ashore. John G. Winant, Ernest Bevin, with merchant seamen, 1942 Creator
" Shipmates Ashore. American women workers who heard this programme, which goes out over the seven seas, presented the British Merchant Navy with a London club

Aus Der Altstadt, (The Old Town), c1929. Creator: Unknown
Aus Der Altstadt, (The Old Town), c1929. From " Innsbruck - 12 Aquarelldrucke". 12 views of Innsbruck. Watercolor prints after original paintings by Demetz and Kramer

They also spoke and the Empire heard them, 1942 Creator: Unknown
They also spoke and the Empire heard them. - A Scottish family taking part at home in the Christmas broadcast, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft

Ernste Frage, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Ernste Frage, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Serious question. Man and woman in conversation. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg"

Piccadilly Circus, looking North, 1927. Creator: Randolph Schwabe
Piccadilly Circus, looking North, 1927. From " Disappearing London", by E. Beresford Chancellor, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [" The Studio" Limited, London, 1927]

A Chiefs House, New Hebrides, 1923. Creator: Unknown
A Chiefs House, New Hebrides, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Yorik, the Monk and Madame L- in the Inn Courtyard at Calais, c1760s, (1942). Creator: Adam Buck
Yorik, the Monk and Madame L- in the Inn Courtyard at Calais, c1760s, (1942). A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne. Illustration by Adam Buck

Gossip at a wayside inn at Botten, overlooking the Voxli Lake - view toward Haukeli Mts. Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Halt of a stolkjaerre on the Telemarken road beside the foaming Little Rjukan Falls, Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

The Morning Gossip, from The Greatest Plague of Life, pub. 1847. Creator: George Cruikshank
The Morning Gossip, from The Greatest Plague of Life, pub. 1847 (engraving)

Female Japanese Courtesans Reading and Writing, c1776. Creator: Katsukawa Shunsho (1726-93) after
Female Japanese Courtesans Reading and Writing, c. 1776 (colour woodblock print)

Combat No. 2. Creator: Percy Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957)
Combat No.2 (w/c on paper)

President Ronald Reagan speaks to astronauts on the Space Shuttle, 1981. Creator: NASA
President Ronald Reagan speaks to astronauts on the second Space Shuttle flight, Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, USA, November 1981

An Incident in the Park, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
An Incident in the Park, 1952. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Guy Fawkes and the Conspirators, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Guy Fawkes and the Conspirators, (c1872). The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed assassination attempt against King James I

Lenin and Stalin Speaking to Red Guards in the Smolny, 1917, (1939). Creator: Pyotr Vasilyev
Lenin and Stalin Speaking to Red Guards in the Smolny, 1917, (1939). Russian communist revolutionaries Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870-1924) and Joseph Stalin (1879-1953)

A Chat Round The Brasero, 1866, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
A Chat Round The Brasero, 1866, (c1902). After a painting in the Guildhall Art Gallery, London. A group of people chatting round a brazier, with a religious painting and crucifix on the wall behind

Venetians, 1885, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Venetians, 1885, (c1902). Two women chatting by a canal in Venice, Italy. After a painting in the Manchester Art Gallery. From The Nations Pictures

Lenin Talking To Peasants, (1939). Creator: M Sokolov
Lenin Talking To Peasants, (1939). Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870-1924) meeting poor peasants who suffered under the oppressive Tsarist system

Treason, 1867, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Treason, 1867, (c1902). After a painting in the Museums Sheffield collection. Victorian depiction of a 16th-century scene; men in discussion round a table, leaning earnestly towards each other

Foxhunters Regaling in the Present Degenerate Days, c1856. Artist: John Leech
Foxhunters Regaling in the Present Degenerate Days, c1856. A man sits backwards on a chair, possibly recounting his exploits hunting foxes, to ladies who listen politely

Le Roman Chez La Portiere, 1919. Artist: Jean Veber
Le Roman Chez La Portie re, 1919. Neighbours getting gossip from the concierge. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd

Othello Relating His Adventures, c1870. Artist: T. Vernon
Othello Relating His Adventures, c1870. From The Works of Shakspere, by Charles Knight. [Virtue & Co. Limited, London, c1870]

Caricature by Ansell, Showing Doorway of Lloyds in 1808, 1928. Artists: Ansell, Unknown
Caricature by Ansell, Showing Doorway of Lloyds in 1808, 1928. From A History of Lloyd s, by Charles Wright and C. Ernest Fayle. [Macmillan and Company Limited, London, 1928]

The Coffee Room at Lloyds, 1798, (1928)
The Coffee Room at Lloyd s, 1798, 1928. From A History of Lloyd s, by Charles Wright and C. Ernest Fayle. [Macmillan and Company Limited, London, 1928]

Memorial to His Father Unveiled, Windsor Castle, 23rd April I937
Memorial to His Father Unveiled, Windsor Castle, 23 April 1937. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Tired Out, 1937
Tired Out, May 12 1937. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Chinatown, 1920, 1920. Artist: William Monk
Chinatown, 1920, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Costers, 1920. Artist: George Belcher
Costers, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

The Traffic at Piccadilly Circus, 1914, (1920). Artist: Randolph Schwabe
The Traffic at Piccadilly Circus, 1914, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Auction rooms at Aldridges Horse Repository, St Martins Lane, Westminster, London, 1824
Interior view of the auction rooms at Aldridges Horse Repository, St Martins Lane, Westminster, London, 1824

Tattersalls horse sale yard, Hyde Park Corner, Westminster, London, c1850. The buildings were demolished in 1865 and a new wing for St Georges Hospital was built on the site

In the Mall, St Jamess Park, Westminster, London, 1788

View of Tattersalls horse sale yard at Hyde Park Corner, Westminster, London, c1845. The buildings were demolished in 1865 and a new wing for St Georges Hospital was built on the site

The Royal Closet in St Jamess Palace, Westminster, London, c1840. Showing Queen Victoria giving an audience to an ambassador

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