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Charles Darwin, British naturalist, c1870s. Artist: Julia Margaret CameronCharles Darwin, British naturalist, c1870s. Darwin started his career on board the HMS Beagle and spent six years surveying the South American seas
Roman Relief of Saturn. Saturn is a god in ancient Roman religion, and a character in myth as god of generation, dissolution, plenty, wealth, agriculture, periodic renewal and liberation
Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, lst Viscount Baden-Powell, English soldier. Baden-Powell (1857-1941) became famous as the defender of Mafeking in the Boer War (1899-1902)
The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1668. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnThe Return of the Prodigal Son, c1668
Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. Artist: Leon-Maxime FaivreDeux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris
The Old Fisherman, 1903. Artist: Joseph Edward SouthallThe Old Fisherman, 1903. From The Studio Volume 79, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1920]
Tetisheri, Ancient Egyptian queen of the 17th dynasty, 16th century BC (1926). Artist: Winifred Mabel BruntonTetisheri, Ancient Egyptian queen of the 17th dynasty, 16th century BC (1926). Tetisheri was the queen consort of Senakhtenre Tao I, the seventh pharaoh of the 17th dynasty
Self-portrait of JMW Turner, 1799. Artist: JMW TurnerSelf-portrait of JMW Turner, 1799. Turner (1775-1851), the Romantic artist who became known as the painter of light. This is his last known self portrait, painted when he was 24
The Laughing Cavalier, 1624, (1943). Creator: Frans HalsThe Laughing Cavalier, 1624, (1943). Painting in the Wallace Collection, London. From " The Studio", Volume 125. [The Offices of the Studio, London & New York, 1943]
Tom Morris senior, British golfer, portrait, c1910
Napoleon, (1769-1821), c1894-95, (1936). Creator: James SantNapoleon, (1769-1821), c1894-95, (1936). Last portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) commissioned to James Sant (1820-1916)
The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Artist: WA RouchThe England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Englands team in WG Graces final Test, against Australia at Trent Bridge
Esperanza Spalding, 2013. Artist: Alan John AinsworthEsperanza Spalding with the Spring Quartet, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Leo Geovese, Gateshead International Jazz Festival, 2014
Mirror above a Washstand, 1908. Artist: Pierre BonnardMirror above a Washstand, 1908. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
The Laughing Cavalier, 1624, (c1915). Artist: Frans HalsThe Laughing Cavalier, 1624, (c1915). The painting is part of the Wallace Collection, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]
Yorkshire Cricket, 1892. Artist: SpyYorkshire Cricket, 1892. A portrait of Lord Hawke. Martin Bladen Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke (1860-1938) captained the Yorkshire County Cricket Club for 28 seasons
An ivory mask from Benin, Nigeria worn by the Oba of Benin on ceremonial occasionsThis mask was worn by the Oba of Benin at the waist on ceremonial occasions. It represents an ancestor or predecessor
Greek statue, the boxer of Apollonius, 1st century BCThe boxer of Apollonius, a bronze sculpture In the collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Rome, 1st century BC
Sitting Bear - Arikara, 1908. Artist: John Andrew & SonSitting Bear - Arikara, 1908. The Arikara are a semi-nomadic Native American tribe who lived on the plains of South Dakota. Their population was decimated by smallpox in the 1830s
Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress, c1950s(?). Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-MayerElizabeth Taylor, English-American actress, c1950s(?). Elizabeth Taylor made her screen debut as a child in Lassie Come Home in 1943
James Braid, Scottish golfer, c1905. One of the great triumvirate who dominated professional golf in the 20 years before the First World War
The Battle Between Cribb and Molineaux, September 28, 1811, October 3, 1811. Cribbs second was John Gully and his bottle-holder Joe Ward
Surreal study, 1952. Creator: Shirley MarkhamSurreal study, 1952. Illustration for a poem by TS Eliot. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952
Major John Rouse Merriott Chard, VC, 1881. Chard (1847-1897), then a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, commanded the British defenders at Rorkes Drift, South Africa, in January 1879
Woman Combing Her Hair, 1886. Artist: Edgar DegasWoman Combing Her Hair, 1886. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg
Saint Joseph with Infant Christ, 1620s. Artist: Guido ReniSaint Joseph with Infant Christ, 1620s. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg
Saint Nicholas of Lipna, 1294. Artist: Alexa PetrovSaint Nicholas of Lipna, 1294. Petrov, Alexa (Late 13th century). Russian icon painting. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum of History and Architecture Novgorodian Kremlin, Novgorod
George Melly on stage at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 8 April 1983
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), Russian author and philosopher, 1926. As a fiction writer, Tolstoy is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all novelists
King Charles II, (1907). Charles II of England, (1630-1685), King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland
Madonna of the Magnificat (detail), 1482. Artist: Sandro BotticelliMadonna of the Magnificat (detail), 1482. From the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy
A Study, 1935. Artist: George Spencer WatsonA Study, 1935. From Modern Masterpieces Part 1. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935.]
Christ Carrying the Cross, 1560s. Artist: TitianChrist Carrying the Cross, 1560s. Titian (1488-1576). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Praying Hands, 1508, (1943). Creator: Albrecht DurerPraying Hands, 1508, (1943). Drawing in the Albertina Museum, Vienna. From " Europaische Handzeichnungen", (Five Hundred Years of European Drawings), by Bernhard Degenhart
Raines & Porter Ltd. Advert, 1919. Artist: Raines & PorterRaines & Porter Ltd. Advert, 1919. From The British Printer Vol. XXXI. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]
Girls from Dalarna Having a Bath, 1908, (1931). Artist: Anders Leonard ZornGirls from Dalarna Having a Bath, 1908, (1931). From the collection of the Stockholm National Museum. From The Studio Painting Series. 1 - Figure Studies
Peg Woffington, (c. 1750), 1937Peg Woffington, c1750. Margaret Peg Woffington (1720-1760), was a well known Irish actress in Georgian London. After a work attributed to William Hogarth (1697-1764). From The Connoisseur, 1937
Study of hands, 15th century (1930). Artist: Leonardo da VinciStudy of hands, 15th century (1930). Found in the Windsor collection. From Apollo magazine, volume XII, no 71 (November 1930)
Major General Sir Bindon Blood, British soldier, 1902. Artist: Elliott & FryBindon Blood, British soldier, 1902. Blood (1842-1940), commanding Meerut District, Bengal, was one of the few officers to see action in both the Zulu and Afghan campaigns of 1879
Woman in a Tub, 1886. Artist: Edgar DegasWoman in a Tub, 1886. Found in the collection of the Hill-Stead Museum Farmington, Conneticut
The Laying in the Tomb ( The Deposition / The Entombment ), 1602-16044. Artist: Michelangelo CaravaggioThe Laying in the Tomb ( The Deposition / The Entombment ), 1602-1604. Mary of Clopas with her arms raised; Mary Magdalene with bowed head; Nicodemus grasps the legs of the dead Christ
A legionnaire, Algeria, c1910. French postcard
Childhood of Christ, c1620. Artist: Gerrit van HonthorstChildhood of Christ, c1620. Detail. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg
Portrait of Sir Edwin Sandys, with turned-down ruff, c1560-1570, (1937). Creator: UnknownPortrait of Sir Edwin Sandys, showing a turned-down ruff, the predecessor of the Vandyke collar. Reign of James I, c1560-1570, (1937). Edwin Sandys (1519-1588) English Archbishop
Sir John Gage, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the YoungerSir John Gage, c1532-1543 (1945). Sir John Gage KG (1479-1556) was an English courtier during the Tudor period. He held a number of offices
Charles Thurston Fogg-Elliot, 1894. Artist: Sir Leslie Matthew WardCharles Thurston Fogg-Elliot, 1894. A portrait of Charles Thurston Fogg-Elliot (1870-1955). [Vanity Fair, 1894]
Enrique Loynaz del Castillo, (1871-1963), 1920sGeneral Enrique Loynaz del Castillo. Born in Puerto Prince (Santo Domingo). In 1893 was in charge of the separatist newspaper El Guajiro
Tiy, Ancient Egyptian queen of the 18th dynasty, 14th century BC (1926). Artist: Winifred Mabel BruntonTiy, Ancient Egyptian queen of the 18th dynasty, 14th century BC (1926). Tiye was the wife of Amenhotep III and the mother of Akhenaten