Tradition Collection (page 18)

Indian wedding procession, c19th century

Majnun, 20th century. Leyli and Majnun is an immortal love story sometimes compared to Romeo and Juliet, though it predates Shakespeare in oral tradition by more than 1000 years

Hotel Paraiso, Seville, Spain, 20th century
Hotel Paraiso, Saville, Spain, 20th century

Pearly Queen and Pearly Prince, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Hoppe
Pearly Queen and Pearly Prince, London, 1926-1927. Cockney Pearly kings (originally costermongers - fruit and vegetable sellers), wore suits covered in mother-of-pearl buttons

Pearly king and queen in high spirits, London, 1926-1927. Cockney Pearly kings (originally costermongers - fruit and vegetable sellers), wore suits covered in mother-of-pearl buttons

Pearly king, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Hoppe
Pearly king, London, 1926-1927. Cockney Pearly kings (originally costermongers - fruit and vegetable sellers), wore suits covered in mother-of-pearl buttons

Raising the May-Pole, c1854. Artist: E Goodall
Raising the May-Pole, c1854. Villagers raise a traditional maypole

Induction of the Speaker elect, House of Commons, c1905. The proposer and seconder conduct the Speaker elect, who according to tradition is supposed to show reluctance to be escorted to the Speakers

The Speakers Procession, House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London, c1905. The procession is a stately function which is a daily prelude to the sitting of the House of Commons

Ralph John Lambton and his Horse Undertaker and Hounds, late 18th century, (1912). Artist: Charles Turner
Ralph John Lambton and his Horse Undertaker and Hounds, late 18th century, (1912). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)

Tattooing, 1800-1900. Engraving to illustrate different tattooing styles from around the World. Negress, New Zealand Chieftain, New Zealand King, Caroline Islander, Hand and Foot of Dayak of Borneo

A Family Dance in Japan, c1890. Artist: Charles Gillot
A Family Dance in Japan, c1890. Illustration from the the booklet Japon, Moeurs et Usages, (Paris, c1890)

A Ceremony in Japan, c1890. Artist: Charles Gillot
A Ceremony in Japan, c1890. Illustration from the the booklet Japon, Moeurs et Usages, (Paris, c1890)

Sugoroku Game, . Private Collection

The Bath House. Artist: Plotnikov, Vladimir Alexandrovich (1866-1917)
The Bath House. Private Collection

Nudes Bathing, 1929. Artist: Yakovlev, Alexander Yevgenyevich (1887-1938)
Nudes Bathing, 1929. From a private collection

Russian Peasants. Illustration from Il costume antico e moderno o storia del governo? by Giulio Ferrario, 1831. From a private collection

Russian dance. Illustration from Il costume antico e moderno o storia del governo? by Giulio Ferrario, 1831. From a private collection

Russian bath. Illustration from Il costume antico e moderno o storia del governo? by Giulio Ferrario, 1831. From a private collection

Lovelorn Peasant. Artist: Ullrich, Heinrich (1570-after 1621)
Lovelorn Peasant. From a private collection

The Witch Gown of Veringenstadt, 1680. Artist: Objects of History
The Witch Gown of Veringenstadt, 1680. Found in the collection of the Historisches Museum der Pfalz Speyer

Witch moles paw (Mole Amulet), 18th century. Artist: Anonymous
Witch moles paw (Mole Amulet), 18th century. Found in the collection of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

The Men?s Bath, c. 1496. Artist: Durer, Albrecht (1471-1528)
The Men?s Bath, c. 1496. From a private collection

Six Princes (Feast), 1905-1907. Artist: Pirosmani, Niko (1862-1918)
Six Princes (Feast), 1905-1907. Found in the collection of the State Oriental Art Museum, Moscow

Night Fair at Saint-Pol-de-Leon, ca 1896. Artist: Puigaudeau, Ferdinand Loyen du (1864-1930)
Night Fair at Saint-Pol-de-Leon, ca 1896. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

A guardhouse in Meknes, 1847. Artist: Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863)
A guardhouse in Meknes, 1847. Found in the collection of the Musee Conde, Chantilly

From the Moroccan Sketchbook, 1832. Artist: Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863)
From the Moroccan Sketchbook, 1832. Found in the collection of the Musee Conde, Chantilly

View of the Serebryanichesky Bath Houses in Moscow, 1796. Artist: Barthe, Gerard, de la (active 1787-1810)
View of the Serebryanichesky Bath Houses in Moscow, 1796. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Kermis, c. 1600-1605. Artist: Vinckboons, David (1576-1629)
Kermis, c.1600-1605. Found in the collection of the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon

Walpurgis Night in Bergslagen, Grangarde in Dalarna, 1896. Artist: Schultzberg, Anshelm Leonard (1862-1945)
Walpurgis Night in Bergslagen, Grangarde in Dalarna, 1896. Found in the collection of the Nationalmuseum Stockholm

The foreigners in Muscovy, 1903. Artist: Veshchilov, Konstantin Alexandrovich (1878-1945)
The foreigners in Muscovy, 1903. Found in the collection of the Museum of History and Art, Cherepovets

Christmas Eve Fortune Telling, 19th century. Artist: Konstantin Makovsky
Christmas Eve Fortune Telling, 19th century. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Religious History, St Petersburg

Marriage a la Mode: 1, The Marriage Contract, 1743. Artist: William Hogarth
Marriage a la Mode: 1, The Marriage Contract, 1743. The ageing Earl Squander, proud of his family tree but in need of money to maintain his position

Lovelorn Peasant. Ullrich, Heinrich (1570-after 1621). Private Collection

The Dance of the Noses at Gimpelsbrunn, 1534. Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-1550). Private Collection

The Great Country Fair (Detail), 1539. Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-1550). Private Collection

Goose oracle in the Black Forest. Private Collection

Wedding ploughing ceremony in Styria, 1890. Private Collection

Puerperium in Frankfurt in the 16th century. Private Collection

Public merry-making at Maryina Roshcha in Moscow, 1852. Astrakhov, Vasili Yegorovich (?-b. 1867). Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Landowner giving the Paschal greeting to her peasants, Russia, 1890s. The Paschal greeting is an Easter tradition in some Christian churches, including the Eastern Orthodox Church

Easter, Russia, c1900. Artist: Alexei Sergeevich Mazurin
Easter, Russia, c1900. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

The Swedish pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

The Danish pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

The grape harvest festival, Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th November 1900

The Martinique pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

The Sengalise pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

The Chinese pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

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