Unusual Collection

The Titans Goblet, 1833. Creator: Thomas Cole
The Titans Goblet, 1833

Moifaa, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Moifaa, 1911. Portrait of Moifaa, a New Zealand-bred racehorse who won the 1904 Grand National by eight lengths. Moifaa had travelled from New Zealand

In Lansdowne Passage, Where A Highwayman Once Galloped For His Life, c1935. Creator: Taylor
In Lansdowne Passage, Where A Highwayman Once Galloped For His Life, c1935. Alley in Westminster, central London, with an iron bar set across it

Blouse made from a silk escape map, 1940s. Creator: Unknown
Blouse made from a silk escape map, 1940s. During World War II many materials were unavailable to the public because of government rationing

The Hanging-cloud Bridge at Mount Gyodo near Ashikaga... late 18th-early 19th century
The Hanging-cloud Bridge at Mount Gyodo near Ashikaga (Ashikaga Gyodozan kumo no kakehashi), from the series Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces (Shokoku meikyo kiran), 1760-1849

Leda and the Swan, 1770. Creator: Salomon Gessner
Leda and the Swan, 1770

Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa, 1858. 1858. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa, 1858

Emma Van Name, ca. 1805. Creator: Joshua Johnson
Emma Van Name, ca. 1805

Retablissement du culte catholique, 1802, (1921). Creator: Thomas-Charles Naudet
Retablissement du culte catholique, 1802, (1921). The restoration of Catholic worship - First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

Dante and Virgil with three-headed monster, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Dante and Virgil with three-headed monster, 1951. Design for illustration to Dantes " Divine Comedy". Shirley Markham (1931-1999)

The Descent of the Holy Ghost, 1495-1505. Creators: Sandro Botticelli
The Descent of the Holy Ghost, 1495-1505

The Assumption of the Virgin with Busts of the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin of... c
The Assumption of the Virgin with Busts of the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin of the Annunciation, c. 1400/1405

Four Seasons in One Head, c. 1590. Creator: Giuseppe Arcimboldi
Four Seasons in One Head, c. 1590

Sir Henry Capel (1638-1696). Creator: Peter Lely
Sir Henry Capel (1638-1696)

Paris fashions for October, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Paris fashions for October, 1864. 'Fig. 1. Evening Dress. Robe of white alpaca, ornamented with black lace insertion...Muslin chemisette, with collar and cuffs of embroidered muslin

Cutting the first turf of the Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Cutting the first turf of the Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway, 1864. The railway '...will not only afford great accommodation to...travellers

Experimenting ponds at the Huningue Fish Nurseries, France, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Experimenting ponds at the Huningue Fish Nurseries, France, 1864. 'France has been the first country to make a commercial use of the discovery [of pisciculture

Skating at Florence, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Skating at Florence, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by L. Caldesi. 'In Florence this year our English residents and visitors have been able to enjoy skating with as much zest as has been done

British kite balloon, 2 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British kite balloon, 2 May 1918. A Royal Air Force Caquot kite balloon about to ascend with air mechanics holding the ropes, Gosnay, France, May 2, 1918, during World War I.

Prize animals at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, 1864. Creator: Harrison Weir
Prize animals at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, 1864. 'Mr. John Overman's Southdown and Leicester wedders [or wethers - castrated male sheep]...Mr

A Pictorial: the First Syllable, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A Pictorial: the First Syllable, 1864. Christmas entertainment. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

A squad of elephants saluting the Commandant at Dinapore, India, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A squad of elephants saluting the Commandant at Dinapore, India, 1864. 'The Illustration affords another evidence of the elephant's sagacity

Raising the colossal bronze statue of Hercules found underground in the Campo dei Fiori, Rome, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Raising the colossal bronze statue of Hercules found underground in the Campo dei Fiori, Rome, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by M. Carli, a French artist

"Children Playing at Horses", by C. R. Leslie, in the late International Exhibition, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
"Children Playing at Horses", by C. R. Leslie, in the late International Exhibition, 1862. 'We cannot seize and confine in words the delicate aroma of natural truth

Cotton from India: a cotton convoy - night encampment under a banyan-tree, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Cotton from India: a cotton convoy proceeding from Rewah towards the Ganges - night encampment under a banyan-tree, 1862. '...a small convoy of solid wooden-wheeled carts, pad bullocks

Scenes in Japan: the harbour of Osima, at the eastern entrance of the inland sea, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scenes in Japan: the harbour of Osima, at the eastern entrance of the inland sea, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. F. L

Views in China: the Little Orphan Rock, on the River Yang-Tze-Kiang, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Views in China: the Little Orphan Rock, on the River Yang-Tze-Kiang, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. F. L. Bedwell, of '...a view of the Little Orphan Rock - a most remarkable islet

Views in China: the cliff and temple at Hukau, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Views in China: the cliff and temple at Hukau, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. F. L. Bedwell, of '...the Cliff and Temple at Hukau, which place, at the entrance of the Poyang Lake

The Hospital for Women, Soho-Square, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Hospital for Women, Soho-Square, [London], 1864. 'This hospital was instituted in 1842. Prior to its foundation no institution devoted exclusively to the reception of women

Monument on the battle-field of Magenta, erected by the people of Lombardy..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Monument on the battle-field of Magenta, erected by the people of Lombardy in honour of the French Army, 1864. Engraving from a drawing by M. Mariani

"The Task of Erinna, The Greek Poetess", sculptured by H. S. Leifchild,...Royal Academy, 1864
"The Task of Erinna, The Greek Poetess", sculptured by H. S. Leifchild, from the exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1864

The Hornbills, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's Park, 1864. Creator: Pearson
The Hornbills, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, Regent's Park, 1864. 'We lately mentioned that Mr. Thompson

Waterspout seen off Worthing on Sunday, August 21, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Waterspout seen off Worthing on Sunday, August 21, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by the Rev. F. Piggott. 'The morning was very dull and thundery, attended with a few showers

Prize pigeons at the show of the Philo-Peristeron Society, recently held in Freemasons' Hall, 1864. 'Pouters were exhibited by Mr

German observation balloon, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German observation balloon, between 1914 and c1915.

German aeroplane transport, 13 Apr 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German aeroplane transport, 13 Apr 1915 (date created or published later). A German airplane being transported by a vehicle during World War I.

French soldiers resting after a march, 14 Sept? 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
French soldiers resting after a march, 14 Sept? 1914 (date created or published later). French soldiers resting on the ground in a plaza in front of a pharmacy in France during World War I.

The Story of the Farmer and the Satyr from Aisopus Fables, mid-17th century. Creator: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
The Story of the Farmer and the Satyr from Aisopus Fables, mid-17th century

The Sphinx, 1887. Creator: Georg von Rosen
The Sphinx, 1887

The Tribute Money, Peter Finding the Silver Coin in the Mouth of the Fish, 1616-1634. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
The Tribute Money. Peter Finding the Silver Coin in the Mouth of the Fish. Also called "The Ferry Boat to Antwerp", 1616-1634

The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine of Alexandria, c1630-1641. Creator: Anthony van Dyck
The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine of Alexandria, c1630-1641

Miss Fontaine, between 1915 and 1920. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Fontaine, between 1915 and 1920

Man playing panpipes in the woods, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Man playing panpipes in the woods, between 1911 and 1942. Dressed as a faun or satyr with horns

Lubovska, 1918 Jan. 17. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Lubovska, 1918 Jan. 17. American dancer Desiree Lubovska, born Winniefred Foot

Miss Lindahl, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Lindahl, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 26. Possibly a portrait of Swedish actress Anna Lindahl

Mrs. H.V. Jones, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 16. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. H.V. Jones, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 16

Miss Henderson, 1918 Nov. 17. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Henderson, 1918 Nov. 17. Young woman dressed as an ancient Egyptian pharaoh

Miss Hagedorn, (Mrs. T. [sic] L. Cabot), portrait photograph, 1919 Sept. 29. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Hagedorn, (Mrs. I.L. Cabot), portrait photograph, 1919 Sept. 29

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