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Background imageUnusual Collection: Sketches by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa: Malumbi Hill, Lake Tanganyika, 1876

Sketches by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa: Malumbi Hill, Lake Tanganyika, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Sketches by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa: Malumbi Hill, Lake Tanganyika, 1876. On the opposite or western shore of the lake, a conspicuous object is the lofty flat-topped hill of Malumbwi

Background imageUnusual Collection: Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Au refectoire: les volontaires du bataillon feminin, designe

Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Au refectoire: les volontaires du bataillon feminin, designe... 1917 Creator: Unknown
Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Au refectoire: les volontaires du bataillon feminin, designe aussi sous le norm de , puisent le gruau a meme la marmite commune; la viande est posee sur la table nue

Background imageUnusual Collection: Les Soubresauts de la Russie; L'etat-major du bataillon feminin: au centre, Mme Botchkareva...1917

Les Soubresauts de la Russie; L'etat-major du bataillon feminin: au centre, Mme Botchkareva...1917
Les Soubresauts de la Russie; L'etat-major du bataillon feminin: au centre, Mme Botchkareva, la poitrine couverte de decorations; ses adjointes, diplomees d'Ecoles superieures

Background imageUnusual Collection: Costumes of Western India, fishwoman, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Costumes of Western India, fishwoman, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Costumes of Western India, fishwoman, 1876. Woman in....ordinary attire...belonging to the humbler orders of native society...copied, by permission of Dr

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant...1876. Creator: C.R

The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant...1876. Creator: C.R
The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant at the Old Palace of Lushkur, Gwalior, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imageUnusual Collection: Lama Dance at Jummoo, performed before the Prince of Wales...1876. Creator: W. H. O

Lama Dance at Jummoo, performed before the Prince of Wales...1876. Creator: W. H. O
Lama Dance at Jummoo, performed before the Prince of Wales, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876....a weird terrible performance of Lamas from Thibet...[there were] four large brazen

Background imageUnusual Collection: Rama Destroys the Ogress Tadaka, 1700-1725. Creator: Unknown

Rama Destroys the Ogress Tadaka, 1700-1725. Creator: Unknown
Rama Destroys the Ogress Tadaka, 1700-1725. In the ancient Indian epic the "Ramayana, " Rama, an incarnation of the god Vishnu, restores order to the world

Background imageUnusual Collection: A Deer Hunt, c1775. Creator: Unknown

A Deer Hunt, c1775. Creator: Unknown
A Deer Hunt, c1775. A woman with a giant torch mesmerises a deer. She may not be a member of the Bhil tribe (though her skirt resembles a Bhil skirt) but a lady of the court

Background imageUnusual Collection: Sugriva's Farewell, 1700-1725. Creator: Unknown

Sugriva's Farewell, 1700-1725. Creator: Unknown
Sugriva's Farewell, 1700-1725. In this illustration from the "Ramayana, " the god Rama, coloured blue, faces the prostrate form of the monkey Sugriva

Background imageUnusual Collection: Performers at the Villa of Belgatchia, Calcutta, from a sketch by one of our special artists

Performers at the Villa of Belgatchia, Calcutta, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Performers at the Villa of Belgatchia, Calcutta, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Among the feats...was the ingenious musician, Baboo Rally Prosonno Bannerjee

Background imageUnusual Collection: Illumination of the surf at Madras, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Illumination of the surf at Madras, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Illumination of the surf at Madras, 1876. Water fireworks in India, consisting of...splendid flights of rockets from the pier and from the fleet, of coloured fires in boats and catamarans

Background imageUnusual Collection: Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. The future King Edward VII meets locals....the great Kandyan chiefs...were marvels to behold

Background imageUnusual Collection: Parvati Nursing Ganesha, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Parvati Nursing Ganesha, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Parvati Nursing Ganesha, 19th century. India's multiple religious traditions produced lively exchanges in the representation of the divine

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Tale of the Man in the Well from the Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom)... late 10th cent

The Tale of the Man in the Well from the Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom)... late 10th cent. Creator: Unknown
The Tale of the Man in the Well from the Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom) of Abu al-Fazl, late 10th century AH/AD late 16th century

Background imageUnusual Collection: Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit, from a sketch by one... 1876

Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit, from a sketch by one... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit [of the Prince of Wales], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy... 1876

The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy... 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII on a royal visit to India

Background imageUnusual Collection: Shiva and His Family, early 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Shiva and His Family, early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Shiva and His Family, early 19th century. The Hindu god Shiva, surrounded by his family, is both an ascetic practitioner of yoga (a yogi) and a loving husband and father

Background imageUnusual Collection: L'Installation en France de L'Avant-Garde Americaine; Un bataillon du 16th regiment... 1917

L'Installation en France de L'Avant-Garde Americaine; Un bataillon du 16th regiment... 1917. Creator: Unknown
L'Installation en France de L'Avant-Garde Americaine; Un bataillon du 16th regiment d'infanterie americain fait son entree dans le camp musique en tete sous les yeux des prisonniers

Background imageUnusual Collection: Des Vaillants; Femme-soldats, blessees dans l'offensive, en traitement dans un hopital... 1917

Des Vaillants; Femme-soldats, blessees dans l'offensive, en traitement dans un hopital... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Des Vaillants; Femme-soldats, blessees dans l'offensive, en traitement dans un hopital militaire, 1917. First World War: Valiants; female soldiers, wounded in the offensive

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - beginning of the corona - from a sketch by... 1860

The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - beginning of the corona - from a sketch by... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - beginning of the corona - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. I can only compare the movements of the corona to those of the Northern Lights

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Princess and the Trolls, 1913. Creator: John Bauer

The Princess and the Trolls, 1913. Creator: John Bauer
The Princess and the Trolls, 1913

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Marriage of Charles X Gustavus, 1654, (mid-late 17th century). Creator: Jurgen Ovens

The Marriage of Charles X Gustavus, 1654, (mid-late 17th century). Creator: Jurgen Ovens
The Marriage of Charles X Gustavus, 1654, (mid-late 17th century). Alternative title: Consummation ceremony after the wedding of King Carl Gustav and Queen Hedwig Eleanor in 1654

Background imageUnusual Collection: English: Naito Shijuku, Yotsuya, 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

English: Naito Shijuku, Yotsuya, 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
English: Naito Shijuku, Yotsuya, 1857. Part of the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, no. 086, part 3: Autumn

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Lumberers Arch at Ottawa, erected on the occasion of the Prince of Wales's visit to Canada

The Lumberers Arch at Ottawa, erected on the occasion of the Prince of Wales's visit to Canada, 1860. The most singular of all the arches erected in the British provinces of North America in

Background imageUnusual Collection: Dining under difficulties - from a sketch by our special artist in China, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Dining under difficulties - from a sketch by our special artist in China, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Dining under difficulties - from a sketch by our special artist in China, 1860. British forces in the Far East. From "Illustrated London News", 1860

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Babirussa, recently added to the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1860

The Babirussa, recently added to the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1860. Creator: Pearson
The Babirussa, recently added to the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, [London], 1860. The babirussa of the Island of Celebes (Sus babirussa)

Background imageUnusual Collection: Portrait of Prince George of Denmark composed entirely of minute writing, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of Prince George of Denmark composed entirely of minute writing, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Prince George of Denmark composed entirely of minute writing, 1860....one day, during the examination of a slim folio volume (Add. MSS)

Background imageUnusual Collection: Portrait of Queen Anne composed entirely of minute writing, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of Queen Anne composed entirely of minute writing, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Queen Anne composed entirely of minute writing, 1860....one day, during the examination of a slim folio volume (Add. MSS)

Background imageUnusual Collection: 'The Oreseeker; a Tale of the Hartz', 1860. Creator: Pearson. 'The Oreseeker; a Tale of the Hartz'

"The Oreseeker; a Tale of the Hartz", 1860. Creator: Pearson. "The Oreseeker; a Tale of the Hartz"
"The Oreseeker; a Tale of the Hartz", 1860. Illustration from a "gift-book" by A. S. M. [Macmillan and Co.] The pictorial illustrations...are executed by L.C.H...in

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse as seen by Mr. Thompson in... 1860

The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse as seen by Mr. Thompson in... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - the eclipse as seen by Mr. Thompson in Santander Bay - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - luminous corona as seen round the Moon... 1860

The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - luminous corona as seen round the Moon... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - luminous corona as seen round the Moon - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860....in a moment afterwards the sun had disappeared

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Prince of Wales in the Terai: crossing a Nullah in the Jungle...1876. Creator: W. J. P

The Prince of Wales in the Terai: crossing a Nullah in the Jungle...1876. Creator: W. J. P
The Prince of Wales in the Terai: crossing a Nullah in the Jungle, facsimile of a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imageUnusual Collection: Canvas and Cats, between c1879 and c1881. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika

Canvas and Cats, between c1879 and c1881. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Canvas and Cats, between c1879 and c1881

Background imageUnusual Collection: Portrait of Takahashi Oden, 1879. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika

Portrait of Takahashi Oden, 1879. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Portrait of Takahashi Oden, 1879. Takahashi Oden (1848-1879) was known for killing a man and being the last woman in Japan to be put to death by beheading

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Hindu God Vishnu, between 875 and 900. Creator: Unknown

The Hindu God Vishnu, between 875 and 900. Creator: Unknown
The Hindu God Vishnu, between 875 and 900

Background imageUnusual Collection: Futamigaura, the Wedded Rocks, 1896. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika

Futamigaura, the Wedded Rocks, 1896. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Futamigaura, the Wedded Rocks, 1896. Series: Sketches of Famous Places in Japan

Background imageUnusual Collection: Matsushima, 1896. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika

Matsushima, 1896. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Matsushima, 1896. Series: Sketches of Famous Places in Japan

Background imageUnusual Collection: AI Image - Illustration of Napoleon the pig from George Orwell's 'Animal Farm', 2023

AI Image - Illustration of Napoleon the pig from George Orwell's "Animal Farm", 2023. In "Animal Farm", a satire on Stalinism first published in England in 1945

Background imageUnusual Collection: Allegory of the Catholic Church: Plenary Indulgences (Indulgences plénières), c.1790

Allegory of the Catholic Church: Plenary Indulgences (Indulgences plénières), c.1790. Creator: Louis Jean Desprez
Allegory of the Catholic Church: Plenary Indulgences (Indulgences plenieres), c.1790. A monumental staircase, flanked by buildings, chapels carved from the rock, and an aqueduct leading to a church

Background imageUnusual Collection: Man with Exaggerated Topknot, early 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Man with Exaggerated Topknot, early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Man with Exaggerated Topknot, early 19th century

Background imageUnusual Collection: Landscape with Huis Kluys, near Brussels, 1674. Creator: Josua de Grave

Landscape with Huis Kluys, near Brussels, 1674. Creator: Josua de Grave
Landscape with Huis Kluys, near Brussels, 1674. Attributed to Josua de Grave

Background imageUnusual Collection: Landscape with Huis Kluys, near Brussels, 1674. Creator: Josua de Grave

Landscape with Huis Kluys, near Brussels, 1674. Creator: Josua de Grave
Landscape with Huis Kluys, near Brussels, 1674. Attributed to Josua de Grave

Background imageUnusual Collection: Contortionist, 18th century. Creator: Unknown

Contortionist, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Contortionist, 18th century

Background imageUnusual Collection: Girl sleeping on the floor, 1905 or earlier. Creator: Anna Maria Kruijff

Girl sleeping on the floor, 1905 or earlier. Creator: Anna Maria Kruijff
Girl sleeping on the floor, 1905 or earlier. A bearded man watches from the door

Background imageUnusual Collection: Christmas Holidays at the Polytechnic: the Electric Machine - drawn by H. G. Hine, 1858

Christmas Holidays at the Polytechnic: the Electric Machine - drawn by H. G. Hine, 1858. Creator: M. Jackson
Christmas Holidays at the Polytechnic: the Electric Machine - drawn by H. G. Hine, 1858. You must see the children, too, at the Polytechnic - as our Artist has seen them - if you would fully

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Ascent of the Great St. Bernard - loading wood for the Hospice near St. Pierre, 1858

The Ascent of the Great St. Bernard - loading wood for the Hospice near St. Pierre, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Ascent of the Great St. Bernard - loading wood for the Hospice near St. Pierre - from a drawing by G. Barnard, 1858. Mr

Background imageUnusual Collection: O vous qui m'offriez et sucre et cassonade... 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier

O vous qui m'offriez et sucre et cassonade... 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier
O vous qui m'offriez et sucre et cassonade... 1839. " vous qui m'offriez et sucre et cassonade, Je ne puis a present que vous mettre en salade

Background imageUnusual Collection: Sketches from Madagascar - the Traveller's-tree (Urania speciosa), 1858

Sketches from Madagascar - the Traveller's-tree (Urania speciosa), 1858. Creator: Josiah Wood Whymper
Sketches from Madagascar - the Traveller's-tree (Urania speciosa), 1858. The tree rises from the ground with a thick succulent stem...It sends out...long



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