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Background imageUnusual Collection: Garçon, qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?... 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier

Garçon, qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?... 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier
Garcon, qu'est-ce que c'est que ca?... 1841. Garcon, qu'est-ce que c'est que ca?...vous n'entendez pas vos interests; il fallait le faire couver

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Winans Ocean Steamer as she will appear at sea, 1858. Creator: Smyth

The Winans Ocean Steamer as she will appear at sea, 1858. Creator: Smyth
The Winans Ocean Steamer as she will appear at sea, 1858. The Cigar Ship, a singular vessel which was launched near the Ferry Bay at Baltimore

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Winans Steam-vessel - end view, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Winans Steam-vessel - end view, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Winans Steam-vessel - end view, 1858. The Cigar Ship, a singular vessel which was launched near the Ferry Bay at Baltimore

Background imageUnusual Collection: Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2003

Background imageUnusual Collection: Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2003

Background imageUnusual Collection: Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2003

Background imageUnusual Collection: Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2003

Background imageUnusual Collection: Pour qui sont ces Serpents... 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier

Pour qui sont ces Serpents... 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier
Pour qui sont ces Serpents... 1841. Who are these Snakes for? From Physionomies tragico-classiques (Physiognomy of the Characters of Classical Tragedy)

Background imageUnusual Collection: Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2003

Background imageUnusual Collection: Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2012. Creator: Ethel Davies

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2012. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2012

Background imageUnusual Collection: Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2018. Creator: Ethel Davies

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2018. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2018

Background imageUnusual Collection: Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2018. Creator: Ethel Davies

Parliament and Changing of the Guard, Athens, Greece, 2018. Creator: Ethel Davies
Sentries from the elite light infantry 24 hour honour guard who change every hour, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, 2018

Background imageUnusual Collection: Sketches in India - the Catamaran Postman, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Sketches in India - the Catamaran Postman, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in India - the Catamaran Postman, 1858. Having..."shinned" up the side [of the ship] via the chains, on to the deck

Background imageUnusual Collection: Ornamental corn (Zea mays), 1596-1610. Creators: Anselmus de Boodt, Elias Verhulst

Ornamental corn (Zea mays), 1596-1610. Creators: Anselmus de Boodt, Elias Verhulst
Ornamental corn (Zea mays), 1596-1610. Commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Lamentation. Creator: School of Lucas Cranach the Elder

The Lamentation. Creator: School of Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Lamentation, Unknown date. Unusual depiction of mourners with Christ's dead body after he has been taken down from the cross

Background imageUnusual Collection: The old man and the frog, 1904. Creator: Charles Lucien Léandre

The old man and the frog, 1904. Creator: Charles Lucien Léandre
The old man and the frog, 1904. Le vieillard et la grenouille'. A large sleeping man sits with his back to a round table, on which a frog in a glass bottle climbs a staircase, watched by a maid

Background imageUnusual Collection: Pygmalion, 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier

Pygmalion, 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier
Pygmalion, 1842. O triomphe des arts! quelle fut ta surprise, Grand sculpteur, quand tu vis ton marbre s'animer, et, d'un air chaste et doux, lentement se baisser pour te demander une prise

Background imageUnusual Collection: Un Nouveau Nez, 1833. Creator: Honore Daumier

Un Nouveau Nez, 1833. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un Nouveau Nez, 1833. A pun on the French for newborn - nouveau ne - which rhymes with nez - nose. From Series politique

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - Baily's Beads as seen with an inverting tele... 1860

The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - Baily's Beads as seen with an inverting tele... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Eclipse of the Sun on July 18 in Spain - Baily's Beads as seen with an inverting telescope - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Great Rifle-shooting Match on Wimbledon Common - Her Majesty firing the first shot, 1860

The Great Rifle-shooting Match on Wimbledon Common - Her Majesty firing the first shot, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Great Rifle-shooting Match on Wimbledon Common [in London] - Her Majesty firing the first shot, 1860. Queen Victoria inaugurates the meeting of the National Rifle Association by firing the first

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 Prince of Wales in Canada - His Royal Highness descending a timber-slide at Ottawa... 1860

The Prince of Wales in Canada - His Royal Highness descending a timber-slide at Ottawa... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in Canada - His Royal Highness descending a timber-slide at Ottawa - from a sketch by our special artist, G. H. Andrews, 1860

Background imageUnusual Collection: Curious musical instruments of the sixteenth century, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Curious musical instruments of the sixteenth century, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Curious musical instruments of the sixteenth century, 1860. An an elaborate but nameless instrument of the Elizabethan era designed by goldsmith Randolph Bull

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Revolution in Sicily - the Cathedral and Square of the Elephant, Catania, 1860. Creator: Unknown

The Revolution in Sicily - the Cathedral and Square of the Elephant, Catania, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - the Cathedral and Square of the Elephant, Catania, 1860. Catania, with its straight streets and white houses, has the appearance of a handsome modern town

Background imageUnusual Collection: Inhabitants of the Kingdom of Naples, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Inhabitants of the Kingdom of Naples, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Inhabitants of the Kingdom of Naples, 1860. Italians in regional costume....our Artist has made a picturesque grouping of some of the inhabitants of the kingdom of Naples

Background imageUnusual Collection: At the Seashore, 1894. Creator: Ernst Josephson

At the Seashore, 1894. Creator: Ernst Josephson
At the Seashore, 1894

Background imageUnusual Collection: Sebastopol geese at the Crystal Palace poultry show, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir

Sebastopol geese at the Crystal Palace poultry show, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
Sebastopol geese at the Crystal Palace poultry show, 1860. Amongst the geese there were two curious specimens from Sebastopol, exhibited by Mr. T. H. D. Bayly, of Ickwell House, Biggleswade

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Paris Hippodrome: seventeen horses driven by M. Marin, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir

The Paris Hippodrome: seventeen horses driven by M. Marin, 1860. Creator: Harrison Weir
The Paris Hippodrome: seventeen horses driven by M. Marin, 1860. After numerous attempts M. Marin has just succeeded in the accomplishment of this dangerous exercise by means of a simplification in

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Volunteer Guards (32nd Middlesex), generally known as the Six-Foot Corps. 1860. Creator: Unknown

The Volunteer Guards (32nd Middlesex), generally known as the Six-Foot Corps. 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Volunteer Guards (32nd Middlesex), generally known as the Six-Foot Corps. 1860. Undress, Private; Undress, Officer; Full Dress, Officer; Full Dress, Private; Undress

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Embarkation of the Prince of Wales at the Queen's Wharf, St. John's, Newfoundland, 1860

The Embarkation of the Prince of Wales at the Queen's Wharf, St. John's, Newfoundland, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Embarkation of the Prince of Wales at the Queen's Wharf, St. John's, Newfoundland, 1860. The future King Edward VII visits North America. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Delaney

Background imageUnusual Collection: Ancient instrument of torture called 'The Virgin', found in the Castle of Feistritz, Germany, 1860

Ancient instrument of torture called "The Virgin", found in the Castle of Feistritz, Germany, 1860
Ancient instrument of torture called "The Virgin", found in the Castle of Feistritz, in Germany, 1860. Mr. Pearsall was lucky enough to hear in casual conversation that a specimen of this

Background imageUnusual Collection: Form of a Treaty of Marriage in China - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Form of a Treaty of Marriage in China - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Form of a Treaty of Marriage in China - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. Upon the table is a tablet bearing the names of the contracting parties

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Pashawur Mountain Train in the line of march, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The Pashawur Mountain Train in the line of march, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War with Persia - the Pashawur Mountain Train in the line of march, 1857. Sketch by a British Army Correspondent, of the Punjaub Artillery

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Robber Crab (Birgus latro), 1857. Creator: Unknown

The Robber Crab (Birgus latro), 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Robber Crab (Birgus latro), 1857. Charles Darwin: The young are hatched and live for some time on the coast. At this period of existence we cannot suppose that cocoa- nuts form any part of their

Background imageUnusual Collection: American Sketches: scene in the Rotunda, Washington, 1876. Creator: Felix Elie Regamey

American Sketches: scene in the Rotunda, Washington, 1876. Creator: Felix Elie Regamey
American Sketches: scene in the Rotunda, Washington, 1876....an Illustration of the manner in which people stand about the Rotunda

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: Sabots elastiques, an apparatus for walking on water, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Sabots elastiques, an apparatus for walking on water, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Sabots elastiques, an apparatus for walking on water, 1860. Engraving from the Manuscript department of the British Museum...accompanied by a brief specification, without date

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Show-man, 1799. Creator: Monogrammist J.A

The Show-man, 1799. Creator: Monogrammist J.A
The Show-man, 1799. Keep your eye close to the Glass - and you will see a large / vide place full of Death and Destruction - where more / plagues await de frequenters den contained in de famous Box

Background imageUnusual Collection: Meteora, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies

Meteora, Greece, 2003. Creator: Ethel Davies
Only six monasteries dating from the 13th and 14th centuries remaining from the original 24, these holy sites were built precariously on ancient volcanic plug formations, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece

Background imageUnusual Collection: Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Un bataillon feminin, cree et commande par Mme Botchkareva... 1917

Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Un bataillon feminin, cree et commande par Mme Botchkareva... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les Soubresauts de la Russie; Un bataillon feminin, cree et commande par Mme Botchkareva qui a deja fait ses preuves sur la champ de bataille, est passe en revue par le general Polovtzef

Background imageUnusual Collection: View of the Tower and the Duomo in Pisa, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown

View of the Tower and the Duomo in Pisa, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of the Tower and the Duomo in Pisa, 1700-1799

Background imageUnusual Collection: Pigs without hind legs, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Pigs without hind legs, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Pigs without hind legs, 1785. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p. 73

Background imageUnusual Collection: Pigs without hind legs at a trough, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Pigs without hind legs at a trough, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Pigs without hind legs at a trough, 1785. Two pigs eating from a trough. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p. 75

Background imageUnusual Collection: The flying leaf, 1778-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

The flying leaf, 1778-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
The flying leaf, 1778-1785. Leaf insects or walking leaves. The flying leaf drawn after the dried insect, If they are alive, they are completely green'. With inscription

Background imageUnusual Collection: Man with a beard, walking stick and top hat, in profile to the left, 1944

Man with a beard, walking stick and top hat, in profile to the left, 1944. Creator: Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita
Man with a beard, walking stick and top hat, in profile to the left, 1944. He breathes out a cloud or smoke that has the shape of his own head. On the right is another man

Background imageUnusual Collection: Anthropomorphic figure with a harlequin hat under an arc, 1944. Creator: Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita

Anthropomorphic figure with a harlequin hat under an arc, 1944. Creator: Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita
Anthropomorphic figure with a harlequin hat under an arc, 1944

Background imageUnusual Collection: View of a rock on the way to visit Gozo Island, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

View of a rock on the way to visit Gozo Island, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
View of a rock on the way to visit Gozo Island, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageUnusual Collection: The Agitation Against Ritualism: Mr. Kensit's Violent Protest in a West End Church, c1900

The Agitation Against Ritualism: Mr. Kensit's Violent Protest in a West End Church, c1900
The Agitation Against Ritualism: Mr. Kensit's Violent Protest in a West End Church, c1898, (c1900)....Mr. John Kensit



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