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The return of the legionnaire, c1900. French postcard

Golden throne of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, 14th century BC. This panel is from the back of a throne belonging to the Pharaoh Tutankhamun (d c1323 BC)

Joseph interpreting Pharaohs dream, 1493. One of 12 Hebrew Patriarchs, Joseph interpreted the dream as meaning there would be seven fat years and seven lean years

Thamar and Absalon, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 4th February 1893

Cephalus and Procris, c1574-1627. Artist: Giovanni Battista Paggi
Cephalus and Procris, c1574-1627

Mrs Munkacsy, c1864-1900. Artist: Mihaly Munkacsy
Mrs Munkacsy, c1864-1900

Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), French Enlightenment philosopher and educationalist. Artist: Walker
Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), French Enlightenment philosopher and educationalist. He is portrayed reaching to the light and speaking to his wife just before his death

French adultery caricature postcard, c1900

French WWI postcard, 1914-1918. I am always thinking about you, I want to see you

Patience, courage, hope my heart is close to you, 1914-1918

Wedding Gift, c1900

Portrait of Mrs Fuseli, 1741-1825. Artist: Henry Fuseli
Portrait of Mrs Fuseli, 1741-1825

The Baillie Family, c1784. Artist: Thomas Gainsborough
The Baillie Family, c1784. Portrait of the London merchant James Baillie (1737-1793) with his wife and their four children. From the collection of the Tate Gallery, London

The Jewish Bride, (The Loving Couple), 1667. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Jewish Bride, (The Loving Couple), 1667. Portrait of two figures from the Old Testament, known as The Jewish Bride. From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Epiphany, c1230. Artist: Giotto
The Epiphany, c1230. The Magi, the three Kings from the East, Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar, present their gifts of gold

Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, 13th century. Jesus, with Joseph on the left and Mary on the right. From an Armenian manuscript of the Gospels

Sarah Presenting Hagar to Abraham, late 17th / early 18th century. Artist: Adriaen van der Werff
Sarah Presenting Hagar to Abraham, late 17th/early 18th century. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

Isaac blesses Jacob, early 17th century. Artist: Bernardo Strozzi
Isaac blesses Jacob, early 17th century. From a private collection

Tobias Returns Sight to His Father, 1636. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Tobias Returns Sight to His Father, 1636. From the Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany

First Anglo-Afghan War 91838-1842), c1880
First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Rescue of British prisoners from the Afghans after the defeat of Akbar Khan, April 1842

Egyptian papyrus depicting two soul-birds (Bas), 13th century BC
Egyptian papyrus depicting two soul-birds (Bas) from the papyrus of Ani, representing Ani and his wife. From the British Museums collection, 13th century BC

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), American writer, 1875

Pierre and Marie Curie, French physicists, 1904. Polish-born Marie Curie and her husband Pierre continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by earthquake, 1493. Fifteenth century depiction of a biblical event thought to have occurred c1900 BC

Etruscan sarcophagus of a couple, 6th century BC
Etruscan sarcophagus of a couple from Caere, 6th century BC

Roman tomb slab of a Roman officer and his wife, 1st century
Roman tomb slab of a Roman officer and his wife from Nimes, France, at Maison Carree in Nime, 1st century

David Livingstone discovering Lake Ngami, Botswana, 1 August 1849 (1857). Livingstone, (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and African explorer

The Sleepwalker (Somnambulist) making discoveries her husband would rather she did not know

The Deathbed of Mozart, 1791 (late 19th century). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer, on his deathbed surrounded by his wife and friends

Casualty of the 2nd Boer War, 1899-1902. A wounded British officer in a railway carriage with his wife and daughter on the last lap of his journey home from South Africa

Statue of Amenemheb, Governor of Thebes, with his wife and mother, 14th century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait bust of Lucilla, wife of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus, c160-c170. Lucilla (c148-182) was the daughter of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger

Portrait of Domitia Longina, wife of the Roman Emperor Domitian, late 1st century. The youngest daughter of the general and consul Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo

Portrait of Cornelia Salonina, wife of the Roman Emperor Gallienus, mid 3rd century. Cornelia Salonina was the wife of Gallienus

Portrait of Livia, Roman, second quarter of 1st century. Livia Drusilla (58 BC-29) was the third wife of the Emperor Augustus, mother of Tiberius and grandmother of Claudius

Sharps the Word!, 1888. The concept of cremation was still a very new one in 1888. However, the problems of living with mother-in-law are unchanging

Christmas Bills, 1872. A husband and wife take very different views of the benefits of striking. There had been many strikes in London, and throughout England, during 1872

Sauce for the Gander, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Sauce for the Gander, 1871. A working man sits down to his evening meal. His wife, however, is still working. This cartoon relates to the strike of engineers at Newcastle

Fire and Smoke, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
Fire and Smoke, 1871. A Mephistophelean French communist points the way with his petrol bomb as he urges the British workman to fight with him in the cause

An Unselfish Man, 1888. The duties incumbent upon an MP can, sadly, mean having to leave home, hearth and wife for lonely lodgings in the capital. From Punch, or the London Charivari, November 3, 1888

The Demon Rough, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Demon Rough, 1874. A bestial labourer crouches over the limp body of his wife whilst Justice stands over him, her scales and sword on her belt, and the cat o nine tails in her hand

Womans Wrongs, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
Womans Wrongs, 1874. A brutish working-class husband prepares to beat his wife who still bears the insignia of previous violence

The Sunday Question, 1869. Artist: John Tenniel
The Sunday Question, 1869. The drinking habits of the working classes was always a cause for concern amongst their social superiors

A Morning Concert, 1865. Artist: Fritz Eltze
A Morning Concert, 1865. A husband nods off to sleep in the front row of a concert. His wife scolds him. A man in the row behind looks to the ceiling, perhaps praying for the concert to end

Groundless Alarm, 1865. Artist: George du Maurier
Groundless Alarm, 1865. The adventurous husband announces I m off to the Crystal Palace; and, bye the bye, I shall very likely go up in Mr. Glaishwells Balloon

The Only Seal of Confession, 1865. A wife admitting some small sin to her protective, kindly, and forgiving husband. Punch is making the point that the only confession that should be permitted in

The Election Budget, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
The Election Budget, 1865. Gladstone exclaims I Think, Mr Bull, We may now Reckon on Your Support! Gladstone gives John Bull some pennies and his wife a packet of tea

The Present and The Future, 1862. Artist: John Tenniel
The Present and The Future, 1862. John Bull comments: I ll Do My Best to Help You Over The Christmas - You Must Then Look to My Friend Yonder

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