Images Dated 8th August 2005 (page 2)

Reading Gaol, Berkshire, England, 1844. Exterior view of new County Gaol opened in 1844. Built on the same plan as the model prison at Pentonville

Trojans Deceived, 1830. The raiding party secreting themselves in the great wooden horse. The story of the legendary wars between the Greek confederation and Troy

Banquet, 11th century; showing three men being waited on at a table. The central figure and that on the left are tonsured. After an English Psalter

Vishnu, one of the gods of the Hindu trinity (trimurti), 1828. Vishnu in his third avatar or manifestation as Varaha the boar. IIllustration from L Inde francaise. (Paris, 1828)

Statue of a Hindu evil genie, 1828. Illustration from L Inde Francaise. (Paris, 1828)

The Greeks outside Troy, c1900. Scene from the legendary Trojan Wars (13th century to 12th century BC) between the Greek confederation and Troy

Ancient Egyptian hunting wildfowl with a throwing stick, c1350 BC. Wall painting from the tomb of Nebamum or Nebmum, 18th Dynasty. It shows a man hunting in a papyrus reed bed with fish and birds

Coffin of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, c1325 BC. Representation of the 18th dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun (reigned 1334-1325 BC) from the coffin containing his mummy

Funerary mask of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, c1325 BC. The tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned 1334-1325 BC) was discovered in 1922. It contained thousands of objects including many made of gold

US government pavilion, Chicago Exhibition, 1893. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 20 May 1893

King David making a burnt offering, 16th century. Woodcut illustration from a 16th century Bible of a story from the Old Testament

Prison discipline, 1884. A Dartmoor prisoner doing solitary punishment at the crank handle. In some prisons this soul-destroying task was put to use such as grinding flour

Moses hiding his face, 1807. A 19th-century depiction of Moses, the Old Testament prophet, unable to look upon the face of God, from Exodus, chapter 3 verse 6

Knights jousting at a tournament, 12th century, (c1815). The scene is set in England during the time of Henry II (1154-1189), the first Plantagenet English king

E (Edward) Phillips Oppenheim, English novelist, 1937. Oppenheim (1866-1946), specialised in stories of espionage and international intrigue. Cigarette card from the Famous British Authors series

Illustration for the poem Last Words by Owen Meredith, 1860. Artist: John Everett Millais
Illustration for the poem Last Words by Owen Meredith, 1860. Will watching and listening at his friends deathbed. Owen Meredith was the pseudonym of Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton (1831-1891)

Achilles bandaging the wound of Patroclus, c1900. Scene after decoration on an antique vase, from the epic poem Iliad by Homer (8th century BC)

Cassandra, legendary Trojan prophetess, 16th century. In Greek mythology, Cassandra was the daughter of Priam, king of Troy, and Hecuba

Ulysses on Ogygia, 1864. Artist: Noel Paton
Ulysses on Ogygia, 1864. Ulysses or Odysseus, mythical king of Ithaca, hero of Homers Odyssey, was shipwrecked on the island of Ogygia

Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, c1900. In Ancient Greek legend Iphigenia was to be sacrificed by her father at Aulis to secure favourable winds for the fleet to sail against Troy

Saladin, c1180. Saladin or Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, (1137-93), Sultan of Egypt and Syria, leader of Muslim armies against the Crusaders. After a contemporary miniature c1180

George Du Maurier, British writer and artist, c1890. Du Maurier (1834-96) French-born English illustrator, cartoonist and novelist

George Du Maurier, British writer and artist, c1895. Artist: W&D Downey
George Du Maurier, British writer and artist, c1895. Du Maurier (1834-1896) French-born English illustrator, cartoonist and novelist

Front cover of Trilby by George Du Maurier, 1894. Artist: George Du Maurier
Front cover of Trilby by George Du Maurier, 1894. The figure shown is the eponymous heroine, Trilby who, under hypnosis by Svengali, became a famous singer

Knights Hospitallers, 16th century. Left: Knight of St John of Jerusalem. Right: Knight of Rhodes. The order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, a religious military order

Edith Cavell with her pet dogs, c1915. Edith Cavell (1865-1915) was born in Norfolk, England, and devoted herself to nursing from the age of 20

Joan of Arc, (1892). Nineteenth century representation of the 15th century French patriot and martyr St Joan (1412-1431), summoned to her execution at the stake

Scene from Now, Voyager, Warner Brothers film, 1942. Artist: Irving Rapper
Scene from Now, Voyager, Warner Brothers, 1942. Still of the stars of the film, Bette Davis and Paul Henreid. Producer: Hal B Rogers. Director: Irving Rapper

Orlandus Lassus, Flemish Renaissance composer and musician, 16th century. Lassus (Orlando di Lasso) (c1532-1594) was active in Italy, England, France and Germany

Dr Syntax in Danger, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax in Danger, 1820. A physician peers down Syntaxs throat, while a manservant rushes in holding a steaming plate and wooden bucket of cold water

Rufus Daniel Isaacs, British lawyer and statesman, 1905. Isaacs (1860-1935), served as Lord Chief Justice of England (1913-1921), Ambassador to the US (1918-1919), Viceroy of India (1921-1926)

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, English poet, c1880. Tennyson (1809-1892) was born at Somersby, Lincolnshire. In 1850 he was appointed Poet Laureate

New Flower Market, Paris, 1874. In the bustle of a busy market, flower sellers are filling their watering cans at the conduit. From The Illustrated London News. (London, 4 July 1874)

Prisoners at Clerkenwell House of Correction, London, 1874. Prisoners, in prison uniform, take their turn on the treadmill while the men who have just done their stint wait in silence until it is

February - Cutting Weather, 1839. Artist: George Cruikshank
February - Cutting Weather, 1839. A typical day at Dr Swishtails Academy. Boys at their desks look on as the schoolmaster punishes a boy by flogging him with the birch

East room of the White House, Washington, c1901. This is the room where William McKinley (1843-1901), 25th President of the USA (1896-1901), shook hands with all comers. From The Sphere

Pan-American Exhibition at Buffalo, USA, 1901. It was in the exhibitions Temple of Music that William McKinley (1843-19-1), American lawyer and Republican politician, 25th president of USA

Ida Saxton McKinley, wife of President William McKinley, c1901. Ida Saxton (1847-1907) married William McKinley (1843-1901), 25th President of the USA, in 1871

Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exhibition at Buffalo, 1901. It was in this building that William McKinley (1843-1901)

Transportation to Australia, c1830. A convict in chains bidding farewell, perhaps for ever, before being rowed out to join the convict ship bound for Australia

Desiderus Erasmus, 15th-16th century Dutch humanist and scholar, 19th century. Erasmus (1465-1536) writing with a quill pen

Return of the Prodigal Son, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Return of the Prodigal Son, 1865-1866. Parable in which a younger son requested his portion of the family property and left home for a distant country

Philipp Melanchthon, 16th century German Protestant reformer, 1836. Melanchthon (Schwarzerd) (1497-1560) was a friend of Martin Luther, after whose death he became leader of the German Reformation

Charles V, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor from 1519, 1835
Charles V (1500-1553) Holy Roman Emperor from 1519, 1835. Charles (1500-1558) depicted wearing the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He was the founder of the Habsburg dynasty

Louis XIV, king of France from 1643, c1835. Known as The Sun King (Le Roi Soleil), Louis (1638-1715) is portrayed wearing a wig and the chain of the Order of the Holy Spirit (Ordre de St Esprit)

Gustavus Adolphus, 17th century King of Sweden, c1880. Gustav II Adolf (1594-1632) became King of Sweden in 1611. He was the leader of the Protestants in the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) in Europe

The baptism of Christ, 1st century, (1865-1866). Artist: Gustave Dore
The baptism of Christ, 1st century, (1865-1866). St John the Baptist, wearing an animal skin, shown baptising Jesus. From the Bible (Matthew 3:15). (London, 1865-1866)

Edward Elgar, English composer, 1912. Born at Broadheath near Worcester, Elgar (1857-1934) was appointed Master of the Kings Musick in 1924

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