Images Dated 18th May 2018 (page 69)

Sketch by Nico Jungmann, c1900. Artist: Nicols Wilhelm Jungmann
Sketch by Nico Jungmann, c1900. From The Studio Volume 21 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1900-1.]

Sketch by Nico Jungmann, c1900. Artist: Nicols Wilhelm Jungmann
Sketch by Nico Jungmann, c1900. From The Studio Volume 21 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1900-1.]

Sir Malcolm Campbell at high speed in `Blue Bird`, 1935. Campbell set a new land speed record of over 276 miles per hour on 12 March at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah

Launch of the Cunard ocean liner `Queen Mary`, 1934 (1935). The British giant liner, Cunarder No. 534, was launched on September 26th by Her Majesty, who christened the boat Queen Mary, 1909

The investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle, 13 July 1911 (1935). King George V presenting the Prince to the Assembly

St Jerome in His Cell, 1511 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
St Jerome in His Cell, 1511 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Fencing Match Between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere D Eon De Beaumont and Monsieur De Saint George, 1787. After Charles Jean Robineau. From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill

Cecil Rhodes, (1853-1902), English-born South African entrepreneur and statesman, 1894-1907. Artist: Alexander Bassano
Cecil Rhodes, (1853-1902), English-born South African entrepreneur and statesman, 1894-1907. Rhodes made his fortune in the Kimberley diamond mines, and formed De Beers Consolidated Mines in 1888

General Louis Botha, (1862-1919), Afrikaner soldier and statesman, 1894-1907. Botha was Commander-in-chief of the Boer forces from 1900 during the 2nd Boer War (1899-1902)

Otto von Bismarck, German statesman, (1815-1898), 1894-1907. Otto Edward Leopold, Count von Bismarckwas Chancellor of Prussia and architect of modern Germany

Guglielmo Marconi, (1874-1937), Italian physicist and inventor, 1894-1907. Marconi discovered a way in which waves could be used to send messages from one place to another without wires or cables

Charles I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 17th century, (1913). Artist: Daniel Mytens
Charles I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 17th century. King Charles I. Charles (1600-1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649

Silhouette for Ombres Chinoisses from L Epopee, 1898. Artist: Caran d Ache
Silhouette for Ombres Chinoisses from L Epopee, 1898. Transperency for Ombres Chnoises from L EPOPEE BY Caran D ache. From The Studio Volume Twelve by [London Offices of the Studio V, London, 1898]

Indenture for the sale of land, signed by Guy Fawkes, (early 17th century), 1901
Indenture for the sale of land, signed by Guy Fawkes, early 17th century (1901). Facsimile of an indenture for the sale of land signed by Guy Fawkes (1570-1601)

Oliver Cromwell, (1599-1658). English military leader and politician, 1901. Artist: Samuel Cooper
Oliver Cromwell, (1599-1658). English military leader and politician. Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England, 1899

Court Dwarf Don Antonio el Ingles, (1640-1645), 1903
Court Dwarf Don Antonio el Ingles, 1640-1645. From the Museo del Prado, Madrid. After an original work by Diego Velazquez (1599-1660). From The Connoisseur Vol. V by [Otto Limited, London, 1903]

Horae Beatae Virginis Mariae, (Fifteenth Century), 1903
Horae Beatae Virginis Mariae, Fifteenth Century. After an illuminated page from medieval Book of Hours, Horae Beatae Virginis Maria. From The Connoisseur Vol. V by [Otto Limited, London, 1903]

Joan of Arc, (c1412-1431) 15th century French patriot and martyr, 1924
Joan of Arc, 15th century French patriot and martyr. Claiming divine inspiration, Joan of Arc (c1412-1431) persuaded Charles VII to declare himself King of France

Giuseppe Garibaldi, (1807-1882) Italian patriot, 1924
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian patriot, 1882. Portrait of Garibaldi (1807-1882), soldier of the Risorgimento. Taken from the Leaders of Men cigarette cards produced by Ogdens 1924

James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, (1775-1776), 1924
James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, 1775-1776. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform. Cook made three voyages of discovery

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), British soldier and statesman, 1924
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman. Wellesley (1769-1852) commanded the victorious British forces in the Peninsular War

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English poet and playwright, 1924
William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright. Portrait of Shakespeare (1564-1616), widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language

Boy scouts, 20th century. The boy scout movement was started in 1907 by Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941)

John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, English general, (c1819). Artist: Holl
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, English general, (c1819). Marlborough (1650-1722) commanded the British and allied forces in the War of the Spanish Succession early in the 18th century

Erasmus Darwin, English physician and naturalist, (c1819). Artist: Holl
Erasmus Darwin, English physician and naturalist, (c1819). Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) was the grandfather of Charles Darwin and Francis Galton

Portrait of the composer Leo Delibes (1836-1891), 1891. Private Collection

Portrait of the composer Johann Baptist Cramer (1771-1858). Private Collection

Portrait of the composer Johann Baptist Cramer (1771-1858), 1850. Private Collection

Portrait of General Count Fyodor Nesselrode (1786-1868), 1840. Found in the collection of Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw

Portrait of the composer Michael William Balfe (1808-1870), Second Half of the 19th cen.. Private Collection

Electric Bulbs. Found in the Collection of State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

The Conquest of Mexico by Hernan Cortes. Found in the Collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

From the series Sono sugata yukari no utsushi-e (Magic Lantern Slides of That Romantic Purple Figure), 1847-1852. Private Collection

The five-year plan of public catering, 1931. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

The autograph manuscript of a page of the roman The Demons by F. Dostoevsky, 1870-1871. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Portrait of the composer and singer Carl Heinrich Graun (1704-1759), 1820. Private Collection

Portrait of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799), 1889. Private Collection

Portrait of Juliane Marie (1729-1796), Queen of Denmark and Norway, 1776. Found in the Collection of Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Portrait of Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749-1791), 1793. Private Collection

Portrait of Claude Adrien Helvetius (1715-1771), 1889. Private Collection

King George III of the United Kingdom (1738-1820), . Private Collection

Portrait of Anna-Elisabeth, Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles (1876-1933). Private Collection

Self-Portrait. Private Collection

Illustration for Old Russian Legend Volga, 1901-1904. Private Collection

Decoration of the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles, on the occasion of the marriage of the Dauphin, on 14 February 1745, 1745

Dahlias, Garden at Petit Gennevilliers, 1893. Private Collection

Portrait of Admiral Mikhail Lazarev (1788-1851), 1840s. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Calico, End of 19th-Early 20th cen. Found in the Collection of State Open-air Museum Alexandrovskaya village, Alexandrov

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