Curiosity Collection (#5)

Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_10_1: Marriage
ICA4937803 Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_10_1: Marriage, Adultere - Illustration by Henri Boutet (1851-1919); (add.info.: Cover of " L'Indiscret")

Myths and legends: Pandora too curious opens the box despite the ban and frees less demons from the box containing all
NWI4930176 Myths and legends: Pandora too curious opens the box despite the ban and frees less demons from the box containing all the ills of humanity

Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a village in the Sicilian countryside
LUX4779647 Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a village in the Sicilian countryside, locals watch them sit on their mullet, 1890; (add.info.: Italy)

The epic recites of Homere read in ancient Greece. A man tells the Illiad
NWI4910513 The epic recites of Homere read in ancient Greece. A man tells the Illiad and the Odyssee has a small assembly of listeners reading in a scroll

The British Character, A keen curiosity about the future (litho)
8630596 The British Character, A keen curiosity about the future (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Character, A keen curiosity about the future)

The curious "Balloon Stone" in Standon Green End, 4 miles from Ware (litho)
8633717 The curious "Balloon Stone" in Standon Green End, 4 miles from Ware (litho) by Harper, Charles George (1863-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Norwich, 2 miles N, Great Budworth (litho)
8633436 Norwich, 2 miles N, Great Budworth (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Norwich, 2 miles N, Great Budworth)

Boy fishing in a stream watched by two lambs (coloured photo)
8635279 Boy fishing in a stream watched by two lambs (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy fishing in a stream watched by two lambs)

Engraving depicting two young boys experimenting with an electrical machine
5309433 Engraving depicting two young boys experimenting with an electrical machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting two young boys experimenting with an electrical machine)

Postcard, in N & B, 1915: War sketch 1915 Belgian crowd interested in cars blindees - War of 14 -18, Photography
ICA4948696 Postcard, in N & B, 1915: War sketch 1915 Belgian crowd interested in cars blindees - War of 14 -18, Photography, Automobile, Belgium; (add.info.: Postcard, in N & B)

France, Central, Loir-et-Cher (41), Pontlevoy: the great maneuvers of the West
LUX4797659 France, Central, Loir-et-Cher (41), Pontlevoy: the great maneuvers of the West, in the Tourangelle countryside the crowd contemplates planes, 1914; (add.info.: France, Central)

France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Pontlevoy: the great maneuvers of the West, in the Tourangelle countryside
LUX4797677 France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Pontlevoy: the great maneuvers of the West, in the Tourangelle countryside, the crowd contemplates the Bleriot of Jacques de Sylvestre in breakdown

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: a car with the hood open in rue George
LUX4796918 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: a car with the hood open in rue George and a Tours in front of the warehouses old house Voisseau successor, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Woman peeking from her home's dooryard in Santa Fe, NM, 1890s - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
NWI4966697 Woman peeking from her home's dooryard in Santa Fe, NM, 1890s - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration; (add.info.: Woman peeking from her home's dooryard in Santa Fe)

France: a biplane plane Voisin LA10, single-engine propulsion with 2 tanks under wings, on a beach, 1918
LUX4789201 France: a biplane plane Voisin LA10, single-engine propulsion with 2 tanks under wings, on a beach, 1918; (add.info.: France: a biplane plane Voisin LA10)

Portrait of Zaga Christ (Zaga-Christ) (1610-1638) son of Ethiopian Emperor Arzo in the streets of Paris
ELD4934564 Portrait of Zaga Christ (Zaga-Christ) (1610-1638) son of Ethiopian Emperor Arzo in the streets of Paris, 1635 (Zaga Christ walking through the streets of Paris)

Return of Russian soldiers wounded in the Russo-Japanese War, St Petersburg, 1904 (litho)
8655573 Return of Russian soldiers wounded in the Russo-Japanese War, St Petersburg, 1904 (litho) by Thiriat, Paul (1868-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scene from Sleeping Beauty (chromolitho)
8677396 Scene from Sleeping Beauty (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Sleeping Beauty; the prince hunting in the forest and seeing the castle)

Curiosity (colour litho)
8671035 Curiosity (colour litho) by Menpes, Mortimer Ludington (1855-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Curiosity. Illustration for Brittany by Mortimer Menpes)

Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890
3665729 Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Leibig card depicting French children on the beach 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An aboriginal canoe coming to meet the schooner Tom Tough, August 28, 1855
MMM5460253 An aboriginal canoe coming to meet the schooner Tom Tough, August 28, 1855, during the British expedition in the Gulf of Carpentaria (Australia); National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting the solar spectrum being demonstrated to young boys in a darkened room by means of a heliostat
5309431 Engraving depicting the solar spectrum being demonstrated to young boys in a darkened room by means of a heliostat and a prism

Parisien Idyll A poor man stares into a university forecourt, France. By Pierre Vidal, 1894 (watercolour)
5669494 Parisien Idyll A poor man stares into a university forecourt, France. By Pierre Vidal, 1894 (watercolour); Universal History Archive/UIG

Worst Comes to Worst-We'll Look at His Etchings, 1934 (pastel and pencil on board)
822782 Worst Comes to Worst-We'll Look at His Etchings, 1934 (pastel and pencil on board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 57x42 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

19th century illustration showing, Lucia Zarate and General Mite, two dwarfs, with their exhibitor. 1896
5311567 19th century illustration showing, Lucia Zarate and General Mite, two dwarfs, with their exhibitor. 1896; (add.info.: Date: 1896); Universal History Archive/UIG

Allegorical representation of chattering women repeating gossips. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4887973 Allegorical representation of chattering women repeating gossips. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Cover of " Le Lire", Satirique en Colours, 1898_8_6: The cabin of Emilia (Emilienne d'Alencon)
ICA4839009 Cover of " Le Lire", Satirique en Colours, 1898_8_6: The cabin of Emilia (Emilienne d'Alencon, 1869-1946), beach of Marennes - Leisure

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Dunkirk: party in a northern port with many curious coming to contemplate an
LUX4781479 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59), Dunkirk: party in a northern port with many curious coming to contemplate an arch made of different pieces of boats: bar, lantern, mats, pennants

Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a Sicilian village between houses where the inhabitants
LUX4779658 Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a Sicilian village between houses where the inhabitants on the balconies look at them with curiosite

Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a Sicilian village between houses where the inhabitants
LUX4779654 Italy, Sicily: a convoy of tourists passes through a Sicilian village between houses where the inhabitants on the balconies look at them with curiosite

First World War: Patriotic Map showing a French soldier, an English soldier
LUX4744803 First World War: Patriotic Map showing a French soldier, an English soldier and a Belgian soldier having fun reading the soldiers letters and entitled Dans les trchees

Wedding. The bride to be lookin at herself in the mirror, the bridegroom to be peeping behind the door
2093137 Wedding. The bride to be lookin at herself in the mirror, the bridegroom to be peeping behind the door.; Photo © CCI

The Monkey Tree (engraving)
8636564 The Monkey Tree (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Monkey Tree. Illustration for Chatterbox (1878).); © Look and Learn

Death of Roman Consul Marcus Papirius in the sack of Rome by the Gauls (engraving)
8635777 Death of Roman Consul Marcus Papirius in the sack of Rome by the Gauls (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Golfer reading a note over a woman's shoulder (colour litho)
8655878 Golfer reading a note over a woman's shoulder (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Golfer reading a note over a woman's shoulder)

Reception on the occasion of the introduction of a debutante into the company, around 1900
NWI4880546 Reception on the occasion of the introduction of a debutante into the company, around 1900. A scene of dance, conversation and romance in American high society

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): airship balloon. Santos Dumont aboard the damsel makes an outing followed by a crowd
LUX4782253 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): airship balloon. Santos Dumont aboard the damsel makes an outing followed by a crowd of curious, 1900 - Airship Balloon No

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): airship balloon. Santos Dumont aboard the damsel makes an outing followed by a crowd
LUX4782277 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): airship balloon. Santos Dumont aboard the damsel makes an outing followed by a crowd of curious, 1900 - Airship Balloon No

The elderly shopkeeper leads Raphael to a piece of shagreen hanging on the wall
ELD4933243 The elderly shopkeeper leads Raphael to a piece of shagreen hanging on the wall, a skin promises to fulfill any wish of its owner. 1799-1850

View of the museum (cabinet) of curiosites (encyclopedic museum) of the pharmacist Ferrante Imperato (1550-1631)
XEE5029821 View of the museum (cabinet) of curiosites (encyclopedic museum) of the pharmacist Ferrante Imperato (1550-1631), engraving of 1678

Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Shows American silent movie star Constance Alice Talmadge (1898-1973)

Trophies, Place de la Concorde, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Trophies, Place de la Concorde, 1918 or 1919. Cannons and other weapons gathered in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France after World War I

German U-Boat in N.Y. 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
German U-Boat in N.Y. 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Jackies on U-Boat, 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Liberty Loan procession in Central Park, 25 Oct 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

German U-Boat, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
German U-Boat, 1917. The SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies, brought to New York City and renamed U-Buy-a-Bond

Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917
Christening "U-BUY-A-BOND", 1917. The chistening of the SM UC-5, a German Type UC I minelayer submarine (U-boat) which was captured by the Allies

14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
14th Infantry Camp, Prospect Park, between c1915 and c1920. A camp of the 14th Infantry in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York

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"Unleashing the Spirit of Curiosity: From Landseer's Shoeing to the Curiosity Rover" Step into a world where curiosity knows no bounds, as we embark on a journey through time and space. In 1844, artist Edwin Henry Landseer captured the essence in his masterpiece "Shoeing, " showcasing the inquisitive nature of Border Terrier Dogs sitting together. Fast forward to 1938, when another glimpse into curiosity was revealed. Goats with their heads stuck through a net fence, displaying their unwavering determination to explore beyond boundaries. But it's not just our furry friends who embody this trait. A French Bulldog Puppy captures hearts with its wide-eyed wonderment, reminding us that even the smallest creatures possess an insatiable thirst for knowledge. Venturing beyond our earthly realm, we encounter the awe-inspiring Curiosity rover artwork. This robotic explorer epitomizes humanity's relentless pursuit of understanding distant worlds and unraveling mysteries yet unknown. Returning closer to home, a Great Pyrenees lies amidst wild Poppy flowers at Antelope Valley California – an enchanting scene that beckons us to appreciate both beauty and intrigue found within nature itself. Back on familiar ground, Border Terrier Dog puppies curiously investigate their surroundings within a barn – playful innocence intertwined with an eagerness for discovery. In another unexpected encounter, Pygmy Goat kids find themselves captivated by something as simple as investigating a polythene bag. Their fascination reminds us that sometimes it is life's simplest things that ignite our sense of wonder. Even in urban landscapes like Bristol, UK, young urban Red foxes poke their heads over walls - emblematic figures representing resilience and adaptability while embracing new experiences lurking around every corner. Nature once again takes center stage as an Italian Greyhound stands gracefully amidst white sands and ice plant at Carmel Beach California – demonstrating how they are lead us to breathtaking vistas and unexpected encounters.