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Abel Collection

"Abel: A Journey Through Time and Places" Step into the world of Abel, where history intertwines with exploration and sportsmanship

Background imageAbel Collection: Royal wedding at Balcombe, Sussex

Royal wedding at Balcombe, Sussex
The general interest in the wedding of Lady May Cambridge and Captain Henry Abel Smith, Royal Horse Guards, in the little village church of Balcombe

Background imageAbel Collection: The Dalles of the St. Louis, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton

The Dalles of the St. Louis, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton
The Dalles of the St. Louis, 1874. Rapids on the St Louis River which flows through Minnesota and Wisconsin, USA....Nature is harsh, rugged, and sombre

Background imageAbel Collection: Glen Canon, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton

Glen Canon, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton
Glen Canon, 1874. View of Glen Canyon, part of an immense system of canyons carved out by the Colorado River and its tributaries in Utah and Arizona, USA

Background imageAbel Collection: Adam and Eves Family Tree, 1556 (engraving)

Adam and Eves Family Tree, 1556 (engraving)
XJF476254 Adam and Eves Family Tree, 1556 (engraving) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageAbel Collection: ABEL TASMAN (1603?-1659). Abel Janszoon Tasman. Dutch navigator and explorer

ABEL TASMAN (1603?-1659). Abel Janszoon Tasman. Dutch navigator and explorer. Ships of Tasmans exploring expedition (right) and Polynesian outrigger canoes near the shore of one of the Fiji Islands

Background imageAbel Collection: Gotha - from His Royal Highness Prince Alberts drawing, 1845. Creator: W. J. Linton

Gotha - from His Royal Highness Prince Alberts drawing, 1845. Creator: W. J. Linton
Gotha - from His Royal Highness Prince Alberts drawing, 1845. View of the town of Gotha in Thuringia, Germany, seat of the royal house of Wettin of which Prince Albert was a member

Background imageAbel Collection: Mosaic on the floor of the central nave of Cain killing Abel, Otranto duomo (cathedral)

Mosaic on the floor of the central nave of Cain killing Abel, Otranto duomo (cathedral), Otranto, Lecce, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Background imageAbel Collection: Bobby, 1902. Artist: Spy

Bobby, 1902. Artist: Spy
Bobby, 1902. Robert Abel, English cricketer. Bobby Abel (1857-1936) was an opening batsman for Surrey and England. In a career lasting from 1881 until 1904 he scored 33

Background imageAbel Collection: Robert Abel, Surrey and England cricketer

Robert Abel, Surrey and England cricketer
Robert (Bobby) Abel, Surrey and England cricketer, nicknamed The Guv nor. Date: 1890s

Background imageAbel Collection: Scarlet camellia, Madame Rudolphe Abel, Thea japonica

Scarlet camellia, Madame Rudolphe Abel, Thea japonica.. Illustration by P. Stroobant, lithographed by L. Stroobant of Ghent, from Jean Lindens L Illustration Horticole, 1880s

Background imageAbel Collection: The Old House, Hereford

The Old House, Hereford, completed in 1621 by John Abel, " Kings Carpenter" to Charles I. An extremely fine example of Jacobean domestic architecture, now a museum

Background imageAbel Collection: Mary Celeste / Fosdyk 1872

Mary Celeste / Fosdyk 1872
ABEL FOSDYKs STORY All the crew, except Fosdyk, are eaten by sharks : he survives on drifting wreckage of the fallen quarter-deck (almost certainly a hoax)

Background imageAbel Collection: Abel making a sacrifice to God (colour litho)

Abel making a sacrifice to God (colour litho)
5198046 Abel making a sacrifice to God (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abel making a sacrifice to God)

Background imageAbel Collection: Abel Janszoon Tasman,1603- 1659

Abel Janszoon Tasman,1603- 1659
5614421 Abel Janszoon Tasman,1603- 1659; (add.info.: Abel Janszoon Tasman,1603- 1659. Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant)

Background imageAbel Collection: Adam, tilling the ground, after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden (colour litho)

Adam, tilling the ground, after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden (colour litho)
5198045 Adam, tilling the ground, after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adam, tilling the ground)

Background imageAbel Collection: Cain and Abel

Cain and Abel
3697241 Cain and Abel; (add.info.: Cain and Abel. Moses. Nuremberg Chronicle, 1483. Illustrated bible. .); PHAS/UIG.

Background imageAbel Collection: Cain and Abel offer sacrifices, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866

Cain and Abel offer sacrifices, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665373 Cain and Abel offer sacrifices, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Cain and Abel offer sacrifices, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866)

Background imageAbel Collection: Romanesque art: Fresco of the abbey of Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe), Vienne

Romanesque art: Fresco of the abbey of Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe), Vienne
JEB4924814 Romanesque art: Fresco of the abbey of Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe), Vienne, Poitou-Charentes (Poitou Charentes), France

Background imageAbel Collection: The Dead Abel (image 2 of 2), c.1840. Creator: Unknown

The Dead Abel (image 2 of 2), c.1840. Creator: Unknown
The Dead Abel (image 2 of 2), c.1840

Background imageAbel Collection: The Dead Abel (image 1 of 2), c.1840. Creator: Unknown

The Dead Abel (image 1 of 2), c.1840. Creator: Unknown
The Dead Abel (image 1 of 2), c.1840

Background imageAbel Collection: The Sacrifice of Abel. Study. Creator: Charles Mellin

The Sacrifice of Abel. Study. Creator: Charles Mellin
The Sacrifice of Abel. Study, Unknown date

Background imageAbel Collection: The Death of Abel, 1853. Creator: Giovanni Dupré

The Death of Abel, 1853. Creator: Giovanni Dupré
The Death of Abel, 1853

Background imageAbel Collection: The Mourning of the Dead Abel, 1818. Creator: Joseph Anton Rhomberg

The Mourning of the Dead Abel, 1818. Creator: Joseph Anton Rhomberg
The Mourning of the Dead Abel, 1818

Background imageAbel Collection: Cain Slaying Abel, 1715-1728. Creators: Paolo de Matteis, Luca Giordano

Cain Slaying Abel, 1715-1728. Creators: Paolo de Matteis, Luca Giordano
Cain Slaying Abel, 1715-1728

Background imageAbel Collection: Adam and Eve Lamenting over the Corpse of Abel, 1604. Creator: Jan Saenredam

Adam and Eve Lamenting over the Corpse of Abel, 1604. Creator: Jan Saenredam
Adam and Eve Lamenting over the Corpse of Abel, 1604

Background imageAbel Collection: Portrait of Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787), 1786. Creator: Abel, Ernst Heinrich (1721-1787)

Portrait of Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787), 1786. Creator: Abel, Ernst Heinrich (1721-1787)
Portrait of Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787), 1786. Found in the collection of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin

Background imageAbel Collection: Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel. Creator: Carlo Alberto Baratta

Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel. Creator: Carlo Alberto Baratta
Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel

Background imageAbel Collection: Cain slaying Abel, First Half of 17th cen.. Creator: Pepyn (Pepijn), Marten (1575-1643)

Cain slaying Abel, First Half of 17th cen.. Creator: Pepyn (Pepijn), Marten (1575-1643)
Cain slaying Abel, First Half of 17th. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Verviers

Background imageAbel Collection: The Triumph of Christ: the last sheet on the right showing Adam and Eve who lead th... ca

The Triumph of Christ: the last sheet on the right showing Adam and Eve who lead th... ca. 1510-11. Creator: Anon
The Triumph of Christ: the last sheet on the right showing Adam and Eve who lead the procession, ca. 1510-11

Background imageAbel Collection: Cain slaying Abel, 1510-1515. Creator: Albertinelli, Mariotto (1474-1515)

Cain slaying Abel, 1510-1515. Creator: Albertinelli, Mariotto (1474-1515)
Cain slaying Abel, 1510-1515. Found in the Collection of the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

Background imageAbel Collection: Cain slaying Abel, 1510-1515. Creator: Albertinelli, Mariotto (1474-1515)

Cain slaying Abel, 1510-1515. Creator: Albertinelli, Mariotto (1474-1515)
Cain slaying Abel, 1510-1515. Found in the Collection of the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

Background imageAbel Collection: Adam and Eve with Infants Cain and Abel, c.1500. Creator: Cristofano di Michele Martini

Adam and Eve with Infants Cain and Abel, c.1500. Creator: Cristofano di Michele Martini
Adam and Eve with Infants Cain and Abel, c.1500

Background imageAbel Collection: Adam and Eve with the Infants Cain and Abel, c.1500. Creator: Cristofano di Michele Martini

Adam and Eve with the Infants Cain and Abel, c.1500. Creator: Cristofano di Michele Martini
Adam and Eve with the Infants Cain and Abel, c.1500

Background imageAbel Collection: Portrait of the componist and musician Clamor Heinrich Abel (1634-1696), 1674

Portrait of the componist and musician Clamor Heinrich Abel (1634-1696), 1674. Creator: Serault, Noel (active 1670s)
Portrait of the componist and musician Clamor Heinrich Abel (1634-1696), 1674. Private Collection

Background imageAbel Collection: Queen at wedding of Lady Palmer and Alexander Abel Smith

Queen at wedding of Lady Palmer and Alexander Abel Smith
The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, at the wedding at Queens Chapel, Malborough Gate, between Lady Palmer, widow of Sir Anthony Palmer and lady-in-waiting to Her Majesty, and Mr

Background imageAbel Collection: Cain and Abel - Bible

Cain and Abel - Bible
3784233 Cain and Abel - Bible; (add.info.: Cain and Abel. Caption reads: And Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him Genesis, chapter 4, verse 8. Payne's Illustrated Family Bible)

Background imageAbel Collection: Poster for the Hungarian release of Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang, 1927 (colour litho)

Poster for the Hungarian release of Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang, 1927 (colour litho)
1631906 Poster for the Hungarian release of Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang, 1927 (colour litho); (add.info.: Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist epic science fiction drama film directed by)

Background imageAbel Collection: Coastal view, Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand

Coastal view, Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand

Background imageAbel Collection: Cain and Abel, from Hulberts Story of the Bible published by The John Winston

Cain and Abel, from Hulberts Story of the Bible published by The John Winston
5323239 Cain and Abel, from Hulberts Story of the Bible published by The John Winston Company, 1932 (colour litho) by Leinweber, Anton Robert (1845-1921); Private Collection; Czech, out of copyright

Background imageAbel Collection: The Spouting Horn in a Storm, 1872. Creator: W. J. Linton

The Spouting Horn in a Storm, 1872. Creator: W. J. Linton
The " Spouting Horn" in a Storm, 1872. Rocks on the coast of Maine, north eastern USA: a wide chasm in the cliff

Background imageAbel Collection: The first quarrel (Cain and Abel), 1861. Artist: Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905)

The first quarrel (Cain and Abel), 1861. Artist: Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905)
The first quarrel (Cain and Abel), 1861. Private Collection

Background imageAbel Collection: Adam and Eve with their sons, Cain and Abel, resting in the wilderness, c1860

Adam and Eve with their sons, Cain and Abel, resting in the wilderness, c1860
Adam and Eve with their sons Cain and Abel, resting in the wilderness, c1860. Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden after being tempted by the Serpent to eat the forbidden fruit of

Background imageAbel Collection: Adam and Eve family tree, 18th century C013 / 7820

Adam and Eve family tree, 18th century C013 / 7820
Adam and Eve family tree. 18th-century depiction of the family tree of Adam and Eve, the first humans according to the Judeo-Christian biblical tradition of Genesis

Background imageAbel Collection: Bell Hotel, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

Bell Hotel, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, which features in a Victorian novel by Dinah Craik, John Halifax, Gentleman - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based

Background imageAbel Collection: Parody of A Drawing by Abel Faivre

Parody of A Drawing by Abel Faivre
A parody sketch of French painter Abel Faivre, as a man that has been stabbed in the back, with his liver spilling out of his guts, and his legs cut off, a large female model says, Oh my god

Background imageAbel Collection: Grapes

Grapes
A portrait sketch of a young lady dangling a small bunch of grapes above her mouth. Date: circa 1901

Background imageAbel Collection: Animated Desk Lamp

Animated Desk Lamp
A strange illustration of a desk lamp with a decorative shade, stooping down with long, gangly legs, almost like a 1901 version of Pixar's animated lamp! Date: circa 1901

Background imageAbel Collection: History Through Women

History Through Women
An illustration of a lady wearing a black outdoor dress with a decorative hat, speaking with a large gentleman looking at his pocket watchm she says I'm like Louis XIV




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"Abel: A Journey Through Time and Places" Step into the world of Abel, where history intertwines with exploration and sportsmanship. From the grandeur of a royal wedding at Balcombe, Sussex to the breathtaking beauty of The Dalles in St. Louis captured by W. J. Linton in 1874, Abel's story unfolds. Meet Robert Abel, a legendary Surrey and England cricketer who left an indelible mark on the sport. His skills on the field made him a true icon for cricket enthusiasts across England. Travel back even further to encounter Abel Janszoon Tasman, a Dutch navigator and explorer whose ships embarked on daring expeditions across uncharted waters. Witness his encounters with Polynesian outrigger canoes near Fiji Islands through late 19th-century engravings based on Tasman's own drawings from 1643. Delve into biblical tales as you explore Adam and Eve's family tree depicted in a captivating engraving from 1556. Discover Cain killing Abel immortalized in mosaic form within Otranto duomo (cathedral), reminding us of ancient stories that continue to resonate today. Marvel at Bobby, an intriguing figure brought to life by Spy's artistic prowess in 1902. Uncover the secrets behind this enigmatic character as you delve deeper into his portrait. Admire nature's wonders through Madame Rudolphe Abel - a scarlet camellia known for its vibrant beauty within Thea japonica species. Let its petals inspire awe and appreciation for nature’s artistry. Explore architectural marvels like The Old House in Hereford or immerse yourself in maritime mysteries surrounding Mary Celeste/Fosdyk shipwrecked voyage of 1872 – tales that have captivated generations with their unanswered questions. Finally, find respite at Bell Hotel nestled amidst Tewkesbury’s charming streetscape in Gloucestershire; let it be a testament to the enduring allure of historic establishments.