Adopted Collection (page 2)

The New Horse for Sword Exercise, adopted by the French Army, Practice by the Troopers of the 3rd Dragons at Nantes
1593196 The New Horse for Sword Exercise, adopted by the French Army, Practice by the Troopers of the 3rd Dragons at Nantes (litho) by Sabattier

The New Power and the Old Potentate, Benzine Motor adopted for use in the Russian Army passing the Peter the Greats
1593755 The New Power and the Old Potentate, Benzine Motor adopted for use in the Russian Army passing the Peter the Greats Statue (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Portrait of Roman Emperor Hadrian, 76-138, Publius Aelius Hadrianus Augustus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697

The Foundling, 1861 (oil on canvas)
489750 The Foundling, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Schlesinger, Heinrich Wilhelm (1814-93); 109.5x142 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Das Geraubte Kind); Photo eChristies Images; German

Mime and the infant, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods
STC324246 Mime and the infant, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) English orientalist and explorer
537300 Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) English orientalist and explorer. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne for Punch, London, 13 May 1882

French soldiers of the 200th Regiment in their barracks in Montpellier with an abandoned child they adopted (engraving)
2789461 French soldiers of the 200th Regiment in their barracks in Montpellier with an abandoned child they adopted (engraving) by French School

Esther Bruce & her adopted nephew Stephen Bourne by Val Wilmer in Fulham, London. Josephine Esther Bruce (1912-1994) working-class mixed race seamstress born in Fulham

Esther Bruce, Kathy Joyce, Hannah Johnson and Michael Joyce
Esther Bruce with Kathy Joyce, Hannah Johnson (who adopted Esther into her family in 1941) & Michael Joyce outside 13 Dieppe Street, Fulham, London

The First Prince of Wales
King Edward Is infant son Edward (later King Edward II), born at Caernarfon Castle, is presented to the Welsh Chieftains as their Prince

The Finding of Moses (oil on canvas) (pair to 430289)
CH430288 The Finding of Moses (oil on canvas) (pair to 430289) by Beschey, Balthasar (1708-76); 43.2x33 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

Gatlings Battery-Gun, adopted by the United States Army (engraving)
1611001 Gatlings Battery-Gun, adopted by the United States Army (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gatlings Battery-Gun, adopted by the United States Army)

Syrian Church at Caranyachirra, showing the quasi-Jesuit facade generally adopted in modern times (engraving)
3629934 Syrian Church at Caranyachirra, showing the quasi-Jesuit facade generally adopted in modern times (engraving) by English School

Princess Hatzfeld, the adopted daughter of Mr C P Huntington (b / w photo)
3642071 Princess Hatzfeld, the adopted daughter of Mr C P Huntington (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Princess Hatzfeld)

The boyhood of Martin Luther, illustration from The History of the Nation
STC306682 The boyhood of Martin Luther, illustration from The History of the Nation (litho) by Spangenberg, Gustav Adolph (1828-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martin Luther (1483-1546)

Advert for the Protestant Laymans Address to the Queen (engraving)
604031 Advert for the Protestant Laymans Address to the Queen (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advert for the Protestant Laymans Address to the Queen)

The boyhood of Martin Luther, illustration from Hutchinson
STC373602 The boyhood of Martin Luther, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Spangenberg

The Flag adopted by the New Southern Confederacy of America (engraving)
1612867 The Flag adopted by the New Southern Confederacy of America (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Rodman Gun, of 15 Inches Calibre, adopted for the United States Navy (engraving)
1620604 The Rodman Gun, of 15 Inches Calibre, adopted for the United States Navy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rodman Gun, of 15 Inches Calibre)

A clown among the Native Americans (coloured engraving)
5998844 A clown among the Native Americans (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A clown among the Native Americans)

The story of Robert, the child of the troop (coloured engraving)
5998762 The story of Robert, the child of the troop (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The story of Robert, the child of the troop)

The Town and People of Zaila, Somali Coast, Africa (engraving)
1050496 The Town and People of Zaila, Somali Coast, Africa (engraving) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Town and People of Zaila, Somali Coast, Africa)

The Plan for Widening London Bridge adopted by the Court of Common Council (engraving)
1049381 The Plan for Widening London Bridge adopted by the Court of Common Council (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An adopted family (engraving)
968100 An adopted family (engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An adopted family)

An Alternative for the Panama Canal (engraving)
1038806 An Alternative for the Panama Canal (engraving) by Malteste, Louis (1862-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Alternative for the Panama Canal)

Houses of Parliament, Cape Town (b / w photo)
3092352 Houses of Parliament, Cape Town (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Houses of Parliament, Cape Town)

Portrait of the Rev. Thoms Wilson D. D. and his Adopted Daughter, Miss Catherine Macauley
990186 Portrait of the Rev.Thoms Wilson D.D. and his Adopted Daughter, Miss Catherine Macauley, (oil on canvas) by Wright of Derby

The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife, 1654 (oil on canvas)
1068183 The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife, 1654 (oil on canvas) by Mignard, Nicolas (1606-68); 148.6x145.1 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mr. and Mrs

The Open Mines, Kimberley (b / w photo)
3092490 The Open Mines, Kimberley (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Open Mines, Kimberley)

A New Mode of Travelling, what may happen if the Vienna Tailors Plan is generally adopted (engraving)
1047080 A New Mode of Travelling, what may happen if the Vienna Tailors Plan is generally adopted (engraving) by English School

"Hydraulicing"at the Transvaal Gold Fields (engraving)
1055654 " Hydraulicing" at the Transvaal Gold Fields (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Hydraulicing" at the Transvaal Gold Fields)

The child of the regiment (colour litho)
2782217 The child of the regiment (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The child of the regiment. L Enfant Du Regiment)

Design adopted by the council for the University of London (engraving)
607076 Design adopted by the council for the University of London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Holy Sign (engraving)
727489 The Holy Sign (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Holy Sign. Illustration for The Pathway of Life by T Dewitt Talmage (Johnson, 1890)

Mime finds the mother of Siegfried in the forest, illustration from
STC324250 Mime finds the mother of Siegfried in the forest, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924 (colour litho) by Rackham

Feats of arms of a monkey (colour litho)
6001209 Feats of arms of a monkey (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Feats of arms of a monkey)

The Construction of the United States Submarine Flotilla (b / w photo)
1628755 The Construction of the United States Submarine Flotilla (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Paris International Exhibition (engraving)
1620539 The Paris International Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Paris International Exhibition)

FEE £150 UP TO 1 / 4 PAGE Dustbin Baby Michelle Rooney tracks down her birth
FEE £ 150 UP TO 1/4 PAGE Dustbin Baby Michelle Rooney tracks down her birth father Michelle with nurse, circa 1969

Scruffy, winner of the Dog of the Year, in his cage at Manchester & District Home for Lost Dogs. Scruffy arrived on a Tuesday and was due to die a week later if nobody wanted him

Scruffy, winner of the Dog of the Year, in his cage at Manchester & District Home for Lost Dogs. Scruffy arrived on a Tuesday and was due to die a week later if nobody wanted him

The old and the new, or change of costume in Japan : passers-by inspect fellow- countrymen who have adopted western dress, or something like it. Date: 1873

ZEPPELIN PUB SIGN
A public house in Germany which, wishing to be very up- to-date, adopted a zeppelin as a pub sign. The old sign of the Post-horn can still be seen hanging above it! Date: 1930s

Orphans canvassing 1840s
Orphans wearing their best attire, being shown to potential parents. Date: 1840s

ASKLEPIOS - STATUE
Greek demi-god of medicine, adopted by the Romans as AESCULAPIUS

Introduction of Randolph
Ben Johnson holding court at the Apollo alehouse, greeting for the first time Thomas Randolph a young poet, who was to become one of his twelve adopted sons. Date: 19th century

William Austin, Her Majestys Protege, c1820. Creator: Unknown
William Austin, Her Majestys Protege, c1820. Portrait of William Austin (1802-1857), adopted son of Queen Caroline (1768-1821, also known as Caroline of Brunswick, consort of King George IV)

Pliny the Younger (61-113) (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR84907 Pliny the Younger (61-113) (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

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