Background People Collection (page 3)

Rue des Bouchers, Brussels, Belgium

Pulteney Bridge, circa 1930
Pulteney Bridge over the River Avon in Bath, Somerset, with the weir on the right, circa 1930. The bridge was built in the latter half of the 18th century by Robert Adam

Spain, Alcantara, Roman arched stone bridge
Alcantara, Arch, Architecture, Background People, Bridge, Colour Image, Crossing, History, Horizontal Image, Illustration And Painting, Single Object, The Past, Dorling Kindersley Prints, 79710805

Great Britain, England, 1779 cast iron bridge over river
18th Century Style, Arch, Architecture, Background People, Bridge, Colour Image, Crossing, Horizontal Image, Illustration And Painting, Iron, River, Single Object, Dorling Kindersley Prints, 79710806

Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France
Feast at the Tuileries to Celebrate the Marriage of Leopold I (1790-1865) to Princess Louise of Orleans (1812-50) 1832 (oil on canvas) (Photo by Art Images via Getty Images)

St. Paul Led to Damascus After his Conversion (oil on canvas) Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France (Photo by Art Images via Getty Images)

Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, (pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour)
658718 Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, (pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour) by Prosdocini or Prosdocimi, Alberto (1852-1925); 56.5x40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Un Village au Bord de la Mer, 1896-1897 (oil on burlap)
652264 Un Village au Bord de la Mer, 1896-1897 (oil on burlap) by Valtat, Louis (1869-1952); 54.6x65.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Village au Bord de la Mer. Louis Valtat (1869-1952)

The Harbour, (oil on canvas)
657089 The Harbour, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); 59.1x89.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Harbour. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

The Inner Harbour, Dieppe, (oil on canvas)
656957 The Inner Harbour, Dieppe, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Inner Harbour, Dieppe. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

Cafe Parisien (Bal Tabarin), (oil on canvas)
1196569 Cafe Parisien (Bal Tabarin), (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Ludovic-Rodolphe (1878-1952); 46.2x55.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

The Harbour, Honfleur, (oil on canvas)
826732 The Harbour, Honfleur, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); 51x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Harbour, Honfleur. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

Old Houses, Bath, 1927 (oil on canvas)
1197169 Old Houses, Bath, 1927 (oil on canvas) by Ginner, Charles (1878-1952); 50.8x61 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Plymouth Pier from the Hoe, 1923 (oil on canvas)
826678 Plymouth Pier from the Hoe, 1923 (oil on canvas) by Ginner, Charles (1878-1952); 30x24in cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Plymouth Pier from the Hoe. Charles Ginner (1878-1952)

The Bridge, 1919 (oil on canvas)
826676 The Bridge, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Jackson, Albert Edward (1873-1952); 121.9x137.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bridge. Albert Edward Jackson (1873-1952). Oil on canvas

Bateau de Peche, La Rochelle, (oil on canvas)
657452 Bateau de Peche, La Rochelle, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bateau de Peche, La Rochelle. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

The Strike at Llanca, Spain; La Greve de Llanca, Espagna, c. 1896 (oil on canvas)
824572 The Strike at Llanca, Spain; La Greve de Llanca, Espagna, c.1896 (oil on canvas) by Valtat, Louis (1869-1952); 65.1x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Strike at Llanca)

Spring Flowers, (oil on canvas)
657449 Spring Flowers, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring Flowers. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

Air-Liner of Future, 1914 (illustration)
864150 Air-Liner of Future, 1914 (illustration) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952); (add.info.: Idea for a transatlantic air liner which would fly at 10)

The Landing Stage, Stratford-Upon-Avon, 1928 (oil on canvas)
826729 The Landing Stage, Stratford-Upon-Avon, 1928 (oil on canvas) by Ginner, Charles (1878-1952); 51x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Landing Stage, Stratford-Upon-Avon)

A Corner in Chelsea, 1910 (oil on canvas)
1197128 A Corner in Chelsea, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Ginner, Charles (1878-1952); 94x133 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Homeward, 1898 (orotone)
1766834 Homeward, 1898 (orotone) by Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Homeward. Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952). Orotone, 1898.); Photo © Christie's Images

A Corner in the Taos Plaza, c. 1925 (oil on canvas)
1767636 A Corner in the Taos Plaza, c.1925 (oil on canvas) by Berninghaus, Oscar Edward (1874-1952); 88.9x101.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Corner in the Taos Plaza)

Spring-Boulevard St, (oil on canvas)
989989 Spring-Boulevard St, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); 63.5x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring-Boulevard St. Michel, Paris; Printemps-Boulevard St)

Notre Dame, Paris, (oil on canvas)
657219 Notre Dame, Paris, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); 28x36in cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Notre Dame, Paris. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

The Quai, Dieppe, (oil on canvas)
657450 The Quai, Dieppe, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Quai, Dieppe. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

Home Again, (oil on canvas)
991397 Home Again, (oil on canvas) by Elsley, Arthur John (1861-1952); 91.5x71 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Home Again. Arthur John Elsley (1861-1952). Oil on canvas

Casual Meeting, 1928 (oil on canvas)
1767764 Casual Meeting, 1928 (oil on canvas) by Miller, Kenneth Hayes (1876-1952); 51.4x61.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Casual Meeting. Kenneth Hayes Miller (1876-1952). Oil on canvas

Rachels Tomb, situated just outside Bethlehem, circa 1910. It is said to be the grave of the biblical matriarch Rachel, wife of Jacob. (Photo by Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Men-of-War Breaking Fishermens Nets, (oil on panel-a penschilderij)
990413 Men-of-War Breaking Fishermens Nets, (oil on panel-a penschilderij) by Salm, Adriaen or Abraham (c.1660-1720); 47x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Men-of-War Breaking Fishermens Nets)

Spitalfields Market
Union jack flags and bunting in Old Spitalfields Market in London, 1928. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Paris at Twilight, 1887 (oil on canvas)
822709 Paris at Twilight, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 65.2x54.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris at Twilight. Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935)

Skaters on a Frozen Pond, 1905 (oil on canvas)
827210 Skaters on a Frozen Pond, 1905 (oil on canvas) by Hansen, Sigvard (1859-1938); 49.5x67.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Skaters on a Frozen Pond. Sigvard Hansen (b.1859). Oil on canvas

Flags, Columbus Circle, 1918 (watercolour and charcoal on paper)
823048 Flags, Columbus Circle, 1918 (watercolour and charcoal on paper) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 22.3x17.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flags, Columbus Circle)

The Milk Maid, (oil on canvas)
658447 The Milk Maid, (oil on canvas) by Salinas Tervel, Juan Pablo (1871-1946); 66x120.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Milk Maid. Juan Pablo Salinas (1871-1946). Oil on canvas

Powder Play, (oil on canvas)
989715 Powder Play, (oil on canvas) by Armour, George Denholm (1864-1949); 97.2x141 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Powder Play. George Denholm Armour (1864-1949). Oil on canvas

The Farm, (oil on board)
1195797 The Farm, (oil on board) by Sudeikin, Sergei Yurevich (1882-1946); 29.8x32.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Outward Bound (oil on panel)
1767670 Outward Bound (oil on panel) by Wiles, Irving Ramsay (1861-1948); 24.8x35.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Outward Bound. Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861-1948). Oil on panel

Canyon Drive, Santa Fe, c. 1914 (oil on canvas)
1767635 Canyon Drive, Santa Fe, c.1914 (oil on canvas) by Higgins, William Victor (1884-1949); 61.6x69.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Canyon Drive, Santa Fe. Victor Higgins (1884-1949)

Bending Sail on the Old Mill, 1920 (oil on canvas)
985426 Bending Sail on the Old Mill, 1920 (oil on canvas) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 61x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bending Sail on the Old Mill)

Annapolis, 1924 (oil on canvas)
985305 Annapolis, 1924 (oil on canvas) by Beal, Reynolds (1867-1951); 46x61.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Annapolis. Reynolds Beal (1867-1951). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1924

Map of Africa, c. 1696 (hand-coloured engraving)
986318 Map of Africa, c.1696 (hand-coloured engraving) by Danckerts, Cornelis III (1664-1717); 59x96 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Africa. Cornelis Danckerts III (1664-1717)

View of St. Marks from the Punta della Dogana, Venice, (oil on canvas)
658264 View of St. Marks from the Punta della Dogana, Venice, (oil on canvas) by Pritchett, Edward (fl.1828-79); 43x63 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: View of St)

Characters in the Prairie; Personnages dans la Prairie, (oil on canvas)
826395 Characters in the Prairie; Personnages dans la Prairie, (oil on canvas) by Montezin, Pierre Eugene (1874-1946); 92x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Windy Day, Paris, 1889 (oil on panel)
823103 Windy Day, Paris, 1889 (oil on panel) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 23.8x21.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Windy Day, Paris. Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935)

Poster advertising mail steamship routes, 1937 (colour litho)
1198395 Poster advertising mail steamship routes, 1937 (colour litho) by Gill, Leslie MacDonald (Max) (1884-1947); 102x127 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gill)

Men o War: The Blake and The Boston, 1893 (oil on canvas)
1767570 Men o War: The Blake and The Boston, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 45.7x56.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Men o War: The Blake and The Boston)

An Audience, (oil on canvas)
657831 An Audience, (oil on canvas) by Russell, Walter Westley (1867-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Audience. Walter Westley Russell (1867-1949). Oil on canvas

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"Unveiling the Unseen: The Enigmatic Lives of Background People" Step into a time-traveling journey through history and art, where the spotlight may not always shine on them, but their presence is undeniable. From Launceston in 1909 to Catal Huyuk's ancient settlement in Anatolia, Turkey circa 6500 BC, these they have silently witnessed the ebb and flow of human existence. Picture yourself strolling along Mwnt Beach in Ceredigion, Wales, as if you were one of those nameless figures dotting the shoreline. Feel their connection to nature as they blend seamlessly with Europe's picturesque landscapes. In contrast, witness the intensity of a fencing match between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere D Eon De Beaumont and Monsieur De Saint George captured by Victor Marie Picot; even though they are at center stage, it is impossible to ignore those surrounding faces that add depth to this historic moment. Travel back further in time to St. Albans in 1809; George Sidney Shepherd's brush strokes bring forth an era where everyday individuals played supporting roles amidst grand architecture and bustling streets. Meanwhile, within The Keigwin Arms pub in Mousehole, Cornwall during 1936 - an anonymous creator immortalized ordinary folks engaged in lively conversations over pints. As we move across continents and epochs like Bodinnick Fowey c1930 or explore India's ancient Mauryan empire on an illustrated map - we uncover stories hidden behind regal empires or exotic locales. These background people become threads connecting us to forgotten tales waiting for rediscovery. From Nice Riviera's sun-kissed shores to Berlin's theatrical magic flutes designed by unknown artists - these figures embody universality transcending borders and cultures. They remind us that while some take center stage under life’s spotlight others quietly shape our world from backstage. In Cookham circa 1898, an unknown creator captures a moment of contemplation.