British Museum Collection (page 5)

Roman Gallery in the British Museum (engraving)
605381 Roman Gallery in the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The corridor, or Roman Gallery, British Museum)

Drinking fountain at the British Museum (engraving)
603450 Drinking fountain at the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drinking fountain at the British Museum, London)

Reception of Nineveh sculptures at the British Museum (engraving)
559672 Reception of Nineveh sculptures at the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reception of Nineveh sculptures at the British Museum)

Decebalus Conquered by Trajan (engraving)
663115 Decebalus Conquered by Trajan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decebalus Conquered by Trajan (British Museum)

Hall and Staircase at the British Museum, from Microcosm of London
661113 Hall and Staircase at the British Museum, from Microcosm of London published by R. Ackermann 1808 (colour litho) by Rowlandson, T.(1756-1827) & Pugin

Antiquities recently added to the British Museum (engraving)
2772688 Antiquities recently added to the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antiquities recently added to the British Museum)

Montagu House, c. 1700 (pen and ink)
3038357 Montagu House, c.1700 (pen and ink) by Gasselin, Noel (fl.1677); Private Collection; (add.info.: Montagu House (later the British Museum) as rebuilt in1685-6 after a fire

The Nimroud Sculptures lately received at the British Museum (engraving)
1617811 The Nimroud Sculptures lately received at the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mediaeval Plates, in the British Museum (engraving)
1618928 Mediaeval Plates, in the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mediaeval Plates, in the British Museum)

Ancient Statues in the British Museum, from the Farness Palace at Rome (engraving)
1613351 Ancient Statues in the British Museum, from the Farness Palace at Rome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Statues in the British Museum)

New Graeco-Roman Room, just opened at the British Museum (engraving)
1602234 New Graeco-Roman Room, just opened at the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Graeco-Roman Room)

The New Reading-Room at the British Museum, in Course of Construction (engraving)
1602137 The New Reading-Room at the British Museum, in Course of Construction (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Right Honourable Sir Austen Henry Layard, GCB, Bust in the British Museum (b / w photo)
1591748 The Right Honourable Sir Austen Henry Layard, GCB, Bust in the British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Key to the View of London and the Lord Mayors Show from St Pauls (engraving)
1596246 Key to the View of London and the Lord Mayors Show from St Pauls (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Leaf of Mr Shapiras Supposed Manuscript of Deuteronomy, at the British Museum (engraving)
1107148 A Leaf of Mr Shapiras Supposed Manuscript of Deuteronomy, at the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

View of the Zoological Gallery, British Museum showing visitors looking at displays, c
5890801 View of the Zoological Gallery, British Museum showing visitors looking at displays, c.1850 (engraving) by Jewitt, Llewellyn (1816-1886) (after); length: 28 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

Interior view of the British Museum showing the gallery of engravings
5890798 Interior view of the British Museum showing the gallery of engravings, 1884 (wash & bodycolour on paper) by Tidmarsh, Henry Edward (1855-1939); length: 15 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

British Museum, 1850 (w / c on paper)
5890784 British Museum, 1850 (w/c on paper) by Findlay, James (fl.1820); length: 19 cm; London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: View of the old British Museum)

The courtyard and principal front of the British Museum, London (engraving)
5230997 The courtyard and principal front of the British Museum, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

One of the Newspaper Corridors at the British Museum, 1899 (b / w photo)
5227042 One of the Newspaper Corridors at the British Museum, 1899 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Present Elgin Room at the British Museum (engraving)
5231131 The Present Elgin Room at the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Present Elgin Room at the British Museum)

Life in London returning to normal after the end of World War II, 1945-1946 (b / w photo)
6015271 Life in London returning to normal after the end of World War II, 1945-1946 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Punch cartoon: Puritans Penance (engraving)
6034705 Punch cartoon: Puritans Penance (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: Puritans Penance)

Facsimile of a Study by Flaxman (engraving)
6019005 Facsimile of a Study by Flaxman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Facsimile of a Study by Flaxman)

Parthenon sculptures: Victory, British Museum (b / w photo)
6000902 Parthenon sculptures: Victory, British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victory, British Museum)

Parthenon sculptures: South frieze, British Museum (b / w photo)
6000895 Parthenon sculptures: South frieze, British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South frieze, British Museum)

Parthenon sculptures: South frieze, British Museum (b / w photo)
6000885 Parthenon sculptures: South frieze, British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South frieze, British Museum)

The Reading Room and Library at the British Museum, from
931651 The Reading Room and Library at the British Museum, from London Interiors with their Costumes and Ceremonies pub. Joseph Mead, London, c.1843 (steel engraving) by Shepherd

British Museum, Great Russell Street, from London and it
931496 British Museum, Great Russell Street, from London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century pub. Jones & Co. 1827-1829 (engraving) by Shepherd

Portrait of William Alexander (engraving)
605395 Portrait of William Alexander (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of William Alexander)

New building of the British Museum (coloured engraving)
605372 New building of the British Museum (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior view of the new building of the British Museum, London)

British Museum, The Large Room (engraving)
582449 British Museum, The Large Room (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Museum, The Large Room)

Montague House in Great Russell Street (engraving)
582444 Montague House in Great Russell Street (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

British Museum, Grand Central and Egyptian Saloons (engraving)
582437 British Museum, Grand Central and Egyptian Saloons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Museum)

The British Museum Principal Entrance (engraving)
611136 The British Museum Principal Entrance (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Museum Principal Entrance)

British Museum, Great Russel Street, London (coloured engraving)
610573 British Museum, Great Russel Street, London (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Museum, Great Russel Street)

Aphrodite on the swan
LLM454593 Aphrodite on the swan by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aphrodite on the swan. Illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J E Harrison and Ds MacColl)

Plate from Illuminated Manuscripts in the British Museum: Miniatures
451686 Plate from Illuminated Manuscripts in the British Museum: Miniatures, Borders and Initials (colour litho) by Wallis, George (1811-91); 38x27.8 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands

The Lycian Gallery (engraving)
654228 The Lycian Gallery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lycian Gallery. Illustration from Old and New London by Edward Walford (Cassell, c 1880)

Earl of Westmoreland (engraving)
3650005 Earl of Westmoreland (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Earl of Westmoreland. Henry IV, Part II. From a miniature in the British Museum)

Thoth (engraving)
3653678 Thoth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thoth, from a bronze in the British Museum)

The New Reading-Room at the British Museum (engraving)
2772704 The New Reading-Room at the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Reading-Room at the British Museum)

Drinking Fountain at the British Museum (engraving)
2772947 Drinking Fountain at the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drinking Fountain at the British Museum)

Gallery of Athenian Antiquities in the British Museum (engraving)
2792392 Gallery of Athenian Antiquities in the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gallery of Athenian Antiquities in the British Museum)

Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt, BC 52-30 (engraving)
3635329 Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt, BC 52-30 (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt, BC 52-30)

Titus Tatius (engraving)
3635310 Titus Tatius (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Titus Tatius. Illustration for Illustrations of School Classics arranged and described by G F Hill)

Pegasus (engraving)
3635288 Pegasus (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pegasus. Illustration for Illustrations of School Classics arranged and described by G F Hill)

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The British Museum in London, England is a treasure trove of history and culture from all corners of the world. One of its most famous exhibits is the Rosetta Stone, a key to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. Visitors marvel at this artifact that unlocked the secrets of an ancient civilization. Another fascinating piece on display is the Battersea Shield, dating back to the early Iron Age in the first century AD. This Celtic masterpiece showcases intricate designs and craftsmanship that transport you back in time. For lovers of Greek mythology, the Horse of Selene from the Parthenon is a must-see. This stunning sculpture captures the grace and power of these mythical creatures. Art enthusiasts will appreciate Albrecht Durer's "The Man of Sorrows, " a poignant depiction that evokes deep emotions. The attention to detail and skillful technique make it a true masterpiece. Stepping into the Great Court at the British Museum feels like entering another world altogether. The grandeur and architectural beauty are awe-inspiring, making it a favorite spot for visitors to gather and soak in their surroundings. History buffs can explore artifacts like an Anglo-Saxon brooch or Leonardo da Vinci's portrayal of A Condottiere from 1480. These pieces offer glimpses into different eras and cultures, showcasing humanity's rich heritage. Delving further into Britain's past, pottery cremation urns from Loveden Hill reveal insights into Anglo-Saxon burial practices during the 6th-7th century. It serves as a reminder that even everyday objects hold stories waiting to be discovered. Capturing moments frozen in time, vintage photographs depict scenes both inside and outside this iconic institution. From street views with bustling crowds to serene reading rooms filled with knowledge seekers, they showcase how integral this museum has been throughout history. Whether you're fascinated by ancient civilizations or intrigued by artistic masterpieces, visiting London's British Museum promises an unforgettable journey through time and across continents.