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"Captivating Collections: A Glimpse into the World of Art, History

Background imageCollection: MH_0034

MH_0034
Capsicum annuum Scotch bonnets Chilli - Scotch bonnet chilli Mixed colours subject

Background imageCollection: Corkscrews, Franschhoek, Western Cape

Corkscrews, Franschhoek, Western Cape

Background imageCollection: Northern Ireland - three British soldiers in riot equipment

Northern Ireland - three British soldiers in riot equipment
Official photograph of three British soldiers in riot equipment standing next to a one ton Humber. Two soldiers are armed with SLR Rifles, while the third is firing a baton round, Northern Ireland

Background imageCollection: GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos鮠Still life with a bottle

GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos鮠Still life with a bottle
GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos頨 1886-1945). Still Life with Bottle. 1927. Contemporary Art. Oil on canvas. Private Collection

Background imageCollection: GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos鮠Masks

GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos鮠Masks
GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos頨 1886-1945). Masks. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection

Background imageCollection: Charles V

Charles V
RUBENS, Peter Paul (1577-1640). The Emperor Charles V and the Empress Isabella. 1628. Copy of the original portrait by Titian destroyed in the fire at the Alcạ r of Madrid in 1734

Background imageCollection: Mlle. Lyska Kostio and her collection of dolls

Mlle. Lyska Kostio and her collection of dolls
One of the latest crazes in Paris in the early 1910s was doll-collecting. Apparently Mlle. Kostio took all her dolls with her when she travelled, and looked after them all herself

Background imageCollection: Driver in small red car with bubble top, side view

Driver in small red car with bubble top, side view

Background imageCollection: Thomas Hardwicke, British naturalist C016 / 5003

Thomas Hardwicke, British naturalist C016 / 5003
Major-General Thomas Hardwicke (1755-1835), British naturalist. Hardwicke served in the army of the British East India Company from 1778 to 1823, becoming Major-General in 1819

Background imageCollection: Fire ant

Fire ant
Watercolour 405 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Mong, from the Watling Collection

Background imageCollection: Macrocystis pyrifera, giant kelp

Macrocystis pyrifera, giant kelp
Giant kelp, also known as kelp forest, seaweed and sea grass. Specimen annotated as Macrocystis pirifera from South Africa, held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCollection: Varecia variegata, ruffed lemur

Varecia variegata, ruffed lemur
LS Plate 74 of the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China, 1774-1856

Background imageCollection: An eye-sketch of Port Stephens, to the north of Broken Bay

An eye-sketch of Port Stephens, to the north of Broken Bay
Drawing LS 4 from the Watling Collection titled High water at Port Stephens at 10 o clock by a Port Jackson Painter, 1791-1792

Background imageCollection: A Mussoorie Specimen of the common Toad of all India

A Mussoorie Specimen of the common Toad of all India
Watercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge 1858-1949. 180 x 260mm. From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Museum in 1952

Background imageCollection: Buffalo cart with wheels, Manila, Luzon, Philippines

Buffalo cart with wheels, Manila, Luzon, Philippines
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageCollection: Viola tricolor, heartsease

Viola tricolor, heartsease
Folio 62 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCollection: C. M. Harris tending 29 live Galapagos Tortoises, 1898

C. M. Harris tending 29 live Galapagos Tortoises, 1898
The Tortoises were collected on the Webster-Harris expedition & were en-route to Walter Rothschilds collection. Probably photographed in Hyde Park, Massachusetts

Background imageCollection: Gorilla gorilla, western gorilla

Gorilla gorilla, western gorilla
Oil painting on canvas of a western gorilla by Henrik Gr� ld (1858-1940), undated. Original held at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCollection: Babyrousa babyrussa, babirusa

Babyrousa babyrussa, babirusa
Plate 106 from the Loten Collection (1754-57), a painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere (1722-c. 1781)

Background imageCollection: Milan Royal Palace. Engraving. ITALY. Milan

Milan Royal Palace. Engraving. ITALY. Milan
" Milan Royal Palace. Engraving. ITALY. Milan. Civica Raccolta delle Stampe " Achille Bertarelli" (Achille Bertarelli collection of prints)."

Background imageCollection: Carmina Burana 13th C

Carmina Burana 13th C
A page from a Latin manuscript of the Carmina Burana, a collection of poems, songs and short plays; published in 1847 by Johann Schmeller, the name means songs of Beuren Date: 13th century

Background imageCollection: 1827, 1839, Collecting British Insects

1827, 1839, Collecting British Insects
Frontis colour plate by Spry, and title " Instructions for Collecting, Rearing, and Preserving British and Foreign Insects" by Abel Ingpen. Published by William Smith, London

Background imageCollection: The lesser of two weevils

The lesser of two weevils
Two species of weevil showing the size disparity even in single families of insect. The larger is the Bamboo weevil of East Asia Cyrtotrachelus dux

Background imageCollection: 19th Century kit for Collecting Insects

19th Century kit for Collecting Insects
Colour plate by W. Spry in " Instructions for Collecting, Rearing, and Preserving British and Foreign Insects" by Abel Ingpen. Published by William Smith, London. Second edition 1839

Background imageCollection: Horniman Museum - Forest Hill, London

Horniman Museum - Forest Hill, London. Opened in 1901, the architect for this interesting building in the Arts and Crafts style was Charles Harrison Townsend

Background imageCollection: Little Girl playing with her Sailor Doll, 1888

Little Girl playing with her Sailor Doll, 1888
Illustration showing a little Victorian girl playing with her doll, which was dressed as a sailor. This image was originally entitled Now Geraldine Maude

Background imageCollection: Pierre Balmain with one of his designs, 1948

Pierre Balmain with one of his designs, 1948
Photograph showing Pierre Balmain presenting a pink and white petticoat, with gueppieres that helped to achieve a 48 centimetre waist, 1948

Background imageCollection: Philatelist at Work

Philatelist at Work
A philatelist at work on his stamp collection

Background imageCollection: Native American Blankets

Native American Blankets
Six blankets made by Navaho weavers using traditional techniques, from the collection in the Indian Building in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Background imageCollection: Michelin Tyre Advert

Michelin Tyre Advert
A Michelin Tyre Advertisement, showing the Michelin Man aiding the local workers in rubber collection!

Background imageCollection: The library and reading room in the British Museum London UK

The library and reading room in the British Museum London UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imageCollection: Lanterns for sale in the souk near the Djemaa el Fna (Jemaa el Fna)

Lanterns for sale in the souk near the Djemaa el Fna (Jemaa el Fna), Marrakech (Marrakesh), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Background imageCollection: Village Post Box 1960S

Village Post Box 1960S
A typical village post box, next collection being on Tuesday. Normal collections are at 5.30 Monday to Friday and 8.30 on Saturdays, etc

Background imageCollection: Fire Fighting 1666

Fire Fighting 1666
Hand squirts, leather buckets, axe and helmet from the period of the Great Fire of London (in the Merryweather Collection)

Background imageCollection: Beautiful Butterflies: A collector at work in New Guinea (colour litho)

Beautiful Butterflies: A collector at work in New Guinea (colour litho)
6003270 Beautiful Butterflies: A collector at work in New Guinea (colour litho) by Twidle, Arthur (1865-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: A collector at work in New Guinea)

Background imageCollection: Still Life with Tulips and Iona, 1920s (oil on panel)

Still Life with Tulips and Iona, 1920s (oil on panel)
1197121 Still Life with Tulips and Iona, 1920s (oil on panel) by Cadell, Francis Campbell Boileau (1883-1937); 44.5x36.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Background imageCollection: Coopers croze planes, dated 1735, 1842 and early to mid-19th century

Coopers croze planes, dated 1735, 1842 and early to mid-19th century
701102 Coopers croze planes, dated 1735, 1842 and early to mid-19th century (service tree wood & metal) (see also 701103) by German School; David Russell Collection; (add.info.: L to R)

Background imageCollection: Khakas or Khakass shamans from Saygachi, near

Khakas or Khakass shamans from Saygachi, near Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. They wear helmets decorated with antlers, leather dresses covered with animal bones and hold sacred drums

Background imageCollection: Outrigger canoe of Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Outrigger canoe of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Illustration by Blondela from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos

Background imageCollection: The Bronze Horseman, statue of Peter the Great

The Bronze Horseman, statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

Background imageCollection: Mr Edwin J Bretts Collection of Armour at the Tudor Exhibition (engraving)

Mr Edwin J Bretts Collection of Armour at the Tudor Exhibition (engraving)
1626728 Mr Edwin J Bretts Collection of Armour at the Tudor Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCollection: Pte J Connington of Selby, Yorks, in action with Sten gun

Pte J Connington of Selby, Yorks, in action with Sten gun
Photograph: Pte J Connington of Selby, Yorks, in action with Sten gun. Taken by Sgt D M Smith, Army Film and Photographic Unit, Arnhem, 20 Sep 1944

Background imageCollection: Owen Jones Pompeian 25

Owen Jones Pompeian 25
Collection of mosaics from Pompeii and the Museum at Naples Date: 1868

Background imageCollection: The British Museum, Bloomsbury, London

The British Museum, Bloomsbury, London
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London - building designed in the classical Greek Revival style. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCollection: Specimens collected by Darwin on the voyage of the Beagle 18

Specimens collected by Darwin on the voyage of the Beagle 18
A case displaying various beetle specimens collected by Charles Darwin during the Beagle voyage, as well as a map of the ships route

Background imageCollection: Plate 7a from Histoire naturelle? (1789)

Plate 7a from Histoire naturelle? (1789)
Plate 7a, Mineralogie [unfinished] from Histoire naturelle: ou, Exposition des morceaux, les mieux choisis pour servir? (1789) by by Swebach Desfontaines

Background imageCollection: View of Grotto Point, looking north-east towards the harbour

View of Grotto Point, looking north-east towards the harbour
Drawing 7 from the Watling Collection titled A View in N.S. Wales. Grotto Point in the entrance of Port Jackson by a Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Background imageCollection: Plate 1 from Histoire naturelle? (1789)

Plate 1 from Histoire naturelle? (1789)
Plate 1 Histoire Naturelle ou Mineralogie Complete, from Histoire naturelle: ou, Exposition des morceaux, les mieux choisis pour servir? (1789) by by Swebach Desfontaines




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