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"Capturing History in Vibrant Hues

Background imageColorised Collection: A section of Seaforth Highlanders snatching a moments respite, World War I, c1914-c1918

A section of Seaforth Highlanders snatching a moments respite, World War I, c1914-c1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageColorised Collection: The White Rabbit with a watch, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

The White Rabbit with a watch, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
The White Rabbit with a watch, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. [Macmillan & Co

Background imageColorised Collection: Elizabeth, 1950. Artist: Sterling Henry Nahum Baron

Elizabeth, 1950. Artist: Sterling Henry Nahum Baron
Elizabeth, 1950. Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (later HM Queen Elizabeth II), wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, 1950

Background imageColorised Collection: Rugby Football, 1937

Rugby Football, 1937. From The Childrens Golden Treasure Book for 1937, edited by John R. Crossland and J. M. Parrish. [Odhams Press Ltd. London, 1937]. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageColorised Collection: Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch

Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Artist: WA Rouch
Dr WG Grace, English cricketer, playing for London County Cricket Club, c1899. Regarded as possibly the greatest cricketer of all time

Background imageColorised Collection: Robert I, commonly Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, (1797). Artist: E Harding

Robert I, commonly Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, (1797). Artist: E Harding
Robert I, commonly Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, (1797). King of the Scots from 1306-1329, Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) led Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence

Background imageColorised Collection: Rene Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician, 1835

Rene Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician, 1835. Nineteenth century engraving of Descartes (1596-1650) who is regarded as one of the great figures in the history of Western thought

Background imageColorised Collection: Alice and the Cheshire Cat, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

Alice and the Cheshire Cat, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
Alice and the Cheshire Cat, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. [Macmillan & Co

Background imageColorised Collection: Alice, the Duchess, and the Baby, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

Alice, the Duchess, and the Baby, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
Alice, the Duchess, and the Baby, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Background imageColorised Collection: Alice looking at the bottle with the sign drink me, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

Alice looking at the bottle with the sign drink me, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
Alice looking at the bottle with the sign drink me, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914)

Background imageColorised Collection: The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Artist: T Cobb

The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Artist: T Cobb
The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Miserable, ragged, undernourished children

Background imageColorised Collection: Viscount Palmerston

Viscount Palmerston
3781737 Viscount Palmerston; (add.info.: Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century. Nicknamed Pam)

Background imageColorised Collection: World War I- Russian - German skirmish

World War I- Russian - German skirmish
3780148 World War I- Russian - German skirmish; (add.info.: World War I- A frontier skirmish between Russians and a German advance guard. From The Red Book Of The War by Herbert Strang. C.1916)

Background imageColorised Collection: Under the Trees Regent's Park by Dore

Under the Trees Regent's Park by Dore
3780135 Under the Trees Regent's Park by Dore; (add.info.: Under the Trees, Regent's Park, London. Engraving by Gustave Dore)

Background imageColorised Collection: Burlington Engraving Company Ltd - advertisement

Burlington Engraving Company Ltd - advertisement
3782716 Burlington Engraving Company Ltd - advertisement; (add.info.: Burlington Engraving Company Ltd - advertisement, 1928)

Background imageColorised Collection: World War I - Battle of Ypres

World War I - Battle of Ypres
3780156 World War I - Battle of Ypres; (add.info.: World War I - Battle of Ypres - Caption reads: British and French troops charging shoulder to shoulder at Ypres')

Background imageColorised Collection: Les Pilules du Diable - poster advertising feerie

Les Pilules du Diable - poster advertising feerie
3760120 Les Pilules du Diable - poster advertising feerie; (add.info.: Les Pilules du Diable-engraving after poster for performance of feerie at Theatre du Chatelet, Paris. 19th century)

Background imageColorised Collection: Ship construction at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia

Ship construction at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia
3788557 Ship construction at Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia; (add.info.: Ship construction at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia)

Background imageColorised Collection: French fashion, 1920s: Motherhood

French fashion, 1920s: Motherhood
3786301 French fashion, 1920s: Motherhood.; (add.info.: French fashion, 1920s: Motherhood. French fashion magazine.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColorised Collection: Dog dressed for a car ride, early 20th century

Dog dressed for a car ride, early 20th century
3784205 Dog dressed for a car ride, early 20th century; (add.info.: Dog dressed for a car ride, wearing goggles to protect against wind and dust. 1900, France.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColorised Collection: Fashion: Raincoats in spring 1928

Fashion: Raincoats in spring 1928
3780118 Fashion: Raincoats in spring 1928; (add.info.: Fashion: Raincoats in the late 1920s. Heading reads:Les Manteux de Pluie et de Voyage. / Coats for the rain and travelling)

Background imageColorised Collection: World War I- Belgian sea battle

World War I- Belgian sea battle
3780153 World War I- Belgian sea battle; (add.info.: World War I- Belgian sea battle. Caption: The shallow-draught monitors which co-operated with our land forces in the battle on the Belgian coast)

Background imageColorised Collection: Fashion: sporting outfit in spring 1928

Fashion: sporting outfit in spring 1928
3780120 Fashion: sporting outfit in spring 1928; (add.info.: Fashion: sporting outfit, in the late 1920s. Model holds a tennis raquet. Heading reads:Pour Completer les Robes de Sport)

Background imageColorised Collection: The Baker

The Baker
3782862 The Baker by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: The Baker by Jost Amman, from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Background imageColorised Collection: Apothecary

Apothecary
3782856 Apothecary by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: Apothecary by Jost Amman, from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Background imageColorised Collection: Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
3785906 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston; (add.info.: Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston - from engraving by Zobel after painting by F. Cruikshank)

Background imageColorised Collection: Fashion: light coats in spring 1928

Fashion: light coats in spring 1928
3779688 Fashion: light coats in spring 1928; (add.info.: Fashion: light coats in the late 1920s. Heading reads Les Manteaux Legers. Made of crepe, hats. Colourised)

Background imageColorised Collection: Fashion dresses in spring 1928

Fashion dresses in spring 1928
3779687 Fashion dresses in spring 1928; (add.info.: Fashion dresses in the late 1920s. Colourised. April 1928 Le Miroir des modes p. 6); Lebrecht History

Background imageColorised Collection: First dandy-horse

First dandy-horse
3784203 First dandy-horse; (add.info.: First dandy horse or hobby horse (French: draisienne or draisine or velocipede), two-wheeled man-powered vehicle - the predecessor of bicycle

Background imageColorised Collection: Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale
3785788 Florence Nightingale; (add.info.: Florence Nightingale in hospital at Scutari, during the Crimean War. Known as The Lady with the Lamp')

Background imageColorised Collection: Russian Soldiers Masquerade Party during World War 1

Russian Soldiers Masquerade Party during World War 1
3786906 Russian Soldiers Masquerade Party during World War 1; (add.info.: Russian Soldiers Masquerade Party during World War 1. Troops in Salonica. Salonica, known as Thessaloniki, Greece)

Background imageColorised Collection: Fashion: pleated day dresses in spring 1928

Fashion: pleated day dresses in spring 1928
3779691 Fashion: pleated day dresses in spring 1928; (add.info.: Fashion: pleated day dresses in the late 1920s. Heading reads:Robes a Plis. Hats, fur stoles. Colourised)

Background imageColorised Collection: Fashion: evening dresses in spring 1928

Fashion: evening dresses in spring 1928
3780119 Fashion: evening dresses in spring 1928; (add.info.: Fashion: dresses in the late 1920s. Heading reads: Elegances du Soir. Dresses made of crepe. Colourised.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColorised Collection: Wilhelm II, German Emperor from 1888 - 1941

Wilhelm II, German Emperor from 1888 - 1941
3787522 Wilhelm II, German Emperor from 1888 - 1941; (add.info.: Wilhelm II, German Emperor from 1888 - 1941. The last emperor of Germany, and King of Prussia, b. January 1859 - d)

Background imageColorised Collection: Shoemaker

Shoemaker
3782860 Shoemaker by Amman, Jost (1539-91); (add.info.: Shoemaker by Jost Amman, from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Background imageColorised Collection: Printed fashion dresses in spring 1928

Printed fashion dresses in spring 1928
3780121 Printed fashion dresses in spring 1928; (add.info.: Printed fashion dresses in the late 1920s. Made of crepe. Loose pleats, hats. Colourised version.); Lebrecht History

Background imageColorised Collection: Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of England at the Opera in London, 19th century (engraving)

Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of England at the Opera in London, 19th century (engraving)
3787030 Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of England at the Opera in London, 19th century (engraving) by English School, (19th century); (add.info)

Background imageColorised Collection: Henry IV of England, 19th century (engraving)

Henry IV of England, 19th century (engraving)
3787984 Henry IV of England, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Henry IV of England. King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399-1413), possibly 3 April 1366 - 20 March 1413

Background imageColorised Collection: Chief Powhatan welcoming John Smith, 1607 pub 1887 (engraving)

Chief Powhatan welcoming John Smith, 1607 pub 1887 (engraving)
3785947 Chief Powhatan welcoming John Smith, 1607 pub 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Chief Powhatan, otherwise known as Wahunsenacawh or Wahunsunacock, was the leader of the Powhatan)

Background imageColorised Collection: Mary Read - English female pirate (engraving)

Mary Read - English female pirate (engraving)
3784190 Mary Read - English female pirate (engraving) by Wentworth, F. (18th century); (add.info.: Mary Read - English female pirate holding sword. Convicted of piracy during Golden Age of Piracy)

Background imageColorised Collection: Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States, 19th century (1955)

Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States, 19th century (1955). Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) was twice President of the USA, from 1885-1889 and again from 1893-1897

Background imageColorised Collection: The Czar Ivan the Terrible, 1590, (1903). Artist: Hans Wengel

The Czar Ivan the Terrible, 1590, (1903). Artist: Hans Wengel
The Czar Ivan the Terrible, 1590, (1903). From Social England, Volume III, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Background imageColorised Collection: The Queen Presents The Cup, 1937

The Queen Presents The Cup, 1937. From The Sphere - Coronation Record Number. [The Sphere, London, 1937]. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageColorised Collection: The Death of Harold, 1902

The Death of Harold, 1902. Death of King Harold, Battle of Hastings, 1066 (1864). Harold II (c1022-1066) was nominated as his successor as King of Angles and Saxons by Edward the Confessor

Background imageColorised Collection: Canteen piece, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton

Canteen piece, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Canteen piece, 1941. A soldier orders a cup of tea in the forces canteen at Victoria Station. The soldier pictured was the butler of a close friend of the photographer Cecil Beaton

Background imageColorised Collection: Let Me Think of the Comfortable Family Dinners. 1862, (1923). Artist: Charles Edmund Brock

Let Me Think of the Comfortable Family Dinners. 1862, (1923). Artist: Charles Edmund Brock
Let Me Think of the Comfortable Family Dinners. 1862, (1923). Dreamthorp: a Book of Essays Written in the Country, had a running theme in an understanding that human finiteness contributes to our

Background imageColorised Collection: The wedding of the Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, 1923

The wedding of the Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, 1923. The bride and bridegroom and their parents. The Earl and Countess of Strathmore, the Duchess and Duke of York

Background imageColorised Collection: Joan of Arc, c1880

Joan of Arc, c1880. Nineteenth century representation of the 15th century French patriot and martyr St Joan (1412-1431), before the Dauphin, later Charles VII, at Chinon in 1429




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"Capturing History in Vibrant Hues: A Glimpse into Colorised Moments" Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh radiate regal splendor on their coronation day at Buckingham Palace, 1953. Witnessing the majestic Armada from Plymouth Hoe in 1880 (1911), artist John Seymour Lucas brings history to life with his vivid brushstrokes. HM Queen Elizabeth II graces her Coronation with her Maids of Honour, an enchanting tableau painted by Cecil Beaton on June 2nd, 1953. Step into a thrilling fencing match between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere D Eon De Beaumont and Monsieur De Saint George in the year 17 - Victor Marie Picot's artistry captures every intense movement. "Off with her head. " echoes through time as Alice confronts the Red Queen in this whimsical scene brought to life by John Tenniel's imagination in 1889. Sir Christopher Wren, renowned English architect, stands tall and proud amidst his architectural marvels - a captivating portrait from around 1680 that showcases his genius. The Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb soars through the skies of World War II, its iconic silhouette captured beautifully by Chas Brown's skilled hand in 1941. Peering down mischievously, the Cheshire Cat observes an argument between the Red King and Queen - John Tenniel's illustration adds a touch of wonder to Lewis Carroll's tale in 1889. Enter Wonderland's Court where chaos reigns as depicted by John Tenniel - The King and Queen of Hearts preside over a topsy-turvy world filled with absurdity and charm (1889). Newton & Co immortalizes two legendary figures – Wellington and Nelson – who shaped Britain’s military might during the early 19th century, their valor forever captured in this masterpiece.