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"Capturing History in Vibrant Hues

Background imageColorised Collection: Two lawn tennis costumes for October, 1905

Two lawn tennis costumes for October, 1905. A print from The Girls Own Annual, 30 September 1905. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageColorised Collection: RMS Olympic, White Star Line ocean liner, 1911-1912. Artist: FGO Stuart

RMS Olympic, White Star Line ocean liner, 1911-1912. Artist: FGO Stuart
RMS Olympic, White Star Line ocean liner, 1911-1912. Launched in 1910, Olympic was the first of her class of ocean liners built for the White Star Line

Background imageColorised Collection: JJ Thomson, British physicist, c1896-c1915

JJ Thomson, British physicist, c1896-c1915
JJ Thomson, British physicist, 1896-1916. Joseph John Thomson (1856-1940) discovered the electron and was a pioneer of nuclear physics

Background imageColorised Collection: The Mock Turtle, Alice and The Gryphon, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

The Mock Turtle, Alice and The Gryphon, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
The Mock Turtle, Alice and The Gryphon, 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: A Rabbit as court official blowing a trumpet for an announcement, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

A Rabbit as court official blowing a trumpet for an announcement, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
A Rabbit as court official blowing a trumpet for an announcement, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914)

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: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on their Coronation Day, 1937

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on their Coronation Day, 1937; with Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret. From The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Background imageColorised Collection: The Christmas Tree, 1903 (1903). Artist: Maurice Greiffenhagen

The Christmas Tree, 1903 (1903). Artist: Maurice Greiffenhagen
The Christmas Tree, 1903 (1903). From The Pall Mall Magazine Volume XXXI, edited by George R. Halkett. [Editorial and Publishing Offices, London, 1903]. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageColorised Collection: Fred Perry, 1934. Artist: London News Agency

Fred Perry, 1934. Artist: London News Agency
Fred Perry, 1934. A print from Wimbledon Story, by Norah Gordon Cleather, Sporting Handbooks Ltd, London, 1947. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageColorised Collection: The Wild Bunch, American outlaw gang, 1901 (1954)

The Wild Bunch, American outlaw gang, 1901 (1954). Left to right, standing, William Carver (News Carver), Harvey Logan (Kid Curry); sitting, Harry Longabaugh (Sundance Kid)

Background imageColorised Collection: Harold Lloyd (1893-1971), American actor and filmmaker, c1920s

Harold Lloyd (1893-1971), American actor and filmmaker, c1920s. (Colorised black and white print). (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageColorised Collection: Chart of the Spanish Armadas course, 1588 (1893)

Chart of the Spanish Armadas course, 1588 (1893). Pines engraving of 1739, of a tapestry then in the House of Lords. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green

Background imageColorised Collection: The queen leaving Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, 1886, (1900)

The queen leaving Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, 1886, (1900). Queen Victoria leaves one of the royal residences. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Volume IV

Background imageColorised Collection: The Chartist Demonstration on Kennington Common, 1848, (1900). Artist: William Barnes Wollen

The Chartist Demonstration on Kennington Common, 1848, (1900). Artist: William Barnes Wollen
The Chartist Demonstration on Kennington Common, 1848, (1900). Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, (1900). (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageColorised Collection: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and King George V of Great Britain

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and King George V of Great Britain. Nicholas II (1868-1918) (left) became Emperor of Russia in 1894

Background imageColorised Collection: Woman and a boy working in a coal mine, Bolton, Lancashire, 1848

Woman and a boy working in a coal mine, Bolton, Lancashire, 1848. A woman and boy underground in a coal mine moving a basket containing 3-4 cwt of coal

Background imageColorised Collection: Alice and animals. Chaos and the court, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

Alice and animals. Chaos and the court, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
Alice and animals. Chaos and the court, 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: Paper seller down in the underground, London, c. 1940

Paper seller down in the underground, London, c. 1940
Paper seller down in the underground, London. c.1940. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageColorised Collection: Lewis Carroll, English author, 19th century (1951)

Lewis Carroll, English author, 19th century (1951). Lewis Carroll was the pen-name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898)

Background imageColorised Collection: Love Conquered Fear, 1840

Love Conquered Fear, 1840. Michael Armstrong, adopted by a mill owner, embracing his brother Edward who is one of the ragged factory boys working amongst the spinning mules

Background imageColorised Collection: The Sidney Street siege, Whitechapel, London, 1911, (1935)

The Sidney Street siege, Whitechapel, London, 1911, (1935). Winston Churchill, then Home Secretary, the left of the top-hatted figures

Background imageColorised Collection: George V and Queen Mary in Delhi, India, 1911, (1935)

George V and Queen Mary in Delhi, India, 1911, (1935). The King and Queen travelled to India to attend the Delhi Durbar, held to celebrate their coronation

Background imageColorised Collection: Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet leader, c1940s

Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet leader, c1940s. Stalin was secretary-general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922-53) and premier of the Soviet state (1941-53)

Background imageColorised Collection: Thomas Morell

Thomas Morell
3780266 Thomas Morell by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); (add.info.: Thomas Morell. Engraving by James Basire the Elder (1730-1802), 1762, after work by William Hogarth (1697-1764)

Background imageColorised Collection: Samuel Richardson, portrait (engraving)

Samuel Richardson, portrait (engraving)
5906290 Samuel Richardson, portrait (engraving) by Chamberlin, Mason (1727-87) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: English author 19 August 1689 - 4 July 1761. by Mason Chamberlin)

Background imageColorised Collection: The Battle of Culloden, 1746

The Battle of Culloden, 1746
3783065 The Battle of Culloden, 1746 by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info.: The Battle of Culloden, 1746. The Battle of Culloden was final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising in)

Background imageColorised Collection: Captain James Cook - portrait

Captain James Cook - portrait
3785202 Captain James Cook - portrait; (add.info.: Captain James Cook - portrait after N. Dance. English explorer, navigator and cartographer)

Background imageColorised Collection: Archbishop Thomas Cranmer

Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
3785219 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer; (add.info.: Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. Protestant reformer and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII)

Background imageColorised Collection: Philip II of Spain

Philip II of Spain
3785218 Philip II of Spain; (add.info.: Philip II of Spain. King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily. Husband to Mary I of England (1556-1558). 21 May 1527 - 13 September 1598

Background imageColorised Collection: Robespierre - portrait

Robespierre - portrait
3787099 Robespierre - portrait; (add.info.: Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre - portrait. French revolutionary leader: 6 May 1758 - 28 July 1794)

Background imageColorised Collection: The Miller

The Miller
3782850 The Miller; (add.info.: The Miller by Jost Amman, from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

Background imageColorised Collection: The Battle of Bosworth, 1485, illustration for Battlefields in Britain by C. W

The Battle of Bosworth, 1485, illustration for Battlefields in Britain by C. W. Wedgewood, 1814 (engraving)
3783060 The Battle of Bosworth, 1485, illustration for Battlefields in Britain by C.W. Wedgewood, 1814 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: The Battle of Bosworth, 1485)

Background imageColorised Collection: John I, King of England (engraving)

John I, King of England (engraving)
3789153 John I, King of England (engraving); (add.info.: John, King of England, from 6 April 1199 until his death. (1166-1216). Cassell's History of England, vol I, p. 253); Lebrecht History

Background imageColorised Collection: Trial of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham

Trial of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
3785502 Trial of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham; (add.info.: Trial of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. 28 August 1592 - 23 August 1628)

Background imageColorised Collection: The Battle of Barnet, 1471, illustration for Battlefields in Britain by C. W

The Battle of Barnet, 1471, illustration for Battlefields in Britain by C. W. Wedgewood, 1946 (litho)
3783059 The Battle of Barnet, 1471, illustration for Battlefields in Britain by C.W. Wedgewood, 1946 (litho) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: The Battle of Barnet, 1471)

Background imageColorised Collection: Illustration for The Divine Comedy - Hell (La Divina Commedia, L'Inferno) by Dante

Illustration for The Divine Comedy - Hell (La Divina Commedia, L'Inferno) by Dante, 19th century (engraving)
3760674 Illustration for The Divine Comedy - Hell (La Divina Commedia, L'Inferno) by Dante, 19th century (engraving) by Dore

Background imageColorised Collection: Richard III King of England (engraving)

Richard III King of England (engraving)
3786312 Richard III King of England (engraving); (add.info.: Richard III of England - portrait. King of England for two years, from 1483 until his death in 1485)

Background imageColorised Collection: Map of post-independence United States, 1783

Map of post-independence United States, 1783
3784979 Map of post-independence United States, 1783; (add.info.: Map of post-independence United States, 1783. Shows the thirteen original states)

Background imageColorised Collection: Lord Frederick North - portrait

Lord Frederick North - portrait
3787096 Lord Frederick North - portrait; (add.info.: Lord Frederick North - portrait. British Prime Minister from 1770 - 1782)

Background imageColorised Collection: Portrait of Charles Dante Rossetti, 19th century (print)

Portrait of Charles Dante Rossetti, 19th century (print)
5906252 Portrait of Charles Dante Rossetti, 19th century (print) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: Self-portrait when young.)

Background imageColorised Collection: Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau

Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau
3784980 Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau; (add.info.: Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau / Count of Mirabeau. French revolutionary, writer, diplomat and politician: 1749-1791)

Background imageColorised Collection: King George I

King George I
3787060 King George I; (add.info.: King George I (1660 - 1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 until his death. Taken from Cassell's History of England vol

Background imageColorised Collection: Edmund Spenser

Edmund Spenser
3787604 Edmund Spenser; (add.info.: Edmund Spenser. English poet and author of The Faerie Queene which was put to music by Henry Purcell: c.1552 - 13 January 1599. Cassells History of England, Vol)

Background imageColorised Collection: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
3785220 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex; (add.info.: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. English nobleman. One of Elizabeth Is favourites)

Background imageColorised Collection: River Fishing, from 1584 (engraving)

River Fishing, from 1584 (engraving)
3787091 River Fishing, from 1584 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: River Fishing - from facsimile of wood engraving in Latin edition of Pliny 1584, Frankfurt)

Background imageColorised Collection: King Charles I

King Charles I
3785215 King Charles I; (add.info.: King Charles I. King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1625-1649): 19 November 1600 - 30 January 1649. Cassells History of England, Vol

Background imageColorised Collection: Newgate Prison, London, 1900

Newgate Prison, London, 1900
3787098 Newgate Prison, London, 1900; (add.info.: Newgate Prison, London, 1900. Corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey. Possible beginnings in 12th century)




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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.