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"Capturing History in Vibrant Hues

Background imageColorised Collection: Dantes Purgatory

Dantes Purgatory
3758262 Dantes Purgatory by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Dantes purgatory, part of his Divine Comedy. Illustration by Gustave Dore)

Background imageColorised Collection: The Divine Comedy, by Dante: engraving by Gustave Dore

The Divine Comedy, by Dante: engraving by Gustave Dore
3753480 The Divine Comedy, by Dante: engraving by Gustave Dore. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The Divine Comedy, by Dante with engraving by Gustave Dore)

Background imageColorised Collection: Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
3753041 Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by Paget, Sidney (1860-1908); (add.info.: Sherlock Holmes and twelve scenes from his career. Illustration by Sidney Paget)

Background imageColorised Collection: Victorian London - Lords cricket ground by Dore

Victorian London - Lords cricket ground by Dore
3785243 Victorian London - Lords cricket ground by Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Victorian London - Lords cricket ground)

Background imageColorised Collection: Victorian fete in London, Chiswick by Dore

Victorian fete in London, Chiswick by Dore
3785241 Victorian fete in London, Chiswick by Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Victorian fete in London, Chiswick)

Background imageColorised Collection: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
3756584 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); (add.info.: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Caption reads: Scrooge, sitting in his room in front of the fire)

Background imageColorised Collection: Baron Munchausen: Voyage to the moon, by Dore

Baron Munchausen: Voyage to the moon, by Dore
3780228 Baron Munchausen: Voyage to the moon, by Dore. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen engraving by Gustave Dore)

Background imageColorised Collection: The Midianites put to flight by Dore - Bible

The Midianites put to flight by Dore - Bible
3784192 The Midianites put to flight by Dore - Bible by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The Midianites put to flight engraving by Gustave Dore (1832 - 1883). Book of Judges, Chapter 7

Background imageColorised Collection: King Solomon engraving by Gustave Dore. - Bible

King Solomon engraving by Gustave Dore. - Bible
3780281 King Solomon engraving by Gustave Dore. - Bible by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: King Solomon. Writing Proverbs. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832 - 1883). Proverbs I: 1- 4

Background imageColorised Collection: Puss in Boots, engraving by Gustave Dore

Puss in Boots, engraving by Gustave Dore
3780195 Puss in Boots, engraving by Gustave Dore. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Puss in Boots, engraving by Gustave Dore)

Background imageColorised Collection: Hop o my Thumb, engraving by Gustave Dore

Hop o my Thumb, engraving by Gustave Dore
3780229 Hop o my Thumb, engraving by Gustave Dore. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Hop o my Thumb engraving by Gustave Dore)

Background imageColorised Collection: Moses breaks the tablets of the law by Dore - Bible

Moses breaks the tablets of the law by Dore - Bible
3780194 Moses breaks the tablets of the law by Dore - Bible by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Moses breaks the tablets of the law after coming down from Mount Sinai)

Background imageColorised Collection: Dante Alighieri La Divina

Dante Alighieri La Divina
3758439 Dante Alighieri La Divina by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Dante Alighieri, La Divina Commedia, L Inferno (The Divine Comedy)

Background imageColorised Collection: John and Salome

John and Salome
3753276 John and Salome by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); (add.info.: John and Salome -Aubrey Beardsleys illustration for Salome by Oscar Wilde first performed in England on 10 May 1905)

Background imageColorised Collection: Charles Dickenss The Adventures of Oliver Twist

Charles Dickenss The Adventures of Oliver Twist
3753160 Charles Dickenss The Adventures of Oliver Twist by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); (add.info.: Charles Dickenss The Adventures of Oliver Twist. Illustration by George Cruikshank)

Background imageColorised Collection: Victorian London- Whitechapel by Dore

Victorian London- Whitechapel by Dore
3785247 Victorian London- Whitechapel by Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Victorian London- Whitechapel, Wentworth Street. East end of London. Jewish quarter)

Background imageColorised Collection: Dombey & Son by Charles Dickens. Title page

Dombey & Son by Charles Dickens. Title page
3758263 Dombey & Son by Charles Dickens. Title page by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info.: Dombey & Son by Charles Dickens)

Background imageColorised Collection: Dantes Purgatory

Dantes Purgatory
3757506 Dantes Purgatory by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Dantes purgatory, part of his Divine Comedy. Illustration by Gustave Dore)

Background imageColorised Collection: Charles Dickenss The Adventures of Oliver Twist

Charles Dickenss The Adventures of Oliver Twist
3753447 Charles Dickenss The Adventures of Oliver Twist by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); (add.info.: Charles Dickenss The Adventures of Oliver Twist : Oliver at Mrs. Maylies door)

Background imageColorised Collection: Charles Dickenss The Adventures of Oliver Twist

Charles Dickenss The Adventures of Oliver Twist
3753426 Charles Dickenss The Adventures of Oliver Twist by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); (add.info.: Charles Dickenss The Adventures of Oliver Twist)

Background imageColorised Collection: The parrot walk at a Victorian London zoo by Dore

The parrot walk at a Victorian London zoo by Dore
3785245 The parrot walk at a Victorian London zoo by Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The parrot walk at the Victorian London zoo in Regents Park)

Background imageColorised Collection: Victorian London refuge by Dore

Victorian London refuge by Dore
3785476 Victorian London refuge by Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Victorian London refuge with wealthy bible reader)

Background imageColorised Collection: The Life & Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe

The Life & Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe
3753466 The Life & Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe by Finnemore, Joseph (1860-1939); (add.info.: The Life & Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe)

Background imageColorised Collection: Victorian Derby at Tattenham corner

Victorian Derby at Tattenham corner
3780143 Victorian Derby at Tattenham corner by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Victorian Epsom Derby at Tattenham corner)

Background imageColorised Collection: Victorian London Docks engraving by Gustave Dore

Victorian London Docks engraving by Gustave Dore
3780141 Victorian London Docks engraving by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: London Docks. Engraving by Gustave Dore, from London, a Pilgrimage)

Background imageColorised Collection: Orlando Furioso illustrated by Gustave Dore

Orlando Furioso illustrated by Gustave Dore
3781738 Orlando Furioso illustrated by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica, illustration from Orlando Furioso by by Ludovico Ariosto)

Background imageColorised Collection: Sleeping Beauty engraving by Gustave Dore

Sleeping Beauty engraving by Gustave Dore
3780196 Sleeping Beauty engraving by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Sleeping Beauty engraving by Gustave Dore.: the princess and the Fairy Spite in the turret)

Background imageColorised Collection: Death of the Sons of Jerubbaal by Dore - Bible

Death of the Sons of Jerubbaal by Dore - Bible
3784193 Death of the Sons of Jerubbaal by Dore - Bible by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Death of the Sons of Jerubbaall engraving by Gustave Dore (1832 - 1883)

Background imageColorised Collection: Hablot K Browne Phiz

Hablot K Browne Phiz
3756607 Hablot K Browne Phiz. by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info.: Hablot K Browne Phiz. Illustrator of Charles Dickens novels. 1815-1882. Colourised version.); Lebrecht Authors

Background imageColorised Collection: Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
3756606 Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); (add.info.: Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. Caption reads: Nicholas striking Mr. Squeers)

Background imageColorised Collection: Soldier receiving first aid from a sergeant in a sap, Battle of Peronne, World War I, 1914-1918

Soldier receiving first aid from a sergeant in a sap, Battle of Peronne, World War I, 1914-1918
Soldier receiving first aid from a sergeant in a sap, Battle of Peronne, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageColorised Collection: James Prescott Joule, English physicist, 1889

James Prescott Joule, English physicist, 1889. Joule (1818-1889) was born at Salford near Manchester and studied chemistry under John Dalton

Background imageColorised Collection: Mozart, 19th century. Artist: C Cook

Mozart, 19th century. Artist: C Cook
Mozart, 19th century. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (c1784-1827). (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageColorised Collection: St Francis of Assisi, Italian priest and founder of the Franciscan order, 1493

St Francis of Assisi, Italian priest and founder of the Franciscan order, 1493. St Francis (1182-1226) holding up his hands to show stigmata

Background imageColorised Collection: Amy Johnson, British aviator, about to set out for Cape Town, 1932. Artists: Unknown, James Mollison

Amy Johnson, British aviator, about to set out for Cape Town, 1932. Artists: Unknown, James Mollison
Amy Johnson, British aviator, about to set out for Cape Town, 1932. Johnson (1903-1941) saying goodbye to her husband, fellow pilot James Mollison, before starting off

Background imageColorised Collection: Mars, Roman god of war, 1569

Mars, Roman god of war, 1569. Mars (Greek Ares) riding in his chariot pulled by dogs (the dogs of war). Mars was regarded as a male planet, hot and fiery

Background imageColorised Collection: Jonathan Swift, Anglo-Irish clergyman, satirist and poet

Jonathan Swift, Anglo-Irish clergyman, satirist and poet. Swift (1667-1746) was the author of Gullivers Travels, Battle of the Books and A Tale of the Tub. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageColorised Collection: Hypnotism, 1891

Hypnotism, 1891. Male hypnotist putting a young woman into an hypnotic trance. Animal magnetism or hypnotism had a revival at the end of the 19th century

Background imageColorised Collection: Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist, c1930s

Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist, c1930s. Fleming (1881-1955) discovered the first antibiotic drug, penicillin, in 1928

Background imageColorised Collection: Marcel Proust, French intellectual, novelist, essayist and critic, late 19th-early 20th century

Marcel Proust, French intellectual, novelist, essayist and critic, late 19th-early 20th century. Artist: Otto
Marcel Proust, French intellectual, novelist, essayist and critic, late 19th-early 20th century. Portrait of Proust, (1871-1922), author of A la recherche du temps perdu

Background imageColorised Collection: John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (1340-1399)

John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (1340-1399)
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (1340-99). Fourth son of Edward II of England, father of Henry IV. Shakespeares Time-honoured Lancaster. Engraving from window, All Souls, 0xford

Background imageColorised Collection: Pierre and Marie Curie, French physicists, preparing to go cycling

Pierre and Marie Curie, French physicists, preparing to go cycling. Polish-born Marie Curie and her husband Pierre continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel

Background imageColorised Collection: Lombroso, , c1893

Lombroso, , c1893
Lombroso, c1893. Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909) born Ezechia Marco Lombroso, an Italian criminologist and physician, founder of the Italian School of Positivist Criminology

Background imageColorised Collection: Florence Nightingale in the hospital at Scutari, c1860

Florence Nightingale in the hospital at Scutari, c1860. In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War

Background imageColorised Collection: Charles Lamb, English essayist, (1903)

Charles Lamb, English essayist, (1903). Lamb (1775-1834) is best known for his Essays of Elia and for the childrens book Tales from Shakespeare. Supplement to The Bookman, 1903

Background imageColorised Collection: Dr Barnardo at one of his homes, 1905 (1951)

Dr Barnardo at one of his homes, 1905 (1951). In 1867 Irish-born physician and philanthropist Thomas John Barnardo (1845-1905) founded the East End Mission for destitute children in London

Background imageColorised Collection: Clara Barton (1821-1912), founder of the American branch of the Red Cross

Clara Barton (1821-1912), founder of the American branch of the Red Cross. She founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and served as its first president from 1881-1904

Background imageColorised Collection: French troops in the trench system of Calonne, France, July 1915

French troops in the trench system of Calonne, France, July 1915. (Colorised black and white print)




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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.