Colorised Collection (page 6)

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

Carrying a wounded soldier to a first aid post, Passchendaele, Belgium, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail. (Colorised black and white print)

Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, c1850. Hamlet in the graveyard with Horatio and the clown, examining Yoricks skull. From Hamlet Act V, Sc 1, by William Shakespeare

Observation officer and signallers keep a sharp lookout, St Quentin, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail. (Colorised black and white print)

Machine gun nest, Poelcappelle, Belgium, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Machine gun nest, Poelcappelle, Belgium, World War I, 1914-1918. Poelcappelle was the site of a battle during the larger Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) in 1917

Macbeth and Banquo encountering the three witches, 1858. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
Macbeth and Banquo encountering the three witches, 1858. Macbeth and Banquo meeting the witches for the first time and hearing their prophetic greeting

Battle of Polygon Wood, near Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, World War I, September 1917. British North Country troops attacking a German lair

Hans Sloane, English physician and naturalist. Sloane (1660-1753) founded the Chelsea Physic Garden. He was Secretary to the Royal Society from 1693-1713 and donated his library of 50

General Gordon, c1885. Charles George Gordon, (1833-1885), British Army officer. After a photograph by Adams & Scanlan. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

William Wallace, c1270-1305, (c1880). Sir William Wallace (c1270- 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence in the late 13th

Edward, Prince of Wales, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). The Prince (1894-1972) later became King Edward VIII but abdicated to marry a divorced woman

Banknote store in the vaults of the Bank of England, c1870. The man is holding a candle lantern. (Colorised black and white print)

Spiritualist meeting in Leipzig, Germany, 1893. Communicating with spirits by table-turning. From L Illustration. (Paris, 1853). (Colorised black and white print)

Hannibal, the Carthaginian General, c1823, (1912). Artist: John Chapman
Hannibal, the Carthaginian General, c1823, (1912). Hannibal (247-c181 bc) a Punic Carthaginian military commander. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, 1880. Artist: Eugene Pirou
Gustave Eiffel, French engineer, 1880. Eiffels (1832-1923) most historic and best-known work is the Eiffel Tower, built for the Paris Exposition of 1889

Noahs Ark, 1483, (1947). Artist: William Caxton
Noahs Ark, 1483, (1947). Illustration from Caxtons Golden Legend. From The English Bible, by Sir Herbert Grierson [Collins, London, 1947]. (Colorised black and white print)

Maxim Gorky, Russian author, c1930 (1956). Gorky (1868-1936) was one of the pioneers of socialist realism in literature. A print from People

Marie Sklodowska Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1904. Marie Curie (1867-1934) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904, together with her husband Pierre and Henri Becquerel

Planchette or Ouija board, 1885
Planchette or Ouija board, c1880. Method of using the Planchette for spirit writing during a seance. From The Practical Dictionary of Mechanics, edited by Edward H Knight

Steerage passengers on an Atlantic steamer bound for America, c1850. Engraving. (Colorised black and white print)

Chinese portraits of Confucius and his great follower Mencius, 1907. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1907]

Prince Albert, 1886. Artist: G Levy
Prince Albert, 1886. Albert, Queen Victorias Prince Consort (1819-1861). After Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873). From Illustration of English and Scottish History, Volume I by Thomas Archer

Mrs. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), c1843, (1912). Artist: George Richmond
Mrs. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), c1843, (1912). Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), an English prison reformer, social reformer, Quaker, and Christian philanthropist

The Martyrdome of Master William Tindall in Flanders by Vilvord Castle, 1563, (1947). Part of the Foxes Act and Monuments of Martyrs, 1563

Dan Leno, 1942. From Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Wilson Disher. [Collins, London, 1942]. (Colorised black and white print)

Sir Henry Segrave, 1937. Sir Henry O Neil de Hane Segrave (1896-1930). From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell

The Memorial Panel to Sir Henry Birkin at Brooklands, 1937. Artist: Gordon Crosby
The Memorial Panel to Sir Henry Birkin at Brooklands, 1937. From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell. [Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, 1937]

Sir Malcolm Campbell, 1937. Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948), British motorist and journalist. From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell

Land Girl, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Land Girl, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]. (Colorised black and white print)

Covering the road block, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Covering the road block, 1941. Men of the Home Guard in a dug-out, protected by sandbags, aim their rifles ready for action. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton

George Bernard Shaw, c1925. George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950), Irish playwright and Nobel Prize in Literature. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

A Chinese official, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]. (Colorised black and white print)

Edward III, c1880. Edward III (1312-1377), King of England. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

Henry VIII, 1788. Henry VIII (1491-1547), King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. From The History of England, by David Hume. [T. Cadell, Edinburgh, 1788]

Othello. Act 4. Scene 2. An Apartment in the Castle. Desdemona & Othello, 1801. Artist: Andrew Michel
Othello. Act 4. Scene 2. An Apartment in the Castle. Desdemona & Othello, 1801. After R. K. Porter. From Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, 1795, by John Boydell. [J. & J. Boydell, London, 1795]

Dr Johnsons House, City of London, c1900 (1911). Artist: Pictorial Agency
Dr Johnsons House, City of London, c1900 (1911). Dr Johnsons House is a house museum in London, in the former home of the 18th century English writer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Black Cap, c1910. From The Studio Volume 51. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1910-11]. (Colorised black and white print)

His Majesty with President Poincare at The British General Headquarters in France, c1916, (1935). King George V (1865-1936) with the 10th President of France, Raymond Poincare (1860-1934)

Edward VIII working in his office at St. Jamess Palace, London, 1936. From Our King & Queen and the Royal Princesses. [Odhams Press Ltd. London, 1937], (Colorised black and white print)

Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), physician, scientist and political theorist, c1830. Artist: WH Egleton
Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), physician, scientist and political theorist, c1830. Marat is best known for his role as a radical journalist and politician during the French Revolution

Half title to A Midsummer Nights Dream, 1914. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Half title to A Midsummer Nights Dream, 1914. A Midsummer Nights Dream is a comedy play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596

Mozart. 1895. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), German Classic composer. From The Musical Educator, Volume II by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1895.]

Juliet in the Cell of Friar Lawrence, 1867. Artist: Herbert Bourne
Juliet in the Cell of Friar Lawrence, 1867. After a work by Edward Matthew Ward (1816-1879). From the Imperial Edition of The Works of Shakespere, published by Virtue and Company, London, 1873-76

Have Mercy! He Shrieked, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
Have Mercy! He Shrieked, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

Master with his Students. (Christoforo Landino), 1492, (1917)
Master with his Students. (Christoforo Landino. Formulario di lettere et di orationi volgari), 1492. This image introducing Landinos manual for secretarial writing is considered one of the finest

Prince Edward walking with Mr HP Hansell, his tutor, at Auteuil, France, 1912 (1936). From Edward The Eighth - Our King, by A.V. Groom. [Allied Newspapers Limited, London, 1936]

Firewood, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Firewood, 1941. Wartime children collect firewood amongst the rubble. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]. (Colorised black and white print)

Winston Churchill across the Rhine. Outwards into Germany! Onwards to Victory!, 1945. Churchill, Brooke, and Montgomery on the German-held east bank of the Rhine, 25th March, 1945

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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.