Skip to main content

Colour Format Collection (#7)

"Exploring the Vibrant Tapestry of Colour Format: From The Book Of Kells to Waterloo" Immerse yourself in a world where art and history intertwine

Background imageColour Format Collection: Robin Redbreast

Robin Redbreast
circa 1865: A traditional Christmas robin on a Victorian greetings card. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: First Consul

First Consul
circa 1810: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821) as First Consul (1799 - 1821). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: The Bricklayer

The Bricklayer
circa 1850: A construction worker stands on scaffolding to lay another brick while his assistant mixes the cement. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Buryat

Buryat
circa 1900: 24 per cent of the Buryatia population are indigenous. Buryats are related to the nomadic Mongols. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: The Toyman

The Toyman
30th May 1812: Two little boys playing with a shuttlecock, watched by a toyseller. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Exotic Flower

Exotic Flower
1796: A large-leaved exotic flower. W Curtis Botanical magazine - pub. 1796 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Copper Balloon

Copper Balloon
circa 1850: Early developments in aeronautic machinery including (A) Balloon Julien, (B) Balloon de M M Sanson and an early copper Balloon. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Hydrogen Balloon

Hydrogen Balloon
3rd May 1785: The second balloon of Italian aeronaut Vicenzo Lunardi (1759 - 1806). Original Publication: From a drawing by J Dighton, (British artist)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Sheep Farm

Sheep Farm
circa 1780: Sheep farmers shearing their flock for their woolly fleeces. Original Artwork: Painting by William Hamilton, British painter, 1751-1801) (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Victorian Travel

Victorian Travel
circa 1890: Various modes of Victorian transport including buses, coaches and trains. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Going The Distance

Going The Distance
circa 1992: A long jumper in action against the dawn sky. (Photo by Rob Gallagher/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Ballroom Scene

Ballroom Scene
circa 1840: Two couples in a ballroom are ready to dance. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Cadiz

Cadiz
17th February 1847: A view of Cappricinos Place in Cadiz. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Ashanti War

Ashanti War
circa 1873: The Black Watch (officially known as the Royal Highland Regiment) patrol the forests of Ashanti in central Ghana, during the British-Ashante war of 1873-1874

Background imageColour Format Collection: Naughty North Wind

Naughty North Wind
circa 1860: The perils of crinoline in a high north wind! A young woman clings desperately to a lamppost at the seaside, while her skirt billows behind her. Ostende & Blankenberghe

Background imageColour Format Collection: In The Canal

In The Canal
circa 1890: Passengers wave their handkerchiefs at the homeward bound P&O liner Victoria as they pass her at Chalouf, on the Suez Canal. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Plantation Worker

Plantation Worker
1821: An Indian worker beating cotton. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Red Leader

Red Leader
February 1945: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (1879 - 1953) in military uniform at the Yalta Conference. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: French Enamels

French Enamels
1st April 1852: A group of enamels from the Royal Manufactory at Sevres which were displayed during the Great Exhibition of 1851. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Apothecary

Apothecary
circa 1810: An apothecary in his shop using a pestle and mortar. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Apothecary

Apothecary
circa 1810: An apothecary with his young apprentice. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Coffee House

Coffee House
circa 1810: An auction mart coffee room in a London coffee house. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: St Stephen s

St Stephen s
circa 1800: A service at St Stephens, Walbrook in London. Original Artist: By Pugin and Rowlandson, aquatinted by Bluck. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey
circa 1800: The wooden benches for the choir in Westminster Abbey, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Theatre Royal

Theatre Royal
1891: A Muse with a set of theatrical masks lifts the curtain of the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, London, managed by Augustus Harris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Night Watchmen

Night Watchmen
circa 1830: Tom, Jerry Hawthorn and his friend Bob Logic discover the consumptive Corinthian Katie inebriated on the street

Background imageColour Format Collection: Eddystone Lighthouse

Eddystone Lighthouse
circa 1865: The second lighthouse built on the treacherous Eddystone Rocks in the English Channel, just off the British coast at Plymouth, completed in 1709 by John Rudyerd

Background imageColour Format Collection: Haida Woman

Haida Woman
circa 1800: A Haida woman from the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, wearing a lip plug through her lower lip. Original Artist: By Norman H Hardy. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Crow Warriors

Crow Warriors
circa 1800: A group of men from the Crow tribe, carrying a bow and arrows and a rifle. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Oregon Man

Oregon Man
circa 1848: A Kalapuya (Calapooya) man from Oregon. An illustration from The Races of Man by Charles Pickering, pub. 1848. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Smoking And Drinking

Smoking And Drinking
circa 1850: A Turkish man smoking a hookah while a woman brings him a cup of coffee. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Tea In Turkey

Tea In Turkey
circa 1900: A group of men sitting by a tea stall on a street in Constantinople (Istanbul). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Pyrenees Couple

Pyrenees Couple
1872: A couple in the Pyrenees mountains. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Kuptschiha

Kuptschiha
circa 1800: A Russian merchants wife or Kuptschiha in her everyday dress, with a long white veil trailing from her hat. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Mandaya Warrior

Mandaya Warrior
circa 1900: A Mandaya tribesman from western Mindanao in the Philippines, carrying a spear and a decorated shield. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Romanians

Romanians
1878: A Romanian man and woman, both wearing broad sashes and embroidered jackets. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Icelandic Shore

Icelandic Shore
1877: A pair of Icelandic women hold a conversation on a beach. They both wear capes and small hats with tassels. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Italian Woman

Italian Woman
circa 1850: A young Italian woman wearing a striped headscarf and apron carries a pitcher in one hand and a bundle of straw in the other. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Stonecutter

Stonecutter
circa 1800: A workman hacks away at a block of stone with a hammer and chisel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Female Bonze

Female Bonze
circa 1800: A female bonze, or Buddhist monk, from China. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Gypsy Band

Gypsy Band
1873: Three gypsies playing their instruments under the shade of an oak tree. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Norwegian Girl

Norwegian Girl
circa 1900: A young woman in a Norwegian national costume, with an embroidered bodice and two Maltese crosses hanging around her neck. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Javan Royalty

Javan Royalty
1807: A young man from Java wearing court dress, with two knives tucked into his belt. Coloured aquatint from Raffles History of Java. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: The Strand

The Strand
circa 1850: Horse-drawn buses convey passengers along the Strand in London, past the little church of St Mary-le-Strand. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Life In India

Life In India
circa 1850: Various images of Indian men and women by W Lloyd. The pictures are originally titled bheestie (water-carrier) ; Bengal coolie girl ; and Indian ekker

Background imageColour Format Collection: The Grand Lounge

The Grand Lounge
circa 1830: The Grand Lounge: Regent Street to wit. Tom and his party off to the races: Jerry bowing to Kate and Sue Logic

Background imageColour Format Collection: Kota-Kota

Kota-Kota
circa 1900: A village in Kota-Kota, Nyasaland, now the republic of Malawi. Original Publication: From a sketch made on the spot by H H Johnston. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageColour Format Collection: Temple Of Amon

Temple Of Amon
circa 1850: A group of Egyptians sit at the entrance to the Temple of Amon in the ancient city of Thebes (modern Luxor and El-Karnak)




For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

"Exploring the Vibrant Tapestry of Colour Format: From The Book Of Kells to Waterloo" Immerse yourself in a world where art and history intertwine, as we delve into the captivating realm of colour format. Journey back in time to witness the intricate beauty of The Book Of Kells, an ancient illuminated manuscript that showcases stunning hues meticulously crafted by skilled hands. Feel the fiery passion ignite within you as you encounter the fierce Welsh Dragon, its vibrant red scales symbolizing power and strength. Stand tall alongside The Scots Guard, their resplendent tartan kilts adorned with a kaleidoscope of colors representing centuries-old traditions. Witness nature's fury unleashed as Krakatoa Erupts, painting the sky with a breathtaking palette of fiery oranges and deep purples. Let your heart be filled with joy and warmth during A Christmas Carol, where vivid imagery transports us to Dickensian London adorned in festive shades of green and red. Prepare for an unexpected twist as you enter the whimsical world of Lobster Jockey - a delightful fusion of imagination and color that will leave you mesmerized. Marvel at Chicken And Cockerel's playful display; their feathers boast an array of vibrant hues that mirror nature's own artistic brushstrokes. Admire the regal elegance exuded by Gordon Highlander, his kilt draped in rich earthy tones embodying Scottish heritage. Feel inspired by President Roosevelt's bold presence captured through striking monochromatic portraits that emphasize character over color. Let Wolfgang Mozart's symphonies transport you on a melodic journey painted with harmonious notes from every shade imaginable. Observe Small Birds flit among blossoming flowers; their delicate plumage showcasing an enchanting spectrum ranging from soft pastels to brilliant jewel tones. Finally, stand witness to history being made at Waterloo - where armies clashed amidst swirling clouds of dust while flags fluttered in patriotic pride against stormy skies painted with shades of courage and sacrifice.