Discussions Collection (#2)

Augustine and Aethelberht. (print)
7419944 Augustine and Aethelberht. (print); (add.info.: Saint Augustine of Canterbury speaks with Aethelberht, King of Kent and his Queen, Bertha of Kent)

Doves, 1918 (oil on canvas)
658261 Doves, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Hunt, Edgar (1876-1953); 16.5x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Doves. Edgar Hunt (1876-1953). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1918

The marriage settlement (engraving)
8635255 The marriage settlement (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The marriage settlement)

The Esplanade, Sandown, Isle of Wight (colour litho)
8634299 The Esplanade, Sandown, Isle of Wight (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Esplanade, Sandown, Isle of Wight)

Scene from Things to Come, 1935 (b/w photo)
8672802 Scene from Things to Come, 1935 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from the science fiction film Things to Come)

12 people who waste our time (litho)
8673181 12 people who waste our time (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 12 people who waste our time)

If the Field of the Cloth of Gold had been held on Hampstead Heath (engraving)
8672625 If the Field of the Cloth of Gold had been held on Hampstead Heath (engraving) by Downey, Thomas Edward (1852-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Ifs" in history)

Boy and girl on a sofa exchanging secrets (colour litho)
8641347 Boy and girl on a sofa exchanging secrets (colour litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy and girl on a sofa exchanging secrets)

How's eggs this morning? (colour litho)
8656888 How's eggs this morning? (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: How's eggs this morning? Male and female chicken with a basket of eggs)

Chinese Punishment, c.1870-1889 (albumen print)
1766825 Chinese Punishment, c.1870-1889 (albumen print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese Punishment. Unknown Photographer, 1870s-80s.); Photo © Christie's Images

Collegiate church. Interior. High altar. Painting. Jesus with his disciples on the Road to Emmaus
6267504 Collegiate church. Interior. High altar. Painting. Jesus with his disciples on the Road to Emmaus (Jesus con los discipulos de Emaus). Oil on copper

Christ among the Doctors of the faith. Strasbourg cathedral (stained glass)
8711511 Christ among the Doctors of the faith. Strasbourg cathedral (stained glass); (add.info.: Strasbourg Cathedral. Stained glass)

The French painted by themselves, 1840-1842 (print)
8698351 The French painted by themselves, 1840-1842 (print); (add.info.: Literature. The french depicted by themselves. Compendium of short stories by famous writers (Honore de Balzac)

The Arctic Council, 19th century (mezzotint, board)
7295271 The Arctic Council, 19th century (mezzotint, board) by Pearce, Stephen (1819-1904) (after); 55.5x77.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Print)

Man, woman and child from the Vallee d'Ossau, French Pyrenees, in traditional regional dress, c.1840 (engraving)
UIG5425628 Man, woman and child from the Vallee d'Ossau, French Pyrenees, in traditional regional dress, c.1840 (engraving); (add.info)

Engraving depicting a town and country gentlemen chatting in a hedge-lined country lane, 19th century
5309101 Engraving depicting a town and country gentlemen chatting in a hedge-lined country lane, 19th century; (add.info)

The story of the residents, in front of the King Charles court building at Greenwich Hospital
MMM5461544 The story of the residents, in front of the King Charles court building at Greenwich Hospital, a resident with a wooden leg, wearing the regulatory uniform

Jim Hawkins overhears a conversation revealing the pirate mutiny, 1885 (engraving)
8723994 Jim Hawkins overhears a conversation revealing the pirate mutiny, 1885 (engraving) by Roux, George (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

Passenger leisure on the deck of a P & O liner, chess game, reading, conversation, under the gaze of a crew member
NWI4962457 Passenger leisure on the deck of a P & O liner, chess game, reading, conversation, under the gaze of a crew member, circa 1900

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): bourgeoisie women discuss fashion in a social salon, 1865
LUX4817898 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): bourgeoisie women discuss fashion in a social salon, 1865; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Lord Nelson explaining to the Officers the Plan of Attack previous to the Battle of Trafalgar, 1806 (coloured aquatint)
7341799 Lord Nelson explaining to the Officers the Plan of Attack previous to the Battle of Trafalgar, 1806 (coloured aquatint) by Craig

The confession, relating to a story with the same title, a woman wearing a large black dress leans forward to hear
MMM5484734 The confession, relating to a story with the same title, a woman wearing a large black dress leans forward to hear the confession of a young boy

Schoolers chatting, surprised by the master (teacher) who heads towards them by waving a cane
PCT4277458 Schoolers chatting, surprised by the master (teacher) who heads towards them by waving a cane. School, chatter, punishment.; (add.info.: Schoolers chatting)

Telegraph cable linking Britain and her colony India, 1850
3479166 Telegraph cable linking Britain and her colony India, 1850; (add.info.: The telegraph cable linking Britain and her colony India is depicted as a conversation between John Bull and Britannia)

A conversation between a surly cab driver and his customer, 1888
3478942 A conversation between a surly cab driver and his customer, 1888; (add.info.: Punch cartoon 1888 depicting a conversation between a surly cab driver and his customer)

In the Days of the Great Shadow (colour litho)
8673146 In the Days of the Great Shadow (colour litho) by Robinson, Frederick Cayley (1862-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Days of the Great Shadow)

Dog and monkey reading a newspaper (colour litho)
8635529 Dog and monkey reading a newspaper (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog and monkey reading a newspaper)

Mistrust (litho)
8663017 Mistrust (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mistrust. Illustration for Sketches from "Punch" by Phil May (Punch, 1903).); © Look and Learn

Wot's up, Billy? (colour litho)
8655874 Wot's up, Billy? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Wot's up, Billy)

The Albigenses of Carcassonne (litho)
8661245 The Albigenses of Carcassonne (litho) by Laurens, Jean Paul (1838-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Albigenses of Carcassonne)

What! Come home? (colour litho)
8656612 What! Come home? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "What! Come home)

Muriel talking with the angels (colour litho)
8650861 Muriel talking with the angels (colour litho) by Cooke, William Cubitt (1866-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muriel talking with the angels)

Empress Auguste Viktoria, Pearl Necklace, Book
945565 Empress Auguste Viktoria, Pearl Necklace, Book by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

The Delegates in Counsel or Beggars on Horseback, 1797 (coloured etching)
7341771 The Delegates in Counsel or Beggars on Horseback, 1797 (coloured etching) by Fores, S.W. (fl.1785-1825); 27.4x37.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: S.W)

The Voyage of La Perouse Round the World, 1798 (print)
7295474 The Voyage of La Perouse Round the World, 1798 (print) by Galaup de La Perouse, Jean-Francois de (1741-88); National Maritime Museum, London

Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with Harun al-Rashid, Bagdad, 1869 (Engraving)
7422844 Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with Harun al-Rashid, Bagdad, 1869 (Engraving); (add.info.: Science. Medicine. Persian physician Masawaiyh, Mesue the Elder, with abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid)

The triumph after the war in Siena, Italy. Detail. Painting by Giorgio Vasari and his studio (1511-1574), 1565
BEN5476212 The triumph after the war in Siena, Italy. Detail. Painting by Giorgio Vasari and his studio (1511-1574), 1565. 16th century Italian mannerism. Ceiling in the Salle dei Cinquecento

Logic and dialectics (low relief)
BEN5472342 Logic and dialectics (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); (add.info.: Logic and dialectics. Low relief sculpture by Andrea da Pontedera known as Andrea Pisano (1290-1349), 1340

Nelson explains the Trafalgar battle plan, 1806 (coloured engraving)
7341898 Nelson explains the Trafalgar battle plan, 1806 (coloured engraving) by Craig, William Marshall (fl.1788-1828) (after); 50.5x34.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Man and woman from the Vallee dOssau, French Pyrenees, in traditional regional dress, c.1840 (engraving)
UIG5425627 Man and woman from the Vallee dOssau, French Pyrenees, in traditional regional dress, c.1840 (engraving); (add.info.: The woman is spinning yarn using a distaff)

On board the steamship and wheeled Great Eastern by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859)
MMM5467145 On board the steamship and wheeled Great Eastern by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), on the way from Sheerness (England) to Valentia (Ireland) by Dudley

Plato's Academy (mosaic)
6384201 Plato's Academy (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: The Plato academy, l'accademia di Platone rom the House of T)

The Officers Mess, a cartoon showing Navy officers gathered together drinking wine
MMM5482767 The Officers Mess, a cartoon showing Navy officers gathered together drinking wine. Drawing by Edward Pelham Brenton (1774-1839), colored in watercolor, 18th century

Passengers enjoying the large lounge (restaurant) of a luxury liner of the Inman Line transatlantic shipping company
NWI4962439 Passengers enjoying the large lounge (restaurant) of a luxury liner of the Inman Line transatlantic shipping company, circa 1890

Flemish tapestry
7209469 Flemish tapestry.; Palacio Real de la Granja de San Ildefonso, La Granja, Spain; (add.info.: Palacio de la Granja de San Ilde, Real Sitio de San Ildefonso, Castilla y Leon, Segovia)

The start of Sancho for the island of Barataria, detail left, four young people, one behind a tree
JEB4881640 The start of Sancho for the island of Barataria, detail left, four young people, one behind a tree. According to the novel "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha"

the Marseille painted by themselves: THE BAL IN THE CIRCLE. Drawing by Ringue. Engraving of the 19th century
JEB4849269 the Marseille painted by themselves: THE BAL IN THE CIRCLE. Drawing by Ringue. Engraving of the 19th century. Municipal library of Marseille.; (add.info)

Landowners in conversation, 1828
3480345 Landowners in conversation, 1828; (add.info.: French lithograph of landowners in conversation; Rajasthan, India, By Marlet 1828.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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Discussions have been an integral part of human history, shaping the course of events and influencing the world we live in today. From Vasco da Gama's encounters with Indian traders to the School of Athens' intellectual debates, they have fostered knowledge exchange and cultural understanding. In 1939, as tensions rose between Germany and Russia, discussions took a sinister turn when they decided to divide Poland. This decision would have far-reaching consequences for Europe and set the stage for World War II. Even during times of conflict, discussions played a pivotal role in seeking peace. A poignant cartoon depicting WW1 peace negotiations reminds us that even amidst chaos, dialogue remains essential for resolving disputes. On Referendum Day, illustrated by Norman Morrow, we witness ordinary people engaging in lively discussions about their future. From breakfast conversations to visits from canvassers and trips to the local pub like the Red Lion, these interactions reflect democracy at work - where every voice matters. Throughout history, they have also fueled scientific progress. Galileo's Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo serves as a testament to this fact. The frontispiece engraving captures intellectuals engaged in thoughtful discourse while pushing boundaries of knowledge. Artistic depictions further highlight how discussions transcend time and place. In "The Pilots, " a photogravure from 1893 showcases pilots gathering together to share stories and expertise—a reminder that collaboration leads to growth. Similarly, "View of a Town" portrays individuals conversing on street corners—exchanging ideas that shape their community's fabric. Meanwhile, "De Stamtafel" immerses us in storytelling sessions within a café setting—an embodiment of how conversations can unite people through shared narratives. From historical moments like Vasco da Gama's expeditions or political negotiations dividing nations; be it intellectual pursuits or everyday interactions among friends or strangers alike—discussions continue to shape our lives profoundly.