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Background imageExhibited Collection: Papal audience at the Vatican (b / w photo)

Papal audience at the Vatican (b / w photo)
7200487 Papal audience at the Vatican (b/w photo) by Brichaut, Albert (died c 1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Papal audience at the Vatican, Rome, Italy)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Scene at the Musee Grevin, Paris (b / w photo)

Scene at the Musee Grevin, Paris (b / w photo)
7200483 Scene at the Musee Grevin, Paris (b/w photo) by Brichaut, Albert (died c 1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene at the Musee Grevin, Paris)

Background imageExhibited Collection: French squadron during the Kronstadt Rebellion, Russia, 1921 (b / w photo)

French squadron during the Kronstadt Rebellion, Russia, 1921 (b / w photo)
7200478 French squadron during the Kronstadt Rebellion, Russia, 1921 (b/w photo) by Brichaut, Albert (died c 1901); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Georgian art lovers at an exhibition at the Royal Academy. 1831 (engraving)

Georgian art lovers at an exhibition at the Royal Academy. 1831 (engraving)
7234813 Georgian art lovers at an exhibition at the Royal Academy. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Chicagos 1934 Worlds Fair: The Fountain (colour litho)

Chicagos 1934 Worlds Fair: The Fountain (colour litho)
6015954 Chicagos 1934 Worlds Fair: The Fountain (colour litho) by Lyford, Philip (1887-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fountain)

Background imageExhibited Collection: General Alfred-Amedee Dodds, commander of the French army during the Second Franco-Dahomean War

General Alfred-Amedee Dodds, commander of the French army during the Second Franco-Dahomean War Africa (b / w photo)
7200486 General Alfred-Amedee Dodds, commander of the French army during the Second Franco-Dahomean War Africa (b/w photo) by Brichaut

Background imageExhibited Collection: Scene at the Comedie Francaise (b / w photo)

Scene at the Comedie Francaise (b / w photo)
7200485 Scene at the Comedie Francaise (b/w photo) by Brichaut, Albert (died c 1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene at the Comedie Francaise. Dress rehearsal of a French comedy)

Background imageExhibited Collection: The Royal Society Annual Conversazione at Burlington House, Exhibition of Scientific Novelties

The Royal Society Annual Conversazione at Burlington House, Exhibition of Scientific Novelties (engraving)
1626492 The Royal Society Annual Conversazione at Burlington House, Exhibition of Scientific Novelties (engraving) by Wilson

Background imageExhibited Collection: Trocadero palace built for the 1878 Paris World Fair, c. 1906 (photo)

Trocadero palace built for the 1878 Paris World Fair, c. 1906 (photo)
1721266 Trocadero palace built for the 1878 Paris World Fair, c. 1906 (photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Trocadero palace built in 1878 for world fair in Paris, here c. 1906)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Criminal appearing before a Court (b / w photo)

Criminal appearing before a Court (b / w photo)
7200498 Criminal appearing before a Court (b/w photo) by Brichaut, Albert (died c 1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Criminal appearing before a Court)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Jean Sylvain Bailly and the Marquis de Lafayette, important figures of the French Revolution

Jean Sylvain Bailly and the Marquis de Lafayette, important figures of the French Revolution (b / w photo)
7200488 Jean Sylvain Bailly and the Marquis de Lafayette, important figures of the French Revolution (b/w photo) by Brichaut

Background imageExhibited Collection: Street in Cairo, Egypt depicted at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, France, 1889 (b / w photo)

Street in Cairo, Egypt depicted at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, France, 1889 (b / w photo)
7200481 Street in Cairo, Egypt depicted at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, France, 1889 (b/w photo) by Brichaut, Albert (died c 1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street in Cairo)

Background imageExhibited Collection: The British Empire in Microcosm (litho)

The British Empire in Microcosm (litho)
603512 The British Empire in Microcosm (litho) by Brewer, Henry Charles (1866-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Empire in Microcosm: The Largest Exhibition ever planned)

Background imageExhibited Collection: In the Captive Balloon at Earls Court (litho)

In the Captive Balloon at Earls Court (litho)
1050829 In the Captive Balloon at Earls Court (litho) by Lanos, Henri (1859-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Captive Balloon at Earls Court)

Background imageExhibited Collection: 'Come Unto Me, Ye Weary, 'exhibited in the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (engraving)

"Come Unto Me, Ye Weary, "exhibited in the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (engraving)
1597375 " Come Unto Me, Ye Weary, " exhibited in the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (engraving) by Collins

Background imageExhibited Collection: Camille Desmoulins, Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre

Camille Desmoulins, Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre, important figures of the French Revolution (b / w photo)
7200490 Camille Desmoulins, Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre, important figures of the French Revolution (b/w photo) by Brichaut

Background imageExhibited Collection: French Royal Family imprisoned at The Temple fortress, Paris, French Revolution, 1792 (b / w photo)

French Royal Family imprisoned at The Temple fortress, Paris, French Revolution, 1792 (b / w photo)
7200489 French Royal Family imprisoned at The Temple fortress, Paris, French Revolution, 1792 (b/w photo) by Brichaut, Albert (died c 1901); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Human sacrifices in the Kingdom of Dahomey, Africa (b / w photo)

Human sacrifices in the Kingdom of Dahomey, Africa (b / w photo)
7200484 Human sacrifices in the Kingdom of Dahomey, Africa (b/w photo) by Brichaut, Albert (died c 1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Human sacrifices in the Kingdom of Dahomey, Africa)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Kampong or Southeast Asian village depicted at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, France

Kampong or Southeast Asian village depicted at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, France, 1889 (b / w photo)
7200482 Kampong or Southeast Asian village depicted at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, France, 1889 (b/w photo) by Brichaut

Background imageExhibited Collection: Behind the scenes at the opera (b / w photo)

Behind the scenes at the opera (b / w photo)
7200476 Behind the scenes at the opera (b/w photo) by Brichaut, Albert (died c 1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Behind the scenes at the opera)

Background imageExhibited Collection: The Picture Gallery of Sir John Leicester, Bart

The Picture Gallery of Sir John Leicester, Bart
6339886 The Picture Gallery of Sir John Leicester, Bart by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info.: The Picture Gallery of Sir John Leicester, Bart)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Exhibition Futurism (1909 1916) at the Museum of Modern Art dedicated to Italian Futurism

Exhibition Futurism (1909 1916) at the Museum of Modern Art dedicated to Italian Futurism on September 18
7243039 Exhibition Futurism (1909 1916) at the Museum of Modern Art dedicated to Italian Futurism on September 18, 1973 in Paris (b/w photo) by Sant Elia

Background imageExhibited Collection: Exhibition Futurism (1909 1916) at the Museum of Modern Art dedicated to Italian Futurism

Exhibition Futurism (1909 1916) at the Museum of Modern Art dedicated to Italian Futurism
7243041 Exhibition Futurism (1909 1916) at the Museum of Modern Art dedicated to Italian Futurism. Here is a sculpture by Boccioni (Unique Forms in the Continuity of Space) (1913) on September 18

Background imageExhibited Collection: Exhibition Futurism (1909 1916) at the Museum of Modern Art dedicated to Italian Futurism

Exhibition Futurism (1909 1916) at the Museum of Modern Art dedicated to Italian Futurism
7243040 Exhibition Futurism (1909 1916) at the Museum of Modern Art dedicated to Italian Futurism. Here is a sculpture by Boccioni (Unique Forms in the Continuity of Space) (1913) on September 18

Background imageExhibited Collection: Monks pressing Champagne grapes in 1710, exhibit at the Turin International Exhibition, Italy

Monks pressing Champagne grapes in 1710, exhibit at the Turin International Exhibition, Italy, 1911 (b / w photo)
3102504 Monks pressing Champagne grapes in 1710, exhibit at the Turin International Exhibition, Italy, 1911 (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer

Background imageExhibited Collection: Souvenir bookmark from the opening of the Crystal Palace, London (silk)

Souvenir bookmark from the opening of the Crystal Palace, London (silk)
7154247 Souvenir bookmark from the opening of the Crystal Palace, London (silk) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Chronicles of Newgate: Exhibition of Body of Williams (engraving)

Chronicles of Newgate: Exhibition of Body of Williams (engraving)
7169013 Chronicles of Newgate: Exhibition of Body of Williams (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exhibition of Body of Williams)

Background imageExhibited Collection: The Moon at One Meter!, 1900 (poster)

The Moon at One Meter!, 1900 (poster)
7214678 The Moon at One Meter!, 1900 (poster) by Abel-Truchet, Louis (1857-1918); (add.info.: " La Lune a un metre" 1900 poster showing the " Grande Lunette)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Exhibition, Belgium, 1892-1893 (litho)

Exhibition, Belgium, 1892-1893 (litho)
7154170 Exhibition, Belgium, 1892-1893 (litho) by Belgian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exhibition, Belgium, 1892-1893.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Background imageExhibited Collection: London, Crystal Palace: The Byzantine Court (litho)

London, Crystal Palace: The Byzantine Court (litho)
7190206 London, Crystal Palace: The Byzantine Court (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Byzantine Court)

Background imageExhibited Collection: London, Crystal Palace: North Nave (litho)

London, Crystal Palace: North Nave (litho)
7190213 London, Crystal Palace: North Nave (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: North Nave)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Messrs Mackley Brothers, Canary Breeders and Exhibitors, and Wholesale Exporters

Messrs Mackley Brothers, Canary Breeders and Exhibitors, and Wholesale Exporters, Eastern Counties Aviaries
7179917 Messrs Mackley Brothers, Canary Breeders and Exhibitors, and Wholesale Exporters, Eastern Counties Aviaries, Upper Hellesdon, and New Catton, Norwich (engraving) by English School

Background imageExhibited Collection: London, Crystal Palace: The Pompeian Court (litho)

London, Crystal Palace: The Pompeian Court (litho)
7190207 London, Crystal Palace: The Pompeian Court (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pompeian Court)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Hall of the Zollverein (German Customs Union), at the Great Exhibition of 1851, Crystal Palace

Hall of the Zollverein (German Customs Union), at the Great Exhibition of 1851, Crystal Palace, London (engraving)
7153755 Hall of the Zollverein (German Customs Union), at the Great Exhibition of 1851, Crystal Palace, London (engraving) by German School

Background imageExhibited Collection: University and exhibition rooms in the Hague, The Netherlands (engraving)

University and exhibition rooms in the Hague, The Netherlands (engraving)
7153726 University and exhibition rooms in the Hague, The Netherlands (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: University and exhibition rooms in the Hague)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1893 (litho)

Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1893 (litho)
7157584 Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1893 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birds eye view of the Worlds Columbian Exposition)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Cover illustration for Pracht-Album der Berliner, Gewerbe Ausstellung 1896 (b / w photo)

Cover illustration for Pracht-Album der Berliner, Gewerbe Ausstellung 1896 (b / w photo)
7157784 Cover illustration for Pracht-Album der Berliner, Gewerbe Ausstellung 1896 (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Exposition; Exhibition; Ausstellung (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Exposition; Exhibition; Ausstellung (engraving)
7195948 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Exposition; Exhibition; Ausstellung (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exposition; Exhibition; Ausstellung)

Background imageExhibited Collection: The Crystal Palace Exhibition building in London (engraving)

The Crystal Palace Exhibition building in London (engraving)
7153732 The Crystal Palace Exhibition building in London (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Design for a Dining Room (coloured engraving)

Design for a Dining Room (coloured engraving)
7159197 Design for a Dining Room (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Design for a Dining Room)

Background imageExhibited Collection: London, Crystal Palace: Greek Court (litho)

London, Crystal Palace: Greek Court (litho)
7190205 London, Crystal Palace: Greek Court (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greek Court)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Interior of a Pioneers Hut (engraving)

Interior of a Pioneers Hut (engraving)
7188244 Interior of a Pioneers Hut (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of a Pioneers Hut)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Rotunda, centre of the 1873 Vienna world exposition, Austria (engraving)

Rotunda, centre of the 1873 Vienna world exposition, Austria (engraving)
7184950 Rotunda, centre of the 1873 Vienna world exposition, Austria (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rotunda, centre of the 1873 Vienna world exposition)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Adelaide, from Exhibition, looking South West (b / w photo)

Adelaide, from Exhibition, looking South West (b / w photo)
7151351 Adelaide, from Exhibition, looking South West (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adelaide, from Exhibition, looking South West)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Great Wheel, Earls Court, London (b / w photo)

Great Wheel, Earls Court, London (b / w photo)
7154062 Great Wheel, Earls Court, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Wheel, Earls Court, London)

Background imageExhibited Collection: Crying child in an art gallery, 19th century (engraving)

Crying child in an art gallery, 19th century (engraving)
7212185 Crying child in an art gallery, 19th century (engraving) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); (add.info.: Crying child with parents in an art gallery, by Honore Daumier.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Background imageExhibited Collection: An obese man looks at a pig, 'To say that I might become that big one day!', 1856 (illustration)

An obese man looks at a pig, "To say that I might become that big one day!", 1856 (illustration)
7211595 An obese man looks at a pig, " To say that I might become that big one day!", 1856 (illustration) by Daumier

Background imageExhibited Collection: London, Crystal Palace: South Nave (litho)

London, Crystal Palace: South Nave (litho)
7190212 London, Crystal Palace: South Nave (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South Nave)




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