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Background imageHighly Collection: Hall of Ambassadors

Hall of Ambassadors - Black and white interior- 2 arched doorways- highly decorated walls Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHighly Collection: Quimperle. St Michels church

Quimperle. St Michels church - black & white view of highly decorated Norman style stone doorway Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHighly Collection: ?Marengo?, the favourite charger of Napoleon I, 1815

?Marengo?, the favourite charger of Napoleon I, 1815 (c). Soft-ground etching, by and after James Ward, published by R Ackermann, Strand, London, 1 August 1824

Background imageHighly Collection: WW1 - The advantages of using Quinine to treat illness

WW1 - The advantages of using Quinine to treat illness
WW1 - Soldier! Take your daily quinine - the advantages of using Quinine to treat illness, due to its antipyretic (fever-reducing), antimalarial, analgesic (painkilling)

Background imageHighly Collection: Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil

Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil - Distinguished and highly decorated soldier. As colonial administrator in Egypt and advisor to the Liberal government he helped to implement Army reforms (18671918)

Background imageHighly Collection: Tour of the Colonies - Mr Kings Piccadilly

Tour of the Colonies - Mr Kings Piccadilly - Picture of highly decorated shop front. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies. Date: circa 1900

Background imageHighly Collection: Richard Gibson

Richard Gibson
RICHARD GIBSON Dwarf (1.17m) and miniature painter, with a miniature of his wife, Anne Shepherd, of similar height. His work was highly regarded by all. Date: 1615 - 1690

Background imageHighly Collection: Alexandre Bixio

Alexandre Bixio
JACQUES-ALEXANDRE BIXIO Highly respected French doctor, naturalist, agriculturist, also politician and philanthropist. Date: 1808 - 1865

Background imageHighly Collection: Matthew Talbot Baines

Matthew Talbot Baines
MATTHEW TALBOT BAINES (son of Sir Edward Baines, older) Lawyer and statesman, highly regarded but not distinguished for anything in particular. Date: circa. 1840s

Background imageHighly Collection: Grey Costume 1899

Grey Costume 1899
Jacket bodice, scallop edged basques, high collar rolled down to reveal red lining & fur edge, gored skirt with fullness at the back, highly ornamented with passementerie Date: 1899

Background imageHighly Collection: Passementerie 1889

Passementerie 1889
Detail of a bodice with puffed sleeves and a V neck which is highly ornamented with passementerie. Date: 1889

Background imageHighly Collection: Circa 1820 Costume

Circa 1820 Costume
Four fashionable ladies are charmed by a parrot. One gown has an elaborate stomacher & full, puffed sleeves. Two ladies wear pelisses with highly decorative detailing Date: early 1820s

Background imageHighly Collection: Roller Skating 1891

Roller Skating 1891
Seriously over-dressed Victorian ladies roller- skating at the Olympia rink, London, where " fast skating", though highly unlikely, is " strictly prohibited". Date: 1891

Background imageHighly Collection: Jullien / Pound / Mayall

Jullien / Pound / Mayall
LOUIS-ANTOINE JULLIEN French musician who conducted highly popular concerts in Britain from 1840 to 1859 Date: 1812 - 1860

Background imageHighly Collection: Nautch girl dancing

Nautch girl dancing
A nautch girl (dancing girl) performs rhythmic steps emphasised by the bells around her ankles. The nautch girls were often courtesans highly trained in dance & music. Date: 1870

Background imageHighly Collection: JULLIEN / ILN / 1843

JULLIEN / ILN / 1843
LOUIS-ANTOINE JULLIEN French musician who conducted highly popular concerts in Britain from 1840 to 1859 Date: 1812 - 1860

Background imageHighly Collection: Pinks Potted Bloater, Great Yarmouth

Pinks Potted Bloater, Great Yarmouth
Pinks Potted Bloater, a most delicious relish of altogether superior quality. Showing the product being prepared by steam machinery from very highly cured Yarmouth Bloaters. 1888

Background imageHighly Collection: B Ward, Christmas 1918, Quex Park VAD Hospital

B Ward, Christmas 1918, Quex Park VAD Hospital
B Ward in Gallery 1 of the Powell-Cotton Museum on Christmas Day 1918. This was the first Gallery of the Museum, built in 1896

Background imageHighly Collection: Christmas 1918 in A Ward at Quex Park VAD Hospital

Christmas 1918 in A Ward at Quex Park VAD Hospital
A Ward in the Drawing Room of Quex House on Christmas Day 1918. The room is highly decorated with flags, greetings, paper decorations and festive greenery

Background imageHighly Collection: Cinderella married to the Prince

Cinderella married to the Prince
Black and white. Illustration of a couple at the alter getting married. Their clothes are very highly decorated.. Part of Box 365, Miscellaneous Part 1, Boswell collection. Slide number 8

Background imageHighly Collection: India - Akbars Tomb Gateway

India - Akbars Tomb Gateway
Black and white. Highly decorated white building with tree in foreground.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection. Slide number 218 and 84. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHighly Collection: India - The Chini-Ka-Roya, Agra

India - The Chini-Ka-Roya, Agra
Black and white. Highly decorated building which has started to fall apart - plaster and walls missing in places.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection. Slide number 158 and 10. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHighly Collection: India - The Kutab - Details of windows at Ala-ud-din Gate, D

India - The Kutab - Details of windows at Ala-ud-din Gate, D
Black and white. Very highly decorated windows.. Part of India Box, Boswell collection. Slide number 58 and 37. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHighly Collection: Rome, Italy - St Clements Church, Interior

Rome, Italy - St Clements Church, Interior
Black and white. Altar with a highly decorated dome over the top of it, in a building which seems to be made mostly of white marble.. Part of Box 196, Rome, Boswell collection. Slide number 18

Background imageHighly Collection: Rome, Italy - Interior of Baptistery and Pisanos Pulpit

Rome, Italy - Interior of Baptistery and Pisanos Pulpit
Hand coloured. A highly decorated pulpit.. Part of Box 196, Rome, Boswell Collection. Slide number 14. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHighly Collection: Visit to Madeira - Funchal Cathedral - Interior

Visit to Madeira - Funchal Cathedral - Interior
Black and white lantern slide of an ornate cathedral interior with a very highly decorated chandelier.. Part of Box 125, Madeira, part of Boswell collection. Slide number 45. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHighly Collection: Palawan Monitor Lizard - searches for food along

Palawan Monitor Lizard - searches for food along a public path with its tongue outstretched (the tongue has a highly developed olfactory sense) (Varanus marmoratus)

Background imageHighly Collection: Highly decorated unmarked plate - WWI patriotic themes

Highly decorated unmarked plate - WWI patriotic themes
Highly decorated unmarked plate showing Britannia, the British Lion, British soldier, ships, and flags of the Allies. Transfer reads - BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD - PEACE DAY SOUVENIR OF THE GREAT WAR

Background imageHighly Collection: W H Goss Peace plate - 1919 - Angel of Peace

W H Goss Peace plate - 1919 - Angel of Peace
An extremely rare W. H. Goss Peace plate. Multi-coloured design, issued to commemorate Peace in 1919. The highly detailed transfer has the Angel of Peace in a gothic frame

Background imageHighly Collection: Crews for British night fighters by G. H. Davis

Crews for British night fighters by G. H. Davis
Seeing in the dark: stringent eyesight tests precede the selection of crews for British night fighters during the Second World War. The men selected have highly developed vision. Date: 1944

Background imageHighly Collection: Hon. Sir Seymour J. Fortescue, Vanity Fair, Spy

Hon. Sir Seymour J. Fortescue, Vanity Fair, Spy
Captain Hon. SIR SEYMOUR JOHN FORTESCUE (1856-1942). Highly decorated officer of the British Royal Navy. Held the office of Equerry-in-Waiting to HM King Edward VII between 1893 and 1910

Background imageHighly Collection: Magdalen De Passe

Magdalen De Passe
MAGDALEN DE PASSE Dutch engraver, highly regarded Date: 1596 - 1638

Background imageHighly Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Wolf, &, Lamb, Parody, Mr. Mulreadys, highly, popular

Drawings Prints, Print, Wolf, &, Lamb, Parody, Mr. Mulreadys, highly, popular
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Wolf & the Lamb - A Parody on Mr. Mulreadys highly popular Picture, HB Sketches, No. 525, Lithographer, Subject, Artist, Publisher, Subject, Artist, Subject

Background imageHighly Collection: Etruscan Candelabrum Finial Cassiano dal Pozzo

Etruscan Candelabrum Finial Cassiano dal Pozzo
Artokoloro

Background imageHighly Collection: Design Frieze Two Women Flanking Urn ca 1775-85

Design Frieze Two Women Flanking Urn ca 1775-85
Artokoloro

Background imageHighly Collection: Coast View Perseus Origin Coral 1674 Pen brown ink

Coast View Perseus Origin Coral 1674 Pen brown ink
Artokoloro

Background imageHighly Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, highly, ornamented, first, gondola, Francesco, Antonio, Berka

Drawings Prints, Print, highly, ornamented, first, gondola, Francesco, Antonio, Berka
Drawings and Prints, Print, The highly ornamented first gondola of Francesco Antonio Berka entering Venice, Gods on clouds in the sky, Artist, After, Johann Georg Wolfgang, Liberal Benaglia, German

Background imageHighly Collection: Nymph Playing Horn recto Bracket Man Head verso

Nymph Playing Horn recto Bracket Man Head verso
Artokoloro

Background imageHighly Collection: Studies Saint John Baptist 1455 Flemish Metalpoint

Studies Saint John Baptist 1455 Flemish Metalpoint
Artokoloro

Background imageHighly Collection: Saint Benedict Orders Destruction Idols Montecassino

Saint Benedict Orders Destruction Idols Montecassino
Artokoloro

Background imageHighly Collection: Arthur, 1st Marquess of Donegall

Arthur, 1st Marquess of Donegall 1739-99 (c.1780). Gainsborough, Thomas 1727-1788. During the eighteenth century full-length portraits were the most admired

Background imageHighly Collection: A Subalterns Experiences during the Recent Russian War Scare in India. Peace

A Subalterns Experiences during the Recent Russian War Scare in India. Peace
A SUBALTERNs EXPERIENCES DURING THE RECENT RUSSIAN WAR SCARE IN INDIA. PEACE, WAR, AND THEN PEACE AGAIN: 1. Hurrah! His Leave to England is Granted. 2

Background imageHighly Collection: Landscape with Cattle Landscape with Cattle and Figures A Landscape with Cattle

Landscape with Cattle Landscape with Cattle and Figures A Landscape with Cattle and Figures by a Stream and a Distant Bridge An english landscape with peasants and cattle Signed

Background imageHighly Collection: Corso Sant Anastasia, Verona Corso Sant Anastasia, Verona, Italy A highly

Corso Sant Anastasia, Verona Corso Sant Anastasia, Verona, Italy A highly finished view of the Palace of Count Maffei at Verona, Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802-1828, British

Background imageHighly Collection: Paul Biston the 1st - The King of Boot-blacks

Paul Biston the 1st - The King of Boot-blacks
A very odd postcard depicting Paul Biston the 1st - The King of Boot-blacks in highly regal pose ! Date: circa 1905

Background imageHighly Collection: Interior of The Kaiser Wilhelm II ocean liner (2 / 4)

Interior of The Kaiser Wilhelm II ocean liner (2 / 4)
Interior of the SS Kaiser Wilhelm II passenger steamer of Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) (North German Lloyd), a German shipping company. Seized by the U.S

Background imageHighly Collection: Borabadur - Restored gate, 4th north gallery

Borabadur - Restored gate, 4th north gallery
Borabadur, Java, Indonesia. - Restored gate, 4th north gallery. Borabadur is a 9th century Mahayana Buddhist Monument/Temple. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHighly Collection: Picture No. 10761991

Picture No. 10761991
Nile Monitor - showing its forked tongue which has highly developed olfactory (sense of smell) properties (Varanus niloticus) Date:




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