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Historica Graphica Collection (page 3)

Step into the world of history with the Historica Graphica Collection, a treasure trove of visual artifacts that transport you to different eras

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Nocturne in Blue and Green, 1870. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Nocturne in Blue and Green, 1870. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Nocturne in Blue and Green, 1870 (colour litho)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Chir Singh, Maharajah of the Sikhs and King of the Punjab with his retinue hunting near Lahore

Chir Singh, Maharajah of the Sikhs and King of the Punjab with his retinue hunting near Lahore, from Voyages in India, 1859 (litho). Voyages dans l Inde by Prince Alexis Soltykoff (1806-1859); A

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Sikh Chieftans going Hunting, 1858. Creator: A. Soltykoff (1806?1859)

Sikh Chieftans going Hunting, 1858. Creator: A. Soltykoff (1806?1859)
Sikh Chieftans going Hunting, from Voyages in India, pub. by Smith, Elder & Co. 1858 (litho). Prince Aleksei Dmitrievich Saltykov/ A

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: The Greyhound, pub. 1812. Creator: English School (19th Century)

The Greyhound, pub. 1812. Creator: English School (19th Century)
The Greyhound, pub. 1812 (hand coloured engraving). The Greyhound or Sighthound is dog which is bred for coursing and racing

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Zanjueelah, the boatman of the rapids, pub. 1865. Creator: Thomas Baines (1820-75)

Zanjueelah, the boatman of the rapids, pub. 1865. Creator: Thomas Baines (1820-75)
Zanjueelah, the boatman of the rapids, from The Victoria Falls, Zambezi River, pub. 1865 (colour lithographgraph). sketched on the spot; originally published with five other prints

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: The Falls by Sunrise with the spray cloud rising 1, 200 feet, pub. 1865. Creator

The Falls by Sunrise with the spray cloud rising 1, 200 feet, pub. 1865. Creator
The Falls by Sunrise with the spray cloud rising 1, 200 feet, from The Victoria Falls, Zambezi River, pub. 1865 (colour lithographgraph). T. Baines delt_T. Picken, lith

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Signature of Anne Boleyn during her imprisonment in the Tower of London and another

Signature of Anne Boleyn during her imprisonment in the Tower of London and another
The signature of Anne Boleyn with the Tudor Rose during her imprisonment in the Tower of London and another prisoners carving of a cross, 1815 (engraving)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: The Path to the Moon, from A Book of Images, pub. 1898. Creator: William Thomas Horton

The Path to the Moon, from A Book of Images, pub. 1898. Creator: William Thomas Horton
The Path to the Moon, from A Book of Images, pub. 1898 (engraving), 1898

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: And nightly meadow fairies, look you sing, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1910

And nightly meadow fairies, look you sing, from The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1910
And nightly meadow fairies, look you sing, from The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), pub. 1910 (colour lithograph), 1910

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, I smell the Blood of an Englishman, form English Fairy Tales, pub

Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, I smell the Blood of an Englishman, form English Fairy Tales, pub
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, I smell the Blood of an Englishman, from English Fairy Tales, pub. 1922 (colour lithograph), 1922. Scene from Jack and the Beanstalk

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: The Final Pacification of Europe!!, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving). Creator

The Final Pacification of Europe!!, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving). Creator
The Final Pacification of Europe!!, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving). Napole on Bonaparte (1769– 1821)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Vista del globo areostatico qe. se hecho ante Ss

Vista del globo areostatico qe. se hecho ante Ss. Ms. y su Rl. familia el dia 8 de enero de 1793 en el qual fue Dn. Vicente Lunardi y cayo a las 2 de la tarde …, pub. 1793 (engraving)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Balin Slays Sir Lanceor, from Stories of the Days of King Arthur by Charles Henry Hanson, pub

Balin Slays Sir Lanceor, from Stories of the Days of King Arthur by Charles Henry Hanson, pub. 1898 (engraving)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: You demi-puppets that by moonshine do the green sour ringlets make, illustration

You demi-puppets that by moonshine do the green sour ringlets make, illustration from William Shakespeares The Tempest, pub. 1926 (colour lithograph)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears, illustration

Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears, illustration from William Shakespeares The Tempest, pub. 1926 (colour lithograph)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Come unto these yellow sands illustration from The Tempest, 1926

Come unto these yellow sands illustration from The Tempest, 1926
Come unto these yellow sands illustration from William Shakespeares The Tempest, pub. 1926 (colour lithograph). William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616); Act I: Scene II, Line 376;

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Re-enter Ariel like a water-nymph, illustration from The Tempest, 1926

Re-enter Ariel like a water-nymph, illustration from The Tempest, 1926
Re-enter Ariel like a water-nymph, illustration from William Shakespeares The Tempest, pub. 1926 (colour lithograph). William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616); Act I: Scene II, Line 316

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Who Stole the tarts?, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub

Who Stole the tarts?, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub. 1907 (colour lithograph)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: The Queen never left off quarrelling with the other players... 1907

The Queen never left off quarrelling with the other players... 1907
The Queen never left off quarrelling with the other players, and shouting Off with his head! or, Off with her head! from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: A Mad Tea Party, 1907

A Mad Tea Party, 1907
A Mad Tea Party, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub. 1907 (colour lithograph)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: It grunted again so violently that she looked down into its face in some alarm, 1907

It grunted again so violently that she looked down into its face in some alarm, 1907
It grunted again so violently that she looked down into its face in some alarm, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub. 1907 (colour lithograph)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: At this the whole pack rose up into the air, and came flying down upon her, 1907

At this the whole pack rose up into the air, and came flying down upon her, 1907
At this the whole pack rose up into the air, and came flying down upon her, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub. 1907 (colour lithograph)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Recruitment Poster The Prime Ministers Advise to the Young Unmarried Men and Pledge

Recruitment Poster The Prime Ministers Advise to the Young Unmarried Men and Pledge to Married Men, pub. 1915 (lithograph)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: WW1 Recruitment Poster for the US Navy, 1917

WW1 Recruitment Poster for the US Navy, 1917
WW1 Recruitment Poster for the US Navy, pub. 1917 (colour lithograph). I Want You for the Navy - Apply any Recruiting Station or Postmaster

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Major Andres Tree, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1928

Major Andres Tree, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1928
Major Andres Tree, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (1783 - 1859), pub. 1928 (colour lithograph)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: The Nightmare, with her whole ninefold …, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1928

The Nightmare, with her whole ninefold …, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1928
The Nightmare, with her whole ninefold …, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (1783 - 1859), pub. 1928 (colour lithograph)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: A Home On The Mississippi, pub. 1871, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

A Home On The Mississippi, pub. 1871, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: American Homestead - Autumn, pub. 1869, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

American Homestead - Autumn, pub. 1869, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Freyja and the Necklace, 1890. Artist: James Doyle Penrose

Freyja and the Necklace, 1890. Artist: James Doyle Penrose
Freyja and the Necklace, 1890. Freya, goddess of love, who wore a necklace as a sign of social status. Illustration from Teutonic Myths and Legends by Donald A Mackenzie, 1890

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Idun and the Apples, 1890. Artist: James Doyle Penrose

Idun and the Apples, 1890. Artist: James Doyle Penrose
Idun and the Apples, 1890. Idun is the keeper of apples that give the gods eternal youth. Illustration from Teutonic Myths and Legends by Donald A Mackenzie, 1890

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: A rum-running boat caught smuggling in 2000 bottles, USA, 1920s

A rum-running boat caught smuggling in 2000 bottles, USA, 1920s. The sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol for consumption were banned in the United States under the Eighteenth Amendment

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Thomas W Lamont, George Whitney, and JP Morgan, American financiers, 1930s. Artist

Thomas W Lamont, George Whitney, and JP Morgan, American financiers, 1930s. Artist
Thomas W Lamont, George Whitney, and JP Morgan, American financiers, 1930s. Three senior bankers from JP Morgan & Co, conferring at one of the numerous congressional investigations into financial

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: John Pierpont Morgan, American financier and banker, with his son and daughter, 1912

John Pierpont Morgan, American financier and banker, with his son and daughter, 1912. John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), Louisa Pierpont Morgan (1866-1946) and John Pierpont Jack Morgan Jr (1867-1943)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: The loop at Agony Point at Tindharia on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, 1880s

The loop at Agony Point at Tindharia on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, 1880s. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a narrow gauge line connecting Siliguri and Darjeeling

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Egypt, 1912. Artist: Georges Barbier

Egypt, 1912. Artist: Georges Barbier
Egypt, 1912. Pochoir print from The Art of Perfume by Georges Barbier

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Summer, 1925. Artist: Georges Barbier

Summer, 1925. Artist: Georges Barbier
Summer, 1925. From Gazette du Bon Ton by Georges Barbier, 1925

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United states of America, (1901)

Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United states of America, (1901). Jefferson (1743-1826) was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Mac Coll, from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub. 1845 (colour lithograph)

Mac Coll, from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub. 1845 (colour lithograph)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Fuji, from Momoyo-gusa (The World of Things) Vol II, pub. 1909 (colour block woodcut)

Fuji, from Momoyo-gusa (The World of Things) Vol II, pub. 1909 (colour block woodcut)
Fuji, from Momoyo-gusa (The World of Things) Vol II, pub.1909 (colour block woodcut). Wisteria;

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Sato No Yuki, from Momoyo-gusa (The World of Things) Vol I, pub

Sato No Yuki, from Momoyo-gusa (The World of Things) Vol I, pub.1909 (colour block woodcut). Snow in the Countryside;

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Thorn Apple, Germander and Purple Toadflax, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler

Thorn Apple, Germander and Purple Toadflax, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler
I Datura Turcarum; II Polium folys & facie Lavendulae; III Linaria purpureo vislacea elatior; Besler was an apothecary in Nuremberg and was in charge of the gardens at the Prince Bishop near Eichstat;

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Autumn Snowflake and Meadow Saffrons, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler (1561-1629)

Autumn Snowflake and Meadow Saffrons, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler (1561-1629)
I Leucoium bulbosum Autumnale tenuifolium; II Colchicum vulgare plyanthos; III Colchicum bitlorum; IIII Colchicum vulgare album; V Colchicum vulgare purpura scente flore; Besler was an apothecary in

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: A Chinese Officer, 19th century. Artist: E Karnejeff

A Chinese Officer, 19th century. Artist: E Karnejeff
A Chinese Officer, 19th century

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: American Winter Sports - Trout Fishing on Chateaugay Lake, pub. 1856, Currier & Ives

American Winter Sports - Trout Fishing on Chateaugay Lake, pub. 1856, Currier & Ives
American Winter Sports - Trout Fishing on Chateaugay Lake (Franklin County N.Y. ), pub. 1856, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Swan upping on the Thames, 20th century

Swan upping on the Thames, 20th century. Swan upping is an annual ceremonial census of mute swans on the River Thames that dates from the 12th century

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Exodus 31: 2-8: Bezalel and Aholiab making the Ark of the Covenant

Exodus 31: 2-8: Bezalel and Aholiab making the Ark of the Covenant
Exodus 31:2-8: Bezalel and Aholiab making the Ark of the Covenant. Facsimile copy of a 15th century manuscript of the German School

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: Hare, c1859-1917. Artist: William de Morgan

Hare, c1859-1917. Artist: William de Morgan
Hare, c1859-1917. William de Morgan (1839-1917) was a British potter and tile designer. He was a close friend of William Morris

Background imageHistorica Graphica Collection: On the War Path - Atsina, 1908. Artist: John Andrew & Son

On the War Path - Atsina, 1908. Artist: John Andrew & Son
On the War Path - Atsina, 1908. A group of Native Americans of the Gros Ventre people of northern central Montana




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Step into the world of history with the Historica Graphica Collection, a treasure trove of visual artifacts that transport you to different eras. Explore the Map of the Battle of Waterloo, 18th June 1815, meticulously crafted in the 19th century, and immerse yourself in one of history's most significant conflicts. Admire The Strawberry Thief, a stunning textile designed by William Morris in 1883, showcasing intricate patterns and timeless beauty. Witness the incredible athleticism captured in Man and horse jumping a fence by Eadweard J Muybridge from 1887; feel your heart race as you marvel at their daring feat frozen in time. Step back into London's past with The Gin Shop from 1829, an evocative portrayal of bustling streets and lively characters during this era. Experience political satire through Integrity retiring from Office. Created in 1801; it offers a glimpse into society's perception of power dynamics during that time. Marvel at Sitting Bear - Arikara by John Andrew & Son from 1908, capturing Native American culture with exquisite detail and respect. Be awestruck by Victoria Falls: The Leaping Water published in 1864 by Thomas Baines; let its grandeur take your breath away as water cascades down majestic cliffs. See London through a different lens with Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson's depiction of London from Parliament Hill published in1923; observe how architecture has evolved over time. Gaze upon Capricorn and Aquarius depicted on Plate XXI of A Celestial Atlas by Alexander Jamieson; let these constellations ignite your imagination about our vast universe. Transport yourself to Mevagissey, Cornwall through William Daniell's artwork dating back to1825; soak up its coastal charm frozen forever on canvas. Discover Macdonald of Glenco from The Clans of Scottish Highlands publication for an insight into Scotland's rich heritage.