History Pictures Collection

Absaloms Pillar in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, 1839 (lithograph)
1166042 Absaloms Pillar in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, 1839 (lithograph) by Roberts, David (1796-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Roberts RA (1796-1864) was a Scottish painter

Japan: Advertising poster for Umegatani Sake, c. 1925
A powerfully built Sumo wrestler - no doubt a celebrity at the time (c. 1925) endorses the virtues of Umegatani sake

UK / United Kingdom: World War II Dig For Victory propaganda poster, c. 1942
One of the most memorable campaigns during World War Two, was the Dig for Victory campaign. Any piece of land that could be turned over to the use of growing fruit and vegetables was made use of

South and Central America: Emerald Toucanet. Painting from Natural History of Birds of Paradise and Rollers, Toucans and Barbus by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809), 1806

South & Central America: Toco Toucan. Painting from Natural History of Birds of Paradise and Rollers, Toucans and Barbus by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809), 1806

India: See India Darjeeling - At a Lama Dance, vintage travel poster, Government of India. Victor Veevers (1903 - 1970), Bombay, 1934. Darjeeling is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal

The Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, 1839 (lithograph)
1166031 The Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, 1839 (lithograph) by Roberts, David (1796-1864) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Roberts RA (1796-1864) was a Scottish painter

Noh theatre mask of Yase Onna, the Emaciated Woman ghost, c
2635033 Noh theatre mask of Yase Onna, the Emaciated Woman ghost, c.1600 (wood) by Deme Yukan (16th-17th century); Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, 1839 (lithograph)
1166036 The Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, 1839 (lithograph) by Roberts, David (1796-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Roberts RA (1796-1864) was a Scottish painter

Portrait of Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506), 1892 (lithograph)
1163738 Portrait of Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506), 1892 (lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christopher Columbus (c)

The Stone of Unction at the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, 1839 (lithograph)
1166028 The Stone of Unction at the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, 1839 (lithograph) by Roberts, David (1796-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Roberts RA (1796-1864) was a Scottish painter

Ms Fr 2810 f. 3v, Kublai Khan giving Nicolo and Marco Polo safe conduct to Peking
REV68252 Ms Fr 2810 f.3v, Kublai Khan giving Nicolo and Marco Polo safe conduct to Peking, with his golden seal to the Polos at Cambaluc in 1292, from Le Livre des Merveilles

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English physicist and mathematician, 1742-43 (engraving)
2635591 Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), English physicist and mathematician, 1742-43 (engraving) by Houbraken, Jacobus (1698-1780); 36.8 A-- 23.3 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch

Entrance to the Tombs of the Kings, Jerusalem, 1842 (lithograph)
1166037 Entrance to the Tombs of the Kings, Jerusalem, 1842 (lithograph) by Roberts, David (1796-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Roberts RA (1796-1864) was a Scottish painter

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), c. 1892 (lithograph)
1163750 Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), c.1892 (lithograph) by Moroni, Antonio (Antonello) (1889-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christopher Columbus (c)

The Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem, 1839 (lithograph)
1165950 The Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem, 1839 (lithograph) by Roberts, David (1796-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Roberts RA (1796-1864) was a Scottish painter

Empress Jing Xian (c. 1681-1731), 1st consort of Emperor Yongzheng (1678 - 1735)
1147474 Empress Jing Xian (c.1681-1731), 1st consort of Emperor Yongzheng (1678 - 1735) by Chinese School; Palace Museum, Beijing

Russia: Lenin Points the Way to Communism against a Backdrop of Smokestacks. Revolutionary poster, V. Sherbakov, 1920
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Russian SFSR

Indonesia: Dutch East Indies tourism poster for Java, c. 1930s
Java (Indonesian: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million (excluding the 3.6 million on the island of Madura which is administered as part of the provinces of Java)

USA: Fete Fashion Ball'. First World War fundraiser poster, New York, c. 1917 USA: Fete Fashion Ball'
World War I (WWI or WW1 or World War One), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918

Egypt: L'Hiver en Egypte'(Winter in Egypt) travel poster, c. 1908
Travel poster advertising the delights of travel in Egypt featuring veiled woman on a donkey. Artist unknown

Japan: Advertising poster for Mitsukoshi Department Store. Hashiguchi Goyo (1880 - 1921), 1911
Between the end of the First World War in 1918 and the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941, Japanese graphic design as represented in advertsing posters

Libya / Italy: Advertising poster for the Fiera de Tripoli (Tripoli Fair), 1930
From 1912 to 1927, the territory of Libya was known as Italian North Africa. From 1927 to 1934, the territory was split into two colonies, Italian Cyrenaica and Italian Tripolitania

Japan: Poster for an Exhibition of Export Articles'at Minatogawa, Kobe. Tsunetomi Kitano, 1911
Between the end of the First World War in 1918 and the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941, Japanese graphic design as represented in advertsing posters

Japan: Summer at Miho Peninsula, Nagoya Rail Agency, c. 1933 Nakayama Taiyodo, c. 1922
Miho no Matsubara (õ©ëõ┐Ø??µØ¥Õă Miho Pine Grove) is a scenic area on the Miho Peninsula in Shimizu Ward of Shizuoka City, Japan. Its seven-kilometre seashore is lined with pine trees

China (Manchukuo / Japan): South Manchuria Railway Company advertising poster, c. 1930
The South Manchuria Railway was built as a part of the Chinese Eastern Railway in 1898-1903 by Imperial Russia according to the Russian-Chinese convention and the Convention of Peking 1860

India: See India'Darjeeling - At a Lama Dance, vintage travel poster, Government of India
India: See India Darjeeling - At a Lama Dance, vintage travel poster, Government of India. Victor Veevers (1903 - 1970), Bombay, 1934. Darjeeling is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal

France / Egypt: Advertising poster for Marseille-Alexandrie - La Route d'Egypte'
The Messageries Maritimes is an old French maritime company. It was originally created in 1851 as Messageries Nationales, later called Messageries Imperiales, and in 1871

Japan: Advertising calendar for Osaka Shosen Kaisha (Osaka Mercantile Steamship Company), Kobe, 1921
Osaka Mercantile Steamship poster featuring a kimono-clad young woman and the company flag

Russia / Soviet Union: Advertising poster for the Leningrad Festival of Arts, June 1-10, 1935. Nikolay Zhukov, 1935
Art Deco is an influential visual arts design style that first appeared in France after World War I and began flourishing internationally in the 1920s

France: Poster advertisement for Cafe Collas (Collas Coffee), Pearls from the Indes, the Best of all Coffees
This orientalist poster was designed in 1927 for the Collas coffee house. Rene Honore Collas founded the company, producing some of the best coffee in France

USA / Japan: Miss Tokio Hosiery'poster advertisement, 1927
Orientalism is a term used by art historians, literary and cultural studies scholars for the imitation or depiction of aspects of Middle Eastern

India: Advertising poster for Sunlight Soap featuring Vishnu and companions. 1930
Vishnu (Vi£ß╣çu) is the Supreme God of Vaishnavism, one of the three main sects of Hinduism. Vishnu is also known as Narayana and Hari. Laksmi is the wife of Vishnu

Japan: Tokyo's Gleaming Sights'. Travel poster for Tokyo showing paper lantern with cherry blossoms
Tokyo (µØ▒õ║¼ T┼ìky┼ì, Eastern Capital') is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area

Japan: Advertising poster for Calpis Beverage'(a cultured milk drink), 1928
Calpis ('Karupisu') is a Japanese uncarbonated soft drink, manufactured by Calpis Co. Ltd. headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. Calpis Co. is a subsidiary of Ajinomoto

Japan: Advertising poster for Puraton Ink. Nakayama Taiyodo, c. 1922
Between the end of the First World War in 1918 and the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941, Japanese graphic design as represented in advertsing posters

Belgium: Biscuits & Chocolat Delacre'Art Nouveau advertising poster, Henri Privat-Livemont, 1897
Henri Privat-Livemont (1861-1936) was an artist born in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium. He is best known for his Art Nouveau posters

Japan: Advertising poster for Cascade Beer, c. 1930
Four men in silhouette extol Extra Cascade Beer from the Kotobukiya Brewery in Yokohama

Belgium: Bitter Oriental'Art Nouveau advertising poster, Henri Privat-Livemont, 1897
Henri Privat-Livemont (1861-1936) was an artist born in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium. He is best known for his Art Nouveau posters

Japan: Advertising poster for Savings Bonds. Teinshinsho, c. 1922
Advertisement for Japanese Postal Savings Bank featuring lillies

Japan: Advertisement for liquid pomade from Matsuura Cosmerics, Bitaol, 1937
This 1937 adveritisement represents a moga or modern girl as envisaged in Japan in the 1930s. Taken from the Weekly Asahi (Rising Sun)

France: L'Ermitage Revue Illustre'Art Nouveau advertising poster, Paul Emile Berthon, 1897
Paul Emile Berthon (1872-1909) was a French artist who produced primarily posters and lithographs. Berthon's work is in the style of Art Nouveau, much like his contemporary Alphonse Mucha

Japan: Towards Matsujima'. Sendai Rail Bureau, 1930s
Sendai (??ÕÅ░Õ©é Sendai-shi) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and the largest city in the T┼ìhoku region

Japan: Mountains! Mountains! The Mountains Invite You! Osaka Railway Agency, 1930s
Osaka (ÕñºÚÿ¬ ┼îsaka) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Japan. It is the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area

Japan: Advertising poster for Sakura Beer, c. 1925
Inexplicably, a giant elephant holds a bottle of Sakura beer with its trunk and stands on its back legs, while masses of people jubilate

Japan: Advertising poster for Tokio Beer, c. 1900
Cheerful moustachioed man advocating the excellence of Tokio Beer while a cherub hovers overhead with another bottle

USA: USA Bonds - Third Liberty Loan Campaign - Boy Scouts of America Weapons for liberty
World War I (WWI or WW1 or World War One), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918

France: L Ermitage Revue Illustre Art Nouveau advertising poster, Paul Emile Berthon, 1897
Paul Emile Berthon (1872-1909) was a French artist who produced primarily posters and lithographs. Berthons work is in the style of Art Nouveau, much like his contemporary Alphonse Mucha

Belgium: Biscuits & Chocolat Delacre Art Nouveau advertising poster, Henri Privat-Livemont, 1897
Henri Privat-Livemont (1861-1936) was an artist born in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium. He is best known for his Art Nouveau posters

Belgium: Bitter Oriental Art Nouveau advertising poster, Henri Privat-Livemont, 1897
Henri Privat-Livemont (1861-1936) was an artist born in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium. He is best known for his Art Nouveau posters

France: Poster for Le Chat Noir, Paris, by Theophile Steinlen, 1896
Le Chat Noir (French for The Black Cat ) was a nineteenth-century entertainment establishment, in the bohemian Montmartre district of Paris

Japan: Tokyos Gleaming Sights. Travel poster for Tokyo showing paper lantern with cherry blossoms and modern
Tokyo (µØ▒õ║¼ T┼ìky┼ì, Eastern Capital ) is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area

Japan: A young woman in a blue kimono holding a sake bottle. Nippon Shuzō Kabushiki Kaisha, c. 1916
Between the end of the First World War in 1918 and the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941, Japanese graphic design as represented in advertsing posters

Japan: Japanese woman in traditional dress advertising refined sugar. Tokyo, 1914
Produced by Dai Nippon Seitō Kabushiki Kaisha sugar manufacture and refining company, Tokyo

UK: Britain Needs You At Once. First World War recruitment poster featuring a British George
The story of Saint George and the Dragon appended to the hagiography of Saint George was Eastern in origin, brought back with the Crusaders

England / UK: Lure of the Undergound, Alfred Leete, Underground Electric Railway Company, London, 1927
Alfred Ambrose Chew Leete (1882-1933) was a British graphic artist. Born at Thorpe Achurch, Northamptonshire, he studied at Kingsholme School, Weston-super-Mare

India: Visit India, State Railways of India advertising poster, 1930s
Early art poster published by the State Railways of India advertising travel and tourism to India, 1930s

Japan: Cover of Affiches (posters) magazine, August 1927
Between the end of the First World War in 1918 and the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1941, Japanese graphic design as represented in advertsing posters

Japan: Poster advertisement for the NYK Line steamship company, 1916
Cherry blossom and castle epitomise the aesthetic appeal of Japan in the 1916 NYK Line steamship poster

Japan: Poster advertisement for the Osaka Mercantile Steamship Company, 1916
The Osaka Mercantile Steamship Company, in the form of a gigantic sumo wrestler, bestrides the trade routes of the world in this 1916 advertising poster

Japan: Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Retreat of Spirits. Advertising poster for Japanese Government Railways, c
Kirishima-Yaku National Park (Ú£ºÕ│ÂÕ▒ï...Õø¢þ½ï... Kirishima-Yaku Kokuritsu K┼ìen) is a national park in Ky┼½sh┼½, Japan

USA: Keep Him Free. First World War propaganda poster, Philadelphia, c. 1918
World War I (WWI or WW1 or World War One), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918

Japan: Fields of Color, Yamanashi Prefecture. Japanese Railways, 1930s
Yamanashi Prefecture (Õ▒▒µó¿þ£î Yamanashi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Ch┼½bu region of the main island of Honshu

UK / Scotland: Scottish War Savings Committee. First World War propaganda poster, c. 1917
World War I (WWI or WW1 or World War One), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918

Japan: Sea Bathing in Obama, Fukui. Osaka and Nagoya Rail Agency, 1930s
Obama (Õ░ŵÁ£Õ©é Obama-shi) is a city in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It faces Wakasa Bay due north of Kyoto, and is about four to seven hours by train from Tokyo

Japan: Golden Years (Retirement) in the Summer. Nagoya Rail Agency, 1930s
Nagoya (ÕÉìÕÅñÕ▒ïÕ©é Nagoya-shi) is the largest city in the Ch┼½bu region of Japan. It is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan

Japan: Standing atop the Mountains. Nagoya Rail Agency, 1930s
Nagoya (ÕÉìÕÅñÕ▒ïÕ©é Nagoya-shi) is the largest city in the Ch┼½bu region of Japan. It is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan

Japan: Advertising poster for Toyo Kisen Kaisha / Oriental Steam-Ship Company. Tōyō Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha, 1917
Oriental Steamship Co advertisement featuring a young woman holding a folding fan

Japan: Autumn in Nagoya. Nagoya Tourism Bureau, c. 1930s
Nagoya (ÕÉìÕÅñÕ▒ïÕ©é Nagoya-shi?) is the largest city in the Ch┼½bu region of Japan. It is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan

Japan: Advertising poster for the Shantung Railway Company. Nakayama Taiyodo, c. 1922
The Qingdao-Jinan Railway or Jiaoji Railway (simplified Chinese: ÞâµÁÄ" ÞÀ»; traditional Chinese: Þåáµ┐ƒÚÉÁÞÀ»; pinyin: Ji─üoji Ti─ølu)

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"Journey through Time: Capturing History in Pictures" Russia: Lenin Points the Way to Communism against a Backdrop of Smokestacks. Revolutionary poster, V. Sherbakov, 1920 - Witness the iconic image that symbolizes the birth of communism as Lenin leads the way amidst towering smokestacks. The Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, 1839 (lithograph) - Step into a lithographic masterpiece capturing the timeless beauty and sacredness of Jerusalem's holy shrine. The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840, Exeter Hall, London, 1841 (oil on canvas) - Immerse yourself in this oil painting that depicts an inspiring gathering where voices united against slavery echoed within Exeter Hall. Noh theatre mask of Yase Onna, the Emaciated Woman ghost - Delve into Japanese folklore with this hauntingly beautiful Noh theater mask portraying Yase Onna – a captivating representation of ethereal spirits. The Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, 1839 (lithograph) - Travel back in time to witness an intricately detailed lithograph showcasing one of Jerusalem's ancient gateways - The Damascus Gate. Portrait of Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506), 1892 (lithograph) - Discover a lithographic gem immortalizing Christopher Columbus; gaze upon his determined eyes as he embarked on his historic voyage across uncharted waters. The Stone of Unction at the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, 1839 (lithograph) - Marvel at this lithograph capturing the venerated Stone of Unction within Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre – a site deeply significant to Christian tradition. Ms Fr 2810 f. 3v: Kublai Khan giving Nicolo and Marco Polo safe conduct to Peking.