Impression Collection (#55)

Joseph Black visiting James Watt in his Glasgow workshop, c1760. Artists impression of Joseph Black (1729-1799), Scottish chemist, visiting James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish inventor and engineer

Artists impression of deep sea scene with luminous fishes. Some of the creatures shown here were brought up in the dredges during the French oceanographical expeditions of the Travailleur c1880

Artists impression of lunar landscape at sunset. The Earth is at top right. Stars are visible in the lunar sky although it is not dark because the Moon has no atmosphere to scatter light

Cleopatras Needle: artists impression of obelisk sited outside Houses of Parliament. Eventually erected on Thames Embankment London

Shell Mound People or Kitchen-Middeners. Late Mesolithic-early Neolithic 4, 000-2, 000 BC. North and South Europe, Iberia, North Africa, North & South America similar patterns found

Artists impression of Urbain Jean Joseph Leverrier (1811-1877) French astronomer calculating the position of planet Neptune in 1846. Calculations confirmed were shortly after by JG Galle at Berlin

Impression made from the ring of Childeric I. Childeric I (c. 440- c. 481) was the Merovingian king of the Salian Franks from 457 until his death, and the father of Clovis

Artists impression of massive star cluster within our Milky Way Galaxy ablaze with glow of 14 rare red supergiant stars interspersed with young blue stars. The cluster contains perhaps 20, 000 stars

Artists impression of Tycho on his way home on the night of 11 November 1572 observing an unfamiliar bright star in the constellation Cassiopeia

Stephen Gray (1666-1736) English scientist born at Canterbury, Kent, credited with the discovery of the flow of electricity

Artists impression of the Benjamin Franklins (1706-1790) investigation of the electrical nature of lightning, made at Philadelphia, USA, in September 1752

Artists impression of the Benjamin Franklins (1706-1790) investigation of the electrical nature of lightning, made at Philadelphia, USA, in September 1752

Section, showing the impression of the features in a physiognotype

Equisetum horsetail fossil C018 / 9387
Equisetum horsetail fossil. Sandstone block split open to show a rare fossil and imprint of a terminal bud from an Equisetum horsetail plant. Fossil dimensions: 5 by 10 centimetres

Male conifer cone fossil C018 / 9385
Male conifer cone fossil. Sandstone block split open to show a fossilised specimen and imprint of a male cone from a conifer tree

Artists impression of Concorde

S F Edge at Brooklands during his 24 hours record
A night impression ofs F Edge at Brooklands during his 24 hours record

The Lasting Impressions gallery at the Natural History Museum, London

Carboniferous crinoid garden
Artists impression of Carboniferous (354 to 290 million years ago) underwater crinoid garden

Wealden Landscape
Artists impression of vegetation and reptiles of the early Cretaceous, including Iguanodon, in south eastern England

Silurian seafloor
An artists impression of the seafloor of the shelf sea surrounding Britain during the Silurian (443 to 417 million years ago), with trilobites, brachiopods, rugose corals, and molluscs

Platanus latifolia, fossil plane tree leaf from the Upper Cretaceous from Greenland. Specimen 170 mms left to right

Interglacial Landscape
Artists impression of England during a Pleistocene (1.8 million to 11, 000 years before present) interglacial period. Rhinoceros feed on the sparse vegetation in the distance

Silurian landplants
An artists impression of the the earliest vascular plants which developed beside freshwater pools during the Silurian (443 to 417 million years ago)

Proterozoic ocean floor
A restoration of Proterozoic ocean floor with bun-shaped stromatolites

Precambrian Landscape
Artists impression of a Precambrian (4, 500 to 543 million years ago) landscape, when oxygen built up in the atmosphere (about 1)

The Anthropomorpha of Linnaeus
An illustration by Bontius (1658) of early impressions of the Orangutan. The picture was published in Thomas Huxleys Evidence as to Mans Place in Nature (1883)

Fossil prawn
Specimen of a fossilied prawn preserved in the Solnhofen Pink Limestone, Germany

Pre-Scourian Volcanoes
An artists impression of pre-Scourian (2, 600-3, 000 million years ago) volcanoes

Silurian Wenlock sea
An artists impression of the Wenlock (430.4 - 424 million years ago) sea with trilobites, corals, and crinoids

Permian desert
An artists impression of the Permian desert with huge sandunes and sandstone mountains (290 to 248 million years ago) in Northern England

Surface of the early Earth
An impression by Barry Evans of what the surface of the Earth may have looked like when it was very young, and still forming

Polacanthus skin impression
Knobbly skin impression from the armoured dinosaur, Polacanthus. This dinosaur lived around 125 million years ago during the Lower Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found in the Isle of Wight, UK

Volcanoes on the early Earth
This is an artists impression of volcanoes frequently active on the surface of early Earth

Palaeocene volcanic landscape, Antrim
An artists impression of Palaeocene (65 to 54.8 million years ago) volcanic landscape in Antrim, Northern Ireland, Britain

Sauropod skin impression
Dinosaurs belonging to the suborder of Sauropods (Sauropoda) like diplodocus had a relatively smooth skin covered in scales of different sizes

Anglian ice sheet
A reconstruction of the front of the Anglian ice sheet in Precambrian (4, 500 to 543 million years ago) north London

Meteorites
An artists impression of a falling group of meteorites

Pleistocene hunters
An illustration of a hominid hunting party with mammoths and rhinosauruses uring the Pleistocene period, 1.8 million years ago - 11, 000 years ago

Pleistocene Britain
An artists impression of Britain at the time of the penultimate glaciation, from space during the Pleistocene period (1.8 million to 11, 000 years ago)

Ordovician Britain
An artists impression of an eroded Ordovician (490 to 443 million years ago) volcano and shore line near Builth Wells, Powys

Silurian mud-flows
An impression of Silurian (443 to 417 million years ago) mud-flows, coral reefs and volcanoes, by Michael Copus

Early Precambrian Coast
Barry Evanss impression of an early Precambrian (4, 500 to 543 million years ago) ocean with volcanic and sedimentary rocks

Permian Britain
An artists impression of Permian (290 to 248 million years ago) Britain from space, with desert lands and the Zechstein sea

Fossilised Macracara prisca, cichlid
This well-preserved, fossil specimen originates from the Lower Tertiary rocks of Brazil, some 65 million years ago

Erasipteron bolsoveri, dragonfly
Impression from the wing of an extinct dragonfly-like insect found by Malcolm Spenser in Bolsover coal mine in 1978

Retreating ice sheet
An illustration of a retreating ice sheet in Britain during the ice age

Pleistocene hunters, wider view
Pleistocene (1.8 million years ago - 11, 000 years ago) hunting party with mammoths and rhinoceros

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"Capturing Moments: The Enduring Impression of Mallory and Irvine at the Second Step, Everest, 1924" In the annals of mountaineering history, Mallory and Irvine's fateful attempt to conquer Everest in 1924 left an indelible impression on explorers worldwide. As they ascended towards the treacherous Second Step, their determination was matched only by the awe-inspiring beauty that surrounded them. Similarly, Claude Monet's iconic painting "Impression, Sunrise" forever changed the art world with its revolutionary brushstrokes and vivid depiction of a Runcorn-Widnes Bridge emerging from a hazy morning mist. This masterpiece became synonymous with the Impressionist movement and left an everlasting impression on generations of artists. From bridges to barges, each stroke in Monet's "THAMES BARGE SARA" captured not just a scene but also conveyed emotions through light and color. His ability to evoke feelings through his artwork is exemplified further in "Sunset on the Seine at Lavacourt, Winter Effect, " where icy tones transport us into a serene winter landscape. The Savoy Hotel in London has long been associated with luxury and elegance. Its grandeur leaves an immediate impression as one steps foot inside its opulent halls—a testament to timeless sophistication that has endured for decades. Moving away from landscapes, George Pierre Seurat's "Bathers at Asnieres" presents us with a different kind of impression—one depicting leisurely moments along the riverbank. With meticulous pointillism techniques employed by Seurat himself, this painting captures both individuality and collective harmony within society. H. M Bateman's humorous illustration titled "A Little Impression" reminds us that they can be lighthearted too. Through clever wit and satire, Bateman playfully highlights how even small actions or gestures can leave lasting impressions on those around us.