Lifestyles Collection

Oak Tree or Quercus, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Oak Tree or Quercus: Plate 43, from The Book of Practical Botany in Word and Image

Fresh loquat (Eriobotrya) fruits and green leaves

Sheela-na-Gig on the church wall of Killinaboy, Burren, County Clare, Ireland, Europe

Night, Times of the Day, by William Hogarth
Photo of an original engraving from the Works of William Hogarth published in 1833

Cupid & Psyche
circa 1890: Psyche, a beautiful princess in Roman mythology, with her lover Cupid, the god of love. Psyche was made immortal by Jupiter, king of the gods

Butter Making
circa 1857: A woman churning butter talks to a milkman wearing a yoke to carry his pails. William Grundys English Views (Photo by T. R)

SS Terra Nova
11th February 1913: A photgraph of the SS Terra Nova used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott on his ill-fated Antarctic expedtion to the South Pole, and signed by him

Fly Past
31st May 1956: Shackletons of RAF Coastal Command at a Fly Past over Buckingham Palace at the ceremony of Trooping the Colour. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Rockefeller Center
circa 1945: The Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan, New York City. Designed by Raymond Hood, it was completed in May 1933. (Photo by George Enell/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Trust your journey gold foil message
Gold foil glitter inspirational quote saying on a plain white background

Wringer, wet clothes dryer
Antique illustration of a wringer, wet clothes dryer

Narrow winding street in Barrio Gotico, Barcelona
Narrow winding street in Barrio Gotico (Gothic Quarter) in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Cobbled street in Citta Alta (Old Town) in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
Citta Alta in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy

Southsea Shingle
circa 1900: Holidaymakers and boats on the beach at Southsea, Portsmouth. (Photo by Edgar Ward/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Dandelion seeds flying away

Athletic young man in shorts with ball lying on a stone floor

Group of young women wearing bathing suits, portrait (B&W sepia)
Bathing suits reflect different eras from Victorian to 1930 s. archival image

Soused Mouse
27th February 1954: A mouse is tempted to climb a miniature ladder for a sip of sherry in a wine cellar at Jerez in Spain. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6734 - Sherry Comes From Spain - pub

Giant Basket
A woman carrying a large wicker basket through a street in Assisi. Picture Post - 5409 - Assisi - pub. 1951 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Beer Street
Engraving By William Hogarth celebrating the virtues of beer circa 1751. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Shibuya crossing, Tokyo
People crossing the road in famous Shibuya crossing in Tokyo, Japan

Lonely Monument o Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton
circa 1922: The monument to Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on the main island of South Georgia. He died of a heart attack and was buried there in 1922, having returned to the spot on the Quest

Luna Park At Night
Buildings lit up at night at Luna Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, c. 1900. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images)

Gin Lane
This print was published as a pair with Beer Street and contrasted the health and productivity benefits of drinking beer with the vice of gin drinking

View at the old town of Modica Italy

Ship Passengers
Passengers who have disembarked from the Cunard liner Mauretania at Fishguard, Pembroke waiting with their luggage to board the first special passenger train to London

Welcome sign on a highway, Welcome to Wyoming, Forever West, flat landscape, Wyoming, USA

Christmas Evening

Beach Party
A group of surfers on a beach with a Ford Mustang car

Rescue with the breeches buoy
Antique illustration of a Rescue with the breeches buoy

Close up on Lantern Shop in Hoi An, Vietnam
Colorful lantern in a small Lantern shop in the beautiful city of Hoi An, Vietnam. oi An is a city on Vietnams central coast known for its well-preserved Ancient Town

Early Washing Machine
circa 1860: An early labour-saving machine for clothes washing, comprising a water barrel, water boiler, agitator and mangle. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)

Andree Expedition
July 1897: The ill-fated hot-air balloon expedition to the North Pole, attempted by Swedish explorer Salomon August Andree, Nils Strindberg and Knut Fraenkel in 1897

Young man in underwear with headphones in colorful light

Solar panel with sun

Welcome sign on a highway, Welcome to Utah, Life elevated, Utah, USA

Red telephone boxes, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A zig zag bridge and a Pavilion on the West Lake in foggy morning, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

The kill at a Victorian fox hunt
The horrible aftermath of the kill at a Victorian fox hunt, with the hounds tearing pieces from the corpse and a jubilant huntsman dancing a jig with the unfortunate foxas brush

Vietnam War
A Photograph of US Soldiers Walking through Mist in the Cam-Lo Valley, Vietnam, circa 1970. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Howrah railway station, with Howrah Bridge beyond, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Man-of-war fish (Nomeus gronovi) living within deadly tentacles of Portuguese man o war (Physalia physalis), to whose toxin it is ten times more resistant than other fish, at sea surface. Dominica

Bunker Hill Monument and USS Constitution historic ship, Charlestown, Boston, MA
USS Constitution historic ship, Old Ironsides a Three Masted Frigit, is seen near Bunker Hill Monument on harbor, Freedom Trail, Charlestown, Boston, MA

Smile gold foil message
Gold foil glitter inspirational quote on a plain white background

Panoramic view of St Kilda Pier Melbourne
Several Boats docked in front of the Melbourne Skyline

Monorail, Tokyo
Monorail reaching Odaiba waterfront

Marine plants, leaves and seaweed, coral
Collection of marine plants, leaves and seaweed, coral

New York City skyline with illuminated skyscrapers seen from above during sunrise, New York State, USA

The jagged mountains in Catalonia with Cable Car (Aeri de Montserrat), Spain, showing the Benedictine Abbey at Montserrat, Santa Maria de Montserrat, near Barcelona

Bathing At Southsea
1900: Holidaymakers enjoy mixed bathing at Southsea, in the sea with a line of bathing machines along the shore. (Photo by William Davis/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Elephant Garlic (Allium ampeloprasum), garlic variety

Farmhouse on a hill, typical Tuscan landscape near Ville de Corsano, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Flag of Pakistan

Flag of Peru

A street vendor with a bicycle selling her flowers in Hanoi, Vietnam, Asia

The Beach At Cannes
Sunbathers on a deck in front of the beach outside the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, France in August 1948. (Photo by Ivan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Shrunken Heads
19th August 1925: Three specimen of shrunken heads all with long hair, prepared by the Macas Indians. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Public street view of Guanajuato City, Mexico. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. 16th century old buildings & streets are preserved

Portsmouth Beach
19th August 1939: A solitary deckchair in front of the esplanade on Portsmouth beach, Hampshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 202 - Portsmouth - Pub

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, May Milton
The singularly untalented young English woman, May Milton, danced briefly on stage in Paris as part of a performing troupe and then in a solo act

Parisian Luxury
circa 1824: A Parisian gentleman takes a bath attended by his barber and manicurist. George Cruikshank (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Great Exhibition
Waiting for Queen Victoria to arrive at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace. The glass and iron building was designed by Joseph Paxton and initially erected in Hyde Park, London

The Hall Of Infamy
Diners watching a punch-up in their midst at the Oyster Saloon in Bridges Street, New Covent Garden, London. Original Artwork: The Hall of Infamy, alias the Oyster Saloon in Bridges Street

American Settlers Heading West
Illustration of early settlers heading to the American West in covered wagons, circa 1800s. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images)

Beech Tree or Fagus, Victorian Botanical Illustration
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Beech Tree or Fagus: Plate 43, from The Book of Practical Botany in Word and Image

Looking Over New York City
A group of people on the outdoor viewing platform of the Empire State building looking out over New York circa 1940. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Down Cathedral historical burial place of St Patrick
In the period following St Patricks death in 461 AD the Hill of Down came to be regarded as his traditional burial place. Down Cathedral is known as the historical burial place of Saint Patrick

Inebriates Express
Poster used by The Temperance Movement to promote sobriety with panels showing aspects of faith, hope, charity, truth and temperance published circa 1870. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Sunset & surfer at Playa Guiones beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, in profile. Cleopatra VII Philopator was a pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt. She came from a Macedonian Greek family and is known for her beauty and her dramatic death

Still Life with Peaches and Pears Date: 1890

Ugandan children fetching water, Masindi, Uganda, Africa

Tibetan Mastiff engraving 1840
The Naturalists Library by William Jardine

Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
Illustration of a Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)

Menara Pavilion and Gardens, Marrakesh
The Menara gardens are gardens located to the west of Marrakech, Morocco, at the gates of the Atlas mountains. They were established in the 12th century (c. 1130) by the Almohad ruler Abd al-Mu min

Rabelo boats and Dom Luis I bridge in Douro river, Porto
Dom Luis I bridge and rabelo boats from Vila Nova de Gaia. The Dom Lu's I Bridge is a double-decked metal arch bridge that spans the Douro River between the cities of Porto

Ally Pally
9th October 1935: Rows of stalls in the main hall of Alexandra Palace, at the start of the North London Exhibition. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Outline and flag of Luxembourg, 3D

Townscape, Valldemossa, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Captured Aircraft
9th November 1918: Captured German aircraft at the Lord Mayors show, London. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Indian Ace
29th October 1927: The first Indian four-cylinder engine motorbike, on view at the motorcycle show at Olympia, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Walberswick
1933: A foot bridge over the river at Walberswick, Suffolk. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

Foxhounds invading a Victorian house
A member of the local fox hunt has followed the foxhounds into a smart house - thankfully, without his horse - where the behaviour of the hounds is causing considerable uproar

Woman carrying vegetables in street, Hoi An, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Quang Nam, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

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"Lifestyles: Embracing the Essence of Time and Nature" Immerse yourself in the enchanting embrace of nature, where the mighty Oak Tree or Quercus stands tall, whispering tales of resilience and strength. Like a Victorian Botanical Illustration, each intricate detail unveils the beauty that lies within. As night falls, witness the ever-changing canvas of life through William Hogarth's "Times of the Day. " From dawn to dusk, let your senses awaken to the mysteries that unfold under moonlit skies. Discover ancient secrets etched on stone walls like Sheela-na-Gig on Killinaboy Church in County Clare, Ireland. Feel Europe's rich history resonate through every moss-covered crevice as you wander its charming streets. Indulge in sweet moments akin to biting into fresh loquat fruits amidst vibrant green leaves. Let their juicy sweetness invigorate your taste buds and remind you to savor life's simple pleasures. In Gin Lane, observe cautionary scenes that teach us about balance and moderation. Reflect upon this timeless message while trusting your journey towards a fulfilling existence adorned with golden opportunities. Stroll along narrow winding streets in Barcelona's Barrio Gotico or lose yourself amidst cobbled pathways in Bergamo's Citta Alta. Allow these picturesque settings to transport you back in time while embracing modern-day adventures. Unveil love's eternal power through Cupid & Psyche; their tale reminds us that true happiness lies within our hearts' desires. Embrace passion and connection as you navigate life's twists and turns. Experience traditions passed down generations by witnessing butter making—a laborious yet rewarding process symbolizing dedication and craftsmanship. Let it inspire you to pursue excellence in all aspects of life. Capture fleeting moments frozen forever like a group portrait of young women donning bathing suits—sepia tones adding nostalgia to memories shared under sun-kissed skies. Cherish friendships forged during carefree days.