Lighting Collection (page 8)

France: copper machine exhibited in an exhibition, used to produce lighting, 1900
LUX4773683 France: copper machine exhibited in an exhibition, used to produce lighting, 1900; (add.info.: France: copper machine exhibited in an exhibition, used to produce lighting)

Families worried waiting for news from their loved ones after an explosion in the coal mines of Staffordshire (England)
NWI4829159 Families worried waiting for news from their loved ones after an explosion in the coal mines of Staffordshire (England), circa 1880 - Colorised engraving

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Angers: January 1903, place du Ralliement in Angers, 1903
LUX4816658 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Angers: January 1903, place du Ralliement in Angers, 1903; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Angers: January 1903

History. USA. The french general Henri Gouraud arrives in New York. View of New York harbour and the Statue of Liberty
3434857 History. USA. The french general Henri Gouraud arrives in New York. View of New York harbour and the Statue of Liberty. Illustration in: Le Petit Journal, France, Oct

Science. Electricity. Incandescent light bulbs by Edison (left) and Swan (right)
3434789 Science. Electricity. Incandescent light bulbs by Edison (left) and Swan (right). Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Science. Energy. The british engineer Samuel Clegg's experience on his gasometer, London
3434773 Science. Energy. The british engineer Samuel Clegg's experience on his gasometer, London, c.1815 Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Science. Louis Adolphe de Milly, parisian industrialist wich helps the distribution of the stearic candle
3434770 Science. Louis Adolphe de Milly, parisian industrialist wich helps the distribution of the stearic candle (modern candle, invented by Michel Eugene Chevreul)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: district des Terreaux, rue de l'hotel de ville (rue Edouard Herriot)
LUX4794519 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: district des Terreaux, rue de l'hotel de ville (rue Edouard Herriot) with shops and corner statue of the holy virgin

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): interior decoration of the Grand Palais during the night car show, 1912 - Rossel
LUX4797157 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): interior decoration of the Grand Palais during the night car show, 1912 - Rossel, Bougie Oleo, Bleriot, Fiat, Decauville; (add.info.: France)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): interior decoration of the Grand Palais during the car show, 1912
LUX4797156 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): interior decoration of the Grand Palais during the car show, 1912; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): December 1905, interior decoration of the Grand Palais during the night car show
LUX4797126 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): December 1905, interior decoration of the Grand Palais during the night car show, 1905 - Bleriot, Rossel, Candle Oleo; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Gas lights by Samuel Clegg (1781-1861), John Stancliffe and Benjamin Cooke
FLO4591045 Gas lights by Samuel Clegg (1781-1861), John Stancliffe and Benjamin Cooke. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr

Oil lamps designed by Aime Argand, Mr. Kier, and a rolling lamp in a gyro
FLO4591487 Oil lamps designed by Aime Argand, Mr. Kier, and a rolling lamp in a gyro. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Glass covered candlestick, XVIIIth century
3520904 Glass covered candlestick, XVIIIth century; (add.info.: Glass covered candlestick, XVIIIth century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Monaco: Sunset in Monaco, 1920, Cote d'Azur, Principaute de Monaco - Autochrome anonymous
LUX4699591 Monaco: Sunset in Monaco, 1920, Cote d'Azur, Principaute de Monaco - Autochrome anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Monaco: Sunset in Monaco, 1920, Cote d'Azur)

Three-horse chariot of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius with canopy, candles, and curtains
FLO4703585 Three-horse chariot of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius with canopy, candles, and curtains. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

A German family seated round the table on a winter evening, 1850
3478128 A German family seated round the table on a winter evening, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a German family seated round the table on a winter evening, reading, writing)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de Clichy, statue of the republic with horse-drawn cars and fiacres, 1895
LUX4782287 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de Clichy, statue of the republic with horse-drawn cars and fiacres, 1895; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de Clichy

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): a shop of sewing machines Singer decore
LUX4755865 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): a shop of sewing machines Singer decore, 1890 - Compagnie generale Singer fondee in 1850 - charcoal paper enhanced by watercolour; (add.info.: France)

The offices of the crucible steel section, 1890
3478912 The offices of the crucible steel section, 1890; (add.info.: The offices of the crucible steel section, Thos. Firth & Sons, Norfolk Works, Sheffield, circa 1890)

Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891
3479248 Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891; (add.info.: Receiver of Bell's photo phone: vibrations of the diaphragm of the transmitter caused light pulses to fall on a light sensitive)

Robert Rettie's marine signal lamps, 1850
3330919 Robert Rettie's marine signal lamps, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of Robert Rettie's marine signal lamps. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Electricity: from the power station to the city lighting, c. 1900-1910 (chromo)
1790232 Electricity: from the power station to the city lighting, c. 1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: electricity in France : from the power station to the city lighting (in the background)

On the way to the Moon: lighting a gas lamp in the space capsule. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865
538158 On the way to the Moon: lighting a gas lamp in the space capsule. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865. Wood engraving.; (add.info.: On the way to the Moon)

Science. Energy. Illuminated fountains in a park. Illustration from a series on the Wonders of Electricity, France
2638712 Science. Energy. Illuminated fountains in a park. Illustration from a series on the Wonders of Electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll)

Science. Energy. Flower lights in a park. Imagery from a series on the wonder of electricity, France, c.1910
2638714 Science. Energy. Flower lights in a park. Imagery from a series on the wonder of electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

A lighthouse, c.1880 (illustration)
2450300 A lighthouse, c.1880 (illustration); (add.info.: Science. Marine. Sectional view of a lighthouse. Illustration by Willy Stowel in: Weltall und Menschheit, by Hans Kraemer, Germany)

Vanity, candlelight master, first half of the 17th century (oil on canvas)
7063017 Vanity, candlelight master, first half of the 17th century (oil on canvas); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Vanity, candlelight master)

Gothic art: portrait of Sancho I Ramirez (Sancho Ramirez of Aragon) (ca. 1042-1094), king of Aragon and Navarra
AIS5386204 Gothic art: portrait of Sancho I Ramirez (Sancho Ramirez of Aragon) (ca. 1042-1094), king of Aragon and Navarra.; (add.info)

Purgatory: Dante and Virgil at the entrance of Hell. Miniature from "The Divine Comedie" (Divina commedia)
AIS5386203 Purgatory: Dante and Virgil at the entrance of Hell. Miniature from "The Divine Comedie" (Divina commedia) by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

The catacombs of Kom al-Shuqafa, Alexandria, Egypt. Lithography for the book
FLO4634911 The catacombs of Kom al-Shuqafa, Alexandria, Egypt. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche

Paris, France: the Petite Belt railway at the beginning of the 20th century, beg 1900 (postcard)
PCT4298191 Paris, France: the Petite Belt railway at the beginning of the 20th century, beg 1900 (postcard); (add.info.: train pulls by a steam locomotive leaving the station of Meniltant)

Letter L: yeast; rabbit; spear; moon; lantern; books; lamp; letter; magnifying glass; leguery; ivy; locomotive;
DUV4199546 Letter L: yeast; rabbit; spear; moon; lantern; books; lamp; letter; magnifying glass; leguery; ivy; locomotive; leopard; bezel; lantern; bezel. Alphabet (Abecedaire)

Aladdin in front of the palace of the African magician: illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in
XEE4182303 Aladdin in front of the palace of the African magician: illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Aladdin steals the lamp, illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph)
XEE4182287 Aladdin steals the lamp, illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Letter L: lansquenet, lance, lord, lion, laurels, letter, lantern. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print)
DUV4216295 Letter L: lansquenet, lance, lord, lion, laurels, letter, lantern. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print); 27x23.5 cm; (add.info.: Letter L: lansquenet, lance, lord, lion, laurels)

Letters H, I, J: H for Head lights, I for Indian train, J for Junction, PUFF PUFF ABC. c.1905 (lithograph)
DUV4216955 Letters H, I, J: H for Head lights, I for Indian train, J for Junction, PUFF PUFF ABC. c.1905 (lithograph); 22x19 cm; (add.info.: British manufacturer)

First World War: France, Postcard, fantasy card showing spotlights of a war boat in which a soldier couple
LUX4735999 First World War: France, Postcard, fantasy card showing spotlights of a war boat in which a soldier couple and his wife appear

English dandies at a wine tasting in a vault, 1820. Tom, Jerry and Logic tasting Wine in the Wood at the London Docks
FLO4662097 English dandies at a wine tasting in a vault, 1820. Tom, Jerry and Logic tasting Wine in the Wood at the London Docks

An allegory of optics, representing an eye in the center of a star, 1820 (etching)
MMM5477354 An allegory of optics, representing an eye in the center of a star, 1820 (etching); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: An allegory of optics)

Swan incandescent filament light fitting in a table light
5312171 Swan incandescent filament light fitting in a table light; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Swan incandescent filament light fitting in a table light)

Swan incandescent light globes
5312173 Swan incandescent light globes; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Swan incandescent light globes. The carbon filament here is of cotton threads hardened by soaking in sulphuric acid)

Messrs Jaenecke Brothers printing office in Hanover
5311721 Messrs Jaenecke Brothers printing office in Hanover; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Messrs Jaenecke Brothers printing office in Hanover fitted with Edison electric lamps)

A carbon arc lamp on the Victoria Clock Tower
5311719 A carbon arc lamp on the Victoria Clock Tower; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a carbon arc lamp with Chance Bros optics and powered by a Gramme dynamo)

Scenes from within the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield Lock
5307860 Scenes from within the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield Lock.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting scenes from within the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield Lock, Middlesex)

An engraving depicting an electric arc lights used in a photographer's studio, 19th century
5311411 An engraving depicting an electric arc lights used in a photographer's studio, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1879); Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting a man using a bulls-eye lamp to read the thermometer on a winter's night, 19th century
5311218 An engraving depicting a man using a bulls-eye lamp to read the thermometer on a winter's night, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1877); Universal History Archive/UIG

Illustration showing man and woman in a gas-lit drawing room of a Victorian home. 1882
5311168 Illustration showing man and woman in a gas-lit drawing room of a Victorian home. 1882; (add.info.: Date: 1882); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Capturing the Essence of Illumination: A Journey through Light" Step into a world where light reigns supreme, illuminating our surroundings and captivating our senses. From the ethereal glow of "The Light of the World" by William Holman Hunt to the vibrant neon frontage at Walthamstow Dog Racing Stadium, we embark on a visual odyssey. As night falls, behold the majestic Forth Rail Bridge in all its illuminated glory, casting an enchanting spell over South Queensferry. Across continents, Benidorm's dazzling lights dance along the Mediterranean shores while Greece's Santorini basks in the golden hues of a breathtaking sunset. Intriguingly, even advertisements embrace lighting as an art form; Lucas Lamps Advert and TILLY LAMP showcase how illumination can enhance everyday life. Meanwhile, Paradiso's celestial rose blooms with divine radiance as depicted in Dante's masterpiece. Transport yourself to another realm where imagination meets reality - witness a Viking ship silhouetted against a mesmerizing sunset brought to life through 3D graphics. And as dusk settles upon Bellagio's shopping street at Lake Como, Lombardy, Italy reveals its romantic charm under soft twilight rays. Closer to home lies Cardiff Bay's Millennium Centre - an architectural marvel that comes alive after dark with carefully orchestrated lighting designs. Finally, Claude Monet invites us to experience his Winter Effect on Sunset over Seine at Lavacourt; brushstrokes capturing nature’s magical transformation under fading daylight. From ancient masterpieces to modern wonders – each scene tells its own story through light, and is this universal language that transcends time and place – reminding us that within darkness there is always beauty waiting to be discovered.