Lighting Collection (#95)

A noctural view of Campo dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, 1850. Creator: Querena, Luigi (1824-1890)
A noctural view of Campo dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo with the West End of the Church and the Scuola di San Marco under snow, 1850. Private Collection

The Regatta in Venice in honor of Prince Edward (1739-1767), Duke of York, on June 4, 1764, ca 1764-1765. Private Collection

Au Cafe. Creator: Beraud, Jean (1849-1936)
Au Cafe. Private Collection

Fountains, c. 1908. Creator: Gaush, Alexander Fyodorovich (1873-1947)
Fountains, c. 1908. Found in the Collection of Museum of Russian Art, Kiev

The British Occupation of Bloemfontein - An Evening Concert, 1900. Creator: A Forestier
The British Occupation of Bloemfontein - An Evening Concert in Market Square by the Pipers of the Highland Brigade, 1900. British forces entered the Orange Free State

The Doge on the Bucintoro near the Riva di Sant Elena. Creator: Grubacs, Giovanni (1830-1919)
The Doge on the Bucintoro near the Riva di Sant Elena. Private Collection

Bougival, 1888. Creator: Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919)
Bougival, 1888. Found in the Collection of Collection Perez Simon, Mexico

Inn and Post Office, 1830, (1943). Creator: Eugene Louis Lami
Inn and Post Office, 1830, (1943). A group of men stand outside the Coach and Horses Inn. Stables or inns were used as posts for the despatch and reception of mail by horse or coach

Torquay Harbour, Devon in the atmospheric evening light. Date: 1932

Folies Bergere Theatre, Paris, France. Date: circa 1920s

The Dazzling Dome of the Capitol on a Rainy Night, Washington D. C. c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The Dazzling Dome of the Capitol on a Rainy Night, Washington D.C. c1930s. The Capitol Building at Capitol Hill on the National Mall was built in neoclassical style and completed in 1800

The Last Supper, 17th century, (1908). Creator: Unknown
The Last Supper, 17th century, (1908). La Cene. Jesus and his disciples. Possibly after a work by Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne

Statue of Johnson, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Johnson, 1898. Grade II listed statue of Dr Samuel Johnson (1709 -1784) English writer, poet, moralist and biographer in Lichfield. From " Our Own Country, Volume II"

The Monkey Tree. Burnham Beeches, c1870. Burnham Beeches, Site of Special Scientific Interest in Burnham, Buckinghamshire. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Whitechapel - A Shady Place, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Whitechapel-A Shady Place, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Bluegate Fields, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Bluegate Fields, 1872. Bluegate Fields was one of the worst slums during the Victorian era and geatured in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. From, " LONDON

Whitechapel Refreshments, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Whitechapel Refreshments, 1872. A group stand round a potato vendor in Londons East End. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Marlborough House - Expecting the Prince, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Marlborough House-Expecting the Prince, 1872. Crowds wait outside Marlborough House on Pall Mall, London home of the Prince of Wales who would become King Edward VII. From, " LONDON

Houndsditch, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Houndsditch, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Returning Home, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Returning Home, 1872. Winners and losers return to London after Derby Day at Epsom. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

The Workmens Train, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Workmens Train, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Victoria Embankment, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Victoria Embankment, 1872. Part of the Thames Embankment on the north bank of the River Thames, construction began in 1865 and was completed in 1870 under Joseph Bazalgette. From, " LONDON

Deans Yard, Westminster, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Deans Yard, Westminster, 1872. The Deans Yard at Westminster Abbey is the remains of a former Benedictine monastery. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

The Horse Guards, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Horse Guards, 1872. A small crowd watches a guard in the sentry box at Horse Guards Parade on Whitehapp in London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

The Houses of Parliament at Night, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Houses of Parliament at Night, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

A Ball at the Mansion House, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
A Ball at the Mansion House, 1872. Evening ball at Mansion House, the working home of the Lord Mayor of the City of London. From, " LONDON

The Man-made Star - Lindbergh Beacon, Palmolive Building, Chicago, Illinois
" The Man-made Star" - Lindbergh Beacon, Palmolive Building, Chicago, Illinois. 1930s. A beacon named after aviator Charles Lindbergh was added to the Art Deco Palmolive Building building

The School Gateway, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The School Gateway, 1898. Gateway to Rugby School, founded in 1567 and one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. From " Our Own Country, Volume VI"

A Row, Yarmouth, 1898. Creator: Unknown
A " Row", Yarmouth, 1898. Row Houses on South Quay, Great Yarmouth originally built as single family dwellings, later sub-divided into tenements

The Peoples Market, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Peoples Market, 1898. Indoor market in Bradford, a market town in West Yorkshire transformed by the industrial revolution. From " Our Own Country, Volume V"

Hall of Trinity College, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Hall of Trinity College, 1898. The Great Hall at Trinity College in the University of Cambridge, England founded by Henry VIII in 1546. From " Our Own Country, Volume II"

Finishing Touches - Madame Sarah Bernhardt in Dressing Room
Finishing Touches - Madame Sarah Bernhardt in her Dressing Room Date: 1894

Maidens Tower (Kyz Kulesi), also known as Leanders Tower
Eveing silhouette view of Maidens Tower (Turkish: Kyz Kulesi), also known as Leanders Tower (Tower of Leandros) since the medieval Byzantine period, at Salacak on the Bosphorus - Constantinople

Digbeth Canal bridge
A man leans over the parapet of the iron canal bridge on the Digbeth Canal at Bordesley Junction, Birmingham Date: 1987

Pony and trap, Blists Hill, Shropshire
A horse and carriage with two passengers trots through Blists Hill, Ironbridge Gorge Museum, Shropshire. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1990

USA, Washington DC. Capitol Building seen from the base of the Washington Monument. Credit as: Dennis Flaherty / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Italy, Monte Lussari. Winter night at ski resort. Credit as: Jim Nilsen / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Italy, Manarola. Coastal village and sea at sunset. Credit as: Jim Nilsen / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Italy, Dolomites, Val di Funes. Chapel of St. Barbara at sunset. Credit as: Jim Nilsen / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Europe, Great Britain, London, Big Ben. Clock Tower lamp post. Credit as: Dennis Flaherty / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Europe, Italy, Venice. San Marco Square and gondolas at sunrise. Credit as: Jim Nilsen / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Europe, Italy, Monte Lussari. Sunset on ski resort. Credit as: Jim Nilsen / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Europe, Italy, Burano. Sunset on canal. Credit as: Jim Nilsen / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Europe, Italy, Burano. Colorful houses on canal at sunset. Credit as: Jim Nilsen / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Europe, Czech Republic, Prague. Sunset on city and river bridges. Credit as: Jim Nilsen / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Czech Republic, Telc. Sunset on town buildings. Credit as: Jim Nilsen / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

The Ploughing, 1844. Creator: Bonheur, Rosalie (Rosa) (1822-1899)
The Ploughing, 1844. Private Collection

Bronze lamp, 19th century?, (1881). Creator: M Sullivan
Bronze lamp, 19th century?, (1881). Etching of a lamp in the form of an asss head, round which a dwarf is clinging. It was probably made in Italy, possibly in the 16th century, or more likely later

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