Lighting Collection (#96)

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

Lamp in the form of Sphinx-like Sea Creature, c1510-1530, (1881). Creator: W. W. McCarty
Lamp in the form of Sphinx-like Sea Creature, c1510-1530, (1881). Etching of a bronze lamp (or inkstand?), made in the workshop of Severo da Ravenna, Italy, early 16th century

The Cadogan Lamp, c1507-1510, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
The Cadogan Lamp, c1507-1510, (1881). Etching of a bronze oil lamp made in the early 16th century in Padua, Italy, by Andrea Riccio, and acquired at the Cadogan sale in 1865

The Lindwurm Fountain, Klagenfurt, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
The Lindwurm Fountain, Klagenfurt, Austria, c1935. Sculpture of a dragon in the town of Klagenfurt am Worthersee in the state of Carinthia

Bronze lamp, c1500-1550, (1881). Creators: Severo Calzetta da Ravenna, J Emms
Bronze lamp, c1500-1550, (1881). Etching of an oil lamp made in the workshop of Severo da Ravenna, in Padua or Ravenna in Italy, in the first half of the 16th century

Beckoned silently to the rest to follow him, (1907). Creator: Unknown
Beckoned silently to the rest to follow him, (1907). The young Handel is discovered playing the spinet in an attic at night

During the winter months the scholars were sent out to sing in the streets, (1907). The fifteen-year-old Bach was amongst those scholars who were selected to sing the principal parts in the Church

Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out, c1840. Creator: George Presbury
Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out, c1840. Biblical scene, from Matthew 25: 8, The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins: And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil

Return from the harvest, ca 1637. Creator: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)
Return from the harvest, ca 1637. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Palazzo Contarini, 1908. Creator: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Palazzo Contarini, 1908. Private Collection

Villas in Bordighera, 1884. Creator: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Villas in Bordighera, 1884. Private Collection

Private Office of Emperor Franz Joseph I in the Hofburg, Vienna, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Private Office of Emperor Franz Joseph I in the Hofburg, Vienna, Austria, c1935. The Imperial Palace is the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty rulers

The Austrian Parliament Building by night, Vienna, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
The Austrian Parliament Building by night, Vienna, Austria, c1935. View of the building floodlit at night. The Pallas Athene Fountain (Pallas-Athene-Brunnen) was erected between 1893 and 1902

St Clement Danes, Strand, London, c1910. Creator: Unknown
St Clement Danes, Strand, London, c1910. The church of St Clement Danes in the City of Westminster was completed in 1682 by Sir Christopher Wren

Congress Hall, Coronation Exhibition, London, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Congress Hall, Coronation Exhibition, London, 1911. Mughal style buildings. The Coronation Exhibition, at White City in west London

Petticoat Lane market on a Sunday morning, London, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Petticoat Lane market on a Sunday morning, London, c1910. Crowds at the street market in Spitalfields. Postcard. [Celesque Series, Photochrom Co Ltd]

Salon 1910. (Ludovic Alleaume) After Dinner, 1910. Creator: Unknown
Salon 1910. (Ludovic Alleaume) After Dinner, 1910. Four men and women flirt and drink champagne in a restaurant. One of the women is smoking - rather shocking for the period. Postcard. [E.A

Collins Street, Melbourne, from the Treasury Buildings, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Collins Street, Melbourne, from the Treasury Buildings, 1901. Collins Street, named after Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania David Collins who led a group of settlers in establishing a short-lived

Launceston By Night (Brisbane Street), 1901. Creator: Unknown
Launceston By Night (Brisbane Street), 1901. City in the north Tasmania, settled by Europeans in March 1806 and named after Launceston, Cornwall. From " Federated Australia"

He glared fiercely at the apparition... 1919. Creator: Unknown
He glared fiercely at the apparition... 1919. Tomosaburo was a brave, strong-minded samurai, to whom the sensation of fear was totally unknown

The picture he so much admired had actually taken life 1919. Creator: Unknown
The picture he so much admired had actually taken life...and was gliding lightly towards him, 1919. Toshika felt unaccountably happy, he could not tell why and sat alone

Her ghastly face and blood-stained garments... 1919. Creator: Unknown
Her ghastly face and blood-stained garments struck terror to the souls of the petrified spectators, 1919....the brides sumptuously lacquered kago appeared, surrounded by a numerous retinue

The Opera in Paris, 1910. Creator: Unknown
The Opera in Paris, 1910. The Grand Staircase, which provides for French Society a substitute for the splendour and brilliancy of Royal Courts

Foot-warmer; oil lamps; candle sconce; tin lantern; and toaster, c18th century, (1937)
Charcoal foot-warmer; four fat-oil lamps; one candle sconce; on tin lantern; one toaster, c18th century.1937. From " History of American Costume - Book One 1607-1800"

Professor Faraday lecturing at the Royal Institute... 1856, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Professor Faraday lecturing at the Royal Institute before the Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales, 1856, (1901). Michael Faraday (1791-1867) giving a lecture attended by Prince Albert and his son

Versailles, 1871: Proclaiming King William Emperor of Germany, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Versailles, 1871: Proclaiming King William Emperor of GermanyVersailles, 1871: Proclaiming King William Emperor of Germany, 1890

The Gun Tavern, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Gun Tavern, 1820, (c1876). The Gun Tavern, Stafford Row, Pimlico From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

She stood and swung the lantern slowly from side to side, 1914. Creator: William Barnes Wollen
She stood and swung the lantern slowly from side to side, 1914. From " Princess Marys Gift Book", a collection of childrens stories by the leading authors of the day

The Surrender at Sedan Castle, 2 September 1870, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The Surrender at Sedan Castle, 2 September 1870, (1936). Die Kapitulation Der Festung Sedan, 2 September 1870. During the Franco-Prussian War

Dining Saloon, Grand Hotel, Paris, France, 1904. Creator: Bert Underwood
Dining Saloon, Grand Hotel, Paris, France, 1904. Le Grand Hotel, designed by Alfred Armand for Isaac & Emile Pereire, was opened in 1862. Stereocard. [J F Jarvis, Washington DC, USA, 1904]

East Room in Presidents Mansion, Washington, D. C. (U. S. A. ), 1900. Creator: Unknown
East Room in Presidents Mansion, Washington, D.C. (U.S.A.), 1900. Event and reception room in the White House, official residence and workplace of the President of the United States

The Dance Hall, Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden, 1901. Creator: Keystone View Company
The Dance Hall, Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden, 1901. Stockholm Palace is the official residence of the Swedish monarch. It was built in Baroque style between 1692 and 1760. Stereocard

The Great Banqueting Hall, Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden, 1901. Creator: Keystone View Company
The Great Banqueting Hall, Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden, 1901. Stockholm Palace is the official residence of the Swedish monarch. It was built in Baroque style between 1692 and 1760. Stereocard

Gallery of Mirrors; Versailles, France, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Gallery of Mirrors; Versailles, France, late 19th century. The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. Stereocard. [Strohmeyer & Wyman, New York, 1896]

Reception Room of Catherine de Medicis, palace of Fontainebleau, France, 1889. Creator
Reception Room of Catherine de Medicis, palace of Fontainebleau, France, 1889. The apartments of Catherine de Medici (1519-1589), queen of France. Stereocard. [J F Jarvis, Washington DC, USA, 1889]

The famous Roulette Salon, Casino, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1897. Creator: Underwood & Underwood
The famous Roulette Salon, Casino, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1897. Stereocard. [J F Jarvis, Washington DC, USA, 1897]

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