Lighting Collection (#97)

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]

The Black Lion, Church Street, Chelsea, in 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The " Black Lion", Church Street, Chelsea, in 1820, (c1876). Pub established in 17th century and rebuilt in its present form in around 1892. It is now called the Pigs Ear

Henry V is hit by lightning in the imperial house at Goslar, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Henry V is hit by lightning in the imperial house at Goslar, (1936). Heinrich V, (1081-1125) Wird In Der Kaiserpfalz Zu Goslar Vom Blitz Getroffen. Henry V was King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor

Connaught Place, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Connaught Place, c1876. Connaught Place, an area of Bayswater with a blue plaque at number 2 on the residence of Lord Randolph Churchill from 1883-1892

Destroyers attacking a Battleship by night. Date: circa 1910s

The Fleet Illuminated by Electric Lights. Date: circa 1910s

The Salon d abdication, Fontainbleau, c1840. Creator: JB Allen
The Salon d abdication, Fontainbleau, c1840. French emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) abdicated at the Chateau de Fontainebleau in France in 1815

Sosie, 1868. Creator: L Wolff
Sosie, 1868. The character of Sosie in " Amphitryon", a theatrical comedy by Jean Baptiste de Moliere. " Amphitryon" is based on the story of the Greek mythological character of

View of Church of San Giovanni dei Battuti on the Isle of Murano, Between 1725 and 1728. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Old Ship, Mere, Wiltshire, 1939. Creator: Unknown
The Old Ship, Mere, Wiltshire, 1939. The Old Ship Hotel in Mere, a former coaching inn dating to 17th century. From " Old Inns - Second Series of 40", . [W. D. & H. O. Wills]

The Bay of Naples, 1844. Creator: Aivazovsky, Ivan Konstantinovich (1817-1900)
The Bay of Naples, 1844. Found in the Collection of Sinebrychoffin Taidemuseo, Helsinki

The Church of St. Severin, Paris, 1831, (1930). Creator: James Holland
The Church of St. Severin, Paris, 1831, (1930). Roman catholic church on the Rue Saint-Severin in Paris. Painting in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool

The Lady with the Umbrella, 1911. Creator: Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925)
The Lady with the Umbrella, 1911. Found in the Collection of Monasterio de Montserrat

Self-Portrait, drawing with mermaid in the rock grotto, 1914. Creator: Moser, Koloman (1868-1918)
Self-Portrait, drawing with mermaid in the rock grotto, 1914. Found in the Collection of Schutz Fine Art, Vienna

Le Pays de la Soif (The Land of Thirst), 1860s. Creator: Fromentin, Eugene (1820-1876)
Le Pays de la Soif (The Land of Thirst), 1860s. Found in the Collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, ca 1904-1906. Creator: Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925)
Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, ca 1904-1906. Found in the Collection of Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon

Carnival scene, Place de la Concorde, 1834. Creator: Lami, Eugene Louis (1800-1890)
Carnival scene, Place de la Concorde, 1834. Found in the Collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Villa Flora, Winterthur, 1912. Creator: Manguin, Henri Charles (1874-1949)
Villa Flora, Winterthur, 1912. Found in the Collection of Hahnloser-Jaeggli Stiftung, Winterthur

Ete a Bougival (Summer at Bougival), 1876. Creator: Sisley, Alfred (1839-1899)
Ete a Bougival (Summer at Bougival), 1876. Found in the Collection of Foundation E. G. Buhrle Collection, Zurich

Autumn Effect at Argenteuil, 1873. Creator: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Autumn Effect at Argenteuil, 1873. Found in the Collection of Courtauld Institute of Art, London

Arm of the Seine near Vetheuil, 1878. Creator: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Arm of the Seine near Vetheuil, 1878. Found in the Collection of Collection Perez Simon, Mexico

The Gauja, c. 1913. Artist: Purvitis, Vilhelms (1872-1945)
The Gauja, c. 1913. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum of Republic Latvia, Riga

Place de Clichy, 1912. Artist: Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947)
Place de Clichy, 1912. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts et d Archeologie, Besancon

Walk, 1910s. Artist: Sudeykin, Sergei Yurievich (1882-1946)
Walk, 1910s. From a private collection

Man with swords, and man with a lantern, 1681, (1924). Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
Man with swords, and man with a lantern, 1681, (1924). From the " Wakoku Shoshoku Edzukushi" (Collection of Pictures of Various Occupations in Japan) by Moronobu, [1681]

La Symphonie pastorale (Landscape), 1916-1920. Artist: Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947)
La Symphonie pastorale (Landscape), 1916-1920. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

At the samovar. Private Collection

Tea Time at the Villa Flora, Winterthur, 1912. Found in the collection of Hahnloser-Jaeggli Stiftung, Winterthur

The Red Roofs. Artist: Marquet, Pierre-Albert (1875-1947)
The Red Roofs. Found in the collection of Musee d art moderne Andre Malraux Le Havre

The Ai-Petri Mountain, 1926. Artist: Lentulov, Aristarkh Vasilyevich (1882-1943)
The Ai-Petri Mountain, 1926. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

At the seaside, 1915-1916. Artist: Lentulov, Aristarkh Vasilyevich (1882-1943)
At the seaside, 1915-1916. From a private collection

Landscape near Bern, 1817. Artist: Matveyev, Fyodor Mikhailovich (1758-1826)
Landscape near Bern, 1817. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Sea, Sun, Rocks, 1900-1910. Artist: Gaush, Alexander Fyodorovich (1873-1947)
Sea, Sun, Rocks, 1900-1910. From a private collection

Mermaids, 1871. Artist: Kramskoi, Ivan Nikolayevich (1837-1887)
Mermaids, 1871. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Waiting room in the Ministers office at the Cuban Embassy in Brussels, Belgium, 1927. From " Legacion de la Republica de Cuba en Bruselas"

Copps Hill Cemetery, Boston, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Copps Hill Cemetery, Boston, c1897. Founded by the town of Boston in 1659. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

The old bridge. Artist: Corot, Jean-Baptiste Camille (1796-1875)
The old bridge. Found in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Gurzuf, 1917. Artist: Korovin, Konstantin Alexeyevich (1861-1939)
Gurzuf, 1917. Found in the collection of the State M. Nesterov Art Museum of Republic Bashkortostan, Ufa

Feast Scene, c. 1889. Artist: Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931)
Feast Scene, c. 1889. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Sailing Boats at Argenteuil, c. 1888. Artist: Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894)
Sailing Boats at Argenteuil, c. 1888. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Rooftops in the Snow (Snow effect), 1878. Artist: Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894)
Rooftops in the Snow (Snow effect), 1878. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Europe, Italy, Venice. Church of Santa Maria della Salute at sunset. Credit as: Jim Nilsen / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Europe, Italy, Venice. Sunset on gondolas and San Giorgio Maggiore church. Credit as: Jim Nilsen / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Europe, Italy, Venice. Sunset on St. Marks Square. Credit as: Jim Nilsen / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Europe, Croatia, Dubrovnik. Sunset on town. Credit as: Jim Nilsen / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Europe, Ireland, Dublin. River Liffey at dusk. Credit as: Dennis Flaherty / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

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