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Nicholas: A Name That Echoes Through History From the American civil rights movement to royal portraits, it has left his mark on various aspects of our world

Background imageNicholas Collection: Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print)

Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print)
7293420 Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Religion. Catholic religion. Gifts on Saint Nicholas day: the toys in the fireplace)

Background imageNicholas Collection: Saint Nicholas, c.1880 (print)

Saint Nicholas, c.1880 (print)
7293326 Saint Nicholas, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Religion. Catholic religion. Saint Nicholas and the bad children. Imagery: The First Communion, Epinal (France)

Background imageNicholas Collection: Client: Dick Daynes for British Railways - King's Cross

Client: Dick Daynes for British Railways - King's Cross
Client: Dick Daynes for British Railways - Location: King's Cross Station, London - Models: Ron Bone, Chris Duthrie, Wyn Nathan, Rosslyn Simpson and Nicholas Simpson - shoot date: April 15

Background imageNicholas Collection: Client: Dick Daynes for British Railways - King's Cross

Client: Dick Daynes for British Railways - King's Cross
Client: Dick Daynes for British Railways - Location: King's Cross Station, London - Models: Ron Bone, Chris Duthrie, Wyn Nathan, Rosslyn Simpson and Nicholas Simpson - shoot date: April 15

Background imageNicholas Collection: Client: Dick Daynes for British Railways - King's Cross

Client: Dick Daynes for British Railways - King's Cross
Client: Dick Daynes for British Railways - Location: King's Cross Station, London - Models: Ron Bone, Chris Duthrie, Wyn Nathan, Rosslyn Simpson and Nicholas Simpson - shoot date: April 15

Background imageNicholas Collection: Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print)

Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print)
7293422 Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Religion. Catholic religion. Saint Nicholas day: the children put their shoes in the fire place)

Background imageNicholas Collection: Valentines card featuring President Theodore Roosevelt as cupid, 1905

Valentines card featuring President Theodore Roosevelt as cupid, 1905
1576209 Valentines card featuring President Theodore Roosevelt as cupid, 1905; (add.info.: Puck's valentines Valentines card featuring President Theodore Roosevelt as cupid surrounded by other)

Background imageNicholas Collection: Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Japan as God of Peace stamping on Russian warship

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Japan as God of Peace stamping on Russian warship
528348 Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Japan as God of Peace stamping on Russian warship and holding aloft Tsar Nicholas II holding white flag

Background imageNicholas Collection: Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print)

Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print)
7293423 Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Religion. Catholic religion. Saint Nicholas and the Pere Fouettard looks a children's shoes in the fireplace)

Background imageNicholas Collection: Baptism of the Grand Duchess Tatiana, daughter of Nicholas II of Russia

Baptism of the Grand Duchess Tatiana, daughter of Nicholas II of Russia. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 11 October 1897
530265 Baptism of the Grand Duchess Tatiana, daughter of Nicholas II of Russia. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 11 October 1897.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageNicholas Collection: Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print)

Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print)
7293424 Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Religion. Catholic religion. Saint Nicholas day: the children and the Pere Fouettard)

Background imageNicholas Collection: Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print)

Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print)
7293421 Saint Nicholas Day, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Religion. Catholic religion. Saint Nicholas and the Pere Fouettard looks a children's shoes in the fireplace)

Background imageNicholas Collection: Steam carriage designed by Nicholas Cugnot (1725-1804) French inventor built in 1769

Steam carriage designed by Nicholas Cugnot (1725-1804) French inventor built in 1769. Mid-19th century (engraving)
545138 Steam carriage designed by Nicholas Cugnot (1725-1804) French inventor built in 1769. Mid-19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Said to be the first self-propelled mechanical vehicle)

Background imageNicholas Collection: Tsar Alexander III and his family, 1885 (b/w photo)

Tsar Alexander III and his family, 1885 (b/w photo)
529855 Tsar Alexander III and his family, 1885 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Tsar Alexander III and Empress Marie fedorovna of Russia with their children)

Background imageNicholas Collection: Santa Claus Leading the Christchild, 1903 (colour litho)

Santa Claus Leading the Christchild, 1903 (colour litho)
NAT133881 Santa Claus Leading the Christchild, 1903 (colour litho); Private Collection

Background imageNicholas Collection: The Miracle of Saint Nicholas, 1508-1510. Creator: Signorelli, Luca (around 1441-1523)

The Miracle of Saint Nicholas, 1508-1510. Creator: Signorelli, Luca (around 1441-1523)
The Miracle of Saint Nicholas, 1508-1510. Found in the Collection of the Museo dell'Accademia Etrusca e della Citta di Cortona

Background imageNicholas Collection: Saint Nicholas of Bari on the Bishop's Throne, ca 1514-1516. Creator: Sabatini, Andrea (1480-1545)

Saint Nicholas of Bari on the Bishop's Throne, ca 1514-1516. Creator: Sabatini, Andrea (1480-1545)
Saint Nicholas of Bari on the Bishop's Throne, ca 1514-1516. Found in the collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Background imageNicholas Collection: Saint Nicholas of Bari Saves the Young Cupbearer, c. 1655. Creator: Giordano, Luca (1632-1705)

Saint Nicholas of Bari Saves the Young Cupbearer, c. 1655. Creator: Giordano, Luca (1632-1705)
Saint Nicholas of Bari Saves the Young Cupbearer, c. 1655. Found in the collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Background imageNicholas Collection: Madonna and Child with Saint Julian and Saint Nicholas, 1494. Creator: Lorenzo di Credi (1459-1537)

Madonna and Child with Saint Julian and Saint Nicholas, 1494. Creator: Lorenzo di Credi (1459-1537)
Madonna and Child with Saint Julian and Saint Nicholas, 1494. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageNicholas Collection: The Birth of Saint Nicholas (from the Polyptych Quartesi), 1425

The Birth of Saint Nicholas (from the Polyptych Quartesi), 1425. Creator: Gentile da Fabriano (ca 1370-1427)
The Birth of Saint Nicholas (from the Polyptych Quartesi), 1425. Found in the collection of the Musei Vaticani in Viale Vaticano, Rome

Background imageNicholas Collection: Old Town Square in Prague | Monochrome

Old Town Square in Prague | Monochrome
Melanie Viola

Background imageNicholas Collection: King George V and Tsar Nicholas II

King George V and Tsar Nicholas II
As Like As Brothers : The Tsar (with a walking stick) and the Prince of Wales (later George V), at Barton Manor, Cowes, Isle of Wight. Date: August 1909

Background imageNicholas Collection: Nicholas Nickleby as an assistant to Wackford Squeers

Nicholas Nickleby as an assistant to Wackford Squeers
Nicholas Nickelby (left) gets a low-paying job as an assistant to Wackford Squeers, who runs the school Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire

Background imageNicholas Collection: St. Nicholas Holy Orthodox Church, Kissamos Port, Chania Region, Crete, Greece

St. Nicholas Holy Orthodox Church, Kissamos Port, Chania Region, Crete, Greece

Background imageNicholas Collection: Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Bielsko Biala, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Bielsko Biala, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Background imageNicholas Collection: Panel and predella painted by Pietro Lorenzetti with the Madonna

Panel and predella painted by Pietro Lorenzetti with the Madonna and Child between Saint Nicholas and the prophet Elia, and Stories of the carmelite order

Background imageNicholas Collection: Polyptych by Duccio di Buoninsegna with the Madonna and Child, Saints and Angels

Polyptych by Duccio di Buoninsegna with the Madonna and Child, Saints and Angels. The polyptych is in the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Siena Siena Painting Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe

Background imageNicholas Collection: Painting by Bernardo Fungai with the Madonna and Child enthroned and Saints

Painting by Bernardo Fungai with the Madonna and Child enthroned and Saints. The work is in the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Siena Siena Painting Late Renaissance, Renaissance

Background imageNicholas Collection: St. Nicholas and his miracles, low relief on the northern side of the Basilica of San Nicola, Bari

St. Nicholas and his miracles, low relief on the northern side of the Basilica of San Nicola, Bari Bari Low Relief, Basrelief Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D

Background imageNicholas Collection: The Venetian-gothic portal of St. Augustine's Church, in Ancona. Work by Giorgio Orsini

The Venetian-gothic portal of St. Augustine's Church, in Ancona. Work by Giorgio Orsini and Michele di Giovanni da Milano

Background imageNicholas Collection: The facade with the doorway gothic-venetian of the ex-church of S.Agostino, Ancona

The facade with the doorway gothic-venetian of the ex-church of S.Agostino, Ancona. By Giorgio Orsini 1460, finished in 1475 by Michele di Giovanni da Milano

Background imageNicholas Collection: The arch of doorway of the basilica of san Nicola da Tolentino, Tolentino, in the Marche

The arch of doorway of the basilica of san Nicola da Tolentino, Tolentino, in the Marche. Sculptural work by Nanni di Bartolo Tolentino Door Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods

Background imageNicholas Collection: Detail of the bronze door knockers on the portal, designed by Oderisio da Benvenuto

Detail of the bronze door knockers on the portal, designed by Oderisio da Benvenuto, of the faade of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, in Troia, Apulia Troia Door Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe

Background imageNicholas Collection: Upper part of the Central Portal of the Basilica of St. Nicola in Tolentino, province of Macerata

Upper part of the Central Portal of the Basilica of St. Nicola in Tolentino, province of Macerata, work by Nanni di Bartolo, called The Red

Background imageNicholas Collection: Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, wooden statue conserved in the Church of Saint Agostino in Montefalco

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, wooden statue conserved in the Church of Saint Agostino in Montefalco Montefalco Saint Agostino Statue Late Gothic, Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe

Background imageNicholas Collection: Door knockers, bronze, Oderisio by Benvenuto (1159 ca.-1151)

Door knockers, bronze, Oderisio by Benvenuto (1159 ca.-1151), detail of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta of the facade portal, sculpture, Oderisio by Benvenuto (1159 ca.-1151), Troy

Background imageNicholas Collection: The portal of the Basilica of San Nicola of Tolentino, Tolentino

The portal of the Basilica of San Nicola of Tolentino, Tolentino. Sculptural work by Nanni di Bartolo (il Rosso) Tolentino Door Renaissance, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Background imageNicholas Collection: St. John in the desert and Saints Gregory, Basil, John Chrysostom and St. Nicholas, Palatine Chapel

St. John in the desert and Saints Gregory, Basil, John Chrysostom and St. Nicholas, Palatine Chapel, Royal Palace or the Normans Palace, Palermo Palermo The Palazzo dei Normanni

Background imageNicholas Collection: Two altar plaques with the Adoration of the Magi and St. Nicholas with St. Stephen

Two altar plaques with the Adoration of the Magi and St. Nicholas with St. Stephen. Limoges work preserved in the Muse de Cluny, Paris France Low Relief, Basrelief Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe

Background imageNicholas Collection: Scenes of the life of St Nicholas, 14th century (fresco)

Scenes of the life of St Nicholas, 14th century (fresco)
7431635 Scenes of the life of St Nicholas, 14th century (fresco) by Venetian School, (14th century); (add.info.: Scenes from the life of St Nicholas by a Viennese master (14th C)

Background imageNicholas Collection: Poster advertising Nicholas Nickleby film, Ealing Studios, produced by Michael Balcon

Poster advertising Nicholas Nickleby film, Ealing Studios, produced by Michael Balcon, directed by Cavalcanti, screenplay by John Dighton, starring Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Holloway

Background imageNicholas Collection: Ancient monument of a bishop in Temple Church, London

Ancient monument of a bishop in Temple Church, London
Ancient monument of a bishop under the southeast window of the 12th century Temple Church, London. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of

Background imageNicholas Collection: German knight in armour of the late 14th century

German knight in armour of the late 14th century. In bascinet with vizor and camail, surcoat and cape, chainmail and plate armour, holding a lance and mace. St

Background imageNicholas Collection: Oswald Mosley and family on the Riviera 1931

Oswald Mosley and family on the Riviera 1931
Sir Oswald and Lady Cynthia Mosley with their children Vivien and Nicholas at Cap D Antibes in 1931. The Mosleys were frequent visitors to the French Riviera during this period. Date: 1931

Background imageNicholas Collection: United States Navy - McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom 155847

United States Navy - McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom 155847 (unit code AE, call-sign 110 ) of VF-41, embarked on USS Roosevelt

Background imageNicholas Collection: Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive WB9110 Perseverance II

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive WB9110 Perseverance II (msn 3483), built in 1913 with an 8 Nhp compound steam engine. Seen at an auction at Walford Cross near Taunton in 1959

Background imageNicholas Collection: Burrell Devonshire General Purpose Traction Engine

Burrell Devonshire General Purpose Traction Engine TA1849 Jellicoe (msn 3368), with Coeur De Lion 5nhp Engine, built 1913, at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. With Aveling & Barford Steam Roller YA2197

Background imageNicholas Collection: Marie Louise... Imperatrice des Francais, c1810, (1921). ADD info from plate 74 Creator

Marie Louise... Imperatrice des Francais, c1810, (1921). ADD info from plate 74 Creator
Marie Louise Archiduchesse d Autriche Imperatrice des Francais, c1810, (1921). Portrait of Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (1791-1847), Archduchess of Austria, Empress of the French




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Nicholas: A Name That Echoes Through History From the American civil rights movement to royal portraits, it has left his mark on various aspects of our world. In Montgomery, Alabama, on that fateful day in 1956, Nicholas C. Criss found himself seated behind the courageous Rosa Parks as she defied segregation by sitting at the front of a public bus designated for whites only. Fast forward centuries earlier to 1585 when artist Nicholas Hilliard immortalized Queen Elizabeth in The Ermine Portrait. This iconic painting captures her regal grace and power, showcasing why she was one of history's most influential monarchs. But not all depictions bearing this name are so flattering. Rasputin Caricature portrays the infamous Russian mystic who held sway over Tsar Nicholas II and his family during their tumultuous reign. It serves as a reminder of how individuals can manipulate those in power for personal gain. Speaking of Tsar Nicholas II, he is forever linked with his family in historical memory. Their tragic fate unfolded against the backdrop of revolution and upheaval that reshaped Russia's destiny forever. In London stands Culpeper House, an architectural gem named after its original owner - a certain Nicholas whose legacy lives on through this stunning landmark. Shifting gears from history to holiday cheer, we cannot forget Thomas Nast's iconic illustration depicting Santa Claus himself. Known for bringing joy to children worldwide every Christmas Eve, Saint Nick embodies generosity and goodwill towards all. Taking us back to maritime adventures is artist Nicholas Pocock's masterpiece The Speedy and El Gamo from around 1802. With intricate detail and skillful brushstrokes, Pocock transports us into a thrilling naval battle scene that showcases both his talent and love for seafaring tales. Sports enthusiasts will recognize another famous bearer of this name - George H. Ruth or Babe Ruth - an American baseball legend whose prowess on the field earned him a place in the sport's hall of fame.