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Nicholas Collection (#7)

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: Nicholas Vanhootegem

Nicholas Vanhootegem Belgium B & H International Open The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham 10 May 2002 Date: 10 May 2002

Background imageNicholas Collection: Alison Nicholas

Alison Nicholas England, 16 August 1993 Date: 16 August 1993

Background imageNicholas Collection: Nicholas Adams

Nicholas Adams Jockey 07 April 1998 Date: 07 April 1998

Background imageNicholas Collection: Nicholas Cheyne

Nicholas Cheyne Clerk Of Course Ascot 09 July 1996 Date: 09 July 1996

Background imageNicholas Collection: Nicholas Smith

Nicholas Smith Jockey 05 January 2000 Date: 05 January 2000

Background imageNicholas Collection: Nicholas Richards

Nicholas Richards Race Horse Trainer 05 January 2000 Date: 05 January 2000

Background imageNicholas Collection: Jo Littmoden

Jo Littmoden Wife Of Nicholas Littmoden 25 June 1999 Date: 25 June 1999

Background imageNicholas Collection: Nicholas Henderson

Nicholas Henderson Race Horse Trainer 08 May 1994 Date: 08 May 1994

Background imageNicholas Collection: Nicholas Bentley

Nicholas Bentley Jockey 02 December 1993 Date: 02 December 1993

Background imageNicholas Collection: Santa and a cherub drinking Champagne and smoking a cigar, cigar label (chromolitho)

Santa and a cherub drinking Champagne and smoking a cigar, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154071 Santa and a cherub drinking Champagne and smoking a cigar, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNicholas Collection: S Nicholas;s Lucy (engraving)

S Nicholas;s Lucy (engraving)
7182247s Nicholas;s Lucy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.:s Nicholas;s Lucy. Illustration for The Calendar of the Prayer-Book Illustrated (James Parker)

Background imageNicholas Collection: St Nicholas, Christmas card (colour litho)

St Nicholas, Christmas card (colour litho)
7153698 St Nicholas, Christmas card (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Nicholas, Christmas card)

Background imageNicholas Collection: Saint Nicolas (engraving)

Saint Nicolas (engraving)
7160217 Saint Nicolas (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Nicolas. Illustration for Stories about the Wonderful Kingdom by C A Jones (J Masters)

Background imageNicholas Collection: Windmills of Mandraki, Fort of St. Nicholas in the background, Mandraki Harbour, Rhodes

Windmills of Mandraki, Fort of St. Nicholas in the background, Mandraki Harbour, Rhodes, Dodecanese Island Group, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Background imageNicholas Collection: Frescoes, Holy Church of St. Nicoloas, Koukaki, Athens, Greece, Europe

Frescoes, Holy Church of St. Nicoloas, Koukaki, Athens, Greece, Europe

Background imageNicholas Collection: Virgin and Child with Saints Catherine and Nicholas, 1510-17 (oil on canvas)

Virgin and Child with Saints Catherine and Nicholas, 1510-17 (oil on canvas)
3956048 Virgin and Child with Saints Catherine and Nicholas, 1510-17 (oil on canvas) by Cima da Conegliano, Giovanni Battista (c.1459-1517); 53x73 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Background imageNicholas Collection: The Feast of St Nicholas, 1665-68 (oil on canvas)

The Feast of St Nicholas, 1665-68 (oil on canvas)
3709938 The Feast of St Nicholas, 1665-68 (oil on canvas) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); 82x70.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageNicholas Collection: 'My daughter, Miss Madeline Bray, condescends to employ herself no longer in such

"My daughter, Miss Madeline Bray, condescends to employ herself no longer in such
956098 " My daughter, Miss Madeline Bray, condescends to employ herself no longer in such labours as these" (colour litho) by Brock

Background imageNicholas Collection: 'This isn t the first time that you ve talked about superannuating me'

"This isn t the first time that you ve talked about superannuating me"
956095 " This isn t the first time that you ve talked about superannuating me" (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageNicholas Collection: King George V and his cousin tsar Nicolas II, 1893 (b / w photo)

King George V and his cousin tsar Nicolas II, 1893 (b / w photo)
1200430 King George V and his cousin tsar Nicolas II, 1893 (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; English, out of copyright

Background imageNicholas Collection: Snowballs! How to settle the Eastern Question. It is suggested that the conflict in

Snowballs! How to settle the Eastern Question. It is suggested that the conflict in the Crimea between the Russians and the British, French and Ottoman Empire be settled by a huge snowball fight

Background imageNicholas Collection: The Emperor Alexander of Russia, and the Grand Dukes Constantine, Nicholas, and Michael (engraving)

The Emperor Alexander of Russia, and the Grand Dukes Constantine, Nicholas, and Michael (engraving)
2785565 The Emperor Alexander of Russia, and the Grand Dukes Constantine, Nicholas, and Michael (engraving) by Janet, Gustave (b)

Background imageNicholas Collection: The New Shaving-Machine (suggested by a recent invention)

The New Shaving-Machine (suggested by a recent invention). Emperor of Russia, Nicholas I, sits in the shaving-machine chair in John Bull and Louis Nap(olean)s Easy Shaving Shop

Background imageNicholas Collection: Window depicting St Nicholas rescuing three boys (stained glass)

Window depicting St Nicholas rescuing three boys (stained glass)
2921638 Window depicting St Nicholas rescuing three boys (stained glass) by French School, (15th century); Eglise Notre Dame, Caudebec

Background imageNicholas Collection: St Nicholas, Deptford

St Nicholas, Deptford
St Nicholas Church in Deptford was founded in the 12th century, its tower dates from the 14th century, while the rest is largely 17th century with additional reconstruction work from after the Blitz

Background imageNicholas Collection: St Georges Bloomsbury

St Georges Bloomsbury
St Georges church, Bloomsbury, is a parish church in Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden. It was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor and consecrated in 1730. The church crypt houses the Museum of Comedy

Background imageNicholas Collection: Grave effigy of Sir Nicholas Throkmorton, St. Catherine Cree

Grave effigy of Sir Nicholas Throkmorton, St. Catherine Cree
Grave effigy of Sir Nicholas Throkmorton, 1516-1571, Chief Butler of England, in the church of St. Catherine Cree, Aldgate

Background imageNicholas Collection: Window depicting Saint Nicholas: the Miracle of the Golden Cup (stained glass)

Window depicting Saint Nicholas: the Miracle of the Golden Cup (stained glass)
1278569 Window depicting Saint Nicholas: the Miracle of the Golden Cup (stained glass) by French School, (15th century); Notre-Dame, Louviers, France; (add.info.: Louviers, Eglise Notre Dame)

Background imageNicholas Collection: Window depicting Saint Nicholas saving a boy from drowning

Window depicting Saint Nicholas saving a boy from drowning
1277966 Window depicting Saint Nicholas saving a boy from drowning and the people in the boat praying (stained glass) by French School, (15th century); Eglise Notre Dame, Caudebec

Background imageNicholas Collection: Window depicting Saint Nicholas rescuing three girls (stained glass)

Window depicting Saint Nicholas rescuing three girls (stained glass)
1277958 Window depicting Saint Nicholas rescuing three girls (stained glass) by French School, (15th century); Eglise Notre Dame, Caudebec

Background imageNicholas Collection: St Nicholas in bishops robes and St. George slaying

St Nicholas in bishops robes and St. George slaying a dragon. St. George in German knights armour of the 14th century, with cape, surcoat, belt, lance, shield and sword

Background imageNicholas Collection: View of the village of Portaria, Thessaly, Greece

View of the village of Portaria, Thessaly, Greece. Veduta di Portaria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a landscape by Edward Dodwell from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Background imageNicholas Collection: Perrier as Dupont in Le Celibataire et l Homme marie

Perrier as Dupont in Le Celibataire et l Homme marie
Perrier as Dupont, l Homme marie, in Le Celibataire et l Homme marie by Alexis-Jacques-Marie Wafflard at the Odeon, 1822. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malos Almanach des Spectacles

Background imageNicholas Collection: Salvator Rosa, Italian Baroque painter

Salvator Rosa, Italian Baroque painter, 1615-1673. From a picture in the Grosvenor Collection. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all the schools

Background imageNicholas Collection: House-party at Barton Mills Hall

House-party at Barton Mills Hall
Members at a house party given by Mrs Hanbury-Kelk at Barton Mills Hall near Newmarket in July 1934. L to ri. standing) Miss Ursula Livingstone, -Learmonth, Miss Marty Hanbury, Lady Patricia Mackay

Background imageNicholas Collection: Madonna and Child with Saints (tempera on panel)

Madonna and Child with Saints (tempera on panel)
BEN208709 Madonna and Child with Saints (tempera on panel) by Daddi, Bernardo (fl.1327-d.1348); Museo del Bigallo, Florence, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageNicholas Collection: Portrait, The Late Mr John Ryder

Portrait, The Late Mr John Ryder - He did his duty " in the ranks" till the last. John Nicholas Robins Ryder (1814-1885), English actor. 1885

Background imageNicholas Collection: Nicolaus V

Nicolaus V
LLM460473 Nicolaus V by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicolaus V. Illustration in Romani Pontefici by Luigi Tripepi (Roma, 1879).); © Look and Learn

Background imageNicholas Collection: Nicolaus III

Nicolaus III
LLM460451 Nicolaus III by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicolaus III. Illustration in Romani Pontefici by Luigi Tripepi (Roma, 1879).); © Look and Learn

Background imageNicholas Collection: Arundel Church (lithotint)

Arundel Church (lithotint)
816233 Arundel Church (lithotint) by Prout, Samuel (1783-1852) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arundel Church, Sussex. Men excavating the old church floor.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Background imageNicholas Collection: The Old Gin Shop near St. Nicholas Church, Newcastle, 1805 (pencil & ink on paper)

The Old Gin Shop near St. Nicholas Church, Newcastle, 1805 (pencil & ink on paper)
619361 The Old Gin Shop near St. Nicholas Church, Newcastle, 1805 (pencil & ink on paper) by Glover, John (1767-1849); 17.6x26 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Background imageNicholas Collection: The Webs of the North ( Les Toiles du Nord )

The Webs of the North ( Les Toiles du Nord )
695063 The Webs of the North ( Les Toiles du Nord ), illustration from The History of Holy Russia ( L Histoire de la Sainte Russie ), published in Paris, 1854 (woodcut) by Dore

Background imageNicholas Collection: Crucifixion with Saints, 1310 (tempera on panel)

Crucifixion with Saints, 1310 (tempera on panel)
AII80579 Crucifixion with Saints, 1310 (tempera on panel) by Pacino di Buonaguida, (fl.1303-39); Galleria dell Accademia & Museo degli Strumenti Musicali, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian

Background imageNicholas Collection: St Nicholas Church, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas Church, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
St Nicholas Church, Bridge Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, dating back to the 12th century

Background imageNicholas Collection: View of St Nicholas Church, Barfreston, Kent

View of St Nicholas Church, Barfreston, Kent
View from the south-east of St Nicholas Church, Barfreston (Barfrestone), near Eythorne, Kent, a Norman church dating back to the 12th century. Date: circa 1845

Background imageNicholas Collection: Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856-1918), Russian General, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army. Date: circa 1913-1914

Background imageNicholas Collection: The Armada Jewel

The Armada Jewel, also known as the Heneage Jewel, painted by Nicholas Hilliard, with a profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. circa 1595




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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.