Prepares Collection (#3)

Chinese Interior Scene Unidentified artist Late 18th
Chinese: Interior Scene, Unidentified artist, Chinese, Late 18th or 19th century, Chinese black ink and heavily applied pigments on silk

Young woman prepares a hot meal for her parents in her cottage. Her man stands to one side (looking on admiringly) whilst a pair of young kittens frolic before the fire. Date: circa 1890s

Seagulls - St. Ives Harbour, Cornwall - Fishermen and catch. Date: 1910s

Advert for Frys Cocoa - Mother prepares drinks 1912
Advertisement for Frys Cocoa - Mother prepares some cups of hot chocolate for her brood, occupied happily building a huge snowman in the garden. Date: 1912

Spain. Castle Alcaniz. Gothic paintings depicting July with
Spain. Alcaniz. Calatravos Castle. Gothic paintings depicting July with a man threshing, beating the harvest and with a water bottle behind him

Modern Painters - Two Ladies applying their make-up, accompanied by this comparative quote by John Ruskin. Date: 1904

Japan - Japanese woman O-Hana-San prepares for a bath Date: circa 1905

Gladstone as Actor
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE In his actors dressing-room, he prepares the act with which he hopes to wow the Edinburgh electorate. Date: 1809 - 1898

Preparing Dinner, Saelbo
A woman prepares the dinner in a cottage in Saelbo, Norway. Date: 1905

Destructive boy demolishes radio
A destructive little boy prepares to demolish a radio - a little girl sticks her fingers in her ears to deaden the noise. Date: 1933

Billiards Match 1870
A smart chap prepares to play a shot, in front of a large audience. Date: 1870

Dapper Chap Curling 1914
A dapper young man prepares to play, during a winter match. Date: 1914

German Pilot Dresses
A German pilot prepares to attack England Date: 1941

V Holiday in France
Holidaying in the south of France, she prepares to visit Grasse Date: 1891

Dionysos Prepares Feast
Dionysos and his companions prepare for a feast - the cooks get cooking, decorations are hung, the musicians practise

Mother Bathes Child / 1929
A mother prepares to bathe her child using the new hot water bath and shower Date: 1929

Good Things Brochure - Guide to living a healtier life
Good Things Brochure - Guide to living a healtier and happier life

The Empire Cookery Book - Glamorous woman cooking up a storm in her 1920s kitchen. Date: 1920s

The Empire Cookery Book - Glamorous woman tastes some soup. Date: 1920s

The Empire Cookery Book - Lady taking cake out of the oven. Date: 1920s

The Empire Cookery Book - Lady making a pot of tea
The Empire Cookery Book - Glamorous lady making a pot of tea. Date: 1920s

A Japanese actor dresses
A Japanese male actor prepares to play a female role. It is common in long Japanese plays for the same actors with play many roles. Date: 1932

TWA air stewardess prepares a meal
A TWA (Trans World Airlines) stewardess prepares an in-flight meal. Date: 1940s

Jocund Day Stands Tip Toe Misty Mountain Tops
Artokoloro

Alphonse Legros, The Triumph of Death: Death Prepares a Dwelling for the Homeless (Le triomphe de la Mort: Lamort a prepare une demeure a des abandonnees), French, 1837 - 1911

Birth of Adonis, Herman van Swanevelt, 1654

Birth of Adonis, Herman van Swanevelt, Lodewijk XIV (koning van Frankrijk), 1654

Cook preparing a paella, a Spanish rice dish, adding peppers, series, no. 2

Sliced courgette

Japanese Serving girl preparing vegetables for her Mistress - perched on a rather unusual (and uncomfortable-looking) wooden frame. Date: circa 1906

Japanese Woman O-Koto-San has a smoke before bed
Japanese Woman O-Koto-San has a smoke and thinks of her soldier Lo, whilst her miad prepares her bed. Date: circa 1905

Japanese Woman O-Koto-San dresses to go out visiting Date: circa 1905

Japanese Woman O-Koto-San and maid at suppertime
Japanese Woman O-Koto-San talks to her maid while partaking of supper. Date: circa 1905

Japan - A Japanese Cook. Date: circa 1910s

Japan - Women preparing food including chopping a daikon
Japan - Women preparing food including a Geisha girl preparing (cutting) daikon (white radish), possibly for takuan or bettarazuke dishes and another woman grinding foodstuffs using a pestle

Inuit woman preparing fish and water rats - Alaska, USA. Date: circa 1928

Martel, France - Preparation of Truffles
Martel in the Lot department in south-western France - preparation of Truffles. Date: circa 1910s

A restaurant proprietor of Dean Street, Soho, has, for 30 years, supplied a dainty dish of snails for his customers. They are in season now and in great demand 16 October 1922

Picture No. 10760657
Namibia - Kung Bushman / San prepares a snare for catching an ostrich. Date:

Westland Sea King of the Royal Navy from 824 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Ark Royal, prepares to winch the six-man crew of the 600ton Giovanna Assenzo

Richard L Johnson dressed in an Air Force T-1 pressure suit
Dressed in an Air Force T-1 pressure suit, Richard L. Johnson, Convair F-102A chief test pilot, prepares for take-off at Edwards Air Force Base, California

Maldivians wave goodbye for the last time as a RAF Short SC-5 Belfast, XR369, Spartacus, prepares to leave from the island of Gan in the Indian Ocean

First Sopwith TF2 Salamander E5429, prepares for takeoff
On 9 May 1918, at Brooklands, Capt H. Robin Rowell prepares to take off for France in the first Sopwith TF2 Salamander, E5429. The Naval officer in the photo is Lt Denis Allen. Date: 1918

A Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress prepares to drop its bombload

Brushmaker: Craftsman at bench prepares brushes to receiving backing. Around workshop are brooms, brushes and mops of various sizes. Hand-coloured wooodcut from The Book of English Trades London 1823

Swimming Pool, Wilbur Clarks Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada
Lintage linen postcard showing the exterior of the Desert Inn with the swimming pool in the foreground. Guests lounge poolside and one woman prepares to dive from the diving board

John Deere 4240 tractor with harrows, harrowing field seedbed, Sweden, may

Fendt 820 Vario tractor with Tume Cultipack disk harrows and Tume Nova Combi 4000 seed drill, seedbed preparation and sowing, Sweden, may

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"Preparing for Triumph: From Medieval Archers to Grand Prix Racers" In the Battle of Agincourt, a medieval archer meticulously prepares his arrows, ready to unleash devastation on the enemy. Golf enthusiasts gather at St Andrews in 1881, preparing their swings and strategizing their way through the historic course. The clatter of snooker balls fills the room as players in a 1930s game prepare their shots with precision and skill. Cromwell's forces brace themselves at Dunbar, carefully preparing for battle against Scottish resistance during a pivotal moment in history. Amidst the chaos of World War I, German spies disguise themselves as women, meticulously preparing their cover stories to infiltrate enemy lines. A man in Djibouti takes great care in preparing his hair for his wedding day, ensuring he looks impeccable for this special occasion. Even monks have moments of indulgence. A drunk monk stumbles around while trying to prepare himself for another round of merry-making. The Graf Zeppelin majestically rises into the sky as its crew prepares every detail before embarking on an epic journey through the clouds. U-Boats reveal their intricate inner workings through cutaway illustrations, showcasing how these submarines were prepared for stealthy warfare beneath the waves. Emerson Fittipaldi readies himself behind the wheel of his McLaren M23 Ford during the thrilling 1975 Monaco Grand Prix - preparation is key to success on this demanding circuit. A French lady golfer gracefully prepares her swing amidst picturesque scenery – elegance meets athleticism on this beautiful golf course.