Secret Collection (#10)

The Trysting Place (oil on canvas laid on board)
3744185 The Trysting Place (oil on canvas laid on board) by Pott, Laslett John (1837-98); 17.8x29.8 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

Betrayed, 1887 (w / c & bodycolour on paper)
1203476 Betrayed, 1887 (w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Langley, Walter (1852-1922); 75x120 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Breton Confidants, c. 1908 (tempera on panel)
2956888 Breton Confidants, c.1908 (tempera on panel) by Webb, Cecil J. (fl.1908); 60.96x45.72 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Les Femmes Et Le Secret (engraving)
2787219 Les Femmes Et Le Secret (engraving) by Johannot, Tony (1803-52) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Femmes Et Le Secret)

The Confession, (watercolour heightened with white on paper laid down on panel)
823531 The Confession, (watercolour heightened with white on paper laid down on panel) by Passini, Ludwig (1832-1903); 100.4x66.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Confession)

A Secret Wood, 1900 (oil on canvas)
989345 A Secret Wood, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Bridgman, Frederick Arthur (1847-1928); 129.5x173.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Secret Wood; Un Bois Secret)

Bluebeard confronts his wife after discovering blood on the key to the forbidden room (chromolitho)
1091559 Bluebeard confronts his wife after discovering blood on the key to the forbidden room (chromolitho) by French School

The French King enters into a secret alliance with Baliol (engraving)
1090809 The French King enters into a secret alliance with Baliol (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A young gentleman, clasping a hand from a cloud, 1588 (w / c on vellum)
1163253 A young gentleman, clasping a hand from a cloud, 1588 (w/c on vellum) by Hilliard, Nicholas (1547-1619) (studio of); height: 6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

L Aveu Difficile
3788060 L Aveu Difficile by Levreince, Nicolas (1737-1807) (after); (add.info.: L Aveu Difficile (The Difficult Confession), 1787 - after engraving by Francois Janinet

Illustration from Les Miserables, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909613 Illustration from Les Miserables, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Neuville, Alphonse Marie de (1835-85); Private Collection; (add.info)

A conspiracy, c. 1905 (pen, brush & ink on paper)
863212 A conspiracy, c.1905 (pen, brush & ink on paper) by Strang, William (1859-1921); Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London, UK; Scottish, out of copyright

London Corresponding Society, alarm d, vide. Guilty Consciences, pub
2962483 London Corresponding Society, alarm d, vide. Guilty Consciences, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Secret (engraving)
2772228 The Secret (engraving) by Marchal, Charles Francois (1825-77); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Secret. Illustration for The Illustrated Times)

The Classroom, 1868 (oil on panel)
650862 The Classroom, 1868 (oil on panel) by Bacon, Henry (1839-1912); 27.1x21.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Classroom. Henry Bacon (1839-1912). Oil on panel. Signed and dated 1868

Sink me, cousin, Harry, what in the plagues name are you doing here? (colour litho)
667740 Sink me, cousin, Harry, what in the plagues name are you doing here? (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sink me, cousin, Harry)

Characters on a Deck with Faust and Mephisto; Personnages sur une Terrasse avec Fauste et
653380 Characters on a Deck with Faust and Mephisto; Personnages sur une Terrasse avec Fauste et Mephisto, c.1875-1880 (oil on canvas) by Monticelli

Success to the Secret! (engraving)
587763 Success to the Secret! (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Success to the Secret)

A Conventicle: Worship on the Hill-side, illustration from
621389 A Conventicle: Worship on the Hill-side, illustration from The History of Protestantism by James Aitken Wylie (1808-1890), pub

Sphinx, frontispiece to Hieroglyphes et Poemes by Rey de Gourment, 1894 (litho)
746853 Sphinx, frontispiece to Hieroglyphes et Poemes by Rey de Gourment, 1894 (litho) by Groux, Henri de (1867-1930); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Belgian, out of copyright

Banqueting Hall, Kenilworth (photo)
727546 Banqueting Hall, Kenilworth (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banqueting Hall, Kenilworth)

The Secret (oil on canvas)
PNH350853 The Secret (oil on canvas) by Carriere, Eugene (1849-1906); 38x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Confidence); Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; French

Masked figures taking coffee in the Caffe Florian, Venice (oil on canvas)
6256751 Masked figures taking coffee in the CaffA Florian, Venice (oil on canvas) by Guardi, Francesco (1712-93) (attr. to); 31.8x40.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian

The Accomplice
BAL38541 The Accomplice by Cabuzel, Auguste Maurice (b.1878) (fl.1911-39); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

The Green Door
GUI41646 The Green Door by Rogers, Kate (1861-1942); Guildford Borough Council, Surrey, UK; eGuildford House Gallery; English, out of copyright

La Liaison (oil on panel)
JBN202320 La Liaison (oil on panel) by Sinibaldi, Jean Paul (1857-1909); 9x6.5 cm; Private Collection; John Bennett Fine Paintings; French, out of copyright

Federal US agents discover an illegal alcohol still during the American Prohibition
PNP252065 Federal US agents discover an illegal alcohol still during the American Prohibition (1920-33) (b/w photo) by American Photographer

A freemason forged through the tools of his lodge, 1754 (coloured engraving)
CHT163389 A freemason forged through the tools of his lodge, 1754 (coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Signal, 1860 (oil on canvas)
STI135462 The Signal, 1860 (oil on canvas) by Philp, James George (1816-85); 74.5x62 cm; Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Stirling, Scotland; eStirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum; English

Treason, 1867
SAG65024 Treason, 1867 by Pettie, John (1839-93); Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, UK; eSheffield Galleries and Museums Trust; Photo eMuseums Sheffield; Scottish, out of copyright

Couple kissing (colour litho)
5996056 Couple kissing (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple kissing. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Johnny dancing at a secret party with other servants in the kitchen. Cook, coachman
FLO4999700 Johnny dancing at a secret party with other servants in the kitchen. Cook, coachman, maid and coatman enjoying the masters food and wine

The Secret (engraving)
1622936 The Secret (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Secret. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 6 December 1884)

At the Masked Ball-Parisian Festivities-New Revels, 1892 (watercolour
988890 At the Masked Ball-Parisian Festivities-New Revels, 1892 (watercolour, brush and India ink over pencil on buff paper) by Toulouse-Lautrec

A Young Lady, Wearing a Yellow Robe, seated at a Table, Beckoning, 1703 (oil on canvas)
990249 A Young Lady, Wearing a Yellow Robe, seated at a Table, Beckoning, 1703 (oil on canvas) by Santerre, Jean Baptiste (1651-1717); 80.6x65.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Young Lady)

Dancer and Abonne, at the Opera; Danseuse et Abonne, a l opera, c
1768110 Dancer and Abonne, at the Opera; Danseuse et Abonne, a l opera, c.1905 (oil on canvas) by Forain, Jean Louis (1852-1931); 50.2x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancer and Abonne)

Confidence, 1897 (oil on canvas)
1769031 Confidence, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 41.3x33.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Confidence. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919). Oil on canvas

Hagar and the Angel (oil on canvas)
1766788 Hagar and the Angel (oil on canvas) by Rosi, Alessandro (1627-1697); 101.3x80.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hagar and the Angel. Alessandro Rosi (1627-1707). Oil on canvas

Lawrence Nightgall dragging Cicely down the secret stairs in the Salt Tower (engraving)
5224962 Lawrence Nightgall dragging Cicely down the secret stairs in the Salt Tower (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info)

In the editors private office, "I have an important secret to sell!"(litho)
3652411 In the editors private office, " I have an important secret to sell!" (litho) by Morrow, Albert (1863-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the editors private office)

Latona Giving Birth to Apollo and Diana, engraved by Diana Mantovana (b
883717 Latona Giving Birth to Apollo and Diana, engraved by Diana Mantovana (b.1535), after 1575 (engraving) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (after); 26x38.4 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal (litho)
1056628 The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal)

Guest, 1926 (oil on canvas)
BAL122130 Guest, 1926 (oil on canvas) by Hofmann, M. F. (1873-1937); 116x161.2 cm; Ciurlionis State Art Museum, Kaunas, Lithuania; German, out of copyright

Politicians Measuring Lincolns Shoes, 1864 (hand-coloured engraving)
1078647 Politicians Measuring Lincolns Shoes, 1864 (hand-coloured engraving) by Bellew, Frank (1828-88); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American

"Now", he said, "not a word of this", 1939 (colour litho)
1122761 " Now", he said, " not a word of this", 1939 (colour litho) by Sewell, William (1804-74); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Couple of Lovers Seated, 1529. Creator: Heinrich Aldegrever
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