Secret Collection (page 9)

The sisters, Mothers lesson, Nursery favourite; The secret (engraving)
6010523 The sisters, Mothers lesson, Nursery favourite; The secret (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sisters, Mothers lesson)

Psyche entering Cupids Garden, 1903 (oil on canvas)
HMP86670 Psyche entering Cupids Garden, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); 106.7x68.5 cm; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire

A Fairy Tale (oil on canvas)
NWP153550 A Fairy Tale (oil on canvas) by Symons, Mark Lancelot (1887-1935); 86.5x86.5 cm; Newport Museum and Art Gallery, South Wales; eNewport Museum and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

The Artists Garden (oil on canvas)
CH139756 The Artists Garden (oil on canvas) by Farquharson, Joseph (1846-1935); 46.5x30.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Eastern Proverb: Thy secret is thy prisoner, but if thou lettest it go thou becomest its prisoner (colour litho)
5205394 Eastern Proverb: Thy secret is thy prisoner, but if thou lettest it go thou becomest its prisoner (colour litho) by Bull

The Secret of the Great Pyramid (engraving)
6003659 The Secret of the Great Pyramid (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Secret of the Great Pyramid)

Romeo and Juliet Kissing Passionately on a Balcony, 1926 (colour litho)
2630016 Romeo and Juliet Kissing Passionately on a Balcony, 1926 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eGraphicaArtis; American, out of copyright

The Secrets of Love (oil on canvas)
989341 The Secrets of Love (oil on canvas) by Jourdan, Adolphe (1825-89); 106.7x78.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Secrets of Love; Les Secrets de L Amour. Adolphe Jourdan (1825-1889)

The Confession, 1893 (oil on panel)
989794 The Confession, 1893 (oil on panel) by Gallegos Arnosa, Jose (1859-1917); 39.4x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Confession. Jose Gallegos y Arnosa (1859-1917). Oil on panel

Un Morceau de Journal, une Enveloppe et une Mouche, 19th century (etching & drypoint)
883642 Un Morceau de Journal, une Enveloppe et une Mouche, 19th century (etching & drypoint) by Guerard, Henri-Charles (1846-97); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Confidential People (colour litho)
3621879 Confidential People (colour litho) by Emmerson, Henry Hetherington (1831-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Confidential People)

Visit to the Wiertz Museum in Brussels, 1874 (engraving)
3471710 Visit to the Wiertz Museum in Brussels, 1874 (engraving) by Bonvoisin, Maurice Charles Mathieu (Mars) (1849-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: from Le Journal Amusant); Belgian

"Listen", said Fix in an under-tone
3501799 " Listen", said Fix in an under-tone, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905) engraved by Henri-Theophile Hildebrand (1824-97), 1873 (engraving) by Benett

The Queen of Sheba and Assad meet in secret (chromolitho)
735865 The Queen of Sheba and Assad meet in secret (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queen of Sheba and Assad meet in secret)

Johann Friedrich Boettger discovering the process for manufacturing porcelain, 1709 (chromolitho)
2788850 Johann Friedrich Boettger discovering the process for manufacturing porcelain, 1709 (chromolitho) by European School

Secret delivering the Letter (chromolitho)
2791300 Secret delivering the Letter (chromolitho) by Selous, Henry Courtney (1811-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Secret delivering the Letter)

Scouts and Guides to the Army of the Potomac (b / w photo)
701263 Scouts and Guides to the Army of the Potomac (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Scouts and Guides to the Army of the Potomac, 1862 (b / w photo)
701262 Scouts and Guides to the Army of the Potomac, 1862 (b/w photo) by Gardner, Alexander (1821-82); Private Collection; (add.info)

Miss Bianca (oil on canvas)
3115291 Miss Bianca (oil on canvas) by Peters, Rev. Mathew William (1742-1814) (circle of); 74.8x61.6 cm; Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire

The Agents of Britain and Sweden signing the treaty against Napoleon
STC393280 The Agents of Britain and Sweden signing the treaty against Napoleon, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

The End of the Song, 1902 (oil on canvas)
CH390484 The End of the Song, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Leighton, Edmund Blair (1853-1922); 128.5x147.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Proposition (oil on canvas)
474379 The Proposition (oil on canvas) by Ricci, Pio (1850-1919); 44.5x34.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Alice Roosevelt is carried through the streets of Seoul in an Imperial sedan chair to
473610 Alice Roosevelt is carried through the streets of Seoul in an Imperial sedan chair to the palace for an audience with the Emperor of Korea on September 20, 1905

Letter written in code by Jean-Jacques Rousseau while secretary to the French Ambassador
CHT430489 Letter written in code by Jean-Jacques Rousseau while secretary to the French Ambassador in Venice, 11 July, 1744 (pen & ink on paper) by Rousseau

No 1 Map Corridor, 1940 (pencil and w / c on paper)
LMG100053 No 1 Map Corridor, 1940 (pencil and w/c on paper) by Ravilious, Eric (1903-42); 38.9x57.4 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English

Hill-Billy Moonshine Still, 1890 (coloured engraving)
PNP252354 Hill-Billy Moonshine Still, 1890 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Revenue officers raid illegal liquor still in the Georgia Mountains
PNP252348 Revenue officers raid illegal liquor still in the Georgia Mountains, from the Police Gazette, 1895 (engraving) by American School

Cubans and Cuban emigres meeting in New York to plan an insurrection in Cuba (engraving
STC214662 Cubans and Cuban emigres meeting in New York to plan an insurrection in Cuba (engraving) (b/w photo) by Davis, Theodore Russell (1840-94) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prometheus teaching man how to use fire (chromolitho)
968391 Prometheus teaching man how to use fire (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prometheus teaching man how to use fire)

A Mass under the Terror, France, 1790s (colour litho)
972575 A Mass under the Terror, France, 1790s (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mass under the Terror, France, 1790s)

The Chinese Galop, Hs Roberts (colour litho)
976314 The Chinese Galop, Hs Roberts (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese Galop, Hs Roberts. Music cover)

Secrets (colour litho)
3095891 Secrets (colour litho) by Ludovici, Albert Jnr. (1852-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Secrets. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Rare massive Masonic punchbowl, c. 1790 (porcelain) (see also 615085)
615084 Rare massive Masonic punchbowl, c.1790 (porcelain) (see also 615085) by English School, (18th century); diam: 52.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Secret, 1855 (oil on canvas)
659816 The Secret, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Witherington, William Frederick (1785-1865); 81.2x99.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Secret. William Frederick Witherington (1785-1865)

Lovers Discovery, 1861-62 (w / c)
6198954 Lovers Discovery, 1861-62 (w/c) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 14x17.8 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Orchar Collection); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; English

Modern Beauty Culture: Relaxation is the secret of poise (b / w photo)
5998094 Modern Beauty Culture: Relaxation is the secret of poise (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Relaxation is the secret of poise)

Man waiting for a woman to confide a secret to him (colour litho)
6001503 Man waiting for a woman to confide a secret to him (colour litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man waiting for a woman to confide a secret to him)

The Bible: This is the Secret of Englands Greatness, Englands Glory
1772172 The Bible: This is the Secret of Englands Greatness, Englands Glory!, 1864 (mixed method engraving) by Barker, Thomas Jones (1815-82) (after); 73.7x85 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

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