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Secrets Collection (#2)

"Unlocking the Mysteries: Exploring the Fascinating World of Secrets" Step into a world shrouded in mystery and intrigue with "Strictly Confidential by Muriel Dawson

Background imageSecrets Collection: The Ancients and the Secrets of the Gods: Consulting the Oracle (engraving)

The Ancients and the Secrets of the Gods: Consulting the Oracle (engraving)
671273 The Ancients and the Secrets of the Gods: Consulting the Oracle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ancients and the Secrets of the Gods)

Background imageSecrets Collection: Sub Rosa (litho)

Sub Rosa (litho)
6014248 Sub Rosa (litho) by Small, Frank Otis (1860-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sub Rosa. Illustration for Black & White magazine, 19 November 1892.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSecrets Collection: The Bible: This is the Secret of Englands Greatness, Englands Glory

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)

Background imageSecrets Collection: Breton Confidants, c. 1908 (tempera on panel)

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)

Background imageSecrets Collection: Les Femmes Et Le Secret (engraving)

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)

Background imageSecrets Collection: The Confession, (watercolour heightened with white on paper laid down on panel)

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)

Background imageSecrets Collection: A Secret Wood, 1900 (oil on canvas)

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)

Background imageSecrets Collection: Les Confidences Pastorales, c. 1745 (oil on canvas)

Les Confidences Pastorales, c. 1745 (oil on canvas)
3588494 Les Confidences Pastorales, c.1745 (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 94x132 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imageSecrets Collection: The Classroom, 1868 (oil on panel)

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

Background imageSecrets Collection: Characters on a Deck with Faust and Mephisto; Personnages sur une Terrasse avec Fauste et

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

Background imageSecrets Collection: Sphinx, frontispiece to Hieroglyphes et Poemes by Rey de Gourment, 1894 (litho)

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

Background imageSecrets Collection: Masked figures taking coffee in the Caffe Florian, Venice (oil on canvas)

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

Background imageSecrets Collection: The Secret (engraving)

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)

Background imageSecrets Collection: At the Masked Ball-Parisian Festivities-New Revels, 1892 (watercolour

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

Background imageSecrets Collection: A Young Lady, Wearing a Yellow Robe, seated at a Table, Beckoning, 1703 (oil on canvas)

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)

Background imageSecrets Collection: Dancer and Abonne, at the Opera; Danseuse et Abonne, a l opera, c

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)

Background imageSecrets Collection: Confidence, 1897 (oil on canvas)

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

Background imageSecrets Collection: Hagar and the Angel (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

Background imageSecrets Collection: In the editors private office, 'I have an important secret to sell!'(litho)

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)

Background imageSecrets Collection: little secrets

little secrets
Piet Flour

Background imageSecrets Collection: the world from behind the fence

the world from behind the fence
Monika Strzelecka

Background imageSecrets Collection: personality (part 2)

personality (part 2)
Lucyna Łazarska ( Lucynda Lu )

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secrets
Bettina Tautzenberger

Background imageSecrets Collection: Old secret

Old secret
Ekkachai Khemkum

Background imageSecrets Collection: Have you heard

Have you heard
circa 1910s

Background imageSecrets Collection: Avro 679 Manchester 1 / I

Avro 679 Manchester 1 / I
RAF Avro 679 Manchester Mk 1 - Second-Production Airframe with Triple Tail-Fins Parked Date: 1941

Background imageSecrets Collection: Keep Our Secrets Secret

Keep Our Secrets Secret - a poster created by The Central Office of Information during the Cold War. Date: 1960s

Background imageSecrets Collection: Nushirwan Listens Owls recto Illustration Text

Nushirwan Listens Owls recto Illustration Text
Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Makhzan al-Asrar [Treasure of Secrets], 1555-1565

Background imageSecrets Collection: Careless Talk Costs Lives - World War II poster

Careless Talk Costs Lives - World War II poster
A poster instructing civilians to " Keep it under your hat" and not to gossip, in case vital information is inadvertently passed to the enemy

Background imageSecrets Collection: Japan - A Geisha whispers a secret to another fellow Geisha

Japan - A Geisha whispers a secret to another fellow Geisha
Japan - Confidences - A Geisha whispers a secret to another fellow Geisha Date: 1904

Background imageSecrets Collection: Alls Well That Ends Well - title page

Alls Well That Ends Well - title page - the blindfolded Parolles gives away military and other secrets. 1862

Background imageSecrets Collection: Japan - Two Geisha Girls whispering to each other

Japan - Two Geisha Girls whispering to each other Date: 1906

Background imageSecrets Collection: Dreyfus: the Traitor

Dreyfus: the Traitor
The people point out Dreyfus as a traitor against France, who has been betraying army secrets to the Germans Date: 1895

Background imageSecrets Collection: Childhood romance

Childhood romance
Seated young couple share secrets beneath a brolly. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1913

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Secrets
Two children dressed in Pierrot and Pierrette clown costumes share a secret on a snowy hill. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1910

Background imageSecrets Collection: Filming a British silent, 1920

Filming a British silent, 1920
A film cameraman films two actresses for a British Silent Film, 1920 Date: 1920

Background imageSecrets Collection: Secrets of German aircraft revealed by G. H. Davis

Secrets of German aircraft revealed by G. H. Davis
Secrets of German aircraft revealed: the Messerschmitt ME109 and ME110, the Heinkel 111K and the Junkers 88-A1. Date: 1940

Background imageSecrets Collection: Secrets by Muriel Dawson

Secrets by Muriel Dawson. One little girl whispers to another. Date: 1926

Background imageSecrets Collection: Thomas Willsford

Thomas Willsford
THOMAS WILLSFORD mathematician and alchemist, author of Natures secrets Date: 1612? - 1658+

Background imageSecrets Collection: Picture No. 11771968

Picture No. 11771968
Cat Somali (blue) 6 week old kittens Date:

Background imageSecrets Collection: Of folys that can nat kepe secrete theyr owne counsell, illustration from Alexander

Of folys that can nat kepe secrete theyr owne counsell, illustration from Alexander
XJF486440 Of folys that can nat kepe secrete theyr owne counsell, illustration from Alexander Barclays English translation of The Ship of Fools

Background imageSecrets Collection: Pandora opening the box (pen, ink & wash on paper)

Pandora opening the box (pen, ink & wash on paper)
XIR365058 Pandora opening the box (pen, ink & wash on paper) by Rosso Fiorentino, Giovanni Battista (1494-1540); 24.2 x 39.3 cm; Bibliotheque de l Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Background imageSecrets Collection: A royal brewery, or how to cook a wife, engraving 1821, George IV, a conning stoker

A royal brewery, or how to cook a wife, engraving 1821, George IV, a conning stoker, of some Mischief brewing, stirring up the Flames of Persecution, with vengeance, saying

Background imageSecrets Collection: The Discovery of the Royal Correspondence in the Tuileries (engraving) (b / w photo)

The Discovery of the Royal Correspondence in the Tuileries (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR220438 The Discovery of the Royal Correspondence in the Tuileries (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageSecrets Collection: Portrait of a young woman with long hair, finger on her mouth

Portrait of a young woman with long hair, finger on her mouth

Background imageSecrets Collection: Bleak House by Charles Dickens in 1852-1823 the novel which satirised the misery

Bleak House by Charles Dickens in 1852-1823 the novel which satirised the misery caused by the old Chancery court. The cunning old lawyer Tulkinghorn who finds out Lady Dedlocks secrets

Background imageSecrets Collection: Johann Freidrich Bottger or Botticher (1682-1719) German chemist and ceramicist

Johann Freidrich Bottger or Botticher (1682-1719) German chemist and ceramicist, originator of Dresden china. To protect the trade secrets

Background imageSecrets Collection: Alfred Dreyfus (c1859-1935) French army officer of Jewish extraction, wrongly accused

Alfred Dreyfus (c1859-1935) French army officer of Jewish extraction, wrongly accused of giving secrets to Germany. Dreyfus in front of the War Council. From Le Petit Journal (Paris, December 1894)




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"Unlocking the Mysteries: Exploring the Fascinating World of Secrets" Step into a world shrouded in mystery and intrigue with "Strictly Confidential by Muriel Dawson. " This captivating book unveils hidden truths that have been concealed for ages. Beware. The poster warns us, "Don't Help The Enemy, " reminding us to guard our secrets from those who may seek to exploit them. But how do we protect our most valuable information? Enter invisible ink, the ancient art of concealing messages in plain sight. "The true principles of all things, fig. 1 from The works of Jacob Behmen, " reveals that they can not merely confined to human affairs; they permeate every aspect of existence. Delve deep into this enigmatic realm where knowledge is power. Sometimes, secrets reside within ourselves. "Inside the Heart" invites introspection as we explore our innermost desires and fears. Like a nurse administering an enema syringe to a patient in bed, let us cleanse ourselves from burdensome secrets that weigh us down. Music has its own language of secrecy too. With "Secrets, Intermezzo, " immerse yourself in melodies that whisper untold stories and emotions only music can convey. Nature holds its own share of hidden wonders as well. Witness the mesmerizing dance between a pair of Sockeye salmon on their redd in a shallow stream—a secret ritual passed down through generations. Even advertisements hold their fair share of clandestine allurements. An advert for Wills Gold Flake cigarettes tantalizes with promises known only to those who indulge in their forbidden pleasures. Enter William Blake's Room, 1882 (oil on canvas), where creativity thrives behind closed doors—where inspiration blossoms amidst secrecy and solitude. In tribute to these enigmas that shape our lives, we celebrate "Secrets. " Let us honor the power they possess while cherishing their delicate nature like precious treasures.