Sepia Collection (#4)

Ruins near Tivoli, Italy
Artist: British (English) School - Title: Ruins near Tivoli, Italy - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 41.9 x 52.7

Jennie Churchill / Cdv
JENNIE JEROME LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL Later wife of George Cornwallis-West

Lady Elizabeth Butler
LADY ELIZABETH BUTLER nee THOMPSON English painter of military and battle scenes

Rudyard Kipling
English writer, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

A London knife grinder on the street
A London knife grinder at work on the street

The Parthenon, Athens

HMT Assaye, P & O liner and British troop ship
HMT (RMS) Assaye, P & O liner, used as a British troop ship during the 1920s, mostly between the UK and India. Date: circa 1925

Lady Letitia Louisa Kerr (1800-1885), amateur silhouettist. circa 1850s

Railway Station, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. circa 1900

HMS Lysander, Laforey class destroyer. Date: circa 1914

William Archer - The Theatre Magazine
William Archer, drama critic, translator and playwright - The Theatre Magazine, May 1886. 1886

LCC-LFB Knightsbridge firemen, Wells Challenge Cup winners for 1913. Front row: R J Nicholas, W H Sheldrick, Sub-Officer H C Griffiths, Station Officer J Smith, T H Coggan, D J O Leary

Greyhounds running, from the Animal Locomotion series, c. 1881 (b / w photo)
473219 Greyhounds running, from the Animal Locomotion series, c.1881 (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; English, out of copyright

Vview of Roundhay house, Roundhay Park, Leeds (albumen print)
5043511 Vview of Roundhay house, Roundhay Park, Leeds (albumen print) by Wormald, Edward (fl.1858-88); 27.9x21 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Leeds City Museum) UK; (add.info.: Roundhay Park)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, standing in front of the launching chains of the
STC64675 Isambard Kingdom Brunel, standing in front of the launching chains of the Great Eastern, 1857 (b/w photo) by Howlett

Three Bathers, 1894. Creator: Felix Vallotton
Three Bathers, 1894

1930's Burlesque Performer
Harry Wentworth

Colonel T. F. Fairfax, 1879. Creator: Vincent Brooks Day & Son
Colonel T.F. Fairfax, 1879. Freddy Faifax, Master of the York and Ainsty Fox Hounds. From The Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal, 8th February 1879

Roma - Piazza di Venezia. Monument to Victor Emmanuel II, 1910. Altar of Fatherland, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Mr. G. Sacconi laid the foundation stone in 1884

Roma - Basilica of St. Caecilia. - Statue of the Saint by Maderno, 1910. Artist: Carlo Maderno
Roma - Basilica of St. Caecilia. - Statue of the Saint by Maderno, 1910. From Cento Vedute Classiche di Roma. [Enrico Verdesi, Rome, 1910]

Christian Loses His Burden, c1916. Artist: William Strang
Christian Loses His Burden, c1916. An illustration from John Bunyans The Pilgrims Progress. An English nonconformist preacher and writer

Old Smugglers House - Polperro, 1927

Towan Beach - Newquay, 1927

Theo Gier, Pure California Wines & Brandies
Compliments of Theo Gier, Pure California Wines & Brandies, as seen at the International Exposition in San Francisco, USA, 1894. 1894

G F Hamilton / Woodbury
GEORGE FRANCIS, lord HAMILTON Son of the 1st duke of Abercorn: politician, administrator in India (see here in 1876) Date: 1845 - 1927

View of the Outer Quay, Brixham, Devon, with people and boats. Date: 1920s

WWI: SAILORS, 1918. American sailors in the resting room of the Red Cross headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photogrpah, 1918

COBB & WAGNER, 1910. Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers and Honus Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Photograph by Louis Van Oeyen, 1910

ORVAL OVERALL (1881-1947). American baseball player. Photograph by Paul Thompson, c1910

NEVADA: VIRGINIA CITY. Savage Works in Virginia City, Nevada. Photograph by Timothy O Sullivan, 1868

PHILIPPINES, c1900. The Manila Cathedral in Manila, the Philippines. Photograph, c1900

HINE: BILLIARDS, 1910. Boys shooting a game of pool at the Pool Branch Chauteau & Manchester, St. Louis, Missouri. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1910

SUNDANCE KID & PLACE, c1900. American outlaws Harry Longabaugh, also know as the Sundance Kid and Etta Place, members of The Wild Bunch gang. Photograph, c1900

VASLAV NIJINSKY (1890-1950). Russian dancer and choreographer, dancing the title role in " Petrouchka", c1911

FRANCES BENJAMIN JOHNSTON (1864-1952). American photographer. Dressed as a man and posed with a bicycle. Photograph, c1890

LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827). German composer. Painting, 1870

RUPERT CHAWNER BROOKE (1887-1915). English poet. Photographed in 1913 by Sherril Schell

TEXTILE MILL, c1915. A foreman inspects a newly-imprinted piece of cotton cloth at a textile mill, Lawrence, Massachusetts. Photographed c1915

LAS VEGAS: PAIUTE MAN, c1873. Enuintsigaip (One of the Ancients), a Paiute Native American from Las Vegas, guide to John Wesley Powell. Photograph by John K. Hillers, c1873

Rothenburg
The Plonlein, Kobolzeller Steige and Spitalgassein in the medieval old town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria, Germany, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

St Gilgen
The village of St Gilgen, by the Wolfgangsee in Austria, 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The aviator Photograph by Harry Whittier Frees, c1914
FREES: KITTENS, c1914. The aviator Photograph by Harry Whittier Frees, c1914

German aeronautical engineer. One of Otto Lilenthals early glider flights. Photograph, c1895
OTTO LILIENTHAL (1848-1896). German aeronautical engineer. One of Otto Lilenthals early glider flights. Photograph, c1895

Young fireman in studio photograph
Young fireman, George Budgen, in a studio photograph (A Pickering, Camberwell, London), with his brass helmet resting on a tall table

American pugilist. Photograph, n. d
JOHN L. SULLIVAN (1858-1918). American pugilist. Photograph, n.d

LAURA ORMISTON CHANT (1848-1923). English reformer, suffragist and writer. Original cabinet photograph, Boston, 1893

Flight to the Moon by Jules Verne
Flight to the Moon. Artwork depicting a scene from the science fiction novel From the Earth to the Moon (French: De la Terre a la Lune, 1865) by the French author Jules Verne (1828-1905)

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"Sepia: A Glimpse into the Past" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of sepia. This nostalgic filter transports us to a bygone era, where history comes alive through faded photographs. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, an English engineer whose innovative designs shaped the landscape, stands tall amidst his creations. His visionary mind forever etched in sepia tones. Dark stairs at night in Montmartre, Paris evoke a sense of mystery and intrigue. The cobblestone streets whisper tales of artists and bohemians who once roamed these very steps. A rowing team from Cambridge freezes their momentous victory on the river with a click of the camera shutter. Sepia captures their determination and camaraderie as they conquer waves together. Da Vinci's crossbow takes center stage, showcasing Leonardo's genius craftsmanship. Sepia adds an air of antiquity to this weapon that once held both power and precision. Emmeline Pankhurst, an advocate for women's suffrage, faces arrest outside Buckingham Palace while fighting for equality. In sepia hues, her unwavering spirit shines through as she challenges societal norms. Roundhay Park's folly stands proudly against nature's backdrop; its architectural beauty preserved through albumen prints drenched in sepia tones. A testament to human creativity standing against time itself. In Cornwall, a horse-drawn fish and chips wagon brings delight to locals with its savory offerings. The nostalgia captured by sepia reminds us of simpler times when culinary delights were delivered on wheels. Vintage racing cars speed across dusty tracks; their engines roaring with adrenaline-fueled excitement frozen within sepia frames. Each photograph tells stories of daring drivers pushing boundaries beyond imagination. James Cellan Jones Season at BFI Southbank beckons cinephiles to indulge in classic films from yesteryears during October 2010—a cinematic journey tinted with warm sepia hues.