Shutters Collection (#12)

Grand Hotel des Victoires, Yvetot, Normandy, France. circa 1910

Plantation House, Governors Residence, St Helena. Date: circa 1920

Flower seller in Funchal, Madeira. Date: circa 1930s

Albergo Cascata, Madesimo, Valle Spluga, northern Italy
Albergo Cascata (Waterfall Hotel), Madesimo, Valle Spluga, northern Italy. Date: circa 1920

Beethovens house, Bonngasse, Bonn-am-Rhein, Germany. circa 1920

Street scene in Portimao, Algarve, southern Portugal, with a man leading a donkey-drawn cart. Date: circa 1920

House of Stradivarius, Piazza Roma, Cremona, Italy
The House of Stradivarius, violin maker, West Side, Piazza Roma, Cremona, Italy

Street scene with tourist cars in Funchal, Madeira, sliding down the steep slope from top to bottom. Date: circa 1910

Plaza de Alcudia, Alcudia, Majorca, Spain. circa 1910

Mansion in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, dating back to 1807. circa 1938

Piazza Umberto I, Arezzo, Italy. circa 1904

Breakfast on the Terrace, (oil on canvas board)
657047 Breakfast on the Terrace, (oil on canvas board) by Lavery, John (1856-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Breakfast on the Terrace. Sir John Lavery (1856-1941). Oil on canvas board

Little Houses, Leiden, 1881 (oil on panel)
618874 Little Houses, Leiden, 1881 (oil on panel) by Verster, Floris (1861-1927); 23.5x32 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel De Luis Aan de Ketting ); Photo eChristies Images; Dutch

Maison de Buffon in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris (gouache on paper)
672516 Maison de Buffon in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris (gouache on paper) by Knip, Joseph August (1777-1847); 45x60.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

Punch cartoon: Bad Hanging (Dedicated to the R. A. s) (engraving)
6034725 Punch cartoon: Bad Hanging (Dedicated to the R. A. s) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: Bad Hanging (Dedicated to the R. A. s)

The After-dinner Speech, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho)
STC361045 The After-dinner Speech, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

View of the facade of the Bibliotheque Marmottan from the garden
BMT189589 View of the facade of the Bibliotheque Marmottan from the garden, built 1880-1921 (b/w photo) by French School; BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt

Venice street scene (b / w photo)
MES408672 Venice street scene (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer; Venice, Italy; eMark Edward Smith; Italian, out of copyright

View of Palazzo Labia and the church of San Geremia (b / w photo)
MES408659 View of Palazzo Labia and the church of San Geremia (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer; Venice, Italy; (add.info.: built c.1690; ); eMark Edward Smith; Italian, out of copyright

Palazzo Contarini Fasan (b / w photo)
MES408653 Palazzo Contarini Fasan (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer; Venice, Italy; (add.info.: also known as House of Desdemona; built in the 15th century; ); eMark Edward Smith; Italian

Woman Seated in a Garden, 1914 (oil on canvas)
HEH372329 Woman Seated in a Garden, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Frieseke, Frederick Carl (1874-1939); 66x81.3 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Feeding the Swans, Bruges, 1921 (oil on canvas)
BSA101133 Feeding the Swans, Bruges, 1921 (oil on canvas) by Jamieson, Alexander (1873-1937); 71.1x58.4 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; Scottish, out of copyright

Boy in Bedroom, c. 1920 (oil on board)
2957160 Boy in Bedroom, c.1920 (oil on board) by Wood, Christopher (1901-30); 16x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Also known as Kit Wood.); English, out of copyright

On the Terrace, c. 1920s (oil on canvas)
2957147 On the Terrace, c.1920s (oil on canvas) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Family (oil on canvas)
BRN158986 The Family (oil on canvas) by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French, out of copyright

Two policemen watching a couple having an affair (chromolitho)
5236003 Two policemen watching a couple having an affair (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertisement, Clark and Co Patentees (engraving)
5213630 Advertisement, Clark and Co Patentees (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, Clark and Co Patentees)

A View of Leiden, 1891 (oil on panel) (one of a pair, see also 5888680)
5888681 A View of Leiden, 1891 (oil on panel) (one of a pair, see also 5888680) by Koekkoek, Willem (1839-95); 44x33 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; Dutch

Facade of a Romanesque house in Saint-Gilles du Gard, 1852 (salted paper print)
996336 Facade of a Romanesque house in Saint-Gilles du Gard, 1852 (salted paper print) by Negre, Charles (1820-80); 24.6x15.6 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Large Detached Home, advert for House Painting (chromolitho)
733149 Large Detached Home, advert for House Painting (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Large Detached Home)

Boy talking to girls from window, New Year Card (chromolitho)
730779 Boy talking to girls from window, New Year Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy talking to girls from window)

Playing the Trombone in the Snow, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730754 Playing the Trombone in the Snow, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing the Trombone in the Snow)

Guests Waiting for the Wedding Ceremony (oil on panel)
XIR82397 Guests Waiting for the Wedding Ceremony (oil on panel) by Raffaelli, Jean Francois (1850-1924); 52.5x68.5 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris

House of Cesar Auguste Franck (1822-90) (photo)
XZO76564 House of Cesar Auguste Franck (1822-90) (photo) by French School, (19th century); Boulevard St. Michel, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Street in Saverne, 1858 (etching)
BOO74000 Street in Saverne, 1858 (etching) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 20.7x15.7 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; American, out of copyright

A Street in Avallon
BAL76368 A Street in Avallon by Leprin, Marcel (1891-1933); 50x61.2 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

A Backwater in Venice (oil on paper)
Ma360516 A Backwater in Venice (oil on paper) by Warren, William White (c.1832-c.1912) (attr. to); 19.7x27.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Boat on the Grand Canal (b / w photo)
MES408652 Boat on the Grand Canal (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer; Venice, Italy; eMark Edward Smith; Italian, out of copyright

The House of Callimachus, Via Sistina, 1833 (etching with brown wash)
STC384951 The House of Callimachus, Via Sistina, 1833 (etching with brown wash) by Tofanelli, Agostino (1770-1834); Private Collection; (add.info)

People seated in chairs on the lawn in front of the Astor Chanler residence at Barrytown
MNY381646 People seated in chairs on the lawn in front of the Astor Chanler residence at Barrytown, New York, 1907 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Villa Medicea di Careggi, begun 1459 (photo)
BEN209425 Villa Medicea di Careggi, begun 1459 (photo) by Michelozzo di Bartolommeo (1396-1472); Careggi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

Grand Bazar du Grand Marche, Place Verte, Antwerp (chromolitho)
1093361 Grand Bazar du Grand Marche, Place Verte, Antwerp (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand Bazar du Grand Marche, Place Verte (Groenplaats)

Gardeners Cottage Design from Magazine of Garden Gems by G
618021 Gardeners Cottage Design from Magazine of Garden Gems by G. van Laar, published 1802 (colour litho) by Dutch School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Dutch

The Gardeners House in the Moonlight, Gerberoy; La Maison du Jardinier au Clair de
653020 The Gardeners House in the Moonlight, Gerberoy; La Maison du Jardinier au Clair de Lune, Gerberoy, 1926 (oil on canvas) by Le Sidaner

A View of Haarlem, 1891 (oil on panel) (one of a pair, see also 5888681)
5888680 A View of Haarlem, 1891 (oil on panel) (one of a pair, see also 5888681) by Koekkoek, Willem (1839-95); 40x33 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; Dutch

The House with the Green Shutters, 1899 (oil on canvas)
6198720 The House with the Green Shutters, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Le Sidaner, Henri Eugene Augustin (1862-1939); 58.4x78.7 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Theodor Loos, Ery Bos and Peter Lorre in Alfred Zeislers German crime film Schuss im Morgengrauen (A Shot at Dawn)
6029554 Theodor Loos, Ery Bos and Peter Lorre in Alfred Zeislers German crime film Schuss im Morgengrauen (A Shot at Dawn)

Bad Hanging (dedicated to the R. A. s), illustration from Punch (litho)
781104 Bad Hanging (dedicated to the R.A. s), illustration from Punch (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Figgins, our Coal Merchant)

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