Standard Collection (#97)

Some Flags of the Past, c19th century. From The Studio Volume 85. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1923]

Sir Galahad. Design for a window at Kelvin-Side, Glasgow, c1914. Artist: Henry Payne
Sir Galahad. Design for a window at Kelvin-Side, Glasgow, c1914. From The Studio Volume 61. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1914]

Marriage of the Duke of York: the royal procession passing St Pauls Cathedral, 1893 (1906). Artist: Arthur Salmon
Marriage of the Duke of York: the royal procession passing St Pauls Cathedral, 1893 (1906). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VIII

Surprise Drive to Hoxton, 1937. On the day after their coronation King George VI and Queen Elizabeth paid a surprise visit to East and North-East London

Great Tower of Windsor Castle From Peascod Street, 1902. Artist: Thomas Robert Way
Great Tower of Windsor Castle From Peascod Street, 1902. From Ancient Royal Palaces in and Near London. [John Lane, London and New York, 1902]

Windsor Castle From the Home Park, 1902. Artist: Thomas Robert Way
Windsor Castle From the Home Park, 1902. From Ancient Royal Palaces in and Near London. [John Lane, London and New York, 1902]

Interior of the Banqueting Hall, Whitehall Palace, 1902. Artist: Thomas Robert Way
Interior of the Banqueting Hall, Whitehall Palace, 1902. From Ancient Royal Palaces in and Near London. [John Lane, London and New York, 1902]

The Tower of London From Tower Bridge. 1902. Artist: Thomas Robert Way
The Tower of London From Tower Bridge. 1902. From Ancient Royal Palaces in and Near London. [John Lane, London and New York, 1902]

Caricatures of Members of the National Conference at Frankfort and of the Prussian Kreuz-Zeitung Party in 1849. From The Worlds History, Volume VIII, by Dr. H. F. Helmolt

The Stone of Unction, 1855. Artist: David Roberts
The Stone of Unction, 1855. From The Holy Land, with historical notes by George Croly. vol. 1 (of 6), Jerusalem and Gaililee. [Day & Son, London, 1855]

The landing of troops from New England on the island of Cape Breton to attack Louisbourg, 1747. Artist: James L. Brooks
The landing of troops from New England on the island of Cape Breton to attack Louisbourg, 1747. After J. Stevens. From The Connoisseur Volume XCII, edited by F. Gordon Roe

Diptych: Philip the Handsome and Margaret of Austria, c1493. Artists: Pieter van Coninxloo, Margaret of Austria
Diptych: Philip the Handsome and Margaret of Austria, c1493. Philip the Handsome (1478-1506) became Philip I of Castile. Margaret of Austria (1480-1530) became Regent of the Netherlands

Sadler over the Lighthouse, Dublin, 19th century. Artist: Robert Havell
Sadler over the Lighthouse, Dublin, 19th century. William Windham Sadler (1796-1824), balloonist and gas engineer. This picture shows sadler over the lighthouse in Dublin, on 24th July 1817

An unrecorded French Primitive: Charles VII & Agnes Sorel: ascribed to Jean Mirail Artist: Jean Miraillet
An unrecorded French Primitive: Charles VII & Agnes Sorel Tempera on Panel: ascribed to Jean Miraillet. From The Connoisseur Vol. CXVI edited by H. Granville Fell [The National Magazine Co

The Knight and his Companions, c1898. Artist: Byam Shaw
The Knight and his Companions, c1898. From The Studio Volume 14 by Ralph Nevill. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1898]

Roses for the Old and Bold, 1942. With colours rose-bedecked, the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers celebrated their regimental day in Cairo, April 23rd, 1942

The Great Surrender, 1945
The Great Surrender, 1942. On 4 May 1945 at Luneburg Heath, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery accepted the unconditional surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands

Fourth Churchill-Roosevelt Conference, 1943-44. At the Second Quebec Conference in 1944 Winston Churchill drafted and, together with Roosevelt

Dutch Boats off Yarmouth, Prizes during the War, c1823 (1934). Artist: John Sell Cotman
Dutch Boats off Yarmouth, Prizes during the War, c1823 (1934). From The Studio Volume 107. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1934]

On the Sea-Shore, c1883 (1903-1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
On the Sea-Shore, c1883 (1903-1904). From The Studio Volume 30. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1903-1904]

Magna Charter Signed by King John, 1215, (c19th century)
Magna Charter Signed by King John, C19th century. Illustration of King John (24 December 1166 - 18/19 October 1216) signing the Magna Carta, with Archbishop Stephen Langton and the Barons in 1215

Young Callender Fighting his Gun. Possibly an image showing Capt. John Callender at the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17th, 1775, during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War

Habana: Casino De La Playa. The National Casino at Marianao, c1910. [C. Jordi, Box 2334, Havana, Cuba]

Habana: Casino Espanol. Spanish Club, c1910
Casino Espanol, Paseo del Prado, c1910 [Edicion Jordi]

Planting of the Royal Flag on the Ruins of Fort Du Quesne, 1758. The French held Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War

Captain Keigwin in the Revenge, beating off Sevagees Fleet, 1884
Captain Keigwin in the Revenge, beating off Sevagees Fleet. From The Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine Volume I [The Illustrated London News, London, 1884]

Hugh de Vermandois receiving a consecrated Banner from Pope Urban, 1869. Hugh I of Vermandois (1057-1101), called Magnus or the Great

Canzone A Ballo, 1568, (1917)
Canzone A Ballo, 1568. Written by Lorenzo de Medici (1449-1492) and Angelo Poliziano (1454-1494). From The Connoisseur Vol XLVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1917.]

La Grosse Horloge, Rouen, c19th century. (1925). Artist: William Renison
La Grosse Horloge, Rouen. The Gros Horloge is a fourteenth-century astronomical clock in Rouen, Normandy. After an etching by William Renison (1866-c1940)

Larking with the Girls, 1906. A cartoon featuring Prime Minister Asquith on the theme of womens suffrage. Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928)

Two Great Leaders, c19th century. An advertisement for Willsons Sparkling Stomach Tonic: Hound Beer, featuring Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar (1832-1914)

Vincent Lunardis Second Balloon: (May 3, 1785), 1937
Vincent Lunardis Second Balloon: May 3, 1785. Vicenzo Lunardi was a pioneering Italian aeronaut, born in Lucca. After a water-colour drawing by J. Dighton. From The Connoisseur, 1937

Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) and King James VI and I (1566-1625), 1889
Engraving depicting Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) and her son later King James VI and I (1566-1625). From Illustrations of Scottish History published by Edinburgh: James Stillie, 1889

Union Station, showing Patrick Walsh in Foreground, 1943. Augustas 1903 Union Station, designed by Frank Pierce Milburn (1868?1926), was in Barrett Square

L Entree d Henri IV a Paris (the entry of Henri IV into Paris), 1817
L Entree d Henri IV a Paris (the entry of Henri IV into Paris). The painting records the triumphant entry into Paris of King Henry IV, 22 March 1594

Graduation Parade, West Point, New York, c1940s. West Point is a United States federal military reservation which was established by Thomas Jefferson in 1802

U.s Treasury, Washington, DC, c1920s
U.S Treasury, Washington, DC, c1920s. Construction on the building began in1836 and the final stage of building was completed in 1869. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971

US Battleship Iowa, c1908. The USS Iowa was the very newest American battleship in the Spanish-American War. She took part in the Battle of Santiago on July 3, 1898

Change of Flag, (1902), 1920s
Change of flag. On 20 May of1902 was hoisted for the first time, the Cuban flag in Havana in the fortresses of El Morro and La Cabana, as well as in the Government Palace

The Oregon battleship, (1898), 1920s
She took part in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, where she and the cruiser Brooklyn were the only ships fast enough to chase down the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon, forcing its surrender

Attack of Cardenas, (1898), 1920s
Attack of Cardenas. On 11th May 1898, the Windslow and the Hudson entered the Bay of Cardenas, with intent to destroy three spanish gunboats

Invasion of Guaimaro (1873), 1920s
Invasion of Manzanillo. On November 10th, 1873, General Calixto Garcia with 1, 400 soldiers entered Guimaro and captured Guaimaro in October 1896. General Menocal commanded the forces

October 12th 1747, Naval Battle, 1920s
Naval Combat. In October 12 of 1747, the inhabitants of Havana witnessed a battle between the English and Spanish fleets commanded by Knowles and Reggrio

The Morro Castle, (1587), 1920s
The Morro Castle. In the year 1587, Juan de Tejada, and Juan Bautista Antonelli, chose the location of the Castillo del Morro, work started in March 1589

Shield of Havana, (1516), 1910s
Shield of Havana, 1516. Shield granted to Cuba in 1516. Also appears in the map of the island of Cuba Don Jose Maria de la Torre

Rebellion on Board, (15th century), 1920s
Rebellion on board. A month after Colombus left the Canaries, the crew began to express their discontent to Colombus, threatening him and trying to force him to return to Spain

Landing of Colombus in America, (15th century), 1920s
Landing of Colombus in America. At two in the morning of October 12 1492 a cannon was shot from La Pinta which gave the ground signal that it had arrived at the island of Guanahani

Farewell to Colombus, (1482), 1920s
Farewell to Colombus. On the morning of August 3rd 1492 and with the blessing of Friar Juan Perez, he departed the small fleet from the port of Palos de Moguer

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