Status Collection (#3)

Javanese court official, c. 1820-70 (oil on paper)
1765784 Javanese court official, c.1820-70 (oil on paper) by Javanese School, (19th century); 196.8 A--74.3 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

An Exciting Finish (litho)
618836 An Exciting Finish (litho) by Garland, Charles Trevor (fl.1880-1901); English, out of copyright

The Sword of Damocles (L Epee de Damocles), 1842 (litho)
1071604 The Sword of Damocles (L Epee de DamoclAs), 1842 (litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); 21.6x20.3 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts

Mount Edgcumbe
LLM457735 Mount Edgcumbe by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mount Edgcumbe. Illustration for Pictureque Views of Seats by F O Morris (William Mackenzie)

Couple on litter (earthenware)
DBP422921 Couple on litter (earthenware) by Jalisco; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; Mexican, out of copyright

A formally dressed man and woman and what appears to be a domestic servant in a room with
MNY380898 A formally dressed man and woman and what appears to be a domestic servant in a room with a piano, 1905 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Portrait of Charles Brandling, 1698 (oil on canvas)
2837522 Portrait of Charles Brandling, 1698 (oil on canvas) by Verelst, John (1697-1734); 127x101.6 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House) UK; (add.info)

Quite t other (engraving)
2777033 Quite t other (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quite t other. Illustration for Punch, 21 December 1878.); Look and Learn / George Collection

Ceremonial meal, India, c. 1900
Ceremonial meal, India, c.1900

Group of chiefs and their wives, Kandy, Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Early Anglo-Saxon Gold Buckle and Pairs of Clasps with bronze vessel found in a grave mound - Taplow, Buckinghamshire - 6th to early 7th century - now in the British Museum. Date: 1920s

English huntsman and lady watching a fox swim across a river, 19th century. Facey Romford raising his hat and shouting while Mrs Lucy Somerville sits sidesaddle on her mount. The view

English huntsman fording a river with fox hounds, 19th century. Facey Romford urging his horse up the opposite river bank. Captain Spurrier cut down by Romford

Ms 1044 Fol. 74 The Wheel of Fortune, from Ovide Moralise written by Chretien Legouais
XIR177844 Ms 1044 Fol.74 The Wheel of Fortune, from Ovide Moralise written by Chretien Legouais (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Rouen

A Group Portrait of John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont (1683-1748
1765054 A Group Portrait of John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont (1683-1748) and his Wife Catherine (oil on canvas) by Alberry, J

Interior with a carpet, a sword and a jug on a table, a cello on a chair
995854 Interior with a carpet, a sword and a jug on a table, a cello on a chair, a coat hanging on a cupboard, a cat playing with a ball, a maid beyond (oil on canvas) by Man

Jade-ground Kesi ladys robe, mid 19th century (textile)
6317744 Jade-ground Kesi ladys robe, mid 19th century (textile) by Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of a Woman, c. 1593 (w / c on vellum in a gold and enamel locket frame)
5670893 Portrait of a Woman, c.1593 (w/c on vellum in a gold and enamel locket frame) by Hilliard, Nicholas (1547-1619); 4.4x3.6 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; English, out of copyright

Portrait of a Woman, c. 1665 (oil on canvas)
5672968 Portrait of a Woman, c.1665 (oil on canvas) by Borch or Terborch, Gerard ter (1617-81); 63.3 x 52.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Dutch, out of copyright

Ludovic Stuart, 1600-17 (parchment, metal and glass)
5670577 Ludovic Stuart, 1600-17 (parchment, metal and glass) by Oliver, Isaac (c.1565-1617); 5x4 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Portrait of Maria of Orange with Hendrik van Zuijlestein and a Servant
5672000 Portrait of Maria of Orange with Hendrik van Zuijlestein and a Servant, 1665 (oil on canvas) by Mytens or Mijtens, Jan (1614-70); 150x185.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Admiral George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, c. 1600 (w / c on parchment)
5671842 Admiral George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, c.1600 (w/c on parchment) by Oliver, Isaac (c.1565-1617); 5.4x4.3 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: Sir George Clifford)

Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, 1575 (metal and glass)
5670680 Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, 1575 (metal and glass) by Hilliard, Nicholas (1547-1619); 4.9x4.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Margaret Douglas)

Portrait of Peter Perez Burdett and His First Wife Hannah, 1765 (oil on canvas)
5614471 Portrait of Peter Perez Burdett and His First Wife Hannah, 1765 (oil on canvas) by Wright of Derby, Joseph (1734-97); 145X205 cm; Narodni Galerie, Prague

The Princes of Orange and their Families on Horseback, Riding Out from The Buitenhof
5863963 The Princes of Orange and their Families on Horseback, Riding Out from The Buitenhof, The Hague, c. 1621-22 (oil on canvas) by Hillegaert

Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1550-99 (oil on panel)
5051901 Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1550-99 (oil on panel) by Anonymous; 34.5x30.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Portrait of a Lady, 1667 (oil on panel)
487968 Portrait of a Lady, 1667 (oil on panel) by Metsu, Gabriel (1629-67); 57.1x43.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of Atherton and Winifred W

The Queen visiting a railroad (b / w photo)
JHL390984 The Queen visiting a railroad (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary of Teck (1867-1953)

English women of the Elizabethan era, 1598 (hand coloured copper engraving
KDC384164 English women of the Elizabethan era, 1598 (hand coloured copper engraving) (detail of 324184) by Hoefnagel, Joris (1542-1600); Private Collection; (add.info.: L to R)

Marionettes, 1929 (b / w photo)
GBW469875 Marionettes, 1929 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); (add.info.: used by Louis Bunin in a performance of The Hairy Ape by Eugene O Neill; ); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Italian

Anne de Pisseleu, Duchesse d Etampes, c. 1535-40 (oil on wood)
3597315 Anne de Pisseleu, Duchesse d Etampes, c.1535-40 (oil on wood) by Corneille de Lyon (c.1500-75) (attr. to); 17.8x14.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Coronets (chromolitho)
2775499 Coronets (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coronets. Illustration for a catalogue of Monograms and Heraldic Designs by Wilkinson)

Portrait of a Young Man, 1588 (vellum laid on card)
3493056 Portrait of a Young Man, 1588 (vellum laid on card) by Hilliard, Nicholas (1547-1619); 40x33 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Probably Robert Devereux (1566-1601)

Crossing the Oho-E-Ga-Wa, Province Suraga, 1855 (colour litho)
1272335 Crossing the Oho-E-Ga-Wa, Province Suraga, 1855 (colour litho) by Japanese School, (19th century) (after); 18.125x37.125 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Sinclair, Thomas, Phila)

Frances, Lady Brydges, 1579 (oil on panel)
1766113 Frances, Lady Brydges, 1579 (oil on panel) by Bettes, John, the Younger (c.1530-1615/6); 91.1x68.6 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

The Surrender of Jamestown
The Governor of Jamestown and the Jamestown Council stand before the ministers of the Commonwealth, holding a treaty that acknowledges the new English parliament

Form, British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act, 1914, completed and dated 31 May 1947, rubber stamped by the Home Office, 12 June 1947. Declaration of Acquisition of British Nationality

Triumphal march along the Via Sacra, Rome (chromolitho)
1093272 Triumphal march along the Via Sacra, Rome (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Triumphal march along the Via Sacra, Rome)

Room designed for a Rhenish industrialist in a furniture factory. circa 1898

Wycliffe explains his thoughts before the Archbishop
John Wycliffe (circa 1320s 1384) -an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, biblical translator, reformer, priest, and a seminary professor at the University of Oxford

Portrait of Cardinal Scipione Borghese (oil on canvas)
LSE3666193 Portrait of Cardinal Scipione Borghese (oil on canvas) by Leoni, Ottavio Mario (c.1578-1630); 110x84 cm; Musee Fesch, Ajaccio, Corsica

Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547-59), c. 1555 (steel, gold, silver
3614056 Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547-59), c.1555 (steel, gold, silver, leather, textile) Date: ca. 1555 Medium: Steel, gold, silver, leather, textile by French School

Tommaso di Folco and Maria Portinari, c. 1470 (oil on wood)
3614028 Tommaso di Folco and Maria Portinari, c.1470 (oil on wood) by Memling, Hans (c.1433-94); 44.1x33.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Tulips and Anenome, c. 1690 (w / c on paper)
1275227 Tulips and Anenome, c.1690 (w/c on paper) by Aubriet, Claude (1651/65-1742); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Portrait of William III, Prince of Orange and Stadtholder, c. 1680-84 (oil on canvas)
3545939 Portrait of William III, Prince of Orange and Stadtholder, c.1680-84 (oil on canvas) by Netscher, Caspar (1639-84); 80.5x63 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Maria van Suchtelen, c. 1666 (oil on canvas)
3526186 Maria van Suchtelen, c.1666 (oil on canvas) by Borch or Terborch, Gerard ter (1617-81); 80.4x63.5 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

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