Walls Collection (page 9)

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209609 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

Arabic numerals presented by four young children, 1908 (photo)
8713245 Arabic numerals presented by four young children, 1908 (photo); 31,5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel)

Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt
7058467 Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt; Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt
7058465 Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt; Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Castle wall, unknown (engraving)
7273650 Castle wall, unknown (engraving); 20.5x9.8 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: The picture shows a medieval fortress wall with a large watchtower)

Unknown Kent Cottage, 19th century (Watercolour)
7261444 Unknown Kent Cottage, 19th century (Watercolour); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Unknown Kent Cottage)

Designs for the interior of the Oxford and Poland Street Cinematograph Theatre: Auditorium screen wall
3120555 Designs for the interior of the Oxford and Poland Street Cinematograph Theatre: Auditorium screen wall, c.1910 (pencil on paper) by Souster

The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670 (litho)
8661386 The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670 (litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Attack on Sir John Coventry, 1670)

A woodcut engraving depicting perpetual motion by magnetism. A is a spherical magnet with its poles on either side
5311359 A woodcut engraving depicting perpetual motion by magnetism. A is a spherical magnet with its poles on either side. A piece of iron lies at D and is attracted up the slide C B to E

Letters V and W: wave and wagon, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206040 Letters V and W: wave and wagon, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon.

Room on the first floor of Sir Paul Pindar's house, Bishopsgate Street, 1810
FLO5000640 Room on the first floor of Sir Paul Pindar's house, Bishopsgate Street, 1810. Wood panel walls, stone chimney piece and plaster ceiling and cornices

Palma de Majorca. Walls (engraving)
CUL4860780 Palma de Majorca. Walls (engraving) by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: Palma de Majorca. Walls. Engraving. SPAIN. ARAGON. Zaragoza. General Military Academy); Photo © JBP/AIC.

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900874 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry)
CUL4898962 Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry); (add.info.: Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475. History of the founder and fifth king of Rome according to the account of Livy)

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4901910 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4901253 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry)
CUL4899471 Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry); (add.info.: Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475. History of the founder and fifth king of Rome according to the account of Livy)

Menoeceus (engraving)
3480544 Menoeceus (engraving); (add.info.: Menoeceus. Plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenare, Paris, 1615)

Designs for the interior of the Oxford and Poland Street Cinematograph Theatre: Auditorium ceiling and back wall
3120558 Designs for the interior of the Oxford and Poland Street Cinematograph Theatre: Auditorium ceiling and back wall, c.1910 (pencil on paper) by Souster

Vauban Defenses on the Narva, Estonia, 1700
2900919 Vauban Defenses on the Narva, Estonia, 1700; (add.info.: Sabastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban and later Marquis de Vauban (15 May 1633 - 30 March 1707), commonly referred to as Vauban

Spain: Walls of Gerona' (w/c on paper)
863150 Spain: Walls of Gerona' (w/c on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 25.4x35.6 cm; Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London, UK.

Finials, crockets, and mouldings conventionally treated, for the decorations of walls (colour litho)
8632940 Finials, crockets, and mouldings conventionally treated, for the decorations of walls (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finials, crockets)

Wall of Aradus (engraving)
8632825 Wall of Aradus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wall of Aradus. Illustration for Phoenicia by George Rawlinson (T Fisher Unwin and G P Putnam)

Handforth Camp: The Office, note the War Map on the Wall (b/w photo)
8670218 Handforth Camp: The Office, note the War Map on the Wall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Office, note the War Map on the Wall)

There was an Old Person of Pisa, whose daughters did nothing to please her (coloured engraving)
8634363 There was an Old Person of Pisa, whose daughters did nothing to please her (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Funerary triclinium, Pompeii (engraving)
8635768 Funerary triclinium, Pompeii (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Funerary triclinium, Pompeii. Illustration from Rom)

Entrance to Scarborough Castle (colour litho)
8635841 Entrance to Scarborough Castle (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance to Scarborough Castle, Yorkshire)

Siege of Harfleur, scene from Shakespeare's Henry V (engraving)
8676735 Siege of Harfleur, scene from Shakespeare's Henry V (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Harfleur, scene from Shakespeare's Henry V)

Maximilian Sforza installed as Duke of Milan, 1512 (engraving)
8673070 Maximilian Sforza installed as Duke of Milan, 1512 (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Roman town of Aventicum, Switzerland (engraving)
8672977 Roman town of Aventicum, Switzerland (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of the Roman town of Aventicum, Switzerland)

Capture of Lisbon, 1147 (colour litho)
8672973 Capture of Lisbon, 1147 (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capture of Lisbon from the Moors by King Afonso I of Portugal, 1147)

The Return of Ivan the Terrible to Moscow after the Conquest of Kazan (colour litho)
8661452 The Return of Ivan the Terrible to Moscow after the Conquest of Kazan (colour litho) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Rabshakeh before the Walls of Jerusalem, 701 BC (litho)
8661278 The Rabshakeh before the Walls of Jerusalem, 701 BC (litho) by Villegas y Cordero, Jose (1844-1921) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rabshakeh before the Walls of Jerusalem)

A Feat of Alexander the Great, BC 326 (litho)
8661019 A Feat of Alexander the Great, BC 326 (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Feat of Alexander the Great, BC 326)

A medieval tower in Nuremberg
3570352 A medieval tower in Nuremberg by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Nuremberg, Germany 1880-1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

View of the Pyramid of Caius Cestius Epulone and of the Gate of San Paolo, Rome
3560791 View of the Pyramid of Caius Cestius Epulone and of the Gate of San Paolo, Rome by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Rome 1870 ca. Date of Artwork: 12 - 13 d.C)

The Kaiser's Garland: The Writing on the Wall (litho)
8642729 The Kaiser's Garland: The Writing on the Wall (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Writing on the Wall)

I had a little pony (colour litho)
8645421 I had a little pony (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I had a little pony)

Wee Willie Winkie (colour litho)
8645419 Wee Willie Winkie (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wee Willie Winkie)

Please to remember the fifth of November (colour litho)
8645418 Please to remember the fifth of November (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Please to remember the fifth of November)

Do you know the muffin man? (colour litho)
8645417 Do you know the muffin man? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Do you know the muffin man)

Higgledy Piggledy, my black hen (colour litho)
8645412 Higgledy Piggledy, my black hen (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Higgledy Piggledy, my black hen)

Burma: North Moat and Wall, Mandalay (b/w photo)
8646156 Burma: North Moat and Wall, Mandalay (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: North Moat and Wall, Mandalay)

The Upper Pool of Siloam (engraving)
8638799 The Upper Pool of Siloam (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Upper Pool of Siloam)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638773 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Boys painting a wall with red paint (colour litho)
8656498 Boys painting a wall with red paint (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boys painting a wall with red paint)

Placental abruption (engraving)
8655773 Placental abruption (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Placental abruption)

Humpty Dumpty (litho)
8641670 Humpty Dumpty (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humpty Dumpty. Illustration for First Reading and Nursery Rhyme Book by Aunt Louisa (Frederick Warne)

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"Walls: A Journey Through Time and Culture" Step into the world of walls, where history, art, and architecture intertwine to create magnificent structures that stand as testaments to human ingenuity. From the intricate brushstrokes of Memling's "Passion of the Christ" to the imposing presence of Hadrian's Wall in England's Northumberland National Park, these they have stories etched into their very foundations. Travel back in time to Ludlow in the 1950s, where quaint English streets were lined with charming walls that whispered tales of a bygone era. Or venture further east to Syria's Krak des Chevaliers, a legendary Crusader Castle near Homs that has witnessed centuries of conflict and conquest. Discover Beaumaris Castle in Wales, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that showcases medieval fortification at its finest. Its sturdy stone walls once guarded against invaders but now invite visitors from around the globe to marvel at their grandeur. Immerse yourself in Istanbul's Topkapi Palace adorned with vibrant Iznik tiles. These intricately designed masterpieces transform simple walls into works of art that reflect Turkey's rich cultural heritage. As day turns into night, witness an enchanting sunset at Miramare Castle overlooking Trieste in Italy. The castle stands proudly on its cliffside perch while its surrounding walls embrace breathtaking views of land meeting sea. Intrigue awaits as you stumble upon a red English post box nestled within a brick wall—a symbol both nostalgic and timeless—an emblematic feature scattered throughout British towns and villages. Journey across continents to Machu Picchu in Peru where ancient Incan ruins are embraced by rugged stone walls. Here, llamas roam freely amidst this architectural wonder—a harmonious blend between nature and human creation. Bridgetown beckons with its vibrant Rasta home adorned with a painted depiction of Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper.