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Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam

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Portrait of Erasmus of RotterdamThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

Desiderius Erasmus (1467–1509) was one of the important figures of the Reformation in Europe; the artist and engraver are not credited. The picture of Erasmus shows him wearing a hat and a fur coat. W [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, erasmus, reformation, religion, hats, fur, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2024-07-30

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Buckingham Palace

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Buckingham PalaceEngland (1898)

Buckingham Palace, or Buck House is it is affectionately known in the House of Lords, to those who wish to sound so familiar with it that they must undoubtedly be important people, was built in 1703. [...]

Keywords: stately homes, palaces, buckingham palace, greyscale

Places shown: London; England

Added: 2025-05-05

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Zlatá Praha Masthead

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Zlatá Praha MastheadZlatá Praha (Golden Prague) (1897)

This is the masthead, the design at the top of the front page of this Victorian-era Bohemian magazine. There’s a border of styilized waves with the words “ZLATÁ PRAHA” (meaning Golden Prague) in huge [...]

Keywords: frames, people, borders, chapterheads, nudity, children, boys, bare feet, books, greyscale

Places shown: Prague; Czech Republic

Added: 2018-03-03

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Winged horse from heraldic shield

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Winged horse from heraldic shieldZlatá Praha (Golden Prague) (1897)

This winged horse, or Pegasus, rearing up (rampant) is from a shield in the masthead of the magazine.

Keywords: pegasi, winged horses, animals, mythological creatures, heraldry, wings, horses, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2018-03-03

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XXXII  The Temple of Nike From Mars Hill, Athens

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XXXII The Temple of Nike From Mars Hill, AthensIn the Land of the Temples (1915)

“This is the grandest grouping of the Acropolis. The way in which the whole, in solemn square masses, piles up—the temple dominating all—is marvellous. It is finer, I am sure, in ruin, than ever it [...]

Keywords: ruins, temples, hills, views, sketches, ancient greece, ancient greek remains, greyscale

Places shown: Athens; Greece

Added: 2006-03-16

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Dean Colet

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Dean ColetThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

Dean John Colet is best known for having founded St. Paul’s school in London; he is called Dean Colet because he was the dean of St. Paul’s cathedral, and Colet was his name. An 1812 biography of Dean [...]

Keywords: people, portraits, religion, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-05-02

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Tailpiece with Fisherman

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Tailpiece with FishermanA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

This elaborate frame, surmounted by a basket of flowers, was used to mark the end of a chapter in the printed book.

The central design features a man fishing with rod.

Keywords: frames, tailpieces, ornaments, fishing, people, cartici, flowers, scrollwork, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2015-01-15

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Initial Letter T With Angels and Devil

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Initial Letter T With Angels and DevilA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

The two winged creatures in this decorative initial letter T are very definitely female and probably intended to be naked. They seem to have fish’s tails rather than legs and feet, so maybe they are A [...]

Keywords: initials, lettert, angels, devils, mythical creatures, mermaids, vignetted initials, passé partout initials, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2014-12-26

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Chapter head with musical instruments

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Chapter head with musical instrumentsA Compleat Collection of English Proverbs (1737)

Chapter headpieces like this were very popular in the eighteenth century; they remained in widespread use into the early 20th century as a low-cost way to make a book appear more expensive than it rea [...]

Keywords: chapterheads, vinework, musical instruments, floriated borders, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2014-12-27

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Sir Thomas More

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Sir Thomas MoreThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

Sir Thomas More was a Divine, Chancellor of England under King Henry VIII, and a central figure in the English Reformation.

Biography of Sir Thomas More

Keywords: people, portraits, english reformation, religion, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-05-02

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

33.—“Cornish Riviera Express” – Great Western Railway

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33.—“Cornish Riviera Express” – Great Western RailwayBritish Locomotives Illustrated (1933)

The “Cornish Riviera” train passing Twyford, 10.30 a.m. Ex Paddington, G.W.R. The locomotive here is probably a King class 4-6-0, and there are I think thirteen coaches. The picture was taken some tim [...]

Keywords: railways, transport, engines, wallpaper, backgrounds, steam engines, signal boxes, signals, trains, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2018-08-13

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Bacon.

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Bacon.William Shakspere Biography (1841)

Francis Bacon, the lawyer, and William Shakspere, the actor, are unconscious each of the greatness of the other. The difference of their rank probably prevents that communication which might have tol [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, beards, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-09-22

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The End.

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The End.Lucille (1882)

A cold stone tomb is inscribed with the words “THE END.” A garland of flowers is draped over the tomb alnog with a quiver; a bow and a sword are in the foreground, with a cross hanging from a necklace [...]

Keywords: death, gravestones, tombstones, weapons, ornaments, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2011-10-15

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Dr. Martin Luther.

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Dr. Martin Luther.The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

Martin Luther was the man whose actions and words led atthe end of the Middle Ages to the Reformation, and with it the possibility of Englightenment. In the little town of Eisleben, in Saxony, there h [...]

Keywords: portraits, people, religion, martin luther, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2014-11-22

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Elizabeth

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ElizabethWilliam Shakspere Biography (1841)

Elizabeth, the Queen, is now in her fifty-fifth year. She is ten years younger than when Paul Hentzner described her, as he saw her surrounded with her state in this same palace. The wrinkles of her [...]

Keywords: portraits, royalty, people, queens, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-09-22

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Cul-de-lampe composé par Mariller, gravé par Marquet.

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Cul-de-lampe composé par Mariller, gravé par Marquet.Musée Artistique et Littéraire, Le (1880)

A tail-piece, or end-of-chapter ornament, featuring a putto or cherub standing on a shelf to which are chainedsome books and, underneath, a bat or gargoyle. There is also an ink-pot and two quill pens [...]

Keywords: tailpieces, books, cherubs, nudity, bare feet, pictures of books, pens, feathers, gargoyles, romance, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-06-11

Image status: stock image royalty-free for non-commercial uses only, usage credit required

Lord John Russell

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Lord John RussellMagazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

By J. E. Boehm, A.R.A. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1880. This is a digital image made by scanning a print of an engraving that depicts a sculpture of a person. Lord John Russell (1792 – 1878) wa [...]

Keywords: people, sculpture, statues, portraits, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-09-13

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

St. George and the Dragon

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St. George and the DragonMagazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

An engraving showing a statue of St. George slaying the dragon, by J. E. Boehm, A.R.A. St. George is here depicted as an almost-naked man riding a horse, a Roman centurian wearing only sandals and a h [...]

Keywords: statues, dragons, people, weapons, animals, horses, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-10-28

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St. George and the Dragon [detail]

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St. George and the Dragon [detail]Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

A detail from St. George and the Dragon showing the dragon’s head.

Keywords: dragons, statues, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-10-28

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Magna Carta

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Magna CartaThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 1) (1878)

Magna Carta wasn’t as big of a deal at the time (it only lasted a few months) as it is seen today, but it did lay the way for other treaties, and limited the power of the monarch and nobles (the gover [...]

Keywords: calligraphy, latin texts, page images, magna carta, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2015-06-15

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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