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1215x1829, 133x200, 486x732, 608x915 | Oval or Elliptical Victorian FrameArt-Journal (1850) This giant elliptical (oval) frame or cartouche is taken from the dedication page of the magazine. The giant circular frame or cartouche of gems or diadems enclosed the text. At the foot of the page, [...] Keywords: frames, cartici, borders, crowns, heraldry, royalty, sculpture, statuary, art, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2015-09-24 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 152x200, 505x665, 674x887, 898x1182 | Frontispiece: Edward VII Taking the OathRoyal Children of English History (1904) Edward (not yet King Edward) strikes a kingly pose with one hand on his hip, wearing attractive purple, with an ermine robe and a gold chain, as he prepares to try on the crown, which he thinks is ver [...] Keywords: kings, people, beards, royalty, colour, robes, costumes, crowns Places shown: none Added: 2012-09-08 + S K L |
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1202x1601, 150x200, 676x901, 902x1201 | Frontispiece: Charles the King walked for the last time through the streets of LondonAn Island Story (1920) King Charles is followed by a priest, and surrounded by soldiers with lances. He wears 17th-century costume. [King Charles I] had been foolish, he had been wicked, but now, in the face of death, he b [...] Keywords: royalty, soldiers, people, illustrations for children, colour Places shown: London; England Added: 2009-05-05 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1236x1356, 182x200, 695x762, 927x1017 | Title page detail: Scholarly KingBill Nye’s History of England (1900) In this detail from the title page, a king (wearing a crown) sits at a table with a pen and an open book, and is also consulting a dictionary. He sratches his head, obviously baffled. Keywords: cartoons, scholars, books, royalty, humour, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-06-10 + S K L |
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1166x1657, 141x200, 493x700, 656x932, 875x1243 | The Coronation ChairOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) The celebrated stone which now forms the seat of the coronation chair of the sovereigns of England is a flat stone, nearly square. It formerly stood in Argyleshire, according to Buchanan; who also say [...] Keywords: colour, chairs, royalty, interiors, cathedrals Places shown: London; England Added: 2012-11-17 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x960, 1400x1050, 1440x1080, 1600x1200, 267x200, 320x240, 640x480, 800x600 | Houses of Parliament from the River, temp Charles II.London (Volume II) (1841) The Houses of Parliament in Westminster, in the time of King Charles II, so between (roughly) 1650 and 1685; this is of course long before th 19th century changes, and before Big Ben was built. Keywords: government, buildings, royalty, water, towers, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale Places shown: London; England Added: 2009-04-21 + S K L R N |
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1027x778, 1370x1037, 1826x1383, 264x200, 770x583 | AprilThe Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume I (1930) April from The Shepheardes Calendar, or, as Spenser wrote it, Aprill. This Æglogue was written to honour Queen Elizabeth I. There are two shepherds, Hobbinoll and Thenott; we met Hobbinoll earlier, wh [...] Keywords: colour, calendars, months, april, royalty, people, zodiac Places shown: none Added: 2006-02-08 + S K L |
Image status: stock image royalty-free for non-commercial uses only, usage credit required | 136x200, 1543x2266, 511x750, 772x1133 | The Death of Cordelia.Art-Journal (1850) The men, the soldiers, look on anxiously and sad King Lear clutches the dying Cordelia to his breast. Passages From The Poets: The Death of Cordelia. Drawn by J. Franklin. Engraved by G. P. Nicholls. [...] Keywords: king lear, death, shakespeare, knights, grief, mourning, people, weapons, beards, warriors, royalty, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2015-11-18 + S K L |
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1265x634, 1687x845, 398x200, 711x356, 948x475 | Coin of ÆthelstanA Short History of the English People (1902) King Æthelstan ruled England from A.D. 924 to 940. This coin is inscribed “ÆĐELSTANRE” on one side and possibly “BIORNEARDMOLONDCI” on the other. There is also a somewhat crude likeness of the king. Keywords: coins, royalty, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-10-24 + S K L |
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159x200, 528x663, 705x886, 940x1181 | 190.—Arms and Costume of an Anglo-Saxon King and Armour Bearer.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) A King brandishes a sword; he holds a large shield. At his side and slightly behind him, a boy or young man has a smaller shield. Keywords: costumes, people, soldiers, weapons, royalty, saxon england, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2007-10-09 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 132x200, 462x700, 668x1012, 891x1349 | 194.—Ringed Mail. Cotton MS. Claud. B, 4.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) An illustration of a Biblical scene but with Anglo-Saxon costumes and weapons. A king (with a long forked breard) wears a crown, brandishes a heavy sword and carries a shield; he wears ring-mail. Next [...] Keywords: soldiers, royalty, kings, weapons, swords, shields, mail, armour, saxon england, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2011-07-19 + S K L |
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1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 2560x1600, 319x200, 800x500 | 283.—Royal Costume, and the Harness and Equipment of Horses. (Cotton M.S.)Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) The Three Kings, the figures of legend that are derived from the story of the wise men, astronomers or astrologers who visited the infant Jesus. The Gospels do not say how many of them there were, bu [...] Keywords: royalty, christmas, religion, costumes, animals, horses, spirit, saxon england, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2008-09-20 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 108x200, 1311x2435, 369x685, 492x914, 656x1218 | 284.—The Harp, Accompanied by Other Instruments (cotton MS.).Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) [The Anglo-Saxons] put their own harp into the hands of the Royal Psalmist (Fig. 284) and indeed we see here King David on his throne, dressed as an Anglo-Saxon king. There’s also a violinist, a trump [...] Keywords: royalty, people, musical instruments, music, christmas, religion, saxon england, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2008-10-11 + S K L |
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1024x640, 1152x720, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, 2560x1600, 321x200, 700x437 | Declaration of IndependenceThe Table Book of Art (1880) This, it turns out, is a very famous painting in America. There is also a cropped version for use as a laptop of desktop computer background. Trumbell’s The Declaration of Independence On the 4th of J [...] Keywords: politics, royalty, terrorism, people, interiors, americana, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale Places shown: Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; USA Added: 2012-11-15 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1024x768, 1600x1200, 267x200, 640x480, 800x600 | Declaration of IndependenceThe Table Book of Art (1880) This, it turns out, is a very famous painting in America. This version is cropped to make a screen background: there is also a widescreen version which has the full painting as reproduced in the book. [...] Keywords: art, politics, royalty, terrorism, people, interiors, americana, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale Places shown: Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; USA Added: 2012-11-15 + S K L R N |
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113x200, 361x641, 482x856, 643x1141, 857x1521 | Painted Window. Two Saxon Earls of Mercia, And Seven Norman Earls of Chester.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) A reproduction in colour of a sixteenth-century painted glass window showing various earls and barons of Chester. Brereton Hall, in Cheshire, was built in the reign of Elizabeth, by Sir William Breret [...] Keywords: windows, royalty, people, costumes, knights, crowns, swords, colour Places shown: none Added: 2010-12-04 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 155x200, 542x701, 722x934, 963x1245 | The Lady Rowena and the Golden CupAn Island Story (1920) Vortigern came and admired the castle [Thong Castle, near Lincoln] very much, although he was still rather angry with Hengist for having cheated him about the land. Towards the end of the feast, Rowen [...] Keywords: illustrations for children, feasts, royalty, bowls, people, costumes, anglo saxons, interiors, colour Places shown: Caistor; Lincolnshire; England Added: 2010-06-13 + S K L R N |
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