Candlelight Gallery

Hernes Oak from The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), c

XYC183001 Herne's Oak from The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), c.1857 (oil on canvas) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); 91.4x121.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, USA; (add.info.: They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with obscured lights; which, at the very instant of Falstaff's and our meeting, they will at once display to the night; Falstaff faced by fairy realm;); English, out of copyright

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Facey Romford hands his candle to a footman

English gentleman in formal clothes attending a dinner, 19th century. Facey Romford hands his candle to a footman at the bottom of a staircase. Lucy Somersville in yellow crinoline dress follows him. Mr. Romford at Dalberry Lees. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by John Leech from Robert Smith Surtees Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds, Bradbury, Evans and Co., London, 1865. Leech (1817-1864) was an English caricaturist and illustrator best known for his work for Punch magazine. Date: 1865

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Penitents take part in the procession of Estrella brotherhood during Holy Week in

Penitents they take part in the procession of "Estrella" brotherhood during Holy Week in the Andalusian city of Malaga, southern Spain, April 19, 2011. Hundreds of processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors. REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)