Vignettes Collection

England cricket team of 1885
Cricketers of the England eleven of 1885, with W G Grace at the centre, surrounded by Barnes, Lyttelton, Shrewsbury, Gunn, Bates, Steel, Read, Peate, Barlow and Ulyett. 1885

Military Badge
Ulster impressions.Photolithograph after Joan Wanklyn, 1976.Published by Headquarters Northern Ireland, 1976.Shows 18 vignettes of the British Army on operations in Northern Ireland

British Military Recruitment Poster, WWI
His Majestys Coldstream Guards, God Save the King. Chromolithograph recruitment poster after Ernest Ibbetson, 1914. Showing central group in various uniforms

The Quitter - Poem by Rob W Service
The Quitter. Poem by Rob W. Service illuminated with two vignettes On The Way Home and Home Sweet Home. C. Huggins

Coloured shoulder patches of the Australian Corps
Souvenir of the Greatest War showing coloured shoulder patches of the Australian Corps. The design is laid out in the shape of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces badge

Antique map of Victoria or Port Phillip in Australia with vignettes

Opera Quadrilles 19C
Solos and duets from four operas: Lucrezia Borgia and Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti), Norma and La Sonnambula (Bellini)

Antique map of South Australia with vignettes

A bell ringer in a church, 1866
A bell ringer in a church chimes the bell with his foot. The scene is frames by vignettes from a young womans life. Date: 1866

Festival of Empire - Crystal Palace
The Festival of Empire - held at Crystal Palace, Sydenham May to October 1911. In the foreground is a sponsored kiosk, providing visitors with Lemco & Oxo meat extract products

Antique map of Van Diemen Island off Australia with vignettes

Front cover, Derby Supplement
The front cover of the Derby Supplement, with vignettes of Lady James Douglas and Lord Woolavington at the top, and a reproduction of a painting by Alfred Munnings

Castlegregory, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland

Antique map of Israel with vignettes

Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, music sheet
Music sheet cover design, The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, written and sung by Mr Harry Clifton. Various scenes are depicted, with the discovery of the footprint in the sand at the centre

Lawn Tennis Championship at Wimbledon 1887
A page of vignettes from the 1887 Wimbledon Championships in London SW19 including the champion H.F. Lawford, E. Renshaw, C.Cole and that years ladies winner taking centre page, Miss Lottie Dod

Antique map of Asia Minor

Pregnant nun Sister Jean sitting in her convent cell, her habit open to reveal her breasts. A picture of Saint Martha on the wall. Soeur Jeanne

Darkest Russia: A Grand Romance of the Czar's Realm, Theatre poster, 1895
528406 Darkest Russia: A Grand Romance of the Czar's Realm, Theatre poster, 1895. Portrait vignettes of Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Alexander I, II, and II

Frontispiece with skeleton of death seated with scythe and globe
5893161 Frontispiece with skeleton of death seated with scythe and globe; (add.info.: Frontispiece with skeleton of death seated with scythe and globe)

Seaham Colliery, County Durham, England, showing the head gear above the shaft, and work in an active coal seam
526813 Seaham Colliery, County Durham, England, showing the head gear above the shaft, and work in an active coal seam. The central vignettes show two models of miner's lamp, the Davy, left

Spanish-Cuban-American War 1898: US troops answering their country's call (centre)
528393 Spanish-Cuban-American War 1898: US troops answering their country's call (centre) surrounded by vignettes of various episodes

Silk from silk moth (Bombyx) to finished product. Central panel shows lifecycle of moth from egg to adult
531648 Silk from silk moth (Bombyx) to finished product. Central panel shows lifecycle of moth from egg to adult. Surrounding vignettes show trading in and uses of silk

The late Louis-Philippe, Ex-King of the French, 1850. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith
The late Louis-Philippe, Ex-King of the French, 1850. Portrait of former French king Louis Philippe I, surrounded by vignettes of incidents from his life

Post Office Radio Telephone Services and Fisheries
A wonderful, original, poster map showing Post Office Radio Telephone Services commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1935

Alfred Hugh Fisher, Vignettes of Empire XIV. Delhi, the new-old capital of India. Date: 1913

Poster, Northern Ireland, Ulster Transport tourist map, with six vignettes of places to visit - easy to reach, a holidayland you will enjoy. Date: circa 1950

Only interview between the Commanders, Wellington and Nelson
The Army and Navy representing the only interview between the Great Commanders, Wellington and Nelson! Chromolithograph, unknown publisher

BOOK OF THE DEAD/18
Various vignettes featuring Ani with is Shade and his Soul, adoring Osiris in the form of a ram and slaying a serpent

BOOK OF THE DEAD/PLATE 8
Various vignettes featuring the Eye of Horus. The last showing the four children of Horus and Ra

The Seven Sorrows of Mary (oil on panel)
471535 The Seven Sorrows of Mary (oil on panel) by Orley, Bernard van (c.1488-1541); 48x48 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Montage marking the occasion of the Emperor Alexander IIs Silver Wedding Jubilee
3511954 Montage marking the occasion of the Emperor Alexander IIs Silver Wedding Jubilee, 1866 (w/c & white heightening over photos on paper laid on canvas) by Zichy

Portrait of Saint Matthew the Apostle with halo and scroll, within decorative border of vases, flowers
6339038 Portrait of Saint Matthew the Apostle with halo and scroll, within decorative border of vases, flowers, foliage and gilt by Desportes

Portrait of St. Genevieve
6339017 Portrait of St. Genevieve by Jacquet (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Portrait of St. Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, 422-521, with halo)

Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer, 1927 (wood engraving on vellum)
3610662 Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer, 1927 (wood engraving on vellum) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); 30.8x18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Golden Cockerel Press, 1927)

Portrait of Saint Gregory, Pope Gregory I, with triregnum or triple crown, and Papal ferula, within a decorative border
6339042 Portrait of Saint Gregory, Pope Gregory I, with triregnum or triple crown, and Papal ferula, within a decorative border by Desportes

Portrait of Saint Agatha of Sicily, martyr and virgin, with Bible, palm frond and halo
6339030 Portrait of Saint Agatha of Sicily, martyr and virgin, with Bible, palm frond and halo, within decorative border of foliage by Desportes

Self Portrait (pencil on paper)
244452 Self Portrait (pencil on paper) by Knights, Winifred (1899-1947); Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art

Portrait of Saint Thomas Aquinas, with halo, quill pen and Bible, in a decorative border of foliage and gilt
6339040 Portrait of Saint Thomas Aquinas, with halo, quill pen and Bible, in a decorative border of foliage and gilt by Desportes, Jules (19th century); (add.info.: Portrait of Saint Thomas Aquinas)

Portrait of Saint Agnes of Rome, virgin martyr, with halo and palm frond within decorative border
6339025 Portrait of Saint Agnes of Rome, virgin martyr, with halo and palm frond within decorative border by Jacquet (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Portrait of Saint Agnes of Rome, virgin martyr)

Portrait of Saint Anthony, Antony the Great, with Bible and human skull in a decorative border of foliage and pearls
6339023 Portrait of Saint Anthony, Antony the Great, with Bible and human skull in a decorative border of foliage and pearls by Jacquet (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Portrait of Saint Anthony)

This is the house that Jack built (litho)
AQS332032 This is the house that Jack built (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

A Pair of Two-Handled Vases, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, 1839 (porcelain)
3657711 A Pair of Two-Handled Vases, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, 1839 (porcelain) by Russian School (19th century); height: 95 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ceiling of the Galleria Corsini, Rome (fresco)
704460 Ceiling of the Galleria Corsini, Rome (fresco) by Zuccari, or Zuccaro, Federico (1540-1609); Galleria Corsini, Rome, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Folding fan with an Old Testament subject, possibly Adonijah before Solomon, c
1069496 Folding fan with an Old Testament subject, possibly Adonijah before Solomon, c.1770s (mixed media) by European School, (18th century); 27.9x50.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Vignette from the Metamorphoses of Ovid (etching & engraving)
880490 Vignette from the Metamorphoses of Ovid (etching & engraving) by Petit, Jacques-Louis (1760-1812); 19.1x12.4 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Blue Jeans, c. 1890 (colour litho)
747089 Blue Jeans, c.1890 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A play written by Joseph Arthur (1848-1906) in 1890.); Photo eBarbara Singer; American

Three vignettes depicting naval and land battle scenes, including R Caton Woodville
3037580 Three vignettes depicting naval and land battle scenes, including R Caton Woodvilles Relief of the Light Brigade, 1897 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Frontispiece with vignettes and medallions. Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by William Heath from Pierce Egans Real Life in Ireland, or the Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles

Victorian tourists wading through dung on a farm looking for a rustic sight on their tour. The grotto and waterfall is just a barn. Ducks attack a child, a gentleman gets stuck in the mud

The Dalton Gang, shot down by the irate citizens of Coffeyville
PNP252362 The Dalton Gang, shot down by the irate citizens of Coffeyville, from the National Police Gazette, 5th October 1892 (engraving) by American School

The Operatic Album, 1858 (colour litho)
6032793 The Operatic Album, 1858 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Operatic Album)

Cover design, Harry Coverdales Courtship
Part-work cover design, Harry Coverdales Courtship and all that came of it, by Frank E Smedley, illustrated by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne), Part 1, Price one shilling. 1854

Facsimile of a manuscript illustration of the Conversion of St Paul from
661094 Facsimile of a manuscript illustration of the Conversion of St Paul from Commentaries on St Pauls " Epistles to the Romans", first published C15th (colour litho) by Clovio

Taylor & his battles, printed by Rufus Blanchard of Cincinnati
696029 Taylor & his battles, printed by Rufus Blanchard of Cincinnati and published by Ensign & Thayer, New York, 1847 (colour litho) by American School

Camp Scenes, 1803 (coloured etching)
2975384 Camp Scenes, 1803 (coloured etching) by Pyne, William Henry (1769-1843) (after); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Etching by and after W H Pyne, published by Pyne and Nattes, London)

Camp Scenes, 1803 (coloured etching)
2975382 Camp Scenes, 1803 (coloured etching) by Pyne, William Henry (1769-1843) (after); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Etching by and after W H Pyne, published by Pyne and Nattes, London)

Preparatory design for the ballet "Ishtar"by Bohuslav Martinu
3514485 Preparatory design for the ballet " Ishtar" by Bohuslav Martinu, 1922 (w/c & gouache on paper) by Bakst

Grant from West Point to Appomattox, 1885 (colour litho)
PNP270123 Grant from West Point to Appomattox, 1885 (colour litho) by Thulstrup, Thure de (1848-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Recruiting poster for the Oxfordshire Light Infantry, c. 1890 (colour litho)
1268382 Recruiting poster for the Oxfordshire Light Infantry, c.1890 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Printed by J.J)

Camp Scenes, 1803 (coloured etching)
2975383 Camp Scenes, 1803 (coloured etching) by Pyne, William Henry (1769-1843) (after); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Etching by and after W H Pyne, published by Pyne and Nattes, London)

Two mugs, 1830 and 1795, and a beaker (silver)
938524 Two mugs, 1830 and 1795, and a beaker (silver) by Moller, Peter Andreas (fl.1795-1830); Private Collection; (add.info)

New Years Gift for Children (colour woodblock print)
880860 New Years Gift for Children (colour woodblock print) by Sanboku, GochikudAc (19th century); 18.4x24.8 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of Mr

Camp Scenes, 1803 (coloured etching)
2975494 Camp Scenes, 1803 (coloured etching) by Pyne, William Henry (1769-1843) (after); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Etching by and after W H Pyne, published by Pyne and Nattes, London)

Charger, c. 1740-50 (enameled porcelain)
1069562 Charger, c.1740-50 (enameled porcelain) by Chinese School (18th century); 4.8x38.7x38.7 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection; Chinese, out of copyright

Folding fan with a courting scene and landscape vignettes, c. 1770s (mixed media)
1069514 Folding fan with a courting scene and landscape vignettes, c.1770s (mixed media) by European School, (18th century); 27.3x51.4 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Vignettes of Waterloo (engraving)
1101959 Vignettes of Waterloo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vignettes of Waterloo)

Brise fan with a scene of a bagpiper and a shepherdess, 1880-1900 (oil on ivory blades
1069517 Brisefan with a scene of a bagpiper and a shepherdess, 1880-1900 (oil on ivory blades, silk ribbon, faux tortoiseshell, and paste gem) by French School

Turinese bureau mazarin, early 18th century (rosewood & walnut inlaid with ivory)
3674190 Turinese bureau mazarin, early 18th century (rosewood & walnut inlaid with ivory) by Prinotto, Luigi (fl.1712-76) (attr)

A Texas Steer (colour litho)
870119 A Texas Steer (colour litho) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic play by Charles Hale Hoyt (1859-1900).); Photo eBarbara Singer; American, out of copyright

Vignette from the Metamorphoses of Ovid (etching & engraving)
880489 Vignette from the Metamorphoses of Ovid (etching & engraving) by Petit, Jacques-Louis (1760-1812); 19.1x12.1 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

F. 4v, canon tables, from the Rabula Gospels, 586 AD (tempera on vellum)
3506803 F.4v, canon tables, from the Rabula Gospels, 586 AD (tempera on vellum) by Byzantine School, (6th century); 34x27 cm; Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: cod. Plut)

Illustrations of phrenology, c. 1834 (litho)
AQS332028 Illustrations of phrenology, c.1834 (litho) by Johnston, David Claypoole (1799-1865); 29.5x23.9 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Sketches at the Military Tournament, 1897 (colour litho)
3037475 Sketches at the Military Tournament, 1897 (colour litho) by Charlton, John (1849-1917) (after); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Sketches at the Military Tournament, 1897)

Remembrance of Vienna, 1859 (litho)
1066875 Remembrance of Vienna, 1859 (litho) by Schmidt, H. (fl.1859); 26.37x36.53 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Erinnerung au Wien, published by W. Untze and printed by A)

Greek manuscript of a homily by Gregory of Nazianzus
A Greek manuscript of a homily by Gregory of Nazianzus (Gregory the Theologian, Gregory Nazianzen), Archbishop of Constantinople (c329-c389). Date: 1200

Fire Curtain - Shakespeare Theatre - Stratford-upon-Avon
Fire Safety Curtain - Shakespeare Memorial Theatre - Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. Date: circa 1920s

Africae Nova Descriptio
Map of Africa 1617

WW2 Poster -- Dysentery and Diarrhoea
Dysentery and Diarrhoea. Colour lithograph information poster, after 2nd Lt Stacey Hopper. The poster poses questions relating to the dangers and causes of disease, and provides helpful hints

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"Captivating Vignettes: A Glimpse into History and Culture" Step back in time with these fascinating vignettes that offer a glimpse into various aspects of history, culture, and art. From military badges to recruitment posters, each vignette tells its own unique story. Travel back to the era of World War I as you explore a British Military Recruitment Poster adorned with powerful imagery that motivated young men to join the fight. Marvel at an antique map of Victoria or Port Phillip in Australia, beautifully embellished with intricate vignettes depicting scenes from this vibrant land. Immerse yourself in literature as you discover "The Quitter, " a poignant poem by Rob W Service that explores themes of perseverance and determination. Admire the colored shoulder patches worn by members of the Australian Corps, symbolizing their unity and bravery on the battlefield. Sports enthusiasts will appreciate glimpsing into cricket history through an image capturing the England cricket team of 1885. Meanwhile, music lovers can transport themselves to elegant ballrooms where Opera Quadrilles were performed during the 19th century. Embark on a visual journey across South Australia and Van Diemen Island through antique maps adorned with captivating vignettes showcasing their natural beauty and historical significance. Experience Ireland's charm as you gaze upon Castlegregory on Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry - a picturesque village steeped in rich heritage. Lastly, find solace within the tranquil walls of a church while observing a bell ringer captured in 1866 - an image frozen in time but forever resonating with devotion and spirituality. Conclude your exploration by delving into an antique map featuring Israel's diverse landscapes alongside enchanting vignettes that capture its cultural tapestry. These remarkable vignettes encapsulate moments throughout history; they invite us to reflect upon our past while igniting curiosity for what lies ahead. Let them inspire your imagination as you embark on your own personal journey through time.