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8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection (#3)

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8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Miners blasting, 1879

Miners blasting, 1879. The men are sheltering behind rocks as the dynamite charge they have set is detonated. (Paris, 1879)

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Abdominal cavity and its contents, 1543

Abdominal cavity and its contents, 1543. From De humani corporis fabrica by Andreas Vesalius. (Basle, 1543)

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Blowing up Flood Rock, 1885

Blowing up Flood Rock, 1885. Inserting detonators into cartridges of dynamite for blasting Flood Rock, East River, part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex which was partially removed in 1876

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Blowing up Flood Rock, 1885, (1886)

Blowing up Flood Rock, 1885, (1886). Top: Sectional view of workings under East River, New York, during preparations to destroy Flood Rock

Blowing up Flood Rock, 1885. Workers in underground galleries putting cartridges of dynamite into position in preparation for the blowing up Flood Rock

Blowing up Flood Rock, 1885, (1886). Engraving made the year after the explosion. The rock was part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex which prevented large vessels reaching New York Harbour

Blowing up Flood Rock, 1885. The rock was part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex which prevented large vessels reaching New York Harbour, and presented a hazard to smaller ones

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Transit of Venus, 1639, (1662). Artist: Johannes Hevelius

Transit of Venus, 1639, (1662). Artist: Johannes Hevelius
Transit of Venus, 1639, (1662). Polish astronmer Johannes Heveliuss engraving of Jeremiah Horrockss observations of the transit of Venus, 24 November 1639

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, poet and wit, 1881. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne

Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, poet and wit, 1881. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, poet and wit, 1881. Cartoon of Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) in the Fancy Portraits series from Punch. (London, 25 June 1881)

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Ariadne in Naxos; or, Very Like a Wail, 1882

Ariadne in Naxos; or, Very Like a Wail, 1882. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Irish playwright, novelist, poet and wit, left England in 1882 to tour America

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: PG Wodehouse, English novelist and writer, 1937

PG Wodehouse, English novelist and writer, 1937. Born in Guilford, Surrey, Pelham Grenville (PG) Wodehouse (1881-1975) was the creator of Bertie Wooster, Jeeves and Lord Emsworth

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Cell and library at the prison at Fresnes, 1907

Cell and library at the prison at Fresnes, 1907. France was suffering from gangs of thugs called Apaches at this time, and some thought the French prisons should be less comfortable

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: British prison life, 1907

British prison life, 1907. Treadmill for hard labour, and punishment with the cat-o-nine-tails. France was suffering from gangs of thugs called the Apaches at this time

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Reading Gaol, Berkshire, England, 1844

Reading Gaol, Berkshire, England, 1844. Exterior view of new County Gaol opened in 1844. Built on the same plan as the model prison at Pentonville

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Trojans Deceived, 1830

Trojans Deceived, 1830. The raiding party secreting themselves in the great wooden horse. The story of the legendary wars between the Greek confederation and Troy

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Banquet, 11th century

Banquet, 11th century; showing three men being waited on at a table. The central figure and that on the left are tonsured. After an English Psalter

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Vishnu, one of the gods of the Hindu trinity (trimurti), 1828

Vishnu, one of the gods of the Hindu trinity (trimurti), 1828. Vishnu in his third avatar or manifestation as Varaha the boar. IIllustration from L Inde francaise. (Paris, 1828)

Vishnu, one of the gods of the Hindu trinity (trimurti), 1828. Vishnu in his second avatar with the body of a turtle. IIllustration from L Inde Francaise. (Paris, 1828)

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Statue of a Hindu evil genie, 1828

Statue of a Hindu evil genie, 1828. Illustration from L Inde Francaise. (Paris, 1828)

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: The Greeks outside Troy, c1900

The Greeks outside Troy, c1900. Scene from the legendary Trojan Wars (13th century to 12th century BC) between the Greek confederation and Troy

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Ancient Egyptian hunting wildfowl with a throwing stick, c1350 BC

Ancient Egyptian hunting wildfowl with a throwing stick, c1350 BC. Wall painting from the tomb of Nebamum or Nebmum, 18th Dynasty. It shows a man hunting in a papyrus reed bed with fish and birds

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Coffin of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, c1325 BC

Coffin of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, c1325 BC. Representation of the 18th dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun (reigned 1334-1325 BC) from the coffin containing his mummy

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Funerary mask of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, c1325 BC

Funerary mask of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, c1325 BC. The tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned 1334-1325 BC) was discovered in 1922. It contained thousands of objects including many made of gold

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: US government pavilion, Chicago Exhibition, 1893

US government pavilion, Chicago Exhibition, 1893. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 20 May 1893

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Rufus Daniel Isaacs, British lawyer and statesman, c1902

Rufus Daniel Isaacs, British lawyer and statesman, c1902. Isaacs (1860-1935) in his chambers when he was an eminent Kings Counsel (KC)

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: King David making a burnt offering, 16th century

King David making a burnt offering, 16th century. Woodcut illustration from a 16th century Bible of a story from the Old Testament

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Prison discipline, 1884

Prison discipline, 1884. A Dartmoor prisoner doing solitary punishment at the crank handle. In some prisons this soul-destroying task was put to use such as grinding flour

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Moses hiding his face, 1807

Moses hiding his face, 1807. A 19th-century depiction of Moses, the Old Testament prophet, unable to look upon the face of God, from Exodus, chapter 3 verse 6

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Knights jousting at a tournament, 12th century, (c1815)

Knights jousting at a tournament, 12th century, (c1815). The scene is set in England during the time of Henry II (1154-1189), the first Plantagenet English king

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: E (Edward) Phillips Oppenheim, English novelist, 1937

E (Edward) Phillips Oppenheim, English novelist, 1937. Oppenheim (1866-1946), specialised in stories of espionage and international intrigue. Cigarette card from the Famous British Authors series

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Illustration for the poem Last Words by Owen Meredith, 1860. Artist: John Everett Millais

Illustration for the poem Last Words by Owen Meredith, 1860. Artist: John Everett Millais
Illustration for the poem Last Words by Owen Meredith, 1860. Will watching and listening at his friends deathbed. Owen Meredith was the pseudonym of Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton (1831-1891)

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Achilles bandaging the wound of Patroclus, c1900

Achilles bandaging the wound of Patroclus, c1900. Scene after decoration on an antique vase, from the epic poem Iliad by Homer (8th century BC)

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Cassandra, legendary Trojan prophetess, 16th century

Cassandra, legendary Trojan prophetess, 16th century. In Greek mythology, Cassandra was the daughter of Priam, king of Troy, and Hecuba

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Ulysses on Ogygia, 1864. Artist: Noel Paton

Ulysses on Ogygia, 1864. Artist: Noel Paton
Ulysses on Ogygia, 1864. Ulysses or Odysseus, mythical king of Ithaca, hero of Homers Odyssey, was shipwrecked on the island of Ogygia

Achilles bandaging the wound of Patroclus, c1900. Scene after decoration on an antique vase, from the epic poem Iliad by Homer (8th century BC)

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, c1900

Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, c1900. In Ancient Greek legend Iphigenia was to be sacrificed by her father at Aulis to secure favourable winds for the fleet to sail against Troy

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Saladin, c1180

Saladin, c1180. Saladin or Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, (1137-93), Sultan of Egypt and Syria, leader of Muslim armies against the Crusaders. After a contemporary miniature c1180

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: George Du Maurier, British writer and artist, c1890

George Du Maurier, British writer and artist, c1890. Du Maurier (1834-96) French-born English illustrator, cartoonist and novelist

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: George Du Maurier, British writer and artist, c1895. Artist: W&D Downey

George Du Maurier, British writer and artist, c1895. Artist: W&D Downey
George Du Maurier, British writer and artist, c1895. Du Maurier (1834-1896) French-born English illustrator, cartoonist and novelist

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Front cover of Trilby by George Du Maurier, 1894. Artist: George Du Maurier

Front cover of Trilby by George Du Maurier, 1894. Artist: George Du Maurier
Front cover of Trilby by George Du Maurier, 1894. The figure shown is the eponymous heroine, Trilby who, under hypnosis by Svengali, became a famous singer

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Knights Hospitallers, 16th century

Knights Hospitallers, 16th century. Left: Knight of St John of Jerusalem. Right: Knight of Rhodes. The order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, a religious military order

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Joan of Arc, c1880

Joan of Arc, c1880. Nineteenth century representation of the 15th century French patriot and martyr St Joan (1412-1431), before the Dauphin, later Charles VII, at Chinon in 1429

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Scene from Now, Voyager, Warner Brothers film, 1942. Artist: Irving Rapper

Scene from Now, Voyager, Warner Brothers film, 1942. Artist: Irving Rapper
Scene from Now, Voyager, Warner Brothers, 1942. Still of the stars of the film, Bette Davis and Paul Henreid. Producer: Hal B Rogers. Director: Irving Rapper

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Orlandus Lassus, Flemish Renaissance composer and musician, 16th century

Orlandus Lassus, Flemish Renaissance composer and musician, 16th century. Lassus (Orlando di Lasso) (c1532-1594) was active in Italy, England, France and Germany

8 Aug 2005 Poster Print Collection: Dr Syntax in Danger, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Dr Syntax in Danger, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax in Danger, 1820. A physician peers down Syntaxs throat, while a manservant rushes in holding a steaming plate and wooden bucket of cold water

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