RM2M809E7–Portrait of An Elderly Man of 93 Years, 1521, after a work by Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528, sometimes spelled in English as Dure. German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From Albrecht Dürer, Sein Leben und eine Auswahl seiner Werke or His life and a selection of his works, published 1928.
RM2M809AB–Three Peasants in Conversation, after the work by Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528, sometimes spelled in English as Durer. German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From Albrecht Dürer, Sein Leben und eine Auswahl seiner Werke or His life and a selection of his works, published 1928.
RM2M809DW–The Peasant and His Wife at Market, after the work by Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528, sometimes spelled in English as Dure. German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From Albrecht Dürer, Sein Leben und eine Auswahl seiner Werke or His life and a selection of his works, published 1928.
RM2M809E4–Maximilian I, 1459 – 1519. King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death, after a work by Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528, sometimes spelled in English as Dure. German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From Albrecht Dürer, Sein Leben und eine Auswahl seiner Werke or His life and a selection of his works, published 1928.
RM2M809DJ–Peasant couple dancing, after a work by Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528, sometimes spelled in English as Durer. German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From Albrecht Dürer, Sein Leben und eine Auswahl seiner Werke or His life and a selection of his works, published 1928.
RM2M653T8–Portrait of Michael Wolgemut, 1434-1519, German painter and printmaker. After the work by Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528, sometimes spelled in English as Durer. German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From Albrecht Dürer, Sein Leben und eine Auswahl seiner Werke or His life and a selection of his works, published 1928.
RM2M653RX–Self portrait of Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528. The inscription in the upper right hand corner reads 'I drew this after myself from a mirror in the year 1484 when I was still a child.' German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From Albrecht Dürer, Sein Leben und eine Auswahl seiner Werke or His life and a selection of his works, published 1928.
RM2M653TB–Self-portrait of Albrecht Durer, aged 26. Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528, sometimes spelled in English as Durer. German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From Albrecht Dürer, Sein Leben und eine Auswahl seiner Werke or His life and a selection of his works, published 1928.
RM2M653RH–Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1819 – 1861. Consort of Queen Victoria. From History of England, published 1907
RM2M653TE–A young hare, after the work by Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528, sometimes spelled in English as Durer. German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From Albrecht Dürer, Sein Leben und eine Auswahl seiner Werke or His life and a selection of his works, published 1928.
RM2M653TH–Praying Hands, aka Study of the Hands of an Apostle, after the work by Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528, sometimes spelled in English as Durer. German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From Albrecht Dürer, Sein Leben und eine Auswahl seiner Werke or His life and a selection of his works, published 1928.
RM2M653RP–St. Anthony Reading, 1519. After the work by Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528, sometimes spelled in English as Durer. German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From Albrecht Dürer, Sein Leben und eine Auswahl seiner Werke or His life and a selection of his works, published 1928.
RM2M653T1–Portrait of Durer's father, Albrecht Dürer the Elder (originally Albrecht Ajtós), aged 70. Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528, sometimes spelled in English as Durer. German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From Albrecht Dürer, Sein Leben und eine Auswahl seiner Werke or His life and a selection of his works, published 1928.
RM2M653T3–Portrait of Barbara Durer, nee Holper, Durer's mother, aged 63, two months before her death. After the work by Albrecht Dürer, 1471 – 1528, sometimes spelled in English as Durer. German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From Albrecht Dürer, Sein Leben und eine Auswahl seiner Werke or His life and a selection of his works, published 1928.
RM2M653RG–Map of England illustrating the Wars of the Roses, 15th century. From History of England, published 1907
RM2KNFE9F–Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg mourning the death of her husband Gustav II Adolf at his lying- in-state. Gustav II Adolf, 1594 – 1632, aka Gustavus Adolphus or Gustav II Adolph. King of Sweden. Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, 1599 – 1655. German princess and queen consort of Sweden.
RM2KNFEJ3–Richard I, aka Richard Cœur de Lion or Richard the Lionheart 1157 – 1199. King of England. Seen here during the third crusade. From History of England, published 1907
RM2KNFDTF–Draginja 'Draga' Obrenović, 1864 – 1903, formerly Draga Mašin. Queen consort of King Aleksandar Obrenović of the Kingdom of Serbia.
RM2KNFE7G–The Investiture of the Prince of Wales, Caernarvon Castle, Wales, 1911. From left to right, Mary of Teck, 1867 – 1953. Queen consort of the United Kingdom. Edward VIII, 1894 – 1972. Prince of Wales and future King of the United Kingdom. George V, 1865 – 1936. King of the United Kingdom.
RM2KNFDM9–Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 1776 – 1810. Queen consort of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III.
RM2KNFEFB–Ladies at work in the 11th century. From History of England, published 1907
RM2KNFE6A–Frederick William, the Great Elector, 1620 – 1688. Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia, ruler of Brandenburg-Prussia, 1640 -1688. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2KNFDJ6–Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and his wife Frederica of Baden. Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph, 1778 – 1837. King of Sweden. Friederike 'Frederica' Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, 1781 - 1826. Queen consort of Sweden.
RM2KNFEN0–Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, 1857 – 1941. British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement, he was also founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement. From History of England, published 1907
RM2KNFDTG–A Dido-class light cruiser armed with ten 5'25 inch guns. From British Warships of the Royal Navy, published 1940.
RM2KNFEDX–The Battle of Hastings, 1066, fought between the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson. From History of England, published 1907
RM2KNFEBY–Napoleon Bonaparte meeting the Queen of Prussia at Tilsit, 1807. Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769 – 1821. French military and political leader and Emperor of the French, 1804 - 1815 as Napoleon I. Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 1776 – 1810. Queen consort of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III.
RM2KNFDPW–A cut away drawing of the aircraft carrier, Ark Royal. From British Warships of the Royal Navy, published 1940
RM2KNFDH9–Cut away drawing of the interior of a British Destroyer, showing how every cubic inch is utilised by the designers for machinery, armament, boilers and providing good accommodation for officers and men. From British Warships of the Royal Navy, published 1940.
RM2KNFENN–A cut away drawing of the interior of a British submarine. From British Warships of the Royal Navy, published 1940.
RM2KNFEK8–The Black Prince at the Battle of Crécy, 26 August, 1346. Edward of Woodstock, aka the Black Prince, 1330 – 1376. Eldest son of King Edward III of England. From History of England, published 1907
RM2KNFDFR–Taking the keys of the castle Jack unlocked all the doors. Illustration to Jack the Giant Killer from the book English Fairy Tales retold by F.A. Steel with illustrations by Arthur Rackham, published 1927.
RM2KNFE4D–Princess Anna Maria (Marie) Mancini-Colonna, 1639 – 1715. One of five sisters known at the court of Louis XIV as Mazarinettes, neice of Cardinal Mazarin and wife of prince Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2KNFECF–King Harold swears an oath on sacred relics to William to support his claim to the English throne. Harold Godwinson, c. 1022 – 1066, aka Harold II. The last crowned Anglo-Saxon English king. From History of England, published 1907
RM2KNFDJM–A cut away drawing of the HMS Warspite of Narvik fame, showing the main features of her new design, including aircraft hangars and massive tower bridge. From British Warships of the Royal Navy, published 1940.
RM2KNFE5T–A 17th century Parisian fashion shop, after a work by Jean Berain the Younger. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2KNFDX4–The Court Ball, after a miniature by Abraham Bosse. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2KNFDK7–British battlecruiser, H.M.S. Repulse, she was sunk by Japanese bombers, 10 December 1941. From British Warships of the Royal Navy, published 1940.
RM2KNFDNG–Anne of Austria, 1601 – 1666. Queen consort of France and Navarre, regent for her son, Louis XIV of France, and a Spanish and Portuguese Infanta by birth.
RM2KNFE52–Landgravine Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1652 – 1712. Regent of the Duchy of Württemberg from 1677 - 1693, and a prominent German composer of baroque hymns. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2KNFE86–Maximilian II, 1662 – 1726, aka Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel. A Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria, Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, last governor of the Spanish Netherlands and Duke of Luxembourg. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2KNFE0H–Louis XIV receiving an address on his entry into Paris, 1660. Louis XIV, 1638 – 1715, aka Louis the Great or the Sun King. King of France, 1643 -1715. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2KNFDGN–Natalija Obrenović, 1859 - 1941, aka Natalie of Serbia. Princess consort of Serbia from 1875 - 1882 and then Queen consort of Serbia from 1882 - 1889, as the wife of Milan I of Serbia.
RM2KNFDPC–The Lupercal, a cave at the southwest foot of the Palatine Hill in Rome. Legend tells of the founding of Rome when Romulus and Remus were found there by the she-wolf who suckled them until they were rescued by the shepherd Faustulus.
RM2KNFEH3–Map showing the possessions in France in the time of Henry II, shown in the tinted portion. From History of England, published 1907
RM2KNFDR5–HMS Ark Royal (91), seen here exercising with her aircraft - the machine on the left having just taken off. From British Warships of the Royal Navy, published 1940.
RM2KNFEE2–Map of Russia in 1915.
RM2KNFEAK–Louis XIV, 1638 – 1715, aka Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil). King of France, 1643 -1715. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2KNFEGN–Knights in combat. From History of England, published 1907
RM2KNFDY7–Maria Louis de Tassis,1611-1638, daughter of canon Antoine de Tassis, after the painting by Anthony van Dyke. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2KNFE3C–Louis XIV, 1638 – 1715, aka Louis the Great or the Sun King. King of France, 1643 -1715. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2JHBJ61–The Five Senses - Hearing, after Abraham Bosse, 17th century. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2JHBHBD–An Englishwoman in winter costume, 17th century. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2JHBHB7–The Apothecary preparing to administer an enema to a sick patient, after a 17th century work by Abraham Bosse. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2JHBHA8–Maria Anna of Spain, 1606 – 1646. Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia by marriage to Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor. After th epainting by Velazquez. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2JHBHA4–Antonio Dávila y Zúñiga, c.1580-1647. Spanish nobleman, Knight of the Order of Calatrava, III Marquis consort of Mirabel, Ambassador of Spain to France, member of the Council of State and War as well as of King Philip IV of Spain's Council of Aragon. After the painting by Antony Van Dyck. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2JHBJ68–Bloodletting, after the 17th century work by Abraham Bosse. Bloodletting or blood-letting the withdrawal of blood from a patient to prevent or cure illness and disease. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2JHBHAA–Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton, 1613 – 1696. English soldier, politician, diplomat and a Parliamentarian during the English Civil War. After the painting by Van Dyck. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2JHBHAD–17th century masculine fashion. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2JHBHAF–A 17th century shoemaker. Afte the etching by Abraham Bosse. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2JHBHAK–The Workings and Signing of the Marriage Contract, after a 17th century work by Abraham Bosse. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2J6F28Y–Map of Roman Britain showing the area of the island of Great Britain that was ruled by the Roman Empire, 43 - 410 AD.
RM2J6F2BB–George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 1592 – 1628. English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts. A favourite and possible lover of King James I of England. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2J6F2DC–Gustavus Adolphus, 1594 – 1632, aka Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph. King of Sweden. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2J6F28E–Marie Antoinette listens to the reading of her death warrant, she was guillotined in 1793. Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne, née Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna, 1755 –1793. Last queen of France before the French Revolution as the wife of Louis XVI. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2J6F2B3–An advertisement for Napier Motor Carriages. From The Connoisseur Illustrated, Sept-Dec 1916.
RM2J6F2BH–The children of artist Peter Paul Rubens. Albert Rubens, left, 1614–1657, and Nicolaas Peter Paul Rubens, Lord of Rameyen, 1618–1655. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2J6F288–Map of Turkey at the outbreak of WWI.
RM2J6F2BK–Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, 1599 – 1655. German princess and Queen Consort of Sweden as the wife of King Gustav II Adolph. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2J6F2D6–Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, 1602 – 1675. Princess of Orange through her marriage to Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2J6F2CE–Caricature of German fashions in the 17th century. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2J6F28J–Alfred the Great, aka Ælfred 848/849 – 899. King of the West Saxons, 871 - c. 886 and King of the Anglo-Saxons, c. 886 – 899.
RM2J6F285–Richard II banishes Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, 1398, in order to avoid a duel between Henry and Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk. Richard II, 1367 – 1400, aka Richard of Bordeaux. King of England.
RM2J6F2BD–Map of the Balkan States in 1914 at the start of World War One.
RM2J6F2AP–Map of Russia in the 16th and 17th centuries.
RM2J6F2BC–Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, 1602 – 1675. Princess of Orange through her marriage to Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, seen here with her son and daughter. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2J6F2AK–Venus crowned by Cupid, after the painting by Boucher. From The Connoisseur Illustrated, Sept-Dec 1916.
RM2J6F28P–The preaching of John Huss. Jan Hus, c. 1369 – 1415, aka John Hus, John Huss, Iohannes Hus or Johannes Huss. Czech theologian, Roman Catholic priest, philosopher, master, dean, and rector of the Charles University in Prague. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2J6F2AW–The death of Queen Elizabeth I, 24th March 1603. Elizabeth I, 1533 – 1603, aka The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess. Queen of England and Ireland.
RM2J6F290–Fanny Margaretta Holcroft, 1780–1844. Fanny Holcroft was the author of the noted Romantic anti-slavery poem, 'The Negro', after the painting by Sir John Opie. From The Connoisseur Illustrated, Sept-Dec 1916.
RM2J6F28W–Louise Renée de Penancoët de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth, 1649 – 1734. Mistress of Charles II of England. From The Connoisseur Illustrated, Sept-Dec 1916.
RM2J6F2D8–Jacques Callot, c. 1592 – 1635. Baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine. From Modes and Manners, published 1935.
RM2J6F25C–Catherine de' Medici regards with indifference the bodies of victims of the The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572. A targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence directed against the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion believed to have been instigated by Catherine de' Medici. Catherine de' Medici,1519 –1589. Italian noblewoman who was Queen of France as the wife of King Henry II. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2J6F25M–King Louis XVI distributing alms amongt the poor. Louis XVI, 1754 – 1793. Last King of France before the French Revolution. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2J6F28M–Henry V commands his knights to seize Pope Paschall II and forces him to perform his imperial coronation in 1111. Henry V, c.1081/1086 - 1125. King of Germany, 1099-1125 and Holy Roman Emperor, 1111 - 1125. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2J6F2B9–Philipp von Hutten, 1505 – 1546. German adventurer and an early European explorer of Venezuela, seen here with his family. From Modes and Manners, published 1935
RM2J030XA–Teacher showing pupils a spectroscope. The four spectres are, top to bottom, sunlight, light from one of the stars, red neon light and blue mercury light, every chemical shows a characteristic set of black lines on its spectrum. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2J030XD–Early cavemen looking at the stars. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2J030XW–Horsemen of different ages and climes. Top left to right, a rider of the Bronze Age, a Russian Cossack, below middle, a Sioux chief from America, a Bedouin of Palestine and below, a Mexican buccaro and a highwayman. The small figures at the bottom represent horsemen from ancient Greece and Rome, an English squire late 18th century, a cavalier, an Arab, a member of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police, a Hungarian, an English mounted policeman and a jockey. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2J030X1–Illustration showing how canal locks work. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2J030WN–Signing the Versailles Peace Treaty, 28 June 1919, Palace of Versailles, Paris, France. This treaty between Germany and the Allied Forces terminated World War I. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2J030XK–Two knights fighting in the time of King Arthur. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2J030X8–Vehicles of the world - Top left to right - Indian camel cart, Chinese one-wheel barrow, Chinese tilt-cart, South African rickshaw, Dutch dog-cart, Egyptian cart, Russian droshky, Burmese cart. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2J030X5–Map of Europe showing the eastward expansion of Germans both before 900 and in the later Middle Ages during their migration into Slavic lands. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2J030TD–Representatives from Germany, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Italy signing the Locarno Pact of 1925, by which the peace of Western Europe was guaranteed. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2J030T4–Charles V arrives at the monastery of Yuste, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain, 1557 after his abdication in 1556. Charles V, 1500 – 1558. Holy Roman Emperor, ruler of the Habsburg Empire, King of Spain and ruler of the Spanish Empire as Charles I, Archduke of Austria as Charles I, and ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands as Duke of Burgundy. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2HXP71K–The capitulation of Granada, 1492, Muhammad XII (Boabdil) surrenders to Ferdinand and Isabella. Abu Abdallah Muhammad XII, c. 1460–1533, aka Boabdil. 22nd and last Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Iberia. Isabella I, 1451 – 1504. Queen of Castile and Leon. Ferdinand II, 1452 – 1516. King of Aragon, Castile and Leon, Valencia, Majorca and Count of Barcelona. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2HXP71G–Chinese men playing a game of polo in the 15th century. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2HXP707–A lighthouse under construction. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
RM2HXP70B–The skyscrapers of New York, America, seen below the Brooklyn Bridge. From The Wonderland of Knowledge, published c.1930
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