Diry 16791 Collection

The Hulton Archives
Fine Art Storehouse The Hulton Archives

St James Place
Number 4, St James Place in London, circa 1910. French Polish composer and pianist Frederic Chopin stayed here during his visit to the capital in 1848, a year before his death

Last Live Show
Crowds outside the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square, London, 1926. Signs advertise the musical Lady, Be Good starring Fred and Adele Astaire

Grand Polish Ball, Guildhall in London, circa 1848
Ladies and gentlemen bearing small Polish pennants during a Grand Polish Ball at the Guildhall in London, circa 1848. Polish French composer

Buried Alive
A cholera victim awakens to find themselves already in their coffin, 1854. L Inhumation Precipitee or The Premature Burial by Belgian artist Antoine Wiertz. From the Wiertz Museum in Brussels

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