Portrait, Diry Collection

William Blakes House
20th October 1913: A plaque on Number 13 Hercules Buildings in Lambeth informs visitors that it was the home of English painter and poet William Blake from 1793 until 1800

Christs College
The gatehouse of Christs College, Cambridge, on St Andrews Street, circa 1800. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mannequin In The Nude
Undraped mannequins in the window of a London shop before the sales, circa 1930. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Queens Jewels
Jewellery worn by Queen Alexandra, consort of King Edward VII, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ancient Law
The ancient Greeks share their laws with the Romans, circa 100 BC. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Wedding Day
A bride dressed in white, accompanied by a friend and a little girl, April 1868. A engraving from the Journal des Demoiselles by A. Carrinche after E. Preval. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Joseph In The Pit
Joseph, son of Jacob is lowered into a pit by his brothers in a story from Genesis, circa 1500 BC. His coat of many colours lies discarded on the ground. An engraving after a painting by Northcote

Jacobite Rising
1715: The Battle of Dumblain during the First Jacobite Rebellion, better known as the Battle of Sheriffmuir near Dunblane in Scotland

1880 Fashion
A Victorian woman in a belted jacket and matching skirt, 1880. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Park Avenue
Traffic on Park Avenue in New York City, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Empire State Building
The Empire State Building in New York City, with the J. J. Newberry Co logo in front of it, circa 1970. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Gullivers Travels
She took me in her own hand, and carried me to the king, an illustration from Jonathan Swifts satirical novel Gulliverss Travels, 1726. The queen of Brobdingnag shows the tiny traveller to the king

Law
A flame on the altar of Patria or Fatherland, in a representation of the concept of Law, 1813. On a list behind are the names of ancient law-givers Moses, Minos, Solon, Lycurgus

British Steelworks
Three-inch square billets cooling off at a British steel mill, January 1942. The hot saw can be seen in the background. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Cluny Abbey
The vaulted ceiling of Cluny Abbey in the Bourgogne region of France, circa 1800. A Benedictine abbey, it was founded in AD 910 by William I of Aquitaine. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

School Board Capture
Homeless boys are sought out and taken in hand by the London School Board, 1871. Original Publication : Illustrated London News. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Times Of The Day
A busy London street at nighttime, 1738. The Salisbury Flying Coach lies overturned in the middle of the street, while homeless people huddle in a shelter

The Guillotine
A victim undergoes execution by guillotine during the French Revolution, circa 1793. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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