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Portrait Collection (#79)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Transit Circle

Transit Circle
circa 1885: Observing the sun with the transit circle at Greenwich Observatory. Original Publication: The Graphic 1885 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: They Love Me

They Love Me
circa 1930: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883 - 1945), dressed in a black shirt and sporting a medal, waits to make a speech. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Spanish Workman

Spanish Workman
A Spanish workman in Madrid, 1868. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Varieties Of Rosemary

Varieties Of Rosemary
A botanical plate distinguishing the wild rosemary (right) from garden rosemary. Original publication: The Third Book of the History of Plants by John Gerarde, published 1633

Background imagePortrait Collection: German Army

German Army
German soldiers firing at the enemy from a flat-bottomed barge, circa 1916. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Arras City Hall

Arras City Hall
The ruins of Arras City Hall during World War I, July 1915. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Spanish Beauty

Spanish Beauty
A dark-haired young woman in a toreadors jacket and a low cleavage, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Love Birds

Love Birds
A young couple see their love reflected in a pair of doves billing and cooing on the windowsill, circa 1825. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Courting Couple

Courting Couple
A young woman turns her head away coyly from her eager suitor, circa 1825. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Lady Of Fashion

Lady Of Fashion
A young woman gazes out of her window with a faraway expression, 1808. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: 1797 Fashions

1797 Fashions
A young couple and their son take a stroll in the latest fashions, 1797. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: London Dresses For February

London Dresses For February
The style of dresses being worn in London in February 1809. Engraved by Sands (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Wooden Switchboard

Wooden Switchboard
A man in overalls sits in front of a tall wood-panelled switchboard, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: South Wraxall Manor

South Wraxall Manor House in Wiltshire, originally a 14th century hospice, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Turkish Woman

Turkish Woman
A Turkish woman wearing a yaskmak, circa 1880. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Turkish Woman

Turkish Woman
A Turkish woman reclines on a couch covered with embroidered throws, circa 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Herculaneum Amphitheatre

Herculaneum Amphitheatre
Three views of the Roman theatre at Herculaneum, showing the proscenium (top), a cross section (centre) and the seating area (bottom). A French print by Pierre-Philippe Choffard, dated 1779

Background imagePortrait Collection: The Beauty Of Newhaven

The Beauty Of Newhaven
Elizabeth Johnstone, the Beauty of Newhaven, 1848. A calotype by Adamson & Hill. (Photo by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Fleet Ditch

Fleet Ditch
Old Houses, with the Open Part of the Fleet Ditch, near Field Lane, 1851. The Fleet River, known as the Fleet Ditch, served as a sewer in old London. Engraving by John Wykeham Archer

Background imagePortrait Collection: Hospices de Beaune

Hospices de Beaune
A porch at the Hotel Dieu or Hospices de Beaune, circa 1450. A medieval hospital for the care of the poor, the institution was founded by Nicolas Rolin and his wife

Background imagePortrait Collection: Victorian Still Life

Victorian Still Life
Still life with fruit and a carafe of wine, circa 1865. (Photo by Roger Fenton/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Last Stand

Last Stand
The Attack on the Redoubt, drawn by W. J. Morgan, December 1877. A group of children recreate a heroic defence at Christmas time. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Floods In Alabama

Floods In Alabama
A passenger train is brought to a standstill by the spring floods in Alabama, April 1886. Drawn by Charles Graham from a passengers notes. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: A Windy Day

A Windy Day
A windy day outside Bowles, the print seller in St Pauls Churchyard, London, circa 1800. By Robert Dighton. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Bleacher At Work

Bleacher At Work
A bleacher at work outside a textile factory, circa 1825. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Italian Court

Italian Court
The interior of the The Italian Court No. 5 at the International Exhibition, Dublin, 1862. (Photo by William England/London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Les Noces

Les Noces
A wedding portrait of a bride and groom, engraved by Heinrich Aldegrever and entitled, Les Noces, 1531. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Pineapple

Pineapple
A Lady Beatrice Lambton pineapple, circa 1850. A chromo-lithograph by P. de Pannemaeker after a drawing by C. T. Rosenberg. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Holy Relic

Holy Relic
1869: The tongue of St Anthony (1195 - 1231) preserved from the 15th century in a silver gilt reliquary at the Basilica of St Anthony in Padua. An illustration from Robert Chambers Book of Days

Background imagePortrait Collection: Milanese Woman

Milanese Woman
A young Italian woman in traditional Milanese costume, circa 1900. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Paddington Canal

Paddington Canal
The Paddington Canal or Grand Junction Canal in London, later part of the Grand Union Canal, 1840. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Miss Jekyll

Miss Jekyll
A wistful portrait of Miss Jekyll, 2nd April 1908. (Photo by George C Beresford/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes
Portrait of American poet, author, and journalist Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967) laughing. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes
Portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935) American poet, essayist, novelist and physician, seated with his elbow on a table, circa 1881. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne
An illustration of American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864), who wrote The Scarlet Letter, circa 1860. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: The Breadfruit Tree

The Breadfruit Tree
European traders buying breadfruit in the south Pacific, circa 1750. Engraved by Lester from a drawing by Hopkins for The Gallery of Nature and Art. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Berlin Barricade

Berlin Barricade
Fighting at a barricade in a Berlin street during the revolution of 1848. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Noble Mercury

Noble Mercury
A pigeon named Mercury, which was awarded the P.D.S.As (Peoples Dispensary For Sick Animals) Dickin medal for gallantry in 1946. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Jewish Arrivals

Jewish Arrivals
Customs officials examine the baggage of Jewish immigrants at St. Katherines Dock, London, circa 1904. Original publication

Background imagePortrait Collection: Dutch Ships

Dutch Ships
The Sampson, Salvadore and St George, three Dutch ships sailing under Spanish colours, captured in 1652. They were masquerading as Spanish vessels in order to circumvent the 1651 Navigation Act

Background imagePortrait Collection: Major Fitz-David

Major Fitz-David set matters right in his irresistible way - an illustration from the novel The Law And The Lady by Wilkie Collins, circa 1875. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Basil Thyme

Basil Thyme
The purple flowers of Basil Thyme, also called Calamint or Mountain Mint, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Coriandrum Sativum

Coriandrum Sativum
A botanical plate showing the common coriander plant (Coriandrum sativum). Original publication: Medical Botany by William Woodville, published 1793. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Blackpool Tower

Blackpool Tower
The illuminated structure of Blackpool Tower, 1954. (Photo by C. R. Meadows/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Ulm Cathedral

Ulm Cathedral
The Gothic cathedral or Munster in Ulm, circa 1900. Construction was begun in 1377 and completed in 1890, and the spire is one of the worlds tallest, at 161 metres

Background imagePortrait Collection: Palace Nave

Palace Nave
The nave of the new Crystal Palace, under reconstruction at Sydenham Hill, South London, circa 1852. (Photo by Philip Henry Delamotte/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: Seefeld In Tyrol

Seefeld In Tyrol
A tiny cluster of houses at the foot of a mountain range at Seefeld in Tyrol, seen from Seefelder Joch, February 1965. (Photo by L. V. Clark/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imagePortrait Collection: The Matterhorn

The Matterhorn
Cascades of water on the pathway to Schonbuhl in Switzerland, with the Matterhorn in the background, 1954. (Photo by Adams/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)



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