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Great Britain Collection (page 4)

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Roman Emperor Constantine I (the Great) in York, GB

Roman Emperor Constantine I (the Great) in York, GB
Statue of Constantine the Great in York, England, where he was proclaimed Roman Emperor in 306 AD. In the background is the cathedral, York Minster. Digital photograph

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Ancient Roman water system at Chesters in Northumbria, England

Ancient Roman water system at Chesters in Northumbria, England
Remains of waterway at the Roman fort of Chesters along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Ancient Roman urinal at Chesters, Northumbria, England

Ancient Roman urinal at Chesters, Northumbria, England
Remains of a Roman latrine in the bathhouse at Chesters, a fort along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: PSCI2A-00099

PSCI2A-00099
Astronomer John Frederick William Herschel. Hand-colored engraving of a painting by H. W. Pickersgill

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Erasmus Darwin

Erasmus Darwin
Physician Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles Darwin. Digitally colored woodcut of an 18th-century painting

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Quaker meeting in England, 1710

Quaker meeting in England, 1710
Quaker meeting in England, in which Aminidel is supporting the Tory clergyman, Henry Sacheverell, 1710. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Saint Aiden of Lindisfarne

Saint Aiden of Lindisfarne
Saint Aiden, Irish missionary who founded monastery at Lindisfarne in 635, becoming Bishop of Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: EVNT2A-00035

EVNT2A-00035
Ark Royal, the flagship which led the English fleet against the Spanish Armada, 1588. Hand-colored woodcut reproducing a 16th century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: John Knox

John Knox
Religious reformer John Knox. Hand-colored engraving

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Thomas Cranmer

Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, executed for heresy under Mary I. Digitally colored engraving

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: St Augustine of Canterbury

St Augustine of Canterbury
Saint Augustine of Canterbury. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Saint Anselm

Saint Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury and Benedictine monk. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Sea battle of the Wasp and Frolic, War of 1812

Sea battle of the Wasp and Frolic, War of 1812
USS " Wasp" crosses " Frolic s" bow and fires at close range, War of 1812. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: King Charles II

King Charles II
King of England Charles II. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a portrait

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: PROY2A-00046

PROY2A-00046
Queen Elizabeth hawking. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from " Booke of Faulconrie, " 1575

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: PROY2A-00047

PROY2A-00047
Mary, Queen of Scots, courted by Chatelar. Hand-colored engraving

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: PROY2A-00066

PROY2A-00066
King James I of England, also known as James VI of Scotland. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a portrait

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: PROY2A-00091

PROY2A-00091
William the Conqueror in his suit of mail. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Lady Jane Grey reading Plato

Lady Jane Grey reading Plato
Roger Ascham calling on Lady Jane Grey at Bradgate, 1550. Hand-colored engraving of an illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: King Charles I

King Charles I
Charles I of England. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting by Peter Lely

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell
Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: PSCI2A-00014

PSCI2A-00014
Professor J. J. Thomson in his laboratory. Hand-colored halftone of a 20th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: BUSN2A-00149

BUSN2A-00149
Iron industry workers manufacturing steel in England, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Blacksmith shop

Blacksmith shop
Blacksmith and his apprentices at their forge. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Coal mine disaster in England, 1860s

Coal mine disaster in England, 1860s
Volunteers lowered into a coal mine to attempt rescue of trapped miners in England, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: EVRV2A-00081

EVRV2A-00081
British Navy under Lord Howe saiing from Spithead for battles off the coast of France, 1794. Printed color lithogragh of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: PMYT2A-00025

PMYT2A-00025
Merlin the wizard, an aged, priest-like man. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: PROY2A-00108

PROY2A-00108
King Henry II in his role as traveling judge in medieval England. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Urban life, circa 1900

Urban life, circa 1900
Crowds on a busy city street, 1890s or early 1900s. Halftone of a color illustration by W. Glackens

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: HOUS2A-00044

HOUS2A-00044
Christmas party in a baronial hall in the olden time, England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: HOUS2A-00032

HOUS2A-00032
Christmas merriment in an old English manor. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: HOUS2A-00065

HOUS2A-00065
Family bringing home their Christmas tree and mistletoe, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: HOUS2A-00071

HOUS2A-00071
Family admiring their Christmas tree, adorned with gifts, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Christmas music in an Anglican church, 1880s

Christmas music in an Anglican church, 1880s
Choir singing a Christmas hymn in an Anglican church, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: PLIT2A-00079

PLIT2A-00079
Opening page of " Hamlet, " from Shakespeares First Quarto. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Hair restorer ad, England, 1880s

Hair restorer ad, England, 1880s
Advertisement for Harlene hair producer and restorer, London, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Robert Burns poem illustration

Robert Burns poem illustration
Courtship in a field of barley, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Malthus

Malthus
Economist Thomas Malthus. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Itinerant actors performing in an inn yard, Elizabethan England

Itinerant actors performing in an inn yard, Elizabethan England
Theater of the Elizabethan Strollers in an inn yard. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Spanish Armadas route in 1588

Spanish Armadas route in 1588
Chart of the Spanish Armadas course, 1588. Hand-colored engraving

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Christmas singing in a church, 1800s

Christmas singing in a church, 1800s
Churchgoers singing Christmas carols from a hymnbook, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a Caldecott illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: Rural Christmas gathering of neighbors, 1800s

Rural Christmas gathering of neighbors, 1800s
People going to a neighbors Christmas party in the country. Hand-colored woodcut of a Caldecott illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: HOUS2A-00120

HOUS2A-00120
Christmas edition of the Illustrated London News, 1888. Color lithograph

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: PBIB2A-00014

PBIB2A-00014
King David and his choir. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an 8th-century Anglo-Irish manuscript

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: PLIT2A-00011

PLIT2A-00011
Hamlet and his fathers ghost, a scene from Shakespeares play. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: PLIT2A-00031

PLIT2A-00031
William Shakespeare writing in his study. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreat Britain Collection: HOUS2A-00121

HOUS2A-00121
Wayfarers at an inn, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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