Galleries Collection (#14)

Ministry of Information War Photograph bureau
Customers inspecting picture albums at a new bureau for the sale of official war photographs opened by the Ministry of Information at Coventry Street by John Buchan in October 1918. Date: 1918

M Knoedler art gallery advertisement
Advertisement for the fine art gallery M. Knoedler at 15 Old Bond Street, London. Date: 1927

Special guide to the Royal Academy exhibition
The Spheres special guide to the Royal Academy summer exhibition, with a three-dimensional floorplan of the various rooms. Date: 1914

At the Royal Academy exhibition of 1913. An overhead view of the building, showing the various galleries, with humorous cartoon sketches of visitors above and below. Date: 1913

1937 Coronation, stands constructed in Parliament Square
A mass of steelwork in the course of construction in Parliament Square to provide accommodation for those fortunate thousands who would witness the arrival and departure of King George VI

Viewing stands erected near Westminster Abbey for 1937 Coron
The stands and decorations put up near Westminster Abbey for the Coronation of King George VI recalling the style of medieval tournaments. Date: 1937

Marchioness of Queensberry by Madame Yevonde
The Marchioness of Queensberry by Madame Yevonde, formerly Cathleen Sabine Mann (1896-1959). She was an artist who exhibited at various galleries in London

Bairnsfather exhibition at the Graphic Galleries, 1916
A sketch from inside the Graphic Galleries at 190, Strand, London showing crowds gathered at the window, smiling and laughing at one of the Fragments from France

Advert for Bairnsfather Fragments from France exhibition, 19
An advertisement in The Bystander, sister magazine of The Graphic, promoting an exhibition of the humorous wartime cartoons, Fragments from France, by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather

Erecting coronation seats in front of Reform Club
Special stands and viewing galleries being constructed on the front of the Reform Club in Pall Mall, London from where members

Two hundred policemen test stands before Coronation
Two hundred policemen test the strength of the viewing stands along the processional route for the Coronation of King George V in 1911

Advert for Rene Lalique Glass 1928
Advertisement for glassware by the renowned Rene Lalique, available from Breves Lalique Galleries near Sloane Street, London. Date: 1928

Spectators watch coronation rehearsal on wooden stands
The temporary stands, constructed along the processional route, filled with people watching the Coronation rehearsal prior to the real event on 12 May 1937

The Royal Academy Exhibition, London, 1922
Crowd of visitors at the Private View Day of the Royal Academy Exhibition, Burlington House, London, 1922. This was the scene in Gallery XI which, for the first time

Francesco Paolo Michetti
FRANCESCO PAOLO MICHETTI Italian artist whose works are to be found in galleries worldwide. Date: 1851 - 1929

Weston Park: Proposed site of Mappin Art Gallery
The Mappin Art Gallery opened in 1886.Scale 40 feet : 1 inch.Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library:s (20) 63 L

Abbeydale Works, 1833
John Dyson was scythemaker here from 1833-1841. From 1833 directory

Women Art Class ca 1868 Oil canvas 26 7 / 8 x 23 1 / 4
Artokoloro

O. H. Willards Galleries, Cavalry, Corporal, c. 1864, albumen print
O.H. Willards Galleries, Cavalry, Corporal, c. 1864, albumen print

Italian 16th Century, Illusionistic Ceiling with a Grape Arbor, Figures Poised on Galleries, and a Central Scene of Olympian Gods, c. 1570-1580, pen and brown ink with brown wash

Antoine de Parcieux, des Academies royales des sciences de France, 1703, died 1768 by Cochin, and B.A. Nicollet, sculp. 1777

The Military Tournament at the Agricultural Hall: the Soldiers Quarters in The
THE MILITARY TOURNAMENT AT THE AGRICULTURAL HALL: THE SOLDIERS QUARTERS IN THE GALLERIES, The magnificent appearance presented by the troopers in the arena is not obtained without some trouble

Testing the Galleries of the Crystal Palace, the Great Exhibition Building, Hyde Park, London, Uk, 1851 Engraving

Coronation of James II at the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster (litho)
XJF271050 Coronation of James II at the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster (litho) (b/w photo) by Moore, Samuel (fl.1680-1720); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Enthroning of King James II and Queen Mary (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF271048 The Enthroning of King James II and Queen Mary (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Inside of Westminster Hall (litho) (b / w photo)
XJF271044 The Inside of Westminster Hall (litho) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Palace of the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867 (colour litho)
XIR196994 Palace of the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris

Allegory of Peace, Remoldus Eynhoudts, Peter Paul Rubens, 1623 - 1679

The Palais Royal Gallerys Walk, 1787 (coloured engraving)
XIR175549 The Palais Royal Gallerys Walk, 1787 (coloured engraving) by Debucourt, Philibert Louis (1755-1832); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Statues in the garden, avenue lined with arches, Overgrown garden galleries, Orchard, Isaac de Moucheron, 1706-1719

Feast given by Madame du Barry (1743-93) for Louis XV on 2nd September 1771 at the
XIR174683 Feast given by Madame du Barry (1743-93) for Louis XV on 2nd September 1771 at the inauguration of the Pavillon at Louveciennes, 1771 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Moreau

Paris, the Demolition of the Tuileries, France, 1883: 1
PARIS, THE DEMOLITION OF THE TUILERIES, FRANCE, 1883: 1. A General View. 2. The Central Pavilion. 3. Galleries on the Ground Floor. 4. The Grand Staircase. 5. The Salles des Fetes. 6. The Chapel. 7

O. H. Willards Galleries, Artillery, Private, c. 1864, albumen print
O.H. Willards Galleries, Artillery, Private, c. 1864, albumen print

O. H. Willards Galleries, Rubber Poncho, c. 1864, albumen print
O.H. Willards Galleries, Rubber Poncho, c. 1864, albumen print

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France - Tours - Grand Bazar and New Galleries
France - Tours - Grand Market and New Galleries (Grand Bazar et Nouvelles Galeries) Date: circa 1906

Angkor Wat - Cambodia - View into the Interior, showing the central section of Galleries of the 2nd floor/level and the library - close to the sub-basement of the 3rd floor/level. Date: circa 1910s

Plan of the building erected for The Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851 in The Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, London. ?TopFoto

Interior of department store Galeries Lafayette in Paris, France

Interior view of department store Galleries Lafayette in Paris, France

Picture No. 10862228
Ant-house plant (Myrmecodia beccarii) cut open to show galleries used as ant nests. North Queensland, Australia Date:

Lawrence Hargrave (1894). A studio portrait taken by Creelman & Co, Burlington Galleries, Sydney Arcade, NSW

Rock Salt: Miners at work in salt mine Wieliczka, Galicia, Poland. Mine worked for 1, 000 years. In 1916, 67 miles of galleries. Very pure deposit. Card published 1916. Chromolithograph

Workers in underground galleries putting cartridges of dynamite into position in preparation for the blowing up Flood Rock

Sectional view of German mine showing method of sinking shafts and driving horizontal galleries. Windlass at B, C used to raise and lower men, materials and spoil

Cross-section of a mine, showing shaft and galleries at two different levels. In the top left of the picture is prospecting for metals using divining rods (dowsing)

Antoine De Parcieux, Des Academies Royales Des Sciences De France, 1703, Died 1768 By Cochin, And B.a. Nicollet, Sculp. 1777

The Military Tournament At The Agricultural Hall: The Soldiers Quarters In The Galleries, The Magnificent Appearance Presented By The Troopers In The Arena Is Not Obtained Without Some Trouble

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