Forty Collection (page 2)

The Hippodrome Beauty Queens, London, May 1915. 1915

Wardley Hall (The Skull House), near Manchester (completed c.1500) - an early medieval manor house and a Grade I listed building in the Wardley area of Worsley, Salford, in Greater Manchester

Ali Baba in the Wood
Black & white illustration from Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves. Artist: Aubrey Beardsley. Date: 1897

The Flood (coloured engraving)
2801032 The Flood (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Flood. Illustration for Bible Picture Book (SPCK, c 1880).); © Look and Learn

Forty eight thousand children under fourteen years of age are now employed in the factories of Japan at an average wage
3643764 Forty eight thousand children under fourteen years of age are now employed in the factories of Japan at an average wage of 2.75 old pence (b/w photo) by English Photographer

An Evening with forty thieves (colour litho)
3095689 An Evening with forty thieves (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Evening with forty thieves)

Forty minutes o er the grass without a check, boys! (engraving)
1624942 Forty minutes o er the grass without a check, boys! (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Open Sesame", 1930s (colour litho)
1122813 " Open Sesame", 1930s (colour litho) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arabian Nights published by Blackie & Sons c.1930 s); English, out of copyright

Le Debarquement du Chevalier John Bull et de sa famille a Boulogne sur Mer
NCO190461 Le Debarquement du Chevalier John Bull et de sa famille a Boulogne sur Mer, or The Landing of Sir John Bull & his Family at Bologne sur Mer

Female ice-boasters; forty miles an hour on the frozen Hudson (engraving)
736127 Female ice-boasters; forty miles an hour on the frozen Hudson (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

South African Public Library (b / w photo)
3092370 South African Public Library (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South African Public Library)

"Any advance on forty cents?"(engraving)
5212805 " Any advance on forty cents?" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Any advance on forty cents)

The Sirdar and the Savage Club, toasting the Conqueror of Omdurman (litho)
1064047 The Sirdar and the Savage Club, toasting the Conqueror of Omdurman (litho) by Johnson, Herbert (1848-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sirdar and the Savage Club)

The Dames Institute, Bloemfontein (b / w photo)
3092495 The Dames Institute, Bloemfontein (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dames Institute, Bloemfontein)

Episode from life of Jesus Christ (chromolitho)
5238978 Episode from life of Jesus Christ (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Episode from life of Jesus Christ)

Character Sketches at Malta (engraving)
1049689 Character Sketches at Malta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Character Sketches at Malta)

Heinkel HD. 55
Heinkel HD.55 prototype catapult launched scout for Soviet battleships. Forty aircraft were acquired by the AV-MF (Aviatsiya voyenno-morskogo flota)

Design for a Clock, Title Page to Cahier de six Pendules, ca. 1770

Afghan War - Men of the 10th Hussars drown - Kabul River
Forty-six men of the 10th Hussars are drowned, swept away by the current, as they attempt to ford the Kabul River. Date: 31 March 1879

NEW YORK / 42ND STREET
More people pass this corner in 24 hours than any other point in the world Date: circa 1914

PANTOMIME / FORTY THIEVES
Dan Leno in The Forty Thieves Date: 1898

The Forty Thieves, a childrens pantomime

The 40 Thieves, a pantomime

The Forty Thieves, a pantomime

Sleeping old man on doorstep, Turkey
An old Turkish man in cloth cap snoozes on a doorstep in Avenos, Turkey Date: circa 1984

Sleeping pensioners, Norfolk beach
An elderly couple sit in the shelter of a wooden groyne on a beach near Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, and snooze soundly. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Portrait of Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, from Lodges British Portraits
KW180704 Portrait of Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, from Lodges British Portraits, 1823 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philip Howard)

LA Fortys Riley Falcon at the MCC Torquay Rally, July 1937. Artist: Bill Brunell
Riley Falcon 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. WP8757. Event Entry No: 63 Driver: Forty, L.A. No award. Place: M.C.C. Torquay Rally. Date: 16/17.7.37

LA Fortys Riley Falcon ahead of J Boardmans Riley Kestrel at the MCC Torquay Rally, July 1937
Riley Falcon 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. WP8757. Event Entry No: 63 Driver: Forty, L.A. Middle: Riley Kestrel 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. CKB788. Event Entry No: 64 Driver: Boardman, J. M.C.C

Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot, late 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Jean Simon Berthelemy
Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot, late 18th/early 19th century. From the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Study, 1716-1718. Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Study, 1716-1718. From the collection of the British Museum, London, United Kingdom

St Jacques, 18th century. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
St Jacques, 18th century. From the collection of the Museum of Fine Art, Budapest, Hungary

Champetre Concert, 1715. Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Champetre Concert, 1715. From the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts d Angers

Andreas Cludius
ANDREAS CLUDIUS jurist, depicted in his forty-third year Date: 1555 - ?

The Dance of the Forty-One, Mexico -- a notorious society scandal uncovered by a police raid on a private residence on 17 November 1901, where a group of men were dancing

A map showing the journey of the Israelites out of Egypt and into Canaan, facsimile
XJF696551 A map showing the journey of the Israelites out of Egypt and into Canaan, facsimile of an image from the Geneva Bible of 1560 (engraving) by English School

Bektashi Symbol in Haji Bektashi Veli Museum
A palihenk (large tash teslim - literally the stone of surrender or abandonment - to be worn on the belt) probably belonging to a Dede Baba / chief sheikh in Haji Bektash Veli Tomb Museum in Nevsehir

Isabel, Lady Burton, 1831 - 1896, nee Isabel Arundell. Writer and the wife and partner of explorer, adventurer, and writer Sir Richard Francis Burton. Seen here aged 43

Henrik Johan Ibsen, 1828 - 1906. 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. Seen here aged 43. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June 1894

Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1824 - 1895. French author and playwright. Seen here aged 40. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June 1894

Table de quarante a cinquante couverts servie a vingt-une pieces, les trois milieux peuvent servir de dormans, La science du maitre d hotel confiseur: a l usage des officiers

Carol I, 1839

Francis Knollys, Aged 40, 1St Viscount Knollys, 1837

Alfred, Duke Of Saxe-Coburg And Gotha, Aged 46, 1844

Engraving From The Dore Bible Illustrating Genesis Xlvi 5 To 7 Jacob Goeth Into Egypt By Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French Artist And Illustrator

Philip Howard 20Th Earl Of Arundel, Earl Of Surrey, 1557-1595. English Nobleman Canonised As One Of The Forty Martyrs Of England And Wales From The Book " Lodges British Portraits"

Do You, Within Your Little Hour Of Grace, The Waving Cypress In Your Arms Enlace, Before The Mother Back Into Her Arms Fold, And Dissolve You In A Last Embrace

He Assumed A Disguise Suitable To His Purpose. Illustration By Edmund Dulac For Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves. From The Arabian Nights, Published 1938

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