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Leer Collection

In the 18th century, an English gentleman found himself on trial in France, a captivating tale that echoes through history

Background imageLeer Collection: English gentleman on trial in France, 18th century

English gentleman on trial in France, 18th century
English gentleman on trial in France, accused by an old hag and her virtuous niece Clara, 18th century. Before the tribunal at Avignon

Background imageLeer Collection: Historic houses on Rathausstrasse in the old town, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Historic houses on Rathausstrasse in the old town, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Background imageLeer Collection: Historic houses on Rathausstrasse in the old town, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Historic houses on Rathausstrasse in the old town, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Background imageLeer Collection: Historic houses on Rathausstrasse in the old town, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Historic houses on Rathausstrasse in the old town, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Background imageLeer Collection: Large church in the old town of Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Large church in the old town of Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Background imageLeer Collection: Large church in the old town of Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Large church in the old town of Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Background imageLeer Collection: Historic houses on Rathausstrasse in the old town, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Historic houses on Rathausstrasse in the old town, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Background imageLeer Collection: Historic houses on Rathausstrasse in the old town, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Historic houses on Rathausstrasse in the old town, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Background imageLeer Collection: N.F

N.F
Giovanni Cavalli

Background imageLeer Collection: Unity State, South Sudan. The landscape phtographed from the air

Unity State, South Sudan. The landscape phtographed from the air

Background imageLeer Collection: Man Watching Sexy Twins

Man Watching Sexy Twins

Background imageLeer Collection: Evenburg castle at Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Evenburg castle at Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Background imageLeer Collection: Alley at Leer with Great church, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Alley at Leer with Great church, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Background imageLeer Collection: City hall of Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

City hall of Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Background imageLeer Collection: Harbor of Leer with city hall and river Leda, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Harbor of Leer with city hall and river Leda, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

Background imageLeer Collection: Leer, South Sudan. Ex child soldier with his goats

Leer, South Sudan. Ex child soldier with his goats

Background imageLeer Collection: Leer, Unity State, South Sudan. seed heads at dusk

Leer, Unity State, South Sudan. seed heads at dusk

Background imageLeer Collection: Unity State, South Sudan. Transporting goods in Leer

Unity State, South Sudan. Transporting goods in Leer

Background imageLeer Collection: Unity State, South Sudan. A cattle camp at dawn near Leer

Unity State, South Sudan. A cattle camp at dawn near Leer

Background imageLeer Collection: Harbour and town hall, Leer, East Friesland, Lower Saxony, Germany

Harbour and town hall, Leer, East Friesland, Lower Saxony, Germany

Background imageLeer Collection: Things are looking up

Things are looking up - two passing Gents are delighted to see their attentions have been spotted by a housemaid cleaning the upstairs windows of a streetside property Date: 1908

Background imageLeer Collection: Susannah and the Elders (oil on canvas)

Susannah and the Elders (oil on canvas)
3822231 Susannah and the Elders (oil on canvas) by Lely, Peter (1618-80) (after); 82.3x67 cm; Calderdale Museums Service, West Yorkshire, UK; © Calderdale Borough Council

Background imageLeer Collection: Susannah and the Elders (oil on canvas)

Susannah and the Elders (oil on canvas)
3744373 Susannah and the Elders (oil on canvas) by Gentileschi, Artemisia (1597-c.1651) (attr.to); 162.5x121.9 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle); (add.info)

Background imageLeer Collection: Head and tail of the dodo by various artists

Head and tail of the dodo by various artists
Head and tail of the dodo by Roelandt Savery, Johan Neiuhof, Jacob de Bondt, Ludwig Schmoor von Carolsfeld, G. Krause, etc. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

Background imageLeer Collection: Images of a male Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps

Images of a male Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, from Francois Lequats Voyages, 1708. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917

Background imageLeer Collection: White dodos by Johann Walther and Jacob Hoefnagel

White dodos by Johann Walther and Jacob Hoefnagel
White dodo by Johann Walther, female, 1657 (27) and white dodo by Jacob Hoefnagel, young male, 1609 (28). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

Background imageLeer Collection: White dodo heads by Cornelis Saftleven and Jan Goeimare

White dodo heads by Cornelis Saftleven and Jan Goeimare
White dodo head by Cornelis Saftleven, male, 1637, after a painting in the Museum Boijmans of Rotterdam (25), and white dodo head by Jan Goeimare, male, 1853 (26). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

Background imageLeer Collection: White dodo and duck by Pieter Withoos

White dodo and duck by Pieter Withoos
White dodo I by Pieter Withoos, female, Illustrated London News, 1856 (23) and white dodo II by Pieter Withoos, female, Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 1863 (24)

Background imageLeer Collection: White dodo II by Pieter Holsteyn, female, 1638

White dodo II by Pieter Holsteyn, female, 1638. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917

Background imageLeer Collection: White dodo I by Pieter II Holsteyn, female, 1638

White dodo I by Pieter II Holsteyn, female, 1638. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917

Background imageLeer Collection: Copies of the white dodo by Salomon Savery

Copies of the white dodo by Salomon Savery, male: Michiel de Groot, 1682 (17), Gijsbert de Groot, 1724 (18), Isaak van der Putte, 1733 (19) and Jan Morterre, 1757 (20). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

Background imageLeer Collection: 17th century copies of the white dodo by Salomon

17th century copies of the white dodo by Salomon Savery, male: Gerrit van Goedesberg, 1662 (13), Joost Hartgers, 1650 (14), Abraham and Jan de Wees, 1651 (15) and Gijsbert Sijbes, 1651 (16)

Background imageLeer Collection: Dodos and parrots from Willem van West-Zanen s

Dodos and parrots from Willem van West-Zanen s
Dodos and parrots hunted in Mauritius 1602 from Willem van West-Zanens Journal, and copies of Salomon Saverys white dodo by Abraham and Jan de Wees, 1651 and Gillis Joosten Saeghman, 1665

Background imageLeer Collection: Dodos by Adriaen van de Venne and Gillis de Hondecoeter

Dodos by Adriaen van de Venne and Gillis de Hondecoeter
Dodo by Adriaen van de Venne, male, 1626 (8) and dodo by Gillis de Hondecoeter (Honderkoeter), male, 1626 (9). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

Background imageLeer Collection: Dodo of Iohan Theodor and Iohan Israel de

Dodo of Iohan Theodor and Iohan Israel de Bry, female, 1601, and copy in the Florence Codex, female, circa 1703. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

Background imageLeer Collection: Dodos of Jacob Cornelisz van Neck and Carolus Clusius

Dodos of Jacob Cornelisz van Neck and Carolus Clusius
Dodo of Jacob Cornelisz van Neck, female, 1601 (4) and Dodo of Carolus Clusius, female, 1605 (5). Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

Background imageLeer Collection: Dodo of the Scotch House, Veere, 1561

Dodo of the Scotch House, Veere, 1561, and dodo from the Florence Codex, circa 1703. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917

Background imageLeer Collection: Dodo statue on the Scotch House in Veere

Dodo statue on the Scotch House in Veere
Dodo statue on the facade of the Scotch House in Veere, the Netherlands, 1561. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller, 1917

Background imageLeer Collection: Lady Godivas Rout - or - Peeping Tom Spying out Pope Joan

Lady Godivas Rout - or - Peeping Tom Spying out Pope Joan
BAL42843 Lady Godivas Rout - or - Peeping Tom Spying out Pope Joan, 1796 (hand-coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); O Shea Gallery, London

Background imageLeer Collection: Old Satyr Holding a Flute, c. 1620 (oil on panel)

Old Satyr Holding a Flute, c. 1620 (oil on panel)
3932160 Old Satyr Holding a Flute, c.1620 (oil on panel) by Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678); 60x49 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: In Greek mythology)

Background imageLeer Collection: Man Watching Seductive Woman

Man Watching Seductive Woman

Background imageLeer Collection: Man Looking at Seductive Woman

Man Looking at Seductive Woman

Background imageLeer Collection: Man with Red Starry Eyes

Man with Red Starry Eyes

Background imageLeer Collection: A high wind in St Pauls Churchyard, London, 1793. Artist: SW Fores

A high wind in St Pauls Churchyard, London, 1793. Artist: SW Fores
A high wind in St Pauls Churchyard, London, 1793; showing the effect of high wind on pedestrians in St Pauls Churchyard. Wigs and hats are flying off

Background imageLeer Collection: Wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London, c1820

Wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London, c1820. A rowdy scene at Smithfield cattle market with the wife for sale tied by a rope around her waist to a rail in the centre

Background imageLeer Collection: High change in Bond Street, ou la Politesse du Grande Monde, Gillray, James, 1756 1815

High change in Bond Street, ou la Politesse du Grande Monde, Gillray, James, 1756 1815, engraver, London, engraving 1796, fashionably dressed pedestrians on Bond Street

Background imageLeer Collection: Character from a Play (oil on canvas) (detail of 155536)

Character from a Play (oil on canvas) (detail of 155536)
XIR155537 Character from a Play (oil on canvas) (detail of 155536) by French School, (16th century); Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageLeer Collection: Picture No. 10900527

Picture No. 10900527
Two Domestic Ducks - on ford Date:



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In the 18th century, an English gentleman found himself on trial in France, a captivating tale that echoes through history. Meanwhile, Evenburg castle at Leer stands as a testament to the grandeur of East Frisia in Lower Saxony, Germany. As you wander through the charming alleyways with its Great church and City hall, you can't help but feel transported back in time. The harbor beckons with its picturesque views of the city hall and river Leda. It's a place where dreams set sail and possibilities abound. Things are looking up as you take in the beauty of Evenburg castle against the backdrop of East Frisia's stunning landscape. But leer has more than one story to tell. In Unity State, South Sudan, aerial photographs capture a different kind of beauty - vast expanses stretching into eternity. Amidst this breathtaking scenery lies Leer itself - a place where ex-child soldiers find solace while tending their goats. As dusk settles over Unity State, seed heads sway gently in the breeze at Leer - nature's delicate artwork painted across the horizon. And amidst it all, life goes on; goods are transported from one corner to another by hardworking individuals who call this place home. Leer is not just a name; it represents stories intertwined across continents and centuries. From courtrooms to castles, from bustling harbors to war-torn lands – each glimpse into leer reveals layers upon layers waiting to be discovered and understood.