Secret Collection (page 2)

After a 16th century woodcut by Peter Flotner entitled The Hazards of Love. Lovers in a garden
955329 After a 16th century woodcut by Peter Flotner entitled The Hazards of Love. Lovers in a garden. Amongst the symbology, Father Time with a snake wrapped around his leg

King Edward VII at a privy council meeting at Buckingham Palace, London, 19th century (engraving)
3039855 King Edward VII at a privy council meeting at Buckingham Palace, London, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Crickhowell (litho)
8633580 Crickhowell (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crickhowell, Turpillian Stone with mysterious scorings now known as the Ogham alphabet)

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John Lombeof Derby, 1888
3480208 John Lombeof Derby, 1888; (add.info.: John Lombeof Derby (1693-1722), disguised as a poor out of work young man, secretly making drawings of the machinery in the Leghorn silk mills where he

Masonic Seal, engraving from the book The History of Freemasonry, Volume III, pub. by Thomas C. Jack in London, 1883
3501397 Masonic Seal, engraving from the book The History of Freemasonry, Volume III, pub. by Thomas C. Jack in London, 1883; (add.info.: Masonic Seal)

A woman in despair
3078021 A woman in despair; (add.info.: 19th Century depiction of a woman in despair as her husband discovers a cameo depicting her lover.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cartoon against Thomas Jefferson's (Prairie Dog) secret negotiations for US purchase West Florida from Spain
528387 Cartoon against Thomas Jefferson's (Prairie Dog) secret negotiations for US purchase West Florida from Spain. Napoleon as a hornet stings Jefferson to reveal the purchase price

An apprentice is initiated into Freemasonry, from a 19th century illustration
4071160 An apprentice is initiated into Freemasonry, from a 19th century illustration.

Masonic Seal, United Grand Chapter, London 1817, from the book The History of Freemasonry, Volume II, pub. by Thomas C
3501398 Masonic Seal, United Grand Chapter, London 1817, from the book The History of Freemasonry, Volume II, pub. by Thomas C. Jack in London, 1883; (add.info.: Masonic Seal)

Porzellankabinett / Porcelain Cabinet (colour litho)
8666196 Porzellankabinett / Porcelain Cabinet (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Porzellankabinett)

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Jim Hawkins overhears a conversation revealing the pirate mutiny, 1885 (engraving)
8723994 Jim Hawkins overhears a conversation revealing the pirate mutiny, 1885 (engraving) by Roux, George (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Freemason undergoes the initiation to Master, from a 19th century illustration
4071159 A Freemason undergoes the initiation to Master, from a 19th century illustration.

Mail censorship office, Portsmouth, 1944 (watercolour on paper)
7342245 Mail censorship office, Portsmouth, 1944 (watercolour on paper) by Hennell, Thomas Barclay (1903-45); 60.9x83.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A French trooper releasing a pigeon with a message for headquarters during WWI, from The War Illustrated Album Deluxe
3502684 A French trooper releasing a pigeon with a message for headquarters during WWI, from The War Illustrated Album Deluxe

Masonic Frontispiece. From the book The Connoisseur Illustrated published 1903
2915280 Masonic Frontispiece. From the book The Connoisseur Illustrated published 1903.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Delilah learning the secret of Samson's great strength so that she can betray him to the Philistines
535382 Delilah learning the secret of Samson's great strength so that she can betray him to the Philistines, 1866 (engraving); (add.info)

Persecution of Waldenses (Valdenses, Vaudois, Valdesi) by the Roman Catholic church
530298 Persecution of Waldenses (Valdenses, Vaudois, Valdesi) by the Roman Catholic church. The Castellani family of Val Lucerna surprised by Fr Anselmo from local monastery outside the cave where

The Father of Champagne (litho)
8675666 The Father of Champagne (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Father of Champagne, Dom Perignon, the Benedictine)

Nurses voting at a general election (b/w photo)
8635912 Nurses voting at a general election (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nurses voting at a general election)

Masonic Temple. Sydney. Cape Breton Island. Nova Scotia. Canada 1900
5306861 Masonic Temple. Sydney. Cape Breton Island. Nova Scotia. Canada 1900 by French School, (20th century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Hartford Convention or Leap no leap, 1814
1575033 The Hartford Convention or Leap no leap, 1814; (add.info.: The Hartford Convention or Leap no leap by William Charles)

Record of the conviction of several of the Tolpuddle Martyrs
3119342 Record of the conviction of several of the Tolpuddle Martyrs; (add.info.: Record of the conviction of several of the Tolpuddle Martyrs a group of 19th century English agricultural labourers)

Facsimilie of an Ancient Calendar of Craft Masonic Lodges. From the book The Connoisseur Illustrated published 1903
2915284 Facsimilie of an Ancient Calendar of Craft Masonic Lodges. From the book The Connoisseur Illustrated published 1903.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Illustration for David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664386 Illustration for David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: David's Aunt and her Secret)

Secret passage
Branko Markovic

the secret deal
Gilbert Claes

Fox the Fox - 04-05-22
Corné Akkers

Three eyes
David Manusevich

unexpected arrival
Gilbert Claes

Walls
Ashley Sowter

OUR MAN IN ANKEVEEN
Film noir movie still. Tom Baetsen - xlix.nl

a sorrow beyond dreams
Norbert Maier

Secret meeting
Joseba Zabala

Installation of the Duke of Newcastle at the Mechanics Hall, Nottingham, as Provincial... 1860. Creator: W Thomas
Installation of the Duke of Newcastle at the Mechanics Hall, Nottingham, as Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons of Nottinghamshire, 1860

The Courtesan Shinahara of Tsuruya with the Kamuro Shinobu, c1800. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Courtesan Shinahara of Tsuruya with the Kamuro Shinobu, c1800

Antiochus tries to hide the love for his mother Stratonice, 1775. Creator: Jean Grandjean
Antiochus tries to hide the love for his mother Stratonice, 1775

Two boys lying on their stomachs on the floor, c.1922-c.1925. Creator: Otto Verhagen
Two boys lying on their stomachs on the floor, c.1922-c.1925. Wearing caps. One of them has a pipe in his mouth

A Confidential Chat, 1672. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
A Confidential Chat, 1672. Other Title(s): A Couple in an Interior

Flowers, 1645-1707. Creator: Hendrik Schoock
Flowers, 1645-1707

"Looking Out" - painted by F. W. Topham - from the Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Co Creator
"Looking Out" - painted by F. W. Topham - from the Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, 1856

Trompe l'Oeil with Breakfast Piece with Lobster and Goblets on a Table Covered with an... 1672
Trompe l'Oeil with Breakfast Piece and Goblets;Breakfast Piece with Lobster and Goblets on a Table Covered with an Oriental Cloth. Trompe l'oeil, 1672

Trompe l'oeil of a Letter Rack with Proclamation by Frederik III, 1672. Creator: Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts
Trompe l'oeil of a Letter Rack with Proclamation by Frederik III, 1672

Trompe l'oeil of a Letter Rack with Christian V's Proclamation, 1671. Creator: Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts
Trompe l'oeil of a Letter Rack with Christian V's Proclamation, 1671

Trompe l'oeil - Letter Rack with a Barber-Surgeon's Instruments, 1668. Creator: Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts
Trompe l'oeil - Letter Rack with a Barber-Surgeon's Instruments, 1668

Trompe l'oeil - Board Partition with Letter Rack and Music Book, 1668. Creator: Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts
Trompe l'oeil - Board Partition with Letter Rack and Music Book, 1668

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