Sensation Collection

George Berkeley, Irish philosopher
George Berkeley (1685-1753), Irish philosopher and Bishop of Cloyne (appointed 1734). Berkeley is famous for his philosophical theory concerning the perception of sensations and ideas

Anatomy / Head / Tongue
MOUTH A medical diagram of the human tongue (lower and upper surfaces), with the specific zones of taste and sensation marked by their Latin names

Photograph of the Loch Ness Monster
A photograph of the Loch Ness Monster taken by Hugh Gray

Phantom pain after amputation, artwork
Phantom pain after amputation. Artwork of a man experiencing phantom pain (red flash) from his amputated hand (left). This is caused by stimuli to the motor and pre-motor cortical areas of his brain

Schaubude / Show Booth (colour litho)
8666188 Schaubude / Show Booth (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schaubude)

Illustration for Oliver Twist, 1871 (engraving)
537425 Illustration for Oliver Twist, 1871 (engraving); (add.info.: Oliver Twist causing a sensation in the children's ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge)

Spanish War of Independence
3499753 Spanish War of Independence; (add.info.: Spanish War of Independence. The Bruc Drum. Allegory. It commemorates the second and decisive battle of Bruc (14 June, 1808) against the French Army

Oliver Twist causing a sensation in the children's ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of
537428 Oliver Twist causing a sensation in the children's ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge

Golden Miller, W Stott up (b/w photo)
8671563 Golden Miller, W Stott up (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Golden Miller, W Stott up)

Fighting Orchids, 1917. Creator: Adrianus Johannes Jacobus de Winter
Fighting Orchids, 1917. Janus de Winter raised a furore around 1916 with depictions of his own feelings - sensations - as abstractions

Zazel, Royal Aquarium, Westminster, London
Zazel (Rossa Matilda Richter), female acrobatic performer and human cannonball, at the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, London, with verses from Punch magazine. 1877

Slab with Dromedary Rider, Tell Halaf, Northern Syria (limestone with red paint)
2657709 Slab with Dromedary Rider, Tell Halaf, Northern Syria (limestone with red paint) by Syrian School (10th Century BC); 64.7x41.9 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

The Bitter Potion, c.1636-38 (oil on oak)
7443821 The Bitter Potion, c.1636-38 (oil on oak) by Brouwer, Adriaen (1605/6-38); Stadel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (add.info.: By Adriaen Brouwer)

Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821
Zacarias Gonzalez Velazquez (1763-1834). Spanish painter. Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Poster, Collins Music Hall, Islington Green, London
Poster for Collins Music Hall, Islington Green, London - Continental Strip Queens, Glamour Stars, week commencing 18 November 1957. Date: 1957

United States. Niagara Falls. Engraving by Van der Burgh. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G

United States. Niagara Falls. Engraving by Milbert. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G

Four Horses in Front of a Cottage, 1876, by Jozef Chelmonski
Jozef Chelmonski (1849-1914). Polish painter. Four Horses in Front of a Cottage, 1876. Detail. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

The Grazny Staw Tarn - Blizzard, 1892, by Witkiewicz
Stanislaw Witkiewicz (1851-1915). Polish painter. The Grazny Staw Tarn - Blizzard, 1892. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

Strong Wind in the Mountains, 1895, by Stanislaw Witkiewicz
Stanislaw Witkiewicz (1851-1915). Polish painter. Strong Wind in the Mountains, 1895. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

Music cover, The Chestnut Tree, the Novelty Singing Dance Sensation. Date: 1938

Comic postcard - Train Held up - in broad daylight!
A young paper boy winks at a passing gent, who is paying close attention to the pretty young lady wearing a glamorous pink dress (which she is holding up) and enormous hat

New fabric that stretches three ways Vita-Flex was made of an exclusive process in which pure rubber was interwoven with fine cotton backing. Date: 1939

Flip-Flap ride at the Franco-British Exhibition 1908
The Flip-Flap ride with compartments that swung horizontally holding fifty people, held at Franco-British Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush, London. Date: 1908

NamibiaRain
Marcel Egger

Rocks walking in sunset
Jie Jin

Mr Wilkie Collins (colour litho)
613493 Mr Wilkie Collins (colour litho) by Cecioni, Adriano (1838-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Wilkie Collins, The novelist who invented sensation, 3 February 1872)

The Law and the Lady, A Novel (engraving)
1053227 The Law and the Lady, A Novel (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Law and the Lady, A Novel)

Sensation Ridden By M.Kinane 18 September 1996 Date: 18 September 1996

"Le chant du rossignol"(The Nightingale is Singing) Une religieuse ecoutant le chant des oiseaux - Peinture
FIA5384925 " Le chant du rossignol" (The Nightingale is Singing) Une religieuse ecoutant le chant des oiseaux - Peinture de Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (1862-1942) 1918 Dim 81x68

The Perfume, 1894-95 (lithograph)
FIA5402555 The Perfume, 1894-95 (lithograph) by Yakunchikova, Maria (1870-1902); State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; (add.info)

Illustration for The Woman In White by Wilkie Collins (litho)
6026867 Illustration for The Woman In White by Wilkie Collins (litho) by Macklin, Thomas Eyre (1867-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Red Shirt and Broncho Bill are invited to Hunt by a Master of Hounds in Hertfordshire (engraving)
1046258 Red Shirt and Broncho Bill are invited to Hunt by a Master of Hounds in Hertfordshire (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

Comic postcard, Just thawed out Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple in strange bathing costumes Date: early 20th century

Newsagents window, North London
Newsagents window proclaims Time magazine still on sale after claims of gross contempt against it by Stephen Wards defence. (Profumo Affair). Date: 1963

The Perfume (Charcoal, pastel and sanguine on cardboard, 19th-20th century)
FIA5401900 The Perfume (Charcoal, pastel and sanguine on cardboard, 19th-20th century) by Helleu, Paul Cesar (1859-1927); Private Collection; Photo eFine Art Images; French, out of copyright

"Allegorie du toucher"(The Allegory of Touch
FIA5400529 " Allegorie du toucher" (The Allegory of Touch) Peinture de Pieter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) vers 1617-1618 Dim 64x111 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid by Rubens

Rides and Drives in and about Atlantic City (b / w photo)
6027159 Rides and Drives in and about Atlantic City (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rides and Drives in and about Atlantic City)

Illustration for The Woman In White by Wilkie Collins (litho)
6026875 Illustration for The Woman In White by Wilkie Collins (litho) by Macklin, Thomas Eyre (1867-1943); Private Collection; (add.info)

Houdinis act at the London Hippodrome 1904
Impression of Houdini performing his famous escapology act at the London Hippodrome in 1904 where he was manacled with handcuffs allegedly made by a locksmith over several years

Advert for the new radio sensation: television (photo)
583464 Advert for the new radio sensation: television (photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advert for the new radio sensation: television; The London Coliseum)

Blind girls playing in sand box on the roof of the New York Association for the Blind
MNY380953 Blind girls playing in sand box on the roof of the New York Association for the Blind, 111 East 59th Street, New York

The Kitchener Coffin Hoax: Frank Power, freelance journalist
The Kitchener Coffin Hoax: Frank Power (real name Arthur Vectis Freeman), freelance journalist. who earned notoriety as the author of the Great Kitchener Yarn - Power claimed to have brought

Maud Allan as Salome
Maud Allan in her famous role as Salome, holding aloft the head of John the Baptist. Photograph reproduced in The Bystander which comments on the scandal her erotic portrayal of a religious subject

The "Sensation"struggle in America (engraving)
960706 The " Sensation" struggle in America (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Sensation" Struggle in America)

Ecstasy, c. 1930 (ivory & onyx)
2961307 Ecstasy, c.1930 (ivory & onyx) by Preiss, Johann Philipp Ferdinand (1882-1943); 33x25.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

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"Sensation: Exploring the Depths of Perception" George Berkeley, an influential Irish philosopher, once pondered the nature of sensation. How do we experience the world around us? Is it through our anatomy, our head, or even our tongue? Intriguingly, a photograph of the Loch Ness Monster captures the sensational allure of mythical creatures and their ability to captivate our imagination. Similarly, phantom pain after amputation is a perplexing sensation that challenges our understanding of perception. It becomes an artwork in itself. The enchanting melody played by Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez on her piano in 1820-1821 evokes sensations that transcend time and space. Meanwhile, at Collins Music Hall in London's Islington Green, posters advertise performances that promise to ignite all five senses. Across continents lies Niagara Falls - its thunderous roar and majestic beauty engrained in history by artists like Van der Burgh and Milbert. The raw power of nature elicits awe-inspiring sensations within us. Artists like Jozef Chelmonski capture fleeting moments where four horses gallop before a humble cottage or Witkiewicz portrays blizzards engulfing Grazny Staw Tarn. These paintings evoke sensations ranging from tranquility to chaos. Finally, music covers like "The Chestnut Tree" transport us to idyllic landscapes where we can almost feel the rustling leaves beneath our feet. Sensation is not merely about what we see or hear; it encompasses everything that stirs emotions within us – be it artistry captured on canvas or melodies resonating deep within our souls. It reminds us that life is meant to be felt with every fiber of our being - a symphony composed by experiences both extraordinary and mundane alike.