Nell the Rat Hunter
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a dog rat-catching with two men in a country setting. In the bottom left corner is an inscription which reads 'by Jno. Whitehead 1852' and there is also a ...
Nine Angry Bulls
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting bulls disturbed by a hare. It is by an artist of the English School dating from about 1870. A horserider and two walkers have been disturbed by the bulls running ...
Offchurch. Group viewing picture
Group of young men and women looking at a landscape picture. Back row, left to right - not known, Chris Rose, Roy Rogers, David Boswell. Front row - Margaret Jones, Pat Hawker, Gail Houghton, Derek Smith, ...
Old Man and Donkey
This is a collage of fabric, watercolour, ink and charcoal on paper depicting an old postman with his donkey and was made by George Smart in 1833. An inscription on the reverse reads 'G. Smart, Artist ...
Old Man and Donkey
This is a collage of fabric, watercolour, ink and charcoal on paper depicting an old postman with his donkey and was made by George Smart in 1833. An inscription on the reverse reads 'G. Smart, Artist ...
Picture of Christ
This framed print belonged to George Eliot and depicts the head of Christ. It may be the work of German artist Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869). George Eliot met him while in Rome, in 1860, and it is possible ...
Portrait of Daniel Lambert
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting Daniel Lambert, the celbrated fattest man on record. In 1805 he resigned as Keeper of Leicester Gaol to both make a tour of England drawing large crowds, and ...
Portrait of Robert Evans
Robert Evans, Mary Ann's father, taken from the miniature by Carlisle painted in 1842.
Note: George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry and Nuneaton district, from ...
Pottergate, Richmond, Yorkshire
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a streetscene in Richmond, Yorkshire. The painting is by J. S. Newton and dates from 1847, and Newton included his father's business in the painting, as over ...
Pottergate, Richmond, Yorkshire - detail of figure
This is a detail of an oil painting on canvas depicting a streetscene in Richmond, Yorkshire. This is Jackie Patterson, the cleaner of the local privies in 1847 when this picture was painted by J. S. ...
Pottergate, Richmond, Yorkshire - detail of figure
This is a detail of an oil painting on canvas depicting a streetscene in Richmond, Yorkshire. This is Harry Pickall, private postman to the Marquis of Zetland in 1847 when this picture was painted by ...
Prize Bull and Prize Cabbage
This is an oil painting on panel depicting a prize bull and prize cabbage, as well as a house, dog and a woman. It is signed and dated in the bottom left corner, 'Williams 1802' and it is likely this ...
Prize Ram
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a prize ram and is by an artist of the English Provincial School, dating from about 1870. By the mid 1700s there was an increasing interest in the science of ...
Prize Ram - detail of landscape
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a prize ram and is by an artist of the English Provincial School, dating from about 1870. By the mid 1700s there was an increasing interest in the science of ...
Racing Pigeons
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting two racing pigeons and is signed and dated 'E.H. WINDRED.1922' in the bottom right corner. A painted
caption along the bottom lists the pigeons' achievements ...
Racing Pigeons
This is the detail of an inscription on an oil painting on canvas depicting two racing pigeons and is signed and dated 'E.H. WINDRED.1922' in the bottom right corner. A painted caption along the bottom ...
Railway Poster - Ostend
Belgian State Railway A poster advertising Ostend and the Belgian State Railway. It depicts a drawing of a cathedral with scaffolding in grey and red, 22nd November 1914.
Railway Poster - Wenduyne On Sea
Belgian National Railways A poster advertising the Belgian National Railways and Wenduyne On Sea. The poster depicts a woman in traditional dress surrounded by flowers. There is a windmill, sunset and ...