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Camouflaged ships in dry dock (Wadsworth, 1918, woodcut) - mono version of oil painting

Camouflaged ships in dry dock (Wadsworth, 1918, woodcut) - mono versio...

Camouflaged ships in dry dock (Edward Wadsworth, 1918, woodcut on paper, Victoria and Albert Museum) - mono version of his oil painting

Camouflaged ships in dry dock(Wadsworth, 1918, woodcut)

Camouflaged ships in dry dock(Wadsworth, 1918, woodcut)

Camouflaged ships in dry dock (Edward Wadsworth, 1918, woodcut on paper, Victoria and Albert Museum)

La Pepinière poster Paris 1898

La Pepinière poster Paris 1898

Poster Ah! La Pé...la Pé...La Pepinière!!!, Concert de la Pepinière, Paris 1898, colour lithograph Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Museum number: E.303-1921

Pears Soap 1900 - Public domain scan / drawing

Pears Soap 1900 - Public domain scan / drawing

Poster for Pears soap, 1900, A. & F. Pears Ltd. V&A Museum no. E.1064-1919 Techniques - Colour lithograph, inks on paper Place - London, England Dimensions - Height 43 cm Width 32.2 cm Object Type - This is a ... More

London Kings Theatre Haymarket postcard

London Kings Theatre Haymarket postcard

A reproduction as a postcard of the Italian Opera House (King's Theatre), built by John Vanbrugh, at the Haymarket before it was destroyed by a fire on 17 June 1789. The original print was earlier published i... More

Robert Jacob Hamerton - Poster for A Sensation Novel

Robert Jacob Hamerton - Poster for A Sensation Novel

Advertising poster for the 31 January 1871 première production of A Sensation Novel, a comic musical play by W. S. Gilbert and Thomas German Reed. Printed by Stannard & Son. Lithograph, 38.4cm x 27.9cm

Robert Jacob Hamerton - Poster for A Sensation Novel

Robert Jacob Hamerton - Poster for A Sensation Novel

Advertising poster for the 31 January 1871 première production of A Sensation Novel, a comic musical play by W. S. Gilbert and Thomas German Reed. Printed by Stannard & Son. Lithograph, 38.4cm x 27.9cm

Robert Jacob Hamerton - Poster for A Sensation Novel - Original

Robert Jacob Hamerton - Poster for A Sensation Novel - Original

Advertising poster for the 31 January 1871 première production of A Sensation Novel, a comic musical play by W. S. Gilbert and Thomas German Reed. Printed by Stannard & Son. Lithograph, 38.4cm x 27.9cm

Farinelli Engraving V&A - Public domain portrait engraving

Farinelli Engraving V&A - Public domain portrait engraving

Portrait of Carlo Broschi 'Farinelli' (1705-1782)Italiano: Incisione che ritrae il castrato Carlo Broschi, in arte Farinelli.

Covent Garden Theatre London fire - Original

Covent Garden Theatre London fire - Original

Interior of Covent Garden Theatre at the first alarm of fire at the conclusion of the Bal Masque.

Covent Garden Theatre London fire

Covent Garden Theatre London fire

Interior of Covent Garden Theatre at the first alarm of fire at the conclusion of the Bal Masque.

'In the Garden House Reach, Calcutta', c1786-1791, by William Daniell

'In the Garden House Reach, Calcutta', c1786-1791, by William Daniell

'In the Garden House Reach, Calcutta', c1786-1791, by William Daniell From the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederi... More

Hanhoute and Azoff, with explosion of a Turkish frigate, at the Battle of Navarino, 20 Oct 1827 V&A 2008BV5601

Hanhoute and Azoff, with explosion of a Turkish frigate, at the Battle...

Lithograph, coloured by hand, depicting a sea battle at Navarino during the Greek War of Independence. Lettered with key. Hanhoute and Azoff, with explosion of a Turkish frigate, at the Battle of Navarino, 20 ... More

Engraving at the Victoria and Albert Museum 1

Engraving at the Victoria and Albert Museum 1

"Edouard Balus (1813-89). Pavillion Richelieu, Louvre. 1856-7." At the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Spectacle gratis (Avant-scène)

Spectacle gratis (Avant-scène)

Spectacle gratis, (Avant - scène), hand-coloured lithograph, early to mid-19th century Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Museum number: S.804-2009

Covent Garden Theatre - to be opened this evening (NYPL b16648229-1619181)

Covent Garden Theatre - to be opened this evening (NYPL b16648229-1619...

* From an engraving by Smyth, printed on p. 484 of The illustrated London news: May 15, 1858. Image depicts a crowd, including horses and carriages, gathered outside of the Covent Garden Theatre in London.

Engraving at the Victoria and Albert Museum 3

Engraving at the Victoria and Albert Museum 3

"Robert Howlett (1830-58), The Great Eastern, 1857." At the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Engraving at the Victoria and Albert Museum 2

Engraving at the Victoria and Albert Museum 2

"William Lyndon Smith (1835-65), Untitled [View of Church Ruins], about 1858." At the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Engraving at the Victoria and Albert Museum 4

Engraving at the Victoria and Albert Museum 4

"Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68). Exhibition of the Photographic Society of London and the Societe Francais de Photographie at the South Kensington Museum. 1858." At the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Archers by Adam Buck

Archers by Adam Buck

Français : Archers by Adam Buck.

A Sensation Novel - A book cover with a picture of a woman and a man

A Sensation Novel - A book cover with a picture of a woman and a man

Advertising Poster for a production of A Sensation Novel, a comic musical play by W. S. Gilbert.

1881 Savoy Theatre - Victorian era public domain image

1881 Savoy Theatre - Victorian era public domain image

The original facade of the Savioy Theatre, facing the Embankment, London, England.

Anonymous — Mademoiselle Desmares, Actrice de l'Opera

Anonymous — Mademoiselle Desmares, Actrice de l'Opera

Public domain reproduction of art print, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Thomas Benjamin Kennington 001

Thomas Benjamin Kennington 001

Public domain scan of printed advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Suakini Arab - V&A SP.536

Suakini Arab - V&A SP.536

Plate 5, Suakini Arab. Portrait of a Suakini Arab Engraved by Pollard after a picture by H. Salt, from George Viscount Valentia's 'Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, The Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt', 1811... More

Italian Opera House at the Haymarket (colour)

Italian Opera House at the Haymarket (colour)

The Italian Opera House, built by John Vanbrugh, at the Haymarket before it was destroyed by a fire on 17 June 1789: this work of art was earlier published in Charles John Smith's Historical and Literary Antiqu... More

Antonio del pollaiolo, battaglia di ignudi

Antonio del pollaiolo, battaglia di ignudi

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Antonio del pollaiolo, studio di nudi in combattimento, 1467-1470

Antonio del pollaiolo, studio di nudi in combattimento, 1467-1470

Public domain reproduction of artwork, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Harunobu 1768 V&A, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Harunobu 1768 V&A, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Woodblock print, about 1768, Suzuki Harunobu V&A Museum no. E.1053-1963 Techniques - Block print on paper Dimensions - Height 26 cm (unframed) Width 19 cm (unframed) Object Type - Woodblock prints such as this... More

Handbill advertising Indian jugglers, '3 Astonishing Indians', at no. 349 The Strand, London, dated in pencil, 15 August 1815 - VAM S.1206-1982

Handbill advertising Indian jugglers, '3 Astonishing Indians', at no. ...

Handbill advertising Indian jugglers, billed as '3 Astonishing Indians', performing at no. 349 The Strand, London, dated in pencil, 15 August 1815. Feats surpass every thing of the kind ever attempted in this... More

Nishikie, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Nishikie, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (about 1724-70), 'Parading Courtesan with Attendants', Late 1760, Nishiki-e (brocade print), Chûban size, Signature: Suzuki Harunobu ga V&A Museum no. E.1416-1898

Edison's Animated Pictures poster Birmingham c1902

Edison's Animated Pictures poster Birmingham c1902

Edison's Life-size Animated Pictures, China and Boer Wars. Colour lithograph poster advertising a cinematic showing at the Curzon Hall, Birmingham. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Museum number: E.3312-1932

H.M.S. Princess Charlotte and part of the Allied Fleet in a heavy Gale at St George Bay near Beyrout, December 2, 1841. 2008BV5555

H.M.S. Princess Charlotte and part of the Allied Fleet in a heavy Gale...

Hand-coloured lithograph in draft depicting the H.M.S. Princess Charlotte and part of the Allied Fleet near Beirut, Syria. Lettered with partially mutilated title, key to the ships and 'H.M.S. Prinss. Charlott... More

The Blockading Squadron off Alexandria at the conclusion of Commodore Napier's convention with Mahomet Ali, November 28th 1840 O1105647

The Blockading Squadron off Alexandria at the conclusion of Commodore ...

Lithograph of the Blockading Squadron off Alexandria at the conclusion of Commodore Napier's convention with Mahomet Ali on 28 November 1840 Ships are identified on the print. L-Rː Revenge, Medea, Vanguard, G... More

View of Salamis from the Acropolis Athens SP.126

View of Salamis from the Acropolis Athens SP.126

Hand-coloured lithograph entitled 'View of Salamis from the Acropolis Athens' by C. de Brocktorff after a sketch by R. D. White, ca. early 19th century. Richard Dunning White biography

Dresden Hoftheater - A drawing of a building with people walking around it

Dresden Hoftheater - A drawing of a building with people walking aroun...

F. E. Schmidt: Semper's first opera house in Dresden, opened 1841. Etching, coloured by hand. Dimensions: 21.3 cm x 26.5 cm (plate). H R Beard Collection; Victoria and Albert Museum - Theatre Museum, London. Mu... More

G Durand Saturday Night at the Victoria Theatre VA

G Durand Saturday Night at the Victoria Theatre VA

Saturday Night at the Victoria Theatre, wood-engraving, published in The Graphic, 26 October 1872 Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Museum number: S.3243-2009

Lainez as Rodrique by J Penzel - César

Lainez as Rodrique by J Penzel - César

Deutsch: « Ritter Kleidung / Hrr. Lainez, als Rodrique i.d. Opera Chimene » English: The French operatic tenor Étienne Lainez in the costume of a knight, role of Rodrique in Antonio Sacchini's opera Chimène, ... More

Print depicting the Count of Barca, Harry R. Beard Collection - V&A Museum (S.1328-2012)

Print depicting the Count of Barca, Harry R. Beard Collection - V&A Mu...

Print depicting António de Araújo e Azevedo, 1st Count of Barca (1754-1817)

Women's costume 1787 VA

Women's costume 1787 VA

Fashion plate showing women's costume. Hand-coloured etching, Paris, 1787 Victoria and Albert Museum, London, museum no. E.988-1959 (Link)

1867 NationalStandardTheatre

1867 NationalStandardTheatre

1867 National Standard Theatre Poster. In the collection of the Theatre Museum

Amphitheatre Holborn 1867

Amphitheatre Holborn 1867

Royal Amphitheatre, High Holborn (later „Royal Connaught Theatre“, „Alcazar Theatre“), newspaper cutting, 22 June 1867 Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Museum number: S.2399-2009

Salomon Savery - Amsterdam Schouwburg of Van Campen interior

Salomon Savery - Amsterdam Schouwburg of Van Campen interior

De Schouburgh van binnen, interior of the Schouwburg of Van Campen, Amsterdam Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Museum number: S.3593-2009

Cruikshank Pierce' Egan's Real Life - Drury Lane Theatre 1821

Cruikshank Pierce' Egan's Real Life - Drury Lane Theatre 1821

Drury Lane Theatre (one of a series of prints by George and Robert Cruikshank illustrating Pierce Egan's Real Life in London); aquatint print, published by Jones & Co., London, 11 August 1821 Victoria and Albe... More

Elisabetta Gafforini - G. Ricordi & Co. (V&A Museum S.260-2015)

Elisabetta Gafforini - G. Ricordi & Co. (V&A Museum S.260-2015)

Print of Elisabetta Gafforini, Milan, 19th century.

Isaac Cruikshank King John's first appearance at the New Theatre Covent Garden 1809

Isaac Cruikshank King John's first appearance at the New Theatre Coven...

King John's first appearance at the New Theatre Covent Garden with John Philip Kemble as King John facing the Old Price Rioters. Published in London by J. Johnson, November 1809 Victoria and Albert Museum, Lo... More

John Martin - The Evening of the Deluge - WGA14147

John Martin - The Evening of the Deluge - WGA14147

Public domain photograph related to the history of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kuniyoshi Takiyasha the Witch print

Kuniyoshi Takiyasha the Witch print

Triptych of Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, 19th century, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797 - 1861) V&A Museum no. E.1333:1 to 3-1922 Technique - Woodblock print Place - Japan Source: http://images.vam.a... More

The Stone Theatre at St Petersburg

The Stone Theatre at St Petersburg

"The Stone Theatre at St. Petersburg", depicting the Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre; hand coloured aquatint, published London 2nd January 1809, Victoria & Albert Museum, Museum number: S.3278-2009

Theatre Royal Drury Lane prize distribution

Theatre Royal Drury Lane prize distribution

Prize distribution of the Art Union of London in the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Museum number: S.41-2008

Theatre Royal Drury Lane 1812

Theatre Royal Drury Lane 1812

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, published 25th November 1812 by James Whittle and James R H Laurie, London; hand coloured etching; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Museum No. S.40-2008

Theatre audience 18-19th century

Theatre audience 18-19th century

A theatre audience, 19th century; hand-coloured etching Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Museum number: S.384-2009

Vue du fameux Théâtre de la Ville de Naples in Italie

Vue du fameux Théâtre de la Ville de Naples in Italie

Vue du fameux Théâtre de la Ville de Naples in Italie (Napoli, Italia) Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Museum number: S.6079-2009 Italiano: A Napoli, prima del San Carlo, c'era il Teatro San Bartolomeo.... More

William Heath The Dress Circle - Public domain  print

William Heath The Dress Circle - Public domain print

The Dress Circle; hand-coloured etching, published ca. late 1820s Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Museum number: S.2613-2009

Faithorne frontispiece - Public domain monumental decor engraving

Faithorne frontispiece - Public domain monumental decor engraving

Frontispiece, 1657, William Faithorne, V&A Museum no. E.949-1960 Techniques - Engraving, ink on paper Artist/designer - William Faithorne, Richard Royston born 1599 - died 1686 (publisher) Place - London, Engl... More

Holland House, Middlesex, 1815 by John Preston Neale

Holland House, Middlesex, 1815 by John Preston Neale

Holland House in 1815. Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William Joy - N.W. View of Yarmouth Jetty

William Joy - N.W. View of Yarmouth Jetty

Public domain scan of a print with maritime landscape, ship in the harbor, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Erasmus Duerer VandA E.4621-1910

Erasmus Duerer VandA E.4621-1910

Portrait of Desiderius Esrasmus, engraved in Nuremberg, Germany. Français : Portrait d'Érasme, gravé à Nuremberg, Germany.

Covent Garden Theatre London fire

Covent Garden Theatre London fire

Interior of Covent Garden Theatre at the first alarm of fire at the conclusion of the Bal Masque.

Bartolozzi after Laurence Lady carrying a muff VA

Bartolozzi after Laurence Lady carrying a muff VA

Public domain image of portrait painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Covent Garden Theatre Jullien's Bal Masque c1847

Covent Garden Theatre Jullien's Bal Masque c1847

Jullien's Bal Masque, Covent Garden Theatre; Interior of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London; chromolithograph, c. 1847 Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Museum number: S.70-1987

Illustrated catalogue of a miscellaneous selection of rare engravings, etchings and original drawings of many schools and periods (electronic resource) - from the portfolios of R. Ederheimer (14586239470)

Illustrated catalogue of a miscellaneous selection of rare engravings,...

Marcantonio Raimondi  (1480–1534)   Description engraver and printmaker Date of birth/death circa 1474 date QS:P,+1474-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 circa 1534 date QS:P,+1534-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,... More

Martin, John - Satan presiding at the Infernal Council - 1824
Marcantonio Raimondi (after Raphael) - The Last Supper