Art/Painting Art Prints

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) wrote his first novel 'The Pickwick Papers' in 1836 aged just 24. Throughout his life he wrote 15 novels, 5 novellas as...

Text on the tag: Illustration from Johnson's household book of nature featuring the common bat, vampire bat, dog headed bat, horseshoe bat and Fru...

Text on the tag: Illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Depicted is the White Rabbit saying to itself ‘Oh ...

Following his father's imprisonment at Marshalsea Prison for debt, Charles Dickens (1812-1870), then aged just 12 years old, was sent to work at a ...

Text on the tag: From The Angel’s Concert, the image portrays two seated angles reading from a song book. By Cherubino Alberti (1553-1615)..   Con...

Text on the tag: The original painting, destroyed by fire in 1698, was painted by Hans Holbein the Younger. The king commissioned several copies to...

Text on the tag: Elizabeth I (1533-1603), the last Tudor monarch, ruled England and Ireland for over 40 years. Through bringing peace to the realm,...

Text on the tag: Illustration by draughtsman Jean Bernard in 1815. There are over 500 million domestic cats in the world, and are one of, if not th...

Text on the tag: According to Google, the number of books published in all of modern history totals to around 13 million. With publishers constantl...

Text on the tag: Painted by Carl Spitzweg c.1850, the library is decorated in rococo style with a man standing at the top of a ladder. His love for...

Text on the tag: We are made whole by books, as by great space and the stars. Mary Carolyn Davies, 20thC American Poet..   Conservation acid-free ...

Text on the tag: There are over 2,000 species of cacti of various shapes and sizes. Caldera cacti in south-western US can reach over 20 m (66 ft) i...

Text on the tag: This portrait of Charles Dickens was painted during his first tour of North America, where he caught the attention of Americans w...

Text on the tag: In the publication Eclipse, 14th June 1868, André Gill illustrates Dickens crossing the English Channel holding his favourite nov...

Text on the tag: Les boussoles sont des outils utiles dans la navigation terrestre et maritime. On utilise une boussole dite d’arpenteur pour cart...

Text on the tag: Les sphères armillaires, dont les premiers modèles remontent au IIème siècle, sont des représentations en laiton de la sphère cél...

Text on the tag: With earliest models dating back to the 2ndC, armillary spheres are brass representations of the celestial sphere with either the...

Text on the tag: Cette carte a été créée en 1660 par le graveur et éditeur néerlandais Justus Danckerts. L'entreprise familiale cartographique Dan...

Text on the tag: This map was created in 1660 by Dutch engraver and print publisher Justus Danckerts. The Danckerts cartographic family business w...

Text on the tag: Datant de l’Antiquité, l’art du matelotage est une compétence importante pour la voile et les activités maritimes. Il existe plus...

Text on the tag: Dating back to ancient times, knot-tying is an important skill for sailing and maritime activity. There are over 3,800 types of k...

Text on the tag: Compasses are useful tools in both land-based and maritime navigation, employing a magnetised needle to identify true north. This...

Text on the tag: Les phares anciens étaient rudimentaires, constitués de plates-formes ou de petites structures surmontées de feux. Au XIXe siècle...

Text on the tag: Ancient lighthouses were rudimentary, consisting of platforms or small structures with fires on top. In the 19th C., lighthouse e...

Text on the tag: Les bouées sifflantes aident les marins à s’orienter par temps brumeux et incertains. Lorsque la bouée monte et descend dans l’ea...

Text on the tag: Whistling buoys help sailors find their way in foggy and misty weather. As the buoy bobs up and down in the water, compressed air...

Text on the tag: L'École navale, ou Académie navale française, forme les officiers de la Marine française depuis 1830. Cette illustration est tiré...

Text on the tag: The École navale, or the French Naval Academy, has trained the officers of the French Navy since 1830. This illustration of a you...

Text on the tag: Les marins sont les membres actifs de l’équipage d’un navire au-dessous du grade d’officier. Cette illustration d'un marin provie...

Text on the tag: Sailors are the working members of a ship’s crew below the officer-level rank. This illustration of a sailor from the French Navy...

Text on the tag: Le Petit Journal était un quotidien parisien populaire publié entre 1843 et 1944. Sur cette couverture figure le navire de guerre...

Text on the tag: Le Petit Journal was a popular daily Parisian newspaper published between 1843 and 1944. The French naval ship Marengo is feature...

Text on the tag: Illustration montrant l'évolution des uniformes de la marine française de 1690 à 1930. Le type d'uniforme porté et d'insignes aff...

Text on the tag: Illustration showing the evolution of French Naval Uniforms from 1690 to 1930. The type of uniform worn and insignia displayed by...

Text on the tag: The name ‘scrooge’ has become another word for a miser in the English language. ‘Bah! Humbug!’ has come to express that something...

Text on the tag: The iconic novella was highly influential in reviving Christmas and reinventing how the season is celebrated. Celebrations became...