Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer, standing, with the refugee Hungarian violinist, Eduard Remenyi (1828-1898), with whom he went on tour. Halftone from a photograph..
Anne Hyde (1637-1671) by Sir Peter Lely. Lady Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (22 March 1638 ? 10 April 1671) first wife of James, Duke of York (the future King James II of England and VII of Scotland), and the mother of two monarchs, Mary II of England and Scotland and Anne of Great Britain.[2]
Cottagers in North Wales knitting. All the family, male and female, would spend as much time as possible knitting stockings from the wool of local sheep. The stockings would be sold at the town of Bala, Snowdonia, Wales. From Scenes in England by the Rev. Isaac Taylor, London, 1822. Hand-coloured engraving.
Another Place; Crosby; Waterloo; River Mersey; Anthony Gormley; Statues; Sand; castings; Figures; Public Art; metal; Coast; seaside; Beach; Art; Installation; North West; UK
Dropping Well or Petrifying Spring, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England. Minerals leached from the limestone rock by water covered everything with deposit, making them seem to be turned to stone. From Scenes in England by the Rev. Isaac Taylor, London, 1822. Hand-coloured engraving.
UK, United Kingdom, Great Britain, South Wales, Vale of Glamorgan, Coast, Coastline, Coastal, Welsh, Sunset, Setting Sun, Winter Evening, Red Rocks, Boulders, Limestone, Evening, Landscape, Nash Point, Bristol Channel,
Louisiana, New Orleans, Warehouse District, New Orleans Marriott at the Convention Center, hotel, chain, hospitality industry, lobby, guest, front desk, check-in, clerk, decor,
Black Bear, Ursus Americanus, cinnamon colour, west, short thick fur, large nose, small brown eyes, round ears, Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada
Description
A close up of the head of the cinnamon coloured race of the Black Bear found in the western parts of North America.
Hans Holbein the Younger 1497 or 1498 - 1543 (artist), Portrait of Sir Brian Tuke, oil on pane. Tuke was Treasurer and secretary to Henry VIII the king of England.
London Eye; Millennium Wheel; year 2000; y2k; big wheel; Ferris wheel; capital city; England; UK; Britain; Europe; River Thames; tourist; Architecture; night; 20a
London Eye; Millennium Wheel; year 2000; y2k; big wheel; Ferris wheel; capital city; England; UK; Britain; Europe; River Thames; tourist; Architecture; night; 20a
Christ's Passion (Triptych known as Altarpiece of St Antony) Detail: Male and female (Virgin Mary?) figures in prayer looking upwards. Anonymous 16th century: Oil on wood. Church of St Nicolas, Tallin.
Swamped rowing boat on the shore of lough Eske county Donegal Ireland the background is lit by a full moon which is out of shot with the foreground illuminated by torch light during a long exposure rope moored tied up clinker clapper ribs wood paint calm water lake shade shadow darkness late
Canada, Rockies, National Park, Mountains, blue sky, crisp, clean, sharp, wilderness, remote, breathtaking, glacial, glacier, peaks, snow capped, ice, rugged, ice melt snowy Waputik Range, Canadian Rockies Banff National Park, glacial lake, vivid colour of lake as result of glacial silt, shows treeline, conifers, sedimentary, different layers of strata showing differential erosion, glacial out-wash, scree slope, snow color Peyto Lake color
Exmoor, North Devon, Somerset, landscape, scenery, National Park, National Trust, holiday, vacation, David Young, Exmoor, National Park, North Somerset, South West England, UK, Architecture; historic; historical; heritage; houses; village; tourist attraction; tourism; holiday; vacation; travel; sunny; sunshine; sunlight; blue sky; SW England; West Country; Westcountry; English; British; Britain; Great Britain; GB; United Kingdom, coastal path, sea, footpath, Porlock
The Miracles of St Francis Xavier', 1617. Oil on canvas. Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Flemish painter. St Francis Xavier (1506-1572) Roman Catholic missionary and co-founder of Society of Jesus (Jesuits) raising dead and healing sick.
Ancient Architecture Whitby Abbey, English heritage, East Yorkshire, England, monastery ruins, ancient, Viking raiders, cemetery, speed sign, tombstones, tourism, historical, picture taken May 2004
