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Hanna - A Greek form Antioch, by Amadeo Preziosi
Hanna - A Greek form Antioch, portrait by Amadeo Preziosi (1816-82). Watercolour. Italy, c.1852.
A Greek Priest, by Count Amadeo Preziosi
A Greek Priest, by Count Amadeo Preziosi (1816-82). Watercolour. Greece, 19th century.
Section of a room with Greek ornaments
Section of a room with Greek ornaments, published by Matthias Darly. Ink on paper. England, 1770.
A Greek Slave from Daly's Theatre
A Greek Slave from Daly's Theatre, poster by John Hassall (1868-1948) and printed by David Allen & Sons Ltd. Poster. London, England, 1895.
'Blue & Buff Charity' or 'The Patriarch of the Greek Clergy applying for Relief', 1793.
Coloured etching by James Gillray. This political caricature satirises the subscription raised by Charles James Fox after his coalition defeat over the India Bill, regarding the governing of India by the East India Company. The crowd are all depicted holding daggers and begging for alms in the Crown and Anchor Inn on 5 June 1793. The people illustrated include Charles Mahon 3rd Lord Stanhope, Joseph Priestley and Hall the apothecary. Hall was secretary to the Whig Club and the Charity Committee and his pocket holds a syringe and a medicine bottle labelled W Pitt. Dimensions: 422 mm x 349 mm.
Trade card with engraving of Archimedes, Greek mathematician, 18th century.
Trade card for philosphical, mathematical and optical instrument makers W and S Jones of London, featuring an illustration of Archimedes studying at a desk. Archimedes (c 287-212 BC) is one of the most celebrated figures of the ancient world. His major importance in mathematics was his discovery of formulae for the areas and volumes of spheres, cylinders, parabolas and other plane and solid figures. His methods anticipated the theories of integration to be developed 1800 years later. He also founded the science of hydrostatics, the study of the presure and equilibrium of fluids, and is famous in popular tradition for shouting 'Eureka' when he realised that the level of water in his bath rose when he got into it. The Archimedean screw is still used for raising water.
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST - icon given to Churchill by Archbishop Damaskinos, Head of the Greek Orthodox Church
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST - icon given to Churchill by Archbishop Damaskinos, Head of the Greek Orthodox Church
Privates of the Greek Light Infantry Regiment, 1812
Privates of the Greek Light Infantry Regiment, 1812. Aquatint by J C Stadler after Charles Hamilton Smith, 1812. From Charles Hamilton Smith's 'Costumes of the Army of the British Empire, according to the last regulations 1812', published by Colnaghi and Company, 1812-1815.
'Greek Hero, (Knight Collection)', c 1857.
Photograph by Roger Fenton. In 1853, the British Museum asked Fenton to document parts of their collection as their official photographer. He went on to take many photographs of classical busts, skeletons, Assyrian tablets and other works of art. Fenton was a founding member of the Royal Photographic Society and one of the most influential photographers of the 1850s. He is best known as one of the first war photographers, from his work in the Crimea in 1855. However, he also took many highly-regarded photographs of the Royal Family as well as many superb landscapes, architectural studies and still lifes.
A Greek Slave from Daly's Theatre
A Greek Slave from Daly's Theatre, poster by John Hassall (1868-1948) and printed by David Allen & Sons Ltd. Poster. London, England, 1895.
Euclid, Greek mathematician, c 275 BC.
(Medieval?) engraving of Euclid (330-275 BC) who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. Little is known about him, although his contribution to mathematics has been a major influence for over 2,000 years. He wrote 'Elements of Geometry' which incorporated previous works in mathematics as well as Euclid's own findings. The writings deal with plane geometry; solid geometry, including the five Platonic solids; and the theory of numbers, including a proof that there are an infinite number of primes. It was not until the 19th century that mathematicians realised other kinds of geometry exist. His achievements are impresive, given that there was little algebra or arithmetic at the time, and limited understanding of infinity. Euclid is shown drawing geometrical shapes.
A Greek Priest, by Count Amadeo Preziosi
A Greek Priest, by Count Amadeo Preziosi (1816-82). Watercolour. Greece, 19th century.
C.Bentley, Greek Merchants, 1848.
5IT-V1-F1-1848C.Bentley, Greek Merchants, 1848.Bentley, Charles1806-1854.'Greek Merchants & Fruit Sellers in thePiazzetta, Venice', 1848.Watercolour over traces of pencilheightened with touches of bodycolour,gum arabic & scratching out, 55.5 x 78cmLondon, Sotheby's.Lot 110, 20/10/93.
Cameo of MRS MARY SOMERVILLE in the Greek style
Cameo of MRS MARY SOMERVILLE in the Greek style.