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Text on the reverse side: Isaac Merritt Singer came from humble beginnings. Working in a machine-shop in Boston in 1851, he was given a sewing mac...

Text on the reverse side: This celebrated lithograph presents Jane Avril, one of Montmartre’s most distinctive dancers. Lautrec emphasised her ecc...

Text on the reverse side: Designed during May Milton’s single season at the Moulin Rouge, Lautrec’s poster presents the English dancer as an arres...

Text on the reverse side: Created to advertise Aristide Bruant’s appearance at the Eldorado cabaret, Lautrec adapted his earlier Ambassadeurs desi...

Text on the reverse side: The Breakers contains an extraordinary forty-eight bedrooms for the Vanderbilt family and their household staff. At nigh...

Text on the reverse side: Rendered in the manner of an architectural study. Richard Morris Hunt was the first American architect trained at Paris’...

Text on the reverse side: Cornelius Vanderbilt rose from operating a small ferry between Staten Island and Manhattan to building one of America’s ...

Text on the reverse side: The word detective comes from the Latin detegere, meaning to uncover or reveal. Before professional detectives became co...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary Pict Warrior adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”,...

Text on the reverse side: Une adaptation d'une estampe japonaise de 1814. Le mot japonais pour grenouille est "kaeru", qui peut aussi signifier "r...

Text on the reverse side: Introduced during the inter-war years, the Morris Minor M8 Post Office Van transformed British mail delivery. Its compac...

Text on the reverse side: Monroe often referred to Marilyn Monroe in the third person, with an inner switch turning “Marilyn” on and off. From bei...

Text on the reverse side: This image was created during production/publicity for The Seven Year Itch, released in 1955. Marilyn is wearing the whi...

Text on the reverse side: This photograph is commonly linked to promotional sessions around River of No Return, which was filmed in 1953 and relea...

Text on the reverse side: Marilyn Monroe rose to fame in the early 1950s as one of the film industry's biggest stars. In 1955, she founded Marilyn...

Text on the reverse side: During the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror’s troops panicked when rumours spread that he had been killed. He l...

Text on the reverse side: Blazing above the Bayeux Tapestry, the comet captures a moment of awe, omen, and memory. This design brings to life the ...

Text on the reverse side: This design from One-hundred Aspects of the Moon shows Benkei praying to calm the seas at Daimotsu bay. Yoshitoshi trans...

Text on the reverse side: Chikanobu’s composition transforms courtly elegance into quiet heroism, presenting women as vigilant protectors. The int...

Text on the reverse side: This portrayal of London’s mail railway encapsulates the era’s belief in progress, presenting infrastructure as both pra...

Text on the reverse side: Today, the Palm House remains both a working scientific environment and a visitor landmark, symbolising Victorian optimi...

Text on the reverse side: Opened in 1989, the museum celebrates the life, work and enduring legacy of the founder of modern nursing. Through perso...

Text on the reverse side: As the world’s first adhesive postage stamp used within a national system, the Penny Black modelled postal modernity. Mo...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary angel adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, which ...

Text on the reverse side: This illustration from The Book of the Cat reflects the soothing nature of cats, which can sleep for up to twenty hours ...

Text on the reverse side: Opened to the public in 1962, this historic attic space showcases a purpose-built surgical theatre from 1822, used befor...

Text on the reverse side: For over 2,500 years, theatre has brought people together to laugh, reflect and dream. From ancient amphitheatres to mod...

Text on the reverse side: Opened in 1926, this landmark institution features a striking façade inspired by Spanish Renaissance architecture, with ...

Text on the reverse side: When first exhibited in 1877, its superbly naturalistic modelling led some critics to accuse Rodin of making it directly...

Text on the reverse side: Painted by an American woman artist, this European mountain view employs softened light and Impressionist-inflected brus...

Text on the reverse side: Opened in 1926, this landmark institution features a striking façade inspired by Spanish Renaissance architecture, with ...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary rock & roll adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaer...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary baseball adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, whi...

Text on the reverse side: Une adaptation d'une estampe japonaise de 1814. Le mot japonais pour grenouille est "kaeru", qui peut aussi signifier "r...

Text on the reverse side: Dadd created this fantastical scene while institutionalised, crafting its minute details over several years. The paintin...

Text on the reverse side: An early example of Jansson’s disciplined technique, this painting examines the visual complexity of armour through care...