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Text on the reverse side: Charles Frederick Worth, the father of haute couture, revolutionised 19th-century fashion with his luxurious, custom-mad...

Text on the reverse side: Tirée de la pièce La Dame aux Camélias, la somptueuse robe de la maison Worth, avec sa soie fluide et ses ornements raff...

Text on the reverse side: Featured in La Gazette du Bon Ton, a leading Art Deco-era fashion magazine, this illustration presents an elegant evenin...

Text on the reverse side: From the play La Dame aux Camélias, the sumptuous gown by the House of Worth with flowing silk and ornate detail, perfec...

Text on the reverse side: Around age 30, Charles Worth was a rising talent in Paris, working at Gagelin and designing dresses that drew elite atte...

Text on the reverse side: L’impératrice Eugénie (1826–1920), grande icône de la mode du XIXᵉ siècle, dépensait environ 300 000 francs par an auprè...

Text on the reverse side: Empress Eugénie (1826–1920), a leading fashion icon of the 19th century, spent around 300,000 francs annually with the H...

Text on the reverse side: Deux élégantes dames admirent des tableaux dans un musée, l'une affirmant reconnaître une robe de Charles Frederick Wort...

Text on the reverse side: Two elegantly dressed ladies admire paintings in a museum, one confidently identifying a gown as a creation by Charles F...

Text on the reverse side: Just like you, every star in the night sky shines brighter than the sun.

Text on the reverse side: The “Master of Suspense” Sir Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), who directed more than 50 feature films is considered one of ...

Text on the reverse side: The first motion pictures were introduced back in the late 1800s, although it usually consisted of a single scene that l...

Text on the reverse side: In 1928, when Walt Disney created Steamboat Willie in 1928, he only had two animators working for him. By the time he cr...

Text on the reverse side: The origins of the word "photography" comes from Greek, meaning to draw with light. The word camera comes from Latin - “...

Text on the reverse side: Even though digital projectors are gradually surfacing, movie theatre preference still overwhelmingly uses analogue proj...

Text on the reverse side: La vie s’écoule comme un opéra : certains actes font rire, d’autres émeuvent profondément. Tantôt emportés par la passio...

Text on the reverse side: An ornate map of the British Isles from The Illustrated Atlas, featuring the Shetland Islands. Counties outlined in colo...

Text on the reverse side: The illustration from British Wild Flowers in their Natural Colour and Form by the Revd Professor Henslow, captures the ...

Text on the reverse side: Believed to be the first ever photo of a ship, this image was captured in 1844 using the calotype process. Designed by B...

Text on the reverse side: Brunel stands before the vast launching chains of the Great Eastern - his most daring creation. Mud-splattered and resol...

Text on the reverse side: Illustration from a coloured chromolithograph published in Boy's Own Paper, featuring detailed illustrations of various ...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary SS Great Britain adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating from 1814. The Japanese word for frog is...

Text on the reverse side: It is believed that the first ships were built by the Ancient Egyptians as early as the 4th century BC. Since then, mari...

Text on the reverse side: The last of Dickens' London homes, Doughty Street, saw the creation of Oliver Twist, Pickwick Papers, and Nicholas Nickl...

Text on the reverse side: Pavarotti’s rendition of Nessun dorma, a technically demanding aria ending on a high B, became iconic. It reached number...

Text on the reverse side: Trivia: Saekdong, meaning "colourful stripes," symbolises harmony, vitality, and auspiciousness in Korean culture. Red r...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary get well adaptation of an antique Japanese woodblock print from 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaer...

Text on the reverse side: 1874 saw the introduction of the first commercial typewriters, but it was not until after the mid 1880s that they would ...

Text on the reverse side: Puccini originally had no plan for the aria "Vissi D'Arte", but after protests from the soprano singing Tosca’s role, he...

Text on the reverse side: The poster shows the dramatic scene from Tosca Act II: Floria Tosca kills the corrupt Baron Scarpia to save her lover. O...

Text on the reverse side: “Che Gelida Manina” is a poignant aria from Puccini's La Bohème, sung by Rodolfo to Mimi. Its title means “What a cold l...

Text on the reverse side: Designed by Alphonse Mucha, the poster captures Bernhardt's dramatic presence with flowing lines and intricate detailing...

Text on the reverse side: Life unfolds like a series of operas - some acts are filled with laughter, others resonating with deep emotions. Sometim...

Text on the reverse side: A panoramic view of London from Somerset Gardens to the Tower highlights St. Paul’s Cathedral and church spires. In the ...

Text on the reverse side: The border caption reads: "The heart of Britain's empire here is spread out for your view, it shows you many stations &a...

Text on the reverse side: By the British textile designer, poet and novelist, William Morris (1834-1896). Morris in fact studied theology at Oxfor...