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DAMAYANTI AND SWAN (1890)
Text on the reverse side: Damayanti and Nala, from an Indian love story, fall for each other without ever having met. A golden swan acts as a mess...
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Text on the reverse side: Damayanti and Nala, from an Indian love story, fall for each other without ever having met. A golden swan acts as a mess...
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Text on the reverse side: God Krishna dances on the serpent deity Kaliya’s head as punishment for polluting the river. Kaliya’s wives surround Kri...
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Text on the reverse side: Om is one of the most important symbols, a sacred sound, syllable, mantra, and an invocation in Hinduism, said to be the...
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Text on the reverse side: The Universal Larousse was a combined dictionary and encyclopaedia. The dictionary focused on the presentation of French...
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Text on the reverse side: The Universal Larousse was a combined dictionary and encyclopaedia. The dictionary focused on the presentation of French...
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Text on the reverse side: The Universal Larousse was a combined dictionary and encyclopaedia. The dictionary focused on the presentation of French...
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Text on the reverse side: The love of Krishna and Radha is expressed by the multitude of birds, the flowering trees, and the intertwining of their...
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Text on the reverse side: Throughout the Tudor period, dogs were popular pets and were often kept as guard dogs and used for hunting. The breed of...
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Text on the reverse side: Due to their association with witches and superstition, cats were not popular as pets during the Tudor times. Despite th...
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Text on the reverse side: Hindu goddess of fortune, Lakshmi, holds a lotus flower as symbols of self-knowledge and spiritual liberation. Her four ...
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Text on the reverse side: The Mughal painting depicts the ancient tale of Wag-wag, a mythical island believed to be populated by creatures possess...
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Text on the reverse side: The Universal Larousse was a combined dictionary and encyclopaedia. The dictionary focused on the presentation of French...
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Text on the reverse side: The Universal Larousse was a combined dictionary and encyclopaedia. The dictionary focused on the presentation of French...
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Text on the reverse side: Bird and flower painting is considered one of the treasures of Chinese culture. It is inspired by the beauty of the mult...
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Text on the reverse side: Depicting harmony with nature and enriched with symbolism, the genre of bird and flower art has remained a favourite in ...
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Text on the reverse side: In traditional Chinese painting, subjects such as flowers are often depicted against a simple empty background. The purp...
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Text on the reverse side: The Pouf was a hairstyle popularised in France in the 18th century by Marie Antoinette. It was created by pinning the ha...
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Text on the reverse side: Published in Paris, the collection of the latest fashionable hairstyles each with a descriptive title comprised of a set...
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Text on the reverse side: Hairstyles designed by Mr Ball. Based at No.131 Oxford Street opposite Hanover Gate, London, he showcased his array of s...
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Text on the reverse side: Published in Paris, the collection of the latest fashionable hairstyles each with a descriptive title comprised of a set...
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Text on the reverse side: The Pouf was hard to wear. Combined with the large dresses that were in fashion at the time, ladies had trouble entering...
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Text on the reverse side: In 1778, the French navy defeated the British, marking the beginning of France's engagement in the American War of Indep...
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Text on the reverse side: Bookbinding originated in India and Southeast Asia. In the 2nd century BCE Hindi scribes began writing texts on palm lea...
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Text on the reverse side: Following his father's imprisonment at Marshalsea Prison for debt, Charles Dickens (1812-1870), then aged just 12 years o...
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Text on the reverse side: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) began his writing career aged 20 as a journalist and parliamentary reporter. During this time...
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Text on the reverse side: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) wrote his first novel 'The Pickwick Papers' in 1836 aged just 24. Throughout his life he wro...
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Text on the reverse side: The traditional symbol of peace, the rainbow, is held by the queen. The inscription reads "Non sine sole iris" meaning "N...
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Text on the reverse side: Portrait of Henry Frederick (1594–1612), and Sir John Harington (1592-1614). The scene of the Royal hunt is portrayed wit...
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Text on the reverse side: Odilon Redon’s dreamy images of nature were heavily inspired by Japanese art. Redon’s later works, of somewhat abstract s...
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Text on the reverse side: Upon visiting Venice for the first time when he was 68, Monet completed 37 paintings of the city, mainly depicting well-k...
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Text on the reverse side: Georges Seurat reworked A Sunday on La Grand Jatte many times, producing different sketches of figures around the park. F...
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Text on the reverse side: La Grande Jatte, the subject of Georges Seurat’s neo-impressionist masterpiece, is an island in the middle of the river S...
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Text on the reverse side: The poplar trees stood along the bank of the Epte River near Monet’s Giverny estate. Monet’s poplars became a series of p...
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Text on the reverse side: Le Chat Noir, or The Black Cat, was an entertainment venue in Paris in the 19th century, located in the artistic locale ...
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Text on the reverse side: Similar to the Mona Lisa, the portrait by Johannes Vermeer, is reputed for the mysterious manner in which the girl gazes ...
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Text on the reverse side: Gilding, the painting and layering of gold accents, was often the final stage of decorating French porcelain. As houses w...
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