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

Text on the reverse side: 48 Doughty Street is the only house in which Charles Dickens lived in London that survives and where he shot to worldwid...

Text on the reverse side: This portrait miniature of Charles Dickens with dark curls was exhibited in the Royal Academy of Arts in London, 1844, b...

Text on the reverse side: This portrait of Charles Dickens was painted during his first tour of North America, where he caught the attention of Am...

Text on the reverse side: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is often regarded the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His work 'A Tale of Two Cities...

Text on the reverse side: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) began his writing career aged 20 as a journalist and parliamentary reporter. During this tim...

Text on the reverse side: Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870), a social critic, and considered by many as the greatest novelist of the Victori...

Text on the reverse side: Le point de broderie utilisé dans ce tissus indien du XVIIIe siècle est typique du Gujarat. Entre le XVIe et le XVIIIe s...

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: Cette peinture moghole dépeint l'histoire ancienne de Wag-wag, une île mythique censée être peuplée de créatures posséda...

Text on the reverse side: La reliure est originaire d'Inde et d'Asie du Sud-Est. Au 2ème siècle avant notre ère, les scribes hindous ont commencé ...

Text on the reverse side: Le dieu Krishna danse sur la tête de la divinité-serpent Kaliya en guise de punition pour avoir pollué une rivière. Les ...

Text on the reverse side: Exprimant l’essence du cosmos, ‘Om’ est l'un des symboles les plus importants dans la culture indienne, un son sacré, un...

Text on the reverse side: L'amour de Krishna et de Radha s'exprime dans la multitude d'oiseaux, les arbres en fleurs et leurs corps enlacés. L'idé...

Text on the reverse side: Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan commissioned the Taj Mahal to house the remains of his late wife, Mumtaz Mahal. This symbol o...

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...

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...

Text on the reverse side: Hindu goddess of fortune, Lakshmi, holds a lotus flower as symbols of self-knowledge and spiritual liberation. Her four ...

Text on the reverse side: From The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine (1611) by English cartographer John Speed (1552-1629). Speed labels Nor...

Text on the reverse side: Published in Paris, the collection of the latest fashionable hairstyles each with a descriptive title comprised of a set...

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...

Text on the reverse side: Published in Paris, the collection of the latest fashionable hairstyles each with a descriptive title comprised of a set...

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...

Text on the reverse side: Tudor rose pattern, based on a design for an embroidery, designed by British architect and painter, Ernest Geldart (1848...

Text on the reverse side: From the series Thirty-two Fashionable Physiognomies, one of Kunichika's most recognised works, where he portrays beauti...

Text on the reverse side: From the series Thirty-two Fashionable Physiognomies which is one of Kunichika's most recognised works where he portrays...

Text on the reverse side: From the series Thirty-six Restaurants of Tokyo, the artist Kunichika (1835-1900) depicts popular geisha with a square i...

Text on the reverse side: From the series Thirty-six Restaurants of Tokyo, the artist Kunichika (1835-1900) depicts popular geisha with a square i...

Text on the reverse side: Ivy and flowers from ‘The Garden of Eden’ Tudor embroidery. The ivy, with its ability to cling to any surface, represent...

Text on the reverse side: The Tudor rose featuring on earthenware on white glazing by English potter and tile designer, William De Morgan (1839-19...

Text on the reverse side: The Tudor rose featuring on earthenware with blue on white glazing by English potter and tile designer, William De Morga...

Text on the reverse side: Pattern created from the design on the partlet worn by Queen Elizabeth I in a portrait by the artist Nicholas Hilliard.

Text on the reverse side: Pattern created from the embroidered gown worn by Queen Elizabeth I in a portrait by the artist Nicholas Hilliard who wa...