Human Collection

Design for printed textile. Pencil on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1959

Smiling face balloon
Satirical cartoon showing a smiling human face as a balloon in process of being inflated, implying a madness perhaps caused by the gas entering the brain. 1784

Pencil sketches, including decorative border design
Pencil sketches, including a decorative border design and a human figure. 1920s

Pencil sketch of human figure
Pencil sketch of a human figure. 1920s

Various pencil sketches, of human figures and a watercolour. 1920s

Detail, Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome, Italy
Detail of a bas relief sculpture on the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome, Italy, depicting the delivery of four prisoners of war

Memorial to Russian Navy, Sevastopol, Ukraine
View of the Soviet Memorial to the Russian Navy of World War Two, in Sevastopol, Ukraine, with marines on parade. Sevastopol is where Russias Black Sea Fleet is based. early 21st century

Room in Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy
Room in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy. Many of the items on display come from excavations at Pompeii, Herculaneum and other nearby sites. late 19th century

Japanese flower festival. circa 1890s

Modes of transport, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

Colossi of Memnon, Egypt. 1857

Advertisement for AEG Nitra Lamp
Advertisement for the AEG Nitra Lamp, showing an elegant dancer holding up an electric light bulb from which light rays are emanating. circa 1930s

Sculpture student at Central School of Art
A sculpture student works on a clay model of a human figure at the Central School of Art and Design (now Central St Martins College of Art and Design), London

Poster for International Exhibition, Milan, Italy
Poster for an International Exhibition in Milan, Italy, showing two human figures looking towards an opening in a tunnel. 1906

Stylised design with three human figures
Stylised design in brown, orange and white, with the outlines of three human figures. circa 1930s

Abstract geometrical design in brown, black and white, with a hint of a human face and hand. circa 1930s

Pigs and man
A bearded man sits uncomfortably in the corner of a pigsty, his arms wrapped round himself for warmth, while piglets suckle at a sow. Perhaps he is a fugitve

Poster stamp design, The Enemy Is Listening

Wartime poster of Churchills famous words: Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few, referring to the pilots of the Royal Air Force, fighting the Battle of Britain

Psyche borne off by Zephyrus, by Edward Burne-Jones
Psyche borne off by Zephyrus, drawn by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones and wood engraved by William Morris. circa 1890s

British soldiers in silhouette, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers in silhouette on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Design for Dress Silk or Print with Japanese figures

Interior of a mine crater, Western Front, WW1
Interior of a large mine crater on the Western Front during World War One, with the tiny figures of three men. circa 1916

Crystal Palace TV mast, south London
View from below of the Crystal Palace television mast in south London, during its construction. A solitary human figure stands on a hanging platform, one-third of the way up. Date: 1956

Graffiti in St Stephens Gardens
Graffiti on a concrete wall in St Stephens Gardens, near Westbourne Grove, London. In black paint someone has painted a human eye and written " I LOVE ME". Date: 1958

A surprised cat by g h Thompson
A surprised cat by gh Thompson. George Henry Thompson (1859-1959) specialised in illustrating humorous animals. He was also a landscape painter. This image in books and postcards by Ernest Nister

A Giant Among Dwarfs
A giant among dwarfs. Date: early 1930s

Advertisement for Le Thermogene medicine
Advertisement for Le Thermogene, a medicine designed to combat coughs, flu and rheumatic pains. circa 1930s

Abstract design with athletic human figures, taking part in various sporting activities. The colours are cream, beige, dark red and brown. circa 1930s

Monkey driving a toy car
A rather surreal photograph of a monkey driving a model vintage car Date: circa 1900

Poster design for Vino Vermouth Cora
Poster design for Vino Vermouth, manufactured by G & L Fratelli Cora (Cora Brothers) of Turin, Italy. Showing two naked human figures in a pagan setting, in Art Nouveau style

Carvings in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
Elaborate carvings on a monument in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940

Detail of a carving on the Stupa at Sanchi, Central India
Detail of a carving of a human figure on the Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940

Student painting live model at Corsham Art School
A student painting from a live model at Corsham Art School, Wiltshire. (2 of 2) Date: 1963

Students painting live model at Corsham Art School
Two students painting from a live model at Corsham Art School, Wiltshire. (1 of 2) Date: 1963

Advertisement for Valentine paint
Modern style advertisement for Valentine paint, showing a human figure painting a chair. 1929

Shrine in an unidentified location, India
A shrine containing a large statue of a human figure in an unidentified location in India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

Maneater Poster - Satire of Adolf Hitler gnawing on the bones of France, Romania, Yugoslavia, Poland, Belgium and Greece after the nazi invasions there

Ban the Bomb or Human?
" Which is to be Banned ? The Bomb or the Human ?" Campaigners for Nuclear Disarmament marching at Aldermaston. Date: 1958

A young girl meets a troll

For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media