Italy Collection

Romeo and Juliet in the balcony scene -- an illustration inspired by the Shakespeare play. circa early 20th century

Boy playing a lute, by Victor Carpathius (Vittore Carpaccio), dated MDX (1510). This is a detail from a larger painting, Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. 1510

Sophie Blanchard in balloon ascent, Milan
Sophie Blanchard (1778-1819), famous French aeronaut, in a night-time balloon ascent performed in Milan, Italy, in the presence of Napoleon, to mark his 42nd birthday. 15 August 1811

WW2 Poster -- British tanks in action
British tanks hurled Italy out of Abyssinia, and in Libya completely wrecked Axis plans of conquest. Colour photolithograph. Associated with the Royal Armoured Corps. 1942

WW2 Poster -- Dysentery and Diarrhoea
Dysentery and Diarrhoea. Colour lithograph information poster, after 2nd Lt Stacey Hopper. The poster poses questions relating to the dangers and causes of disease, and provides helpful hints

WW2 Poster -- Your Release can be delayed with VD
Your Release can be delayed with VD! Colour lithograph, British Army anti-venereal disease medical information poster, after 2nd Lieutenant Stacey Hopper

WW2 Poster -- Typhus, How Is It Spread?
Information poster on typhus and how it is spread. Colour lithograph, British Army anti-typhus medical information poster, after 2nd Lieutenant Stacey Hopper

WW2 Poster -- Mosquitoes Mean Malaria
Of tanks & guns there is no need, said Adolf to Benito, Just wait till they begin to breed, And leave it to Mosquito! Mosquitoes Mean Malaria

WW2 Poster -- Tablet day
Tablet day! Colour lithograph poster after 2nd Lt Stacey Hopper. Medical related poster for British soldiers on active service in Italy

Italian Military Poster, WW1
Fate tutti il vostro dovere! (Everyone do your duty.) Colour photolithograph published by the British Library, 1981. Reproduces an Italian home front poster designed by Mauzan

WW2 Poster -- Flies Foul Food -- Keep Food Covered
Flies Foul Food - Diarrhoea and Dysentery Follow. Keep Food Covered! Colour lithograph poster after 2nd Lt Stacey Hopper. Anti-dysentery

Cover design, Aero Espresso Italiana timetable, with scenes of Rhodes and Athens. Serving Brindisi, Athens, Rhodes and Istanbul. 1932

Lelio
Harlequin illustration, showing Lelio in top hat, cloak, trousers and jacket. 1923

Balloon launch from a stadium, Italy
Detailed picture showing the paraphernalia of a balloon launch, seen inside a stadium in Italy, with two wooden launch towers, gantry, gas making equipment, and a large crowd of spectators

Adreanis balloon launch, Milan, Italy
Paolo Adreanis balloon ascending over a square in Milan, watched by a crowd of spectators. His first ascent was on 25 February 1784; this ascent took place the following month. 13 March 1784

Carol Day in Florence by David Wright
Illustration by David Wright showing the character of his Daily Mail strip cartoon, Carol Day, in a bedroom in Florence. c.1962

1st International Aircraft Exhibition Poster, 12-28th October 1935 Milan Sample Fair. Showing a group of eagles watching a plane speeding past. 1935

Funicular railway, Vesuvius, Italy

Capri Harbour, Italy

Florence from the Boboli Gardens, Italy
View of Florence from the Boboli Gardens, Italy. late 19th century

Feeding pigeons, St Marks Square, Venice, Italy
People feeding pigeons, St Marks Square, Venice, Italy. late 19th century

Naples and Vesuvius, Italy
View of Naples, Italy, with smoke emerging from Mount Vesuvius in the distance. late 19th century

Vegetable seller and donkey, Naples, Italy

Amalfi, Italy

Italian children, Florence
Four Italian children who posed for the artist in Florence. 1922

Advertisement for Liquore al Carciofo, a liqueur made from artichoke leaves, made at the Distillerie Subalpine, Turin, Italy. 20th century

Winter Sports with Thomas Cook & Son
Cover illustration for Winter Sports in France, Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Sweden and Canada, under the management of Thomas Cook & Son Ltd

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

Advertisement for a Fair in Padua, Italy
Advertisement for the 13th Fiera di Padova (a Fair in Padua), Italy, depicting a large red capital letter P on a postage stamp. 1931

Holiday Tours organised by Thomas Cook & Son
Cover illustration for Holiday Tours organised by Thomas Cook & Son, with colourful views of an island on Lake Maggiore, Italy, an alpine scene, the city of Florence

Advertisement for Cintura Calliano (the Calliano Belt), as seen at an exhibition in Turin in 1898. The belt was designed to combat seasickness

Poster design for Birra Poretti of Varese, an Italian beer. 1914

Grand Hotel Excelsior - Lido - Venice
The exterior of the Grand Hotel Excelsior - Lido - Venice, showing the beach and beach huts circa 1920s

Label design for Prodotti Idolo perfumes and cosmetics
Label design for Prodotti Idolo products -- colognes, creams, powders and perfumes, marketed by Ulrich of Turin, Italy. Showing an eastern idol, with aromatic smoke rising in front of it. 20th century

Arco, Lake Garda, Italy - Cypresses
The ruins of the Castle and the distinctive hillside Cyress Trees at Arco, above Lake Garda, Italy Date: circa 1910s

Label design for Violetta di Parma perfume
Label design for Violetta di Parma (Parma Violets) perfume, marketed by Borsari of Parma, Italy. Showing an elegant woman throwing her head back to allow the fragrance to rise up from her bosom

Advertisement for the Isotta Fraschini motor car

Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Italy. 1872

Buildings and canal, Venice, Italy. late 19th century

People on donkey cart, Sicily, Italy
People on a decorated donkey cart, Sicily, Italy. late 19th century

Client, shoeshine and pickpocket, Naples, Italy
A staged studio photo of a client with a shoeshine man and pocket picking boy, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

View onto Lake Como, Italy. late 19th century

Cobblers at work, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome, Italy. late 19th century

White Grotto, Capri, Italy

The Two Towers, Bologna, Italy. These medieval towers, both of them leaning, are the landmark of the city. The taller one is the Asinelli Tower, the shorter one the Garisenda Tower. late 19th century

Marina del Carmine, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

General view of Siena, Italy. late 19th century

Appian Way, Perugia, Italy. late 19th century

Cloisters, Certosa di Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
Cloisters, Certosa di Pavia, a monastery and complex in Lombardy, northern Italy. late 19th century

Street scene, Isle of Capri, Italy. late 19th century

Letter writer and client, Naples, Italy. The notice says that the man can also offer his services in French. late 19th 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

Chiesa di San Michele, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
Chiesa di San Michele in Foro, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. late 19th century

Porta Capuana, Naples, Italy
Porta Capuana, an ancient city gate in Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy. late 19th century

View of Sorrento, Italy

Piazzeta - Venice Life - R. Jafari
Piazzeta - Venice Life -- view of Venice from the water by R. Jafari. circa 1900

St Marks Cathedral and Square, Venice, Italy. late 19th century

Sorrento and Vesuvius, Italy
Sorrento, Italy, with Vesuvius smoking in the background. late 19th century

Nervi, north west Italy, once a fishing village, now a seaside resort. late 19th century

Waterfront, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Appian Way, Tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome, Italy. late 19th century

Waterfront, Genoa, Italy. late 19th century

Grand Canal and Campanile, Venice, Italy

Street scene, Naples, Italy, with washing hanging out to dry. late 19th century

Fisherman, Naples, Italy
Fisherman smoking a pipe, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Palace of the Caesars, Rome, Italy

Vicolo del Pallonetto, Santa Lucia, Naples, Italy
Vicolo del Pallonetto, a narrow street in the historic Santa Lucia district of Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Buildings on the River Arno, Florence, Italy. late 19th century

The Arsenal and warships, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Sorrento, looking towards Capri, Italy. late 19th century

St Peters Square, Vatican, Rome, Italy, crowded with people and vehicles. late 19th century

Via di Sant Agata and Torre del Mangia, Siena, Italy. late 19th century

Via Roma, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

Castle, La Zisa, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. late 19th century

Sorrento, view from Piazza del Tasso, Italy
View of Sorrento from the main square, the Piazza del Tasso. late 19th century

Porte San Joseph, San Remo, Italy

Woman checking for lice, Naples, Italy
A woman checking a boys head for lice, Naples, Italy. late 19th century

General view of Turin, Italy. late 19th century

Monk, Certosa di Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
Monk standing in an ornate doorway at Certosa di Pavia, a monastery and complex in Lombardy, northern Italy. late 19th century

Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. late 19th century

View of docks at Palermo, Sicily
A view of the docks at Palermo, capital of Sicily, with an old man sitting by the waterside. Date: 1956

Street scene in Parma, Italy, on a rainy day. Date: 1963

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