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Nottingham Castle (King Charles I Raising His Standard, 24 August 1642)

Artist: Dawson, Henry - Title: Nottingham Castle (King Charles I Raising His Standard, 24 August 1642) - Date: 1847 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 147.3 x 238.8

17th Century, 19th Century, Breaking Cloud, Castle, Cavalier, Civil War, Draw Bridge, Figures, Flag, Henry Dawson, Imagine, King Charles, Landscape, Men, Nottingham, Panorama, Panoramic, Plateau, Scenery, Vision

Navy Cut Tobacco and Cigarettes, 1923=24

Player's Navy Cut Cigarettes and Tobacco rectangular counter card featuring an aerial photograph of the Player's factory in Radford. There is a small white label in the top right hand corner which reads "CAT59" and a hand-written note which reads "1925". The text on the card reads "SMOKE // PLAYER'S NAVY CUT // Tobacco & Cigarettes // The above picture is // AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF PLAYER'S TOBACCO FACTORY, NOTTINGHAM, WHERE MORE THAN 4, 500 PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED." On the reverse is the remnants of a support. There is a hand-written note which reads "C128" and a label which reads "MARDONS // WINDOW NOVELTIES // EMBOSSED SHOWCARDS / &C, &C // VARNISHERS // GELATINERS & FRAME MAKERS // BRISTOL & LONDON."

© Produced by the kind permission of Imperial Tobacco Limited, England

Portrait of a Lady called 'Countess of Nottingham' (c.1547-1603) ()

Artist: Critz, John de the elder (attributed to) - Title: Portrait of a Lady called 'Countess of Nottingham' (c.1547-1603) () - Date: 1600-1605 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Wood 113.6 x 85.7

16th Century, 17th Century, Countess, Dark Hair, Dress, Female, Figure, John De The Elder Critz, Lady, Nottingham, Oil Painting, Pale, Portait, Ruff, Standing, Woman