Categories

Periods

• Centuries
  • Sixteenth century
  • Seventeenth century
  • Eighteenth century
  • Nineteenth century
• Eras
  • Greek--Roman classical
  • Biblical
  • Medieval
  • Renaissance
  • Tudor--Elizabethan

Geography

• Great Britain
  • Britain [non-specific area]
  • England
    • England [non-specific area]
    • Birmingham
    • Cambridge
    • London
    • Oxford
    • Berkshire
    • Derbyshire
    • Hampshire
    • Lancashire
    • Surrey
    • Worcestershire
    • Yorkshire
  • Scotland
    • Scotland [non-specific area]
    • Edinburgh
    • Scottish Highlands
• Europe
  • Europe [non-specific area]
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Alps
  • Eastern Europe
  • Scandinavia
• Africa
  • Africa [non-specific area]
  • Egypt
  • South Africa
• Asia
  • Asia [non-specific area]
  • Holy Land
  • Middle East
  • China
  • India
  • Iran
  • Japan
  • Sri Lanka
• South America
• Central America
  • Mexico
• North America
  • Canada
  • United States of America
• Oceania
  • Australia
  • New Zealand

Settings

• Exteriors
• Interiors
• Natural environments
  • Countryside
  • The sea
  • Natural features
    • Chasms
    • Cliffs and rocks
    • Deserts
    • Glaciers
    • Hills and valleys
    • Icebergs
    • Lakes and ponds
    • Mountains
    • Plains
    • Rivers
    • The coast
    • Waterfalls
    • Woodlands
  • Celestial bodies
    • Moon
    • Stars
    • Sun
• Built environments
  • Cities
  • Towns
  • Villages
  • Farms
    • Farmyards
    • Fields
    • Hedges
  • Buildings
    • Arenas and stadia
    • Banks
    • Bell towers
    • Castles
    • Churches
    • Cottages
    • Factories
    • Garrisons
    • Houses
    • Huts and cabins
    • Law courts
    • Lighthouses
    • Mansions
    • Museums and exhibition halls
    • Offices and business settings
    • Palaces
    • Prisons
    • Public houses
    • Railway stations
    • Restaurants
    • Ruins
    • Schools
    • Shops
    • Tents
    • Theatres
    • Universities
    • Windmills
  • Outdoor sites
    • Battlefields
    • Campfires
    • Campsites
    • Churchyards
    • Docks and harbours
    • Gardens
    • Mines
    • Parks and grounds
  • Architectural features
    • Archways
    • Balconies
    • Fences
    • Fountains
    • Gates
    • Pillars
    • Porches and verandas
    • Steps
    • Tunnels
    • Walls
  • Roadways
    • Roads--streets
    • Bridges
    • Paths
    • Signposts
  • Rooms
    • Attics
    • Bedrooms
    • Class-rooms
    • Dining-rooms
    • Drawing-rooms
    • Dressing-rooms
    • Kitchens
    • Libraries and studies
    • Nurseries
    • Sitting-rooms
  • Features and fittings
    • Doorways
    • Fireplaces
    • Mantelpieces
    • Stairways
    • Windows
  • Vehicle interiors
    • Ship and boat interiors
    • Train interiors
• Weather and natural disasters
  • Cold weather
  • Rain and storms
  • Snow
  • Wind
  • Avalanches
  • Volcanoes
• Seasons--times of day
  • Times of day
    • Dawn
    • Evening--night

People

• Figures
  • Men
  • Women
  • Children
  • Babies
  • Elderly people
  • Number of figures
    • 1 figure
    • 2 figures
    • 3 figures
    • 4 figures
    • 5 figures
    • Groups [6-10 figures]
    • Crowds [10+ figures]
    • Multiple [in landscape]
    • Audiences
    • Romantic couples
  • Physical characteristics
    • Baldness
    • Facial hair
    • Prostheses
  • Foreign nationals and ethnic minorities
    • African people
    • Asian people
    • Black people
    • Dutch people
    • Indian people
    • Indigenous peoples
    • Irish people
    • Middle-Eastern people
    • North American people
    • Oriental people
    • South American people
    • Spanish people
    • Swiss people
  • Mythological figures
    • Classical heroes
    • Gods and goddesses
  • Supernatural figures
    • Angels
    • Cherubs
    • Demons
    • Devils
    • Fairies
    • Father Christmas
    • Ghosts
    • Goblins
    • Mermaids
    • Skeletons
    • Witches and wizards
• Relationships
  • Family relations
    • Families [general]
    • Mothers
    • Siblings
    • Grandparents
    • Husbands and wives
  • Friends and colleagues
    • Friends
• Jobs and roles
  • Professions
    • Governesses
    • Judges
    • Lawyers
    • Scientists
    • Teachers
  • Vocations
    • Actors
    • Artists
    • Blacksmiths
    • Butchers
    • Clerks
    • Domestic servants
    • Jockeys
    • Labourers
    • Farm workers
    • Milkmaids
    • Miners
    • Fishermen
    • Musicians
    • Hairdressers
    • Nurses
    • Policemen
    • Railway workers
    • Sailors
    • Shepherds
    • Shoemakers
    • Students
    • Tailors--dressmakers
    • Waiting staff
    • Writers--journalists
  • Religious persons
    • Bishops
    • Ministers
    • Monks
    • Nuns
    • Rabbis
  • Military persons
    • Gladiators
    • Knights
    • Soldiers
  • Criminals--outsiders
    • Slaves
• Social status
  • Working classes
  • Middle classes
  • Upper classes
    • Upper classes [general]
    • Royalty
    • Aristocracy
  • Poor
  • Wealthy
• Clothing
  • Nudes
  • Victorian clothing
    • Men's clothing
    • Women's clothing
    • Costumes and fancy dress
    • Crinoline
    • Mourning clothing
    • School uniforms
    • Children's clothing
  • Work clothing
    • Aprons
    • Uniforms
  • Sporting clothing
    • Athletics clothing
    • Shooting clothing
  • Wedding clothing
  • Riding clothing
  • Eveningwear
  • Nightwear
  • Ragged clothing
  • Regional--climate clothing
    • Alpine dress
    • Indian dress
    • Middle Eastern dress
    • Native American dress
    • Scottish dress
    • Cold weather clothing
  • Period clothing
    • Medieval clothing
    • Early modern clothing
    • Seventeenth-century clothing
    • Eighteenth-century clothing
    • Georgian clothing
    • Armour
    • Loincloths
    • Robes
    • Togas
  • Accessories
    • Bags
    • Blindfolds
    • Cloaks
    • Disguises
    • Eye-glasses
    • Fans
    • Feathers
    • Garlands
    • Gloves
    • Hats
    • Hoods
    • Jewellery
    • Masks
    • Pocket-watches
    • Ribbons
    • Scarves
    • Turbans
    • Umbrellas
    • Walking-sticks
    • Wigs

Activities

• Physical positions
  • Postures
    • Kneeling
    • Leaning
    • Lying down
    • Sitting
  • Hand positions
    • Clasping hands
    • Holding hands
    • Pointing
    • Shaking hands
• Actions and speech
  • Physical motions
    • Acrobatics
    • Bowing and doffing
    • Carrying
    • Catching
    • Climbing
    • Dancing
    • Drinking
    • Eating
    • Falling
    • Flying
    • Jumping
    • Leading
    • Meeting
    • Playing
    • Pushing--pulling
    • Running
    • Smoking
    • Spying
    • Swimming
    • Throwing
    • Walking
    • Watching
  • Verbal communications
    • Acting
    • Arguing
    • Asking
    • Begging
    • Crying
    • Praying
    • Shouting
    • Singing
    • Talking
  • Manual and farm work
    • Cutting and chopping
    • Cleaning
    • Cooking and preparing
    • Digging
    • Gardening
    • Herding
    • Picking
    • Reaping
    • Serving
    • Sewing and knitting
    • Weaving
  • Fighting, hunting and military actions
    • Duelling
    • Escaping
    • Fighting
    • Fishing
    • Hunting and trapping
    • Killing
    • Marching
    • Shooting
  • Transactions
    • Buying and selling
    • Loaning
    • Gambling
  • Affectionate actions
    • Comforting
    • Courtship
    • Embracing
    • Helping
    • Kissing
    • Nursing
    • Stroking
    • Welcoming
  • Mental and creative activities
    • Listening
    • Painting and drawing
    • Reading
    • Relaxing
    • Teaching
    • Thinking
    • Writing
  • Vehicular motions
    • Driving
    • Horse-riding
    • Rowing and punting
    • Sailing
• Emotions and states
  • Emotions
    • Distress
    • Fear
    • Grief
    • Happiness
    • Hatred
    • Love
    • Sadness
    • Surprise
  • Characteristics
    • Bullying
    • Greed
  • Physical states
    • Hunger
    • Ill--injured
    • In pain
    • Sleeping
    • Tiredness
    • Unconsciousness

Objects

• Tools and implements
  • Domestic objects
    • Basins
    • Baskets
    • Bottles
    • Buckets
    • Cleaning equipment
    • Clocks
    • Crockery and pottery
    • Cups
    • Cutlery
    • Fabrics
    • Jugs
    • Keys
    • Ornaments
    • Scissors
    • Trays
    • Vases
    • Watering-cans
    • Weights and scales
  • Lighting devices
    • Candles and candlesticks
    • Lamps
    • Torches
  • Farming equipment
    • Rakes and hoes
    • Scythes and sickles
  • Labouring equipment
    • Axes
    • Barrels
    • Builder's tools
    • Ladders
    • Ropes
    • Spades
    • Wheelbarrows
  • Creative implements
    • Artist's equipment
    • Sewing equipment
    • Weaving equipment
    • Writing equipment
  • Medical equipment
    • Bandages
  • Scientific objects
    • Globes
    • Laboratory equipment
    • Telescopes
  • Weapons
    • Battleaxes
    • Bows and arrows
    • Cannons
    • Chains
    • Guns
    • Knives
    • Shields
    • Spears
    • Stones and rocks
    • Swords
    • Tridents
• Furnishings
  • Armchairs
  • Beds
  • Bookcases
  • Boxes
  • Carpets
  • Chairs
  • Cradles
  • Cupboards
  • Curtains
  • Decorations
  • Desks
  • Lecterns
  • Mirrors
  • Panelling
  • Screens
  • Shelves
  • Tables
• Recreational objects
  • Sporting objects
    • Balls
    • Bathing machine
    • Billiard-tables
    • Fishing equipment
    • Playing cards
  • Toys
    • Dolls
• Transport and travel
  • Vehicles
    • Ships
    • Boats
    • Sailing and boating equipment
    • Carriages
    • Carts
    • Omnibuses
    • Trains
    • Sleighs and sleds
  • Travel items
    • Horse-whips
    • Luggage
    • Maps
    • Riding equipment
• Cultural objects
  • Written word
    • Architectural plans
    • Books
    • Calling cards
    • Letters
    • Manuscripts
    • Periodicals
    • Scripts
    • Signs and posters
    • Songsheets
  • Visual arts
    • Embroidery
    • Paintings
    • Sculpture
    • Sketch-books
  • Musical objects
    • Brass instruments
    • Drums
    • Harps
    • Pianos and organs
    • Sheet music
    • Violins
  • Religious objects
    • Altars
    • Bibles
    • Coffins and biers
    • Crucifixes
    • Graves and gravestones
    • Prayer books
    • Statues of Jesus
  • Status objects
    • Crests
    • Crowns
    • Flags
    • Regalia
    • Thrones
  • Valuable objects
    • Gold and silver
    • Jewels
    • Medals
    • Money
• Food and drink
  • Food
    • Food [general]
    • Condiments
    • Eggs
    • Fruit
    • Meat and fish
    • Vegetables
  • Drink
    • Drink [general]
    • Spirits
    • Tea and coffee
    • Wine
  • Other ingestibles
    • Medicines
    • Tobacco
• Human biology
  • Blood
  • Corpses
  • Hair
  • Human skeletons
• Birds and animals
  • Animals
    • Apes
    • Bats
    • Bears
    • Camels
    • Cats
    • Cows
    • Deer
    • Dogs
    • Donkeys
    • Elephants
    • Foxes
    • Goats
    • Hares and rabbits
    • Horses
    • Jackals
    • Lions
    • Lizards
    • Pigs
    • Rodents
    • Sheep
    • Snakes
    • Tigers
    • Toads and frogs
    • Wolves
  • Birds
    • Birds [general]
    • Birds of prey
    • Chickens
    • Ducks
    • Geese
    • Gulls
    • Owls
    • Ravens
    • Swallows
    • Swans
  • Fish
  • Insects
  • Mythological creatures
    • Dragons
    • Pegasus
  • Animal-related objects
    • Animal skeletons
    • Animal skins
    • Birds' feathers
    • Nests and eggs
    • Seashells
• Vegetation
  • Trees
    • Trees [general]
    • Beeches
    • Oaks
    • Palms
    • Timber
  • Plants
    • Plants [general]
    • Bushes
    • Ferns
    • Holly
    • Mistletoe
    • Reeds
    • Vines
  • Crops
    • Cereals
  • Flowers
    • Flowers [general]
    • Bouquets
    • Roses

Themes

• Society and culture
  • Politics
    • Governments
  • Leisure and recreation
    • Parties
    • Theatre
  • Arts and sciences
    • Medical science
    • Natural science
    • Astrology
• Travel and tourism
  • Exploration
  • Journeys
• Religion
  • Religious services
  • Religious concepts
    • Pilgrimage
  • Christianity
    • Protestantism
  • Festivals and feast days
    • Christmas
• Narrative themes
  • Abstract concepts
    • Anthropomorphism
  • Myths and stories
    • Biblical legends
    • Folktales and fairy tales
    • Shakespeare's plays
  • Wars and battles
    • Napoleonic Wars
  • Narrative events
    • Danger
    • Death