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Admirers Collection

Background imageAdmirers Collection: The It Girl by George Whitelaw

The It Girl by George Whitelaw
Colour illustration showing an attractive socialite surrounded by attentive gentlemen

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Three Jowett Models 1952

Three Jowett Models 1952
The Bradford will disappear without a trace; but the Jupiter and especially the Javelin will attract many admirers for their sporty looks and performance

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Bald Prima Donna 20C

Bald Prima Donna 20C
A prima donna and her two bald-headed admirers

Background imageAdmirers Collection: DANCE CARD

DANCE CARD
A Victorian ladys dance card, whose owner has yet to be invited to reserve a dance... soon, let us hope, every line will be filled with the names of her admirers

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Star and Stargazer 1926

Star and Stargazer 1926
THE STAR AND THE STAR-GAZER An actress in her dressing room receives a friendly visit from a lover of the theatre

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Doncella cigar advertisement, 1965

Doncella cigar advertisement, 1965
Advertisement for Doncella cigars featuring a man under a bunch of mistletoe smoking a cigar and attracting much interest from a bevy of beautiful brunettes. Date: 1965

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Lady and 3 Admirers

Lady and 3 Admirers
A lady and three attendant males in a theatre box

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Miss Edith Day in Irene by Kate Carew

Miss Edith Day in Irene by Kate Carew
Irene Day, caricatured by Kate Carew in the play Irene playing at the Empire Theatre, London in 1920. Date: 1920

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Backstage Covent Garden

Backstage Covent Garden
Fashionable visitors in the salon at Covent Garden Theatre, London Date: 1820

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Fantasy Austrian New Year Maypole

Fantasy Austrian New Year Maypole - A glamorous young lady enjoys toying with her formerly-dressed suitors, all in miniature form and flying around her on champagne bottles

Background imageAdmirers Collection: London Life - The Bus Driver

London Life - The Bus Driver. See 13924942 for the card reverse (a fine example). Date: circa 1908

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, appearing in public

Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, appearing in public Date: circa 1800s

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Hortense Schneider, French soprano, in her dressing room

Hortense Schneider, French soprano, in her dressing room
Hortense Schneider (1833-1920), French soprano, best known for her roles in Offenbach's operettas. Seen here in her dressing room at the Theatre des Varietes. Date: 1867

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Admirers - Crinoline 1850s

Admirers - Crinoline 1850s
Promotional music sheet for A Few Words About The Crinoline, by Thomas Walker. A young man leans forward in an attempt to obtain a kiss from a woman in a an extraordinarily wide crinoline who stands

Background imageAdmirers Collection: A sketch by Fish of a young lady on the telephone

A sketch by Fish of a young lady on the telephone to her admirers, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Red rock cod and red handfish

Red rock cod and red handfish
Red rock cod, Scorpaena papillosa and red handfish, Thymichthys politus (ruby fish, Scorpoena cruenta, and tortoiseshell fish, Cheironectes politus)

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Beautiful lemonade seller on her Italian throne

Beautiful lemonade seller on her Italian throne
The beautiful lemonade seller on her Italian throne, surrounded by her court of admirers

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Entertaining admirers in a Parisian theatre dressing room

Entertaining admirers in a Parisian theatre dressing room
Female performers entertaining admirers in a Parisian theatre dressing room. circa 1900

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Controversial American medium Margery is presented with a loving cup by admirers at

Controversial American medium Margery is presented with a loving cup by admirers at the Psychic College. Date: 1920s

Background imageAdmirers Collection: An American military camp, Camp Blatch at Hempstead Plains, New York

An American military camp, Camp Blatch at Hempstead Plains, New York. Here, a sentry blocks two enthusiastic lady admirers and their bicycles. Date: 1898

Background imageAdmirers Collection: PEARL OF PLAGE 1926

PEARL OF PLAGE 1926
A young lady in a matching hat & one-piece bathing costume in a bold geometric print with plunging v-neck & tassel trim is watched by a host of admirers from a jetty. Date: 1926

Background imageAdmirers Collection: GREEN ROOM, DRURY LANE

GREEN ROOM, DRURY LANE
Fashionable visitors to the Green Room at Drury Lane Theatre, London Date: 1820

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Ladies in their carriage in India 1860

Ladies in their carriage in India 1860
Ladies in their carriage while their gentlemen admirers crowd round, from Curry and Rice (on Forty Plates) by Captain Geo. F. Atkinson. Date: 1860

Background imageAdmirers Collection: When tired of cricket... try Spooning

When tired of cricket... try Spooning! A dashing young cricketer discovers countryside delights beyond the boundary! He must have thought his luck could be in as he has come prepared with his little

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Girls Admire a Boy

Girls Admire a Boy
Two little girls appear to have a crush on the little boy sitting in this concrete ring

Background imageAdmirers Collection: The Naughty Nineties by Arthur Wragg

The Naughty Nineties by Arthur Wragg
Scene from the 1890s showing four elderly gentlemen visiting theatre chorus girls in their dressing room after a show. 1930

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Pas Seul - A dancer much admired on the dancefloor

Pas Seul - A dancer much admired on the dancefloor
Pas Seul (a dance for one person) - A dancer (who has shed her balck mask) much admired on the dancefloor... Date: 1905

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Spring sings

Spring sings
Two French women walking their dog, been followed behind by an admirer gentleman and his dog! Date: 1928

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Woman skier and her admires

Woman skier and her admires
Front cover showing a young French woman wearing a revealing red coat with fur trim, short skirt and stockings, skiing down a slop with three eager men following behind her. Date: 1927

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Stripy Summer Frock 1928

Stripy Summer Frock 1928
Young woman in a fetching orange drop waist frock whose use of stripes complement the large umbrellas in the background. An orange gilet & cloche hat complete the look. Date: 1928

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Bathing Beauty 1926

Bathing Beauty 1926
A bathing beauty and her admirers on a hot August day: The Pearl of the Plage. Date: 1926

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Female Type / Paris

Female Type / Paris
One of the Paris attractions, appreciated by the military. Date: circa 1915

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Female Type / Paris 1 / 2

Female Type / Paris 1 / 2
One of the Paris attractions, appreciated by the military. Date: circa 1915

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Mme de Stael (Debucourt)

Mme de Stael (Debucourt)
Anne-Louise baroness de Stael (1766 - 1817) French writer and saloniste, surrounded by friends and admirers

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Dance card filled at a ball

Dance card filled at a ball
A young gentleman arrives at a ball just in time to find out the object of his affections has filled up her dance card for the evening

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Watch Your Step by Harry Grattan

Watch Your Step by Harry Grattan
Promotional postcard for Watch Your Step by Harry Grattan; a revue with music Irving Berlin. First produced at the Empire Theatre, 4th May 1915

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Cartoon, L Assemblee Nationale

Cartoon, L Assemblee Nationale, or grand Cooperative Meeting at St Annes Hill, respectfully dedicated to the admirers of a Broad-Bottomd Administration, by James Gillray

Background imageAdmirers Collection: WW1 - US Officers feted by the Ladies of Paris

WW1 - US Officers feted by the Ladies of Paris
WW1 - Behind the Lines - US Officers feted by the Ladies of Paris Date: 1918

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Sir Edwin Lutyens with a group of admiring architects

Sir Edwin Lutyens with a group of admiring architects
Detail from a photograph of Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944), British Architect, with a group of (admiring!) architects. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Flirtatious young woman in fancy dress with admirer

Flirtatious young woman in fancy dress with admirer
Flirtatious young woman in rococo fancy dress clothing, with an admirer faun trying to get close to her. Date: 1928

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Dancers Admirers

Dancers Admirers
Premieres danseuses and their admirers in the Green Room of the Opera House (Kings Theatre), London - the Earl of Fife, Ball Hughes, Prince Esterhazy and Lord Petersham. Date: 1822

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Woman Diver 1929

Woman Diver 1929
A trim lady dives from a board into the sea, catching the eyes of two male bathers who look on in admiration. Date: 1929

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Gerard Wigmana

Gerard Wigmana
GERARD WIGMANA - Dutch artist styling himself the Raphael of Friesland but meeting no success at home went to England where, also, he failed to find admirers of his art. Date: 1673 - 1741

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Rasputin and Admirers

Rasputin and Admirers
Grigori Rasputin (second on right) surrounded by admiring ladies of the Russian court. Date: 1871 - 1916

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Comic postcard commenting on the length of womens skirts

Comic postcard commenting on the length of womens skirts - " Its a funny thing, but womens skirts are looking so short that they make men look very long!" Date: 1918

Background imageAdmirers Collection: WW1 - Soldier gives away all souvenir buttons from uniform

WW1 - Soldier gives away all souvenir buttons from uniform
WW1 - A slightly daft-looking young Soldier has to resort to a large safety pin, as he has given away all the souvenir buttons from his uniform to family and female admirers... Date: circa 1915

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Beauty and the Beast - Bathing Humour

Beauty and the Beast - Bathing Humour, featuring a hairy, rather ugly man surrounded in the surf by a bevvy of bathing beauties! Date: circa 1905

Background imageAdmirers Collection: Love Triangle scrap

Love Triangle scrap
A charming chromolithograph Victorian scrap featuring a rural scene of young love and possible jealous attention. A pretty girl in pink sits below a tree reading the latest chic-lit whilst her male



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