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Baroness Collection

Background imageBaroness Collection: THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL One of the greatest of best- sellers, the cover shows Leslie Howard in the best of the film versions, produced in 1935

Background imageBaroness Collection: Well Dressed Dachshund

Well Dressed Dachshund
Dachshund dressed as a woman

Background imageBaroness Collection: Kathleen Scott sculpting statue of Edwin Montagu

Kathleen Scott sculpting statue of Edwin Montagu
Kathleen, Lady Scott, Baroness Kennett pictured in her London studio at work on her ten-foot statue of Edwin Montagu (former Secretary for India) destined for Calcutta

Background imageBaroness Collection: Lady Anne Blunt, traveller in Arabia and the Middle East

Lady Anne Blunt, traveller in Arabia and the Middle East
Lady Anne Blunt, 15th Baroness Wentworth (1837-1917), English traveller in Arabia and the Middle East, buyer and breeder of Arab horses. circa 1860s

Background imageBaroness Collection: Olivia Baroness Ardilaun

Olivia Baroness Ardilaun
OLIVIA CHARLOTTE WHITE, baroness ARDILAUN, wife of Arthur Edward Guinness - in 1900 she was hostess to Queen Victoria. Date: CIRCA 1871

Background imageBaroness Collection: Costumed group at Baroness D Erlangers costume ball, Venice

Costumed group at Baroness D Erlangers costume ball, Venice
A group on the theme of Neptunes Embassy at Baroness D Erlangers celebrated costume ball at the Fenice Theatre, Venice in 1926

Background imageBaroness Collection: Miss Mary Churchill announces her engagement, 1946

Miss Mary Churchill announces her engagement, 1946
Miss Mary Churchill(b. 1922), Mr. Winston Churchills youngest daughter, announced her engagement on the day this photograph was taken of her, attending the wedding of Lord Burhams daughter, the Hon

Background imageBaroness Collection: Marriage of Baroness Burdett-Coutts to William Ashmead-Bartl

Marriage of Baroness Burdett-Coutts to William Ashmead-Bartl
Engraving showing the marriage of Baroness Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts (1814-1906) to William Ashmead-Bartlett (1851-1921) in Christ Church, Piccadilly, London, 1881

Background imageBaroness Collection: A Fish Auction in Columbia Market

A Fish Auction in Columbia Market
In 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens

Background imageBaroness Collection: Meeting at the Guildhall on Behalf of the Jews in Russia, 18

Meeting at the Guildhall on Behalf of the Jews in Russia, 18
Engraving showing a meeting held at the Guidhall, London, in 1890 to raise funds on behalf of Russian Jews. The prominent figures shown are (from left to right)

Background imageBaroness Collection: Orczy - Sir Percy Hits

Orczy - Sir Percy Hits
SIR PERCY HITS BACK - a Scarlet Pimpernel novel

Background imageBaroness Collection: Tamara de Lempicka at the Venice Lido

Tamara de Lempicka at the Venice Lido
Charles Alvar-Harding and Baroness Kuffner, aka the artist Tamara de Lempicka in a flamboyant picture hat at the Venice Lido

Background imageBaroness Collection: Rose Baroness Rothschild, hybrid perpetual

Rose Baroness Rothschild, hybrid perpetual. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imageBaroness Collection: Clementine Churchill

Clementine Churchill (1885 -1977), in her house in Sussex Square. Clementine was the wife of Winston Churchill, then the Secretary for the colonies although the Sketch notes her intelligence in her

Background imageBaroness Collection: Sidonia de Barcsy - The Bearded Lady Baroness

Sidonia de Barcsy - The Bearded Lady Baroness
Sidonia de Barcsy (1866-1925) - The Hungarian Bearded Lady Baroness. Her husband, Baron Antonio de Barcsy knew there was a fortune to be had and actively cultivated a career for Sidonia

Background imageBaroness Collection: Grenville Collins with Princess Michael of Kent

Grenville Collins with Princess Michael of Kent
Grenville Collins (1943-) - art dealer, postcard collector and former rock band manager showing Princess Michael of Kent (nee Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz) (1945-) around an art exhibition

Background imageBaroness Collection: Baroness Burdett-Coutts, Victorian period

Baroness Burdett-Coutts, Victorian period

Background imageBaroness Collection: Baroness De Rothschild, Duchess of Marlborough basket chairs

Baroness De Rothschild, Duchess of Marlborough basket chairs
Baroness R. De Rothschild and The Duchess Of Marlborough, outdoor portraits in basket chairs, taking coffee at Deauville, France

Background imageBaroness Collection: Mrs Christa Brassey

Mrs Christa Brassey
Christa Brassey (1909-1986) was born Dorothea Christa Baronin von Bodenhausen. Here she is being celebrated for her talents as a linguist and aviatrix. Date: 1939

Background imageBaroness Collection: Lady Ravensdale, formal studio portrait with large pearl earrings

Lady Ravensdale, formal studio portrait with large pearl earrings. With description, A new portrait of Lady Ravensdale, the eldest of the late Marquess Curzon of Kedleston's three daughters; she

Background imageBaroness Collection: Lady Hardinge of Penshurst, formal studio portrait in gown and pearls

Lady Hardinge of Penshurst, formal studio portrait in gown and pearls. Captioned, The First Lady in India'. With description

Background imageBaroness Collection: Lady Trumpington and Nigel Wright discuss Sunday trading

Lady Trumpington and Nigel Wright discuss Sunday trading
The Conservative peer Lady Trumpington (Jean Alys Barker, Baroness Trumpington, b.1922) and Nigel Wright, the Dickie Dirts clothing retailer, discuss the issue of Sunday trading, 4 February 1982

Background imageBaroness Collection: Hayashi Misao

Hayashi Misao
Viscountess Hayashi, later Countess Hayashi (1858 - 1942), Japanese noblewoman and wife of Hayashi Tadasu, the first Japanese ambassador in London. Date: 1902

Background imageBaroness Collection: Margaret Thatcher and Francois Mitterand

Margaret Thatcher and Francois Mitterand
Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), Conservative British Prime Minister between 1979 and 1990, now Baroness Thatcher. Seen here with Francois Mitterand (1916-1996), President of the French Republic

Background imageBaroness Collection: Margaret Thatcher, British Conservative Prime Minister

Margaret Thatcher, British Conservative Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher (Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, nee Roberts, 1925-2013), who served as British Conservative Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990

Background imageBaroness Collection: Thatcher Margaret Hilda Baroness Roberts 1925

Thatcher Margaret Hilda Baroness Roberts 1925
thatcher, margaret, hilda, baroness, roberts, 1925, british, tory, conservative, prime, minister, pm, politics, politician, political, mp, member, parliament, government, 1979, 1990, 1980s, 80s

Background imageBaroness Collection: Carla Thorneycroft, philanthropist and patron of the arts

Carla Thorneycroft, philanthropist and patron of the arts
Carla Thorneycroft, Baroness Thorneycroft (1914-2007), formerly Countess Carla Roberti, born Carla Maria Concetta Francesca Malagola Cappi

Background imageBaroness Collection: Mikhail Gorbachev with Margaret Thatcher

Mikhail Gorbachev with Margaret Thatcher
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (b 1931), Soviet leader, General Secretary of the Communist Party (1985-1991), last head of state of the USSR (1988-1991)

Background imageBaroness Collection: Michael Foot, Labour politician, giving a speech

Michael Foot, Labour politician, giving a speech
Michael Foot (Michael Mackintosh Foot, 1913-2010), British Labour politician and writer, Leader of the Opposition 1980-1983, CND supporter

Background imageBaroness Collection: Barbara Castle, Labour politician, with two pet dogs

Barbara Castle, Labour politician, with two pet dogs
Barbara Castle (Barbara Anne Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, 1910-2002), Labour politician, government minister and Member of the European Parliament. Seen here with two pet spaniel dogs

Background imageBaroness Collection: Tony Blair and Brenda Dean at a conference table

Tony Blair and Brenda Dean at a conference table
Tony Blair (Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, b 1953), Labour politician, Prime Minister 1997-2007. Seen here at a conference table alongside Brenda Dean (Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, b 1943)

Background imageBaroness Collection: Jennie Lee and Aneurin Bevan

Jennie Lee and Aneurin Bevan
Aneurin Bevan, also known as Nye Bevan (1897-1960), Welsh Labour politician. He served as Minister of Health in the mid-20th century

Background imageBaroness Collection: GREYFRIARS BOBBY

GREYFRIARS BOBBY
A memorial fountain and statue of this famously faithful dog was erected in the Edinburgh graveyard by Baroness Burdett- Coutts, noted philanthropist, shortly after his death. Date: Bobby died 1872

Background imageBaroness Collection: Cinderella, Adelphi Theatre, London, Christmas pantomime with Phyllis Dare in the title

Cinderella, Adelphi Theatre, London, Christmas pantomime with Phyllis Dare in the title role, Carrie Moore as the Prince, Dan Rolyat as the Baron, John Humphries as the Baroness

Background imageBaroness Collection: Three Parisian fashion statements seen in

Three Parisian fashion statements seen in the Paddock for La Grane Semaine at the Deauville Races, 1927 - Fanny Ward in a coat trimmed with fox

Background imageBaroness Collection: Baroness Troil in Arab dress with a camel, Biskra, Sahara

Baroness Troil in Arab dress with a camel, Biskra, Sahara, 1927 ready for a caravan expedition Date: 1927

Background imageBaroness Collection: Moss rose, Rosa centifolia var. muscosa

Moss rose, Rosa centifolia var. muscosa. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imageBaroness Collection: Mary Frances Elizabeth Stapleton, 17th Baroness le Despencer

Mary Frances Elizabeth Stapleton, 17th Baroness le Despencer, aged 15. Later wife of Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth

Background imageBaroness Collection: Portrait of the daughters of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke

Portrait of the daughters of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke
Portrait of Emily Blanche Charlotte, Rose Caroline and Emily Catherine Anne Somerset, daughters of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort

Background imageBaroness Collection: Portrait of Baroness Beryl Platt of Writtle

Portrait of Baroness Beryl Platt of Writtle
Portrait of Baroness Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle signing IMechE Honorary Fellow book. Date: 1984

Background imageBaroness Collection: Lady Pamela Berry

Lady Pamela Berry, formerly Smith (1915 - 1982), younger daughter of the 1st earl of Birkenhead. In 1936 she married Hon. William Michael Berry, Baron Hartwell

Background imageBaroness Collection: Miss Renee Merandon du Plessis

Miss Renee Merandon du Plessis (1916 - 2007), later The Hon. Mrs Langton Iliffe. Responsible with for rescuing and restoring Basildon Park in Berkshire. 1938

Background imageBaroness Collection: The Hon. Mrs Langton Iliffe

The Hon. Mrs Langton Iliffe, formerly Miss Renee Merandon du Plessis (1916-2007), responsible with for rescuing and restoring Basildon Park in Berkshire. 1939

Background imageBaroness Collection: The Baroness de Bush, American in London

The Baroness de Bush, American in London. 1902

Background imageBaroness Collection: Lady Tweedsmuir and daughter Joanna by Madame Yevonde

Lady Tweedsmuir and daughter Joanna by Madame Yevonde
Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, PC (nÚÑáThomson; 25 January 1915 11 March 1978), Unionist and Conservative politician and wife of Johnnie Buchan

Background imageBaroness Collection: Daphne Strutt and Vida Cuthbert by Madame Yevonde

Daphne Strutt and Vida Cuthbert by Madame Yevonde
Double portrait of the Hon. Daphne Strutt (1911-2003), later Daphne, Lady Acton, together with her step-sister, Vida Cuthbert, later Vida Schreiber (circa 1910-2003)

Background imageBaroness Collection: Deauville Devotees Potted on the Plage by Mundo

Deauville Devotees Potted on the Plage by Mundo
Caricatures of some familiar visitors to the fashionable French resort of Deauville. From left to right are Baron and Baroness Schroeders, behind whom is seen the Comte de Mardre. M. R

Background imageBaroness Collection: Princesse de Faucigny-Lucinge in polka dots at Venice Lido

Princesse de Faucigny-Lucinge in polka dots at Venice Lido
Princesse Jean de Faucigny-Lucigne, formerly Baba D Erlanger pictured taking her dogs for a walk at the Venice Lido with her husband and mother, Baroness D Erlanger



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