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Chapman Collection

Background imageChapman Collection: Don Bradman square cuts at Lords, 1930

Don Bradman square cuts at Lords, 1930
Photograph of Don Bradman square cutting during the second Test Match between England and Australia, held at Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1930

Background imageChapman Collection: Cover design, The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

Cover design, The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
Cover design for the first instalment of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, by Charles Dickens. 1836

Background imageChapman Collection: Brooding Soldier - Canadian Memorial, Vancouver Corner - WWI

Brooding Soldier - Canadian Memorial, Vancouver Corner - WWI
The memorial commemorates the 18, 000 Canadian soldiers who withstood the first gas attack on April 22/24 1915 (Battle of Ypres), suffering over 2, 000 casualties

Background imageChapman Collection: Sailing Barge Match on the Thames, July 1864

Sailing Barge Match on the Thames, July 1864
Engraving of a sailing barge match on the Thames, from the Illustrated London News, 23rd July 1864. This match was hosted by the Prince of Wales Yacht Club over a course from Erith to the Chapman

Background imageChapman Collection: Climbers on Chomolhari, Bhutan, May 1937

Climbers on Chomolhari, Bhutan, May 1937
Photograph showing two climbers on the 24, 000 ft. Himalayan mountain Chomolhari, near Phari Dzong, Bhutan, 20th May 1937. The photograph, taken by F. Spencer Chapman, shows C.E

Background imageChapman Collection: Homer / Profile / Chapman

Homer / Profile / Chapman
HOMER Blind Greek poet with the Iliad and the Odyssey below

Background imageChapman Collection: Engineers at Furness Abbey, including Sir Hiram Maxim

Engineers at Furness Abbey, including Sir Hiram Maxim (front 2nd) Date: 1920

Background imageChapman Collection: Worplesdon Golf Club

Worplesdon Golf Club
Worplesdon golf course " one of the prettiest golf courses in Surrey" with caricatures of various members including Captain G.A. Moxon and A.P.F. Chapman

Background imageChapman Collection: George Chapman / Anon Copp

George Chapman / Anon Copp
GEORGE CHAPMAN English poet and dramatist, known especially for his verse translations of Homer Date: 1559 - 1634

Background imageChapman Collection: Michael Chapman, folk and rock performer

Michael Chapman, folk and rock performer

Background imageChapman Collection: Themistocles / Chapman

Themistocles / Chapman
THEMISTOCLES Athenian statesman and general

Background imageChapman Collection: The Gleaners, Blockley, Gloucestershire

The Gleaners, Blockley, Gloucestershire
A family group collecting left over corn at Blockley. The title might be a reflection of the painting by Jean-Francois Millet noted for depicting peasant workers in a sympathetic way Date: 1905

Background imageChapman Collection: King Egbert / J. Chapman

King Egbert / J. Chapman
KING EGBERT King of the West Saxons Reigned 802 - 839 Date: 775 - 839

Background imageChapman Collection: John Burgoyne / Chapman

John Burgoyne / Chapman
JOHN BURGOYNE Dramatist and army officer (he surrendered at Saratoga in 1777)

Background imageChapman Collection: Swaffham Cyclist 1950S

Swaffham Cyclist 1950S
A lone cyclist pauses to study the elaborate town sign of Swaffham, Norfolk, which commemorates the famous pedlar John Chapman, and the churchs rebuilding in the 1400s

Background imageChapman Collection: Hippocrates / Chapman / Col

Hippocrates / Chapman / Col
HIPPOCRATES Greek medical

Background imageChapman Collection: Client: Rs Caplin for Little X by Silhouette - lingerie sh

Client: Rs Caplin for Little X by Silhouette - lingerie sh
Client: Rs Caplin - Brand: Little X by Silhouette - live lingerie shoot (3/3). Date: 1965

Background imageChapman Collection: Client: Little X by Silhouette - live lingerie shoot

Client: Little X by Silhouette - live lingerie shoot
Client: Rs Caplin - Brand: Little X by Silhouette - live lingerie shoot (2/3). Date: 1965

Background imageChapman Collection: Client: Little X by Silhouette - live lingerie shoot

Client: Little X by Silhouette - live lingerie shoot
Client: Rs Caplin - Brand: Little X by Silhouette - live lingerie shoot (1/3). Date: 1965

Background imageChapman Collection: Hardware shop in Islington, London

Hardware shop in Islington, London with very extensive stock. Proprietor stands at door. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageChapman Collection: Jack Chapman, dirt track speedway

Jack Chapman, dirt track speedway
Jack Chapman, Australian dirt track speedway rider, thrown from his bike during the Puritan Cup at Audenshaw. Date: 1929

Background imageChapman Collection: WOMAN WITH BINOCULARS

WOMAN WITH BINOCULARS
A woman (actress Marguerite Chapman) looks through a pair of binoculars on a sunny day 1940s

Background imageChapman Collection: Bringing ivory to the wagons, South Africa, c. 1863

Bringing ivory to the wagons, South Africa, c. 1863
Engraving from a sketch by Thomas Baines, made while travelling in South Africa with explorer and elephant hunter James Chapman in around 1862-3

Background imageChapman Collection: Horseracing Poster

Horseracing Poster
A striking poster showing the head on view of a jockey racing his horse, wearing a bright red helmet. Used as a showcase piece for Colour Magazine's poster gallery. Date: circa 1918

Background imageChapman Collection: Chapman or Chapbook Seller

Chapman or Chapbook Seller

Background imageChapman Collection: Newcastle v Arsenal at Wembley

Newcastle v Arsenal at Wembley
Members of the Newcastle United and Arsenal teams, due to compete at Wembley Stadium in the Cup Final. Also pictured is Herbert Chapman (1878-1934) the Arsenal manager. Date: 1932

Background imageChapman Collection: Colour The Townscape Supplement

Colour The Townscape Supplement
A supplement page for Colour The Townscape. The four images show how the use of colour can brighten up and rejuvenate our towns, shops include F. Kingsley, L. Chapman, Millicent, and Lillian Rose

Background imageChapman Collection: Caricatures of players from the English cricket team, by Kerwin Maegraith

Caricatures of players from the English cricket team, by Kerwin Maegraith. Including Tate, Bryan, Whysall, Hendren, Hobbs, Woolley, Sutcliffe, Kilner, Tyldesley, Freeman, Sandham, Chapman, Strudwick

Background imageChapman Collection: Hilliard & Chapman, free standing patent knife polishing and sharpening with six different sizes

Hilliard & Chapman, free standing patent knife polishing and sharpening with six different sizes. Date: 1862

Background imageChapman Collection: ARISTOMENES

ARISTOMENES Military commander of the Messenians against Sparta, distinguished for his valour : after his death his heart was found to be covered with hair ? - 668 BC

Background imageChapman Collection: The Procession marking the half-century of Westfield College for Women

The Procession marking the half-century of Westfield College for Women, part of London University at which Miss Chapman has succeeded Miss Lodge as Principal. Date: 1932

Background imageChapman Collection: Tombs of Royalist Richard Penderel and poet George Chapman

Tombs of Royalist Richard Penderel and poet George Chapman
Tombs of Royalist Richard Penderel (d.1671) and poet George Chapman (1559-1634) in the churchyard of St. Giles in the Fields

Background imageChapman Collection: Guy, Earl of Warwick, from a basso-relievio in Warwick Lane

Guy, Earl of Warwick, from a basso-relievio in Warwick Lane. Crusader hero killed the Danish champion, the giant Colbrand, for Athelstan of England

Background imageChapman Collection: Personalities at the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve banquet caricatured by Fred May

Personalities at the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve banquet caricatured by Fred May. Pictured are C. I. H. Concannon, Charles Hipwood, Lord Chelmsford, Air Vice Marshal Sir Philip Garrie

Background imageChapman Collection: Webbs passenger engine

Webbs passenger engine. 3 cylinder compound, side elevation locomotive no 300, Crewe Works. Scale 1.5 inches:1 foot. Signed F W Webb 10/1/83, and embossed Henry Chapman, 113 Victoria Street

Background imageChapman Collection: Clubland caricatures: the Bath celebrities 1921

Clubland caricatures: the Bath celebrities 1921
Caricatures of regular visitors to the Bath Club, London, including the Prince of Wales, Lord Desborough, Lord Wodehouse and F J Escombe

Background imageChapman Collection: Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, female. Endangered

Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, female. Endangered
Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus. Endangered. Domesticated female orang-outang with bandana and bowl. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Background imageChapman Collection: Comparative anatomy of the heads of men, apes and birds

Comparative anatomy of the heads of men, apes and birds. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Chapman from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, London, 1803

Background imageChapman Collection: Chimpanzee kidnapping an Angolan girl

Chimpanzee kidnapping an Angolan girl
Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, carrying off an Angolan girl, as a man with bow and arrow tries to save her. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Background imageChapman Collection: Handbill, Moses Chapman, Silhouette Artist

Handbill, Moses Chapman, Silhouette Artist - Correct Profile Likenesses

Background imageChapman Collection: Horseracing poster by Stephen Chapman

Horseracing poster by Stephen Chapman. 1918

Background imageChapman Collection: Cover design, Roland Cashel by Charles Lever

Cover design, Roland Cashel by Charles Lever
Part-work cover design, Roland Cashel by Charles Lever, illustrated by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne), No. IX, price one shilling. 1849

Background imageChapman Collection: Newtown Football Team, Wales

Newtown Football Team, Wales: Lloyd, Harper, Goodwin, Townsend, Worthington, Stokes, Morgan, Pryce-Jones, Pryce-Jones, Mytton, Parry, Chapman, Tucker. 1890s

Background imageChapman Collection: M CHAPMAN AND BINOCULARS

M CHAPMAN AND BINOCULARS
MARGUERITE CHAPMAN Hollywood actress who appeared in The Seven Year Itch amongst other films in the 1940s and 50s, looks through a pair of binoculars on a sunny day Date: 1918 - 1999

Background imageChapman Collection: Nurses and children

Nurses and children. Reverse reads My first ward at St Mary Abbots Hospital. Note I am now in uniform. Me age 20 yrs 1928 Sister Chapman Staff Nurse Two childrens nurses. Annotated G Thomas Date: 1928

Background imageChapman Collection: Nurses on bench outside hospital

Nurses on bench outside hospital
Four nurses on bench in front of large tree and hospital in background. Reverse reads: Nurses Davies, Chapman, Baile and Burke, Battle Hospital, 1933-1936 Date: circa 1935

Background imageChapman Collection: Off-duty nurse

Off-duty nurse
Nurse Chapman in long coat, hat and gloves standing in front of hedge in grounds of Battle Hospital, Reading Date: circa 1935

Background imageChapman Collection: Works of Homer, First Edition translated by Chapman

Works of Homer, First Edition translated by Chapman
Title page of the First Edition of The Whole Works of Homer translated into English by George Chapman, the main two works being The Iliad and The Odyssey. Date: 1616



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