Desire Collection (page 3)

Indian shot, Canna indica hybrids. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Nidularium scheremetiewii (Karatas scheremetiewi). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Prayer plant, Maranta leuconeura (Maranta bicolor var. Kerchoviana). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse

Ladys slipper orchid, Paphiopedilum insigne (Cypripedium insigne). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne

Aerides lawrenceae orchid. Endangered. Chromolithograph from an illustration by B. Herincq from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Vanda tricolor orchid. Chromolithograph from an illustration by B. Herincq from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Easter orchid, Cattleya mossiae
Moss Cattleya orchid or easter orchid, Cattleya mossiae. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London

Shi hu shu orchid, Dendrobium farmeri var. aureoflavum. Chromolithograph from an illustration by B. Herincq from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Masdevallia coccinea, Trisetella gemmata, Dracula chimaera
Orchids: Masdevallia coccinea, Trisetella gemmata and Dracula chimaera. Chromolithograph from an illustration by B. Herincq from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse

The Old Manor House, Hackney, formerly the residence of the Tyssen family. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T

Gown by Dolly Tree - Virginia Bruce in Stronger Than Desire
A gown by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce in Stronger Than Desire (1939) Date: 1939

Virginia Bruce in a Dolly Tree gown for Stronger Than Desire (1939) made of chiffon with full sleeves and a wide embroidered waistband and matching cuffs. Date: 1939

Hugues Bouffe in Leonard le Perruquier, 1846
French comic actor Hugues Bouffe in Leonard le Perruquier by Dumanoir and Clairville, Theatre des Varieties, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

French comic actor Hugues Bouffe as Julien
French comic actor Hugues Marie Desire Bouffe as Julien in Le Mousse (The Ships Boy) by Emile Souvestre, Theatre des Varietees, 1846

Chinese gods of desire, immortality, etc
Statues of Chinese gods: Kin-gan or Chin-hoan, god of tutelage, Ni-ni-fo or Fo-tek god of voluptuousness, and god of immortality with deer and crane

Woman in elaborate upswept hairstyle called
Woman in elaborate upswept hairstyle with curls, feathers and ribbons called Desire to Please. Coiffure au Desir de plaire with curls, feathers and ribbons

Hutch music sheet for Thats My Desire. Leslie A. Hutchinson (1900-1969) known as Hutch was a Grenada-born singer and pianist. One of the most popular cabaret stars of the 1920s and 1930s. Date: 1930s

St Johns Institution for Deaf and Dumb Children, Boston Spa
st, johns, institution, institute, deaf, dumb, roman, catholic, children, founded, sheffield, 1870, belgian, priest, desire, de, haerne, 1875, establishment, moved, boston, spa, west, yorkshire

WINDOW SHOPPING FOR HATS
A variety of hats on stands atop hat boxes are displayed against an upholstered back- drop in a fashionable milliners shop. Two ladies in hats admire the display. Date: 1930s

Marche Des Boers
MARCHE DES BOERS March by Desire Leclercq, dedicated : Salut a nos amis les Heros du Transvaal - and he doesn t mean the British ! Date: 1902

Actors performing in The Land of Hearts Desire
Miss Winifred Fraser, as Maire Bruin, and Miss Dorothy Paget, as a fairy child, performing in The Land of Hearts Desire, by William Butler Yeats. Date: 1894

Ulsters Appeal - Unionist postcard
Ulsters Appeal - Intreat me not to leave thee.... (Ruth 1:16) - The personification of Ulster pleads with England not to abandon her, whilst Scotland (holding the Act of Union) stands passively by

Relief of Cupid with torch burning passion. Roman Art. Makta
Cupid. Classical Mythology. Good of desire. Relief of Cupid with torch burning passion. Roman Art. Maktar. Tunisia

Desire Charnay
DESIRE CHARNAY French traveller and archeologist Date: 1828 - 1915

Greta Garbo & Eric von
GRETA GARBO with Eric von Stroheim in As You Desire Me, based on a play by Pirandello: the woman loses her memory and does not remember her husband. Date: 1932

Serenade / Music Cover
" Serenade in the Night". A guitarist serenades below the window of his hearts desire. The lady hasn t as yet come to the window. Date: 1936

Desire Louis Eugene Gouget (d1897) as the demon
Desire Louis Eugene Gouget (d.1897) as the demon Belphegor in Les Cinq Cents Diables at the Gaite.. A fairy spectacle by Dumanoir and Dennery

Effects of taking the waters
The rather adverse effect of taking the waters at Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg !!! Date: circa 1910s

Portrait of Rembert Dodonee. Illustration from Joseph Desire Hannon, Flore Belge, Phanerogamie, Volume 1. Tinted frontispiece. Date: 1847

Portrait of Charles de l ecluse. Illustration from Joseph Desire Hannon, Flore Belge, Phanerogamie, Volume 1. (1847) Tinted frontispiece. Date: 1847

Perilous Honeymoon by David Wright
Front cover of Perilous Honeymoon, a title in the Famous Romance Library, painted by David Wright, best-known for his pin-ups during World War Two. Date: 1958

Loves Desire -- a couple with their dog
Loves Desire -- a loving couple with their dog. The woman is wearing a pink dress and holding a bunch of flowers. early 20th century

Abdcation crisis: sloganed car
Sloganed car in support of King Edward VIII during the Abdication crisis of December 1936. The kings desire to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson split the government

Claude Desire Barodet / Gill
Claude Desire Barodet, former teacher, Republican, Mayor of Lyon (1872), representing the National Assembly (1873-1876) and member of the Seine (1876-1896)

A scene in Downing Street during the Abdication crisis
A cyclist sympathetic to the dilemma of King Edward VIII in December 1936, talks to a policeman in Downing Street, London

Joffre and King Albert of Belgium
General Joffre in conversation with King Albert of Belgium (1875-1934), Commander-in-Chief of the Belgian army. Albert was credited with leading a gallant Belgian resistance against the German army

Death of the Prince Imperial; arrival of the body at Itelezi
The Prince Imperial of France was an impetuous and impulsive young man and had insisted on fighting in the Zulu war, after attending the Royal Military Academy

Celebrating the Jubilee on Board a Man of War - Extra Ration
Engraving showing the distribution of grog (watered down rum) on board HMS Sultan to celebrate the Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887

Louis Desire Veron
LOUIS DESIRE VERON French medical practitioner and journalist

Planing Off a Bit More
Comment on womens desire to achieve the fashionable silhouette of no curves. A thin, flat-chested woman with an Eton crop wears court shoes & a sailor style dress

Lfde Pie / Bishop Poitiers
LOUIS-FRANCOIS-DESIRE- EDOUARD-PIE Bishop of Poitiers

Felix Desire Deheque
FELIX DESIRE DEHEQUE French classical scholar

Dartmoor Permit
Permit to allow Thomas Tertius Paget and party to view the Convict Prison at Dartmoor, by desire of the Home Secretary, viscount Palmerston

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