Gentle Collection

Fable / Wind and Sun
THE WIND AND THE SUN Both disputed over who could cause the traveller to shed his cloak; the wind blew strongly, but in the suns gentle heat the man derobed

East View of Old Sarum
East view of the ancient city and castle of Old Sarum, above Salisbury Plain. The Celts referred to it as Sorviadum meaning the fortress by the gentle river (the River Avon)

A Midsummer Nights Dream
I ll kiss thy fair large ears my gentle joy. Titania to Bottom. Artist: Joyce Mercer. Date: circa 1924

Greyhound Racing
Notable personalities in the greyhound racing world, from left: Mr. F. S. Gentle (Assistant MD of the Greyhound Racing Association), Brig.-Gen. A.C

Gentle, loving, good, wearing the rose of womanhood
" Gentle, loving, good, wearing the rose of womanhood" by Emily Mitchell Stride. Date: 1883

Gentle, a puppy, by Muriel Dawson
Gentle, a puppy (age 10 weeks), by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1948

A Gentle Hint Dogs Watercolour painting Mabel
A, Gentle, Hint, Dogs, Watercolour, painting, Mabel, Gear, 12022674

Comic postcard, milking a cow Date: 20th century

Fashionable people playing the memory game of the gentle knight. Players who have made errors have to wear paper horns in their hair. At the beginning, everyone is a gentle knight

Rooster Crowing Date: 1945

No Hanky-Panky! The Handkerchief as a weapon
A series of photographs from The Sketch showing, the gentle mouchoir as a formidable weapon...for wiping the floor with an opponent. Date: 1911

RAMSAY GENTLE SHEPHERD
Mary Ann Wrighten in the character of Peggy, in Allan Ramsays pastoral comedy, The Gentle Shepherd. Date: 1777

Gentle ornamental cascade - Waters of Europe, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1903

Fable / Two Springs
THE TWO SPRINGS Two springs issued from the same mountain; one rushed along in a torrent, the other was a gentle, beneficient stream

The Gentle Art of Excavating - a specially designed skimmer
The beginning of a garden suburb. Excavating a new road with a specially designed skimmer, a typically rickety contraption from the inventive mind of gadget king, William Heath Robinson. Date: c.1938

The Gentle Art of Excavating - Removing top soil
A new type of shovel removing the top soil from a bluff in the Cotswold Hills. A typically elaborate contraption by the gadget king

Music cover, Spring! Gentle Spring! A song from Babil and Bijou, first performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, in 1872. Words by J R Planche, music by J Riviere. circa 1873

Shakespeare - King Henry VI, Part I - Earl of Suffolk (to the future Queen Margaret): O fairest beauty, do not fear. circa 1830

The Gentle Art of Living by H. M. Bateman
A couple enjoy a pleasant dinner in a restaurant, garnished with champagne and the attendance of a waiter. Date: 1925

Cartoon, Mrs Weldon painting a bust of Gounod
Cartoon, The gentle Mrs Weldon, putting black paint on a portrait bust of the French composer, Charles Gounod (1818-1893)

George Ernest Studdy, Bonzo and broken window
George Ernest Studdy, Bonzo walks past a window just as a brick crashes into the glass. Will he get the blame? Originally published as Valentine postcard no

Old Sarum Castle
A rather fanciful depiction of the castle of Old Sarum, above Salisbury Plain. The Celts referred to it as Sorviadum, meaning the fortress by the gentle river. Date: 1798

Advertisement, St Jamess Chest Expander -- Stooping of the Shoulders and Contraction of the Chest are removed in the most gentle and effective manner possible. 1845

Dane Valley, near Wincle, Cheshire in April 1908. A gentle scene showing George Barnshaw, employee and friend of the photographer, in contemplative pose by the River Dane. Date: 1908

Visit to Madeira - Santa Cruz - The Village
Black and white lantern slide of lots of white buildings scattered on a gentle rural slope by the coast.. Part of Box 125, Madeira, part of Boswell collection. Slide number 48. Date: circa 1890s

The Gentle Adjutant by H. M. Bateman, WW1 cartoon
Its the Noise that really matters. A fierce and fearsome looking commanding officer on horseback uses his considerable lung power to make his commands known. Date: 1917

The Gentle Art of Excavating - Early Walking Draglilne`
An early form of the walking dragline stripping rocky overburden preparatory to erecting a new tea shop in the Allegheny Mountains

The Gentle Art of Excavating - Latest Type of Grab Crane
The latest type of grab crane clearing out a small pond on Hampstead Heath. A typically rickety and convoluted crane goes through the ridiculous process of clearing out a tiny pond on Hampstead

The Gentle Art of Excavating - A New Multi-Movement Drag Sho
A new multi-movement drag shovel excavating for the foundations of a new cinema. A typically convoluted digger, made from recycled bits of houses

The Gentle Art of Excavating - Clearing bottom of the Thames
An improved dragline clearing out the bottom of the upper reaches of the River Thames. A typically rickety and overly complicated piece of machinery by the gadget king, William Heath Robinson

The Gentle Dragon

Mastiffs & Puppies
Two Mastiffs and their litter. A very old breed, traditionally used as a guard, because of his size, although he is also a gentle and kind dog. Date: 1.1.1805

Answer to Gentle Annie. Print showing title page illustration with man looking at grave of Gentle Annie as angels hover above. Date c1858. Answer to Gentle Annie

The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell in the shop
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

View of Dovedale, Derbyshire, from Thorpe Cloud
View of Dovedale, in the Derbyshire Peak District, from Thorpe Cloud. Date: circa 1920

Trapping Whelks on the Shores of the Caspian Sea by W. Heath
The first illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) to appear in The Sketch on March 21st 1906. Part of a humorous series called, The Gentle Art of Catching Things

Milking pails, words and music
Buy me a pair of milking pails, Oh sweet gentle mother mine. Where shall I get the money from, oh beautiful daughter mine?

The Gentle German
Anti-German the Gentle German

Police / Friendly Copper
A kindly policeman takes care of two young street children. He carries the youngest in his arms

Swell at Sunset
A gentle swell at sunset

Black Bear (Bewick)
Bewick is puzzled by this creature, drawn from life, which he supposes to be a bear: it was brought back from Bengal, and appears to be a gentle, good-natured animal

A Gentle Emetic
A gentle emetic!

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