Helena Collection (page 2)

Longwood House, St Helena, the place of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte on 5th May 1821. Following exile to the Island, Napoleon moved to Longwood House in December 1815; it had fallen into

Elisabeth Rethberg, German soprano
Elisabeth Rethberg (1894-1976) German soprano, here photographed in the part she created as the title role in Richard Strauss's Die agyptische Helena Date: November 1928

Princess Helena of Waldeck, Duchess of Albany
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861-1922), Duchess of Albany and wife of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. They married on 27 April 1882 in St George's Chapel, Windsor

Napoleon on his deathbed
Napoleon I On his deathbed at St Helena, he is dressed in his uniform Date: 5 May 1821

NAPOLEON DIES
NAPOLEON I/SCENES He dies on St Helena Date: 6 May 1821

Lya de Putti - Hungarian film actress during the silent era
Lya de Putti (1897-1931) - Hungarian film actress during the silent era. Date: circa 1920s

Landing of Dinizulu, the exiled Zulu prince, at St. Helena. Date: 1890

Photograph of St Helena Tavern, Rotherhithe, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Scenes from the Barbary coast of Africa, 1820
Barbary corsair pirates boarding a ship 1, audience with the Emperor of Morocco 2, and Christian enslaved persons harnessed to a wagon 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

View and plan of Napoleons final residence on Saint Helena
View and plan of Longwood House, Saint Helena. Final residence of Napoleon Bonaparte, exiled after the Battle of Waterloo

Why I Became A Vegetarian, Lady Augustus Paget
Why I Became A Vegetarian, by Lady Augustus Paget (Walburga Ehrengarde Helena, Lady Paget, nÚÑáCountess von Hohenthal, 1839-1929). 1899

Gwyneth Thomson and Helena Normanton
Two of our coming Portias. Mrs. Gwyneth Marjory Thomson, accepted by the Benchers of Lincolns Inn as a student in 1920. On the right, Miss Helena Normanton

Helena and Hermia - female friendship in Shakespeare
Helena and Hermia sit sewing together, created both one flower, Both on one sampler, sitting on one cushion - an example of female friendship in Shakespeare (A Midsummer Nights Dream). Date: 1841

Helena Millais as Nance in Silver Creek
Helena Millais (1886-1970), actress and writer, in costume as Nance in Silver Creek. Date: circa 1912

Heads of historical and mythical figures in the headdresses of the era of King Henry VII. Queen of Sheba 2, King Solomon 3, Empress Helena 9, and Emperor Constantine 20, 23

Empress Helena raising a woman from the dead
Empress Helena raises a woman from the dead with the Holy Cross (E), and Empress Helena bringing the cross to Constantinople (F)

Empress Helena on her quest for the Holy Cross
Empress Helena leaving Constantinople (C), and Judas revealing to her the location of the Holy Cross (D). Painting on the north side of the Chancel

Northern birdwing butterfly, common birdwing larva and pupa
Northern birdwing, Ornithoptera priamus urvillianus 1, and chrysalid and larva of the common birdwing, Troides helena. Ornythoptere de Durville, chrysalid and larva of the Ornithoptere helicaon

Plantation House, Governors Residence, St Helena. Date: circa 1920

Pets brought home by men of HMS Thetis from St Helena - the monkey Jack salutes from the capstan. Date: 1901

View of the island of St Helena. 19th century

Cat and two kittens with flowers on a postcard
Cat and two kittens with a bouquet of flowers on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Napoleons Tomb on St Helena. 19th century

Music cover, Napoleons Grand March, with an Introduction composed by Charles W Glover. 19th century

Wilhelmina, Queen of Holland and Henry, Prince Consort
Date: 1901

King & Queen of Spain and Party at Osborne, Isle of Wight King & Queen of Spain
Date: circa 1908

TITUS AT JERUSALEM
Jerusalem is besieged by Titus (later emperor) : the Jews sally out against him while he reconnoitres the city near the tomb of Helena Date: 70

FRANCE / PARIS / INVALIDES
The tomb of Napoleon I, where his remains were placed following their return from Saint Helena in 1840 Date: circa 1860

LONDON / ROTHERHITHE / 1839
St. Helena tavern, Rotherhithe. Date: 7th June 1839

Empress Helena, Saint
HELENA Roman empress, saint (circa 250 - circa 330) wife of Constantius I Chlorus mother of Constantine the Great supposed by some to have discovered Jesus cross

Saint Helena of Constantinople
Saint Helena, also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople. She was the consort of Emperor Constantius, and according to tradition she found the relics of the True Cross

Lawley Tollhouse, Mount St Helena, California, USA
Lawley Tollhouse and Gate, Mount St Helena, California, USA, with price details on the right. Date: circa 1910s

Jamestown, St Helena - view from the sea
Jamestown, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha - an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean - view from the sea

The Grave of Napoleon I, St Helena
The grave of Napoleon I (Bonaparte), Emperor of France on St Helena, where he was initially buried after his death in May 1821

Sandy Bay, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha - an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. The card reverse informs us that rock formations to the right are known as Lot

The Landing Quay - St. Helena, a volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean. Date: circa 1930s

Princess Caraboo and Napoleon by Fortunino Matania
Mary Baker (n饠 Willcocks) (1791-1864) a Devonshire cobblers daughter and noted impostor. Posing as the fictional Princess Caraboo

The Duchess of Manchester (Helena Zimmerman)
Helena Zimmerman (1878-1971), who married William Montagu, 9th Duke of Manchester in 1900. She was the daughter of Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati, Ohio

Wedding of Major Evelyn Gibbs to Lady Helena Cambridge
The wedding of Major (later Colonel) John Evelyn Gibbs (1879-1932) to Lady Helena Cambridge (born Princess Helena of Teck, a title changed following the outbreak of WW1) (1899-1969) at St

Scene from the play Look Back In Anger by John Osborne
A scene from the play Look Back In Anger, featuring Alison Porter, Cliff Lewis, Helena Charles and Jimmy Porter. Date: 1956

Portrait of Helena Modrzejewska, 1880, by Tadeusz Ajdukiewic
Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz (1852-1916). Polish painter. Portrait of Helena Modrzejewska, 1880. National Museum. Krakow. Poland

Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont with her children
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861 - 1922), married to Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the youngest son of Queen Victoria, and daughter of the Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont

Wedding of George V
Wedding of King George V, then Duke of York, to Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, later Queen Mary on 6 July 1893. The couple are attended by numerous bridesmaids

Helena Rubinstein advert, The War Face, WW1
Advertisement for Helena Rubinstein beauty treatments, asking, Is yours a " war face" ? It It claims that 99 out of a 100 women were showing the strain of the war in their faces and that

Zulu Chief Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868-1913) - In 1890 Dinuzulu was exiled to the island of St. Helena for seven years, possibly during which time this portrait photograph was taken? Date: circa 1896

Royal Wedding 1882 -- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
Scene at the wedding service of Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany on 27 April 1882 in St Georges Chapel, Windsor

Italian Silent Film Actress Edy Darclea as Helen of Troy
Italian Silent Film Actress Edy Darclea (1895-?) as Helen of Troy in Helena (1924). Date: 1924

Israel. Jerusalen. Crusader graffiti in the Church of the Ho
Crusader graffiti on the walls of the stairs leading to the Chapel of Saint Helena, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in the Old city of Jerusalem. Israel

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