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Primrose Collection

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primula Auricula Hardy Amies

Primula Auricula Hardy Amies - formally number AE84 in The Gordon Collection. Date: circa 1960s

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Lady Elizabeth and Lady Rose Paget by Mme Yevonde

Lady Elizabeth and Lady Rose Paget by Mme Yevonde
Lady Elizabeth and Lady Rose Paget by Madame Yevonde. Lady Elizabeth Hester Mary Paget (1916-1980) was the second daughter of the 6th Marquess of Anglesey, making her debut in 1933

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primula auricula, primrose

Primula auricula, primrose
Folio 78 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose Hill Road, NW London

Primrose Hill Road, NW London. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Butterflies and flowers on a palette-shaped Christmas card

Butterflies and flowers on a palette-shaped Christmas card
Butterflies and flowers with a snow scene on a palette-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Harp with yellow flowers on a cutout greetings card

Harp with yellow flowers on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Oenothera grandiflora, evening primrose

Oenothera grandiflora, evening primrose
Unnumbered drawing (Tab IV) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose Phyllis Salt by Madame Yevonde

Primrose Phyllis Salt by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of Major-General Harold Francis Salt DSO, making her debut in 1933. Date: 1933

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primula acaulis (vulgaris), common primrose

Primula acaulis (vulgaris), common primrose
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33. Illustration entitled Primevere grandiflore

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose Hill

Primrose Hill
A child bowls her hoop on a winters day on Primrose Hill. Date: 1895

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primula vulgaris, common primrose

Primula vulgaris, common primrose
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. By William Kilburn (1745-1818)

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Rosebery / 5th Earl / Vf 76

Rosebery / 5th Earl / Vf 76
ARCHIBALD PHILIP PRIMROSE 5TH EARL OF ROSEBERY Statesman and author Date: 1847 - 1929

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Onagraceae - Evening Primrose

Onagraceae - Evening Primrose
Onagraceae: the evening primrose tribe. Source: Illustrations of the natural orders of plants with groups and descriptions by Twining, Elizabeth, 1805-1889

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Plants / Oenothera Biennis

Plants / Oenothera Biennis
EVENING PRIMROSE

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Botanical Sketchbook -- Primrose

Botanical Sketchbook -- Primrose. Date: 1920s

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Regents Park Industrial School

Regents Park Industrial School
A view of the Regents Park Industrial School, Regents Park Road, Primrose Hill, London. Date: 1910

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Rural scene with honeysuckle and poppies

Rural scene with honeysuckle and poppies
A pretty rural scene with pink honeysuckle, yellow primroses and red poppies growing by a stone wall, with a cornfield and a windmill in the background

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Conservative Ladies

Conservative Ladies
A Meeting of Primrose Dames - leading conservative ladies in Lady Salisburys drawing room. Few if any of them favour the emancipation of woman

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Jequirity bean or rosary pea, Abrus precatorius

Jequirity bean or rosary pea, Abrus precatorius, Abro da corone. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Hampstead From Primrose Hill

Hampstead From Primrose Hill

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose Hill, old and new, Port Sunlight, Wirral

Primrose Hill, old and new, Port Sunlight, Wirral

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose Hill old and new, Port Sunlight Village

Primrose Hill old and new, Port Sunlight Village, early 1900s

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Huddersfield Newsome Primrose Hill early 1900s

Huddersfield Newsome Primrose Hill early 1900s

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose Valley, Filey, North Yorkshire

Primrose Valley, Filey, North Yorkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imagePrimrose Collection: St. Leger Winner

St. Leger Winner
Albert Primrose, Lord Rosebery (1882-1974), previously styled Lord Dalmeny, leading his racehorse Sandwich after its St. Leger win. The jockey is Harry Wragg (1902-1985). Date: 1931

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Vera Lennox, actress, (1903-1984) theatrical portrait in jodhpurs and boots

Vera Lennox, actress, (1903-1984) theatrical portrait in jodhpurs and boots. Captioned, A Primrose by the River's Brim'

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava talking the the Hon. Charles Winn at the Primrose League Ball

Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava talking the the Hon. Charles Winn at the Primrose League Ball. Date: 1936

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose Day

Primrose Day
Lord Beaconsfield's bronze statue, facing St. Margaret's Church, in Parliament Square, London on Primrose Day. On the anniversary of the death of British statesman

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Shakespeare Commemoration, Planting Oak on Primrose Hill

Shakespeare Commemoration, Planting Oak on Primrose Hill
Samuel Phelps planting the young oak tree at the foot of Primrose Hill, London, to honour the English poet, William Shakespeare. Date: 23rd April 1864

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Samuel Phelps planting the young oak tree at the foot of Primrose Hill, London

Samuel Phelps planting the young oak tree at the foot of Primrose Hill, London, to honour the English poet, William Shakespeare. Date: 23rd April 1864

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose Day 1886

Primrose Day 1886
Primrose Day in Parliament Square, London. Anniversary of the death of British statesman and prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose Day 19 April 1900 Parliament Square

Primrose Day 19 April 1900 Parliament Square
primrose, day, 19, april, 1900, parliament, square, london, british, statesman, prime, minister, lord, benjamin, disraeli, 1st, earl, of, beaconsfield, beaconsfield's, event, statue, statues

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Mary Pickford making a picture (1919). To the left of Pickford with a bag is the director Sidney

Mary Pickford making a picture (1919). To the left of Pickford with a bag is the director Sidney Scott. Kneeling on the right by the cameraman is Marys brother Jack Pickford Date: 1919

Background imagePrimrose Collection: A scene from Primrose at the Winter Garden Theatre, London (1924) Date: 1924

A scene from Primrose at the Winter Garden Theatre, London (1924) Date: 1924

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Chinese primrose, Primulidium sinense

Chinese primrose, Primulidium sinense (Primula sinensis, Primavera della China). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Birthday card, Many Happy Returns, rabbits with cake

Birthday card, Many Happy Returns, rabbits with cake. 20th century

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Fairy and child discover an Easter egg

Fairy and child discover an Easter egg. 1930

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Spike primrose, Boisduvalia subulata

Spike primrose, Boisduvalia subulata (Pencilled boisduvalia, Boisduvalia concinna). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after J

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Glaucescent-leaved primrose, Primula glaucescens

Glaucescent-leaved primrose, Primula glaucescens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert Sweets The British Flower Garden

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Mexican primrose or handsome white oenothera

Mexican primrose or handsome white oenothera, Oenothera speciosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert Sweets The British

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Bird s-eye primrose, Primula farinosa

Bird s-eye primrose, Primula farinosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1791

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Common primrose, Primula vulgaris

Common primrose, Primula vulgaris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1791

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose or Primula varieties

Primrose or Primula varieties
Burnards formosa, Primula elatior polyanthus, Conqueror of Europe auricula, Primula auricula, and common primrose, Primula vulgaris

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Primrose or Primula species

Primrose or Primula species
Chinese primrose, Primula praenitens, purple Caucasian primrose, Primula amoena, Siberian primrose, Primula sibirica, and fringed auricula, Primula ciliata

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Evening primrose or Oenothera species

Evening primrose or Oenothera species
Large-fruited evening primrose, Oenothera macrocarpa, dandelion-leaved evening primrose, Oe. taraxacifolia, glaucous-leaved evening primrose, Oe. glauca, pale-flowered evening primrose, Oe

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Ruellia, cyclamen, primrose and leadwort species

Ruellia, cyclamen, primrose and leadwort species
Fringe-flowered ruellia, Ruellia ciliatiflora, Persian cyclamen, Cyclamen persicum, Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis, Cape leadwort, Plumbago capensis, crimson grevillea, Grevillea punicea

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Cowslip, Primula veris and balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita

Cowslip, Primula veris and balsam herb, Tanacetum balsamita. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imagePrimrose Collection: Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis var

Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis var
Chinese primrose cultivar raised by Cannell Sons, Swanley, Primula sinensis var. Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1885



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