Whiskers Collection

A Tiger approaches
A fantastic picture of a large male Tiger approaching with menace. Pastel drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Captain Collins of Brighton, with his family
Captain Fred Collins of Brighton, who ran three pleasure boats called the Skylark and was a familiar figure on Brighton Beach for sixty years

Otter standing on hind legs
An otter (Lutra lutra) standing on hind legs on a riverbank. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

We Gladstone / Pound / Mayal
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE English politician MP sitting in a chair

John Ruskin Selfportrait
JOHN RUSKIN English art critic and writer as a young man. Date: 1819 - 1900

Ernst Werner Von Siemens
ERNST WERNER VON SIEMENS German engineer

Wilhelm Richard Wagner
WILHELM RICHARD WAGNER German composer

Carlos Juan Finlay, Cuban biologist
Carlos Juan Finlay (1833-1915), Cuban biologist noted for work on yellow fever. Date: circa 1900

Kaiser Wilhelm I, German Emperor
Wilhelm I (1797-1888), King of Prussia and German Emperor, in uniform. late 19th century

James Froude
JAMES ANTHONY FROUDE - British historian and writer. Date: 1818 - 1894

Jean Pierre Boyer / 1843
JEAN PIERRE BOYER President of Haiti, 1818-1843

Postman Knocks on Door
THE POSTMANs KNOCK

Devonshire / 7Th / V Fair 74
SIR WILLIAM CAVENDISH 7th DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE Statesman and benefactor Date: 1808 - 1891

7th Earl Stamford
GEORGE HARRY GREY, seventh earl of STAMFORD and third of Warrington racing enthusiast Date: 1827 - 1883

th Huxley / Downey Photo
THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY English scientist and champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution

Richard Wagner / Dawson
RICHARD WAGNER German composer

Sir Rowland Hill / World I
SIR ROWLAND HILL English postal reformer

Sir Eg Clarke / B&w Photo
SIR EDWARD GEORGE CLARKE Statesman and lawyer, reading

Franz Joseph / Rire 1897
FRANZ JOSEPH Austrian emperor in 1897: a satirical view

Male Type / Bowness C1850S
Man wearing a tweed lounge suit consisting of a lounging jacket, waistcaot & trousers all of the same fabric. He holds a straw boater across his knee

Matthew Arnold
MATTHEW ARNOLD Writer and critic

Profile portrait of beared Indian man
Profile portrait of mature Indian man with grey beard. He wears an orange turban and has a lined face. The photograph was taken in Old Delhi and the background is dark Date: 1986

Old man with beard, Stoke
An old man with a white bushy beard, looks directly at the camera and poses for a photograph in the street. He wears a black beret and has smiling eyes. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Date: 1987

John Lamorna Birch RA, artist
Caricature of John Lamorna Birch RA, artist, by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

Prince Metternich, Austrian ambassador to France
Prince Richard von Metternich (1829-1895), Austrian ambassador to France. Date: circa 1850s

Jacques Offenbach, German-French composer
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), German-French composer of operas and operettas. Date: circa 1850s

Dr Paul Broca, French physician
Dr Paul Broca (1824-1880), French physician, anatomist and anthropologist, researcher on the area of the brain that deals with language. Date: circa 1850s

Baron Georges-Eugene Haussmann, French town planner, responsible for the urban renewal of Paris under Napoleon III. Date: circa 1860s

Second Empire fashions in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris Date: circa 1850s

Middle aged man in cabinet photograph
Middle aged man in a cabinet photograph Date: early 20th century

Portrait, the late Mr George Buckland. 1884

Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) German composer: shortly before his death

Thomas Thorne as Perkyn Middlewick in Our Boys Date: 1890s

Victorian scrap, cats head Date: 19th century

English huntsman making a dangerous jump over a stone wall beneath a low branch, 19th century. Facey Romford hitting his head on a branch during a fox-hunt. Rot the beggar, exclaims Romford

Rosa McDermott and her mother hearing a prophecy from a Romany woman fortune-teller during a walk. They wear wide hooped petticoats

Gentleman on an old nag and lady on a pony meet up during a fox hunt, 19th century. Rosa McDermott sidesaddle on her pony and Jack Bunting shake hands

Tom White, Royal Real Tennis Club, Hampton Court
Tom White, Veteran Professional, Royal Real Tennis Club, Hampton Court, Surrey. 1903

Cartoon, Mr Edward Clarke, QC, A Day Will Come! He was a British barrister and politician, serving as Solicitor-General in the Conservative government of 1886-1892. 1885

Music cover, The Captain with His Whiskers, Ladies Comic Song. 1859

Figaro Cartoon, Cards of the Day - F B Chatterton

Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904). 1900

Hugh Miller, Scottish geologist
Hugh Miller (1802-1856), Scottish geologist. 19th century

Black cat on a postcard - Keep Smiling! Lets be content with our lot, even if it ain t a lot. Date: circa 1920s

Cat with green glass eyes on a postcard. Date: circa 1910s

Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, The Disciplinarian. 1901

Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, Dignity. 1901

George Frederick Grace, English cricketer
George Frederick Grace (1850-1880), English first-class cricketer. circa 1880

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