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England / Alton TowersAlton Towers, Staffordshire, seat of the earl of Shrewsbury - begun 1814, much added to, greatly admired for its magnificence indoors and out Date: circa 1840
England / LeasowesTHE LEASOWES, near Halesowen, Shropshire; the garden designed by the poet Shenstone, much admired by connoisseurs
The Picture of the Year by BatchelorA pretty young woman becomes the centre of attention at a male-dominated art gallery exhibition
Mary, Jesus, AngelsMary and Jesus in the clouds, admired by disembodied cherubs. Date: 1ST CENTURY
Littlebury CylistThe old-time centre of village life is the Village Pump at Littlebury, Essex, England. This pump is still in use and is being admired by a young man on a bicycle! Date: 1940s
The Amanohashidate admired by a GeishaThe Amanohashidate - located in Miyazu Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture - a pine-clad promontory launching onto the sea - being admited by a geisha on a balcony
Letter to Laura Francatelli, RMS Titanic survivorWhite Star Line, RMS Titanic. Previously unseen letter dated 5th May 1938 on United Artists Studio Corporation, Hollywood notepaper to Titanic First Class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli
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Veteran Car AdmiredA veteran car is admired by passers-by in the Champs Elysees, Paris (France). Date: 1930
COMPETING WITH PEACOCKA peacock (Pavo cristatus) is admired by a mother and daughter who try to compete by dressing in the height of fashion. Date: 1840s
Louie Tracy music hall male impersonatorLouie Tracy male impersonator dressed as a man about town with top hat and cane. ?Faultlessly attired, by everyone admired?. Billed as the ?Dapper, Dandy Boy?. Signed card. Date: circa 1910
Gulliver in BrobdingnagMuch to his distress, Gulliver is admired by the ladies of the country
George Lashwood music hall singer 1863-1942George Lashwood, a singer, known as the ?Brummel of the Halls?. Admired by male impersonator Hetty (Hettie) King who copied his style of dress in some of her outfits. Date: circa 1900
Hendrik HondiusHENDRIK HONDIUS (de Hondt) the elder Flemish artist, particularly admired for his engravings. Date: 1573 - 1649+
Bystander Christmas Number 1929Art deco illustration for the front cover of The Bystander Christmas number showing an elegant woman being admired by two men
Platform of Marble Arch Underground StationCentral Line series. A very pretty girl seated on a bench on the platform of Marble Arch Underground Station is admired from both sides
Alfred Henry ForresterALFRED HENRY FORRESTER artist over the name ALFRED CROWQUILL much admired for his humorous and satirical illustration. with his autograph Date: 1804 - 1872
Nicolas Von FlueSaint NICOLAS VON FLUE Swiss visionary, ascetic and hermit, known as Bruder Klaus, admired by Swiss for his patriotism. Date: 1417 - 1487
John Ellis, WriterJOHN ELLIS Scrivener, political writer, poet and translator, deputy for Broad Street Ward, London, friend of Dr Johnson who much admired his skill and wit. Date: 1698 - 1790
Elizabeth Carter, WriterELIZABETH CARTER, scholar, writer and translator, best known for her translation of Epictetus; friend of Dr Johnson who admired her learning. In later life. Date: 1717 - 1806
New Baby on Beach 1876The new baby is taken for a ride on the beach, and is admired by all and sundry, except for its elder brother, who prefers the dog. Date: 1876
The Debutante 1850A debutante in a beautiful white satin dress and a rosette in her hair, fixes her hair in the mirror. She is admired by her proud mama and servants. Date: 1850
Astrology & SuperstitionASTROLOGIA E SUPERSTIZIONE astrology admired, superstition scorned Date: 18th century
Grace & beauty at the carnivalAttractive young dancer admired by clowns. Late Victorian.Date: circa 1900
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher - Admiring Cornish Silver "...absolutely wonderful... beautiful..." - pieces made by Joanna Barnes, aged 24 of Marazion, Cornwall. Date: 1980s
Young Chinese dandy admired by three attractive young women. Date: circa 1902
Rejane PhotoREJANE (born Gabrielle Charlotte Reju) French actress, admired especially for her comedy roles, in 1905. Date: 1856 - 1920
Adelaide Ann ProcterADELAIDE ANN PROCTER daughter of Bryan Waller Procter : writer and feminist, author of The Lost Chord : admired by Dickens who published some of her work. Date: 1825 - 1864
Jean-Baptiste PayerJEAN-BAPTISTE PAYER French botanist : his Organogenie de la fleur was much admired. Date: 1818 - 1860
Baby Camel at the ZooA cute baby camel, admired by his proud mother, chewing straw in a doorway of their hut at a zoo. Date: early 1930s
Anna Lady LouthANNA MARIA, lady LOUTH (nee Roche) wife of Thomas, the twelfth baron, who doubtless admired his wifes elegant hairstyle. Date: ? - 1878
Laurent LecointreLAURENT LECOINTRE French revolutionary statesman from Grasse, whose taste in hats was much admired though his political views were considered somewhat extremist. Date: 1750 - 1805
John Harper, PublisherJOHN HARPER : Anerican publisher, in partnership with his brother James : the publishing empire they created still survives. His neckties, too, have been much admired. Date: 1797 - 1875
Arthur, 1st Marquess of Donegall 1739-99 (c.1780). Gainsborough, Thomas 1727-1788. During the eighteenth century full-length portraits were the most admired
Paganini AdmiredPAGANINI and BERLIOZ one musician felicitates the other at the Paris Conservatoire, 16 December 1838. Date: 1782 - 1840
Edwardian lady skating" Jolly Edwardian lady in white hat, scarf and muff ice skating. " Maud is admired by all". " Date: c.1908
A Case of Encirclement by Hookway CowlesAn attractive woman in a glamorous pink evening dress is surrounded by male admirers at a party. Date: 1939
Blucher (Statue Admired)GEBHARD LEBRECHT von BLUCHER German military commander who with Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. His statue at Berlin is admired by passers-by. Date: 1742 - 1819
Cathleen NesbittCATHLEEN NESBITT English film and stage actress. Admired by the poet Rupert Brooke. Had a career spanning seventy years
Fable / Two LizardsTHE TWO LIZARDS: two lizards were bemoaning their fate as lowly creatures, & wishing they d been born proud stags, when hounds tore apart the very stag they d admired
Stroll on Riviera / BlatteShe is the subject of admiring attention and comment as she walks back to her hotel after a dip in the briny
Social / German OfficerThe German officer admired by all
Beatrice PortinariBEATRICE PORTINARI Florentine noblewoman, wife of Simone de Bardo and admired by Dante much of whose work was inspired by her
Woman Window CleanersA smart line of newly trained " Georginas" march in single file down a central London street, carrying their ladders and buckets and are greatly admired by a dapper young man
Erasmus / BartholomaeDESIDERIUS ERASMUS Dutch humanist, depicted as an iconoclast to be admired
Train in China 1886The first French railway in China, a Decauville line from Tientsin to Tsching-Yang, is admired by the Chinese authorities
French Actress C1835A French actress and three attentive admirers
Mademoiselle MarsANNE FRANCOISE HIPPOLYTE BOUTET, mademoiselle MARS French actress admired by Napoleon, specialised in Moliere and Marivaux
Vilhelm MarstrandVILHELM MARSTRAND Danish artist, greatly admired for his scenes of daily life in Kobenhavn. For one of his works see Theatre/ Plays/ Holberg
Servants BallAt the servants ball, the elegant dancing of the footman is much admired
The Rocket 1830George Stephensons " Rocket" being admired by the majority of onlookers, with the exception of the staff of the " Coach and Horses"
Hercules & Cretan BullHercules captures the Cretan Bull which was given to King Minos by Poseidon. (The Minotaur was the offspring of the wife of King Minos and the Cretan bull she so admired)
