Apr16 Collection

Marie Curie - Nobel Prize-winning Polish Scientist
Marie Curie (1867-1934) - Polish Scientist, twice the recipient of the Nobel Prize for her pioneering research on radioactivity, the first woman Nobel winner. Date: 1911

Annie Peck masked and dressed for climbing
Annie Smith Peck (October 19, 1850 July 18, 1935), American mountaineer pictured in her climbing outfit at the time she had scaled Mount Huascan

Centre of the promenade, Parkgate, Wirral, Cheshire - the whole waterfront has now silted up and the sea does not reach as far as the sea wall. Date: circa 1930

London - St. Georges Hospital, Hyde Park Corner
London - St. Georges Hospital (now The Lanesborough hotel), Hyde Park Corner. Date: 1912

Majorca, Spain - Town of Soller and the Puig Major
View down to the town of Soller and up to the distant form of the Puig Major, the highest peak on the Spanish island of Majorca. Date: circa 1930s

London - St. Magnus the Martyr from Fish Street Hill
London - The Church of St. Magnus the Martyr as seen from Fish Street Hill. Date: circa 1910s

The Vale of Health - Hampstead Heath, London. Date: 1907

Reconstructing Ancient Pompeii by Fortunino Matania
In front of the magnificent temple of Apollo: a reconstruction of Pompeii before the terrible eruption of 79 A.D

Florence Nightingale - Pioneer of Nursing Techniques
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) - celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing

The Coronation Chair with the Stone of Scone
The Coronation Chair, Westminster Abbey, London. The stone below the seat is the infamous Stone of Scone

Zagazig - Egypt - Railway Station Interior Date: circa 1906

Portrait of William Shakespeare - English Playwright and poet
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) - English playwright and poet. Date: circa 1605

Meeting of archaeological institute, Winchester
Meeting of the British Archaeological Institute, St. John s, Winchester in 1845. Date: 1845

Mary Henniker-Heaton in fancy dress as Egypt
Mary Henniker-Heaton, debutante daughter of Sir John and Lady Henniker-Heaton, photographed in a fancy dress costume that won her first prize at one of the Monte Carlo fancy dress balls

Sir John Soanes Museum - Bust over the Sarcophagus
The House (now Museum) of Sir John Soane(1753-1837) at Lincolns Inn Fields, London - The Dome over the Sarcophagus with Chantrys bust of Soane. Date: circa 1920s

The late Charles Darwin
Article on Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) with illustrations of his statue at the Natural History Museum, the exterior of his house at Down, near Beckenham, his study and green-house

NWFP - Khyber Pass - Supplies taken to Fort Maud - situated exactly halfway from India (as was then) to Afghanistan. Date: circa 1910

Sergei Prokofiev
Portrait of Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953), Ukrainian born pianist, conductor, and composer, on occasion of the first performance in England of Romeo and Juliet, in The Illustrated London News

Noel Coward by Sirra
Noel Coward (Sir Noel Peirce Coward, 1899-1973), English actor, singer, playwright, director and composer. Caricatured by Sirra in The Bystander, part of a series called Celebrities in Cameo

Bathing in the Ganges by Fortunino Matania
With our special artist in India: a wonderful sight in the metropolis of Hinduism. Thousands of pilgrims, fakirs and other worshippers bathing in the holy waters of the Ganges, Benares, India

Indian musician plays noseflute and bagpipes simultaneously
An itinerant Indian musician plays a wind instrument similar to a nose flute using one nostril, whilst playing the bagpipes using his mouth

Ida Rubinstein as Cleopatra
The Russian dancer, Ida Lvovna Rubinstein in the title role of Cleopatra, at the time she was performing at the Coliseum in London. Date: 1909

Off the Point de la Vieille at Monte Carlo, water skiing
Woman water skiing off the Point de la Vieille at Monte Carlo beach on the French Riviera. Part of a series of illustrations by Fortunino Matania done in the Bystander to publicise the resort

Doris Duke at Baileys Beach, Newport
Doris Duke, American tobacco heiress, photographed at Baileys Beach, Newport, the most exclusive bathing beach in the USA. Date: 1934

Sudan - Three Sudanese Women. Date: circa 1910s

Sudan - Sudanese Woman performing the Wind Dance. Date: circa 1920s

Sudan - Dinka Porters
Porters of the Dinka people, the major ethnic group of South Sudan - shown here as part of a group transporting the baggage of (seemingly) a group of colonial officials. Date: circa 1910s

Mao Zedong - founding father of Peoples Republic of China
Mao Zedong (Tse-tung) often referred to as Chairman Mao (18931976) - Chinese Communist revolutionary, and the founding father of the Peoples Republic of China

Yemeni Delegation - Official Visit to Naples, Italy
Official Visit to Naples Italy - Portrat of Prince Said Eidriss Senussi, taken at the Excelsior Hotel, Naples

Princess Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa, Duchess of Cambridge
Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (German: Auguste Wilhelmine Luise von Hessen-Kassel; 25 July 1797 6 April 1889), wife of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, the tenth-born child, and seventh son

Family in ancient Egypt style fancy dress, 1920s
A father, mother and little girl dressed collectively in the style of ancient Egypt, at a time when, following the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Luxor

Turco-Italian War - on the way to Tripoli by Matania
The Turco-Italian War - on the way to Tripoli: the manner in which the Italian soldier amuses himself en route. Date: 1911

Sphere front cover - Treasure Island at the Strand Theatre
Front cover of The Sphere featuring illustration by Fortunino Matania of a scene from the play, Treasure Island

George V, Queen Mary & Prince of Wales by Matania
The three royal makers of Wembley - The King, the Queen and the Prince of Wales (President of the British Empire Exhibition). A special group by Fortunino Matania. Date: 1924

The Gold Coast section at the Wembley exhibition, Matania
When North meets South at Wembley - a study in the Gold Coast section

Elephants pull steam roller & motors for Amir of Afghanistan
The most remarkable caravan that ever entered Afghanistan - a steam roller and motors for the Ameer

Sketches at the Royal Tournament
Leaves from an artists sketch book - impressions of some of the figures and incidents at the Royal tournament by Fortunino Matania

Princess Sophie Chotek, Duchess of Hohenberg
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg and wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Sophie was not received at many European courts due to her status as morganatic wife of the Archduke

Fortunino Matania - Sphere artist at Cowes
Illustrator and special artist for The Sphere

Chez Vous, Venice Lido by Fortunino Matania
An impression of Chez Vous, the night club of the Excelsior Hotel at the Venice Lido, favoured resort for smart society

Great Queens of the Past No 1 - Nefertiti
Nefertiti, Queen of Akhna-ton, pictured officiating as priestess in her own temple in the City of Horizon

Great Queens of the Past No 2 - Semiramis of Nineveh
Semiramis of Nineveh pictured arriving at the military camp before the city of Bactra which had been defying the Assyrian forces for some time

Italian Sailor Monument (The Big Rudder)
Italian Sailor Monument (The " Big Rudder" ), Brindisi, Italy - built in 1933. Initially dedicated to the sailors who lost their lives fighting for Italy during WW1. Date: circa 1933

British Vickers Vildebeest biplanes in flight
A squadron of British Vickers Vildebeest biplanes (torpedo bombers) in flight. This aircraft first flew in 1928, and was still in use at the beginning of the Second World War. Date: circa 1930s

Shepherd on the Plains of Vardar, Macedonia - WW1 era
Shepherd tending to his flock on the Plains of Vardar, Macedonia - WW1 era. Date: 1916

Science Jottings by Dr W. Heath Robinson II
II Testing gold with the uncle magnet at the mint. Typically ridiculous invention by Heath Robinson showing men at the Royal Mint testing gold by holding a pawn brokers sign nearby. Date: 1909

Sir Percy Cox
Portrait of Major-General Sir Percy Zachariah Cox (1864 - 1937), British Indian Army officer and Colonial Office administrator in the Middle East. 1922

Preparing for the ball by Rene Lelong
A fashionable pair prepare for a fancy dress ball, by dressing up in 18th century attire, complete with powder, flounces, perriwigs and patches

Little girl in fancy dress - HP Sauce costume
A young girl posing in her HP sauce themed fancy dress costume. Date: c.1920

Fancy Dress - the Entente Cordiale
First prize winner at the Covent Garden fancy dress ball in 1905 - a lady dressed in an incredibly elaborate costume as the Entente Cordiale

Fancy Dress - Miss Dorothy Milne as a Second Balaclava
Miss Dorothy Milne in her fancy dress costume for the Covent Garden Fancy Dress Ball, as a Second Balaclava with British military leaders General Gordon and Kitchener clearly visible on her dress

Fancy Dress costume - Kitchener pun, 1898
Quite brilliant fancy dress costume on the pun of Kitcheners great with a man dressed as a kitchen range or stove

Princess Mdivani (Barbara Hutton)
Portrait of Barbara Woolworth Hutton (1912-1979), socialite, heiress and philanthropist, dubbed the " poor little rich girl"

Prince and Princess Alexis Mdivani at Hotel de Paris, Bray
Portrait of Barbara Woolworth Hutton (1912-1979), socialite, heiress and philanthropist, dubbed the " poor little rich girl", pictured with her husband Prince Alexis Mdivani

Entertainment at Monte Carlo beach by Matania
An evening cabaret entertainment on the terrace at Monte Carlo Beach on the French Riviera during the 1930s

The Hotel de Paris at Bray
Scene showing the dance floor at popular Bray outpost of the Hotel de Paris, one of the evening haunts during Ascot week in the 1920s. Date: 1934

Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and dog
Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret with dog. Date: c.1935

Bermuda - Belmont Manor overlooking Hamilton. Date: circa 1920s

Westminster Palace Hotel, 4 Victoria Street, London. Date: circa 1902

London - General Gordons Statue in St. Martins Place, London

Buildings in Sawakin (Suakin) - north-eastern Sudan - The Quarantine Office. Date: circa 1925

Waiting in a queue for the royal courts by Matania
The long line of motor cars queuing on the Mall waiting for the official hour when the debutantes and their society mothers

The Sphere cover - RAF Display at Hendon by Matania
Meeting an artificial hurricane - an odd sensation at the great R.A.F. display at Hendon. Visitors at the Hendon Air Display experience the full force of an air propeller. Date: 1925

British hospital ship Asturias and the ship Dacia
Not warships, but of Great War fame: two notable vessels. The first is the British hospital ship Asturias, attacked by a German submarine off Le Havre

Great Fire at Brixton London - August 19th, 1910
The Great Fire that raged through the premises of Morley & Lanceley on Brixton Road in Brixton, London on 19th August 1910

London - Putney - The Wharf and Embankment - Photograph taken from Putney Bridge Date: circa 1910s

Procession of fancy dress costumes at the Epilogue Ball
The culminating point of the great advertising convention, the Epilogue Ball, marking the close of the first International Advertising Convention held in Britain

The Epilogue Ball - costumes of famous magazines
Examples of costumes seen at the Epilogue Ball, held at the close of the International Advertising Convention at Olympia in July 1924

Advert for La Samaritaine womens clothing 1906
Selection of fashionable clothing for women, available at La Samaritaine, a large department store in Paris. 1906

Julia Sabina visiting Egyptian antiquities at Thebes
A Roman visitor to the Egyptian tombs - one of the earliest of a long line of Egyptian tourists before the colossal statues of Memnon in the early years of the Christian era

Race - steam train and racing car, 1920s
A racing car races a steam engine and begins to out pace it. Date: 1929

Matania as consultant on the film, Susie in the Bath
The Italian-born artist, Fortunino Matania, leading illustrator for The Sphere magazine, pictured giving professional hints to actor Gene Gerrard on the set of the new John Stafford film

Guy Fawkes - Conspirator of the Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes (1570-1606) - member of a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Date: circa 1606

Lady Malcolms Servants Ball
Page from The Bystander magazine illustrating two contrasting dances - the Lambeth Walk as painted by William Roberts at the top, and the Palais Glide

NWFP - A carrier pigeon Trainer
Pakistan - NWFP (North West Frontier Province) - A carrier pigeon Trainer. Date: circa 1920

Sweden - Church people at Leksand
Church-going folk at Leksand, a locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden. Date: circa 1902

Solleron, Dalarna County, Sweden - House and villagers
Pretty Wooden house and villagers at Solleron, a locality situated in Mora Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden. Date: circa 1909

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa - Crown Gold Mines
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa - Crown Mines - Gold Mining - miner operating a pneumatic drill. Date: circa 1930s

Kans Annas cottage interior - Fryksas, Dalarna, Sweden
Kans Annas cottage interior - Fryksas Village, Dalarna, Sweden. There are two very nice stool examples in this picture. Date: circa 1909

Fryksas Village, Dalarna, Sweden. Date: circa 1909

Engineer Corps officer building - Karlsborg, Sweden
Engineer Corps officer building - Karlsborg, Karlsborg Municipality, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden Date: circa 1909

View over the lake - Karlsborg, Sweden
View over the lake - Karlsborg, Karlsborg Municipality, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden Date: circa 1909

Artillery Officer Building - Karlsborg, Sweden
Artillery Officer Building - Karlsborg, Karlsborg Municipality, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden Date: circa 1909

Styles of hair worn in the Roman period
Hairdressing from antiquity to the present - Style of hair worn in the Roman period Date: circa 2nd century AD

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