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Chaucers Pilgrims by Pauline BaynesThe numerous pilgrims from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, pictured riding in procession
Old English Proverbs and Sayings by Pauline BaynesA staggering 149 sayings illustrated on one page by Pauline Baynes, all played out by a huge cast of medieval characters
Goblin Market by Pauline BaynesIllustration by Pauline Baynes depicting a scene from Goblin Market, the poem by Christina Rossetti, where a terrifying crowd of assorted goblins plying a girl with ripe fruit in return for a lock of
Stories of the Old Testament by Pauline BaynesTwenty seven different stories from the Old Testament symbolised in one illustration by Pauline Baynes. How many can you spot? Key to characters and stories is on page 34 of Holly Leaves
Shakespeares Bees by Pauline BaynesWilliam Shakespeare, lost in thought, and inspired by a swarm of honey bees as he writes Henry V
Fairy Tales of Autumn - Hansel and Gretel by Pauline BaynesHansel and Gretel by Pauline Baynes, one of a series of four illustrations of fairy tales which reflect each season. In this case
The Land of Christmas Plays by Pauline BaynesCharming illustration showing a land populated by all the characters from Christmas plays and pantomimes including Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Robinson Crusoe
Fairy Tales of Winter - Cinderella by Pauline BaynesCinderella by Pauline Baynes, one of four illustration of fairy tales which reflect each season. In this instance, Cinderella is transformed by her fairy godmother into a dazzling princess while her
Frost Fair on the Thames by Pauline BaynesIllustration painted for Holly Leaves by Pauline Baynes showing Londoners in 1683-4 enjoying the delights of the Frost Fair on the frozen River Thames
Christmas Eve - about 1460 by Pauline BaynesChristmas Eve, as celebrated in 1460 with children bringing in holly and the Yule Log to be lit on Christmas Day, and other joining in a last minute carol practice
First Authenticated Christmas Tree - StrasbourgChristmas Tree in History and Legend: The Earliest Authenticated Christmas Tree in Strasbourg (at this time in Germany). A merchant of Strasburg (a Mr Forbes)
St Joan by Pauline BaynesJoan of Arc (1412? - 1431), or Jeanne d Arc, French heroine, painted by Pauline Baynes in full armour riding a steed and carrying a standard with the fleur de lys
Queen Elizabeth I Riding a Horse in WinterThis picture shows Queen Elizabeth I riding a horse in a snowy winter scene with a male companion. She is being waved to by a young boy and there is a dog following her
Feasting in the Middle Ages by Pauline BaynesA detailed scene depicting a medieval feast with a jester and performing monkeys entertaining diners while they are served exotic looking roast birds (heron and peacock). 1958
Britannia and Eve front cover, December 1952Front cover of Britannia and Eve featuring an illustration showing a group of children, from the late 18th or early 19th century, gazing in awe at a festive arrangement of greenery, candles
The Farming Year by Pauline BaynesThe Farming Year, painted in the style of a medieval stained glass window by Pauline Baynes, showing the agricultural activities of a farmer of the Middle Ages month by month
Fairy Tales of Summer - Sleeping Beauty by Pauline BaynesSleeping Beauty by Pauline Baynes, one of a four illustrations of a fairy tale to reflect each season. In this instance, the handsome prince emerges from the forest to find Sleeping Beauty
Nursery Characters - How Many Can You Spot? by Pauline BayneStunningly detailed illustration by Pauline Baynes featuring no less than 56 different nursery rhyme characters. Can you spot them all? If not, there is a key to the picture in Holly Leaves, 1954
Christmas CarolsA mid-ninteenth century scene showing a Victorian householder with his wife and children standing on their porch listening to carol singers
Tatler front cover by Pauline Baynes, 1952Spell-binding illustration by Pauline Baynes for the Tatler Christmas number front cover, 1952, featuring a Snow Queen taking a small boy for a ride through the snowy sky in her sleigh
Britannia and Eve Christmas 1951 coverFront cover of Britannia and Eve magazine, December 1951 featuring an illustration by Pauline Baynes of a festive medieval scene with numerous children trudging through the snow having collected
Winter painted by Pauline BaynesA boy and girl in the Victorian era pictured skating on a frozen pond. In the background is a fine slope for sledging and a dog cart, a popular form of conveyance
Christmas Dinner in an Elizabethan Home by Pauline BaynesA Christmas Day scene in a well-to-do household around 1550, showing the father of the house at the table with his guests, raising his blackjack tankard to toast the Queen
MIGNET POU DE CIELHenri Mignets Pou-de-ciel (= Flying Flea) is produced under licence in countries outside France - this is a British version by Abbot- Baynes based on Mignet s
Youngman-Baynes High-Lift VT789 ( Percival P.46 G-AMBL), at the 1948 SBAC Radlett air show. The High Lift was a one-off experimental, flying test-bed for the system of slotted flaps invented by R.T
Music cover, Kind Regards! Intermezzo by Synney Baynes Date: 1912
Single-harness phaeton driven by Mr Charles Baynes. Date: 1872
Music cover, In Barcelona, words by Eustace Baynes, music by James William Tate, sung with great success by Miss Millie Lindon. Date: 1900s
A Calendar of Birds by Pauline BaynesBirds of the month in the UK pictured by Pauline Baynes. 1954
The Sphere Christmas number cover by Pauline BaynesUninvited spectators at the Christmas revels. An early Victorian party scene specially painted for The Sphere by Pauline Baynes, better known as the illustrator of C.S. Lewiss Chronicles of Narnia
Christmas tree in history by Pauline BaynesOne of four illustrations by Pauline Baynes for The Illustrated London News Christmas number 1958, tracing the four key moments in the history of the Christmas tree
Coldbath House. From a view published in 1811. Now demolished, it was a privately run hydropathic establishment opened around 1700
Martin Luther with his Family and their Christmas TreeThe Christmas Tree in History and Legend: Martin Luthers Tree. It is thought (in some quarters) that Martin Luther (and the early Lutherans) were the originators of the Christmas Tree custom
Man in a Horse-Drawn CartA 19th century man with a top hat on riding a horse drawn cart through a lane. The man has come out of a part of the road which is surrounded by trees
The Road to Bethlehem - Mary and JosephThis picture shows Mary and Joseph on the way to Bethlehem for the census and birth of Jesus. Mary is shown with a halo and riding the donkey with Joseph leading them
Medieval and Elizabethan Games and PastimesThis picture shows some games and pastimes of people between 13th-16th century. It shows activities done by children such as watching puppet shows and things like deer hunting for adults
Victorian childrens Christmas party by Pauline BaynesA Pauline Baynes illustration of a Victorian childrens Christmas party showing a typical Victorian drawing room with its homely clutter of bric-a-brac and elaborate decoration
Trees in Superstition and Legend by Pauline BaynesIllustration by Pauline Baynes depicting the various trees of legends and superstition
Historyland by Pauline BaynesTwenty seven key episodes in British history in one fabulously detailed illustration by Pauline Baynes. From the founding of the Order of the Garter by Edward III in the top left
Alfred Henry BaynesALFRED HENRY BAYNES English geographer Date: -
Romantic 19th Century CoupleA 19th century couple in an open top carriage or horse-drawn cart are driving through the countryside together. The man is driving and the woman is looking at things passing by
Christmas Morning - Bringing Home Christmas DinnerThis picture shows a later 18th century scene of a couple bringing home their Christmas dinner. They are out in a snowy countryside and behind them there is a large reindeer
Uninvited Spectators at the Christmas RevelsThis is an early Victorian party scene showing two young girls looking through a door decorated with holly at a party full of adults in fine evening wear
The Clown Grimaldi Performing on a CartAn illustration of the famous clown Grimaldi (1777-1837) performing, presumably the pantomime " Golden Fish". He is shown in a cart being pulled by dogs
Decorative border to a Story with Animals and an AngelIllustration of many different types of animals surrounding the story " The Christmas Rose" by Dorothy Rose Hodder. The image shows insects, birds, mammals and amphibians
Man Attacking Another ManIn this picture a 17th century man holding a rifle or a musket is attacking an older man holding a pistol by grabbing his beard
17th Century Couple Meeting at NightThis picture shows a man and woman meeting and talking by a tree at night. It shows a countryside landscape with a farmhouse in the background
Aesops FablesThis picture depicts small snapshots of some of Aesops most famous fables like the hare and the tortoise and the fox and the grapes
