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Le gdu jour. Interior of a shop selling sweetsLe g du jour. Interior of a shop selling sweets. Plate 5 of the series Caricatures Parisiennes published by Aaron Martinet in Paris c. 1802. Etching
The Dazzler by Higgins, Norman WilkinsonLieut.-Commander Norman Wilkinson, R.N.V.R. at work in his studio. The success achieved by this gallant officer in beating the U-boats was entirely due to copious experiments carried out regardless
1960 by H. M. Bateman, WW1 cartoonA cartoon drawn by H. M. Bateman in The Bystander in 1918, imagining what a member of the Royal Navy would be like in 1960
At the Top of His Voice by H. M. Bateman, WW1 cartoonIn 1914, the Kaiser prayed AT his God, but now he prays TO him. Cartoon in The Bystander by H. M. Bateman demonstrating the changing fortunes of Kaiser Wilhelm II during the First World War
In the Lobby of the House of CommonsSome prominent Parliamentary personalities pictured in the lobby of the House of Commons. In the left foreground are Messrs.A. Maclaren, J. R. Clynes and Philip Snowden
Edward Linley Sambourne (1844 1910), cartoonist for Punch magazine. Caption: Sammy. Date: 1892
Harry Fragsonarry Fragson (2 July 1869 31 December 1913), born L鯮 Philippe Pot, was a British music hall singer and comedian, born in Soho, London
Germanys war aim - Peace & a Sword, David Wilson, WW1Germany depicted as a gigantic, militaristic ogre, standing amidst the rubble of a devastated village brandishing a sword engraved with the words, Might is Right. Date: 1917
Royal Army Medical Corps caricatures by Fred MayPortraits of members of the RAMC by caricaturist Fred May. Clockwise from top left - Captain A. J. McCready, Major W. T. Harkness, Lieutenant Brewen, Captain Banbury
Bystander cover - Caricature of Von Tirpitz by Alick RitchieFront cover of The Bystander featuring a caricature of Admiral Alfred Von Tirpitz, German naval commander (1849-1930). Credited with creating the German high-seas fleet (WWI)
Eve talks to Lord Rhondda, the Food Controller, WW1Eve, the fictional gossip columnist of The Tatler magazine, lectures Lord Rhondda, the Food Controller during the latter part of the First World War, on the fact that his economy campaign
Nursing caricatures by Fred May, WW1Various nursing personalities, caricatured by Fred May during the First World War. All of them at one time or another were on active service, working in hospitals in France. Date: 1918
Graphic cover featuring the Kaiser by Edmund SullivanFront cover of The Graphic newspaper featuring an illustration by Edmund Sullivan depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II as a brutal giant, marching across Europe
The compleat Angler (Derby Scheme)Caricature of Prime Minister Herbert Asquith attempting to catch fish, representing men of age able to fight in WW1. The fish in the net represent married men who had already volunteered (attested)
Two French soldiers and two German prisonersFour hand-painted fretwork caricatures of two French soldiers and two German prisoners. They are all in uniforms of the period August/September 1914.. G. Boudard (French)
Some Honours Men by Lieutenant Fred MayCaricuatures of some officers who had won military honours in the First World War. Bottom left is Captain Brown who got his DSO in 1914, was a prisoner in Germany but managed to escape
Officers of the Kite Balloon Section by Lieutenant G. MachinThe Up-in-a-Balloon Boys, A Collection from Somewhere in France. Officers of the nth Kite Balloon Section drawn by Lieutenant G. Machin of the R.A.F
Gaby Deslys in Rosy RaptureCaricature of French actress Gaby Deslys (1884-1920), picture in glamorous caricature at the time she was appearing in the burlesque, Rosy Rapture, written by J. M. Barrie. Date: 1915
Plasticine advertisement, WW1Advertisement for Harbutts Plasticine from 1918, offering something to do to pass a pleasant hour when the weather is dull and wet and things at home seem gloomy
Prominent racing personalities at BrooklandsCaricatures of famous racing personalities at Brooklands by The Tout - Mr Ns Hinde, the Hon. L Bruce, Major Linday Lloyd, Mr Malcolm Campbell, Dr Da Costa, Gordon Watney and the Hon R Westenra
Paul A. Rubens, composerPaul Alfred Rubens (1875 - 1917), English composer who wrote some of the most popular musicals of the Edwardian era. During the First World War, he wrote the patriotic song
Robert Blatchford by Tom HuttCaricature of Robert Blatchford (1851-1943), socialist campaigner, journalist and author. Founded the Manchester branch of the Fabian Society and launched the socialist paper, The Clarion
Sir Edward Grey by Tom HuttSIR EDWARD GREY (1862-1933) British Liberal statesman who served as Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916. Date: 1914
The German Crown Prince by Edward GilisUnflattering caricature of Crown Prince Wilhelm, eldest son of Kaiser Wilhelm I drawn by the famous Belgian artist, Edward Gilis. Date: 1914
Tatler cover featuring Duke of Westminster, WW1Front cover of The Tatler with a caricature by The Tout of Hugh Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster. Generally known as Bendor
Tennis player Norman Brookes in caricatureNorman Everard Brookes (1877-1968) Australian No. 1. tennis player and Wimbledon champion in 1907 and 1914. Brookes also played doubles with the New Zealander
George Robey by H. M. BatemanSir George Robey (1869 1954), English music hall comedian and singer, pictured byy cartoonist H. M. Bateman with money falling through the sky into his trademark bowler hat
Fashions for 1788 featuring two ladies wearing ridiculously overblown clothing, with huge fringed, feathered and bowed hats and long, elaborate wigs. Date: 1788
Fashionable gentleman aping the FrenchmanA satirical illustration about fashion for English gentlemen aping extreme French fashions in revolutionary France. This affected gentleman wears a Parisian-style tall hat
A smart man 1790A Smart in 1790. A fashionable gentleman in ruffled shirt and high-collared cut-away jacket, leans to shakes someones hand, his tricorn hat beneath his arm. Date: 1790
Macaronis 1789Macaronis from the Mock Duel, 1789. One dandyish young man strikes another. Date: 1789
A Rain-beau c. 1790A jessamy - 1790. A fashionable man with an eyeglass or monocle, a cocked hat, cut away coat with a high collar, tight breeches
Mens fashion 1792Mens fashion in 1792, a satirical view. Neck or Nothing and a Back View of the Cape showing dandyish men with high cravats and high-collared jackets. Date: 1792
Following the fashion 1794A short and stout woman following the fashion in 1794, regardless of how it might suit her, wears a voluminous chemise dress and a bonnet with enormously tall feathers. Date: 1794
The Fashion in December 1795Fashion satirised in 1795: a woman wears a long nightgown-like dress or smock with blouson sleeves and watch fob detail, and a turban with two tall feathers. Date: 1795
French tailor fitting John Bull with a Jean Debry 1799A French revolutionary tailor fitting John Bull with a Jean Debry (or de Bry) coat, in 1799, named after the President of the National Convention in revolutionary France
The Duke of Norfolk by Glan WilliamsThe Rt. Hon. Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, Englands premier duke and Earl Marshal (responsible for ceremonial arrangements on behalf of the monarchy)
Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort by Glan WilliamsHenry Hugh Arthur Fitzroy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort (1900 - 1984), Preisdent of the Royal Windsor Horse Show and the Queens Master of the Horse
Mrs Gerald Legge by Glan WilliamsThe Honourable Mrs Gerald Legge, formerly Raine McCorquodale, the daughter of Barbara Cartland and stepmother to Diana, Princess of Wales
Andrew Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire by Glan WilliamsAndrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire (1920-2004), landowner and responsible, together with his wife, Deborah Mitford for restoring Chatsworth House to its former glories. Date: 1955
Sayings of Much-Recorded People by Eddie TathamSpread from The Bystander 1932 showing some of the scions of 1930s society, and revealing some unrecorded sayings of much-recorded people
Prince Aly Khan by MelCaricature of Prince Aly or Ali Khan (1911 - 1960), son of Aga Khan III, socialite, playboy, racehorse owner, third husband of Rita Hayworth and swain of Margaret Whigham and Thelma
Member for Britain - Churchill by SherriffsCaricature of Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), British statesman, sitting in an armchair in the shadow of his great ancestor, military commander the Duke of Marlborough. Date: 1950
A fashionable man in 1790 - a ScaramouchA Scaramouch (or Scaramouche): a fashionable dandyish man wearing short boots with spurs, a jacket cut short in front with multiple lapels, a large hat and carrying a decorative cane
A scarecrow, 1793A scarecrow of 1793 - a woman wearing a fashionable, but ridiculed, high-waisted gown (with watch fob) which makes it appear that her legs begin under her bosom
Caricature of fashion 1794 Shepherds, I have lost my waistA satire on fashions of 1794. The high-waisted look that had come into fashion aroused much ridicule, and was described as the banishment of the body from the female form
Characters in High Life, c. 1796. Although one of the women is much shorter than the other, she makes up for it in the height of the feathers she wears in her turban
Jean Colin in the Five o Clock GirlJean Colin (1905 - 1989), British stage and screen actress, drawn by Chesney as the Five o Clock Girl, the role that was her big break in 1929. Date: 1929