Character Collection (page 32)

The Fireman of a Gentlemans Club
Character portrait of the Fireman of a Gentlemans Club - whos role was to stoke and feed all of the open fires throughout the establishment. Date: 1892

Man who has bought a fine wooden chest at Auction
In Possession. A man who has bought a fine wooden chest at an Auction awaiting transportation to remove it. Date: 1894

An applicant for a Coachmans Job waits nervously Date: 1895

Bailiff very well treated
Bailiff (who has been very well treated and settled with) - " Well good-bye, Sir. See you again soon, Sir, I ope!" Date: 1902

An old sport by Phil May - Elderly Huntsman
A profile portrait by Phil May entitled An Old Sport. He appears to be polishing his monacle. Date: 1894

The Showman - An Extinct Type. - character portrait by Phil May of a barker or the proprietor of a sideshow. A barker is a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events

Character study by Phil May of an old man in a raincoat, seemingly down on his luck somewhat. Date: circa 1890s

Alone - portrait of an elderly widow by Phil May
Alone - portrait of an elderly widow with a Pathetic Grandeur lifting the scene above the commonplace. Date: 1893

The Mayor of Middle Wallop not appreciating Shakespeare
The sublime ignorance of the Mayor of Middle Wallop. The Mayor of Middle Wallop (who is interested in the decoration of the new theatre in M.W.) - " Oos that Gentleman you re painting

Elderly woman seated beneath a portrait of her when young
Elderly woman seated in a comfy chair, beneath a portrait depicting her in the full bloom of youthful beauty, now long departed. Date: 1901

Character portrait study of an old man by Phil May. Date: 1894

Distinctive character publicising Phil Mays summer Annual
Distinctive character (his publisher?) publicising Phil Mays summer Annual. Date: 1892

Street Character from the East End of London by Phil May. Date: circa 1890s

Wit of a toothless old soak when faced with Sally Army pair
The witty reposte of a toothless old soak when faced with a pair of Salvation Army women: Salvation Sal (to village toper) - " If thou doesn t mend thy ways, Ben Bosker

Vignette of a distinctive East London Character Date: 1890s

Couple enjoying a romantic picnic under a tree
A Book of Verses undeneah the bough - A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread and Thou - Beside me singing in the wilderness - Oh Wilderness were Paradise enow! (Omar Khayyam) Date: 1901

Theatrical Jester
Portrait of a Theatrical Jester. Date: 1895

Wise King Berendey - copy of an 1885 painting by Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (a Russian artist who specialized in mythological and historical subjects). Date: 1885

Antonida - Glinka Opera - Bobroff
Antonida, a character from the patriotic-heroic tragic opera A LIfe for the Tsar by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka. Date: 1902

Sadko - Russian Medieval Epic - Bilibin
A scene from Sadko - a Russian medieval epic (bylina). The title character is an adventurer, merchant and gusli musician from Novgorod. Date: 1903

SALVADOR CARMONA, Manuel (1734-1820); CARNICERO
" SALVADOR CARMONA, Manuel (1734-1820); CARNICERO, Antonio (1748-1814). The character and pursuits of the famous gentleman Don Quixote. 1780

Scene from the tragedy Julius Caesar by William
" Scene from the tragedy " Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare depicting the character Marcus Brutus. Oil on canvas."

BERGSON, Henri Louis (1859-1941). French philosopher
" BERGSON, Henri Louis (1859-1941). French philosopher. Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928. Cover of " Mati貥 et M魯 ire", written in 1896

Spain (1808). Constitution of Bayonne. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Spain (1492). Reconquest. Taking of Granada. Capitulation and signature of Boabdil. Signed in Anadarax (8th July 1492). SPAIN. Simancas. General Archives of Simancas

PUJADES, Jer󮩭o (1568-1635). Soanish lawyer
" PUJADES, Jer󮩭 o (1568-1635). Soanish lawyer and historian. Main page of the " Semanario Hist󲩣 o Erudito"."

Lectionary of Cathedral of Reims: Character

PLUTARCH (45-125). Greek writer, philosopher
" PLUTARCH (45-125). Greek writer, philosopher and historian. Frontispiece of a French edition of the work " Life of the Noble Greeks and Romans"

ndrovich (1880-1921). Printing press. Typograph and character printer. Litography

Tell, William (14th century)

Urn with a seated character

Gonzalez Vergel, Alberto (1924)
Lady Raderzonde, character from the Commedia dell Arte. Xylography

PLAUTUS (254-184 BC). LATIN
RIBELLES Y FELIP, Jos (1775-1835). Othello. Depiction of the main character of Shakespeares work Othello

Illustration from Robin Goodfellow: His Mad
" Illustration from " Robin Goodfellow: His Mad Pranks and Merry Jests", 1628. English school. Robin Goodfellow symbolises Puck, an important character in the Anglosaxon tradition

Movie Marquee - Rangoon - Went to see maha Penmai a legendary character derived from the ancient drama of Rama. Costumes like those of the gnats in pagodas

Man in a crowd in a Yugoslavian street
A man in a crowd in a Yugoslavian street. He is carrying a wooden barrel, possibly containing cheese. Date: September 1965

Ringling Bros. tremendous 1200 character spectacle Joan of Arc - An inspiring, vivid picture... the magnificent coronation of Charles VII

The Year of the Dog - A Japanese card, but produced for the Chinese market. A cute dog holds the string of a Chinese kite in his mouth. Date: 1910

Religious book week. Good books build character. Poster showing portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Date ca. 1925

Religious books build character. Poster showing interior of a cathedral, with nuns. Date ca. 1925

Peter Pan statue without his pipe
The statue of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, London pipe-less. It was stolen in February 1961, but the pipe stolen was actually a replacement as the original, in stolen before, was in store

Liebler and Cos tremendous production of Monte Cristo with Mr. James O Neill as Edmond Dantes, a character he has made world famous. Date c1900

Belgian Peter Pan statue shot by Germans in World War II
A statue of Peter Pan, a replica of the original sculpted by George Frampton and erected in Kensington Gardens, which is situated in the grounds of the Palais d Egmont in Brussels, Belgium

Little Bo Peep carnival costume, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

James Buchanan whisky advertisement - Cheeryable Brothers Ch
Illustration of the Cheeryable Brothers from Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby enjoying a drink together by Frank Reynolds. Date: 1939

Farmer Blight of Holsworthy, Devon
Farmer Blight of Holsworthy, a market town in West Devon, not far from the Cornish border. He is pictured here standing behind a gate

Copenhagen, Denmark - Pantomime Theatre with Pierrot and Harlequin characters Date: circa 1910s

Charles Laughton by Sherriffs
Caricature of Charles Laughton (1899 - 1962), English character actor of stage and screen. Picture bestriding the Atlantic to indicate his success in both the UK and USA

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