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Charles Collection (page 7)

Background imageCharles Collection: Gibson Girl - Bertha

Gibson Girl - Bertha Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCharles Collection: Major General Dunsterville and staff, Baku

Major General Dunsterville and staff, Baku
Major General Lionel Charles Dunsterville (1865-1946) and staff, with an Armenian Brigadier, at Baku. He was in command of a British mission known as the Dunsterforce which was sent out from Baghdad

Background imageCharles Collection: Exeter Change by Charles Robinson

Exeter Change by Charles Robinson
A visit to the menagerie at Exeter Change, one of the many picturesque buildings in the Strand destroyed by road widening in 1830. Built on the site of St

Background imageCharles Collection: Alice in Wonderland by Charles Folkard

Alice in Wonderland by Charles Folkard. Queen Alice and her friends 1921

Background imageCharles Collection: Unhabitable by Charles Pears

Unhabitable by Charles Pears
Painting by maritime artist, Charles Pears of a warship, visible sailing over the horizon under a dramatic sky of billowing clouds. Presumably the ship is named Unhabitable

Background imageCharles Collection: King George V on horseback, Hyde Park, London

King George V on horseback, Hyde Park, London
King George V on horseback in Central London. This is the first photograph of him taking his morning ride since his accession to the throne

Background imageCharles Collection: Oak Apple Day at Chelsea Hospital

Oak Apple Day at Chelsea Hospital
Lord Roberts takes the salute of the Chelsea Pensioners as they march past the statue of Charles II, which is covered with oak branches in honour of Oak Apple Day

Background imageCharles Collection: Mrs and Mrs Charles Sweeny at The Embassy Club

Mrs and Mrs Charles Sweeny at The Embassy Club
Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny (Mrs Charles Sweeny was formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the infamous Duchess of Argyll)

Background imageCharles Collection: Mrs Charles Sweeny contemplating her portrait

Mrs Charles Sweeny contemplating her portrait
Mrs Charles Sweeny (1912 - 1993), formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll, pictured looking at her own portrait in an exhibition of work by the portraitist Molly Bishop at

Background imageCharles Collection: Cadogan Square, London

Cadogan Square, London
Cadogan Square - the jewel in the crown of the Cadogan Estate, Chelsea, London. A baker delivers the morning bread from a tricycle with a large wicker basket attached

Background imageCharles Collection: Piltdown man reconstructed

Piltdown man reconstructed
The Piltdown man sketched by A. Forestier after Professor Keiths reconstruction, and an inset showing an alterative reconstruction after Dr. A. Smith Woodward

Background imageCharles Collection: Charles Booth (1840-1916)

Charles Booth (1840-1916)
Photographic portrait of Charles Booth (1840-1916), the English shipowner, statistician and social reformer, date unknown

Background imageCharles Collection: Charles at Doune / 1746

Charles at Doune / 1746
At the Castle of Doune, Prince Charles Stuart secures his prisoners after the Battle of Falkirk

Background imageCharles Collection: Charles-Marie Widor

Charles-Marie Widor
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR French organist and composer

Background imageCharles Collection: British Coats of Arms

British Coats of Arms
Royal coats of arms of Britain Henry VIII 1518, 1535; Elizabeth I 1576, 1578; Charles I; William & Mary 1689 Anne 1713; George I 1725; George II 1749; George III 1785

Background imageCharles Collection: Plum Bottling / France

Plum Bottling / France
Charles Clarks plum bottling factory, Bordeaux

Background imageCharles Collection: Charles Bignell / Variety

Charles Bignell / Variety
CHARLES BIGNELL Music hall entertainer

Background imageCharles Collection: Charlemagne, King and Emperor

Charlemagne, King and Emperor
Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus. Karolus Magnus, Charles the Great), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of the Romans from 800

Background imageCharles Collection: Darwins Theory of Evolution

Darwins Theory of Evolution
his theory is satirised - Am I a man and a brother Date: 1861 Source: unnamed artist in Punch 8 May 1861 page 206

Background imageCharles Collection: Talleyrand / Boilly

Talleyrand / Boilly
PRINCE CHARLES-MAURICE TALLEYRAND-PERIGORD Prince de Benevent French statesman

Background imageCharles Collection: Olympics / 1932 / Decathlon

Olympics / 1932 / Decathlon
Decathlon: Wilson Charles (USA) placed 4th

Background imageCharles Collection: Woman on Beach / 1950S

Woman on Beach / 1950S
A woman sits on the beach in front of a brightly coloured stripy parasol, and smiles for the camera

Background imageCharles Collection: Charles Livingstone

Charles Livingstone
REV. CHARLES LIVINGSTONE (1821 - 1873) Co-wrote The Zambesi and its tributaries with his explorer brother David. Travelled extensively in Africa where he died in 1873

Background imageCharles Collection: English Archery

English Archery
Four English bowmen: 1) Brigandine archer 1554 2) Brigandine archer 1590 3) Archer of Charles I 1625 4) Archer of 1780

Background imageCharles Collection: Charles I at Trial

Charles I at Trial
CHARLES I OF ENGLAND The King at his trial in 1648

Background imageCharles Collection: King Charles I - Players

King Charles I - Players
Charles I of England

Background imageCharles Collection: Tennis Pin-Up 1950S

Tennis Pin-Up 1950S
An athletic, glamorous blonde in pristine whites (shorts, blouse, plimsolls, bobby socks & red belt), wooden racquet & with fuzzy balls in hand, stands on tip-toe at the net

Background imageCharles Collection: Louvre Paintings 1929

Louvre Paintings 1929
Van Dijks Charles I dominates this group of 17th century paintings hung rather unimaginatively in a gallery of the Louvre

Background imageCharles Collection: Darwin (Collier)

Darwin (Collier)
CHARLES DARWIN towards the end of his life

Background imageCharles Collection: James Graham Montrose

James Graham Montrose
JAMES GRAHAM, marquis of MONTROSE - royalist soldier and statesman, did his best to subdue Scotland for Charles but defeated and hanged. with his autograph

Background imageCharles Collection: Running Footmen

Running Footmen
I am the only Running Footman - sign of a pub in Charles Street, near Berkeley Square

Background imageCharles Collection: Eminent Politicians / 1886

Eminent Politicians / 1886
Eminent politicians including Gladstone, Randolph Churchill and Charles Stewart Parnell gather in the Commons Lobby

Background imageCharles Collection: Charles W Beresford

Charles W Beresford
CHARLES WILLIAM BERESFORD 1st Baron de la Poer British naval officer

Background imageCharles Collection: Darwin / Basket Chair

Darwin / Basket Chair
CHARLES DARWIN English naturalist sitting in a chair

Background imageCharles Collection: Comte De Lasalle

Comte De Lasalle
ANTOINE CHARLES LOUIS COLLINET comte de LASALLE French military

Background imageCharles Collection: Events / Culloden / 1746

Events / Culloden / 1746
Charles Edward Stuart in action on the battlefield

Background imageCharles Collection: Charles Darwin studying a worm

Charles Darwin studying a worm
A satire on Charles Darwin -- after charting the Descent of Man he goes even lower and studies worms

Background imageCharles Collection: Musical billiards table for pool (la poule)

Musical billiards table for pool (la poule)
Billiards table for pool (la poule) with two cue balls, 1827. Charles Chereaus table played music when a ball was potted in each pocket

Background imageCharles Collection: European sea sturgeon and skate

European sea sturgeon and skate
European sea sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, critically endangered, and skate, Dipturus batis (Raia gaimardi). Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys

Background imageCharles Collection: Alligator and wall gecko

Alligator and wall gecko
Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, and common wall gecko, Tarentola mauritanica. Handcolored engraving by Forget after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Background imageCharles Collection: Java paphiopedilum orchid, Paphiopedilum javanicum

Java paphiopedilum orchid, Paphiopedilum javanicum (Cypripedium javanicum). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageCharles Collection: Wattle, Acacia urophylla

Wattle, Acacia urophylla. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe, Ghent

Background imageCharles Collection: Bigleaf hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla (Hydrangea otaksa). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageCharles Collection: Paphiopedilum philippinense orchid

Paphiopedilum philippinense orchid (Cypripedium laevigatum). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageCharles Collection: Hybrid clivia, Clivia cyrtanthiflora

Hybrid clivia, Clivia cyrtanthiflora
Clivia cyrtanthiflora, hybrid of Clivia miniata and Clivia nobilis (Imantophyllum cyrtanthiflorum). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

Background imageCharles Collection: Paphiopedilum stonei orchid

Paphiopedilum stonei orchid (Cypripedium stonei). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageCharles Collection: Thief palm, Phoenicophorium borsigianum

Thief palm, Phoenicophorium borsigianum (Stevensonia sechellarum). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageCharles Collection: Lady s-slipper orchid, Cypripedium calceolus

Lady s-slipper orchid, Cypripedium calceolus. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe



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