Clever Gallery

A Madame Yevonde portrait of Baba Beaton

Miss Baba Beaton is the younger of the two beautiful and attractive Beaton girls. They are among the most popular of the blonde ex-debs, and no party is complete without them. Both Miss Nancy and Miss Baba Beaton have often been photographed by their clever brother, but this double portrait is not one of Mr Cecil Beaton's camera studies. Madame Yevonde was a prolific and ground-breaking society portrait and commercial photographer active between 1915 and 1975. She is particularly well-known for her astonishingly modern work using the Vivex colour process during the 1930's. Her images of society folk and other personalities appeared regularly in The Sketch or The Tatler through the 1920's and 30's.

© Yevonde Portrait Archive/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library

Mr Link, monkey appearing at the Hippodrome 1906

Clever monkey called Mr Link or The Missing Link, who was appearing at The Hippodrome, London in June 1906. Wearing gentlemen's clothing he performed on stage eating, smoking a cigarette and shaking the visitors hands politely.
June 1906

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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A heroine of the war, Lassie of HMS Formidable, WW1

Lassie, the dog who helped to save the life of a seaman of H.M.S. Formidable by licking his face and warming his body until he moved, and by calling attention to him. This was after the man had been landed at Lyme Regis and was thought to be dead from exposure. Date: 1915

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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