Companions Collection

Classical wooded landscape, by Glauber
Classical wooded landscape with Diana returned from the hunt at rest with her nymphs, by Johannes Glauber (called Polidoro, 1646-c.1726), with figures by Gerard de Lairesse (c.1641-1711)

Homeward by Muriel Dawson
Back view of two children, arms around each other, making their way home laden with buttercups picked in the fields

Great Orders of Knighthood and other high decorations
Insignia of the chief orders following in importance that of the Garter. The ribbons are represented by the backgrounds, except in the Order of Merit, and that of the Companions of Honour. Date: 1937

North Berwick Witches and Dr Fian in a churchyard
The North Berwick Witches and Dr Fian fly round a church, some on broomsticks, as confessed to King James

Strictly Confiential by Muriel Dawson
A little boy and girl sit together on a bench, the boys arm around the girl as they discuss secrets

Saint Brendans Voyage
During his voyage to the promised land of saints, Brendan and his companions celebrate mass on the back of a good-natured whale

Howard Carter / Men Tomb
Howard Carter and companions inspect the sarchophagus of Tutankhamen in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor

The Cellar Quartetto: Dr Syntax and companions in the wine cellar

Ugly Duckling (Boyle)
The old cottage woman, with her distaff and her animal companions : often such solitary females were suspected of witchcraft

Queen Elizabeth I Riding a Horse in Winter
This 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

Eating at Sabbat
Dining with Demons - witches at a sabbat sit down to supper with the Devil and his companions

Isobel Gowdie
At her 1662 trial, Scottish witch ISOBEL GOWDIE tells how since 1647 she and her companions were visited by Black John who chastised disobedient witches

Founding of the Jesuit Order, Montmartre, France
Foundation of the Jesuit Order in an underground chapel in the church of Saint Denis, Montmartre, near Paris. Ignatius de Loyola and six companions dedicate themselves to spread the Word of God

A Young Poacher Caught
A young miscreant is caught by the gamekeeper, while his companions take to their heels. Date: 1915

Advert / Hornimans Tea
Two cycling companions follow the sign to Hornimans Tea Date: early 20th century

Haydn Performs, Hungary
Hayden and companions perform a string quartet at the Esterhazy home, Hungary Date: 1732 - 1809

Twos Company by Muriel Dawson
A little boy in blue dungarees and a wide brimmed sun hat, holds hands with a little girl wearing a pink dress and bonnet as they walk together picking flowers

Princesses of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Marie-Louise and Princess Helena Victoria (Thora) of Schleswig-Holstein, the daughters of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein

Saint Michael
The archangel MICHAEL, with one of his companions, slay a pair of dragons who are, of course, demons in disguise. Michael slew quite a number of such dragons in his day

Wizard of Oz / Kalidahs
The tree fell with a crash into the gulf. Dorothy and her companions watch as the two Kalidahs fall into the pit

Lourdes Vision (Big)
The Virgin Mary appears to Bernadette Soubirous, but not to her two companions, as they are gathering firewood by the river at the grotto of Massabielle

Death and Disease
Death and his Companions, Diseases, Knocks on the Workhouse Door

Geo. Washington De Long
GEORGE WASHINGTON DE LONG American naval officer and Arctic explorer, his ship Jeannette crushed in ice, died with all companions while on foot towards Sibera

Jesus on Cross C15
Mary swoons, soldiers play dice, Jesus and his companions slowly die

Boys with Fireworks
Five boys celebrate Guy Fawkes Day with sparklers - but one, more careless than his companions, has got a spark in his eye

The companions of Laura from Petrarch's Triumphs, 1500
The companions of Laura. Three chaste women and a boy in French costumes of the late 15th century. Les compagnes de Laure, France, XVe siecle (fin)

Knight of the Order of the Garter, a British order of chivalry founded in 1344 by King Edward III

Witch Airborne by Florence Mary Anderson
A witch flies through the air with her companions by Florence Mary Anderson. 1915

Old men, Bermeo, Spain
Old men - three with traditional Basque berets - sit on a park bench in Bermeo, Biscay, Spain. Date: 1990

Girl in yellow raincoat by Muriel Dawson
A girl in a yellow raincoat and hat, taking her dog for a walk on a rainy day, by Muriel Dawson. Date: circa 1940s

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. An exceptional handwritten postcard postmarked 11pm on 9 April 1912 sent by Second Class passenger Jacob Christian Milling (1863?1912)

WW2, The Letter Home
This illustration depicts a scene in which a British WW2 soldier, surrounded by companions, is writing a letter to his loved ones at home. Date: circa 1941

Good Travelling Companions
An illustrated page from a catalogue for the Ideal Homes Exhibition held at Olympia in 1936, the scene shows a young woman and a man sat in a train, reading magazines and newspapers

Fay Compton With Dog
Versatile actress Fay Compton (1894-1978) was born Virginia Compton-Mackenzie. Her theatre career embraced Shakespeare, comedy, pantomime, drama and the classics, and she appeared in over 40 films

SVEN HEDIN TO TIBET - 3
The expedition sets out by camel caravan across the Gobi Desert : due to inadequate planning, all but Hedin and two companions die of thirst. Date: 1899-1900

Babylonian court official SHADRACH, together with ABEDNEGO and MESHACH, are thrown into a fiery furnace when they refuse to bow before a gold image of Nebuchadnezzar Date: circa 550 BC

RONCEVAUX (NEUVILLE)
RONCEVAUX After the death of Roland and his companions, Charlemagne attacks the Moors camp Date: 778

C17 CARRIAGE
A French carriage carries a group of ladies, while their male companions ride or walk. Date: close of 17th century

JESUS ON CROSS POUSSIN
Mary watches, soldiers play dice, Jesus and his companions slowly die

MARINER, ROTTING SEA
The Mariner, alone on ship amongst the dead bodies of his companions, gazes upon the rotting sea in agony Date: First published: 1798

Ulysses and His Companions escaping the Sirens, passing between Scylla and Charybdis. Date: circa 1790

King Edward VII at Homburg
King Edward VII (centre) at Bad Homburg in the 1880s. His companions are, from left to right, Sir Christopher Sykes, Capt

Dead Polar Bear, Franz Josef Land, 1896
Photograph of a Polar bear shot dead by Frederick Jackson, during the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, at Elmwood, Franz Josef Land, 1896

CAPTAIN COOK IN TAHITI
At Tahiti, Cook and his companions watch a human sacrifice Date: 1769

People smoking cigarettes
A lady offers cigarettes to her companions 1892

Andrees balloon L Aigle in which he and two companions propose to fly to the North Pole : unfortunately they will not make it, and will perish in the attempt Date: July 1897

Napoleon, having taken Jaffa, visits the leper hospital, where he impresses his companions by touching a leper Date: 11 March 1799

ARCHERY CIRCA 1880
A group of ladies practise archery under the watchful eye of their male companions. Date: circa 1880

12TH NIGHT / MALVOLIO
Malvolio, tricked by his companions with a false billet-doux from Olivia, postures in what he fancies is the finery she favours... Date: first performed 1601/2

Haydn Performs, Hungary
Haydn and companions perform a string quartet at the Esterhazy home, Hungary Date: circa 1780

Folklore - Sirens
Odysseus and his companions avoid the charms of the Sirens

Sinbad and Giant
The one-eyed, big-eared, hairy-legged, short-necked, tusk-toothed giant encountered, somewhat to their dismay, by Sinbad and his companions

Robin Hood and Maid Marian
Robin Hood, Maid Marian and their companions eat, drink and make merry in Sherwood Forest

EVENTS / PACIFIC / COOK
While at Tahiti he and his companions watch a human sacrifice Date: 1769

Three men Etel, France
Three men talk in Etel street, Brittany, France, beneath town information map. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Shepherd Boy and favourite cow - Idyllic Swiss Alpine Scene
A delightful photograph of a young Shepherd Boy and his favourite cow - Idyllic Swiss Alpine Scene. Date: circa 1920s

Twos Company - Threes Trouble! A pretty girl is creating certain jealous thoughts between her TWO male companions. She seems happy just to have the choice on each arm! Date: circa 1910s

Polling Booth. Woman in mortar board stands beside a convict in his prison uniform

Victoire Conroy
Victoria Maria Louisa Conroy Hanmer, Lady Hanmer (12 August 1819 9 February 1866), often known as Victoire Conroy, youngest daughter of Sir John Conroy

Map showing Dr. Frederick Cooks route to the North Pole, 19
Map showing the route taken by Dr. Frederick A. Cook and his Inuit companions, Ah-welsh and Etukishook, to the North Pole, in 1907 - 1908. The chart has been signed by the doctor, at top left

Jesuits Swear Oath
Loyola and his companions, at an altar in Montmartre, Paris, swear to create the Society of Jesus to defend the Catholic Church against the evils of the Reformation

Ufos Strauch St George
Deputy sheriff Arthur Strauch takes this photo while hunting with four companions near St. George, Minnesota

The Man from Beyond, Wonder Stories SciFi Magazine Cover
The Man From Beyond - Gratz steals the spaceship, leaving his companions stranded on Venus Date: 1934

Circe Makes Pigs
She changes the companions of Odysseus into pigs

Jesuits Take Oath - 1
FOUNDATION OF JESUIT ORDER Pierre Lefevre says mass as Loyola and his companions vow loyalty to their order at Montmartre on the Day of the Assumption

Gossip about Fairies 35
Water nymphs are the companions of Neptune (Poseidon) and frolic around him as he rides his chariot through the waves

Boys Swim with Dogs
Two youths swim from a boat, but only one of their three dog companions is brave enough to join them in the water !

Bible-Bringers
The Primitive Reformers to whom (under GOD) we are indepted for the Glorious Light of the Gospel (which the Pope and his companions cannot blow out...)

Pyne - Tanner
LEATHER DRESSING A feltmonger (a kind of tanner) at work at an ooze- pit, while his companions are frizing, removing the hair from the skin

PIERRE (1912 - )
ABBE PIERRE (aka HENRI ANTOINE GROVES) - French priest, resistance fighter in WW2 and charity worker

Publius Horatius Cocles defending the Tiber bridge
Publius Horatius Cocles, an army officer of the Roman Republic, together with two companions, Spurius Larcius and Titus Herminius

St Augustine bringing Christianity to Britain
St Augustine and his companions bring Christianity to Britain -- their procession approaches the camp of King Ethelbert

Ian Botham, cricketer, at end of charity walk
Ian Botham, cricketer, relaxing after completing a walk from John o Groats to Lands End in November 1985, which raised 750, 000 for charity

Poster, Angel Pavement, by J B Priestley
Poster, Angel Pavement, a novel by J B Priestley. circa 1930s

Stanley and his companions return from the expedition to the
Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904). British explorer. Stanley and his companions return from the expedition to the interior of Africa. Engraving. 19th century. Colored

US Comic Postcard - How can you afford it?
How can you do it - on $13.50 per ? A Gent is chauffeur driven in a posh car with two lovelies - how does he manage it??? Date: 1908

Joan of Arc (1412-1431)
Charles VII of France receiving Joan of Arc at the Castle of Chinon. 1429. German tapestry. Episode of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453). Museum of Orleans. France

Male Types / Greek Ideal
Dionysos accompanied by four of his male friends, representing the Seasons (which are usually perceived as female) with cornucopia, fruits, animals and cupids

Edward Vii / Cowes / Vf 1894
Edward VII with yachting companions at Cowes, Isle of Wight Date: 1894

Saint Ursula & virgins
Saint Ursula of Koln, about to be martyred with her 11 companions each of whom is attended by 1000 virgins, but nasty Attila the Hun will spare not a single one of them 4th century

Jezebel Body Murdered
Jehus companions find bits of Jezebel, the wicked queen, whom Jehu murdered by having her thrown from a window because she insulted him

Oresteia / Electra
THE ORESTEIA TRILOGY Electra mourning with her companions

Dionysos Prepares Feast
Dionysos and his companions prepare for a feast - the cooks get cooking, decorations are hung, the musicians practise

Dionysos & Friends
Dionysos and some companions, and a dog

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