Courtesy Collection

Moment of Departure - all the staff line up to say Goodbye
A quite wonderful German postcard illustrating the Moment of Departure - all the staff line up to say Goodbye! Date: circa 1910s

Victorian Scrap, Queen Elizabeth I and Raleigh
Victorian Scrap, Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh. circa 1880s

Common courtesy training / W H Robinson
Training a husband in the act of common courtesy, using a dressmakers dummy, a piece of string and a determined wife. A quick jerk of the string and the husbands hat swiftly rearranges itself

Accident compensation / W H Robinson
When an accident occurs, the Pro Bono Instanto mechanical arm can quickly thrust liquid refreshment in front of the victim to hopefully dissuade him from taking you to court - a remarkable advance in

Accident- Snow from Roof
A REGULAR DAMPER - AND NO MISTAKE Having left an exhibition on Swiss avalanches a tatty man suffers a similar fate courtesy of a roof clearer !

Lord North
Portrait of Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, KG, PC, better known by his courtesy title Lord North, which he used from 1752 to 1790, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782

William Morris at 23
A photograph of British craftsman and pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris, seen here at the age of just 23, resting his arm on a nerby table, by courtesy of John William Mackail

Harrowing The Uplands
Etching of three strong work horses pulling a harrow machine, tailed by a farmer. Date: circa 1930

Polhill, Sevenoaks
Landscape etching of Polhill, a Hamlet in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. Date: circa 1930

Chivalry of the air by G. H. Davis
The chivalry of the air: the courtesy of foe to foe. Showing a British pilot dropping a wreath for a comrade's grave in the German lines during the First World War

Mourning Dress 1888
A windswept, forlorn young widow stands at the ship's railings - the white cliffs of Dover behind her. Fashionable mourning dress is courtesy of Maison Jays, Regent Street. 1888

A Scene on the Grand Canal, Venice, 1898
A greeting on the water - a chap raises his boater and takes the hand of a lady passing in a gondola on the Grand Canal in Venice. Date: 1898

Preliminary Courtesies
Densmore Shute and Henry Cotton shaking hands before their 500 match at Walton Heath under the watchful eye of James Braid, the club professional. 1937

Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh
SIR WALTER RALEIGH (1554 - 1618) - spreads his cloak before Elizabeth I

Page from the Palace of Hope
An illustrated page from the Palace of Hope, from the Documenti dAmore (Teachings of Love) of the Tuscan poet, Francesco da Barberino

Verney Lovett Cameron, traveller in Africa
Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894), traveller in Central Africa, the first European to cross equatorial Africa from coast to coast

Stepping on a red carpet, 1920s couple in evening dress
A gentleman in full evening dress including a top hat, offers his hand to a female companion who alights gracefully from a car onto a red carpet. Date: 1928

Prince Ernst August of Hanover as a baby, WW1
Ernest Augustus, Prince of Hanover (19141987). son of the Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Duchess of Brunswick (only daughter and youngest child of Kaiser Wilhelm II)

Silhouette of an 18th century dance
Silhouette of couples at an 18th century dance. 1717

Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, Randolph Churchill
Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, and Randolph Churchill, who says: I don t mind shaking hands with you, but I must draw the line at some of your pals. 1884

French Theatre / Urbain
Urbain ( amoureux ) A character from Les Esprits by Pierre de Larivey. Date: 1579

19th century railway tickets
One from Edinburgh to Newcastle, courtesy of the North British Railway, then on down to London thanks to the Brandling Junction Railway Company. Date: 1844

Jottings of Eve Sketch, 1927 - girl in bathing suit to feature beautiful skin courtesy of Eastern Foam vanishing cream Date: 1927

The courtesies of the air, WW1
The courtesies of the air: how the airmen fight. Showing British war biplanes parked in a wide meadow (top), British and Belgian aviators (bottom left), and a group of German aviators (bottom right)

Ivy Cottage, near Coniston in the Lake District may well still exist but its exact location is uncertain. Ernest Battersbys friends Wilson and Nelstrop are outside the door

Louis-Philippe (1773-1850). Last King of France (1830-1848). Louis Philippe I and his ministers. Caricature by Grandville. Litography. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Individual Guest Cakes. Courtesy Mrs. Joseph A. Lambeth Date: 1936

Chocolate box design, couple and coach
Chocolate box design, showing an 18th century scene of a couple greeting each other, with a coach and footmen in the background. Date: 20th century

The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1849 - Punch
" Sir Patrick Raleigh" welcomes Queen Victoria to Ireland on her royal visit in 1849, as she lands at the docks. Date: August 1849

HMS Sirius paying a courtesy visit to Saudi Arabia - killing the sheep presented by King Ibn Saud to the crew at Jeddah. Date: 1946

More courtesy. Poster promoting better interpersonal communications in the workplace, showing two men arguing. Date between 1936 and 1941

Interior of a shack occupied by berry pickers. Anne Arundel County. Maryland. Courtesy of Maryland Child Labor Committee. Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Date ca. 1909?

Senatorial courtesy. Illustration shows Uncle Sam standing behind a group of legislators and businessmen who are bowing before a large hog labeled Greed with its front feet in a trough labeled Wall

Duke of Fife marries Princess Louise of Wales
Alexander William George Duff, 6th Earl and 1st Duke of Fife (1849-1912) marries Princess Louise Victoria (1867-1931), eldest daughter of Edward Prince of Wales (Later King Edward VII)

Unselfishness / W H Robinson
In the new world even a tortoise can count on the kind of courtesy formally reserved for rich aunts. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

Anti-splash car / W H Robinson
A friendly driver spots a messy incident in the making and lowers his anti-splash device (an umbrella on a mechanical arm)

For The Cause Of Art / W H Robinson
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Sandringham Church, Norfolk
Victoria and Albert cause a flurry of raised hats when they join the fellow parishioners of Sandringham, Norfolk, in Sunday worship

Kenilworth - Varney
May not my poor poniard serve, honoured madam? - Robert Varney, steward to the Earl of Leicester, presents his wrapped knife to Queen Elizabeth I

Chevalier Bayard
Known as le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche, Bayard is renowned for his courtesy even to enemies : depicted accepting the surrender of Sotomaiore

Religious Wars
A polite parley between the Catholic and Protestant generals precedes the battle of Moncontour, where Henri III will defeat Coligny and the protestants

Louis XIV of France and visitors from Siam (Thailand)
King Louis XIV of France receives delegates from Siam (Thailand) who have come to study science in Europe

Encounter with Jack and Jill
Margery and Freddy introduce themselves to Jack and Jill

Raleigh & Elizabeth
The gallant Sir Walter Raleigh lays down his cloak at the feet of Queen Elizabeth I to prevent her from stepping in the mud

Letting with Leeches
A seated gentleman and a riders steed take benefit of blood letting, courtesy of some water-bound leeches

Two in Evening Dress
Two ladies in evening clothes - one courtesy of Molyneux, her companion of Philippe et Gaston

Leaving for the Party
A gentleman assists a lady with her cloak as they prepare to leave the house while a maid waits by the door

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