Curtis Collection (#31)

Lady Bridget Poulett wearing Norman Hartnell
Lady Bridget Poulett (1912 - 1975), only daughter of Earl Poulett and society beauty, pictured in a modern setting arranged by Curtis Moffat

Hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Jacquins least coronilla, Coronilla minima.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn by John Curtis and engraved by Weddell from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1820, Samuel Curtis, Walworth, London

Amorphophallus eichleri, voodoo lily native of western tropical Africa.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith

Cabomba aquatica, yellow water lily native to tropical America.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith

Sandalwood, Santalum album, from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1833.. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan

Naked-flowering coral-tree, Erythrina poianthes or Erythrina speciosa Andrews.. Illustration drawn by Reverend W.T. Lowe, engraved by Swan

Goldenseal or American hydrastis, Hydrastis canadensis.. Illustration drawn by C.W. Short, M.D. Lexington USA, engraved by Swan

Fragrant brassavola orchid, Brassavola nodosa.. Illustration drawn by Mrs. C. Horsfall, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtiss The Botanical Magazine, Samuel Curtis

Eastern skunk cabbage or skunk weed, Symplocarpus foetidus.. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan

Sharp-petaled bletia or pine pink orchid, Bletia acutipetala or Bletia purpurea.. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan

Asarum canadense, Canadian asarabaca or wild ginger.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtiss The Botanical Magazine 1827

Calypso borealis, northern calypso orchid with pink and brown flowers. Nymph of the North.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan

Seychelles Island cocoa-nut, ripe spadix with husk, ripe nut and embryo, Lodoicea sechellarum.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan

Unripe fruit, sections of the double coconut or Seychelles Island cocoa-nut, Lodoicea sechellarum.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan

Crimson-flowered peony, a native of the Levant, Paeonia monticola (Paeonia peregrina).. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtiss

Plant roots: fibrous root of groundsel Senecio vulgaris and plantain Plantago major.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Rose-coloured nerine, Nerine rosea.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn by John Curtis and engraved by Weddell from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1819, Samuel Curtis, Walworth, London

Air Transport Auxiliary pilots alongside an Airspeed Oxford ferry aircraft at the ATA Hatfield base, 1940. From left: Lettice Curtis, Jennie Broad, Audrey Sale-Barker

Geranium pratense, meadow cranesbill
Plate 114 from Flora Londinensis (1826) Vol 1 by William Curtis

Curtis / Spring Crocus
Spring Crocus Crocus Vernus

Aerial View of Tokyo, Japan, Second World War, 1945
Aerial photograph showing some of the areas (dark patches) of Tokyo destroyed by American bombing in 1945. By the time this photograph was taken General Curtis Le May was able to boast that 51 square

King Solomons Mines
Sir Henry Curtis wrestles with Twala : " It was a mighty struggle, and an awful thing to see." But Sir Henry over- powers his opponent and cuts off his head with his axe

Dorothy Tennant Stanley, artist
Dorothy (nee Tennant), Lady Stanley, neoclassical painter, notable for her pictures of street children. She was the wife of (1) the explorer Henry Morton Stanley, and (2) of Henry Curtis

Church Square, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, with Curtis & Co Hatters, the Standard Bank of South Africa, and a municipal tram on Route 5, destination the Railway Station. Date: 1910s

William Curtis, Botanist
WILLIAM CURTIS Botanist, author of the Flora Londonensis Botanical Magazine (we have many of his wonderful prints in our files). Date: 1746 - 1799

Sir William Curtis
SIR WILLIAM CURTIS Banker, MP for the City of London, Lord Mayor Date: 1752 - 1829

Sir Roger Curtis - 2
SIR ROGER CURTIS British naval commander : here as Captain, later he will be made an Admiral. Date: 1746 - 1816

George William Curtis -2
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS American writer, editor and orator : he was one of the participants in the Brook Farm utopian community experiment. With his dog in their library. Date: 1824 - 1892

Sir Roger Curtis - 1
SIR ROGER CURTIS British naval commander : Admiral. (Though dated 1810, this portrait shows him as much more youthful than our other portraits) Date: 1746 - 1816

George William Curtis -1
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS American writer, editor and orator : he was one of the participants in the Brook Farm utopian community experiment. with his autograph. Date: 1824 - 1892

Living Room by Miller
A tidy living room designed by John Duncan Miller for Curtis Moffat - a fine example of modernist furniture at their most practical. Date: 1933

Memorial Organ, New City Hall, Portland, Maine, USA
Herman Kotzschmar Memorial Organ, New City Hall, Portland, Maine, USA, the gift of Cyrus H K Curtis, built in 1909, dedicated in 1912

Andree and Curtis in the cabaret show Supper Time, London (1
Andree and Curtis in CB Cochrans cabaret show Supper Time at the Trocadero, London (1927) Date: 1927

LeMay, Curtis, Pilot and USaF-USAF General proved himself during WW2, going on to head Strategic Air Command

Curtis, Alan H, Capt, RAF pilot, 1918

William Curtis, author of the Flora Londinensis, Botanical Magazine, etc.. Copperplate engraving of a portrait published in William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Germinating seed of the radish 1-7, wheat 8 and barley 9.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Compound flowers: daisy Bellis perennis, thistle Onopordum acanthium and dandelion Taraxacum.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss

Pea, Pisum sativum, seeds in stages of vegetation.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Corolla of wolfs bane Eranthis hyemalis and stinking hellebore Helleborus foetida.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Corolla examples: monopetalous bindweed, hexapetala lily and polypetala waterlily.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Calyx of the tulip Tulipa and carnation Dianthus caryophyllus.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Auricula, Primula auricula.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth

Corolla examples: deadly nightshade, thorn apple, periwinkle and wallflower.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Calyx examples: primrose, snowdrop, hazel, hemlock, grass, mushroom, and moss.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Woody or bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany

Hemlock, Conium maculatum.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures on Botany, as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth

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