Denis Collection

Famous snooker players (Jimmy White, Cliff Thorburn, Peter Ebdon, Denis Taylor, John Parrott, Stephen Hendry, Alex Higgins, Ray Reardon, John Virgo, Steve Davis, Ronnie O Sullivan) -

Defence of Chateau de Hougoumont - Battle of Waterloo
Defence of the Chateau de Hougoumont by the flank company, Coldstream GuardsWatercolour by Denis Dighton, 1815Associated with Napoleonic Wars

Peninsular War, with riflemen of 95th Reg
An action during the Peninsular War, with riflemen of 95th (Rifle) Regiment acting as snipers, 1810 (c).Watercolour attributed to Denis Dighton

Denis Compton at Hastings
Cricketer Denis Compton acknowledges the crowd at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings

Compton and Edrich leave the Oval pitch, 1953
Photograph showing the two English batsman, Denis Compton and Bill Edrich, leaving the pitch at the Oval Cricket Ground, London, 19th August 1953

Denis Compton at Hastings
Denis Compton turns a ball from spinner Jim Laker (out of picture)

A scene inspired by Ancient Crete one of the new productions from Ruth St Denis, Ted Shawn and the Denishawn Dancers, 1929 Date: 1929

18th century surgical equipment
Bone saw 1, pincers 2, 3, scissors 4, lead mallet 5 and hook for childbirth 6. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779

Attack on the British Squares by French Cavalry, Waterloo
Attack on the British Squares by French Cavalry, Battle of Waterloo, 1815.Watercolour by Denis Dighton, 1815

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

14th century World Map according to the Grandes Chroniques de Saint-Denis

Doin the Lambeth Walk - Oi! These sketches, made by Sherriffs, are dedicated to The Lambeth Walk, dance hit of the musical comedy Me and My Girl (Victoria Palace)

Denis Compton and Patsy Hendren at The Oval, London
Denis Compton (1918-1997) and Patsy Hendren (1889-1962) at The Oval, London, coming out to bat in a match between Surrey and Middlesex, 1st innings, Monday 10 August 1936. Date: 1936

Elizabeth Ponsonby with cocktail shaker and glasses
Miss Elizabeth Ponsonby (later the Hon. Mrs Dennis Pelly), one of the Bright Young Things of the 1920s, and daughter of Arthur Ponsonby a senior minister in the Labour government

Workshop handmade candles. 18th century. Engraving in Encyclopedie by Diderot et d Alembert. Engraving

St. Denis Hotel, New York
St. Denis Hotel on Broadway and 11th Street, New York City, America

Ruth St Denis / Jugend 08
RUTH ST DENIS (Ruth Dennis) American vaudeville dancer and choreographer doing a serpent dance (Schlangentanz)

A portrait of the American dancer Ruth St Denis, 1929 in her Burmese dance seen during a long period of performances in California Date: 1929

Saint Denis of Paris. 3rd century AD. Engraving. Colored
Saint Denis of Paris (3rd century AD). Bishop of Paris. Colored engraving. 19th century

Richard Baker in The Moon in the Yellow River
Richard Baker (news announcer) playing Darrell Blake (centre) in the Tower Theatres production of The Moon in the Yellow River by Denis Johnston. Date: 1954

Fighting, Pte St Denis
Fighting at the porte Saint- Denis. Date: 29 July 1830

Denis Diderot / Oval
DENIS DIDEROT French encyclopaedist and philosopher

Charles Denis Bourbaki (1816-1897). French general. Portrait. Engraving. Historia de la Guerra Franco-Alemana de 1870-1871. Published in Barcelona, 1891

Charles Denis Bourbaki (1816-1897). French general. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. Historia de la Guerra Franco-Alemana de 1870-1871. Published in Barcelona, 1891

Francois Denis Tronchet (1726-1806). French jurist. He was one of the lawyers who defended King Louis XVI (1754-1793) during his judgment. He participated in the writing of the French civil code

Clovis I (ca. 466-511). King of the Franks (481-511). Clovis in the midst of the military chiefs who formed his Treuste, or armed court, dictates the Salic law (code of the Barbarian laws)

Jacquerie (28 May to 10 August 1358). Called by
Jacquerie (28 May to 10 August 1358). Charles II of Navarre (1332-1387), known as Charles the Bad. King of Navarre (1349-1387)

Statues of Merovingian kings in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, Paris. Statues de Rois Merovingiens tirees du vieux Cloitre de l'Abbaye St. Denis

The tomb of King Francis I at the Basilica St. Denis. Francis I, his wife Claude of France and three of their children kneeling in prayer on top. La Sepulture du Roy Francois Premier a St. Denis

Section through the Valois Mausoleum at the Basilica of St Denis
Section through the upper and lower chapels of the Valois Mausoleum at the Basilica of St Denis. Built in the 16th century, Notre-Dame-de-la-Rotonde was modeled on circular Roman temples

The Valois Mausoleum at the Basilica St Denis (unfinished)
Elevation of the exterior of the Valois Mausoleum at the Basilica of St Denis. Built in the 16th century, Notre-Dame-de-la-Rotonde was modeled on circular Roman temples

The Valois Mausoleum at the Basilica St Denis (unfinished)
Elevation of the exterior of the Valois Mausoleum at the Basilica of St Denis. Built in the 16th century, Notre-Dame-de-la-Rotonde was modeled on circular Roman temples

Examples of heraldic terms describing a coat of arms. Includes chabots, poissons, sphinx, sirene, limaces, coquilles, vanets, goujons, sphere, soleil, globe, croissants, flammes, comete, etc

Musical instruments (guitar, citoles and harp) and furniture of
Musical instruments, guitar, citoles and harp, and furniture of the 12th century taken from the Basilica of Saint-Denis and contemporary manuscripts

Configuration of basalt lava in the Saint Denis river, Reunion Island

The Porte Saint-Denis (St. Denis Gate), Paris, France
The Porte Saint-Denis (St)

Examples of 18th century bandages, tongs and sutures
Examples of 18th century bandages 1, bec-de-corbin tongs 2, bec-de-canne tongs 4, bullet-remover tongs 4, and various sutures 5-11

Fouberts surgical operation to remove a bladder stone: Mr Fouberts scalpel 1, flexible canula 2 and mark on the perineum for the external incision

Portrait of Ruth St Denis and Ted Shawn in their Strauss Waltz, 1928 Date: 1928

18th century tweezers and speculum for obstetrics
Wire-knot tweezers for obstetrics 1, 2, use of the wire-knot tweezer to remove an uterine polyp 3, tweezers and speculum invented by Andre Levret 4, 5

Eye surgery, 18th century
Lacrimal gland conditions 1, 2, bandages for lacrimal gland swelling 3, and cataract surgery 4, 5, 18th century

18th century surgeon performing a trepanning operation on a mans head, with various surgical equipment: Jean Louis Petits lever 2, trestle 3, Valets pincers 4, cauterizers 5-8, round plaque 9

Doing the Lambeth Walk, 1938
Entertainments a la carte, by Alan Bott. On with the walk

Court Lees Approved School, South Godstone, Surrey. Chairman of Managers, Judge Cohen (left), and Headmaster, Denis Haydon

Bazin's Roller Boat Steamer at St Denis, France
Ernest Bazin's Roller Boat Steamer on wheels just before launching at St Denis on the River Seine Date: 1897

Miss Mollie Dangar
A portrait pencil drawing of Mary Beatrice Dangar, or Miss Mollie Dangar, the later wife of A. Denis Wigram Allen, an Australian solicitor and aviator

Denis Thatcher, British businessman and PM's husband
Major Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet (1915-2003), British businessman, best known as the husband of Margaret Thatcher, nee Roberts, British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. Date: circa 1980s

Denis Healey, Labour politician, wearing a poppy
Denis Healey (Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey, b 1917), British Labour politician, served as Secretary of State for Defence 1964-1970 and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974-1979

Denis Healey, Labour politician, with colleague
Denis Healey (Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey, b 1917), British Labour politician, served as Secretary of State for Defence 1964-1970 and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974-1979

Denis Healey, Labour politician
Denis Healey (Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey, b 1917), British Labour politician, served as Secretary of State for Defence 1964-1970 and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974-1979

Tony Benn, John Silkin and Denis Healey at a conference
Tony Benn (Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn, formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, 1925-2014), Labour politician, former Cabinet Minister and currently President of the Stop the War Coalition

FUNERAL OF PHILIPPE VI
The Funeral of Philippe VI at St. Denis after his death at Nogent-le-Roi. Date: 1350

Advert for the Denishawn Summer camp at Westport Connecticut, 1928 led by Ted Shawn with Hazel Krans, Ernestine Day, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman Date: 1928

Portraits of Ruth St Denis and Ted Shawn and a view of their Denishawn House in uptown New York, 1928 Date: 1928

Two photographs of Ruth St Denis and Ted Shawn, 1930
Two photographs of Ruth St Denis (In her Lamp dance) and Ted Shawn (in a scene for Orpheus Dionysus at the Munich Dance Congress), 1930 Date: 1930

Porte Saint Denis, with busy traffic, Paris France
Vintage 19th century photograph - Porte Saint Denis, with busy trafffic, Paris France

Porte Saint Denis, Paris France
Vintage 19th century photograph - Porte Saint Denis, Paris France

Denis Colbron Pearse (1873-1971). Son of Alfred Pearse, prolific 19th century artist and engraver

Duck and Drake
A duck, drake and their chicks on the river bank. Artist: Denis Colbron Pearse Date: 1909

Chelsea Pensioner Colour Sgt Denis Shiels, Sanctuary Wood Date: 2016

Architecture of the Franks
Inscription on the tomb of King Dagobert I in St. Denis 180, Frankish pillars and arch 181-184, and a Frankish church 185

Tomb of King Dagobert I (603-639AD) in the Basilica of St. Denis

Mme. Houdry as Madame Bechamel in Mr and Mrs Denis, 1845
Mme. Houdry as Madame Bechamel in Mr and Mrs Denis, Theatre des Folies Dramatiques, 1845

Surgical instruments to remove foreign bodies from the esophagus 1-3, encysted stone in the bladder 4 and a hernia in the bowel 5

Surgical equipment including machines for
Surgical equipment including a machine for complex bone fractures 3-9, and machine for a dislocated arm 10, 11

18th century surgical knee pad and dislocation machine
18th century surgical knee pad in place on a leg 1, Jean Louis Petits machine for dislocated joints 2-5. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779

18th century knee pad 1, slipper 2, winch 3 and key 4. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779

18th century sutures, tourniquet, syringe and bandages
18th century sutures 1, 2, tourniquet 3, Dominique Anels fine-pointed syringe 4, siphon 5, injection tubes 6-9, 18-sheet bandage for complex fractures 10 and graded compress 11

18th century lacrimal gland operation and surgical equipment
18th century lacrimal gland operation 6, and dental surgical equipment: silver spoon to cover the eye 1, cauterizing funnel 2 and cauterizer 3, bone perforator 4, teeth scaler 5, probe 7, splints 8

Jean Louis Petits machine to compress the femoral artery during amputation of the thigh 1, and bandages 2, aneurysm needle 3 and scissors 4

18th century surgeon Jean Louis Petits screw-type
18th century surgeon Jean Louis Petits screw tourniquet for compressing blood vessels: tourniquet device 1, double band to adjust the tourniquet 2, compress in chamois leather 3 and ball bearing 4

Liver, duodenum, pancreas, and other organs of the lower abdomen after Albrecht von Haller. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779

Surgical chairs and instruments for a bladder
Surgical chairs with patients held in place for a bladder stone operation through the groin, Plate 12. Surgical instruments including dilators 1-3, curette 6 and hook curette 7, Plate 11

Fencing positions and equipment
Sword and cloak versus sword and lantern, defensive guard of small and broad swords, and weapons, breastplate, mask, glove

Comte Lanjuinais, 1793
Jean Denis, Comte Lanjuinais, a moderate politician, stands up to the Parisian crowd that has invaded the Parliamentary Chamber. Date: 2 June 1793

A busy scene at la Ville de Saint-Denis, Paris Date: 1880

SAINT DENIS STATUE
Statue of SAINT DENIS on the hill of Montmartre, Paris : though his head is removed from his body, he still carries it Date: - 258 AD

SAINT DENIS AND HEAD
SAINT DENIS surprises a girl by walking about carrying his head after it had been removed from the rest of his body by his persecutors Date: ? - 258

DENIS PAPIN & KETTLE DENIS PAPIN & KETTLE
DENIS PAPIN French pioneer of the steam engine, who formulated his theories in just the way Watt did, by watching a kettle steaming in the hearth Date: 1647? - 1712

FRANCE / PARIS / CHATELET
GRAND CHATELET DE PARIS seen from the entry to the rue Saint-Denis Date: circa 1800

SAINT DENIS / VORAGINE
SAINT DENIS First bishop of Paris, martyred and buried at Saint Denis; because his head was cut off, he is generally depicted carrying it Date: died circa 258

SAINT DENIS Bishop of Paris, patron saint of France. Martyred by decapitation. Date: - 258AD

Defeat of the Ashantees, by the British forces under the command of Coll. Sutherland, July 11th 1824. Coloured lithograph by C Hullmandel after Denis Dighton, published by J Robins, London, 1825

LCC-LFB Bromptons Dennis pump at Lambeth HQ
Station A8 was Brompton fire station. Here its dual-purpose petrol Dennis pump is seen standing at Lambeth headquarters

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