Depicted Collection (page 26)

Harry Panmure Gordon
HARRY PANMURE GORDON Scottish stockbroker, but here depicted as a country gent, with his dog

Cornwallis (Beechey)
CHARLES, second earl and first marquess CORNWALLIS British military commander, governor-general of India, depicted in his Garter robes as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

John Bright as Quaker
JOHN BRIGHT, statesman, depicted as a Quaker, opposing the territorial party (the landowners) and declaring that the Constitution may have to be reformulated or destroyed

Motor Bus at Terni, Italy
Although included in a series of tramways, this is not a tram but an auto-omnibus, depicted at the Porta Garibaldi at Terni, Italy

Chaka, Zulu Chief
CHAKA, (Shaka, Tshaka) Zulu leader who ruthlessly conquered and ruled most of southern Africa : depicted here on a product label for a humdrum domestic product !

Unarmedcherubs
Unusually, these two cherubs are depicted with wings instead of arms, instead of crediting them with both, as is customary : this of course is more anatomically correct

Lady Sarah Napier
LADY SARAH NAPIER (nee Lennox) wife (1) of sir Charles Bunbury, (2) of sir George Napier, depicted dressed as a clergyman for reasons one can only wonder about

Jean Jaures, Speaking
JEAN JAURES depicted singing the revolutionary song La carmagnole, which contains the words Tous les bourgeois on les pendra ! (we shall hang every bourgeois)

Sir John Huddleston
SIR JOHN WALTER HUDDLESTON Judge, depicted as The Last of the Barons

Fanny Stirling
FANNY STIRLING actress here depicted as Mrs Malaprop in Sheridans The rivals

Bernard-Beere, Actress
FANNY MARY BERNARD-BEERE (nee Whitehead, formerly Mrs H Cs Oliver) actress and opera singer, depicted here in Fedora

DANCE C16
Dancing at the court of Henri II, who is depicted partnering his consort, Catherine de Medici

Electric Fire
The Raymond electric fire depicted in a traditional fireplace. It costs L3 10s and is fitted with a handle so it can be carried from one room to another

Jahangir and his Court
JAHANGIR, the fourth Mughal emperor, styles himself Conqueror of the world; depicted here with his court, he will be visited by envoys from England

Timur on his Throne
TIMUR LENK (also known as Tamerlane etc) Mongol conqueror from Samarkand, depicted on his throne. He was ruthless but cultivated art and architecture. Date: 1336 - 1405

Fanny Kemble as Juliet
FRANCES ANNE KEMBLE (later mrs Butler) as Juliet in Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, depicted on the balcony awaiting the arrival of her new friend

Mennonite Meeting
A meeting of Mennonites - followers of Dutch anabaptist Simon Menno - in Hamburg. The scene depicted is the benediction following a baptism

Egyptian Veils - 1
Ornamented black veils worn by Egyptian women. (Note that only the one on the right is depicted in full length)

Mother Shipton (Mezzo)
MOTHER SHIPTON, (nee Ursula Sontheil), famous prophetess of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, depicted with a familiar

Stanislaw Mokronowski
STANISLAW MOKRONOWSKI Polish general during the wars against Russia: depicted in 1794 when he was in charge of the defence of Warsaw. Date: 1761 - 1821

Japanese Tea Poster
Japanese tea ceremony depicted on a Canadian- Pacific travel poster

Nero at the Games
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, later NERO Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, depicted at the games where, blind in one eye, he used an emerald as an eyeglass

Wwi / Pershings Crusaders
PERSHINGs CRUSADERS The Americans join the war, under the generalship of John J Pershing the American Expeditionary Force are depicted as crusaders

Jean Bart Smokes
The French admiral Jean Bart depicted smoking a long clay pipe

Jupiter Dodoneus
ZEUS / JUPITER DODONEUS whose oracle at Dodona was the oldest in Greece : the prophecies came from the sacred oak, which is depicted here as having human form

Saint Peter
SAINT PETER The first pope, depicted clutching the keys of the kingdom, given him by Jesus

Northcliffe / Napoleon
ALFRED HARMSWORTH, lord NORTHCLIFFE newspaper proprietor depicted as the Napoleon of Slander

Humboldt / Keller / Orinoco
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT German scientist and traveller depicted on the Orinoco with Bonpland during his American travels, 1799 - 1804

Jerusalem 1493
The city of Jerusalem as depicted in the 15th century, and as the pilgrims to the Holy Land expected to see it !

Roman Spinning, Weaving
Roman women spinning and weaving, depicted in contemporary sculptures

Lloyd George Pensions
Lloyd George, depicted as a highway robber, plans to force the country to adopt his Old Age Pension bill

Jesus King of Glory
JESUS OF NAZARETH depicted as the King of Glory, with symbols of the four Evangelists at the corners

Ernest Renan / Gill / Lune
ERNEST RENAN French writer, depicted as a witch among the flames of hell because perceived as an enemy of the Church

Saint Birgitta
SAINT BIRGITTA Swedish saint who is depicted receiving messages from the hand of God, which she passes on to the rest of us

Mary as Young Mother
Virgin mother of Jesus; depicted as a young mother

Mary as Patron
Virgin mother of Jesus; depicted as the patron saint of bosses and masons

Virgin Mary / Birth 1C
Virgin mother of Jesus; depicted in the process of being born - her birth, likewise, was a virgin birth

Papal Invasion Uk 1852
PAPAL INVASION OF ENGLAND - the Catholic Church is depicted letting loose a swarm of monks, whose purpose is to lure honest Englishmen into the arms of the Scarlet Woman

Raising Water Level
CHINA Wang-che-tchen, who learnt the magic secret of how to raise the water level of rivers - he is depicted raising the Yellow River (Hwang Ho)

TIMUR - 5
TIMUR LENK (variously spelt) Asiatic ruler: Turkic conqueror of most of Central Asia, depicted with a captive

Bismarck in 1871
OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD, depicted at the proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles

Louis IX as Judge
LOUIS IX, SAINT & CRUSADER depicted dispensing justice

Louis IX with John Bapt
LOUIS IX, SAINT & CRUSADER depicted with John the Baptist

Crusader as Hero
The Crusader depicted as a Christian hero, on a white horse, and wearing a halo rather than a helmet

Building Construction
Medieval building techniques as depicted in a manuscript representing the rebuilding of Troy by King Priam

Chang T ien-Shi
CHANG T IEN-SHI, Master of the Heavens, depicted riding a tiger, holding the drink of eternal life and slaying the Five Venomous Beasts with his magic sword

George Gordon, Lord Byron
GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON poet, depicted here in his costume as a Greek patriot

Antony Van Dyck / Trade Cd
ANTONY VAN DYCK Flemish painter, depicted here painting Charles I, king of England

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