Drawing Collection (#87)

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 72, June 1928
Illustration Amoureuse! by HC de Lugo from Paris Plaisirs number 72, June 1928 Date: 1928

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 60, June 1927
Illustration Dans les coulisses de Palais de Paris : la lettre du candidat from Paris Plaisirs number 60, June 1927 Date: 1927

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 63, September 1927
Illustration Le dollar-song a definitivement remplace la romance by Pavis from Paris Plaisirs number 63, September 1927 Date: 1927

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 56, February 1927
Illustration Carnival costumes by Sacha Zaliouk from Paris Plaisirs number 56, February 1927 Date: 1927

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 61, July 1927
Illustration Le Jaloux : Une ombre au tableau by Lorenzi from Paris Plaisirs number 61, July 1927 Date: 1927

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 45, March 1926
Illustration Mosques by Laboccetta from Paris Plaisirs number 52, March 1926 Date: 1926

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 53, November 1926
Illustration Du Vent dans les voiles from Paris Plaisirs number 53, November 1926 Date: 1926

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 50, August 1926
Illustration Au Dancing by Jo from Paris Plaisirs number 50, August 1926 Date: 1926

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 49, July 1926
Illustration Le Regisser by Jo from Paris Plaisirs number 49, July 1926 Date: 1926

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 43, February 1926
Illustration Dans la Flamme du punch by Laboccetta from Paris Plaisirs number 43, February 1926 Date: 1926

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 42, December 1925
Illustration A Chamonix by P. Dufau from Paris Plaisirs number 42, December 1925 Date: 1925

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 38, August 1925
Illustration Hirondelle de 1925 by Sacha Zaliouk from Paris Plaisirs number 38, August 1925 Date: 1925

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 41, November 1925
" Illustration " Le Soleil Accuse (the sun accused - the effects of sunbathing) by Laboccetta from Paris Plaisirs number 41, November 1925" Date: 1925

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 30, November 1924
Illustration L Idole by Ranson from Paris Plaisirs number 30, November 1924 Date: 1924

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 25, June 1924
Illustration Offrande de l Ete a L Hiver from Paris Plaisirs number 25, June 1924 Date: 1924

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 39, September 1925
Illustration A L abri du paravent by Treichler from Paris Plaisirs number 39, September 1925 Date: 1925

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 23, April 1924
Illustration Au Jardin des Caresses - Les Oiseaux d Amour from Paris Plaisirs number 23, April 1924 Date: 1924

Programme cover for Parade de France at the Casino de Paris, Paris, 1934-35 Date: circa 1934

Programme cover for La Revue de L Avenue at Theatre de L Avenue, Paris, 1920s by Barjansky Date: 1920s

Bruce Bairnsfather
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather (1888 - 1959), British soldier, artist and cartoonist. Best known for creating " Old Bill" during World War I for The Bystander magazine. Date: 1917

A Sing-Song within the Firing Line
Sketches drawn by a sergeant with the B.E.F. of an evenings entertainment at the Front, showing various talents on display from an opera singer giving a recital

Men drawing water from a well, India. Date: circa 1890s

Russo-German naval action in the Baltic, WW1
Russo-German naval action in the Baltic during the First World War which led to the destruction of a German destroyer and mine layer and the torpedoing of a German pre-dreadnought battleship

British soldiers drawing water in a captured village, WW1
British soldiers drawing water in a captured village on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Maiden voyage of the Vaterland
The maiden voyage of what was at the time the biggest ship in the world: the German Hamburg-Amerika cruise liner, Vaterland

By-products developed from coal by G. H. Davis
The enormous importance of coal as the basic element in vital war manufactures. A diagrammatic drawing showing a great variety of by-products developed from coal. Date: 1944

British tank Mark VIB by G. H. Davis
British Tanks: No. 3. Light tank Mark VIB. A sectional drawing of a light British tank which proved its fighting ability on various fronts during the Second World War. Date: 1941

British tank Mark IVA by G. H. Davis
British Tanks: No. 2. Cruiser (medium) tank Mark IVA. A diagrammatic drawing showing medium cruiser tanks in action during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Number of planes needed to land 1000 men by G. H. Davis
The enormous number of planes needed to land even 1000 men in Britain by air. A schematic drawing showing the fleet of aircraft needed to carry even 1000 men for an aerial invasion

Britains chief exports to the world by G. H. Davis
Britains chief exports to the world: vast fields of opportunity are kept open during the Second World War by British supremacy at sea

Island of Heligoland by G. H. Davis
Refortified for prestige : Heligoland, of no strategical value. A detailed drawing of the fingerpost to Germanys only western sea outlet: the tiny island of Heligoland

German aircraft, the Heinkel, by G. H. Davis
German aircraft, the Heinkel HE111K Mk Va: a sectional drawing of the well-known bomber, showing in detail the layout, construction and armament of the craft. Date: early 1940s

Aerial map-making by G. H. Davis
A revolution in aerial map making during the Second World War: perspective maps for airmen. Used as an aid to air navigators and air bombers in precision bombing. Date: 1943

Detailed drawing of the Corvette by G. H. Davis
Introducing the Corvette: an explanatory drawing, revealing details of a war-designed vessel that earned honours in the battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War. Date: 1943

The Embankment artist in silhouette
An artist on the Victoria Embankment, London takes a portrait of a small girl. Date: 1926

Shall I Draw You? by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy draws a cat on a blackboard. Date: 1943

Harry Lawrence Oakley, silhouette artist
Portrait of Harry Lawrence Oakley, silhouette artist, pencil drawing by Henry Coller. Date: 20th century

Silhouette of Professor William Walker ARCA (Associate of the Royal College of Art). Date: 20th century

Advert for kruschen saits - a-tish-oo! 1918
Don t be a afraid to sneeze ! Every grown-up, man and woman alike, should know the value of the Kruschen Habit as a safe, sure simple remedy against all inflammations of which the pus-germ-pace

Bruce Bairnsfather in his workroom at Bishopton
Bruce Bairnsfather, soldier cartoonist, best known for his creation, Ole Bill, in The Bystander, pictured at work in his workroom at Bishopton, Avon during leave. Date: 1916

How they are produced by Bruce Bairnsfather
An autobiographical cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather showing how he produces his famous Fragments in France, cartoons showing life for the typical British Tommy on the Western Front during World

British soldiers drawing water, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers drawing water at a pump in a ruined village on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

One of the sitting-rooms of the Cavendish Hotel, 81-83 Jermyn Street, London Date: C. 1910

Sunshine of Spain at Earls Court Exhibition, London
The Sunshine of Spain at the Earls Court Exhibition, London, showing the interior of the Empress Hall. Including photos of itinerant musicians and Toledo peasants

Silhouette device
A safe and convenient machine to draw silhouettes, design by E Lorsay after Lavater. The subject sits on a seat, illuminated by a candle flame; the artist can then trace the shadow of their profile

Naval display at Earls Court by G. H. Davis
The naval display at the Earls Court Exhibition -- the general engagement of the vessels and the forts. A cross-sectional drawing (centre top)

Spring Life in Town and Country, the London Season 1840s
Four vignettes showing London society during the Season in the 1840s, together with amusing verses. Top left is The Drawing Room

Drawing Room, St. James Palace c. 1750
A drawing room at St. Jamess Palace during the reign of King George III, when the nobility would be formally presented at Court, thus establishing their place in society. Date: 1750

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