Drawing Collection (#88)

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

Incidents of a debutantes first drawing room
Double page spread from the Illustrated London News depicting a series of scenes showing the process for a debutante to be presented to the Queen at court

Lo-Shun Art Academy
The Lo-Shun Art Academy, situated in caves and divided into Drama, Music and Painting departments, with the courses lasting six months

How a tank is controlled by G. H. Davis
How a tank is controlled: details of the Carden-Vickers Bren Gun carrier. A sectional drawing showing crew positions, layout and equipment. Date: 1941

The Piltdown jaw: a reconstruction by W. P Pycraft
A drawing by W. P Pycraft of the restored jaw of the Piltdown Man, showing a pronounced forward thrust. Date: 1912

A debutante arrives at the photographers, 1902
A debutante, having been presented at court at a royal drawing room at Buckingham Palace, arrives in the rain to have her picture taken at a photographers studio

Advert for Jigsaw puzzles, 1939
Advert for The London Electrotype Agency. Theres nothing like a puzzle ! To keep the children out of mischief... to amuse and entertain the convalescent

Advert for Scandale suspenders 1936
The centurys most popular gaine. From dawn to dreaming time... dinning... and dancing... the best dressed women are now wearing the Scandale Belt

Bonzo the cartoon dog springing out of a box. Bonzos Annual, 1935 Date: 1935

Bonzo the cartoon dog holding an ink pen. Bonzo Annual, 1935 Date: 1935

Siege Weapon
A bar bending military siege weapon designed to allow access into areas in which ones enemy does not desire ones presence. Date: 1588

Siege weapon - Floating Bridge
A detailed drawing of floating bridge designed as a military siege weapon rendering an army capable of overcoming moats. Date: 1588

French 18th century drawbridge
A Technical drawing of a French 18th century drawbridge, with explanation in French. Date: 18th Century

Mollusk Shell Variations
A scientific illustration of British land shells, illustrating some of the variations exhibited by a single species of mollusk. Original water colour drawings by John, W. Taylor

Characters in High Life, c. 1796. Although one of the women is much shorter than the other, she makes up for it in the height of the feathers she wears in her turban

Advert for Gossard corsets 1937
Follow the line of beauty. That indefinable something! Soon as you wear a Gossard you know, beyond all question it is there

Llynnon Bridge
A technical drawing of the elegant and elaborate Llynnon bridge that arches over the River Conway in North Wales. Date: 1838

Craig Ellachie Bridge
A Technical drawing of the spectacular Craig Ellachie bridge over the River Spey in the northeast of Scotland. The bridge was constructed between the years 1812 and 1814. Date: 1838

Steam hercules, rough pencil sketch Date: 1846

The Barge, Aubrey Beardsley
The Barge by Aubrey Beardsley, one a series of illustrations to The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope. Date: 1896

The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1885
The state ball in the drawing room at Dublin Castle, in honour of the royal visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales, later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of Great Britain. Date: April 1885

Going Through the Course: Family musical gathering
A bald uncle implores his niece to play a polka on the piano at a family gathering. She declines, being only able to play Beethovens sonatas. Date: 1886

Taste in 1854-Villikins and his Dinah in the drawing room
Young Lady(who ought to know better): Now, William, you are not low enough yet. Begin again at He took the cold pi-zen". Date: 1854

An Unseen Visitor from a drawing by Charles A. Buchel
A drawing of Father Christmas checking that the children are sleeping before he delivers their presents. 1910

To Hell With Surrender! How Second Lieutenant J. C. Buchan
The official narrative for this drawing reads: When he saw the enemy had practically surrounded his command, he collected his platoon and prepared to fight his way back to the supporting line

Drawing out a Glass Rod
Glass making in a factory : Two men drawing out a glass rod. Date: 1933

Village Pump, Java
Native drawing water from the village pump, Java, Indonesia. Date: early 1930s

John Hamilton Mortimer
JOHN HAMILTON MORTIMER painter of historical subjects and romantic themes such as bandits in a rocky landscape. Date: 1740 - 1779

Millaiss Drawing Room
MILLAIS drawing-room at Palace Gate, Kensington, London. Date: CIRCA 1890

MODERN DRAWING ROOM
The rather cluttered and disappointing interior of Lerryn, a modern Art Deco house near Kingsgate. Date: early 1930s

Herkomers Drawing Room
HERKOMERs HOME AT BUSHEY - the drawing room Date: 1849

Sweet Peas. Wilson, David 1873 - 1934

White roses in a glass (1927). Wilson, David 1873 - 1934. Date: 1927

Amelia Anne, Dowager, Marchioness of Londonderry d.1829 (c.1825). Lawrence, Sir Thomas 1769-1830. Date: 1825 (circa)

The First Lock on the Lagan. Moore, James MD 1819 - 1883

Orford Beach. Bright, Henry 1810 - 1873

The Last Ingredient: Three Huntsmen Sitting around a Punchbowl. Bundy, Edgar 1862 - 1922

Boulogne (1877). Hardy, Thomas Bush 1842 - 1897. Date: 1877

Reverie (1914). Robinson, Anne Marjorie 1858 - 1924. Date: 1914

An Early Victorian. Robinson, Anne Marjorie 1858 - 1924

Oranges and Lemons Mediterranean
Oranges and Lemons - Mediterranean. Foster, Myles Birket 1825 - 1899

The Conway, Liverpool and the Mauretania. Shoesmith, Kenneth Denton 1890 - 1939

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