Eagerly Collection

Receiving Valentines
Two girls have been waiting eagerly for the post on Saint Valentines Day : now one of them holds out her pinafore to receive her share from the postman

The Teller Of Tales
This illustration shows a man, engaging with a crowd of transfixed people, eagerly listening to the stories he has to tell. Date: circa 1915

Suspense
This painting depicts a girl, eagerly sat on a chair in a living room, with her arms clutching her knee, facing towards a fire surround and looking upwards. Date: circa 1918

Midnight Snack Mishap Date: 1948

Grocery Delivery Date: 1950

ARTHUR & EXCALIBUR ARTHUR & EXCALIBUR
Not an English myth at all but based on a Welsh story eagerly taken up by the Normans after the conquest as a means of culturally subjugating the English. Dont be fooled!

GAMBLING RAFFLE 1842
The result of a raffle is eagerly awaited by a group of men. Date: 1842

Olympic Chariot Race Bc
A chariot race takes place, watched eagerly by a large crowd

Napoleonic era cartoon woman in bonnet on hot day
Ink and watercolour cartoon no.2 Walking fast and far, in a hot sun to overtake a woman?you have decided?is Angelic till on eagerly turning as you pass her you are petrified by a Gorgon

Hanging up the Xmas stocking
Children eagerly hanging up their Xmas stockings by the fireside awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus. Artist: Ada Leonora Bowley Date: 1919

Farmyard animals eagerly await a meal served by a young farm worker. Artist: Berenice Butler Date: circa 1922

Eastbourne Hovercraft
Spectators watch eagerly as a hovercraft arrives at Eastbourne pier, England. Date: 1960s

Emigration. The Emigration of the Russian Jews. Sketches on
Families eagerly eating their rations and waving as the food arrives. The women are well wrapped up against the cold and the men are in typical russian peasant costume with long belted tunics

Wrights Coal Tar soap
Advertisement for Wrights Coal Tar soap showing a British soldier (or Tommy ), writing a thank-you letter to his sweetheart

It is from him
Engraving from a drawing by Marcella Walker showing a young woman opening an eagerly anticipated letter

Cockfight, 17th Century
Three men in a cellar watch eagerly as two cocks fight for their entertainment

Hamper Hypothesis 2
THE HAMPER HYPOTHESIS - 2 The young couple eagerly open the hamper, hoping it contains a nice surprise

Hunting with Airships
We can be sure that Man, by instinct a hunter, will turn the airship to good account and pursue the fowls of the air as eagerly as he chases the creatures of the land

3 Drunks Open a Bottle
Three drunken men eagerly await the opening of another bottle

Frigeo, German Drink
Water tastes wunderbar when you add Frigeo - no wonder these sturdy German girls are eagerly drinking it !

Meal Time on Rhine Boat
At meal time on a Rhine steamer, the passengers are much more interested in tucking eagerly into their dinner than admiring the river view

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