Englishman Collection

Eustace Rogers, the last coracle man of Ironbridge, Shropshire
He is pictured with a coracle on his back at the bottom of his garden on the banks of the River Severn. Mr Rogers died aged 88 in 2003. First published The Times Date: 1987

Daniel Lambert (2)
DANIEL LAMBERT fat Englishman

French View / English Bdog
The French view of the Englishman and his bulldog

Daniel Lambert (3)
DANIEL LAMBERT fat Englishman

Racial Type / Buchanan
James Buchanan wears checked jodhpurs, gaiters & boots, a red waistcoat, a wing collar & tie, a tweed jacket with rounded front borders & a low crowned top hat

Sculling championship won by Edward Hanlan, River Tyne
The Sculling Championship won by Canadian Edward Hanlan over Englishman William Elliott, on the River Tyne, 19 June 1879 Date: 1879

Comic postcard, An Englishmans Home Date: 1909

Englishman sitting smoking a hookah, India
Englishman sitting smoking a hookah, approached by a Muslim greeting him with Salaam. 1835

John Bull or You Dont Bamboozle - music hall song of 1862 by W. F. & Willem Vandervell. The character was a very popular symbol of the traditional Englishman

English gentleman holding his fob watch
Well-dressed man holding his fob watch in his hand. Date: circa 1830s

A typical Englishman, Mr Plumpudding, as seen through German eyes Date: 1901

Morning Coat 1909
Lord Chesterfield elegantly dressed in morning coat, grey striped trousers, town boots, shirt with high all-round collar, black tie, top hat, pink carnation & white gloves Date: 1909

Racegoer 1909
J Reid Walker wears a ? Homburg hat, wing collar & red tie, black waistcoat & lounging jacket, grey herringbone tweed trousers with turn-ups & a front crease Date: 1909

Englishman of 1670
In 1666, a new style for men is introduced in sharp contrast to the extravagant court styles : the long vest or body-coat is an intimation of things to come Date: circa 1670

Eustace Rogers, the last coracle man of Ironbridge, Shropshire. He is pictured with a coracle on his back at the bottom of his garden on the banks of the River Severn

Edwardian Dandy 1907
Lord Althorp wearing grey trousers with turn-ups & a front crease, grey morning coat, cream D-B waistcoat, high all round collar, white cravat & a gold pinkie ring

Open Sedan Chair - China
Going to a Picnic - Mode of travelling a long journey in China. A European gent is carried by two Chinese porters in a bamboo pole open sedan chair or litter

Brown Suit 1910
John McAusland Denny wears a brown suit with a short double-breasted jacket & trousers with a front crease, brown boots & an all round collar & tie

William Sherrington 16C
SIR WILLIAM SHERRINGTON (or SHERINGTON or SHARINGTON) Vice-treasurer of the Mint at Bristol

Businesswear for 1910
R.V Vasser-Smith in a morning coat & waistcoat with braid trim, grey striped trousers with a front crease, all round collar, blue striped shirt & black & brown town boots. Date: 1910

Englishman of 1415
Short belted tunic, long sleeves : jewelled cap, and two-colour hose, more suitable for the parlour than the field of battle Date: circa 1415

Englishman 1440
His tunic is cut full and loose; that thing on the floor is his roundlet, a kind of cap with frills Date: circa 1440

Englishman 1610
His doublet is stiff but his breeches are loose; his collar is plain but he wears ribbons at his knees. Lace cuffs add an extra touch of luxury... Date: circa 1610

Englishman 1530
He wears an embroidered shirt beneath layers of clothing notable for the padded shoulders and puff sleeves contrasting with the simple hose covering his legs Date: circa 1530

Englishman 1385
The peasants revolt has been suppressed and now a gentleman can dress finely - vast pendant sleeves to his surcoat, an elegant chaperon (hood) Date: circa 1385

Englishman 1205
Over his flowing gown he wears a surcoat : originally worn over armour, it has now become a staple item of dress, cut without sleeves and slit up the sides Date: circa 1205

Englishman 1170
He wears a short cloak over an ankle-length tunic, fastened with a brooch at the neck and a belt at the waist : he wears gloves Date: circa 1170

Englishman 1145
His hooded cloak is made of skin, with smooth side inside and a shirt beneath; ankle gaiters cover the tops of his shoes Date: circa 1145

Englishman 1120
He wears a long cloak, with a tunic beneath and a shirt beneath the tunic : he curls his hair in ringlets Date: circa 1120

John Henry Taylor
JOHN HENRY TAYLOR English golfer; first Englishman to win the British Open 1871 - 1963

Englishman of 1635
He has wrapped his blue cloak over his arm, a usual way of carrying the cloak indoors; his clothes are finely cut and decorated at almost every point, without exaggeration Date: circa 1635

Englishman of 1655
Puritanism is in fashion - and even the sharp dresser must go with the zeitgeist : collar instead of ruffs, simple hues, and the plainest of hats... Date: circa 1655

Englishman of 1685
The body-coat has now become the universal fashion, as have the wide knee-breeches : wigs are universally worn by men with any pretensions to being in the swim Date: circa 1685

Robert Blake (Samuel)
ROBERT BLAKE Parliamentary naval commander Incident at Malaga - None but an Englishman shall chastise an Englishman ! Date: 1599 - 1657

Daniel Lambert
DANIEL LAMBERT fat Englishman Date: 1770 - 1809

The True Born Englishman
Traditional song with music. Image depicting an English soldier with a jug of ale. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1904

The Cottage Homes of England
A verse from Felicia Dorothea Hemans poem The Homes of England (often referred to by its first line, The Stately Homes of England ) illustrated with an archetypal Englishman outside his cottage

A Young Englishmans First Experiences in India, 1889
A Young Englishman does his best to fit into colonial life in India. He purchases a solar topee, bathes in the Indian style and is waited upon by Indian servants

Savages feel our muscle, Taiwan, 1890
Natives of the hill country of Bankimsing, Formosa(today Taiwan), explore the possessions of some English visitors that they encounter

Griffith Brewer, the first Englishman to ride in an aero?
Griffith Brewer, the first Englishman to ride in an aeroplane (1908) after obtaining his Pilot?s ?A? Licence in 1930 at the age of 63

Furious Frenchman shouts at a Cheeky Englishman
English as She is Spik. Furious Frenchman (to Arry, who has just knocked his hat off " for a lark" ) - " Sacre

Prodigal son sees a return home as dangerous to his health
The prodigal son (likely a cad and bounder who has run up a large debt on the family account back home in Blighty) seeing a return home as the poor option !

Well, Au Reservoir, Monsieur. - Engishman abroad
A Jocular Briton (leaving French Hotel) - " Well, Au Reservoir, Monsieur." Hotel Proprietor - " Tanks!!" Date: 1896

A Yorkshireman at the Folies Bergere Show, Paris, France
A Yorkshireman in Paris Mr Watson (thro Leeds) - " Whats this ere Polly Burgesses like?" Date: 1894

Colonel Sir Claude Macdonald - Sherborne, Dorset
Colonel Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald (18521915) - a British diplomat, best known for his service in China and Japan. Pictured in Sherborne, Dorset. Date: circa 1910

Cruet, Savoie, France - English Bridge - with an Englishman fishing in the river! Date: circa 1910s

Samuel Franklin Cody saluting while the National Anthem was being played when he became a naturalised Englishman. Doncaster 1909. Date: 1909

Tomb of Will Adams, First Englishman in Japan. Japan
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

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