Englishman Collection (page 2)

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

Satirical cartoon, An Aerial Excursion, showing a thin Englishman and a plump Frenchwoman in a balloon, while the crowd on the ground makes rude comments in speech bubbles. 1802

Sights of Yokohama, Musashi province - Englishman. Japanese print shows an Englishman smoking a cigar or cigarette while horseback riding. Small illustration in the background showing a temple(?)

Englishman dancing in Yokohama. Japanese print shows an Englishman dancing while a Japanese woman plays the shamisen, Yokohama, Japan. Date 1861

French view of an English Gent in London
Spectacularly stereotypical French view of an English Gent in London, complete with plaid trousers, pith helmet, sinister expression (!) and a background of dark satanic mills!!! Date: 1901

Englishman asserting his authority
Three Spaniards outnumbered by an Englishmen in combat. While they draw their swords, the Englishmen responds with his quarterstaff. Date: 17th Century

Man in Black 1820S
Elegantly restrained gentleman all in black: top hat, frock coat, gloves, strapped pantaloons, boots & cravat. The shirt at least is white & his cane - brown! Date: 1820s

Englishman 1495
His long-sleeved sur-coat, belted at the waist, hangs open to reveal his waistcoat or stomacher, codpiece and hose Date: circa 1495

Farman Biplane
Henry Farman, an Englishman working in France, made many spectacular flights in his very successful biplane : here he is depicted flying from Chalons to Reims Date: 1909

Farman Biplane Record
Henry Farman, an Englishman working in France, wins the Grand Prix for distance, at Reims, with a flight of 180 km in just over three hours Date: 27 August 1909

Metropolitan Police hero and his six medals
A Metropolitan Police hero and his six medals, earned during both the First and Second World Wars

Cartoon on Stock Exchange Settlement Terms
Until Big Bang in the City of London (1986), there was a settlement day (every fortnight) for the payment of stocks and shares - this period was known as The Account

Croc(k)ed! by William Heath Robinson
Pictorial proof that - an Englishman never knows when he is eaten. A man waving his trousers for help from inside a crocodile which has eaten him

German Allies at the top of the pole
A terrific fold-out card depicting the German allies as the dominant holders of a spot at the top of the European maypole as their enemies fail to cling on as they attempt an ascent

William Ball, also known as John Bull, 1851
Engraving showing William Ball (1795-1852), an Englishman from Shropshire, who came to be nicknamed John Bull on account of his weight - 40st

Tract Distribution China
An English gentlemen distributes Christian religious tracts among boatmen in China

Plus Fours, Argyll Socks
A gentleman wears a window- pane check suit of PLUS-FOURS, waistcoat & jacket with Argyll socks, as he stands, smoking his pipe, in the garden of Harrowcliffe, Teignmouth

Englishman of 1645
A gentleman of royalist sympathies

Englishman 1470
He wears a short belted high- necked tunic over his shirt and hose; the ribbon on his hat is the relic of the once- fashionable liripipe

Englishman of 1790
Though he still wears a wig, a tail-coat has replaced the skirted coat, the waistcoat is shorter, black knee-breeches and stockings are now general

Englishman 1580
He wears the characteristic garments of the Elizabethan male - doublet with double linen collar where he might have worn a ruff : short cloak, elegant hose

Costume / Men / Scottish 12C
A middle-class Englishman (or, more likely, Scotsman, judging by his kilt and tartan socks?) in travelling costume, with moneybag at his belt and another bag at his side

Englishman of 1670
The Restoration and the permissive society favoured by Charles II are reflected in a new extravagance in dress, as in this gentlemans fancy petticoat, full sleeves etc

Portable Sun Dial
Combined PORTABLE SUN-DIAL, with a compass so that it can be correctly oriented : made by Butterfield, an Englishman working in Paris

Camel Overcoat 1938
Belted, double-breasted camel overcoat with pocket flaps & decorative over-stitching

Overcoat / Burton 1938
Smartly attired city gent models the double-breasted Pinnacle overcoat with broad, long lapels in a herring bone tweed with window pane check. N.B trilby hat

Dark Brown Suit 1909
Sir Charles Friswell Frizzy wears a dark brown double- breasted three-piece suit, brown lace-up boots, shirt with a high all-round collar & a brown tie

English / French Nationals
An Englishman attacks a French boy who insults him in the street

Boulton and Orang Utang
Combat of the Englishman Boulton with an orang utang in Borneo : but what Mr B. was doing there, and why he should wish to fight an orang, we do not know

C B Fry (Sportsman)
CHARLES BURGESS FRY (1872-1956) British sportsman. Represented England at both cricket and football Described as...probably the most variously gifted Englishman of any age

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