Evening Collection (page 5)

Great by H. M. Bateman
Caricature of a self-important gentleman in evening dress, puffing his chest out as he smokes a cigarette. Date: 1927

Vauxhall Bridge in Fog
Vauxhall Bridge on a foggy evening Date: 1907

Party hosted by the Countess of Aynard Chabrillan
An evening of entertainment entitled A dance of a thousand and one nights held at the abode of the Countess of Aynard Chabrillan on the Rue Christophe-Columb

The Embassy Club
View of the Embassy Club in London in 1934, one of the most exclusive supper clubs of the period, frequented by high society, royalty (including the Prince of Wales) and film stars

Railway Sleeper - Marylebone Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing post young gentleman propped up against a bollard at Marylebone Station after a wild Christmas party! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Preparing for Sabbat
The master of the house investigates noises in his wine-cellar, finds his domestic staff taking the evening off on their broomsticks

Plants / Oenothera Biennis
EVENING PRIMROSE

Edward VII enjoying theatricals at Chatsworth
Edward VII enjoys private theatricals at Chatsworth: his mistress Mrs George KEPPEL on his left, the Duchess of Devonshire on his right, the Duke in the foreground

Social / Piccadilly Grill
Elegant diners-out, all but one (a uniformed soldier) in evening dress, patronise the Piccadilly Grill, a noted restaurant in the fashionable heart of London

Evening Over River Lee, Cork City, Republic of Ireland

Fishing boats on the Irrawaddy River, Myanmar Date: circa 1908

Cheery Families - Miss Butt the Brewers Daughter. 1890s

Harrods ballgown of nylon net, 1958
Advertisement for a Harrods ballgown of nylon net and lace with a billowing skirt on a fitted swathed top. Perfect for a debutante, though inadvisable to stand near open fires while wearing it

Istanbul Skyline, Turkey - Sunset
Istanbul Skyline at sunset, dominated by the domes and minarets of two of the principal Mosques - Turkey. Date: 1910s

Alec ( Sir Affable ) Knowles - Theatrical Journalist
Alec (" Sir Affable" ) Knowles (1851-1917) - Theatrical Journalist and member of Londons notorious Pelican Club

1960s fashion, eloping in Victor Stiebel
A couple elope in the most elegant way possible; she wearing a long evening dress in apple green taffeta by Victor Stiebel, with bows added for extra charm

Leslie Hutchinson at the piano at the Carlton
Illustration of Leslie Hutch Hutchinson (1900 - 1969), born in Grenada and one of the biggest cabaret stars of the 1920s and 30s

Piccadilly, London
Window Studies -- the Festive Hour, early evening in Piccadilly. At 7.45 pm anyone who is anyone is on their way to a dinner party, a dance or the theatre

Theatre first night in Edwardian London
In magnificent evening dress, the Edwardian first-nighters leave their broughams and mount the steps to the theatre. Specially drawn for The Sketch Christmas number by Cecil Beaton

Railway signal at night
Colour-light signalling, a modern innovation in the early 1960s, on an electrified railway line. Electrification of busy routes demanded a system of train control that was rapid

Jewellery set by Dior
A " Tuileries" topaz jewellery set by Christian Dior consisting of a necklace, bracelet and head adornment. Worn with complementing make up - lipstick and nail varnish by Lancome

The Ruins of Mansoura - Algeria
The Ruins of Mansoura - Tlemcen, Algeria

That Evening Star-Shell, by Bruce Bairnsfather
Oh, star of eve, whose tender beam Fall on my spirits troubled dream. Originally an amateur artist, Bairnsfathers cockney humour displayed in his view of the Front

The Grand Staircase, Foreign Office, London, 1868
Engraving showing the Grand Staircase of the Foreign Office, London, with a formal evening event underway, 1868

Paris fashions for November, 1864
A selection of dresses designed for the winter of 1864. From left, The manteau marchesa made from cloth and velvet, trimmed with a silk border

Social / Men in Bar 1913
Two debonair men-about-town wear evening dress clothes of white tie & black tailcoat, top hat, wing collar & dress pumps. One wears a cape with silk faced collar & lapels

Social / Italy / Dance Hall
Elegant people in a dance hall Date: 1930

Dining in the Moonlight : In the Garden Grill-Room
The Garden Grill-Room at the May Fair Hotel in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London showing diners in black tie and evening dress, attending to by numerous waiters

Cove of Cork / Music Sheet
A view of the Cove of Cork in the evening light

Social / Night on Town
She wears an evening coat by Worth: oriental cherry blossom fabric, wide full sleeves, fur cuffs & collar. He wears a black tailcoat & white tie

Female Type / Poiret Dress
Elegant young woman, happy to be wearing an evening dress by Paul Poiret

Dreamland Cafe 1952
A summers evening in the outdoor cafe at Dreamland Amusement Park, Margate

Two Shades of Pink by David Wright, showing a model hold up an evening gown. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Covent Garden 1930
Covent Garden Theatre at night, operagoers arriving in evening dress which at this time was de rigueur

Glamorous Dancers
DANCE EVENING IN BERLIN An array of glamorous couples, the women in colourful backless evening dresses

18th Century Oil Lights
Ladies going home in sedan chairs after an evening out enter streets with oil lanterns

Frederick Burnaby / V Fair
FREDERICK GUSTAVUS BURNABY English soldier and traveller

Great Macdermott / Feather
THE GREAT MACDERMOTT (Gilbert Hastings Farrell) Music hall singer of patriotic songs: I ll strike you with a feather

Italy / Amalfi Harbour
Amalfi: the harbour, evening

Lady Posts Letter 1906
A lady goes out in her evening dress and cloak to post a letter in a London street

Bridge-Playing Girl 1907
A young woman in a red dress suffering from a shocking evening at bridge

Trombonist 1890S Photo
Who is this unnamed trombonist of Bristol, posing so glumly with his instrument ? Did he perform at parties ? If so, he was doubtless the life and soul of the evening

Town in Winter Evening
A street in Meissen, on a winters evening

Couple / Pink Champagne
Passion and pink champagne: a heady mixture

Egan / Life in London / 1821
Corinthian Tom, Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. & Bob Logic, make the most of an evening at Vauxhall Gardens

Female Type on Settee
An elegant woman sits on a sofa whose upholstery matches her dress

Arthur Bourchier / Vf 1896
Black tailcoat & trousers, white waistcoat with roll collar & cut low revealing an expanse of shirt front, stand collar & white tie, gold watch chain & orchid buttonhole

Couple Take Tea 1875
A young couple take an evening cup of tea together while the cat sleeps contendedly on the mat

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