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Sarah Bernhardt - French ActressSarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) - French stage and early film actress. Date: 1869
Pres(s)tige by Leo CheneyA bored socialite or actress lies languidly in a luxurious bed blowing smoke rings and stroking her pet dog as she holds court with a group of journalists
Siege of Gibraltar - 5An allegory of the Great Siege of Gibraltar : Fame crowning General St George Augustus Eliott with the Wreath of Immortality. Date: 1782
Shakespeare Theatre 1905The Shakespeare Memorial THeatre at Stratford, completed in 1877 at a cost of 25000 pounds on land donated by C E Flower of brewery fame. Date: 1564 - 1616
Alexis SauvageALEXIS SAUVAGE French mechanical engineer whose fame has not outlived him, unlike others of his name.. Date: CIRCA 1860
Marquis De SevigneHENRI, marquis de SEVIGNE French aristocrat whose chief claim to fame was as the husband of Marie, famed for her letters to their daughter. Date: 1624 - 1651
Richard RussellRICHARD RUSSELL resident of Bermondsey Street, London - but did he have any other claim to fame ? Date: circa 1785
Clara ReeveCLARA REEVE novelist whose fame rests entirely on The old English baron which was immensely popular. Date: 1729 - 1807
Joseph PorterJOSEPH PORTER citizen of Mortlake whose chief claim to fame is having his portrait done by Hogarth. Date: ? - 1749
Charles Phillips - 2CHARLES PHILLIPS Irish lawyer and writer : this French engraving is from a series of Orators of the English bar, so his fame must have crossed the Channel ! Date: 1787 - 1859
Punch Pasteur JokeTHE CANINE SCARE - the fame of Pasteur spreads to England. Date: 1886
Automatic AutographerAn automatic autographer, a handy device for the famous, enabling multiple autographs to be signed on many photographs at the same time. Date: early 1930s
William Lee of AbingdonWILLIAM LEE of Abingdon, resident of Abingdon with no other claim to fame that I am aware of. Date: 1548 - 1637
Tycho HofmanTYCHO HOFMAN - Danish historian : Few know my Face tho all Men do my Fame... through Deserts, Snows and Rain I made my Way... Date: 1714 - 1754
Alexis HalletteALEXIS HALLETTE - French engineer / inventor : his workshops produced hardware from boats to carriages, his great claim to fame is in presses for oil / fruit juice. Date: 1788 - 1846
Montague GuestMONTAGUE GUEST Politician who apparently acquired a reputation for asking questions in the House of Commons. His other claims to fame can only be guessed. Date: CIRCA 1881
Luther Burbank - American botanist and horticulturistLuther Burbank (1849-1926) - American botanist, horticulturist and a pioneer in agricultural science. He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 55-year career
Paris - L Avenue des Champs Elysses - Les Chevaux de Marly ( Horses restrained by grooms, known as The Marly Horses ) - now in the Louvre Museum, Paris. Date: circa 1910s
The Bavaria, with Temple of Fame, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
Rochester Castle, Kent, England. There has been a castle on this site since Roman times, but the Keep (1127) and Norman castle are the reason for its fame Date: 12th century
Mrs Siddons in silhouetteSarah Siddons, English actress (1755 - 1831), pictured in silhouette, after the portrait of her by Gainsborough. Date: 1904
Louis Bleriot with Lord Northcliffe at the SavoyLouis Bleriot (1872 - 1936), French aviator, engineer and inventor and the first person to cross the Channel in an aircraft
Eglinton Tournament 3The Lord of the Tournament - the Earl - rides to the tilt- ground with his Esquires and Retainers; the event will almost cripple him financial- -ly, but bring lasting fame. Date: 30 August 1839
At a Book ExhibitionA group of anonymous people whose only claim to fame is that they were photographed by Henry Grant at some kind of book exhibition; they seem to be listening to someone... Date: 1950s
Absinthe equals fame, money, womenFame, wealth, love... all for the price of an absinthe. Date: 1908
Pieter BurmanPIETER BURMAN Dutch scholar and poet - Fame trumpets his praises, a cupid carves his name on a monument while others prepare garlands to ornament his brow... Date: 1668 - 1741
Temple of Fame, Barrackpore, IndiaThe statue of King George V in front of the Temple of Fame at Barrackpore, near Kolkata (Calcutta), India. The Temple was built in the early 19th century in memory of 24 British officers who died in
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford Reading the Tatler and EDouglas Fairbanks and his wife Mary Pickford pictured reading The Tatler and its sister magazine, Eve, at a charity dance given in London in aid of the funds of the Disabled Soldiers
Birthplace of Sir John Franklin, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, 1859Engraving showing the house in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, where the British naval commander and explorer, Sir John Franklin, was born in 1786
H. M. Stanleys meeting with Forest Pygmies, Central AfricaEngraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the Anglo-America explorer and journalist, meeting with some forest pygmies, during one of his expeditions to Central Africa
A Member of H. M. Stanleys expedition threatening a baggageEngraving showing a member of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition to find Dr. David Livingstone threatening a baggage porter, Central Africa, 1871
H. M. Stanleys Expedition crossing the Makata Swamp, CentralEngraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition crossing the Makata swamp in Central Africa, 1871. In October 1869
Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904)Engraving of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, the British-US explorer and journalist, pictured in 1878. In October 1869, Stanley was sent by James Gordon Bennett (the owner of the New York Herald)
Miss Gabrielle RayGabrielle Ray (1883-1973), British stage actress brushing her hair and wearing pyjamas. Ray was a star of the Gaiety Theatre and was adored by fans for her beauty and dancing
Robbing the Orchard by Louis WainAn unusual illustration by Louis Wain, more usually known for his cat drawings, showing a group of children stealing apples from an orchard
Alexander Meets DiogenesAlexander the Great meets the famous philosopher Diogenes the Cynic, who is unimpressed by Alexanders fame and merely asks him to stand aside and stop blocking out the sun!
Tom Thumb / Pony CarriageThe stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton - pictures here with miniture carriage and attendants. Achieved great fame under circus pioneer P T Barnum. Grew to 3ft 4 inches
Britannia CrownedBritannia crowned by Victory, trampling upon the chains of France, holding the trident of Neptune, whilst Fame proclaims the glory of her arms by pointing to military triumphs
Gallieni PhotoJOSEPH SIMON GALLIENI - French colonial administrator (here carried by Madagascans who loved him) who won legendary fame with les taxis de la Marne in 1914 : photo 1899
Captain Blighs HouseIn this house, 100, Lambeth Walk, Lambeth, London, lived Captain William Bligh of Mutiny on the Bounty fame
Egan / Actors on TourActors travel in search of fame, their stagecoach laden
Nat Langham, BoxerLangham (1820 - 1871) entered boxings hall of fame by defeating Tom Sayers in 1853. He was the only man to ever do so
The Cover of The Graphic, H. M. Stanley Issue, 1890Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the British-US explorer and journalist, in typical exploration attire and pose
Archibald MarshallARCHIBALD MARSHALL probably a writer, but one whose fame has declined to such a degree that none of our reference books thinks him worthy of mention
Petrarch / Triumph / FameIl Trionfo della Fama
CASQUE D OR PAINTEDreal name : Amelie Elie Noted Parisienne gigolette, gangsters moll who achieved fame after a fight between rival admirers : here she is being painted by Albert Depre
CASQUE D OR DRESSEDreal name : Amelie Elie Noted Parisienne gigolette, gangsters moll who achieved fame after a fight between rival admirers : dressed here as a femme du monde
CASQUE D OR POSTCARDCASQUE D OR real name : Amelie Elie Noted Parisienne gigolette who achieved lasting fame when two apache friends came to blows (vitriol) over her
