Favourite Collection (page 5)

Favourite Sayings - You can t catch the wind in a net
Black and white lantern slide of a man standing on a bank holding a rod with a net painted in at the end. Painted background of countryside.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Draught board with ships and aeroplanes - WWI
The Favourite Game of our Soldiers in the Trenches and our Sailors at Sea. Shows a draught board with ships and aeroplanes, Scottish soldiers in a trench playing draughts and an artillery team

Diane de Poitiers, Duchesse de Valentinois (1499-1566). French lady, favourite of King Henri II. Renaissance art. Painting. FRANCE. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles

Princess Margaret
PRINCESS MARGARET Inspects nylon lace used in a ballgown designed by the fashion designer, Victor Stiebel, a favourite designer of the princess. Date: 1930-2002

Mumtaz-I-Mahal
MUMTAZ-I-MAHAL favourite wife of emperor Shah Jahan : when she died, he employed 20, 000 craftsmen to construct the Taj Mahal in her memory (1630 - 1653)

Aboard northumberland
Aboard the Northumberland, en route to Saint Helena, he has his favourite seat on one of the cannons

Swedish Pogo Sticks 1922
Swedish children discover the delights of pogo-sticking, already a favourite in France, England the USA

Grieving Husband plays his violin to his dead wife
Your Favourite Song - A grieving Husband plays his violin to his dead wife whilst their daughter reads her picture book, oblivious to the moderately bizarre tableau a couple of feet to her right

?Marengo?, the favourite charger of Napoleon I, 1815 (c). Soft-ground etching, by and after James Ward, published by R Ackermann, Strand, London, 1 August 1824

Cow & Gate Snap - box design. circa 1930s

Louis XIV and his mistress Madame of Montespan (1640-1707)
Louis XIV (1638-1715). King of France. Louis XIV and his mistress Madame of Montespan (1640-1707). Engraving. Colored

Heinrich, count von Bruhl (1700-1763). Colored engraving
Heinrich, count von Bruhl (1700-1763). German statesman. Engraving of The Universal History, 1885. Colored engraving

Antinous (111 A?i? 130). Was a Bithynian youth and a favourite of the Roman emperor Hadrian. He was deified after his death, although his exact status in the Roman pantheon was uncertain

Alvaro de Luna y Jarana (between 1388 and 1390-1453). Consta
Alvaro de Luna y Jarana (between 1388 and 1390-1453), Duke of Trujillo, 1st Count of San Esteban de Gormaz. Spanish politician, favourite of King John II of Castile

Khosrau II. Persian king. Relief
Taq-e-Bostan. Rock relief. Sassanid Empire. Detail depicting king Khosrau II (591-628) riding his favourite horse, Shabdiz. Islamic Republic of Iran

POTYOMKIN, Grigory Aleksandrovic (Cizevo, 1739- Nikolajev, 1
POTYOMKIN, Grigory Aleksandrovic (Cizevo, 1739 Nikolajev, 1791). Russian soldier and politician. Engraving. Colored

Second Earl of Essex
ROBERT DEVEREUX, second earl of ESSEX soldier, statesman and courtier, favourite of queen Elizabeth who overplayed his hand and lost his head. Date: 1566 - 1601

Sir Anthony Denny - 2
SIR ANTHONY DENNY statesman, a favourite of Henry VIII. Date: 1501 - 1549

Sir Anthony Denny - 1
SIR ANTHONY DENNY statesman, a favourite of Henry VIII. Date: 1501 - 1549

Sir Anthony Denny - 3
SIR ANTHONY DENNY statesman, a favourite of Henry VIII. Date: 1501 - 1549

Elisabeth Cromwell (Dtr)
ELIZABETH CLEYPOLE, nee Cromwell The favourite daughter of Oliver Cromwell Date: 1629 - 1658

Ist D Buckingham Revel
GEORGE VILLIERS, first duke of BUCKINGHAM, depicted with friends and flatterers while he is the royal favourite of James I. Later he will be assassinated, justifiably. Date: 1592 - 1628

Rosa Bonheur and Cow
MARIE ROSALIE BONHEUR French artist, depicted with one of her favourite subjects - a cow. She also did country scenes and landscapes, and was immensely popular- rightly so. Date: 1822-1899

Henri De Joyeuse
HENRI DE JOYEUSE known as Pere Ange Favourite of Henri III de France, who later became a Capuchin friar in Italy. Date: 1562 - 1608

Oatmeal on Scales
Oatmeal is a valuable addition to your everyday diet. It may be used in place of a proportion of the flour in most of your favourite recipies, scones, pastry etc. Date: 1940s

Paris Dance Hall 1898
Interior view of the Moulin de la Galette, on the slopes of Montmartre, Paris : la nouvelle salle de danse, in this popular night spot, a favourite artists subject Date: 1898

Sir John Pakington
SIR JOHN PAKINGTON courtier, a favourite of queen Elizabeth I Date: 1549 - 1625

Antinous (Bell)
ANTINOUS, favourite and companion of emperor Hadrianus, drowned in the Nile aged 20 : many statues and busts of him were erected Date: 117 - 138

17th Century Tavern
The Falcon tavern, on the Bankside, Southwark, London, a favourite resort of Shakespeare and his fellow actors, built 16th century or so, here as it was in 1805 Date: 1600 - 1805

Buckingham En Famille
GEORGE VILLIERS, first duke of BUCKINGHAM statesman, royal favourite, with his family Date: 1592 - 1628

Buckingham (Droeshout)
GEORGE VILLIERS, first duke of BUCKINGHAM statesman, royal favourite, eventually assassinated (and not before time !) Date: 1592 - 1628

William Cowper / Eartham
WILLIAM COWPER English poet in his favourite seat at Eartham, looking towards the Isle of Wight, surrounded by other writers Date: 1731 - 1800

Byron Favourite Place
A favourite haunt while he was a schoolboy at Harrow Date: circa 1800

Montmartre / Artist
An artist at work in the rue Saint-Vincent : artists not only favoured Montmartre as a place to live, it provided them with their favourite locations Date: circa 1905

Victoria / Horse / Theron / 48
Queen Victoria on her favourite horse, Theron Date: 1848

Racine / Bajazet
BAJAZET Roxane, sultana, favourite of the emperor Amurat Date: first performed 1672

May you be fortunes favourite
Lucky boy in period costume with a bunch of flowers surrounded by six pretty girls. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1903

The Favorite restaurant and cafe, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
The Favorite restaurant and cafe, Hudson Street, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. Date: circa 1900s

Wallace Beery, American actor, with favourite plane
Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (1885-1949), American actor, with his favourite plane, a Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket. Date: circa 1935

Fluff the cat and her three kittens
Fluff the cat is Elsies favourite pet. She has three pretty kittens in a basket. Date: circa 1933

Caesar, King Edward VIIs favourite fox terrier by Maud Earl
Portrait of Caesar, the favourite dog of King Edward VII who famously walked in the Kings funeral cortege. Painted by the eminent artist of canine subjects, Maud Earl. Date: 1914

ANTINOܓ(110-130). Young Greek famous because of
ANTINOܓ (110-130). Young Greek famous because of his beauty, favourite of Emperor Hadrian. Roman art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. UMBRIA. Perugia. National Archaeological Museum of Umbria

OLIVARES, Gaspar de Guzmᮬconde-duque de (1587-1645)
OLIVARES, Gaspar de Guzmᮬ conde-duque de (1587-1645). Spanish statesman, court favourite of Philip IV (1622-1643). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library

Favourite Sayings - No plough, many weeds
Black and white lantern slide of painted image of vegetation in front of a fence while in the background a man is ploughing a field.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - Washing Carts
Black and white lantern slide of men washing carts while horses stand in background.. Part of Box 197 Sayings. Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1890s

Favourite Sayings - The cracked dish
Black and white lantern slide of a woman pouring the contents of a pan into a cracked dish and liquid spilling out onto the floor.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - Grasp all and lose all
Black and white lantern slide painted scene of mice in a granary making holes in the sacks of corn.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection. Grasp all and lose all. Lantern slide creations of C

Favourite Sayings - Scatter and Increase
Black and white lantern slide of split scene. Left hand side shows a man scattering seed into broken earth. Right hand side shows the painted image of sheaves of stacked corn

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