Fire Place Gallery

If Unhealthy, be healthy: If Healthy by Healthier

An energetic man starts the day in his dressing gown by diving off the mantelpiece of his living room, using his wife's head as a springboard and landing perfectly at the breakfast table where a cup of tea is waiting. Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

© Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library

Origin Species, CH Bennett, banker - vulture

Vulturine'. Satire on Darwin's Origin of Species showing the evolution of a vulture to a banker. Known for his beak and bald head the vulture has exchanged his feathers for a broadcloth and cheque-book. Fortunately he no longer needs to seek his prey as the prey seek him

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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Interior at Greville Place, Kilburn, north west London

Colour drawing of a rich interior at Greville Place, Kilburn, north west London, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert.
circa 1840s

© Mary Evans / The Scout Association

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