Fond Collection

Mark Twain / Holding Cat
Mark Twain is very fond of pets, especially kittens

Bewick / Honey Badger
(mellivora capensis) aka RATEL This mustolid is so named, curiously enough, because like Pooh it is excessively fond of honey. It lives in South Africa

Are you fond of horses - US Army - The Veterinary Corps instructs you in their care and treatment, riding and driving. Poster showing a portrait of a horse and insignia of the Army Veterinary Corps

Josiah Pullen
JOSIAH PULLEN Oxford don, renowned for his eccentricities : very fond of walking; subsequently became a country parson Date: 1631 - 1714

Somerset
The LNER was especially fond of commissioning posters in sets. This is one of six undertaken by Frank Newbould in 1931 entitled East Coast Types'

East Coast Types No. 6. The Donkey Boy
The LNER was especially fond of commissioning posters in sets. This is one of six undertaken by Frank Newbould in 1931 entitled East Coast Types'

Comic postcard, Man, woman and dog Date: 20th century

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Engaged
The caption is Engaged Dinah, the artist, was very fond of word play. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

Gothic-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Carved wooden pelmet, velvet lambrequin, wool and silk satin curtain, damask wall hangings. Planche 7. Croisee Gothique

King Louis XIII-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Velvet lambrequin and drapes, silk curtains. Planche 11. Croisee Louis XIII

Military Staff and Aides-de-Camp in Queen Victoria s
Military Staff and Aides-de-Camp in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Equerry of the Crown Stable, Sir George Augustus Quentin, Queens Gentleman Rider, Deputy Adjutant General

The Reservists Farewell by Ralph Hedley
A colour illustration from The Illustrated London News portraying a Boer War reservist soldier saying goodbye to his wife and child at a railway station. 1900

Mark Twain - Holding Cat
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) is very fond of pets, especially kittens

BRITOMARTIS
The Cretan nymph Britomartis is very fond of hunting, but when she is hunted by King Minos, who seeks to trap her with nets and hounds, she throws herself into the sea

FOND OF FLOWERS
La manie des Fleurs A French lady is so fond of flowers, she has them not only around the house but also around her person, from head to foot Date: circa 1816

HYLAS
A youth of whom Herakles is very fond; but during the Golden Fleece expedition, sent to fetch water, he is carried off by the nymphs of Mysia and never seen by Herakles again

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin - The Public Library
Fond du Lac (French for Bottom of the Lake ), Wisconsin, USA - The Public Library. Date: 1906

Cupid with open book on a Valentine postcard -- Loves fond Message. Date: circa 1890s

Cupid with red heart on a Valentine postcard -- To my fond Love. Date: circa 1890s

Mouse (Bewick)
mus musculus - COMMON MOUSE terror of housemaids, target of mousetrap-makers, prey of cats and farmers wives - but we all have a sneaking fond- ness for this cute creature

Andre Fremiot
ANDRE FREMIOT French churchman and statesman, archbishop of Bourges and a conseiller du roy; he was evidently fond of stag-hunting... Date: 1573 - 1641

Boy Eating a Banana
Hes fond of bananas ! Date: 1930s

LA Valliere as Huntress
LOUISE DE LA VALLIERE mistress of Louis XIV and mother of four of his sons, depicted as a huntress though she was not in fact very fond of hunting. Date: 1644 - 1710

Barthelmy De Saint-Fond
BARTHELMY FAUJAS DE SAINT-FOND French geologist, professor at the Jardin du Roi Date: 1741- 1819

Faujas De Saint-Fond
Barthelemy FAUJAS DE SAINT- FOND French geologist Date: 1741 - 1819

Annibale Caro
ANNIBALE CARO Italian writer, fond of the companionship of birds Date: 1507 - 1566

Romantic greetings card with bow and arrow and flowers
Romantic greetings card with bow and arrow, quiver and flowers -- In fond remembrance. circa 1890s

Womens Work WW1 Munitions. With Fond greetings from a Munition worker helping to Carry on This badge proves I m a Worker, who can ne er be dubbed a Shirker Date: circa 1916

Going to the Front - WWI black humour
Going to the Front. Fond Mother (to youngest son): And now John whatever you do mind you get well back behind the others. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance

Sheet music cover, Just a Little Fond Affection, with words and music by Elton Box, Sonny Cox and Lewis Ilda. Showing a couple close together inside a heart framework

ELIZA COOK Poet, best known for her lines in fond memory of an arm-chair to which she was deeply attached : with her autograph Date: 1818 - 1889

Ellen Power
ELLEN POWER niece of noted social leader lady Blessington, noted for being painted by Landseer. She was evidently fond of birds, and they of her. Date: circa 1841

Delightful Edwardian Birthday Postcard - Mr Punch
An absolutely delightful Edwardian Birthday Postcard - featuring a young girl on stage with Mr Punch and Mrs Punch (holding the baby)

The problems of a long distance relationship
Both the American guy and his gal are concerned about their other half (and their romantic activities) whilst he is posted to the other side of the globe during World War II. Date: 1942

Bartmy. Faujas de Saint-Fond (geologiste), professeur de geologie au Jardin du Roi. Ne e Montelimar... 1741... mort... 1819

Greetings card from Egypt

Fond Birthday Wishes with ivy and pansies
Fond Birthday Wishes -- an arrangement of ivy and pansies in a horseshoe shape on a birthday postcard. Date: early 20th century

Bulldog eats child
Addled Ads, Wanted section. " Bulldog for sale. Will eat anything - very fond of children." A maid looking alarmed as a bulldog has eaten a child in her care. Date: circa 1910s

Duc De Bourgogne
The people of Ghent aren t all that fond of their master, the duc de Bourgogne, but when he gives birth to an heir they are happy enough to celebrate - any excuse for a party !

Bear Likes Honey
A bear is fond of honey - he attacks a beehive

Girl on Windy Promenade
A girl heads into the wind on a seaside esplanade : the artists of La vie Parisienne are very fond of depicting their models in windswept situations

A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; K was a King, so mighty and grand; L was a Lady, who had a white hand; Q was a Queen, who was fond of her people

Monsieur and Maid 1926
The master of the house takes advantage of a kitchen maid while she makes pastry dough: So Monsieur is fond of pastry... and on this evidence he certainly is

St Luke / Royaumont 1724
SAINT LUKE the Evangelist busy writing his book; hes fond of the bull, but he keeps a vase of flowers between it and him, to disguise the smell

C18 LADY
Unknown French lady, evidently fond of flowers

Reading a Romantic Novel
A lady obviously keen on her Romantic novels (and her warm alcoholic beverages) remarks: " Kitty take those books to the library and change them: I m fond of the rumantic "

Janesich Jewellery 1920
A woman models an array of jewellery including a tiara, drop earrings, pearl necklaces of various lengths, bracelets, bangles & armlets, a brooch & rings

C18th Ladies Drinking
Three well-bred ladies in a walled garden partake of a glass or two of wine. One lady rises from her seat holding the other ladies by the hands to bid a fond farwell

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