Friend Collection

Guilty or not Guilty, the Cats Court Date: 1886

Edward Ii / Marcus Stone
EDWARD II King of England (1307 - 1327) In conversation with his friend Piers Gaveston

Suffragette Song Anthem March of the Women

Harley Davidson 1915
An advertisement for Harley- Davidson, showing a soldier taking his lady friend for a ride

Waves at Porthcawl
A young boy defies the waves at Porthcawl, Glamorgan, Wales. His mother and her friend look across with some concern at another boy on the railings in the distance

Tatler front cover, 9 March 1960
Front cover of the Tatler featuring a photograph of a woman, eating breakfast while arranging to meet friends over the telephone. 1960

Don Quixote riding with Sancho Panza
A scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title rides with his companion Sancho Panza along a mountain pass

Chisholm (1808-1877)
CAROLINE CHISHOLM (1808 - 1877) The Emigrants Friend

Tatler cover - Ronald Colman and his Sealyham Terrier
Film star Ronald Colman (1891-1958) pictured on the front cover of The Tatler with his Sealyham Terrier in 1931. Date: 1931

A Lakeland Dalesman, Cumbria
A Lakeland Dalesman bringing home a sickly ewe, Cumbria Date: 1936

Dandies / Beau Brummel
BEAU BRUMMELL In Londons Bond Street Brummell, after being ignored by the Prince Regent (George IV) asks Lord Moira, Whos your fat friend ?

Flora MacDonald, Scottish Jacobite heroine, friend and helper of Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie)

Boys Throwing Pebbles into the River by Karoly Ferenczy
Karoly Ferenczy (1862-1917). Boys Throwing Pebbles into the River. 1890. Hungarian National Gallery. Budapest. Hungary

SOSIAS, Painter (ca. 500 BC-). Vase of Sosias. Achilles bandaging his friend Patroclus arm. Inside decoration. Archaic

Carnaby Street Boutique
CARNABY STREET A girl poses in the mirror as she tries on an outfit with a short waistcoat. Her friend is wearing a see-through chiffon blouse. " Lady Jane" boutique

Childbirth in 1513
A midwife discreetly helps to deliver a child, while a friend supports the mother who is seated upright

Advert / Frys Chocolate
Four public schoolboys enjoy their bars of Frys chocolate - Far too good to share with their unfortunate friend

Female Centaur & Harp
A centauress gallops with a harp in one hand, a two-legged friend in the other, with whom she is making music

Sealyham Riding a Sheep
Jimmie, a tame sheep belonging to Mr V. Payne, a garage proprietor of West Malling, Kent, takes its Sealyham doggy friend for piggy backs ! Date: 19 February 1937

Kings Edward Vii / Carlos
CARLOS I, KING OF PORTUGAL Photograph of King Edward VII with his friend, King Carlos I of Portugal who was unfortunately assassinated in February 1908

Saint Scholastica
SAINT SCHOLASTICA Italian nun of Plombariola, near Monte Cassino where her friend St Benedict lived

Napoleon Meets Josephine
Josephine Beauharnais is enjoying a sorbet in Vellonis ice-cream parlour when her friend Teresa Tallien presents a young officer, Napoleon Bonaparte

Saint Clare and Sisters
CLARA (Clare) of ASSISI Italian friend and follower of Francesco d Assisi, she founded the order of Poor Clares : she performed several useful miracles

Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio
Saint Francis of Assisi befriends the Wolf of Gubbio, who has been terrorising and killing the townspeople, and obtains a promise that it will do no more harm. Date: circa 1205

OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
Mr. Venus surrounded by the trophies of his art

Pandita Ramabai / Postcard
PANDITA RAMABAI DONGRE MEDHAVI Indian reformer and educator, " Friend of the child widows"

Father Christmas / Romford
Father Christmas having a jolly time with Miss Romford and her friend at the Romford Carnival

Lady Edwina Mountbatten
EDWINA ASHLEY MOUNTBATTEN Wife of Earl Louis Mountbatten of Burma (1900 - 1979), whom she married in 1922. Last Vicereine of India, friend of Gandhi and Nehru. Date: 1901 - 1960

Myth / Iliad / Patroclus
Patroclus, when his friend Achilles refuses to fight, dons his armour and goes into battle, only to be slain by Hector

Lord Alfred Douglas / 1894
Lord ALFRED BRUCE DOUGLAS writer, friend of Oscar Wilde in 1894, at age 24

Witch of Berkeley
The Witch of Berkeley, said by William of Malmesbury to have been exhumed by her friend, the Devil, who took her away on his horse

Edwardian view - men on Roman Bridge, Marple
The man in the centre of the groups George Potter, a friend and employee of Ernest Battersby who is on the right

A Korean terracotta jar / pot seller and his seated chum
A Korean terracotta jar/pot seller and his seated chum (smiling) Date: circa 1910

Susan sits alone on the fence, unhappy to think that Dunderpate is going to marry the tailors daughter or the pastrycooks daughter. Date: 1938

Samuel Johnson / Thrale
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON Home of the writers friend, Mr Thrale, at Streatham, London: Johnson himself is seen with Mrs Hester Thrale, chatting in the garden

King George Iv / Satire
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND Caricature of him and a friend

Love / Friendship / Hands
Friendship: I value no gift that Good Fortune may send, Like the grip of the hand of a dear true Friend

Polish poster for MGM film, Flipper
Polish poster for an MGM film, Flipper (the Polish title is: My Friend is a Dolphin), starring Chuck Connors, Kathleen Maguire and Luke Halpin, poster designed by Rapnicki. 1963

Gravetye Manor - West Hoathly, Sussex
Gravetye Manor - home of William Robinson (friend of Gertrude Jekyll) West Hoathly, Sussex. Date: 2017

M RADCLYFFE HALL / CUTTEN
MARGUERITE RADCLYFFE HALL English novelist (right) with her friend, Una, Lady Trowbridge Date: 1886 - 1943

Folding Advertisement for Sunlight Soap - Cupboard doors - A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed - as used in the Royal Laundries and brightens homes everywhere. Date: 1897

A labour of love
Dutch boy plaits the hair of his girl friend while she is knitting socks. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1911

Art deco girl writing a letter
" If you re ever passing by". Girl in art deco style fashion sitting down at her desk writing a letter. " 1923

Arthur Henry Hallam
ARTHUR HENRY HALLAM Friend of Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Dancing with a Pig C1905
A boy dances with a pig while his friend provides the music

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

Palais Ideal
Chevals palace - the architect and his dog, with a friend, stand in front of the South Facade

MYTTON / SHORT CUT HOME
JOHN MYTTON To win a bet that he could outride a friend this eccentric squire took a short cut through a lake despite the fact he couldnt swim. Date: 1796 - 1834

An Irish Country Man and his Donkey, Northern Ireland
The Poor Mans Friend. A sentimental postcard of an Irish Country Man and his Donkey, Northern Ireland, standing outside their farmstead. Date: circa 1904

Lucy Percy, Carlisle
Lucy Percy, countess of CARLISLE second wife of James Hay, first earl of Carlisle; political friend of Strafford and Pym Date: 1599 - 1660

Thames Embankment / Somerset House - floodlit
Thames Embankment and Somerset House, London by floodlight

Fitzherbert / Cig Card
MARIA ANNA FITZHERBERT (Maria Anna Smythe) Friend and wife of King George IV

Greeting a Friend
A couple wave goodbye to their friend who is about to drive off in a sparkling Ford Zodiac

Myth / Japan / Ghost Story
A Japanese ghost story : The ghost of Yoichi appears to his friend Ichibei and asks for revenge on his misbehaving wife and her new husband

Augustus Leopold Egg
AUGUSTUS LEOPOLD EGG English painter and friend of Dickens

1890S Cycling Ladies
A young lady in practical outdoor dress of tailored skirt & jacket holds a bicycle steady for her friend who sits on it to have her photograph taken. Both wear straw hats

Princesse De Lamballe
MARIE THERESE LOUISE DE SAVOIE princesse LAMBALLE, friend of Marie Antoinette and one of the most shocking victims of the Revolution not long after this portrait was made

Social / Women, Girl & Car
A lady and her child leave their Delage and walk along the pavement until they stop and talk with a friend

French Horsewoman 1805
In Napoleonic Paris, a lady on horseback (side-saddle) stops to talk to a friend about the news from the war - or from the salons de couture

Richard Savage / Van Gucht
RICHARD SAVAGE English poet and playwright, friend of Dr Samuel Johnson

Hunt Hedgehogs / Cartoon
The first hunter tells his friend that hedgehogs are very tasty when roasted!

LE 5 OCLOCK, 1926
Two ladies keep on their hats, and one her fur stole, while they enjoy le five o clock with their friend

Sir John Lawson
SIR JOHN LAWSON naval commander during the ommonwealth, though no friend to Cromwell with his autograph

Mike Parker, equerry to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Lieutenant-Commander John Michael Avison Parker, CVO, AM (23 June 1920 29 December 2001), Australian who served as an officer of the Royal Navy (RN), and as Private Secretary to Prince Philip

Captain and Mrs Ronald Greville pictured in The Graphic at the time they were hosting King Edward VII at their home, The Priory. Reigate

Sherlock Holmes - The Adventure of The Bruce-Partington Plans. "My Friend was standing with an expression of strained intensity upon his face." Date: 1908

The Seven Conquerors of the Queen of the Mississippi: A Belgian fairy tale

A child is playing with a dog who is with a little girl. Date: 1933

Sweep your steps Sir? Date: 1887

Rainy Day in Korea
A Rainy Day in Korea Date: 1888

Candid street photograph - wheeling baby in a large pram
Candid street photograph on an unnamed British pavement (possibly London?) with a young couple and friend 9possibly an Aunt?) wheeling a baby in a tall perambulator Date: circa 1920s

The Raising of Lazarus. Mural painting. From the Church of St. Petka. Krapets, Pernik region, Bulgaria. 17th century. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Artist at Work
An artist seated at her easel painting in a garden accompanied by a friend. Artist: Mary Ellen Edwards (1839-1908) Date: 1892

Silhouette - Postcard Design
Romantic scene. Gentleman in a top hat presenting a rose to a pretty young lady, with her friend standing by. Date: 1920s

Kate Greenaway
The Royal Progress of King Pepito by Beatrice F Creswell. Pepito sitting with his faithful friend Kitty Date: 1889

Message to a Friend
Beseeching a friend to think of her/him. Artist: Anne Anderson Date: circa 1917

Message to a Friend
Beseching a friend to get in touch. Artist: Anne Anderson Date: circa 1917

Message to a Friend
Dear Sarah Jane this to explain? Artist: Anne Anderson Date: circa 1917

Message to a Friend
Dear Mary Ann so glad you can come to tea ? Artist: Anne Anderson Date: circa 1917

Message to a Friend
Come and see me Mary Ann'. Message to a friend. Artist: Anne Anderson Date: circa 1917

Message to a Friend
I'll come and see you Mary Jane'. Message to a friend. Artist: Anne Anderson Date: circa 1917

English Regency naval officer and Spanish gentleman in a duel
English Regency naval officer and a Spanish gentleman after a duel with pistols. Admiral Bowsprit stands over the unconscious Castilian Rodrigo

Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, patron of Augustan poets, c.70-8 BC
Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, friend and political advisor to Octavian (later Emperor Augustus) and patron of a new generation of Augustan poets, Horace and Virgil, c. 70-8 BC. Mecenas

Sabinus, Latin poet and friend of Ovid
Sabinus, died 14 or 15 AD, Latin poet and friend of Ovid. Known only from two passages of Ovid's works. Aulus Sabinus

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