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Background imageFriend Collection: Waves at Porthcawl

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Harley Davidson 1915

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Don Quixote riding with Sancho Panza

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Tatler cover - Ronald Colman and his Sealyham Terrier

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Suffragette Song Anthem March of the Women

Suffragette Song Anthem March of the Women. Words and music of The March of the Women composed by Ethel Smyth, dedicated to the Womens Social & Political Union, written in 1911

Background imageFriend Collection: Boys Throwing Pebbles into the River by Karoly Ferenczy

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Dandies / Beau Brummel

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 ?

Background imageFriend Collection: Flora MacDonald, Scottish Jacobite heroine

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

Background imageFriend Collection: SOSIAS, Painter (ca

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

Background imageFriend Collection: A Lakeland Dalesman, Cumbria

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Childbirth in 1513

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Advert / Frys Chocolate

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Female Centaur & Harp

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Sealyham Riding a Sheep

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Kings Edward Vii / Carlos

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Tatler front cover, 9 March 1960

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Saint Scholastica

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Carnaby Street Boutique

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Napoleon Meets Josephine

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Saint Clare and Sisters

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio

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

Background imageFriend Collection: OUR MUTUAL FRIEND

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Lady Edwina Mountbatten

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Samuel Johnson / Thrale

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Myth / Iliad / Patroclus

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Pandita Ramabai / Postcard

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Lord Alfred Douglas / 1894

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Edwardian view - men on Roman Bridge, Marple

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. The Roman Bridge is in fact medieval, just outside Marple

Background imageFriend Collection: Witch of Berkeley

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Art deco girl writing a letter

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

Background imageFriend Collection: A Korean terracotta jar / pot seller and his seated chum

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Susan sits alone on the fence

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Love / Friendship / Hands

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Chisholm (1808-1877)

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Polish poster for MGM film, Flipper

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Gravetye Manor - West Hoathly, Sussex

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

Background imageFriend Collection: MYTTON / SHORT CUT HOME

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

Background imageFriend Collection: M RADCLYFFE HALL / CUTTEN

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Folding Advertisement for Sunlight Soap

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

Background imageFriend Collection: A labour of love

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Arthur Henry Hallam

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Dancing with a Pig C1905

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Edward VII enjoying theatricals at Chatsworth

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Palais Ideal

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

Background imageFriend Collection: An Irish Country Man and his Donkey, Northern Ireland

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Lucy Percy, Carlisle

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Thames Embankment / Somerset House - floodlit

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

Background imageFriend Collection: Fitzherbert / Cig Card

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



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