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Victorian Bathers Diving off Rocks, 1898Engraving showing a group of Victorian gentlemen diving and swimming on a rocky British shore, 1898
Emigration. The Cholera at Hamburg. Sketches by our SpecialIllustration showing customs officials at Hamburg, with ladies and gentlemen having their belongings examined
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Emigrant Ship off Gravesend; English Channel, 1875Engraving showing the deck of an emigrant ship, bound for America, off the coast of Kent, 1875. All classes of passenger are evident here with well dressed middle class ladies and gentlemen
The Pre-Catelan Club, Paris, 1924Illustration showing the interior of the chic Parisian night-club, the Pre-Catelan, 1924. Ladies and gentlemen, in formal evening attire, are shown dining and dancing against a backdrop of trees
Private CarriagesA meeting of elegant gentlemen and ladies in their carriages, at Hyde Park Corner, London
Tract Distribution ChinaAn English gentlemen distributes Christian religious tracts among boatmen in China
Cricket / Team / GentlemenA team of Professionals: amateurs who played against professionals, in this case on the 9, 10 & 11 July
An Elizabethan HallGrand ladies and gentlemen converse inside an Elizabethan hall with a magnificent hammer-beam roof
The informal luncheon at the meet of the Devon and SomersetAn alfresco lunch served during a hunt meeting of the Devon and Somerset staghounds, showing several ladies and gentlemen seated on the ground around a picnic
Societys Saturday: Tea on the lawn at RanelaghOutdoor scene at the Ranelagh Club in Barnes. Ranelagh was a social club and pleaure garden where society could meet and participate in activities such as polo, gymkhanas or childrens plays
Sketches of Life and Character in the City - The Luncheon HoScene in an unidentified City restaurant showing City gentlemen at lunch. The chairs and sign on the wall suggest this is a French-style restaurant
A Smoking Party 1874Several gentlemen partake in the joys of tobacco during a smoking party indoors
Summer Days - some are NotStormy summer day with ladies and gentlemen struggling to keep hold of their hats
HAT DYEINGExcept for a few eccentrics, Victorian gentlemen wear their hats any colour they like so long as its black : this is the dyeing process
Gents Card Game (2 of 2)Four men play a game of cards in the indoor warmth on a winters day. The winning card has just been revealed! (2 of 2)
Road crash with glamorous ladyHumorous sketch of a road crash in which a glamourous lady and gentlemen sit beside their ditched car, with the gentleman proclaiming to the cars tax disc, Expiring December 31st..Liar!
Woman at the WheelIlustration of an example of a female motorist in 1925, with the gentlemen taking a back seat. Before the World War I, few women could drive a car
Billiards / BunburyA game of Billiards
Shooting Party & HoundsThree country gentlemen out shooting for partridge and game with their dogs, in a classic English countryside setting of rolling pastures
Country Pub ExteriorA classic English countryside scene of three gentlemen, tired from a mornings shoot, settling down to a hearty meal outside a country inn. Their bag of game is proudly shown
Two Stagecoaches RaceTHE OPPOSITION COACHES Two rival stage coaches speed along a country lane in what appears to be a race against each other
Tandem CarriageThree gents take a ride in the country in their two-horse tandem carriage
German Drinkers C18A rather dissipated group of gentlemen drinking beer from tankards and smoking pipes at German court. A practical joker sets a bear cub onto a reveller, whose wig comes off!
German Pipe Smokers C18Gentlemen drinking beer from tankards and smoking pipes at German court. A practical joker sets a bear cub onto a reveller, whose wig comes off!
Costume, Royal BodyguardROYAL BODY GUARDS Officer, Gentlemen at Arms Yeoman of the Guard Ensign, Yeomen of the Guard
JANE GIBBS impostor who pretends to be a servant or a Quaker afflicted by misfortune, wheedling mony from gullible gentlemen
SHOE SHOP PERUGIAFashionable ladies and gentlemen look at shoes in the Perugia shoe shop in Paris
Smoking in Greenwich C19Gentlemen (under the influence of white bait) enjoy a relaxing smoke by the Thames after a convivial meal in Greenwich
Greenwich Smokers C19Gentlemen (under the influence of white bait) enjoy a relaxing smoke by the Thames after a convivial meal in Greenwich
Ladies AuctionedTHE MATRIMONIAL TATTERSALLs Marriageable ladies and gentlemen are put up for auction as if they were horses
Sword Fight / 17th CenturyTwo English gentlemen settle their differences
English Gentlemen C15Four gentlemen - one walking, one exclaiming at the view, one supplicating, one disdainfully rejecting his supplication
American Sewing CircleAn American sewing circle. Ladies chat while they sew and are entertained by a few gentlemen callers
Holmes & Silver BlazeSILVER BLAZE Holmes with the horse, Silver Blaze
Customs / 1st April / FoolA smart gentlemen is NOT amused by the prank played on him on April Fools Day
London / Strand 1912A snowy view the Strand: a newspaper boy, gentlemen in top hats, a delivery van... and not a car in sight !
Off to the Links 1927Ready for a pleasant afternoon on the links, a smart chap bids his friend farewell and gets into his car
Serious Game of BilliardNursing the balls
Cruikshank BanquetJune - The unlicensed Victuallers Dinner Gentlemen tuck into a wide array of dishes including peacock, magpie and dolphin
Piccadilly Flower GirlsTwo London flower girls offer their wares to a pair of gentlemen at Piccadilly Circus
Actress and FriendsFour gentlemen are entertained by an actress in her dressing room
Gentlemen Gambling C1830Two gentlemen enjoy a game of cards in their club, with a wager on the outcome
Palais Royal GamblingDapper gentlemen gamble at a large table in the Palais Royal, Paris
Blind Mans Buff / FrenchElegant ladies and gentlemen plays blind mans buff
THE INSULTA gentleman deliberately insults another : among gentlemen, this is of course the prelude to a duel
Raising his Hat, 1864A gentleman raises his hat to a lady, but the gentlemen accompanying her eye him with suspicion; has he raised it too high, or not high enough ?