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Gilbert Collection (page 2)

Background imageGilbert Collection: Supermarine Spitfire TRIX ML407

Supermarine Spitfire TRIX ML407
Supermarine Spitfire TRIX, ML407, currently owned by Caroline Grace. James Gilbert photo

Background imageGilbert Collection: HMS Pinafore, Captain Corcoran and crew

HMS Pinafore, Captain Corcoran and crew
HMS Pinafore. Captain Corcoran and crew of the ship. My gallant crew, good morning! Date: 1908

Background imageGilbert Collection: G O Smith, footballer and cricketer

G O Smith, footballer and cricketer
Gilbert Oswald Smith (1872-1943), amateur footballer who played for Oxford University and the Corinthians, and was captain for England. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Surrey

Background imageGilbert Collection: Portions of fern

Portions of fern. Chromolithograph from John Gilbert Baker and Sir William Jackson Hooker, Synopsis filicum, or a synopsis of all known ferns. Drawn from nature by Mr. Fitch, F.L.S. Date: 1868

Background imageGilbert Collection: Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVC G-FIRE / NH904 at Biggin Hill

Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVC G-FIRE / NH904 at Biggin Hill
Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVC, G-FIRE/NH904, at Biggin Hill in 1981. James Gilbert photo. Date: 1981

Background imageGilbert Collection: Supermarine Spitfire

Supermarine Spitfire. James Gilbert photo

Background imageGilbert Collection: Madame Peacock by Gilbert Rumbold

Madame Peacock by Gilbert Rumbold
Lovely illustration showing a lady in a dress with a peacock feather skirt and matching fan. Date: 1927

Background imageGilbert Collection: Gilbert L Jessop cricketer

Gilbert L Jessop cricketer

Background imageGilbert Collection: Poster for The Mikado

Poster for The Mikado, the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta

Background imageGilbert Collection: Dr. W. G. Grace at the Wicket, 1898

Dr. W. G. Grace at the Wicket, 1898
Photograph of Dr. William Gilbert Grace (1848-1915), arguably the finest cricketer of his era, who scored 126 first-class centuries while playing for England and Gloucestershire

Background imageGilbert Collection: Gilbert Jessop (1874-1955)

Gilbert Jessop (1874-1955)
Photograph of Gilbert Jessop, the Gloucestershire and England batsman, who was famous for his feats of quick-scoring - he once scored a century in only 40 minutes

Background imageGilbert Collection: Gilbert White / Selborne

Gilbert White / Selborne
GILBERT WHITE OF SELBORNE Birthplace and home of the naturalist, at Selborne, Hampshire, showing White in the garden with his dog Date: 1720 - 1793

Background imageGilbert Collection: Lola Montez / Jules Laure

Lola Montez / Jules Laure
MARIA DOLORES ELIZA ROSEANNA GILBERT, known as LOLA MONTEZ American dancer and adventuress, born in Ireland

Background imageGilbert Collection: George Grossmith / 1895

George Grossmith / 1895
GEORGE GROSSMITH (SNR) English actor, associated with the Gilbert & Sullivan operas

Background imageGilbert Collection: King Henry VI of England married to Margaret of Anjou

King Henry VI of England married to Margaret of Anjou at Titchfield Abbey, 23 April 1445. The mad king was 24 and the queen 15

Background imageGilbert Collection: Poster, Gilbert and Sullivans operetta, Patience

Poster, Gilbert and Sullivans operetta, Patience
Theatre poster, Gilbert and Sullivans comic operetta, Patience, showing the title character, a dairymaid

Background imageGilbert Collection: Liverpool Cathedral under construction from St. James Mount

Liverpool Cathedral under construction from St. James Mount Date: circa 1908

Background imageGilbert Collection: The Merry Wives of Windsor - title page

The Merry Wives of Windsor - title page - Anne Page and Slender, an inept and unsuccessful suitor. 1862

Background imageGilbert Collection: Cricketer, Jessop

Cricketer, Jessop
Gilbert L. Jessop Cricketer - Gloucestershire

Background imageGilbert Collection: Sailing off the Cornish coast

Sailing off the Cornish coast
One of a great series of studies, showing boats sailing off the Cornish coast. 1952

Background imageGilbert Collection: Six Sons and a father under arms, WW1

Six Sons and a father under arms, WW1
Mr J. B. Gilbert (centre) of Poole, Dorset; in the National Reserve, formerly of the 18th Middlesex and 1st Warwicks pictured with his six sons who were all serving with the British Army

Background imageGilbert Collection: An ammunition column passing through Ypres, 1917

An ammunition column passing through Ypres, 1917. Captain Gilbert Holiday, Royal Field Artillery (1879-1937). Holidays Early Life Was Spent In St

Background imageGilbert Collection: Windsor Union Workhouse

Windsor Union Workhouse
A view of the Windsor Union Workhouse, designed by George Gilbert Scott. Date: 1841

Background imageGilbert Collection: Chesterton Photo

Chesterton Photo
GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON Writer, caught by the photographer in the act of writing something, showing clearly the way he holds his pencil

Background imageGilbert Collection: Ws GILBERT (1836-1911)

Ws GILBERT (1836-1911)
WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT English playwright. Began collaboration with Arthur Sullivan (Gilbert writing the librettos, Sullivan the music) on highly popular comic operas

Background imageGilbert Collection: G&s / Pirates, India 3

G&s / Pirates, India 3
Young Frederic is reminded of his duty at pistol-point by the Pirate King and Ruth in an amateur production by the British community at Simla, India

Background imageGilbert Collection: Sullivan / Millais

Sullivan / Millais
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas

Background imageGilbert Collection: Chesterton / Cig Card

Chesterton / Cig Card
GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON English journalist and writer

Background imageGilbert Collection: Great Macdermott / Feather

Great Macdermott / Feather
THE GREAT MACDERMOTT (Gilbert Hastings Farrell) Music hall singer of patriotic songs: I ll strike you with a feather

Background imageGilbert Collection: Pinafore / Programme 2

Pinafore / Programme 2
Inside pages of the programme for the original production, naming George Grossmith as Sir Joseph Porter

Background imageGilbert Collection: G&s / Patience (Photo)

G&s / Patience (Photo)
Winifred Lawson as Patience, the country girl who appeals to the aesthetes

Background imageGilbert Collection: Blackpool Opera House

Blackpool Opera House
Interior view during a performance of Gilbert & Sulivans The Pirates of Penzance

Background imageGilbert Collection: Arthur Sullivan Portrait

Arthur Sullivan Portrait
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN English composer Collaborated with Gilbert

Background imageGilbert Collection: Arthur Sullivan / Eichhorn

Arthur Sullivan / Eichhorn
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN English composer Collaborated with Gilbert

Background imageGilbert Collection: Oliver Cromwell removing the mace from the Commons

Oliver Cromwell removing the mace from the Commons Chamber and dissolving the Rump Parliament in 1653. Behind him, a group of Roundheads arrest a cavalier. Take away that Bauble

Background imageGilbert Collection: Prince Andrew of Greece, Mmd. de la Bigne & GIlbert Beale

Prince Andrew of Greece, Mmd. de la Bigne & GIlbert Beale
H.R.H. Prince Andrew of Greece, father of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pictured with Mme. Andree de la Bigne and Mr. Gilbert Beale

Background imageGilbert Collection: Yvonne as Astarte, the Goddess of the Moon, Dalys Theatre

Yvonne as Astarte, the Goddess of the Moon, Dalys Theatre
Yvonne as Astarte, the Goddess of the Moon, at Dalys Theatre, London. Yvonne was a musical comedy with book and lyrics by Percy Greenbank, and music by Jean Gilbert and Vernon Duke (Dukelsky)

Background imageGilbert Collection: Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplane Number 5 Which Broke the Wor?

Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplane Number 5 Which Broke the Wor?
Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplane Number 5 Which Broke the World-Record for Speed in September 1922 Coupe Deutsch Entry Eugene Gilbert Date: 1922

Background imageGilbert Collection: Gilbert Harding, English journalist - radio & tv personality

Gilbert Harding, English journalist - radio & tv personality
Gilbert Charles Harding (19071960) - English journalist and radio and television personality. His many careers included schoolmaster, journalist, policeman, disc-jockey, actor

Background imageGilbert Collection: An Embarrassing Moment by John Gilbert Date: C. 1860

An Embarrassing Moment by John Gilbert Date: C. 1860
An Embarrassing Moment by John Gilbert Date: C.1860

Background imageGilbert Collection: King William II crossing the river at the Battle of

King William II crossing the river at the Battle of the Boyne, Ireland, 1 July 1690. Deposed Catholic King James II of England losing his wig and hat as he flees on horseback

Background imageGilbert Collection: King Charles II hiding up an oak tree in Boscobel

King Charles II hiding up an oak tree in Boscobel Wood, after the Battle of Worcester, 1651. Parliamentarian or Roundhead soldier interrogate a local Royalist family. The Royal Oak

Background imageGilbert Collection: Guy Fawkes, leader of the Gunpowder Plot, caught in

Guy Fawkes, leader of the Gunpowder Plot, caught in the cellar of the Houses of Parliament, 5 November 1604. William Parker, Baron Monteagle, and Theophilus Howard, Earl of Suffolk

Background imageGilbert Collection: Sir Walter Raleigh laying his cape over a puddle for

Sir Walter Raleigh laying his cape over a puddle for Queen Elizabeth I at Greenwich. She wears a bonnet, huge lace ruff collar, puff sleeves and hoop dress

Background imageGilbert Collection: French tenor Gilbert Duprez in Dom Sebastien, 1843

French tenor Gilbert Duprez in Dom Sebastien, 1843
French tenor Gilbert Duprez in Dom Sebastien by Gaetano Donizetti, Theatre de l Opera, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

Background imageGilbert Collection: Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam
Scene from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Artist: Gilbert James. Date: circa 1922

Background imageGilbert Collection: Weymoor Post Office and Hall's Newsagents Shop

Weymoor Post Office and Hall's Newsagents Shop, Harborne, south-west Birmingham. Note the K3 telephone box/booth/kiosk (right) - the K3, introduced in 1929, again by Giles Gilbert Scott

Background imageGilbert Collection: Gilbert Oswald

Gilbert Oswald



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