Gilbert Collection (page 8)

Adrian Brunel, film director and screenwriter
Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter, who began his career during the silent movie era. Seen here on the set of The First of The Few

Mother and son doing handstand -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Girls chatting on the steps of The Cabin, St Ives, Cornwall
Two girls chatting on the steps of The Cabin, St Ives, Cornwall -- one of a great series of studies of the town. circa 1946

End of the Wharf and Quay Street, St Ives, Cornwall
" One of a great series of studies of St Ives, Cornwall. The end of the Wharf & start of Quay Street. Two women on the Harbour beach with their bike & a small boy playing with his scooter

Portrait of a lily in flower
Close-up portrait of a lily in flower. circa 1955

Late afternoon on Wharf Road and beach, St Ives, Cornwall
" One of a great series of studies of St Ives, Cornwall. Wharf Road showing the bandstand, Crimson Tours, Harbour Cafe, Copper Kettle, Brig Y Don & Dinas Ia

Boats at Sennen Cove, Cornwall
" One of a great series of Cornish studies. Boats at rest in Sennen Cove, just above Lands End". 1954

Woman and child on a rock -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Woman on St Ives beach with yacht sail -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Woman on beach with driftwood -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Man sitting at a table. circa 1955

Robert Morley and Michael North on a train
Robert Morley (1908-1992), British actor, and Michael North (Charles Edward Fletcher Stokes, 1902-1960), BBC producer and light music composer

Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann, Sadlers Wells
British ballets most famous partnership at that time -- Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) and Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) on stage at Sadlers Wells, London, in a production of Giselle. 1937

Beautiful woman wearing Cecil Beaton-style hat. circa 1955

Musician in costume at an Arts Ball. circa 1962

Cornfield at harvest time -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

National 12 sailing dinghies on a Devon river -- one of a great series of studies of sailing off the Devon and Cornwall coasts. The National 12 is a two-person, two-sail racing dinghy. 1952

Boats at rest on a Cornish beach -- one of a great series of Cornish studies. 1954

Trying to drive a car off St Ives beach
People trying to drive a car off St Ives beach. circa 1950

Christopher Hibbert, writer, historian and biographer
Christopher Hibbert (1924-2008), English writer, historian and biographer, seen here at his desk in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. 1960s

Advertisements in Princess Ida programme, Gilbert & Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London. circa 1880s

Cast list and adverts in Princess Ida programme, Gilbert & Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London. circa 1880s

Characters and adverts in Princess Ida programme
Two characters and adverts in Princess Ida programme, Gilbert & Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London. circa 1880s

Advertisement in Princess Ida programme
Advertisement for Liberty Art Fabrics in Princess Ida programme, Gilbert & Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London, with three men in armour. circa 1880s

Georges Perinal, cinematographer, First of The Few
Georges Perinal (1897-1965), acclaimed French cinematographer, at work behind the camera on location for The First of the Few

Girl on the beach -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Woman looking out to sea -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Woman sunbathing on the rocks in Cornwall. circa 1950

Children in Georgian dress. circa 1957

Cobbled path in St Ives, Cornwall
Close-up of a cobbled path in St Ives, Cornwall. circa 1946

Sad-looking girl at the fair
A sad-looking girl playing roll a penny, hoping to win a prize on a fairground stall. circa 1952

Sir Jeffrey Gilbert, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer
Sir Jeffrey Gilbert (1674-1726), English barrister, judge and author, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland and England from 1725 until his death. circa 1710s

The harbour viewed from the Wharf, St Ives, Cornwall, with fishing boats -- one of a great series of studies of the town. 1954

Mother and son on St Ives beach -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Icicles hanging. circa 1952

Society lady in black sparkly dress
Society lady in a black sparkly dress with an abstract painting behind her. circa 1955

At the Play, Henry Irving at The Lyceum, London (key)
Illustration, At the Play (key). On the stage of the Lyceum Theatre, London, is Henry Irving, probably in the role of Hamlet

King John - title page - Arthur pleads with Hubert not to kill him. 1862

King Lear - title page - Lear and Cordelia. 1862

Henry VI Part I - title page - Talbot and the Countess of Auvergne. 1862

Henry VI Part II - title page - Jack Cade, rebel leader. 1862

Henry V - title page - with his army in France. 1862

Henry V - army on horseback. 1862

Henry IV Part I - title page - Falstaff and Prince Hal. 1862

Coriolanus - title page - with Volumnia, Virgilia and Young Martius. 1862

The Comedy of Errors - title page - exorcism scene. 1862

As You Like It - title page - Phoebe and Silvius, shepherdess and shepherd. 1862

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