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Hand Collection (page 6)

Background imageHand Collection: Cartoon portrait, Charles Kelly, performer

Cartoon portrait, Charles Kelly, performer
Cartoon portrait, Charles Clavering Wardell Kelly (1839-1885), actor and journalist -- a sound actor. 1884

Background imageHand Collection: Fine Hand Hackling and Sorting Yarn in a Spinning Mill

Fine Hand Hackling and Sorting Yarn in a Spinning Mill - an interior shot showing a man hackling flax by hand at a bench by a window. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageHand Collection: Dinah Craik (1826-1887). Engraving. Colored

Dinah Craik (1826-1887). Engraving. Colored
Dinah Craik (1826-1887). English novelist and poet. Engraving in The Iberian Illustration, 1888. Colored

Background imageHand Collection: Saint James the Greater by Jusepe Ribera

Saint James the Greater by Jusepe Ribera
Jusepe Ribera (1591-1652). Spanish painter. Saint James the Greater. 1631. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageHand Collection: John Gill, Churchman

John Gill, Churchman
JOHN GILL English Baptist churchman, pen in hand. Date: 1697 - 1771

Background imageHand Collection: Tango Dress Trailing

Tango Dress Trailing
If shes not careful, she is going to get her feet caught up in that trailing dress of hers... Date: 1914

Background imageHand Collection: Cyanoramphos unicolor, Antipodes parakeet

Cyanoramphos unicolor, Antipodes parakeet
Plate 25 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph. Date: 1832

Background imageHand Collection: Booths bone china flared beaker

Booths bone china flared beaker. Hand-enamelled transfer. Portrait of Britannia entitled The Flag which never comes down. Royal Coat of Arms on reverse. Commemorative Ware

Background imageHand Collection: The German as a grenadier 1918

The German as a grenadier 1918
Two distinct kinds of grenades were used by the Germans in World War One, these were namely, those which rely on explosive effect alone, and those which supplement by bursting into fragments

Background imageHand Collection: Print Users Yearbook -- red-haired woman

Print Users Yearbook -- red-haired woman
Print Users Yearbook -- a red-haired woman in a skimpy costume, with a long scarf billowing from each hand. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageHand Collection: Family Day Out

Family Day Out
A little boy and his sister try to sail a toy boat on the Serpentine. Luckily Dad is there to give them a helping hand with a stick. Date: mid 1960s

Background imageHand Collection: Alex. Ledru-Rollin

Alex. Ledru-Rollin
ALEXANDRE AUGUSTE LEDRU-ROLLIN French statesman with his hand in his coat in the Napoleonic manner... Date: 1807 - 1874

Background imageHand Collection: Sterna albifrons, little tern

Sterna albifrons, little tern
Plate 73 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHand Collection: Passer domesticus, house sparrow

Passer domesticus, house sparrow
Plate 32 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHand Collection: Podiceps cristatus, great crested grebe

Podiceps cristatus, great crested grebe
Plate 38 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHand Collection: Carduelis spinus, Eurasian siskin

Carduelis spinus, Eurasian siskin
Plate 37 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHand Collection: Bucephala clangula, common goldeneye

Bucephala clangula, common goldeneye
Plate 31 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHand Collection: Motacilla flava thunbergi, yellow wagtail

Motacilla flava thunbergi, yellow wagtail
Plate 4 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHand Collection: Psittacula krameri manillensis, Indian ringneck parakeet (Lu

Psittacula krameri manillensis, Indian ringneck parakeet (Lu
Plate 33 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHand Collection: Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan

Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan
Plate 10 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHand Collection: Semioptera wallacei, standardwing

Semioptera wallacei, standardwing
Plate 52, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Supplementary volume, (1840-1848)

Background imageHand Collection: Vermivora bachmanii, Bachmans warbler

Vermivora bachmanii, Bachmans warbler
Plate 185 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageHand Collection: A Swell Hand-Out

A Swell Hand-Out
Comic illustration showing two naughty little monkeys in pyjamas tricking Father Christmas (Gran pop the orang utan) with a bottomless stocking. Date: 20th century

Background imageHand Collection: Cortis on Ordinary

Cortis on Ordinary
Noted cyclist H L Cortis on a 59-inch (1.5 m) Invincible Ordinary, given a helping hand by his trainer

Background imageHand Collection: Crescent and Hand

Crescent and Hand
CRESCENT AND HAND TALISMAN an emblem of hospitality

Background imageHand Collection: The Invasions of England and Ireland With al [sic] their Civ

The Invasions of England and Ireland With al [sic] their Civ
Map: The Invasions of England and Ireland With al [sic] their Civill [sic] Wars since the Conquest Corn Danckertsz sculpsit [London] George Humble, 1627 (c)

Background imageHand Collection: The Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland

The Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland
Hand coloured. Image of distinctive columnic rocks by the sea - probably Giants Causeway.. Part of Box 365, Miscellaneous Part 1, Boswell collection. Slide number 7. Date: circa 1900

Background imageHand Collection: Tringa ochropus, green sandpiper

Tringa ochropus, green sandpiper
Plate 56 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHand Collection: Loxia pytyopsittacus, parrot crossbill

Loxia pytyopsittacus, parrot crossbill
Plate 46 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHand Collection: Phalacrocorax carbo, great cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo, great cormorant
Plate 52 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHand Collection: Tringa glareola, wood sandpiper

Tringa glareola, wood sandpiper
Plate 57 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHand Collection: Ciconia ciconia, European white stork

Ciconia ciconia, European white stork
Plate 30 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHand Collection: Melanerpes erythrocephalus, red-headed woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus, red-headed woodpecker
Plate 20, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Background imageHand Collection: Mimus polyglottos, northern mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos, northern mockingbird
Plate 27, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Background imageHand Collection: Plate 327 from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Ed

Plate 327 from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Ed
Plate 328, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 3 (1764). Annotated Brasilian saw-billed roller

Background imageHand Collection: Coccyzus americanus, yellow-billed cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus, yellow-billed cuckoo
Plate 2 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved by W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, retouched by R. Havell & Son, London

Background imageHand Collection: Coccyzus erythropthalmus, black-billed cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus, black-billed cuckoo
Plate 32 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageHand Collection: Haliaetus leucocephalus, bald eagle

Haliaetus leucocephalus, bald eagle
Plate 31 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageHand Collection: Parus bicolor, tufted titmouse

Parus bicolor, tufted titmouse
Plate 39 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageHand Collection: Aphelocoma coerulescens, Florida scrub jay

Aphelocoma coerulescens, Florida scrub jay
Plate 87 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageHand Collection: Campephilus principalis, ivory-billed woodpecker

Campephilus principalis, ivory-billed woodpecker
Plate 16, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby. Size: 380 x 255 mm

Background imageHand Collection: Fulica americana, American coot

Fulica americana, American coot
Plate 239 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageHand Collection: Commodore Matthew C. Perry, three-quarter length portrait, s

Commodore Matthew C. Perry, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing slightly left with left hand resting on sword. Date between 1854 and 1858

Background imageHand Collection: Pierrot & pierette in red

Pierrot & pierette in red
Pierrot kisses the hand of pierrette on a balcony. Date: 1902

Background imageHand Collection: Strike action, with London trams at a standstill

Strike action, with London trams at a standstill
The scene near the Elephant and Castle, London, with a continuous line of double-decker trams all heading in the direction of London Bridge during the 1911 strike. 1911

Background imageHand Collection: Metropolitan Police officers, Wapping High Street, London

Metropolitan Police officers, Wapping High Street, London
Two Metropolitan Police officers wheeling a Bischoffsheim hand ambulance along Wapping High Street, East London, much to the interest of children, as there is a man lying inside

Background imageHand Collection: Silhouette of an elderly man with a glass of beer

Silhouette of an elderly man with a glass of beer in his hand, sitting under a tree. An advertisement for Worthington beer

Background imageHand Collection: Old Bailey Dome

Old Bailey Dome
The dome of the Old Bailey, topped by the magnificent gold statue of Justice, holding a sword in one hand and weighing scales in the other. Date: early 1930s



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