Hardy Collection (page 3)

Londons Coronation Visitors, from Poster-Land by Hassall
Cartoon by John Hassall illustrating visitors to London to see the 1902 Coronation of Edward VII all as characters from famous posters

Dudley Hardy (1867 - 1922), English painter and illustrator best known for his famous posters featuring the Gaiety girls. Caricature by J. H

John Hassall (1868 - 1948), prolific and hugely successful artist and designer, best known for his poster creations including the famous " Skegness is so Bracing" poster

Gaiety Girl
Theatre poster promoting Gaiety Girl. Artist: Dudley Hardy Date: 1908

A fairy ring
Young girl watching a circle of small elves dancing. Date: circa 1915

A scene from The Devil?s Brother (Fra Diavolo)
A scene from Laurel and Hardys The Devil?s Brother (Fra Diavolo) with Thelma Todd and Dennis King, (1933). The costumes may have been designed by Dolly Tree. Date: 1933

Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940). Date: 1940

Poster, The J. P. from the Strand Theatre, London
Poster, The J.P. from the Strand Theatre, London. 1898

Sketch - Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies as Tess of D Urbervilles
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph of actress Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies in the role of Tess of the D Urbervilles in the stage version of Thomas Hardys novel

Front cover of How to be Happy though Married, E J Hardy
Colour front cover of How to be Happy though Married, Being a Handbook to Marriage by Reverend E J Hardy. Published by T Fisher Unwin, London, 1885. Date: 1885

Poster, The Chieftain, Savoy Theatre, London
Poster, The Chieftain, by F C Burnand and Arthur Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London. 1894

Market Place, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. circa 1900

Hardy Patent Pick Co. patent hand boring machine 1890s
Patent hand boring machine, for rock and coal, produced by Hardy Patent Pick Co, works in Sheffield. Date: 1890s

Hardy Patent Pick Co. bone grinder 1890s
The Devil, Disintegrator, bone grinder and mixer. This machine will grind to powder, granulate or shed any material, animal and vegetable, wet or dry at one operation. Date: 1890s

A lady getting into her car
Pretty lady in a frilly long dress about to step into her open-top car. Date: 1902

A lady on a punt
A lady posing on a punt in the river. Date: 1902

A lady at the races
Haughty lady with walking stick posing at a horse-racing meeting. Date: 1902

Woolbridge Manor House, Wool, Dorset and the bridge over the River Frome - the setting for part of Thomas Hardys Tess of the d Urbervilles, where it is mentioned as as Wellbridge House

THOMAS HARDY (COBURN)
THOMAS HARDY Wessex writer Date: 1840 - 1928

Girl in daisy costume and matching hat, holdings posy of daisies. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1905

Christmas Girl by Florence Hardy
A little girl wearing a festive red fur-trimmed coat, hat and muff rather reminiscent of Father Christmas, poses in the snow making a picturesque winter scene. Date: c.1920

Social - Moreton Dorset
A typical village lane at Moreton, Dorset, model for the village near Talbothays in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the dUrbervilles Date: 1906

Wessex - Moreton - Talbothay
Wessex scenery: Moreton, Dorset, model for the village near Talbothays in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the dUrbervilles Date: 1906

WESSEX / PUDDLETOWN 1906
Wessex scenery: Puddletown, Dorset, model for Weatherbury in Thomas Hardys novel Far From the Madding Crowd Date: 1906

PUDDLETOWN / DORSET / 1906
Puddletown, Dorset (the model for Weatherbury in Thomas Hardys novel, Far From the Madding Crowd) Date: 1906

Dorset - Bere Regis - 1906
Dorset scenery: Bere Regis - Kingsbere in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the dUrbervilles Date: 1906

Dorset - Moreton - Talbothay
Dorset scenery: Moreton - the village near Talbothays in Thomas Hardys Tess of the dUrbervilles Date: 1906

Blackmore Vale - Wessex
Blackmore Vale, Dorset: the setting for one of the episodes in Thomas Hardys novel, Jude the Obscure Date: 1906

THOMAS HARDY / STINSFORD
THOMAS HARDY Stinsford Church, Dorset, where the Hardy family are buried Date: 1848 - 1928

The Circling Year
January. Bucolic scenes from English country life throughout the year. Artist: Evelyn Stuart Hardy. Date: 1904

The Brass Bottle, a farcical play by F Anstey, at the Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone, previously at The Vaudeville Theatre, Mr Arthur Hardys Company

Farmer, Staffordshire
Portrait of a farm worker in Staffordshire in winter. He has a craggy face, a large nose and wears a woolly hat pulled down over his ears Date: 1988

Boy & girl sitting on the moon
Fantasy image of boy and girl sitting on a crescent moon with 8 robins in attendance amidst a winter scene. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: circa 1914

High Street, Sutton, Surrey
High Street, Sutton, near Croydon, Surrey, England. Showing the Christmas Show Week Celebrations. Also the shop/premises of Walsh Drapers, The Victoria Wine Company and Freeman Hardy Willis Date: 1908

Iris Reticulata and Crocus Chrysanthus
Two spring flowers growing alongside each other. The Iris Reticulata (left), an early flowering hardy perennial of the Iridaceae family, with purple flowers

Children Dancing by Florence Hardy
A dancing lesson. A young girl instructs three other young boys how to dance

Photograph of Admiral Hardy PH, Greenwich, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Christmas Card - Dutch children posting cards
Christmas Card - A Right Merry Xmas To You - Dutch children posting cards in the snow. early 20th century

Mr. Heywood Hill and Lady Anne Gathorne-Hardy
George Heywood Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hill of Great Orchard, Bignor, Sussex and owner of the bookshop at 10 Curzon Street, together with his wife-to-be Lady Anne Gathorne-Hardy. 1937

Birthplace of Thomas Hardy, Higher Bockhampton, Dorset
Birthplace of the poet and novelist Thomas Hardy, a thatched cottage at Higher Bockhampton, near Dorchester, Dorset. 1912

Aerial view of Place de France, Casablanca, Morocco, with the Galeries Lafayette de Paris (department store) and the Vox Cinema, showing a Laurel and Hardy film. Date: circa 1930

Procession, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Lancashire
Procession, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, near Stretford, Lancashire, England. Showing W Beardow - Shoe & Bootmaker ands Gregson - Gents Outfitter, Hatter & Hosier Date: 1910s

Kissing couple observed, by Florence Hardy
A kissing couple dressed in 18th century costume are spied on over a wall by six children. Date: early 20th century

Queen Street, Oxford, England - some very fine examples of shop advertisements and various forms of signage in evidence. Date: circa 1910s

Wessex / Wareham / Anglebury
Wessex scenery: Wareham, Dorset, model for Anglebury in Thomas Hardys short story The Withered Arm - distant view Date: 1906

A young boy gives a rose to his love by Florence Hardy
For you it is a rose, ah me! It is my heart. A young boy gives a red rose to his love as a token of affection

None but the brave deserve the fair by Florence Hardy
None but the brave deserve the fair. Little boy summons up the courage to give the pretty girl he likes a bunch of flowers

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