Honour Collection (page 8)

Lubov Tschernicheva by Madame Yevonde
Lubov Tschernicheva (1890-1976) by Madame Yevonde. She was a Russian ballerina, a member of Diaghilevs Ballets Russes. Seen here as one of the Maids of Honour in Las Meninas

Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, First Earl of Beaconsfield

Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm discarding uniforms, WW1
Cartoon showing Kaiser Wilhelm II discarding the uniforms and orders he has previously received from Britain, now that the First World War has started

American patriotic postcard, commemorating the civil war. Honour the Brave! 1861- 1865 Date: 1908

Roll of awards in hall of French chateau, Western Front, WW1
The roll of awards for the Victoria Cross in the hall of a French chateau on the Western Front during World War One. The names are Fleming-Sands, Hallowes and Bennett. Date: circa 1916

The Debutantes Birthday Ball - Queen Charlotte s
Scenes at Grosvenor House for Queen Charlottes Ball, the pinnacle of the Season for a debutante by the 1950s, showing the girls arriving in their white dresses

Rosa Bonheur - French Artist
Rosa Bonheur, born Marie-Rosalie Bonheur, (18221899) - French animaliere, realist artist, and sculptor. Date: 1882

SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS, Presentation casket
The casket enclosing the scroll granting the freedom of the City of London to SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS(1821 - 1905), benefactor who founded the Young Mens Christian Association. Date: 1894

Amedee Courbet - French Naval Admiral
Anatole-Amedee-Prosper Courbet (18271885) - French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin campaign (18836) and the Sino-French War (1884-5). Date: 1880

Leopold II, Margrave of Austria from 1075. Date: c 1055-1096

Queen Victoria leaving Leeds Town Hall
The visit of Queen Victoria to Leeds : Her Majesty leaving the Town Hall after the inaugural ceremony in the interior. A guard of honour are in the foreground of the picture

Edward VII at Leopardstown, Ireland
The Royal Irish Constabulary salute King Edward VII at Leopardstown, Dublin, on the Royal visit to Ireland. His Majesty inspects the Guard of Honour. Date: 1907

Israel Tel Aviv
Rothschild Avenue, named in honour of the banking family who did much to further the establishing of a Jewish state in Palestine. Date: 1925

King at the Front 1916
George V (with the Prince of Wales and General Haig), passing through the Lancer Guard of Honour to greet President Poincaire of France in 1916. Date: 1916

Native Canadian Worship
Native Canadians honour their deity Quitchi Manitou (variously spelt) with a huge sacrificial pyre topped with valuable goods which they hope will appease him. Date: 18th century

Deity of Hunting
Native Americans honour their god of hunting with ritual ceremonies involving sacrifice, trusting that this will ensure them success in future expeditions. Date: 1737

MISS PRICE lady of the court of Charles II, maid of honour to queen Catherine of Braganza. But no one seems to know her first name. Date: CIRCA 1660

Contessa Oldi - 1
CONTESSA OLDI Lady-of-Honour to Queen Caroline, wife of George (IV), a witness at her trial. Date: CIRCA 1815 - 1821

Contessa Oldi - 2
CONTESSA OLDI Lady-of-Honour to Queen Caroline, wife of George (IV), a witness at her trial. Date: CIRCA 1815 - 1821

Graf Von Montgelas
MAXIMILIAN JOSEPH, graf von MONTGELAS, Bavarian statesman, minister of foreign affairs and of finances AND of the interior, earning the Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour. Date: 1759 - 1838

Sir John Lawrence Honour
SIR JOHN LAIRD MAIR LAWRENCE Military commander and governor-general of India, depicted receiving an address at Williss Rooms, London, 1859. Date: 1811 - 1879

WW1 - Roll of Honour - space to fill in the blanks
WW1 - Roll of Honour with space to fill in the blanks. " Draw me not without reason. Sheath me not without honour." Date: circa 1916

St. Pauls, London - 1st Remebrance Day - 2 minutes silence
On 11th November 1919, the first anniversary of Armistice day, the Britsh nation, in response to an invitation by King George V

King George V and mounted honour guard - Windsor Great Park Date: circa 1912

The Western Qing tombs, Yi County, Hebei Province, China
The Main stone Gateway leading to the Western Qing tombs, Yi County, Hebei Province, Peoples Republic of China. Site of the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Date: circa 1905

Montevideo, Uruguay - Liberty Statue on Plaza Cagancha. The honour guard of three ceremonial horseman seem to have been added later, or else are very, very small specimens.... Date: circa 1907

Funeral of Edward VII - Gun Carriage Cortege at Paddington
Funeral of Edward VII - Gun Carriage Cortege entering Paddington Station, London - Friday, 20th May 1910. From there, a train conveyed the mourners to Windsor. Date: 1910

Circassian Rider - Part of the Royal Honour Guard. Date: circa 1910s

WW1 Allies - In Honour Bound
WW1 Allies Flags - With Malice toward none, with Justice to all - In Honour Bound. Date: circa 1915

The Delhi Coronation Durbar - King Emperor at Kings Gate
The Delhi Coronation Durbar on 12th December 1911 - The State entry of the King Emperor through the Kings Gate. Date: 1911

Magistrate at Bow Street Magistrates Court, London. Date: 1892

Murree, Pakistan - Home of the Lieutenant Governor
The home of The Kothi, His Honour the Lieutenant Governor of Peshawar, Nahia Gall, Murree (a hill station, summer resort and the administrative centre of Murree Tehsil, Pakistan). Date: circa 1910s

Washington and the cherry tree
Postcard celebrating Washingtons birthday - USA. Apocryphal stories about Washingtons childhood include the story that he chopped down his fathers cherry tree and admitted the deed when questioned

King Edward VII lying in state in Westminster Abbey, May 1910. An estimated 700, 000 people passed through the Hall to pay their respects. Date: 1910

World War One - France - Legion of Honour
National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Lez© on d honneur) - " How it is won". Patriotic French postcard of World War One era. Date: circa 1917

Vietnam - Hue - Nam-Giao Festival - Traditional Music
Traditional Music being performed on the 2nd Mound at the Nam Giao Festival, Hue, Vietnam - a ceremony held in honour of the earth and sky. Date: circa 1926

Vietnam - Hue - Nam-Giao Festival - Imperial Chair
Carrying the Imperial Chair at the Nam Giao Festival, Hue, Vietnam - a ceremony held in honour of the earth and sky. Date: circa 1926

Vietnam - Hue - Nam-Giao Festival - Flautists
Parade of Flautists at the Nam Giao Festival, Hue, Vietnam - a ceremony held in honour of the earth and sky. Date: circa 1926

The funeral of Manfred von Richthofen at Bertangles Cemetery, France, on 22 April 1918. No 3 Squadron AFC officers were pallbearers and other ranks from the squadron acted as a guard of honour

Royal Aeronautical Society luncheon
The official luncheon by the Royal Aeronautical Society, Royal Aero Club and the Society of British Aircraft Constructors in honour of Mrs Mollison at the Park Lane Hotel, London, 19 December 1932

The Hon Esmond Harmsworth the son of Lord Rothermere
The Hon Esmond Harmsworth, the son of Lord Rothermere, presents Amy Johnson with the Daily Mail cheque for 10, 000 and a gold cup from the youth of Great Britain at a luncheon in her honour at

Spain (1900). Spanish American Social and Economic

ITALY. Bergamo. Malpaga Castle. Detail of a painting series which depicts the tournament celebrated in Malpaga Castle to honour Christian I of Denmark, 1474. Fresco

Chasseur of the Godoys honour guard, of His Majestys armies. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo de Historia

General Franco
Francisco Franco (first line, fourth left side) and Jos頍 illᮭ Astray (at his right) during the ceremony giving the Legions sabre of honour. Ministry of the War in Madrid, 1927

Shimbyu - Rangoon - Offerings by family to the monastery. Pungyi robes are woven and dyed in a single night, great honour gained by those completing theirs first

USA Medals 4
USA Medal of Honour (Navy) Date: early 20th century

Lindbergh / In France
Charles Augustus Lindbergh with President Doumergue of France and Ambassador Herrick. Lindbergh has just been presented with the Cross of the Legion of Honour. Date: 1927

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