Hope Collection (page 3)

Scenes from the Congo, Africa, 1820
A great man carried by slaves in a palanquin 43, men striking a bargain by breaking a leaf 44, and escaped slave Simmons meeting his father 45. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Deepdene, Surrey, the seat of banker Thomas Hope
Deepdene, Surrey, the seat of banker and author Thomas Hope. House and gardens remodeled by Regency architect William Atkinson

Park entrance to Sion House or Syon House, Isleworth, seat of the Duke of Northumberland, with gardens designed by Capability Brown

Captain Newcome is shaved roughly on the Equator in
Captain Newcome is shaved roughly before being dunked in a tub of bilge water on the Equator. A sailor dressed as Neptune holds a trident and sits on a throne on a gun carriage

Kitsch French Postcard with a representation of Charity. Date: circa 1910s

Kitsch French Postcard with a representation of Hope. Date: circa 1910s

Ship & lighthouse on a greeting card depicting hope for good things to happen in the New Year. Date: circa 1920

Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. circa 1840

A scene from Escapade, with Luise Rainer on the right
A scene from Escapade (1935), with Luise Rainer on the right and Laura Hope Crews (seated left). The identity of the thrid woman in the middle is not known

Medallions and mounted pieces
Medallions with nymph, Calliope as Hope, Cupid on a swan, and Cupid shaping his bow. Mounted pieces including gold box with cameo of Catherine II, buckle with Bonnie Prince Charlie

Sparaxis variegata (Sparaxis orchidiflora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1825

Sparaxis grandiflora, native to Cape of Good Hope. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1825

Sea fan, sea moss and sea fir corals
Fine coral from the Cape of Good Hope 1, sea fan, Keratophyton album 2, sea moss, Fucus longifoliis simbriatus 3, sea moss, Lichenastrum 4, and sea fir, Sertularia pennata 5

Syringodea pulchella. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe, Ghent, Belgium

Jungle geranium and yellow oleander
Jungle geranium, Ixora coccinea, and yellow oleander, Thevetia neriifolia, Cascabela thevetia. Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden

Magnolia pterocarpa extinct. Liriodendron grandilfora. Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope, Breidenbach Co

Tuberose, Polianthus tuberosa
Tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa (Polianthus tuberosa.). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope, Breidenbach Co

Poem with floral border of ukshi and trumpet vine
Poem with floral border of ukshi, Getonia floribunda, and trumpet vine, Campsis radicans. (Getonia mutans, Bignonia radicans)

Indian lotus, Nelumbo nucifera (Nelumbium speciosum). Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope, Breidenbach Co, Dusseldorf

Tamarind and red passionflower
Tamarind, Tamarindus indica, and red passionflower, Passiflora racemosa (Passiflora princeps). Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden

Calligraphic title page with wreath of flowers. Tinted lithograph from Emily Edens Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope, Breidenbach Co, Dusseldorf, 1860s

Southern ostrich, Struthio camelus australis. (Black ostrich from the Cape of Good Hope). From a specimen in the possession of Thomas Pennant

Cape of Good Hope crinum, Crinum bulbispermum (Crinum capense). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

Advert, Reid McFarlane & Co Ltd, Manufacturers, Glasgow
Advert for Reid McFarlane & Co Ltd, Manufacturers, Hyde Park Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Royal Oak pub, Bayswater, London
Royal Oak pub, Bayswater, West London, with Hope Brothers and a horse-drawn bus on the right. Date: circa 1905

Royal Oak pub, Porchester Road, Bayswater, London
Royal Oak pub, Porchester Road, Bayswater, West London, with Hope Brothers on the right. Date: circa 1905

The Fishermans Dream

Sister Hope Creche, Greek Street, London
A nurse sits by a baby in its cradle at the Sister Hope Creche, Lincoln House, Greek Street, London. Date: circa 1896

Hope & Anchor pub, Lisson Grove, Marylebone, London
Hope & Anchor pub, 9 Earl Street (on the corner with Dukes Mews), Lisson Grove, Marylebone, London. Date: circa 1908

Cartoon, Hope told a Flattering Tale. 19th century

Birthday card, Hope your birthdays a Smash Hit! 20th century

In front of the grave well in Lourdes, France. circa 1898

HM Terrible, cruiser, en route to the Cape of Good Hope in 1899. 1899

A South African Cape of Good Hope Caffre Chief. circa 1850s

Elizabeth Hope, known as Elizabeth d Esperance, materialises the spirit of Leila Date: 1855 - 1919

Easter Greetings postcard - Faith hanging on to her belief
circa 1905

A couple strolling along Hope Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - snapped in classic walking photograph style... 1931

Photograph of Anchor & Hope PH, Stansted, Essex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

DOYLE IN SPIRIT PHOTO2
Conan Doyles image turns up in a spirit photo done by Charles Hope (1863-1933). The sitter is mrs Harold Cook of Shrewsbury. Date: 29 September 1930

HOPE GROUP PHOTO
Conan Doyle (head tilted on left) is one of a group of psychical researchers who, when photographed by Charles Hope, turn out to have a spirit visitor. Date: 1920s ?

DOYLE IN SPIRIT PHOTO
Conan Doyles image turns up in a spirit photo done by Charles Hope (1863-1933). Hope was frequently accused of fraud, so this photograph may not be genuine. Date: 1920s

MEXICANS, MOUNTAIN LION
Three Mexicans encounter a mountain lion, and hope that their gun, backed by two daggers, will save them from its claws and jaw. Date: 1880

DICKENS / THE CHIMES
Trotty Veck - a poor ticket porter whose outlook is converted from despair to hope by the spirits of the chimes on New Years Eve. Date: First published: 1844

PHOTO OF BOY LATE 19C
Photograph of a little boy, possibly Vincent Hope Davenport, standing on a chair in the photographers studio: he wears a mourning sash round his waist. Date: late 19th century

MOTHER & BABY C1890 MOTHER & BABY C1890
Vincent Hope Davenport, age three months, in his white christening robes: his mother holds him. Date: circa 1890

BABY LYING DOWN C1890
Vincent Hope Davenport, age three months, posing for a studio photograph in his white christening robes. Date: circa 1890

Elegant Ladies in Shower
Two elegant Parisiennes are caught in a shower : let us hope that their robes dapres- midi by Doeuillet are not irrecoverably ruined ! Date: 1913

The Distresst Poet
A distresst poet writes the verses which will, he hopes, bring him enough money to buy new clothes, food and drink, and enable him to move to somewhat better accommodation. Date: circa 1750

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