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King George VI at his desk in naval uniform, 1942King George VI (1895 - 1952), pictured writing at his desk in Buckingham Palace wearing naval uniform in May 1942. An exclusive photographic sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News
Piltdown Man article- The most ancient inhabitant of EnglandThe most ancient inhabitant of England: the newly found Sussex Man. A page from the Illustrated London News by W.P Pycraft, examining the parallels between the Piltdown Man skull and jaw
Examples of mimicry among butterfliesPlate from On the lepidoptera of the Amazon Valley. Transactions of the Linnean Society, by H.W. Bates, 1862
BeetlesDouble page spread of pencil and watercolour sketches of beetles by Henry Walter Bates
H. W. Bates illustrated notebookPlate 7 from a notebook of Henry W. Bates (1825-92) relating to the insect fauna of the Amazon Valley or DRW, 1851-1854
BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898). Lysistrata" BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898). Lysistrata. 1896. Lysistrata defending the Acropolis. Drawing of the Aristophanes play " Lysistrata" edition illustrated by Beardsley (411 BC)
Balloon and parachute lecture, Charles Green
The Great Train Robbery- train robber leaps to freedomPage from The Illustrated London News, reporting on the latest episode in the Great Train Robbery saga. Ronnie Biggs and other prisoners leaps to freedom over Wandsworth Gaol wall
The Illustrated London News, 1940Page from the Illustrated London News describing the heroism of Lieutenant Robert Davies(1900-1975), who received the George Cross for commanding the bomb disposal unit which saved St
The Great Train Robbery- commando raid frees train robberFront page of The Illustrated London News reporting on the latest episode in the Great Train Robbery saga. As Ronald Biggs clambers with there other prisoners over Wandsworth Gaol wall
Illustrated London News 1979, Thatcher and CallaghanFront cover of the Illustrated London News, May 1979 featuring portraits of James Callaghan, Labour leader and incumbent Prime Minister and Tory Party Leader, Margaret Thatcher
The Twelve Days of Christmas, illustrated by Leslie Wood
Hampton Court Palace, by Sir Hugh Maxwell CassonA watercolour and pen painting of Hampton Court Palace, London. The Illustrated London News featured a long running series of paintings of Londons architecture by Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson during
Sketches of Cricket in India, 1890A series of sketches by an English Cavalry Officer of a game of cricket played between an Indian College and British Officers, in India, 1890
Silver-grey Dorking hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by O.F. Cresswell and first prize winner at Ashford, second prize winner at Birmingham 1872
Old Japanese Matchbox label with a sailing boat made by Meikousha in Hiogo (Hyogo) in Japan for the Swedish market Date: c. 1910s
The Merry Wives of Windsor - title page - Anne Page and Slender, an inept and unsuccessful suitor. 1862
Advert for Happy New Year Costume Ball 31st December 1925Black and white advertisement in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 28th November 1925 for the Happy New Year Costume Ball at the Albert Hall on 21st December 1925
Cover design, The Mothers Picture AlphabetCover design in blue and gold, The Mothers Picture Alphabet, dedicated by Her Majestys Permission to HRH the Princess Beatrice, designed by Henry Anelay, engraved by James Johnston. Date: circa 1860
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Stories from Puppyland. Mr Terrier, proud father of ten puppies, smokes his pipe and reads his newspaper. Date: 1904
Mongrel puppy tempted by his masters shoes. Date: 1914
Lance-Corporal Jarvis in Great War Deeds, WW1Lance-Corporal Charles A Jarvis of the Royal Engineers, winning the Victoria Cross by fixing a firing charge for the demolition of a bridge, under heavy fire
Green and pink seeds of nutmeg and mace, Myristica fragrans Houtt.. Color-printed woodblock engraving by Kan en Iwasaki from Honzo Zufu, an Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants, 1884
Suffragette Imps become Suffragists. Cartoon Imps who featured in Ideas Penny Illustrated Weekly are seen behaving as wild suffragettes
A Memorial Notice of Julian Gould, D Company, 16th Battalion Middlesex Regiment. k.i.a. 30th May 1917 near Monchy-le-Preux aged 25 years. This book was privately printed by his father, Frederick J
Norman Cyril Jackson, V. C winnerWarrant Officer Norman Cyril Jackson(1919-1994), Victoria Cross winner, as he appeared in the Illustrated London News, 1945
A most stupendous basking shark caught within one league ofAdvertising flyer for the public exhibition in London of a basking shark caught in Brighton
PATON, Sir Joseph Noel (1821-1901). The Ancient Mariner. One of the depictions of the edition illustrated by Noel Paton of
Titanic - Lord Mersey, head of inquiry into the disasterFront cover of the Illustrated London News featuring a portrait of Mr Justice Bigham, Lord Mersey who was appointed as chairman of the Court of Inquiry into the Titanic disaster. Date: 1912
The universality of car ownershipAn illustration depicting the universality of car ownership in 1926, by showing a large and a small car both made by Austin
Young New Zealand. John Bull is riding an out-dated penny farthing while Young New Zealand has a modern bicycle. New Zealand gave women the vote in 1893. Illustrated by Joan Harvey Drew
Unruly Oval cricket crowdImpatient cricket spectators gather near the square at the Oval during an interruption in play in the match between Surrey and Yorkshire
An ammunition column passing through Ypres, 1917. Captain Gilbert Holiday, Royal Field Artillery (1879-1937). Holidays Early Life Was Spent In St
Illustrated political chart, a cartoon of American politics and the Tapeworm Party. Print shows James G. Blaine as the head of a tapeworm made up of various government scandals over a map of
Market Reports Illustrated - Unexpected fruit supply clearedMarket Reports Illustrated - Fruit, an unexpected supply was rapidly cleared! A fallen basket of apples is swiftly cleared up by lucky pedestrians! Date: circa 1905
Racing Illustrated - Putting on the Stakes A jolly French Chef working in a large restaurant kitchen puts an order of beef steaks under the grill. One could say this card was medium rare
Sport & Country nameplate with racecourseNameplate for The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, Sport & Country magazine from 6th July 1955, featuring a colourful racecourse illustration. Date: 6th July 1955
The Terrace, Windsor Castle, by Sir Hugh Maxwell CassonA watercolour and pen painting of the Terrace, Windsor Castle, London. The Illustrated London News featured a long running series of paintings of Londons architecture by Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson
Benjamin Bovill, c. 1824Illustrated portrait of Benjamin Bovill, the English merchant, c.1824. Date: 11 October 1890
American Anti-Aircraft Guns near London; Second World War, 1Illustration showing an American anti-aircraft unit firing at enemy bombers, during a German raid on London in 1944. The gun shown is a 90-mm weapon
Farmworker Takes BreakA British farmworker and his dog take a well-earned break from the plough
Reluctant Schoolboy 19CA reluctant schoolboy is dragged to school by his mother
Morris / Kelmscott StudyWILLIAM MORRIS English writers study at Kelmscott House, Hammersmith, in 1901 Date: 1834 - 1896
White Girl in India 1901A little white girl gives a scripture lesson to an Asian woman, with the aid of an illustrated bible
Madeira Picture PageA page from The Illustrated London News featuring a photograph of Madeira Bay and adverts for Silvo plate polish and Colgates dental cream
The First Iln Front PageThe Illustrated London News The front page of the first issue
Alphabet / M for MiserM - was a miser, who hoarded up gold
Cooks Nile Service, Ps TewfikAn illustrated cover of a passenger list for Cooks Nile Steamer Tewfik -- two Egyptian scenes with people, a sphinx, pyramids and palm trees