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Programme cover for Come to the Show, UK, 1930s Date: 1930s
Summer Holidays in the British IslesCover illustration for Summer Holidays in the British Isles, with Cooks World Travel Service, showing an English seaside resort, with a sandy beach, sailing boats on the sea, a pier and a blue sky
Moonlight Becomes You by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
April 1952 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
December 1952 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
A Trinity House Lightship, early 20th centuryIllustration of a Trinity House lightship, from The Sphere, 24th November 1913
Exotic dancer by Rene BullA stylised illustration by Rene Bull (1872-1942) showing a scantily clad exotic dancer in a beautiful garden hanging with fruits
Browned Off by David Wright, showing a model seated with her legs over a chair. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Front cover from The SketchFront cover illustration from The Sketch showing a couple relaxing on the beach
The Adventure of the Second Stain, Sherlock HolmesThe Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Second Stain, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " The Premier snatched the blue envelope from his hand." Date: 1904
Illustration, Clicko the pink cockatoo, sitting on his perch. Date: 1912
Dillenia ornataIllustration from Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (1829-30) by Nathaniel Wallich. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Nymphaea sp. water lilyWatercolour No. 15 by Walter Hood Fitch, c. mid-1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Bombycilla cedrorum, cedar waxwingPlate 43 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
Sturnella magna, eastern meadowlarkPlate 136 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
Fucus radiatus, kelp
Grey-rumped Tree SwiftIllustration of a Grey-rumped Tree Swift by William Swainson (1789-1855)
Pipistrellus pipistrellus, common pipistrellePlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Kelloways Stone
Tropaeolum sp. nasturtiumPlate 42 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Damascena coccinea, portland rosePainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) from Les Roses Vol. 1, 1817. Illustration entitled Rosier de Portland./
Egretta garzetta, little egretA watercolour by James Hope Stewart, c. 1825-35. From Sir William Jardines The Naturalists Library
Continental Drift5 diagrams illustrating the positions of the continents 380 mya, 200 mya, 135 mya, 50 mya and the present
The Borrowers
Teddy Bear (with hidden objects)
Peter Pan and Wendy. From Playhour (1958-59)
Victorias WeddingIllustration showing Queen Victorias Wedding
Programme cover for London Rhapsody, 1937Programme cover for London Rhapsody staged at the London Palladium, London, 1937 Date: 1937
Summer Holidays in Holland and BelgiumCover illustration for Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium, Cooks World Travel Service. A young woman in a short green dress stands on the beach waving a handkerchief
First world war air battle, by G. H. DavisA colour illustration showing an air battle taking place in WWI
September 1951 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Bra - vo by David WrightBra-vo by David Wright, showing a blonde model holding her bra. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
All that it Takes... by David Wright, showing a woman in a yellow and black styled flamenco dress. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Oh Honey ! by David WrightOh Honey! by David Wright, showing a woman skimpily covering her naked body but allowing a glimpse of stockinged leg. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch
Ms - Pope in CouncilThe Pope in council - illustration to the Decretum of Gratian of Chiusi, a treatise on canon law
Tarzan and the Ant MenJacket illustration
Drawing the cork, illustration by William Heath RobinsonHow to draw the cork when you can t find the corkscrew, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C
Plesiosaur sketchA sketch of the plesiosaur fossil discovered by Mary Anning
Black Cat Night Prowl by Louis Wain Date: 1914
Great argonaut, cuttlefish and flying squidGreat argonaut, Argonauta argo 1, cuttlefish, Sepia tuberculata 2 and European flying squid, Todarodes sagittatus 3. Polpo dell argonauta, Seppia tubercolata, Calamajo sagittato
NOSTRADAMUS, Michel de Notre Dame (1503-1566). French physician and astrologer, author of book of predictions Astrological Centuries (1555). Illustration in card of 18th century. Drawing
Ramphastos vitillenus, channel-billed toucan
Oenothera grandiflora, evening primroseUnnumbered drawing (Tab IV) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Homo habilis in actionAn illustration by Angus McBride showing Homo habilis using tools to kill an Antelope. Homo habilis lived in East Africa between 1.6 and 2 million years ago
Gypsy Caravan
WW2 - Vickers Wellington BomberAn illustration of a British WW2 Vickers Wellington bomber flying high, amongst the clouds. Date: circa 1940s
