Illustration Collection (page 23)

Young woman holding a baby, with sunflowers
A young woman holding a baby, looking at some sunflowers. first published 1879

Humorous hand drawn postcard by George Ranstead
Comic illustration by amateur soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead, showing a pavement artist pleading with a woman to keep her cat indoors as it keeps licking his pictures of fish off

Art deco illustration by Fish
Art deco llustration by Fish (Anne Harriet Fish), Date: 1927

Art deco illustration of woman with fur coat, 1920s Date: 1920s

Costume design by Georges Barbier for the Valentino film Monsieur Beaucaire, 1925 Date: 1925

Programme cover for Theatre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris, ea
Programme cover for Phi-Phi at the Theatre des Bouffes-Parisiens, Paris, early 1920s Date: 1920s

Programme cover for La Potiniere Theatre, Paris, 1929 1929

Programme cover for La Pie Qui Chante Theatre, Paris, 1919. Artwork by Marcelle de Saint Martin. 1919

Programme cover for La Beaute de Paris featuring Edmonde Guy and Van Duren at the Palace Theatre, Paris 1928 1928

Programe for the Concert Mayol
Programme cover for the Concert Mayol, Paris, 1925-1928. Artwork by Barjansky Date: 1925

Programme cover for Jack in the Beanstalk, 1921
Programme cover for Jack and the Beanstalk staged at the London Hippodrome by Julian Wylie, 1921. Artwork by Paul Chesney. Date: 1921

Programme cover for Lady Be Good, 1926
Programme cover for Lady Be Good, staged at the Empire Theatre, London, starring Fred and Adele Astaire, 1926 Date: 1926

Programme cover for Love Lies, 1929
Programme cover for Love Lies, at the Gaiety Theatre, London, 1929 Date: 1935

Britannia and Eve Christmas 1951 cover
Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine, December 1951 featuring an illustration by Pauline Baynes of a festive medieval scene with numerous children trudging through the snow having collected

Downing Street sectional drawing
A cut-away illustration of No. 10 Downing Street: the quiet backwater from which great men have ruled a great empire. 10 Downing Street from the garden front with Nos 11 and 12 at right

Summer Holidays Abroad, Cooks World Travel Service
Cover illustration for Summer Holidays Abroad, with Cooks World Travel Service, showing a Mediterranean beach scene with people sitting under brightly coloured umbrellas

Kicking Time by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration of a baby lying on its tummy wearing a nappy and knitted cardigan

Cocktails by Baird
A wonderful, stylised illustration showing a fashionable flapper girl not only drinking a cocktail but hallucinating about them also

Ice Hockey by Rene Vincent
Illustration showing a muscular ice hockey player with his doting girlfriend

The Doggy Bag by Bert Wilson
Colour illustration by Bert Wilson showing a 1920s flapper girl powdering her nose. Her compact has come from a small bag in the shape of her dog, which appears to have alarmed her pet cat

The Man Who Bid Half-A-Guinea At Tattersall s, by H. M. Bat
A humorous illustration showing a man who has caused havoc at the races. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch, the Tatler and the Bystander

Ice skater
Illustration showing a lady skating on ice

Waiting For Santa Claus, by Jessie Willcox Smith
A colour illustration of two young children trying to keep awake for Santa Clauss visit

The Girl In The Cabaret by Suzanne Meunier
A colour illustration of an elegantly dressed lady finishing off the last of her champagne. Suzanne Meunier was a French artist who produced a number of erotic illustrations for The Sketch

I m dropping in soon by G. E Studdy
Colour illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing his canine creation, Bonzo, parachuting through the sky. Studdy created Bonzo for The Sketch magazine in the early 1920s

The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath Robinson
A desperate effort to instil good luck into a five-franc plaque before returning to the Casino. Illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944)

Cheesed Off by David Wright
An illustration of a lady dressed in a negligee, flicking through magazines on her bed. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

The pawnshop as a last resource
This illustration shows a poor family, the wife holding a baby, two children and her husband. The pawnbroker examines a ring they have just given him

Greenwich Hospital and the River Thames, London, 1900
Illustration showing the view across the River Thames, from the Isle of Dogs, looking towards the Greenwich Naval Hospital, London, 1900

Head Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York
Illustration showing the exterior of the Head Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York, 1900

The Mutual Life Insurance Company Offices, London, 1900
Illustration showing the exterior of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York Offices (on right) in Cornhill, London, 1900

Old St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 17th century
Illustration showing the old St. Pauls Cathedral, London, prior to its destruction in the Great Fire of London in 1666

The London Symphony Orchestra playing at Harrods, London, 19
Illustration showing the London Symphony Orchestra playing in Harrods, during the department stores Diamond Jubilee celebrations, 1909

Little Girl playing with her Sailor Doll, 1888
Illustration showing a little Victorian girl playing with her doll, which was dressed as a sailor. This image was originally entitled Now Geraldine Maude

Royal Navy losses in both World Wars, 1945
Illustration showing the ships lost by the British Royal Navy during the Second World War (main picture) compared with those lost during the First World War (inset bottom right)

RAF Bombers breaching the Mohne Dam; Second World War, 1943
Drawing showing the destruction of the Mohne Dam in Westphalia, Germany, by the squadron of Royal Air Force Lancaster bombers who came to be known as The Dambusters, 16th May 1943

Clown and Indians of the Olympia Circus, London, 1921
Illustration showing Pimpo the clown and three Red Indians performing horseback stunts in the ring of the Olympia Circus, 1921. Date: 1921

The Capture of the Vulcania; Second World War, 1943
Illustration showing a German motor torpedo boat capturing the Italian passenger-liner Vulcania in the Adriatic sea during 1943

R. M. S. Queen Mary, Hindenburg and Big Ben, 1936
Illustration of R.M.S. Queen Mary, shown with the airship Hindenberg and the Westminster clock tower Big Ben, in order to give a clear idea of the grand scale of the Cunard White Star Liner

S. S. Terra Nova, June 1910
Cut-away illustration of the Terra Nova, the ship that Captain Scott used in his second expedition to the Antarctic, 1910-1913

Warrior of the native American Indian Tribe, the Lipan, c. 18
Illustration showing a Lipan native American Indian brave on horseback, with head band and buckskin suit, carrying a rifle

Sitting Bulls Hat, 1897
Illustration of a hat depicting the life of Sitting Bull, the Native American Indian Chief. Tiny crescents denoted how many animals were captured by Sitting Bull

Umpire at a Cricket Match, c. 1905
Illustration of a rather elderly figure umpiring a cricket match, which came with the following caption: Batsman (taking guard): What guard is that, umpire? Rustic Umpire: Yer can t better it, sur

Newcastle United vs. Barnsley, F. A. Cup Final, 1910
Illustration of the F.A. Cup Final between Newcastle United and Barnsley, with one of the Barnsley defenders (in dark shirts) chesting down the ball; Crystal Palace Football Ground, 23rd April 1910

George Parr, English cricketer, circa 1845
Illustration of George Parr (1826-1891), the cricketer who represented Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent and the MCC between 1844 and 1870

Killing an Elephant for food, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18
Illustration showing the killing of an elephant, in the Jardin des Plantes, for food during the Siege of Paris in the winter of 1870-1

Canberra: The First Class Lounge
Colour illustration depicting the First Class Lounge of Canberra, P&Os super-liner. The ship set off on her maiden voyage to Sydney, Australia in June 1961

Use of the Naval Rangefinder for Merchant Navy Navigation, 1
Illustration showing how a Naval Barrster or rangefinder could be used for Merchant Navigation. In this instance the officer of the merchant ship is finding his distance from the lighthouse in order

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