Jacobean Collection (page 2)

Caricature of Ambrose Maynard, theatrical agent, depicted as a parody of Shakespeare. 1883

Somerhill House, near Tonbridge, Kent, a Grade I listed Jacobean mansion, now in use as a school. 1809

Queen Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), wife of King James I of England, seen here on horseback

Jacobean front of Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
The elegant Jacobean front of Chastleton House, Oxfordshire. Date: circa 1930

Elizabethan servants polishing saucepans

Stoneland, Buckhurst Park, near Withyham, Sussex. the Buckhurst estate dates back to the 11th century; the building known as Stoneland dates back to the early 17th. Date: 1809

House viewed through trees near Newquay, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Coronation thrones, 1911
The thrones used for the enthronisation stage of the ceremony during the coronation of King George V in June 1911. These would be used following the crowning of the King on St

Dovecote at Chastleton, Oxfordshire
Dovecote in the grounds of Chastleton House, Oxfordshire, England. A Jacobean country house situated at Chastleton near Moreton-in-Marsh, Oxfordshire, England

Main Gate - Kew Gardens, Kew, London, England
The distinctive, ornate wrought iron gates, the Main Gate to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, south west London, England. Kews Main Gate was completed to Decimus Burtons designs in 1846

Sprekelia formosissima, jacobean lily

Strolling players on a winters day
A scene from the Elizabethan or Jacobean period with a group of strolling players making their way to their next entertainment venue through the snow. Date: 1911

Houghton House
The ruins of Houghton House, near Ampthill, on a ridge overlooking the Bedfordshire Plain, England. This Jacobean mansion was built in 1615 for Mary, Countess of Pembroke. Date: 17th century

Rowleys House, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It is a combination of an early 17th century mansion and a warehouse and has been a museum since the 1930s. Date: early 17th century

Royal Tweed Bridge
Jacobean and modern bridges at Berick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. The modern Royal Tweed Bridge was opened in 1928. The old Border Bridge behind is 17th century. Date: opened 1928

View of Sackville College, East Grinstead, West Sussex
Exterior view of Sackville College, East Grinstead, West Sussex, a Jacobean almshouse founded in 1609 to provide sheltered accommodation for the elderly

Only the Moon Can See by Florence Hardy
Only the moon can see. A young couple walk through a garden holding hands

A girl being pursued by two boys by Florence Hardy
Two strings to her bow. A girl walks ahead of her devoted admirers, who bear gifts of bouquets. In an autumnal landscape

Queen Victoria at Aston Hall
Queen Victorias visit to Birmingham-reading of the address to the interim managers in the Great Gallery of Aston Hall

Shakespeare statuette
A Shakespeare statuette made of mulberry wood, 15 inches high, believed to be early 17th century. It was on sale at Sotheby s, 14 July (year unknown), and was the property of Hugh Blaker (1873-1936)

Harlaxton House
Harlaxton Hall, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, built by Gregory Gregory in the Jacobean style to replace the ancient manor house (of which we have a nice engraving)

Southwark / Bankside Map
A map of Bankside showing location of the theatres during the Elizabethan/ Jacobean period

Smoking / Drinking C1600
A mens smoking party in late Elizabethan/early Jacobean times

Brambletye, Sussex
The desolate ruins of Brambletye, Sussex, a fine Jacobean mansion allowed to crumble into dust

Audley End House
A summer cricket match in front of Audley End House, near Saffron Walden, Essex, England. Erected 1603 to 1616 on the site of the former Benedictine abbey of Walden

Hauling Yule Log 17C
Dragging the Yule Log into the fireplace of a stately home in Jacobean England

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