Leading Gallery

Stylish Horse Race by Victor Hicks

A stylised illustration showing an elegant lady leading a racehorse in the paddock. The illustration is accompanied by the following poem; Airs and graces, heirs and races On a course by sunshine lit; And when Pippa proudly passes, With what joy we raise our glasses To our winning favourite

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First Lesson in the Goose Step

A small scrawny goose leading Germen troops, in a goose-stepping lesson. Heath Robinson produced a large number of drawings for the Sketch during World War I, poking fun at the German army and showing a lighter side to war. The goose in the picture is similar to a small bird which regularly appeared as a kind of personal signature in Heath Robinson drawings during the early part of his career. Robinson was a regular contributor to the Sketch, the Bystander and other ILN titles during his lifetime. His weekly drawings featuring mind-boggling contraptions and designs were immensely popular. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

© Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library

Bardelys The Magnificent, by Hamilton and Sabatini

Bardelys The Magnificent, by Henry Hamilton and Rafael Sabatini, from Sabatinis novel (1906). First produced at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, August 1910, then the Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, February 1911. Lewis Waller (1860-1915) was the leading matinee idol of the day. Other cast members were Lottie Venne, Madge Titheradge and William Haviland. The play is set in France in the reign of King Louis XIII, the period of The Three Musketeers. Date: 1911

© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library