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Lord Mountbatten inspecting Sea ScoutsLord Louis Mountbatten of Burma, Commodore of Sea Scouts, inspecting the 2nd Cowes Sea Scouts on the opening of their new Headquarters. August 1977
Our Cats: a domestic history by Louis WainA study of domestic cats, including visit to a cat show by Louis Wain. Date: 1884
Alfa-Romeo Racing CarThe car in which Tazio Nuvolari will win two Grand Prix : other notable drivers are Raymond Sommer and Louis Chiron. Date: 1936
Hesse - Princess Alice and her childrenPrincess Alice of Great Britain, third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843 -1878), pictured with her husband, Ludwig (Louis) IV
Sculptures on display as part of the Festival of BritainSculptures on display in Battersea Park (and on tour) as part of the Festival of Britain: a paper sculpture entitled Hunting by Bruce Angrave (top)
Royal group at Rosenau Castle on the occasion of the BethrotRoyal group at Rosenau Castle in Coburg gathered to celebrate the engagement of the Czarevitch Nicholas (later Czar Nicholas II) to Princess Alix of Hesse
Princesses Victoria and Elisabeth of HesseThe two elder daughters of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and Grand Duke Ludwig (Louis) of Hesse. On the left is Princess Victoria (1863-1950)
Princess Alice and Victoria of HessePrincess Alice (1843-1878), second daughter and third child of Queen Victoria, pictured in Scotland with her eldest child, Princess Victoria of Hesse
Princess Alices children in 1875The children of Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and Grand Duke Louis (Ludwig) of Hesse: (l to r) Irene, Ernst Ludwig, Marie ( May ), Victoria
Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900-1979), younger son of Prince Louis of Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Hesse. Lord Louis ultimately rose to the rank of First Sea Lord - a vindication of his father
Wedding of Kira Kirillovna of RussiaThe wedding of Kira Kirillovna of Russia (1909-1967), daughter of Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Grand Prince Kirill
Pussys nightmare by Louis WainPart of a series of sketches by Louis Wain showing an innocent-looking cat with a collar, eventually catching a mouse with its claws
Mountbatten at DelhiLOUIS MOUNTBATTEN With his fiancee, Edwina Ashley
Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prisonThere are conflicting theories as to who this man was. One is that he was Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli (Matthioli or Marchioly, 1640-1703), an Italian diplomat, arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669
Young girl of Carovilli, Molise, Italy, 19th century. She wears a kerchief artfully folded around her head, and a symmetrical motley of patterns of gold braid and embroidery
Marie of Anjou, Queen of France, wife of King Charles VII. She wears a truncated hennin, jeweled necklace, and black velvet robe lined with ermine, crakows or poulaines
Cabbage-tree palm, Livistona australis. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe
Two cats by Louis Wain on a romantic postcard -- He loves me! He loves me not! He loves me! Date: circa 1900s
Chicago Worlds Fair - Meiers Wonderful Clock on show in the German Black Forest Village. Height - 14ft, width 7ft - weight 2500lbs
Saint Louis Capuchin Cathedral in Beirut (Beyrouth), LebanonSaint Louis Capuchin Cathedral, a Byzantine style Latin Catholic church built from 1864 to 1868 in Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon, with a tram in front going to the post office. Date: circa 1910
Dressing doll. Dick WhittingtonDick Whittington. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921
Louis XIV (1638-1715). King of France. Engraving. ColoredLouis XIV (1638-1715). King of France. Engraving by Simon Thomassin 1652-1732. Historia Universal, 1885. Colored
L a De Saint-JustLOUIS ANTOINE DE SAINT-JUST French revolutionary Date: 1767 - 1794
Paris, France - La Sainte Chapelle. Date: 19th century
A new dog-fancy: the Basset Hounds by Louis WainEngraving by Louis Wain showing four naughty basset hounds teasing two scared black and white cats. A fifth basset hound enters the room looking coy but unrepentant with a whip in its mouth
Original artwork, Le Mans race track, Louis ChironOriginal artwork, Le Mans race track, showing Louis Chiron in an Alfa Romeo 8C going through the Esses in lead position. Date: 1933
Highland Scottish cat playing the bagpipes by Louis Wain Date: 1903
Dancing Night Cats by Louis Wain Date: 1914
Four world boxing champions (left to right): Jack Dempsey, Gene, Tunney, Joe Louis, James J Braddock
Anthropomorphic HumourThe Cats Academy series. The Cats at home at mealtime. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1903
Louis Vuitton advertismentAdvertisment for the Louis Vuitton showroom in New Bond street, London. 1928
El Greco (1541-1614). Saint Louis, King of France, and a PaDomenikos Theotokopoulos, El Greco (1541-1614). Painter. Spanish Renaissance. Saint Louis, King of France, and a Page. 1585-1590. Museum Louvre. Paris. France
Emblem of Louis XIIA porcupine - the emblem of Louis XII at the Castle in Blois, France. Louis (r. 14981515), inherited the emblem of the porcupine from his grandfather. Date: circa 1910s
The Mountbattens at Monte CarloLord and Lady Louis Mountbatten pictured with their elder daughter Patricia at Monte Carlo heading it appears from their swimwear, to the beach. Date: 1931
Robert Louis Stevenson - at Vailima, Samoa - last portraitRobert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) - British novelist - the Scottish novelist at Vailima - this is said to be the last portrait taken of him. Date: circa 1893
Louis Wain Postcard - The StudentA feline student heading off to a lecture at Uni-purrr-city. Date: 1908
Australopithecine or Homo habilis foot (OH8) castCast of a near complete foot (OH 8) from an Australopthecus or Homo habilis discovered at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania by Louis Leakey in 1960. It dates back to 1.75 million years ago
Lady Louis Mountbatten with PatriciaLady Louis Mountbatten (1901 - 1960), later Countess Mountbatten of Burma and Vicerine of India, previously Miss Edwina Ashley, pictured with her elder daughter Patricia (now Knatchbull)
Princess Alice and Grand Duke Louis of Hesse with childrenPrincess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse-Darmstadt, second daughter and third child of Queen Victoria (1843-1878), with her husband
Portrait of the Prince Imperial and Napoleon IIIPhotograph of Louis, the Prince Imperial (1856-1871)(seated) with his father, Napoleon III, Emperor of the French c. 1868
Louis XIV in CostumeLOUIS XIV, KING OF FRANCE costumed to take part in a carrousel Date: 1638-1715
A Kings ClothesHow to make a king look like a king - dress him in a kings clothes ! (Thackeray chooses Louis XIV, but any king would do as well...)
Jeanne Du BarryJEANNE, comtesse DU BARRY mistress of Louis XV. (from a picture by Drouais)
Female Type / Reading BookA lady reads a book, wearing a cloche hat, Louis heel shoes, stockings and either a chemise or a pair of cami-knickers
Jullien / Cruikshank / 1852LOUIS-ANTOINE JULLIEN Satire on the popularity of the French musician and the concerts which he conducted in Britain from 1840 to 1859
Stevenson / Family / VailimaROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish writer with his mother, family and household at Vailima
Robert, Comte D artoisROBERT DE FRANCE, comte d ARTOIS brother of Louis IX, military leader
Comte De LasalleANTOINE CHARLES LOUIS COLLINET comte de LASALLE French military