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Matilda Collection

Background imageMatilda Collection: British tank WWII

British tank WWII
British Matilda tank in France during World War II

Background imageMatilda Collection: St Matilda / Butler Lives

St Matilda / Butler Lives
SAINT MATILDA Queen of Henry I of Germany, noted for her philanthropy; she founded many convents

Background imageMatilda Collection: Matilda Serao, Italian journalist and novelist

Matilda Serao, Italian journalist and novelist
Matilda (or Matilde) Serao (1856-1927), Greek-born Italian journalist and novelist, founder and editor of Il Giorno

Background imageMatilda Collection: Berberis angulosa, yellow flowered shrub native

Berberis angulosa, yellow flowered shrub native to the Himalayas.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Olearia macrodonta, white flower native to New Zealand

Olearia macrodonta, white flower native to New Zealand.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E

Background imageMatilda Collection: Matilda Escapes Stephen

Matilda Escapes Stephen
Empress Matilda escapes in white clothing over snow and ice from Oxford, where she had been besieged by King Stephen

Background imageMatilda Collection: Matilda of Flanders

Matilda of Flanders
MATILDA OF FLANDERS queen of William I, the Conqueror

Background imageMatilda Collection: British tank Mark IIA by G. H. Davis

British tank Mark IIA by G. H. Davis
British Tanks: No. 1. Infantry (heavy) tank Mark IIA. Heavy tanks in action: an explanatory drawing of Matilda and some of her sisters, in action during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Background imageMatilda Collection: Henry I & Matilda

Henry I & Matilda
Henry I and Queen Matilda

Background imageMatilda Collection: Zazel, Royal Aquarium, Westminster, London

Zazel, Royal Aquarium, Westminster, London
Zazel (Rossa Matilda Richter), female acrobatic performer and human cannonball, at the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, London, with verses from Punch magazine. 1877

Background imageMatilda Collection: Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952

Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952
Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. Dressed in costume as an Eton schoolboy with bum-freezer jacket and top hat

Background imageMatilda Collection: Foden 6-ton rigid 6-wheeler Tractor Matilda TD 3236

Foden 6-ton rigid 6-wheeler Tractor Matilda TD 3236
Foden Tractor, regn. TD 3236, number: 11788, Matilda. Built in 1925 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach as a 6-ton Wagon, later converted to Tractor

Background imageMatilda Collection: Harolds oath of fealty to Duke William of Normandy

Harolds oath of fealty to Duke William of Normandy
Allegedly after being shipwrecked on the French coast in 1064 (a date highly disputed amongst historians), The Bayeux Tapestry, and other Norman sources

Background imageMatilda Collection: Marie Lloyd music hall singer and comedienne 1870-1922

Marie Lloyd music hall singer and comedienne 1870-1922
Marie Lloyd (Matilda Alice Wood) music hall singer and comedienne with a reputation for sauciness. In suggestive pose, hands on hips and showing petticoats

Background imageMatilda Collection: Vickers Matilda I Infantry Tank reproduction T3447

Vickers Matilda I Infantry Tank reproduction T3447, at the 2006 Larkhill Royal Artillery open day, manoeuvring on the Larkhill racecourse / exhibition ground

Background imageMatilda Collection: Matilda I pleading with Empress Matilda

Matilda I pleading with Empress Matilda
Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne, Queen of King Stephen, pleading with her cousin, the Empress Matilda, for her husband's release. Date: 1140s

Background imageMatilda Collection: Adelicia of Louvain and the Empress Matilda

Adelicia of Louvain and the Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I, alarmed at the approach of Henry's nephew, Stephen of Blois (later King Stephen). Date: 12th century

Background imageMatilda Collection: Chapel in St. Peter's Church, Louvain

Chapel in St. Peter's Church, Louvain
This painting shows an interior view of the chapel in St. Peter's Church of Leuven, Belgium. Tombs of Duke Henry I of Brabant with his wife Matilda

Background imageMatilda Collection: Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal of England

Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal of England, elder daughter of King George III. Date: 18th century

Background imageMatilda Collection: Matilda infantry tank

Matilda infantry tank by Alan Anderson. Date:

Background imageMatilda Collection: Sophia Matilda Funeral 1844

Sophia Matilda Funeral 1844
The funeral procession of Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester, niece of George III, leaves the Ranger's House, Blackheath, making its way through Greenwich Park. December 1844

Background imageMatilda Collection: Princess Sophia Funeral 1844

Princess Sophia Funeral 1844
PRINCESS SOPHIA MATILDA The lying-in-state at the Ranger's House, Blackheath, of Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester, niece of George III. December 1844

Background imageMatilda Collection: Comic postcard, Aunt Matilda bathing in the sea in an inflatable ring Date

Comic postcard, Aunt Matilda bathing in the sea in an inflatable ring Date: 20th century

Background imageMatilda Collection: Boniface III of Tuscany, Matilda of Canossa, Pietro

Boniface III of Tuscany, Matilda of Canossa, Pietro
Boniface III of Canossa, Margrave of Tuscany (985-1052) with golden hat, chlamys and blue tunic, Matilda of Canossa, Margravine of Tuscany (1046-1115), and Pietro de Lante

Background imageMatilda Collection: Large marble mosaic discovered in Pompeii, October 24, 1801

Large marble mosaic discovered in Pompeii, October 24, 1801
Large marble mosaic discovered near the Casa del Fauno, House of the Faun, Pompeii, October 24 1801. It shows a battle scene between two armies on horseback in chariots armed with lances

Background imageMatilda Collection: Mary Frances Elizabeth Stapleton, 17th Baroness le Despencer

Mary Frances Elizabeth Stapleton, 17th Baroness le Despencer, aged 15. Later wife of Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth

Background imageMatilda Collection: Soldiers and weapons from the Bayeux Tapestry

Soldiers and weapons from the Bayeux Tapestry. Men in plate and chainmail armour armed with mace, lance, sword and shield

Background imageMatilda Collection: Marriage of King Henry I of England and Matilda

Marriage of King Henry I of England and Matilda of Scotland, 1100. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Background imageMatilda Collection: Matilda escapes Oxford wearing a white cloak

Matilda escapes Oxford wearing a white cloak
In 1141, Matilda was trapped in Oxford on a snowy winter night. Stephens solders were all around. When the food ran out she put on a large white cloak and escaped over the wall

Background imageMatilda Collection: Geoffrey Plantagenet, the Father of King Henry II

Geoffrey Plantagenet, the Father of King Henry II
Geoffrey Plantagenet (1113-1151), the Count of Anjou, Touraine and Maine by inheritance from 1129, and also Duke of Normandy by conquest from 1144

Background imageMatilda Collection: Queen Matilda

Queen Matilda
King Henry I had left his lands in France to his nephew, Stephen. He left the English throne to his daughter Matilda (1102-1167). 1141

Background imageMatilda Collection: Matilda of Germany

Matilda of Germany
Matilda daughter of Henry I of England (1102 - 1167), also known as the Empress Maude, from a statue in the west doorway of Rochester Cathedral

Background imageMatilda Collection: St Katharines Hospital

St Katharines Hospital
Engaving depicting St Katharines Hospital in 1781. Around 1148 Matilda, wife of King stephen, established a hospital in the parish of St

Background imageMatilda Collection: The Drawing Room at 59 Seymour Street

The Drawing Room at 59 Seymour Street
Drawing Room / 59 Seymour Street, drawing room interior scene, watercolour on paper, by Matilda Sharpe, c.1850, in a gilded and burnished frame with shell corner decorations

Background imageMatilda Collection: Matilda of Tuscany (1046-1115). Italian noble. Engraving. Co

Matilda of Tuscany (1046-1115). Italian noble. Engraving. Co
Matilda of Tuscany or Matilda of Canossa (1046-1115). Italian noblewoman. Supporter of Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy. Engraving by R. Brend Amour. La Ilustracion, 1887. Colored

Background imageMatilda Collection: Lady de Frece (Vesta Tilley)

Lady de Frece (Vesta Tilley)
Vesta Tilley (1864-1952), born Matilda Alice Powles, later Lady de Frece, music hall actress whose speciality was male impersonations. Pictured around 1929 after she had retired from the stage

Background imageMatilda Collection: Amorphophallus eichleri, voodoo lily native

Amorphophallus eichleri, voodoo lily native of western tropical Africa.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith

Background imageMatilda Collection: Cabomba aquatica, yellow water lily native

Cabomba aquatica, yellow water lily native to tropical America.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith

Background imageMatilda Collection: Carludovica rotundifolia, palm native to Costa Rica

Carludovica rotundifolia, palm native to Costa Rica.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by John Nugent Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hookers Curtiss Botanical

Background imageMatilda Collection: Strelitzia nicolai, blue bird-of-paradise flower

Strelitzia nicolai, blue bird-of-paradise flower, native of South Africa.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Madeleine Carroll as Queen Carolina Matilda of Denmark

Madeleine Carroll as Queen Carolina Matilda of Denmark
Edith Madeleine Carroll (1906 - 1987), British born actress and star of The Thirty-Nine Steps, pictured in the lead role of Queen Caroline Matilda

Background imageMatilda Collection: Mathilde Kschessinskaya

Mathilde Kschessinskaya
Russian prima ballerina, Mathilda-Marie Feliksovna Kschessinskaya. Date: 1913

Background imageMatilda Collection: Mrs John Wood

Mrs John Wood
MRS JOHN WOOD (Matilda Charlotte Vining) English actress and theatre manager Date: 1831 - 1915

Background imageMatilda Collection: Marie Lloyd in the Tatler - The Darling of the Gods

Marie Lloyd in the Tatler - The Darling of the Gods
Photograph from the Tatler of 20th October 1909 of Marie Lloyd, singer, comedienne and music-hall star riding in an open topped carriage, smiling broadly

Background imageMatilda Collection: Thrinax excelsa, palm tree native to Jamaica

Thrinax excelsa, palm tree native to Jamaica.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by John Nugent Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hookers Curtiss Botanical Magazine

Background imageMatilda Collection: Clintonia andrewsiana, bead lily native to California

Clintonia andrewsiana, bead lily native to California.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by John Nugent Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hookers Curtiss Botanical

Background imageMatilda Collection: Tigridia pringlei, crimson tiger flower native to Mexico

Tigridia pringlei, crimson tiger flower native to Mexico.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by John Nugent Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hookers Curtiss

Background imageMatilda Collection: Gerbera jamesoni, orange flower native to the Transvaal

Gerbera jamesoni, orange flower native to the Transvaal.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by John Nugent Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hookers Curtiss

Background imageMatilda Collection: Xylobium leontoglossum, spotted orchid native

Xylobium leontoglossum, spotted orchid native to New Grenada.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith

Background imageMatilda Collection: Phajus pauciflorus, white orchid native to Java

Phajus pauciflorus, white orchid native to Java.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by John Nugent Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hookers Curtiss Botanical

Background imageMatilda Collection: Iris bakeriana, violet-flowered iris native to Armenia

Iris bakeriana, violet-flowered iris native to Armenia.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by John Nugent Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hookers Curtiss Botanical

Background imageMatilda Collection: Eremurus himalaicus, white foxtail lily from the Himalayas

Eremurus himalaicus, white foxtail lily from the Himalayas.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E

Background imageMatilda Collection: Berberis lycium, yellow flowered barberry shrub

Berberis lycium, yellow flowered barberry shrub from the western Himalayas.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E

Background imageMatilda Collection: Stapelia gigantea, giant carrion flower

Stapelia gigantea, giant carrion flower from Zululand and Namaqua Land, South Africa.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Eucalyptus stricta, native of New South Wales, Australia

Eucalyptus stricta, native of New South Wales, Australia.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E

Background imageMatilda Collection: Anoiganthus breviflorus, yellow lily native

Anoiganthus breviflorus, yellow lily native to the Cape and Natal, South Africa.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Grevillea aspleniifolia, pink evergreen plant

Grevillea aspleniifolia, pink evergreen plant native to New South Wales, Australia.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Catasetum garnettianum, orchid native to the Amazon river

Catasetum garnettianum, orchid native to the Amazon river.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E

Background imageMatilda Collection: Pandanus labyrinthicus, native of the Malay Islands

Pandanus labyrinthicus, native of the Malay Islands.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E

Background imageMatilda Collection: Eucryphia pinnatifolia, white flowered shrub native to Chile

Eucryphia pinnatifolia, white flowered shrub native to Chile.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E

Background imageMatilda Collection: Disa lacera var multifida, blue orchid native

Disa lacera var multifida, blue orchid native
Disa lacera var. multifida, blue orchid native to Cape Town, South Africa.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E

Background imageMatilda Collection: Syringa villosa, pale lilac flower from northern China

Syringa villosa, pale lilac flower from northern China.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E

Background imageMatilda Collection: Solanum pensile, purple flower native to South America

Solanum pensile, purple flower native to South America.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E

Background imageMatilda Collection: Angraecum germinyanum, white orchid native of Madagascar

Angraecum germinyanum, white orchid native of Madagascar.. Named after Count Adrien de Germiny, France. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E

Background imageMatilda Collection: Sobralia leucoxantha, white orchid native to Costa Rica

Sobralia leucoxantha, white orchid native to Costa Rica.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Spathoglottis ixioides, yellow orchid of the

Spathoglottis ixioides, yellow orchid of the eastern Himalayas.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Licuala veitchii, palm with yellow flowers native to Borneo

Licuala veitchii, palm with yellow flowers native to Borneo.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Opuntia polyacantha, yellow cactus native to the USA

Opuntia polyacantha, yellow cactus native to the USA.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Chironia peduncularis, purple flower native to South Africa

Chironia peduncularis, purple flower native to South Africa.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Stuartia pseudo-camellia, white flower native to Japan

Stuartia pseudo-camellia, white flower native to Japan.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Sarcochilus luniferus, yellow orchid native to Burma

Sarcochilus luniferus, yellow orchid native to Burma.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Opuntia rafinesquii, cactus with large yellow

Opuntia rafinesquii, cactus with large yellow flowers, native of the United States of America.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Dendrobium gracilicaule, pale yellow orchid

Dendrobium gracilicaule, pale yellow orchid native of eastern Australia.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Iris meda, native of Persia

Iris meda, native of Persia.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N. Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hookers Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1889, L. Reeve & Co

Background imageMatilda Collection: Styrax obassia, native of Japan and Korea

Styrax obassia, native of Japan and Korea.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N. Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hookers Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1889, L

Background imageMatilda Collection: Macodes javanica, native of Java, Indonesia

Macodes javanica, native of Java, Indonesia.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Streptocarpus parviflora, native of the Cape

Streptocarpus parviflora, native of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Rosa incarnata, carnation rose, native to France

Rosa incarnata, carnation rose, native to France.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Brownea macrophylla, small tree native to New Grenada

Brownea macrophylla, small tree native to New Grenada.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

Background imageMatilda Collection: Dracaena marmorata native to Singapore

Dracaena marmorata native to Singapore.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N. Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hookers Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1889, L

Background imageMatilda Collection: Shortia galacifolia, Oconee bells, native of Carolina

Shortia galacifolia, Oconee bells, native of Carolina.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by John Nugent Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hookers Curtiss Botanical

Background imageMatilda Collection: Fritillaria bucharica, white fritillary from central Asia

Fritillaria bucharica, white fritillary from central Asia.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by John Nugent Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hookers Curtiss

Background imageMatilda Collection: Primula pusilla and Primula petiolaris var

Primula pusilla and Primula petiolaris var. nana, primroses from the Himalayas.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith

Background imageMatilda Collection: Arachnanthe clarkei, striped orchid of the

Arachnanthe clarkei, striped orchid of the eastern Himalayas.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E



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