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Maud Jeffries and Wilson Barrett in The Sign of the CrossMaud Jeffries (1869-1946) as " Mercia" and Wilson Barrett (1846-1904) as " Marcus" in " The Sign of the Cross" an 1895 four-act historical tragedy
French Theatre -- Les Trois GalansLes Trois Galans [Galants] (The Three Gallants or Suitors), a farce. Showing one of the gallants sitting on a chair, holding up a glass of wine. Date: 16th century
Shrine of Plebeian Chastity set up by VirginiaA shrine of Plebeian Chastity is set up by Virginia, who had been refused access to the shrine of Patrician Chastity because she had married Volumnius, a plebeian
The night has a thousand eyesDecorative Art Nouveau style illustration depicting a a young lady caressing her long tresse, illustrating the familiar morality poem by Bourdillon. Date: circa 1907
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Mrs Grundy. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Prohibitionist. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Sour-puss. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Prude. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Wowser. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Prig. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Miss Prim. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Nark. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Informer. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Snoop. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Prudie suit - Spoil Sport. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Strip tease card game - Card reverse / back, featuring an exotic dancer on a plinth in a bright spotlight. A game which features characters involved in performing
Caricature, two Princes and John Hollingshead, managerCaricature, two princes (Prince Albert Victor and Prince George) and John Hollingshead, manager, at the entrance to the Gaiety Theatre, London
MARY BERRY - Writer, devoted friend (with her sister Agnes) of Horace Walpole, whose works she edited; she also wrote plays, one of which was with- drawn for its lax morality. Date: 1763 - 1852
Father and son studying a snail making its slow progress up a fence. Date: 1859
Father and son with pigsFather and son admiring two pigs eating from a trough. Date: 1859
Girl admiring a poppyA girl dressed in imitation of a poppy in a polonaise dress and pantelettes shades herself beneath a parasol as she looks at a poppy with its head held high
Mother scolding daughter for carelessnessA mother scolds her daughter for being careless and dropping her doll on the floor. Date: 1859
Children playing in a nurseryA large group of children play at a table in a nursery. One vain little girl, standing near the door, is in her finery. Date: 1859
Mrs Ormiston ChantLaura Ormiston Dibbin Chant (848-1923, Banbury), English social reformer and writer, pictured in The Sketch magazine in 1894
French Theatre -- Science et AneryeScience et Anerye (Science and Stupidity), a morality play. Showing an allegorical female figure representing Stupidity in a black cloak with a donkeys head, legs and tail attached to her
French Theatre -- La Condamnacion de BancquetLa Condamnacion de Bancquet, a morality play against gluttony attributed to Nicolas (or Nicole) de la Chesnaye. Showing a plump man with a flask of red wine, a chicken on a spit
French Theatre -- La Farce du MunyerLa Farce du Munyer [Meunier], a play by Andre de la Vigne, in which the Devil carries off a millers soul to Hell. Showing a delighted Devil in orange costume
French Theatre -- La Vie du Maulvais RicheLa Vie et l Histoire du Maulvais [Mauvais] Riche -- a rich mans wife in a yellow brocade dress. Date: 15th century
Cartoon, The Glad Hand, WW1Cartoon, The Glad Hand -- Brother Jonathan (representing the USA) tells Kaiser Wilhelm to wash his hand first, before shaking it
Cartoon, Our Society Portraiture, Mrs Grundy. Showing just the face, hat and folded hands of a docile-looking Mrs Grundy, the proverbial Mary Whitehouse figure of the early 20th century
Personification of Hope - Turns a Moan into a songHope makes the careworn heart grow strong - And turns a moan into a song. Date: circa 1910s
Personification of Charity - Sweet Sunshine to the FlowerCharitys transforming power - Is like sweet sunshine to the flower. Date: circa 1910s
Wit of a toothless old soak when faced with Sally Army pairThe witty reposte of a toothless old soak when faced with a pair of Salvation Army women: Salvation Sal (to village toper) - " If thou doesn t mend thy ways, Ben Bosker
Everyman and his dollar - the Republican morality show
From The Three Bears by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904
EDITOR SEEKING DIRTA penny press editor rakes for sensational claptrap in the muddy stream of twaddle and mock morality oblivious of the angel who bids him search for Truth Date: 1867
Ladies drinking at a fashionable milliners in LondonLadies drinking at a fashionable milliners establishment in London. Date: 1871
Salvation Army Food Depot, Whitechapel Road, East LondonA religious meeting at the Salvation Army Food Depot on Whitechapel Road in the East End of London. The depot provided basic food and shelter for as little as a penny a night
Workhouse interior, Oliver Twist film, 1948A workhouse interior from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. A female inmate carries a baby. Behind her are workhouse " coffin beds"
The Unemployed and the Workhouse, satirical postcardTwo workmen are digging a hole outside a workhouse. A dishevelled tramp figure asks them why they are working when the workhouse would give them a home for free
I passed by your windowThe Modesty Blind, which will be welcomed for dealing with delicate situations at the seaside Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary
Carrie Nation, the Saloon SmasherCarrie Nation (1846-1911), American temperance campaigner known as the Saloon Smasher because of her use of vandalism to get her views across -- she would generally enter a saloon
Puritan Christmas 1621A Puritan Governor interrupts Christmas sporting activities amongst early American settlers
Settlers in Canada observing the SabbathSettlers in the backwoods of Canada observing the Sabbath
Showgirls showing their legs at an auditionA group of showgirls showing their legs at an audition. Shakespeare spells ruin, but legs mean dividends
Schoolgirl mother at Memphis, USA, with her babyA schoolgirl mother at Memphis, Alabama, USA, proudly displays her baby to her schoolmates
Misbehaving husband in a Piccadilly night houseA wife persuades her erring husband to leave a Piccadilly night-house
Advert page, illustrated books for childrenAdvertisements for illustrated books for children, including such enticing titles as Peas-Blossom, Honor Bright, and Robin and Linnet