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Oakley Collection (page 3)

Background imageOakley Collection: Our Village in Victorian Times by H. L. Oakley

Our Village in Victorian Times by H. L. Oakley
A series of silhouettes by H. L. Oakley depicting scenes of village life during the Victorian era. Cut outs include the squire, gamekeepers, farm workers, the blacksmith, the vicar

Background imageOakley Collection: Buffalo Bills Circus

Buffalo Bills Circus
Buffalo Bills circus: portraits of the characters taking part in the wild west show, including Cody himself and Annie Oakley Date: 1886

Background imageOakley Collection: Sir Philip W Chetwode

Sir Philip W Chetwode
Field Marshall Philip Walhouse Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode, 7th Baronet of Oakley, GCB OM GCSI KCMG DSO (1869 - 1950) Date: 1910

Background imageOakley Collection: Oxford University Association Football team 1894-1895

Oxford University Association Football team 1894-1895
Group photo, Oxford University Association Football team: Alexander, Raikes, Salt, Bosworth Smith, Fry, Hewitt, Bliss (Captain), Smith, Oakley, Salmon, Compton. Date: 1894-1895

Background imageOakley Collection: Christmas card by H L Oakley for the 32nd Division, Dec 1918

Christmas card by H L Oakley for the 32nd Division, Dec 1918
Christmas 1918 - " We re Still Smiling". Christmas card produced by H L Oakley for the 32nd Division in December 1918 after the conclusion of WW1. Date: 1918

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette cover design for The Orbit magazine

Silhouette cover design for The Orbit magazine, April 1926, by H.L. Oakley. Showing an artist painting at his easel, watched by a spring lamb. Date: 1926

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette of girl and geese, Cremona advert

Silhouette of girl and geese, Cremona advert
Silhouette of girl and geese by H.L. Oakley, advert for Cremona Dairy Cream Toffee. Oakley produced 38 groups of nursery figures which were printed in colour on the toffee tins

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette of two rabbits, Cremona advert

Silhouette of two rabbits, Cremona advert
Silhouette of two rabbits by H.L. Oakley, advert for Cremona Dairy Cream Toffee

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette of a boy with a sheep, Cremona advert

Silhouette of a boy with a sheep, Cremona advert
Silhouette of a boy with a sheep by H.L. Oakley, advert for Cremona Dairy Cream Nursery Toffee

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette design for Continental Services

Silhouette design for Continental Services
Silhouette design by H.L. Oakley for Continental Services, showing a ship in a harbour. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette of contrasting transport, 1874 and 1924

Silhouette of contrasting transport, 1874 and 1924, by H.L. Oakley, in Tennis magazine, 24 July 1924. Above: a group of people arriving at a country house by horse-drawn carriage in 1874

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette of people playing tennis

Silhouette of people playing tennis on a sunny day, by H.L. Oakley. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouettes for classroom decoration by H. L. Oakley

Silhouettes for classroom decoration by H. L. Oakley
Silhouettes for classroom decoration by H.L. Oakley, in The Teachers World, 2 September 1927. The subjects illustrated are Literature, History and Geography. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette heading, Financial Frills and Thrills

Silhouette heading, Financial Frills and Thrills, by H.L. Oakley, for The Bystander magazine. Showing two men in top hats, sitting in their respective armchairs, reading their newspapers. Date: 1920

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette of two children with cutout toys

Silhouette of two children with cutout toys by H.L. Oakley. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette of H. L. Oakley as a schoolboy

Silhouette of H. L. Oakley as a schoolboy
Silhouette of H.L. Oakley as a schoolboy, doing cutout portraits of his teachers and schoolfriends, for which he was awarded a bronze star by the Royal Drawing Society

Background imageOakley Collection: H. L. Oakley cutting the silhouette of a fellow officer

H. L. Oakley cutting the silhouette of a fellow officer
Captain Harry Lawrence Oakley, the famous silhouette artist, pictured cutting the silhouette of a fellow officer in what looks like a dug-out during World War One. Date: 1920s

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouettes for Bristol Pure Milk Co Ltd

Silhouettes for Bristol Pure Milk Co Ltd
Silhouettes by H.L. Oakley for a leaflet published by Bristol Pure Milk Co Ltd, on the production, processing and delivery of homogenised milk

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette of Dutch children with kite

Silhouette of Dutch children with kite, cover design for a leaflet, The Silhouette in Advertising, by H.L. Oakley MBE. Date: circa 1930

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette advertisement for Tailor Gowns, Paris

Silhouette advertisement for Tailor Gowns, Paris
Silhouette advertisement for Tailor Gowns by H.L. Oakley, showing a stylised view of the Place Vendome, Paris

Background imageOakley Collection: Advertisement for Fenwick tailoring

Advertisement for Fenwick tailoring
Advertisement for Fenwick ladies tailoring department, , with a silhouette of tailors at work by H.L. Oakley. Tailor gowns to order, twelve and a half guineas (just over thirteen pounds)

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette advertisement for Lapidosus Limited

Silhouette advertisement for Lapidosus Limited
Silhouette advertisement by H.L. Oakley for Lapidosus Limited of High Holborn, London. Depicting the history of work in stone through the ages, with Stonehenge in the Stone Age

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouettes, Party Fun by Father William

Silhouettes, Party Fun by Father William
Silhouette illustrations by H.L. Oakley for a booklet, Party Fun by Father William. The booklet, advertising William Youngers Scotch Ale, contains an array of party games and tricks

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette design, Party Fun by Father William

Silhouette design, Party Fun by Father William
Silhouette design by H.L. Oakley, for the front cover of a booklet, Party Fun by Father William. The booklet, advertising William Youngers Scotch Ale, contains an array of party games and tricks

Background imageOakley Collection: History of Wells in silhouette by H. L. Oakley

History of Wells in silhouette by H. L. Oakley -- second page (entitled THEN) of a leaflet published by LeGrand Sutcliff & Gell Ltd, Artesian Well & Hydraulic Engineers of Southall, West London

Background imageOakley Collection: Scouting silhouettes by H. L. Oakley

Scouting silhouettes by H. L. Oakley -- third page of a leaflet by B Haram & Co, printers and publishers of The Daily Arrowe, showing scouts and camping scenes

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette of two carts meeting head-on

Silhouette of two carts meeting head-on
Silhouette of carts with Dutch drivers, meeting head-on. The cart on the left has geese in the back

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette of Dutch children on a seesaw

Silhouette of Dutch children on a seesaw
Silhouette of two Dutch children on a seesaw

Background imageOakley Collection: Silhouette of a boy with a sheep

Silhouette of a boy with a sheep
Silhouette of a small boy looking closely at a sheep which is bigger than he is

Background imageOakley Collection: Homeward Bound on Christmas Eve by H. L. Oakley

Homeward Bound on Christmas Eve by H. L. Oakley
The broken trace in 1818, and a burst tyre in 1919. A silhouette contrasting two modes of transport a century apart by Harry Lawrence Oakley. Date: 1919

Background imageOakley Collection: Sport under military patronage: coursing in 1915

Sport under military patronage: coursing in 1915
The sport of coursing, conducted by members of the Lincoln Regiment, in 1915. Soldier competitors and onlookers are pictured here at the Oakley, Brome and Eye Clubs coursing meeting. Date: 1915

Background imageOakley Collection: Cloth bound miniature History of the Great War

Cloth bound miniature History of the Great War, published by F. Edwards, 89 Oakley Street, Lambeth, S.E.. Book

Background imageOakley Collection: Bust of Nurse Edith Cavell

Bust of Nurse Edith Cavell. Edward Woodall Oakley, Ra (1866-1938)

Background imageOakley Collection: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland by H. L. Oakley

England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland by H. L. Oakley
Typical scenes in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales depicted in silhouette by the artist, H. L. Oakley. Date: 1957

Background imageOakley Collection: London Sketch Club evening

London Sketch Club evening
A fancy dress evening at the London Sketch Club, frequented by artists and illustrators with members in various costumes and acting up for the camera. The silhouette artist, H. L

Background imageOakley Collection: Savage Club golf day

Savage Club golf day
A combined Savage and London Sketch Club golf day in the early 1950s. Standing second from right is the silhouette artist, H. L. Oakley. The actor Jack Hawkins is sixth from the right. Date: 1950s

Background imageOakley Collection: Interior of H. L. Oakleys silhouette studio

Interior of H. L. Oakleys silhouette studio
Interior of the studio of silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley, with examples of his work on the mantlepiece and hanging on the walls including his famous First World War portrait of the Prince of

Background imageOakley Collection: Cinderella Shoes advert by H. L. Oakley

Cinderella Shoes advert by H. L. Oakley
Advertisement for Cinderella Ladies shoes featuring a silhouette of a horsewoman clearing a hedge by the artist H. L. Oakley. Date: c.1925

Background imageOakley Collection: Madame Rayner by H. L. Oakley

Madame Rayner by H. L. Oakley
Silhouette portrait of a lady in the evening dress. Date: c.1935

Background imageOakley Collection: Nobel Industries gun cartridges by H. L. Oakley

Nobel Industries gun cartridges by H. L. Oakley
Advertisement for gun cartridges by Nobel Industries Ltd featuring sporting silhouettes by the artist H. L. Oakley. Date: 1920s

Background imageOakley Collection: Advertisements for John Sinclairs tobacco by H. L. Oakley

Advertisements for John Sinclairs tobacco by H. L. Oakley
Four complementary advertisements for John Sinclairs Barneys and Punchbowle pipe tobacco, designed by H. L. Oakley and featuring men at work and leisure enjoying a quality smoke. Date: 1920s

Background imageOakley Collection: LNER leaflet designed by H. L. Oakley

LNER leaflet designed by H. L. Oakley
Leaflet cover for the LNER Continental Services designed with silhouettes by H. L. Oakley of the ports, Harwich, Hook of Holland, Grimsby and Hamburg. Date: 1924

Background imageOakley Collection: Amusement by the Meuse by H. L. Oakley

Amusement by the Meuse by H. L. Oakley
Some scenes showing troops billeted in the valley of the Meuse after the signing of the Armistice spending their leisure time on round of golf, sledging

Background imageOakley Collection: Our Late Enemy by H. L. Oakley

Our Late Enemy by H. L. Oakley
Silhouette showing various German types by Captain H. L. Oakley, who provided illustrations to accompany the regular Bystander in Occupation column

Background imageOakley Collection: H. L. Oakley silhouette advertisment Bournemouth

H. L. Oakley silhouette advertisment Bournemouth
Advertisement for the silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley, setting up a studio at J. E. Beale in Bournemouth where he cut silhouette portraits in the Art Salon on the 2nd Floor. Date: 1920

Background imageOakley Collection: Chiaroscura in Silhouette by H. L. Oakley

Chiaroscura in Silhouette by H. L. Oakley
Sunshine and shade in summer time. A set of idyllic scenes during the summer cut by the famous silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley. Top picture shows a group frolicking by the sea

Background imageOakley Collection: British Soldiers Part in the Entente by H. L. Oakley

British Soldiers Part in the Entente by H. L. Oakley
Scenes in silhouette showing how British soldiers helped their Allies during World War One. In Belgium, the R.A.S.C transported villagers from a ruined village

Background imageOakley Collection: The Season in Harrogate in Silhouette, H. L. Oakley

The Season in Harrogate in Silhouette, H. L. Oakley
A charming group of vignettes depicting scenes in the North Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate during the Season, with people taking the waters, out walking, attending a concert, meeting for coffee



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