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Pastel Collection

Background imagePastel Collection: British Military Recruitment Poster, WW1

British Military Recruitment Poster, WW1
Recruitment poster, Its Our Flag. Fight for it. Work for it, 1914 (c). Chromolithograph after a pastel drawing by Guy Lipscoyne, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, Poster No 107

Background imagePastel Collection: Pavement Artist - London Embankment

Pavement Artist - London Embankment - this particular artist is working on a set of landscapes

Background imagePastel Collection: Boy sitting and reading

Boy sitting and reading
A young boy sits on a pouffe reading a book. Pastel sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Background imagePastel Collection: A study for a white girl by James Abbott McNeill Whistler

A study for a white girl by James Abbott McNeill Whistler
A pastel study for a white girl by James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Date: 1905

Background imagePastel Collection: Two models in pastel tone knitwear

Two models in pastel tone knitwear (pale blue and pink), posing in a smart white interior with a black and white chequerboard linoleum floor

Background imagePastel Collection: Dora

Dora
A side profile portrait pastel sketch of a young lady named Dora, wearing a black hat, tilted on the side of her head, with red flowers draping into her hair. Date: circa 1901

Background imagePastel Collection: Portrait Drawing In Pastel

Portrait Drawing In Pastel
A portrait drawing in pastel, portraying a young woman's head, with a shadow looming over the left side of her face. Date: circa 1922

Background imagePastel Collection: The Afternoon Drive, Madrid

The Afternoon Drive, Madrid
A pastel painting which shows two ladies in close conversation, sat in the back of a motor vehicle which is leaving a countryside park, they have pink and green parasols over their heads

Background imagePastel Collection: Military Speaker

Military Speaker
A pastel painting which shows a crowd of people listening to a military man, who is speaking from an elevated position, onlookers are also viewing from the high terrace above. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePastel Collection: The Lonely Road

The Lonely Road
A dark, pastel painting which shows a seated fox, alone in a barren landscape, with a long, winding road ahead of him. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePastel Collection: Girl In A Yellow Coat

Girl In A Yellow Coat
A portrait pastel painting of a smiling young girl, wearing a yellow coat and hood. Date: circa 1919

Background imagePastel Collection: Apples

Apples
A portrait pastel painting of a young girl with long, brown hair, wearing a simple black hat with a white bow, clutching a small crate of green apples to her chest. Date: circa 1919

Background imagePastel Collection: Cicely Draws My Portrait

Cicely Draws My Portrait
A pastel sketch of a young girl, who is busy drawing a portrait of the artist herself, effectively, two people drawing each other. Date: circa 1919

Background imagePastel Collection: Battersea Bridge

Battersea Bridge
This pastel painting provides a gloomy view of Battersea Bridge, an arch bridge which spans the river Thames in London, designed by the architect Joseph Bazalgette circa 1890. Date: circa 1919

Background imagePastel Collection: The Old Castle

The Old Castle
A landscape pastel painting of an old castle, nestled amongst some trees in the countryside, under a blue, cloudy sky. Date: 1918

Background imagePastel Collection: Rock Pool

Rock Pool
A textural pastel painting of some rock pools on a beach, vividly showing their reflections. Date: circa 1919

Background imagePastel Collection: Girl With Toy Cart

Girl With Toy Cart
A portrait pastel painting of a young girl, wearing a summer hat and a blue dress, pulling along her toy cart, in which a doll sits, across the countryside. Date: 1917

Background imagePastel Collection: Red Parasol Child

Red Parasol Child
A portrait pastel painting of a mother, wearing a purple dress, holding a red parasol, which is an intriguing object for her child standing beside. Date: 1918

Background imagePastel Collection: Children At The Beach

Children At The Beach
A pastel painting showing a child climbing onto a nearby rock, covered in seaweed at the beach, more children are playing behind. Date: circa 1918

Background imagePastel Collection: Evening Town Scene

Evening Town Scene
A pastel painting of a warmly lit cluster of town buildings during the evening, with a gathering of people in the foreground darkness going about their business. Date: circa 1918

Background imagePastel Collection: The Queue

The Queue
A pastel painting of a densely packed queue of people, impatiently waiting in line for food, the adults are all towering above the central focal point, a little boy. Date: circa 1918

Background imagePastel Collection: Diana Napier, Actress

Diana Napier, Actress
A sketch by Webster Murray of the actress Diana Napier (1905-1982), near the beginning of her film career. Date: circa 1932

Background imagePastel Collection: Muriel

Muriel
A portrait pastel painting of Muriel, a woman wearing an orange dress, seated infront of a purple curtained background. Date: circa 1931

Background imagePastel Collection: Westminster

Westminster
Pastel showing a very misty view of Westminster, London. Date: circa 1931

Background imagePastel Collection: Man Seated at Water Fountain

Man Seated at Water Fountain
Pastel artwork of a man, the details of which are difficult to make out, sat by a water fountain at night. Date: circa 1929

Background imagePastel Collection: A Winter's Evening

A Winter's Evening
A Pastel landscape with an unclear, ominous looking figure in the centre. Date: circa 1929

Background imagePastel Collection: Wood Barges on the Murray

Wood Barges on the Murray
Pastel painting showing some wood barges on the River Murray, in the South-east of Australia. Date: circa 1929

Background imagePastel Collection: Lone Ship

Lone Ship
Pastel of a dark sea view at sunset, which emphasises the outline of a ship sailing by. Date: circa 1929

Background imagePastel Collection: Hanging Man

Hanging Man
An ominous Pastel artwork of a dark and gloomy landscape, the focus is drawn to the lone figure of a man left to hang. Date: circa 1929

Background imagePastel Collection: Shipworkers

Shipworkers
Pastel art work showing a couple of ships beingworked on for maintainence. Date: circa 1928

Background imagePastel Collection: Pastel by Alfred Palmer, RBA

Pastel by Alfred Palmer, RBA
Pastel of a boy grasping the hind legs of a calf by Alfred Palmer, R.B.A. Date: circa 1929

Background imagePastel Collection: Lily Brayton, actress and singer(1876-1953), drawn from life by Harold H Smith

Lily Brayton, actress and singer(1876-1953), drawn from life by Harold H Smith. Pastel drawing with head scarf. Part of a series, Pencil portraits of Stage Favourites published in The Bystander

Background imagePastel Collection: Gerald du Maurier, actor drawn from life by Harold H Smith, artist

Gerald du Maurier, actor drawn from life by Harold H Smith, artist. Pastel sketch in collar and striped tie. Part of a series, Pencil portraits of Stage Favourites'published in The Bystander

Background imagePastel Collection: Three Child Faces

Three Child Faces - From sketches by Paul Helleu (1859-1927). A French oil painter, pastel artist, drypoint etcher, and designer

Background imagePastel Collection: Piano Lesson

Piano Lesson
Ellen et sa Grandmere. From a drypoint by Paul Helleu (1859-1927). A French oil painter, pastel artist, drypoint etcher, and designer

Background imagePastel Collection: A young couple share a tender embrace

A young couple share a tender embrace
circa 1910s

Background imagePastel Collection: Woman in old velvet dress with opossum fur trim, 1913

Woman in old velvet dress with opossum fur trim, 1913
Woman in old velvet dress with opossum fur trim, and girl in chiffon velvet dress trimmed with swan down. Robe de velours ancien garnie d opossum, robe de fillette en velours chiffon bordee de cygne

Background imagePastel Collection: Knitting for the long winter evenings, 1943

Knitting for the long winter evenings, 1943. Patterns for vest and pants, and a pastel sweater. Date: 1943

Background imagePastel Collection: The theft of the La Tour Pastels from St. Quentin, Dec 1918

The theft of the La Tour Pastels from St. Quentin, Dec 1918
Article describing the theft of the pastel work of Maurice Quentin de la Tour and showing a selection of three examples of his most famous pastel work

Background imagePastel Collection: Miss Pastel and her mother

Miss Pastel and her mother
Miss Pastel followed by her mother. A young beauty art student carries brushes, palette and canvas, while her mother in bonnet, shawl and gloves carries a heavy easel and stool

Background imagePastel Collection: Dyers woad, Isatis tinctoria. Dyer s

Dyers woad, Isatis tinctoria. Dyer s
Dyers woad, Isatis tinctoria, Pastel des Teinturers. Handcoloured steel engraving by L. Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Background imagePastel Collection: Passionflower and dyers woad

Passionflower and dyers woad
Passionflower, Passiflora uraniae 1, and dyers woad, Isatis tinctoria 2. Passiflore, pastel. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d

Background imagePastel Collection: Advert for Viyella Sheets in Colours

Advert for Viyella Sheets in Colours
Advertisement for Viyella Sheets in Colours, modern sheets with warmth -- Summer Colour with Winter Comfort. Date: 1930

Background imagePastel Collection: Flowers with heart and star on a greetings card

Flowers with heart and star on a greetings card -- Best Love. circa 1910s

Background imagePastel Collection: Valentine card in the form of a fan

Valentine card in the form of a fan, with flowers, lace and tassel -- Nobody Quite Like You! Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePastel Collection: Fan with lace and flowers on a Valentine card

Fan with lace and flowers on a Valentine card. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePastel Collection: Storm Cloud, Near Dartmoor, by Rudolph Sauter, WW1

Storm Cloud, Near Dartmoor, by Rudolph Sauter, WW1
Storm Cloud, Near Dartmoor, May 1916, pastel by Rudolph Sauter, First World War. 1916

Background imagePastel Collection: War Searchlights over Westminster Bridge, WW1

War Searchlights over Westminster Bridge, WW1
War Searchlights over Westminster Bridge, First World War. Pastel by Robert Randoll. 1917



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