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Chaucers Pilgrims by Pauline BaynesThe numerous pilgrims from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, pictured riding in procession
Old English Proverbs and Sayings by Pauline BaynesA staggering 149 sayings illustrated on one page by Pauline Baynes, all played out by a huge cast of medieval characters
Goblin Market by Pauline BaynesIllustration by Pauline Baynes depicting a scene from Goblin Market, the poem by Christina Rossetti, where a terrifying crowd of assorted goblins plying a girl with ripe fruit in return for a lock of
Stories of the Old Testament by Pauline BaynesTwenty seven different stories from the Old Testament symbolised in one illustration by Pauline Baynes. How many can you spot? Key to characters and stories is on page 34 of Holly Leaves
Shakespeares Bees by Pauline BaynesWilliam Shakespeare, lost in thought, and inspired by a swarm of honey bees as he writes Henry V
Fairy Tales of Autumn - Hansel and Gretel by Pauline BaynesHansel and Gretel by Pauline Baynes, one of a series of four illustrations of fairy tales which reflect each season. In this case
The Land of Christmas Plays by Pauline BaynesCharming illustration showing a land populated by all the characters from Christmas plays and pantomimes including Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Robinson Crusoe
Fairy Tales of Winter - Cinderella by Pauline BaynesCinderella by Pauline Baynes, one of four illustration of fairy tales which reflect each season. In this instance, Cinderella is transformed by her fairy godmother into a dazzling princess while her
Frost Fair on the Thames by Pauline BaynesIllustration painted for Holly Leaves by Pauline Baynes showing Londoners in 1683-4 enjoying the delights of the Frost Fair on the frozen River Thames
Christmas Eve - about 1460 by Pauline BaynesChristmas Eve, as celebrated in 1460 with children bringing in holly and the Yule Log to be lit on Christmas Day, and other joining in a last minute carol practice
First Authenticated Christmas Tree - StrasbourgChristmas Tree in History and Legend: The Earliest Authenticated Christmas Tree in Strasbourg (at this time in Germany). A merchant of Strasburg (a Mr Forbes)
St Joan by Pauline BaynesJoan of Arc (1412? - 1431), or Jeanne d Arc, French heroine, painted by Pauline Baynes in full armour riding a steed and carrying a standard with the fleur de lys
Queen Elizabeth I Riding a Horse in WinterThis picture shows Queen Elizabeth I riding a horse in a snowy winter scene with a male companion. She is being waved to by a young boy and there is a dog following her
Pauline Mailhac - Austrian Soprano - Role of BrunhildePauline Mailhac (1858-1946) - Austrian Operatic Soprano. Photograph of her farewell performance in Wagners Gotterdammerung on 15th June 1901 in the role of Brunhilde - Karlsruhe Opera. Date: 1901
American and British members of the Air Transport Auxiliary in front of a Hawker Hurricane. From left: Virginia Farr, New Jersey; Louise Dutch Schuuman, New York; Helen Ritchie
Feasting in the Middle Ages by Pauline BaynesA detailed scene depicting a medieval feast with a jester and performing monkeys entertaining diners while they are served exotic looking roast birds (heron and peacock). 1958
Britannia and Eve front cover, December 1952Front cover of Britannia and Eve featuring an illustration showing a group of children, from the late 18th or early 19th century, gazing in awe at a festive arrangement of greenery, candles
The Farming Year by Pauline BaynesThe Farming Year, painted in the style of a medieval stained glass window by Pauline Baynes, showing the agricultural activities of a farmer of the Middle Ages month by month
Fairy Tales of Summer - Sleeping Beauty by Pauline BaynesSleeping Beauty by Pauline Baynes, one of a four illustrations of a fairy tale to reflect each season. In this instance, the handsome prince emerges from the forest to find Sleeping Beauty
Nursery Characters - How Many Can You Spot? by Pauline BayneStunningly detailed illustration by Pauline Baynes featuring no less than 56 different nursery rhyme characters. Can you spot them all? If not, there is a key to the picture in Holly Leaves, 1954
Christmas CarolsA mid-ninteenth century scene showing a Victorian householder with his wife and children standing on their porch listening to carol singers
Tatler front cover by Pauline Baynes, 1952Spell-binding illustration by Pauline Baynes for the Tatler Christmas number front cover, 1952, featuring a Snow Queen taking a small boy for a ride through the snowy sky in her sleigh
Britannia and Eve Christmas 1951 coverFront cover of Britannia and Eve magazine, December 1951 featuring an illustration by Pauline Baynes of a festive medieval scene with numerous children trudging through the snow having collected
Winter painted by Pauline BaynesA boy and girl in the Victorian era pictured skating on a frozen pond. In the background is a fine slope for sledging and a dog cart, a popular form of conveyance
Christmas Dinner in an Elizabethan Home by Pauline BaynesA Christmas Day scene in a well-to-do household around 1550, showing the father of the house at the table with his guests, raising his blackjack tankard to toast the Queen
The Exploits of ElaineSlide showing an advert for the film The Exploits of Elaine. Part of Box 366. The Exploits of Elaine is a film released in 1914
Pauline Travis music hall male impersonatorPauline Travis male impersonator billed as ?the new male impersonator? in 1915. Dressed as a man about town wearing evening suit, white waistcoat, top hat and monocle. Signed card. Date: circa 1915
Lillie Langtry as Pauline - The Theatre MagazineLillie Langtry, actress, as Pauline - in The Theatre Magazine, January 1885. 1885
Pauline BracewellBauline Bracewell, actress. Image set in an Art Nouveau border. Date: 1911
Poster, Collins Music Hall, Islington Green, LondonPoster for Collins Music Hall, Islington Green, London - Continental Strip Queens, Glamour Stars, week commencing 18 November 1957. Date: 1957
Princess Pauline von Metternich, Austrian socialitePrincess Pauline von Metternich (nee Countess Pauline Sandor de Szlavnicza, 1836-1921), Austrian socialite. She married her uncle, Prince Richard von Metternich, Austrian ambassador to France
Orange HeadscarfThis painting shows a country woman wearing a bright orange headscarf, holding a long stick to a flame. Date: circa 1916
The Princess of Wales (Mary of Teck)The Princess of Wales (Mary of Teck - Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes) (1867-1953) - who became Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India
Pauline Chase (1885-1962), American actress, studio portrait in gown and feathered hat. Captioned, Pan Re-Petered'. Chase had recently returned to London from New York
Pauline de Tourzel, Comtesse de Bearn, French noblewoman, courtier and memoirist at the time of the French Revolution. Date: 18th century
American dancer Pauline Vincent, 1928 who introduced real Indian dances in Alexandria, Egypt and has been appearing in Paris Date: 1928
Dolls of courtiers Princess Collorowsky and Lady PaulineDolls representing courtiers Josephine Princess Collorowsky and Lady Pauline. Wooden dolls dressed by the young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H
Dolls representing Eugenie Dahaly and ballerinaDolls representing Mme Eugenie Dahaly and ballet dancer Mlle. Augusta in costume from La Bayadere. Wooden dolls dressed by the young Princess Victoria
Dolls of ballet dancer Pauline Leroux and child actressBallerina Pauline Leroux doll in Masaniello with a tiny doll representing the child actress and singer Miss Elizabeth Poole in the operetta Old and Young dressed by young Princess Victoria
Dolls of ballet dancers Rosalie Taglioni and CarolineThe ballerina Mlle. Marie Taglioni doll in peasants cap with gold pins as Rosalie in La Resemblance, and ballerina Mlle. Caroline Brocard doll as Ninetta in The Maid of Palaiseau as dolls dressed by
Dolls of clown Monsieur Musard and ballerina LeontineClown Monsieur Musard and ballerina Mlle. Leontine Heberle, from the ballet Daphnis and Cephise. dressed by young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H
Pauline Chase (1885 - 1962), American actress, photograph showing her seated in an aeroplane. Date: 1909
Red-crested turaco and Narina trogonRed-crested turaco, Tauraco erythrolophus, and Narina trogon, Apaloderma narina (Trogon narina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres
Mlle. Pauline Anais as Mariana in Les Sirenes, Theatre des Varietes, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Louis Lasalle from Victor Dollets Galerie Dramatique
Mlle. Pauline Amant as Ricolette in Les Mysteres de Paris by Eugene Sue, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique
Clarisse Midroy as Pauline in Le Docteur Noir, 1846Mlle. Clarisse or Clarisse Midroy as Pauline in Le Docteur Noir by Anicet Bourgeoise, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1846
Pauline Virginie Dejazet as Indiana in IndianaFrench actress Pauline Virginie Dejazet as Indiana in Indiana Charlemagne, by Dumanoir and Bayard, Theatre des Varietes, 1846
Pauline Virginie Dejazet as Gentil BernardFrench actress Pauline Virginie Dejazet as Gentil Bernard, ou L Art d aimer, by Philippe-Francois Dumanoir and Clairville, Theatre des Varietes, 1846