Polite Collection (page 2)

Overeating by Belcher
A polite little boy at a village feast, uncomfortable from repletion says Oh Please Miss, don t ask me to have any more - I can t say No

Allan Ramsay / Eglinton
ALLAN RAMSAY Scottish poet and editor, reading to the Countess of Eglinton and others

Hush - Papa Speaks
Scene from the 1870s showing a group of admiring young ladies listening attentively to a patriarchal figure. 1930

Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, Randolph Churchill
Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, and Randolph Churchill, who says: I don t mind shaking hands with you, but I must draw the line at some of your pals. 1884

Man bowing to woman on a cutout Christmas card
Man in a red jacket and white breeches bowing to a woman in evening dress on a cutout Christmas card, with comic verse (front). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Man bowing on a cutout Christmas card
Man in a red jacket and white breeches bowing on a cutout Christmas card, with verse (front). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Snap Playing Card - Courtier bowing. circa 1910s

Princess Dashkov
EKATERINA ROMANOVA VORONTSEV, princess DASHKOV - Russian noble and writer, Polite as all her life in Courts had been, yet Good as She the World has never seen. Date: 1744 - 1810

Path of a Drunkard
The path of a drunkard is a story of degradation from polite civility to filthy clothes and unruly behaviour. Date: 1866

Social / Tea Party 18C
Three women and two men at a genteel tea party. Date: 1779

Edward VII visiting Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
King Edward VII visiting the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. He takes the Duchess into the private theatre after dinner while everyone bows politely. Date: 1907

Cricket match in progress. circa 1810

Female bus conductor drawn by Fish, WW1
Uncle Fred, one of the characters in the gossip column, Letters of Eve, finds his commute to the office infinitely more enjoyable now there are ladies working as bus conductors during the war

Hats off to the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchi
Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty during the first two years of the First World War, pictured with his wife, Clementine on their way to the Houses of Parliament

Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm discarding uniforms, WW1
Cartoon showing Kaiser Wilhelm II discarding the uniforms and orders he has previously received from Britain, now that the First World War has started

(Sir) John Hill (Darly)
(SIR) JOHN HILL Physician and naturalist - A Polite Artist on St Lukes Day, under the patronage of Dr Bardana - what does all this refer to ? Date: 1716 - 1775

Hugo De Groot - 5
HUGO DE GROOT (known as GROTIUS) Dutch scholar, one of the greatest men in Europe as a writer on philosophy, divinity, civil law, and polite literature. Date: 1583 - 1645

Hugo De Groot - 3
HUGO DE GROOT (known as GROTIUS) Dutch scholar, one of the greatest men in Europe as a writer on philosophy, divinity, civil law, and polite literature. Date: 1583 - 1645

Hugo De Groot - 6
HUGO DE GROOT (known as GROTIUS) Dutch scholar, one of the greatest men in Europe as a writer on philosophy, divinity, civil law, and polite literature. Date: 1583 - 1645

Hugo De Groot - 4
HUGO DE GROOT (known as GROTIUS) Dutch scholar, one of the greatest men in Europe as a writer on philosophy, divinity, civil law, and polite literature. Date: 1583 - 1645

Cricket Phrases - A Neat Cut for Two - Street Etiquette
Cricket Phrases - A Neat Cut for Two - Two smart Gents politely raise their top hats in the direction of a rather glamorous yet also rather haughty looking woman as they pass on the pavement

Mistress Goose goes shopping
Three foxes politely raise their hats to Mistress Goose as she ventures out for a shopping expedition, wearing a pretty orange bonnet and carrying an umbrella under her wing. 1912

Mathews & Bulger in the polite comic play, At gay Coney Island by Levin C. Tees. Date c1896

A Short Stop at a Weigh Station. The Polite Conductor helping a woman board a railway train Date: 1875

Silhouette of a 19th century dance
Silhouette of couples at a 19th century dance (Jane Austen period), with a trio of musicians in the background. 1818

Illustration, The Tea Party, showing five young ladies at a tea table in a garden. 1885

The Curate who saw red by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by the comic master of social satire, H. M. Bateman showing an irate curate kicking the local vicar and upsetting his cup of tea, much to the shock of polite onlookers

Illustration, First Arrivals, showing three children who are the first to arrive at a party, sitting demurely on a sofa. 1885

Young Oxford Student, College Master and Bulldogs
A young Oxford student greets the Master of his College with all due deference (making sure to hide his smoking pipe behind his back)

Listening to the Banned by Kippa
Humorous illustration by Kippa featuring a group seated ready for after dinner evening entertainment, only to be shocked by a young woman reading aloud from a scandalous novel

MODERN POST OFFICE
The ultra-modern post office at Eastbourne, Sussex, England, where a sign reads: To save you time, every counter clerk now deals with every kind of business. Date: 1960s

Tree Talks to Scarecrow
A fairytale tree in polite conversation with a scarecrow. Date: 1932

Tea for Two by Muriel Dawson
Two young children sit at a trestle table and enjoy a snack, possibly elevenses or supper

After You Sir - two Gentleman unsure as to whom should make the first move

Sandringham Church, Norfolk
Victoria and Albert cause a flurry of raised hats when they join the fellow parishioners of Sandringham, Norfolk, in Sunday worship

Poster advertising hats: a hat makes all the difference! A fashionably dressed young woman in a stylish orange hat turns a few heads on the underground, and is offered a seat by a chivalrous gent

Lear / Nonsense / Cadiz
There was an Old Person of Cadiz, who was always polite to all ladies; But in handing his daughter, he fell into the water, which drowned that Old Person of Cadiz

Religious Wars
A polite parley between the Catholic and Protestant generals precedes the battle of Moncontour, where Henri III will defeat Coligny and the protestants

Citzens of Ghent
An interview between the citizens of Ghent and the Earl of Flanders

Entertaining with Tea
A lady of the house entertains a female visitor in her parlour with afternoon tea and polite conversation

A Parting Kiss C1840
When your friend bids an over- affectionate farewell to your wife, you begin to wonder - and suddenly hes not so much of a friend as before

Polite Paddlers
Two ladies exchanging polite greetings while paddling

Encounter with Jack and Jill
Margery and Freddy introduce themselves to Jack and Jill

Newton / Handwriting
Letter from the English scientist, dated 20 June 1682, from Trinity College, Cambridge, discussing another scientists Theory of Vision

Polite Greeting C1910
A polite presentation: " My Friend, Mr White"

Negotiating a Stile
A polite country gentleman helps a lady to negotiate a stile

English Versus French
Two polite nations: English versus French at the time of the Napoleonic Wars

Customs / Etiquette
A polite lady drinking tea

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