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Portraits Collection (page 3)

Background imagePortraits Collection: Queen Elizabeth II and family at Frogmore, 1965

Queen Elizabeth II and family at Frogmore, 1965
The royal family photographed at Frogmore in April 1965. The Queen, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Anne, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince Andrew

Background imagePortraits Collection: Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton
Childrens author, Enid Blyton (1897-1968)

Background imagePortraits Collection: Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, Duchess of Marlborough

Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, Duchess of Marlborough
Portrait of Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877 - 1964), American heiress and first wife of Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough

Background imagePortraits Collection: John Lewis, founder of the department store

John Lewis, founder of the department store
John Lewis (1836 - 1928), founder of John Lewis department store on Oxford Street, London

Background imagePortraits Collection: Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing
PETER WILTON CUSHING British actor famous for appearing in Hammer Horror films, in Star Wars and as a cinematic Dr Who, pictured as Sir Palomides in the film, The Black Knight

Background imagePortraits Collection: Rudyard Kipling by Cyrus Cuneo

Rudyard Kipling by Cyrus Cuneo
Unconventional Portraits: No.XV.-A Superman amongst writers by Cyrus Cuneo. An impression of Rudyard Kipling, novelist and poet, showing him at work surrounded by characters from his books

Background imagePortraits Collection: Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh
VIVIEN LEIGH British actress photographed shortly after starring in " Gone With the Wind"

Background imagePortraits Collection: Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead (1902 - 1968), American actress, talk show host and bonne vivante

Background imagePortraits Collection: Nancy Mitford

Nancy Mitford
Nancy Freeman-Mitford CBE (28 November 1904 30 June 1973), known as Nancy Mitford, English novelist, biographer and journalist

Background imagePortraits Collection: Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), diarist and Naval administrator. Date: 1666

Background imagePortraits Collection: Portrait photograph of James Keir Hardie

Portrait photograph of James Keir Hardie. Scottish socialist and labour leader

Background imagePortraits Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France and his family

Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France and his family
Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France (1769-1821), pictured with his two wives, Empress Josephine (de Beauharnais) (1763-1814) and Empress Marie-Louise (of Austria) (1791-1847)

Background imagePortraits Collection: PARDO BAZAN, Emilia (1851-1921). Spanish writer

PARDO BAZAN, Emilia (1851-1921). Spanish writer. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Madrid Atheneum

Background imagePortraits Collection: AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817). English novelist. Engraving

AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817). English novelist. Engraving

Background imagePortraits Collection: Sarcophagus from Cerveteri. ca. 520 BC. Married

Sarcophagus from Cerveteri. ca. 520 BC. Married couple belonging to the Etruscan high aristocracy. Upper detail. Terracotta. Etruscan art. Sculpture. ITALY. Rome

Background imagePortraits Collection: Mary (1457-1482). Duchess of Burgundy between

Mary (1457-1482). Duchess of Burgundy between 1477 and 1482. Anonymous work (15th c.). Oil on wood. FRANCE. Chantilly. Mus饠 Cond頨 Cond頍 useum)

Background imagePortraits Collection: Little Tich

Little Tich
LITTLE TICH (Harry Relph) Music hall entertainer (1867 - 1928), pictured in a school-themed costume with mortar board. Date: c.1905

Background imagePortraits Collection: Miss Elizabeth Egerton-Warburton

Miss Elizabeth Egerton-Warburton
Elizabeth Egerton-Warburton (1911 - 2002), later Viscountess Ashbrook photographed prior to her marriage to the Hon. Desmond Flower in November 1934. Date: 1934

Background imagePortraits Collection: Portraits of Royal Dogs

Portraits of Royal Dogs
Portraits of Queen Victorias Stag Hounds. Left to Right: Troilus, Truant, Dragsman, Truman, Rummemede & Traveller

Background imagePortraits Collection: Shane Watson - Australian cricketer

Shane Watson - Australian cricketer Date: 1990s - 2000s

Background imagePortraits Collection: Wasim Akram - Pakistan cricketer

Wasim Akram - Pakistan cricketer Date: 1980s - 1990s

Background imagePortraits Collection: Curtly Ambrose - West Indies cricketer

Curtly Ambrose - West Indies cricketer Date: 1980s - 1990s

Background imagePortraits Collection: Bystander cover 1929 featuring Diana Mitford

Bystander cover 1929 featuring Diana Mitford
Front cover of The Bystander featuring a photograph of the Hon. Diana Freeman-Mitford (1910-2003), third daughter of Lord and Lady Redesdale and one of the six infamous Mitford sisters

Background imagePortraits Collection: Ethel Levey by Kate Carew

Ethel Levey by Kate Carew
Ethel Levey (1880-1955), American actress and singer, caricatured for The Tatler by Kate Carew. Date: 1915

Background imagePortraits Collection: Lady Diana and Elizabeth Percy by Madame Yevonde

Lady Diana and Elizabeth Percy by Madame Yevonde
Lady Diana and Elizabeth Percy, the two daughters of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. Lady Diana was being presented by her mother at one of the June courts

Background imagePortraits Collection: Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (1770-1831). German

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (1770-1831). German idealist philosopher. Portrait of Hegel after a drawing by G. Hensel. Engraving

Background imagePortraits Collection: SUSTERMANS, Joost (1597-1681). Portrait of Galileo

SUSTERMANS, Joost (1597-1681). Portrait of Galileo Galilei. ca. mid. 17th c. Detail. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Florence. Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery)

Background imagePortraits Collection: SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). Oil on canvas

SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). Oil on canvas

Background imagePortraits Collection: Tatler front cover featuring Vivien Leigh, 1942

Tatler front cover featuring Vivien Leigh, 1942
Front cover of The Tatler featuring actress Vivien Leigh, appearing at the time in Irene Hentschels production of The Doctors Dilemma by George Bernard Shaw at the Haymarket Theatre in London

Background imagePortraits Collection: Captain Scott and his exploration ship, Terra Nova

Captain Scott and his exploration ship, Terra Nova
The south polar expedition: Captain Scott and his exploration ship " Terra Nova"

Background imagePortraits Collection: King George V at Cowes Week, Bystander front cover 1927

King George V at Cowes Week, Bystander front cover 1927
A portrait of King George V (1865 - 1936), in a sailors outfit for Cowes Regatta, which he was attending in 1927. Looking a little like hes had one too many sherries. Date: 1927

Background imagePortraits Collection: Jessie Matthews

Jessie Matthews (1907 - 1981), British singer, dancer and actress pictured at the time she appeared in her first film, Out of the Blue, filmed at Elstree studios. Date: 1931

Background imagePortraits Collection: Lady Louis Mountbatten in WWII uniform

Lady Louis Mountbatten in WWII uniform
Lady Louis Mountbatten (1901 - 1960), later Countess Mountbatten of Burma and Vicerine of India, previously Miss Edwina Ashley, pictured in her uniform as Deputy Superintendant of the St

Background imagePortraits Collection: Silhouette portrait of Paganini

Silhouette portrait of Paganini
Silhouette portrait of Niccolo Paganini (1782 - 1840), virtuoso Italian violinist, cut by August Edouart. Paganini considered this to be the only likeness taken of him that was not a caricature

Background imagePortraits Collection: Front of the Sketch featuring Marie Lloyd

Front of the Sketch featuring Marie Lloyd
Marie Lloyd, born Matilda Alice Victoria Wood (1870 - 1922), British music hall singer, entertainer and comedienne. A global superstar in her day commanding the highest salary of any entertainer

Background imagePortraits Collection: D. B. Wyndham-Lewis

D. B. Wyndham-Lewis
Dominic Bevan Wyndham-Lewis (1891 - 1969), British writer, editor and biographer. Contributor to the Daily Express, The Bystander and the News Chronicle

Background imagePortraits Collection: Some English lawn tennis players

Some English lawn tennis players
A group of English tennis players. From left at top: E. d S. H. Browne, Rev. J. T. Hartley (Wimbledon Champion 1879, 1880), C. W. Grinstead, Miss Maud Watson (Lady Champion, 1884), H. F

Background imagePortraits Collection: Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Christie (1891-1976) English novelist and crime fiction writer, pictured in caricature as a figure looming over a rather humorous crime scene

Background imagePortraits Collection: Miss Susan Morland

Miss Susan Morland Date: 1952

Background imagePortraits Collection: Mary (1542-1587). Queen of Scotland (1542-1567)

Mary (1542-1587). Queen of Scotland (1542-1567)

Background imagePortraits Collection: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Duchesse

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Duchesse of Alba. 1795. SPAIN. Madrid. Liria Palace. Oil on canvas

Background imagePortraits Collection: Beethoven / Bonn Birthplce

Beethoven / Bonn Birthplce
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN His birthplace at 515 Bonngasse, Bonn The Relic Room Date: 1770 - 1827

Background imagePortraits Collection: Bystander front cover featuring Gracie Fields, 1930

Bystander front cover featuring Gracie Fields, 1930
Front cover of The Bystander featuring a colour photograph specially taken for The Bystander by Raphael of Gracie Fields (1898 - 1979), British singer and actress

Background imagePortraits Collection: Wright Bros / & Planes

Wright Bros / & Planes
Portraits of Wilbur (left) and Orville (right) Wright and pictures of their planes

Background imagePortraits Collection: Princess Sophie of Greece on her wedding day

Princess Sophie of Greece on her wedding day
Princess Sophie of Greece (1914-2001), elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on her wedding day when she married Prince Christoph of Hesse-Cassel, 15th December 1930

Background imagePortraits Collection: Wedding of Diana Mitford and Bryan Guinness

Wedding of Diana Mitford and Bryan Guinness
Group wedding photograph showing the bride, Mrs Bryan Guinness, formerly Miss Diana Freeman Mitford, with eleven bridesmaids. From left, Miss Diana Churchill, Miss Mercer-Nairne, the Hon

Background imagePortraits Collection: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1948

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1948
King George VI (1895 - 1952) and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900 - 2002), pictured on the terrace in the gardens of Buckingham Palace in one of a series of pictures to mark their silver

Background imagePortraits Collection: Tatler cover - The Hon. Lady Mosley, Diana Mitford

Tatler cover - The Hon. Lady Mosley, Diana Mitford
The Hon. Lady Mosley, formerly Mrs Bryan Guinness and before that, Diana Freeman Mitford (1910-2003), one of the notorious Mitford sisters



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