Portrayed Collection

St Cecilia Devotional C
Roman martyr, here portrayed as the patron saint of music

John Paul Jones
Americans would be indignant to see their gallant naval hero portrayed on the London stage as a PIRATE ! - yet here he is, as acted by Mr Elsgood with bravo galore

Cartoon, The Federal Phoenix (Abraham Lincoln)
Cartoon, The Federal Phoenix -- Abraham Lincoln portrayed as a phoenix rising from the flames as he is re-elected President. Date: 1864

Sir Douglas Bader playing golf
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader (1910-1982), RAF pilot during the Second World War despite having lost both legs in a crash in 1931

Female Literary Types
PASSIONATE FEMALE LITERARY TYPES Satiric comment on the New School, the older, educated woman here portrayed as a masculine spinster

Zodiac / Taurus (Maxims)
portrayed as a bull in a china shop (although the china shop is seemingly a combination of the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum)

Professor Harrison Moore
A portrait oil painting of Australian lawyer and academic professor at the University of Melbourne, Sir William Harrison Moore

BRITAIN GRABS GREECE
Britain portrayed as a gorilla, seizing poor innocent Greece Date: 1916

Sir Douglas Bader in TV interview, Falmouth, Cornwall
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader (1910-1982), RAF pilot during the Second World War despite having lost both legs in a crash in 1931

Bismarck as Sailor / 1879
OTTO BISMARCK Portrayed as a sailor at the helm of his ship Date: 1815 - 1898

The Sad Experiences of Big and Little Willie. - WWI
A bound copy with gold-leaf edges of The Sad Experiences of Big and Little Willie during the first 6 months of the Great War as portrayed by W. K. Haselden in the Daily Mirror

Yuan Shi T ien-Tsun
YUAN SHI T IEN-TSUN Taoist deity, First Principle of the Universe, portrayed riding on a fierce monster

Scenes from the Helen of Troy Ballet portrayed by the Marion Morgan Dancers at the Palladium Theatre, London, 1923 Date: 1923

Francesco Farnese
FRANCESCO FARNESE Italian ruler : seventh duca di Parma, portrayed in all his magnificence with the goddess Minerva and a trumpeting angel attending. Date: 1678 - 1727

British Troops Disguised
The British are portrayed by the Germans as disguising troops as medical staff at Gallipoli during World War One Date: 1916

Dumas Fils / Photographer
ALEXANDRE DUMAS FILS French novelist, portrayed as a photographer of the demi monde Date: 1824 - 1895

Anarchism Tempts Man
Anarchy, portrayed as a shadowy skeletal figure, tempts an unemployed worker Date: 1886

John Kay / Caricature Rm
JOHN KAY One of his caricatured victims is not all that pleased with the way he has been portrayed Date: 1742 - 1826

William Harvey / Figuier
WILLIAM HARVEY English physician and anatomist, portrayed with an open anatomy book and a poppy plant Date: 1578-1657

Zodiac / Gemini (Maxims)
portrayed as two sandwichmen involved in a violent exchange of views! Date: 1887

Karl Friedrich Abel (1725-1787) German musician in England, portrayed with a viola di gamba

Suffragette Captured by Policeman. A suffragette in chains is captured on the rocks by a giant monster policeman. An allusion to the myth of Perseus and Andromeda, the latter

Suffragette Emancipated New Woman. The New Woman portrayed in mans attire, cigarette in mouth, golf clubs over her shoulder and bicycle at her side. Date: circa 1905

Suffragette, Hammer Headress Kew gardens. Suffragette portrayed as a hammer with tubular body, hammer headress and Votes for Women handbag

Robert Trail
ROBERT TRAIL Scottish protestant churchman, minister of Gray-Friars church, Edinburgh, portrayed while in exile in Holland. Date: 1642 - 1716

Georgiana Ranken
GEORGIANA (nee Buckley) RANKEN wife of George Elliott Ranken, portrayed when she was still Miss Buckley. Date: circa 1852

Sydney Lady Morgan - 3
SYDNEY LADY MORGAN (nee Owenson) Popular Irish novelist, wife of Sir Thomas Morgan MP, portrayed when she was starting to put on weight. Date: 1783? - 1859

Sydney Lady Morgan - 5
SYDNEY LADY MORGAN (nee Owenson) Popular Irish novelist, wife of Sir Thomas Morgan MP, portrayed in creative mood, writing at a table. Date: 1783? - 1859

Sydney Lady Morgan - 4
SYDNEY LADY MORGAN (nee Owenson) Popular Irish novelist, wife of Sir Thomas Morgan MP, portrayed trying on a bonnet - a charming Maclise portrait. Date: 1783? - 1859

Auguste Marmont (Older)
AUGUSTE-FREDERIC-LOUIS VIESSE de MARMONT French military commander portrayed at the end of his life. Date: 1774 - 1852

Lady Elizabeth Leslie
LADY ELIZABETH LESLIE is portrayed in an extravagant hat, but wearing a crucifix. Date: circa 1837

Robert Hall, Churchman
ROBERT HALL Baptist churchman, portrayed preaching a sermon with his autograph Date: 1764 - 1831

Principessa Di Capua
PENELOPE SMYTH, principessa CAPUA, portrayed in a handsome ball dress as befits her aristocratic station - but who knows anything more about her ? Date: 1815 - 1882

Louis Duc De Boufflers
LOUIS FRANCOIS, duc de BOUFFLERS French military, marechal de France, portrayed in action. Date: 1644 - 1711

Jeremias Albert, Church
JEREMIAS ALBERT German churchman, portrayed at the age of 68, holding a book. Date: 1592 - 1660

Mussolini Head of State
BENITO MUSSOLINI portrayed as the head of the Italian state Date: 1883 - 1945

Bismarck as Tourist / 1885
OTTO BISMARCK Portrayed as The " Irrepressible" Tourist : " H m!-HA!- Where shall I go next?" Date: 1815 - 1898

Navy Seaman of 1822
A British sailor of the early 19th century, in this instance portrayed by the actor Mr G Smith in the role of Robin in the play No Song No Supper

ARCHIMEDES The Greek scientist at work - but portrayed in clothing more likely to be worn by a 17th century scholar than one of the third century BCE !

Marshal Petain Cartoon
Marshal PHILIPPE PETAIN French soldier in 1915, portrayed as an optimist in the face of German aggression

G&s / Pirates, India 2
Pour, oh pour the pirate sherry... the pirates as portrayed in an amateur production by the British community at Simla, India

Haunted by Drink, 1873
Ten thousand devils haunt him, day and night; haunt him alike in darkness and in light : the torment of a drunkard portrayed

A Von Tirpitz / Juttner
ALFRED VON TIRPITZ German naval commander, portrayed as Poseidon/ Neptune, God of the North Sea

Exit the Devil
EXIT THE DEVIL Trevor Dearing (exorcist, portrayed on this cover)

EUROPE & PEACE / 1908
Europe, portrayed as a child, ignores the toys of war for now & amuses herslf building a palace of peace out of cards

France Mugging Europe
France portrayed as the mugger of (an ayran-looking) Europe

LYSISTRATA
The Greek heroine is here portrayed as an early example of militant feminism, standing up for the rights of Athenian women

Symbolic Industry Worker
The worker symbolically portrayed

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