Poupee Collection

La Poupee by Arthur Sturgess
Promotional postcard for La Poupee, a comic operetta by Arthur Sturgess from the French of Maurice Ordonneau (Theatre de la Gaiete, Paris, 21st October 1896); music Edmond Audran

Lime tree, Tilia pubescens. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Moret after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris, 1804-1819

Daphne or mezereon, Daphne mezereum. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Troll after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris

Judas tree, Cercis siliquastrum. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Tassaert after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris

Anne-Louise-Benedicte de Bourbon, Duchess of Maine, 1676-1753. She wears a tall lace Fontanges headdress, beauty spots, pearl choker, lace collar, mantua trimmed with fur

Malachodendron pentagynum (Stewartia or Stuartia pentagyna). Handcoloured stipple engraving after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et

Gorse, Ulex europaeus
Gorse, furze or whin, Ulex europaeus. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Moret after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris

Carob tree or locust bean, Ceratonia siliqua. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mixelle l aine after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et

Red elderberry or red-berried elder, Sambucus racemosa. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Brenet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des

Black elder or European elderberry, Sambucus nigra. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Brenet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des

Mediterranean smilax, Smilax aspera. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Brenet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes

Lime tree, Tilia rotundifolia. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Moret after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris

Largeleaf linden tree, Tilia platyphyllos. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Du Ruisseau after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et

Syrian privet, Fontanesia phillyreoides. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Du Ruisseau after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et

Carolina spicebush or eastern sweetshrub, Calycanthus floridus. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Brenet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus

Swamp cyrilla, Cyrilla racemiflora. Handcoloured stipple engraving by De Gouy after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris

Bog laurel, Kalmia polifolia (Kalmia glauca). Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Brenet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et

Mountain laurel or calico bush, Kalmia latifolia. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Rollet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres

Common myrtle, Myrtus communis. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Demachy after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris

Fetterbush, Andromeda acuminata. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Brenet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes

Leatherleaf, Chamaedaphne calyculata (Andromeda calyculata). Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Brenet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite

Fetterbush, Andromeda marginata. Handcoloured stipple engraving by J. Marchand after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes

Fetterbush, Andromeda axillaris. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Moret after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris

Bog rosemary, Andromeda polifolia. Handcoloured stipple engraving by after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris, 1804-1819

Pieris mariana (Andromeda mariana, Andromede du Maryland). Handcoloured stipple engraving by Renard after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des

Maqui or Chilean wineberry, Aristotelia chilensis (Aristotelia macqui). Handcoloured stipple engraving by Aimee after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus

Goji berry or Chinese wolfberry, Lycium barbarum (Lycium turbinatum). Handcoloured stipple engraving by Moret after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus

Dahoon holly or cassina, Ilex cassine. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Coqueret after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes

Kraal honey thorn, Lycium afrum. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Brenet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes

Mistletoe, Viscum album. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Brenet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris

Orange-ball-tree or orange ball buddleja, Buddleja globosa (Buddlea globiflora). Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Brenet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel

Common box, European box or boxwood, Buxus sempervirens fruticosa. Handcoloured stipple engraving after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres

Greek strawberry tree, Arbutus andrachne. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Moret after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes

Strawberry tree, Arbutus unedo. Handcoloured stipple engraving by after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris, 1804-1819

Sweet mock-orange, English dogwood, Philadelphus coronarius. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Tassaert after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des

Honeyberry, Lonicera caerulea
Honeyberry, Haskap berry, blue-berried honeysuckle, or sweetberry honeysuckle, Lonicera caerulea. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle

Alpine honeysuckle, Lonicera alpigena. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Du Ruisseau after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes

Pyrenees honeysuckle, Lonicera pyrenaica. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Tessaert after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes

Bigleaf periwinkle, large periwinkle or blue periwinkle, Vinca major. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Duruisseau after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus

Eastern teaberry, checkerberry or boxberry, Gaultheria procumbens. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Tassaert after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus

Daphne sericea (Daphne collina). Handcoloured stipple engraving by after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris, 1804-1819

Garland flower or rose daphne, Daphne cneorum. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Mlle. Rolet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et

Common holly, Ilex aquifolium. Handcoloured stipple engraving after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des Arbres et Arbustes, Paris, 1804-1819

Poster, La Poupee, Grand Theatre
Poster, La Poupee (The Doll), a comic opera. 1897

Advert for dolls and chocolates from Marquise de Sevigne Date: 1920s

La Poupee by Ernest Hubbard
A young woman in a slip admires herself in front of a mirror. Close by a poupee or boudoir doll sits with its arms outstretched looking up at its owner. Date: 1929

Suggestions for the Happy New Year Ball by Dolly Tree
Three designs by Miss Dolly Tree for fancy dress costumes to be worn at the Happy New Year Ball at the Albert Hall on New Years Eve, 1925/6

The Watchers by Tremator
A beautiful young woman sits at her desk and powders her decolletage as fate and a ghostly figure dressed a Mephistopheles lurk in the shadows watching her - a metaphor on the fleeting passage of

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