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Vicky, Crown Princess of Prussia 1860Princess Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, Crown Princess of Prussia, later Empress of Prussia (1840-1901), eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, taken in 1860
Precocious Teenage GirlA rather spoilt teenage girl, lying with her feet up, scoffing a box of chocolates whilst listening to her latest 78 gramophone records!
A page from Opal's precocious childhood diary which backs her claim to be a French princess who had emigrated to the U.S. : though truly extraordinary, not all believed it. Date: 1920
George Daniel, WriterGEORGE DANIEL - Precocious and prolific writer of political squibs against royals, and stage pieces, mainly comical, novels and theatre criticism.. Also a noted book collector. Date: 1789 - 1864
Catherine CockburnCATHERINE COCKBURN, nee Trotter : precocious writer whose first play was staged when she was 16 ! Friend of Congreve and Locke : thought beautiful when young. Date: 1679 - 1749
Laurens Coster, ChildLAURENS JANSZOON COSTER Dutch printer : as a child, he writes in the earth, demonstrating a precocious proclivity for the printers profession. Date: 1370 - 1440
Eliz. Ogilvy BengerELIZABETH OGILVY BENGER Precocious child whose strenuous efforts to enter the literary world led to poems, novels and historical bio- graphies, all well received. Date: 1778 - 1827
Henry BelfrageHENRY BELFRAGE Prominent Scottish churchman, precocious child who began preaching at age 10 : he wrote many books on religion in family life and the like. Date: 1774 - 1835
Class distinction between two schoolboys, discussing another boy: I have heard today that his father keeps a store! Date: circa 1895
Suzanne Lenglen aged 15Suzanne Lenglen (1899 - 1938), French tennis player, winner of 81 singles titles during the 1920s. Pictured as a precocious fifteen year old in The Tatler, which writes
Baby GolferA little girl golfer, in her cutesy outfit and fluffy bonnet! Date: early 1930s
Francis HawkinsFRANCIS HAWKINS precocious jesuit youth depicted at age 8, at which age he translated Youths Behaviour. Date: 1628 - 1681
A scene on a bus, by A. E. BestallPrecocious Boy: Mother, aint we ever going to get out of this damded bus? Mother: Hush, child! How many more times am I to tel you not to use that word
Child Pours Drink C1880A precocious child sitting in a high chair pours itself a drink from a large glass decanter
Louise of PrussiaPRINCESS LOUISE OF PRUSSIA Great-granddaughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark, daughter of Marie-Louise of Denmark and Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia
Shakespeare and FamilyA precocious and voracius reader, young William reads aloud to his family in their Stratford home
