Premature Collection

Prince George of Wales and the Edinburgh family
Prince George of Wales (1865-1936), later King George V (pictured centre) with his cousins, the children of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg

Incubator, 1884
The interior and exterior view of an Auvard incubator for premature babies. Date: 1899

Death of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864 - 1892), eldest son of Edward VII, he fell ill with influenza in the great influenza pandemic of 1889

Tsar Nicholas II with his mother
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868 - 1918), on horseback with his mother, the Dowager Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna (1847-1918)

Princess Helena of Waldeck, Duchess of Albany
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861-1922), Duchess of Albany and wife of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. They married on 27 April 1882 in St George's Chapel, Windsor

Duke of Clarence
ALBERT VICTOR, DUKE OF CLARENCE AND AVONDALE (1864 - 1892), Elder son of Edward VII, died of pneumonia aged 28; drawn at Sandringham 24 hours after his premature death

Comic postcard, Men chat in the street Date: 20th century

UPRISING AT FRANKFURT A premature attempt to establish constitutional government in Germany leads to riots at Frankfurt but is quashed by the authorities Date: 3 April 1833

Premature burial (L Inhumation pr飩pit饩by Antoine Wiertz
The premature burial (L Inhumation pr飩 pit饩, a 1854 painting by Belgian artist Antoine Wiertz, shows a cholera victim waking up after having been placed in a coffin and buried alive)

Royal Wedding 1882 -- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
Scene at the wedding service of Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany on 27 April 1882 in St Georges Chapel, Windsor

Incubator, 1899
An elegant French incubator for premature infants. Date: 1899

Royal Wedding 1882 -- Duke & Duchess of Albany
The newly married Duke and Duchess of Albany arriving at Claremont House, their new home near Esher, Surrey. Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Prince Leopold

Peace with Spain ?
An allegorical print showing the people of France celebrating peace with Spain - but alas, their joy is premature, the two countries will soon be at it again. Date: 1633

Hand-Feeding a Puppy
A tiny premature or runt puppy is hand reared, by inserting a fine plastic feeding tube into its mouth. The lives of thousands of puppies each year are saved by this method. Date: late 1960s

Premature Presents
Presents prematurely discovered by small boy, to his nurses dismay Date: circa 1890

Girondins in Palaisroyal
Celebrating the abdication of Louis Philippe, the Girondins stage a concert in the Palais Royal, Paris : but their jubilation is somewhat premature

The premature end of the Paris-Madrid automobile race
An illustration of the premature end of the Paris-Madrid automobile race, showing the arrival at Bordeaux of the first car driven by M. Louis Renault

Edit De Peronne
Allegorical print in praise of Louis XIII, whose edit de Peronne promises a settlement with Spain - alas, the hopes are premature

1909 / Russian Tyrant
Socialism expels the Russian tyrant - a somewhat premature cartoon : the Tsar has still eight years to go before his abdication

Baby in Incubator
A nurse carefully handles a premature baby, holding its head in the incubator

Premature Baby
A nurse in the Baby Ward holds a premature baby in her lap and gets ready to give the baby its bottle

Uprising at Frankfurt
UPRISING AT FRANKFURT A premature attempt to establish constitutional government in Germany leads to riots at Frankfurt but is quashed by the authorities

Poe / The Premature Burial
THE PREMATURE BURIAL " Deep, deep, & for ever, into some ordinary & nameless GRAVE"

Egan / Rise of the Curtain
The premature rise of the curtain - a scene not contemplated by the author of the play

Saving Vines Beaujolais
French wine-growers in the Beaujolais area bombard menacing clouds with a mortar, to cause premature precipitation of rain before it freezes into hail

Aerial Warfare Foreseen
At the outbreak of war, the role of the aeroplane was uncertain : this prediction of bombing ships was premature, given the rudimentary technology then available

Hunting Alphabet - E
E for Enthusiast, hardy and brave till a reckless jump takes him to a premature grave

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