Profile Collection (page 10)

Victorian scrap, Soldier in armour. 19th century

Henry Ainley, English Shakespearean actor
Henry Hinchliffe Ainley, English Shakespearean actor of stage and screen. 1904

Master of the Tiverton Stag Hounds. Date: 1961

Vera Vivian, performer, in Spanish costume
Vera Vivian of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here in profile wearing a Spanish costume. circa 1920s

Why I Became A Vegetarian, Lady Augustus Paget
Why I Became A Vegetarian, by Lady Augustus Paget (Walburga Ehrengarde Helena, Lady Paget, nÚÑáCountess von Hohenthal, 1839-1929). 1899

Portrait, manager of the South London Theatre, London
Cartoon portrait, manager of the South London Theatre, London. 1880s

Cartoon portrait, E L Blanchard, English writer
Cartoon portrait, Pantomime - Edward Litt Laman Blanchard (1820-1889), English writer, dramatist and drama critic, best known for his Drury Lane pantomimes. 1880s

Oral Respirators for Ladies and Gentlemen. 1858

Violet Cameron, Victorian actress. late 19th century

The Queen of Richard II (Shakespeare history play). 1906

Miss Engle, Victorian actress. late 19th century

Lily or Lillie Langtry, Victorian actress. late 19th century

Cartoon, Mr William Yardley, English cricketer and writer
Cartoon portrait, Mr William Yardley (1849-1900), English first class cricketer (Cambridge University and Kent) - Always good at scoring. He was also an actor, playwright and drama critic. 1884

Portrait, The Late Mr F B Chatterton. Frederick Balsir Chatterton (1834-1886), was a London theatre manager. 1886

Cartoon portrait, Mr H A Freeman, Acting Manager at the Grand Theatre, London (there were several theatres named the Grand, in places including Clapham, Croydon, Islington, Fulham and Woolwich). 1885

Cartoon, Political Anglers - Tory politicians Lord Salisbury and Randolph Churchill discuss where they obtained their bait (ie political policies)

Cartoon, Music Hall Types, Mr Charles Wilkins
Cartoon, Music Hall Types, The Chairman, Mr Charles Wilkins of the Marylebone Music Hall, London. 1885

Cartoon, Acting Manager of a London Theatre - How is this for Huy? 1885

Cartoon, Lord Lytton and the drama critic
Cartoon, Lord Lytton (Robert Bulwer-Lytton) insinuates that if you want the good word of a dramatic critic, you should first give him a good supper! 1884

Maya - a mannequin for Reville s
Maya, the professional name of Messrs. Revilles most famous mannequin, who was, according to The Sphere, a member of an old Russian noble family exiled by the Bolsheviks

Woman threading a needle. Date: circa 1940

Parmigianino, or Mazzola, Italian mannerist painter
Parmigianino, or Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola (1503 - 1540), Italian mannerist painter and printmaker based in Florence. Date: 16th century

Young Edwardian woman in large hat and mink coat
Young Edwardian woman in a large hat and mink coat. Date: circa 1908

Commodore R Y Tyrwhitt, British naval officer
Commodore Reginald Yorke Tyrwhitt (1870-1951), later Admiral of the Fleet, First World War. circa 1913-1914

General Sir Douglas Haig, British army officer
General Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928), British army officer, First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Adolphe Max, Mayor of Brussels, Belgium
Adolphe Max (1869-1939), Liberal politician and Mayor of Brussels, Belgium. Date: circa 1913-1914

Coronation of the Virgin, by Fra Angelico da Fiesole
Coronation of the Virgin (now in the Louvre, Paris), by Fra Angelico da Fiesole (c1395-1455), Italian renaissance artist, with a portrait of the artist below. Date: circa 1434-5

Lorenzo Ghiberti and detail from Baptistery doors, Florence
Portrait of Lorenzo Ghiberti (Lorenzo di Bartolo, 1378-1455), Italian artist, goldsmith and sculptor, with a detail of the Annunciation from the bronze doors which he designed for the Baptistery in

Giotto di Bondone, Italian artist
Giotto di Bondone (c1267-1337), Italian painter and architect. Seen here with two angels below. Date: 13th-14th century

Giovanni Cimabue, Italian artist
Giovanni Cimabue (Cenni di Pepo, c1240-1302), Italian artist and designer of mosaics, based in Florence, Italy. Date: 13th century

Etruscan vase, British Museum, London
Etruscan vase on display at the British Museum, London. Date: BCE

Rachel Beer, British newspaper editor
Rachel Beer (nee Sassoon, 1858-1927), British newspaper editor, editor-in-chief of The Sunday Times and The Observer. 1897

Ella Hepwoth Dixon, English novelist and editor
Ella Hepwoth Dixon (pen name Margaret Wynman, 1857-1932), English novelist, and editor of The Englishwoman magazine. 1897

The Armada Jewel, also known as the Heneage Jewel, painted by Nicholas Hilliard, with a profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. circa 1595

Albert Sammons, English violinist amd composer
Albert Edward Sammons (1886-1957), English violinist, composer and teacher. 1906

Princess Henry of Prussia (Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, 1866-1953), wife of Prince Henry of Prussia. 1906

Cover design, Home Notes, September 1945. 1945

Comparative anatomy of the heads of men, apes and birds. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Chapman from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, London, 1803

Botocudo natives of the Amazon, with plugs
Botocudo natives of the Amazon, busts and profiles showing plugs in earlobes and lower lip. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men

Portrait of a Thai man and Indian woman
Portrait and profile of one of the famous Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, aged 25, and Indian woman of Calcutta, aged 22, wearing nose ring and jewelry

Portraits of an Indian man and Native American
Portrait and profile of an Indian man, Soorjo Coomar Chucherbutty, age 20, from Decca, and U-je-jock, or Pelican, age 10, son of a chief of the Ojibwe Nation, Lake Huron

San women of South Africa (Bush women). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1824

Chief Wolf Robe, Cheyenne Indian, Oklahoma, USA
Chief Wolf Robe (1846-1910) of the southern Cheyenne Indian tribe, western Oklahoma, USA. Date: 1900s

Pedro, a Navajo Indian from North Arizona, USA
Pedro, a Navajo Indian living on a reservation in North Arizona, USA. Date: circa 1920

Navajo Indian, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Navajo Indian, Tom of Ganado, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He was the husband of Elle, the tribes most famous weaver. Date: circa 1920

Fashion showcard, The Myra Velveteen. late 19th century

Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer and conductor
Pietro Mascagni, Italian opera composer and conductor. 1893

Artwork by Florence Auerbach, fairy with tree
Artwork by Florence Auerbach, silhouette of a fairy holding a Christmas tree. Date: late 19th century

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