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Stephen Wards sketches of celebrities, 1960Through a doctors eyes: a page of celebrities drawn by osteopath and gifted amateur artist Doctor Stephen Ward(1912-1963), as featured in The Illustrated London News in 1960
Sherlock HolmesA SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA Holmes requests the photograph of Irene Adler: she is always THE woman. Date: First published: 1891
Mr Percy Holden Illingworth, MP, and Lord MurrayMr Percy Holden Illingworth, the chief whip for the Liberal Party pictured with Lord Murray whose purchase of the American Marconi shares had been leaked, causing much scandal at the time
Holmes & Watson / Baker StA SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA Holmes and Watson at Baker Street
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, by Dr. Stephen Ward, 1961Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as drawn from life at Buckingham Palace by Doctor Stephen Ward, at a sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News in 1961
Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864 - 1892) - elder son of Edward VII, died of pneumonia aged 28. Date: circa 1890
Josslyn and Idina Hay at Slains, their farm in KenyaThe Hon. Josslyn and Lady Idina Hay pictured at Slains, their 2000 acre farm in Gilgil, Kenya. Pictured from left are: The Hon. Josslyn Hay, Major Roberts, Major J. Grant, Lady Idina Hay, Mrs C
Caricature of Annette Kellerman - Swimmer and ActressAnnette Marie Sarah Kellerman (18861975) - Australian swimmer, film star, and writer. One of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume
Mrs Charles Sweeny contemplating her portraitMrs Charles Sweeny (1912 - 1993), formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll, pictured looking at her own portrait in an exhibition of work by the portraitist Molly Bishop at
Ramon Novarro - Mexican ActorRamon Novarro (1899-1968) - Mexican Actor, murdered by asphyxiation by two hired rent boys who believed that a large sum of money was hidden in Novarros house. Date: circa 1930s
Sir Paul Latham and Lady Patricia Moore engaged 1933Major Sir Herbert Paul Latham, 2nd Baronet (22 April 1905 24 July 1955), British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Scarborough
Alice de Janze in court after shooting Raymond de TraffordAlice de Janze, Comtesse de Janze and later, Alice de Trafford (1899-1941) pictured in court in Paris where she stood trial for shooting her lover Raymond de Trafford in the Gare du Nord
Colonel Barker - Valerie SmithPage from The Graphic reporting on the case of Colonel Barker (aka John Hill and Geoffrey Norton), who was born Lilias Irma Valerie Barker in 1895
1st day Cover - Wedding of Duke of Windsor to Wallis SimpsonCommemorative First day Cover - 3rd June, 1937 - The wedding of Duke of Windsor to Wallis Simpson in France at the Chateau de Cande at Monts. Date: 1937
CompensationThis illustration shows two men, identified as The Husband and The Protector in conversation about a young woman. The Husband - And you think I'm gonna let her go like this
Miss Winifred Emery as Lady TeazleMiss Winifred Emery playing Lady Teazle, born Maud Isabel Emery (August 1861- July 1924). She was an English actress and actor-manager of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Nixon Richard Usa America American Presidentnixon, richard, usa, america, american, president, politics, political, politician, leader, scandal, republican, milhous, 1913, 1994, 37th, united, states, 1969, 1974, 36th, vice, 1953, 1961, 1970s
Spitting Image puppet of Margaret ThatcherA puppet of Margaret Thatcher, British Conservative Prime Minister, used on the satirical TV programme, Spitting Image. The book is Spycatcher by Peter Wright
Cecil Parkinson, British Conservative politicianEdward Cecil Parkinson, Baron Parkinson (b 1931), British Conservative politician and former government minister. Date: circa 1980s
Royal Baccarat Scandal 1891Sketches in the court case of the Royal Baccarat Scandal. British gambling scandal, known as the Tranby Croft affair of the late 19th century
DUKE OF CLARENCE 1892ALBERT VICTOR, DUKE OF CLARENCE AND AVONDALE (1864 - 1892), Elder son of Edward VII; with his fiancee Mary of Teck (later married to George V) before his death aged 28
Duke of ClarenceALBERT 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
Cartoon, Sale of Peerages by Lloyd George and AsquithThe Chance of a Lifetime. Cartoon, Sale of Peerages -- Asquith and Lloyd George sell off peerages. Date: 1910
May Fortescue as Lady Teazle in School for Scandal Date: 1890s
Richard SheridanRichard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (1751-1816), an Irish satirist, a playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Evelyn Nesbit and Mr CliffordEvelyn Nesbit, aka Mrs Harry Thaw, pictured with Mr. Clifford with whom she was performing at the London Hippodrome revue, Hello Ragtime in 1913
Gentleman and lady on a date in a garden, 19th century. She says, Scandalous! You hardly know me! She thinks, My feelings are running ahead of me
Choosing the jockey: Young woman in form-revealing dress and short martyr hairstyle seated on chaise longue pointing to a young man with a dog, while two older men and a black servant boy watch
Scandal in Paris by Edgar de Saint-Pierre de Montzaigle
The Dennistoun case in the law courtsA page from the Sphere showing portraits of the people involved in the scandalous Dennistoun law case, also known as the Bachelors Case
In the witness box William Gordon-Cumming a decorated lieutenant colonel in the Scots Guards, was accused of cheating at baccarat, during a house party in September 1890
Christmas Scandal by William Heath Robinson Christmas Scandal by William Heath Robinson
BACCARAT PLAYERS 1891The Baccarat Scandal at Tranby Croft. Date: 1891
CHARLES KEMBLE / SURFACECHARLES KEMBLE Actor and theatre manager in the role of Charles Surface in The School for Scandal Date: 1775 - 1854
EDWARD VII 1891The Baccarat Scandal at Tranby Croft Date: 1891
DUKE OF CLARENCEALBERT VICTOR, DUKE OF CLARENCE AND AVONDALE (1864 - 1892), Elder son of Edward VII, died of pneumonia aged 28. Date: 1888
WILLIAM GORDON-CUMMINGSir WILLIAM GORDON-CUMMING (1854 - 1921), Distinguished soldier, his career destroyed when he was accused of cheating at cards in the Baccarat scandal, at Tranby Croft, 1890. Date: 1880
PAPAL INFALLIBILITY- Dont worry, darling, Ill wait until they make you Pope, then youll be infallible ! Date: 1905
Cartoon, The French Serpentine Dance (Panama Scandal)Cartoon, The French Serpentine Dance -- a satirical comment on the Panama Scandal, showing the French Republic dancing in a dress labelled with the words bribery, blackmail and anarchy. Date: 1893
Cartoon, A Wilde Idea (Oscar Wilde)Cartoon, A Wilde Idea -- Oscar Wilde, Irish-born playwright, depicted as a French soldier (a reference to the fact that he first wrote his controversial play, Salome, in French). Date: 1892
Violet Paget in School for Scandal and The Entertainers at The Pavilion, Buckler-Keighley Concert Parties
The Dance of the Forty-One, Mexico -- a notorious society scandal uncovered by a police raid on a private residence on 17 November 1901, where a group of men were dancing
Duke & Duchess of Argyll at the Royal AcademyIan Campbell, 11th Duke of Argyll, together with his third wife, the former Miss Margaret Whigham and Mrs Charles Sweeny, pictured standing by a portrait of Lord John Campbell, later the 7th Duke
Lady Idina Hay at the Kenya LidoLady Idina Hay (nee Sackville), pictured in a sarong or kanga with two friends in Kenya during the 1920s, while she was married to Josslyn Hay, Earl of Erroll. On the left is the Countess N
Mrs Charles SweenyMargaret Whigham (1912-1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930. Later Mrs Charles Sweeney, after marrying the American golfer, and then Duchess of Argyll
Princess Margaret, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961Princess Margaret(1930-2002), as drawn from life by Stephen Ward, at a sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News in 1961
Duchess of Argyll and familyPhotograph taken outside the Royal Academy during a Private View of the Duchess of Argyll (formerly, Margaret Whigham and later, Mrs Charles Sweeney)
The Chicago Tinned Meat ScandalDelicacies weighed and packed in Armours Packing-House in Chicago, showing some dubious by-products of a Chicago meat processing factory used for making cheap sausages
