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Sister Collection (#9)

Background imageSister Collection: Paris, France - Eglise des Filles du Calvaire

Paris, France - Eglise des Filles du Calvaire. Date: 17th century

Background imageSister Collection: Paris, France - Conciergie

Paris, France - Conciergie. Date: circa 1850

Background imageSister Collection: Chinese beauty westernised, 1915

Chinese beauty westernised, 1915
Two young Chinese women in western costume: Misses Amy and May Leu Yuk Lin, daughters of the Chinese ex-Minister, pictured in 1915

Background imageSister Collection: The Hospital Nurse, WW1

The Hospital Nurse, WW1
A nurse from a military hospital during the First World War, one of a series of character sketches exhibited by photographer F. J

Background imageSister Collection: Sister Glory Hancock

Sister Glory Hancock
Madelon Battle Hancock (1881 - 1930), known as Glory Hancock was the most decorated woman of the First World War

Background imageSister Collection: A Sister skipping up the steps of No 3 CCS, Bailleul

A Sister skipping up the steps of No 3 CCS, Bailleul
A Sister skipping up the steps of No. 3 CCS, Bailleul. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Background imageSister Collection: Officers & Nurses of the Northern Star & Southern Cross Hosp

Officers & Nurses of the Northern Star & Southern Cross Hosp
Officers and nursing staff of the Northern Star and Southern Cross Hospital

Background imageSister Collection: NCH Home, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire

NCH Home, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
A sister and some so-called crippled children go off for a drive at the National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton. Date: Date unknown

Background imageSister Collection: Miss Susan Bligh as Calypso, by Madame Yevonde

Miss Susan Bligh as Calypso, by Madame Yevonde. Calypso played hostess to Ulysses when he was shipwrecked on her island

Background imageSister Collection: Mary Ashley by Madame Yevonde

Mary Ashley by Madame Yevonde
Ruth Mary Clarisse Ashley (1906-?) by Madame Yevonde

Background imageSister Collection: Jean and Marjorie Montagu-Douglas-Scott by Mme Yevonde

Jean and Marjorie Montagu-Douglas-Scott by Mme Yevonde
Jean and Marjorie Montagu-Douglas-Scott by Madame Yevonde. Jeanetta Ruth (1906-1997) and Marjorie Katherine (1906-1994) were the twin daughters of Lord George Montagu-Douglas-Scott. Date: 1932

Background imageSister Collection: Cecile of Greece & Georg Donatus of Hesse - engagement

Cecile of Greece & Georg Donatus of Hesse - engagement
Princess Cecilie of Greece (1911-1937), known as Cecile, pictured in an engagement photograph with her fiance, the Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse & by Rhine

Background imageSister Collection: Brother and sister by Muriel Dawson

Brother and sister by Muriel Dawson -- the little boy whispers in the girls ear. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSister Collection: H. L. Oakley as a child with sister

H. L. Oakley as a child with sister
Harry Lawrence Oakley (1882-1960), silhouette artist, pictured as a child with his sister

Background imageSister Collection: Frontispiece, Jeek, by G E Studdy

Frontispiece, Jeek, by G E Studdy. Showing a girl and boy (Gerry and Jacky) going out for a picnic with a basket of apples. The girl is carrying the puppy on her shoulder. Date: 1940

Background imageSister Collection: Two little girls by Muriel Dawson

Two little girls by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s

Background imageSister Collection: Children kissing

Children kissing
Charming photograph of two children, perhaps a brother and sister, sitting in a wicker chair in a garden and exchanging a friendly kiss. Date: c.1925

Background imageSister Collection: Yehudi and Hephzibah Menuhin

Yehudi and Hephzibah Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin (1916 - 1999), violinist, pictured with his pianist sister, Hephzibah. Date: 1938

Background imageSister Collection: Jeek the puppy with Jacky and Gerry in the snow

Jeek the puppy with Jacky and Gerry in the snow
Jeek the mongrel puppy with Jacky and Gerry in the snow -- they have fallen off a toboggan on their way down a hill. Date: 1940

Background imageSister Collection: The Kennedys meet the Queen

The Kennedys meet the Queen
President and Mrs Kennedy attend a state dinner at Buckingham Palace. They are seen above with the Queen and Prince Philip

Background imageSister Collection: Men and women taking tea in a garden

Men and women taking tea in a garden
Three men and three women taking tea in a garden. A little dog looks up expectantly. The two younger women have tennis racquets. C.1900

Background imageSister Collection: Girl and boy at the seaside

Girl and boy at the seaside
Two children, a girl and a boy, at the seaside, sitting on a wooden breaker on the beach, with a pier in the background

Background imageSister Collection: Girl and boy in garden with cat

Girl and boy in garden with cat
A girl and a boy sitting on the grass in a garden, watching a cat

Background imageSister Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- Babes in the Wood

Nursery Rhymes -- Babes in the Wood. Date: early 20th century

Background imageSister Collection: Cruvelli sisters

Cruvelli sisters
Marie and Sophie(1826-1907) Cruvelli(Cruvelli), German opera singers pose at a keyboard Date: 1855

Background imageSister Collection: Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna

Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna
Engraving from a photograph of Empress Maria Feodorovna, later Dowager Tsaritsa, formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1847-1928), wife of Tsar Alexander III

Background imageSister Collection: Sofya and Supporters

Sofya and Supporters
Sofya, Peters half-sister and regent during his youth, finds herself marginalised when she tries to seize power : she appeals to her supporters for help, but in vain. Date: 1688

Background imageSister Collection: Russian Old Believers

Russian Old Believers
Sofya, Peters half-sister and regent during his youth, hears religious disputes between the Old Believers (raskolniki) and their opponents. She deals firmly with the crisis. Date: 1682

Background imageSister Collection: Mary Anne Taylor

Mary Anne Taylor
MARY ANNE TAYLOR witness at the trial of the duke of York for trafficking in commissions. Sister (?) of Elizabeth Taylor.) Date: circa 1809

Background imageSister Collection: Mary Anne Taylor - 2

Mary Anne Taylor - 2
MARY ANNE TAYLOR witness at the trial of the duke of York for trafficking in commissions. Sister (?) of Elizabeth Taylor.) Date: circa 1809

Background imageSister Collection: Schillers Workroom

Schillers Workroom
SCHILLERs arbeitszimmer (workroom) poets eldest sister. Date: 1759 - 1805

Background imageSister Collection: Christophine Schiller

Christophine Schiller
CHRISTOPHINE SCHILLER, the poets eldest sister. Date: 18th century

Background imageSister Collection: Karoline Lengefeld

Karoline Lengefeld
Schillers wifes sister Karoline von Lengefeld. Date: 18th century

Background imageSister Collection: Luise Schillerr

Luise Schillerr
Schillers sister Luise. Date: 18th century

Background imageSister Collection: William Philip Schreiner

William Philip Schreiner
WILLIAM PHILIP SCHREINER South African statesman, prime minister of Cape Colony in 1899 during the Boer War : Olive Schreiner was his sister. Date: 1857 - 1919

Background imageSister Collection: Jane Porter - 1

Jane Porter - 1
JANE PORTER writer, sister of Anna Maria, author of Thaddeus of Warsaw and other popular works. Date: 1776 - 1850

Background imageSister Collection: Jane Porter - 3

Jane Porter - 3
JANE PORTER writer, sister of Anna Maria, author of Thaddeus of Warsaw and other popular works. Depicted as a lady canoness. Date: 1776 - 1850

Background imageSister Collection: Jane Porter - 4

Jane Porter - 4
JANE PORTER writer, sister of Anna Maria, author of Thaddeus of Warsaw and other popular works.. Date: 1776 - 1850

Background imageSister Collection: Jane Porter - 2

Jane Porter - 2
JANE PORTER writer, sister of Anna Maria, author of Thaddeus of Warsaw and other popular works. Date: 1776 - 1850

Background imageSister Collection: Anna Maria Porter

Anna Maria Porter
ANNA MARIA PORTER writer, younger sister of Jane Porter : her Hungarian Brothers a 3-volume novel about the Revolutionary War was much acclaimed. Date: 1780 - 1832

Background imageSister Collection: Valentine D orleans

Valentine D orleans
VALENTINE DE MILAN, duchesse d ORLEANS wife of Louis, duc d Orleans, making her the sister-in-law of roi Charles VI Date: 1373 - 1408

Background imageSister Collection: Teresa Milanollo

Teresa Milanollo
Domenica Maria TERESA MILANOLLA (on left) and her older sister Maria, Italian violin-playing sisters Date: 1827 - 1904

Background imageSister Collection: Mendelssohns Wife

Mendelssohns Wife
Cecile Charlotte Sophie Jeanrenaud, wife of Mendelssohn and mother of his five children. [Do not confuse with his sister Fanny, also named Cecile] Date: 1830s

Background imageSister Collection: Saint Mechtildis

Saint Mechtildis
MECHTILDIS of Helfta, German nun, at age 7 entered convent run by her sister Gertrude at Helfta where she and friend Gertrude the Great enjoyed mystical experiences. Date: 1241 - 1298

Background imageSister Collection: Bibye and Mary Lake

Bibye and Mary Lake
SIR BIBYE LAKE at age 10, and his sister MARY age 8 : he will grow up to become a prosperous merchant in the Royal African Company. Date: 1684 - 1744

Background imageSister Collection: Princess Elizabeth in panto

Princess Elizabeth in panto
Photograph of the Queen Elizabeth taken in 1944 when Princess Elizabeth

Background imageSister Collection: Japanese girls (some carrying babies)

Japanese girls (some carrying babies)
Street photograph of Japanese girls (some carrying babies, perhaps their little sisters). Date: 1905

Background imageSister Collection: Japanese Geisha Sisters

Japanese Geisha Sisters in lavishly-patterned kimonos Date: circa 1904

Background imageSister Collection: Chinese children

Chinese children
A young chinese brother and sister, posing with daffodils and a small pottery vessel, both in traditional costume. Date: 1904

Background imageSister Collection: German woman - crocheting for her brother at the front - WW1

German woman - crocheting for her brother at the front - WW1
A German woman (Gertrude Konigshain) works on a piece of crochet - possibly a favour to her brother (?) fighting at the front during WW1

Background imageSister Collection: WW1 era - Comic Postcard - On Neutral Ground

WW1 era - Comic Postcard - On Neutral Ground - a young boy stands with flag aloft, surrounded by his defenders as the ominous spectre of Nanny approaches... Date: circa 1916

Background imageSister Collection: A Brother and Sister posing with their pet dog

A Brother and Sister posing with their pet dog
A Brother and Sister pose for a studio portrait photograph with their pet dog. Date: circa 1909

Background imageSister Collection: Young children on the street with the youngest in a pram

Young children on the street with the youngest in a pram
Carriage Folk? Certainly not a fancy carriage in sight for these three! Date: 1900

Background imageSister Collection: Young girl on Bank Holiday unhappy that a lady has same hat

Young girl on Bank Holiday unhappy that a lady has same hat
Bank Holiday. " Just like Er. Been an copied my at!" Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSister Collection: Brother & Sister - London Street Children - Flotsam & Jetsam

Brother & Sister - London Street Children - Flotsam & Jetsam
Flotsam and Jetsam - A very elegant and emotive description and title for this beautifully-realised portrait study of two poor London street children. Date: 1895

Background imageSister Collection: Orphan girl responds to threat from man in the street

Orphan girl responds to threat from man in the street
" Garn! You won t tell me Mother, cos I aven t got such a thing." Date: 1897

Background imageSister Collection: Russian Countrywomen in traditional costume

Russian Countrywomen in traditional costume
Russian Countrywomen in a variety of traditional costumes Date: 1902

Background imageSister Collection: Advertisement for Shoe soles - Serbia

Advertisement for Shoe soles - Serbia
" See Sister, with my PALM heels and soles, walking is a pleasure!" Serbian advertising card for shoe soles and heels. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSister Collection: Children wake to greet Santa Claus on Christmas night

Children wake to greet Santa Claus on Christmas night. All rather odd - for one the cot bed seems really rather small for these two siblings...? Date: circa 1908

Background imageSister Collection: The fruits of success - A Chorus Girl visits home

The fruits of success - A Chorus Girl visits home
The fruits of success - An all-American chorus girl visits home and is greeted by surprise and a certain element of bemusement

Background imageSister Collection: Brother and Sister in Fantastic Seaside Toy Car

Brother and Sister in Fantastic Seaside Toy Car
Brother and Sister posing for a photograph in a truly fantastic Toy Car on the seafront at Brighton

Background imageSister Collection: Pilcher Pilcher and his sister with the Beetle

Pilcher Pilcher and his sister with the Beetle

Background imageSister Collection: Wilbur Wright and his sister Katherine

Wilbur Wright and his sister Katherine
Wilbur Wright and his sister, Katherine, about to make a dual flight before King Edward VII at Pau in 1908. Date: 1908

Background imageSister Collection: Design for book cover, Brother & Sister

Design for book cover, Brother & Sister
Design for a book cover entitled Brother & Sister by Elizabeth J. Lysaght. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio; Blackie, London. 1897

Background imageSister Collection: Mrs T. V. Wallace, A. R. Wallace and his sister Fanny, Mrs Sim

Mrs T. V. Wallace, A. R. Wallace and his sister Fanny, Mrs Sim
Taken after Wallaces return from the Amazon. Photograph from the Wallace collection in the General Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSister Collection: One of Nobengulus sisters at his village, January 1870

One of Nobengulus sisters at his village, January 1870
Sketch 78 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871)

Background imageSister Collection: Children writing Merry Christmas on a board

Children writing Merry Christmas on a board
A little girl writes Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year on a board, while her little brother looks at her, clearly very impressed at her writing skills. c. 1920

Background imageSister Collection: BONAPARTE, Marie Paulette, called Pauline (1780-1825)

BONAPARTE, Marie Paulette, called Pauline (1780-1825). Napoleons sister. Litography

Background imageSister Collection: Mozart when he was 7 seven years old playing

Mozart when he was 7 seven years old playing

Background imageSister Collection: Isabella of Borb󮠹Borb󮠨1851-1931). Infanta

Isabella of Borb󮠹Borb󮠨1851-1931). Infanta
Isabella of Borb󮠹 Borb󮠨 1851-1931). Infanta of Spain, daughter of Isabella II and sister of Alfonso XII. Infanta Isabella dressed as a typical Catalan shepherdess (1860). Litography

Background imageSister Collection: Anne Henriette de France (1727 - 1752). Twin

Anne Henriette de France (1727 - 1752). Twin

Background imageSister Collection: GALLAIT, Louis (1810-1887). The Mother and Sister

GALLAIT, Louis (1810-1887). The Mother and Sister

Background imageSister Collection: Joos Van Cleve (1485-1541). Eleanor of Austria

Joos Van Cleve (1485-1541). Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France, Sister of Charles V. 1st half 16th c. Painting similar to one which is located at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna

Background imageSister Collection: Bust of Marciana. 1st c. Trajans sister. Roman

Bust of Marciana. 1st c. Trajans sister. Roman
" Bust of Marciana. 1st c. Trajans sister. Roman art. Early Empire. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. Rome. " Santa Cecilia" Conservatory of Music."

Background imageSister Collection: HENNEQUIN, Philippe Auguste (1762-1833). The

HENNEQUIN, Philippe Auguste (1762-1833). The

Background imageSister Collection: Princess Elizabeths first radio broadcast

Princess Elizabeths first radio broadcast
Princess Elizabeth gives her first radio broadcast, little sister, Princess Margaret at her side. Talking of the Second World War, she proclaimed, We know... that in the end all will be well

Background imageSister Collection: Children and ducks playing

Children and ducks playing

Background imageSister Collection: The Plain Sister

The Plain Sister

Background imageSister Collection: Sister Minds Brother

Sister Minds Brother
A young girl amuses her sick brother by sitting at the side of his bed and reading a book to him. Date: 1922

Background imageSister Collection: Nassau Warship

Nassau Warship
With three sister-ships, the Nassau is the first dreadnought in the German fleet : she carries twelve 280mm and twelve 150mm guns which will soon come in handy. Date: launched 1908

Background imageSister Collection: Margaret / Students 1960

Margaret / Students 1960
PRINCESS MARGARET younger sister of Queen Elizabeth, at the Victoria League Students Club in 1960 (2 of 2) Date: 1930 -

Background imageSister Collection: Sister, Brother, Book

Sister, Brother, Book
A girl and her brother read a book together Date: late 19th century

Background imageSister Collection: Mozart Sister and Father

Mozart Sister and Father
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART the Austrian composer with his father, Leopold, and his sister, Marianne, in 1779 Date: 1756 - 1791

Background imageSister Collection: Children playing in Winter

Children playing in Winter
Merle and Roy Azulay (2), 1905 Date: 1905



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