Sketch Collection (page 47)

Stout Gentleman of personal and creative presence
A Stout Gentleman of personal and creative presence, wearing her top hat at a jaunty angle a he heads off to the Casino after a significant dinner !! Date: 1893

Sydney Clergyman, Australia
A Sydney Clergyman, Australia. Date: 1892

In the Strand, London - A Gentleman, after a good lunch at Simpsons. Date: circa 1890s

A Gentleman of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: 1892

A Turkish Nobleman - caricature by Phil May, sketched from life. Date: circa 1890s

A portly Landowner enjoying a puff. Date: 1895

A distinguished Country Gentleman in a very dashing coat and holding a riding crop. Date: 1895

A London Coachman Date: 1904

Rather drunk Australian Art Critic Date: 1890

French Anarchist - possibly Zo d Axa or Han Ryner
A well-known French Anarchist - caricature by Phil May. This is likely to be either Alphonse Gallaud de la Perouse (18641930) (better known as Zo d Axa, an adventurer, anti-militarist, satirist)

A Fleet Street Journalist or possibly a lawyer... Date: 1904

Magistrate at Bow Street Magistrates Court, London. Date: 1892

A well-known City of London Policeman Date: 1890

Waiter at the Eccentric Club & a Steward at a West End Club
A waiter at the Eccentric Club and a Steward at a West End Club. Date: 1892

A page from Phil Mays sketch book
A leaf from Phil Mays sketch book Date: circa 1890s

Bailiff very well treated
Bailiff (who has been very well treated and settled with) - " Well good-bye, Sir. See you again soon, Sir, I ope!" Date: 1902

An old sport by Phil May - Elderly Huntsman
A profile portrait by Phil May entitled An Old Sport. He appears to be polishing his monacle. Date: 1894

The Showman - An Extinct Type. - character portrait by Phil May of a barker or the proprietor of a sideshow. A barker is a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events

Character study by Phil May of an old man in a raincoat, seemingly down on his luck somewhat. Date: circa 1890s

Alone - portrait of an elderly widow by Phil May
Alone - portrait of an elderly widow with a Pathetic Grandeur lifting the scene above the commonplace. Date: 1893

The Mayor of Middle Wallop not appreciating Shakespeare
The sublime ignorance of the Mayor of Middle Wallop. The Mayor of Middle Wallop (who is interested in the decoration of the new theatre in M.W.) - " Oos that Gentleman you re painting

Elderly woman seated beneath a portrait of her when young
Elderly woman seated in a comfy chair, beneath a portrait depicting her in the full bloom of youthful beauty, now long departed. Date: 1901

Character portrait study of an old man by Phil May. Date: 1894

WWII - General Lord Gort - Patriotic Postcard sold in aid of the Daily Sketch War Relief Fund, with one penny from every card sold being donated to the fund

Menu Card - Alice in Wonderland illustration - The Puppy Date: circa 1890s

Menu Card - Alice in Wonderland illustration - Alice & Jury
Menu Card - Alice in Wonderland illustration - Alice and the Jury - Alice gives evidence. Date: circa 1890s

Sketch of Mervyn Joseph Pius OGorman (1871-1958) in 1930 by Edward le Bas (1904-1966)

Control cabin aboard the Graf Zeppelin LZ 127 (sketch)
Control cabin aboard the Graf Zeppelin, LZ 127 (sketch)

Sketch of Garnerins parachute (left)
Left: Sketch of Garnerins parachute. Right: Sketch of a bladed parachute suggested by the Goatsbeard fruit. Design Illustration from Cayleys original notebook

A sketch of Goatsbeard and two diagrams of fruit parachuting. Design Illustration from Cayleys original notebook

Sketch of the third whirling arm 1818
Sketch of the third whirling arm. 1818. From Cayleys original notebook

Sketch of the 1849 boy-carrying machine showing the triplane wing structure, tail-unit, and wheeled car with pilot-operated elevator-cum-rudder, and propulsive flappers. 1853

Sketch of a swinging plate anemometer 1849s
Sketch of a swinging plate anemometer. 1849. From Cayleys original notebook

Sketch of the car for an ornithopter showing the flappers
Sketch of the car for an ornithopter, showing the flapper transmission and the seat and foot-rest for the pilot. 1808. From Cayleys original notebook

Sir George Cayleys drawings
Sir George Cayley manuscript illustration. From: C.H. Gibbs-Smith Sir George Cayleys Aeronautics 1796-1855 (London: HMSO/Science Museum)

Design for Textile / Sketches with butterflies. Watercolour on cartridge paper. Silver Studio. circa 1925

Illustration of rare fruits and seed
Illustration by Georg Ehret of rare fruits and seeds

Bringing home the Spoils
The Mr Hartleys Matabile bringing tusks to Camp. August 1869 Sketch 68 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871)

Sketch of Orchis maculata by Robert Brown
Sketch of an Orchidaceous suspensor, 27th July 1831, by Robert Brown, the eminent Scottish botanist

Barra do Rio Nego (present day Manaus) from the fort, 1851. Drawing by Alfred Russell Wallace

Sketch of Cypripedium reginae / spectabile by Robert Brown
A sketch by Robert Brown, the eminent botanist

Sketch of Tradescantia by Robert Brown (part two)
A sketch by Robert Brown, the eminent botanist. For part one please see 55633

Ichthyosaurus. Illustration taken from the Richard Owen coll
Illustration 117a, annotated by William Clift asNo 4. Profile of Mr Johnsons Fossil found at Lyme

Sketch of Dolphins by Edward Wilson
Plate one from Edward Wilson sTerra Nova sketch book showing three dolphins

Sketch of Tradescantia by Robert Brown
A sketch by Robert Brown, the eminent botanist

Notes and sketches by Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 - 1913)
These notes and sketches were all Alfred Wallace was able to salvage when his return vessel, Helen, caught fire on his return voyage from South America in 1852

Thomas Baines (1820-1875) see 51895
Portrait of Thomas Baines, a British naturalist, explorer, war artist and travel writer. Baines documented numerous sketches of African wildlife, landscapes

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