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The Sketch Front Cover 1956A colour illustration for the front cover page of The Sketch, showing a lady standing in drizzling rain with a bright red umbrella
The Woman Who Spent 10 In A Woolworth Store, by H. M. BateA humorous illustration showing a lady who has bought everything in a department store. Woolworths was particularly renowned for its low-cost goods
Model Repartee by Dudley HardyHumorous sketch by Dudley Hardy showing a frustrated artist trying to deal with a cheeky model. Artist (to refractory model): Do sit still! You are a little devil
The Sketch Christmas Present NumberFront cover illustration showing a lady in period costume carrying gifts on a winters night
Cook Doesn t Feel Like It, by H. M. BatemanA humorous illustration showing a cook relaxing after deciding not to prepare dinner. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch, the Tatler and the Bystander
Cigarette, Old Man? By H. M. BatemanIllustration by H. M. Bateman showing a man smoking an extremely large cigar, offering a disgruntled looking gentleman a comparatively tiny cigarette
The Sketch Front Cover, July 1955A colour illustration for the front cover of The Sketch depicting a lady with a pink parasol
An advertisement for The Sketch Book and Winters Pie, byA colour illustration by artist Lawson Wood showing a bear photographing two little monkeys up on a tree branch. The picture originally appeared in Winters Pie, a charitable publication
Reading With Understanding; Or, A Leg-ible Article, by BevanA reproduction in colour photograuvre from the picture by Bevan Petman. The illustration shows a lady reading The Sketch whilst dangling her legs over the side of an armchair
The Man Who Crept Into The Royal Enclosure In A Bowler, H. MA humorous illustration showing a man in the incorrect dress getting a lot of disapproving glances. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch
Come on, Major, he won t bite by Merlin EnabnitBlonde pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) wearing a black strapless dress with the skirt split to reveal shapely stockinged legs. By her feet is a small Pomeranian-type dog
Invitation by Merlin EnabnitPin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) dressed in a floral print bikini and sitting by a birch tree. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
A Ducks eggIllustration by Raphael Kirchner taken from The Kirchner Album of twelve prints issued by The Sketch during World War I. Picture depicts a suspended egg
HatchesIllustration by Raphael Kirchner from The Kirchner Album, a portfolio of twelve colour prints issued by The Sketch during the World War One period
H. M. Bateman in his studioHenry Mayo Bateman at work in his studio. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to The Sketch, The Tatler and The Bystander
Good measure by Merlin EnabnitBlonde, voluptuous pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) wearing a red swimming costume and holding a measuring tape. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
No, Colonel, You ve got the wrong number by Merlin EnabnitBack view of a dark-haired pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979). She is wearing a transparent pink and blue dress and speaking on a red telephone
Well, George I m no iceberg by Merlin EnabnitFestive pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) dressed in a revealing dress of scarlet with white fur trim and white boots
Merlin blues by Merlin EnabnitBlonde pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit, posing coquettishly behind a midnight blue blanket. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
Trapping Whelks on the Shores of the Caspian Sea by W. HeathThe first illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) to appear in The Sketch on March 21st 1906. Part of a humorous series called, The Gentle Art of Catching Things
Well, Warden, Hows this for a siren suit? by Merlin EnabnitRed-headed pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) dressed in a transparent negligee. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
Climbing rose by Merlin EnabnitVoluptuous pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) clad in a pink swimming costume and bathing cap climbing a ladder. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
Coastal Command by Merlin EnabnitPin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) posed coquettishly in a pink swimsuit and large sun hat with a bronzed coast guard
The General StrikeCartoon sketch of a society lady helping out during the General Strike, accompanied by her pet poodle. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts
Brown study by Merlin EnabnitBrunette pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) posed behind an armchair. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
Melting Appeal by Merlin EnabnitPin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) dressed in a festive, scarlet snowsuit and posing with a snowman. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
Daddy always tells me to keep cool by Merlin EnabnitCurvaceous pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) posed provocatively, dressed in a black swimsuit and large sun hat. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
If thats all you can think of, we d better go to the moviesRed-haired pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) posed provocatively wearing a figure-hugging strapless orange gown and black evening gloves
Afternoon, Monte Carlo: A Sketch By Sir John Lavery, R. ASir John Laverys impression of the gaming rooms at the world famous casino in Monte Carlo
Kirchners in a Dug-OutPin-ups from The Sketch magazine painted by Raphael Kirchner, adorning the walls of an officers dug out on the Western Front during World War One
Frank Reynolds at WorkFrank Reynolds, artist, illustrator and cartoonist (1876-1953), later art editor of Punch. Profiled in The Sketch at one of their humorous artists
A Madame Yevonde portrait of Mrs Winston ChurchillGraciousness, enterprise, dignity, staunchness, a sympathetic outlook and an acute sense of humour are all characteristics of Mrs (Clementine) Churchill
Female fashions at Cape Coast Castle - The 2nd Ashanti WarNative female fashions at Cape Coast Castle, garrison and headquarters of the British colonialists till 1877. This sketch was made during the second Ashanti War
Mountain farm in County Mayo, IrelandSketch from Ireland showing the harrowing difficulty of cultivating on a mountain farm in County Mayo. A peasant man and woman use a horse in their attempts to plough the rocky slopes
Sketches of the evictions in IrelandThese sketches show scenes of evictions, trial, and Irish Land League activity in south west of Ireland. In the first sketch, the special artist of this publication is misunderstood by the crowd
London during the Blitz; Second World War, 1940Illustration showing the skyline of London at night as the German Luftwaffe attacked the East of the city in September 1940. The glare of the fires in the East End of London is clearly evident
Baby Elephant Pickpocket at Olympia, London, 1893Sketch showing one of Barnum and Baileys elephants investigating the pocket of a female visitor to the circus, Olympia, London, 1893
The Gun Control Room, Britain; Second World War, 1944Illustration showing the interior of the Gun Control Room, the headquarters of Londons anti-aircraft defences during the Second World War, 1944
British Troops fighting at Aanderberg Crossroads; Second WorSketch showing British infantry fighting off German paratroops at Aanderberg Crossroads, Holland, January 1945. On the left of the image is a disabled British Cromwell tank
A Muddy a sketch in Bond streetA small coach contrasts with its large lackeys. Dandies converse with a lady through its window. The coach, coloured bright yellow with red trim, is spattered with brown mud
The blockade runner Lillian; American Civil War, 1864Sketch showing the steamship Lillian, running the blockade into Wilmington Harbour, during the American Civil War
San Francisco, California, 1850Engraving showing San Francisco, viewed from the South-West, 1850. Founded as a gold rush town, San Francisco had a population of only 10-15, 000 people at this time
America, Street View in San Francisco, from a sketch by a coSan Franciscos commerce was growing by the day in 1850, as gold fever reached its height. Four rivers produced gold worth over 30 million dollars in the last 5 months of 1850
River bed gold sifting on the Turon, AustraliaRiver bed sifting on the Turon river, a sketch from the Turon gold fields, New South Wales. The pump is lowered 12 feet from the surface of the river
A Visitor to an Emigrant Ship being soaked by Seamen, 1884Sketch showing sailors scrubbing the decks and an early visitor getting soaked by them, 1884
