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Sketch Collection (page 60)

Background imageSketch Collection: Selling the ILN

Selling the ILN
Scene at the Publishing Office of The Illustrated London News at 172, Strand, London in 1911, where retailers could obtain copies of the ILN and the Sketch and where general distribution

Background imageSketch Collection: Dear, Dear, Dear! by G. E. Studdy

Dear, Dear, Dear! by G. E. Studdy
Early illustration by G. E. Studdy during World War I, showing a soldier (standing) speaking to a older lady on a London bus or tube train

Background imageSketch Collection: The London Office of the Society for the relief of the sick

The London Office of the Society for the relief of the sick
A sketch of volunteers sorting and packing linen bandages for the sick

Background imageSketch Collection: Cholera precautions in England

Cholera precautions in England
A sketch of the sailors hospital. Fires were used to prevent the infection spreading from the hospital. In September 1892, Dr R

Background imageSketch Collection: Dr Kochs treatment for consumption

Dr Kochs treatment for consumption
A sketch of Professor Pfuhl inoculating a patient against consumption at the Royal Hospital, Berlin

Background imageSketch Collection: British Red Cross hospital

British Red Cross hospital
A sketch of a blessing taking place in a British Red Cross hospital. The floating hospital, positioned on the Danube at Giurgevo was essential in treating the casualties in the Russo-Turkish war

Background imageSketch Collection: The electric light- Mr Edison in his laboratory: a sketch fr

The electric light- Mr Edison in his laboratory: a sketch fr
Illustration showing Thomas Edison (1847 - 1931) in his laboratory experimenting with light in 1880. The most prolific inventor the world has ever seen

Background imageSketch Collection: William Heath Robinson

William Heath Robinson
WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON The well-known illustrator and cartoonist pictured wearing a trilby and working on his sketch book. Best known as the " gadget king"

Background imageSketch Collection: Milking by electricity

Milking by electricity
Illustration to show the process of milking cows with the Lawrence-Kennedy cow milker. The sketch also shows in fig.iv and v, a new hand- milking machine invented by Mr. C.S. Padfield of Bath

Background imageSketch Collection: Advertisment for Wolseley car

Advertisment for Wolseley car
Advertisement for Wolseley cars, showing a group in a box at the opera, accompanied by a sketch of the car. A consummate British company, the ad states Command performance.Buy wisely, by Wolseley

Background imageSketch Collection: Football by the new electric light at Kennington Oval

Football by the new electric light at Kennington Oval
Engraving showing spectators and players at a football match between the Wanderers and the Clapham Rovers illuminated by the new lighting system

Background imageSketch Collection: The Workless man-of -all-work

The Workless man-of -all-work
Illustration of a man reading the paper whilst all the household work is done by machinery. The sketch depicts what was then considered a glimpse into the future

Background imageSketch Collection: Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; A marine

Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; A marine
A sketch showing an example of a curious design sent to the Patent Office in 1920, of a marine life saving apparatus which was also submersible

Background imageSketch Collection: Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; Curious

Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; Curious
Sketch of a cross section of a curious apparatus for securing oysters. Two men work in a submarine-like pod at the bottom of the sea, scooping up oysters with a rake

Background imageSketch Collection: Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine

Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine
Sketch of the Danish inventor Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine. The motor was a significant development from earlier electro-magnetic engines

Background imageSketch Collection: Anne of Denmark / Interior

Anne of Denmark / Interior
QUEEN OF JAMES I Full-length sketch of Anne of Denmark in an interior setting

Background imageSketch Collection: Road crash with glamorous lady

Road crash with glamorous lady
Humorous sketch of a road crash in which a glamourous lady and gentlemen sit beside their ditched car, with the gentleman proclaiming to the cars tax disc, Expiring December 31st..Liar!

Background imageSketch Collection: Bebe Daniels / Sketch 1923

Bebe Daniels / Sketch 1923
Bebe Daniels, actress

Background imageSketch Collection: S Lenglen / Sketch 1923

S Lenglen / Sketch 1923
The French girl lawn-tennis champion - to the British media she is simply Suzanne

Background imageSketch Collection: Dickens Scheffer Sketch

Dickens Scheffer Sketch
CHARLES DICKENS

Background imageSketch Collection: Beardsley / Sketch 1895

Beardsley / Sketch 1895
AUBREY VINCENT BEARDSLEY English illustrator, leader of the Aesthetic movement and principal artist in the Art Nouveau manner

Background imageSketch Collection: Being Earnest / Iln / Sketch

Being Earnest / Iln / Sketch
Sketches from the first production at St Jamess Theatre, London

Background imageSketch Collection: Street Portrait Artist

Street Portrait Artist
An artist with a beard draws a rather flattering portrait sketch of a young woman sitter, Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy

Background imageSketch Collection: Dolly Sisters / Sketch 22

Dolly Sisters / Sketch 22
DOLLY SISTERS Jenny and Rosie, American stage performers

Background imageSketch Collection: Sketch Christmas

Sketch Christmas
Patriotic front cover illustration from the Sketch 1914 showing a British officer in khaki uniform accompanied by two fashionably dressed young women

Background imageSketch Collection: Front cover from The Sketch Coronation Festivities

Front cover from The Sketch Coronation Festivities
Front cover illustration for The Sketchs Coronation Festivities number. It shows a woman in a typical 1950s party dress surrounded by balloons and streamers

Background imageSketch Collection: Mountbatten / Sketch 1922

Mountbatten / Sketch 1922
LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN With his bride, Edwina Ashley

Background imageSketch Collection: Jbj Delambre / Fremy

Jbj Delambre / Fremy
JEAN-BAPTISTE-JOSEPH DELAMBRE French astronomer

Background imageSketch Collection: Jbs Chardin / Goncourt

Jbs Chardin / Goncourt
JEAN-BAPTISTE-SIMEON CHARDIN French painter

Background imageSketch Collection: Play / Wilde / Importance

Play / Wilde / Importance
A review in The Sketch with pictures of Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Lord Illingworth and Mrs Bernard Beere as Mrs Arbuthnot

Background imageSketch Collection: HALLEYs BELL - 3

HALLEYs BELL - 3
In this contemporary sketch, two divers are seen within the bell, while a third, wearing a smaller bell over his head, leaves the bell for a brief period of exploration

Background imageSketch Collection: Stevenson Sketch

Stevenson Sketch
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish novelist

Background imageSketch Collection: Sketching on Horseback

Sketching on Horseback
Without dismounting from his horse, Dr Syntax makes a sketch of a picturesque lake scene

Background imageSketch Collection: Child Sketching Outdoors

Child Sketching Outdoors
A young girl proudly holds up her sketch of a goose, done from the life

Background imageSketch Collection: Leonardo Flying Machine

Leonardo Flying Machine
LEONARDO DA VINCI Sketch of a design for a flying machine

Background imageSketch Collection: Artists at Work

Artists at Work
A painter at is easel in Bruges, Belgium is copied by a little boy with his sketch pad and crayons

Background imageSketch Collection: John Keats / Haydon Sketch

John Keats / Haydon Sketch
JOHN KEATS Poet

Background imageSketch Collection: Tourists Admire Sistine

Tourists Admire Sistine
Gauls, goths, visigoths and vandals in Rome A sketch in the Sistine Chapel highlighting the many types of tourists who visit

Background imageSketch Collection: Cf Worth / Sketch 1895

Cf Worth / Sketch 1895
CHARLES FREDERICK WORTH English fashion designer active in Paris

Background imageSketch Collection: Josiah Wedgwood / Sketch

Josiah Wedgwood / Sketch
JOSIAH WEDGWOOD English potter

Background imageSketch Collection: Major Esterhazy / Sketch

Major Esterhazy / Sketch
MAJOR MCFW ESTERHAZY French Major associated with the Dreyfus case

Background imageSketch Collection: Dwight L Moody (Sketch)

Dwight L Moody (Sketch)
DWIGHT LYMAN MOODY - American evangelist and businessman

Background imageSketch Collection: D H Lawrence / Sketch

D H Lawrence / Sketch
D H LAWRENCE English novelist Sketch

Background imageSketch Collection: Sketch of a London sergeant

Sketch of a London sergeant
Sketch of a London policeman (a sergeant)



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