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The Last Caravan by A. E. BestallA colour illustration by Alfred Bestall showing a fantasy scene where a group of travellers are being spied on from woodland by a centaur and female imps
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
Gypsy Lee, the fortune tellerSketches of Gypsy life: a camp near Latimer Road near Notting Hill showing Gypsy Lee, the fortune teller at the Devils Dyke
The Skye crofters Land League AgitationSketches in the Isle of Skye: the Crofters Land League. 1.Staffin, from the Bay. 2.Crofters huts in Portree. 3.Women of the crofters. 4. A Skye landlord. 5
Lockheed P-38 Lightning in action; Second World War, 1944Illustration showing an US Air Force Lockheed P-38 Lightning shooting down a German aeroplane during the Second World War
The Modern Girl by Wilton WilliamsA series of sketches by Wilton Williams, subtitled Full dress and bathing dress (other artists show undress, and underwear in this series of three) showing the modern girl of 1925
Manneken Pis Postcard Album - A DuelA duel - three street urchins help their friend to mimic the statue! Manneken Pis (Dutch for little pee man ), also known in French as the petit Julien, is a very famous Brussels landmark
The Mikado at the SavoySketches from The Mikado at the Savoy Theatre in London: The Mikado (Mr R. Temple), Nanki-Pooh (Mr Durward Lely), Katisha (Miss Brandram), Pooh-Bah (Mr R)
Eve Before The Fall. By A. E. BestallA scene beside a waterfall of four girls in their bathing costumes. The girls are watching the waterfall, prehaps resting after swimming
Leonardo SketchesLEONARDO DA VINCI A page of sketches of flying machines
Horace Shorts notebook - sketches of Wright Flyer at PauA page from Horace Shorts notebook containing his detailed sketches of the Wright Flyer made at Pau, France, in February 1909. Date: 1909
A robot to open an exhibition: the new mechanical manPhotograph and sketches of an aluminium man, the first British robot invented by Captain Richards and Mr. A.H. Refell. The machine could rise, bow and make a speech
Sketches of an Irish Wolfhound by Cecil AldinTwo sketches of an Irish Wolfhound by Cecil Aldin -- probably his own dog Mickie. Date: 1939
Manneken Pis Postcard Album - Nun and ChildrenEmbarrased nun: " Look to the left my children". The nun leads a group of schoolgirls (one snubbing her nose), holding an umbrella to shield their innocent eyes from the little boy statue
Highgate, London, 1888Engraving showing a number of sketches of Highgate, in North London, 1888
Aubreys Plan of AveburyJohn Aubreys plan of Avebury. Aubrey was an English antiquary, who suplimented his writings on sites with detailed plans and sketches
En Pleine Folie at the Folies BergereSketches by Erte for Grands Flueves du Monde (the Great Rivers of the World) in En Pleine Folie at the Folies Bergere, Paris, 1923 (showing the Rhine, the Nile, the Ganges and the Amazon)
Play / Ibsen / Hedda GablerA series of simple sketches of Eleonora Duse
Rosie - Murrays Cabaret Club costume designRosie - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London
Royal Wedding 1947 - bride and bridesmaid dressesA fairytale wedding gown by Norman Hartnell for Princess Elizabeth, in itself a tribute to British skill in design and workmanship
In Possession. By A. E. BestallThree girls sat on a bank by a stream watching a crab under the water. Alfred Bestall (1892-1986) is best-known as the artist who drew Rupert Bear for thirty years
Doin the Lambeth Walk - Oi! These sketches, made by Sherriffs, are dedicated to The Lambeth Walk, dance hit of the musical comedy Me and My Girl (Victoria Palace)
ISADORA DUNCAN 1909ISADORA DUNCAN American dancer: some action sketches Date: 1878 - 1927
Seaford Golf Club cartoonsA cartoon by Mel of golfers from Seaford Golf Club, Blatchington. Date: 1939
Sketches of a bull terrier by Cecil AldinTwo sketches of a bull terrier by Cecil Aldin -- probably his own dog, Cracker. Date: 1939
Pantomime artist Will Evans with his childrenWill Evans (1866 -1931) was an eccentric comedian who performed in pantomime from a young age, and appeared on the music halls in the 1890s
Little Girl playing with her Sailor Doll, 1888Illustration showing a little Victorian girl playing with her doll, which was dressed as a sailor. This image was originally entitled Now Geraldine Maude
Gypsy life inside a tentSketches of Gypsy life: inside a tent on Mitcham Common
Sketches of Cricket in India, 1890A series of sketches by an English Cavalry Officer of a game of cricket played between an Indian College and British Officers, in India, 1890
Patrons of the Cafe RoyalSketches by H. H. Harris of various well-known artists, writers and celebrities of the 1930s who were regular patrons of the Cafe Royal in Regent Street, London
Evolution / Art Apes LifeAn extremely talented aspiring monkey artist sketches a less fortunate fellow monkey who is chained up whilst being sketched
Zulu War - Recovery of the Colours of the 24th in the Buffalo River after Battle of Isandlwana (of 22 January 1879) and honouring the graves of Lts Melville and Coghill Date: 1879
The late Charles DarwinArticle on Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) with illustrations of his statue at the Natural History Museum, the exterior of his house at Down, near Beckenham, his study and green-house
Pencil sketches of babies and a mother. Date: 1920s
Sketches at the Crippen trialThe Most Sensational Trial for Many Years. Sketches in court at the trial of Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen, accused of (and later hanged for) the murder of his wife Cora
The Sketch Book: Young flapper girl with decorationThe Sketch Book: Young flapper girl hanging a wall decoration. The caption reads " Aiding and Abetting." Date: 1928- 1929
Sketches in the Bank of England. Machine for weighing coinsEngraving of complicated device for weighing gold sovereigns
Harry Tate / Vfair 1912HARRY TATE (Ronald Macdonald Hutchison) English music hall comedian, best known for sketches on golfing, motoring and fishing
Wiskers Face - Murrays Cabaret Club costume designWiskers Face - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London
Michelle - Murrays Cabaret Club costume designMichelle - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London
Madelaine - Murrays Cabaret Club costume designMadelaine - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London
Honor - Murrays Cabaret Club costume designHonor - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London
Carmen - Murrays Cabaret Club costume designCarmen - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London
WW2 - Life onboard a corvette escort at sea - the ILN special artist C E Turner accompanied the vessel around various UK ports accompanying a merchant fleet. 1941
Mel - Murrays Cabaret Club costume designMel - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London
Murrays Cabaret Club costume designOriginal costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London
Violet - Murrays Cabaret Club costume designViolet - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London
Vamps - Murrays Cabaret Club costume designVamps - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London