Splendour Collection

The Nile is Egypt, Cooks Nile Steamers
Poster or handbill advertising Cooks Nile Steamers, the best way to explore Egypts ancient splendour and modern charm. Showing an ancient monument with hieroglyphics, with two men in Egyptian dress

Malta - Valletta - Interior of St Johns Co-Cathedral Date: circa 1920s

Crystal Palace Broad Wk
The BROAD WALK enables visitors to see Paxtons majestic building in all its splendour. Date: circa 1854

Semele and Zeus
Beloved by Zeus, Semele (daughter of Cadmus) is tricked into asking him to appear to her in all his splendour; he reluctantly does so, and she burns up

Party hosted by the Countess of Aynard Chabrillan
An evening of entertainment entitled A dance of a thousand and one nights held at the abode of the Countess of Aynard Chabrillan on the Rue Christophe-Columb

Marchioness of Londonderry at Londonderry House
Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (1878 - 1959), noted society hostess, and, during the First World War director of the Womens Legion

Royal elephants with ornate howdahs, India, c. 1870
Royal elephants with ornate howdahs, India, c.1870

Photograph of Sun In Splendour PH, Notting Hill, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub

Sketch of Sun In Splendour PH, Notting Hill, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Sketch of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Playbill, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham
Pantomime playbill, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Rome in its original splendour. circa 1788

Cutting through the Vendome Column; Paris Commune 1871
A group of Communards cutting through the base of the column in the Place Vendome, Paris, 1871. The Communards decided to remove the column, a symbol of imperial splendour

PROTESTANT CONFIRMATION
A large group of Protestants are confirmed amid the splendour of Westminster Cathedral. Date: 1871

FAMILY IN SWISS ALPS
Two little girls and their parents relax amid the splendour of the Swiss Alps, with snowy mountains looming behind them. Date: 1950s

March of the archers
Great marches of archers took place as thousands went out into the fields of Finsbury, Moorfields, Spitalfields and Bethnal Green

Delhi Durbar 1911 The Brilliant Proclamation Scene, Matania
Proclamation by the native herald during the Delhi Durbar of 1911 as recorded in person by the artist Fortunino Matania on 12 December 1911

Splendour beetle
Close-up of splendour beetle with legs outstretched. Specimen held within the Entomology Department at the Natural History Museum, London

Photograph of Sun In Splendour PH, Notting Hill, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Colour Face on view of the pub

Palatial Paris House
Building a palatial mansion in 15th century Paris : as always, leading citizens sought to outrank one another in the splendour of their homes Date: 15th century

REZA BEG Ambassador from the Shah of Persia to Louis XIV of France, who received him in great splendour : known for his eccentricities. Date: circa 1715

Zacharias (Zechariah) and the splendour of God
Zacharias (Zechariah) (Hebrew Prophet) and the splendour of God. circa 18th century

Officiating clergy at the Royal wedding, 1923
Page from The Sphere showing the officiating clergy at the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923 at Westminster Abbey

CATHEDRAL OF ESSEX
A corner of the spacious interior of Thaxted Church, Essex, England, aptly called, due to its size and splendour, the Cathedral of Essex. Date: 14th, 15th & 16th century

Celanese Coronation advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Celanese acetate yarn in the year of Queen Elizabeth IIs Coronation featuring a Coronation robe and Kirtle of velvet made for a Baroness by Ede and Ravenscroft. Date: 1953

Paris / Notre Dame C1870
Notre Dame de Paris, in all its gothic splendour

Kings / Ethiopia / Triumph
The triumph of the king of Ethiopia. The king sits in regal splendour watching a display of dancing and ritual. Date: 1843

Hotel Du Louvre Banquet
At the Hotel du Louvre, a banquet is offered to the commissioners of the Paris Exposition

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