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1945 Farnborough Show - de Havilland, Walker, Butler1945 Farnborough Air Show. From right: Geoffrey de Havilland, C.C. Walker (standing) and Alan Butler. Date: 1945
Central Flying School, Upavon, January 1913. From left: ?Central Flying School, Upavon, January 1913. From left: (standing) Capt E.G.R. Lithgow, Asst Paymaster J.H. Lidderdale RN, Major H.M. Trenchard DSO, Capt G.M. Paine MVO RN, Lt and Qr Mr F.H
France - Circus - Auguste and the White ClownFrance - Circus - Interactions between Auguste (the happy clown) and the White Clown (the sad clown): " Session interrupted". Date: 1905
Southern Africa - Zulu Chieftain with his many wives. The practice of having several wives indicates a mans social standing, wealth and virility
Preston Mont, Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds, YorkshirePreston Mont (Ethel Preston Monument - 1861-1911), Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds, Yorkshire. Walter Preston was a manufacturing chemist. He married Ethel West in 1882. They had no children
Portrait of a young man from the Perceval familyOil on canvas full-length portrait of Master Perceval, thought to be Philip, wearing a red doublet and breeches, at the age of 10 or 11 dating from c.1620
Trooping the Colour - the Queens last rideQueen Elizabeth II riding at the Trooping the Colour ceremony for the last time in 1986 on her horse Burmese. 1986
Cover design, The Brave Tin Soldier, Pocket Series story booklet
Pot-House Politicians - early woodcut print
WW2 - Me After The WarAn illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Me After The War, written by Ursula Bloom. The image shows a British Army servicewoman standing in an open doorway. Date: 1944
WW2 - The AvengersAn illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, The Avengers, written by Charles Graves. The image shows a pair of Royal Air Force pilots standing by a plane in the sunset. Date: circa 1943
WW2 - Shop 7An illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's story book, Shop 7, written by Kenneth Hemingway. The image portrays a pair of wartime figures including a fashionably dressed young woman
WW2 - The Little Doves Of DestructionA front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, The Little Doves Of Destruction, written by George Wolfenden
WW2 - Mr Penny At WarAn illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's story book, Mr. Penny At War, written by Maurice Moiseiwitsch. The image portrays an older Home Guard serviceman carrying his bayonet rifle
The Chocolate SoldiersA wartime children's story book illustration which shows the chocolate soldiers General facing his troops, standing to attention. Date: circa 1940s
The Chocolate Soldiers, Chumpie The TrumpeterA wartime children's story book illustration which shows the chocolate soldiers General standing with Chumpie the trumpeter, he disapproves of his fondness for his daughter standing behind
When Big Ben ChimesAn illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for When Big Ben Chimes, music by Kennedy Russell, words by Helen Taylor. The image shows a night scene of a lone figure standing in a street
There'll Always Be An EnglandAn illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for There'll Always Be An England, words and music by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles. Sung by Glyn Davies
When Can I Have A Banana AgainAn illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for When Can I Have A Banana Again, words and music by Nat Mills, Gaby Rogers and Harry Roy
Lilli Marlene, Music CoverAn illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Lilli Marlene, My Lilli Of The Lamplight, by Norbert Schultze, Hans Leip and Tommie Connor
After The War Is Over, Music CoverAn illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for After The War Is Over, a comedy song waltz, music by Tolchard Evans, words by Ralph Butler
WW2 - Rear Of A Wellington BomberA colorized photograph portraying some British WW2 Royal Air Force airmen standing by the sting in the tail of a Vickers Wellington bomber plane. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 Greetings Card, Royal Navy SailorThe inside of a WW2 greetings card, the fold out illustration portrays a Royal Navy sailor standing on the deck of his ship. All the nice girls love a sailor. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 Greetings Card, Saluting SoldiersThe inside of a WW2 greetings card, the fold out illustration shows two saluting soldiers and a black cat, symbolic of good fortune, standing by their camouflaged military vehicles. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 A. T. S. Greetings CardThe inside of a WW2 greetings card, the fold out illustration portrays a British woman of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, standing by a camouflaged van under the Union Jack flag. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 L. C. C. Ambulance Christmas CardA WW2 Christmas greetings card showing some soldiers standing between two L.C.C. ambulances. The drawing was presented in aid of the London ambulance benevolent fund. Date: 1941
WW2 British Bulldog Christmas CardA WW2 Christmas greetings card which shows a British Bulldog standing upon a Union Jack flag, wearing a soldier's tin hat. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 Christmas Card, BethlehemA WW2 Christmas greetings card illustrated with a painting titled Bethlehem, which portrays a soldier standing in a dignified manor, with his rifle, under a starry night sky. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 Christmas Card, Always Ready And PreparedA WW2 Christmas greetings card complete with a red ribbon, the illustration portrays a smoking warden standing in his pyjamas and dressing down, holding his boots and a gas rattle. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 Birthday Card, Standing By The FlagA WW2 birthday greetings card, the illustration shows a Scottish terrier dog wearing a tin hat and armed with a rifle, standing guard beside a Union Jack flag, with the radio active. Date: circa 1941
Coldstream Guard sentry at Windsor Castle, Berkshire - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Drinkers Seated at a Table in the Cafe de Levante in MadridLeonardo Alenza y Nieto (1807-1845). Spanish painter. Drinkers Seated at a Table in the Cafe de Levante in Madrid. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)
Ferdinand VII (1784-1833), 1808, by Antonio CarniceroFerdinand VII (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833). Portrait by Antonio Carnicero (1748-1814), 1808. History Museum. Madrid. Spain
Manuel de Godoy y Alvarez de Faria (1767-1851), circa 1790Manuel de Godoy y Alvarez de Faria (1767-1851). Spanish politician. Prime Minister. Portrait by Francisco Bayeu y Subias (1734-1795), circa 1790
Saint Blaise of Sebaste (3rd-4th centuries), 1490-1500Saint Blaise (3rd-4th centuries). Bishop of Sebaste and martyr. Portrait by Miguel Jimenez (15th-early 16th centuries), 1490-1500. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
Ferdinand VII wearing the Habit of the Order of Charles IIIFerdinand VII (1784-1833). King of Spain. Ferdinand VII wearing the Habit of the Order of Charles III, by Vicente Lopez Portana (1772-1850), circa 1808. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
Tsar Nicholas II reading the Opening Decree to the DumaRussia - Tsar Nicholas II reading the Opening Decree to the Duma, whilst standing beside the Imperial throne. Date: circa 1910s
Music and jollity at the Guards Boat Club, Maidenhead, Berkshire. Date: 1932
Two Talbot Rice children with their Nurse, Oddington HouseTwo young Talbot Rice children, David Arthur standing up in his fine (and large!) baby carriage, Cecil Penelope standing alongside, in the grounds of Oddington House, Moreton-in-Marsh
Two young siblings, one standing in a fine baby carriageTwo young siblings, David Arthur Talbot Rice standing up in his fine (and large!) baby carriage, with his sister Cecil Penelope standing behind, in the grounds of Oddington House, Moreton-in-Marsh
Magnificent doors of the Tower at Hampton Court, LeominsterStanding outside the magnificent wooden doors of the Tower at Hampton Court (Hampton Court Castle), Leominster, Herefordshire. L-R Mme de Cramer, Blanche Marion Talbot Rice, E de Cramer. Date: 1932
WW2, Royal Navy HassallA front cover illustration to a WW2 children's painting book by John Hassall. The image portrays a boy standing alert, dressed in a Royal Navy uniform on deck of his ship. Date: circa 1940
WW2, Women's Land ArmyThis illustration portrays a young woman standing by a white work horse in the middle of a patchy field, she is serving the Women's Land Army
WW2 Home Guard At AttentionAn illustration which shows a WW2 captain standing by four soldiers of the British Home Guard, standing at attention. Date: circa 1941
The Home Front, WW2 LookoutA front cover illustration for a WW2 children's book, The Home Front, a Tuck book by Hilde Marchant. The image shows a lookout standing on a roof top trying to spot enemy raiding planes
WW2 Q-Ship And Royal Navy RadioA pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a lady wearing a pink dress, standing on the deck of a Q-ship
WW2 Midshipman And Royal Navy BoyA pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The images portray boys dressed in Royal Navy uniforms, the left shows a Midshipman standing smartly on deck. Date: circa 1940
WW2 Royal Navy Captain And DestroyerA pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a Royal Navy captain standing on deck, while the right picture shows the silhouetted form of a British destroyer ship