Stern Collection

Madame Helena Blavatsky
Undated cutting of head and shoulders photograph of Madame Helena Blavatsky - founder of Theosophy and the Theosophical Society. HPG/1/13/1 (ii)

Mr Bumble with Oliver
Stern Mr. Bumble holds the hand of apprehensive young Oliver Twist, as they walk away from the workhouse

Switchboard Girls / 1930S
Girls working on a telephone switchboard, watched over by a stern-looking supervisor

Krupskaya (Lenins Wife)
NADEZHDA KONSTANTINOVNA KRUPSKAYA Russian Revolutionary - married Lenin in 1898

HMS Repulse with Sopwith Pup, WW1
Stern view of HMS Repulse showing a Sopwith Pup biplane on the aft turret during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

Swordfish Torpedo-bombers on board HMS Victorious, Second
Photograph showing Fleet Air Arm Swordfish torpedo-bombers gathered on the stern of the Royal Navy aircraft-carrier HMS Victorious, during the Second World War, 1941

Daedalus Sea Serpent
Marine creature sighted from HMS Daedalus in the south Atlantic between the Cape and St Helena : the creature passes under the stern of the ship (picture 2 of 3)

Stern trawler Conqueror on rocks at Mousehole, Cornwall
Stern trawler Conqueror on the rocks at Mousehole, Cornwall, December 1978. Date: 1978

Funerary stele of Democleides (4th century BC)
Greek art. Funerary stele of Democleides (4th century BC). Marble relief depicting a warrior sitting sad and meditating on the stern of a ship. Beside him, his helmet and shield

Sultan Selim I conquering Egypt
Sultan Selim I, nicknamed Yavuz " the Stern", " the Steadfast" or " the Grim" (1465?-1520) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520

Inside the Dome of Discovery, Festival of Britain, London
General view inside the Dome of Discovery, part of the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London. This part of the exhibition covered Britains conquest of the physical world through

HMS Implacable at Devonport, 1926
Photograph showing a stern view of the frigate HMS Implacable in dry dock at Devonport, 1926. Implacable was one of the ships captured by the Royal Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805

Paul Verlaine, French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. Seen here in a full-length photograph, wearing top hat, overcoat and scarf, and leaning on a walking stick

Launch of the Olympic at Belfast, 20Th October 1910 - a view of the launch of the leviathan Olympic with men standing at the stern. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast)

RMS Oceanic in Graving Dock, Liverpool
RMS Oceanic in Graving Dock (Dry Dock), Liverpool, shortly before launch in 1899. Date: circa 1899

British battleship HMS King Edward VII sinking, WW1
The British battleship HMS King Edward VII with her stern down during the First World War. She struck a mine off Cape Wrath, off the northern Scottish coast

Stern of Warship
The stern of a British warship showing the British coat of arms

The view looking towards the stern of the Graf Zeppelin II, LZ 130, during construction at Friedrichshafen

Prodigal Son Returns
A ne er-do-well son, obviously the apple of the mothers and sisters eye, returns home. The dog greets him tail wagging, but his stern father doesn t look best pleased

Wilhelm II Ptg
WILHELM II GERMAN ROYALTY German Emperor in middle age

JOHN DUDLEY (1502-1553)
Duke of Northumberland and Earl of Warwick, John Dudley Father-In-Law of Lady Jane Grey

Great Eastern Building
The stern view of the Great Eastern under construction at Millwall, on the Thames

Wolsey / Selous / Greatbach
CARDINAL THOMAS WOLSEY English prelate and statesman Full length engraving Date: 1475 - 1530

The Salvador Del Munda Disabled And The Victory ?
The Salvador Del Munda Disabled And The Victory Bearing Up A Stern And Raking Her With A Broadside

WW2 - Captain Peg-Leg's War
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Captain Peg-Leg's War, written by Peter Dawlish. The portrait drawing shows a stern looking wartime man. Date: circa 1940s

Les Rendez-vous De Madame De Z. Part V
Part V of a series of sketches which portrays a stern looking man, sat at his writing desk, with a slouched posture, looking at his pocket watch, with an older gentleman conversing with him

Flemish Peasant
A portrait sculpture of a Flemish peasant man, his face is heavily lined, and bears a stern facial expression. Date: circa 1917

Pegler
A portrait sketch of an unknown woman's head, with a stern expression. Date: circa 1918

Redoubtable
la Marine Francaise Imperiale - Redoubtable, a central battery ship, with main armament grouped around the centre of the ship with a gun in each corner and two guns on the forecastle

Cedric Hardwicke in Role
A portrait of the actor Cedric Hardwicke (1893-1964) playing the role of Edward Moulton-Barrett in the play The Barretts of Wimpole Street'

Study of a Man
A portrait study of an unknown man looking left, in a somewhat stern expression. Date: circa 1926

Photographic studio portrait - smart family
A Family have their portrait taken in a professional photographic studio. The Father is relaxed and smiling, the two young daughters are slightly timid and the Mother offers up a steely glare

Isaac Stern, Ukrainian-born violin virtuoso
Isaac Stern (1920-2001), Ukrainian-born violin virtuoso. Seen here with a young pupil. Date: circa 1980s

Voroshilov Kliment Yefremovich Russia Russian
voroshilov, kliment, yefremovich, russia, russian, ussr, soviet, 1881, 1969, military, army, soldier, commander, bureaucrat, uniform, medals, 1950s, leader, serious, stern, old, age, elderly

The Crew of the Miguel de Cervantes give the Socialist sal
Photograph showing the stern of the Republican cruiser Miguel de Cervantes, with the crew giving the Socialist clenched-fist salute, 1936

A TRIREME (three banks of oars) The larger oar at the stern is for steering ; note also the lantern, and the hooked prow for ramming an enemy vessel

Foot-shaped comic postcard, mother and five daughters
A mother (the life and sole of the family) and her five little toe daughters - a brilliant Edwardian comic postcard, open to multiple interpretations! Date: 1907

A beautiful and highly-detailed chromolithograph scrap portrait of Victoria (1819-1901), Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death

Sailors in front of a decorated ships stern
Frontispiece illustration showing 18th and 19th century sailors in front of a decorated ships stern. Woodblock print by J

Midshipman Newcome transferred by rowboat to HMS Vanguard
Midshipman Newcome transferred by rowboat to the HMS Vanguard near Gibraltar. Johnny in disgrace sent to another ship. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Charles Williams

Record Newmarket Sales - Flair sold for 15, 000 guineas
Thoroughbred racehorses for Newmarket recently bought and sold by various enthusiasts. Most came from the stable of the late Sir Daniel Cooper, with Flair, bought by Sir Frederick Stern. 1909

Taking dog for a walk along the seafront at Scarborough
An elderly (and rather stern) couple take their dog for a walk along the seafront at North Bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Cooling and lubrication systems for Miss England III. Arrangement of water pipes for gear boxes and stern tubes. Date: 1932

Ancient Roman naval decorations
Ancient Roman naval ram or Rostrum with swords and animal heads from a basrelief representing a maritime trophy found in Pantanello, Tivoli 1

Shipwright driving wedges into the stern of a ship
Shipwright or ships carpenter standing on a scaffold and driving wedges into the stern of a ship with a wooden trunnel. At his feet, his auger, axe and punch

The Embarkation of Columbus at Palos 3 August 1492
The embarkation of Columbus at Palos, 3 August 1492. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) kneeling at stern of boat with crew, receiving blessing from monk, with various onlookers and weeping women

Coastal Reconnaissance seaplane, Battleship Nelson
Coastal Reconnaissance seaplane and the stern of the Battleship Nelson, January 1949. 1949

Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, The Disciplinarian. 1901

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