Treasury Gallery

Cartoon, A New King of the Castle (Disraeli and Gladstone)

Cartoon, A New King of the Castle -- a satirical comment on the political rivalry between Gladstone (Liberal) and Disraeli (Conservative), portrayed as schoolboys about to have a fight. At this time Disraeli was in power, and introducing his Reform Bill to bring about a dramatic increase in the electoral franchise, something which Gladstone had been unable to achieve while he was in power.
1867

© Mary Evans Picture Library

Dust Jacket for A Treasury of Flower Stories

Dust Jacket for A Treasury of Flower Stories by Inez N. McFee. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration. From the middle of the 1920s, she moved on from earlier highly-decorative fairy art to produce beautiful monotone woodcuts in a distinctly oriental style. This artwork (as seen here) was produced under the name Molly MacArthur, or F.M. MacArthur. Date: 1929

© The Florence Mary Anderson Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

Charlemagne (742-814). Reliquary bust. Aachen Treasury Cathe

Charlemagne (742-814). King of the Franks (768-814,) the Lombards (774-814) and emperor of the Romans (800-814). : Reliquary bust. It was donated around 1349 by Charles IV and contains a piece of Charlemagne's skull. Made from silver and gold decorated with antique gems and cameos by an unknown German goldsmith. Aachen Treasury Cathedral. Germany

© Thaliastock / Mary Evans