Visual Collection (page 2)

LIghting effects in Peep Show at London Hippodrome
Page from The Illustrated London News demonstrating how the lighting effects of specialist Adrian Samoiloff could change a scene completely in Peep Show at the London Hippodrome

Little Women - Amys attempts at Art
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Amys attempts at Art. 1880

Poster, Eclair Coloured Films, the world in colour before your eyes. circa 1912

King John and the Magna Carta, view of Runnymede
King John and the Magna Carta, with a view of Runnymede where it was signed. Date: 1215

The British Valhalla -- William the Conqueror (his funeral and burial), a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. Date: 1087

The British Valhalla -- King Alfred reading to his mother, Queen Osburh or Osburga, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. 9th century

The British Valhalla -- King Alfred, coming to the Danish camp as a minstrel, and (right) hailed as the saviour of his people (meeting with the Welsh monk, Asser, who wrote a biography of the King)

The British Valhalla -- conversion to Christianity
The British Valhalla -- the conversion to Christianity of the Anglo-Saxon people (Paulinus before Edwin), a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes

The British Valhalla -- Spensers Faerie Queene, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. Date: 1845

Cover design, Chester School of Art Prospectus, Grosvenor Museum, 1914

The College, Harrogate, West Yorkshire, outdoor scene with young women sketching and painting. Date: circa 1908

Cartoon, My Portrait at the Royal Academy. 1870

Sand sculpture of Jesus, Bournemouth, Hampshire -- Suffer little children to come unto me, by J Suchomlin. Date: 1931

C R W Nevinson, The Artist Whose Recreation is Journalism
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, The Artist Whose Recreation is Journalism - former WW1 artist, seen in his studio and at his cocktail bar. The portrait bust of him is by Barney Seale. Date: 1933

Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus outside the stable. Date: circa 1560s

Women artists making recruitment poster, WW1
Two women artists making a recruitment poster at the start of the First World War. 1914

Poster, Normandy, France, design by Raoul Dufy for French Railways. circa 1950

Poster, City of Plymouth School of Art, Exhibition
Poster, City of Plymouth School of Art, Students Sketch Club Exhibition. Date: 1939

Poster, City of Plymouth School of Art, Annual Exhibition
Poster, City of Plymouth School of Art, Students Sketch Club Annual Exhibition. Date: 1937

An English Hebe by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. 1905

Greetings card in the shape of an artists sketchbook, open to reveal the contents. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Advert for Shuck Maclean and Co Ltd, printing ink manufacturers. The Secretary of the Spoof Museum - Antediluvian Art Section - writes: Replying to your enquiry

French poster, Exhibition in Paris, WW1
French poster, design by Lucien Jonas, Exhibition at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, works by artists of invaded regions, 13 June to 15 July 1915, First World War

How An Artist Works, British & Dominions School of Drawing Ltd, London. showing an artist drawing a ballerina

Painting, firefighters on vehicles in a street full of people, heading for a serious fire in the distance. Date: 20th century

Street artists at work in the Place du Tertre, Paris
Aerial view of street artists at work in the Place du Tertre, Paris, France. Date: 1960s

Street artist and paintings in the Place du Tertre, Paris
Street artist and two paintings of rather different styles in the Place du Tertre, Paris. Date: 1960s

Pavement artists at work, Bonn, Germany. Date: circa 1960s

Cover design, Art & Publicity, Fine Printing & Design, Special Autumn Number of The Studio. Date: 1925

Cover design, Posters & Publicity, Special Autumn Number of The Studio. Date: 1926

Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Dog Watch
circa 1906

Musical terms up to date - Fortissimo - very loud
1903

The Cambridge Eight competing in a shell race
circa 1910s

Art nouveau leaf design in brown, beige, grey and cream. Date: circa 1920s

Cecil Aldin, British artist and illustrator
Cecil Aldin (1870 - 1935), British artist and illustrator, depicted here with pipe, palette, brushes, puppy under his arm and a bull terrier at his feet. Date: 1899

TELEVISION FORESEEN 1891
In the coming century, we shall be able to send not only spoken words but visual images across distances of thousands of leagues ! Date: 1891

A fantasy swordsmith, dressed in a costume made up of the products he makes. Date: circa 1700

A fantasy buttermaker, wearing a costume made up of the tools of her trade, and with a table hanging round her waist. Date: circa 1700

A fantasy brushmaker, wearing a costume made up of the products she makes. Date: circa 1700

A fantasy farm labourer, dressed in a costume made up of the tools of his trade. Date: circa 1700

A fantasy miller, dressed in a windmill costume. Date: circa 1700

A fantasy goldsmith, wearing an elaborate costume made up of the trappings of his trade. Date: circa 1700

A fantasy baker, with his head inside a hopper, and a basket of bread in his hand. Date: circa 1700

Lord Frederic Leighton, English artist and sculptor
Frederic Leighton (1830-1896), 1st Baron Leighton, English artist and sculptor, President of the Royal Academy. Date: late 19th century

John Ruskin, English art critic, artist and philosopher
John Ruskin (1819-1900), English art critic, artist and philosopher. Date: late 19th century

Die-cut Trade Card for F G Jaeger Confectioners of Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, using the somewhat surprising visual motifs of an artists palette and a kitten... Date: circa 1900s

Sylvester Stannard, artist, Southwold, Suffolk
Henry John Sylvester Stannard RBA (1870-1951), artist, at work in the open air in Southwold, Suffolk. He gave painting lessons to the young Harold Auerbach when the latter was in Southwold on holiday

Reg Carter, artist, outside his studio, Southwold, Suffolk
Reg Carter (1886-1949), freelance commercial artist, outside his studio at Granville House, High Street, Southwold, Suffolk

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