Widow Collection (page 4)

Partition in India - refugees at Willingdon airport, New Del
A family who lost every male member in the frontier fighting - a forlorn group of refugees at Willingdon airport, New Delhi

Jezebel Defenestrated
Jehu, anointed king of Israel, is insulted by king Ahabs widow Jezebel, so he throws her from the window into the street where she is eaten by dogs, as the prophet foretold

Merry Widow Hat C. 1908
Actress Phyllis Le Grand as Diane in " The Quaker Girl" wears a hat in the style of that worn by Lily Elsie in " The Merry Widow", with a large crown & ostrich plumes

Hy Fred Duke Cumberland
The clandestine marriage of HENRY FREDERICK, duke of CUMBERLAND and brother of George III, with Ann, widow of Andrew Horton, in Mayfair, London. George disapproved

Womens tailored morning clothing 1912
French models wearing smart fitted tailored morning clothing for the spring. With large lapel single breasted jackets with jabot and ruffles. Date: 1912

High fashion 1912
French models wearing creations by Zimmermann. (left), Charmeuse dress with intricate lace on the bodice, two points of black tulle form small setbacks and a thin plaited jet black belt

Aladdin, Winter Gardens Theatre, Morecambe
Aladdin at the Winter Gardens Theatre, Morecambe. 2 January 1939. The centre pages contain photos of the leading performers, including Violet Barrie as Aladdin (The Ideal Boy)

Victorian scrap - The Dowager Duchess. late 19th century

Advert for Dickins & Jones clothing winter sale 1909
Selection of elegant Edwardian clothing for women. 1909

Greetings card to celebrate Memorial Day, USA
" Since they kissed the lads they loved so dear, and sent them to the front". Greetings card to celebrate Memorial Day - an American federal holiday observed annually on the last Monday of

Shakespeare - King Henry VI, Part III - Lady Grey (later Queen Elizabeth) to King Edward IV: Right gracious lord, I cannot brook delay. circa 1830

The miracle of Elisha - 2 Kings 4. circa 1690

Kitty Gordon 1909
Kitty Gordon (n饠 Constance Minnie Blades), (1878 - 1974), English actress, posed with a Merry Widow hat in a long provincial tour playing Olga in The Dollar Princess at the London Pavilion

Graceful walking gowns for the Spring 1909
Two women wearing Spring Edwardian tunic frocks, left shows the braided corsage and long ends at the back of the skirt, and in the other design a redingote effect is gained by the panel in front

Advert for Swan & Edgars womens coats 1909
Selection of Edwardian of smart coats for all occasions, available at Swan & Edgars department store in Regent Street and Piccadilly, London. 1909

Advert for La Samaritaine womens clothing 1908
Three women wearing different style outdoor clothing, fox fur lined coat with matching muff, tailored-made coat with button detail, embroidered edging and a loose fitted coat

Four women wearing autumn jackets 1910
Fashionable women wearing autumn jackets with accessories. 1910

A portrait of the actress Evelyn Laye, 1923
A portrait of Evelyn Laye, whose famous Waltz in The Merry Widow at Dalys Theatre has been applauded, 1923 Date: 1923

Tunic frock and tweed suit 1909
Woman wearing tunic frock in abinthe coloured cloth, embroidered in thick silk, Merry Widow hat with plumes and holding parasol. French grey tweed jacket, braided in black and pleated skirt. 1909

Advert for Swan & Edgars womens fur coats 1909
Selection of Edwardian fur coats made from moleskin, fox and squirrel, available at Swan & Edgars department store in Piccadilly and Regent Street, London. 1909

Four women wearing outdoor jackets 1910
Four women wearing new fashionable jackets for the season. Date: 1910

Four women wearing outdoor clothing 1910
Four women wearing large plumed hats. Date: 1910

Elderly woman on a bench with her dog. Date: circa 1900s

Old lady with little girl, Normandy, France
Old lady with a little girl on her lap, Normandy, France, October 1899. Date: 1899

Franz Lehar - Austro-Hungarian Compser - The Merry Widow
Franz Lehar (1870-1948) - Austro-Hungarian Composer - mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow. Date: circa 1910s

French woman in early colour photograph
French woman in an early colour Lumiere autochrome photograph, sitting next to a vase of flowers. Date: circa 1911

Elizabeth of Hungary, (1207-1231). Princess of the Kingdom of Hungary, Countess of Thuringia, Germany and Catholic saint, one of the first members of the newly-founded Third Order of St

Jocosa Frankland
mrs JOCOSA (or Joyce) FRANKLAND widow, benefactor of colleges at Oxford and Cambridge. Date: 1531 - 1587

Lady Paela Fitzgerald
Lady PAMELA FITZGERALD widow of the Irish patriot Lord Edward Fitzgerald, with her weeping children, after learning that he has died in Newgate prison. Date: 1776 - 1831

Letitia Lady Falkland
LETTICE (or LETITIA), viscountess FALKLAND (nee Morison), wife of Lucius Cary, second viscount : depicted as a widow with suitably allegorical ornaments. Date: 1610 - 1646

Frederica Dss Cumberland
FREDERICA SOPHIA CHARLOTTE, duchess of CUMBERLAND, in 1815 married Ernest Augustus, duke. The widow of Prinz Friedrich von Preussen, and of Prinz Friedrich von Solms-Braunfels Date: CIRCA 1815

Ann Duchess Cumberland 3
ANN (nee Luttrell) duchess of CUMBERLAND, widow of Andrew Horton, subsequently wife of Henry Frederick, duke of Cumberland, brother of George III. Date: ? - 1803

Ann Duchess Cumberland 2
ANN (nee Luttrell) duchess of CUMBERLAND, widow of Andrew Horton, subsequently wife of Henry Frederick, duke of Cumberland, brother of George III : depicted with a lute. Date: ? - 1803

Maintenon / Collignon
Francoise d Aubigne, madame de MAINTENON, widow of the poet Scarron and second wife (secret) of Louis XIV. Date: 1635 - 1719

Maintenon / Miniature
Francoise d Aubigne, madame de MAINTENON, widow of the poet Scarron and second wife (secret) of Louis XIV. Date: 1635 - 1719

Saint Paula
Roman saint, widow of Toxotius and mother to Lustochium. She went as a pilgrim to Bethlehem, where she died aged precisely 56 years 8 months and 21 days. Date: 347-404

Pierce-Arrow + Borzoi
If a borzoi owner has a car, it must be a Pierce-Arrow; if a Pierce-Arrow owner has a dog, of course its a borzoi. Date: 1913

Elegant Widow / Two Men
An elegant young widow is followed along the pavement by two men. Date: 1930s

Mary Brettell (104)
MARY BRETTELL or BRITTAL Welsh-born lady, a widow, of Twickenham near London, who lived to be 104 enjoying her faculties to the last. Date: 1717 - 1821

Silhouette of 1911
The fashionable silhouette of 1911: large brimmed hat, high waisted Empire line gown with an over-skirt or tunic & a train, tassels & lots of fur in the form of a muff & stole. Date: 1911

Gertrude Lester / 1908
GERTRUDE LESTER Singer in The Merry Widow Date: early 20th century

The marriage of King Harold II
The marriage of Saxon King Harold II with Aldyth (Ealdgyth), widow of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn and sister to Edwin and Morcar. Date: 1066

Maintenon (Laure)
Francoise d Aubigne, madame de MAINTENON, widow of the poet Scarron and the second wife (secret) of Louis XIV Date: 1635 - 1719

Maintenon / Tavernier
Francoise d Aubigne MADAME DE MAINTENON widow of the poet Scarron, and second wife (secret) of Louis XIV Date: 1635 - 1719

Edwardian bows, floral and feathered hats 1909
Seletion of fashionable hats: toque, brimless hat that had a very wide crown and Merry Widow a large hat with a large brim, trimmed with bows, satin ribbon, plumed feathers and flowers. 1909

Cyprus / 1487 / De Cornaro
Caterina of Cornaro, widow of James II of Cyprus. In March 1489 she is forced to sell Cyprus to Venice. Date: circa 1487

German Widow Immolates
ANCIENT GERMANY a devoted widow stabs herself on her husbands funeral pyre Date: BC

Maintenon / Pingret
Francoise d Aubigne, madame de MAINTENON, widow of the poet Scarron and second wife (secret) of Louis XIV. Date: 1635 - 1719

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