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Zulu warrior and his five wivesA Zulu warrior and his five wives - South Africa Date: circa 1905
Comic postcard, Woman in expensive underwear chats to cleaning lady Date: 20th century
Nurse administering a large enema syringe to a man in bed with his lover. The secret lover taking an enema instead of the girl. The clyster. Le remede
Comic postcard, Two women chatting in the street Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Plump woman sitting on man on beach Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Large woman in red swimsuit on the beach Date: 20th century
Wife kissing a young man behind her husbands back. German fashions of the late 15th century. From a color illustration by a German master in Berlin Print Room, Kupferstichkabinet
Mrs and Mrs Romilly (Esmond and Jessica Mitford)Jessica Mitford (1917 - 1996), author and fifth of the six Mitford sisters, photographed with her first husband and cousin, Esmond Romilly, at a Miami restaurant they ran in 1940
Marguerite de Chalons, comtesse de Tonnerre d. 1463Marguerite de Chalons, comtesse de Tonnerre, wife of Olivier de Husson, chamberlain to King Charles VII of France, d. 1463. She wears a hennin and a tunic dress with mahoitre sleeves
Juan Domingo Peron and Eva Duarte de PeronJuan Domingo Peron (1895-1974), Argentinian soldier and politician, with his wife Eva Peron (Evita, 1919-1952), in May 1946, just before he became President. 1946
Lady Rosemary Leveson-Gower with her childrenLady Rosemary Leveson-Gower, the sister of H.R.H. The Duchess of York, with her two children, Granville and Mary. She was the second daughter of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore
Mongo tribesman and wife, Belgian Congo, Central AfricaMongo tribesman and his wife in the forest, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), Central Africa. Date: 1922
Early Motor Cars - Karl Benz and his wife in a Benz car. 1891
Lady Arnold, third wife of Sir Edwin ArnoldLady Arnold, the only Japanese Lady in Debrett. Tama Kurokawa, Lady Arnold (1869-1962) was the third wife of Sir Edwin Arnold, English poet and journalist. They married in 1897. circa 1900
Wing Commander Guy Gibson & wife at Buckingham Palace for VCWing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DSO and Bar seen with his wife at Buckingham Palace to receive the Victoria CRoss and bar to the DSO, handed to him by Queen Elizabeth
Johannes Brahms and Adele StraussJohannes Brahms, German composer, and Adele Strauss, wife of Johann Strauss II, at Bad Ischl, Austria. circa 1898
The Romanian Royal Family. King Carol I of Romania (1839-1914) and Queen Elisabeth (Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise of Wied) (1843-1916) with future King Ferdinand (Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad)
Sign of the MischiefThe Mischief Inn used to be situated on the south side of Oxford Street, London. Its sign depicted a man and his drunk shrewish wife, two apes, a pig and suspicious looking gin shops and pawnbrokers
Party hosts Mr Bryan Guinness (1905-1992) and his wife (Diana Mitford) in her Mariette Crinoline at their house in Buckingham Street
Queen Souriya of Aghanistan - Wife of King Amanullah of Afghanistan. The couple visited London in March 1928. Date: 1928
Jolly farmers wife with hen and eggsA jolly grey-haired farmers wife holds a red hen and a basketful of eggs. She wears a large straw hat and a floral-patterned apron. It is summer. Staffordshire, England Date: 1990
Portrait of George Michael Moser and his Wife MaryPortrait of Mary and George Michael Moser with a dog, oil on canvas, by Carl Marcus Tuscher, c.1741-43, in a gilt frame with moulded decoration. Date: c.1741-1743
Burkina Faso - Bobo Dioulasso Region - Man and WomanA quite stunning card showing a tribal Bobo (Zara) warrior and his wife at Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso (French West Africa at this point). Date: circa 1910s
Agnes Reston (1771-1856), known as The Heroine of Matagorda, wife of Sergeant Reston of the 94th Regiment of Foot. In 1810, during an early phase of the Siege of Cadiz by the French
Comic postcard, Husband after riotous night out Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Grieving woman in cemetery Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Husband, wife and mother-in-law Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman in underwear, trying on new hat Date: 20th century
Richard Sickert and wife in his litter-ary studioWalter Richard Sickert and his wife seen in his studio at Broadstairs, the state of which brings new meaning to the word, untidy. Date: 1938
Comic postcard, Couple getting dressed Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Couple at seaside - letter from wife Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Obese man drinking in pub. Yes, and his wifes a skinny little woman - flat as a pancake! Date: 20th century
Perrault in Powder and Patch - Fmaous and Familiar fairy stories in their proper guise - Bluebeard (La Barbe Bleue) - from the painting by Kay Nielsen made specially for The Illustrated London News
Gentleman trying to play footsie with a beauty at the tableGentleman trying to play footsie with a beauty under the dining table but pressing the wrong foot. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed
Cybele, goddess of the Phrygians, in a chariotCybele, goddess of the Phrygians, with orb and sceptre in a chariot drawn by four lions. With Attis in Phrygian cap holding syrinx panpipes and shepherds crook. Cibele, Ati, &c
Eponymous archons or chief magistrates of ancient GreeceEponymous archon or chief magistrate examining a young man 1, and archon with two deputies 2. From ancient Greek vases. Arconti nelL Esercizio del loro Magistrato
Mme. Lucien Lelong wearing a Lelong designMadame Lucien Lelong, formerly Princess Nathalie Paley, and wife of the dress designer, pictured modelling one of her husbands designs
Princess Hermine of Reuss, second wife of the ex-KaiserPrincess Hermine of Reuss, second wife of Kaiser Wilhelm II (by the time of their marriage, ex-Kaiser), with her children at Doorn - Prince Georg Wilhelm
Edgar & Madge Syers in Olympics Games, ice skating 1908Edgar Syers dancing with his wife Madge Syers in the Olympic Games of 1908, winning the bronze medal at the Princes Skating Club, Knightsbridge, London. Date: October 1908
La Belle Feronniere, mistress of King Francis I of France. Possibly wife of a furrier, or a lawyer called Feron. She wears a simple chaperon headdress with brim, red velvet robe with wide sleeves
Mandingo ritual of Mumbo Jumbo, KolorA Mandingo polygamist in a suit of tree bark beats one of his wives in the brutal ritual of Mumbo Jumbo, Kolor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
Madame Letellier as Nancy in Robin des Bois, 1824Opera singer Madame Letellier as Nancy in the Romantic opera Robin des Bois by Carl Maria von Weber, Theatre Royal de l Odeon, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F
Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1763-1814. In the grand costume of the empress, purple velvet manteau and dress embroidered in silver
Lady Malcolms Great Servants Ball, Albert Hall, LondonLady Malcolms Great Servants Ball, Royal Albert Hall, London. Wife of Sir Ian Malcolm, she is seen here welcoming her guests to the annual ball
Lady Kathleen Rollo, daughter of the 6th Marquess of Downshire and wife of Mr William Hereward Charles Rollo. Lady Rollo lived in Berkeley Square and was a keen sportswoman
Ava Lowle Willing, Lady Ribblesdale (1868-1958), American socialite, wife of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale. late 19th century
Comic seaside postcard sent from Blackpool. Date: circa 1930s
Amy Robsart, first wife of Lord Robert DudleyAmy Robsart (1532-1560), first wife of Lord Robert Dudley, favourite of Elizabeth I of England