Wife Collection (page 8)

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 studio
Walter 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 table
Gentleman 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 chariot
Cybele, 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 Greece
Eponymous 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 design
Madame 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-Kaiser
Princess 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 1908
Edgar 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, Kolor
A 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, 1824
Opera 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, London
Lady 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 Dudley
Amy Robsart (1532-1560), first wife of Lord Robert Dudley, favourite of Elizabeth I of England

Edwy or Eadwig, King of England, and Queen Elgiva
Edwy or Eadwig (?-959), King of England, and his wife Elgiva (Aelfgifu). Their marriage was annulled against their will by Archbishop Dunstans supporters, for political reasons

Peace Night on the balcony at Buckingham Palace
A page from The Illustrated London News showing the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Peace Night (2nd October 1938). Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain

King Alfred of Wessex burns the cakes
One popular legend from the life of Alfred the Great (849-899 AD), originating from 12th century chronicles, tells how after fleeing to the Somerset Levels

Trompe l oeil showing wife and mother-in-law
MY WIFE - AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW 1915

Aveling and Porter Road Roller DM 3079
Aveling & Porter BHO class Road Roller, regn. DM 3079, number: 7632. Built in 1912 by Aveling & Porter at Rochester, powered by a 5 Nhp single-cylinder steam engine

Dip in the morning and Dip at Night. A housewife seems to be gaining a lot more personal pleasure from her morning soak than her evening with her soak who is not performing to quite her

Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville
Edward IV (1442 - 1483), King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470 with his wife Elizabeth Woodville, Queen consort of England

Aveling & Porter Road Rollers DM3079 and NT4368
Aveling & Porter Road Roller, regn. DM3079, number 7632, Alison, owned by Fred Dibnah and built by Aveling and Porter in 1912

Start of the riot in Cheapside
Artistic impression of Evil May Day, the name of a riot which took place in 1517 as a protest against foreigners living in London. Apprentices attacked foreign residents

Elderly couple sitting on the side of a rowing boat
An elderly couple pose for a photograph sitting on the side of a rowing boat on the beach at a busy British seaside resort. Note the lapel cord on the gentlemans fine boater hat! circa 1920s

The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife, New York, USA
The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife, by Anatole France, with Lillah McCarthy and O P Heggie, at Wallacks Theatre, Broadway and 30th Street, New York, USA. circa 1923

Small Icelandic Farmstead and owners - Iceland. Date: circa 1903

St Marys Church, Felpham, near Bognor Regis, West Sussex, showing the headstones of the blacksmith William Stone and his wife Mary. Date: circa 1910

The Fuling Mausoleum, Qing Dynasty - Shenyang, China
The Fuling or Fu Mausoleum (" Mausoleum of Happiness" ) also known as the East Mausoleum - the mausoleum of Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty and his wife

A couple standing together - reverse silhouette
Interesting reverse silhouette card from The Netherlands - this card set within an oval - shows a couple standing together - clearly much in love. Date: circa 1910s

Mojave Apache Indian Woman cooking outside her home
Mojave Apache Indian Woman cooking outside her simple shelter made from tree branches cloth and foliage from the surrounding area. Date: circa 1910s

Beauty Contest Participant and Proud Parents
A Bathing Beauty Contest Participant and her Proud (if slightly shy) Parents! Date: circa 1949

Southern Africa - Zulu Chieftain with his many wives. The practice of having several wives indicates a mans social standing, wealth and virility

Meritaton, the eldest of six daughters of King Akhenaten
Statuette stone bust sculpture portrait of a princess - presumably Meritaton, the eldest of six daughters of King Akhenaten - New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, 1364 1347 BC

Taj Mahal (interior), Agra, India - the mortuary temple of Mumtaz Mahal, the beloved wife of the Indian Emperor Shah Jahan. Date: circa 1920s

Rural English Soft Cheesemaker - preparing formed rounds of local cheese. Date: 1900s

Thora Hird - British Actress
Thora Hird (1911-2003) - British Actress. Best known for her roles in Meet the Wife, a 1960s BBC situation comedy and her 17-year role as Edie Pegden in Last of the Summer Wine. Date: circa 1942

Evelyn Waugh and Evelyn Gardner
Writer Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) alongside his first wife, Evelyn Gardner, whom he had married the previous week. 1928

Lord and Lady St Levan, St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
Lord John Francis Arthur St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan (1919-2013), and his wife Lady Susan St Levan (d 2003), walk along the causeway from their home on St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

Naughty Wives Exchanged
NAUGHTY WIVES EXCHANGED A distressingly politically incorrect and nauseatingly chauvinist attitude to the wedded state

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Lot's Wife)

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