Years Collection (page 5)

Guy Fawkes's Lantern

Guy Fawkes Night, Tricentenary, 1905 Date: 1905

Woodford Hall, Essex
This photograph provides a view of Woodford Hall in Essex, where William Morris lived as a child between the years 1840 and 1847

Reginald Blomfield & Solomon
A photograph showing British architect and garden designer, Sir Reginald Theodore Blomfield, riding Solomon the half bred Irish hunting horse in 1902

Cartoon, The Census - April 1891
Cartoon, The Census - Census Taker prompts woman to put her age, ten years older than last time. Date: 1891

Cartoon, Out of Her Census, Another decayed - decade! Ah, me! A woman contemplates the passing of time. Date: 1891

One Hundred Years of Eternal Feminine, late 1800s
A group of portrait illustrations of young French ladies from the late 1800s, wearing fashions from the 1850s onwards. Date: circa 1901

One Hundred Years of Eternal Feminine, early 1800s
A group of portrait illustrations of young French ladies from the early 1800s, wearing fashions from decades including 1810s and 1830s. Date: circa 1901

Comical Sketch
A comical sketch depicting a scene of two men in conversation, with a view of a city behind them, one of which is saying how his daughter was born with a crushed strawberry upon her buttock

The Old Surrey Foxhounds, by William Barraud
Sir Edmund Antrobus and the Old Surrey Fox Hounds at the Foot of Addington Hills, by William Barraud Date: circa 1830s

Leigh Ashton, British art historian and museum director
Sir Arthur Leigh Bolland Ashton (1897-1983), British art historian and museum director (Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1945 to 1955). Date: circa 1940s

George Washington by Charles Willson Peale
Portrait of George Washington by Charles Willson Peale, commissioned by the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania. After painting the original version

Frank O Salisbury, English artist
Frank O Salisbury (1874-1962), English artist Date: circa 1920s

Inspecting Blitz bomb damage, Christie's Auctioneers, WW2
Inspecting Blitz bomb damage at Christie's Auction House, King Street, London, during the Second World War Date: circa 1941

Sir John Bernard Partridge, illustrator and cartoonist
Sir John Bernard Partridge (1861-1945), English artist, illustrator and cartoonist. He became chief political cartoonist of Punch in 1909. Date: circa 1920s

Sir Kenneth Clark, Director, the National Gallery, London
Sir Kenneth Mackenzie Clark (1903-1983), British art historian, museum director, and broadcaster. He was Director of the National Gallery, London, from 1934 until 1946. Date: circa 1930s

Turf, with Jockey up, at Newmarket, by George Stubbs
Turf, with Jockey up, at Newmarket, painting by George Stubbs. A sale of the painting took place in December 1943. Turf was a bay colt owned by Lord Bolingbroke, one of Stubbs early patrons

Sir Alfred Munnings, artist and PRA
Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959), artist, especially of horses, and President of the Royal Academy of Arts Date: circa 1940s

Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, by George Stubbs
Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, painting by George Stubbs - English thoroughbred racehorse with a racing scene in the background, with trainer, jockey and stable lad

John K M Rothenstein, art historian and administrator
John K M Rothenstein (1901-1992), British art historian and administrator, Director of the Tate Gallery, London, from 1938 to 1964. Date: circa 1940s

Leslie Gilbert Illingworth, Welsh political cartoonist
Leslie Gilbert Illingworth (1902-1979), Welsh political cartoonist, best known for his work in Punch and the Daily Mail Date: circa 1940s

Frank Reynolds, artist, illustrator and cartoonist
Frank Reynolds (1876-1953), artist, illustrator and cartoonist Date: early 20th century

Sir Henry Irving, actor, after a rehearsal of Ravenswood
Sir Henry Irving, actor manager, after a rehearsal of Ravenswood, a play by Herman Merivale, based on the story of the Bride of Lammermoor - he played the lead role of Edgar, Master of Ravenswood

John Seymour Lucas, artist, portrait by John Singer Sargent Date: 1905

John Seymour Lucas, artist, in suit of armour
John Seymour Lucas (1849-1923), artist, in one of his suits of armour Date: late 19th century

Chiddingstone High Street. One of the prettiest villages in Kent, and perhaps England, Chiddingstone is a beautiful example of a Tudor one-street village

Queen Victoria, Diamond Jubilee admission ticket
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, London, 22 June 1897 - Admission Ticket for Parliament Square Gardens Stand Date: 1897

Queen Victoria, Diamond Jubilee programme
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Procession and Service at St Paul's Cathedral, London, 22 June 1897 - official programme cover Date: 1897

Queen Victoria giving away New Year's Gifts Date: 1854

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Ho Chi Minh - 50 Years
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - 50 years of Victorious fighting for Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh Date: circa mid-1960s

Willingham House, Market Rasen
An oil painting of Willingham House, a country house near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire. It was built circa 1790 for Ayscoghe Boucherett, member of parliament for Grimsby between 1796-1803

Ambrogio Spinola
A portrait painting of the 1st Marquess of Los Balbases and 1st Duke of Sesto, Ambrogio Spinola Doria, 1569-1630. He was an Italian condottiero of Genoa

Raymond McIntyre
A self portrait painting of the New Zealand artist and art critic, Raymond Francis McIntyre, 1879-1933. With a career of exhibiting his work through organizations including the Royal Academy

Selfridge and Co Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Selfridge & Co, Ltd, aptly titled, The Romance of Commerce. 1, 000 years B.C. the Phoenicians traded with the Ancient Britons

Earlier Titanic, Certificate of Discharge, William Edwards
Earlier ship named Titanic - a rare Certificate of Discharge issued to Seaman William Edwards, following his discharge from the ship as an able bodied seaman on 4 January 1890

White Star Line, decorative endpapers, presentation book
White Star Line, decorative endpapers of presentation book. Extremely rare T.H. Ismay hardbound volume presented to the managers

RMS Titanic officer Charles Lightoller - resignation
RMS Titanic - Second Officer Charles Lightoller's resignation. Letter from Charles Bartlett, Marine Superintendent of White Star Line, dated 13 February 1920 to Charles Lightoller

Harland and Wolff, page from album, Quinton Castle
Harland and Wolff - page from an album of autographs and scraps relating to the family of Alexander Carlisle, chief designer of the Olympic class of liners

Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - two items
Captain John Treasure Jones Archive. Born and raised on a small farm in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, John Treasure Jones (1905-1993) went to sea at the age of 15

RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's memorial plaque
RMS Titanic - property of Maria Robinson, fiancee of Wallace Hartley, bandleader and violinist, who died in the disaster. Extremely rare, possibly unique, In Memory plaque printed May 1912

RMS Titanic - letter, Mabel Francatelli, passenger
RMS Titanic - First Class passenger Mabel Francatelli. A fascinating letter from Mattison, Davey & Rader of New York to Miss Francatelli dated 17 April 1956

Discovery of the Tomb of Senoferu in Egypt, showing the location of the tomb and artefacts found within. The expedition was driven by Harvard and Boston university

Meteor shower orbit prediction
The Leonids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Temple??Tuttle, which are also known for their spectacular meteor storms that occur about every 33 years

Boys at Abbosholme school in uniform
School children in traditional uniform. The school was set up by Mr George Allen. Who published a volume entitled Abbotsholme, 1889-99; or, Ten Years in an Educational Laboratory, written by Dr

Boys making a pigeon loft
School children at the school Abbotsholme building a pigeon loft. The school was set up by Mr George Allen. Who published a volume entitled Abbotsholme, 1889-99; or

Preface to Martial's Epigrammata by Merula
Two attached folios, paper, probably the endpaper and first leaf of a volume. Folio 1, which would have been the endpaper

Silver Jubilee celebrations, Houndsditch, East London
London East End celebrations for King George V's Silver Jubilee, Houndsditch, May 1935 Date: 1935

Advert, Pears Soap, dated 1789, mother washing child in tub, used as a magazine insert 100 years later Date: 1789

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