Adventurer Collection

Arthur Rimbaud, French poet and adventurer, 1870. Rimbauds (1854-1891) career as a poet was brief but dazzling. He wrote his last poem at the age of 19

Crawford, Jack, Captain, in costume, 1915 Oct. 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Crawford, Jack, Captain, in costume, 1915 Oct. 13

Crawford, Jack, Captain, in costume, 1915 Oct. 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Crawford, Jack, Captain, in costume, 1915 Oct. 13

Lady Hester Stanhope in Oriental Dress, early 19th century?, (1942). Creator: David Wilkie
Lady Hester Stanhope in Oriental Dress, early 19th century?, (1942). Portrait of Hester Lucy Stanhope (1776-1839), British socialite, adventurer and traveller. A sketch made in 1841

Dame Fanny Lucy Houston, DBE (1857-1936), 1935
Dame Fanny Lucy Houston, DBE (1857-1936), British benefactor, philanthropist, adventuress and patriot, 1935. She published Britains Saturday Review

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1588, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Sir Walter Raleigh, 1588, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38. July to December, 1888

The Rameseum of El-Kurneh, Thebes, 1857. Creator: Francis Frith
The Rameseum of El-Kurneh, Thebes, 1857

Sir Walter Raleigh, from Worlds Smokers series (N33) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Sir Francis Drake, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Sir Francis Drake, c1930. Portrait of English navigator, privateer and adventurer Francis Drake (1540-1596). Drake was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age

The animal took me up with his trunk, and placed me on his shoulders, c1930. Creator: Frank C
The animal took me up with his trunk, and placed me on his shoulders, c1930. From " Stories from the Arabian Nights". [Nelson, c1930]

A breaker happily threw me on an island, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A breaker happily threw me on an island, c1930. From " Stories from the Arabian Nights". [Nelson, c1930]

Sindbad the Sailor, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Sindbad the Sailor, c1930. From " Stories from the Arabian Nights". [Nelson, c1930]

The old man nimbly threw his legs over my neck, at the same time squeezing my throat, c1930. From " Stories from the Arabian Nights". [Nelson, c1930]

Francis Drake, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Francis Drake, (1933). Portrait of English navigator, privateer and adventurer Francis Drake (1540-1596). Drake was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah by Richard Burton, 1855
Frontispiece to Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah by Richard Burton, 1855. Richard Francis Burtons (1821-1890) extensive travels included a journey to Mecca

Sir Walter Raleigh smoking a pipe, (c1900). Artist: Trelleek
Sir Walter Raleigh smoking a pipe, (c1900). Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Title page from The Historie of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh, 17th century. Artist
Title page from The Historie of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh, 17th century. Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I

Simon Kenton, American frontiersman, 19th century. Artist: Richard W Dodson
Simon Kenton, American frontiersman, 19th century. Kenton (1755-1836) was a contemporary and friend of Daniel Boone, whose life he saved at the siege of Boonesborough in 1778 during the American

Daniel Boone, American pioneer and hunter, (19th century). Artist: James Barton Longacre
Daniel Boone, American pioneer and hunter, (19th century). Daniel Boone (1736-1813) became a popular folk hero for his exploits beyond the western frontier of the Thirteen Colonies

Freiherr von der Trenck 1726-1794. - Stich von Mansfeld, 1934
Freiherr von der Trenck 1726-1794, 1934. Friedrich Freiherr von der Trenck (1726-1794), Prussian officer, adventurer, and author. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

Sir Walter Raleigh, 1588, (1904). Raleigh (1554-1618) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585. In 1584-1589 he was involved in an unsuccessful attempt to establish a colony in

Edward Whymper, British mountaineer, 1865 (1956). Whymper is best known for his involvement in the first ascent of the Matterhorn, accomplished in 1865

Sir George Carew, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Sir George Carew, c1532-1543 (1945). Sir George Carew (c.1504-1545) was an English soldier, admiral and adventurer during the reign of King Henry VIII who died in the sinking of the Royal Navy

General MacGregor, c1825 (1909). Artist: Samuel William Reynolds
General MacGregor, c1825 (1909). General Gregor MacGregor (1786-1845) was a Scottish soldier, adventurer and confidence trickster who from 1821 to 1837 attempted to draw British

Sir Walter Raleighs Pipe Put Out, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong Seccombe
Sir Walter Raleighs Pipe Put Out, c1884. Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Alone Across The Trackless Snow, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Alone Across The Trackless Snow, c1908, (c1920). Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de La Salle (1643-1687), French explorer

Captain Paul Boyton, (1848-1924), inventor of the immersion suit, 1893. He was a showman and adventurer also known as the Fearless Frogman who was famous for his water stunts

The Baron De Wogan, 1870

Narciso Lopez, (1797-1851), 1920s
Narciso Lopez travelled in the Pampero fleet, and disembarked on the 12th of August 1851 with five hundred men, of which forty four were cubans, in the coast of Playitas near the Honda bay

Captain James Cook, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
Captain James Cook. From the painting by John Webber, R. A. at the National Portrait Gallery. Taken from a series of cigarette cards entitled Celebrities of British History produced by Carreas Ltd

Stella Court Treatt and her monkey Kima, Dodoma to Mongalla, East Africa, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
Stella Court Treatt and her monkey Kima, Dodoma to Mongalla, East Africa, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Stella Court Treatt, British adventurer, author and film maker, Maereres, Tanganyika, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Chaplin Court Treatts leopard, Abercorn to Tukuyu, Tanganyika, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
Chaplin Court Treatts leopard, Abercorn to Tukuyu, Tanganyika, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Chaplin Court Treatt and Stella Court Treatt, British motoring pioneers, c1924-c1926 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
Chaplin Court Treatt and Stella Court Treatt, British motoring pioneers, c1924-c1926 (1927). The notion of a Pan-African Highway crossing the continent from north to south was a British imperial

Chaplin Court Treatt, British motoring pioneer, mending his veldtschoen (shoes), c1924-c1926 (1927). The notion of a Pan-African Highway crossing the continent from north to south was a British

Arthur Rimbaud, French poet and adventurer, 1895 (1956). Rimbauds (1854-1891) career as a poet was brief but dazzling. He wrote his last poem at the age of 19

Captain Boytons voyage across the Channel, 1875. An Irish-born American showman and adventurer, Paul Boyton became known as the Fearless Frogman for his exploits in long-distance open-water swimming

Sophie Dawes, Baronne de Feucheres (c1795-1840), 1910. Dawes was an English-born adventuress, best known as a mistress of Louis Henry II, Prince of Conde. From The Connoisseur magazine (June 1910)

Sir Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer, 1924
Sir Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, courtier, adventurer and explorer, (1821). Raleigh (1554-1618) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, early 19th century. Artist: Robert Cooper
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, early 19th century. Cochrane (1775-1860) was a Scottish politician and naval adventurer

Sir Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London, 1603-1616 (1836). Artist: J Jackson
Sir Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London, 1603-1616 (1836). Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Thomas Cochrane (1775-1860), 10th Earl of Dundonald, 1837. Cochrane was a Scottish politician and naval adventurer. He was one of the most daring and successful captains of the Napoleonic Wars

Hobart Pasha, Marshal of the Ottoman Empire, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Hobart Pasha, Marshal of the Ottoman Empire, 1882. The third son of the Earl of Buckinghamshire, Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden (1822-1886) served in the Royal Navy from 1835-1862

Captain Frederick Burnaby, officer in the Royal Horse Guards, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Captain Frederick Burnaby, officer in the Royal Horse Guards, 1877. A traveller and adventurer, Burnaby became famous when he published A Ride to Khiva

Merian Caldwell Cooper, American aviator, adventurer, director, screenwriter and producer, 1933. Coopers (1893-1973) most famous film was the 1933 movie King Kong

Sir Walter Raleigh parting his wife on the morning of his execution, 1618, (1872). Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I

Sir Walter Raleigh, writer, poet, courtier and explorer, (19th century). Artist: R Cooper
Sir Walter Raleigh, writer, poet, courtier and explorer, (19th century). Raleigh (1554-1618) was an English adventurer, explorer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I

Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden, (1822-1886), English naval captain Artist: George J Stodart
Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden, English naval captain and Turkish admiral, 19th century. Hobart Pasha (1822-1886), Marshal of the Ottoman Empire, was the third son of the Earl of Buckinghamshire

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