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Background imageCane Collection: East Sussex, Colonel Brookfield, British soldier and politician, 1898. Artist: Spy

East Sussex, Colonel Brookfield, British soldier and politician, 1898. Artist: Spy
East Sussex, Colonel Brookfield, British soldier and politician, 1898. Arthur Montagu Brookfield (1853-1940) was Conservative MP for Rye from 1895-1903

Background imageCane Collection: He has Succeeded in Volunteering, Viscount Ranelagh, 1870. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini

He has Succeeded in Volunteering, Viscount Ranelagh, 1870. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini
He has Succeeded in Volunteering, Viscount Ranelagh, 1870. A print from Vanity Fair, June 25th 1870

Background imageCane Collection: The Cool of the Evening, Lord Houghton, English poet and politician, 1870. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini

The Cool of the Evening, Lord Houghton, English poet and politician, 1870. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini
The Cool of the Evening, Lord Houghton, English poet and politician, 1870. Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton (1809-1885), was a member of the literary set known as the Apostles Club

Background imageCane Collection: Charlie, Captain Charles Harold Longfield Beatty DSO, British racehorse trainer, 1903. Artist: GDG

Charlie, Captain Charles Harold Longfield Beatty DSO, British racehorse trainer, 1903. Artist: GDG
Charlie, Captain Charles Harold Longfield Beatty DSO, British racehorse trainer, 1903. A print from Vanity Fair, December 31st 1903

Background imageCane Collection: Hokusai, Japanese artist, 1839 (1956)

Hokusai, Japanese artist, 1839 (1956). Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is best known for his series of woodblock prints Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, that includes The Great Wave off Kanagawa

Background imageCane Collection: Congratulation

Congratulation

Background imageCane Collection: Algerian woman, 1922

Algerian woman, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Background imageCane Collection: Horace Beckford, 18th century (1905). Artist: John Conde

Horace Beckford, 18th century (1905). Artist: John Conde
Horace Beckford, 18th century (1905). From The Connoisseur magazine (April 1905)

Background imageCane Collection: William Wynne Ryland (1732-1783), English engraver, 1910

William Wynne Ryland (1732-1783), English engraver, 1910. From a contemporary print. From The Connoisseur magazine (September 1910)

Background imageCane Collection: King George V admiring allotments on Clapham Common, London, c1910s-c1920s (1936)

King George V admiring allotments on Clapham Common, London, c1910s-c1920s (1936)
King George V (1865-1936) admiring allotments on Clapham Common, London, c1910s-c1920s (1936). George, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark

Background imageCane Collection: King George V, 1936

King George V, 1936
King George V (1865-1936), 1936. George, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark, was born at Marlborough House on 3rd June, 1865

Background imageCane Collection: Lily Iris, actress, 1906. Artist: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co

Lily Iris, actress, 1906. Artist: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co
Lily Iris, actress, 1906

Background imageCane Collection: Modern moderation strikingly displayed, 1799. Artist: Kay

Modern moderation strikingly displayed, 1799. Artist: Kay
Modern moderation strikingly displayed, 1799. Modern moderation strikingly displayed, or a ministerial visitation of a sabbath evening school

Background imageCane Collection: Rembrandt (1606-1669) about to attend an anatomical lecture, 1867. Artist: C Bisschop

Rembrandt (1606-1669) about to attend an anatomical lecture, 1867. Artist: C Bisschop
Rembrandt (1606-1669) about to attend an anatomical lecture, 1867. From the Illustrated London News (12 January 1867)

Background imageCane Collection: King George I of Greece with Commodore Keppel and Lord Howe, Corfu, Greece, 1908

King George I of Greece with Commodore Keppel and Lord Howe, Corfu, Greece, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
King George I of Greece (1845-1913) with Commodore Sir Henry Keppel (1809-1904) and Lord Howe (1861-1929), Corfu, Greece, 1908

Background imageCane Collection: Tom and Jerry, catching Kate and Sue on the fly, having their fortunes told, 19th century

Tom and Jerry, catching Kate and Sue on the fly, having their fortunes told, 19th century. Kate and Sue having their fortunes read in the cards (Cartomancy) by an old woman

Background imageCane Collection: General Philippe Petain and Georges Clemenceau, (1926)

General Philippe Petain and Georges Clemenceau, (1926). A hero of the French defence of Verdun, Petain (1856-1951) was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French army in 1917 after a series of

Background imageCane Collection: Sir Frederick William Edward Forestier Forestier-Walker, British soldier, 1902

Sir Frederick William Edward Forestier Forestier-Walker, British soldier, 1902. Artist: Russell & Sons
Sir Frederick William Edward Forestier Forestier-Walker, British soldier, 1902. Forestier-Walker commanding line of communications in South Africa, 1902

Background imageCane Collection: Sir Seymour Hicks in Quality Street, c1902. Artist: Ellis & Walery

Sir Seymour Hicks in Quality Street, c1902. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Sir Seymour Hicks in Quality Street, c1902. Actor, manager, playwright and early film star Sir Seymour Hicks (1871-1949) in the part of Valentine Brown

Background imageCane Collection: Portrait of Hilaire de Gas, grandfather of the artist, 1857. Artist: Edgar Degas

Portrait of Hilaire de Gas, grandfather of the artist, 1857. Artist: Edgar Degas
Portrait of Hilaire de Gas, grandfather of the artist, 1857. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imageCane Collection: Roderick Impey Murchison, Scottish geologist, 1870. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini

Roderick Impey Murchison, Scottish geologist, 1870. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini
Roderick Impey Murchison, Scottish geologist, 1870. Murchison (1792-1871) investigated old rocks beneath the red sandstone

Background imageCane Collection: The First Interview in 1786 between Deacon Brodie and George Smith, 1788. Artist: John Kay

The First Interview in 1786 between Deacon Brodie and George Smith, 1788. Artist: John Kay
The First Interview in 1786 between Deacon Brodie and George Smith, 1788. William Brodie (d1788), a respectable Edinburgh cabinet maker and deacon councillor of the city

Background imageCane Collection: William Howard Russell, Irish-born British journalist, 1875. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini

William Howard Russell, Irish-born British journalist, 1875. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini
William Howard Russell, Irish-born British journalist, 1875. Russell (1820-1907) was war correspondent for The Times during the Crimean War) and The Daily Telegraph in the Zulu War

Background imageCane Collection: William Burke, Irish murderer and body snatcher

William Burke, Irish murderer and body snatcher. An accomplice of William Hare (1790-1860) in a series of at least 15 murders

Background imageCane Collection: Clive of India and Major Skey, 1798. Artist: John Kay

Clive of India and Major Skey, 1798. Artist: John Kay
Clive of India and Major Skey, 1798. Robert Clive (1725-1774) (foreground), English soldier and colonial administrator who played a vital part in the development of India as a British colony

Background imageCane Collection: A visit to a fortune teller, early 19th century. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank

A visit to a fortune teller, early 19th century. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
A visit to a fortune teller, early 19th century. Kate and Sue having their fortunes read in the cards (Cartomancy) by an old woman

Background imageCane Collection: Adam Smith (1723-1790), Scottish philosopher and economist, 1790. Artist: John Kay

Adam Smith (1723-1790), Scottish philosopher and economist, 1790. Artist: John Kay
Adam Smith (1723-1790), Scottish philosopher and economist, 1790. He is pictured standing wearing a hat and wig and carrying a cane, pointing to a book on a table

Background imageCane Collection: Savoyarde, c1715. Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau

Savoyarde, c1715. Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Savoyarde, c1715. Drawing of a woman from the Savoy region. From the British Museum, London

Background imageCane Collection: John Bennet Lawes, British agriculturalist, 1882

John Bennet Lawes, British agriculturalist, 1882. Lawes (1814-1900) founded Rothamsted Experimental Station at Harpenden, Hertfordshire, in 1843

Background imageCane Collection: Doctor Johnson in the ante-room of Lord Chesterfield, waiting for an audience, 1748

Doctor Johnson in the ante-room of Lord Chesterfield, waiting for an audience, 1748. A critic, lexicographer, essayist, biographer and poet

Background imageCane Collection: Silver cigarette case walking stick designed to look like a golf club, c1910

Silver cigarette case walking stick designed to look like a golf club, c1910

Background imageCane Collection: Over the Way, 1861

Over the Way, 1861. At the time the American Civil War began, Britain imported the bulk of its cotton from the United States

Background imageCane Collection: The Martial Macaroni, November 6, 1771. Creator: Matthew Darly

The Martial Macaroni, November 6, 1771. Creator: Matthew Darly
The Martial Macaroni, November 6, 1771

Background imageCane Collection: The English Jesuit, October 7, 1771. Creator: Matthew Darly

The English Jesuit, October 7, 1771. Creator: Matthew Darly
The English Jesuit, October 7, 1771

Background imageCane Collection: Ganymede, March 1, 1771. Creator: Matthew Darly

Ganymede, March 1, 1771. Creator: Matthew Darly
Ganymede, March 1, 1771

Background imageCane Collection: The Turf Macaroni, January 2, 1771. Creator: Matthew Darly

The Turf Macaroni, January 2, 1771. Creator: Matthew Darly
The Turf Macaroni, January 2, 1771

Background imageCane Collection: Pointing me to the evidence of my crime with his cane

Pointing me to the evidence of my crime with his cane. from the Little Miseries of Human Life, 1843

Background imageCane Collection: To pay the landlord, a very harsh man, whose name was M. Vautour from Scenes from t

To pay the landlord, a very harsh man, whose name was M. Vautour from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals, ca. 1837-47



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