Chair Collection (#68)

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909), Spanish pianist and composer. Artist: A Esplugas
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909), Spanish pianist and composer. A print from Les Musiciens Celebres, Lucien Mazenod, Paris, 1948

Dining room, Baldwin Hotel, San Francisco, USA, late 19th century. Artist: Nesemann
Dining room, Baldwin Hotel, San Francisco, USA, late 19th century. Built in 1878, the hotel was destroyed by a fire in 1898. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Marie Antoinettes bedroom, Palace of Fontainebleau, France, late 19th or early 20th century. A daughter of the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria

Can t you talk, Jack?, 1882. Artist: BW Kilburn
Can t you talk, Jack?, 1882. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Members Lounge, RAC clubhouse, Pall Mall, London, 1946. Artist: Hanslip Fletcher
The Members Lounge, RAC clubhouse, Pall Mall, London, 1946. The room was previously the Conference Room of the War Office

Boer commanders, South Africa, Boer War, 1902. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Boer commanders, South Africa, Boer War, 1902. Ex-Commandant Generals Christiaan de Wet (1854-1922), Koos de la Rey (1837-1914) and Louis Botha (1862-1919)

Rita Rio, American singer, dancer and film actress, c1938. Rita Rio (1914-1989) also appeared under the names Una Velon and Rita Shaw before settling on the stage name Dona Drake in the 1940s

Impenitent, 1878 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
Impenitent, 1878 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, selected from Punch, Volume II, London, 1891

Barbarous Technicalities of Lawn Tennis, 1882 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
Barbarous Technicalities of Lawn Tennis, 1882 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, selected from Punch, Volume II, London, 1891

Girls attire for November 1905. A print from The Girls own Paper, 28 October 1905

Arthur Cecil, British actor, comedian, playwright and theatre manager 1887. Artist: Ernest Barraud
Arthur Cecil, British actor, comedian, playwright and theatre manager 1887. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume IX, January to June, 1887, Carson & Comerford, London, 1887

Mr Morphy, the Celebrated Chessplayer, 19th century. Paul Morphy (1837-1884) was an American chess prodigy who went on to become the most celebrated chess master of his time

A Game of Chess, c1900s-c1910s(?)

Chess, 1850s. Stereoscopic card

Princess Maud and the Princess Royal, c1907-c1910(?). Princess Louise (1848-1939), the eldest daughter of King Edward VII, with her younger daughter, Princess Maud (1893-1945)

The King of Spain with the Prince of Asturias, c1908-c1909. Artist: Rotary Photo
The King of Spain with the Prince of Asturias, c1908-c1909. Alfonso XIII, King of Spain (1886-1941) with his oldest legitimate child, Alfonso, prince of Asturias (1907-1938)

Grand Pump Room, Bath, Somerset, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Francis Frith & Co
Grand Pump Room, Bath, Somerset, late 19th or early 20th century. Designed by Thomas Baldwin and John Palmer, Baths Grand Pump Room was built between 1789 and 1799

Pier, promenade and bandstand, Eastbourne, Sussex, c1920s(?)

I have much to be thankful for, 1871. Artist: Coide
I have much to be thankful for, 1871. A caricature of the Reverend Charles Voysey (1828-1912), British clergyman. Voysey was an Anglican curate convicted of heresy in 1871 for denying the doctrine of

Natural Selection, 1871. Artist: Coide
Natural Selection, 1871. A caricature of British naturlist Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Darwin started his career on board the HMS Beagle and spent six years surveying the South American seas

Our Sailor King, His Consort, and the Sailor Heir to the Throne, 1910. Artist: Dinham
Our Sailor King, His Consort, and the Sailor Heir to the Throne, 1910. King George V, Queen Mary and the future King Edward VIII

Men relaxing, Cairo, Egypt, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
Men relaxing, Cairo, Egypt, c1922. Smoking hookahs and playing a board game. A print from Peoples of all Nationa, Volume III, edited by J A Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922

Arab cafe at Esna, south of Luxor, Egypt, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
Arab cafe at Esna, south of Luxor, Egypt, c1922. A print from Peoples of all Nations, Volume III, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922

Passengers dining room, Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built

Passenger cabin of Zeppelin LZ7 Deutschland I, 1909 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Theophraste Renaudot, 17th century French physician, philanthropist, and journalist, 1882-1884. Artist: Tamisier
Theophraste Renaudot, 17th century French physician, philanthropist, and journalist, 1882-1884. A protege of Cardinal Richelieu, Renaudot (1586-1653) became physician to King Louis XIII of France

US President William McKinley and Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt, 1899 (1951)
US President William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, 1899 (1951). McKinley (1843-1901) became a lawyer and, in 1877, entered Congress as a Republican, becoming a leading tarriff expert

The London School Board, the Marquess of Londonerry, 1896. Artist: FTD
The London School Board, the Marquess of Londonerry, 1896. Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart (1852-1915), 6th Marquess of Londonderry, was a Conservative politician

He Devoured France with Activity, Leon Gambetta, French statesman, 1872. Artist: Montbard
He Devoured France with Activity, Leon Gambetta, French statesman, 1872. A print from Vanity Fair, October 19th 1872

The convalescent, Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, London, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
The convalescent, Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, London, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 27th October 1896

The Prince of Wales and Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia, Windsor, 1863 (1964). The future King Edward VII and Emperor Frederick III of Germany

The Famous Publishing Company of Harper and Brothers 1863 (1955). Left to right: Fletcher, James, John and Joseph. The firm, which published books and magazines, was founded in 1817

The Reverend Eleazar Williams, c1850s (1955). Williams claimed he was the lost Dauphin, the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

Union officers before the fall of Petersburg, American Civil War, 1864 (1955).GH Teague, Captain Charles Francis Adams Jr and Captain E A Flint

Alexander Turney Stewart, American entrepreneur and retailer, 19th century (1955)
Alexander Turney Stewart, American entrepreneur, 19th century (1955). Stewart (1803-1876) was the merchant prince who gave Mathew Brady a job as a clerk when he first came to New York City

Jenny Lind, PT Barnums Swedish Nightingale, c1850 (1955). Regarded as one of the finest soprano opera singers of the 19th century, Lind (1820-1887) was invited to the United States by Barnum in 1850

John Stuart Mill, British philosopher and social reformer, 19th century (1956). An advocate of utilitarianism, Mill (1806-1873) was probably the most influential liberal thinker of the 19th century

Florence Nightingale, British nurse and hospital reformer, c1836 (1956). Artist: William White
Florence Nightingale, British nurse and hospital reformer, c1836 (1956). Seated beside her sister, Frances Parthenope, Lady Verney

Thomas Edison, American inventor, c1878 (1956). Edison (1847-1931) aged thirty-one, with an early model of his phonograph

Charles Dickens, British novelist, 19th century (1956). Considered one of the English languages greatest writers, Dickens (1812-1870) was the foremost novelist of the Victorian era

Dr Thierry de Martel, French surgeon, 1935. Martel (1875-1940) was one of the pioneers of the field of neurosurgery in France

Late 18th century decorative furniture, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
Late 18th century decorative furniture, 1911-1912. Satinwood and mahogany inlaid pianoforte with Wedgewood plaques, ormolu mounts, panel and stars

Bedroom, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
Bedroom, 1911-1912. Carved gilt draped domed bed, bureau toilette in marquetery, cartonnier in green lacquer. A print from The Book of Decorative Furniture its Form, Colour and History

Salon de Musique of Marie Antoinette, Chambre a Coucher, Palais de Fontainebleau, France, 1911-1912
Music room of Marie Antoinette, Palais de Fontainebleau, France, 1911-1912. Carved gilt console, gilt settee in Beauvais tapestry, table with ormolu mounts and sevres plaques

Austro-Hungarian peasant furniture, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
Austro-Hungarian peasant furniture, 1911-1912. A living room furnished with traditional patterns. A print from The Book of Decorative Furniture its Form, Colour and History, Volume II by Edwin Foley

A Hepplewhite bedroom, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
A Hepplewhite bedroom, 1911-1912. Chintz curtained inlaid satinwood bed and inlaid satinwood dressing chest and mahogany wardrobe

Carved mahogany pedestal sideboard and oval wheelback masters chair, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
Carved mahogany pedestal sideboard and oval wheelback masters chair, 1911-1912. A print from The Book of Decorative Furniture its Form, Colour and History, Volume II by Edwin Foley

The Chippendale Chinese Bedroom, Badminton House, Gloucestershire, 1911-1912. Artist: Edwin Foley
The Chippendale Chinese Bedroom, Badminton House, Gloucestershire, 1911-1912. A print from The Book of Decorative Furniture its Form, Colour and History, Volume II by Edwin Foley, TC and EC Jack Ltd

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