Downey Collection (page 2)

Russian and British royal families at Balmoral, Scotland, 29th September 1896 (1964). Artist: W&D Downey
Russian and British royal families at Balmoral, Scotland, 29th September 1896 (1964). The Empress Alix, Grand Duchess Olga, Emperor Nicholas II, Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales

The Prince of Wales and his brothers at the wedding of the Duke of York, 6th July 1893 (1964). Artist: W&D Downey
The Prince of Wales and his brothers at the wedding of the Duke of York, 6th July 1893 (1964). The future King Edward VII with the Duke of Connaught and the Duke of Edinburgh

The Princess of Wales, 1866 (1964). Artist: W&D Downey
The Princess of Wales, 1866 (1964). Princess Alexandra of Denmark married the future King Edward VII in 1863. A print from King Edward the Seventh, by Philip Magnus, William Clowes and Sons Ltd

George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist, critic and Fabian, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
George Bernard Shaw, Irish dramatist, critic and Fabian, 1893. The author of such well known works as Pygmalion and Saint Joan, Shaw (1856-1950) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925

Pigmies, early 20th century. Artist: W&D Downey
Pigmies, early 20th century

Albert, King of Belgium, First World War, 1914. Artist: W&D Downey
Albert, King of Belgium, First World War, 1914. King Albert I of Belgium (1875-1934). Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

King George V of Great Britain (1865-1936), 1912. Artist: Downey
King George V of Great Britain (1865-1936), 1912. George V was king of Great Britain from 1910 to 1936. In 1924 he appointed Ramsay MacDonald, Britains first Labour Prime Minister

Lillie Langtry (1853-1929), English actress, 1899-1900. Artist: W&D Downey
Lillie Langtry (1853-1929), English actress, 1899-1900. Langtry was infamous for being the semi-official mistress to the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII

Eva Moore (1870-1955), English actress, 1899-1900. Artist: W&D Downey
Eva Moore (1870-1955), English actress, 1899-1900. From Celebrities of the Stage, edited by Boyle Lawrence, published by George Newnes Limited (London, 1899-1900)

Maud Hoffman, actress, 1899-1900. Artist: W&D Downey
Maud Hoffman, actress, 1899-1900. From Celebrities of the Stage, edited by Boyle Lawrence, published by George Newnes Limited (London, 1899-1900)

Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853-1937) and Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865-1940), 1899-1900. Artist: W&D Downey
Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853-1937) and Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865-1940), 1899-1900. From Celebrities of the Stage, edited by Boyle Lawrence, published by George Newnes Limited (London, 1899-1900)

Wilson Barrett (1846-1904), English actor, theatre manager, and playwright, 1899-1900. Artist: W&D Downey
Wilson Barrett (1846-1904), English actor, theatre manager, and playwright, 1899-1900. Barrett was an actor-manager of the old school against which Henry Arthur Jones and Arthur Wing Pinero reacted

Reverend Hugh Reginald Haweis (1838-1901), English cleric and writer, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Reverend Hugh Reginald Haweis (1838-1901), English cleric and writer, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

The Duke and Duchess of York and bridesmaids, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
The Duke and Duchess of York and bridesmaids, 1893. Featured are Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh, Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holsteun, Princess Victoria of Edinburgh, Princess Victoria of Wales

Sir George Otto Trevelyan (1838-1928), British statesman and author, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Sir George Otto Trevelyan (1838-1928), British statesman and author, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

William Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington (1856-1937), 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
William Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington (1856-1937), 1893. Conway was an English art critic, politician and mountaineer

Lady Randolph Churchill (1854-1921), American society beauty, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Lady Randolph Churchill (1854-1921), American society beauty, 1893. Lady Churchills chief claim to fame is the fact that she was the mother of Winston Churchill

William Thomas Stead (1849-1912), English journalist, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
William Thomas Stead (1849-1912), English journalist, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

Sidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859-1947), British socialist, economist and reformer. Artist: W&D Downey
Sidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859-1947), British socialist, economist and reformer. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London)

Gertrude Elizabeth Blood, Lady Colin Campbell (1857-1911), journalist and socialite, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Gertrude Elizabeth Blood, Lady Colin Campbell (1857-1911), journalist and socialite, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne)

Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904), English poet and journalist, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904), English poet and journalist, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Keppel (1809-1904), 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Keppel (1809-1904), 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

Princess Louise (1867-1931) with her daughter Princess Alexandra (1891-1959), 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Princess Louise (1867-1931) with her daughter Princess Alexandra (1891-1959), 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

William Hunter Kendal (1843-1917), English actor, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
William Hunter Kendal (1843-1917), English actor, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

George Jacob Holyoake (1817-1906), English secularist, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
George Jacob Holyoake (1817-1906), English secularist, 1893. Holyoake coined the term, secularism (the assertion that certain practices or institutions should exist separately from religion or)

King George I of Greece (1845-1913), 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
King George I of Greece (1845-1913), 1893. George was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne)

Elizabeth Robins (1862-1952), American actress, playwright, novelist, and suffragette, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Elizabeth Robins (1862-1952), American actress, playwright, novelist, and suffragette, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London)

Marion Terry (c1852-1930), English actress, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Marion Terry (c1852-1930), English actress, 1893. Marion Terry was the sister of Ellen Terry, the leading Shakespearean actress of her day

Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918), English composer, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918), English composer, 1893. Parry is probably best known for his setting of William Blakes poem, Jerusalem, to music

Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (1860-1917), Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (1860-1917), Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, 1893. Louise was a German princess, and later a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Arthur

Mandell Creighton (1843-1901), English historian and ecclesiastic, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Mandell Creighton (1843-1901), English historian and ecclesiastic, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924), English hagiographer, novelist and eclectic scholar, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924), English hagiographer, novelist and eclectic scholar, 1893. Baring-Gould is perhaps best remembered as a writer of hymns, the best-known being Onward

Zelie de Lussan (1861-1949), American mezzo-soprano, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Zelie de Lussan (1861-1949), American mezzo-soprano, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

Professor William Edward Ayrton (1847-1908), British physicist and electrical engineer, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Professor William Edward Ayrton (1847-1908), British physicist and electrical engineer, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London)

Sir Joseph Barnby (1838-1896), English composer and conductor, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Sir Joseph Barnby (1838-1896), English composer and conductor, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

Justin McCarthy (1830-1912), Irish politician, historian and novelist, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Justin McCarthy (1830-1912), Irish politician, historian and novelist, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

Professor Max Muller (1823-1900), German philologist and Orientalist, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Professor Max Muller (1823-1900), German philologist and Orientalist, 1893. Friedrich Max Muller (more commonly known as Max Muller) wrote both scholarly and popular works on the subject of Indology

The Dene sisters, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
The Dene sisters, 1893. Dorothy Dene (1859-1899) was a popular and successful actress and a leading light in the Shakespearian Company performing at the Globe Theatre

James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce, British jurist, historian and politician, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
James Bryce (1838-1922), 1st Viscount Bryce, British jurist, historian and politician, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London)

Marion Lea, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Marion Lea, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

Sir Frank Bernard Dicksee (1853-1928), English painter and illustrator, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Sir Frank Bernard Dicksee (1853-1928), English painter and illustrator, 1893. Best known for his pictures of dramatic historical and legendary scenes

John Burns (1858-1943), English trade unionist, anti-racist, socialist and politician, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
John Burns (1858-1943), English trade unionist, anti-racist, socialist and politician, 1893. Burns was particularly associated with London politics

Henry Irving (1838-1905), English actor, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Henry Irving (1838-1905), English actor, 1893. Knighted in 1895, Irving was one of the most famous stage actors of the Victorian era

Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944), 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944), 1893. Princess Beatrice was the youngest child of Queen Victoria. In 1885 she married Prince Henry of Battenburg

Molly McIntyre (1886-1952), Scottish actress, 1905. Artist: W&D Downey
Molly McIntyre (1886-1952), Scottish actress, 1905

Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales, late 19th century. Artist: W&D Downey
Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales, late 19th century. Princess Alexandra (1844-1925) married Queen Victorias eldest son, the future King Edward VII, in March 1863

Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby (1825-1895), 1890. Artist: W&D Downey
Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby (1825-1895), 1890. Ponsonby was the Private Secretary to Queen Victoria. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, first series, Cassell and Company Limited (London)

Mary Augusta Arnold (1851-1920), British novelist, 1890. Artist: W&D Downey
Mary Augusta Arnold (1851-1920), British novelist, 1890. Arnold wrote under her married name of Mrs Humphry Ward. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, first series, Cassell and Company Limited (London)

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