Gay Collection

The Boxer. Portrait of Boris Snezhkovsky, 1933. Private Collection

Two Young Men, One Embracing the Other, 1880s. Creator: Unknown
Two Young Men, One Embracing the Other, 1880s

Major-General Hector A. Macdonald, C. B. 1900. Creator: Heath
Major-General Hector A. Macdonald, C.B. 1900. Hector MacDonald (1853- 1903) also known as Fighting Mac, served as as subaltern in the First Boer War

Adolescent, 12, Wearing Earrings and a Suit, 1850s. Creator: Unknown
Adolescent, 12, Wearing Earrings and a Suit, 1850s

La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge, 1892, (1952). Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge, 1892, (1952). French can-can dancer Louise Weber, known as La Goulue, at the famous Paris nightclub. On the left is sister, with her lover on the right

Mr. George Copeland, portrait photograph, 1919 Mar. 4. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. George Copeland, portrait photograph, 1919 Mar. 4. American classical pianist who was open about being gay throughout his life

Miss Dorothy Arzner and Marion Morgan, portrait photograph, 1927. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Dorothy Arzner and Marion Morgan, portrait photograph, 1927. Address: Famous Players, Culver City, California. Film director Arzner with her partner, choreographer and screenwriter Marion Morgan

OLYMPIA, 1899. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
OLYMPIA, 1899. Photograph shows sailors aboard the [U.S.S.] OLYMPIA waltzing at tiffin time

The Marine Bath House, 1907. Found in the collection of Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm

Nude Boy (Boris Snezhkovsky), 1937. Artist: Somov, Konstantin Andreyevich (1869-1939)
Nude Boy (Boris Snezhkovsky), 1937. Found in the collection of State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Two Young Men in Straw Hats, One Seated in the Others Lap, 1870s-80s. Creator: Unknown
Two Young Men in Straw Hats, One Seated in the Others Lap, 1870s-80s

Samurai and Wakashu (Bushi to wakashu), early 18th century. Creator: Miyagawa Issho
Samurai and Wakashu (Bushi to wakashu), early 18th century

Miss Barney, between c1890 and c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Miss Barney, between c1890 and c1910. Half-length portrait, standing, facing right, wearing diamond printed dress with large sleeves, feathered hat

Fitz-Greene Halleck, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Fitz-Greene Halleck, between 1855 and 1865. [Poet and satirist. Since the late twentieth century his poetry has been studied for its homosexual themes and insights into nineteenth-century society]

Black Coffee, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Black Coffee, 1895. A rare depiction of same-sex relationships; two women at a cafe table, one has her hand in the others lap

Sappho (Sapho), 1871. Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Sappho (Sapho), 1871

Scene from John Gays The Beggars Opera, 1728. Creator: William Hogarth
Scene from John Gays The Beggars Opera, 1728. The Beggars Opera is a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch

The Beggars Opera, Act III, July 1, 1790. Creator: William Blake
The Beggars Opera, Act III, July 1, 1790

The Beggars Opera, Act III, 1790. Creator: William Blake
The Beggars Opera, Act III, 1790

St. Peters Church at Walpole, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
St. Peters Church at Walpole, 18th century

The Beggars Opera, 1728. Creator: Unknown
The Beggars Opera, 1728. Formerly attributed to William Hogarth

Two Young Men Seated with Their Arms Around Each Other, 1860s. Creator: Unknown
Two Young Men Seated with Their Arms Around Each Other, 1860s

Two Men Seated on a Bench, One with His Hand on the Leg of the Other, 1870s-80s

Young Man in a Striped Jacket, Sitting on the Lap of Another Man in Front of Painted Outdoor Backdrop, 1860s-80s

Two Seated Young Men Holding Hands, 1880s. Creator: Unknown
Two Seated Young Men Holding Hands, 1880s

Two Seated Young Men Holding Ivory-topped Walking Sticks, 1850s. Creator: Unknown
Two Seated Young Men Holding Ivory-topped Walking Sticks, 1850s

Two Men Embracing, One Seated in the Others Lap, 1880s-90s. Creator: Unknown
Two Men Embracing, One Seated in the Others Lap, 1880s-90s

Two Men Seated, One in the Others Lap, with Their Hands in Suggestive Positions, 1880s

Two Young Men, One Embracing the Other, 1870s-80s. Creator: Unknown
Two Young Men, One Embracing the Other, 1870s-80s

Two Young Men Crossing Their Walking Sticks, 1880s. Creator: Unknown
Two Young Men Crossing Their Walking Sticks, 1880s

The Man Milliner and the Sailors, March 4, 1802. March 4, 1802
The Man Milliner and the Sailors, March 4, 1802

Broad Acres, 1887. Creator: Edward Gay
Broad Acres, 1887

Gay, (1685-1732), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Gay, (1685-1732), 1830. John Gay (1685-1732) English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club had a lasting friendship with Alexander Pope

Peter I. Interrogates Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich, 1871, (1965). Creator: Nikolay Ge
Peter I. Interrogates Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich, 1871, (1965). Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia (1690-1718) is grilled by his father Tsar Peter I (Peter the Great, 1672-1725)

What is Truth?, 1890, (1965). Creator: Nikolay Ge
What is Truth?, 1890, (1965). Biblical scene: Jesus Christ is questioned by Pontius Pilate, prefect of the Roman province of Judaea

Richs Glory, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Richs Glory, (1881). Richs Glory or his Triumphant Entry into Covent-Garden, c1732. A satire on director and theatre manager John Richs new Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, Westminster, London

The rest, 1933. Private Collection

Reclining young man. Artist: Giovanni di Ser Giovanni, (Lo Scheggia) (1406-1486)
Reclining young man. Found in the collection of Musee du Petit Palais, Avignon

Portrait of the artist Nikolai Ge (1831-1894). Artist: Myasoedov, Grigori Grigoryevich (1834-1911)
Portrait of the artist Nikolai Ge (1831-1894). Found in the collection of the Regional Art Gallery, Tver

The Great Master, c1912, (1912). Artist: Leonard Pownall
The Great Master, c1912, (1912). The Great Master designed by Misss E Gay for Bibby?s Annual as a factual depiction of Christ. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

Au Hanneton, c. 1898, (1946). Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Au Hanneton, c.1898, (1946). At the Hanneton ; a woman sitting alone at a table at Le Hanneton, one of several women-owned Parisian cafUs that catered for an almost exclusively female

Raleighs House, Youghal, 1903. Artist: Gay & Co
Raleighs House, Youghal, 1903. Myrtle Grove is an Elizabethan gabled house in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland. The house is notable as a rare example in Ireland of a 16th-century unfortified house

Scene from the The Beggars Opera VI, 1731. Artist: William Hogarth
Scene from the The Beggars Opera VI, 1731. The Beggars Opera is a play by John Gay, first performed at the Lincolns Inn Theatre in London in 1728. From William Hogarth, by Austin Dobson

Portrait of Oscar Wilde, 1895. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Portrait of Oscar Wilde, 1895. Wilde (1854-1900) was an exponent of art for arts sake. His best known novel is The Picture of Dorian Gray

Gay Sheridan, American film actress, c1938. Gay Sheridan appeared in 9 films between 1930 and 1940. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 3rd series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company

Montgomery Clift (1920-1966), American actor, c1940s

A letter from Allan Ramsay to John Gay, 18th century (1840). The letter outlines part of a poetical epistle. From Historical and Literary Curiosities consisting of Fac-similies of Original Documents

Part of a letter from John Gay to Dean Swift, c1728, (1840). Artist: John Gay
Part of a letter from John Gay to Jonathan Dean Swift, describing the success of the Beggars Opera, c1728, (1840). Illustration from Historical

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