George Newnes Collection

A Studio in Montparnasse, c1926, (1935). Creator: CRW Nevinson
A Studio in Montparnasse, c1926, (1935). Nude model and cat by a tall window with a view of Paris rooftops. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London. From " Modern Masterpieces", Part 2

Ennui, c1914 (1935). Artist: Walter Richard Sickert
Ennui, c1914 (1935). After the painting by Walter Richard Sickert. From Modern Masterpieces Part 2. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935.]

The Punishment of Luxury, 1891 (1935). Artist: Giovanni Segantini
The Punishment of Luxury, 1891 (1935). After the painting by Giovanni Segantini. From Modern Masterpieces Part 23. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

Savernake Forest, 1935. Artist: Paul Nash
Savernake Forest, 1935. After the painting by Paul Nash. From Modern Masterpieces Part 11. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

Pwllheli - A Sheltered Corner, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Dartmouth - Dartmouth and Kingswear Castles, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Holmes Lashed Furiously, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
Holmes Lashed Furiously, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

A Study, 1935. Artist: George Spencer Watson
A Study, 1935. From Modern Masterpieces Part 1. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935.]

The Girl with the Tattered Glove, 1909, (1935). Creator: William Nicholson
The Girl with the Tattered Glove, 1909, (1935). Woman with a rip in one of her leather gloves. The model was Lottie Stafford, a London laundress. Painting in The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Evening At Tangier, 1935. Artist: Sir John Lavery
Evening At Tangier, 1935. After the painting by Sir John Lavery, R.A. From Modern Masterpieces Part 21. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

Sandbank - From the East, Showing Sandbank and Kilmun, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

South Shields - All The Fun Of The Fair. 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Ploughing, 1889 (1935). Artist: George Clausen
Ploughing, 1889 (1935). After the painting by Sir George Clausen, R.A. From Modern Masterpieces Part 19. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

Ardrishaig - The Steamer Columba at Ardrishaig Quay, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Fore-Cabin, H. M. S. Queen Elizabeth
Fore-Cabin, H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, Rosyth, 16 November, 1918, 1918 (1935). After the painting by Sir John Lavery, R.A. From Modern Masterpieces Part 20. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

Diana of the Uplands, 1903-1904, (1935). Creator: Charles Wellington Furse
Diana of the Uplands, 1903-1904, (1935). Portrait of Dame Katharine Furse (nee Symonds, 1875-1952), wife of the painter, as Diana, goddess of the hunt

Crinan - The Western Terminus of the Canal and the Sound of Jura, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Weston-Super-Mare - A Summer Scene on the Sands, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Fowey - Entrance to the Harbour, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Penarth - The Esplanade and Penarth Head, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

La Loge, 1874, (c1950). Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
La Loge, 1874, (c1950). La Loge (The Theatre Box): a couple watch a performance. Renoirs brother Edmond and Nini Lopez, a model from Montmartre known as Fish-face, posed for the picture

Sunderland - Looking Up the River from the Bridge, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Mumbles - The Town and the Bay, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Southport - The Pier and the South Lake, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Mona Lisa, c1503. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Mona Lisa, c1503. Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, known as the Mona Lisa, (c1503-1519). Painting held at the Louvre Museum, Paris

Monsieur Detaille in his Studio, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Monsieur Detaille in his Studio, 1900. The French painter Jean-Baptiste Edouard Detaille (1848-1912) was regarded as the semi-official artist of the French army

I Will Wish You All A Very Good Night, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
I Will Wish You All A Very Good Night, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

The Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1895. The great marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan (1592-1666), Mughal emperor, for his wife Arjumand Banu Begam (d1631) called Mumtaz Mahal (Favourite of the Palace)

The Boxers, 1898, (1935). Creator: William Nicholson
The Boxers, 1898, (1935). Two men in a boxing ring. From " An Almanac Of Twelve Sports" by Rudyard Kipling. [William Heinemann, London, 1898]

John Nevil Maskelyne performs a spirit cabinet illusion, c1910. Creator: Unknown
John Nevil Maskelyne performs a spirit cabinet illusion, c1910

Anna Pavlova, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Anna Pavlova, c1910. Perhaps The Greatest Dancer Whom The World Has Ever Seen. Russian ballerina Pavlova (1881-1931) was the most famous classical ballerina of her era

A bomb explodes on the day of the wedding of the king and queen of Spain
A bomb explodes on the day of the wedding of King Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenie of Spain, Madrid, 31 May 1906, (1910)

The Rue de la Kasbah, Algiers, Algeria, 1895. Creator: Poulton & Co
The Rue de la Kasbah, Algiers, Algeria, 1895. Narrow streets with steps leading up to the Casbah, the old citadel

The Kashmiri Gate, Delhi, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Kashmiri Gate, Delhi, India, 1895. The northern gate to the historic walled city of Delhi. Built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1628-1658)

Walzin Castle, Dinant, Belgium, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Walzin Castle, Dinant, Belgium, 1895. Chateau dating from the 13th century, above the river Lesse

The Meridian Column, Hammerfest, Norway, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Meridian Column, Hammerfest, Norway, 1895

The Telescope Completed, 1900. Creator: Unknown
The Telescope Completed, 1900. The Great Paris Exhibition Telescope of 1900, the largest refracting telescope ever constructed, had an objective lens of 1.25 m (49 in) in diameter

Captain MacNicol, of the Bavarian. 1900. Creator: Unknown
Captain MacNicol, of the " Bavarian.", 1900

A Pet Wild Cat, . Creator: Unknown
A Pet Wild Cat, 1900

Mr. Patterson and His Apparatus, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Patterson and His Apparatus, 1900

Full Width of the Street Swung The Pendent Figure, 1910. Creator: W. R
" Full Width of the Street Swung The Pendent Figure", 1910. Illustration to " Colbys Crux", a short story about the fire brigade by Edward Price Bell

The Greeting on the three of spades, 1910. Creator: Unknown
" The Greeting" on the three of spades, 1910

The Prosperous Baker on the five of clubs, 1910. Creator: A Hogg
" The Prosperous Baker" on the five of clubs, 1910. Transformation playing card with a baker carrying buns drawn around the clubs

The Wininng Card on the ace of diamonds, 1910. Creator: W Heath Robinson
" The Wininng Card" on the ace of diamonds, 1910. Transformation playing card with the diamond featuring as a large patch on the much-mended coat of a card-player

The waiting virgin, from the three of hearts, 1910. Creator: John Hassall
" The waiting virgin", from the three of hearts, 1910. Transformation playing card with a woman in a large hat drawn around the hearts

The two of diamonds as a basis for a comic minstrel, 1910. Creator: A Hogg
The two of diamonds as a basis for a comic minstrel, 1910. Transformation playing card with a man in a tall hat drawn around the diamonds

Three weird cranes formed out of the three of hearts, 1910. Creator: Starr Wood
Three weird cranes formed out of the three of hearts, 1910. Transformation playing card birds drawn around the hearts

The corpulent Chanticleer, from the ace of hearts, 1910
" The corpulent Chanticleer, " from the ace of hearts, 1910

We Lurched Through The Door... 1910. Creator: Gilbert Joseph Holiday
" We Lurched Through The Door, and An Instant Afterwards Had Thrown Ourselves Down Upon the Glass Plot", 1910

The Most Extraordinary and Tragic Affair Has Occurred During the Night, Said
" The Most Extraordinary and Tragic Affair Has Occurred During the Night", Said the Vicar, 1910

Charles Dickens Reading To His Daughters, 1865, (1910). Creators: Mason & Co
Charles Dickens Reading To His Daughters, 1865, (1910). British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) with his daughters Mary and Kate in the garden of his home, Gads Hill, in Kent

An Unpublished Photograph of Dickens, 1869, (1910). Creator: Robert White Thrupp
An Unpublished Photograph of Dickens, 1869, (1910)

The Court of the Kaiser, 1910. Creator: Unknown
The Court of the Kaiser, 1910. The Ceremony of the Black Eagle on the Emperors Birthday

Adeline Genee, An Exquisite Ballet Toe-Dancer of the Old School"
Adeline Genee, An Exquisite Ballet Toe-Dancer of the " Old School". 1910

Fairground attraction, 1910. Creator: Unknown
Fairground attraction, 1910. You would scorn the idea of chopping wood, but here you pay to go through the same motions, 1910

The Steeplechase, 1910. Creator: Unknown
The " Steeplechase", 1910. Nothing more nor less than the hobby-horse of childhood sublimated by speed and an element of chance. If you win, you get another ride for nothing

In the thick of the Traffic by the Mansion House, 1910. Creator: Unknown
In the thick of the Traffic by the Mansion House, 1910

Wilhelmina, Queen of Holland, 1910. Creator: Joseph Simpson
Wilhelmina, Queen of Holland, 1910. Portrait of Wilhelmina (1880-1962), Queen regnant of the Netherlands

Manuel II. King of Portugal, 1910. Creator: Joseph Simpson
Manuel II. King of Portugal, 1910. Portrait of Manuel II (1889-1932), the last king of Portugal.From " The Strand Magazine, an illustrated monthly", Volume XL - July to December 1910

Alfonso XIII. King of Spain, 1910. Creator: Joseph Simpson
Alfonso XIII. King of Spain, 1910. Portrait of Alfonso XIII (1886-1941)

Haakon VII. King of Norway, 1910. Creator: Joseph Simpson
Haakon VII. King of Norway, 1910. Portrait of King Haakon Vll of Norway (1872-1957)

Francis Joseph I. Emperor of Austria, 1910. Creator: Joseph Simpson
Francis Joseph I. Emperor of Austria, 1910. Portrait of Franz Josef I (1830-1916). From " The Strand Magazine, an illustrated monthly", Volume XL - July to December 1910

William II. German Emperor, 1910. Creator: Joseph Simpson
William II. German Emperor, 1910. Portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941). From " The Strand Magazine, an illustrated monthly", Volume XL - July to December 1910

Nicholas II. Czar of Russia, 1910. Creator: Joseph Simpson
Nicholas II. Czar of Russia, 1910. Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918). From " The Strand Magazine, an illustrated monthly", Volume XL - July to December 1910

George V. King of England, 1910. Creator: Joseph Simpson
George V. King of England, 1910. Portrait of George V (1865-1936). From " The Strand Magazine, an illustrated monthly", Volume XL - July to December 1910. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1910]

An Early Dickens Portrait, 1841, (1910). Creator: Unknown
An Early Dickens Portrait, 1841, (1910). The author Charles Dickens (1812-1870), from a drawing by Count d Orsay

The Opera in Paris, 1910. Creator: Unknown
The Opera in Paris, 1910. The Grand Staircase, which provides for French Society a substitute for the splendour and brilliancy of Royal Courts

Trafalgar Square, London, 1895. Creator: Francis Frith & Co
Trafalgar Square, London, 1895. View of St Martin-in-the-Fields and Nelsons Column in central London

The Grand Curral, Madeira, Portugal, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Grand Curral, Madeira, Portugal, 1895. Traveller being carried in a sort of hammock-like litter, with the mountains surrounding the Curral das Freiras behind

Plaza de la Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canaries, Spain, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Plaza de la Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canaries, Spain, 1895

General view of the capital, Zanzibar, 1895. Creator: Unknown
General view of the capital, Zanzibar, 1895. Ships in Zanzibar Harbour on the Indian Ocean. The island was a protectorate of Britain from 1890 until 1963

The Kabary Plain, Andohalo, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1895. Creator: Colonel Stewart
The Kabary Plain, Andohalo, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1895. Open area in the Malagasy capital, possibly used for making speeches. Kabary is a highly stylized form of speech in Malagasy culture

View from the Town Hall, Durban, South Africa, 1895. Creator: William Laws Caney
View from the Town Hall, Durban, South Africa, 1895. The town with Durban Harbour beyond. The city lies at the mouth of the Umgeni River which opens into the Indian Ocean

The Market Square, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1895. Creator: William Laws Caney
The Market Square, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1895. Ox carts in the square

General view showing Table Mountain wreathed in vapour, Cape Town, South Africa, 1895

The New Town Hall, Sydney, Australia, 1895. Creator: York & Son
The New Town Hall, Sydney, Australia, 1895. Sydney Town Hall, on George Street, was completed in 1889

George Street, Sydney, Australia, 1895. Creator: York & Son
George Street, Sydney, Australia, 1895. Horse-drawn vehicles on Sydneys original high street

Street scene, Pretoria, South Africa, 1895. Creator: William Laws Caney
Street scene, Pretoria, South Africa, 1895. Ox carts. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago"

Diamond mines, Kimberley, South Africa, 1895. Creator: William Laws Caney
Diamond mines, Kimberley, South Africa, 1895. African miners extracting rock at Kimberley in what was then Cape Colony. Diamonds were discovered on the banks of the nearby Orange River in 1866

The Court of the Lions, Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
The Court of the Lions, Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1895. In the foreground is the Fountain of the Lions, an alabaster basin supported by the figures of twelve lions in white marble

View from the Mustafa, Algiers, Algeria, 1895. Creator: Poulton & Co
View from the Mustafa, Algiers, Algeria, 1895. The port city and capital of Algeria, on the Mediterranean

A steep street in Valletta, Malta, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
A steep street in Valletta, Malta, 1895. Steps between buildings in the capital city

Bourke Street looking east, Melbourne, Australia, 1895. Creator: York & Son
Bourke Street looking east, Melbourne, Australia, 1895. Melbournes first trams were horse-drawn, and began operating in 1884. In the distance is the General Post Office clock tower

One of the Public Tea-Gardens, Shanghai, China, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
One of the Public Tea-Gardens, Shanghai, China, 1895. Teahouse on stilts reflected in a lake

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