Hardy Collection

The Funebral Cypress, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Funebral Cypress, 1850. The traveller who appears originally to have noticed the Funebral Cypress...was Sir George Staunton, when exploring China in the embassy of Lord Macartney...Subsequently

Charge of the 16th Uhlans, 1902. Artist: Evelyn Stuart Hardy
Charge of the 16th Uhlans, 1902. The Battle of Mars-La-Tour was fought on 16 August 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I

Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), 20th century. Laurel and Hardy became famous as comedians during the early half of the 20th century for their work in both silent

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, American-based comedy duo, 1933. Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957) became famous during the early half of the 20th century for their work in motion

Portrait of the writer Thomas Hardy (1840-1928). Creator: Barraud
Portrait of the writer Thomas Hardy (1840-1928). Private Collection

Monument to Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, on Blagdon Hill, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Monument to Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, on Blagdon Hill, 1844. The Hardy Monument, on the summit of Black Down in Dorset, was erected by public subscription in memory of Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy

George Hardy, 1860s. Creator: John & Charles Watkins
George Hardy, 1860s

Portrait of the organist and composer James Nares (1715-1783), 1795. Creator: Hardy
Portrait of the organist and composer James Nares (1715-1783), 1795. Private Collection

Thomas Hardy, 1920s, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Thomas Hardy, 1920s, (1935). Novelist and poet Hardy (1840-1928), regarded as one of the greatest of British writers. His books, set in the fictional county of Wessex, based on Dorset

Admiral Lord Nelson mortallly wounded on the Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, (1805), 1816
Admiral Lord Nelson mortallly wounded on the quarter deck of the Victory in the Battle of Trafalgar, (1805), 1816. Thomas Hardy with Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)

Peonies, c1887-1906, (1906). Creator: Dudley Hardy
Peonies, c1887-1906, (1906). Dudley Hardy (1867-1922). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Thomas Hardy, (1929). British novelist and poet Hardy (1840-1928) is regarded as one of the greatest of British writers. His books, set in the fictional county of Wessex, based on Dorset

Poster for Thomas Hardys The Dynasts, 1919. Artist: Charless Ricketts
Poster for Thomas Hardys The Dynasts, 1919. The Dynasts by Thomas Hardy is an English-language drama in verse. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme

Try this pair, 1864. Artist: Frederick Daniel Hardy
Try this pair, 1864. Interior, a domestic scene showing a family testing a range of spectacles that a seller has brought to their house

Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet, late 19th century
Thomas Hardy, English novelist, late 19th century. Hardys (1840-1928) first success came in 1874 with the publication of his novel Far from the Madding Crowd

Laurel and Hardy statue, Coronation Hall, Ulverston, Cumbria, 2009. Known locally as The Coro, Ulverstons Coronation Hall was built in the 1910s in commemoration of the coronation of King George V

Journal To-Day, edited by Jerome K. Jerome (Poster), 1895. Artist: Hardy, Dudley (1866-1922)
Journal To-Day, edited by Jerome K. Jerome (Poster), 1895. From a private collection

Poster for the Oper The Chieftain by A. Sullivan and F. C. Burnand, 1894. Artist: Hardy, Dudley (1866-1922)
Poster for the Oper The Chieftain by A. Sullivan and F. C. Burnand, 1894. From a private collection

Poster for the musical comedy A Gaiety Girl by Sidney Jones, 1894. Artist: Hardy, Dudley (1866-1922)
Poster for the musical comedy A Gaiety Girl by Sidney Jones, 1894. From a private collection

Poster for the Oper The Yeomen of the Guard by Gilbert and Sullivan, 1897. Artist: Hardy, Dudley (1866-1922)
Poster for the Oper The Yeomen of the Guard by Gilbert and Sullivan, 1897. From a private collection

Poster for the George Sims comedy Skipped by the Light of the Moon, 1896. Artist: Hardy, Dudley (1866-1922)
Poster for the George Sims comedy Skipped by the Light of the Moon, 1896. From a private collection

Portrait of the composer Wilhelm Cramer (1746-1799), 1794. Private Collection

The Garrison Met The Bombardment Bravely, 1902. Artist: Paul Hardy
The Garrison Met The Bombardment Bravely, 1902. The Siege of San Sebastian, (7 July - 8 September 1813), French Empire against Portugal and United Kingdom

The Janissaries Rushed To The Attack At Full Speed And With Fixed Bayonets, 1902. Artist: Paul Hardy
The Janissaries Rushed To The Attack At Full Speed And With Fixed Bayonets, 1902. The First Serbian Uprising (1804-1813). From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

Both French and Allies Bivouacked in Mud and Water, 1902. Artist: Paul Hardy
Both French and Allies Bivouacked in Mud and Water, 1902. The Battle of Dresden, (26-27 August 1813), important event of the Napoleonic Wars. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

Moors and Spaniards Mixed Inextricably, 1902. Artist: Paul Hardy
Moors and Spaniards Mixed Inextricably, 1902. Hispano-Moroccan War (1859-60) for the sovereignty over Ceuta. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

The Royal Sovereigns Stuck To Their Guns, and Fought Them Like Fiends, 1902. Artist: Paul Hardy
The Royal Sovereigns Stuck To Their Guns, and Fought Them Like Fiends, 1902. The Battle of Trafalgar was a major naval battle between the British Navy and the combined fleets of France

Twickenham, 19th century, (1935). Artist: Thomas Bush Hardy
Twickenham, 19th century, (1935). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II. - D to H, by C. Reginald Grundy. [Bemrose and Sons Ltd

Bamborough Castle, 1892, (1935). Artist: Thomas Bush Hardy
Bamborough Castle, 1892, (1935). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II. - D to H, by C. Reginald Grundy. [Bemrose and Sons Ltd

The Harbour Bar, 1889, (1935). Artist: Thomas Bush Hardy
The Harbour Bar, 1889, (1935). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II. - D to H, by C. Reginald Grundy. [Bemrose and Sons Ltd

Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, 1880, (1935). Artist: Thomas Bush Hardy
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, 1880, (1935). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II. - D to H, by C. Reginald Grundy

An Indian Woman, 1913. Artist: Norman H Hardy
An Indian Woman, 1913. From The Gorgeous East by Frank Elias. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1913]

They Strove To Scale The Rampart, 1902. Artist: Paul Hardy
They Strove To Scale The Rampart, 1902. The Battle of New Orleans was an engagement fought between January 8 and January 18, 1815, constituting the final major battle of the War of 1812

Death of Colonel Donellan, c1896, (1902). Artist: Paul Hardy
Death of Colonel Donellan, c1896, (1902). At the Battle of Talavera, Spain, 27-28 July 1809, the British and Spanish army commanded by Wellington won an indecisive victory over the French commanded

The German Soldiers Making Sentries Out of Clay, 1902. Artist: Evelyn Stuart Hardy
The German Soldiers Making Sentries Out of Clay, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Knickerbockers in Venice, 1893, (1894). Artist: Dudley Hardy
Knickerbockers in Venice, 1893, (1894). From The Studio Volume 3. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1894]

Lord Cranbrook, c1891. Artist: W&D Downey
Lord Cranbrook, c1891. Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy (1814-1906), Conservative politician, Home Secretary from 1867-1868 and Secretary of State for War in 1886. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery

Surprise of the Cato Street conspirators, London, 1820 (1906). Artist: Paul Hardy
Surprise of the Cato Street conspirators, London, 1820 (1906). The Cato Street Conspiracy involved the planned assassination of British Prime Minister Lord Liverpool and his entire cabinet

A Vision of the East - Stage V, c1920. Artists: Percy Bradshaw, Dudley Hardy
A Vision of the East - Stage V, c1920. From The Art of the Illustrator - Dudley Hardy and his work, by Percy V Bradshaw. [The Press Art School, London, c1920]

A Baby Boys Birthday, c1910. Artist: Evelyn Elizabeth Hardy
A Baby Boys Birthday, c1910. A depiction of a baby boys birthday in China after a painting by Evelyn Elizabeth Hardy (1865-1935). From a postcard produced by A. B. Shaw & Co. Ltd. London

A Christmas hymn, Germany. A print from Customs of the World, Volume II Hutchinson and Co, Paternoster Row, London

Spanish gypsies. A print from Customs of the World, Volume II Hutchinson and Co, Paternoster Row, London

A Swazi witch doctor, Africa. A print from Customs of the World, Volume II Hutchinson and Co, Paternoster Row, London

A secret society, Musumba, Lower Congo. A print from Customs of the World, Volume II Hutchinson and Co, Paternoster Row, London

Who is Silvia?, 1895. Shakespeares songs; from The Two Gentlemen of Verona Act IV scene I. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1895

Tess of the D Urbervilles, 1923. Artist: Hubert von Herkomer
Tess of the D Urbervilles, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Thomas Hardy, O. M, The last of the great Victorians, 1923. Artist: Emil Otto Hoppe
Thomas Hardy, O.M, The last of the great Victorians, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Thomas Hardy, English poet, novelist and dramatist with his second wife, Florence, 1912-1928. Hardy (1840-1928) is regarded as one of the greatest of British novelists

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