Harold Collection

Shire Horse stallion Harold, c1905 (c1910). Artist: Frank Babbage
Shire Horse stallion Harold, c1905 (c1910). Harolds descendants dominated the studbook and all post World War Two Shire Horses are descended from him

Mrs Mounter at the Breakfast Table, 1916-17. Artist: Harold Gilman
Mrs Mounter at the Breakfast Table, 1916?7. Painting held in the Tate, London. From The Studio Volume 99. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1930]

Two Mashona tribeswomen pounding maize and millet, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
Two Mashona tribeswomen pounding maize and millet, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

The death of Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, (1944). Creator: Unknown
The death of Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, (1944). The Latin reads: Harold Rex Interfectus Est - King Harold is killed

Painting prize - "Finding the Body of Harold"- by Mr. J. C. Hook, 1845
Painting prize - " Finding the Body of Harold" - by Mr. J.C. Hook, 1845. Painting by James Clarke Hook, a student at the Royal Academy of Arts in London

Wireless operator... RMS Titanic, 1912, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Wireless operator Harold Bride being questioned about SOS messages sent during the sinking of RMS Titanic, 1912, (1935). The wireless operator is undergoing examination as to the time the SOS

Great Britain wins the Davis Cup tennis championship, Paris, 30 July 1933, (1935). Great Britain won the Davis Cup for the first time in twenty-two years

Manhattan Serenade, c1942. Creator: Unknown
Manhattan Serenade, c1942. Music written by Louis Alter in 1928, with lyrics by Harold Adamson in 1942. [Francis, Day & Hunter, Ltd. Robbins Music Corporation, London & New York, ]

Mr Harold Brocklebank, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Mr Harold Brocklebank, 1911. Portrait of a man. From " British Sports and Sportsmen: Racing Coursing and Steeplechasing", Part II, edited by William Scarth Dixon. [1911]

H. Larwood (Notts), 1928. Creator: Unknown
H. Larwood (Notts), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

Portraits from Ancient Coins, (mid 19th century). Creator: Unknown
Portraits from Ancient Coins, (mid 19th century). Portraits of early kings in British history: Canute (Cnut I), Harold (Harold Godwinson), Edward the Confessor, William I (William the Conqueror)

A Tense Moment, 1942. Creator: Harold Burdekin
A Tense Moment, 1942. From " Photograms of the Year 1942", edited by F. J. Mortimer, Hon. F.R.P.S. F.R.S.A. [Iliffe & Sons Limited, London, 1942]

A witch-doctor, Uganda, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
A witch-doctor, Uganda, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

499 C. C. Norton (H. L. Daniell), 1938. From Willss Cigarettes - Speed: A Series of 50 [W. D. & H.O. Wills, Bristol, 1938]

The Ingenious Spinning Jenny Invented by James Hargreaves, c1925. James Hargreaves, (c1720-1778), English inventor. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 3 by Harold Wheeler

Dante Aligheri - Dante and Beatrice in the Garden, c1925. Artist: Cesar Saccagi
Dante Aligheri - Dante and Beatrice in the Garden, c1925. Dante Alighieri, (1265-1321), Italian poet. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler

Harold Lloyd (1893-1971), American actor and filmmaker, c1920s. (Colorised black and white print). (Colorised black and white print)

Greece, c1930s. Artist: Harold Spender
Greece. Few relics are left of ancient Sparta, the famous city of Laconia that once ruled the Peloponnese; the southern portion of its old precincts is occupied by the present Sparta

The Temple of Artemis, Ephesus, Turkey, 1933-1934. From Wonders of the Past, volume II, 1933-1934

A Kikuyu warrior, Kenya, 1936. Artist: Martin Johnson
A Kikuyu warrior, Kenya, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A woman from the Sara-Kaba tribe, Congo Republic, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
A woman from the Sara-Kaba tribe, Congo Republic, Africa, 1936. Her beauty has been ruined to prevent rivals. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler

Tossing the caber at the Highland games, Scotland, 1936. Artist: Fox
Tossing the caber at the Highland games, Scotland, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

The 12 Metre racing yachts Vim and Tomahawk, 1939. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The 12 Metre racing yachts Vim and Tomahawk, 1939. Tomahawk was one of the large Twelves built just before the war. It was designed by Charles Nicholson and comissioned by the aviator Thomas Sopwith

Sir Kenelm Digby, (c1815-1820). Artist: Robert Cooper
Sir Kenelm Digby, From the original of Vandyke in the Bodleian Gallery, Oxford. (c1815-1820). Digby (1603-1665) was a courtier, philosopher, diplomat and scientist during the reign of Charles I

Bar in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Gray, 1942
Bar in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Gray, Holmby Hills, California, USA, deisgned by Harold Grieve, 1942. Mountings of hand-tooled pewter with brass inlays

Bedroom in the house of Mr. Anatole Litvak in Saint Monica, California, 1942
Bedroom in the house of Mr. Anatole Litvak in Saint Monica, California, USA, 1942. Architects: Douglas Honnold and George Vernon Russell

MG C types of the Earl of March and Harold Parker, BRDC 500 Mile Race, Brooklands, 1931
MG C 746S cc. Entry No: 7. Driver: March, Earl of Retired with a broken engine. Left: MG C 746S cc. No: 8. Driver: Parker, H.D. Retired with broken cylinder-head. Brooklands. BRDC 500 Mile Race

Thomas Special of Harold Purdy and OM of Henken Widengren, BRDC 500 Mile Race, Brooklands, 1931
Thomas Special 1493 cc. No: 29. Driver: Purdy, H.W. Centre: OM 1491 cc. Entry No: 33. Driver: Widengren, H. Retired with ignition and exhaust problems. Background: Alvis 1482 cc. S. Brooklands

A group of jazz musicians at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 6 November 1982
Frank Strazzeri, George Duvivier, Harold Jennings, Louie Bellson and Jennings guide dog Harvey at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 6 November 1982

Impresario Harold Davison and guitarist Ron Anthony, London, 28 May 1992. Artist
Impresario Harold Davison and guitarist Ron Anthony, London, 28 May 1992. Anthony was part of the backing orchestra for Frank Sinatras concert at the Royal Albert Hall

Aviators Wiley Post and Harold Gatty in front of Winnie Mae, New York, USA, 1931. Wiley Hadreman Post (1898-1935) and Harold Charles Gatty (1903-1957)

George Bernard Shaw, c1925. George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950), Irish playwright and Nobel Prize in Literature. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Lord Northcliffe - The Famous Journalists Favourite Portrait, c1925. Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, (1865-1922), Lord Northcliffe, British newspaper and publishing magnate

The Brownings in the Gondola City, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
The Brownings in the Gondola City, c1925. Robert Browning, (1812-1889), English poet and playwright. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, (1806-1861), English poet

Magellan Consults with his Navigators, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
Magellan Consults with his Navigators, c1925. Ferdinand Magellan, (c1480-1521), Portuguese explorer. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 3 by Harold Wheeler

Ruskin in the Land of His Inspiration, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
Ruskin in the Land of His Inspiration, c1925. John Ruskin, (1819-1900), English art critic. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 3 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd

Ruskin and Holman Hunt Enjoy a Conversation On Art, c1925. Artist: Frederick Hollyer
Ruskin and Holman Hunt Enjoy a Conversation On Art, c1925. John Ruskin, (1819-1900), English art critic. William Holman Hunt, (1827-1910), English painter

Crookes, Rontgen and Finsen - Using the Marvellous X-Rays Apparatus, c1925. Niels T. Finsen, (1860-1904). From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Carmen Sylva - Late Portrait of the Author-Queen, c1925. Elizabeth of Wied, (1843-1916), also known as Carmen Sylva, was Queen Consort of King Carol I of Romania, who she married in 1869

Wellington on the Eve of Waterloo, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
Wellington on the Eve of Waterloo, c1925. Arthur Wellesley, (1769-1852), 1st Duke of Wellington, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician

Charles Lamb - The Edmonton Home of Charles and Mary Lamb, c1925. The home of Charles Lamb, (1775-1834), English writer. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Sir Squire Bancroft and Madame Sarah Bernhardt, c1925. Sir Squire Bancroft, (1841-1926), English actor-manager. Sarah Bernhardt, (1844-1923), French actress

Camille Flammarion - A Veteran Watcher of the Heavens, c1925. Nicolas Camille Flammarion, (1842-1925), French astronomer. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Camille Flammarion - The Distinguished Astronomer Among His Books, c1925. Nicolas Camille Flammarion, (1842-1925), French astronomer

George Romney - At Work On A Picture Of His Favourite Model, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
George Romney - At Work On A Picture Of His Favourite Model, c1925. George Romney, (1734-1802), English portrait painter. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Amelita Galli-Curci - The great diva gathering roses, her favourite flowers, c1925. Amelita Galli-Curci, (1882-1963), Italian soprano

Auguste Rodin - Rodin and his Wife in their Garden at Meudon, c1925. Francois Auguste Rene Rodin, (1840-1917), French sculptor. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Henrik Ibsen - In the Heyday of His Success, c1897, (c1925). Henrik Ibsen, (1828-1906), Norwegian playwright. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Napoleon at the Retreat from Moscow, c1925. Artist: Stanley Llewellyn Wood
Napoleon at the Retreat from Moscow, c1925. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

David Lloyd George - The Great Statesman Surrounded By His Family, 1905, (c1925). David Lloyd George, (1863-1945), British Liberal politician

Victor Hugos study at Hauteville House - The Room in Which Les Miserables Was Written, c1925. The study of Victor Marie Hugo, (1802-1885), French writer

Enrico Caruso - Italys Famous Tenor at the Piano, c1925. Enrico Caruso, (1873-1921), Italian tenor. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd

Stanley Baldwin in the Gallery at Chequers, c1925. Stanley Baldwin, (1867-1947), British Conservative politician and three times Prime Minister

George Cadbury - A Many-Sided Business Builder, c1925. Artist: Henry Joseph Whitlock
George Cadbury - A Many-Sided Business Builder, c1925. George Cadbury, (1839-1922), entrepreneur. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd

High Adventure in the Arctic Regions, c1925. Artist: Archibald Bertram Webb
High Adventure in the Arctic Regions, c1925. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

Fulton Explains His Submarine to Napoleon, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
Fulton Explains His Submarine to Napoleon, c1925. Robert Fulton, (1765-1815), American engineer and inventor. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler

Sir Robert Baden-Powell, arrayed in the dress of a Red Indian tribe, c1925. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, (1857-1941), 1st Baron Baden-Powell, British Army officer and writer

William Gladstone - The Grand Old Man Seated At His Study Table, c1925. William Ewart Gladstone, (1809-1898), British politician. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler

Cleopatra - The Serpent of Old Nile in the Royal Galley, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
Cleopatra - The Serpent of Old Nile in the Royal Galley, c1925. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

The Brontes - Words Inspired By Hope That Won Renown, c1925. The Bronte sisters, Charlotte, (1816-1855), Emily (1818-1848) and Anne, (1820-1849), poets and novelists

Edison and Steinmetz Join Forces to Achieve Success, 1922, (c1925). Thomas Alva Edison, (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman

James Bruce Helps His Follower, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
James Bruce Helps His Follower, c1925. James Bruce, (1730-1794), Scottish traveller. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

Jean-Henri Fabre - The Humble Study of One of the Greatest of Naturalists, c1925. Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre, (1823-1915), French naturalist

Sir Henry Irving - The Greatest of Victorian Actors, c1925. Sir Henry Irving, (1838-1905), English actor. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler

Sir Francis Drake - The First Englishman To See The Pacific, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
Sir Francis Drake - The First Englishman To See The Pacific, c1925. Sir Francis Drake, (c1540-1596), English navigator and politician

William Shakespeare - A Dainty Bloom for the King of Poets, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
William Shakespeare - A Dainty Bloom for the King of Poets, c1925. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

The Sword and the Soul of Italy, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
The Sword and the Soul of Italy, c1925. Giuseppe Garibaldi, (1807-1882), soldier of the Risorgimento. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Glazed Faiece Figure from a war memorial at Rugby School, c1922, (1923). Artists: Harold Stabler, Phoebe Stabler
Glazed Faiece Figure from a war memorial at Rugby School, c1922, (1923). From The Studio Volume 84. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1923]

General Alexander, commander of British forces in North Africa, 1942 (1944). General Harold Alexander (1891-1969) was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Middle East Forces following Prime Minister

London-Brighton Race: Harold Barnwell, the pilot of the Martinsyde, 1913 (1934). Artist: Flight Photo
London-Brighton Race: Harold Barnwell, the pilot of the Martinsyde, 1913 (1934). From History of British Aviation 1908-1914, Volume II, by R. Dallas Brett [The Aviation Book Club, London, 1934]

Leeds Market, c1913 (1935). Artist: Harold Gilman
Leeds Market, c1913 (1935). After the painting by Harold Gilman. From Modern Masterpieces Part 19. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

Interior, c19th century. Artist: Harold Gilman
Interior, c19th century. From The Studio Volume 130. [The Studio Ltd, London & New York, 1945]

Anya Taranda, American model, showgirl and actress, c1938. Anya Taranda (1915-1970) was the wife of the famous songwriter Harold Arlen

The Pharos of Alexandria, Egypt, 1933-1934. From Wonders of the Past, volume II, 1933-1934

The Savoy Hotel as seen from the River Thames, London, 1905. Artist: William Harold Oakley
The Savoy Hotel as seen from the River Thames, London, 1905. From The Connoisseur magazine (March 1905)

Tapping for maple syrup, Canada, 1936. Artist: Canadian Government
Tapping for maple syrup, Canada, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Gatherering myrrh and frankincense, Somalia, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
Gatherering myrrh and frankincense, Somalia, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

An Abyssinian (Ethiopian) woman, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
An Abyssinian (Ethiopian) woman, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A chieftan prince of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), Africa, 1936. Artist: Daily Herald
A chieftan prince of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

People of the Shilluk (Chollo), Sudan, Africa, 1936. Artist: Major R Whitbread
People of the Shilluk (Chollo), Sudan, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A water seller, Cairo, Egypt, 1936. Artist: Donald McLeish
A water seller, Cairo, Egypt, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Craftsmen, Cairo, Egypt, Africa, 1936. Artist: Donald McLeish
Craftsmen, Cairo, Egypt, Africa, 1936. Age-old designs woven on modern cloth. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Desert warrior of Africa, 1936. Artist: Fox Photos
Desert warrior of Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A Turkana tribesman, Kenya, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
A Turkana tribesman, Kenya, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

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