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Background imageHolme Collection: Faerie Queene, c1900. Artist: Walter Crane

Faerie Queene, c1900. Artist: Walter Crane
Faerie Queene, c1900. The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser (1553-1599), illustrated by Walter Crane (1845-1915). From Modern Pen Drawings: European and American, Edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: I Make Myself Known to My Aunt. Etching from David Copperfield, c1840-1880, (1923)

I Make Myself Known to My Aunt. Etching from David Copperfield, c1840-1880, (1923). Artist: Hablot Knight Browne
I Make Myself Known to My Aunt. Etching from David Copperfield, 1840-1880, (1923). David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens

Background imageHolme Collection: High Wycombe from the Marlow Road, c1802, (c1900). Creator: Unknown

High Wycombe from the Marlow Road, c1802, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
High Wycombe from the Marlow Road, c1802, (c1900). Rural scene with cows in the foreground, and the town of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire in the distance

Background imageHolme Collection: Crane Company. - The Bathroom, 1940

Crane Company. - The Bathroom, 1940. Newvogue Receptor Bath with glass spray shield, walls in yellow ground Salubra wallpaper with grey and silver pattern, wainscoting in grey tiles

Background imageHolme Collection: Wet Evening, Oxford Street, 1919. Artist: CRW Nevinson

Wet Evening, Oxford Street, 1919. Artist: CRW Nevinson
Wet Evening, Oxford Street, 1919. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

Background imageHolme Collection: The Elephant and Castle on the Brighton Road, 1826, (1920)

The Elephant and Castle on the Brighton Road, 1826, (1920)
The Elephant and Castle on the Brighton Road, 1826, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Background imageHolme Collection: Lorry-Jumpers, 1919. Artist: CRW Nevinson

Lorry-Jumpers, 1919. Artist: CRW Nevinson
Lorry-Jumpers, 1919. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

Background imageHolme Collection: Banff Bridge in 1901. Creator: Unknown

Banff Bridge in 1901. Creator: Unknown
Banff Bridge in 1901. Harvest scene near Banff in Scotland. Print after a painting by Robert Weir Allan. From English water-colour with reproductions of drawings by eminent painters

Background imageHolme Collection: Whitehall from Charing Cross, c1899, (c1900). Creator: Unknown

Whitehall from Charing Cross, c1899, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
Whitehall from Charing Cross, c1899, (c1900). The view from Trafalgar Square in Westminster, London, with the equestrian statue of King Charles I on the right

Background imageHolme Collection: Gondolas by the Piazzetta, c1904, (1925). Creator: John Singer Sargent

Gondolas by the Piazzetta, c1904, (1925). Creator: John Singer Sargent
Gondolas by the Piazzetta, c1904, (1925). Boats on the canal by the Piazzetta di San Marco, Venice, Italy. Drawing in the Tate Gallery, London

Background imageHolme Collection: Morning Mists, Hemingford Grey, 1906. Creator: Frederick George Cotman

Morning Mists, Hemingford Grey, 1906. Creator: Frederick George Cotman
Morning Mists, Hemingford Grey, 1906. by Frederick George Cotman (1850-1920). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: A kitchen arranged and equipped by Heal & Son, Ltd. of London, 1942

A kitchen arranged and equipped by Heal & Son, Ltd. of London, 1942. Timber fitted cupboards and dresser. From Decorative Art 1942 - The Studio Year Book, edited by C. G. Holme. [The Studio Ltd

Background imageHolme Collection: Pieced and Quilted Coverlet, c. 1937. Creator: Maud M. Holme

Pieced and Quilted Coverlet, c. 1937. Creator: Maud M. Holme
Pieced and Quilted Coverlet, c. 1937

Background imageHolme Collection: Handwoven Coverlet, c. 1937. Creator: Maud M. Holme

Handwoven Coverlet, c. 1937. Creator: Maud M. Holme
Handwoven Coverlet, c. 1937

Background imageHolme Collection: Illustration for The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, 1900. Artist: Edmund Joseph Sullivan

Illustration for The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, 1900. Artist: Edmund Joseph Sullivan
Illustration for The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, 1900. From Modern Pen Drawings: European and American, Edited by Charles Holme. [The Offices of the Studio, London, Paris, New York, 1900-01]

Background imageHolme Collection: Views and crafts of Buckinghamshire, Womens Institute banner design, 1937, (1943)

Views and crafts of Buckinghamshire, Womens Institute banner design, 1937, (1943). Page painted by a member of a Buckinghamshire Womens Institute

Background imageHolme Collection: The Infant Pan, 1875, (1906). Creator: Guido Bach

The Infant Pan, 1875, (1906). Creator: Guido Bach
The Infant Pan, 1875, (1906). Painted by German artist Guido Bach (1828-1905). Provenance from Collections of Lawrence B. Phillips, Esq. and of Howard Gritten, M.P. (according to labels verso)

Background imageHolme Collection: Drusllwyn Castle, Caermarthenshire, (c1900). Creator: Unknown

Drusllwyn Castle, Caermarthenshire, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
Drusllwyn Castle, Caermarthenshire, (c1900). Shepherd and sheep in the foreground, with Dryslwyn Castle in Wales in the distance. Print after a painting made in the 1840s by Michael Angelo Rooker

Background imageHolme Collection: View of the Dogana, 1702, (1925). Creator: Peter Schenk

View of the Dogana, 1702, (1925). Creator: Peter Schenk
View of the Dogana, 1702, (1925). 18th century view of the Punta della Dogana, old customs building in Venice, Italy. On the right is the pillar with a winged lion, symbol of the city

Background imageHolme Collection: The Bath Room, 1940

The Bath Room, 1940
Kenneth Cheesman for Pilkington Bros. Ltd - The Bath Room, 1940. Decorated almost entirely in Vitrolite and Vitroflex or some other form of glass - ivory and white with skirting of wedgwood blue

Background imageHolme Collection: Eve, 1919. Artist: Marcel Roux

Eve, 1919. Artist: Marcel Roux
E ve, 1919. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

Background imageHolme Collection: Let Me Think of the Comfortable Family Dinners. 1862, (1923). Artist: Charles Edmund Brock

Let Me Think of the Comfortable Family Dinners. 1862, (1923). Artist: Charles Edmund Brock
Let Me Think of the Comfortable Family Dinners. 1862, (1923). Dreamthorp: a Book of Essays Written in the Country, had a running theme in an understanding that human finiteness contributes to our

Background imageHolme Collection: Tessa at Home. From George Eliots Romola, 1862-63, (1923). Artist: Frederic Leighton

Tessa at Home. From George Eliots Romola, 1862-63, (1923). Artist: Frederic Leighton
Tessa at Home. From George Eliots Romola, 1862-63, (1923). Romola (1862-63) is a historical novel by George Eliot set in the fifteenth century

Background imageHolme Collection: Parable of the Unmerciful Servant. c1850-1890, (1923). Artist: John Everett Millais

Parable of the Unmerciful Servant. c1850-1890, (1923). Artist: John Everett Millais
Parable of the Unmerciful Servant. c1850-1890, (1923). A parable of Jesus which appears in the Gospel of Matthew (18:21-35) illustrating it is important to forgive others as we are forgiven by God

Background imageHolme Collection: Rosamond, Queen of the Lombards. c1850-1900, (1923). Artist: Frederick Augustus Sandys

Rosamond, Queen of the Lombards. c1850-1900, (1923). Artist: Frederick Augustus Sandys
Rosamond, Queen of the Lombards. c1850-1900, (1923). Rosamund ( fl. 572) was a Lombard queen. She was the daughter of Cunimund, king of the Gepids, and wife of Alboin, king of the Lombards

Background imageHolme Collection: Amor Mundi. From Christine Rossettis Poem. c1850-1900, (1923). Artist: Frederick Augustus Sandys

Amor Mundi. From Christine Rossettis Poem. c1850-1900, (1923). Artist: Frederick Augustus Sandys
Amor Mundi. From Christine Rossettis Poem. c1850-1900, (1923). The tone of the poem in general describes in loss of hope and misery

Background imageHolme Collection: The Street Show, c1892, (1906). Creator: Catherine Greenaway

The Street Show, c1892, (1906). Creator: Catherine Greenaway
The Street Show, c1892, (1906). Watercolour for Marigold Garden by British storybook illustrator Kate Greenaway (1845-1901)

Background imageHolme Collection: A French Fisher Girl, c1890, (1906). Creator: James Dromgole Linton

A French Fisher Girl, c1890, (1906). Creator: James Dromgole Linton
A French Fisher Girl, c1890, (1906). Watercolour by Victorian artist James Dromgole Linton (1840-1916). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: S. Maria Della Salute, c1852-1891, (1906). Creator: Keeley Halswelle

S. Maria Della Salute, c1852-1891, (1906). Creator: Keeley Halswelle
S. Maria Della Salute, 1906. Watercolour by Keeley Halswelle (1832-1891). Sold by Lyon & Turnbull in 2014. From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: A Fishermans Treasure, c1870-1906, (1906). Creator: George Faulkner Wetherbee

A Fishermans Treasure, c1870-1906, (1906). Creator: George Faulkner Wetherbee
A Fishermans Treasure, c1870-1906, (1906). Watercolour by George Faulkner Wetherbee (1851-1920). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: The Hayfield, 1872-1906, (1906). Creator: Claude Hayes

The Hayfield, 1872-1906, (1906). Creator: Claude Hayes
The Hayfield, 1872-1906, (1906). Watercolour by Irish artist Claude Hayes (1852-1922). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: Those Who Swim In Sin Must Sink In Sorrow, 1895, (1906). Creator: Frank Dadd

Those Who Swim In Sin Must Sink In Sorrow, 1895, (1906). Creator: Frank Dadd
Those Who Swim In Sin Must Sink In Sorrow, 1895, (1906). Watercolour by Frank Dadd (1851-1929). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: An Old Cornish Woman, c1880, (1906). Creator: Walter Langley

An Old Cornish Woman, c1880, (1906). Creator: Walter Langley
An Old Cornish Woman, c1880, (1906). Watercolour by Walter Langley (1852-1922). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: Misfits, c1840-1906, (1906). Creator: John Tenniel

Misfits, c1840-1906, (1906). Creator: John Tenniel
Misfits, c1840-1906, (1906). Watercolour by English artist Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: Sussex, c1870-1900, (1906). Creator: Edmund Morison Wimperis

Sussex, c1870-1900, (1906). Creator: Edmund Morison Wimperis
Sussex, c1870-1900, (1906). Watercolour by Edmund Morison Wimperis (1825-1900). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: Salmon Nets, Gairloch, Ross-Shire, 1860-1906, (1906). Creator: Frank Walton

Salmon Nets, Gairloch, Ross-Shire, 1860-1906, (1906). Creator: Frank Walton
Salmon Nets, Gairloch, Ross-Shire, 1860-1906, (1906). Watercolour by Frank Walton (1840-1928). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: The Izar at Tolz, c1875-1906, (1906). Creator: Yeend King

The Izar at Tolz, c1875-1906, (1906). Creator: Yeend King
The Izar at Tolz, c1875-1906, (1906). Watercolour by Yeend King (1855-1924). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: April, c1850-1905, (1906). Creator: George Henry Boughton

April, c1850-1905, (1906). Creator: George Henry Boughton
April, c1850-1905, (1906). Watercolour by Anglo-American artist George Henry Boughton (1833-1905). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: The Birthday, c1870-1906, (1906). Creator: Edward John Gregory

The Birthday, c1870-1906, (1906). Creator: Edward John Gregory
The Birthday, c1870-1906, (1906). Watercolour by British artist Edward John Gregory (1850-1909). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: Lincoln, c1860-1906, (1906). Creator: James Orrock

Lincoln, c1860-1906, (1906). Creator: James Orrock
Lincoln, c1860-1906, (1906). Watercolour by Scottish artist James Orrock(1829-1913). on Orrocks death Lord Leverhulme bought most of his collection and a thousand of his paintings

Background imageHolme Collection: An Allegory, c1869-1892, (1906). Creator: Jules Lessore

An Allegory, c1869-1892, (1906). Creator: Jules Lessore
An Allegory, c1869-1892, (1906). Watercolour by French artist Jules Lessore (1849-1892). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: The Student, c1860-1898, (1906). Creator: Charles Green

The Student, c1860-1898, (1906). Creator: Charles Green
The Student, c1860-1898, (1906). Watercolour by illustrator of historical subjects Charles Green (1840-1898). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours"

Background imageHolme Collection: The Rotunda and Chapel of the Holy Sepulchure, 1902, (1906). Creator: John Fulleylove

The Rotunda and Chapel of the Holy Sepulchure, 1902, (1906). Creator: John Fulleylove
The Rotunda and Chapel of the Holy Sepulchure, 1902, (1906). Watercolour by John Fulleylove (1845-1908). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: Sadness in Spring, c1878-1906, (1906). Creator: James Clark

Sadness in Spring, c1878-1906, (1906). Creator: James Clark
Sadness in Spring, c1878-1906, (1906). Watercolour by James Clark (1858-1943). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: The Little Jacob, 1876-1906, (1906). Creator: Hans von Bartels

The Little Jacob, 1876-1906, (1906). Creator: Hans von Bartels
The Little Jacob, 1906. Watercolour by German artist Hans Von Bartels (1856-1913). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: A Wet Day, Old Berwick Bridge, c1877-1906, (1906). Creator: Robert Buchan Nisbet

A Wet Day, Old Berwick Bridge, c1877-1906, (1906). Creator: Robert Buchan Nisbet
A Wet Day, Old Berwick Bridge, c1877-1906, (1906). Watercolour by Scottish artist Robert Buchan Nisbet (1857-1942).From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours"

Background imageHolme Collection: On the Downs Near Harting, c1870-1906, (1906). Creator: James Aumonier

On the Downs Near Harting, c1870-1906, (1906). Creator: James Aumonier
On the Downs Near Harting, c1870-1906, (1906). Watercolour by English artist James Aumonier (1832-1911). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Background imageHolme Collection: The Tombs of the Kaliphs, Cairo, c1850-1906, (1906). Creator: Frank Dillon

The Tombs of the Kaliphs, Cairo, c1850-1906, (1906). Creator: Frank Dillon
The Tombs of the Kaliphs, Cairo, 1906. Watercolour by Victorian artist Frank Dillon (1823-1909). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme



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