Overcoat Collection (page 8)

En route for Wolverhampton for the England v Wales football match, 1936. Artist: Keystone
En route for Wolverhampton for the England v Wales football match, 1936. Left to right: Secretary of the Football Association Stanley Rous (1895-1986)

On His Way to His Own Country For the Last Time, King Edwards Return From Biarritz, 1910. King Edward VII returned to London on 27th April 1910, suffering from severe bronchitis

Passengers boarding Zeppelin LZ 11 Viktoria Luise, c1912-1914 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zepplin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Oscar WiIde, Irish writer, wit and playwright, c1890. Wilde (1854-1900) was an exponent of art for arts sake. His best known novel is The Picture of Dorian Gray

Hansi, French artist, 1930. Hansi was the pseudonym of Jean-Jacques Waltz, a staunchly pro-French Alsatian who produced satirical works mocking Germany

Paul Feval the Elder, French novelist and dramatist, 1868. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1905, 3rd album, Editions MD, Paris

Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor, 1862. Barye (1796-1875) was best known for his works depicting animals. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres

Auguste Rodin, French sculptor, 1895. Possibly the pre-eminent French sculptor, Rodin (1840-1917) is best known for his The Thinker (1902)

John Stuart (1898-1979), Scottish actor, 20th century. Stuart, a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s, appeared in two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Advert for winter tours of South Africa, 1928. A print from the Illustrated London News, Christmas number 1928

Lafayette, 18th century (1908). From The Story of the White House, volume I, by Esther Singleton, published by Hodder and Stoughton (London, 1908)

Tajiks of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

King Christian IX of Denmark (1818-1906) with his grandsons, 1908Artist: Queen Alexandra
King Christian of Denmark IX (1818-1906) with his grandsons, 1908. From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra, published by The Daily Telegraph (London)

Old Odell, of the famous Savage Club, Adelphi Terrace, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Joel
Old Odell, of the famous Savage Club, Adelphi Terrace, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

A man and a boy feeding the birds by Blackfriars Bridge, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Marion Lea, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Marion Lea, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1893)

Lord Macaulay, famous historian & essayist, 1923. Artist: Rischgitz Collection
Lord Macaulay, famous historian & essayist, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Thomas Carlyle, (1923). Artist: Medici Society Ltd
Thomas Carlyle, (1923). Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Mr Pickwick, 1923. Artist: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Mr Pickwick, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Nityananda, (Mrs GB Adams of Chicago), 1902-1903. Artist: Godfrey
Nityananda, (Mrs GB Adams of Chicago), 1902-1903. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1902-1903, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 8

King George V, 1936
King George V (1865-1936), 1936. George, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark, was born at Marlborough House on 3rd June, 1865

Ex-service men and the King, review of 20, 000 Silver Badge men in Hyde Park, London, 1935. Intoduced in 1916, the Silver War Badge (SWB)

Raoul Ponchon, French writer, 1899. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1850-1950, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8, 1850-1950

Bowness Bay, Lake Windermere, 1926. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Gustav Diessl, Austrian artist, and film and stage actor, 20th century. Artist: Sandau
Gustav Diessl, Austrian artist, and film and stage actor, 20th century. Diessl is best remembered for his role in the mountaineering drama The White Hell of Piz Palu (1929)

A man walking with an umbrella under his arm, 1784

William Austin, early 19th century. Austin was the protege of Caroline of Brunswick, queen consort of King George IV

William Austin, 1821. Artist: R Page
William Austin, 1821. Austin was the protege of Caroline of Brunswick, queen consort of King George IV

Charles McNaughton, actor, 1909. Artist: Foulsham and Banfield
Charles McNaughton, actor, 1909. McNaughton in the role of Victor Guilbert from My Mimosa Maid

Matheson Lang ( 1879-1948), Canadian actor, 1904. Artist: Rotary Photo
Matheson Lang ( 1879-1948), Canadian actor, 1904

Reverend Robert Newton, Wesleyan Methodist minister

King Edward, the Kaiser, Queen Alexandra and King George, c1903 (1935)
King Edward, the Kaiser, Queen Alexandra and Prince George, (c1903) 1935. The royal children are the Princess Royal, the Duke of York, the Duke of Gloucester, holding his fathers hand

King Edwards Derby triumph, Epsom, Surrey, 1909, (1935). The Derby winner was Minoru. The king is between Mr Richard Marsh, the royal trainer, and Lord Marcus Beresford

Ruth Chatterton, American actress, 1933. Chatterton (1893-1961) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for two films; Madame X (1929) and Sarah and Son (1930)

Richard Barthelmess, American actor, 1933. Barthelmess (1895-1963) was a star of silent films whose career declined with the advent of talking pictures

French President Raymond Poincare meeting General Joseph Joffre, 1914. The French head of state meeting with the Commander-in-Chief of the army

French President Raymond Poincare and King George V, December 1914. Meeting of the French and British heads of state during World War I

Charles Darwin, renowned naturalist and thinker, (1900). Darwin (1809-1882) put forward the modern theory of evolution and proposed the principle of evolution by natural selection

Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov, Russian composer, teacher and conductor, 1929. Glazunov (1865-1935) was Director of the St Petersburg Conservatory from 1905 until 1928

The poet Vasily Zhukovsky (1783-1852) in Vernet, 1830s. Artist: Gerhard Wilhelm von Reutern
The poet Vasily Zhukovsky (1783-1852) in Vernet, 1830s. Reutern, Gerhard Wilhelm, von (1794-1865). Found in the collection of the Museum of Private Collections in A

Voltaire and Frederick the Great, 1780s. Old Master
Voltaire and Frederick the Great, 1780s. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula

La Revue Blanche, c19th century. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
La Revue Blanche, c19th century. Poster. Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Portrait of Andre Gide (1869-1951), 1912. Artist: Jacques Emile Blanche
Portrait of Andre Gide (1869-1951), 1912. Blanche was a very popular artist of his day. He was influenced by Tissot, Sargent and Edouard Manet

The new chauffeur, French motoring cartoon, 1913. Artist: Jean Villemot
The new chauffeur, French motoring cartoon, 1913. An illustration from the car magazine Omnia, 1913

Ces voiturettes!, French motoring cartoon, 1913. Artist: Jean Villemot
Ces voiturettes!, French motoring cartoon, 1913. Steam rising from the radiator cap of a car as its driver chats to a cyclist. An illustration from the car magazine Omnia, October 1913

The Couple, Man with the Bowler Hat, c1870-1893. Artist: Guy de Maupassant
The Couple, Man with the Bowler Hat, c1870-1893. Private collection

The Couple, c1870-1893. Artist: Guy de Maupassant
The Couple, c1870-1893. Private collection

Puppet Show, Marlet
Puppet show, Marlet. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

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