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Saturday Book Collection

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: The Hireling Shepherd, 1851, (1948). Creator: William Holman Hunt

The Hireling Shepherd, 1851, (1948). Creator: William Holman Hunt
The Hireling Shepherd, 1851, (1948). A shepherd neglects his flock and woos a young woman with a lamb on her lap. Behind them, two bloated sheep lie on the ground poisoned by the corn

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: The Blind Girl, 1856, (1948). Creator: John Everett Millais

The Blind Girl, 1856, (1948). Creator: John Everett Millais
The Blind Girl, 1856, (1948). Two girls, the elder one blind and with a concertina in her lap, rest by a wayside stream after rain

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Suffragette being arrested, c1910, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Suffragette being arrested, c1910, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Suffragette being arrested, c1910, (1947). Policemen arresting a campaigner for womens suffrage. From " The Saturday Book", Seventh Year, edited by Leonard Russell. [Hutchinson, St

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Hyacinths, 1801, (1948). Creator: Thomas Warner

Hyacinths, 1801, (1948). Creator: Thomas Warner
Hyacinths, 1801, (1948). From " The Saturday Book", Eighth Year, edited by Leonard Russell. [Hutchinson, London, 1948]

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Christina Rossetti and her mother Frances Rossetti, 1863, (1948). Creator: Lewis Carroll

Christina Rossetti and her mother Frances Rossetti, 1863, (1948). Creator: Lewis Carroll
Christina Rossetti and her mother Frances Rossetti, 1863, (1948). Portrait of English poet Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) and her mother Frances Mary Lavinia Rossetti (nee Polidori)

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Effie Gray, John Everett Millais, and their daughters Effie and Mary, 21 July 1865, (1948)

Effie Gray, John Everett Millais, and their daughters Effie and Mary, 21 July 1865, (1948)
Effie Gray, John Everett Millais, and their daughters Effie and Mary at 7 Cromwell Place, 21 July 1865, (1948). British Pre-Raphaelite painter Millais with his family

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: At the window, c1860s, (1948). Creator: Lewis Carroll

At the window, c1860s, (1948). Creator: Lewis Carroll
At the window, c1860s, (1948). Portrait of a man and girl on a chair, possibly the Scottish poet and novelist George Macdonald (1824-1905), and one of his daughters

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Ellen Terry, c1863, (1948). Creator: Lewis Carroll

Ellen Terry, c1863, (1948). Creator: Lewis Carroll
Ellen Terry, c1863, (1948). Portrait of British actress Dame Ellen Terry (1847-1928). Terry was the leading Shakespearean actress of her time

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Auriculas, c1802-1821, (1948). Creator: Thomas Baxter

Auriculas, c1802-1821, (1948). Creator: Thomas Baxter
Auriculas, c1802-1821, (1948). From " The Saturday Book", Eighth Year, edited by Leonard Russell. [Hutchinson, London, 1948]

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Picotees, c1802-1821, (1948). Creator: Thomas Baxter

Picotees, c1802-1821, (1948). Creator: Thomas Baxter
Picotees, c1802-1821, (1948). The term Picotee refers to flowers whose petal edges are a different colour from the base colour. The carnations shown here are striped or variegated

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: George Macdonald and his daughter Lilia Scott MacDonald, c1863, (1948). Creator: Lewis Carroll

George Macdonald and his daughter Lilia Scott MacDonald, c1863, (1948). Creator: Lewis Carroll
George Macdonald and his daughter Lilia Scott MacDonald, c1863, (1948). Portrait of Scottish poet and novelist George Macdonald (1824-1905), and his daughter

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: It won t come straight, July 1863, (1948). Creator: Lewis Carroll

It won t come straight, July 1863, (1948). Creator: Lewis Carroll
It won t come straight, July 1863, (1948). Portrait of Irene MacDonald, daughter of George MacDonald, Elm Lodge, Hampstead, London

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Beatrice Henley, c1862, (1948). Creator: Lewis Carroll

Beatrice Henley, c1862, (1948). Creator: Lewis Carroll
Beatrice Henley, c1862, (1948). Portrait of a young girl holding a straw hat, the daughter of the vicar of Putney. From " The Saturday Book", Eighth Year, edited by Leonard Russell

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Tulips, c1802-1821, (1948). Creator: Thomas Baxter

Tulips, c1802-1821, (1948). Creator: Thomas Baxter
Tulips, c1802-1821, (1948). From " The Saturday Book", Eighth Year, edited by Leonard Russell. [Hutchinson, London, 1948]

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Advertisement for stunt shows by Samuel Scott, 1840, (1948). Creator: Unknown

Advertisement for stunt shows by Samuel Scott, 1840, (1948). Creator: Unknown
Advertisement for stunt shows by Samuel Scott, 1840, (1948). American daredevil and stuntman Sam Scott (c1813-1841) made his living by jumping from cliffs, top masts of ships

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Bohemian glasses, 19th century, (1948). Creator: Unknown

Bohemian glasses, 19th century, (1948). Creator: Unknown
Bohemian glasses, 19th century, (1948). A pair of decorated glasses. Bohemian glass, (or Bohamia crystal), was made in Bohemia and Silesia, now parts of the Czech Republic

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Last scene of Wests Lodoiska, or the Captive Princess 1824, (1948). Creator: M

Last scene of Wests Lodoiska, or the Captive Princess 1824, (1948). Creator: M
Last scene of Wests " Lodoiska, or the Captive Princess" 1824, (1948). The final scene from a production of " Lodoiska", an opera by Luigi Cherubini

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Robert Lilburne, 1650, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Robert Lilburne, 1650, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Robert Lilburne, 1650, (1947). Portrait of English soldier Colonel Robert Lilburne (1613-1665) who joined the Parliamentary army at the beginning of the Civil War

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Oblique-leaved Begonia, c1800, (1948). Creator: Caldwell

Oblique-leaved Begonia, c1800, (1948). Creator: Caldwell
Oblique-leaved Begonia, c1800, (1948). From " The Saturday Book", Eighth Year, edited by Leonard Russell. [Hutchinson, London, 1948]

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: London steam bus, c1900, (1947). Creator: Unknown

London steam bus, c1900, (1947). Creator: Unknown
London steam bus, c1900, (1947). Double-decker steam-powered bus, operated by the London Road Car Co, travelling between Hammersmith and Oxford Circus

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Yorskhire steam wagon, 1903, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Yorskhire steam wagon, 1903, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Yorskhire steam wagon, 1903, (1947). Steam-powered vehicle with a double-ended transverse boiler, made by the Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Florence Nightingale, c1900, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Florence Nightingale, c1900, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Florence Nightingale, c1900, (1947). Portrait of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), British social reformer and statistician who made her reputation by her organisation of nursing service during

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orleans, c1660, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orleans, c1660, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orleans, c1660, (1947). Portrait of Henrietta of England (1644-1670), youngest daughter of King Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Unknown Man, 1640, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Unknown Man, 1640, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Unknown Man, 1640, (1947). Portrait of a man wearing a lace collar. After a miniature of 1640 by Laurence Hilliard, in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Sir Richard Leveson, c1600, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Sir Richard Leveson, c1600, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Sir Richard Leveson, c1600, (1947). Portrait of English navy officer, politician and landowner Sir Richard Leveson (c1570-1605)

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Man Clasping a Hand from a Cloud, 1588, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Man Clasping a Hand from a Cloud, 1588, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Man Clasping a Hand from a Cloud, 1588, (1947). Portrait of a man holding a disembodied hand, with the Latin motto: Attici amoris ergo, (Therefore, [by, with, from or through?], the love of Atticus)

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Queen Elizabeth I, 1595-1600, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Queen Elizabeth I, 1595-1600, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Queen Elizabeth I, 1595-1600, (1947). Portrait of Elizabeth I (1533-1603), the last Tudor monarch, who ruled from 1558 until 1603

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Cezanne with painting and palette, c1900, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Cezanne with painting and palette, c1900, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Cezanne with painting and palette, c1900, (1947). The French painter Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) at work towards the end of his life

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Renoir painting outdoors, c1910s, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Renoir painting outdoors, c1910s, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Renoir painting outdoors, c1910s, (1947). The French painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) at his easel under a parasol

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Aurelia (Fazios Mistress), 1863-1873, (1948). Creator: Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Aurelia (Fazios Mistress), 1863-1873, (1948). Creator: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Aurelia (Fazios Mistress), 1863-1873, (1948). Portrait of Rossettis mistress Fanny Cornforth, inspired by the 14th-century poetry of Fazio degli Uberti. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Elizabeth Siddal drawing Rossetti, 1853, (1947). Creator: Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Elizabeth Siddal drawing Rossetti, 1853, (1947). Creator: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Elizabeth Siddal drawing Rossetti, 1853, (1947). Elizabeth Siddal sketches her husband Dante Gabriel Rossetti, with her drawing board resting on a chair

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: African sculptor (Cameroons), 1947. Creator: Unknown

African sculptor (Cameroons), 1947. Creator: Unknown
African sculptor (Cameroons), 1947. A sculptor from Cameroon with a wooden carving. From " The Saturday Book", Seventh Year, edited by Leonard Russell. [Hutchinson, St. Albans, 1947]

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Dreadful Accident to Scott the Diver at Waterloo Bridge, 1841, (1948). Creator: Unknown

Dreadful Accident to Scott the Diver at Waterloo Bridge, 1841, (1948). Creator: Unknown
Dreadful Accident to Scott the Diver at Waterloo Bridge, 1841, (1948). American daredevil and stuntman Sam Scott (c1813-1841) made his living by jumping from cliffs, top masts of ships

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: London steam bus, 1902, (1947). Creator: Unknown

London steam bus, 1902, (1947). Creator: Unknown
London steam bus, 1902, (1947). Double-decker steam-powered bus, travelling between Hammersmith and Oxford Circus, with advertisements for Nestles Food for infants and invalids

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Henrik Ibsen, late 19th century, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Henrik Ibsen, late 19th century, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Henrik Ibsen, late 19th century, (1947). Rear view of Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet Henrik Ibsen 1828-1906)

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Leo Tolstoy, c1908, (1947). Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Leo Tolstoy, c1908, (1947). Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Leo Tolstoy, c1908, (1947). Portrait of Russian author Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) in old age, at his Yasnaya Polyana estate

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss, c1907, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss, c1907, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss, c1907, (1947). Two famous stage stars perform for the well-remembered Topical Budget. British actors Ellaline Terriss (1872-1971)

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Suffragettes waiting on the doorstep of Sir Edward Carsons London home, 6 April 1914, (1947)

Suffragettes waiting on the doorstep of Sir Edward Carsons London home, 6 April 1914, (1947). Campaigners for womens suffrage entrenched outside the residence of Irish unionist

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Crowds waiting to hear about the Peoples Budget 1909, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Crowds waiting to hear about the Peoples Budget 1909, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Crowds outside the Daily Graphic offices in the Strand, waiting to hear about the Peoples Budget 1909, (1947). People outside the office of the " Daily Graphic" newspaper in the City of

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Prince Albert with his tutor and Lord Desborough, 1908, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Prince Albert with his tutor and Lord Desborough, 1908, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Prince Albert with his tutor and Lord Desborough, 1908, (1947). Prince Albert, (the future King George VI 1895-1952), attending an athletics meeting aged 13, with his tutor Mr Henry Peter Hansell

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Suffragettes demonstrate outside a prison, London, 1914, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Suffragettes demonstrate outside a prison, London, 1914, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Suffragettes demonstrate outside a prison, London, 1914, (1947). Campaigners for womens suffrage wearing sandwich boards criticising the then British government

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Jennie Baines speaking in Trafalgar Square, 1908, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Jennie Baines speaking in Trafalgar Square, 1908, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Jennie Baines speaking in Trafalgar Square, 1908, (1947). Jennie Baines (1866-1951), British-Australian campaigner for womens suffrage

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Queen Henrietta Maria, c1640-1643, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Queen Henrietta Maria, c1640-1643, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Queen Henrietta Maria, c1640-1643, (1947). Portrait of Henrietta Maria of France, Queen Consort of King Charles I of England

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: King Charles II, c1680, (1947). Creator: Unknown

King Charles II, c1680, (1947). Creator: Unknown
King Charles II, c1680, (1947). Portrait of King Charles II of England (1630-1685). The Merry Monarch was king after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Sarah Churchill, late 17th-early 18th century?, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Sarah Churchill, late 17th-early 18th century?, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Sarah Churchill, late 17th-early 18th century?, (1947). Portrait of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660-1744), close confidante and lady of the bedchamber to Queen Anne

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Anne of Denmark, c1612, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Anne of Denmark, c1612, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Anne of Denmark, c1612, (1947). Portrait of Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), Queen consort of Scotland, England, and Ireland by marriage to King James VI and I

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, early 17th century, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, early 17th century, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, early 17th century, (1947). Portrait of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594-1612), elder son of King James I and Anne of Denmark

Background imageSaturday Book Collection: Countess of Dorset and Pembroke, c1595, (1947). Creator: Unknown

Countess of Dorset and Pembroke, c1595, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Countess of Dorset and Pembroke, c1595, (1947). Portrait known as Unknown Lady, The Countess of Pembroke or The Countess of Dorset



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