Top Hat Collection (#30)

The Queen in the Woodwardian Museum, c1850s, (1900). Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert visit a natural history museum in Cambridge

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at a fete, Coburg, Germany, c1840s, (1900). The royal couple at the childrens fete on St Gregorys Day

Prince Albert hunting near Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, c1840s, (1900). Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, (1900)

The Queens Reception in Hyde Park, London, c1840s, (1900). A reception for Queen Victoria after the news of Oxfords attempt on her life

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, 1874. Artist: Faustin
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, 1874. Caricature of Prince Albert Edward (1841-1910), later King Edward VII, with a quote from Shakespeares Hamlet. Illustration from The London Sketch-Book (1874)

Mr Gladstones visit to Taymouth Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, c1879. Driving through the lines of torch-bearers. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

Mr Gladstone attacking Mr Disraelis first budget, 1852. A debate in the House of Commons between William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898) and Benjamin Disraeli MP (1804-1881)

Picture sale at Messrs Christie and Mantons, King Street, St Jamess, London, 1856
Picture sale at Messrs Christie and Manton s, King Street, St James s, London, 1856. A print from The Illustrated London News, (24 May 1856)

Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, British sportsman, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, British sportsman, 1926. Portrait of Lowther (1857-1944), an avid sportsman who donated the original Lonsdale Belts for boxing

Martin Bladen Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke, British cricketer, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
Martin Bladen Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke, British cricketer, 1926. Portrait of Hawke (1860-1938). Cigarette card with straight-line caricature, issued by John Player & Sons

Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, 1926. Cigarette card with straight-line caricature, issued by John Player & Sons

Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, British businessman, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, British businessman, 1926. Portrait of Cunliffe-Owen (1870-1947) who was director of the British-American Tobacco Company

Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, Lord Chancellor, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, Lord Chancellor, 1926. Portrait of Smith (1872-1930) who was a British lawyer and Conservative politician

Edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, Ulster leader and advocate, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
Edward Carson, 1st Baron Carson, Ulster leader and advocate, 1926. Portrait of Carson (1854-1935) who was a lawyer, and leader of the Irish Unionists

Skating in Regents Park, 1850
Skating in Regents Park, London, 1850. A print from the Illustrated London News, (26 January 1850)

Joseph Chamberlain, British Liberal statesman, c1905. Artist: John Benjamin Stone
Joseph Chamberlain, British Liberal statesman, c1905. Chamberlain (1836-1914) served in the cabinet as President of the Board of Trade and later as Secretary of State for the Colonies

The Lobby Bar, House of Commons, Westminster, London, c1905. Members only bar in the House of Commons. Photo published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905)

Passengers on a ferry, Rotterdam, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Passengers on a ferry, Rotterdam, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

The Turnstile, A Picturesque Simile, 19th century. Artist: John Doyle
The Turnstile, A Picturesque Simile, 19th century

Demonstration of sailors, 19th century, (1900). British sailors demonstrating in favour of the navigation laws. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, (1900)

At the Gambling Table, 1925. Artist: Jean Louis Forain
At the Gambling Table, 1925. An etching from Modern Masters of Etching, by JL Forain, (The Studio, London, 1925)

Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort, 1860. Portrait of Victoria (1819-1901), the longest reigning monarch (1837-1901) and her husband Prince Albert who was born in the same year but died of typhus

King George V and his son, Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, 1930s. The future King Edward VIII and his father, wearing formal dress

The royal arrival at Ascot, c1930s. King George V, Queen Mary, and two of their sons, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII)

Memorial service to Lord Kitchener, June 13th, 1916. c1935
Memorial service to Lord Kitchener, June 13th, 1916, (c1935)

Sir Seymour Hicks in Quality Street, c1902. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Sir Seymour Hicks in Quality Street, c1902. Actor, manager, playwright and early film star Sir Seymour Hicks (1871-1949) in the part of Valentine Brown

Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1858. Both spectators and players wear top hats

Types and costumes in Norway, 1879. Artist: Hildibrand
Types and costumes in Norway, 1879. Traditional costume from the Hardanger, Saetersdalen, and the interior of Norway

Horsewoman, Fullface, c. 1882. Artist: Manet, Edouard (1832-1883)
Horsewoman, Fullface, c. 1882. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

The Absinthe Drinker, 1859. Artist: Manet, Edouard (1832-1883)
The Absinthe Drinker, 1859. Found in the collection of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Portrait of Monsieur Brun, 1879. Artist: Manet, Edouard (1832-1883)
Portrait of Monsieur Brun, 1879. Found in the collection of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

Costume design for the play The Virgin Forest by Ernst Toller, 1924. Artist: Nikolay Akimov
Costume design for the play The Virgin Forest by Ernst Toller, 1924. Found in the collection of the State Central A Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Irish and American bar, Rue Royale - The Chap Book (Poster), 1896. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Irish and American bar, Rue Royale - The Chap Book (Poster), 1896. Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901). Private Collection

Au concert, 1896. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Au concert, 1896. Poster. Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

French Penalty, between 1824 and 1828. Artist: Francisco Goya
French Penalty, between 1824 and 1828. Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Place de la Concorde, (Viscount Lepic and his Daughters Crossing the Place de la Concorde), 1875. Artist: Edgar Degas
Place de la Concorde, (Viscount Lepic and his Daughters Crossing the Place de la Concorde), 1875. Degas, Edgar (1834-1917). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Interior with Two Figures, 1869. Artist: Edgar Degas
Interior with Two Figures, 1869. Degas, Edgar (1834-1917). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Leaving a Masquerade Ball at the Paris Opera, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Jean Louis Forain
Leaving a Masquerade Ball at the Paris Opera, late 19th or early 20th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Tsarina Maria Fyodorovna of Russia visiting Britain, 1890s. Maria Fyodorovna (1847-1928), the widow of Tsar Alexander III, with her nephew

A tour still of the Moscow Chamber Theatre, 1923

Fantasy of a billionaire: a human chess game, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th July 1904

President Loubet visiting the Mosque of Sidi Bou Medine, Tlemcen, Algeria, 1903. Emile Francois Loubet (1838-1929) was a French politician and the 7th President of France

Late Reward for Jean-Henry Phelipot, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 17th March 1901

Attack against the Emperor of Germany, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 24th March 1901

Mortal duel on the Grande Jatte, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 29th November 1903

Arrival of commandant Marchand in Paris, 1899. Artist: Henri Meyer
Arrival of commandant Marchand in Paris, 1899. Major Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863-1934) was a French emissary in Africa. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th June 1899

The musicians strike, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th November 1902

The Expulsion of the Poor from the Slums, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
The Expulsion of the Poor from the Slums, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd June 1895

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