Waistcoat Collection (page 10)

Advertisment for The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, sold by the Nelson Library, 1912. The Pickwick Papers, Dickens first novel, was first published in 1839

The Prospector, 1908-1909. Artist: Jan Hendrik Scheltema
The Prospector, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London, 1908-1909)

Sir Robert Shore Milnes, late 18th-early 19th century (1910). Artist: George Romney
Sir Robert Shore Milnes, late 18th-early 19th century (1910). Milnes was Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada from 1799 to 1805. Illustration from The Connoisseur (August 1910)

L Intrigant, c1859-1889, (1924). Artist: Ludovic Lepic
L Intrigant, 1924. A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

Robert Browning, 1923. Artist: Rischgitz Collection
Robert Browning, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

The Engraver, 1911-1912. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1911-1912, The Process Year Book, volume 17, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London, 1911-1912)

Mary Read, (1690-1720), British Pirates Mate. Artist: Karen Humpage
Mary Read, (1690-1720), British Pirates Mate. Raised as a boy, married twice, fought like a man and died of scarlet fever

Edouard Manet. From the portrait by Fantin-Latour, 1901. Artist: Henri Fantin-Latour
Edouard Manet. From the portrait by Fantin-Latour, 1901. From The Studio Volume 21 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1900-1.]

Sir James Jebusa Shannon (1862-1923), Anglo-American artist, 1898. From The Studio, Volume Eight [London Offices of the Studio V, London, 1898]

Charles Elme Francatelli, 1862

A beadle calling the hours, Ely Place, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

A Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion, 1792. Artist: James Gillray
A Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion, 1792. Engraving of the Prince Regent, (later King George IV), who was famous for his gluttonous appetite

Richard Arkwright, 18th century British industrialist and inventor, (1836). Artist: James Posselwhite
Richard Arkwright, 18th century British industrialist and inventor, (1836). Arkwright (1732-1792) was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means of

Costume During The Time Of Louis XVI, (1885). Artist: Durin
Costume During The Time Of Louis XVI, (1885). Louis XVI was king of France from 1774 until 1792 when he was beheaded by the revolutionary regime

Man In French Costume, (1885). Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Man In French Costume, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Costumes, 1720-1740, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Glorious Comedy Of Destouches, (1885). Artist: Lancret
The Glorious Comedy Of Destouches, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Lecture, (1885). Artist: Cazot
The Lecture, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Male costume, 16th century, (1910). A citizen of the better class wearing a mandevile a sort of waistcoat fitted loosely round the body, with no sleeves

Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, Whig statesman, (1832). Artist: H Robinson
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, Whig statesman, (1832). Fox (1705-1774) was the father of politician Charles James Fox

Buffon, 19th century. Artist: Hart
Buffon, 19th century. George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist. Author of the encyclopedic 44-volume Histoire Naturelle

Hungarian Man with Dogs, 1809. Artist: W Dickes
Hungarian Man with Dogs, 1809. The Hungarian is a fine looking man with long black hair and moustache and a dark complexion

A Smoker, 19th century. Artist: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
A Smoker, 19th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula, Russia

Portrait of Sir Thomas Wharton, 1639. Artist: Anthony van Dyck
Portrait of Sir Thomas Wharton, 1639. Dyck, Sir Anthonis, van (1599-1641). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Mutiny at the Russian pavillion for the Exposition Universelle, 1900, (1899). Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Mutiny at the Russian pavillion for the Exposition Universelle, 1900, (1899). An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th August 1899

Paul Deroulede, French author and politician, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd November 1895

At the Barbers, 1895. Artist: Henri Brispot
At the Barbers, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 26th May 1895

Portrait of P. Louys, c1861-1942. Artist: Jacques Emile Blanche
Portrait of P.Louys, 1861-1942. Blanche was a very popular artist of his day. He was influenced by Tissot, Sargent and Edouard Manet

Bathing Hut with Boy, 1868. Artist: Pal Szinyei Merse
Bathing Hut with Boy, 1868. Pal Szinyei Merse (also known Paul von Szinyei-Merse) was a Hungarian painter and politician, Musee de Beaux Arts, Budapest

Good History, 1871. Artist: Oluf Simony Jensen
Good History, 1871

Portrait of Bernard Wolf, c1823. Artist: Sophie Rude
Portrait of Bernard Wolf, c1823. Bernard Wolf (1778-1850) actor, author and director of the Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Portrait of Hilaire de Gas, grandfather of the artist, 1857. Artist: Edgar Degas
Portrait of Hilaire de Gas, grandfather of the artist, 1857. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Le Garcon au Gilet Rouge, 1888-1890. Artist: Paul Cezanne
Le Garcon au Gilet Rouge, 1888-1890. The Boy in the Red Waistcoat

Florestan, design for a costume for the ballet Carnival composed by Robert Schumann, 1919. Artist: Leon Bakst
Florestan, design for a costume for the ballet Carnival composed by Robert Schumann, 1919. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Tailor, c1845. In the centre the tailor is using a flat iron to press a jacket on an ironing board. At the bottom is a sheep, source of the wool from which the cloth for the jacket was woven

August Wilhelm Hofmann, German organic chemist, 1854-1860. Through his work on coal-tar derivatives, Hofmann (1818-1892) in 1858 obtained aniline dye magenta or fuschine

Matthew Boulton, engineer and industrialist, c1801. Artist: William Sharp
Matthew Boulton, engineer and industrialist, c1801. Works owner Matthew Boulton and Scottish engineer and inventor, James Watt formed a partnership in 1773 to produce steam engines

Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), British industrialist and inventor. Arkwright was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means of mechanical spinning using

After the election, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
After the election, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 2nd September 1893

Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of USA, 1901. Artist: George Gardner Rockwood
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of USA, 1901. Photographic portrait published in September 1901 when Roosevelt (1858-1919) became President after the assassination of William McKinley

James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937), Scottish playwright and novelist, c1895. Peter Pan, The Admirable Crichton and Quality Street are among his best known works

Lincolns Two Difficulties, 1862. Lincoln comments: What? No Money! No Men! President Lincoln was calling for a second draught of 300

Palmerston selling off, 1858. Palmerston, out of office following the failed Conspiracy to Murder Bill, is selling all his old working clothes to Disraeli

Boney James, 2009. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Boney James, Clearwater Jazz Holiday, Florida, 2009

Bill Frisell, 2012. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Bill Frisell, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 2012

The Frantic Footman, who has had Warning, 1859. The defeat of Disraelis Reform Bill in March 1862 brought down Lord Derbys Conservative Government

A Step in Reform. Suggested to Mr. John Bright, while he is About It, 1858. This cartoon shows Mr John Bright, the Quaker

Viktoria Mullova, 2017. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Viktoria Mullova, London Jazz Festival, 2017

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