Walter Hutchinson Collection

Maori girls rubbing noses, c1920. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, 1798-1799, (c1920). Artist: Henry Bone
Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, 1798-1799, (c1920). Portrait of Nelson after his victory at the Battle of the Nile. One of Britains greatest military figures

Edward VII, c1900s. Portrait of King Edward VII who ruled from 1901-1910. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Balloting for the coal strike, Wheatsheaf Colliery, Pendlebury, January 1912, (c1920). Artist: Topical Press Agency
Balloting for the coal strike, Wheatsheaf Colliery, Pendlebury, near Manchester, January 1912, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The Battle of Texel, 1673 (c1920). Artist: Eugene Louis Gabriel Isabey
The Battle of Texel, 1673 (c1920). In 1653, the Dutch admiral Maarten Tromp was killed in a battle with the English navy off the coast of Texel, Holland

The Battle of Towton, 29 March 1461, (c1920). The Battle of Towton (1461) took place near Towton in Yorkshire and was one of the bloodiest ever battles fought in Britain

The first steam fire engine, c1830. Invented and built by Braithwaite and Ericsson in 1830. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The last feast of Robert De Comines men at Durham, 1069, (c1920). Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
The last feast of Robert De Comines men at Durham, 1069, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The Trial of Queen Catherine, 19th century, (c1920). Artist: Henry Nelson O Neil
The Trial of Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536), 19th century (c1920). From Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson. (London, c1920s)

And When Did You Last See Your Father?, 1878, (c1920). Artist: William Frederick Yeames
And When Did You Last See Your Father?, 1878, (c1920). Fictional event from the English Civil War (1640s) showing a Royalist house under occupation by Parliamentarians

Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey, c1888, (c1920). Artist: Sir John Gilbert
Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey, c1888, (c1920). A version of Ego et Rex Meus (Me and my King) - King Henry VIII talking with Cardinal Wolsey. Wolsey dominated Henrys government from 1515 to 1529

Napoleon on Board the Bellerophon, 1815, (1880). Artist: William Quiller Orchardson
Napoleon on Board the Bellerophon, 1815, (1880). In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) surrendered to a British naval officer, Captain Maitland of the HMS Bellerophon

The first photograph of a diver under water, late 19th century, (c1920). Illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, Walter Hutchinson, London, c1920s

Presentation of sheriffs at Westminster, London, c1920
Presentation of sheriffs at Westminster, c1920. From Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, volume IV, Walter Hutchinson (London, c1920s)

Soldiers convoying coal carts during the strike, Sheffield, c1920. Illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

King Constantine I of Scotland being slain by the Danes in 877, c1920. Artist: Margaret Dovaston
King Constantine I of Scotland being slain by the Danes in 877, c1920. From Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, volume I, by Walter Hutchinson (London, c1920s)

Penelope and Maidens, Wedgwood plaque, 18th century, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume III, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, c1760s, (c1920). Portrait of Admiral Hervey (1724-1779). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume III, Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

On the Rochester Coach, c1920. Artist: Frank Reynolds
On the Rochester Coach, c1920. Scene from an edition of The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, published by Hodder and Stoughton

A Human Sacrifice in a Morai, in Otaheite; in the presence of Captain Cook, c1773. Captain James Cook and his officers watching a group of Tahitians chanting as a man

Cardinal York, Henry Benedict Maria Clement Stuart, 18th century, (c1920). Artist: A J Skrimshire
Cardinal York, Henry Benedict Maria Clement Stuart, 18th century, (c1920). Henry (1725-1807) was a son of the exiled James Stuart, the Old Pretender

Love, 18th century, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume III, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The House of Commons, 1742, (c1920). Artist: John Pine
The House of Commons, 1742, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume III, Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Drawing a lottery in the Guildhall, 1739, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume III, Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Prince Frederick Louis of Wales, eldest son of George II, c1740s. Artist: Nicolas de Largilliere
Prince Frederick Louis of Wales, eldest son of George II, c1740s. Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751) was the eldest son of George II and heir to the throne

Queen Charlotte, late 18th century, (c1920). Artist: W Egan
Queen Charlotte, late 18th century, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume III, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Lord Byron, Anglo-Scottish poet, early 19th century. Artist: Ernest Lloyd
Lord Byron, Anglo-Scottish poet, early 19th century. Portrait of George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824), a leading figure in Romanticism

The Clarendon Building, Oxford, c1920. Artist: WF Taylor
The Clarendon Building, Oxford, c1920. The building was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, and was built between 1711 and 1715

The Young Chavalier, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, c1730s. Artist: A J Skrimshire
The Young Chavalier, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, c1730s. Also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, and the Young Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788)

The signatures to the American Declaration of Independence, c1776, (c1920). John Adams, Samuel Adams, Josiah Bartlett, Carter Braxton, Charles Carroll, Samuel Chase, Abraham Clark, George Clymer

The Bather, 19th century. Artist: William Etty
The Bather, 19th century. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume III, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Lady Betty Compton, c1780. Artist: Hanfstaengel
Lady Betty Compton, c1780. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume III, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Canvassing for votes, 1757. Artist: William Hogarth
Canvassing for votes, 1757. Two country innkeepers, agents for their respective parties, are here dropping money into the hands of a rustic freeholder

An election entertainment, 1755. Artist: William Hogarth
An election entertainment, 1755. An election treat given by the Whigs while the Tories parade outside. The two Whig candidates sit on the left of the scene, whilst others eat and drink

Samuel Pepys, English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, 1690s, (c1920s). Pepys (1633-1703) is famous chiefly for his comprehensive diary

The first trams in London, 1861, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Ramsay MacDonald, British politician, c1920. Artist: G C Beresford
Ramsay MacDonald, British politician, c1920. Portrait of MacDonald (1866-1937), twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Augustus John, Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher, c1920. Artist: G C Beresford
Augustus John, Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher, c1920. Portrait of John (1878-1961). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Sir William Orpen, Irish painter, c1920. Artist: Elliott & Fry
Sir William Orpen, Irish painter, c1920. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

John Singer Sargent, American painter, late 19th century, (c1920). Artist: J E Purdy
John Singer Sargent, American painter, late 19th century, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The treaty makers, 6 December 1921. The treaty set up the Irish Free State. From left to right: Arthur Griffith, Eamonn Duggan, Michael Collins, Robert Barton; standing, Gavan Duffy

An Active Service Conference on the Western Front, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Newton Diehl Baker, the American Secretary of War, with Generals Pershing and Walsh

A wood in the Somme area, France, 1916, (c1920). Destruction during the First World War. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The village of Mametz after the July bombardment, Battle of the Somme, 1916, (c1920)
The village of Mametz after the July bombardment, Battle of the Somme, France, 1916, (c1920). Destruction during the First World War

A Zeppelin entering its floating shed, c 1900, (c1920). The floating hangar could be aligned with the wind. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London)

The international gathering of the women suffrage workers, 1914, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Signing the treaty of London, May 1913, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor, c1920. Portrait of Marchese Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), physicist and inventor of wireless transmission

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