White Background Collection (page 19)

Battersea Enamels in the James Ward Usher Collection, 1911. Antique Victorian Print Battersea Enamels, considered the finest of their kind to be produced in England during the mid-18th century

A Pair of Chelsea Groups Representing the Seasons, c1740s, (1911). Artist: Louis Francois Roubiliac
A Pair of Chelsea Groups Representing the Seasons, 1911. Louis-Francois Roubiliac (Roubillac) (1702-1762) was one of the four most prominent sculptors in London working in the rococo style

Supposititious Silhouette of William Makepeace Thackeray Reading, c19th century. (1911). William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century

Queen Victoria and Lord Melbourne, 1911. Artist: George Atkinson
Queen Victoria and Lord Melbourne, 1911. Prime Minister, the Whig Lord Melbourne, with 18-year-old Queen Victoria. He instructed her on political problems of the day

Margaret, Queen of Scots, wife of James IV of Scots, 1912. Artist: Edmund Thomas Parris
Margaret, Queen of Scots, wife of James IV of Scots, 1912. Margaret Tudor (1489-1541) was Queen of Scots from 1503 until 1513 as the wife of King James IV of Scotland (1473-1513)

Co-Operation: How to Practise It, 1919. Image printed with Mander Brothers inks. From The British Printer Vol. XXXI. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]

Long Upholstered Sofa: Serpentine-Shaped, Carved and Gilt, c1750. Long Upholstered Sofa: Serpentine-Shaped, Carved and Gilt. From The Connoisseur Volume 102. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1938]

Fahua jar with openwork design showing the Eight Daoist Immortals, c1550. A porcelain jar dating from The Ming Period (1368-1644) of Jiangxi China, from The Eumorfopoulos collection

Famille Verte Vase, with four upright panels painted with rocks and flowering plants, two monsters, a phoenix and a pheasant, c1692

Hudibras, c1770. Artist: Ralph Wood
Hudibras, c1770. Hudibras is an English mock-heroic narrative poem written by Samuel Butler. This figure is an example of late 18th century Staffordshire pottery. From The Connoisseur Volume XXV

An advert for the Collotype process offered by The London Stereoscopic Company, 1903. Collotype is a dichromate-based photographic process which was invented by Alphonse Poitevin in 1856

Secretaire commode, c1785 Artist: George Brookshaw
Secretaire commode, c1785. The medallions are all derived from Angelica Kauffmanns work. Representing: ?Una and the Lion? (on top), the lovers ?Damon and Musidora? and ?Paris and Oenone?

Habit of a Merchants Wife of London in 1640, 1776. From Harrisons History of London, by Walter Harrison. [London, 1776]

Habit of a Merchant of London in 1640, 1776. From Harrisons History of London, by Walter Harrison. [London, 1776]

Habit of the Lady Mayoress of London in 1640, 1776. From Harrisons History of London, by Walter Harrison. [London, 1776]

A Merchants Wife - Dress of Eminent Citizens in 1640, 1807. Artist: Warren
A Merchants Wife - Dress of Eminent Citizens in 1640, 1807. [J. Stratford, London, 1807]

Poster design Au Bon Marche, c1923. Artist: Rene Vincent
Poster design Au Bon Marche, c1923. From The Studio Volume 92. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1926]

Green Peas, c1908. Artist: W&G Baird Ltd
Green Peas, c1908. From Penroses Pictorial Annual, Vol. XIV, edited by William Gamble. [A.W. Penrose & Co. Ltd, London, 1908-9]

A Catalogue Illustration of an Edwardian lady, c1908. Artist: Andre & Sleigh
Two-Colour Catalogue Illustration, 1908-9. From Penroses Pictorial Annual, Vol. XIV, edited by William Gamble. [A.W. Penrose & Co. Ltd, London, 1908-9]

Lady of the Court of Louis XV, 19th century. Artist: Edmund Thomas Parris
Lady of the Court of Louis XV, 19th century. After Jean-Michel Moreau (1741-1814). From The Connoisseur Volume V. [Otto Limited, London, 1903]

Bronze Mirror: T Ang Dynasty, (618-907). Tang dynasty art refers to the art in China during the Tang dynasty (618-907). From The Connoisseur Volume 95, edited by Edward Wenham

One of a pair of Adam side-tables, the top painted in the manner of Pergolesi, 18th century. Artist: Robert Adam
One of a pair of Adam side-tables, the top painted in the manner of Pergolesi, 18th century. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXVII. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1927]

Polish Eagle-shaped vessel from King John Casimirs set, c1666. Artist: Heinrich Mannlich
Polish Eagle-shaped vessel from King John Casimirs set, c1666. From The Connoisseur Volume 96, edited by Edward Wenham. [International Studio, London, 1934-35]

Ming Dynasty, Fahua vase, 15th century. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXVII. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1927]

The Earl of Macduff, 1937
Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1914-1943), 1937. He was a member of the British Royal Family

Costume Designs for the Russian Ballet Le Dieu Bleu, c1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume Designs for the Russian Ballet Le Dieu Bleu, c1912. From The Studio Volume 60 [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1913-14.]

Fantaisie Sur Le Costume Moderne, Dione, c1910. Artist: Leon Bakst
Fantaisie Sur Le Costume Moderne, Dione, c1910. From The Studio Volume 60 [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1913-14.]

Francis Brett Young, 1937
Francis Brett Young (1884-1954), English novelist, poet, playwright, and composer, 1937. Cigarette card 40 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

Rebbecca West, 1937. Artist: Cicely Isabel Fairfield
Dame Cicely Isabel Fairfield DBE (1892-1983), known as Rebecca West, British author, journalist, literary critic and travel writer, 1937

Hugh Walpole, 1937. Artists: Unknown, WD & HO Wills
Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE (1884-1941), New Zealand born English novelist, 1937. Cigarette card 36 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

Annies Swan, 1937
Annies Swan CBE (1859-1943), Scottish journalist, novelist, story writer and public speaker, 1937. Cigarette card 35 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

GB Stern, 1937
GB Stern (1890-1973), novelist, critic, journalist, essayist and playwright, 1937. Cigarette card 34 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

Lady Eleanor Smith, 1937. Artists: Unknown, WD & HO Wills
Lady Eleanor Smith (1902-1945), English writer, 1937. Cigarette card 33 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

R. C. Sherriff, 1937
RC Sherriff FSA, FRSL (1896-1975), English writer best known for his play Journeys End, 1937, playwright and author, 1937

ASM Hutchinson, 1937. Artists: Unknown, Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson
Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson (1879-1971), novelist and editor of the Daily Graphic, 1937. Cigarette card 15 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

AP Herbert, 1937. Artists: Unknown, WD & HO Wills
AP Herbert (1890-1971), novelist and humorist, 1937. Cigarette card 14 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

Elinor Glyn, 1937. Artists: Unknown, WD & HO Wills
Elinor Glyn (1864-1943), British novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction, 1937. Cigarette card 12 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

Sir Philip Gibbs, 1937
Sir Philip Gibbs, (1877-1962), English journalist and prolific author of books who served as one of five official British reporters during the First World War, 1937

The Iron Maiden of Nuremburg, 1941. The iron maiden is a presumed, though likely fictional, torture device. The most famous iron maiden was that of Nuremberg

Sapper (Lt-Col Cyril McNeile), 1937. Artists: Unknown, WD & HO Wills
Herman Cyril McNeile, MC (1888-1937), 1937. Commonly known as Cyril McNeile and published under the name HC McNeile or the pseudonym Sapper, he was a British soldier and author

John Drinkwater, 1937. Artists: Unknown, WD & HO Wills
John Drinkwater (1882-1937), poet, dramatist, and biographer, 1937. Cigarette card 10 of 40 from Famous British Authors published by WD & HO Wills

Longhi on Broadway, 1928, (1929). Artist: Charles Demuth
Longhi on Broadway, 1928. Painting held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, America. From The Studio Volume 98 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1929.]

Alexandrina Victoria Queen of England, 1838, (1902). Artist: Edmund Thomas Parris
Alexandrina Victoria Queen of England, 1838. Queen Victoria (1819-1901) on the throne in her coronation robes wearing the crown and holding the sceptre

French Cabinet of Architectural Design, c1792, (1905)
French Cabinet of Architectural Design, c1792. A George IV ormolu-mounted ebony cabinet inset with pietre dure. Originally part of the furniture of the Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Ward-Burton Magazine No. 2, 1884
Ward-Burton Magazine No. 2. From The Illustrated Naval and Military Magazine Volume I [The Illustrated London News, London, 1884]

Elizabeth, Queen of England, Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588, (1902). Artist: Edmund Thomas Parris
Elizabeth, Queen of England, in the dress in which she went to return thanks for the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588. After Issac Oliver (c1565-1617). From The Connoisseur Vol

Plate CLXX. from Chippendales Director, 1754, (1903). Artist: Butler Clowes
Plate CLXX. from Chippendales Director, 1754. In 1754 Thomas Chippendale published a pattern book called The Cabinet-Maker?s Director, a pattern book

Folding Prints for Enclosure in Split Thalers, 1907
Folding Prints for Enclosure in Split Thalers. From The Connoisseur Vol. XVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1907.]

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