Familiar Collection

Captain Collins of Brighton, with his family
Captain Fred Collins of Brighton, who ran three pleasure boats called the Skylark and was a familiar figure on Brighton Beach for sixty years

Mother Shipton
MOTHER SHIPTON, (nee Ursula Sontheil), famous prophetess of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, depicted with a familiar

As I Was Going to St. Ives. Illustration by Arthur Rackham for a 1913 edition of Mother Goose
MOTHER GOOSE, 1913. As I Was Going to St. Ives. Illustration by Arthur Rackham for a 1913 edition of Mother Goose

Nerium or oleander, Nerium oleander (Nerium odorum). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Crape myrtle, Lagerstromia indica. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L. Reeve, London, 1878

Sleeping Beauty - 6
Beauty - and everyone else in the palace, human or animal - fall asleep under the witchs spell: only she and her familiars, cat and crow, are immune

MATTHEW HOPKINS (d. 1647). English witch-finder. Hopkins with two witches and their familiar spirits. Line engraving, 1792, reproducing an engraving of 1647

African Grey Parrot
AFRICAN GREY PARROT (Psittacus erithaeus) Such a universal favourite... scarcely requires description as its appearance is familiar to all

Associates of the Witches of Belvoir. Anne Baker, Joanne Willimott and Ellen Greene, Leicestershire women with their pets and familiars

The Bellman of London: Title page of ballad in the Bagford Collection (British Museum) Woodcut 1616
532662 The Bellman of London: Title page of ballad in the Bagford Collection (British Museum) Woodcut 1616 .; (add.info.: showing London night-watchman going on his rounds with bell)

The Sorceress, 1897 (pastel on paper)
PWI83797 The Sorceress, 1897 (pastel on paper) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); 61x46 cm; Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: by Lucien Levy-Dhurmer); © Peter Willi.

Eastern prickly pear, Opuntia ficus-indica (Opuntia vulgaris). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Farmers are knitting fishing tools, Hung Yen province, Vietnam

RAF Halton Ten Tors expedition 1977 - RAF Bedford coach
RAF Halton Apprentices competing in the 1977 Ten Tors cross-country team march. - The ubiquitous RAF Bedford SB3 (43AC42) with Strachans Pacesaver bodywork, used by the 1977 Ten Tors team

The Mad Merry Pranks of Robin Goodfellow (woodcut)
DGC405779 The Mad Merry Pranks of Robin Goodfellow (woodcut) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robin Goodfellow is a mischievous sprite or hobgoblin)

Ice plant or Hottentot-fig, highway ice pant, pigface (Carpobrotus edulis) at the Costa Vicentina. The coast of the Algarve during spring. It is a neophyte and invasive species from southern africa

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, familiar saying Date: 19th century

Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821
Zacarias Gonzalez Velazquez (1763-1834). Spanish painter. Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Eugene Manet and his daughter in the garden of Bougival
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895). French Impressionist painter. Eugene Manet and his daughter in the garden of Bougival, 1881. Marmottan Monet Museum. Paris. France

The family of Gaspar Soliveres by Jose Aparicio Inglada
Jose Aparicio Inglada (1773-1838). Spanish painter. The family of Gaspar Soliveres. Oil on canvas, 1831. Detail. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Poster Pageant - Advert for Pears Soap, Bubbles 1920
The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well known familiar bill board posters

Poster Pageant - Advert for Edwards Soup 1920
The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well-known familiar bill board posters

The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well known familiar bill board posters

Poster Pageant - Advert for Michelin Tyres 1920
The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well known familiar bill board posters

Poster Pageant - Advert for Egall, Pure Dried Eggs 1920
The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well known familiar bill board posters

Ensayos, plate from Los Caprichos, 1799 (etching & aquatint)
3112270 Ensayos, plate from Los Caprichos, 1799 (etching & aquatint) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 32x22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

193-0082165 Where is mother going?, plate 65 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81684 193-0082165 Where is mother going?, plate 65 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21x16.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

You and I (oil on canvas)
OVR351688 You and I (oil on canvas) by Werenskiold, Erik Theodor (1855-1938); 27x40 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

A jester with a cat (oil on canvas)
2632080 A jester with a cat (oil on canvas) by Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) (studio of); 84.5x72.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

Our Wandering Artist at Nice (colour litho)
1038757 Our Wandering Artist at Nice (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Wandering Artist at Nice)

Witches Sabbath, 1606 (oil on panel)
STC161586 Witches Sabbath, 1606 (oil on panel) by Francken, Frans II the Younger (1581-1642); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; The Stapleton Collection; Flemish, out of copyright

Michel de Nostradame (1503-66) and Catherine de Medici (1519-89
XIR170490 Michel de Nostradame (1503-66) and Catherine de Medici (1519-89) 1559 (pen & ink and wash on paper) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Witches and wolves, illustration for The Damnation of Faust
GIA3511921 Witches and wolves, illustration for The Damnation of Faust by Berlioz (w/c on paper) by Neuville, Alphonse Marie de (1835-85); Bibliotheque de l Opera Garnier, Paris

Watching the Great Presses of the New York Herald, a Familiar Night Scene at Thirty-Fifth Street and Broadway (litho)
5214986 Watching the Great Presses of the New York Herald, a Familiar Night Scene at Thirty-Fifth Street and Broadway (litho) by American School

A George III model of a dog, c. 1760 (see also 433421)
CH433422 A George III model of a dog, c.1760 (see also 433421) by Cheere, John (1709-87) (attr. to); 64x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: thought to be Trump)

A George III model of a dog, c. 1760 (see also 433422)
CH433421 A George III model of a dog, c.1760 (see also 433422) by Cheere, John (1709-87) (attr. to); 64x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: thought to be Trump)

Two Chelsea models of Hogarths dog Trump, c. 1747-50 (ceramic)
CH433420 Two Chelsea models of Hogarths dog Trump, c.1747-50 (ceramic) by Roubiliac, Louis Francois (1695-1762) (after); width: 27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Bower of beauty, Pandorea jasminoides (Tecoma jasminoides) and yellow trumpetbush, Tecoma stans (Tecoma velutina). Handcoloured lithograph by D

China rose or Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Bottlebrush, Callistemon linearis (Calistemon linearis). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Sandpaper vine, Petrea volubilis (Petraea stapelia). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Poinciana, Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Poinciana pulcherrima). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Coralbush, Jatropha multifida. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L. Reeve, London, 1878

Blue plumbago, Plumbago auriculata
Blue plumbago or Cape leadwort, Plumbago auriculata (Plumbago capensis). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates

Nepal trumpet flower, Beaumontia grandiflora
Nepal trumpet flower or heralds trumpet, Beaumontia grandiflora. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Philippine violet, Barleria cristata
Philippine violet, bluebell barleria or crested Philippine violet, Barleria cristata. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with

Flamevine, Pyrostegia venusta
Flamevine or orange trumpetvine Pyrostegia venusta (Bignonia venusta). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates

Crown of thorns, Euphorbia milii (Euphorbia bojeri). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

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"Familiar Faces and Tales: A Journey Through Time" Step into the world of familiarity, where stories and characters intertwine across centuries. From the enchanting tales of Mother Shipton to the seaside adventures of Captain Collins of Brighton with his beloved family, these familiar figures have left an indelible mark on our collective imagination. Intriguingly, nature itself holds its own familiar hints. The vibrant Nerium or oleander, with its delicate blooms and toxic allure, reminds us that beauty can sometimes hide danger beneath its petals. As we delve deeper into folklore, Arthur Rackham's captivating illustration for "As I Was Going to St. Ives" transports us back to a time when Mother Goose's rhymes sparked joy in children's hearts. But not all they are whimsical creatures; some carry darker connotations. The Associates of the Witches of Belvoir stand as a chilling reminder of humanity's fascination with the occult. Matthew Hopkins, notorious English witch-finder from the 17th century, is depicted alongside two witches and their eerie familiar spirits in a haunting line engraving. Yet amidst this tapestry of history and myth lies beauty waiting to be discovered – like the Flame lily with its fiery red petals reaching towards the sky or the elegant Crape myrtle gracing gardens with bursts of color. These natural wonders remind us that even in darkness there is always room for light. Speaking of timeless tales, who could forget Sleeping Beauty? Her story continues to captivate generations as she slumbers peacefully until true love awakens her from her enchanted sleep – a testament to hope enduring through adversity. Our journey takes flight as we encounter unexpected companions along the way - an African Grey Parrot perched upon a branch mimicking human speech while empty tins rattle playfully in response. They remind us that life should never be all work and no play; after all, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.