Butler Collection (page 9)

Cinderella, 1897 (lithography)
398335 Cinderella, 1897 (lithography) by Hardy, Dudley (1867-1922); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Affiche de Dudley Hardy, Angleterre and Waterlow & Sons Ltd. Lith)

The royal lottery (Engraving, 17th century)
LRI4676087 The royal lottery (Engraving, 17th century) by French School, (17th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Pictures of the Year VIII, Old and Crusted, 1888. Creator: Walter Dendy Sadler
Pictures of the Year VIII, Old and Crusted, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38. July to December, 1888

Silhouettes, 1830 (Watercolour)
7261322 Silhouettes, 1830 (Watercolour) by Edouart, Augustin Amant Constant Fidele (1789-1861); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Watercolour drawing)

Three theatrical figures: King Lear, Cordelia, and Maid, 17th century (Chalk)
7261579 Three theatrical figures: King Lear, Cordelia, and Maid, 17th century (Chalk) by French School, (17th century); 19.5x32 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

Procession of Queen Louise de Lorraine-Vaudemont (1553-1601) Leaving the Palais du Louvre for the Maison de Charite
XIR232806 Procession of Queen Louise de Lorraine-Vaudemont (1553-1601) Leaving the Palais du Louvre for the Maison de Charite, 1584 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Houel, Nicolas (c.1524-87) (attr)

Queen Elizabeth washes her hands in a bowl held by her page boy. 1928 (print)
7237138 Queen Elizabeth washes her hands in a bowl held by her page boy. 1928 (print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Costume of a page to King Henry III of France, 1580. 1825 (lithograph)
7236850 Costume of a page to King Henry III of France, 1580. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page of the French Royal Bedchamber to King Louis XVIII. 1825 (lithograph)
7236944 Page of the French Royal Bedchamber to King Louis XVIII. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

A noble woman at her toilette in 18th century France. 1928 (print)
7237139 A noble woman at her toilette in 18th century France. 1928 (print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

A noble woman burns incense in a palanquin, ancient India 1928 (print)
7237136 A noble woman burns incense in a palanquin, ancient India 1928 (print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

South Woodlands Manor House (litho)
7165737 South Woodlands Manor House (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: South Woodlands Manor House)

Purton Church Farm (litho)
7165733 Purton Church Farm (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Purton Church Farm)

Corsley Manor House (litho)
7165729 Corsley Manor House (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corsley Manor House)

Bullidge House, Allington (litho)
7165725 Bullidge House, Allington (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bullidge House, Allington)

South Wraxall Manor House, Gatehouse (litho)
7165717 South Wraxall Manor House, Gatehouse (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: South Wraxall Manor House, Gatehouse)

South Wraxall Manor House (litho)
7165716 South Wraxall Manor House (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: South Wraxall Manor House)

Restrop, near Purton (litho)
7165715 Restrop, near Purton (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Restrop, near Purton)

Sheldons (litho)
7165744 Sheldons (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sheldons. Illustration for Some Old Wiltshire Homes illustrated bys John Elyard (Charles J Clark)

Westwood Manor House (litho)
7165720 Westwood Manor House (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Westwood Manor House)

South Wraxall Manor House, Hall and Porch (litho)
7165718 South Wraxall Manor House, Hall and Porch (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: South Wraxall Manor House, Hall and Porch)

Woman at her toilette (colour litho)
7150509 Woman at her toilette (colour litho) by Dufaux, Frederic (1852-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman at her toilette)

Laundry Maids, 1926 (oil on canvas)
7216659 Laundry Maids, 1926 (oil on canvas) by Vejrych, Rudolf (1882-1939); (add.info.: Rudolf Vejrych was a Czech painter)

A young girl cries over a dirty bonnet in a room. 1791 (engraving)
7234854 A young girl cries over a dirty bonnet in a room. 1791 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

Benin Plaque, Nigeria (brass)
XCF306875 Benin Plaque, Nigeria (brass) by Benin; British Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: plaques adorned wooden pillars of the Obas palace in Benin city; probably 16th century AD; )

Kanishka inaugurates Mahyana Buddhism, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c. 1910 (litho)
STC357927 Kanishka inaugurates Mahyana Buddhism, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c.1910 (litho) by Dudley

Norrington Manor House (litho)
7165739 Norrington Manor House (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Norrington Manor House)

Bradfield (litho)
7165736 Bradfield (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bradfield. Illustration for Some Old Wiltshire Homes illustrated bys John Elyard (Charles J Clark)

Porch House (litho)
7165731 Porch House (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Porch House. Illustration for Some Old Wiltshire Homes illustrated bys John Elyard (Charles J Clark)

Kingston House (litho)
7165727 Kingston House (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kingston House. Illustration for Some Old Wiltshire Homes illustrated bys John Elyard)

Cadenham House, Foxham (litho)
7165723 Cadenham House, Foxham (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cadenham House, Foxham)

Coles Farm (litho)
7165722 Coles Farm (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coles Farm. Illustration for Some Old Wiltshire Homes illustrated bys John Elyard (Charles J Clark)

Tockenham Manor House (litho)
7165713 Tockenham Manor House (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tockenham Manor House)

Costume of a Timucua fan bearer, Florida. 1859-1860 (engraving)
7234173 Costume of a Timucua fan bearer, Florida. 1859-1860 (engraving) by Bry, Th. (1528-98), after Le Moyne, J.(de Morgues) (1533-88); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chinese domestic servant, 18th century. 1822 (engraving)
7234137 Chinese domestic servant, 18th century. 1822 (engraving) by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese domestic servant, 18th century)

Preparing for the Ball, 1875 (oil on panel)
823549 Preparing for the Ball, 1875 (oil on panel) by Ducros, Antoine (19th Century); 50.8x39.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparing for the Ball. Antoine Ducros (19th Century)

Bourgeois lady of Venice and her maids, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234921 Bourgeois lady of Venice and her maids, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bourgeois lady of Venice, 16th century)

German pikeman and servant girl, 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234880 German pikeman and servant girl, 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Guldenmundt, Hans (fl.1526-1560); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Landsknechte pikeman and servant girl)

A Georgian commercial traveller arriving at an inn. 1831 (engraving)
7234810 A Georgian commercial traveller arriving at an inn. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Maharana Amar Singh II smoking a sheep-shaped hookah, c. 1705 (opaque w / c and gold on paper)
6040479 Maharana Amar Singh II smoking a sheep-shaped hookah, c.1705 (opaque w/c and gold on paper) by Stipple Master (fl.c.1705); 23x17.9 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Title page of the book "Commentary on Malachi"translated by Francois Vatable (Francisco Vatablo), 1540
7243321 Title page of the book " Commentary on Malachi" translated by Francois Vatable (Francisco Vatablo), 1540 by French School

Autumn Roses (pen, ink and w / c on paper)
CH139964 Autumn Roses (pen, ink and w/c on paper) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); 38.4x28.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

A couple ordering their meal, illustration for Mitsou by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954)
STC240026 A couple ordering their meal, illustration for Mitsou by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) published 1930 (etching & drypoint) by Chahine

R (letter shown by a lady and a valet on his knees)
6523520 R (letter shown by a lady and a valet on his knees) by Appel, Francois Antoine (1821-1882); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Alphabet Figure Call. G)

Hill Deverill Manor House (litho)
7165738 Hill Deverill Manor House (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hill Deverill Manor House)

Potterne, Porch House (litho)
7165730 Potterne, Porch House (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potterne, Porch House)

Can Court (litho)
7165726 Can Court (litho) by Elyard, Samuel John (1817-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Can Court. Illustration for Some Old Wiltshire Homes illustrated bys John Elyard (Charles J Clark)

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"Butler: The King of Kings, Scotland Forever. " In the grand tapestry of history, there are figures that stand out as true legends. Among them is the butler - a symbol of loyalty, sophistication, and unwavering dedication. Just like the charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo on that fateful day in 1815, they embody bravery and honor. From literature to real-life heroics, butlers have left an indelible mark. Think Jeeves & Wooster; their dynamic duo brought laughter and wit into our lives through P. G. Wodehouse's books. And who can forget "Scotland for Ever. " - the iconic painting immortalizing the valiant charge by the Scots Greys? It captures their unwavering spirit in defending their homeland, and are more than just servants; they become confidants and trusted advisors to those they serve. They possess an uncanny ability to anticipate needs before they arise, much like William Heath Robinson's whimsical Pea Apparatus invention - a testament to their resourcefulness. Their influence extends beyond mere service; it reaches even into realms such as poetry with W. B Yeats' Nobel-winning works or inspiring military marches like "Steady the Drums and Fifes. " These compositions echo with respect for those who dedicate themselves selflessly. Yet amidst all these grandeur tales lies a simple truth – they are everyday heroes who quietly ensure order within chaos. They navigate social intricacies effortlessly while maintaining impeccable standards. As we reflect on history's remnants of an army or revel in literary escapades alongside Jeeves and Wooster, let us raise a toast to these unsung champions – our beloved butlers. Their legacy continues to inspire generations with their timeless elegance and unyielding commitment. So here's to you, dear butler – forever etched in our hearts as paragons of grace and guardians of tradition.