Characters Collection (page 2)

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Play Boy. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

La Fontaines Fables - Wolves and the Sheep
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Wolves and the Sheep

Dickenss Dombey and Son - pain and amazement
Vintage engraving of a scene from Charles Dickens Dombey and Son. During this conversation, Walter had looked from one brother to the other with pain and amazement

Characters of Peter Pan by H. M. Brock
Wendy and Peter heading the procession of characters in J. M. Barries famous childrens play, Peter Pan, as imagined by H. M. Brock in an illustration specially drawn for The Sphere. Date: 1920

RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). History of Mexico: from the Conquest to 1930. 1929 - 1931. Detail of the central wall with scenes

Dombey & Son - Carles Dickens - Mr Toots and the Chicken
Charles Dickens - Dombey & Son. Mr Toots - a student at Dr Blimbers school (who loves Florence but marries Susan) - pictured with his prizefighter companion, the Chicken. Date: circa 1902

Nursery Characters - How Many Can You Spot? by Pauline Bayne
Stunningly detailed illustration by Pauline Baynes featuring no less than 56 different nursery rhyme characters. Can you spot them all? If not, there is a key to the picture in Holly Leaves, 1954

Hogarth Faces 1807
A myriad of faces looking in different directions: Characters and Caricatures

Mr Jingle, Pickwick Papers
Charles Dickens Characters by Frank Reynolds for Buchanans Whisky - Mr Jingle, Pickwick Papers. 1912

Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee - souvenir
A chromolithograph souvenir of Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee in 1887, showing the Queen as a young woman in 1837 and as she was in 1887

William Hogarth Characters and Caricatures
Vintage engraving of William Hogarth Characters and Caricatures. Critics had sometimes dismissed the exaggerated features of Hogarths characters as caricature and, by way of an answer

Production of Gounods Faust by Carl Rosa Opera Company
Characters from Charles Gounods opera Faust in a touring production by the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Seen here are Charles Manners as Bertram, the Irish tenor Barton McGuckin as Faust

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Theatre. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Punch and Judy show on the beach, Cornwall
Children watching a Punch and Judy show on the beach, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

John Ridd meets Lorna Doone
A scene from the novel set in 17th century Exmoor by R. D. Blackmore. Lorna, from the notorious Doone clan, meets John Ridd, destined to be her lifelong love. Date: 1937

King Gambrinus, the King of Beer
Antique illustration of a King Gambrinus, the King of Beer

Moods of Mount Fuji - 3
A view across stormy seas to Mount Fuji. A stylised painting by Malcolm Greensmith in the style of the great Japanese printmakers of the late 18th and 19th centuries such as Hiroshige and Hokusai

Prospero and Miranda watch the Tempest (colour litho)
5988786 Prospero and Miranda watch the Tempest (colour litho) by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell (1880-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prospero and Miranda watch the Tempest)

La Fontaines Fables - Fox and the Goat
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Fox and the Goat

Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Pilgrims leaving The Tabard Inn (colour litho)
5198825 Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Pilgrims leaving The Tabard Inn (colour litho) by Haweis, Mary Eliza (1848-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geoffrey Chaucer)

A bag of gold (engraving)
5234117 A bag of gold (engraving) by Collier, John (Tim Bobbin) (1708-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: A bag of gold. Illustration for Colliers Humans Passions Delineated (John Heywood)

Two Men Dramatise an Inequity of the Day (engraving)
5234098 Two Men Dramatise an Inequity of the Day (engraving) by Collier, John (Tim Bobbin) (1708-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Men Dramatise an Inequity of the Day)

Costume design for Basilio, from The Marriage of Figaro, 1905 (colour litho)
GIA938515 Costume design for Basilio, from The Marriage of Figaro, 1905 (colour litho) by Caramba, Luigi Sapelli (1865-1936); Museo Teatrale alla Scala, Milan, Italy; (add.info.: Le nozze di Figaro)

Two Wigged Men Burlesque the Magna Carta (engraving)
5234111 Two Wigged Men Burlesque the Magna Carta (engraving) by Collier, John (Tim Bobbin) (1708-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Wigged Men Burlesque the Magna Carta)

One man dribbles wine from a glass upon another (engraving)
5234110 One man dribbles wine from a glass upon another (engraving) by Collier, John (Tim Bobbin) (1708-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: One man dribbles wine from a glass upon another)

A man with a rake, a woman selling spoons and stirrers (engraving)
5234109 A man with a rake, a woman selling spoons and stirrers (engraving) by Collier, John (Tim Bobbin) (1708-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: A man with a rake)

The Broken Rake with Good Title Deeds (engraving)
5234108 The Broken Rake with Good Title Deeds (engraving) by Collier, John (Tim Bobbin) (1708-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Broken Rake with Good Title Deeds)

Bankrupt Toby and wife Doxy begging for cheese and ale in a tavern (engraving)
5234071 Bankrupt Toby and wife Doxy begging for cheese and ale in a tavern (engraving) by Collier, John (Tim Bobbin) (1708-86); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Seated Old Couple, He Drinks, She Smokes (engraving)
5234089 A Seated Old Couple, He Drinks, She Smokes (engraving) by Collier, John (Tim Bobbin) (1708-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Seated Old Couple, He Drinks, She Smokes)

An Angry Man With Finger Pointing (engraving)
5234072 An Angry Man With Finger Pointing (engraving) by Collier, John (Tim Bobbin) (1708-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Angry Man With Finger Pointing)

Scene from Coriolanus (engraving)
961111 Scene from Coriolanus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Coriolanus, by William Shakespeare)

A Pauper and a Fat Rich Man (engraving)
5234070 A Pauper and a Fat Rich Man (engraving) by Collier, John (Tim Bobbin) (1708-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Pauper and a Fat Rich Man)

Baron Munchhausen sails to the moon
The Baron sails to the Moon. Date: First published: 1785

Marleys Ghost
Vintage engraving of a scene from Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol - Marleys Ghost

Queen Alice and frog illustration, (Alices Adventures in Wonderland)
Page scanned from an original book dated 1870, this is a colour illustration by John Tenniel from Lewis Carrolls Through the Looking-glass

At sign on a computer keyboard, symbolic image for the internet

Beggars Opera / Hogarth
a burlesqued version of John Gays opera: several of the characters are wearing animal heads Date: 18th century

The Importance of Being Earnest at the St Jamess Theatre, London. Miss Prism (Mrs George Canninge) and Worthing (Mr George Alexander); Algernon Moncrieff (Mr Allen Aynesworth)

Boys Club, fancy dress, February 1931
Seven boys from a Boys Club in wonderful fancy dress costume. Characters include, a News of the World paperboy, an Arab, a housewife

Goneril and Regan in King Lear Act I Scene I, 1902 (oil on canvas)
3956045 Goneril and Regan in King Lear Act I Scene I, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Abbey, Edwin Austin (1852-1911); 76.8 x 44.5 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

Titania and the Clown (chromolitho)
3626447 Titania and the Clown (chromolitho) by Brundage, Frances (1854-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Titania and the Clown. A Midsummer Nights Dream)

Anthony Trollope, novelist (engraving)
3099783 Anthony Trollope, novelist (engraving) by Waddy, Frederick (1848-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anthony Trollope, novelist)

Brunnhilde throws herself into Siegfrieds arms, illustration from
STC324259 Brunnhilde throws herself into Siegfrieds arms, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924 (colour litho) by Rackham

Rather wonderful pair (possibly father and son?) dressed as Tom, Tom the Pipers Son. The boy on the right is Tom, while the man on the left, dressed as a yokel, holds the pig that Tom steals

John Ruskin, Art Criticism (engraving)
3099793 John Ruskin, Art Criticism (engraving) by Waddy, Frederick (1848-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Ruskin, Art Criticism)

La Comedie Des Comedies, Pantalon (coloured engraving)
5210009 La Comedie Des Comedies, Pantalon (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Comedie Des Comedies, Pantalon)

Noah Claypole from Oliver Twist (engraving)
725647 Noah Claypole from Oliver Twist (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Noah Claypole from Oliver Twist. Dickens character)

"One more step, Mr. Hands, "said I, "and I
STC321029 " One more step, Mr. Hands, " said I, " and I ll blow your brains out", an illustration from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, pub

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Unveiling the rich tapestry of characters, from Gilbert & Sullivan Operas to Chaucer's Pilgrims by Pauline Baynes. The D'Oyly Carte Souvenir takes us on a melodious journey, while Wartime Toby jugs remind us of the resilience during WW1. In Kensington Gardens, the Peter Pan statue stands as a timeless symbol of childhood wonder. Cecil Aldin's 'In the Days of Dickens' brings Victorian London to life with vivid illustrations. Delving into Old English Proverbs and Sayings by Pauline Baynes reveals wisdom passed down through generations. Stories of the Old Testament captivate our imagination with biblical figures illustrated by Baynes once again. Pantomime Characters and Commedia dell Arte add a touch of theatricality to our lives. Riviera holiday makers on the piste create memories that last a lifetime, just like when Peter Pan statue arrived in Kensington Gardens years ago. Pelham puppets enchant both young and old alike with their whimsical charm. And who can forget Mr Fezziwig's Ball, where joyous festivities transport us back in time? These captivating characters weave together tales that entertain and inspire.