Informal Collection (page 4)

Anne and Oliver Messel (b / w photo)
LSH239472 Anne and Oliver Messel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Linley Sambourne House, London, UK; (add.info)

Mans nightgown, 1715 (silk damask)
FMB329175 Mans nightgown, 1715 (silk damask) by English School, (18th century); Fashion Museum Bath; eFashion Museum Bath; Acquired with the assistance of The Art Fund and V&A/; English

Portrait of Carolus-Duran, 1879 (oil on canvas)
CLK339906 Portrait of Carolus-Duran, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925); 116.8x95.8 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Confidences, c. 1870 (oil on canvas)
CLK339880 Confidences, c.1870 (oil on canvas) by Madrazo y Garreta, Raimundo de (1841-1920); 92x73 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; Spanish

Gladstone picnicking at Black Craig Castle, print by J. Valentine, 1893 (photogravure)
STC379320 Gladstone picnicking at Black Craig Castle, print by J. Valentine, 1893 (photogravure) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Gladstone (1809-98)

Empress Dowager Cixi (litho)
PNP371723 Empress Dowager Cixi (litho) by Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908)

Narrain Sing, Hassan Ali, Major Hamilton D. Taylor, Ram Singh, Mohamad Khan, HSR Sir Fred
NAM310758 Narrain Sing, Hassan Ali, Major Hamilton D. Taylor, Ram Singh, Mohamad Khan, HSR Sir Fred, Col. P. Carew, c.1886 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); National Army Museum

Sir Fred, by Colonel Laughton (b / w photo)
NAM310760 Sir Fred, by Colonel Laughton (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info)

The entertainment of the royal family in the Gesso Valley, Queen Elena fishing (colour litho)
2814926 The entertainment of the royal family in the Gesso Valley, Queen Elena fishing (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cartoon, Gaieties of Greenwich Fair. 19th century

Lunch at Taverna of the Excelsior Palace Hotel, Venice Lido
Impression of the Taverna restaurant, part of the huge Excelsior Palace Hotel on the beach at the Venice Lido. Diners rarely dressed for lunch

Elizabeth Siddal in a Chair (pen & ink on paper)
1202914 Elizabeth Siddal in a Chair (pen & ink on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Les Nabis, at Natansons house in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, France, c. 1898 (b / w photo)
1629959 Les Nabis, at Natansons house in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, France, c. 1898 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Standing: Cipa (half brother of Misia)

The Madonna del Gatto by Barocci
The Madonna del Gatto (Madonna of the Cat) by Federico Barocci. circa 1575

Portrait of Sir William Benett (oil on canvas)
1212950 Portrait of Sir William Benett (oil on canvas) by Penny, Edward (1714-91) (attr. to); 35.7x51.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Maquette for Elizabeth Goodman Banks Seated, 1828 (plaster)
828510 Maquette for Elizabeth Goodman Banks Seated, 1828 (plaster) by Gott, Joseph (1785-1860); 18x20x11.5 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

Portrait of the art critic Gustave Geffroy, 1895 (oil on canvas)
LRI2561310 Portrait of the art critic Gustave Geffroy, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 110x89 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris

Worn Out, 1868 (oil on canvas)
480753 Worn Out, 1868 (oil on canvas) by Faed, Thomas (1826-1900); 105.7x145.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Young Woman with her Hair Down, c. 1897 (oil on board)
CH402234 Young Woman with her Hair Down, c.1897 (oil on board) by Modersohn-Becker, Paula (1876-1907); 59.9x48 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Mada Primavesi, c. 1912 (pencil on paper)
CH416198 Mada Primavesi, c.1912 (pencil on paper) by Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918); 56x36.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Austrian, out of copyright

The Walk of Leo XIII in the Vatican Gardens (litho)
2798681 The Walk of Leo XIII in the Vatican Gardens (litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Walk Of Leo XIII In The Vatican Gardens)

John, Fourteenth Lord Willoughby de Broke, and His Family, c. 1766 (oil on canvas)
3493120 John, Fourteenth Lord Willoughby de Broke, and His Family, c.1766 (oil on canvas) by Zoffany, Johann (1733-1810); 100.5x125.5 cm; J

The Pond Garden, Hampton Court (oil on wood)
742350 The Pond Garden, Hampton Court (oil on wood) by Le Sidaner, Henri Eugene Augustin (1862-1939); 18.8x22.7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; French

The Bedroom (oil on canvas)
704126 The Bedroom (oil on canvas) by Pelez, Fernand de Cordova (1820-99); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; French, out of copyright

Soldiers of the 39th Garwhal Rifles, Garwhalis, illustration for Armies of India
NAM310802 Soldiers of the 39th Garwhal Rifles, Garwhalis, illustration for Armies of India by Major G.F. MacMunn, published in 1911, 1908 (w/c on paper) by Lovett

President Theodore Roosevelt with his wife and family, 1903 (b / w photo)
PNP254456 President Theodore Roosevelt with his wife and family, 1903 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Young Red Guards (sepia photo)
STC331294 Young Red Guards (sepia photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Russian, out of copyright

The Stapleton Family, 1789 (oil on canvas)
450297 The Stapleton Family, 1789 (oil on canvas) by Beach, Thomas (1738-1806); 152.5x137.2 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; English, out of copyright

British Forces after Capturing Alexandria, 1882 (b / w photo)
476196 British Forces after Capturing Alexandria, 1882 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anglo-Egyptian War.); English, out of copyright

Arthur Balfour, 1888 (pencil on paper)
466011 Arthur Balfour, 1888 (pencil on paper) by Manners, Violet (Duchess of Rutland) (1856-1937); Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, UK; (add.info.: Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM)

Lord John Manners, later 7th Duke of Rutland, c. 1835 (oil on canvas)
465956 Lord John Manners, later 7th Duke of Rutland, c.1835 (oil on canvas) by Carpenter, Margaret Sarah (nee Geddes) (1793-1872); Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire

Ladakhis, c. 1860s (b / w photo)
498618 Ladakhis, c.1860s (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Natives of Ladakh, a region of Jammu and Kashmir, India.); out of copyright

Portrait of Jules Bastien-Lepage, c. 1870s (b / w photo)
498417 Portrait of Jules Bastien-Lepage, c.1870s (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of a Man, 1908 (gouache on paper)
425811 Portrait of a Man, 1908 (gouache on paper) by Gash, Walter Bonner (1869-1928); Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; English, out of copyright

Still Life with Flowers and an Orange (oil on cardboard)
693017 Still Life with Flowers and an Orange (oil on cardboard) by Tobeen, Felix Elie (1880-1938); 34.5x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Spanish, out of copyright

As the Old Sing, so Pipe the Young, c. 1663-5 (oil on canvas)
5863950 As the Old Sing, so Pipe the Young, c.1663-5 (oil on canvas) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); 83.8x91.9 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Red-ground informal ladys robe and apron skirt, 19th-20th century (damask)
3504685 Red-ground informal ladys robe and apron skirt, 19th-20th century (damask) by Chinese School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Self-Portrait, c. 1866 (conte crayon)
3525754 Self-Portrait, c.1866 (contecrayon) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 26.7x21 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

Young Student Drawing (oil on oak)
3588405 Young Student Drawing (oil on oak) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779); 18x15.5 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; French, out of copyright

The Roze Family (oil on canvas)
704137 The Roze Family (oil on canvas) by Gerard, Marguerite (1761-1837); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; French, out of copyright

A young woman in classical dress, holding a red rose (oil on canvas)
615832 A young woman in classical dress, holding a red rose (oil on canvas) by Bellanger, Georges (1847-1918); 80x64.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Portrait of a Woman: Head Resting on One Hand (bronze)
2671112 Portrait of a Woman: Head Resting on One Hand (bronze) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; French, out of copyright

The Western Brothers, 1783 (oil on canvas)
HEH416316 The Western Brothers, 1783 (oil on canvas) by Copley, John Singleton (1738-1815); 125.7x156.8 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Miss Gertrude Lawrence, 1924 (pencil on paper)
466010 Miss Gertrude Lawrence, 1924 (pencil on paper) by Manners, Violet (Duchess of Rutland) (1856-1937); Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire

Lord and Lady Dufferin and Group at the Viceregal Lodge, Shimla, c. 1884-88 (b / w photo)
495559 Lord and Lady Dufferin and Group at the Viceregal Lodge, Shimla, c.1884-88 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Dufferin)

Lovers of the Sun, 1923 (oil on canvas)
474182 Lovers of the Sun, 1923 (oil on canvas) by Tuke, Henry Scott (1858-1929); 123.2x91.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

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"Capturing the Essence of Informality: From Paul McCartney to The Queen and Beyond" Step into a world where formality takes a backseat, as we delve into the realm moments that have left an indelible mark on history. Paul McCartney (1942-), the legendary musician who enchanted millions with his melodies, effortlessly embodies informality through his music that resonates with people from all walks of life. Even royalty embraces informality, as seen in a candid snapshot of The Queen at Badminton Horse Trials, comfortably seated in her Land-Rover. This glimpse behind the scenes reveals a side rarely witnessed by the public. Traveling back in time to Christmas Day 1914, amidst the chaos of World War I trenches, soldiers laid down their weapons for an impromptu truce. In this extraordinary display of humanity and camaraderie, formalities were set aside for a brief moment of peace. The art world also captures informal beauty; Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party" transports us to 1881 France. Brushstrokes depict friends enjoying each other's company without pretense or constraint – an ode to carefree moments shared among kindred spirits. Nature itself offers solace through its hidden gems like The Lost Gardens of Heligan in the UK. Here lies a sanctuary where visitors can wander freely amongst overgrown foliage and forgotten ruins – embracing nature's own informal masterpiece. In more recent times, candid shots from All Academy PhotoShoots on September 22nd capture unguarded moments filled with laughter and genuine connections between individuals brought together by their shared experiences. Venturing further north brings us to St Kilda Parliament on Isle of Harris, Scotland - members gather informally under open skies discussing matters close to their hearts while surrounded by breathtaking landscapes that inspire free thought and open dialogue.