Tennant Collection

Cecil Beaton, Rex Whistler & Stephen Tennant at Cap Ferrat
A group of Bright Young People sketching at Cap Ferrat - from left, Cecil Beaton, the Hon. Stephen Tennant, Rex Whistler and Elizabeth Lowndes. Date: 1927

Stephen Tennant as Prince Charming
Stephen Tennant in fancy dress at the Pageant of Romantic Historical Lovers. The party was organised by Olga Lynn for Marie Tempests London Pride matinee at the New Theatre

Golfers at the Redan, North Berwick
A group of well-known people at the famous hole on the North Berwick links: Miss Katherine Tennant on the left, then Lady Oxford; Lady Dorothy Macmillan; Mrs Sylvester Gates; Lady Constance Hatch;

Re-Cutting the Koh-I-Noor Diamond
The Duke of Wellington cuts the first facet during the re-cutting of the Koh-i-Noor diamond. It had been exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851, but was discovered to be not quite perfect

Engraving depicting a landlady stealing rent money from her sick lodger
5308846 Engraving depicting a landlady stealing rent money from her sick lodger; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a landlady stealing rent money from her sick lodger)

A Scottish family
5616568 A Scottish family; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Scottish family welcoming their new lodger. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1883); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Evicted Tenants, 1892. Creator: Erik Henningsen
Evicted Tenants, 1892

Charles Tennants St. Rollox Chemical Works
St. Rollox Chemical Works in Glasgow, making dry bleaching powder which was sold world wide and grew to be the worlds largest chemical Works

Caricature illustration, Pastimes in Purgatory: Golf, by Dudley Tennant. Showing bewildered golfer in tartan, with bent golf club, and pirate flag in hole above

Caricature illustration, Mixed shooting in the greenhouse, shooters, staff, dogs, chickens and rabbits. Captioned, Outdoor hobbies for the home'

Caricature illustration, Yachting in the Yard, with a family balanced on crates and furniture, whilst the gardener drenches them with a hose. Captioned, Outdoor hobbies for the home'

Caricature illustration by Dudley Tennant, mixed bathing in the bathroom. With men and women in bathing suits, and an overflowing bathtub. Captioned, Outdoor hobbies for the home'

A woman looking at house for let
5616562 A woman looking at house for let by Edwards, Mary Ellen (1838-1934); (add.info.: Illustration depicting a woman looking at a house for let)

Double page spread from The Tatler, reporting on Captain Neil MacEacheans novel party held at Brook Street, where well-knowns dressed up as living celebrities

The Hon. Mrs Lionel Tennyson, formerly Felicite Tennant and daughter of Lord Glenconner. Wife of Lionel Tennyson and the Hampshire cricketer and England captain, who was the grandson of Alfred

Sir Charles Tennant, head of St Rollox Chemical Works

Sir James Emerson Tennent (engraving)
665523 Sir James Emerson Tennent (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir James Emerson Tennent)

A landlady making sure her sick lodger has money or property to pay his rent
5616565 A landlady making sure her sick lodger has money or property to pay his rent by Hughes, Edward Robert (1851-1914); (add.info)

A woman looking at house for let
5616563 A woman looking at house for let by Edwards, Mary Ellen (1838-1934); (add.info.: Illustration depicting a woman looking at a house for let)

Salmon Fishing, 1844, (1946). Creator: John F Tennant
Salmon Fishing, 1844, (1946). Men fishing for salmon in a river. Painting in the Bentlif Art Gallery, Maidstone Museum, Kent. From " British Anglers Natural History, by E. G. Boulenger

Ruskin in the Land of His Inspiration, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
Ruskin in the Land of His Inspiration, c1925. John Ruskin, (1819-1900), English art critic. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 3 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd

Wellington on the Eve of Waterloo, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
Wellington on the Eve of Waterloo, c1925. Arthur Wellesley, (1769-1852), 1st Duke of Wellington, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician

George Romney - At Work On A Picture Of His Favourite Model, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
George Romney - At Work On A Picture Of His Favourite Model, c1925. George Romney, (1734-1802), English portrait painter. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

James Bruce Helps His Follower, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
James Bruce Helps His Follower, c1925. James Bruce, (1730-1794), Scottish traveller. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

William Shakespeare - A Dainty Bloom for the King of Poets, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
William Shakespeare - A Dainty Bloom for the King of Poets, c1925. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

Miss Eveleen Tennant, 1874 (1906). Artist: John Everett Millais
Miss Eveleen Tennant, 1874. After an original painting by Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896). From The Connoisseur VOL. XIV, 1906

Battle of Mons Badonicus, c500 AD, (c1920). Artist: C Dudley Tennant
Battle of Mons Badonicus, c500 AD, (c1920). At the Battle of Mons Badonicus (or Mount Badon) Romano-British and Celts defeated invading Anglo-Saxons

Sir Charles Tennant At Home, 1901. Sir Charles Clow Tennant, 1st Baronet (1823-1906), Scottish businessman, industrialist and Liberal politician. From The Connoisseur, Vol

Joan of Arc, The Country girl who led a king to victory, 20th century. Artist: C Dudley Tennant
Joan of Arc, The Country girl who led a king to victory, 20th century

Mozart Wins the Heart of Royalty c1763 (early 20th century). Artist: C Dudley Tennant
Mozart Wins the Heart of Royalty c1763 (early 20th century). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) at the age of seven playing his violin in front of the Empress Maria Theresa and her husband

The Cottage. The man warming his hands at the fire is a rural worker. This one room has to provide living and sleeping accommodation for his wife and large family

Wedding of Violet Asquith and Maurice Bonham-Carter
Wedding group at the marriage of Violet Asquith to Maurice Bonham-Carter. Helen Violet Bonham Carter, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury

Winifred Coombe-Tennant (Mrs Willett), medium
Winifred Margaret Serocold Coombe-Tennant (pseudonym: Mrs Willett, 1874-1956), British suffragette, politician, philanthropist, patron of the arts and spiritualist who engaged in automatic writing

River Don from Ladys Bridge, Sheffield, c. 1900
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: w00344

David Tennant and Oswald Mosley - Fencing
The Hon. David Tennant (1902-1968) and Sir Oswald Mosley (1896-1980) in their fencing attire at the Gargoyle Club, Dean Street, London, Date: 1932

View Ruins Great Conflagration Haverhill Mass
View of the Ruins of the Great Conflagration at Haverhill, Mass. Feb. 17 & 18, 1882; P.W. Tennant (American, active 1870s - 1880s); February 17-18, 1882; Albumen silver print

Mrs Asquith and her baby (Anthony Asquith)
Emma Alice Margaret Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith (nÚÑáTennant; 2 February 1864 28 July 1945), known as Margot Asquith, Anglo-Scottish socialite, author and wit. She was married to H. H

Liverpool FC football team 1936. Back row: Rogers, Nieuwenhuys, Dabbs, Browning, Carr, Tennant, Neal, Harley, Bush. Third row: Wilson (Trainer), Bradshaw, Low, Glassey, Savage, McDougall, Riley

Tatler cover - Mrs Adrian Bethell
Clarissa Madeleine Georgiana Felicite Tennant (1896-1960), daughter of 1st Baron Glenconner pictured at the time of her marriage to her first husband

Tatler cover - Wedding of Lord & Lady Granby
Front cover of The Tatler magazine with a photograph of the wedding of John Henry Montagu Manners, Marquess of Granby (1886-1940), heir of the Duke of Rutland and Miss Kathleen Tennant

Mrs H. J. Tennant
Front cover of The Sketch magazine featuring Mrs H. J. Tennant, formerly May Edith Abraham (1869-1946) wife of Harold John Tennant, the ex-Under-Secretary for War

Clarissa Tennant
Clarissa Madeleine Georgiana Felicite Tennant (1896-1960), daughter of 1st Baron Glenconner pictured staring into the fire

Tennant Brothers Ltd. Brewers, Exchange Brewery, Bridge Street, advertisement, 1868
Image from Directory of Sheffield, Doncaster and Chesterfield, William White, 1868 (Local Studies Library: 914.274 S)

Opening Ceremony of the Tate Gallery, London, 1897
Illustration showing the Prince of Wales making a speech at the opening of the National Gallery of British Art, later known as the Tate Gallery and now Tate Britain, London, 1897

Dorothy Tennant Stanley, artist
Dorothy (nee Tennant), Lady Stanley, neoclassical painter, notable for her pictures of street children. She was the wife of (1) the explorer Henry Morton Stanley, and (2) of Henry Curtis

Commandeered - Goodbye Old Friend by Dudley Tennant
A woman says goodbye to her horse which has been commandeered for Army purposes shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

IF Bairnsfather retired! by Dudley Tennant
IF Bairnsfather Retired! BERT: " What are we agoin to do nah?" OLD BILL: " Blinkin peace, I suppose! There ain t nothink else to do

Golfers at North Berwick. Clockwise from top left: Miss Norma Cree, The Hon. V. Erskine, Miss Gathorne-Hardy and the Hon. D

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Tennant: A Captivating Tale of Eccentricity and Extravagance In the enchanting world of Tennant, where creativity knew no bounds, Cecil Beaton, Rex Whistler, and Stephen Tennant converged at Cap Ferrat. Amidst the azure waters and golden sands, their artistic souls intertwined in a symphony of inspiration. Stephen Tennant himself was a vision as Prince Charming personified. With his regal charm and ethereal allure, he captivated hearts wherever he went. His presence alone could turn any mundane event into an extraordinary affair. But it wasn't just fairy tales that fascinated him; even the Koh-I-Noor Diamond couldn't escape his whimsical touch. As if wielding a magical wand, he re-cut this precious gemstone with unparalleled precision, transforming it into an object of unrivaled beauty. The wedding of Violet Asquith and Maurice Bonham Carter in 1915 became another chapter in the captivating story of Tennant's life. Amidst grandeur and opulence, love blossomed like delicate flowers amidst thorny circumstances. Yet not all adventures took place outside one's abode. Dudley Tennant's caricature illustrations showcased outdoor hobbies for the home with delightful absurdity. From bewildered golfers to mixed shooting in greenhouses or yachting on makeshift vessels while being drenched by garden hoses – these comical scenes brought laughter to those who beheld them. And let us not forget Charles Tennants St. Rollox Chemical Works - a testament to industry blending seamlessly with artistry. The River Don flowing beneath Ladys Bridge transported us back to Sheffield circa 1900 when progress danced hand-in-hand with nature's splendor. Dudley Tennant's imagination ran wild once more as he depicted "Deer Stalking in the Drawing Room. " Tartan-clad families stealthily pursued majestic creatures indoors – proof that outdoor pursuits could be enjoyed even within the confines of one's home.