Tuxedo Gallery

The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast - Bateman

The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast - H M Bateman. This illustration shows an arrogant man who has defied etiquette by lighting his cigar before the correct course of dinner. He is oblivious to the anger of his fellow diners and the waiting staff. The personalities of the diners are apparent in the reaction to the man and his cigar. Date: 1924

© Estate of H M Bateman/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library

Magician Carl Devo

Undated colour illustrated poster for magician Carl Devo, featuring full length illustration of Devo surrounded by magical objects, printed by Weiner's Limited, London. HPF/5B/5

© Mary Evans Picture Library 2015 - https://copyrighthub.org/s0/hub1/creation/maryevans/MaryEvansPictureID/10252717

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Fortunino Matania at Centenary Dinner

The famous magazine illustrator and artist, Fortunino Matania (1881-1963), special artist for The Sphere, and later illustrator of historical stories in Britannia and Eve, pictured at the Centenary Dinner of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water-colours in April 1931. Date: 1931

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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