Cecil Collection (page 8)

Mars and Venus, or Sir Cecil chastised, 1784. Artist: Samuel Collings
Mars and Venus, or Sir Cecil chastised, 1784. Sir Cecil Wray stands between a Chelsea Pensioner and a servant-maid. One of many satires on Wrays unpopular election proposals to abolish Chelsea

Mars and Venus... Chelsea, Kensington, London, 1784. Artist: Samuel Collings
Mars and Venus... Chelsea, Kensington, London, 1784. Sir Cecil Wray is standing between a Chelsea Pensioner and a servant-maid. The maid is standing on a paper inscribed Tax on servants

Interior view of the Court of Wards and Liveries, 1747. Shows various sixteenth century figures seated around a table. The description at the base of the image mentions that the figure at the head of

MG M Type Sportsmans Coupe driven by Cecil Kimber in a motoring trial, c1930s Artist: Bill Brunell
MG M Type Sportsmans Coupe. 847 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. WL7900. Event Entry No: 39, Driver: C. Kimber. Place: Unidentified Trial

Cecil Randalls Talbot taking part in the JCC General Efficiency Trial, Oxshott Woods
Talbot Fixed-head Coupe 8 hp Reg. No. NK4621. Driver C.J. Randall. Oxshott Woods, Surrey. J.C.C. General Efficiency Trial. Date: 17/03/1923

Lagonda and Alfa Romeo on the banking at the JCC Double Twelve Race, Brooklands, Surrey, 1929
Lagonda 1954 cc. Entry No: 24. Drivers: Rose Richards, T./Randall, C.S. Background: Alfa Romeo 1487S cc. Entry No: 60. Drivers: Dunfee, J./Bamber, P.K. Brooklands. J.C.C. Double-Twelve Race

BARC 6-Hour Race, Brooklands, Surrey, 1929, Artist: Bill Brunell
Austro-Daimler 2994 cc. No: 9. Drivers: Eggar, K./Horsman, V. Centre: Lagonda 1954 cc. No: 15. Drivers: Rose Richards, T./Randall, C.S. Left: Riley 1089 cc. Left of centre: Lagonda 1954 cc

Winston Churchill arriving at the doors of St Margarets, Westminster, on his wedding day, 1908
Winston Churchill arriving at the doors of St Margaret s, Westminster, on his wedding day, 1908. Winston Churchill (1874-1965) with fellow politician Lord Hugh Cecil (1869-1956)

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman, (1825). The son of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, chief advisor to Elizabeth I

Hatfield House, Hertfordshire - South Front, c1890. Artist: Charles Wilkinson
Hatfield House, Hertfordshire - South Front, c1890. From Cassells History of England, by John Cassell. [A. W. Cowan, Cassell & Company Limited, London, Paris, Melbourne, c1890]

Stockwell, 1849-1871, (1911)
Stockwell, 1911. Stockwell (1849-1871) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Hatfield House - North Front, c16th century, (1904)
Hatfield House - North Front, c16th century (1904).The present Jacobean house, a leading example of the prodigy house, was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil

A Majorcan Street Scene, 20th century (1931). Artist: Cecil Aldin
A Majorcan Street Scene, 20th century (1931). From The Studio Volume 102, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1931]

William Cecil, Lord Burghley, 16th century. Cecil (1520-1598) was an English politician and the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I. After Hans Eworth (c1520-1574)

Robert Cecil (c1563-1612), 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman, 1912
Robert Cecil (c1563-1612), 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman. The son of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, chief advisor to Elizabeth I

Arthur Cecil, British actor, comedian, playwright and theatre manager 1887. Artist: Ernest Barraud
Arthur Cecil, British actor, comedian, playwright and theatre manager 1887. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume IX, January to June, 1887, Carson & Comerford, London, 1887

Cecil Howard, British theatre critic, 1888. Artist: Ernest Barraud
Cecil Howard, British theatre critic, 1888. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume XI, January to June, 1888, Strand Publishing Company, London, 1888

Willem Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, 16th century English statesman. Cecil (1520-1598) was Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth I from 1558, and was her most trusted advisor for the next 40 years

Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore, (c1880). Calvert (1605-1675) was granted a charter by Charles I making him the first proprietor of the Maryland colony

Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, home of the Marquis of Salisbury, 1880. The house was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, Chief Minister to King James I

Viscount Cecil, British statesman, 1935. Artist: Edmond Xavier Kapp
Viscount Cecil, British statesman, 1935. Robert Cecil, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood was a delegate to the League of Nations

Cecil Raleigh (1856-1914), English actress, c1902. Artist: Fellows Willson
Cecil Raleigh (1856-1914), English actress and playwright, 1902. Raleigh in costume from her own work, The Best of Friends. From Players of the Day, published by George downes (London, c1902)

Burghley House, Lincolnshire, home of the Marquis of Exeter, c1880. The house was built in the 16th century for William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I

Monuments lately discovered on Salisbury Plain, 1782. The Prince Regent is attracted to the Marchioness of Salisbury. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Burleigh House gardens, Stamford, Lincolnshire, 1900. This great Elizabethan house of Burghley or Burleigh was completed by William Cecil, Lord Burghley in 1587

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, (c1850). Cecil (1520-1598) was an English politician and the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I. Taken from the book Old Englands Worthies, London, c1850

Letter from Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, to William Cecil, 1st July 1596. Artist: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Letter from Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, to William Cecil, 1st July 1596. Letter written from the port of Cadiz (which Essex refers to as Cales ), to William Cecil, Lord Burghley

Letter from John Knox to Sir Nicholas Throgmorton, 6th August 1561. Artist: John Knox
Letter from John Knox to Sir Nicholas Throgmorton, 6th August 1561. Letter from Edinburgh by Knox to Throgmorton, English ambassador at Paris

Letter from Sir Francis Drake to William Cecil, Lord High treasurer, 26th July 1586. Artist: Sir Francis Drake
Letter from Sir Francis Drake to William Cecil, Lord High treasurer, 26th July 1586. Letter informing Cecil that the whole Spanish treasure from the Indies for the last year only

Elizabeth Cecil, Countess of Devonshire, (1824). Artist: John Samuel Agar
Elizabeth Cecil, Countess of Devonshire, (1824). Portrait of the Countess (1620-1689) made during her teens

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598), English statesman. Cecil was Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth I from 1558, and was her most trusted advisor for the next 40 years

Secret Meeting of the Conservative Party, 1888. Dressed in cloak and dagger style, the Conservative Party, under the leadership of Lord Salisbury in the centre, meets to discuss policy issues

Such Good Boys!, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
Such Good Boys!, 1888. Master Gladstone, the Liberal Leader of the Opposition, and the Conservative Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, promise to be good boys as Mr Speaker reaches for his birch

The Return of the Wanderer, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Return of the Wanderer, 1888. Little Lord Randolph Churchill returns in a furtive manner, watched by a couple of astute journalists

The Great-Little Random, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Great-Little Random, 1887. Little Lord Randolph Churchill is seen storming off in a huff, refusing to obey the Ringmasters instructions

Dressing the Window, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
Dressing the Window, 1886. The new Conservative Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, decides upon the new shop window. He is being shown a bolt of Irish Policy by his young Chancellor of the Exchequer

Youth on the Prow and Pleasure at the Helm!, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
Youth on the Prow and Pleasure at the Helm!, 1886. Lord Randolph Churchill, the new Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, has found himself doing most of the work on the parliamentary ship

Cross-roads, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
Cross-roads, 1886. The new Conservative Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, pulls up at a crossroads. Two former Liberals, Lord Hartington, and, with the monocle

The Finish, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Finish, 1886. This is a companion cartoon to The Start, published on 3rd July 1886. Lord Salisbury, the Leader in the Lords of the Conservative Party

The Waits, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Waits, 1885. The shadowy figures drinking a toast are Lord Salisbury (right) and Lord Randolph Churchill. Outside are the Liberals Joseph Chamberlain, William Forster

How Shall We Three Meet Again?, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
How Shall We Three Meet Again?, 1885. Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Lord Salisbury, and William Gladstone are represented in this cartoon

Going to the Country, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Going to the Country, 1885. This cartoon depicts the Liberals former Prime Minister, William Gladstone, coming in at the door. Inside, Lord Salisbury is the new Conservative Prime Minister

The New Captain, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Mr John Bull, the representative of the British people, is on a boat being sailed by the new Conservative Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury

Fresh Paint!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Fresh Paint!, 1885. This cartoon depicts Britannia, holding the olive branch of peace, being touched-up by the new Conservative Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury

Bill The Giant-killer, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
Bill The Giant-killer, 1884. Lord Salisbury, the Conservative Leader in the House of Lords, peers over the battlements at the Franchise Bill which, dressed as a herald, noisily demands entry

We Three!, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
We Three, 1884. The Clown is Lord Randolph Churchill, the leader of a Conservative group known as the Fourth Party. He is sitting in between two Conservative grandees, the Leader in the Upper House

Follow My Leader!, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
Follow My Leader!, 1884. The Conservative Leader in the Upper House, Lord Salisbury, leads this flock of sheep over the hurdle

The Challenge, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Challenge, 1884. The Conservative Leader in the Upper House, Lord Salisbury, is the sentry on guard against unwanted visitors in the Lords

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"Cecil: A Captivating Journey through Art, Literature, and History" Step into the enchanting world Aldin, a renowned artist whose works have captured the hearts of many. From his delightful illustrations in "A House Full" to the mischievous charm depicted in "Ticked Off, " Aldin's artistry knows no bounds. But Cecil is not just about Aldin; it also brings to mind influential figures like Cecil Rhodes, whose legacy shaped history. And let us not forget the captivating tales woven by Charles Dickens himself, beautifully brought to life by none other than Cecil Aldin. In the midst of post-war London in 1945, amidst rubble and resilience, we catch a glimpse of hope with "City of London 1945. " It serves as a reminder that even in times of adversity, beauty can still be found. And then there are those heartwarming moments shared between man and his best friend. In an illustration by Cecil Aldin capturing a dog walking scene or witnessing the bond between two scamps - these images evoke feelings of joy and companionship. Cecil Beaton, Rex Whistler & Stephen Tennant at Cap Ferrat transport us to glamorous days gone by. Their presence reminds us that creativity flourishes when great minds come together. As Christmas approaches on Hills adorned with snowflakes in "Christmas Is Coming, " we are reminded once again of Aldin's ability to capture both nostalgia and anticipation for this festive season. "The Two Friends" portrayed by Aldin showcases loyalty and friendship that transcends time. These timeless themes continue to resonate with audiences today. So join us on this captivating journey through artistry, literature, and history as we explore all things Cecil – where imagination meets reality under the skillful hand of artists like Cecil Aldin.