Character Collection (#7)

Roger Quilter
ROGER QUILTER English musician, known chiefly for his songs though he also wrote orchestral music of an impressionist character. Date: 1877 - 1953

Tantalus, engraved by Giulio Sanuto, c. 1550s (engraving)
XJF472234 Tantalus, engraved by Giulio Sanuto, c.1550s (engraving) by Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (c.1488-1576) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Nicholas instructs Smike in the art of acting, illustration from Nicholas Nickleby
KW259159 Nicholas instructs Smike in the art of acting, illustration from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens (1812-70) published 1839 (litho) by Browne

Signal flag for the letter N, international maritime signal flag, international code of signals

Benny Goodman
24th June 1959: Benny Goodman (1909 - 1986), the American clarinettist and band leader known as the King Of Swing, at the Savoy Hotel during a short holiday. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

CHINA. BEIJING. Beijing. Forbidden City. Hall

Mrs Patrick Campbell
Beatrice Stella Campbell (nee Tanner), 1865-1940, stage name Mrs Patrick Campbell, posing for a photograph while acting in the melodrama The Black Domino at the Adelphi Theatre

Chinese people reading announcement, Xingping, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Charles Laughton / Smiling
CHARLES LAUGHTON English character actor of stage and film

Burgess Meredith / B Lion
BURGESS MEREDITH American character actor

Copperfield / Mr Micawber
The inimitable Mr Micawber

Copperfield / Micawber
The inimitable Mr Micawber standing jauntily in a street with Georgian houses behind him

Sinograms, Japanese writing characters, National Art Center, Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan

Tintin and Snowy comic characters appearing on the former headquarters of Tintin publisher Le Lombard, close to the Gare du Midi, Brussels, Belgium

the Takeoff
Alexandr

The Pride
Alexandr

The Love Letter, 1570. Creator: Francois Clouet
The Love Letter, 1570.

A. Didur as Boris Godounow, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
A. Didur as Boris Godounow, 1913. Shows Polish bass singer Adam Didur (1874-1946) as Boris Godunov in the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Boris Godunov, March 1913.

Caricatures and deformities after Leonardo. The old man with gaps between his teeth, c.1645. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Caricatures and deformities after Leonardo. The old man with gaps between his teeth, c.1645. The ferocious aspect of this elderly man is emphasised by his massive chin and few remaining teeth

Bust of a peasant, c.1650-52. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
Bust of a peasant, c.1650-52.

Bust of a laughing peasant, 1672. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
Bust of a laughing peasant, 1672.

The organ-grinder, 1647. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The organ-grinder, 1647.

Tableau of Shakspeare characters, designed by John Gilbert, 1864. Creator: W Thomas
Tableau of Shakspeare characters, designed by John Gilbert, 1864. Illustration celebrating the tricentenary of Shakespeare's birth

a ballerina in tutu, jacket and boots climbed on the air conditioner and poses against the sky
Alexandr

The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Tuileries, Paris, France (photo)
TED4603461 The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Tuileries, Paris, France (photo) by Percier, Charles (1764-1838) & Fontaine, Pierre (1762-1853); (add.info)

The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Tuileries, Paris, France (photo)
TED4603444 The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Tuileries, Paris, France (photo) by Percier, Charles (1764-1838) & Fontaine, Pierre (1762-1853); (add.info)

The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, 18th century (engraving)
3523666 The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: death of Man Friday)

Desdemona, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello
6116608 Desdemona, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello, ; (add.info.: Desdemona. Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello)

Joseph Johnson or Black Joe, wounded veteran merchant seaman, wearing his Nelson ship hat
FLO5000869 Joseph Johnson or Black Joe, wounded veteran merchant seaman, wearing his Nelson ship hat. He earned his living as a Regular Chaunter singing songs such as Storm

Tall blind beggar with stick and cap, seller of penny religious tracts, in front of Mr
FLO5000814 Tall blind beggar with stick and cap, seller of penny religious tracts, in front of Mr. Whitbread's brewery, London

Silent blind beggar wear a sign that reads Pray pity the Blind, selling penny tracts from his hat
FLO5000800 Silent blind beggar wear a sign that reads Pray pity the Blind, selling penny tracts from his hat. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Medieval beggar types: soap eater (lunatic imposter) from the era of Elizabeth I
FLO5000783 Medieval beggar types: soap eater (lunatic imposter) from the era of Elizabeth I, Tom of Bedlam from the era of Edward VI

Disabled begging Lilly who worked Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey. Lost his leg in an accident at Westminster
FLO5003399 Disabled begging Lilly who worked Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey. Lost his leg in an accident at Westminster

Hotel des Marechaux, Place de l'Etoile, Paris 75008. Architect Jakob Hittorf (1792-1867), 1854
TED4660881 Hotel des Marechaux, Place de l'Etoile, Paris 75008. Architect Jakob Hittorf (1792-1867), 1854. By December 13, 1854

Dr Syntax
3732555 Dr Syntax; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Dr. Syntax, a comic character created by William Combe and the cartoonist Thomas Rowlandson, flirting with a milkmaid)

Dr Syntax
3732536 Dr Syntax; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Dr. Syntax, a comic character created by William Combe and the cartoonist Thomas Rowlandson, flirting with a milkmaid)

A Sub-Lime Character, building labourer carrying hod of mortar. Early 19th century (aquatint)
536460 A Sub-Lime Character, building labourer carrying hod of mortar. Early 19th century (aquatint); Universal History Archive/UIG

Woman using typewriter by American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes (1819-1890)
535491 Woman using typewriter by American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes (1819-1890). 1872 (wood engraving from Scientific American, New York); (add.info.: Forerunner of 20th century machine)

Tony Weller (colour litho)
2775603 Tony Weller (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tony Weller from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens)

Printing press, 1808-1815 (engraving)
2436506 Printing press, 1808-1815 (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. Printing. Printing press. Engraving in: Recueil de divers caracteres. (font catalogue), by J

La Comtesse de Longeais, character in the novel of the same name by Honore de Balzac
2915305 La Comtesse de Longeais, character in the novel of the same name by Honore de Balzac, after the portrait by Nicolas Largilliere

Mr Winkle on the ice (colour litho)
2775613 Mr Winkle on the ice (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Winkle on the ice, from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens)

Samuel Weller (colour litho)
2775612 Samuel Weller (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel Weller, from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens)

Captain Cuttle (colour litho)
2775611 Captain Cuttle (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Cuttle, from Dombey & Son, by Charles Dickens, 1912)

Les Pins building, 2 rue Albin Haller in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle). Architect Emile Andre (1871-1933), 1912
TED4641105 Les Pins building, 2 rue Albin Haller in Nancy (Meurthe and Moselle). Architect Emile Andre (1871-1933), 1912. In Nancy, Art Nouveau takes the name of Ecole de Nancy

Lady Anne Neville, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Richard III
6116597 Lady Anne Neville, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Richard III, ; (add.info.: Lady Anne Neville)

Katherine, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Taming of the Shrew
6116592 Katherine, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Taming of the Shrew; (add.info.: Katherine. Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Taming of the Shrew)

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