Dame Collection (page 2)

Dame Myra Hess DBE, born Julia Myra Hess (1890-1965), British pianist, celebrated for organising lunchtime concerts at the National Gallery during World War II

Theatre / Pantomime / Dame
Fred Kitchen, a Pantomime Dame

Dame Madge Kendal - signed portrait of the English actress Madge Kendal
3926498 Dame Madge Kendal - signed portrait of the English actress Madge Kendal; (add.info.: Dame Madge Kendal - signed portrait of the English actress. MK: 15 March 1848 - 4 September 1935)

Lady of the Court of King Louis XVI, France, 1782. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul
FLO4572350 Lady of the Court of King Louis XVI, France, 1782. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Lady of the court of King Louis XVI, France, 1781. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul
FLO4572326 Lady of the court of King Louis XVI, France, 1781. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Virgin Mary as Madonna in Glory (Notre Dame de Grace ) as protector of sailors
535105 Virgin Mary as Madonna in Glory (Notre Dame de Grace ) as protector of sailors and travelers Dover of the Holy Spirit flies over ship in lower half

Aristotle (384-322 BC) Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist: Allegorical illustration of Dame Justice ruling all
531075 Aristotle (384-322 BC) Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist: Allegorical illustration of Dame Justice ruling all aspects from legal justice down to personal justice and obedience

Costumes of women: grisette 1683, lady and dressmaker, ecailliere or oyster shucker and servant 1675
FLO4572074 Costumes of women: grisette 1683, lady and dressmaker, ecailliere or oyster shucker and servant 1675. Handcoloured lithograph after prints by Sebastien Leclerc from Le Bibliophile Jacob

A teacher with children
5616227 A teacher with children; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a teacher, at a 'Dame' school, spinning while supervising children as they learn to sew. Dated 19th Century)

A dame school
5311788 A dame school; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting a dame school. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, France in the 19th century, from French Pictures by The Rev. Samuel G. Green, pub. 1878
5242658 Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, France in the 19th century, from French Pictures by The Rev. Samuel G. Green, pub. 1878.

Coronation of Napoleon I in Notre Dame, Paris, 2 December 1804. Napoleon leaving the Tuilleries en route to Notre Dame
543850 Coronation of Napoleon I in Notre Dame, Paris, 2 December 1804. Napoleon leaving the Tuilleries en route to Notre Dame. Engraving; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Coronation of Napoleon I in Notre Dame, Paris, 2 December 1804. Engraving
543844 Coronation of Napoleon I in Notre Dame, Paris, 2 December 1804. Engraving; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Damage done to Reims cathedral, France by German shells during WWI (litho)
3252851 Damage done to Reims cathedral, France by German shells during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Damage done to Reims cathedral, France by German shells during WWI)

Lady of the Court of King Louis XVI, France, 1782. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul
FLO4572344 Lady of the Court of King Louis XVI, France, 1782. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Coronation of Napoleon I in Notre Dame, Paris, 2 December 1804. Napoleon taking the Oath. Engraving
543846 Coronation of Napoleon I in Notre Dame, Paris, 2 December 1804. Napoleon taking the Oath. Engraving; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Arrival of the Emperor's coach at Notre Dame, Paris. Engraving
543804 Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Arrival of the Emperor's coach at Notre Dame, Paris. Engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

MELBA, Dame Nellie - portrait as Violetta in VERDI 's opera 'La Traviata'end of 19th century (postcard)
3915324 MELBA, Dame Nellie - portrait as Violetta in VERDI 's opera 'La Traviata'end of 19th century (postcard); (add.info.: MELBA)

Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Napoleon enthroned in Notre Dame, Paris. Coloured engraving
543798 Coronation of Napoleon I, 2 December 1804. Napoleon enthroned in Notre Dame, Paris. Coloured engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst, 1903 (photo)
3305193 Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst, 1903 (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst, DBE (1880 - 1958), was a suffragette born in Manchester, England

Page of music decorated with initial letter O enclosing monks chanting from an antiphonal
528010 Page of music decorated with initial letter O enclosing monks chanting from an antiphonal. 13th-14th century (music manuscript from the Montpellier Codex of the Notre Dame (Old French)

Sybil Thorndike as Saint Joan, 1924. Artist: William Kerridge Haselden
Sybil Thorndike as Saint Joan, 1924. English actress Thorndike (1882-1976) took the heroine's role in the first London production of George Bernard Shaw's play Saint Joan which was first

Pilgrimage
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA. Michel Groleau

Diana Rigg, who plays Emma Peel, and her white horse on the beach at St Marys Bay, New Romney, Kent on a day of lovely weather. See the frames in this set for Diana riding the horse along the beach

Vera Lynn and her husband Harry Lewis pictured after she was given judgement in a music copyright. A judge ruled that the song " Travellin Home", which Miss Lynn sang three years ago

Diana Rigg, who plays Emma Peel, pictured riding a white horse across the beach at St Marys Bay, New Romney, Kent on a day of lovely weather. This picture is part of a 10 picture set for this story

Meadow brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina, wood lady or orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines, and grizzled skipper, Pyrgus alveolus

Dame Gladys Constance Cooper end of 19/ beg of 20th century (postcard)
3770027 Dame Gladys Constance Cooper end of 19/ beg of 20th century (postcard); (add.info.: Dame Gladys Constance Cooper-Portrait of the English actress 1888-1971)

La Parisienne, The Blue Lady, 1874 (oil on canvas)
NGW184226 La Parisienne, The Blue Lady, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 163.2x108.3 cm; National Museum Wales; (add.info.: Portrait of Madame Henriette Henriot)

Coronation of Napoleon I in Notre Dame of Paris 2nd dec 1804, 19th century (engraving)
543801 Coronation of Napoleon I in Notre Dame of Paris 2nd dec 1804, 19th century (engraving) by Dorgez (fl.1780-1814); (add.info.: Sacred Festival and Coronation of their Imperial Majesties)

Notre Dame de Paris with cruise ship on Seine river at night in Paris, France

Sir George Edward Wade (1869 - 1954), Comedian, professionally known as George Robey photographed in his costume as a pantomime dame of Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Hippodrome. Date: 1921

Dame Margaret Rutherford and her 1909 8 H. P. Humber
Dame Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972), Lady Montagu of Beaulieu and her 1909 8 H.P. Humber car. Date: circa 1970

Picture set to accompany Diana Rigg, who plays Emma Peel, pictured riding a white horse across the beach at St Marys Bay, New Romney, Kent on a day of lovely weather

Pantomime rehearsal in a Coventry theatre circa 1960

Billingham Forum Panto Dame Peter Dayson takes to the stage. 6th January 1993

Shirley Bassey, Knebworth House, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, 2001. Creator: Brian Foskett
Shirley Bassey, Knebworth House, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, 2001

Gladys Cooper (1888-1971) - English stage, film and television actress - leaning against a magnificent early open-top motor car, possibly a Rolls Royce. Date: 1916

Thora Hird - British Actress
Thora Hird (1911-2003) - British Actress. Best known for her roles in Meet the Wife, a 1960s BBC situation comedy and her 17-year role as Edie Pegden in Last of the Summer Wine. Date: circa 1942

Fall / Great Dane / 1973
Four black puppies sit with a trophy. Sired by Ch.Big Sur of Impton & dame International and Nordic Ch.Impton Duraliy Bernita. Breeder & owner: Everton Date: 1973

Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France at night

Porträt Einer Dame (1916–1917) Poster
Gustav Klimt

Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France

Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France, early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Dublin Dame Street early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland Date: circa 1900s

Dame Trot and Her Cat - eight scenes Date: 1820s

Couple enjoing dinner - Restaurant de la Tour D'Argent
A sketch hsowing a couple enjoing dinner on the roof of Restaurant de la Tour D'Argent, Paris, 1920s with a spectacular view of the Seine and the Notre Dame Date: 1920s

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