Volume Collection (page 9)

Paogourdo, Portugal
A landscape oil painting of some figures walking along a countryside path, situated on a hill, near a simple Portuguese village. Date: circa 1920

City At Night
This oil painting shows a city view, comprising of a cluster of tall buildings, at the base of which exists a yellow tram. Street lamps light the area well, revealing a very busy park area

Boats
A watercolour painting which shows a couple of medium sized boats, docked in the foreground, some figures are standing nearby, and city buildings are visible in the background. Date: circa 1920

Bovril Poster
A poster design advertising Bovril, a thick meat extract. The image portrays a young woman, sat at her writing desk by the window, compiling a list, with a quote, I must not forget the Bovril

Allenburys Infant Food Advertisement
An advertisement for Allen & Hanburys Ltd. promoting Allenburys foods for infants. The photograph portrays a young child named Joan, a consumer of the product. Date: circa 1920

Ideal Head
A painting of an unknown person's head, set in front of a wavy background in blue and yellow. Date: circa 1920

Malaquera
This pencil drawing captures a musical scene in which a closely packed gathering of people are listening to some guitar players outside a building in the evening. Date: circa 1920

The Children Who Lived In The House
This is a reproduction of a painting, originally done by a child aged 15, at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, it shows a boy, playing a horn beside a girl, who is laid on her chest

Mrs. Ruby Melvill
A portrait oil painting of Mrs. Ruby Melville, a young woman fashionably coiffured, wearing a green dress, with her hands placed on her hips, she is glancing to the left. Date: circa 1920

The Mill
An etching of a large windmill, situated amongst some rustic countryside houses by the sea. Date: circa 1920

The Italian Major
A portrait oil painting of Italian Major, Sir Filippo de Filippi, who regularly gave lectures on the sanitary conditions in the Italian Army

The Channel Crossing
A tempera painting of some figures tightly fixing themselves to seats and rails of a boat, travelling across the Channel Crossing, on a somewhat turbulent sea. Date: circa 1920

Boy With Goat
This is a reproduction of a painting, originally done by a child aged 13, at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, it shows a young boy with a feather in his hat, running with some adult goats

Troakes Farm, Somerset
This oil painting shows a green gateway to Troakes Farm, in Somerset, some brown cows are standing against a building in the shade. Date: circa 1920

Woman With Vase
A portrait painting of a young woman, seen from behind, she is looking over her left shoulder, with her arm rested upon a large, decorative green and yellow vase

Wash Houses, Chartres
An etching of some wash houses beside a river in Chartres, north-central France, a woman is busy washing under a porch of a nearby building. Date: circa 1920

Price's Regina Shaving Stick Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Price's, promoting the Regina shaving stick, The stick to stick to, the image portrays a father, lovingly holding his young daughter

Vinolia Company Sprinko Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Vinolia Company Limited, promoting Sprinko, an entiseptic, hygienic deodorant and hand cleanser, comes in a tin with a sprinkle top

Night On The Dart
A painter engraver etching of a calm ocean foreground, leading to harbour town, located on a peninsula, under a dark evening sky. Date: circa 1920

St. Mary Le Strand
An etching of the St. Mary Le Strand church located at the eastern end of the Strand, in Westminster, London. After being pulled down in 1549 by Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset

Mother And Children
A group portrait painting of a mother, wearing a yellow dress, holding an illustrious bouquet of roses, standing between two young girls, carrying a jug and a bowl of fruit in the garden

Dixmude: Entree Du Beguinage
This painting shows a front garden, consisting of flower beds and patches of lawn, divided by a nice cobbled pathway, making up the entrance to the Diksmuide Beguinage

Stone House Interior
An etching of a dark interior, belonging to an old stone building, the sturdy, wooden door is swung ajar, allowing light to spill in to the entrance area

Old Gateway
An etching of an old gateway which forms the entrance to what is most likely a courtyard area. Above the doors, is some decorative architecture with a crumbled, square top

Eglise Saint-Gervais
An oil painting of an arched canal bridge in Paris, France, in front of the Eglise Saint-Gervais, a Roman catholic church, built between 1494 and 1657 upon the site of two earlier churches

Bovril On Top
This painting is a promotional image for Bovril, it portrays a young woman having been shopping, carrying a basket containing a plethora of goods, but standing out on top of the pile

Miriam
A portrait painting of Miriam, a young woman knelt by a flora decorated screen, wearing a pink dress with a blue shawl, a cushion with a book sit beside her. Date: 1918

The Heir Of All The Ages
A sketch of a baby child's head, with a fixated glare. Date: circa 1920

Harvest Time
An oil painting of a strong white workhorse, pulling an empty hay cart, ready for the harvest, with a farmer guiding him along. Date: circa 1920

In A Murcian Garden
A vivid watercolour painting of a Murcian garden, including various citrus fruit trees, with confiers and a palm tree upon a tidy lawn. Date: circa 1920

Small Coast Town
A landscape painting of some countryside houses, placed sporadically over slanting, grassy terrain. Date: circa 1920

The Grey Dawn
A watercolour landscape painting of a two bladed windmill within a farm settlement, situated at the base of a large hill behind. Date: circa 1920

Part Of Altar Piece For Girls Orphanage
This oil painting depicts a religious scene of a mother and child, with halo iconography behind their heads, sat amongst an assortment of potted plants, alongside some other children. Date: circa 1920

Samson And The Lion
This sculpture forms a depiction of part of Samson's Riddle, chapter 14 of the Book of Judges. Samson encounters a Philistine lady in the city of Timnah, whom he decides to marry

Charing Cross Station, Underground
This painting provides a view looking down upon the entrance to Charing Cross Underground Station, opened originally in 1864 by South Eastern Railway

Allenburys Infant Foods Advertisement
An advertisement for Allen & Hanburys Ltd. promoting Allenburys foods for infants, The ideal choice, now and always. The image photographically portrays a young girl feeding a doll from a bottle

The Lonely Road
A dark, pastel painting which shows a seated fox, alone in a barren landscape, with a long, winding road ahead of him. Date: circa 1920

Le Conservateur
An oil painting of a large, white church, unique in design with half circle additions to the walls and a central round dome. The building is placed on a small hill, surrounded by a low wall

Lieu Sacre
This oil painting depicts a holy place, with a guard standing in the gateway of a city, heavenly figures are standing in a group upon a cloud above. Date: circa 1920

Mason Court, Stratford-On_Avon
An etching of Mason Court, located right in the centre of Stratford-Upon-Avon, a medieval hall built in 1482, close to the birthplace of William Shakespeare

The Old Seaport
This watercolour painting shows a distant old seaport from across the water, with a magnificent white ship sailing through. Date: circa 1920

The Haunted Cottage
An etching of a large, haunted cottage with a thatched roof and crude walls, it stands in a rather unkempt state. Date: circa 1920

Fleurs Et Choses
This still life oil painting, title translated to Flowers And Things, includes some plates of apples, grapes and a banana, to each side of a large vase of flowers. Date: circa 1920

Bowl Of Flowers
A still life oil painting of a twin handled white vase with blue stripes, containing a dense arrangement of flowers in many colours and types. Date: circa 1920

La Recolte
A landscape oil painting of a group of haystacks upon some grasslands during harvest. Large oak trees are standing behind. Date: circa 1920

Almshouses, Stratford-On-Avon
This etching shows figures standing outside the Almshouses, a group of 15th century buildings in Church Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire

Harvard House, Stratford-On-Avon
An architectural etching showing the front face of Harvard House, built in 1596 by Thomas Rogers, the grandfather of the Harvard University benefactor, John Harvard

William Baker Oxford Bookcase Advertisement
An advertisement for William Baker & Co. Ltd. promoting the Oxford sectional bookcase, well made, handsome and inexpensive, a popular choice for libraries. Date: circa 1920

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