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Dapper Collection (#2)

"Dapper: A Timeless Elegance that Transcends Eras" Hercule Poirot, the epitome sophistication, solving mysteries with his impeccable style and sharp wit

Background imageDapper Collection: The Aga Khan: Who Voiced the Moslem appeal to the Viceroy

The Aga Khan: Who Voiced the Moslem appeal to the Viceroy
KAT323441 The Aga Khan: Who Voiced the Moslem appeal to the Viceroy, illustration from The Graphic October 27th 1906 (litho) by Jacomb-Hood

Background imageDapper Collection: Dapper young gent in bowtie - Studio portrait

Dapper young gent in bowtie - Studio portrait
Dapper (yet serious) young North Yorkshire gent in bowtie - Studio portrait. circa 1920s

Background imageDapper Collection: Group photo of men at a club dinner, Ferrol, Galicia, Spain

Group photo of men at a club dinner, Ferrol, Galicia, Spain, possibly related to a shipping business. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDapper Collection: Four men on a balcony in Ferrol, Galicia, Spain

Four men on a balcony in Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
Four smartly dressed men on a balcony in Ferrol, Galicia, Spain. 1912

Background imageDapper Collection: Greetings, from an article entitled The Reassembling of Parliament

Greetings, from an article entitled The Reassembling of Parliament
KAT323433 Greetings, from an article entitled The Reassembling of Parliament published in The Graphic October 27th 1906 (litho) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; English

Background imageDapper Collection: Portrait of a Man, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803 (hand-coloured etching)

Portrait of a Man, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190115 Portrait of a Man, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Background imageDapper Collection: Draft poster design for a winter clothing company (colour litho)

Draft poster design for a winter clothing company (colour litho)
STC429622 Draft poster design for a winter clothing company (colour litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Background imageDapper Collection: Donkey dressed in dapper clothes (colour litho)

Donkey dressed in dapper clothes (colour litho)
6031828 Donkey dressed in dapper clothes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Donkey dressed in dapper clothes)

Background imageDapper Collection: Sigmund Freud, Vienna, 1891 (b / w photo)

Sigmund Freud, Vienna, 1891 (b / w photo)
3620308 Sigmund Freud, Vienna, 1891 (b/w photo) by Austrian Photographer, (19th century); Freud Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) Austrian psychoanalyst); eFreud Museum

Background imageDapper Collection: Portrait of a young man (oil on canvas)

Portrait of a young man (oil on canvas)
2830877 Portrait of a young man (oil on canvas) by Parkman, Henry Spurrier (1814-64); 31x25.2 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Provenance unknown

Background imageDapper Collection: Mr Carker, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)

Mr Carker, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
FLP465430 Mr Carker, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Background imageDapper Collection: Mr Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917), a Spy cartoon from Vanity Fair

Mr Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917), a Spy cartoon from Vanity Fair
CWA123998 Mr Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917), a Spy cartoon from Vanity Fair, 12th July 1890 (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); City of Westminster Archive Centre, London

Background imageDapper Collection: Ladies Man (oil on panel)

Ladies Man (oil on panel)
BRN198230 Ladies Man (oil on panel) by Seurat, Georges Pierre (1859-91); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Background imageDapper Collection: Three-quarter-length Portrait of Jean-Francois-Antoine Forest

Three-quarter-length Portrait of Jean-Francois-Antoine Forest
1217416 Three-quarter-length Portrait of Jean-Francois-Antoine Forest (graphite on white wove paper) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); 31.5x22.4 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Background imageDapper Collection: Illustration of Man Wearing Double-Breasted Suit, c. 1925 (print)

Illustration of Man Wearing Double-Breasted Suit, c. 1925 (print)
1126019 Illustration of Man Wearing Double-Breasted Suit, c.1925 (print) by Webb, A. (fl.1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a dapper man wearing a double-breasted suit)

Background imageDapper Collection: Hector Berlioz (colour litho)

Hector Berlioz (colour litho)
XEE1080238 Hector Berlioz (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 - 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic composer

Background imageDapper Collection: Portrait of the employees of the Alinari Brothers photographic establishment, in Florence

Portrait of the employees of the Alinari Brothers photographic establishment, in Florence, 1899 (glass plate)
494199 Portrait of the employees of the Alinari Brothers photographic establishment, in Florence, 1899 (glass plate) by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); Alinari

Background imageDapper Collection: Dapper Gentleman out for a walk (chromolitho)

Dapper Gentleman out for a walk (chromolitho)
732708 Dapper Gentleman out for a walk (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dapper Gentleman out for a walk.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Background imageDapper Collection: Dick Swiveller, illustration from Character Sketches from Charles Dickens, c. 1890 (colour litho)

Dick Swiveller, illustration from Character Sketches from Charles Dickens, c. 1890 (colour litho)
LLM405132 Dick Swiveller, illustration from Character Sketches from Charles Dickens, c.1890 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDapper Collection: Regency Youth in Grey Jacket (w / c on paper)

Regency Youth in Grey Jacket (w / c on paper)
REY272686 Regency Youth in Grey Jacket (w/c on paper) by Green, James (1771-1834); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

Background imageDapper Collection: The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), with a group of female students (b / w photo)

The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), with a group of female students (b / w photo)
5999702 The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), with a group of female students (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageDapper Collection: Two Very Fashionable Men in Suits and Hats, 1939 (screenprint)

Two Very Fashionable Men in Suits and Hats, 1939 (screenprint)
1126086 Two Very Fashionable Men in Suits and Hats, 1939 (screenprint) by Goodman, Robert (fl.1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDapper Collection: English boxer William Thomas Wells (Bombardier Billy Wells), posed seated in a tweed suit

English boxer William Thomas Wells (Bombardier Billy Wells), posed seated in a tweed suit
1078789 English boxer William Thomas Wells (Bombardier Billy Wells), posed seated in a tweed suit, c.1911 (b/w photo) by Hassler

Background imageDapper Collection: Cartoon of Edgar Bruce, actor-manager

Cartoon of Edgar Bruce, actor-manager
Cartoon of Edgar Bruce (1845?-1901), actor-manager. Date: 1881

Background imageDapper Collection: Morning Coat 1909

Morning Coat 1909
Lord Chesterfield elegantly dressed in morning coat, grey striped trousers, town boots, shirt with high all-round collar, black tie, top hat, pink carnation & white gloves Date: 1909

Background imageDapper Collection: Dapper Racegoer 1908

Dapper Racegoer 1908
P P Gilpin at the races wears a top hat, morning coat & trousers with a front crease, black & white half-boots, white waistcoat, carnation buttonhole & a patterned bowtie Date: 1908

Background imageDapper Collection: DARTS IN THE HOME / C1940

DARTS IN THE HOME / C1940
Two dapper couples enjoying a few legs of darts at home. Can she follow that treble twenty with two more? Date: circa 1940

Background imageDapper Collection: 6th Baron Walsingham

6th Baron Walsingham
Thomas de Grey (1843 -), 6th Baron Walsingham Naturalist and sportsman; looking dapper in checked waistcoat and jacket

Background imageDapper Collection: Cartoon, Arthur Dacre, actor

Cartoon, Arthur Dacre, actor
Cartoon, Arthur Dacre (Arthur Culver James, 1850-1895), actor -- It is a treat to see him play a loving swain! 1883

Background imageDapper Collection: Goodbye - A dapper gent breaks the bad news to his partner

Goodbye - A dapper gent breaks the bad news to his partner
Adieu - A dapper gent breaks the bad news to his partner. Painting by the Czech artist Alexander Jakesch (1862 - 1934). He appears to have tried to soften the blow with a bunch of flowers - now

Background imageDapper Collection: Meakers advertisement

Meakers advertisement
Advertisement for menswear stores, Meakers of London, depicting a dapper chap seated in front a picture of a very crowded Henley Regatta. 1927

Background imageDapper Collection: Man in suit and bowler hat, 1962

Man in suit and bowler hat, 1962
A smart gent in a tailored Heptons suit, carrying a cane and wearing a bowler hat. Date: 1962

Background imageDapper Collection: Frock Coat 1890S

Frock Coat 1890S
A man-about-town in frock coat, pin-striped trousers, high stand-fall shirt collar & white tie, black leather shoes & dark grey spats: acceptable wear with frock coat from 1893

Background imageDapper Collection: Henry FranAzois Becque, 1837 -1899. French dramatist. After a contemporary print

Henry FranAzois Becque, 1837 -1899. French dramatist. After a contemporary print

Background imageDapper Collection: A 1937 Advertisement For The Mans Shop Harrods, showing A Gentleman In Top Hat And Tails Ready To

A 1937 Advertisement For The Mans Shop Harrods, showing A Gentleman In Top Hat And Tails Ready To Visit Ascot. From The Sphere, Coronation Record Number Published 1937

Background imageDapper Collection: Advert for Mandel Brothers department store 1913

Advert for Mandel Brothers department store 1913
Announcement for the opening of the new spring collection at Chicagos Mandel Brothers department store. Advert showing some well dressed women and a men being welcomed by a Sikh boy. Date: 1913

Background imageDapper Collection: Well dressed man on a motorcycle

Well dressed man on a motorcycle
A rather well dressed man sitting on a motorcycle. He is wearing a bowler hat, white gloves, a black bowtie, dark jacket, pinstriped trousers and shiny shoes

Background imageDapper Collection: The man who won the lottery... I have arrived'

The man who won the lottery... I have arrived"
The man who won the lottery... " I have arrived" and the ladies swarm around delighted! Date: circa 1908

Background imageDapper Collection: Dapper young gent on Seafront at Littlehampton - Sunny Snaps

Dapper young gent on Seafront at Littlehampton - Sunny Snaps
Dapper young gent on Seafront at Littlehampton, West Sussex - Sunny Snaps Date: 1933

Background imageDapper Collection: Overworked Clerk - Finished for the Day (4pm)

Overworked Clerk - Finished for the Day (4pm)
The Overworked (!) Clerk - Finished for the Day (at 4pm!). Date: 1906

Background imageDapper Collection: Caricature of Thomas Foster, The Times journalist

Caricature of Thomas Foster, The Times journalist
Caricature of Thomas (Tommy) Foster, The Times newspaper journalist. 1880

Background imageDapper Collection: Caricature, Alfred Vance, English music hall singer

Caricature, Alfred Vance, English music hall singer
Caricature, Alfred Vance (real name Alfred Peek Stevens, 1839-1888), English music hall singer. Back Again! 1880

Background imageDapper Collection: Old Maid card - The Rake

Old Maid card - The Rake. circa 1940s

Background imageDapper Collection: Caricature of Charles Sugden, English actor

Caricature of Charles Sugden, English actor
Caricature of Charles Sugden (1850-1921), English actor and racing enthusiast. 1880

Background imageDapper Collection: Caricature of Willing and Myers

Caricature of Willing and Myers
Caricature, Messrs Willing and Myers -- they are both " on the job". Possibly a reference to James Washington Myers (1823-1892) and his circus tours. 1880

Background imageDapper Collection: Cartoon, Why should these two be committed for Trial?

Cartoon, Why should these two be committed for Trial?
Cartoon, Why should these two interesting Gentlemen be committed for Trial? 1879

Background imageDapper Collection: Caricature, The Two Harry Ulphs

Caricature, The Two Harry Ulphs, involved in the London theatre world as actors, singers and managers. 1882

Background imageDapper Collection: Caricature, two Princes and John Hollingshead, manager

Caricature, two Princes and John Hollingshead, manager
Caricature, two princes (Prince Albert Victor and Prince George) and John Hollingshead, manager, at the entrance to the Gaiety Theatre, London




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"Dapper: A Timeless Elegance that Transcends Eras" Hercule Poirot, the epitome sophistication, solving mysteries with his impeccable style and sharp wit. The Dapper Dachshund struts down the street, turning heads with its stylish bowtie and confident demeanor. Vesta Tilley takes to the stage at Piccadilly, captivating audiences with her dapper charm and incredible talent. Chesterfield cigarettes grace the pages of Vanity Fair, a symbol of refined taste and debonair elegance. R. D'Oyly Carte's Van Fair showcases opulent fashion choices fit for royalty in an era defined by its dapper extravagance. Lord Brooke, later known as the 6th Earl of Warwick, exudes timeless class in his tailored suits and polished appearance. Mussolini Yachting - even on the high seas, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini maintains his impeccably groomed look and dashing attire. Rick Elmes' "The Peachcomber" brings a touch of whimsical dapperness to literature through eccentric characters donning colorful outfits and flamboyant accessories. The iconic Sportex poster captures athleticism merged with suave style – a testament to how being active can still be effortlessly chic. Two Youthful Chinese Businessmen in Singapore redefine modern-day elegance as they confidently stroll through bustling streets wearing perfectly tailored suits paired with traditional elements from their heritage. Alec (Sir Affable) Knowles - Theatrical Journalist charms readers not only with his insightful critiques but also his impeccable fashion sense that sets him apart from other journalists. Two Gents in Bowler Hats exude old-world charm as they navigate busy city streets while maintaining an air of sophistication reminiscent of a bygone era.