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"Forbes: A Captivating Tapestry of Art, History, and Legacy" Step into the enchanting world Field in Pittsburgh on a magical Christmas Eve in 1915

Background imageForbes Collection: Frank Forbes-Robertson by Charles Pibworth

Frank Forbes-Robertson by Charles Pibworth
Frank Forbes-Robertson, from the bas-relief by sculptor Charles Pibworth. Promotional postcard for his Full London Company directed by Nelson King touring to Theatre Royal

Background imageForbes Collection: Nanette Newman on location, filming in Cornwall

Nanette Newman on location, filming in Cornwall
The actress Nanette Newman on location near Lands End, Cornwall, in the role of the Newlyn School artist Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes (nee Armstrong, 1859-1912), in A Breath of Fresh Air

Background imageForbes Collection: Forbes Robertson and Patrick Campbell

Forbes Robertson and Patrick Campbell
Forbes Robertson (1853 - 1937) and Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865 b 1940). Johnston Forbes Robertson was an English actor and theatre manager

Background imageForbes Collection: Rosita Forbes endorsing Mr Willi, plastic surgeon

Rosita Forbes endorsing Mr Willi, plastic surgeon
Explorer and writer, Rosita Forbes appearing in an advertisement endorsing the skills of Mr Willi at the Hystogen Institute, Baker Street, London. 1930

Background imageForbes Collection: Cover of ILN 9th August 1879, Archibald Forbes

Cover of ILN 9th August 1879, Archibald Forbes
Cover of the Illustrated London News, 9th August 1879, featuring the ride of Archibald Forbes, Special Correspondent of the Daily News, from Ulundi in the Zulu War, " bloody with spurring

Background imageForbes Collection: George Earl Granard

George Earl Granard
GEORGE FORBES, sixth earl of GRANARD Scottish military commander in the war against Napoleon. Date: 1760 - 1837

Background imageForbes Collection: William Forbes

William Forbes
WILLIAM FORBES Copperbottoms retreat, or a View of Carron Work - a Scottish manufacturer alarmed by a product test ! Date: CIRCA 1797

Background imageForbes Collection: Sir William Forbes

Sir William Forbes
SIR WILLIAM FORBES Scottish banker and writer : The good shall mourn a brother, all a friend. Date: 1739 - 1806

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James Baron Forbes
JAMES OCHONCAR, seventeenth baron FORBES Scottish military commander Date: 1765 - 1843

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Alexander Baron Forbes
ALEXANDER baron FORBES of Pitsligo Scottish nobleman Date: 1678 - 1762

Background imageForbes Collection: Sir William Forbes - 2

Sir William Forbes - 2
SIR WILLIAM FORBES Scottish banker and writer, Date: 1739 - 1806

Background imageForbes Collection: John Forbes, Admiral

John Forbes, Admiral
JOHN FORBES Scottish naval commander Date: 1714 - 1796

Background imageForbes Collection: Patrick Forbes, Bishop

Patrick Forbes, Bishop
PATRICK FORBES of Corse and Oneil, Scottish churchman, Bishop of Aberdeen. Date: 1564 - 1635

Background imageForbes Collection: James Staats Forbes

James Staats Forbes
JAMES STaTS FORBES Scottish railwayman and art collector Date: 1823 - 1904

Background imageForbes Collection: Archibald Forbes - 2

Archibald Forbes - 2
ARCHIBALD FORBES British journalist Date: 1838 - 1900

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James Forbes
JAMES FORBES Author of Oriental memoirs etc. Fellow of the Royal Society, at the age of 62. Date: 1749 - 1819

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Duncan Forbes
DUNCAN FORBES Scottish lawyer and statesman, Lord President of the Court of Sessions. Date: 1685 - 1747

Background imageForbes Collection: Beatrice Forbes-Robertson

Beatrice Forbes-Robertson (1883 - 1967), English actress, lecturer, writer, and suffragist

Background imageForbes Collection: Forbes-Robertson / Vf 1895

Forbes-Robertson / Vf 1895
COLONEL JAMES MACNAGHTEN HOGG Statesman; Chairman of the Board of Works Date: 1823 - 1890

Background imageForbes Collection: John Forbes (Capuchin)

John Forbes (Capuchin)
JOHN FORBES (Father Archangel) son of protestant Scottish Lord Forbes, but preferring Catholicism left home, became a zealous Capuchin in the Netherlands, converting many Date: 1571 - 1606

Background imageForbes Collection: Gertrude Elliott

Gertrude Elliott American actress, wife of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson Date: 1905

Background imageForbes Collection: FORBES (1809 - 1868)

FORBES (1809 - 1868)
JAMES DAVID FORBES - Scottish scientist Date: 1809 - 1868

Background imageForbes Collection: Advert for Dobble, Forbes & Co stoves and ranges 1889

Advert for Dobble, Forbes & Co stoves and ranges 1889
A selection of ranges and stoves all available from Dobble, Forbes & Co, in three store in Larbert, London and Glasgow. 1889

Background imageForbes Collection: Mrs W. F. Forbes-Sempill

Mrs W. F. Forbes-Sempill
Mrs Forbes-Semphill, formerly Eileen Lavery, daughter (by his first marriage) of the painter Sir John Lavery. She married aviator Colonel the Hon. W. F. Forbes-Semphill. 1925

Background imageForbes Collection: Duchess of Westminster - amateur dramatics, Eaton Hall

Duchess of Westminster - amateur dramatics, Eaton Hall
A scene from Scaramouch an amateur theatrical production performed at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Westminster

Background imageForbes Collection: Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Promotional postcard of one of R. C. Carters 1901 cartoons of famous performers of the day. Forbes-Robertson As The Moody Dane

Background imageForbes Collection: Mansion House Hotel, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA

Mansion House Hotel, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imageForbes Collection: Reverend Forbes Oncidium, Hook var Atratum

Reverend Forbes Oncidium, Hook var Atratum
Reverend Forbes Oncidium, Hook. var. Atratum.. Illustration drawn by C. de Bruyne and chromolithographed by P. de Pannemaeker from Lucien Lindens Lindenia, Iconography of Orchids, Brussels, 1902

Background imageForbes Collection: Rosita Forbes at Jaghbub crossing the Sahara Desert

Rosita Forbes at Jaghbub crossing the Sahara Desert
Rosita Forbes (1890-1967), English travel writer and explorer at Jaghbub (a remote desert oasis village in the eastern Libyan Desert)

Background imageForbes Collection: Schenley Farms District, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Schenley Farms District, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Schenley Farms District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1914

Background imageForbes Collection: Alexander Forbes-Leith

Alexander Forbes-Leith
Alexander John Forbes-Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie (1847 1925), Scottish Royal Navy officer and US steel magnate. Date: 1909

Background imageForbes Collection: Prominent personalities serving in Gallipoli, WW1

Prominent personalities serving in Gallipoli, WW1
Notable members of society serving in the Dardanelles. Top left is the Marquis of Tullibardine, eldest son and heir of the Duke of Atholl (later the 8th Duke of Atholl 1871-1942)

Background imageForbes Collection: 2nd Lieutenant Leslie Frederick Forbes bombing the railway

2nd Lieutenant Leslie Frederick Forbes bombing the railway
2nd Lieutenant Leslie Frederick Forbes (Royal Flying Corps.) descending to within 350 feet to bomb the railway. He was subsequently awarded the MC. Deeds That Thrill The Empire - Page 796. W. Avis

Background imageForbes Collection: Laura Cowie, actress, in costume

Laura Cowie, actress, in costume
Laura Cowie (1892-1962), actress, seen here in costume peeping from behind a curtain. She was about to sail for America with Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson as his leading lady. Date: 1914

Background imageForbes Collection: Sir Charles S. Forbes, Vanity Fair, Ape

Sir Charles S. Forbes, Vanity Fair, Ape
SIR CHARLES STEWART FORBES, 5th Baronet of Newe in the County of Aberdeen (1867-1927) Caption: Of Newe Date: 1867-1927

Background imageForbes Collection: How Lieutenant Colonel Forbes-Robertson Saved the Western Li

How Lieutenant Colonel Forbes-Robertson Saved the Western Li
Forbes-Robertson won the Victoria Cross saved the defence line by making a rapid reconnaisance on horse-back in full view of the enemy under machine gun and close range shell fire

Background imageForbes Collection: Forbes Winslow

Forbes Winslow
FORBES BENIGNUS WINSLOW doctor who specialised in insanity, had his own lunatic asylum, a key figure in early psychiatry. Date: 1810 - 1874

Background imageForbes Collection: Mabel St Oswald

Mabel St Oswald
MABEL SUSAN (nee Forbes) baroness ST OSWALD of Nostell wife of the second baron. a popular hostess at Nostell Priory, Wakefield. Date: ? - 1919

Background imageForbes Collection: Charles Ct Montalembert

Charles Ct Montalembert
CHARLES FORBES, comte de MONTALEMBERT French journalist and statesman with his autograph Date: 1810 - 1870

Background imageForbes Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Veronica, Breakfast Conversation, Picturesque Beauties Boswell

Drawings Prints, Print, Veronica, Breakfast Conversation, Picturesque Beauties Boswell
Drawings and Prints, Print, Veronica, a Breakfast Conversation (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the First), Artist, Subject, Artist, Subject, Publisher, After, Samuel Collings, Samuel Johnson

Background imageForbes Collection: The Collision between English and Portuguese in Manicaland: Major Forbes and Ten

The Collision between English and Portuguese in Manicaland: Major Forbes and Ten Troopers Arresting th Portuguese Colonel Paiva D andrade and Capitan Gouveia

Background imageForbes Collection: Source Size = 2012 x 2499

Source Size = 2012 x 2499
The Late Sir John Forbes, M.D

Background imageForbes Collection: Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson in the role of Macbeth (litho)

Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson in the role of Macbeth (litho)
XJF483320 Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson in the role of Macbeth (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageForbes Collection: M. Gauci after John James Masquerier (British (?), active c

M. Gauci after John James Masquerier (British (?), active c. 1810-1846), John Forbes Mitchell, 1823, lithograph on papier colle

Background imageForbes Collection: ROBIN GOODFELLOW, THE NEW PLAY AT THE GARRICK THEATRE: 1. Valentine Barbrook

ROBIN GOODFELLOW, THE NEW PLAY AT THE GARRICK THEATRE: 1. Valentine Barbrook
" ROBIN GOODFELLOW, " THE NEW PLAY AT THE GARRICK THEATRE: 1. Valentine Barbrook (Mr. John Hare): " There, and you will be silent then." 2. Grace Barbrook (Miss K)

Background imageForbes Collection: Mr. Archibald Forbes (Daily News), War Correspondent

Mr. Archibald Forbes (Daily News), War Correspondent

Background imageForbes Collection: OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH, 1893. The Start. Homestead claimants waiting for the opening

OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH, 1893. The Start. Homestead claimants waiting for the opening of the Cherokee Strip, Oklahoma Territory, on 16 September 1893. Photograph by Alexander A. Forbes, 1893

Background imageForbes Collection: JOHNSTON FORBES-ROBERTSON (1853-1937). British actor and theatre manager. Photograph by W

JOHNSTON FORBES-ROBERTSON (1853-1937). British actor and theatre manager. Photograph by W. & D. Downey, c1892




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"Forbes: A Captivating Tapestry of Art, History, and Legacy" Step into the enchanting world Field in Pittsburgh on a magical Christmas Eve in 1915. Renowned artist Stanhope A. Forbes beautifully captures this moment, transporting us to a bygone era. As we delve deeper into the artistic realm, we encounter "The Lighthouse" in Newlyn, Cornwall. Painted around 1893 by an unknown creator, this masterpiece emanates a sense of mystery and tranquility that captivates our imagination. Traveling back to St. Ives in 1886, we witness the joyous scene of "Children on the Beach. " The vibrant oil on canvas painting immortalizes carefree moments filled with laughter and innocence. Elizabeth Adela Forbes takes us across Mounts Bay circa 1880 through her brushstrokes. Her artistry unveils breathtaking landscapes that evoke awe-inspiring emotions within us. Shifting gears from art to advertising, we stumble upon a vintage Lagonda Agriculture Works poster from Ohio. Farmers proudly showcase their hard work and dedication as they contribute to society's sustenance. Rosita Forbes graces the stage next – an influential figure whose impact transcends boundaries. From adorning Tatler covers to making waves as an accomplished writer and explorer, she embodies resilience and empowerment. Diving deep into history's pages reveals Edwin Forbes' poignant depiction of the Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg. Union forces valiantly defend their position behind breastworks on Culps Hill against Johnsons Division's relentless attack – forever etched onto canvas for generations to remember. Lastly, Clan Menzies emerges as a symbol of heritage and unity. Their legacy resonates through time as they honor their Scottish roots while embracing modernity with grace. Forbes encompasses more than just a company; it represents an amalgamation of captivating stories told through various mediums – be it paintbrushes, photographs, or the written word.