Gentlemans Club Collection

A man outside Brookss Club, London, 1815. Artist: George Cruikshank
A man outside Brookss Club, London, 1815. Behold at Brookss step-nay! I ll be bound to say a figure such as this you ll see there every day

Whites, London, 1891
White s, London, 1891. Whites is a gentlemens club, established at 4 Chesterfield Street in 1693 by Italian immigrant Francesco Bianco

The drawing room in the Athenaeum Club. Steel engraving by Melville after an illustration by L.L
FLO4669223 The drawing room in the Athenaeum Club. Steel engraving by Melville after an illustration by L.L. Hewitt from London Interiors, Their Costumes and Ceremonies, Joshua Mead, London

Regency gentlemen gambling on the card game Hazard at Brooks club. The Great Subscription Room at Brooks
FLO4619219 Regency gentlemen gambling on the card game Hazard at Brooks club. The Great Subscription Room at Brooks, or Opposition Members engaged upon Hazard-ous Points

Regency gamblers playing English Hazard in the gambling hell, Fishmongers Hall. A gambler claims the dice are weighted
FLO4618964 Regency gamblers playing English Hazard in the gambling hell, Fishmongers Hall. A gambler claims the dice are weighted. The Interior of Modern Hell, empty the Cogged Dice

The inside of a Gentleman's Club, 1850
3478299 The inside of a Gentleman's Club, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the inside of a Gentleman's Club in London. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

New building of the Garrick Club, King-Street, Covent-Garden, 1864. Creator: Unknown
New building of the Garrick Club, King-Street, Covent-Garden, 1864....view of the new Garrick Club, just erected by Mr. Frederick Marrable...The house is Italian, and is imposing

Tiens au milieu de...bouleversemens... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Tiens au milieu de...bouleversemens... 19th century. Contemporary Profiles -....in the midst of all the upheavals

Bohemian Club members, portrait photograph, 1927? Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bohemian Club members, portrait photograph, 1927?

Bohemian Club members, portrait photograph, 1927? Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bohemian Club members, portrait photograph, 1927?

Bohemian Club Grove scene, between 1896 and 1911. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bohemian Club Grove scene, between 1896 and 1911

Bohemian Club Grove scene, between 1896 and 1911. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Bohemian Club Grove scene, between 1896 and 1911

Composition sketch for "A Fashion in the Society of the Sciences" in the Society of the Sciences, 1896

Sterling, George, Mr. and an unidentified man, seated outdoors, between 1906 and 1914. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Sterling, George, Mr. and an unidentified man, seated outdoors, between 1906 and 1914

Sterling, George, and Porter Garnett, standing...at the Bohemian Grove, Sonoma, Ca. c1906-1911. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Sterling, George, and Porter Garnett, standing outdoors at the Bohemian Grove, Sonoma, California, between 1906 and 1911

"Friends Of Harmony", 1891. Creator: Sydney Prior Hall. "Friends Of Harmony", 1891
"Friends Of Harmony", 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

"The Pickwick Club" after Charles Green, R.I. 1890. Creator: Charles Green
"The Pickwick Club" after Charles Green, R.I. 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

L'Acteur Hugues Bouffé (1800-1888), représenté dans les costumes de ses principaux rôles... 1848
L'Acteur Hugues Bouffe (1800-1888), represente dans les costumes de ses principaux roles, dans sa loge du theatre des Varietes, 1848

Au cercle, 1908. Creator: Jean Beraud
Au cercle, 1908. Gentlemen's club

The Circle of the Republican Union, c1890. Creator: Unknown
The Circle of the Republican Union, c1890

Group portrait of members of the Association of French Republican Journalists, 1907. Creator: Adolphe Henri Laissement
Group portrait of members of the Association of French Republican Journalists, 1907

Grand Banquet to Viscount Palmerston by the Reform Club, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Grand Banquet to Viscount Palmerston by the Reform Club, [London], 1850. Dinner in honour of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

The Military, Naval, and County Service Club, St. James's-Street - Principal Drawing-Room, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Military, Naval, and County Service Club, St. James's-Street, [London] - Principal Drawing-Room, 1850. The style of decoration is that of Louis Quatorze...a splendid apartment

Little Aristocratic Club, July 28, 1830, 1831. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Little Aristocratic Club, July 28, 1830, 1831

Portrait, 1893. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Portrait, 1893. Gentleman in full beard, fitted with cigar and goggles. In the background four more gentlemen can be seen in the adjoining room

The Great Subscription Room at Brookss, St. Jamess Street, London, 1808, (1947)
The Great Subscription Room at Brooks s, St. Jamess Street, London, 1808, (1947). Interior of Brookss gentlemens club showing the segmental barrel vault ceiling

The Conservative Club, St. Jamess Street, London, c1840, (1947). Creator: Woods
The Conservative Club, St. Jamess Street, London, c1840, (1947). View of the Conservative Club, a gentlemens club which occupied premises in St Jamess Street until 1959

The Reform Club, Pall Mall, London, 1837, (1947). Creator: George Moore
The Reform Club, Pall Mall, London, 1837, (1947). View of the Reform Club, a private members club founded in 1836. It was the first gentlemans club to change its rules to include the admission of

Five Portraits. Study for painting in Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm, 1901. Creator: Vilhelm Hammershoi
Five Portraits. Study for painting in Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm, 1901

An Evening at the Meistersingers Club, St. Jamess Street. Creator: Unknown
An Evening at the Meistersingers Club, St. Jamess Street

At the Club, 1870 / 91. Creator: Charles Samuel Keene
At the Club, 1870/91

Foyers Mens Club, 1880-1910, c. 1946. Creator: Perkins Harnly
Foyers Mens Club, 1880-1910, c. 1946

A Toast (oil on canvas)
1767706 A Toast (oil on canvas) by Moeller, Louis Charles (1855-1930); 45.7x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Toast. Louis Charles Moeller (1855-1930). Oil on canvas

A Good Joke, (oil on canvas)
651054 A Good Joke, (oil on canvas) by Moeller, Louis Charles (1855-1930); 46.3x61.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Good Joke. Louis Charles Moeller (1855-1930). Oil on canvas

Conversation at Cagnes, c. 1931 (oil on gessoboard)
657465 Conversation at Cagnes, c. 1931 (oil on gessoboard) by Dismorr, Jessica Stewart (1885-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Conversation at Cagnes. Jessica Dismorr (1885-1939)

A Gentlemans Table, (oil on canvas)
823230 A Gentlemans Table, (oil on canvas) by Hirst, Claude Raguet (1855-1942); 45.7x81.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Gentlemans Table. Claude Raguet Hirst (1855-1942). Oil on canvas

A Billiard Room, 1861 (w / c on paper)
WSG91125 A Billiard Room, 1861 (w/c on paper) by Werner, Carl Friedrich Heinrich (1808-94); 22.8x33.6 cm; Wingfield Sporting Gallery, London, UK; German, out of copyright

"Here I am gentlemen, "said he, from
3501816 " Here I am gentlemen, " said he, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905) engraved by Henri-Theophile Hildebrand (1824-97), 1873 (engraving) by Benett

Shakespeare or Bacon (w / c on paper)
PNH351995 Shakespeare or Bacon (w/c on paper) by Emslie, Alfred Edward (1848-1897); 25.5x35.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English, out of copyright

Tom Cribbs parlour at the Union Arms, Holborn, holding up Cribbs Cup
PNP379181 Tom Cribbs parlour at the Union Arms, Holborn, holding up Cribbs Cup, from an aquatint by Cruickshank from Pierce Egans Life in London, published 1821 (colour litho) by English School

Guildhall, Gentlemans Magazine, 1761 (engraving)
GHL293397 Guildhall, Gentlemans Magazine, 1761 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; eLondon Metropolitan Archives; English, out of copyright

Johnny in service at a gentlemans club, serving wine to members while others gamble on card games at a large gaming
FLO4999845 Johnny in service at a gentlemans club, serving wine to members while others gamble on card games at a large gaming table

Chess Game, (oil on canvas)
651053 Chess Game, (oil on canvas) by Moeller, Louis Charles (1855-1930); 45.7x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chess Game. Louis Charles Moeller (1855-1930). Oil on canvas

Liverpool Constitutional Club, Hall of the new India Buildings premises which will be officially opened by on Thursday by Sir Max Muspratt on the 22nd, 10th January 1931

Members of Liverpool Constitutional Club, at new India Buildings premises which will be officially opened by on Thursday (22nd) by Sir Max Muspratt, 20th January 1931

A Club of Gentlemen, ca. 1730. Creator: Joseph Highmore
A Club of Gentlemen, ca. 1730. Formerly attributed to William Hogarth

Pillars of the Constitution, February 1, 1809. Creator: James Gillray
Pillars of the Constitution, February 1, 1809

Pall Mall, Westminster, London, 1840. Artist: Thomas Higham
Pall Mall, Westminster, London, 1840. View showing the Reform Club to the right and figures and traffic in the street

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Step into the world of sophistication and camaraderie with a glimpse into the illustrious gentlemen's clubs of yesteryears. From the opulent halls of The Great Subscription Room at Brookss on St. James's Street in London, circa 1808, to the refined ambiance of The Conservative Club, captured by Woods around 1840; these establishments were more than just buildings – they were sanctuaries for like-minded individuals seeking intellectual stimulation and conviviality. One such iconic institution was The Reform Club on Pall Mall, established in 1837 and immortalized by George Moore in his artwork from 1947. Its grandeur mirrored its members' progressive ideals, providing a platform for discussions that shaped society. Meanwhile, an unknown artist transports us to An Evening at the Meistersingers Club on St. James's Street, where music filled the air as distinguished gentlemen reveled in their shared passion. Through Charles Samuel Keene's evocative illustration titled "At the Club, " we witness animated conversations echoing within hallowed walls during an era when friendships flourished over spirited debates and laughter rang out freely. Foyers Men's Club from 1880-1910 offers a window into a more relaxed atmosphere where men gathered for leisurely pursuits amidst comfortable surroundings - Perkins Harnly captures this timeless scene with finesse. Artistic masterpieces further depict scenes that encapsulate moments enjoyed within these esteemed establishments: "A Toast" portrays friends raising their glasses high in celebration; "A Good Joke" showcases hearty laughter shared among companions; while "Conversation at Cagnes" immerses us in engaging dialogue against a backdrop reminiscent of French Riviera charm. The allure extends beyond mere conversation as depicted through captivating artworks such as "A Gentleman's Table, " which invites us to partake in sumptuous meals savored amongst esteemed company.