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Hugh Collection (#21)

"Hugh: A Journey Through Time and Art" Step into the captivating world of Hugh, a name that echoes through history and art

Background imageHugh Collection: DUKE OF WESTMINSTER (1879-1953). Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster

DUKE OF WESTMINSTER (1879-1953). Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster. Photographed in 1900

Background imageHugh Collection: Rosebery conquers Hugh Price Hughes and Labby Labouchere

Rosebery conquers Hugh Price Hughes and Labby Labouchere
The Dreadful Story about Primrose and the Gee-Gee (cont.). Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian (1847-1929) - a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister

Background imageHugh Collection: Rosebery menaced by Hugh Price Hughes and Labby Labouchere

Rosebery menaced by Hugh Price Hughes and Labby Labouchere
The Dreadful Story about Primrose and the Gee-Gee. Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian (1847-1929) - a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister

Background imageHugh Collection: British Army camp in the Castle Yard, Carlisle Castle

British Army camp in the Castle Yard, Carlisle Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The card bears a really quite remarkable (vaguely patriotic) poetic quote by Hugh Falconer Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHugh Collection: Uxbridge aerodrome prior to an air exercise c 1937

Uxbridge aerodrome prior to an air exercise c 1937
Uxbridge aerodrome prior to an air exercise. c.1937. From left: Sir John Steele, Lt Col Muirhead, Undersecretary for Air; Sir Hugh Dowding, Air Officer Commanding in Chief and Lord Swinton

Background imageHugh Collection: Major Frederick Hugh Sykes

Major Frederick Hugh Sykes

Background imageHugh Collection: Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Montague Trenchard

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO (3 February 1873 10 February 1956)

Background imageHugh Collection: Hugh Lewis Esq, commemoration poster

Hugh Lewis Esq, commemoration poster on becoming the first 50-year-old to receive a Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate. 1916

Background imageHugh Collection: Picture No. 10758638

Picture No. 10758638
Rainforest Tree - with hugh buttress roots entwined with airy roots of the Strangler Fig (Ficus destruens) Date:

Background imageHugh Collection: Air Vice Marshal The Right Honourable Sir Frederick Hugh Syk

Air Vice Marshal The Right Honourable Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes, GCSI, GCIE, GBE, KCB, CMG (23 July 1877-30 September 1954). Date: 1954

Background imageHugh Collection: Major Frederick Hugh Sykes Commander Military Wing RFC

Major Frederick Hugh Sykes Commander Military Wing RFC
Major Frederick Hugh Sykes, Commander, Military Wing, RFC

Background imageHugh Collection: Major Frederick Hugh Sykes 15th Hussars OC

Major Frederick Hugh Sykes 15th Hussars OC
From Left: Major Frederick Hugh Sykes, 15th Hussars, OC in charge of records, RFC Military Wing, and Brigadier-General Sir David Henderson, Director of Military Training, War Office. circa 1912

Background imageHugh Collection: Lt Arthur Longmore, Hugh Trenchard - Maurice Farman Biplane

Lt Arthur Longmore, Hugh Trenchard - Maurice Farman Biplane
Lt Arthur Longmore and Hugh Trenchard in a Maurice Farman Biplane

Background imageHugh Collection: Dr Hugh Metcalfe OBE (1928-2002) - RAeS President

Dr Hugh Metcalfe OBE (1928-2002) - RAeS President
Dr Hugh Metcalfe, OBE, FREng, FRAeS, 1928-2002, RAeS President 1989-1990. Date: 1928

Background imageHugh Collection: H G Conway CBE FRAeS Managing Director Bristol Siddeley

H G Conway CBE FRAeS Managing Director Bristol Siddeley
Hugh G. Conway, CBE, FRAeS, Managing Director, Bristol Siddeley

Background imageHugh Collection: Hugh Oswald Short (1883-1969)

Hugh Oswald Short (1883-1969)
Hugh Oswald Short, 1883-1969. Date: 1969

Background imageHugh Collection: Hugh Merewether chief test pilot at Hawker Siddeley Aviation

Hugh Merewether chief test pilot at Hawker Siddeley Aviation
Hugh Merewether, chief test pilot at Hawker Siddeley Aviation (Dunsfold), lands a Hawker Siddeley Harrier on the flight deck of the cruiser HMS Blake during trials. 2/3 August 1970. Date: 1970

Background imageHugh Collection: Jane Austen Persuasion. Austens last novel published 1818. Captain Wentworth

Jane Austen Persuasion. Austens last novel published 1818. Captain Wentworth giving Anne Elliot his note of declaration. Illustration by Hugh Thomson, 1897. Engraving

Background imageHugh Collection: Conrad, Mary and St. Pelagius, including the coat of arms of Bishop Hugh of High Landsberg

Conrad, Mary and St. Pelagius, including the coat of arms of Bishop Hugh of High Landsberg (term 1495-1530)

Background imageHugh Collection: Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley burned at the stake for heresy. Hugh Latimer (c

Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley burned at the stake for heresy. Hugh Latimer (c.ja1487 - 16 October 1555) Bishop of Worcester before the Reformation

Background imageHugh Collection: Hugh Childers (1827-1896) British parliamentarian, telling Britannia of the success

Hugh Childers (1827-1896) British parliamentarian, telling Britannia of the success of the new Ballot Box. John Tenniel cartoon from Punch, London, 24 August 1872

Background imageHugh Collection: Hugh Latimer (c1485-1555) English Protestant martyr, preaching in front of Edward VI

Hugh Latimer (c1485-1555) English Protestant martyr, preaching in front of Edward VI. Under the Roman Catholic Mary I he was burnt at the stake with Ridley and Cranmer at Oxford

Background imageHugh Collection: Hugh Blair (1718-1800) Scottish Presbyterian preacher and man-of-letters, Professor

Hugh Blair (1718-1800) Scottish Presbyterian preacher and man-of-letters, Professor of Rhetoric at Edinburgh University. One of the group of lawyers, philosophers

Background imageHugh Collection: Chadwell Springs near Ware, Hertfordshire, England, a source of water which was taken

Chadwell Springs near Ware, Hertfordshire, England, a source of water which was taken by means of the 38 mile (61.155km) artificial waterway known as the New River to New River Head, London

Background imageHugh Collection: Scene from The Scarlet Letter (1850) novel by the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)

Scene from The Scarlet Letter (1850) novel by the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). Set in the times of the dour Puritan pioneers of New England the heroine, Hester Prynne

Background imageHugh Collection: Hugh Capet (c938-996) elected king of France in 987 after the death of Louis V. Founder

Hugh Capet (c938-996) elected king of France in 987 after the death of Louis V. Founder of Capetian dynasty which lasted until 1328. Copperplate engraving, 1793

Background imageHugh Collection: Henry I (c1005-1060) king of France from 1031. Son of Robert II and grandson of Hugh Capet

Henry I (c1005-1060) king of France from 1031. Son of Robert II and grandson of Hugh Capet, the founder of the Capetian dynasty. Copperplate engraving 1793

Background imageHugh Collection: Hugh Seymour Walpole (1884-1941) New Zealand-born British novelist. Best known

Hugh Seymour Walpole (1884-1941) New Zealand-born British novelist. Best known for his books forming The Herries Chronicle (1924-1933). From a series of cards of Famous British Authors (London, 1937)

Background imageHugh Collection: An English Jack-tar Giving Monsieur A Drubbing

An English Jack-tar Giving Monsieur A Drubbing, London : Robert Sayer, En Sanguine Engraving 1779, The Victory Is Associated With The French And British Naval Battle Off Ushant In July 1778

Background imageHugh Collection: Robin Goodfellow

Robin Goodfellow
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. Rorke) And Hugh Rokeby (mr)

Background imageHugh Collection: DRYBURGH ABBEY, FROM THE EAST, UK. Dryburgh Abbey, near Dryburgh on the banks of

DRYBURGH ABBEY, FROM THE EAST, UK. Dryburgh Abbey, near Dryburgh on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, was nominally founded on 10 November (Martinmas)

Background imageHugh Collection: BATTLE OF FEROZESHAH, (LORD GOUGH) DECEMBER 21ST, 1845, between the British and the Sikhs

BATTLE OF FEROZESHAH, (LORD GOUGH) DECEMBER 21ST, 1845, between the British and the Sikhs, at the village of Ferozeshah in Punjab

Background imageHugh Collection: American physician and Revolutionary General. Drawing, 19th century

American physician and Revolutionary General. Drawing, 19th century
HUGH MERCER (1726-1777). American physician and Revolutionary General. Drawing, 19th century

Background imageHugh Collection: Pterichthyodes, fossil fish

Pterichthyodes, fossil fish
Specimen about 370 million years old from the Devonian period with a paper model built by Hugh Miller (1802-56) to help in the understanding of this fossil fish

Background imageHugh Collection: LANE, Fitz Hugh (1804-1865). The Fort and Ten

LANE, Fitz Hugh (1804-1865). The Fort and Ten Pound Island, Gloucester, Massachusetts. 1847. Romanticism. Hudson River School. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum of Art

Background imageHugh Collection: ZURBARAN, Francisco de (1598-1664). Saint Hugh

ZURBARAN, Francisco de (1598-1664). Saint Hugh, Bishop of Grenoble. SPAIN. Cᤩ z. Museo de Cᤩ z. Baroque art. Oil on canvas

Background imageHugh Collection: Illustrated London News front cover of the Prince of Wales

Illustrated London News front cover of the Prince of Wales
Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring a camera portrait of Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor) by Hugh Cecil

Background imageHugh Collection: Hugh Earl Cairns

Hugh Earl Cairns
HUGH McCALMONT, first earl CAIRNS Lawyer and statesman, Lord Chancellor Date: 1819 - 1885

Background imageHugh Collection: Hugh Earl Cairns Photo

Hugh Earl Cairns Photo
HUGH McCALMONT, first earl CAIRNS Lawyer and statesman, Lord Chancellor Date: 1819 - 1885

Background imageHugh Collection: Hugh Talbot Burgoyne

Hugh Talbot Burgoyne
HUGH TALBOT BURGOYNE British naval commander who died when his turret- ship Captain foundered at sea, ensuring the safety of his crew at his own risk. Date: 1833 - 1820

Background imageHugh Collection: Preliminary drawing by John Trumbull for his painting of the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey

Preliminary drawing by John Trumbull for his painting of the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey, 3 January 1777
BATTLE OF PRINCETON, 1777. Preliminary drawing by John Trumbull for his painting of the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey, 3 January 1777, in the Revolutionary War

Background imageHugh Collection: General Hugh Mercer mortally wounded by Britiah troops at the Battle of Princeton, 3 January 1777

General Hugh Mercer mortally wounded by Britiah troops at the Battle of Princeton, 3 January 1777
BATTLE OF PRINCETON, 1777. General Hugh Mercer mortally wounded by Britiah troops at the Battle of Princeton, 3 January 1777. Color line and stipple engraving, 19th century

Background imageHugh Collection: (1735-1819). American Revolutionary leader, scientist, and statesman. Color etching, 1888

(1735-1819). American Revolutionary leader, scientist, and statesman. Color etching, 1888
HUGH WILLIAMSON (1735-1819). American Revolutionary leader, scientist, and statesman. Color etching, 1888, by Albert Rosenthal after John Trumbull

Background imageHugh Collection: Premilinary drawing by John Trumbull for his painting of the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey

Premilinary drawing by John Trumbull for his painting of the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey, 3 January 1777
BATTLE OF PRINCETON, 1777. Premilinary drawing by John Trumbull for his painting of the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey, 3 January 1777

Background imageHugh Collection: Republican campaign button from the 1916 Presidential election featuring Charles Hughes

Republican campaign button from the 1916 Presidential election featuring Charles Hughes
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN:1916. Republican campaign button from the 1916 Presidential election featuring Charles Hughes

Background imageHugh Collection: Cartoon depicting the newly expanded Supreme Court resulting from President Franklin Roosevelts

Cartoon depicting the newly expanded Supreme Court resulting from President Franklin Roosevelts signing of
NEW DEAL: SUPREME COURT. Cartoon depicting the newly expanded Supreme Court resulting from President Franklin Roosevelts signing of the Judiciary Reorganization Bill of 1937

Background imageHugh Collection: (1882-1942). American army officer and politician. General Johnson (hand raised)

(1882-1942). American army officer and politician. General Johnson (hand raised) presenting President Franklin D
HUGH SAMUEL JOHNSON (1882-1942). American army officer and politician. General Johnson (hand raised) presenting President Franklin D




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"Hugh: A Journey Through Time and Art" Step into the captivating world of Hugh, a name that echoes through history and art. From the Battle of Sobraon in 1846 to Westminster Abbey's Rose Window, this name has left its mark on significant events and iconic landmarks. In the annals of military history, we find Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, a brilliant strategist who played a crucial role in World War II. His leadership during the Battle of Britain ensured victory for the Allies against overwhelming odds. But Hugh's influence extends beyond warfare. In Stephen Ward's sketches from 1960, we catch glimpses of celebrities immortalized by his talented hand. These drawings capture their essence and reveal their innermost selves. Picture No. 11993213 brings us closer to another facet - politics. Labour Party election posters and television speakers bear his name as he rallies support for social justice and equality. Literature enthusiasts will recognize Hugh as an integral part of Jane Austen's timeless works. In "Pride & Prejudice, " Elizabeth Bennet overhears Mr Darcy at the Ball, forever altering their relationship. And in "Persuasion, " his pallid face mirrors her own despair as they confront heartbreak together. Grief knows no boundaries, touching even those with illustrious names like Hugh, and is an emotion that unites us all in our shared humanity - reminding us that behind every historical figure lies a person who feels deeply. It also finds expression in architecture; Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson designed 5 Chester Terrace in Regents Park—a testament to elegance and sophistication that stands tall amidst London's bustling cityscape. Finally, let us not forget Captain Bairnsfather's first meeting with Old Bill during World War I—an encounter etched forever into collective memory—where two soldiers bonded over humor amid chaos, finding solace even amidst adversity.