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Humphrey Collection (#3)

"Humphrey: A Multifaceted Legacy of Ingenuity and Artistry" From the brilliant mind of Humphry Davy, the English chemist who revolutionized scientific discovery

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Vauxhall 30-98 of Humphrey Cook off the road at the Caerphilly Hillclimb, Wales, 1922

Vauxhall 30-98 of Humphrey Cook off the road at the Caerphilly Hillclimb, Wales, 1922
Vauxhall Event Entry No: 12. Driver: Cook, H.W. Place: Caerphilly Hillclimb. Date: 28.6.22

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Vauxhall 30-98 of Humphrey Cook competing in the Caerphilly Hillclimb, Wales, 1922

Vauxhall 30-98 of Humphrey Cook competing in the Caerphilly Hillclimb, Wales, 1922
Vauxhall 30-98 Open 4-seater. 4524 cc. Event Entry No: 12. Driver: Cook, H.W. Place: Caerphilly Hillclimb. Date: 28.6.22

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Vauxhall TT of Humphrey Cook competing in the Caerphilly Hillclimb, Wales, 1923. Artist

Vauxhall TT of Humphrey Cook competing in the Caerphilly Hillclimb, Wales, 1923. Artist
Vauxhall TT Driver: Cook, H.W. Place: Caerphilly Hillclimb. Date: 29.6.23

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Rouge et Noir, Vauxhall 30-98 of Humphrey Cook, Essex Motor Club Kop Hillclimb, 1922

Rouge et Noir, Vauxhall 30-98 of Humphrey Cook, Essex Motor Club Kop Hillclimb, 1922
Vauxhall 30-98 Vehicle Reg. No. XF5325. Event Entry No: 66 Driver: Cook, H. Racing body. Chassis No. E347. Car known as Rouge et Noir, Place: Essex M.C. Kop Hillclimb. Date: 25.3.22

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Vauxhall TT of Humphrey Cook competing in the Southsea Speed Carnival, Hampshire, 1922

Vauxhall TT of Humphrey Cook competing in the Southsea Speed Carnival, Hampshire, 1922
Vauxhall TT Driver: Cook, H. Place: Southsea Speed Carnival. Date: 23.8.22

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Humphrey Lyttelton, (Jimmy Hastings sax), Hever Castle, Kent, 1999. Artist: Brian O Connor

Humphrey Lyttelton, (Jimmy Hastings sax), Hever Castle, Kent, 1999. Artist: Brian O Connor
Lyttelton Humphrey, (jimmy Hastings sax), Hever Castle, Kent, 1999

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Lyttelton Humphrey, Pizza On The Park, 1995. Artist: Brian O Connor

Lyttelton Humphrey, Pizza On The Park, 1995. Artist: Brian O Connor
Lyttelton Humphrey, Pizza On The Park, 1995

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Jimmy Hastings, Humphrey Lyttelton and Jim Tomlinson, Hever Castle, Kent. Artist

Jimmy Hastings, Humphrey Lyttelton and Jim Tomlinson, Hever Castle, Kent. Artist
Jimmy Hastings, Scottish jazz musician, Humphrey Lyttelton, English trumpeter and clarinetist, and Jim Tomlinson, English saxophonist at Hever Castle, Kent

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Jimmy Hastings and Humphrey Lyttelton, Hever Castle, Kent. Artist: Brian O Connor

Jimmy Hastings and Humphrey Lyttelton, Hever Castle, Kent. Artist: Brian O Connor
Jimmy Hastings, Scottish jazz musician and Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz trumpeter and clarinetist at Hever Castle, Kent. Humphrey Lyttelton, also known as Humph

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Jazz concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1956. Artist: Denis Williams

Jazz concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1956. Artist: Denis Williams
Jazz concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1956. Sidney Bechet on soprano saxophone (top left) and Humphrey Lyttelton on trumpet (bottom right)

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Humphrey Lyttelton, Sidney Bechet and unknown clarinetist, Colston Hall, Bristol, 1956

Humphrey Lyttelton, Sidney Bechet and unknown clarinetist, Colston Hall, Bristol, 1956
Humphrey Lyttelton (trumpet), Sidney Bechet (soprano saxophone) and unknown clarinetist, Colston Hall, Bristol, 1956

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Humphrey Lyttelton, Brecon Jazz Festival, Powys, Wales, 2007. Artist: Brian O Connor

Humphrey Lyttelton, Brecon Jazz Festival, Powys, Wales, 2007. Artist: Brian O Connor
Humphrey Lyttelton, Brecon Jazz Festival, Powys, Wales, 2007

Background imageHumphrey Collection: The Death of Bohun, 16 March 1322, (c1880)

The Death of Bohun, 16 March 1322, (c1880). Humphrey (VI) de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford (1276-1322) was a member of a powerful Anglo-Norman family of the Welsh Marches

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Brittany... c1920. Artist: Humphrey Joel

Brittany... c1920. Artist: Humphrey Joel
Brittany. Within the turreted walls that enclose Dinan are many curious narrow streets, especially here near the Porte du Jerzual, c1920

Background imageHumphrey Collection: In a Garden of Tokyo. Artist: Rousseau

In a Garden of Tokyo. Artist: Rousseau
In a Garden of Tokyo

Background imageHumphrey Collection: An old curiosity shop in Falaise, Normandy, France, c1930s. Artist: Humphrey Joel

An old curiosity shop in Falaise, Normandy, France, c1930s. Artist: Humphrey Joel
An old curiosity shop in Falaise, Normandy, France, c1930s. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume V, the Fleetway House, London, c1930s

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Interior, Bath Abbey, Somerset, 1924-1926. Artist: Humphrey Joel

Interior, Bath Abbey, Somerset, 1924-1926. Artist: Humphrey Joel
Interior, Bath Abbey, Somerset, 1924-1926. Bath Abbeys founder, Bishop Oliver King, reputedly had a dream himself featuring Jacobs Ladder that inspired him to build the Abbey on the site of

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) and Lauren Bacall (b1924), American actors, 1946

Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) and Lauren Bacall (b1924), American actors, 1946. Bogart and Bacall in a scene from The Big Sleep (1946). From the front cover of Picturegoer magazine (26 October 1946)

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957), American actor, 1944

Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957), American actor, 1944. From the front cover of Picturegoer magazine (16 September 1944). Cropping restrictions are in place

Background imageHumphrey Collection: The Wise Men of Gotham and their Goose. Cartoon of John Stuart about to cut off the head of

The Wise Men of Gotham and their Goose. Cartoon of John Stuart about to cut off the head of the goose who laid each day
WISE MEN OF GOTHAM, 1776. The Wise Men of Gotham and their Goose. Cartoon of John Stuart about to cut off the head of the goose who laid each day an egg of gold

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Humphrey Prideaux, 1648 To 1724. English Doctor Of Divinity And Scholar

Humphrey Prideaux, 1648 To 1724. English Doctor Of Divinity And Scholar. From Crabbs Historical Dictionary Published 1825

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart, 1778-1829. English Chemist And Inventor. Inventor Of The Davy Lamp

Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart, 1778-1829. English Chemist And Inventor. Inventor Of The Davy Lamp. President Of The Royal Society.Engraved By Thomson After Lonsdale.From The Book " National Portrait

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart, 1778-1829. Signature. English Chemist And Inventor

Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart, 1778-1829. Signature. English Chemist And Inventor. Inventor Of The Davy Lamp
Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart, 1778-1829.Signature. English Chemist And Inventor. Inventor Of The Davy Lamp. President Of The Royal Society.From The Book " National Portrait Gallery Volume I"

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829). English Chemist And Inventor. Inventor Of The Davy Lamp

Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829). English Chemist And Inventor. Inventor Of The Davy Lamp

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Deepdale Return For Chris Humphrey

Deepdale Return For Chris Humphrey
PNE were delighted to welcome back Former PNE winger Chris Humphrey to Deepdale following his unfortunate early retirement from football due to Injury

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Surrealist exhibition at the New Burlington Galleries

Surrealist exhibition at the New Burlington Galleries
The International Surrealist exhibition at the New Burlington Galleries. Photographs shows Andre Breton, the leader of the Surrealist movement

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Jack-in-the-Box

Jack-in-the-Box
Childrens book cover published by Humphrey Milford Date: circa 1920

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Humphreys Print Shop, London

Humphreys Print Shop, London
Mrs Humphreys print shop in St James Street, London, where Gillrays latest prints were displayed

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Comfort Of A Bed Of Roses

Comfort Of A Bed Of Roses, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, Engraver, [london] : H. Humphrey, 1806, Charles Fox, In Bed With His Wife, Having A Nightmare

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Henry VI and his court, mid-15th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw

Henry VI and his court, mid-15th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Henry VI and his court, mid-15th century, (1843). The nobleman with the flowing beard is good duke Humphrey, Henrys uncle

Background imageHumphrey Collection: George Mogridge, English writer

George Mogridge, English writer
George Mogridge (1787-1854), prolific English writer, poet and childrens author, also known as Old Humphrey. circa 1850s

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Girls in sunbonnets

Girls in sunbonnets
Childrens postcard illustration of young girls dressed in 1920s fashion wearing sunbonnets, fishing in a pool. Date: 1928

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Two women police officers at Hammersmith, London

Two women police officers at Hammersmith, London
Two women police officers (Sylvia King and Sylvia Humphrey, one of them in plain clothes) at Hammersmith Police Station, West London, with a male sergeant sitting at a desk. Date: 1952

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Humphrey Chetham

Humphrey Chetham
HUMPHREY CHETHAM Merchant, founder of the Chetham Hospital, Manchester. Date: 1580 - 1653

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart (1899 - 1957), American screen and stage actor whose performances in 1940s

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Death of Humph Gilbert

Death of Humph Gilbert
SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT is drowned in a storm off the Azores Date: 1539 - 1583

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Humphrey Wanley - R Grave

Humphrey Wanley - R Grave
Humphrey Wanley (1672 - 1726) Antiquary and librarian

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Sir Humphrey Gilbert

Sir Humphrey Gilbert
SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT Navigator. Date: 1539 - 1583

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Cover design, Master Humphreys Clock

Cover design, Master Humphreys Clock, a weekly periodical edited and written by Charles Dickens, published from 4 April 1840 to 4 December 1841

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Young boy with pet dogs

Young boy with pet dogs
Pub: Humphrey Milford, Postcards for the Little Ones. Chums series. Artist:Eileen Hood Date: 1922

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Title page design by Cecil Aldin, The Bobtail Puppy Book

Title page design by Cecil Aldin, The Bobtail Puppy Book. Date: 1914

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Desdemona

Desdemona
Pub: Humphrey Milford, Postcards for the Little Ones. Shakespeares Heroines series. Desdemona from Othello. Artist: Amy Millicent Sowerby Date: 1922

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Title page design by Cecil Aldin, The Great Adventure

Title page design by Cecil Aldin, The Great Adventure, showing a rabbit eating an orange. Date: 1921

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Title page design by Cecil Aldin, Us

Title page design by Cecil Aldin, Us, showing Pat Leslie and her pet dog Smut, a Scots terrier. Date: 1922

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cock-O-Lorum

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cock-O-Lorum. Showing a proud cockerel conducting a roll call of all his hens, and finding the independently-minded Hetty missing. Date: 1921

Background imageHumphrey Collection: Title page design by Cecil Aldin, Rough and Tumble

Title page design by Cecil Aldin, Rough and Tumble, showing two Scots terriers, one white (Rough) and one black (Tumble), playing with their masters slipper. Date: circa 1910

Background imageHumphrey Collection: First page of a book by Cecil Aldin, Cock-O-Lorum

First page of a book by Cecil Aldin, Cock-O-Lorum The Great, in the Letter Book Series. It is in Aldins own handwriting, with his home address at the top: The Kennels, Purley, near Reading. Date: 1921

Background imageHumphrey Collection: First page of a book by Cecil Aldin, White Rabbit

First page of a book by Cecil Aldin, White Rabbit, in the Letter Book Series. It is in Aldins own handwriting, with his home address at the top: The Kennels, Purley, near Reading. Date: 1921




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"Humphrey: A Multifaceted Legacy of Ingenuity and Artistry" From the brilliant mind of Humphry Davy, the English chemist who revolutionized scientific discovery, to the whimsical caricatures created by Gillray and G. Humphrey's Caricature Shop, the name "Humphrey" resonates with creativity and innovation. Davy's pioneering work in chemistry not only earned him fame but also saved countless lives with his invention of the miners' safety lamp. His portrait, captured on canvas by Henry Howard in 1803, immortalizes his genius for generations to come. But "Humphrey" is not limited to science alone; it extends its reach into various realms. In a vibrant coloured engraving titled "The Houses of York and Lancaster, " we delve into history as we explore their origin and reunion under this captivating name. Music enthusiasts are transported back to 1956 at Colston Hall in Bristol where jazz legends Humphrey Lyttelton and Sidney Bechet mesmerize audiences with their soulful melodies. Their performance echoes through time, reminding us of the power music holds. Nature lovers find solace at Tewin Water House in Hertfordshire—a tranquil haven that bears witness to the beauty surrounding us. Cecil Aldin's illustration of an Ugly Duckling reminds us that even amidst adversity, there is potential for transformation. In a satirical twist, James Gillray presents "The State Tinkers, " shedding light on political affairs through biting humor. This serves as a reminder that art can be a powerful tool for social commentary. Lastly, Volunteer Camp Windsor showcases unity and dedication within our communities—an embodiment of what it means to come together for a greater cause. Whether it be through scientific breakthroughs or artistic expressions, "Humphrey" leaves an indelible mark on history—forever intertwined with brilliance and imagination.