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Lawrence Collection (#2)

Lawrence: A Captivating Journey through History and Adventure Step into the world of Lawrence, where tales of bravery, exploration, and artistic brilliance intertwine

Background imageLawrence Collection: Robert Peel(E) / Lawrence

Robert Peel(E) / Lawrence
SIR ROBERT PEEL (ELDER) Calico Manufacturer, father of Robert Peel the politician

Background imageLawrence Collection: 2nd Earl Grey / Lawrence

2nd Earl Grey / Lawrence
Right Honourable Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey Member of Parliament

Background imageLawrence Collection: Chocolate Coloured Coons, The Palace of Chocolate

Chocolate Coloured Coons, The Palace of Chocolate, with G H Elliott and Alf Lawrence. G H Elliott was a music hall star and singer of the song, Frys Chocolate Major, words by A J Mills

Background imageLawrence Collection: Retreat of T. E. Lawrence at Clouds Hill, Moreton, Dorset

Retreat of T. E. Lawrence at Clouds Hill, Moreton, Dorset
The house at Clouds Hill, near Wool, Dorset, England, where British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935)

Background imageLawrence Collection: Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb, 1941. Artist: Chas Brown

Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb, 1941. Artist: Chas Brown
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb, 1941. The iconic British Second World War fighter was designed by Reginald Mitchell. Powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine

Background imageLawrence Collection: The Conversion of Paula, by Alma-Tadema

The Conversion of Paula, by Alma-Tadema
The Conversion of Paula, by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema RA (1836-1912). Date: 1898

Background imageLawrence Collection: JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN (1828-1914). American educator. Photographed while a brigadier general in

JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN (1828-1914). American educator. Photographed while a brigadier general in the Union Army in the Civil War, c1863

Background imageLawrence Collection: D. H. Lawrence & Wife

D. H. Lawrence & Wife
D H LAWRENCE English novelist, with his German wife Frieda (1879 - 1956)

Background imageLawrence Collection: Mosiacs in the apse of Saint Clement's Church in Rome

Mosiacs in the apse of Saint Clement's Church in Rome. Rome Saint Clement's Church Mosaic Romanesque, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1900-1910 ca

Background imageLawrence Collection: Opera singer Lawrence Tibbett at Cap D Antibes

Opera singer Lawrence Tibbett at Cap D Antibes
American opera singer Lawrence Tibbett (1896-1960) pictured with his wife in the garden of their French Riviera home at Cap D Antibes in 1932. Date: 1932

Background imageLawrence Collection: Choirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Coronati

Choirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Coronati
Choirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. Coronation of the Virgin surrounded by Saints and Bishops. Miniature. Letter U. Spain

Background imageLawrence Collection: WW1 - Recruitment Poster - York Railway Station

WW1 - Recruitment Poster - York Railway Station
WW1 - A series of Recruitment posters calling on Men of the North to join the Armed forces - York Railway Station, 1914. A large noticeboard with a message urging me to join up

Background imageLawrence Collection: JOHN L. BURNS (1793-1872). Veteran of the War of 1812 and the American Civil War

JOHN L. BURNS (1793-1872). Veteran of the War of 1812 and the American Civil War, wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg at the age of 70. Photograph by Timothy O Sullivan, 1863

Background imageLawrence Collection: Silhouette, Sending Coals to Newcastle

Silhouette, Sending Coals to Newcastle
Sending Coals to Newcastle -- silhouette showing a mining landscape and three men carrying sacks of coal up a slope

Background imageLawrence Collection: Man and woman drinking beer in a pub

Man and woman drinking beer in a pub
Isaac meets Rebecca at the Well -- silhouette of a man and a woman drinking beer in a pub. The title is a comic reference to an event in the Old Testament (Genesis 24)

Background imageLawrence Collection: Silhouette of two men drinking beer

Silhouette of two men drinking beer
The First Drink of the Day -- silhouette of two men drinking beer, probably in a pub

Background imageLawrence Collection: WW1 recruitment poster with silhouettes

WW1 recruitment poster with silhouettes
World War One recruitment poster with silhouettes -- Remember! England Expects -- the Need is Great Today.... the Navy requires you for its glorious service. Join today

Background imageLawrence Collection: The oldest house in Kahnawake

The oldest house in Kahnawake
The oldest house in The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory - an Indian reserve on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, across from Montreal - built in 1721

Background imageLawrence Collection: Captain L. E. G. Oates by the Stable Door, 30 August 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

Captain L. E. G. Oates by the Stable Door, 30 August 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Captain L. E. G. Oates by the Stable Door, 30 August 1911, (1913). Lawrence Titus Oates (1880-1912) suffering from gangrene and frostbite, walked from his tent into a blizzard

Background imageLawrence Collection: Silhouette design for The Orbit magazine

Silhouette design for The Orbit magazine, by H.L. Oakley, showing a foxhunting scene with three riders on horseback galloping across a field. Date: circa 1926

Background imageLawrence Collection: Illustration by Edward Wilson for the poem Casey at the Bat, 1888, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer

Illustration by Edward Wilson for the poem Casey at the Bat, 1888, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
CASEY AT THE BAT, 1888. Illustration by Edward Wilson for the poem Casey at the Bat, 1888, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer

Background imageLawrence Collection: Silhouette of huntsman and hounds

Silhouette of huntsman and hounds
Silhouette of a huntsman and four hounds following the scent of the fox

Background imageLawrence Collection: Silhouette of exotic couple dancing

Silhouette of exotic couple dancing
Silhouette of an exotic couple dancing, possibly the tango, in Spanish or Latin American style costume

Background imageLawrence Collection: Humber saloon advert - Molyneux - Gertrude Lawrence

Humber saloon advert - Molyneux - Gertrude Lawrence
Advertisement for the Humber Vogue Saloon, a special model with design input from couturier Edward Molyneux - there were a number of collaborations between artists/designers

Background imageLawrence Collection: Gertrude Lawrence in Molyneux

Gertrude Lawrence in Molyneux
A pale green and russet brown evening ensemble by Edward Molyneux, designed for Gertrude Lawrence to wear in the play, Behold we Live at the St. Jamess Theatre in 1932. Date: 1932

Background imageLawrence Collection: The Earl of Zetland, 1879. Creator: Vincent Brooks Day & Son

The Earl of Zetland, 1879. Creator: Vincent Brooks Day & Son
The Earl of Zetland, 1879. Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland (1844-1929), politician and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. From The Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal, 19th April 1879

Background imageLawrence Collection: Sir Robert Peel, British statesman, c1836 (1936)

Sir Robert Peel, British statesman, c1836 (1936). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. I, 1840-1854, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S

Background imageLawrence Collection: BARON LYNEDOCH (1748-1843). Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch. British soldier

BARON LYNEDOCH (1748-1843). Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch. British soldier. Oil on canvas, c1817, by Sir Thomas Lawrence

Background imageLawrence Collection: Fire damage at St Lawrence Jewry, City of London, WW2

Fire damage at St Lawrence Jewry, City of London, WW2
Fire damage at the church of St Lawrence Jewry, City of London, during the Blitz, Second World War, 29 December 1940

Background imageLawrence Collection: CORBETT & SULLIVAN, 1892. James J. ( Gentleman Jim ) Corbett (right) shakes hands with John L

CORBETT & SULLIVAN, 1892. James J. ( Gentleman Jim ) Corbett (right) shakes hands with John L. Sullivan at the beginning of their championship fight in New Orleans, 7 September 1892

Background imageLawrence Collection: Silhouette, As Mad As A Hatter (or March Hare)

Silhouette, As Mad As A Hatter (or March Hare)
As Mad As A Hatter (or March Hare) -- silhouette based on illustrations to Alice in Wonderland, showing the Mad Hatter and March Hare sitting at the tea table

Background imageLawrence Collection: Silhouettes of horses in sporting activities

Silhouettes of horses in sporting activities
Despite this motor age -- silhouettes of horses in sporting activities. From the top: Going to the Post for the Derby, the International Horse Show, and Royal Ascot

Background imageLawrence Collection: WW1 recruitment poster with silhouette

WW1 recruitment poster with silhouette
World War One recruitment poster with silhouette -- Loyal Talk Won t Beat Kaiser, Krupp, Kultur, Trained Men Will! Enlist Now! Showing a determined soldier with a bayoneted rifle. 1914-1918

Background imageLawrence Collection: Silhouette, Enough to Make a Saint Swear

Silhouette, Enough to Make a Saint Swear
Enough to Make a Saint Swear -- silhouette showing a monk annoyed to see that a cat has knocked over a jug of milk and is lapping it all up

Background imageLawrence Collection: Gertrude Lawrence by Autori

Gertrude Lawrence by Autori
Stylised caricature of Gertrude Lawrence (1898 - 1952), British actress and musical comedy performer at the time she was appearing in Private Lives by Noel Coward at the Phoenix Theatre in London

Background imageLawrence Collection: G. B. SHAWs HOME

G. B. SHAWs HOME
The home of Irish playwright GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (1856 - 1950), at Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageLawrence Collection: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, 1962. Peter O Toole in the title role

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, 1962. Peter O Toole in the title role

Background imageLawrence Collection: JOHN L. SULLIVAN (1858-1918). American heavyweight pugilist. Lithograph by Currier and Ives, 1883

JOHN L. SULLIVAN (1858-1918). American heavyweight pugilist. Lithograph by Currier and Ives, 1883

Background imageLawrence Collection: Hall of the Royal Horticultural Society, London

Hall of the Royal Horticultural Society, London
View from the balcony of the Lawrence Hall of the Royal Horticultural Society, Central London, with an exhibition taking place

Background imageLawrence Collection: Our Soldiers: how they are Made and Mended

Our Soldiers: how they are Made and Mended
A series of intricate images by silhouette artist, H. L. Oakley showing scenes on the Western Front in a mounted regiment followed by the transportation of an injured officer to hospital

Background imageLawrence Collection: Gertrude Lawrence by Garretto

Gertrude Lawrence by Garretto
Gertrude Lawrence (1898 - 1952), actress and singer, portrayed in highly stylised caricature by Garretto at the time she was playing the lead role in Noel Cowards " Private Lives"

Background imageLawrence Collection: The General Strike - Government leaders

The General Strike - Government leaders
Government leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3

Background imageLawrence Collection: Ufos / Imbeault / Montreal

Ufos / Imbeault / Montreal
Student Michel Imbeault, 16, delivering papers at 5.30 am, sees string of 10 lights following St Lawrence river, Montreal, and takes this photo, never explained

Background imageLawrence Collection: Fall / 3 black Schipperkes posing on a wicker basket

Fall / 3 black Schipperkes posing on a wicker basket
Mr Lawrence Ludfords 3 black Schipperkes - Binchou de la Bouche of Skipland, Gill of the North and Vespoir of Skipland (mother, father and son) posing on a wicker basket Date: 1940

Background imageLawrence Collection: John Julius Angerstein (1736-1823). Creator: Thomas Lawrence

John Julius Angerstein (1736-1823). Creator: Thomas Lawrence
John Julius Angerstein (1736-1823)

Background imageLawrence Collection: At The South Pole, (Bowers pulls the string), January 1912, (1913). Artist: Henry Bowers

At The South Pole, (Bowers pulls the string), January 1912, (1913). Artist: Henry Bowers
At The South Pole, (Bowers pulls the string), January 1912, (1913). Left to right: Captain Lawrence Oates, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Petty Officer Edgar Evans

Background imageLawrence Collection: Rugby School, 1923

Rugby School, 1923. Rugby School (Warwickshire), founded in 1567 in accordance with the legacy of Lawrence Sheriff, an Elizabethan gentleman

Background imageLawrence Collection: Charles, Second Earl Grey, British statesman, c1828 (1936)

Charles, Second Earl Grey, British statesman, c1828 (1936). Premier 1830-1834, 1883. From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. I, 1840-1854, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S




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Lawrence: A Captivating Journey through History and Adventure Step into the world of Lawrence, where tales of bravery, exploration, and artistic brilliance intertwine. From Lawrence of Arabia to D. H. Lawrence's captivating novels, this name has left an indelible mark on history. In the realm of war and heroism, Lawrence of Arabia emerges as a legendary figure. With his flowing robes and unwavering spirit, he led Arab tribes against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The iconic photograph captures him astride a camel, epitomizing both strength and resilience. Amidst the chaos of war, silhouettes of wounded soldiers seeking medical care paint a poignant picture. Their sacrifice reminds us that even in times of turmoil, humanity prevails through compassion and healing. The Coyne Helicopter sighting adds an intriguing twist to our narrative – a UFO hovering above T. E. Lawrence's desert adventures? Perhaps it was just another enigmatic element in his extraordinary life. Speaking of camels, T. E. Lawrence's affinity for these majestic creatures is well-known. His bond with them symbolizes his deep connection to the Arabian landscape he called home during his expeditions. Beyond military exploits lies T. E. Lawrence's house – a sanctuary where he found solace amidst literary pursuits and contemplation. It served as both refuge and inspiration for one who possessed such profound insights into human nature. Lawrence extends its influence beyond warfare or literature; it embraces social change too. Leading suffragettes fought tirelessly for women's rights under this very name - empowering generations to come with their determination and courage. Let us not forget art’s enchanting power within this tale either. "The Calmady Children" immortalized by Emily (1818-?1906) & Laura Anne (1820-1894) captivate viewers with their innocence frozen in time—a testament to Thomas Lawrence’s artistic genius.