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Sketch Collection (page 6)

"Exploring the Artistic Realm: A Glimpse into Sketches of History, Nature, and Imagination" Step back in time to the Daily Sketch Coronation Number of 1953

Background imageSketch Collection: Henri Poincare, caricature C015 / 6708

Henri Poincare, caricature C015 / 6708
Henri Poincare, caricature

Background imageSketch Collection: South Africa Gold Fields, artwork C013 / 6456

South Africa Gold Fields, artwork C013 / 6456
Artwork of The South Africa Gold Fields Exploration Company House, located at Hartley Hill by the British artist Thomas Baines. Dated to September 1870

Background imageSketch Collection: An eye-sketch of Port Stephens, to the north of Broken Bay

An eye-sketch of Port Stephens, to the north of Broken Bay
Drawing LS 4 from the Watling Collection titled High water at Port Stephens at 10 o clock by a Port Jackson Painter, 1791-1792

Background imageSketch Collection: Booby

Booby
A pencil sketch from the Drawings Collection of Thomas Malie (1726-42)

Background imageSketch Collection: Sketch of South Trinidad

Sketch of South Trinidad
Within South West Bay with the monument and landing pier, South Trinidad, September 13 1901. Drawing by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912) made during the Discovery Expedition to Antarctica, 1901-1904

Background imageSketch Collection: Study of plants and flowers. Renaissance art

Study of plants and flowers. Renaissance art. Drawing

Background imageSketch Collection: Street scene (top) / Public bath (bottom). Sketch from Katsushika Hokusais Manga, c1836

Street scene (top) / Public bath (bottom). Sketch from Katsushika Hokusais Manga, c1836
HOKUSAI: SKETCH, 1836. Street scene (top)/Public bath (bottom). Sketch from Katsushika Hokusais Manga, c1836

Background imageSketch Collection: GILBERT & SULLIVAN: MIKADO. Sketches from The Mikado, Gilbert

GILBERT & SULLIVAN: MIKADO. Sketches from The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivans new comic opera at the Savoy Theatre in London. Line engraving from an English newspaper of 1885

Background imageSketch Collection: Pantomime artist Will Evans with his children

Pantomime artist Will Evans with his children
Will Evans (1866 -1931) was an eccentric comedian who performed in pantomime from a young age, and appeared on the music halls in the 1890s

Background imageSketch Collection: Art deco sketch of Isadora Duncan and her pupils, Paris, 192

Art deco sketch of Isadora Duncan and her pupils, Paris, 192
Art deco sketch by Hemjie of Isadora Duncan and her pupils, Paris, 1921 Date: 1921

Background imageSketch Collection: Balloch Ferry, Loch Lomond, Scotland

Balloch Ferry, Loch Lomond, Scotland
Balloch Ferry on Loch Lomond by the Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1834

Background imageSketch Collection: Sketch of a woman by David Wright, 1940s

Sketch of a woman by David Wright, 1940s
Portrait of an unknown woman by David Wright, better known for his pin-up girls during World War II. Date: c.1942

Background imageSketch Collection: Pascals calculator, 17th Century artwork

Pascals calculator, 17th Century artwork
Pascals calculator. Historical artwork showing the mechanism inside a 17th Century mechanical device used to perform mathematical calculations

Background imageSketch Collection: DURHAM BULL, 1856. Duke of Cambridge, Durham Bull. Watercolor sketched from life by August

DURHAM BULL, 1856. Duke of Cambridge, Durham Bull. Watercolor sketched from life by August Kollner, at the U. S
DURHAM BULL, 1856. Duke of Cambridge, Durham Bull. Watercolor sketched from life by August K├Âllner, at the U.S. Agricultural Fair in Philadelphia, 1856

Background imageSketch Collection: Costume design by Georges Barbier for the Valentino film Mon

Costume design by Georges Barbier for the Valentino film Monsieur Beaucaire, 1925 Date: 1925

Background imageSketch Collection: Nancy Cunard on cover of The Sketch

Nancy Cunard on cover of The Sketch
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph by Cecil Beaton of Miss Nancy Cunard (1896 - 1965), heiress, poet and political activist, owner of the Hours Printing Press

Background imageSketch Collection: Clementinei Hozier engaged to Winston Churchill

Clementinei Hozier engaged to Winston Churchill
Front cover of The Sketch reporting on the announcement of the engagement of Miss Clementine Hozier to Mr Winston Churchill. The marriage took place at St

Background imageSketch Collection: The Sketch debutante number front cover 1956

The Sketch debutante number front cover 1956
Front cover of The Sketch magazines debutante number, featuring the face of a woman wearing pink gloves, hiding partially behind a small posy of violets

Background imageSketch Collection: The Man Who Bid Half-A-Guinea At Tattersall s, by H. M. Bat

The Man Who Bid Half-A-Guinea At Tattersall s, by H. M. Bat
A humorous illustration showing a man who has caused havoc at the races. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch, the Tatler and the Bystander

Background imageSketch Collection: The Girl In The Cabaret by Suzanne Meunier

The Girl In The Cabaret by Suzanne Meunier
A colour illustration of an elegantly dressed lady finishing off the last of her champagne. Suzanne Meunier was a French artist who produced a number of erotic illustrations for The Sketch

Background imageSketch Collection: The Cats Pyiamas by Merlin Enabnit

The Cats Pyiamas by Merlin Enabnit
Dark-haired pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) wearing revealing orange pyjamas. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist

Background imageSketch Collection: I m dropping in soon by G. E Studdy

I m dropping in soon by G. E Studdy
Colour illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing his canine creation, Bonzo, parachuting through the sky. Studdy created Bonzo for The Sketch magazine in the early 1920s

Background imageSketch Collection: The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath Robinson

The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath Robinson
A desperate effort to instil good luck into a five-franc plaque before returning to the Casino. Illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944)

Background imageSketch Collection: A Madame Yevonde portrait of Lady Daphne Finch-Hatton

A Madame Yevonde portrait of Lady Daphne Finch-Hatton
Lady Daphne Finch-Hatton was the eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham. The photograph shows her in a serious mood, with Whisky

Background imageSketch Collection: Digging for gold in Scotland

Digging for gold in Scotland
The Sutherlandshire gold diggings in Scotland. A sketch of men searching for gold at Kildonan Burn

Background imageSketch Collection: The end of the Zulu wars

The end of the Zulu wars
Mounted Infantry skirmishing with Zulus in a sketch by an ILN special artist. British troops wearing pith helmets and carrying rifles showing British soldiers on the higher ground

Background imageSketch Collection: The Zulu war. Rorkes Drift, near the scene of the recent co

The Zulu war. Rorkes Drift, near the scene of the recent co
From a sketch by Major North Crealock, 95th Regiment, Assistant Military Secretary. Panoramic scene of the undulating country on the Zululand/ Natal border

Background imageSketch Collection: David Wright

David Wright
LANCE-BOMBARDIER DAVID WRIGHT Illustrator and artist, photographed for the Sketch during his time with the Royal Artillery in 1942

Background imageSketch Collection: Colonel Festing rescuing Lieut. Eardley-Wilmots body

Colonel Festing rescuing Lieut. Eardley-Wilmots body
Colonel Francis Worgan Festing (1833-1886), rescuing the body of Lieut. Eardley-Wilmot during the Ashanti War (1873-74) from a sketch by the officer of the expedition

Background imageSketch Collection: The Road to Ascot / 1846

The Road to Ascot / 1846
A sketch on the road to Ascot. The summer of 1846 was a particularly hot one bringing that awful accompaniment - dust !

Background imageSketch Collection: Benjamin Disraeli / Sketch

Benjamin Disraeli / Sketch
BENJAMIN DISRAELI 1st Earl of Beaconsfield English politician and author

Background imageSketch Collection: A sketch by Jean Gabriel Domergue of Mme Didier, Paris, 1925

A sketch by Jean Gabriel Domergue of Mme Didier, Paris, 1925 Date: 1925

Background imageSketch Collection: Cover of Dance Magazine, Sept 1930 showing a chorus line

Cover of Dance Magazine, Sept 1930 showing a chorus line
Cover of Dance Magazine, September 1930 showing a chorus line. Artwork by Rita Leach Date: 1930

Background imageSketch Collection: Carnival Ball at the Royal Albert Hall

Carnival Ball at the Royal Albert Hall
Cover of brochure for the Carnival Ball at the Royal Albert Hall, 12th November 1925 with a Jazz Age illustration of two people in fancy dress Date: 1925

Background imageSketch Collection: Oliver Falls In With The Artful Dodger. 'Hullo, My Covey, Whats The Row

Oliver Falls In With The Artful Dodger. "Hullo, My Covey, Whats The Row
Oliver Falls In With The Artful Dodger. " Hullo, My Covey, Whats The Row?" Said This Strange Young Gentleman To Oliver

Background imageSketch Collection: The Parish Engine, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank

The Parish Engine, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Parish Engine, c1900. An illustration for Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

Background imageSketch Collection: Vestibule of Asylum, 1889. Artist: Vincent van Gogh

Vestibule of Asylum, 1889. Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Vestibule of Asylum, 1889. From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Background imageSketch Collection: Sketch cover - Mrs Frank Pershouse

Sketch cover - Mrs Frank Pershouse
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a portrait of Mrs Frank Pershouse, the former Gwyneth Humphreys by society portrait artist, Olive Snell

Background imageSketch Collection: Studies in Femininity, The Minx, by Suzanne Meunier

Studies in Femininity, The Minx, by Suzanne Meunier. 1928

Background imageSketch Collection: I Want to be Happy, by Elsie Harding

I Want to be Happy, by Elsie Harding. 1925

Background imageSketch Collection: World War I spy drawing

World War I spy drawing
What appears to be an innocent landscape drawing is in fact a plan of a harbour and its forts. The sketch has been made in accordance with a secret pictorial code known to the government in whose

Background imageSketch Collection: Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, March 1935

Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, March 1935
Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on Friday 29 March 1935 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30

Background imageSketch Collection: Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, November 1929

Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, November 1929
Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on 15 November 1929 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30

Background imageSketch Collection: Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, April 1934

Leaflet, London Sketch Club Smoker, April 1934
Leaflet advertising a London Sketch Club Smoker (smoking party), taking place on Friday 13 April 1934 at a venue in Marylebone Road, London NW1, with pictures from 6.30

Background imageSketch Collection: Pencil sketches of babies and a mother

Pencil sketches of babies and a mother. Date: 1920s

Background imageSketch Collection: Botanical Sketchbook -- lettering

Botanical Sketchbook -- lettering. A poem entitled English Flowers. Date: 1920s




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"Exploring the Artistic Realm: A Glimpse into Sketches of History, Nature, and Imagination" Step back in time to the Daily Sketch Coronation Number of 1953, where Queen Elizabeth II's regal portrait was immortalized through intricate sketches. Enter a whimsical world with William Heath Robinson's ingenious creation, The Kinecar. This sketch unveils a fantastical vehicle that defies conventional design and sparks our imagination. Discover an ideal home like no other in The Sketch Ideal Home No. VI. Sports Without Broad Acres by. . Here, sports enthusiasts find solace without vast expanses of land as they indulge in their favorite activities within compact spaces. Marvel at William Heath Robinson's An Ideal Home No. I, where his artistic prowess transforms ordinary living spaces into extraordinary havens filled with innovative contraptions and imaginative solutions. Delve into Albrecht Durer's Rhinoceros sketch; witness the artist's attempt to capture this majestic creature based solely on descriptions from explorers - a testament to human curiosity and creativity. Behold the Monkey Puzzle tree (Araucaria imbricata) sketched meticulously; its unique foliage invites us to marvel at nature's wonders while contemplating its evolutionary mysteries. Unearth the Thylacinus cynocephalus (Tasmanian Tiger), also known as Tasmanian Wolf or Thylacine - an extinct marsupial brought back to life through detailed sketches that preserve its memory for generations to come. Transport yourself through time with antique colored illustrations depicting geological maps of England and Wales; these captivating sketches offer glimpses into Earth's ancient past while showcasing stunning artistry. Join us on a journey through A Garden Guide as we learn how to extract weeds from lawns through expertly illustrated steps - a practical yet beautiful representation of horticultural knowledge passed down over centuries.