Swinburne Collection

Durham County Rugby Team: Parkinson, Stephenson, Swinburne, Marston, Wilson, Bell, Johnston, Humphreys, Todd, Troup, Thompson, Poole, Martin, Kassell, Swainston, Geenty, Hill, Oakes, Gibbon, Hall

Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, c1867. Artist: Frederick Hollyer
Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, c1867. Swinburne (1837-1909) was one of the most noted and at times shocking poets of the Victorian era

The Children of the Poor - poem by Victor Hugo, London c1875. Wood engraving
533883 The Children of the Poor - poem by Victor Hugo, London c1875. Wood engraving; (add.info.: The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep

Algernon Charles Swinburne, 1837 - 1909
3083234 Algernon Charles Swinburne, 1837 - 1909.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic)

The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Artist: T Cobb
The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Miserable, ragged, undernourished children

Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC) queen of Egypt, last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, dissolving pearls in wine
531231 Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC) queen of Egypt, last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, dissolving pearls in wine. Illustration by Frederick Augustus Sandys (1832-1904)

Roehampton Housing Estate
A photograph of some buildings at the Roehampton Housing Estate, Huntingfield Road from Swinburne Road. The buildings were designed by architect George Topham Forrest. Date: circa 1924

The Congo - First main Colonial Post established in Kinshasa
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. The first main Colonial Post established in Kinshasa (near Stanley Pool). Henry Morton Stanley established a trading post on the shore of Ngaliema Bay in

History of Africa. The Congo. Leopoldville station
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Leopoldville station. Panoramic view of the trading post and port from Ngaliema Bay in 1884. It was the first main Colonial Post near Stanley Pool

Last portrait of Algernon Charles Swinburne
The Last portrait of the British Victorian poet and author Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909), who died on April 10th

Felise
An artwork for the poem Felise from the Selected Poems of Algernon by Charles Swinburne, 1928. Date: circa 1928

Swinburne (litho)
5989393 Swinburne (litho) by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swinburne. Illustration for Living Biographies of Great Poets by Henry Thomas and Dana Lee Thomas (Blue Ribbon)

Swinburne (photo)
611565 Swinburne (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swinburne); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

The Matabili Insurrection, Scouts Swinburne and Burnham looking out for the Enemy (litho)
1605421 The Matabili Insurrection, Scouts Swinburne and Burnham looking out for the Enemy (litho) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Matabili Insurrection)

Theodore Watts-Dunton (1832 - 1914), poet, poetry critic and friend of Algernon Swinburne, pictured at his desk at his home, The Pines, Putney (which he shared with Swinburne)

Cartoon portrait, Tom Swinburne, actor
Cartoon portrait, Thomas Swinburne, actor -- Old Tom. 1883

Bust of Henry Swinburne, 1779 (bronze) (pair to 3700626)
3700627 Bust of Henry Swinburne, 1779 (bronze) (pair to 3700626) by Hewetson, Christopher (c.1739-98/99); height: 53.3 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

Verlaine, the poet of absinthe (b / w photo)
3091440 Verlaine, the poet of absinthe (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Verlaine, the poet of absinthe)

Bust of Mrs Martha Swinburne, 1779 (bronze) (pair to 3700627)
3700626 Bust of Mrs Martha Swinburne, 1779 (bronze) (pair to 3700627) by Hewetson, Christopher (c.1739-98/99); height: 48.2 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

The Springtide of Life by A. C. Swinburne
3757925 The Springtide of Life by A.C. Swinburne by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: The Springtide of Life by A. C. Swinburne-poetry. Illustration by Arthur Rackham. Early 20th century)

Lots Wife, a modern comedy, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
Lots Wife, a modern comedy by Peter Blackmore, Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth, with Nora Swinburne and J H Roberts, previously at the Savoy Theatre, London. circa 1938

Summer at The Pines, c1909, (1934). The Pines, 11 Putney Hill, Putney, the home of Theodore Watts-Dunton (1832-1914) an English critic and poet, seen in the lower window

Swinburne, c1877, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Swinburne, c1877, (1904). Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909) a poet and critic From Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1904]

Isabel and Thomas Crathorne, 1767. Artist: Francis Cotes
Isabel and Thomas Crathorne, 1767. Painting held in The Huntington Library. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIII, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1929]

Swinburne, 19th century (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Swinburne, 19th century (1904). Etching. Plate taken from Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes, published by Adam and Charles Black (London, 1904)

Algernon Charles Swinburne, Victorian era English poet, 1909. Artist: Elliott & Fry
Algernon Charles Swinburne, Victorian era English poet, 1909. Swinburnes (1837-1909) poetry was highly controversial in its day, much of it containing recurring themes of sadomasochism, death-wish

Fred and Adele Astaire in Lady Be Good at the Empire Theatre
Fred and Adele Astaire appearing in Lady Be Good at the Empire Theatre, London, 1926. Also portrait of the actress Norah Swinburne Date: 1926

The Pines, 11 Putney Hill, Putney, London, England. The residence of Theodore Watts-Dunton and his friend Algernon Charles Swinburne. Theodore Watts-Dunton, 1832 - 1914. English critic and poet

Alegernon Charles Swinburne 1837 1909 Elliott & Fry
Alegernon Charles Swinburne (1837 - 1909); Elliott & Fry; about 1887; Albumen silver print

Portrait Mary Frances Fanny Swinburne 1786 Richard Cosway
Portrait of Mary Frances (Fanny) Swinburne, c. 1786. Richard Cosway (British, 1742-1821). Watercolor on ivory in a gold, enamel

Algernon Charles Swinburne, 1837 A

The Residence Of Theodore Watts-Dunton, 1832-1914. English Poet And Algernon C. Swinburne, 1837-1909. English Poet
The Residence Of Theodore Watts-Dunton, 1832-1914. English Poet And Algernon C.Swinburne, 1837-1909. English Poet. The Pines, Putney, London, England

The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Artist: T Cobb
The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Miserable, ragged, undernourished children

Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC), Queen of Egypt, dissolving pearls in wine, 1866. Artist: Frederick Augustus Sandys
Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC), Queen of Egypt, dissolving pearls in wine, 1866. Cleopatra was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, established when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC

Caricature, Tom Swinburne, actor
Caricature, Thomas Swinburne, actor -- Old Tom. 1883

Nora Swinburne (1902 - 2000), English actress of stage and screen

Swinburne (Waddy)
Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837 - 1909) writer

A Swinburne ballet in aid of Concerts at the Front Fund, WW1
Sketches by Helen McKie, specially made at a dress rehearsal, of the Swinburne ballet to be produced at the Lyric Theatre in aid of the Concerts at the Front fund

Matinee in aid of the Concerts of the Front fund, Lady Diana
A group at Lena Ashwells special matinee at the Lyric Theatre on 29 June 1917, in aid of the Concerts at the Front Fund. A number of society ladies took part

Nora Swinburne in 1922
Nora Swinburne (1902 2000) English actress of stage and screen. Here playing in The Bat as Miss Dale Ogden. Date: 1922

Henry Swinburne - 2
HENRY SWINBURNE Traveler and author Date: 1743 - 1803

Swinburne Putney Home
The house in Putney which Swinburne shared with Watts- Dunton. Date: 1837 - 1909

Henry Swinburne - 1
HENRY SWINBURNE Traveler and author Date: 1743 - 1803

Swinburne as a Boy
ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE the poet as a child Date: 1837 - 1909

Swinburne and Sally Army
ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE poet who was unsympathetic to the principles and conduct of the Salvation Army, describing them as yelling Yahoos. Date: 1837 - 1909

Swinburne Cartoon
ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE perceived, with Burne-Jones, as flowers of culture. Date: 1837 - 1909

ALGERNON C. SWINBURNE (1837-1909). English poet. Caricature, 1872, by Frederick Waddy

ALGERNON C. SWINBURNE (1837-1909). English poet. Engraving, 1894, from a photograph by Elliott Fry

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Swinburne, a name that resonates with various facets of history and art. From the Durham County Rugby Team to Algernon Charles Swinburne, an esteemed English poet in the late 19th century. The Roehampton Housing Estate stands as a testament to urban development, while The Congo marks the establishment of one of Africa's first colonial posts in Kinshasa. Intriguingly, we find ourselves immersed in diverse narratives - from Leopoldville station's significance in African history to Felise, whose story remains untold but undoubtedly captivating. "The Children of the Poor" painting by T Cobb reminds us of society's forgotten voices and their struggles. Even entertainment has its place within this tapestry; Fred and Adele Astaire graced the Empire Theatre stage with their timeless performance in Lady Be Good. And through it all, Algernon Charles Swinburne remains a constant presence - his last portrait capturing his essence for eternity. Whether portrayed through lithographs or photographs, Swinburne continues to captivate our imagination. A name that transcends time and connects us to different eras and stories waiting to be discovered.