Wallis Collection (#8)

The bridge and Broomielaw Quay, Glasgow, Scotland, 1886. Artist: R Wallis
The bridge and Broomielaw Quay, Glasgow, Scotland, 1886. Illustration from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, by Charles Tomlinson, Volume I

Duke of Windsor with Mrs Wallis Simpson - Chateau de Cande
Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII (1894-1972), with Mrs Wallis Simpson (1896-1986), Chateau de Cande, near Tours, France in May 1937

Wallis Simpsons home at Bryanston Court in Tatler, 1935
Page from The Tatler in July 1935 featuring the home beautiful of Mrs Ernest Simpson, aka Wallis Simpson (Duchess of Windsor) at Bryanston Court

Ernest Simpson (1897 - 1958)
Ernest Aldrich Simpson, the second husband of Wallis Warfield Spencer, who became better known by her married name, Mrs Wallis Simpson

Beagle-Wallis WA-116 XR944 British Army Biggin Hill
Built by Beagle Aircraft to the design of ex-RAF bomber pilot Wing Commander Ken Wallis, the Beagle-Wallis WA-116 was an autogyro created mainly for military reconnaissance and surveillance

Two Women from Wallis and Futuna
Two Women (Missionary Sisters) from Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands - a French island collectivity in the South Pacific. Date: circa 1910s

Beagle-Wallis WA-116 autogyro XR942
Beagle-Wallis WA-116 autogyro, XR942

Wallis Simpson watches trooping the colour
Wallis Simpson at the window of Buckingham Palace watching the Trooping the Colour on the 3rd June 1972. Wallis had travelled to England and was received by the Queen on the death of her husband

Verbier, Valais, Switzerland

Chateau de Tourbillon & Basilique de Valere, Sion, Valais, Switzerland

Wallis Simpson, later the Duchess of Windsor, born Bessie Wallis Warfield, 1896 - 1986. American socialite for whom King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936. From The Weekly Illustrated, published 1936

Wallis Simpson, later the Duchess of Windsor, born Bessie Wallis Warfield, 1896 - 1986. American socialite for whom King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936. From The Weekly Illustrated, published 1936

Edward VIII, 1894 - 1972. King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December the same year

Quadrant part Regent Street Metropolitan improvements
The Quadrant, and part of Regent Street, Metropolitan improvements: or, London in the nineteenth century, displayed in a series of engravings of the new buildings, improvements, andc

Wallis Simpson, Previously Wallis Spencer, Later The Duchess Of Windsor, 1896 - 1986. American Socialite Whose Third Husband, Prince Edward, Duke Of Windsor, Formerly King Edward Viii

John Wallis, 1616 To 1703. English Mathematician. From Crabbs Historical Dictionary Published 1825

John Wallis, 1616 To 1703. English Mathematician. From The Book Short History Of The English People By J. R
John Wallis, 1616 To 1703. English Mathematician. From The Book Short History Of The English People By J.R. Green Published London 1893

Kosciuskos Monument, West Point, New York, USA
Kosciuskos Monument Along The Hudson River At West Point, USA. Tadeusz Kosciuskos, Also Spelled Thaddeus (1746-1817), Polish Army Officer, Statesman And American Hero

Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

The Resurrection Of The Year, 1857. Creator: George Wallis
The Resurrection Of The Year, 1857

Cause and Effect by Wallis Mills - tennis fashion cartoon
The new fashion for tennis shorts inspires one player to discard her dress and play in her underwear, much to the consternation and shock of some elderly female spectators. Date: 1931

Beagle-Wallis WA-116 XR942 British Army Biggin Hill
Built by Beagle Aircraft to the design of ex-RAF bomber pilot Wing Commander Ken Wallis, the Beagle-Wallis WA-116 was an autogyro created mainly for military reconnaissance and surveillance

M. Baynon Copeland working portraits of Lady Mountbatten & W
Mrs R. C. Anderson, American artist who painted under the name of M. Baynon Copeland, pictured in her studio at work on a portrait of Lady Louis Mountbatten

The Duchess of Windsor in the Bahamas
The Duchess of Windsor (Wallis Simpson) in the Bahamas in c. 1940. The Duke was stationed there as governor during the Second World War. Date: c. 1940

Wallis Simpson at Quaglinos, April 1936
Wallis Simpson (Mrs Ernest Simpson), later Duchess of Windsor, pictured with (from left), Lieutenant Colonel M. F. Scanlon, the Assistant Military Attache at the American Embassy

Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson
The Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, pictured with Mrs. Wallis Simpson in May 1937 at the Chateau de Cande. Edward abdicated the throne in December 1936 in order to marry Wallis on 3rd

Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson on holiday on the Dalmatian c
King Edward VIII (1894-1972), later Duke of Windsor together with Mrs. Wallis Simpson (1896-1986), later Duchess of Windsor on the Dalmatian coast in August 1936

Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
A colour illustration of Mrs Wallis Warfield (formerly Mrs Ernest Simpson) featured in The Sketch, prior to her marriage to the Duke of Windsor on the 3rd June 1937

The Sketch front cover: Mrs Ernest Simpson
Front cover of The Sketch magazine in March 1935, featuring a portrait by Dorothy Wilding of Mrs Ernest (Wallis) Simpson. The caption reads: Mrs Simpson is the beautiful wife of Mr

Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Wedding day of the Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII) to Mrs Wallis Simpson on the 3rd June 1937 at the Chateau de Cande, near Tours in France

The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Leisse, Valais (Wallis), Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Basilique de Valere, Sion, Valais, Switzerland

Trockener Steg, Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland SWITZERLAND-Wallis/Valais-ZERMATT: Trockener Steg (el. 2939 meters) / Winter Mountians around Riffelberg © Walter Bibikow 2005

Matterhorn, Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

The sovereigns returning thanks to God for the victory of Leipzig, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
The sovereigns returning thanks to God for the victory of Leipzig, 1816. The Battle of the Nations (or Battle of Leipzig)

Field Marshal von Blucher, Prince of Wagstadt, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
Field Marshal von Blucher, Prince of Wagstadt (1742-1819), 1816. Von Blucher was a Prussian General who led his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813

Lieutenant Yeo kills the governor and takes the fort of Muros on the Spanish coast, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
Lieutenant Yeo kills the governor and takes the fort of Muros on the Spanish coast, 1816. From The History of the War, from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, volume II

Sir Ralph Abercrombie (1734-1801) in the Battle of Alexandria, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
Sir Ralph Abercrombie (1734-1801) in the Battle of Alexandria, 1816. Abercrombie was a British lieutenant-general noted for his services during the Napoleonic Wars

Lord Horatio Nelson, English naval commander, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
Lord Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), English naval commander, 1816. One of Britains greatest military figures, Nelson was the victor at a number of naval battles in the Napoleonic Wars

Napoleon Bonaparte attempting to force the bridge of Arcola, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
Napoleon Bonaparte attempting to force the bridge of Arcola, 1816. The imperial dictatorship of Napoleon (born Napoleone di Buonaparte)

Napoleon I (1769-1821), Emperor of France, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
Napoleon I (1769-1821), Emperor of France, 1816. The imperial dictatorship of Napoleon (born Napoleone di Buonaparte, later Napoleon Bonaparte) ended the French Revolution (1789-1799)

Britannia having chained the demon of war, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
Britannia having chained the demon of war, 1816. From The History of the War, from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, volume I, by Hewson Clarke

Palace of Justice, with fine carved chimney, Bruges, 1840. Artist: W Wallis
Palace of Justice, with fine carved chimney, Bruges, 1840

Lytham, Lancashire, 19th century. Artist: R Wallis
Lytham, Lancashire, 19th century

The Royal Exchange, City of London, 1816. Artist: W Wallis
The Royal Exchange, City of London, 1816. View inside the second Royal Exchange, designed by Edward Jerman, which replaced the original built by Sir Thomas Gresham

Villa in Regents Park, London, 1827. Artist: W Wallis
Villa in Regents Park, London, 1827. The villa was the residence of GB Greenhough, to whom the print is dedicated

Temple Bar, from the Strand, London, 1829. Artist: W Wallis
Temple Bar, from the Strand, London, 1829. One of the old gates into the City of London, Temple Bar was pulled down in the late 19th century

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