Dame Collection (page 2)

Dame Myra Hess DBE, born Julia Myra Hess (1890-1965), British pianist, celebrated for organising lunchtime concerts at the National Gallery during World War II

Theatre / Pantomime / Dame
Fred Kitchen, a Pantomime Dame

Pilgrimage
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA. Michel Groleau

Diana Rigg, who plays Emma Peel, and her white horse on the beach at St Marys Bay, New Romney, Kent on a day of lovely weather. See the frames in this set for Diana riding the horse along the beach

Vera Lynn and her husband Harry Lewis pictured after she was given judgement in a music copyright. A judge ruled that the song " Travellin Home", which Miss Lynn sang three years ago

Diana Rigg, who plays Emma Peel, pictured riding a white horse across the beach at St Marys Bay, New Romney, Kent on a day of lovely weather. This picture is part of a 10 picture set for this story

Meadow brown butterfly, Maniola jurtina, wood lady or orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines, and grizzled skipper, Pyrgus alveolus

Dame Gladys Constance Cooper end of 19/ beg of 20th century (postcard)
3770027 Dame Gladys Constance Cooper end of 19/ beg of 20th century (postcard); (add.info.: Dame Gladys Constance Cooper-Portrait of the English actress 1888-1971)

La Parisienne, The Blue Lady, 1874 (oil on canvas)
NGW184226 La Parisienne, The Blue Lady, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 163.2x108.3 cm; National Museum Wales; (add.info.: Portrait of Madame Henriette Henriot)

Coronation of Napoleon I in Notre Dame of Paris 2nd dec 1804, 19th century (engraving)
543801 Coronation of Napoleon I in Notre Dame of Paris 2nd dec 1804, 19th century (engraving) by Dorgez (fl.1780-1814); (add.info.: Sacred Festival and Coronation of their Imperial Majesties)

Notre Dame de Paris with cruise ship on Seine river at night in Paris, France

Sir George Edward Wade (1869 - 1954), Comedian, professionally known as George Robey photographed in his costume as a pantomime dame of Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Hippodrome. Date: 1921

Dame Margaret Rutherford and her 1909 8 H. P. Humber
Dame Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972), Lady Montagu of Beaulieu and her 1909 8 H.P. Humber car. Date: circa 1970

Picture set to accompany Diana Rigg, who plays Emma Peel, pictured riding a white horse across the beach at St Marys Bay, New Romney, Kent on a day of lovely weather

Pantomime rehearsal in a Coventry theatre circa 1960

Billingham Forum Panto Dame Peter Dayson takes to the stage. 6th January 1993

Shirley Bassey, Knebworth House, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, 2001. Creator: Brian Foskett
Shirley Bassey, Knebworth House, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, 2001

Gladys Cooper (1888-1971) - English stage, film and television actress - leaning against a magnificent early open-top motor car, possibly a Rolls Royce. Date: 1916

Thora Hird - British Actress
Thora Hird (1911-2003) - British Actress. Best known for her roles in Meet the Wife, a 1960s BBC situation comedy and her 17-year role as Edie Pegden in Last of the Summer Wine. Date: circa 1942

Fall / Great Dane / 1973
Four black puppies sit with a trophy. Sired by Ch.Big Sur of Impton & dame International and Nordic Ch.Impton Duraliy Bernita. Breeder & owner: Everton Date: 1973

Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France at night

Porträt Einer Dame (1916–1917) Poster
Gustav Klimt

Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France

Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France, early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Dublin Dame Street early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland Date: circa 1900s

Dame Trot and Her Cat - eight scenes Date: 1820s

Couple enjoing dinner - Restaurant de la Tour D'Argent
A sketch hsowing a couple enjoing dinner on the roof of Restaurant de la Tour D'Argent, Paris, 1920s with a spectacular view of the Seine and the Notre Dame Date: 1920s

Rood screen, Collegiale de l'Assomption, Villemaur-sur-Vanne
Resurrection of Christ, detail from the rood screen of 1521, with 26 bas reliefs in Gothic and Renaissance style, in the Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame

Ceiling, Collegiale de l'Assomption, Villemaur-sur-Vanne
Sun on the ceiling of the Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame, the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, aerial view, built 13th century

Crucifixion, Collegiale de l'Assomption, Villemaur-sur-Vanne
Crucifixion sculpture above the rood screen, in the Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame, the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, aerial view, built 13th century

Choir, Collegiale de l'Assomption, Villemaur-sur-Vanne, Aube
Choir, with rood screen of 1521 with 26 bas reliefs in Gothic and Renaissance style, in the Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame

Collegiale de l'Assomption, Villemaur-sur-Vanne, Aube
Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame, the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, aerial view, built 13th century, with 16th century nave and bell tower

The Crinoline Dame
A still life painting of some poppies in various colours, arranged in a white vase, beside an ornament of a young lady wearing a red coat over a crinoline dress. Date: circa 1922

Madge Kendal, English actress, who appeared in several of Pinero's early plays Date: circa 1905

Gladys Cooper
Actress Gladys Cooper (1888-1971), later Dame Gladys, showing off some of her gowns. Date: 1931

Mother Goose Pantomime
A production of Mother Goose at the London Hippodrome, featuring Shaun Glenville (1884-1968) as Mother Goose, Isobel Elsom (1893-1981) as the daughter, and Fred Conquest

Royal Order of the Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa. Spanish order created by king Charles IV in 1792, reserved only for noble women

Notre Dame de Strasbourg, Cathedral, France Date: 1795

LAbside d Notre Dame
This etching shows the apse of the Notre Dame cathedral in paris, overlooking the Seine River. Many high ranking clergy were buries in this part of the cathedral. Date: 1854

Caroline Haslett (1895-1957), later made a Dame, was an electrical engineer and champion of women's rights. Date: 1940

Rt. Hon. David and Dame Margaret Lloyd George
The Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George (1863-1945) and his wife Dame Margaret Lloyd George (1888-1941) attending a Territorial Army dinner. Date: 1939

British actress Anna Neagle (1904-1986), later made a Dame, and born Florence Wilcox. This publicity photograph is from her first Hollywood outing

Maggie Teyte, opera singer
Maggie Teyte (1888-1976) was an English soprano. Her career began at the Opera House in Paris. Here she is depicted at the time of her English debut

Anna Neagle, actress, theatrical portrait in sequined dance costume and tights, mono with sepia background. Captioned, The way of a Neagle'

Gothic Art. France. Paris. Notre Dame. Portal of the Virgin (c. 1220). Detail depicting the Death of the Virgin. Mary lies on her deathbed surrounded by Jesus and the Twelve Apostles

Outing for convalescent soldiers from the Cliveden hospital
An outing for convalescent soldiers from the hospital at Cliveden on the Thames, 1917. Dame Ethel Walker, Ara, Rba, Rp, Neac, Smp (1861-1951)

Dame Alice Ellen Terry (1847 - 1928), English actress who became the leading Shakespearean actress in Britain. Date: 1901

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