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Dora Collection

"Dora Marsden: A Fearless Suffragette Arrested for Her Cause" In the early 20th century, Dora Marsden fearlessly fought for women's rights as a suffragette

Background imageDora Collection: Suffragette Dora Marsden Arrested

Suffragette Dora Marsden Arrested
Dora Marsden arrested after a protest at Manchester University in October 1909. She is seen wearing her academic gown having gained a BSC from Manchester Owens College

Background imageDora Collection: Original Fashion Illustration by Dora Sprinzel

Original Fashion Illustration by Dora Sprinzel Date: late 1930s

Background imageDora Collection: Mlle. Miolan as Dora in 'Le Nabab' at the Opera Comique

Mlle. Miolan as Dora in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique
5855445 Mlle. Miolan as Dora in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique; (add.info.: Opera singer Mlle. Miolan as Dora in "Le Nabab" at the Opera Comique)

Background imageDora Collection: I fall into captivity

I fall into captivity
930960 I fall into captivity by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Personal History of David Copperfield published by Westminster Press circa 1920's).

Background imageDora Collection: David Copperfield

David Copperfield
863811 David Copperfield; (add.info.: David Copperfield, the eponymous hero of the novel, sits writing the works that make him famous by the light of an oil lamp)

Background imageDora Collection: The Song the Kettle is Singing

The Song the Kettle is Singing (in a dear little place called home) - written and composed by Worton David and Lawrence Wright - sung with enormous success by Miss Florrie Forde and Miss Dora Lyric

Background imageDora Collection: Stage Actress Miss Dora Langham

Stage Actress Miss Dora Langham. Date: circa 1908

Background imageDora Collection: Dora

Dora
A side profile portrait pastel sketch of a young lady named Dora, wearing a black hat, tilted on the side of her head, with red flowers draping into her hair. Date: circa 1901

Background imageDora Collection: The White Bridge

The White Bridge
Landscape watercolour showing a distant white bridge, spanning a river at Dora Creek, Macquarie, New South Wales. Date: circa 1918

Background imageDora Collection: Dora Creek

Dora Creek
This landscape watercolour of Dora Creek was the last painting of this medium by J. J. Hilder, Dora Creek is a small rural suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia

Background imageDora Collection: Telegraph House, constructed on the site of a West Sussex semaphore-station

Telegraph House, constructed on the site of a West Sussex semaphore-station, was the home of Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) and Dora (his second wife)

Background imageDora Collection: David Meets Dora and Miss Murdstone. 'Mr. Copperfield, my daughter Dora

David Meets Dora and Miss Murdstone. "Mr. Copperfield, my daughter Dora
1000813 David Meets Dora and Miss Murdstone. "Mr. Copperfield, my daughter Dora, and my daughter Dora's confidential friend, Miss Murdstone!"

Background imageDora Collection: 'Now don't get up at five o clock, you naughty boy

"Now don't get up at five o clock, you naughty boy
1192276 "Now don't get up at five o clock, you naughty boy by Hammond, Gertrude E. Demain (1862-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Copperfield published by George G Harrap & Co Ltd)

Background imageDora Collection: Dora Carrington

Dora Carrington Ridden By J.Reid Newmarket Guineas Festival Newmarket, Newmarket Racecourse 06 May 2001 Date: 06 May 2001

Background imageDora Collection: The Winter Exhibition of the Society of British Artists (engraving)

The Winter Exhibition of the Society of British Artists (engraving)
1622952 The Winter Exhibition of the Society of British Artists (engraving) by Henley, Lionel Charles (c.1843-c.1893); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDora Collection: Advert for the London couture house of Dora Ainsworth, 1927

Advert for the London couture house of Dora Ainsworth, 1927
Advert for the London couture house of Dora Ainsworth at 40 South Molton Street, London, 1927 Date: 1927

Background imageDora Collection: A portrait of the American dancer Dora Duby, Paris, 1930

A portrait of the American dancer Dora Duby, Paris, 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageDora Collection: Scene from 'Dora, 'at the Adelphi Theatre (engraving)

Scene from "Dora, "at the Adelphi Theatre (engraving)
1611164 Scene from " Dora, " at the Adelphi Theatre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from " Dora, " at the Adelphi Theatre)

Background imageDora Collection: Strength in Bronze, sculptures by Dora Gordine

Strength in Bronze, sculptures by Dora Gordine
Page from The Graphic reporting on the bronze sculptures by a young Russian girl, Dora Gordine, at the Leicester Galleries in 1928. Date: 1928

Background imageDora Collection: The High-Born Babe, by E Nesbit (litho)

The High-Born Babe, by E Nesbit (litho)
1593349 The High-Born Babe, by E Nesbit (litho) by Buckland, Arthur Herbert (1870-fl.1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: The High-Born Babe, by E Nesbit)

Background imageDora Collection: Book Plate by Charles E Dawson for Dora Sigerson

Book Plate by Charles E Dawson for Dora Sigerson
Book Plate designed by Charles E Dawson for Dora Sigerson. 1910

Background imageDora Collection: Dora, 1883 (oil on canvas)

Dora, 1883 (oil on canvas)
659748 Dora, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Woolmer, Arthur Joseph (1805-92); 61.6x52.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dora. Alfred Joseph Woolmer (1805-1892). Oil on canvas. 61.6 x 52.1cm

Background imageDora Collection: Dora Sigerson Shorter, Irish poet and sculptor

Dora Sigerson Shorter, Irish poet and sculptor
Dora Sigerson (1866-1918), Irish poet and sculptor, wife of Clement Shorter, English journalist, literary critic and editor of the Illustrated London News. 1898

Background imageDora Collection: Chez Fysher cabaret - Nielsen Fysher and Madame Stroeva

Chez Fysher cabaret - Nielsen Fysher and Madame Stroeva
The Chez Fysher show at Oddeninos restaurant in London, 1924 featuring as its star attraction, Madame Dora Stroeva who sang Russian songs before nightly audiences of most of the theatrical stars of

Background imageDora Collection: Mrs Dora Montefiore, suffragist, in court

Mrs Dora Montefiore, suffragist, in court
Mrs Dora Montefiore (1851-1933), English-Australian womens suffragist, socialist, poet, and autobiographer, seen here in court on 31 October 1913. 1913

Background imageDora Collection: Doras Waltz and Doras Song

Doras Waltz and Doras Song
Promotional music sheet for Doras Waltz and Doras Song, composer unknown. Based on David Copperfield Charles Dickens novel of 1850

Background imageDora Collection: The Charles Dickens Fete at Broadstairs (engraving)

The Charles Dickens Fete at Broadstairs (engraving)
1597691 The Charles Dickens Fete at Broadstairs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Charles Dickens Fete at Broadstairs)

Background imageDora Collection: Twins, Betty & Beth Dodge

Twins, Betty & Beth Dodge
The Dodge Twins, from America, performing in a new musical called Oh Kay!, at His Majestys Theatre. 1927

Background imageDora Collection: Alexis and Dora (engraving)

Alexis and Dora (engraving)
2808157 Alexis and Dora (engraving) by Kaulbach, Wilhelm von (1805-74) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexis and Dora.); © Look and Learn

Background imageDora Collection: Illustration for David Copperfield (colour litho)

Illustration for David Copperfield (colour litho)
667292 Illustration for David Copperfield (colour litho) by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Housekeeping)

Background imageDora Collection: Little Dora taking her Mothers Tea (engraving)

Little Dora taking her Mothers Tea (engraving)
6003589 Little Dora taking her Mothers Tea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Dora taking her Mothers Tea)

Background imageDora Collection: Scene from Tennysons Dora (engraving)

Scene from Tennysons Dora (engraving)
1103017 Scene from Tennysons Dora (engraving) by Burr, Alexander Hohenlohe (1837-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Tennysons Dora)

Background imageDora Collection: Italy: Ivrea (b / w photo)

Italy: Ivrea (b / w photo)
5997710 Italy: Ivrea (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ivrea. Illustration for Mon Voyage en Italie by A Spuhler (Comptoir de Phototypie)

Background imageDora Collection: Dora, Alexis Und Dora (litho)

Dora, Alexis Und Dora (litho)
5220366 Dora, Alexis Und Dora (litho) by Kaulbach, Wilhelm von (1805-74) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dora, Alexis Und Dora)

Background imageDora Collection: Cartoon, Dora Discomfited -- when peace returns after the end of World War One

Cartoon, Dora Discomfited -- when peace returns after the end of World War One, we are once again free to write what we like without fear of the censors black pencil. Date: 1919

Background imageDora Collection: Sister Dora Statue, Walsall, Warwickshire

Sister Dora Statue, Walsall, Warwickshire
Sister Dora Statue, Walsall, near Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageDora Collection: Charlotte von Stein, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Charlotte von Stein, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Charlotte von Stein, (1933). Portrait of Charlotte von Stein (1742-1827), lady-in-waiting at the court in Weimar and a close friend to Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Background imageDora Collection: View of a domestic interior, probably the home of Charles Ai

View of a domestic interior, probably the home of Charles Aitken at 28 Church Row, Hampstead, oil on canvas, glazed and framed in a gilt wood frame, by Ellen Dora Nicholson, 1913-1928. Date: 1913-1928

Background imageDora Collection: Then they went to Sir Galahad, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis

Then they went to Sir Galahad, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis
Then they went to Sir Galahad, 1905. An illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905

Background imageDora Collection: How Mordred plotted against Sir Launcelot, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis

How Mordred plotted against Sir Launcelot, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis
How Mordred plotted against Sir Launcelot, 1905. An illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905

Background imageDora Collection: Found the Queen Dead, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis

Found the Queen Dead, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis
Found the Queen Dead, 1905. An illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905

Background imageDora Collection: Sir Galahad at the Abbey, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis

Sir Galahad at the Abbey, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis
Sir Galahad at the Abbey, 1905. Sir Galahad, a Knight of the Round Table, was the son of Sir Lancelot and achiever of the Holy Grail

Background imageDora Collection: The Three Queens, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis

The Three Queens, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis
The Three Queens, 1905. An illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905

Background imageDora Collection: Rushed Upon the Astonished Throng, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis

Rushed Upon the Astonished Throng, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis
Rushed Upon the Astonished Throng, 1905. An illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905

Background imageDora Collection: Queen Guenevere, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis

Queen Guenevere, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis
Queen Guenevere, 1905. An illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905

Background imageDora Collection: The Barge floated down the River, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis

The Barge floated down the River, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis
The Barge floated down the River, 1905. An illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905

Background imageDora Collection: How Sir Launcelot saw the Holy Grail, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis

How Sir Launcelot saw the Holy Grail, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis
How Sir Launcelot saw the Holy Grail, 1905. An illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905

Background imageDora Collection: Sore was the contest, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis

Sore was the contest, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis
Sore was the contest, 1905. An illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905



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"Dora Marsden: A Fearless Suffragette Arrested for Her Cause" In the early 20th century, Dora Marsden fearlessly fought for women's rights as a suffragette. Her unwavering determination led her to be arrested in her pursuit of equality and justice. Despite facing adversity, she remained steadfast in her belief that every woman deserved the right to vote. Dora Sprinzel, an incredibly talented fashion illustrator, captured the essence of beauty and elegance through her original illustrations. Each stroke of her brush brought life to stunning designs that showcased the creativity and innovation of the era. The White Bridge stands as a symbol of tranquility and serenity amidst nature's embrace. This picturesque landmark invites us to pause and appreciate its timeless charm. Dora Creek meanders through lush landscapes, enchanting all who encounter its gentle flow. Its crystal-clear waters offer solace from the chaos of everyday life, reminding us to find peace in simplicity. Telegraph House holds historical significance as it was once home to Bertrand Russell and his second wife Dora. This grand estate served not only as their residence but also housed their progressive Beacon Hill School established in 1927. Here they nurtured young minds with forward-thinking education methods that challenged societal norms. Fanny and Dora Watson were trailblazers ahead of their time in Kent during the late 18th century. These remarkable women defied expectations by pursuing knowledge and breaking barriers set by society's limitations on female intellectuality. Through these glimpses into different aspects of "Dora, " we uncover stories filled with resilience, creativity, activism, natural beauty, educational progressiveness, and inspiring individuals who shaped history with their courage.