Forty Collection

The Last Caravan by A. E. Bestall
A colour illustration by Alfred Bestall showing a fantasy scene where a group of travellers are being spied on from woodland by a centaur and female imps

Warhammer 40K Model space marine
Warhammer 40K Model at Tolworth First Founding Mayhem Tournament

The Railway Sleeper
An exhausted conscript on Nation Service sleeps at Darlington Railway Station en rout to or from a posting to the Northern military base at Catterick, York. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Warhammer 40K Model at Tolworth First Founding Mayhem Tournament

Class 40 Diesel-electric locomotive - English Electric Co
One of the new 2000 b.h.p. Class 40 diesel-electric locomotives built by The English Electric Company Ltd. in conjunction with the Vulcan Foundry Ltd

Warhammer 40K Model at Tolworth First Founding Mayhem Tournament

HMS Implacable, 1920
Photograph of HMS Implacable, formerly the Duguay-Trouin, 1920. This ship was built in France in 1789, served at Trafalgar, and was captured by the Royal Navy shortly thereafter

Warhammer 40K Model at Tolworth First Founding Mayhem Tournament

Eve Before The Fall. By A. E. Bestall
A scene beside a waterfall of four girls in their bathing costumes. The girls are watching the waterfall, prehaps resting after swimming

The Great Western Railway service from Penzance
The inaugural trip of the Great Western Railway service from Penzance. The new express service, which shortens the journey by forty minutes

Warhammer 40K Model at Tolworth First Founding Mayhem Tournament

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Forty Fine Ladies, with text by Patrick R Chalmers. The Huntsmans Story -- huntsmen, horses and hounds on a country road and crossing a field. Date: 1933

In Possession. By A. E. Bestall
Three girls sat on a bank by a stream watching a crab under the water. Alfred Bestall (1892-1986) is best-known as the artist who drew Rupert Bear for thirty years

Forty Winks by C. E. Wilson
A dear old lady in a mop cap, spectacles and a tartan shawl has fallen asleep at a table in the middle of reading a newspaper and sewing a patchwork quilt

Elisha and the Bears
When cheeky children mock the prophet Elishas baldness, God sends two she-bears out of the wood, who tear forty and two of them - God is not mocked, nor his prophet

Mr Frederick Winn Knight (colour litho)
612274 Mr Frederick Winn Knight (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Frederick Winn Knight, Has sat for three and forty years, 8 November 1884)

Christ Appearing to His Mother, c1440. Artist: Rogier Van der Weyden
Christ Appearing to His Mother, c1496. The scene on the right panel of the Miraflores Altarpiece is the only one in this altarpiece that illustrates two events at once

M. Orr / Ali Baba
Ali Baba counted forty of them from his vantage point up a tree

Shannon Copier
The Shannon No-chemical Letter Copier copies at the fantastic rate of forty letters a minute - whats more a juvenile may operate it. How does it work? Shannon aren t saying

C17 - 48 TRADES
Forty-eight depictions of various trades

Constantinople - The Forty Churches - Keurk Klica
Ottoman era. Turkey. Constantinople. The Forty Churches (Keurk Klica). Engraving, 19th century

VICTORY AT TRAFALGAR
The forty-year old warship carries Nelson to victory and death at the battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 Date: 1805

William McTaggart, 1835 -1910. Scottish landscape and marine painter. Seen here aged 45
878562 William McTaggart, 1835 -1910. Scottish landscape and marine painter. Seen here aged 45. From The Strand Magazine published 1897. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection

English Bulldog dog, outdoors looking tired wearing nightcap Date: 16-08-2021

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Rabbit lying down in a hammock with hat Date: 16-05-2007

Travelling 6500 miles in forty-eight hours, by car! (b / w photo)
6009115 Travelling 6500 miles in forty-eight hours, by car! (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travelling 6500 miles in forty-eight hours, by car)

Greenwich Palace
The Palace of Placentia, also known as Greenwich Palace, was an English royal residence that was initially built by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in 1443

Field of Forty Footsteps
A view of The Field of the Forty Footsteps in 1830. It was was part of meadow lands at the back of the British Museum, once known as the Long Fields, then Southampton Fields

Journeys end (b / w photo)
6009108 Journeys end (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journeys end. Illustration for Further Heroes of Modern Adventure by T C Bridges)

The Hippodrome Beauty Queens, London, May 1915. 1915

Wardley Hall (The Skull House), near Manchester (completed c.1500) - an early medieval manor house and a Grade I listed building in the Wardley area of Worsley, Salford, in Greater Manchester

Ali Baba in the Wood
Black & white illustration from Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves. Artist: Aubrey Beardsley. Date: 1897

The Flood (coloured engraving)
2801032 The Flood (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Flood. Illustration for Bible Picture Book (SPCK, c 1880).); © Look and Learn

Forty eight thousand children under fourteen years of age are now employed in the factories of Japan at an average wage
3643764 Forty eight thousand children under fourteen years of age are now employed in the factories of Japan at an average wage of 2.75 old pence (b/w photo) by English Photographer

An Evening with forty thieves (colour litho)
3095689 An Evening with forty thieves (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Evening with forty thieves)

Forty minutes o er the grass without a check, boys! (engraving)
1624942 Forty minutes o er the grass without a check, boys! (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Open Sesame", 1930s (colour litho)
1122813 " Open Sesame", 1930s (colour litho) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arabian Nights published by Blackie & Sons c.1930 s); English, out of copyright

Le Debarquement du Chevalier John Bull et de sa famille a Boulogne sur Mer
NCO190461 Le Debarquement du Chevalier John Bull et de sa famille a Boulogne sur Mer, or The Landing of Sir John Bull & his Family at Bologne sur Mer

Female ice-boasters; forty miles an hour on the frozen Hudson (engraving)
736127 Female ice-boasters; forty miles an hour on the frozen Hudson (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

South African Public Library (b / w photo)
3092370 South African Public Library (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South African Public Library)

"Any advance on forty cents?"(engraving)
5212805 " Any advance on forty cents?" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Any advance on forty cents)

The Sirdar and the Savage Club, toasting the Conqueror of Omdurman (litho)
1064047 The Sirdar and the Savage Club, toasting the Conqueror of Omdurman (litho) by Johnson, Herbert (1848-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sirdar and the Savage Club)

The Dames Institute, Bloemfontein (b / w photo)
3092495 The Dames Institute, Bloemfontein (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dames Institute, Bloemfontein)

Episode from life of Jesus Christ (chromolitho)
5238978 Episode from life of Jesus Christ (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Episode from life of Jesus Christ)

Character Sketches at Malta (engraving)
1049689 Character Sketches at Malta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Character Sketches at Malta)

Heinkel HD. 55
Heinkel HD.55 prototype catapult launched scout for Soviet battleships. Forty aircraft were acquired by the AV-MF (Aviatsiya voyenno-morskogo flota)

Design for a Clock, Title Page to Cahier de six Pendules, ca. 1770

Afghan War - Men of the 10th Hussars drown - Kabul River
Forty-six men of the 10th Hussars are drowned, swept away by the current, as they attempt to ford the Kabul River. Date: 31 March 1879

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"Forty: A Journey through Time and Imagination" Step into the world of "Forty, " where diverse elements converge to create a captivating narrative. From the pages of "The Last Caravan by A. E. Bestall" to the intricately crafted Warhammer 40K Models, this collection offers a glimpse into various realms. Imagine yourself amidst an enchanting scene from "The Railway Sleeper, " as you witness the timeless beauty captured in every stroke of A. E. Bestall's brush. Transported further, you encounter a formidable Warhammer 40K Model space marine, epitomizing strength and valor. As your journey unfolds, history comes alive with HMS Implacable, 1920 - an awe-inspiring testament to naval prowess that leaves you in awe. The intricate details on another Warhammer 40K Model draw you deeper into its universe, igniting your imagination with tales yet untold. But it is not just fantastical worlds that captivate; there is also room for nostalgia and heritage within this eclectic mix. Picture yourself aboard The Great Western Railway service from Penzance, relishing the charm of yesteryears while gazing upon yet another remarkable Warhammer 40K Model. In between these adventures lie moments frozen in time through artistry like "Eve Before The Fall" by A. E. Bestall or "In Possession. " These masterpieces evoke emotions beyond words can express – contemplation, wonderment, or perhaps even melancholy. And finally, we find ourselves face-to-face with Class 40 Diesel-electric locomotive - English Electric Co. , symbolizing progress and innovation against a backdrop of changing times. Through each hint lies a story waiting to be told; forty becomes more than just a number but rather an invitation to explore different dimensions – both real and imagined – where creativity knows no bounds.