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Monocle Collection (page 4)

"Step into the world of monocles, where eccentricity meets elegance

Background imageMonocle Collection: Cousin Feenix, aka Lord Feenix, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)

Cousin Feenix, aka Lord Feenix, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
FLP465427 Cousin Feenix, aka Lord Feenix, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Background imageMonocle Collection: Portrait of Jacques Offenbach, c. 1876 (b / w photo)

Portrait of Jacques Offenbach, c. 1876 (b / w photo)
814989 Portrait of Jacques Offenbach, c.1876 (b/w photo) by Nadar, (Gaspard Felix Tournachon) (1820-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Jacques Offenbach)

Background imageMonocle Collection: Awfully sorry, I can t get to the office today (chromolitho)

Awfully sorry, I can t get to the office today (chromolitho)
2800645 Awfully sorry, I can t get to the office today (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Awfully sorry, I can t get to the office today)

Background imageMonocle Collection: John Tresahar in A Trip to Chinatown

John Tresahar in A Trip to Chinatown
John Tresahar, actor and playwright, in A Trip to Chinatown Date: 1890s

Background imageMonocle Collection: Comic postcard, Middle aged man chatting with a schoolboy or young university student

Comic postcard, Middle aged man chatting with a schoolboy or young university student
humorous, fun, funny, comic, card, postcard, british, young, man, men, home, domestic, fire, fireplace, room, o, kay, okay, boy, teenage, teenager, schoolboy, blazer, tie, lighting, cigarette

Background imageMonocle Collection: Fashion for the Young and Monocled Dude

Fashion for the Young and Monocled Dude
2904203 Fashion for the Young and Monocled Dude by Laskoff, Franz (1869-1918); (add.info.: Young man in Straw Hat in front of a maritime venue smoking a cigarette and wearing a monocle)

Background imageMonocle Collection: Italian Picture Dealers Humbuging My Lord Anglaise, pub. 1812 (hand coloured engraving)

Italian Picture Dealers Humbuging My Lord Anglaise, pub. 1812 (hand coloured engraving)
2962517 Italian Picture Dealers Humbuging My Lord Anglaise, pub. 1812 (hand coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Background imageMonocle Collection: Gentleman in white tie and tails dancing while two musicians play saxophone and banjo

Gentleman in white tie and tails dancing while two musicians play saxophone and banjo
2632095 Gentleman in white tie and tails dancing while two musicians play saxophone and banjo, from White Bottoms, pub. 1927 (colour block print) by Sem (Georges Goursat) (1863-1934)

Background imageMonocle Collection: Dancers on the beach (colour photo)

Dancers on the beach (colour photo)
3096452 Dancers on the beach (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancers on the beach. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageMonocle Collection: Cheerio California Fruit Crate Label, 1929 (colour litho)

Cheerio California Fruit Crate Label, 1929 (colour litho)
3035770 Cheerio California Fruit Crate Label, 1929 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage fruit crate label for Cheerio brand California vegetables; lithograph)

Background imageMonocle Collection: The Majah!!! Mr E Righton in Flirtation in Three Flights by Romer

The Majah!!! Mr E Righton in Flirtation in Three Flights by Romer and Bellamy - Edward Righton (1838-1899), English actor Date: late 19th century

Background imageMonocle Collection: Art Nouveau design with woman and soldier Date: early 20th century

Art Nouveau design with woman and soldier Date: early 20th century

Background imageMonocle Collection: Comic postcard, Teddy bears in the street. I m waiting for a bus. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Teddy bears in the street. I m waiting for a bus. Date: 20th century

Background imageMonocle Collection: Valentine postcard, Man borrows money from his girlfriend Date: 20th century

Valentine postcard, Man borrows money from his girlfriend Date: 20th century

Background imageMonocle Collection: Woman returning from the Bois de Boulogne, 1890

Woman returning from the Bois de Boulogne, 1890
Coming back from a morning in the Bois de Boulogne, 1890. Fashionable woman in jacket and skirt, with hat and parasol, walking with dogs along the Avenue Foch toward the Arc de Triomphe

Background imageMonocle Collection: Women waiting for stage coaches in Paris, 1839

Women waiting for stage coaches in Paris, 1839. Women in lace bonnets, shawls and wide-sleeved dresses. The courtyard of the Messageries Nationales diligences. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Background imageMonocle Collection: Fashionable man with monocle, era of Marie Antoinette

Fashionable man with monocle, era of Marie Antoinette
Fashionable man with monocle, in striped coat and tricorn, era of Marie Antoinette. Le Lorgneur. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle

Background imageMonocle Collection: Fashionable woman with posy. era of Marie Antoinette

Fashionable woman with posy. era of Marie Antoinette
Fashionable woman with rose, in bonnet, drape skirts over petticoat, era of Marie Antoinette. l innocente Curieuse se piquant aux epines de la rose

Background imageMonocle Collection: Man in hazelnut colour coat with monocle

Man in hazelnut colour coat with monocle
Man in hazelnut colour coat, green culottes and gloves, black boots and hat with tricolor cockade. Handcoloured lithograph by A

Background imageMonocle Collection: The Admirers (oil on canvas)

The Admirers (oil on canvas)
VFS109774 The Admirers (oil on canvas) by Nicholls, Charles Wynne (1831-1903); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageMonocle Collection: A Dandy dressed in a boat-shaped hat, a dun-coloured jacket and buckskin breeches

A Dandy dressed in a boat-shaped hat, a dun-coloured jacket and buckskin breeches
AFC90688 A Dandy dressed in a boat-shaped hat, a dun-coloured jacket and buckskin breeches, plate 1 from the Incroyable et merveilleuses series of fashion plates

Background imageMonocle Collection: Portrait of Comte D Adhemar de Cransac, c. 1890 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Comte D Adhemar de Cransac, c. 1890 (oil on canvas)
DAY235400 Portrait of Comte D Adhemar de Cransac, c.1890 (oil on canvas) by Royer, Lionel Noel (1852-1926); 200.6x210.8 cm; The Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio

Background imageMonocle Collection: The Tatler and Eve at the Advertising Ball - fancy dress

The Tatler and Eve at the Advertising Ball - fancy dress
Miss Lily St. John, representing The Tatler and wearing a replica costume of the eighteenth century gentleman who appears on the cover, together with Evelyn Laye representing its sister magazine

Background imageMonocle Collection: The Connoisseurs, 1799 (hand coloured etching)

The Connoisseurs, 1799 (hand coloured etching)
HNT167616 The Connoisseurs, 1799 (hand coloured etching) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Scotland; eHunterian Museum & Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Background imageMonocle Collection: Punch, 1883_12_8 - Illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914): English Language

Punch, 1883_12_8 - Illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914): English Language
ICA4936380 Punch, 1883_12_8 - Illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914): English Language, Foreign Press - Chamberlain Joe Joseph (1836-1914), Shakespeare William by Tenniel

Background imageMonocle Collection: Illustration in Le Rire, 23 / 03 / 12 -the question of the beard (engraving)

Illustration in Le Rire, 23 / 03 / 12 -the question of the beard (engraving)
ICA4864488 Illustration in Le Rire, 23/03/12 -the question of the beard (engraving) by Metivet, Lucien (1863-1930); (add.info.: Illustration de Lucien Metivet (1863-1932) dans Le Rire

Background imageMonocle Collection: Movie poster His Excellency by Grigori Roshal (Rochal) (1899-1983

Movie poster His Excellency by Grigori Roshal (Rochal) (1899-1983
FIA5406933 Movie poster His Excellency by Grigori Roshal (Rochal) (1899-1983) - Dmitry Anatolyevich Bulanov (1898-1942). Colour lithograph, 1927

Background imageMonocle Collection: Illustration of Abel Faivre (1867-1945) for the Cover of Le Rire, 06 / 03 / 26 - Family

Illustration of Abel Faivre (1867-1945) for the Cover of Le Rire, 06 / 03 / 26 - Family
ICA4941476 Illustration of Abel Faivre (1867-1945) for the Cover of Le Rire, 06/03/26 - Family by Faivre, Jules Abel (1867-1945); (add.info)

Background imageMonocle Collection: Portrait of Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) German composer, n. d. (photo)

Portrait of Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) German composer, n. d. (photo)
GIA4708995 Portrait of Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) German composer, n.d. (photo) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

Background imageMonocle Collection: Poster for fencing designed by the Faria workshop in Paris in 1898

Poster for fencing designed by the Faria workshop in Paris in 1898
LSE4085946 Poster for fencing designed by the Faria workshop in Paris in 1898. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMonocle Collection: Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, British admiral and naval representative at

Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, British admiral and naval representative at the Versailles Peace Conference
6015386 Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, British admiral and naval representative at the Versailles Peace Conference, 1919 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageMonocle Collection: Portrait of a man wearing a top hat and a monocle, New Years greetings card (chromolitho)

Portrait of a man wearing a top hat and a monocle, New Years greetings card (chromolitho)
6031559 Portrait of a man wearing a top hat and a monocle, New Years greetings card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMonocle Collection: Stage types: the 'Johnnie'(colour litho)

Stage types: the "Johnnie"(colour litho)
5996027 Stage types: the " Johnnie" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stage types: the " Johnnie")

Background imageMonocle Collection: Joseph Chamberlain, British Liberal politician

Joseph Chamberlain, British Liberal politician
Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), British Liberal politician. 1904

Background imageMonocle Collection: Cartoon portrait, Sir Squire Bancroft, actor-manager

Cartoon portrait, Sir Squire Bancroft, actor-manager
Cartoon portrait, Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926), English actor-manager. 1880s

Background imageMonocle Collection: Cartoon portrait, Paul Martinetti, pantomime performer

Cartoon portrait, Paul Martinetti, pantomime performer
Cartoon portrait, Paul Martinetti, American pantomime performer. 1880s

Background imageMonocle Collection: Cartoon, F W Irish, actor

Cartoon, F W Irish, actor
Cartoon, F W Irish (Warm). He appeared alongside Henry Irving in various productions at the Lyceum Theatre, London. 1883

Background imageMonocle Collection: Cartoon, The Theatrical Outlook

Cartoon, The Theatrical Outlook, Squire Bancroft and John Hollingshead, theatre managers. I am going to get out of it before I am hurt

Background imageMonocle Collection: Cartoon, Mr J Ashby-Sterry, poet, novelist and journalist

Cartoon, Mr J Ashby-Sterry, poet, novelist and journalist
Cartoon portrait, Mr Joseph Ashby-Sterry (c.1838-1917), English poet, novelist and journalist - One of the most entertaining of ramblers. 1886

Background imageMonocle Collection: Cartoon, Lord Cairns, In A New Part

Cartoon, Lord Cairns, In A New Part
Cartoon, Lord Cairns (Arthur William Cairns, 2nd Earl Cairns) - In A New Part. He had just succeeded to the title on the death of his father. 1885

Background imageMonocle Collection: Rich Dandy Wearing a Monocle and Tophat, 1902 (colour litho)

Rich Dandy Wearing a Monocle and Tophat, 1902 (colour litho)
3034684 Rich Dandy Wearing a Monocle and Tophat, 1902 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Victorian illustration of a rich dandy wearing a tophat and monocle; lithograph)

Background imageMonocle Collection: The Discerning Collector (oil on canvas)

The Discerning Collector (oil on canvas)
LST204495 The Discerning Collector (oil on canvas) by Grace, Arthur Longlands (fl.1886); 77.5x56 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; British, out of copyright

Background imageMonocle Collection: Tom and Jerry taking the hint at Logics being blown up at Point Nonplus (coloured engraving)

Tom and Jerry taking the hint at Logics being blown up at Point Nonplus (coloured engraving)
607063 Tom and Jerry taking the hint at Logics being blown up at Point Nonplus (coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789-1856) & George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMonocle Collection: The Glasses, engraved by Francois Seraphin Delpech (1778-1825) (colour litho)

The Glasses, engraved by Francois Seraphin Delpech (1778-1825) (colour litho)
CHT163477 The Glasses, engraved by Francois Seraphin Delpech (1778-1825) (colour litho) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Background imageMonocle Collection: Rien ne va plus, front cover of Le Rire Rouge

Rien ne va plus, front cover of Le Rire Rouge
STC195063 Rien ne va plus, front cover of Le Rire Rouge, 21 November 1915 (colour litho) by Faivre, Jules Abel (1867-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMonocle Collection: Coutts Lindsay, The Grosvenor Gallery from Vanity Fair

Coutts Lindsay, The Grosvenor Gallery from Vanity Fair
XYC290784 Coutts Lindsay, The Grosvenor Gallery from Vanity Fair 3rd February 1883 (chromolithograph) by Jopling, Joseph Middleton (1831-84); Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mr Michael H



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"Step into the world of monocles, where eccentricity meets elegance. From Vesta Tilley's captivating performances at Piccadilly to the mesmerizing ventriloquist act of E Bergen, these eyepieces have witnessed it all. Magician Cardini wowed audiences with his sleight of hand, leaving them in awe and disbelief. Le Smart Carman adorned only in diamonds by Bluze, as depicted in Auguste Roubille's print, exuded opulence and sophistication. The ODEON CASINO POSTER from 1920 transports us to a glamorous era filled with excitement and entertainment. German artist Walter Schnackenberg beautifully captures the allure of this iconic venue. Jos Chamberlain takes us on a whimsical journey with a French postcard featuring a frog dressed as a human – an amusing twist on reality. Flo Dixie's performances at the music hall as a male impersonator challenged societal norms and pushed boundaries. Gilbert & Sullivan revolutionized musical theater, their caricatures immortalizing their genius collaboration. Picture No. 12479624 showcases their timeless legacy. In the realm of sportsmanship, Eton versus Winchester brought together Hon Anthony Samuel and Lady Bearsted for an exhilarating competition that captivated spectators. Lastly, indulge in the risqué charm of strip tease card games like Theatre suit - Play Boy; they added spice to evenings filled with laughter and seduction. " Monocles have been witnesses to extraordinary moments throughout history – from vaudeville acts to avant-garde art forms – forever etching themselves into our collective memory.