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"Sybil: A Journey Through Time and Talent" Step into the enchanting world of Sybil, where diverse elements intertwine to create a captivating story

Background imageSybil Collection: The pier at Entebbe, Uganda - Lake Victoria

The pier at Entebbe, Uganda - Lake Victoria
The pier at Entebbe, Uganda on the shore of Lake Victoria with the steam ferryboats Clement Hill (on left) which was in service between 1906-36 and either the Winifred or Sybil (on the right)

Background imageSybil Collection: Massenet / Thais / First

Massenet / Thais / First
Sybil Sanderson and Charles Delmas in the first production of this opera which tells of an Egyptian courtesan who converts to religion and dies as a desert hermit

Background imageSybil Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Snob

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Snob. Sybil holds a dinner party for dogs, but when a smaller dog approaches a large dish of food, Fluffikins attacks him for his presumption

Background imageSybil Collection: Oval miniature - Harold Vaughan Tattersall

Oval miniature - Harold Vaughan Tattersall
An oval miniature of an Officer of the North Staffordshire Regiment, Harold Vaughan Tattersall (b. June 27, 1887) by Katherine Sybil Haines (1885-?). Date: 1918

Background imageSybil Collection: Temple of the Sybil, Tivoli

Temple of the Sybil, Tivoli (1809). Allport, Henry C. fl.1808-1823. Date: 1809

Background imageSybil Collection: The International Exhibition: the Roman Court, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The International Exhibition: the Roman Court, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: the Roman Court, 1862. The first statue on the right is the famous "Sibylla Libyca" of Story...Her ornaments are Oriental

Background imageSybil Collection: Three Swimmers

Three Swimmers
Swimming champions Helen Meany, later Gravis (1904-1991), Sybil Bauer (1903-1927) and Doris O'Mara (b. 1908-?) at an event in St Augustine, Florida. Date: 1925

Background imageSybil Collection: Sybil Thorndike and Students

Sybil Thorndike and Students
The actress Sybil Thorndike (1882-1976) with a group of students from Guy's Hospital in London. She had recently given a benefit performance for the hospital. Date: 1925

Background imageSybil Collection: Sybil Arundale

Sybil Arundale
Miss Sybil Arundale (1879 - 1965), English stage and film actress (born Sybil Kelly). Date: 1907

Background imageSybil Collection: Sybil Thorndike, British actress of stage and screen

Sybil Thorndike, British actress of stage and screen
Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike (1882-1976), British actress of stage and screen. An active member of the Labour Party, she is seen here holding a copy of the left-wing newspaper, the Morning Star

Background imageSybil Collection: MASSENET/THAIS/SANDERSON

MASSENET/THAIS/SANDERSON
Sybil Sanderson takes the title role in this story of the Egyptian courtesan who converts to religion and dies as a desert hermit. Date: first performed 1894

Background imageSybil Collection: The appearance of the Virgin to Augustus and Sibilla (oil on canvas)

The appearance of the Virgin to Augustus and Sibilla (oil on canvas)
868046 The appearance of the Virgin to Augustus and Sibilla (oil on canvas) by Garofalo, Benvenuto Tisi da (1481-1559); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Background imageSybil Collection: The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, left side altar, detail, 1367-1483

The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, left side altar, detail, 1367-1483
7268303 The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, left side altar, detail, 1367-1483 by Florentine School, (14th-15th century); Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany

Background imageSybil Collection: The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, fourth pillar, detail, 1367-1483

The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, fourth pillar, detail, 1367-1483
7268295 The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, fourth pillar, detail, 1367-1483 by Florentine School, (14th-15th century); Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany

Background imageSybil Collection: The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, detail, 1367-1483

The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, detail, 1367-1483
7268227 The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, detail, 1367-1483 by Florentine School, (14th-15th century); Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Florence)

Background imageSybil Collection: The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, third pillar, 1367-1483

The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, third pillar, 1367-1483
7268305 The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, third pillar, 1367-1483 by Florentine School, (14th-15th century); Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Florence)

Background imageSybil Collection: The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, second pillar, detail, 1367-1483

The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, second pillar, detail, 1367-1483
7268304 The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, second pillar, detail, 1367-1483 by Florentine School, (14th-15th century); Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany

Background imageSybil Collection: The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, detail, 1367-1483

The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, detail, 1367-1483
7268225 The silver altar of Saint Johns Treasure, detail, 1367-1483 by Florentine School, (14th-15th century); Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Florence)

Background imageSybil Collection: Sibyl, an oracle or prophetess, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving)

Sibyl, an oracle or prophetess, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving)
7236738 Sibyl, an oracle or prophetess, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sibyl, an oracle or prophetess, ancient Rome)

Background imageSybil Collection: A Sibyl, female prophet or oracle of Ancient Greece, 1806 (engraving)

A Sibyl, female prophet or oracle of Ancient Greece, 1806 (engraving)
7235636 A Sibyl, female prophet or oracle of Ancient Greece, 1806 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Sibyl)

Background imageSybil Collection: The Temple of the Sybil and the Campagna, Tivoli, Italy (oil on canvas)

The Temple of the Sybil and the Campagna, Tivoli, Italy (oil on canvas)
2655526 The Temple of the Sybil and the Campagna, Tivoli, Italy (oil on canvas) by Wilson, Richard (1713/14-82); 50.2x68.6 cm; Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery, Gloucestershire

Background imageSybil Collection: Persian Sibyl, 1647 (oil on canvas)

Persian Sibyl, 1647 (oil on canvas)
1630030 Persian Sibyl, 1647 (oil on canvas) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Capitolines Museums: " Persian Sibyl")

Background imageSybil Collection: The Sybil, 1622 (oil on canvas)

The Sybil, 1622 (oil on canvas)
1630029 The Sybil, 1622 (oil on canvas) by Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) (1581-1641); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Capitolines Museums: " The Sybil")

Background imageSybil Collection: The interior, Chapel Nova or St. Brizio Chapel, northern wall

The interior, Chapel Nova or St. Brizio Chapel, northern wall: "Pandemonium"fresco by Luca Signorelli
6263074 The interior, Chapel Nova or St. Brizio Chapel, northern wall: " Pandemonium" fresco by Luca Signorelli, (1500 - 1502)

Background imageSybil Collection: Matt Kuchar & Wife Sybil

Matt Kuchar & Wife Sybil 2010 Ryder Cup, Celtic Manor 2010 Ryder Cup, Celtic Manor Resort, City Of Newport, Wales Celtic Manor Resort, City Of Newport, Wales 30 September 2010 Date: 30 September 2010

Background imageSybil Collection: Ruins of a Temple with a Sibyl, c. 1719 (oil on canvas)

Ruins of a Temple with a Sibyl, c. 1719 (oil on canvas)
450144 Ruins of a Temple with a Sibyl, c.1719 (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765); 86x70 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath

Background imageSybil Collection: The Tiburtine Sibyl announcing the coming of Jesus Christ to the Roman Emperor Augustus (engraving)

The Tiburtine Sibyl announcing the coming of Jesus Christ to the Roman Emperor Augustus (engraving)
7185084 The Tiburtine Sibyl announcing the coming of Jesus Christ to the Roman Emperor Augustus (engraving) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSybil Collection: Triumph of Jesus Christ in mankind (engraving)

Triumph of Jesus Christ in mankind (engraving)
7185102 Triumph of Jesus Christ in mankind (engraving) by Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (c.1488-1576) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Triumph of Jesus Christ in mankind)

Background imageSybil Collection: Prudentia (Prudence), from Los Honores, Flanders, 1525 / 32

Prudentia (Prudence), from Los Honores, Flanders, 1525 / 32
Prudentia (Prudence), from Los Honores, Flanders, 1525/32. Presumably after a design by Bernard van Orley. Left side possibly produced at the workshop of Pieter van Aelst. Right half was rewoven

Background imageSybil Collection: Two female figures seated in the clouds flanking an angel and another flying above

Two female figures seated in the clouds flanking an angel and another flying above carrying a banderole, ca. 1510-25

Background imageSybil Collection: A Sybil (oil on canvas)

A Sybil (oil on canvas)
1128680 A Sybil (oil on canvas) by Cairo, Francesco del (1607-1665) (after); 75x59.5 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; eBradford Museums & Galleries; Italian

Background imageSybil Collection: Delphike, 1896 (w / c with scratching out)

Delphike, 1896 (w / c with scratching out)
CH378653 Delphike, 1896 (w/c with scratching out) by Solomon, Simeon (1840-1905); 37.5x24.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageSybil Collection: Sybil Carlisle, English actress

Sybil Carlisle, English actress. 1904

Background imageSybil Collection: Lady Lettice Lygon by Olive Snell

Lady Lettice Lygon by Olive Snell
Lady Lettice Cotterell (nÚÑáLygon) (1906-1973), Wife of Sir Richard Charles Geers Cotterell, 5th Bt; daughter of 7th Earl Beauchamp. Lygon family possible inspiration for Waughs Brideshead Revisited

Background imageSybil Collection: Sybil Thorndike and Owen Nares in Double Door

Sybil Thorndike and Owen Nares in Double Door
Sybil Thorndike and Owen Nares in the play Double Door at the Globe Theatre, London, April 1934. 1934

Background imageSybil Collection: Sybil Thorndike and Emlyn Williams on stage

Sybil Thorndike and Emlyn Williams on stage
Sybil Thorndike and Emlyn Williams in The Corn is Green at the Duchess Theatre, London, September 1938. 1938

Background imageSybil Collection: The Sibyls of Tibur, Delphi, Cumae and Hellespont, Carafa Chapel

The Sibyls of Tibur, Delphi, Cumae and Hellespont, Carafa Chapel
703025 The Sibyls of Tibur, Delphi, Cumae and Hellespont, Carafa Chapel, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome (fresco) by Capponi, (Raffaelo del Garbo) (1476-1524); Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome

Background imageSybil Collection: Portrait of Emma Hart as a Sybil (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Emma Hart as a Sybil (oil on canvas)
OJ451935 Portrait of Emma Hart as a Sybil (oil on canvas) by Vigee-Lebrun, Elisabeth Louise (1755-1842); 137.2 x 98.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Emma Hart (1765-1815); later Lady Hamilton

Background imageSybil Collection: The Cumean Sibyl, 1616 (oil on canvas)

The Cumean Sibyl, 1616 (oil on canvas)
AII135275 The Cumean Sibyl, 1616 (oil on canvas) by Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) (1581-1641); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageSybil Collection: Aeneas, Sybil, Centaurs, Geryon, Briareus, Hydra, Chimaera (engraving)

Aeneas, Sybil, Centaurs, Geryon, Briareus, Hydra, Chimaera (engraving)
812880 Aeneas, Sybil, Centaurs, Geryon, Briareus, Hydra, Chimaera (engraving) by Cleyn, Francis (1582-1658); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aeneas, Sybil, Centaurs, Geryon, Briareus, Hydra)

Background imageSybil Collection: Sybil (Carrara marble)

Sybil (Carrara marble)
3497275 Sybil (Carrara marble) by Fontana, Annibale (1540-87); Santa Maria dei Miracoli presso San Celso, Milan, Lombardy

Background imageSybil Collection: Chapelle Sixtine, La Sibylle d Erythree (engraving)

Chapelle Sixtine, La Sibylle d Erythree (engraving)
3645781 Chapelle Sixtine, La Sibylle d Erythree (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chapelle Sixtine, La Sibylle d Erythree)

Background imageSybil Collection: Vault of the Presbytery with the Cimmerian Sybil, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, c

Vault of the Presbytery with the Cimmerian Sybil, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, c
703073 Vault of the Presbytery with the Cimmerian Sybil, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, c.1484-92 (fresco) by Pinturicchio, Bernardino di Betto (c.1452-1513); Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome

Background imageSybil Collection: Sybil of Eritrea with her insignia, 1796 (coloured engraving)

Sybil of Eritrea with her insignia, 1796 (coloured engraving)
468774 Sybil of Eritrea with her insignia, 1796 (coloured engraving) by Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Jacques (1757-1810) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from L Antique Rome Ou)

Background imageSybil Collection: Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, Westminster (b / w photo)

Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, Westminster (b / w photo)
3095093 Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, Westminster (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, Westminster)



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"Sybil: A Journey Through Time and Talent" Step into the enchanting world of Sybil, where diverse elements intertwine to create a captivating story. From the picturesque pier at Entebbe, Uganda, overlooking the majestic Lake Victoria, to the mesmerizing melodies of Massenet's opera "Thais, " this tale is filled with artistic wonders. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin's charming artwork in "The Snob, " we are transported to a realm where elegance and sophistication reign supreme. The oval miniature by Harold Vaughan Tattersall captures Sybil's timeless beauty, radiating grace and poise. As we venture further into this narrative, we encounter the Temple of the Sybil in Tivoli—a symbol of ancient wisdom and mystique. Here lies a connection between past and present as three swimmers dive fearlessly into unknown depths, embodying courage and determination. In another chapter, renowned actress Sybil Thorndike takes center stage alongside her talented students. Together they breathe life into characters that captivate audiences on both stage and screen. Their performances leave an indelible mark on hearts worldwide. Not limited to one field alone, Sybil Arundale emerges as a prominent figure—her contributions spanning various realms from artistry to design. Meanwhile, British actress Sybil Thorndike continues to shine brightly as she immerses herself in roles that challenge conventions. The echoes of Massenet's opera "Thais" resonate once more as Sanderson brings its essence alive through their exquisite creations. This collaboration unveils a fusion of music and textile artistry—an ode to creativity itself. Delving deeper into personal connections within this narrative reveals children and grandchildren who bear witness to the legacy left behind by Duke Buccleuch—a testament to enduring family ties across generations. Finally, our journey concludes with Elizabeth—the daughter of English designer Sybil Zelker—who carries forward her mother's creative spirit while forging her own path. Together, they embody the essence of innovation and artistic expression.