Top Hat Collection (page 4)

Woman meeting a portly dandy in a parlour with large mirror and sofa. Charmed to meet you! (What an oaf)
FLO4691295 Woman meeting a portly dandy in a parlour with large mirror and sofa. Charmed to meet you! (What an oaf!) Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Jean

Regency gentlemen in top hats playing bowls on a bowling green. The Bowling Alley, Worcester
FLO4619292 Regency gentlemen in top hats playing bowls on a bowling green. The Bowling Alley, Worcester, or Characters of the Hand and Glove Club

Regency gentlemen gambling on the card game Hazard at Brooks club. The Great Subscription Room at Brooks
FLO4619219 Regency gentlemen gambling on the card game Hazard at Brooks club. The Great Subscription Room at Brooks, or Opposition Members engaged upon Hazard-ous Points

Regency gentlemen fighting a duel with pistols in Hyde Park. The Point of Honor decided on the Leaden argument of a
FLO4619169 Regency gentlemen fighting a duel with pistols in Hyde Park. The Point of Honor decided on the Leaden argument of a Love Affair

Henry Flack, Seaman, Royal Navy., 1850s (wood, glass, cardboard)
7342548 Henry Flack, Seaman, Royal Navy., 1850s (wood, glass, cardboard) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 1.4x22.1x25.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Lieutenant & Clerk, 1829 (coloured lithograph)
7341776 Lieutenant & Clerk, 1829 (coloured lithograph) by English School, (19th century); 30.3x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Engelmann, Graf, Coindet)

European woman with a fur sleeve and a man with a walking stick, 1798* 1799 - European woman with a fur muff
NWI4956545 European woman with a fur sleeve and a man with a walking stick, 1798* 1799 - European woman with a fur muff and a man with a walk-stick, 1798-1799

Victorian stockbrokers dealing at the Stock Exchange. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by
FLO4669427 Victorian stockbrokers dealing at the Stock Exchange. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by Gilbert from London Interiors, Their Costumes and Ceremonies, Joshua Mead

The Nest. From the picture by W. Heath Robinson from the book Princess Marie-Jose's Children's Book published
2638379 The Nest. From the picture by W. Heath Robinson from the book Princess Marie-Jose's Children's Book published 1916.; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Group of nobles at the races at Auteuil, Paris
3569891 Group of nobles at the races at Auteuil, Paris by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Paris, France 1888 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Full-length portrait of a young couple on their wedding day. Behind them the backdrop of the photographic studio can be
3570968 Full-length portrait of a young couple on their wedding day. Behind them the backdrop of the photographic studio can be glimpsed by Montabone, Luigi (d.1877); (add.info.: 1870-1880 ca)

Monument to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vienna
3569910 Monument to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vienna by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Vienna, Austria 1885 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Typical fashion of the 19th Century, 1850
3359151 Typical fashion of the 19th Century, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting typical fashion of the 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Artful Dodger (colour litho)
2775614 The Artful Dodger (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Artful Dodger, from Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens, 1914)

Trotty Veck (colour litho)
2775602 Trotty Veck (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trotty Veck from The Chimes, by Charles Dickens, 1912)

Portrait of Paul Broca
865133 Portrait of Paul Broca; (add.info.: Paul Broca (1824-1880) French physician, anatomist and anthropologist. Discovered the location of speech production area in the front lobes of the brain

William Augustus Fraser of Morar, (1826-1898)
864769 William Augustus Fraser of Morar, (1826-1898); (add.info.: William Augustus Fraser of Morar, 4th Baronet (1826-1898), British politician, author and collector of Scottish extraction

Mr Micawber
930949 Mr Micawber by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Personal History of David Copperfield published by Westminster Press circa 1920's).

Easter Sunday on Fifth Avenue, from 'Harper's Weekly' (litho) (b/w photo)
XJF105348 Easter Sunday on Fifth Avenue, from 'Harper's Weekly' (litho) (b/w photo) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: by Everett Shinn).

Frog family (chromolitho)
8677560 Frog family (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frog family.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection.

Frog family (chromolitho)
8677690 Frog family (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frog family.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection.

Some folks would say that Froggie was in search of trouble (colour litho)
8655893 Some folks would say that Froggie was in search of trouble (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The horse-race at the Auteil Racetrack in Paris, on the day of the Grande Course des Haies
3569948 The horse-race at the Auteil Racetrack in Paris, on the day of the Grande Course des Haies by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Paris, Racetrack of Auteil)

Workers' Daughters on the Outer Boulevard (Illustration for Emile Zola's "L'Assommoir")
5861472 Workers' Daughters on the Outer Boulevard (Illustration for Emile Zola's "L'Assommoir", 1877-78 (pen and brown ink) by Renoir

Great Western General Booking Office, 1837 (litho on paper)
8681122 Great Western General Booking Office, 1837 (litho on paper) by Ducote, Alfred. (fl.1830-40); 29x37 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

The poor millionaire. (engraving, circa 1913)
5975841 The poor millionaire. (engraving, circa 1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: music. Operetta. Elegant man surrounded by pretty women in the Belle Epoque)

1st Class of Petty Officers. Midshipman, 1828 (coloured lithograph)
7341775 1st Class of Petty Officers. Midshipman, 1828 (coloured lithograph) by English School, (19th century); 30x23.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Engelmann, Graf)

Boxing in the Park from Art Gout Beaute, September 1923
BAL15181 Boxing in the Park from Art Gout Beaute, September 1923; John Jesse, London, UK.

Quakers attending a meeting
5307374 Quakers attending a meeting.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Quakers attending a meeting. One of the men wears the traditional hat worn since the days of their inception)

Paris fashion. Men suits. Illustration from " Little Courier des dames"" (1840). Engraving. SPAIN
CUL4875421 Paris fashion. Men suits. Illustration from " Little Courier des dames"" (1840). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Pair of nobles at the Grand Prix Longchamps, Paris
3569930 Pair of nobles at the Grand Prix Longchamps, Paris by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Paris, France 1903 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Police welcomes the arrival of the King of Italy Umberto I (1844-1900) in Rome to horse racing
3569889 Police welcomes the arrival of the King of Italy Umberto I (1844-1900) in Rome to horse racing by Unknown photographer

Naples. Beggar and handkerchief thief
3568509 Naples. Beggar and handkerchief thief; (add.info.: Naples 1865 ca. Photographer: Conrad, Giorgio); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Jingle (colour litho)
2775608 Jingle (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jingle, from The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens, 1912)

The invention of the Fog Filter to combat fogs at the Houses of Parliament, London (engraving)
8631291 The invention of the Fog Filter to combat fogs at the Houses of Parliament, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comparing filters)

Four young women wearing men's hats behind a screen (coloured photo)
8656005 Four young women wearing men's hats behind a screen (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Subsidised Mine Owner (litho)
8673336 The Subsidised Mine Owner (litho) by Batho, Harold Outram (1888-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Subsidised Mine Owner - Poor Beggar)

Hunter with greyhounds (engraving)
8649570 Hunter with greyhounds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunter with greyhounds)

The Marchioness holding her cards very tight in both hands, considered which to play, c.1920 (colour litho)
1122859 The Marchioness holding her cards very tight in both hands, considered which to play, c.1920 (colour litho) by Reynolds

Henry Edward Manning (1809-1892)
864775 Henry Edward Manning (1809-1892); (add.info.: Henry Edward Manning (1809-1892) English Roman Catholic prelate, born at Totteridge, Hertfordshire

Winston Churchill arriving for his wedding, 1908 (b/w photo)
8626602 Winston Churchill arriving for his wedding, 1908 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winston Churchill arriving at St Margaret's)

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Marcel Egger

Full-length portrait of a young elegantly dressed couple. He is wearing a coat with a fur collar and holding a top hat
3571014 Full-length portrait of a young elegantly dressed couple. He is wearing a coat with a fur collar and holding a top hat

Herbert Barnard John Everett (1877-1949), c.1900 (oil on canvas)
7337896 Herbert Barnard John Everett (1877-1949), c.1900 (oil on canvas) by Orpen, William (1878-1931); 96.5x91.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Fashions for 1844. Group of men in a park wearing tall hats, tight-waisted coats and jackets
FLO4995413 Fashions for 1844. Group of men in a park wearing tall hats, tight-waisted coats and jackets. Handcoloured etching by John Leech from Follies of the Year, from Punchos Pocket Books

Marie-Henri Beyle (1783 - 1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal, 19th century (engraving)
3585590 Marie-Henri Beyle (1783 - 1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Marie-Henri Beyle (1783 - 1842)

Worst Comes to Worst-We'll Look at His Etchings, 1934 (pastel and pencil on board)
822782 Worst Comes to Worst-We'll Look at His Etchings, 1934 (pastel and pencil on board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 57x42 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Young European women in fashion, around 1818 - Fashionable European women about 1818. Antique hand-colored print
NWI4957161 Young European women in fashion, around 1818 - Fashionable European women about 1818. Antique hand-colored print; (add.info.: Young European women in fashion)

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"From Isambard Kingdom Brunel to Fred Astaire: The Timeless Elegance of the Top Hat" Step back in time and explore the fascinating history of the iconic top hat. First popularized by English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, this distinguished headwear symbolizes sophistication and class. In a captivating image, we see Brunel standing proudly before the launching chains of his masterpiece, the Great Eastern. But it wasn't just engineers who donned this stylish accessory. Entertainers like Fred Astaire and Harpo Marx brought their own flair to the top hat. Astaire's graceful moves in "Top Hat" (1935) left audiences mesmerized, while Marx's comedic antics in "Duck Soup" (1933) added a touch of whimsy. The top hat even found its way into political cartoons, portraying England as an imperialist octopus grabbing land across continents. Meanwhile, old sea dogs and influential figures like Mrs Lloyd George, David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill, and Mr Clarke were often seen sporting these timeless hats. Literature also embraced this fashion statement; Lewis Carroll's Alice joined the Mad Hatter for a topsy-turvy tea party immortalized by Sir John Tenniel's wood engraving in "Alice Adventures in Wonderland" (1865). J. M. W Turner captured its elegance with his pencil drawing that showcased both artistry and refinement. Not limited to individuals alone, institutions such as LLOYDs OF LONDON featured grand rooms where gentlemen gathered wearing their finest attire – including their beloved top hats – as depicted in an exquisite line engraving from 1890. Even Hollywood recognized the allure of this headpiece; Marlene Dietrich exuded glamour when she wore it in Josef von Sternberg's "The Blue Angel" (1930), adding an air of mystery to her character. Through centuries and across various realms.