Walking Stick Collection (page 7)

Syrian Gentlemen, c1913. Artist: Charles JS Makin
Syrian Gentlemen, c1913. From With Pen and Camera in Three Continents by Charles J. S. Makin, F.I.C. F.C.S. [The Tribune Publishing Company, London, 1913]

Half-Length of an Old Man Leaning on a Stick, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Half-Length of an Old Man Leaning on a Stick, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Studies of Single Figures and of a Profile, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of Single Figures and of a Profile, c1480 (1945). The drawing is held by the British Museum, London. From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Count Okuma, Ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs, at home, Tokyo, Japan, 1904. From The Underwood Travel Library - Japan, [Underwood & Underwood, London, New York, 1904]

Lieut. G. Herbert Whyte, c1908, (1917). Artist: Swaine & Co
Lieut. G. Herbert Whyte, c1908, (1917). Lieutenant George Herbert Whyte. Unit: 2nd/18th Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)

President Krugers double: Mr. John Mutch, 1900
President Krugers double: Mr. John Mutch, who is a working collier of Pontypridd, Wales, 1900. From Black & White Budget, Vol. III. [The Black and White Publishing Company, J P

Earl of Uxbridge, 1838. Artist: Thomas C Wilson
Earl of Uxbridge, 1838. British Army officer and politician. Fought in Peninsular War, Battle of Sahagun, commanded the cavalry at the Battle of Benavente

Damon & Phillida, c1730. Artist: Gerard Vandergucht
Damon & Phillida, c1730. Frontispiece of the pastoral farce by Colley Cibber, first performed in Haymarket in 1729. From Damon & Phillida, by Colley Cibber. [London, c1730]

Azcoitia and its surrounding area: the Basque Provinces, 1852. Artist: Blanche Hennebutte-Feillet
Azcoitia and its surrounding area: the Basque Provinces, 1852. From Guide du voyageur de Bayonne a St-Sebastien, by Charles-Henri Hennebutte. [Imprimerie de Veuve Lamaignere, Bayonne, 1852]

George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760, (1932). The third Hanoverian king, George III (1738-1820) ruled Britain from 1760 until his son (the future King George IV)

Byron, c1820s, (1911). Artist: Count d Orsay
Byron, c1820s, (1911). George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) commonly known as Lord Byron, was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement

H. R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh, 1874 Artist: Faustin
H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, 1874. Alfred (1844-1900), the second son and fourth of child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, joined the Royal Navy in 1858

L estaminet, c1889. Artist: Jean-Charles Cazin
L estaminet, c1889. From The Studio Volume 54. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1911-12]

Portrait of Alfred East, c1902. Artist: John Henry Frederick Bacon
Portrait of Alfred East, c1902. A poratrit of the artist Sir Alfred Edward East (1844-1913). From The Studio Volume 26. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1902]

Couple in a Mountain Landscape, c1779. Artist: Johan Zoffany
Couple in a Mountain Landscape, c1779. Painting held at the Albany Institute of History & Art, Washington. From The Studio Volume 99. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1930]

Portrait of Voltaire, c18th century. Artist: Johann Huber
Portrait of Voltaire, c18th century. Voltaire (1694-1778), French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXVII. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1927]

Vagrants, c19th century, (1924). Artist: Paul-Joseph Blanc
Vagrants, c19th century. From The Connoisseur Vol LXVIII [Otto Limited, London, 1924.]

Leopold II, King of the Belgians, 1909. Leopold (1835-1909) ruled Belgium from 1865 until his death. His reign is most remembered for the harsh treatment of the people of the Congo Free State

The Prince of Wales and WG Grace, 1911 (1951). The great English cricketer with The future King Edward VIII A print from 100 Years in Pictures, A panorama of History in the Making

The Prince of Wales, c1898 (1964). The future King Edward VII. A print from King Edward the Seventh, by Philip Magnus, William Clowes and Sons Ltd, London, 1964

A Swazi witch doctor, Africa. A print from Customs of the World, Volume II Hutchinson and Co, Paternoster Row, London

Hokusai, Japanese artist, 1839 (1956). Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is best known for his series of woodblock prints Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, that includes The Great Wave off Kanagawa

Francisque Sarcey, French journalist and drama critic, late 19th century. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1855-1915, Editions MD

Charles Paul de Kock, French novelist, 1870. A photograph from Album de Photographies, Dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, Editions MD, 22 Rue de L Arcade, Paris 8, 1860-1920

Portrait of an Old Man with a Stick, 1889-1890 (1939). Artist: Paul Gauguin
Portrait of an Old Man with a Stick, 1889-1890 (1939). Found in the collection of the Musee de la Ville de Paris. Plate taken from Gauguin, by John Rewald

Horace Beckford, 18th century (1905). Artist: John Conde
Horace Beckford, 18th century (1905). From The Connoisseur magazine (April 1905)

William Wynne Ryland (1732-1783), English engraver, 1910. From a contemporary print. From The Connoisseur magazine (September 1910)

Princess Victoria (1868-1935), 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria (1868-1935), 1908. Victoria is seen here talking to Captain Welsh. From Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra

King George I of Greece (1845-1913) in his garden at Athens, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
King George I of Greece (1845-1913) in his garden at Athens, 1908. George was the second son of King Christian IX of Denmark, and thus a brother of Queen Alexandra

King Edward VII (1841-1910), Princess Mary, Lady Katherine Coke and Captain Welsh, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
King Edward VII (1841-1910), Princess Mary, Lady Katherine Coke and Captain Welsh, 1908. A print from Queen Alexandras Christmas Gift Book, Photographs from My Camera, by Queen Alexandra

Physician, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Physician, 16th century, (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Francesco d Este, c1460 (1927). Artist: Rogier Van der Weyden
Francesco d Este, c1460 (1927). Found in the collection of The Friedsam Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, however, the painting in the Met, he is holding a ring?

Lord Macaulay, famous historian & essayist, 1923. Artist: Rischgitz Collection
Lord Macaulay, famous historian & essayist, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Verlaine, The Poet of Absinthe, 1923. Artist: Rischgitz Collection
Verlaine, The Poet of Absinthe, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Christ healing the blind, 1926. Artist: Hofmann
Christ healing the blind, c1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 1: The Birth of Christianity, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Monkey trainer, India, 20th century

Lord Willingdon and Friend, 1934. A print for People of Punch, Punch, 28th November 1934

A Jewish Merchant, mid 19th century. Artist: Henry Chawnes Shenton, the elder
A Jewish Merchant, mid 19th century. Engraving after the original painting of c1650 by Rembrandt

French fashions from the 18th century, 1786-1789 (1938). Plate taken from Plaisir de France (December, 1938)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) about to attend an anatomical lecture, 1867. Artist: C Bisschop
Rembrandt (1606-1669) about to attend an anatomical lecture, 1867. From the Illustrated London News (12 January 1867)

King George I of Greece with Commodore Keppel and Lord Howe, Corfu, Greece, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
King George I of Greece (1845-1913) with Commodore Sir Henry Keppel (1809-1904) and Lord Howe (1861-1929), Corfu, Greece, 1908

Inadequate Description, 1906. Dougal (to shooting tenant, who has brought out a dog recently purchased at auction, and is now trying to whistle it back from the hill opposite)

General Philippe Petain and Georges Clemenceau, (1926). A hero of the French defence of Verdun, Petain (1856-1951) was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French army in 1917 after a series of

Chelsea Pensioner, c1890. Artist: Geoffrey Douglas Giles
Chelsea Pensioner, c1890. A coloured lithographic plate from Her Majestys Army by Walter Richards, JS Virtue & Company, (London, c1890)

Old Age, c1480, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Old Age, c1480, (1843). A 19th-century copy after a manuscript illustration in the Romance of the Rose. From Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries

Old Age and Poverty, c1480, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Old Age and Poverty, c1480, (1843). A 19th-century copy after a manuscript illustration in the Romance of the Rose. From Dresses

Late Reward for Jean-Henry Phelipot, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 17th March 1901

Irascible English tourist, Paris, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th May 1900

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"Journeying with a Walking Stick: Tales from El Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela" Embarking on the renowned El Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, walkers find solace in their trusty walking sticks. These simple yet essential tools become companions throughout the arduous journey, providing support and stability as pilgrims traverse rugged terrains. In a quaint Victorian village, a cast iron walking stick stand stands proudly by the entrance of an old cottage. It holds not only functional sticks but also stories of countless wanderers who have passed through its doors. At sea, weathered sailors known as "Old Sea Dogs" lean on their sturdy walking sticks while sharing tales of adventures under The Rainbow's colorful arches. Each stick carries memories etched into its surface - reminders of distant lands and treasured moments. Le Smart Carman struts down Parisian streets adorned with diamonds, holding his extravagant cane inspired by Auguste Roubille's print "Ne porte que des diamants de Bluze. " His stylish accessory reflects both fashion and status. Meanwhile, in Matfield Green, Kent, Mr Oliver Firrell hammers away at his forge crafting bespoke walking sticks for locals. With each strike of his hammer, he infuses these wooden wonders with strength and character that will accompany many walks to come. Across continents in Amboseli National Park lies Masai tribesmen gracefully strolling through vast plains with intricately engraved Buddha-adorned walking sticks from Dakshin Kali in Nepal. A fusion of cultures represented within a single object symbolizes unity amidst diversity. Closer to home in Penzance, West Cornwall, elderly folks engage in friendly competition while playing bowls - their trusted walking sticks serving dual purposes as support and sporting equipment. Laughter fills the air as they relish cherished moments spent together.