Rathbone Collection (#2)

Portrait medallion of the Medusa. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood, Quaritch, London, 1898

Portraits of the Medusa, Cicero, Hecules
Portrait medallions of the Medusa, Cicero, Hecules and Omphale, Cleopatra and Mark Antony. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Plaque showing the choice of Hercules between Virtue and Vice. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Vase with reliefs of the nine Muses, nymphs as archers and nymphs. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Basalt vase for a lamp. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood, Quaritch, London, 1898

John Flaxmans water vase decorated with a Triton grasping a sea monsters head. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

John Flaxmans wine vase decorated with grape foliage, and a satyr grasping a rams head. Chromolithograph W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Plaque depicting the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of King Agamemnon. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Plaque depicting an offering to Flora. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Basalt portrait of Rousseau. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Basalt portrait of Voltaire. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Portrait medallion of astronomer Sir William Herschel. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Portraits of Sir William Herschel, King Ferdinand
Portrait medallions of Sir William Herschel, Ferdinand, King of Two Sicilies, and Governor William Franklin. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Portraits of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edward Bourne
Portrait medallions of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edward Bourne (bricklayer at Etruria, Wedgwood factory) and Sir William Hamilton. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Plaque of Endymion on the rock Latmos. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Portraits of Maria, Catherine II and Princess Elizabeth
Portraits of Maria, Queen of Portugal, Catherine II, Empress of Russia, and Princess Elizabeth. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Memorial vase in basalt with angel weeping over a tomb. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Bust of young Roman general Germanicus
Basalt bust of young Roman general Germanicus Julius Caesar. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Teapot, sucrier and chocolate pot
Teapot and sucrier with green quatrefoils on blue, and chocolate pot in slate blue from the Gladstone service. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Vase and pedestal decorated with Cupids and the seasons. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Long plaque with scroll of convolvulus foliage
Long plaque with scroll of bindweed or convolvulus foliage. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Medallions of Cupids and children
Set of four medallions of Cupids as seasons, two ovals of children by Lady Beauclerck and one square of children by Lady Beauclerck

Vase with classical reliefs by John Flaxman. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Plaque showing King Priam of Troy begging Achilles for the body of his son Hector. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Interior of the Wedgwood and Byerley shop on St. James Square, London, 1809. Chromolithograph (after an illustration in the Repository of Arts) from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Self-portrait of John Flaxman in terracotta. Engraving by Walter L. Colls from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood, Quaritch, London

Portrait of Josiah Wedgwood on horseback from the original painting by George Stubbs. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Mantelpiece from Longton Hall. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

S. & J. Fuller printseller & stationery supplier S. & J
Publishers of at the time the greatest variety of sporting prints and rudimental works of drawing by first artists. Date: 19th Century

The Red Lion Tavern on the Edgware Road, London, c1788. Artist: CA Prestel
The Red Lion Tavern on the Edgware Road, London, c1788. View with a cart and horses in the foreground

A horse-drawn carriage disappearing over a hill on the Edgware Road, London, 1799

Bell Inn, Edgware Road, London, 1788. Artist: CA Prestel
View of the Bell Inn on Edgware Road, London, 1788; with a horse drawn carriage in the foreground

Caen Wood, St Pancras, London, 1799. Artist: John Rathbone
View of Caen Wood from Hampstead Heath, London, 1799; shows Kenwood House in the distance

Basil Rathbone Boris Karloff Dela Lugosi Son of Frankenstein movie advertisement

Barnabys Library
The Georgian shop at 19 Rathbone Street (off Oxford Street), London, which housed Barnabys Picture Library (established 1931) from 1969 until it closed in 2001. Date: 1969 - 2001

SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, 1939. The Son of Frankenstein film poster, 1939

Letter from John Bright to Colonel Rathbone, 23rd January 1861. Artist: John Bright
Letter from John Bright to Colonel Rathbone, 23rd January 1861. Letter written from Rochdale, giving Brights views upon the political capacity of Manchester merchants and cotton-spinners

Basil Rathbone, (1892-1967), English actor, 20th century. Rathbone is most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and swashbuckler film villain roles

The Rathbone Monument - commemorates William Rathbone who founded the District Nursing Movement. Date: circa 1890s

The Grand Review upon Hounslow Heath, 1825 (c). Coloured etching possibly after William Heath, nd.Published by J Smart, 35 Rathbone Place, Oxford Street, London, 1825 (c). Date: circa 1825

Liverpool - The Rathbone Monument - People by river, monument in middle distance. Part of Box 62 Boswell Collection - Liverpool

Aaron Rathbone
aRON RATHBONE mathematician and author of a treatise on surveying. Date: 1572 - ?

LINCOLN ASSASSINATION. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth at Fords Theatre, Washington D.C. 14 April 1865. Contemporary lithograph

Justus Henry Rathbone, founder & past supreme chancellor of the Order of Knights of Pythias. Date c1890 Feb.15. Justus Henry Rathbone

Fitting Shop Sign
Workmen fitting the new facia shop board sign for Barnabys Picture Library Rathbone Street, central London. Date: 1991

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