Search Results: Miscellaneous Art from Sophie Dupre

asking for "the address of Mr. Charles Curtis the author of 'Velasquez and Murillo' ", 1 side folio, Stratfieldsaye, 20th May The 1st Duke had been given his choice of 200 paintings from the Royal Spanish Collection, and the Duchess was compiling 'A Catalogue of Apsley House', (1901).

designed by Oliver Paque, showing chairman Sir William Purdie Treloar (Lord Mayor, 1906), greeting the ladies who are in beautiful evening gowns, a most animated scene, on the verso are the names of no fewer than 28 entertainers, including Miss Nellie Ganthony, who replies to 'The Ladies' and proposes the health of 'The Club', 2 sides card 11¼" x 14¼", Hotel Cecil, 13th May

to celebrate "Odell's 1904th birthday" (E.J. Odell, the entertainer), with Odell saying "Not yet old chap" to a figure with scythe and wings about to come through the door, and a strongly drawn American Indian standing protectively, 1 side card 14¼" x 11½", Savage Club, 17th September

drawn by Oliver Paque, with Woodfall's portrait surrounded by caricatures of nearly 40 members, and scenes mixing "savages" and the Judge at home and abroad, a cannibal cauldron bears the legend "You may smoke", elsewhere two "savages" have slung a member on a pole, on the verso is the list of toasts and the names of 17 entertainers, printed in black, the verso also in red and gold, 2 sides card 11¼" x 14½", Hotel Cecil, 26th November torn on central fold

with a mass of cartoon portraits by Oliver Paque, a vignette shows "the Secretary attending to the duties of the Lodge" by drawing lightning sketches of the members, while the artist finishes the official portrait of the immediate past master, all in a haze of smoke, 1 side card 11¼" x 15¼", Trocadero Restaurant, 20th January