Subject: aristocratic gentleman
Culture: English
Setting: Edwardian era, England late 19th-early 20thc
Yorkshire Explore Library & Archive *
"Guests at a garden party hosted by Alderman Agar July 1913" ...
* Manchester Art Gallery > Dandy Style: 250 Years of British Men's Fashion
"Edward, Prince of Wales 1925 John Saint Helier (1868-1944) Oil on canvas In this portrait, Edward's pairing of formal grey trousers, white shirt and dark tie, with a tweed flat cap and brightly patterned Fair Isle sweater demonstrates how he flouted dress conventions. He took a Scottish workwear garment into his leisure wardrobe. This informality, even including his pet dog, was typical of his subversive approach to portraiture. The fawn background of the knitwear is overlaid with a pattern in orange, yellow, maroon and blue, typical of Edward's love of bold colour." ...
Yorkshire Explore Library & Archive *
"Charabanc trip leaving from the Black Swan Inn, Peaseholme Green 1920s" ....
