The Soldier, No. 11 from Familiar Figures of London Series

The Soldier, No. 11 from Familiar Figures of London Series

The Soldier, No.11
Robert Sauber
Victorian Period,
London, England city life 1890-1889,
English Soldier clothing and dress,
Hyde Park,
Women--clothing and dress, Victorian Period
Lithograph postcard

1 postcard recto and verso,

A lady and Soldier walking around Hyde Park, London, England.

Sauber, Robert (1868-1936)

Originally created in 1898 within the “Familiar Figures of London” series of 12 lithographs prints by Robert Sauber.

The Pictorial Stationery Co., Ltd.

Published circa 1906-1909.

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Still image, picture postcard with divided back, 3.5 x 5.5 in

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From the Peacock "pictorette" Post Card Series, Figure 11 features a British Soldier and lady and their child walking around Hyde Park. Centrally located within the city, Hyde Park has been very popular to Londoners for centuries.

This view of Hyde Park promotes the historical significance of Hyde Park, operating as a site for middle and upper classes to see and be seen. It also promotes the soldier's chivalry, and the woman's kind nature. Additionally an afternoon stroll like such shows the growing prevalence of leisure time activities in daily life.

For more examples of this series see: http://www.mystudios.com/artgallery/R/Robert-Sauber/The-Newsboy,-No.10-from-Familiar-Figures-of-London,-c.1901.html

and: http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/XD141009/The-Soldier?img=1&search=Robert+Sauber+%28after%29&bool=phrase

For information on Hyde Park see:
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park

Original Collection passed from Gertrude Kinnear to her sister Luree Jobe to her daughter Eleanor Jobe, who left it to her niece Elizabeth A. Mealy who left it to her granddaughter Caitlin Mealy.

For rights and permissions, please contact Caitlin Mealy, catydids515@gmail.com.

Printed in Bavaria.

Based in London

The Pictorial Stationary Co., Ltd.,