Victoria and Albert Museum archiwalia

June Brown in Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, photo Lisel Haas. Birmingham, England, 1958

Trevor Howard in Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard at the Lyric Theatre, photo Houston Rogers. London, England, 1954

Marie Bancroft, Arthur Cecil and William hunter Kendal in Tom Robertson's The Vicarage at the Prince of Wales. London, England, 1877

Marie Wilson in Good for Nothing. London, England, 1879

Madge Kendal and William Hunter Kendal. London, England, late 19th century

Nigel Hawthorne in William Shakespeare's King Lear at Barbican Theatre, photo Graham Brandon. London, England, 1999

Joe Duttine in The Mysteries at the Royal National Theatre, photo Graham Brandon. London, England, 1999

David Bradley in The Mysteries at the Royal National Theatre, photo Graham Brandon. London, England, 1999

Brendan Fraser and Ned Beatty in Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Lyric Theatre, photo Graham Brandon. London, England, 2001

Henry Irving in Leopold Lewis's The Bells at the Lyceum Theatre, photo London Stereoscopic Company. London, England, 1871

Henry Irving in Leopold Lewis's The Bells at the Lyceum Theatre, photo London Stereoscopic Company. London, England, 1871

Nadia Strachen as Bombalurina in Cats, photo by Graham Brandon. England, 1990

Audience at Dick Whittington pantomime at The Palace Theatre, photo Graham Brandon. Manchester, England, 1994

Henry Purcell's The Fairy Queen at the London Coliseum, photo Graham Brandon. London, England, 1998

The stables scene from Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton's The Whip at Drury Lane Theatre. London, England, 1909

The train crash scene from Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton's The Whip at Drury Lane Theatre. London, England, 1909

Caryl Churchill's Blue Heart at the Royal Court Theatre, photo Graham Brandon. London, England, 1997

Chaterine de Bourbon, by Jan Wierix. France, 1600

Topsy Sinden, one of a diptych. England, early 20th century

Topsy Sinden, one of a diptych. England, early 20th century

Anna Pavlova and Mikhail Mordkin in the Autumn Bacchanal at the Palace Theatre. London, England, early 20th century

Joan Sutherland in Lucia di Lammermoor, photo Houston Rogers. London, England, 1959

Fan dancing at the Windmill Theatre. London, England, mid-20th century

Adam Garcia in a scene from Saturday Night Fever, photo Graham Brandon. London, England, 1998

Adam Garcia in a scene from Saturday Night Fever, photo Graham Brandon. London, England, 1998

Felicity Kendal in Waste, photo Graham Brandon. London, England, 1997

Scene from Plenty, photo Graham Brandon. London, England, 1999

Jude Law in Dr Faustus, photo by Graham Brandon. London, England, 2002

Ruthie Henshall and Ute Lemper in Chicago, photo Graham Brandon. London, England, 1997

Their Irish Master, General Election, by George Roland Halkett. Great Britain, 1910

"Betto" or Groom, tattooed r la mode, photo Felice Beato. Japan, 1868

Cooley, by Felice Beato. China, 19th century

Carpenter, by Felice Beato. England, 19th century

Placido Domingo in Aida, photo Anthony Crickmay. London, England, 1973

The Two Arvings' Unicycle Act in Bertram Mills' Circus, photo Baron Nicholas de Racozcy. London, England, mid-20th century

The Malakoff from the Mamelon during the Crimean War, photo James Robertson. Crimea, 1855

The Rossetti family, photo Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Chelsea, England, 1863

Gustav Adolf Hiller, his wife Julia and their daughter Luise. England, 1851

Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern, photo Robert Howlett. England, 1857

Let's All Go Down to the Strand, photo W.Gordon Davis. London, England, early 20th century

Henry Cole, photo A.J. Melhuish. England, 1870

Queen Victoria, photo W & D Downey. England, 19th century

Queen Victoria, wearing mourning dress, in a garden, with a dog seated on a Gothic chair, by W & D Downey. Sepia. England, 19th century.

Lawrence Alma Tadema, photo Frederick Hollyer. England, late 19th century

The sculptor Alfred Gilbert (1854-1934) at work, photo Frederick Hollyer (1837-1933). Black and white photography. England, c.1892.

Camille Pissarro, photo Frederick Hollyer. England, late 19th century

Aubrey Beardsley, photo Frederick Hollyer. England, 19th century

Sir Aston Webb (1849-1930), architect of the Victoria & Albert Museum, photo Frederick Hollyer (1837-1933). Black and white photography. England, c.18...

Sir Edward Burne-Jones & William Morris, photo Fredrick Hollyer. England, 1874

William Morris, photo Frederick Hollyer. England, 1884