Topical Pictures

Topical Illustrations

Victorian illustration to download showing a baker’s boy delivering hot cross buns for Good Friday to a family standing outside their front door.

Maypole dancers perform on the lawn at Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea, watched by a well-dressed crowd.

Victorian picture showing a May celebration in Tudor times.

Charming Victorian picture to download showing a drawing of children in a May Day procession carrying a garland.

Victorian picture showing a crowd of schoolboys and teachers watching a cook as he tosses a pancake.

Victorian illustration to download showing a picture of a boy selling hot cross buns.

Victorian illustration to download showing a picture of a May Day custom: girls in the Scottish highlands bathe their faces in the mountain dew.

Victorian illustration to download showing a picture of three little boys paying homage to the little girl who is Queen of the May.

Victorian illustration to download showing a picture of village celebrations on May Day. The squire leads a procession of young men and women.