473356 Sir Henry Wood, 1926 (colour litho) by Ritchie, Alick Penrose Forbes (1868-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Henry Joseph Wood (1869-1944); English conductor best known for his association with London\'s annual series of promenade concerts, known as the Proms; conducted them for nearly half a century, from their beginning in 1895 at the Queen\'s Hall; responsible for introducing hundreds of new works to British audiences; after his death, the concerts were officially renamed in his honour as the "Henry Wood Promenade Concerts", although they continue to be generally referred to as "the Proms" and take place now at the Albert Hall, Kensington, London; from the series of \'Straight Line\' caricatures produced as cigarette cards by John Player & Sons; the golden age of cigarette cards was from the late 19th century until the Second World War and were immensely popular both as collector items and as a source of instruction, entertainment and amusement before the widespread use of television and radio; ); English, out of copyright.