Mr and Mrs Ely Culbertson, American contract bridge players Finish:10-pack ' This painting is reproduced

' This painting is reproduced as part of the Catalogus plantarum

the Liberal Foreign Secretary in Mr Gladstone's government since 1870

commencing: 'Among the medieval eclipses of interest in our own land

The scene shows the crucifixion with armorial panels beneath

View of Windsor Castle from Windsor Great Park

Mr and Mrs Ely Culbertson, American contract bridge players Finish:10-pack ' This painting is reproducedMr and Mrs Ely Culbertson, American contract bridge players, 1931. Ely Culbertson (1891 1955) played a prominent role in the development of contract bridge in the 1930s, when the game enjoyed a boom in popularity. A well as being one of the best players of bridge of his day, he also taught the game and wrote books and published magazines about it. He married his first wife, Josephine, herself a successful player, in 1923.