1770s Collection

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in wedding costumes
Louis XVI, King of France (1754-1793, reigned 1774-1792) with his wife Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) in their wedding costumes at the ages of 15 and 14 respectively

Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean. English folk or fairy tale that appeared in this form in 1734, and later became Jack and the Beanstalk. Date: Late 18th Century

London Trade Card - Nathan Drake, Colourman, successor to Mr Robert Keating, White Hart, Long Acre, London, supplies for artists and house painters. circa 1760s

Washington crossing the Delaware River
Washington and his army crossing the Delaware River, prior to the Battle of Trenton

Beckenham Place, Blackheath, London, the seat of John Cator Esq. This mansion dates from the mid 1770s

The Boston Tea Party - a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773

Royal Crescent, Bath, Avon. Designed by the architect John Wood, the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774, it is among the greatest examples of Georgian architecture to be found in the United

The Art Seller, Street Cries of Vienna Date: 1775

George Washington by Charles Willson Peale
Portrait of George Washington by Charles Willson Peale, commissioned by the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania. After painting the original version

Bristol Vase
A large porcelain vase made by the Bristol factory, in the possession of Messrs. Stoner & Evans, 3, King Street, St. James Square

The great Church at Calais, N. E
The great Church at Calais, N.E. Date: 1776

The Cascade of Velika Gubavica, Croatia Date: 1778

Lady Nightcap at Breakfast, comical Georgian scene, black servant serving his employer. Date: 1772

Frances Abington, English actress, as Miss Prue
Frances Abington, English actress, in the comic role of Miss Prue, after a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds Date: 1771

View of Wanstead House, the seat of the Earl of Tilney (Tylney), engraved for Harrison's History of London in 1775. The house was designed by the Scottish architect, Colen Campbell

Lying in state of Wiliam Pitt the Elder, 1778
William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham, lying in state in Westminster Abbey. Drawn on the spot, 8th June 1778. Date: 1778

Washington in the bivouac before the Battle of Monmouth. Date: 27 June 1778

A view of Cleveland Street in the Fitzrovia area of London. The large building right of centre is the Middlesex Hospital out-patients department

The French Fleet off Grenada, West Indies. The Battle of Grenada of 6 July 1779 was a naval battle between the British and the French navies during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

Funeral of General Simon Fraser, 8 October 1777, the day after the Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Date: 1777

Major John Pitcairn entering Lexington in the early morning of 19 April 1775, faced with about 80 Lexington militiamen, marking the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War

Interior of the old Royal Academy in Pall Mall, representing the exhibition of 1771. Date: 1771

View from Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. circa 1774

Poulaho, King of the Friendly Islands (Tonga)
Poulaho (Polaho), King of the Friendly Islands (Tonga) at the time of Captain Cooks visit. Date: 1770s

View in Anamooka and the inhabitants - a scene on the coast of Tonga, named the Friendly Islands because of the reception given to James Cooks third Pacific voyage in May 1777. circa 1790

Interior of a Kamchatka dwelling, eastern Russia. Date: circa 1779

Natives of Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada, visited by Captain Cooks expedition. Date: circa 1770s

Captain Cook receives gifts from Sandwich Island natives
Captain Cook receives gifts from natives of the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii). 1770s

Rebels carrying powder from Fort William and Mary
Rebels carrying powder away from the captured Fort William and Mary - December, 1774. Date: 1774

America - Rebel Crowd at Springfield with the black flag
Rebel Crowd at Springfield with the black flag. Date: 1774

America - Surrender of Fort William and Mary
Surrender of Fort William and Mary, 14th December 1774. Patriot raid of British fort for military supplies after British export ban on arms and gunpowder to America. American Revolution. Date: 1774

America - The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16th 1773. 6 December 1773

Revenue Cutters capturing an American Smuggling vessel
British Revenue Cutters capturing an American Smuggling vessel. Date: circa 1770

America - Riots in Boston between Soldiers and Rope Makers Date: 1770

James Lacy, manager of Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
James Lacy, manager (patentee) of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London until his death in 1774, in partnership with the actor David Garrick. circa 1770s

General John Burgoyne, British army officer
General John Burgoyne (1722-1792), British army officer, dramatist and politician. circa 1770s

General George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield
General George Augustus Eliott 1st Baron Heathfield (1717-1790), British Army officer. circa 1770s

Lafayettes reception by George Washington
The Marquis de Lafayettes reception by George Washington in Philadelphia, USA. 1777

Blackfriars old bridge during construction, showing the temporary foot bridge, completed in 1769. Date: 1775

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in wedding costumes
Louis XVI, King of France (1754-1793, reigned 1774-1792) with his wife Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) in their wedding costumes at the ages of 15 and 14 respectively. Date: 1770

Indigo manufactory in India
An indigo manufactory in India, processing dyestuff from the indigofera plant. Date: circa 1770

Austrian officers 1775
Austrian officers. Date: circa 1775

Colliery map of Hook, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A colliery map (by Thomas Lewis) of the village of Hook, described here as West Hook in the parish of Langwn (Llangwm), showing fields, trees and mining locations

The Young Fortune Tellers, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, depicting Lord Henry John Spencer (1770-1795), later a British diplomat and politician, and Lady Charlotte Spencer (later Charlotte Nares)

Classical Landscape with Figures s
Classical Landscape with Figures (1770s). Unknown 18th century. Date: 1770s

Cricket in the 1770S
Cricket as played in the 1770s

Duchess of Marlborough and Lady Spencer
Caroline, Duchess of Marlborough (1743-1811, nee Russell) wife of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, seen here with Lady Spencer (either her mother-in-law or sister-in-law)

Two Ladies in the newest Dress, from drawings taken at Ranelagh Gardens, London, May 1775. 1775

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