1840 Collection

Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog by FRIEDRICH, Caspar David (1744-1840). Romanticism. Oil on canvas

Thomas Hardy 1921
Photographic portrait of Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) Date: 1921

Sussex Vs. Kent C. 1840
A wonderful picture of the match between the sides at Brighton, with many of the top players of past and present, including Alfred Mynn, Felix, Wisden and Wenman (batting)

Thomas Hardy
THOMAS HARDY writer and cyclist, at his home at Max Gate, early 1920s

SPORT / SHINTY / 1840
A wild game of shinty in Scotland

English Prizefighters
A pair of bruisers slug it out with their bare fists while a genteel crowd watches the action

Thomas Hardy
THOMAS HARDY writer, at his home at Max Gate, early 1920s

Paganini (Ingres)
NICCOLO PAGANINI Italian musician, in 1819

Forth Bridge Construct
The Forth Bridge during construction. Designed by Sir John Fowler (1817- 1898) and Sir Benjamin Baker (1840-1907) and constructed by Sir William Arrol (1839-1913)

Paganini Kings Theatre
NICCOLO PAGANINI The virtuoso violinist performing at the Kings Theatre, London, in June 1831

Treaty of Waitangi
The Treaty of Waitangi: Maori chiefs recognise British sovereignty and New Zealand becomes part of the British Empire. This was designed to guarantee land rights to the Maoris

Dandies / Beau Brummel
BEAU BRUMMELL In Londons Bond Street Brummell, after being ignored by the Prince Regent (George IV) asks Lord Moira, Whos your fat friend ?

India Amritsar
The Golden Temple Date: circa 1840

LA Scala, Milano
LA SCALA, MILANO The auditorium viewed from the back of the stage Date: circa 1840

Queen Victoria on her wedding day

Wharncliffe Viaduct
The Wharncliffe Viaduct of the Great Western Railroad, at Hanwell, Middlesex. Brunel (I.K) was responsible for the construction and design of much of the early GWR

Ryeland Sheep
Ryeland sheep : ram and ewe bred by Mr Tomkins of Kingspion, Herefordshire;

Illicit / Cuckold 1840
The hunter and his horns

Londonderry, Ireland
The city seen across the river Foyle

Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland
View of Glamis Castle in Forfarshire, Scotland

Marriage of Victoria
The marriage of Queen Victoria to her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Date: 10 February 1840

An illustration of a courtship
A scene by Marcus Stone (1840-1921) of a young Regency couple relaxing together on a summers evening

Blyth Nothumberland
Blyth, Northumberland, on the North Sea coast

Highest Mountains
The worlds highest mountains, headed by Kanchenjunga; it has subsequently been established that Mounts Everest and Godwin Austen are both higher

Reform Club / Saloon / 1840
Gentlemen and women in the corridor of the saloon

England / Alton Towers
Alton Towers, Staffordshire, seat of the earl of Shrewsbury - begun 1814, much added to, greatly admired for its magnificence indoors and out Date: circa 1840

Industry / Burton on Trent
The industrial landscape at Burton on Trent

Humanised turkey in the role of a banker
A humanised turkey dressed in a suit, cast in the role of a fat banker, surrounded by bags of money

Indian Dancing Girl / 1840
A Bayadere. Indian dancers performed for entertainment and for religious purposes. Some were attached to temples

Four Courts / Dublin 1840
Dublin: the Four (Law) Courts, seen from the river

Berwick and Bridges
The bridges and harbour of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, seen from the northwest, in Scotland : England is across the Tweed

Egypt / Alexandria
bird s-eye view of the harbour

Harpers Ferry, Wv
This is where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers merge, in the Blue Mountain region of West Virginia. In 1859 it will be the scene of John Browns ill-fated raid

Humanised elephant in the role of a bon viveur
A humanised elephant, wearing waistcoat, trousers and tailcoat, cast in the role of a bon viveur, with corks popping out of wine bottles behind him

Treaty of Waitangi
Maori chiefs recognise British sovereignty by signing the Treaty of Waitangi

Warwick Castle / C1840
Warwick Castle viewed from the river

BRITANNIA
Britannia depicted with various devices emblematic of Britains greatness

Penny Post Jubilee card - Sir Rowland Hill - 1890
A Penny Post Jubilee card, issued in 1890 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee (50 years, 1840 - 1890) of the Penny Post. The card features a postman from 1840 and one from 1890

Marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at St. Jamess Palace on 10 February 1840. Date: 13 June 1887

Newtown & Llanidloes Union Workhouse, Caersws, Wales
A view of the Newtown and Llanidloes Union Workhouse at Caersws, Montgomeryshire (now Powys), Wales. The building, designed by Thomas Penson of Oswestry, opened in 1840

Vicky, Crown Princess of Prussia 1860
Princess Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, Crown Princess of Prussia, later Empress of Prussia (1840-1901), eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, taken in 1860

Princesses Alice and Vicky
Queen Victorias two eldest daughters: on the right, Vicky, Princess Royal, Crown Princess, later Empress of Prussia (1840-1901) and Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878)

Great Wall / China / Allom
The Great Wall of China built by Emperor Chi-Hoang-Ti of the fourth Tsin dynasty, the first universal monach of China, 237 BC

Vilnius, Lithuania
General view of the city, at a time when it was part of Poland

YORKSHIRE PACKET SHIP
American packet ship, depicted arriving at Liverpool after crossing the Atlantic from New York

Neath Abbey Woks Railway Locomotive - circa 1840

Middlesex Hospital
A view of the Middlesex Hospital in 1840. Middlesex Hospital was a teaching hospital located in the Fitzrovia area of London, England

Allonby Beach
The beach at Allonby, Cumbria. Date: circa 1840

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