1850s Collection (page 9)

Grand Durbar at Cawnpore, November 1859
Grand Durbar at Cawnpore after the Indian Mutiny, November 1859. 1859

Balaklava Harbour from Genoese fortress, Sevastopol, Crimea
Balaklava Harbour, Sevastopol, Crimea, viewed from a ruined Genoese fortress. 1855

Cartoon, A Dissolving View (Disraeli and Derby)
Cartoon, A Dissolving View -- Benjamin Disraeli and Lord Derby win the General Election, though only by a slim majority. The election results indicated clear support for Free Trade as against

Cartoon, John Bull Guards his Pudding -- expressing a combination of patriotism and Christmas-themed tradition, John Bull stands with his bulldog and rifle

Cartoon, It Will Soon Boil! (John Bright)
Cartoon, It Will Soon Boil! A satirical comment on John Brights efforts in promoting Reform, in particular an extension of the franchise to working men, in the year he became MP for Birmingham

Cartoon, Great Poaching Affray on the Liberal Preserves -- Now then, you Sir! Give up that Gun! Lord John Russell and John Bright are Liberal MPs

Cartoon, Who Will Rouse Him? The British Lion, representing the British constituencies, seems apathetic towards political reform, in particular the proposed extension of the franchise to working men

Cartoon, A Very Greasy Pole (John Bright)
Cartoon, A Very Greasy Pole -- satirical comment on John Brights efforts in promoting Reform, in particular an extension of the franchise to working men, the year after he became MP for Birmingham

Cartoon, The Rival Black Dolls (India Bill)
Cartoon, The Rival Black Dolls, showing the former Liberal Prime Minister, Palmerston (left), and the current Conservative MP Benjamin Disraeli (right) in Lord Derbys government

Cartoon, Orestes Pursued by the Furies -- depicting Lord Palmerston as Orestes, pursued by John Bright, Roebuck and Disraeli, a satirical comment on a cross-party combination of Bright

Cartoon, Dizzy and His Constituent -- a satirical comment on the way in which Benjamin Disraeli could butter up his Buckinghamshire constituents in his speeches. Date: 1858

Cartoon, Palmerston Selling Off -- a satirical comment on the defeat of Palmerstons Whig government on 19 February 1858, when the Conservatives came into power

Cartoon, An Old Hand (Palmerston and Russell)
Cartoon, An Old Hand -- Lord Palmerston on horseback and Lord John Russell just behind him, on a pony, an analogy for their respective positions in the new government

Cartoon, Swell Mob at the Opening of Parliament -- satirical comment on Conservative MPs such as Benjamin Disraeli and Lord Derby, waiting for a party

Cartoon, The New Coalition -- a satirical comment on the unlikely collaboration of John Bright, William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli

Cartoon, The Political Topsy -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis ability to switch between Protectionism and Free Trade according to his own convenience

Cartoon, Why Coals Are Dear -- a satirical comment on the high cost of coals to ordinary working people, caused by Restricted Navigation and City Tax. Date: 1853

Cartoon, Mrs Gamp Taking the Little Party... Back to School
Cartoon, Mrs Gamp Taking the Little Party She Looks After Back to School. A satirical comment on the Morning Herald newspaper (represented here as the Dickens character Mrs Gamp)

Cartoon, Something Looms in the Future -- satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis speech to his constituents in Buckinghamshire

Cartoon, A Bit of Animated Nature, the Protectionist Cuckoo in the Hedge Sparrows Nest. A satirical depiction of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, as the cuckoo

Cartoon, The Political Chameleon -- satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis ability to change his partys allegiance from Protectionism to Free Trade in anticipation of an approaching General

Cartoon, The Calculating Boy Gets the Prize for Arithmetic -- satirical depiction of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer

Cartoon, The Protection Giant -- Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum! I smell the Blood of an Englishman; Be he Alive, or be he Dead, I ll grind his Bones to make my Bread

Cartoon, An Easy Place -- satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis relatively easy job as Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was adopting the financial arrangements of the previous (Liberal) government

Cartoon, A Plain Question -- Now, Sir, don t let us have any more Derby Dilly Dallying. What are your Intentions towards Miss Britannia

Cartoon, Up Goes the Quartern Loaf -- Now, Gents, Give us only a Little Encouragement -- Say a Five Shilling Duty -- and UP Goes the Quartern Loaf

Cartoon, The Game of Speculation (as performed at the Theatre Royal, St Stephen s) [ie the Houses of Parliament]. Benjamin Disraeli as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons

Cartoon, Dressing for a Masquerade, Mr Disraeli as a Great Protectionist Leader. Disraeli had tried to help farmers by supporting the relief of agricultural distress in Parliament

Crolls Dry Gas Meter Manufactory, Kingsland Road, London. Date: 1859

Lord Mayor visiting Gas Works at Bow, East London
Lord Mayor and Sheriffs visiting the Works of the Great Central Gas Consumers Company at Bow, East London. 1853

Elkington & Co, Electro-Plate Works, Birmingham
Scenes from Elkington & Co, Electro-Plate Works, Birmingham -- raising, plating, stamping and vats. Date: circa 1850s

Cartoon, Agriculture -- The Real Unprotected Female -- a satirical comment on the Free Trade policy, which was benefiting the country, but in which the agricultural districts had not yet taken part

Preparations for Crimean War, The Baltic Fleet - HMS Miranda
Naval preparations for the Crimean War, The Baltic Fleet under Sir Charles Napier - The steam-sloop HMS Miranda, pictured saluting Kronberg Castle, Helsingor (Elsinore, Elsineur), Denmark. Date: 1854

Cartoon, Gulliver and the Brobdingnag Farmers -- a satirical comment on Benjamin Disraelis attempt to compensate Agricultural interests by proposing to transfer two million pounds of local taxation

Roasting tea over a fire, China. Date: 1851

Drying tea indoors, China. Date: 1851

Roasting top grade tea over a fire, China. Date: 1851

Sifting tea, China. Date: 1851

Sifting tea by hand, China. Date: 1851

Drying tea in the open air, China
Drying tea on a frame in the open air, China. Date: 1851

Woman gathering tea, China. 1857

The Spot where Nelson Died, HMS Victory
The Spot where Nelson Died, on HMS Victory, indicated by a Victorian sailor. 1859

The Spot where Nelson Fell, HMS Victory
The Spot where Nelson Fell, on the deck of HMS Victory, with sailors giving visitors a tour of the ship. 1859

Wellington Crescent and Sands, Ramsgate, Kent. circa 1850

Sailing ship, May it watch over you. 1854

Windmills at Margate, Kent. circa 1850

Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition, 1857
Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition, held at Old Trafford, in a building similar to the Crystal Palace. 1857

Herbert Ingram, British journalist and politician
Herbert Ingram (1811-1860), British journalist and Liberal politician, founder of The Illustrated London News. circa 1850s

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