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1879 Collection (page 9)

Background image1879 Collection: Cartoon, Political Skittles

Cartoon, Political Skittles -- ex-Prime Minister Gladstone bowls over his Tory rivals. 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Cartoon, Court Favour

Cartoon, Court Favour -- Queen Victoria prefers the Tory leader Disraeli and takes no notice of the Liberal leader Gladstone. 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Cartoon, Sir Julius Benedict

Cartoon, Sir Julius Benedict (1804-1885), the youthful bridegroom. He was a German-born composer and conductor who lived in England for most of his career. 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Cartoon, Gladstone kicking out Disraeli

Cartoon, Gladstone kicking out Disraeli
Cartoon, How the New Year should have been kept at Westminster. Depicting the Liberal leader Gladstone kicking out the Tory leader Disraeli. 1880

Background image1879 Collection: William Belford, English actor

William Belford, English actor
William Rowles Belford (1824-1881), English actor, about to perform at the Lyceum Theatre, London. 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Cartoon, Royal Victoria Coffee Music Hall (Old Vic)

Cartoon, Royal Victoria Coffee Music Hall (Old Vic)
Cartoon, the Royal Victoria Coffee Music Hall. In 1879 the Coffee Palace Association took over the Victoria Theatre (now the Old Vic), and turned the theatre into a temperance music hall. 1880

Background image1879 Collection: Cartoon, Why should these two be committed for Trial?

Cartoon, Why should these two be committed for Trial?
Cartoon, Why should these two interesting Gentlemen be committed for Trial? 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Caricature of Sir Henry Irving as Shylock

Caricature of Sir Henry Irving as Shylock
Caricature of the English actor and actor-manager Sir Henry Irving as Shylock in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice. circa 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Caricature of George Grossmith, English writer and performer

Caricature of George Grossmith, English writer and performer
Caricature of George Grossmith, English comedian, actor, singer, composer and writer, well known for his appearances in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas

Background image1879 Collection: Caricature of the French actor and singer Claude Marius

Caricature of the French actor and singer Claude Marius
Caricature of the French actor, singer and stage manager Claude Marius (Duplany), known to English audiences as Mons. Marius. He acted regularly at the Strand Theatre, London

Background image1879 Collection: Caricature of the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan

Caricature of the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan
Caricature of Sir Arthur Sullivan, English composer of operettas with the librettist Ws Gilbert, as well as other works. One of the Parents of the Pirates (referring to the Pirates of Penzance)

Background image1879 Collection: Anglo-Zulu War

Anglo-Zulu War
Zulu warriors in full battle dress carrying shields and spears, preparing for war against the British. Date: 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Paul Gervais

Paul Gervais
PAUL GERVAIS French naturalist Date: 1816 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Baldomero Espartero

Baldomero Espartero
BALDOMERO ESPARTERO Spanish soldier and statesman, wearing a helmet which would cause a sensation at Ascot racecourse... Date: 1792 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Caleb Cushing

Caleb Cushing
CALEB CUSHING American lawyer and diplomat Date: 1800 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Robert Crawshay

Robert Crawshay
ROBERT CRAWSHAY of Cyfarthfa, Welsh industrialist Date: 1817 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: John Crossley

John Crossley
JOHN CROSSLEY Education pioneer and philanthropist. Date: 1812 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Thomas Couture

Thomas Couture
THOMAS COUTURE French artist Date: 1815 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Sir Anthony Cleasby

Sir Anthony Cleasby
SIR ANTHONY CLEASBY Judge Date: 1804 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Cham, Artist

Cham, Artist
CHAM (nom de plume of Comte Amedee de Noe) French artist, one of the greatest of all caricaturists. Date: 1819 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Pierre Louis Cavagnari

Pierre Louis Cavagnari
PIERRE LOUIS NAPOLEON CAVAGNARI French-British diplomat, murdered at his post in Cabul, proving not for the last time the dangers for westerners of venturing into Afghanistan. Date: 1841 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: John Bedford, Churchman

John Bedford, Churchman
JOHN BEDFORD Methodist churchman, President of the Wesleyan Conference 1867. Date: 1810 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Edward Backhouse

Edward Backhouse
EDWARD BACKHOUSE Quaker historian, whose otherwise excellent work glosses over the early and somewhat disreputable history of the Society of Friends. Date: 1808 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Stately home in Snow 3

Stately home in Snow 3
A country house in winter - Canonbury Park, Hertfordshire. Date: 1879

Background image1879 Collection: William Lloyd Garrison

William Lloyd Garrison
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON American journalist and reformer; became leader of radical abolitionists Date: 1805 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Sir Rowland Hill

Sir Rowland Hill
SIR ROWLAND HILL, the postal reformers statue outside the former General Post Office in St Martins le Grande, with the dome of St Pauls Cathedral in the background. Date: 1795 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Penrhyn Castle 1879

Penrhyn Castle 1879
Penrhyn Castle Date: 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Taymouth Castle 1879

Taymouth Castle 1879
Taymouth Castle, Perth Date: 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Hannover / Otterhound

Hannover / Otterhound
WELCOME Otterhound dog owned by Schmidt, Pramierlieutenant Date: 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Patient and Mother / 1879

Patient and Mother / 1879
The Convalescent : the sick daughter and her weary watcher Date: 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Keele Hall / Staffs / 1879

Keele Hall / Staffs / 1879
Keele Hall, Staffordshire Date: 1879

Background image1879 Collection: KNOLE / KENT / 1879

KNOLE / KENT / 1879
Knole, Kent Date: 1879

Background image1879 Collection: 1879 / Afghan Accident

1879 / Afghan Accident
Members of the Royal Horse Artillery have an accident while attempting to manoeuvre along the narrow road over the Lundi Kotul Pass in the Kyber. Date: 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Mark Hambourg / Vfair 1908

Mark Hambourg / Vfair 1908
MARK HAMBOURG Russian-born pianist standing by his piano Date: 1879 - 1960

Background image1879 Collection: Ednaston Lodge / 1879

Ednaston Lodge / 1879
Ednaston Lodge, Derbyshire Date: 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Broughton Castle / Oxon

Broughton Castle / Oxon
Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire Date: 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Arundel Castle / 1879

Arundel Castle / 1879
Arundel Castle, Sussex Date: 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Espartero (Castan)

Espartero (Castan)
BALDOMERO ESPARTERO Spanish soldier and statesman Date: 1792 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Alfred Garrod

Alfred Garrod
ALFRED HENRY GARROD physiologist, anatomist Date: 1846 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: W Hepworth Dixon Caric

W Hepworth Dixon Caric
WILLIAM HEPWORTH DIXON historian and traveller Date: 1821 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Will Hepworth Dixon

Will Hepworth Dixon
WILLIAM HEPWORTH DIXON historian and traveller Date: 1821 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Montagu Williams

Montagu Williams
MONTAGU STEPHEN WILLIAMS Soldier and barrister Date: 1835 - 1892

Background image1879 Collection: Viollet-Le-Duc / Nadar

Viollet-Le-Duc / Nadar
EUGENE-EMMANUEL VIOLLET-LE-DUC French architect, a leader of the Gothic revival in France Date: 1814 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Kabul, Afghanistan, attack on British Embassy 1879

Kabul, Afghanistan, attack on British Embassy 1879
The army and populace of Kabul, Afghanistan, attack the British Embassy and massacre the staff. Date: 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Aug. Ambroise Tardieu

Aug. Ambroise Tardieu
AUG. AMBROISE TARDIEU French medical Date: 1818 - 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Trafalgar House / 1879

Trafalgar House / 1879
Trafalgar House, near Salisbury, Wiltshire: recently used as the location for Barton Park in a film of Jane Austens novel, Sense and Sensibility Date: 1879

Background image1879 Collection: Ernest Renan / Vfair 1879

Ernest Renan / Vfair 1879
ERNEST RENAN French philosopher, philologist and historian, specialising in religious subjects Date: 1823 - 1892

Background image1879 Collection: F Poulbot / Montmartre

F Poulbot / Montmartre
FRANCISQUE POULBOT French artists home in Montmartre, Paris Date: 1879 - 1946



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