Eighteenth Collection (page 5)

A pause in the dance by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in 18th century costume stop for a breather during a dance

The Gavotte by Florence Hardy
Two children, dressed in 18th century costume, the boy in a wig and frock coat dance a gavotte together

The Minuet by Florence Hardy
Two children in 18th century costume, the boy wearing a wig and frock coat, dance an elegant minuet together

Children with flowers
Six children, standing in couples look as if they are ready for a spring celebration or perhaps a wedding. Dressed in 18th century costume

Procession of children
Five children, dressed in charming pink and brown outfits form a small procession carrying stalks of flowers, probably hollyhocks

Marylebone C18
Marylebone in the eighteenth century, viewed from where Wigmore Street now runs

Newcastle House
in the eighteenth century

Marylebone Cgardens
Marylebone Gardens in the late eighteenth century

Furnivals Inn London
Exterior of Furnivals Inn in the eighteenth century

Hampstead Well Walk
Well Walk, Hampstead Heath, in the eighteenth century

Discovery of Royal mummies at Thebes
Tomb of King Amen-Hotep I, Eighteenth Dynasty, Thebes in Egypt. During the 1870s and 1880s Thebes was targeted by antiquity thieves, who sold rare finds to travellers

Italy Venices Marco
The waterfront at the piazza San Marco in the eighteenth century

View of Tehran
General view of the Persian capital in the eighteenth century

Britannia and Iran
Britannia and Persia make friends in the eighteenth century

Ball Costumes, c. 1745
A glimpse into the costumes that were to be worn at Queen Victorias costume ball. The theme of the ball was court costume of the mid eighteenth century

FAN / BALLOONS / 1785
A silk folding fan with decorative carved sticks depicting various balloons and other attempts at flight, including those by Dollfus and Montgolfier

18th century masque at Christmas
Illustration by Brunelleschi showing a stylised eighteenth century masque against a snowy landscape

Discussing her Lines
Discussing her lines

Ship Off the Coast
Small boats part company from a sailing vessel off the coast as it heads out into the open sea

Warship / Section / Toms
Cross-section of a first-rate warship

Map of the New York Area
A map of New York from the middle of the eighteenth century

Working Class Dress 1798
Clothing worn by a young, working class woman (a milkmaid) and a young boy and girl who are her customers, at the end of the eighteenth century

Pisa Bridge Game / C18Th
PISA : the long-ago defeat of the Saracens is celebrated by two groups of warriors who battle it out on a bridge over the Arno

French Skittles / C18Th
Une partie de quilles : French skittles

French Toy Shop C18
A variety of toys are on show in this recreated eighteenth century toy shop

C18 Kite Flying
Kite flying was amongst the games played by children in the eighteenth century

Play: henry VI
(Part 2), Act II, Scene II Richard of York asserts his rights to the Crown to York & Salisbury

Play: henry Vi: Mortimer
Act II, Scene V Richard Plantagenet gives support to Mortimer in the Tower

Macbeth & Witches / Appar
Act IV, Scene I The witches summon the first of 3 apparitions, which predicts that Macduff will unseat Macbeth for the throne

Macbeth / Apparition
Act IV, Scene I The three witches conjure an apparition of eight kings, all of whom are descended from Banquo

18Thc Ship Cross-Section
A cross-section of an late eighteenth century warship

Heating the Iron / C18
Heating up the iron in an eighteenth century household

English Madhouse / Mid C18
Scene in the courtyard of an English mad-house

Rope Making: C1760
Manufacture of rope in the mid-eighteenth century

Dutch 3-Master (Liebig)
A Dutch three-master

Pinnace (Liebig)
A pinnace

Warship / 3rd Draught
Third Draught of a First Rate. A profile cross-section of a warship showing the layout of the sails, masts & rigging & including crows nests

Warship / Ist Draught
First Draught of a Ship of the First Rate. A profile cross- section of a warship showing the structure, framework, layout of decks, canons & how provisions are stowed

French Warships in Line
French warships sailing in line astern

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