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Plan and elevation for a Georgian style ornate cottagePlan and elevation for a Regency or Georgian style ornate cottage or cottage ornee. Floorplan shows two parlors, kitchen, bedroom and hall
Sleigh used in winter by Alexander Emperor of RussiaTwo-horse snow sledge or sleigh used in winter by Alexander Emperor of Russia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Paul Svinine from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts
Design for a gothic dairy for a stately home, 1821Design for a gothic dairy for a stately home. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1821
St. Pierre manor house, Monmouthshire, Wales, seat of Charles Lewis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by F.W.L
Piercefield, Monmouthshire, seat of Nathaniel Wells. Built by architect Sir Mark Wood in Bath stone in the Grecian style. Slave owner Nathaniel Wells was the son of sugar planter William Wells
Midshipman Newcome bowing as he leaves dinner in the captains cabin, HMS Victory. Captain Spring, Admiral Hearty and other offiicers drink wine after dinner
Captain Newcome is shaved roughly on the Equator inCaptain Newcome is shaved roughly before being dunked in a tub of bilge water on the Equator. A sailor dressed as Neptune holds a trident and sits on a throne on a gun carriage
Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadronEnglish Navy officer fleeing from an angry Massa planter and Quashee enslaved men barndishing cudgels in Jamaica. Captain Newcome waves his bicorn at a rowboat in the bay
Fight between officers in the Ward Room, HMS VictoryLt. Newcome attacking Captain Clackit with a chair while other officers in nightgowns emerge from their cabins, HMS Victory. Clackit had stabbed Newcome with his sword
Midshipman Newcome and Spunyarn drinking Malaga wineMidshipman Newcome and Masters Mate Spunyarn drinking black strap or Malaga wine at the Navy Tavern, at the summit of Scud Hill, Gibraltar. Widow Cummings brings more wine, a monkey sits on a cannon
Midshipman Newcome meets crew from HMS Victory at Sally Port, Gibraltar. Masters Mate Spunyarn falls in the sea at the dock, a soldier guards the Sally Port
Royal Naval officers riding pigs in saddles through the market in Gibraltar. They knock over market stalls and sellers. Moors, Spanish and Jewish, scattering goods and wares. Market day - Gibraltar
Johnny Newcome drinking grog in the cockpit with other middys (midshipmen), HMS Victory. Sextants, pistols and muskets hang from hooks on the walls, a tub of grog on the floor. The Cockpit
Regency gentleman falling over a gate while two women watch. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by John Augustus Atkinson from Illustrations of the Miseries of Human Life, William Miller, London, 1807
King George IVs royal parade through Dublin, 1821King George IV of England riding a carriage in a royal parade through Dublin, 1821. Accompanied by Irish gentlemen, lancers, soldiers, bishops and aldermen. Going to the Levee
Irish gentlemen drinking punch at a committee meeting to discuss a pillar to commemorate King George IVs visit to Ireland. A pillar committee
Irish gentlemen going to see King George IV in DublinThree Irish gentlemen on a one-horse carriage to visit King George IV in Dublin. Captain Grammachree playing Paddy Whack on his Wooden leg-fife to amuse the car party on their journey to meet
King George IV of England arriving in Ireland, 1821King George IV of England arriving for his tour of Ireland, August 12, 1821. Irish peasants raise their hats and cheer. His Majesty landing on the Pier at Howth
A jingle or carriage accident on a bridge in Dublin, 1822A jingle or carriage accident on Low Ground Bridge, Baggot Street, Dublin. Passengers fall off the bridge into the canal, men with shillelaghs shout. Brian Boru, Sir Shawn O Dogherty, Capt
Gentleman crashing a carriage in a Belfast street, 1822Brian Boru in top hat and cockle-picker Peg O Shambles crashing a two-horse carriage in a Belfast street, 1822. Hawkers knocked on the street, urchins eating potatoes, a man with shillelagh
Irish gentleman in his cell, Dublin prison, 1821Irish gentleman in his cell with other inmates, Dublin prison, 1821. Captain Blake introduces a ragged exciseman. Sheriffs Prison - Introducing Swan the Exciseman
Irish gentlemen fighting a duel with pistols, Dublin, 1821Irish gentleman Brian Boru and Naval officer Tarpaulin fighting a duel with pistols, Dublin, 1821. Seconds and members of the Duelling Society of Dublin attending
Irish gentlemen descend into an underground hostel, 1821Irish gentlemen descend into an underground hostel near Dirty Lane, Dublin, with beds and cheap victuals. Adventures in a Snoozing Cellar
Irish gentleman riding a cow in a rowboat on the canal in Dublin. Brian Boru Esq. proclaim d the winner of the Boat-race for a Cow
An audience rioting in the stalls in a Dublin theatre, 1821. Our Hero and his friends having a small taste of a Row at the Theatre
Irish gentlemen slumming it in a barnyard shebeen, Dublin. Peg-leg officer falls among pigs, geese and potatoes. Disagreeable Adventures of Brian Boru
Army officers performing the Wetting the Commission ritualArmy officers performing a ritual commission ceremony. An officer wets a document in a bowl of punch with a sword at the Elephant and Castle pub. Wetting an Irish Commission
King George IV leaving Dun Laoghaire after his royal tour, September 3, 1821. Departure of the King & unconsolable grief of the Hibernians
Frontispiece with vignettes and medallions. Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by William Heath from Pierce Egans Real Life in Ireland, or the Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles
Victorian tourists wading through dung on a farm looking for a rustic sight on their tour. The grotto and waterfall is just a barn. Ducks attack a child, a gentleman gets stuck in the mud
Four Chinese merchants playing the game of odd or even (Tui-Tsu) in summer clothes, China, 19th century. A man uses a stick to move the cash bets on the table
The Sportsmans Study The Sportsmans StudyThe Sportsmans Study. circa 1835
The Sportsmans Present The Sportsmans PresentThe Sportsmans Present. circa 1835
Second Waltz Medley - Piano solo with arrangement for piano accordion. Banks Music House, 25 County Arcade, Leeds. circa 1920s
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, actor and theatre managerSir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor and theatre manager. 1904
Hat shop in Tiflils (Tibilisi), Georgia, 1903A hat shop, selling traditional fur and skin hats in Tiflis, modern day Tibilisi, capital city of Georgia. Date: 1903
Stationery, Mens Tailor Clothier and HatterStationery, Stephen Naylor, Mens Tailor Clothier and Hatter, Church Gates, Wisbeach (Wisbech), Cambridgeshire. 1833
Music cover, Oysters Sir, sung by Miss GraddonMusic cover, Oysters Sir, composed by Rossini, sung by Miss Graddon at the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London. 1827
Showcard, Kendal Brown Snuff, by Gawith, Hoggarth & Co, showing two Georgian gentlemen playing chess
William Morton Pitt, British MPWilliam Morton Pitt (1754-1836), British MP for Poole from 1780 to 1790, and then for Dorset from 1790 to 1826. circa 1820s
Advert, Gala for Benefit of Mr SimpsonAdvert, Gala for the Benefit of Mr Simpson, Master of The Ceremonies of the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, taking place on Monday 19 August 1833. 1833
Adam Interior, 13 Devonshire Place, London. 1906
Shoe black (shoeshine boy) and client, in 18th century style. 18th century
Eastern black-eared wheatear, Oenanthe melanoleuca (Georgian flycatcher, Muscicapa melanoleuca). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
Swiss Cottage, Cassiobury Park, near Watford, HertfordshireSwiss Cottage at Cassiobury Park, near Watford, Hertfordshire. By the time of this illustration, it was possible to travel by train to Watford, and enjoy a railway ramble to view the building
The Evolution of the Cycle -- three cycling machinesThe Evolution of the Cycle -- Bramley and Parkers Machine (1830), Juliens Machine (1830), Cochranes Machine (1831). (3 of 8) Date: 1892
People at a funfair, sliding down a chute
Advert, J Buchanan & Co, Carriage Makers, GlasgowAdvert for J Buchanan & Co, North Street, Glasgow, Scotland, Carriage Manufactory. 1905