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Phaeton Collection

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Tropic Bird, by John James Audubon

Tropic Bird, by John James Audubon
Tropic Bird, Phaeton Aethereus, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838

Background imagePhaeton Collection: English gentleman on trial in France, 18th century

English gentleman on trial in France, 18th century
English gentleman on trial in France, accused by an old hag and her virtuous niece Clara, 18th century. Before the tribunal at Avignon

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Light Phaeton 1819

Light Phaeton 1819
A light phaeton : the cover is an unusual feature

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II - travelling by car

Kaiser Wilhelm II - travelling by car
German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II - travelling by car (a very early Mercedes Simplex Phaeton). Date: 1906

Background imagePhaeton Collection: 1935 Ford Model 48 Phaeton 4-door cabriolet, regn 1088

1935 Ford Model 48 Phaeton 4-door cabriolet, regn 1088, in the desert, somewhere in a Middle Eastern desert. (Note: less than 1% of model 48 production was of the 4-door Phaeton cabriolet marque)

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Early English Post Phaeton Carriage

Early English Post Phaeton Carriage. From the collection of the City of Nottingham Art Museum. Date: 1698

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Phaeton, cargo ship

Phaeton, cargo ship

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Dalgety Essex Advertisement

Dalgety Essex Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Dalgety & Company Limited, promoting a black Essex standard touring phaeton with five cord tyres

Background imagePhaeton Collection: THE TOMB OF PHAETON

THE TOMB OF PHAETON
After his fatal drive, Phaeton's tomb is flanked by his sisters, changed into poplars, while his friend Cygnus, bitterly mourning his death, becomes a swan. Date:

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Ladies drive in Hyde Park, London, in their appropriately named PARK PHAETON. Date: 1872

Ladies drive in Hyde Park, London, in their appropriately named PARK PHAETON. Date: 1872

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Single-harness phaeton driven by Mr Charles Baynes. Date: 1872

Single-harness phaeton driven by Mr Charles Baynes. Date: 1872

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Regency physician riding a horse wearing a chin piece

Regency physician riding a horse wearing a chin piece
Regency physician riding a horse wearing a protective wooden chin piece. A bewildered family of farm labourers watch him go. Dr. Cassock F.R.S. Inventor of the Noble Puzzle for Tumble Down Horses

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Regency man riding a horse sliding down a hill

Regency man riding a horse sliding down a hill on its hind legs, its forelegs straight. A man with a peg leg and eyepatch tumbles behind. How to Travel Upon Two Legs in a Frost

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Regency gentleman riding a prancing horse in a town street

Regency gentleman riding a prancing horse in a town street. How to Make the Most of a Horse. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson after an illustration by Henry Bunbury

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Plan and elevation for a Georgian style ornate cottage

Plan and elevation for a Georgian style ornate cottage
Plan and elevation for a Regency or Georgian style ornate cottage or cottage ornee. Floorplan shows two parlors, kitchen, bedroom and hall

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Red-tailed tropic bird, Phaethon rubricauda

Red-tailed tropic bird, Phaethon rubricauda (Phaeton phoenicurus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imagePhaeton Collection: De Dion-Bouton Tr鰡rdoux steam Phaeton 1885

De Dion-Bouton Tr鰡rdoux steam Phaeton 1885
De Dion-Bouton was a French automobile manufacturer, here is one of thier inventions in August 1884. Date: August 1884

Background imagePhaeton Collection: PHAETONS FATAL DRIVE

PHAETONS FATAL DRIVE
Phaetons irresponsible drive in his father (the Sun)s chariot endangers the planet : Zeus has no choice, but to destroy him with a timely thunderbolt

Background imagePhaeton Collection: PHAETON AND PHOEBUS

PHAETON AND PHOEBUS
Phaeton, son of Phoebus Apollo (the Sun) asks his father if he may borrow the family chariot. Apollo says yes - with disastrous consequences, nearly destroying the world !

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Packard 38 Phaeton

Packard 38 Phaeton
The Packard 38 Phaeton is the appropriate car for visiting the ruins of the Roman forum. Ask the man who owns one... Date: 1913

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Phaethons Fall, 1678, by Johann Heiss (1640-1704)

Phaethons Fall, 1678, by Johann Heiss (1640-1704)
Johann Heiss (1640-1704). German painter. Phaethons Fall, 1678. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic

Background imagePhaeton Collection: William Black, Writer

William Black, Writer
WILLIAM BLACK Prolific Scottish novelist, author of The strange adventures of a phaeton, Lady Silverdales Sweetheart, and much more. Date: 1841 - 1898

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Mail Phaeton 1872

Mail Phaeton 1872
Grooms harnessing the second horse to a mail-phaeton. Date: 1872

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Canning Defiant / Gillray

Canning Defiant / Gillray
Phaeton alarm d George Canning defies his enemies Date: 1808

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaeton rubricauda

Red-tailed tropicbird, Phaeton rubricauda.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Background imagePhaeton Collection: 1906 Aries Double Phaeton

1906 Aries Double Phaeton, Germany. French Date: 1910s

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Sculptures on front of Lambeth HQ Main Building

Sculptures on front of Lambeth HQ Main Building
Three art deco style sculptures on the front of Lambeth HQ Main Building. Date: 1937

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Thomas Thornhill

Thomas Thornhill
THOMAS THORNHILL sportsman, depicted driving his phaeton Date: 1776 - 1856

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Phaeton automobile by de Dion-Bouton

Phaeton automobile by de Dion-Bouton Date: circa 1907

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Fleet of Standard cars for King and Queen in India

Fleet of Standard cars for King and Queen in India

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Phaetons Sisters

Phaetons Sisters
Mourning their brother Phaeton, Phaetusa, Lampetia and Lampetusa are changed into poplar trees, while his friend Cygnus is turned into a swan

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Phaetons Fatal Accident

Phaetons Fatal Accident
He goes joy-riding in his father Phoebus (the Sun)s chariot, but can t handle it; he causes widespread damage before Zeus brings his trip to an end with a thunderbolt

Background imagePhaeton Collection: A Hunting Phaeton

A Hunting Phaeton
Going to Cover. Two huntsmen in their swift carriage travel at pace along a country lane

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Phaeton Destroyed

Phaeton Destroyed
Borrowing his father Phoebus (the Sun)s chariot, Phaeton causes widespread destruction, and would have set the world on fire if Zeus had not hurled a thunderbolt to stop him

Background imagePhaeton Collection: Chrysler Phaeton Sport

Chrysler Phaeton Sport


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