1716 Collection

Thomas Gray / Writer
THOMAS GRAY Writer

Gottfried von Leibniz, German mathematician and philosopher
Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, German mathematician and philosopher

Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg (1661-1747). Corfu. Gree
Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg (1661-1747). Marshal defender of the city of Corfu of the Turkish invasion of 1716. Marble statue. Corfu. Ionian Islands. Greece

RANC, Jean. Charles III as a Child
RANC, Jean (1674-1735). Portrait of Charles III of Spain as a Child. ca. 1723. Rococo. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum

Writing / Gray Poem
Part of the manuscript of his poem, Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard, inspired by a visit to Stoke Poges Churchyard, Bucks

FROST FAIR / THAMES / 1715-6
A frost fair on the Thames which was frozen from 24 November 1715 until 9 February 1716

James Brindley / Holl
JAMES BRINDLEY English canal engineer

James Brindley / Parsons
JAMES BRINDLEY English canal engineer

LEIBNIZ, Gottfried Wilhelm (1646-1716)

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart leaving Scotland
Chevalier St George - Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, The Old Pretender - leaving Scotland for France Date: 1716

Roebuck Mug House Riot, London
A Roebuck Mug House Riot, Salisbury Court, Fleet Street, London, between Jacobites and Hanoverians. 1716

Spotswoods Expedition over the Blue Ridge
Alexander Spotswood leads the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition across Virginia, westward across the Blue Ridge Mountains

CARLOS III / SPAIN / DUBOURG
CARLOS III OF SPAIN 5th son of Felipe V duke of Parma, king of Naples before becoming king of Spain in 1759; an enlightened and benevolent ruler Date: 1716 - 1788

Convict chain, France
A chain of convicts welcome a new arrival at La Tournelle: Jean-Francois Gruet, a tax collector condemned to the galleys for life for appropriating public money. Date: December 1716

St Mary Woolnoth
An Anglican church on the corner of Lombard Street and King William Street. It is one of the Queen Anne churches designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor in 1716. Date: 19th century

Map of the Atlantic Ocean. 18th century
Map of the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Cape Horn. At A Voyage to the South-sea and along the coasts of Chili and Peru, in the years 1712, 1713 and 1714 by Amedee-Franc

Latin inscription on the pedestal of the statue of Marshal Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg, defender of the city of Corfu of the Turkish invasion of 1716. Corfu. Ionian Islands. Greece

Death Plaque in the name of Ernest Emmerson. There are two Ernest Emmersons listed on Soldiers Died. They are : 1) 12/1247 Lance Corporal Ernest Emmerson, York and Lancaster Regiment

Commedia Del arte Silvia
Date: 1716

John Somers, Baron
JOHN SOMERS baron of Evesham lawyer, statesman and writer

Villa de la Concepcion or Penco. Chile. Plan by Luis Amadeo
South America. Chile. Villa de la Concepcion or Penco. Plan and drawing by Luis Amadeo Frezier (1682-1773). 1712. French engraving published in Paris, 1716

Austria. Vienna. Belvedere. Lower Belvedere. 1714-1716. By H
Belvedere. Lower Belvedere. 1714-1716. Built by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668-1745). Vienna. Austria

Grays Monument
THOMAS GRAY The poets monument in Westminster Abbey, London. Date: 1716 - 1771

Thomas Gray in a Wig
THOMAS GRAY Poet best known for his elegies, on a cat drowned in a goldfish bowl, and in a country churchyard. Date: 1716 - 1771

Thomas Gray (Anon)
THOMAS GRAY Poet best known for his elegies, on a cat drowned in a goldfish bowl, and in a country churchyard. Date: 1716 - 1771

Fletcher Baron Grantley
FLETCHER NORTON, first baron GRANTLEY jurist and statesman, speaker of the House of Commons Date: 1716 - 1789

Rosa Govona
ROSA GOVONA Piedmontese orphan, founder of the Rosine communes for other poor girls. Date: 1716 - 1776

Sir Stephen Fox
SIR STEPHEN FOX Domestick Servant to Charles II during his exile, after the Restoration one of the Lord Commissioners of the Treasury. Date: 1627 - 1716

Andrew Fletcher - 2
ANDREW FLETCHER - Scottish statesman, patriot who opposed the union with England yet died in London. Date: 1655 - 1716

D. Engelsbrechtsdatter
DORTHE ENGELSBRECHTSDATTER Norwegian religious poet Date: 1634 - 1716

John Edwards
JOHN EDWARDS Churchman of Calvinist tendencies. Date: 1637 - 1716

Charles De LA Fosse
CHARLES DE LA FOSSE French artist Date: 1636 - 1716

Philippe De Coulanges 2
PHILIPPE EMANUEL, marquis de COULANGES Relative and correspondent of Madame de Sevigne, shown wearing some fancy costume perhaps to do with pilgrimage. Date: 1631 - 1716

George Cleghorn
GEORGE CLEGHORN Irish medical : anatomist at Dublin. Date: 1716 - 1789

Marquis Chateaurenault
FRANCOIS LOUIS ROUSSELET, marquis de CHATEAURENAULT (variously spelt, Regnaud &c) French naval commander, mainly successful but defeated by the English in 1702. Date: 1637 - 1716

John Berridge
JOHN BERRIDGE Evangelical churchman, vicar of Everton, Bedfordshire. Date: 1716 - 1793

John Bagford, Collector
JOHN BAGFORD, shoeamker and book collector, who deserves praise for rescuing ancient ballads, but indignation for destroying countless old books for their title pages. Date: 1650 - 1716

Thomas Ashton
THOMAS ASHTON Divine, associated with Horace Walpole. Date: 1716 - 1775

Andreas Kehberger
ANDREAS KEHBERGER German divine, preacher at St Jacobs Church, Nuremberg. Date: 1716 - 1769

Thomas Gray (Wilson)
THOMAS GRAY writer ( Elegy in a country churchyard etc) Date: 1716 - 1771

Sara Maria Van Der Wilp
SARA MARIA VAN DER WILP Dutch writer Date: 1716 - 1803

Duchess / Northumberland
ELIZABETH DUCHESS OF NORTHUMBERLAND Wife of Sir Hugh Percy (Smithson) 1st Duke (3rd creation) & granddaughter of the heiress of Percy family. Date: 1716 - 1776

Sackville / George Germain
GEORGE GERMAINE 1st VISCOUNT SACKVILLE Military Date: 1716 - 1785

James Brindley / Croft
JAMES BRINDLEY English canal engineers home, known as Brindleys Croft Date: 1716 - 1772

James Brindley / Grave
JAMES BRINDLEY English canal engineers burial place, New Chapel Date: 1716 - 1772

James Brindley / Thomson
JAMES BRINDLEY English canal engineer Date: 1716 - 1772

James Brindley / Hinton
JAMES BRINDLEY English canal engineer Date: 1716 - 1772

James Brindley / Turnhurst
JAMES BRINDLEY English canal engineers home at Turnhurst Date: 1716 - 1772

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