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1720 Collection

Background image1720 Collection: South Sea Bubble 1720

South Sea Bubble 1720
The South Sea Bubble. A satirical image showing a goat sitting atop the human wheel of fortune with a sign saying Who l I Ride just below

Background image1720 Collection: Orffyreus Wheel & Man

Orffyreus Wheel & Man
The perpetual motion wheel of Orffyreus, real name Johann Ernst Elias Bessler, is set in motion by a man

Background image1720 Collection: Gilbert White / Selborne

Gilbert White / Selborne
GILBERT WHITE OF SELBORNE Distant view of the birthplace and home of the naturalist, at Selborne, Hampshire

Background image1720 Collection: Austria. Vienna. Plan, 1720

Austria. Vienna. Plan, 1720
Austria. Vienna. Plan of the walled city with Prater and the Danube River. Engraving, 1720

Background image1720 Collection: Gilbert White / Selborne

Gilbert White / Selborne
GILBERT WHITE OF SELBORNE Birthplace and home of the naturalist, at Selborne, Hampshire, showing White in the garden with his dog Date: 1720 - 1793

Background image1720 Collection: C18th Highwaymen / Robbers

C18th Highwaymen / Robbers
John Everett & Richmond Bird rob a coach on Hounslow Heath

Background image1720 Collection: Fat Edward Bright

Fat Edward Bright
EDWARD BRIGHT, of Maldon, Essex, who died at age 30 looking like this... Date: 1720 - 1750

Background image1720 Collection: Second Duke Newcastle

Second Duke Newcastle
HENRY PELHAM-CLINTON, second duke of NEWCASTLE riding with a pair of hounds Date: 1720 - 1794

Background image1720 Collection: Lincolns Inn

Lincolns Inn
Bird s-eye view, in the early 18th century

Background image1720 Collection: Charles Stuart in Hiding

Charles Stuart in Hiding
CHARLES STUART THE YOUNG PRETENDER Bonnie Prince Charlie hides out in the Scottish Highlands after defeat at Culloden. Date: 1720 - 1788

Background image1720 Collection: Elizabeth Montagu

Elizabeth Montagu
mrs ELIZABETH MONTAGU author, blue stocking and social leader

Background image1720 Collection: LA Peste at Marseille

LA Peste at Marseille
Scene showing the streets of Marseille strewn with plague victims, some being carted away in carts : drawing made on the spot in 1720

Background image1720 Collection: Joihn Laws Scheme

Joihn Laws Scheme
Satire on John Laws Louisiana fiasco. Scots economist appointed controller-general of finances in France, he launched the disastrous Mississippi bubble

Background image1720 Collection: Charles Stuart / Tocque

Charles Stuart / Tocque
CHARLES EDWARD STUART Known as The Young Pretender wearing armour

Background image1720 Collection: Charles Stuart / Guizot

Charles Stuart / Guizot
CHARLES EDWARD STUART Known as The Young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie with frilled cuffs, sash and sword

Background image1720 Collection: Cornwall (Road From Exeter To Truro)

Cornwall (Road From Exeter To Truro)

Background image1720 Collection: Lockheed C-130H Hercules 1720

Lockheed C-130H Hercules 1720
United States Coast Guard - Lockheed C-130H Hercules 1720 (msn 382-5120, ex USAF 87-0156) Date: circa 1985

Background image1720 Collection: Fouga T-24 Magister 1720

Fouga T-24 Magister 1720 (msn 556, CM-170R), on display at the Museu Aeroespacial, Campo Dos Afonsos, painted in the colours of the Brazilian Air Force aerobatics display team

Background image1720 Collection: Belsize House

Belsize House
View of Belsize House in 1800. Belsize House was rebuilt in 1663 in the restoration style. In 1720 it opened as a pleasure garden with concerts, dancing, fishing, hunting and racing

Background image1720 Collection: Old Haymarket Theatre

Old Haymarket Theatre
The Theatre Royal Haymarket (also known as Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre) is a West End theatre on Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720

Background image1720 Collection: Italian Comedians by Antoine Watteau

Italian Comedians by Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) - painting on canvas Date: 1720

Background image1720 Collection: TURKISH CIRCUMCISEE

TURKISH CIRCUMCISEE
A Turkish boy is dressed for the circumcision ceremony Date: circa 1720

Background image1720 Collection: LONDON STREET, C18

LONDON STREET, C18
A street scene in London at the time of the South Sea Bubble Date: circa 1720

Background image1720 Collection: PIRANESI, Giovanni (1720-1778)

PIRANESI, Giovanni (1720-1778). Interior of a prison. Etching

Background image1720 Collection: Orffyreus Wheel

Orffyreus Wheel
The perpetual motion wheel of Orffyreus, real name Johann Ernst Elias Bessler

Background image1720 Collection: London Trade Card - William Hogarth, engraver

London Trade Card - William Hogarth, engraver
London Trade Card - William Hogarth, artist and engraver, dated 23 April 1720. 1720

Background image1720 Collection: John Jeffery

John Jeffery
JOHN JEFFERY English churchman, archdeacon of Norwich Date: 1647 - 1720

Background image1720 Collection: Elizabeth Bury, Diarist

Elizabeth Bury, Diarist
ELIZABETH BURY (nee Lawrence) wife of the rev Samuel Bury religious diarist. Date: 1644 - 1720

Background image1720 Collection: Christs Hospital, Newgate

Christs Hospital, Newgate
A view of Christs Hospital, Newgate. The former Greyfriars Convent became a home for orphans in 1552. Damaged in the Great Fire of London

Background image1720 Collection: The Oldest Pharmacy in England in Knaresborough, Yorkshire

The Oldest Pharmacy in England in Knaresborough, Yorkshire - established in 1720. Date: 1903

Background image1720 Collection: Pair of Flower Pyramids, c. 1710-1720, by Lambertus van Eenh

Pair of Flower Pyramids, c. 1710-1720, by Lambertus van Eenh
Lambertus van Eenhoorn (1651-1721). Dutch artist. Pair of Flower Pyramids, Attributed to De Metaale Pot. Delft, c. 1710-1720. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background image1720 Collection: Ralph Griffiths

Ralph Griffiths
RALPH GRIFFITHS Journalist, editor of the Monthly Review. Date: 1720 - 1803

Background image1720 Collection: Martin Gerbert V Hornau

Martin Gerbert V Hornau
MARTIN GERBERT VON HORNAU German churchman and musician from the Congregation of St Blase in the Schwarzwald (Black Forest). Date: 1720 - 1793

Background image1720 Collection: Carl Baron De Geer

Carl Baron De Geer
CARL, baron de GEER Swedish naturalist Date: 1720 - 1778

Background image1720 Collection: Henry Earl of Galway

Henry Earl of Galway
HENRY de MASSUE de RUVIGNY, first earl of GALWAY Military commander Date: 1648 - 1720

Background image1720 Collection: Heinrich Wilhelm Freytag

Heinrich Wilhelm Freytag
HEINRICH WILHELM FREYTAG German military commander during the war with France. Date: 1720 - 1798

Background image1720 Collection: James Fordyce

James Fordyce
JAMES FORDYCE Presbyterian churchman, friend of Dr Johnson. Date: 1720 - 1796

Background image1720 Collection: Conrad Ekhof

Conrad Ekhof
CONRAD EKHOF German writer and actor Date: 1720 - 1778

Background image1720 Collection: Charles D J Eisen

Charles D J Eisen
CHARLES DOMINIQUE JOSEPH EISEN French artist Date: 1720 - 1778

Background image1720 Collection: Isaac Dubourdieu

Isaac Dubourdieu
ISaC DUBOURDIEU French protestant churchman in England Date: 1624 - 1720

Background image1720 Collection: Francis Jos. De Valingen

Francis Jos. De Valingen
FRANCIS JOSEPH DE VALINGEN Swiss physician in London. Date: 1720 - 1805

Background image1720 Collection: Anne Dacier - 2

Anne Dacier - 2
ANNE DACIER, nee Lefevre French classical scholar, wife of Andre Dacier of the Academie Francaise (to which of course she could not be elected, being a woman) Date: 1654 - 1720

Background image1720 Collection: Philippe Marquis Dangeau

Philippe Marquis Dangeau
PHILIPPE de COURCILLON, marquis de DANGEAU French historian and Grand Master of the Order of Notre Dame of Mount Carmel and of Saint-Lazare. Date: 1638 - 1720

Background image1720 Collection: Anne Dacier - 3

Anne Dacier - 3
ANNE DACIER, nee Lefevre French classical scholar, wife of Andre Dacier of the Academie Francaise (to which of course she could not be elected, being only a woman) Date: 1654 - 1720

Background image1720 Collection: Anne Dacier - 4

Anne Dacier - 4
ANNE DACIER, nee Lefevre French classical scholar, wife of Andre Dacier of the Academie Francaise (to which of course she could not be elected, being only a woman) Date: 1654 - 1720

Background image1720 Collection: Antoine Coysevox - 2

Antoine Coysevox - 2
CHARLES-ANTOINE COYSEVOX Spanish-French sculptor to the court of Louis XIV. Date: 1640 - 1720

Background image1720 Collection: Antoine Coysevox

Antoine Coysevox
CHARLES-ANTOINE COYSEVOX Spanish-French sculptor Date: 1640 - 1720

Background image1720 Collection: Guillaume De Chaulieu

Guillaume De Chaulieu
GUILLAUME AMERYE, abbe de CHAULIEU French writer and wit Date: 1639 - 1720



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