1737 Collection (page 5)

Barry St. Leger
BARRY ST. LEGER Military, and horse-racing enthusiast after whom the classic race is named

Turkish Foot Bath 1737
A man in a Turkish foot bath

Turkish Steam Bath 1737
A man in a Turkish steam bath

Shelburne / Warren / 1791
William Petty 2nd Earl of Shelburne 1st Marquis of Lansdowne British Politician

Shelburne / Gainsborough
William Petty 2nd Earl of Shelburne 1st Marquis of Lansdowne British Politician

Thomas Paine / John Kay
THOMAS PAINE Radical writer, born in England, emigrated to America in 1774 where he urged declaration of independence

Thomas Paine
THOMAS PAINE Radical political writer and freethinker

Edward Gibbon (Sitting)
EDWARD GIBBON Historian, pictured in Switzerland

Sir Henry Harvey
SIR HENRY HARVEY British naval commander

Charles Dartiquenave
CHARLES DARTIQUENAVE statesman and epicure, friend of the writers of the day

Frances Abington - 12
FRANCES ABINGTON a popular actress of the London stage, known especially for her comic roles

Frances Abington - 11
FRANCES ABINGTON as Lady Betty Modish in The careless husband by Colley Cibber

Frances Abington - 10
FRANCES ABINGTON as Estifania in Rule a wife and have a wife by Beaumont & Fletcher

Frances Abington - 9
FRANCES ABINGTON as Mrs Pinchwife in Wycherleys The country wife

Frances Abington - 8
FRANCES ABINGTON as Aurelia in The twin rivals by George Farquhar

Frances Abington - 7
FRANCES ABINGTON as Aurelia in The twin rivals by George Farquhar

Frances Abington - 6
FRANCES ABINGTON as Clarinda in The suspicious husband by Benjamin Hoadly

Frances Abington - 5
FRANCES ABINGTON as Beatrice in Shakespeares Much ado about nothing

Frances Abington - 4
FRANCES ABINGTON as Estifania in Rule a wife and have a wife by Beaumont & Fletcher

Frances Abington - 3
FRANCES ABINGTON one of the most popular actresses of the London stage

Frances Abington
FRANCES ABINGTON actress, with her dog

Japan Soul Festival - 2
The Festival of the Souls : Having offered food and drink to the souls of their ancestors, they conduct them out of the city and take their leave in an amicable manner

Temple of 10000 Idols
The Temple of Ten Thousand Idols

Japan Worship Xekia
Devotion to the god Xekia

Dutch Protestants
Instead of going up to the altar, Dutch protestants take their communion like a meal, sitting at tables

Mennonite Meeting
A meeting of Mennonites - followers of Dutch anabaptist Simon Menno - in Hamburg. The scene depicted is the benediction following a baptism

Kaffir Moon Worship
The full moon strikes awe in the minds of devout Kaffirs, who pay homage to Earths satellite with ritual dances and incantations

Chinese Relig. Beggars
Beggars, jugglers and suchlike charlatans - some mounted on tame tigers as proof of their qualities - solicit funding from passers-by in the name of religion

Aa Parmentier / French Cd
ANTOINE-AUGUSTIN PARMENTIER introduces the potato to France, 1785

Louis-Alexandre De Bourb
LOUIS-ALEXANDRE DE BOURBON French soldier and son of Louis XIV

Alexei & Gregory Orlov
ALEXEI & GRIGORY ORLOV Count Grigory (1734-1783), general and statesman Alexei (1737-1808), military commander

Aa Parmentier / Trade Card
ANTOINE-AUGUSTIN PARMENTIER French agriculturist

Aa Parmentier / Anon Card
ANTOINE-AUGUSTIN PARMENTIER French agriculturist

Religion / China
Monkey Temple

Shaman of Lapland in a divinatory trance
A Shaman of Lapland lying on the ground with a magical drum on his back, in a divinatory trance, about to foretell the future

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