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1739 Collection

Background image1739 Collection: East Prospect of the Giants Causeway

East Prospect of the Giants Causeway (c.1739). Drury, Susanna fl.1733 - 1770. Date: 1739 (circa)

Background image1739 Collection: Medical / Amputation / Arm

Medical / Amputation / Arm
Sawing off an arm

Background image1739 Collection: Foundling Hospital Schools, Berkhamsted

Foundling Hospital Schools, Berkhamsted
The Foundling Hospital Schools, Berkhamsted. The Hospital was founded in 1739 by Captain Thomas Coram and in 1741 began construction of premises at Bloomsbury Fields, London

Background image1739 Collection: Medical / Amputation / Leg

Medical / Amputation / Leg
Sawing off a leg

Background image1739 Collection: Surgical Instruments / C18

Surgical Instruments / C18
Variety of surgical instruments

Background image1739 Collection: Richard (Dick) Turpin

Richard (Dick) Turpin
The daring highwayman who made a dash from London to York, riding his mare, Black Bess

Background image1739 Collection: War of Jenkins Ear

War of Jenkins Ear
Vernon takes Porto Bello (now in Panama) from the Spanish during the War of Jenkins Ear

Background image1739 Collection: Johann Freylinghausen

Johann Freylinghausen
JOHANN ANASTASIUS FREYLINGHAUSEN German churchman, educator, writer and theologian Date: 167- - 1739

Background image1739 Collection: Medical / Instruments / 1739

Medical / Instruments / 1739
Diagram to show the various methods used for opening veins and performing blood transfusions

Background image1739 Collection: 4th Duke of Marlborough

4th Duke of Marlborough
GEORGE SPENCER 4th Duke of Marlborough

Background image1739 Collection: Forceps and Bandages

Forceps and Bandages
A selection of medical appliances, including forceps and a hook to extract bullets (fig 8). Also bandage application diagrams

Background image1739 Collection: Johns Wesleys Chapel and Statue in Broadmead, old Britol, Gloucestershire

Johns Wesleys Chapel and Statue in Broadmead, old Britol, Gloucestershire, England, the first Wesleyan (Methodist) chapel in the world. Date: built 1739

Background image1739 Collection: ENTERTAINMENT / FAIRS

ENTERTAINMENT / FAIRS
BARTHOLOMEW FAIR. Date: 1739

Background image1739 Collection: Sluis Windmill, The Netherlands - 1739

Sluis Windmill, The Netherlands - 1739
Sluis Windmill (Molen Van Sluis), The Netherlands - built in 1739. Date: 1900s

Background image1739 Collection: Turin Shroud (18th Cent)

Turin Shroud (18th Cent)
The Holy Shroud of Turin, as known in the 18th century Date: 1739

Background image1739 Collection: Andre Jacob Roubo

Andre Jacob Roubo
ANDRE JACOB ROUBO French woodworker and furniture maker who published five classic treatises on his craft. Date: 1739 - 1791

Background image1739 Collection: DAVID DALE

DAVID DALE Scottish industrialist who introduced cotton mills into his native country; philanthropist. Date: 1739 - 1806

Background image1739 Collection: Margaret Patten (136)

Margaret Patten (136)
MARGARET PATTEN When she died in St Margarets Workhouse, London, she was living almost entirely on bread and milk, but was in good health almost to the end Date: 1603 - 1739

Background image1739 Collection: Charles Francois Lebrun

Charles Francois Lebrun
CHARLES FRANCOIS LEBRUN duc de Piacenza, French soldier and statesman, consul de la Republique Francaise. Date: 1739 - 1824

Background image1739 Collection: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing - Christmas Carol

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing - Christmas Carol. The carol first appeared in 1739 in the collection Hymns and Sacred Poems, having been written by Charles Wesley. Date: circa 1910

Background image1739 Collection: Manor or country house garden, with workers

Manor or country house garden, with workers. Copper-plate illustration from Richard Bradley, New improvements of planting and gardening, both philosophical and practical. Frontispiece. Date: 1739

Background image1739 Collection: Charles Dufay, French chemist and scholar

Charles Dufay, French chemist and scholar
Charles Francois de Cisternay Dufay (Du Fay), French chemist, scholar, and superintendent of the Jardin du Roi. He discovered the existence of electric charges

Background image1739 Collection: Ramon Llull (1235-1316). Colored engraving

Ramon Llull (1235-1316). Colored engraving
Ramon Llull (1235-1316). Spanish writer and philosopher. Colored engraving. 1739

Background image1739 Collection: Valentine Green

Valentine Green
VALENTINE GREEN Mezzotint engraver and antiquary. Date: 1739 - 1813

Background image1739 Collection: Sir William Forbes

Sir William Forbes
SIR WILLIAM FORBES Scottish banker and writer : The good shall mourn a brother, all a friend. Date: 1739 - 1806

Background image1739 Collection: Sir William Forbes - 2

Sir William Forbes - 2
SIR WILLIAM FORBES Scottish banker and writer, Date: 1739 - 1806

Background image1739 Collection: Sir John Fenn

Sir John Fenn
SIR JOHN FENN antiquary Date: 1739 - 1794

Background image1739 Collection: Sir Wm George Fairfax

Sir Wm George Fairfax
SIR WILLIAM GEORGE FAIRFAX British naval commander during the Napoleonic wars, Rear- Admiral of the Blue. Date: 1739 - 1813

Background image1739 Collection: 12th Earl of Eglinton

12th Earl of Eglinton
HUGH MONTGOMERIE, twelfth Earl of EGLINTON Scottish landowner, depicted in Highland military dress - a characteristic Kay portrait with its bold cropping. Date: 1739 - 1819

Background image1739 Collection: Johann August Eberhard

Johann August Eberhard
JOHANN AUGUST EBERHARD German philosophical writer Date: 1739 - 1809

Background image1739 Collection: Charles Dumouriez

Charles Dumouriez
CHARLES FRANCOIS DUPERIER DUMOURIEZ French military Date: 1739 - 1823

Background image1739 Collection: Samuel Dale, Medical

Samuel Dale, Medical
SAMUEL DALE Medical practitioner at Braintree, Essex where he wrote his Pharmacologia. Date: 1659 - 1739

Background image1739 Collection: Richard Clark

Richard Clark
RICHARD CLARK or Clarke Chamberlain of London Date: 1739 - 1831

Background image1739 Collection: HUGH KELLY

HUGH KELLY barrister-at-law, author Date: 1739 - 1777

Background image1739 Collection: Ps Dupont De Nemours

Ps Dupont De Nemours
Pierre Samuel DUPONT DE NEMOURS French economist, who for political reasons emigrated to the United States where he became an influential figure Date: 1739 - 1817

Background image1739 Collection: Topham Beauclerk

Topham Beauclerk
TOPHAM BEAUCLERK scholar, friend of Dr Johnson Date: 1739 - 1780

Background image1739 Collection: Suzanne Curchod Necker

Suzanne Curchod Necker
SUZANNE CURCHOD NECKER French writer & salon hostess, wife of statesman, mother of Mme de Stael; previously betrothed to Gibbon but their relationship declined & fell. Date: 1739 - 1794

Background image1739 Collection: Nicholas Saunderson

Nicholas Saunderson
NICHOLAS SAUNDERSON Professor of mathematics at Cambridge Date: 1682 - 1739

Background image1739 Collection: C F D Dumouriez

C F D Dumouriez
C F D DUMOURIEZ French military commander of the Revolutionary Army Date: 1739 - 1823

Background image1739 Collection: Andrew Pickens / Longacre

Andrew Pickens / Longacre
ANDREW PICKENS American Revolutionary commander and Member of the US House of Representatives Date: 1739 - 1817

Background image1739 Collection: LA HARPE (1739 - 1803)

LA HARPE (1739 - 1803)
JEAN-FRANCOIS DE LA HARPE French playwright and literary critic Date: 1739 - 1803

Background image1739 Collection: Duchess of Saxe-Weimar

Duchess of Saxe-Weimar
ANNA AMALIA, Duchess of Saxe- Weimar Regent for son Duke Charles Augustus from 1758 to 1775. Patron of literature and art. Date: 1739 - 1807

Background image1739 Collection: Cfd Dumouriez / Bosselman

Cfd Dumouriez / Bosselman
C F D DUMOURIEZ French military Date: 1739 - 1823

Background image1739 Collection: Regional African music, 1739

Regional African music, 1739
An African musical instrument, as played Cafars in 1739. Date: 1739

Background image1739 Collection: Regional African music: woman drummer, 1739

Regional African music: woman drummer, 1739
An African musical instrument, as played by the wives of Kafirs in 1739. Date: 1739

Background image1739 Collection: William Vincent - 2

William Vincent - 2
WILLIAM VINCENT churchman, dean of Westminster Date: 1739 - 1815

Background image1739 Collection: William Vincent - 1

William Vincent - 1
WILLIAM VINCENT churchman, dean of Westminster Date: 1739 - 1815

Background image1739 Collection: 15th Earl of Suffolk

15th Earl of Suffolk
JOHN HOWARD (1739 - 1820), fifteenth earl of Suffolk and 8th Earl of Berkshire, depicted in his peers robes Date: 1806

Background image1739 Collection: Christian Schubart - 3

Christian Schubart - 3
CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH DANIEL SCHUBART German poet and musician Date: 1739 - 1791

Background image1739 Collection: Christian Schubart - 2

Christian Schubart - 2
CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH DANIEL SCHUBART German poet and musician Date: 1739 - 1791

Background image1739 Collection: Christian Schubart - 1

Christian Schubart - 1
CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH DANIEL SCHUBART German poet and musician Date: 1739 - 1791

Background image1739 Collection: Grigori Potemkin - 2

Grigori Potemkin - 2
PRINCE GRIGORI ALEXANDROVICH POTEMKIN Russian statesman Date: 1739-1791

Background image1739 Collection: Grigori Potemkin - 3

Grigori Potemkin - 3
PRINCE GRIGORI ALEXANDROVICH POTEMKIN Russian statesman, depicted at the age of 38. Date: 1739-1791

Background image1739 Collection: Sir Hyde Parker = 2

Sir Hyde Parker = 2
SIR HYDE PARKER British naval commander Date: 1739 - 1807

Background image1739 Collection: Sir Hyde Parker - 3

Sir Hyde Parker - 3
SIR HYDE PARKER British naval commander Date: 1739 - 1807

Background image1739 Collection: Arthur Kilwarden

Arthur Kilwarden
ARTHUR WOLFE, viscount KILWARDEN Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench in Ireland, murdered by insurgents at Dublin. Date: 1739 - 1803

Background image1739 Collection: Carl Von Hoym

Carl Von Hoym
CARL GEORGE HEINRICH von HOYM Prussian statesman Date: 1739 - 1807

Background image1739 Collection: Lady Elizabeth Hastings

Lady Elizabeth Hastings
LADY ELIZABETH HASTINGS dughter of the seventh earl of Huntingdon : a noted philanthropist. Date: 1682 - 1739

Background image1739 Collection: Fried. Wil. V Grumbkow

Fried. Wil. V Grumbkow
FRIEDRICH WILHELM von GRUMBKOW German military commander with his autograph Date: 1678 - 1739

Background image1739 Collection: West Prospect of the Giants Causeway

West Prospect of the Giants Causeway (c.1739). Drury, Susanna fl.1733 - 1770. Date: 1739 (circa)

Background image1739 Collection: The Sunehri Masjid, Delhi, India

The Sunehri Masjid, Delhi, India
Sunehri Masjid - an Indian mosque located near the Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Chandni Chowk, Delhi, from where (on the Terrace) Emperor Nadir Shah

Background image1739 Collection: Fireworks on the River Seine, Paris

Fireworks on the River Seine, Paris, on the occasion of the marriage of Princess Louise Elisabeth of France (the eldest daughter of King Louis XV) to the Infante Philip

Background image1739 Collection: Green-house

Green-house. Copper-plate illustration from Richard Bradley, New improvements of planting and gardening, both philosophical and practical. Plate III. Date: 1739

Background image1739 Collection: GOTTSCHED, Johann Christoph (1700-1766)

GOTTSCHED, Johann Christoph (1700-1766). German writer. Portrait of 1739. Engraving

Background image1739 Collection: MORENO TEJADA, Juan (1739-1805)

MORENO TEJADA, Juan (1739-1805). Cervantes at the printer s. Representation of Cervantes in the printer s, from a

Background image1739 Collection: Wesley Chapel & Statue

Wesley Chapel & Statue
Johns Wesleys Chapel and Statue in Broadmead, old Britol, Gloucestershire, England, the first Wesleyan (Methodist) chapel in the world. Interior and pulpit. Date: built 1739

Background image1739 Collection: Huntingdons Free Church

Huntingdons Free Church
The Countess of Huntingdons Free Church, Deansway, Worcester, England. Lady Huntingdon was converted to Methodism in 1739. She built many such chapels in England. Date: built 1804

Background image1739 Collection: Grenelle Fountain 18th C

Grenelle Fountain 18th C
Front view of the Grenelle Fountain, faubourg St Germain in Paris. It was built in 1739 by Edme Bouchardon, sculptor for Louis XV. Date: 1739

Background image1739 Collection: Friedrich Freiherr Hotze

Friedrich Freiherr Hotze
FRIEDRICH freiherr von HOTZE German military commander Date: 1739 - 1799

Background image1739 Collection: Nicolas Ferry, Midget

Nicolas Ferry, Midget
NICOLAS FERRY known as Bebe (= Baby) French dwarf, with big dog Date: 1739 - 1764

Background image1739 Collection: Edinburgh Charity Workhouse, Port Bristo, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Charity Workhouse, Port Bristo, Edinburgh
An 1820 view of the Edinburgh Charity Poorhouse in Port Bristo, Edinburgh, Scotland, originally built in 1739-1743 by Samuel Neilson, mason, and William McVey and James Heriot, wrights

Background image1739 Collection: Foundling Hospital, Redhill, Surrey

Foundling Hospital, Redhill, Surrey
The Foundling Hospital at Redhill, Surrey. The Hospital was founded in 1739 by Captain Thomas Coram and in 1741 began construction of premises at Bloomsbury Fields, London

Background image1739 Collection: James Anderson, Economist

James Anderson, Economist
JAMES ANDERSON - Scottish economist and inventor : actively concerned with the Scottish fisheries, and in agricultural reform, where he made valuable innovations

Background image1739 Collection: Scaffolding / Beverley

Scaffolding / Beverley
A stunning view of the framework scaffolding used to move the North front of Beverley Minster back over its base foundation after it had shifted due to subsidence

Background image1739 Collection: MASS, 1739

MASS, 1739
Celebrating the Mass in a French church

Background image1739 Collection: George Clinton (Chappel)

George Clinton (Chappel)
GEORGE CLINTON American Revolutionary general and statesman, vice-president

Background image1739 Collection: Parker / Sir Hyde / Romney

Parker / Sir Hyde / Romney
SIR HYDE PARKER English admiral

Background image1739 Collection: Cfd Dumouriez / Duplessis

Cfd Dumouriez / Duplessis
Charles-Francois Du Perier Dumouriez French General

Background image1739 Collection: Mrs Christian Davis

Mrs Christian Davis
MRS CHRISTIAN DAVIS nee CAVENAUGH alias MOTHER ROSS Irish adventuress and cross-dresser

Background image1739 Collection: Destruction of Mogul Emp

Destruction of Mogul Emp
The Persians under Nadir Shah take Delhi and destroy the Mogul empire

Background image1739 Collection: Lady Eleanor Butler / Fram

Lady Eleanor Butler / Fram
LADY ELEANOR BUTLER and Miss Ponsonby (1757-1831), known collectively as the Ladies of Llangollen

Background image1739 Collection: Samuel Wesley / Golgotha

Samuel Wesley / Golgotha
SAMUEL WESLEY Clergyman, brother of John Wesley

Background image1739 Collection: Sluys / Sluis 1739

Sluys / Sluis 1739
View of Sluys, scene of the famous sea battle of 1340, as it was four hundred years after the event. A map of the towns fortifications is visible in the foreground

Background image1739 Collection: Characterful Faces

Characterful Faces
A selection of unsavoury characters showing different emotions including ruthlessness & loathing. A toothless old hag, a drunkard, a baby & an axeman are shown



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