1749 Collection

ROWLEYs ORRERY, 1749
Rowleys Orrery

Edward Jenner / Thiriat
EDWARD JENNER Physician and pioneer of vaccination

William Hale
WILLIAM HALE Well-fed resident of Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, with his autograph Date: 1749 - 1829

Goethe / Window / Tischbein
JOHANN WOLFGANG von GOETHE German writer in Rome in 1787, looking out of the window in a relaxed mood

TIPU SULTAN (1749?-1799)
TIPU SULTAN (TIPPU SAHIP) Sultan of Mysore Son of Hyder Ali - fought against Marathas - pictured here at Pollilur in 1780 defeating British under Baille

Art / Hogarth / Roast Beef
THE GATE OF CALAIS, OR, O THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND a satire on the well-fed English versus the poorly- fed French

Countess Strathmore
Mary Eleanor Bowes, countess of STRATHMORE the unfortunate

Map / China / Tibet 1749
CARTE DU GRAND THIBET scale in French leagues

British Coats of Arms
Royal coats of arms of Britain Henry VIII 1518, 1535; Elizabeth I 1576, 1578; Charles I; William & Mary 1689 Anne 1713; George I 1725; George II 1749; George III 1785

William Duke Leinster
WILLIAM ROBERT GITZGERALD, second duke of LEINSTER described as he Humane and Great. Date: 1749 - 1804

Princesse De Lamballe
MARIE THERESE LOUISE DE SAVOIE princesse LAMBALLE, friend of Marie Antoinette and one of the most shocking victims of the Revolution not long after this portrait was made

Edward Jenner / Ridley
EDWARD JENNER Physician and pioneer of vaccination

Domenico Cimarosa / Coltel
DOMENICO CIMAROSA Neapolitan composer

John Earl of Clare
JOHN FITZGIBBON, first earl of CLARE Irish statesman, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, depicted in his official robes

Henry Fielding / Tom Jones
A scene from the novel

GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). German humanist and writer. The Sorrows of Young Werther (Die Leiden des jungen

WINIFRED MAXWELL, COUNTESS OF NITHSDALE Wife of William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale, English Jacobite. She helped him to escape from the Tower. Date: ? - 1749

CJ FOX / CARTOON / 1784
CHARLES JAMES FOX Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, canvasses for Charles James Fox in the Westminster election. Date: 1749 - 1806

CHARLES JAMES FOX British statesman as the Republican Rattlesnake, fascinating the Bedford Squirrel (Duke of Bedford) Date: 1749 - 1806

ART / HOGARTH / ROAST BEEF
THE GATE OF CALAIS, OR, O THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND a satire on the well-fed English versus the poorly- fed French Date: 1749

CHARLES JAMES FOX / SLOUGH
CHARLES JAMES FOX Fox in trouble; The Slough of Despond Date: 1749 - 1806

GOETHE SKATING / FRANKFURT
JOHANN GOETHE Goethe ice-skating in Frankfurt, Germany Date: 1749 - 1832

Grenadier cap, officers, 43rd Regiment of Foot, 1740-1749. Metal and silk thread embroidery on velvet and wool. This officers cap displays the white horse and motto of the house of Hanover

The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1774. Werther surprises Charlo
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). German writer. The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1774. Engraving depicting Werther surprises Charlotte surrounded by children. Edition of 1837. Colored

Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749-1791). Leader of the early stages of the French revolution. President of the National Constituent Assembly. Mirabeau in Champs-Elyses, Paris, France

Catherine Cockburn
CATHERINE COCKBURN, nee Trotter : precocious writer whose first play was staged when she was 16 ! Friend of Congreve and Locke : thought beautiful when young. Date: 1679 - 1749

Pierre-Simon De Laplace
PIERRE-SIMON DE LAPLACE French astronomer and mathematician Date: 1749 - 1827

Spain. Peninsular War. Siege of Girona (1809). Defence of Torre Gironella. Painting by G. Montserrat. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA MANCHA. Toledo. Army Museum

Justus Henning Boehmer
JUSTUS HENNING BOEHMER German jurist and publicist. Date: 1674 - 1749

Goethe / Silhouette / 1780
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE German writer and scientist in silhouette

Wilhelm Meisters Apprenticeship. Book II. Chapter XIII. By
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). German writer. Wilhelm Meisters Apprenticeship. Book II. Chapter XIII. Engraving depicting old man playing harp. Edition of 1837. Colored

Jane Duchess of Gordon 1
JANE, duchess of GORDON (nee Maxwell) first wife of Alexander, fourth duke : depicted in Tudor costume. Date: 1749 - 1812

Jane Duchess of Gordon 2
JANE, duchess of GORDON (nee Maxwell) first wife of Alexander, fourth duke : depicted in Tudor costume. Date: 1749 - 1812

James Earl Glencairn
JAMES CUNNINGHAM, fourteenth earl of GLENCAIRN Military commander, friend of the poet Robert Burns. Date: 1749 - 1791

Dominique Joseph Garat
DOMINIQUE-JOSEPH, comte de GARAT : French statesman from Bayonne, whose task it was to tell Louis XVI he would be guillotined. He later served Napoleon in various functions. Date: 1749 - 1833

Gregorio Funes
GREGORIO FUNES Argentine historian, dean of the Santa Iglesia de Corodova del Tucuman. Date: 1749 - 1830

James Forbes
JAMES FORBES Author of Oriental memoirs etc. Fellow of the Royal Society, at the age of 62. Date: 1749 - 1819

Anne Damer - 6
Anne Seymour Damer, sculptor whose profligate husband shot himself; friendly with Napoleon, Nelson, Horace Walpole, etc. She was said to be aided by ghosts. Date: 1749 - 1828

Anne Damer - 4
Anne Seymour Damer, sculptor whose profligate husband shot himself; she was friendly with Napoleon, Nelson, Horace Walpole etc, and was rumoured to be aided by ghosts. Date: 1749 - 1828

Anne Damer - 5
Anne Seymour Damer, sculptor whose profligate husband shot himself; friendly with Napoleon, Nelson, Horace Walpole, said to be aided by ghosts. Holding her mallet. Date: 1749 - 1828

Anne Damer - 3
Anne Seymour Damer, sculptor whose profligate husband shot himself; she was friendly with Napoleon, Nelson, Horace Walpole etc, and was rumoured to be aided by ghosts. Date: 1749 - 1828

Charles Coffin
CHARLES COFFIN French churchman, Rector of the University of Paris and Principal of the College of Beauvais : writer. Date: 1676 - 1749

John Earl of Clare - 2
JOHN FITZGIBBON, first earl of CLARE Irish statesman, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, depicted in his official robes. Date: 1749 - 1802

Tiberius Cavallo
TIBERIUS CAVALLO Italian scientist in England, noted for his work on electricity and magnetism, and for his superb instruments. Fellow of the Royal Society. Date: 1749 - 1809

Ange Bonnier
ANGE ELISABETH LOUIS ANTOINE BONNIER d ARCO - French revolutionary statesman, ministre plenipotentiare at Rastadt where he will be assassinated. Date: 1749 - 1799

Johann Erich Biester
JOHANN ERICH BIESTER German writer, librarian to the king of Prussia at Berlin. Date: 1749 - 1816

Joseph Benson
JOSEPH BENSON Scottish Methodist churchman. Date: 1749 - 1821

Nicolas Freret
NICOLAS FRERET French antiquary and chronologist. Date: 1688 - 1749

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