1750 Collection (page 3)

Magical wand. Egypt
Magical wand of ivory of hippopotamus tusk with images depicting deities and protective spirits to ward off evil spirits. To provide magical protection for mother and child. 1750 BC. 12th Dynasty

The Paines at the Piano
Mrs Paine, Miss Paine and miss Polly Paine (to say nothing of the dog) at the keyboard. Date: circa 1750

Nicolas Appert
NICOLAS APPERT French inventor of food processing Date: 1750 - 1841

Henry Moncrieff-Wellwood
Sir HENRY MONCRIEFF-WELLWOOD Scottish churchman (sometimes spelt Moncreiff) Date: 1750 - 1827

Tomas De Iriarte
TOMAS DE IRIARTE Y OROPESA Spanish poet, author of Fabulas literarias and La musica, as well as translations from the classics. Date: 1750 - 1791

Movement of sperm and seminal fluid. Engraving by J. vander Schley, from Pierre de Hondt, Histoire Naturelle generale et particuliere avec la description du Cabinet du Roy. Plate 1, Volume 2

The Sciences [?] (header image of first discourse). Engraving by J. vander Schley, from Pierre de Hondt, Histoire Naturelle generale et particuliere avec la description du Cabinet du Roy

Lake District Rambler
A rambler stops to admire the view near the Innominate Tarn, from the Haystacks, a 1750 foot mountain near Buttermere in the English Lake District. Date: 1950s

Colour engraving of Prior Park, Bath
Colour engraving of Prior Park, near Bath, the seat of Ralph Allen Esq

Henri Gregoire / Profile
HENRI GREGOIRE (Abbe) French prelate and revolutionary, member of the Estates-General and Constituent Assembly

The Avon Near Bristol
Bristol Hot Wells and St Vincents Rock, in the Avon Gorge above Bristol. Later the river will be spanned by the Clifton suspension bridge

African Circumcision
Circumcision is a crucial rite of passage in most African societies, the occasion for solemn ceremonies such as this tribal procession in south or west Africa

Nicolas Appert / Figuier
NICOLAS APPERT French chef and inventor of the canning process

Engraving with the city of Lisbon and the portrait of John V
Portugal. Lisbon. Panorama of the city with the portrait of John V of Portugal (1689-1750). Engraving, 18th century

Captured ordnance. Netherlands and Southeast Asia. 17th-19th
Captured ordnance. Netherlands, 1667 and Southeast Asia, c. 1750-1850. Bronze, cane and bamboo. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Overshot waterwheel, Harz, ca. 1750. Deutches Museum. Munich. Germany

Syria. Damascus. Azm Palace. Facade
Syria. Damascus. Azm Palace (Beit Al-Azem). Facade. It was originally built in 1750 as a residence for the Ottoman governor of Damascus As ad Pasha al-Azm

Azem Palace. Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic. Damascus. Azem Palace. 1750. House of Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions. Courtyard

France. Paris. Notre Dame in 1750

Johann Adam Gottfried
JOHANN ADAM GOTTFRIED (elder) German Date: CIRCA 1750

Joh. Geo. Aug. Galletti
JOHANN GEORG AUGUST GALLETTI German historian, professor emeritus Date: 1750 - 1828

Ferd. Galli-Bibiena
FERDINANDO GALLI-BIBIENA Italian architect and stage designer. Date: 1750 - 1828

Nicolas Francois
NICOLAS-LOUIS FRANCOIS de NEUFCHATEAU French statesman and writer Date: 1750 - 1828

Phil. Fabre D eglantine
PHILLIPE FABRE D EGLANTINE French actor-manager who ill-advisedly exchanged the stage for the political arena, where his extreme views led him to the guillotine. Date: 1750 - 1794

JOHN EGAN Irish statesman, Chairman of Kilmainham Date: 1750 - 1810

Philip Dupont
PHILIP DUPONT, gentleman celebrated for being the brother-in-law of Gainsborough and consequently getting his portrait done for free. Date: circa 1750

Sir John Doyle
SIR JOHN DOYLE Military commander Date: 1750 - 1834

Neil Douglas, Preacher
he reverend NEIL (or Niel) DOUGLAS Poet and preacher, taken to court for comparing the mad George III to Nebuchadnezzar but acquitted. Date: 1750 - 1823

Deodat Dolomieu
DEODAT Gs T G de DOLOMIEU French geologist Date: 1750 - 1801

Arthur Richard Dillon
ARTHUR RICHARD DILLON Irish soldier in French service; capable administrator in West Indies, successful officer in Revolutionary War, suspected of conspiracy, guillotined. Date: 1750 - 1794

Rene Desfontaines - 2
RENE LOUICHE DESFONTAINES French naturalist, botanist of the Academie des Sciences. Date: 1750 - 1833

Rene Desfontaines - 1
RENE LOUICHE DESFONTAINES French naturalist, botanist of the Academie des Sciences. Date: 1750 - 1833

Hew Whitefoorde Dalrympl
Sir HEW WHITEFOORD DALRYMPLE British military commander Date: 1750 - 1830

John Philpot Curran
JOHN PHILPOT CURRAN Irish statesman, at the age of 30. Date: 1750 - 1817

John Bigland, Writer
JOHN BIGLAND writer and educator. Date: 1750 - 1832

Nicolas Bergasse
NICOLAS BERGASSE French avocat and orator, notable for declaring - The time has come when France needs a revolution ! Unlike many, he survived it. Date: 1750 - 1832

George Bennet, Scholar
GEORGE BENNET Hebrew scholar. Date: 1750 - 1835

Thomas Belsham
THOMAS BELSHAM Unitarian churchman Date: 1750 - 1829

Guiseppe Marc Antonio Baretti
GIUSEPPE MARC ANTONIO BARETTI (1719 - 1789) Prolific Italian writer and dictionary-maker, who spent much time in England, a friend of Dr Johnson and so on : as you see, he was short-sighted

Hottentot Village 1750
Hottentots erecting a hut, consisting of woven matting stretched over a wooden frame. Date: circa 1750

Social / Britain 18C Tea
An English tea party indoors Date: circa 1750

Chelsea / College / Rotunda
Chelsea: the College and the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens Date: circa 1750

Cliveden House / 1750
Cliveden House, Buckinghamshire Date: circa 1750

Count Ignaz Potocki
Count IGNAZ POTOCKI. Grossmarschal of Lithuania, supporter of Kosciusko Date: 1750 - 1809

Anne Fenhoulet
lady ANNE FENHOULET (nee Day) wife of Sir Peter Fenhoulet, painted before her marriage, wearing rather unusual clothes a strange hat and a muff Date: circa 1750

Thomas Erskine / Carlton
THOMAS ERSKINE 1st Baron Statesman and lawyer, satirised as The Patriotic Pleader Date: 1750 - 1823

Marguerite de Staal
Marguerite-Jeanne Cordier, baronne de Staal de Launay (1684 - 1750) French writer and intriguer

JAMES KING 1750-1784
JAMES KING Captain King was the navigator and astronomer for Captain Cook, during his last Pacific voyage. Date: 1750 - 1784

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