1760s Collection

Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean. English folk or fairy tale that appeared in this form in 1734, and later became Jack and the Beanstalk. Date: Late 18th Century

London Trade Card - Nathan Drake, Colourman, successor to Mr Robert Keating, White Hart, Long Acre, London, supplies for artists and house painters. circa 1760s

Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright, declares a sonnet - Pisa
Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), Italian playwright, declares a sonnet before the members of the Colonia Alfea (equivalent of the Academy of Arcadia in Pisa) in the Scotto Garden of Pisa. Date: circa 1760s

View of Bagshot Lodge, Surrey, late 18th century
View of Bagshot Lodge, Surrey. Built in the 17th century by Inigo Jones, remodelled in the 1760s by architect James Paine for General George Keppel, Earl of Albemarle

America - The Stamp Act - Burning the Stamps
American Colonists burn papers bearing the Stamps required under The Stamp Act of March 22, 1765

Royal Crescent, Bath, Avon. Designed by the architect John Wood, the Younger and built
Royal Crescent, Bath, Avon

Turf, with Jockey up, at Newmarket, by George Stubbs
Turf, with Jockey up, at Newmarket, painting by George Stubbs. A sale of the painting took place in December 1943. Turf was a bay colt owned by Lord Bolingbroke, one of Stubbs early patrons

Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, by George Stubbs
Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, painting by George Stubbs - English thoroughbred racehorse with a racing scene in the background, with trainer, jockey and stable lad

Map of Hokianga Harbour, New Zealand, with a scene depicting Captain Cook and natives (Cook landed in New Zealand in 1769). Date: 1838

Riot at the burning of The North Briton newspaper, 1763
Wilkes and Liberty, riot at the burning of The North Briton newspaper Date: 1763

Introducing a Lady to Her Majesty Queen Charlotte
Debutante Ceremony of Introducing a Lady to Her Majesty Queen Charlotte at the Court of St James's, 1766 Date: 1766

French Post Chaise of 1760 by Edward Penfield Date: 1760

Yorick discusses France with the Count at Versailles. Date: First published: 1768

After the Siege of Havana, Cuba, March to August 1762, which ended in a British victory against the Spanish

Surrender of Pondicherry (Puducherry), India, after a siege lasting from 4 September 1760 to 15 January 1761, part of the Third Carnatic War

Bravery of Private Samuel Johnson of the Green Howards, Capture of Belle Ile, Brittany, France, 1761, during the Seven Years War (1756-1763)

Children of King Charles Philippe of France - Count of Artois, later King Charles X of France, and Marie Clotilde, later Queen of Sardinia Date: 1763

English attack on Nova Colonia del Sacramento by East India Company Privateers under the command of Captain John Macnamara, Rio de la Plata, south-western Uruguay, 6 January 1763

The Man Who Works The Automaton
The man who works The Mechanical Turk, a fake Automaton Chess Player, designed by Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen. 1769

Chartwell, Westerham
A view of Chartwell, Westerham, the home of Sir Winston Churchill. In the 1760s, the property housed a branch of Londons Foundling Hospital. Date: Date unknown

The Evolution of the Cycle -- Ovenden and Bolton
The Evolution of the Cycle -- Ovendens Machine (1761) and Boltons Machine (1804). (1 of 8) Date: 1892

America - The Stamp Act - Celebrating the repeal of the Act of March 22, 1765 in May 1766 with The Liberty-Pole Festival. The Liberty Pole was known to be a symbol of dissent against Great Britain

A Kamtchadal or Kamchadal in his full dress
A Kamtchadal or Kamchadal, ethnic man from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, in his full dress. 1768

Sadlers Wells Theatre, London. 1765

William Beckford, MP, Sheriff and Lord Mayor of London
William Beckford (1709-1770), MP for the City of London, Sheriff of London, and Lord Mayor of London in 1762 and 1769. circa 1760s

John Gregory, Scottish physician, medical writer, moralist
John Gregory (or Gregorie, 1724-1773), MD FRS, Scottish physician, medical writer and moralist. circa 1760s

A Representation of the Royal Entertainment at Guildhall, London, 1761. 1761

Sequel to the Battle of Temple Bar. 1769

Laying the first stone of Blackfriars Bridge, London
Laying the first stone of Blackfriars Bridge by the Lord Mayor of London. 1769

Dr Shaw Preaching at St. Pauls Cross, London
Dr Shaw Preaching at St Pauls Cross, outside Old St Pauls Cathedral, London. 1769

Representation of an Ancient Tournament - Jousting
A Representation of an Ancient Tournament - Jousting. 1769

An indigenous Indian sellings furs to Americans. circa 1760s

Terrestrial and Celestial Globes. Date: circa 1760

FOLKLORE / MANTIGER
The Mantyger of South America was described as being the size of a dog, with olive and brown hair and a head resembling that of a horse. Date: 1763

Concert Mecanique, invented by M Richard
A Concert Mecanique invented by Monsieur Richard and demonstrated in the Royal Library. It consists of three automata, playing keyboard, violin and cello

Kempelins Automaton Chess Player
Wolfgang von Kempelins Automaton Chess Player. It was created in Germany, was widely exhibited, and eventually reappeared in New York in 1845. Date: 1769

Blackfriars Old Bridge
The Old Blackfriars Bridge designed by Scottish architect and engineer Robert Mylne was built in the 1760s and demolished in the 1860s. Date: 19th century

Anatomical drawing of the human body
An anatomical drawing of the human body, showing muscles, nerves and internal organs

Tartars of Naun Koton or Tsitsikar, China
Tartars of Naun Koton or Tsitsikar (Xixigar), China, taken from Eberhard Isbrand Ides, a Danish traveller and diplomat who travelled in China in the early 1690s. circa 1760

Book plate in Latin, Trinity College, Dublin, confirming high achievement in an examination

Annie Laurie
ANNIE LAURIE of Maxwelton, beloved by William Douglas of Fingland, to whom the ballad is attributed, but who married Alexander Fergusson of Craig- darroch, promises forgotten... Date: 1680S - 1760S

St Audrys Hospital, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Aerial view of St Audrys Hospital at Woodbridge, Suffolk, originally erected in 1765 as a workhouse formerly known as the House of Industry for Looes and Wilford Incorporated Hundreds

Patrick Henry speaking against the Stamp Act
Patrick Henry, in the Virginia House of Burgesses, introduces radical resolutions opposing the Stamp Act, warning King George III that he could go the way of Caesar and Charles I

Shakespeare Jubilee, Stratford-upon-Avon
The Shakespeare Jubilee organised by David Garrick at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. 1764

Louis Dauphin Chez Lui
The Dauphin Louis, son of Louis XV, with his wife Josepha and their children, one of whom will succeed to the throne as the ill-fated Louis XVI Date: 1760s

Vain man looking in a mirror, c. 1770
Vain and fashionable gentleman staring into a looking-glass, c.1770 Date: C.1770

Burmese musicians, 1872
Burmese musicians make music indoors, 1872. A kong thom(or Khong Yai)can be seen to the left. Date: 1872

Birth Register 1760S
The church register at Neston, the Wirral, Merseyside, England, recording the birth of Emy Lyon in 1761. Emy grew up to be no other than Lady Emma Hamilton. 1760s

Greenhouse with manure pit
A greenhouse with a manure pit filled with compost in 18th century France. Date: circa 1760

People working in a vegetable garden
People working in a neatly laid out vegetable garden in 18th century France. Date: circa 1760

Hermitage Museum
The Hermitage at St Petersburg, Russia, was built in the 1760s to house Catherine IIs art collection. It will burn down in 1837 but will be rebuilt by Nicolas I

Dissection of upper torso, showing the heart
A dissection of the upper torso of a human body, showing the heart, lungs, veins and arteries

Belvedere Mansion
The impressive mansion in Belvedere, Kent, England, seat of Sir Sampson Gideon, a fabulously wealthy financier. Sadly demolished in 1959

Printing Blocks 1760S
How printing blocks are built up from individual characters, each one placed by the compositor, manually

Astronomical Symbols
ASTRONOMICAL SIGNS

Grand Tour Visit Card
The visiting card of W Landon, doing Rome while making the Grand Tour and lodging in the Piazza di Spagna : he would present these cards to people he wished to call on

Kempelins Automaton Chess Player
Wolfgang von Kempelins Automaton Chess Player. It was created in Germany, was widely exhibited, and eventually reappeared in New York in 1845

John Wesleys carriage
The carriage in which John Wesley, Methodist preacher, travelled from meeting to meeting across Britain

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