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The Light Dragoons 1790 - 1992The evolving uniform of The Light Dragoons. From Left - 13th Light Dragoons 1790, 18th Light Dragoons 1810, 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Marys Own) 1930, The Light Dragoons 1st December 1992
Boxer / Daniel MendozaDANIEL MENDOZA 1764 - 1836 English boxer who was the acknowledged English heavyweight champion and who operated a successful boxing school in London
A Fish Pontoon at Grimsby by Fortunio MataniaAn illustration of what was described in the Sphere as one of the greatest fishing ports in the world. In 1790 the population was less than 1, 000 and in 1907 it was 65, 000
Bewick / Honey Badger(mellivora capensis) aka RATEL This mustolid is so named, curiously enough, because like Pooh it is excessively fond of honey. It lives in South Africa
Flora MacDonald, Scottish Jacobite heroine, friend and helper of Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie)
Blackheath GofferTo the Society of Goffers (golfers) At Blackheath Mr William Innes, merchant, plays golf on the heath. A caddy holds his clubs
August Ferdinand MobiusAUGUST FERDINAND MOBIUS German scientist, professor of astronomy at Leipzig university, discoverer of the mobius strip; regarded as the founder of topology
Cyclists & WindmillsThree men cyclists admire the the two windmills at Outwood, Surrey, England. The left one was built in 1665 and still stands today. The right, built 1790, blew down in a gale 1960
Street Sausage SellerFrench marchande de saucisses sell sausages on the streets of Paris
Bermondsey Abbey GatewayThe gateway of Bermondsey Abbey in London
Hare (Bewick)lepus timidus Harmless and inoffensive... fearful of every danger and attentive to every alarm, the Hare is continually upon the watch
Alchemist at workBlack and white print of the painting, " L Alchimiste" by David Teniers the Younger, dated 1790. HPF/5C/4"
Bewick / Margay(Felix wiedi) a nocturnal cat with exceptional climbing ability, able to hang from a bough with one paw
Hedgehog (Bewick)erinaceus europeus also known as the Urchin This is the common hedgehog, much loved though, alas, too often the victim of motorists
Wild CattleBewick depicts two kinds of English wild cattle. Above is the Chillingham sort, of which he will later make one of his finest engravings. Both are rare even in his day
ADAM SMITH Economist and philosopher
Bungarus fasciatus, Banded KraitSnake skin mounted on paper, The Patrick Russell Collection c.1790 Date: circa 1790
Liberty or DeathLiberty, Equality, Fraternity - or Death - the French citizen, though blindfolded, must make his choice !
Lambeth Palace C18View across the Thames of the residence of the archbishop of Canterbury : the shipping on the river includes a ferry carrying a carriage and its horses
St Pauls Circa 1850The front of the cathedral is largely hidden by the shops of Ludgate Hill, preventing Wrens magnificent design from achieving its full effect
TRUE BRITONEast Indiaman, sank in 1809
J F ChampollionJEAN-FRANCOIS CHAMPOLLION le Jeune French Egyptologist, who by studying the Rosetta stone learnt to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics
Frances Kelly ActressFrances " Fanny" Kelly, immensely talented and popular Irish actress, appeared mostly at Drury Lane for 36 years with undiminished acclaim, renowned for comedy roles
Greenland DogBuffon classifies it as Chien de Sibirie and Bewick admits that the Greenland Dog is somewhat similar to the native dogs of Siberia, Lapland and Iceland
Bewick / Red Squirrel(sciurus vulgaris) This is the so-called red squirrel, once widely prevalent in Britain but now largely displaced by its grey cousin from America
Bewick / MouflonLinnaeus considered the mouflon a goat (capra ammon) but it is now classified as a sheep, indeed the smallest wild sheep and ancestor of all domestic breeds
Giraffe (Bewick)giraffa camelopardalis The Cameleopard as it is known in Bewicks day is the worlds tallest animal, standing over 5.5m tall. The okapi is a relative
Lion (Bewick)Felis leo This animal is produced in Africa, and the hottest parts of Asia according to Bewick
ADAM SMITH Scottish economist
ClaphamA view of Clapham in 1790. Date: 1875
6th Duke of DevonshireWilliam Spencer Cavendish 6th Duke of Devonshire Date: 1790 - 1820
Israel Putnam (Chappel)ISRAEL PUTNAM American Revolutionary general Date: 1718 - 1790
Chemistry AppliancesAlembics and distillation appliances for processes such as subliming Volatile Sal Ammoniac (bottom left) : at bottom right is a Sand Bath at Work Date: circa 1790
Ivy-leaved cyclamen, Cyclamen repandum.. A native of Italy. Cyclamen repandum (Cyclamen hederaefolium). Handcolored copperplate botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis
Israel Putnam - 2ISRAEL PUTNAM American military commander Date: 1718 - 1790
Jane Countess LevenJANE countess of LEVEN & MELVILLE wife of Alexander, seventh earl Date: circa 1790
George Heathfield TombG A E HEATHFIELD military, depicted as the Preserver of Gibraltar Date: 1717 - 1790
Washington Xmas DinnerGeorge Washington, at Christmas dinner at his home at Mount Vernon, proposes a toast To all our friends
ALEXANDRIAA view of Alexandria, with Pompeys Pillar in the foreground and the remains of the Pharos Lighthouse (now used as a fort) on the left
London / St James ParkA family taking afternoon tea in the park
Platypus (Bewick)ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS At the time Bewick engraved this, the animal had not been named : some naturalists even suspected the creature was a fake
Fieldmouse (Bewick)mus sylvaticus - the LONG- TAILED FIELD-MOUSE : this is the Country Mouse of Aesops fable, who prefers to risk reapers and predator birds to adopting an urban lifestyle
Hyena (Bewick)canis hyaena THE STRIPED HYENA Its eyes are remarkably wild, sullen and ferocious
Shorteared Bat (Bewick)SHORT-EARED BAT vespertilio murinus can be distinguished from the long-eared bat by the fact that its ears are shorter. Also its twice the size
Bewick / Wombat(Vombatus ursinus) A bear-like marsupial who lives in Australia and burrows extensive tunnels. Date: 1790
Ferret (Bewick)Mustela furo. A kind of polecat, used by hunters to drive rabbits from their burrows
AstronomersTwo astronomers, one of whom is an Arab gentleman, examine a star in the sky through a telescope
Farmer and PigA farmer and his pig, tied by the leg