1790 Collection (page 10)

Frenchwoman 1790
The Revolution brings in a revolution in womens fashions - yet this simple dress is tasteful, and ornamented with ruff and sash

Franklin in France 1778
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Visiting France, he is received at the Palais Royal by the duc (the future Louis- Philippe) and duchesse d Orleans

Washington Circa 1850
Sightseers admire the city of Washington as seen from the portico of the Capitol. The site was chosen in 1790 by the man in whose honour it is named

Marie Camargo
MARIE CAMARGO, Brussels-born dancer at the Paris Opera, responsible for the introduction of many technical innovations. (from a picture by Lancret.)

Smoking Club
At the smoking club, men gather to smoke and drink oblivious of health hazards : the waitress holds the hand of one, receives a note from another

Siddons / Jane Shore
SARAH SIDDONS Actress in the role of Jane Shore

Lamartine and Elvire
LAMARTINE with ELVIRE (madame Charles) whom he met at Aix, and with whom he spent hours of exchanging confidences and ecstatic contemplation beside the lac du Bourget

Franklin / Cook
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN the American statesman, scientist and philosopher

Franklin / Christy
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN the American statesman, scientist and philosopher in a colonial drawing room

Kangaroo / Cook 1790
An early depiction, based on accounts brought back by Cooks expedition

Pupils Leave for School
Black Monday - the departure for school

B Franklin / Bookshop
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Bookshop, next to Christ Church, Philadelphia, of the American statesman, scientist and philosopher

B Franklin / Birthplace
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Birthplace of the American statesman, scientist and philosopher

Ribbed-Nosebaboon / Bewick
The ribbed-nose baboon (cynocephalus species)

James Blundell
JAMES BLUNDELL Physician, who lectured at Guys Hospital and had medical works published

Shakespeare / New Place
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE His home at New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, from a drawing found in 1786

Jules-Germain Cloquet
JULES-GERMAIN CLOQUET French medical

Pierre Antoine Berryer
PIERRE ANTOINE BERRYER French lawyer and orator

DR ROSTAN French medical

Francois Forster
FRANCOIS FORSTER Swiss engraver

L C a Couder
Louis Charles Auguste COUDER French artist

B Franklin / Furry Hat
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN American statesman, scientist and philosopher

Franklin / Worlds Invent
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN American scientist and statesman

Franklin / Hogg
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN American statesman, scientist and philosopher

Storming at Oschakov
Russian forces under Prince Grigori Potemkin storm the defences of Oschakov

Leopold I / Belgium / Brown
LEOPOLD I King of Belgium (1831-65)

Leopold I / Belgium / Jour
LEOPOLD I King of Belgium (1831-65)

Josef Ii / Hre / Fuger Minia
EMPEROR JOSEF II Holy Roman Emperor (1765-90), King of Germany (1764-90), son of Maria Theresia

Maria Louise / Austrian / Mi
MARIA LOUISE Wife of Leopold II, Emperor of Austria (1790-2)

Leopold Ii / Hre / Karcher
EMPEROR LEOPOLD II Holy Roman Emperor (1790-2) in his imperial robes

John Tyler / Scrap
ULYSSESs GRANT (1822 - 1885) American Civil War General, and later President (1869-77)

Twelfth Night Cake
TWELFTH NIGHT CAKE

Josef Ii / Hre / Fursten
EMPEROR JOSEF II Holy Roman Emperor (1765-90), King of Germany (1764-90), son of Maria Theresia

German Lady 1790
The Landgrafin Karoline Henriette of Hessen-Darmstadt in a simple gown

SUCCESS SAILING SHIP
British convict ship, launched at Moulmein, Burma : in 1900 she was the oldest ship afloat

Sugar-Cane-Making Sugar
A Representation of the SUGAR-CANE and the Art of Making Sugar

Revolutionary New Year
REVOLUTIONARY FRANCE During the Revolution, the start of the Revolutionary Calendar is celebrated with flowers offered by Parisiennes to government officers

Franklin / Fragonard
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN the American statesman, scientist and philosopher in later life

Franklin / Thomson
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN the American statesman, scientist and philosopher

Franklin / Darton
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN the American statesman, scientist and philosopher, with a view of his lightning conductor through the window

John Howard (Freeman)
JOHN HOWARD Reformer and philanthropist

John Howard (100 Best)
JOHN HOWARD Prison reformer

Dutch Roller-Skater 1790
A skater who performed publicly between the Hague and Schevening, in August 1790

Newmarket Training, 1790
Exercising horses at Newmarket: the Prince of Wales, George IV is in the foreground

Federation, Paris 1790
In the Champ de Mars, Paris, as in major cities throughout the country, the Federation is proclaimed by the Assemblee Constituante, to signalise the nation united by revolution

Ambroise Firmin Didot
AMBROISE FIRMIN DIDOT French scholar, reputed for his Greek studies. He was a member of a famous French family of printers

Newcastle Ca 1790
A superb view of the city from the south, the Tyne busy with shipping, showing that this is a major port though the town itself relatively small, with fields close by

Farming Couple 1790
A relatively prosperous farming couple. She wears a fashionable white muslin gown & shoes with pointed toes & vamps. He is more informally attired in his shirt sleeves

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