1791 Gallery

Magic Flute Liebig 6

(The Magic Flute) Act 2 scene 27 : the old hag is transformed into Papagena, who immediately captivates Papageno, and they, too, live happily ever after

© Mary Evans Picture Library

1791, 27, Act, Captivates, Flute, Hag, Happily, Historical, History, Immediately, Liebig, Live, Magic, Mozart, Music, Old, Opera, Papagena, Papageno, Performed, Scene, Transformed, Who

Greatheads Lifeboat 2

In a heavy sea, Greathead's lifeboat puts out to the aid of a vessel in distress : the helmsman stands aft, the look- out in the bows, the ten oarsmen row as best they can. Date: 1791

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Marylebone School

The St Marylebone School began as the Marylebone Day School of Industry, founded in 1791 in what was then Paradise Street, now Moxon Street, to educate the children of the poor in the parish. Boys and girls were taught skills such as needlework and straw plaiting. Date: 1875

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