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Poster - British Military medalsNAVAL, MILITARY AND RAF DECORATIONS AND MEDALS 1793-1973. Poster, revised and edited by Arthur Kipling of the Society for Army Historical Research, 1975 (c)
Marie Antoinette MeytensMARIE ANTOINETTE Queen of France as a young woman
William Pitt the Younger addressing ParliamentWilliam Pitt (the Younger) addressing the House of Commons
John Clare / HiltonJOHN CLARE English poet
Montmartre / RestaurantChez la Mere Catherine a notable cafe on the place du Tertre, founded in 1793 and still going strong a hundred years later
BIG CHEESECheese weighing 1000 pounds (lbs) given as a gift to King George III in 1793 from the Duchy of Chester. Presumably a Cheshire cheese? Two men stand by to give an idea of scale
Map - Spain and Portugal, 1807-1814Spain and Portugal, 1807-1814. From a collection of maps relevant to campaigns between 1794-1815. From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum
Marie Antoinette &fersenMARIE ANTOINETTE at the age of 23, depicted with her Swedish admirer, le comte Axel Fersen, in the park of the Palais de Versailles
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in wedding costumesLouis XVI, King of France (1754-1793, reigned 1774-1792) with his wife Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) in their wedding costumes at the ages of 15 and 14 respectively
Early BicyclesA variety of early bicycles, including two varieties of the Celerifere of 1793 (1 & 2), the Draisienne (Dandy-Horse) of 1819 (3) and Gompertzs Velocipede (4)
Gilbert White / SelborneGILBERT WHITE OF SELBORNE Distant view of the birthplace and home of the naturalist, at Selborne, Hampshire
Cartoon, Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis, or, the Vessel of the Constitution steered clear of the Rock of Democracy, and the Whirlpool of Arbitrary Power, by James Gillray
Berrington Hospital, Atcham, ShropshireBerrington Hospital at Cross Houses, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The hospital was formerly the Atcham Union workhouse, and operated as a War Hospital during the First World War
Whitneys Cotton GinWHITNEYs GIN Eli Whitneys gin of 1793 enabled separation of cotton fibre from its seeds to be done mechanically : this is a modified version in use
Deptford DockyardThe naval dockyard at Deptford, with Greenwich in the distance. Our Picture Library is out of sight, to the right of the picture. Date: 1793
Marie Antoinette BoudoirMARIE ANTOINETTE in her boudoir
Gilbert White / SelborneGILBERT WHITE OF SELBORNE Birthplace and home of the naturalist, at Selborne, Hampshire, showing White in the garden with his dog Date: 1720 - 1793
Antoinette ShepherdessMARIE ANTOINETTE depicted at the Petit Trianon, Versailles, playing at being a shepherdess
Habit of a Young Woman of Otaheite DancingHabit of a Young Woman of Otaheite (now Tahiti) Dancing, encountered by Captain James Cook on one of his expeditions. circa 1793
Vendee : Cholet TakenThe Breton royalists led by Cathelineau take the town of Cholet from the revolutionaries
Marie Antoinette HailedMARIE ANTOINETTE ascends to Heaven, acclaimed by representatives of the arts
Tools of an ArchitectA plan for a neo-classical building is rested against the tools of the surveyors architects and builders who will construct this edifice
CRESCENT & REUNIONThe British frigate Crescent captures the French ship Reunion during the Revolutionary Wars
Jeanne Du BarryJEANNE, comtesse DU BARRY mistress of Louis XV. (from a picture by Drouais)
Louis Xvii, French RoyalLOUIS XVII Titular King of France 1793 - 1795 Son of Louis XVI
Bravery at WattigniesAt WATTIGNIES, a drummer-boy named Sthrau beats his drum, making the Austrians think they are surrounded. When they realise their mistake, they kill the juvenile hero
Du Barry - MiniatureJEANNE BECU, COMTESSE DU BARRY Paris shopgirl who became mistress to Louis XV but was guillotined during the Revolution
Chappes Telegraph - 1The optical telegraph of Claude Chappe and his brother is erected on the Eglise de Montmartre, overlooking Paris
John Hunter / AdcockJOHN HUNTER Scottish medical, seated at his desk
Balloon test flight by Vicente Lunardi (1754-1806)History of Air Transport. 18th century. Balloon test flight by Vicente Lunardi (1754-1806) before King Charles IV and the entire royal family, on January 8, 1793. Etching on paper by Jose Rodriguez
Balloon ascent of Vicente Lunardi (1754-1806) on the Buen Retiro, August 12, 1792. Etching on paper, circa 1793. History Museum. Madrid. Spain
First Regiment of Life Guards, Illustration by R C WThe First Regiment of Life Guards, 1793, Illustration by R Caton Woodville, of seated officer on horseback, with bicorne hat and uniform. Date: 1895
West View of Rheims Cathedral, France Date: 1793
The Temple Prison, Paris, FranceThe Temple, a medieval fortress in Paris, used as a prison during the French Revolution, and later demolished. Date: 1793
John Hunter (1728 - 1893), Scottish surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day. He assisted his brother
The Old Fountain in the Minories, London, so solidly built that three horses were needed to pull the timbers apart when it was demolished in 1793. Date: built circa 1480
Satirical cartoon, Evacuation of Holland and Brabant. Showing General Charles-Francois Dumouriez retreating with the French army (in blue)
MARIE ANTOINETTE TRIALThe queen is sentenced to death. Among many absurd charges, she is accused of corrupting her son with perverse habits. Date: 16 October 1793
MARIE ANTOINETTE MOTHERMARIE ANTOINETTE gives birth to her first child, Louis le Dauphin, who will die in 1789. Date: 1755 - 1793
A POOR MAN'S EPITAPHThe epitaph of Robert Bone Phillip, a poor man, at St. Edmund's Church, Kingsbridge, Devon, England. Date: 1793
CHARLES VALAZECHARLES ELEONORE DUFRICHE VALAZE - French revolutionary statesman, condemned to the guillotine for his moderate views, stabbed himself to death in view of the court. Date: 1751 - 1793
MARAT DEADJEAN-PAUL MARAT French revolutionary statesman after his blood-bath Date: 1743-1793
MARIE-JOSEPH CHALIERMARIE JOSEPH CHALIER French revolutionary at Lyon, condemned to death. with his autograph Date: 1747 - 1793
GEORGE MONCK BERKELEY poet, descendant of Berkeley the philosopher ; died aged 29 -'Mr Berkeley's death was an unspeakable grief to his Parents, as you can imagine. Date: 1763 - 1793
MARIE ANTOINETTE & SONMarie Antoinette says farewell to her son Louis before they part for ever - she to die on the guillotine, he in wretched imprisonment. Date: 16 October 1793
BONCHAMP DIES 1793Bonchamp (or Bonchamps), Royalist Vendeean leader, dies at Cholet. Date: 1793
TITUS ANDRONICUS, ShakespeareAct II, Scene II Scene from the play: the death of Bassianus Date: 1793
JEANNE-MARIE ROLAND French revolutionary who, having the misfortune to be the wrong kind of revolutionary, dies by the guillotine Date: 1754 - 1793