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Benjamin Disraeli Addressing the House of Commons, 1868Engraving showing Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) addressing the House of Commons for the first time as Prime Minister. Disraeli, English statesman and novelist
Benjamin Disraeli and the Marquis of Salisbury in Berlin, 18Engraving showing the British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) (centre with umbrella), and the Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903) (beside Disraeli), in Berlin
Benjamin Disraeli, 1847Engraving showing Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, setting forth his opinions at the Bucks Election of 1847
Benjamin Disraeli in his library, Hughenden ManorEngraving of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, sitting in his library at Hughenden Manor, near High Wycombe
Marie Taglioni / LacauchieMARIE TAGLIONI Italian ballet dancer, one of the first to dance on the points of her toes
Marie Taglioni / Iln 1847MARIE TAGLIONI Italian ballet dancer, one of the first to dance on the points of her toes
Eduard Morike / Mag CoverEDUARD MORIKE German poet and novelist
C-E MINIE / ILN 1855CLAUDE-ETIENNE MINIE French army officer, inventor of the conical-pointed cylindrical bullet (1849) and of the Minie Rifle
JOHN GOULD Ornithologist, fellow of the Royal Society
August BorsigJOHANN FRIEDRICH AUGUST BORSIG German industrialist, founder of engine works
Carlton Club Banquet: Drinking Lord Beaconsfields healthThe Carlton Club Banquet at the Riding-School, Knightsbridge, London showing a toast to Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), Lord Beaconsfield
Cobden & Bright CdvRICHARD COBDEN English politician and economist, with his friend and ally John Bright
Richard Lemon LanderRICHARD LEMON LANDER Traveller in Africa, ancestor of Mary Evans
Balloon, Paris 1804Napoleons wedding to Josephine is celebrated by a highly ornamented balloon
Mastiff (Reinagle)A formidable-looking mastiff on a long chain guards a carpenters works on the south bank of the Thames
Jacques Necker (GaildrauJACQUES NECKER Swiss-born financier and statesman in France, achieved great personal power
Matthias J SchleidenMATTHIAS JAKOB SCHLEIDEN German anatomist known for his work on cells
Delphine GirardinDELPHINE (GAY) GIRARDIN French writer, wife of Emile Girardin
John Ker, D of RoxburgheJOHN KER, 3rd duke of ROXBURGHE book collector (notably the Roxburghe Ballads )
Selling GingerbreadSelling HOT SPICED GINGERBREAD outside the Pantheon in Oxford Street, London. This was a favourite fast food of the period
Disraeli (Photo)Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield Statesman and writer, prime minister in 1868, and 1874 - 1880
Potato TraderSelling New Potatoes from a barrow, house to house. Here she is outside the Middlesex Hospital
UPS-AND-DOWNS / FAIR / 1804Early Amusement wheels (hand- turned) at a St Petersburg Fair, Russia
Merry-Go-Round / RussiaEarly hand-turned Merry-Go- Round at a St Petersburg Fair, Russia
Disraeli / MayallBENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield Conservative MP and Prime Minister
Drying Hemp, RussiaRussian peasants cultivating hemp (cannabis sativa) : they are setting it out on racks to dry
Social / Greenwich ParkYoung people enjoying Greenwich Park on an Easter Monday; with the Greenwich Royal Observatory in the background
Disraeli / Maclise / DandyBenjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield Statesman and writer at the period when Vivian Grey was published
Pink & White GownA pink & white gown with decorative floral hem. This late 19th century recreation assumes a date of 1804, Empire, but looks closer stylistically to ?1814
Empire Style 1804This blue gown with green shawl demonstrates a later 19th century interpretation of the Empire style of 1804 and may or may not be based on an actual fashion plate
Franklin Pierce 4FRANKLIN PIERCE American statesman, President 1853-1857
Disraeli / Whitehall RevwBenjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield Statesman, writer
Dutch GardenerA Dutch gardener or flower- seller
Duc D enghienLouis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon-Conde, Duc d Enghien
Napoleon (Lefevre)NAPOLEON I at his coronation, 1804
Disraeli / Memorial TabletBENJAMIN DISRAELI Memorial tablet at Hughenden, Bucks, placed by his grateful sovereign and friend, Queen Victoria, 27 February 1882
Apple Seller & CustomerA street trader selling Coxes Pippins apples; she assures her lady customer they are choice fruit madam
Merry-Go-Round Man 1804A seller of gingerbread nuts; a boy flies a kite in the backgound
Immanuel Kant (Hagemann)IMMANUEL KANT German philosopher
George Iii / ParliamentKing George III, seated on his throne in the House of Lords, opens Parliament, attended by members of both chambers
Sand (Charpentier)GEORGES SAND French writer
Joseph Priestley / HoggJOSEPH PRIESTLEY English chemist and clergyman, best known for his experiments with electricity and oxygen Date: 1733 - 1804
England / London / GreenwichThe hall of Greenwich navy hospital
Disraeli and VictoriaBENJAMIN DISRAELI Queen Victoria with Disraeli at Hughenden
Benjamin Disraeli / ApeBENJAMIN DISRAELI 1st Earl of Beaconsfield English politician and author
Franklin Pierce, President of the United StatesFranklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States (1853-1857)
Nathaniel Hawthorne / 58NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (originally Hathorne) American writer at the age of 58
Disraeli / Berlin / 1878BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield In Berlin, 1878