1808 Collection (page 10)

Pyne - Waggoners
WAGGONERS - A broad-wheeled waggon, upon a fine road, with 8 or 10 horses bearing an equal share in the draught, is an object that excites no incnsiderable admiration

Pyne - Peer of the Realm
A PEER OF THE REALM Besides his personal attrib- -utes he has many privileges, including freedom from arrest for many crimes for which you or I would be punished

Pyne - Rabbit Woman
A RABBIT WOMAN A procession of street traders bring goods and services from house to house throughout the day : this rabbit woman also has a few ducks to sell

Pyne - Admiral
AN ADMIRAL Britannia survives by ruling the waves, and her admirals are her greatest heroes. This one wears full uniform with the Order of the Bath

Pyne - Guy Fawkes
GUY FAWKES The effigy of this dastardly Catholic conspirator is still carted about the streets, to remind patriotic Britons of the Popes evil intentions

Pyne - Lamp Lighter
THE LAMP LIGHTER London, the first city to light its streets, has some 15000 lamps each of which must be trimmed and filled with oil every day, rain or shine !

Pyne - Dustman
THE DUSTMAN He actually pays a fee for his contract, for there is money to be made by scavenging through the rubbish he collects from house to house

Pyne - Water Carrier
WATERMAN TO A COACH STAND Most transport is horse-drawn, and working horses require a great deal of water : but for the waterman, London traffic would gasp to a standstill

Pyne - Garter Knight
A KNIGHT OF THE GARTER Those awarded the Order of the Garter are Very Important People, and even if you think their clothes are jolly silly, you must not say so

Pyne - Fishermen
FISHERMEN hauling their boat onto the beach by winding it in on a capstan : it is pulled over wooden timbers, greased to help it slide

Pyne - Milk Woman
A MILK WOMAN She collects her milk before dawn from the dairy and carries it to her customers until about 10 am, then does it all again in the afternoon

Pyne - Doctor of Law
A DOCTOR OF LAW At this time, he could take his degree only at Oxford or Cambridge : his standing is governed by ancient and traditional protocol

Pyne - Bishop
A BISHOP at this time there were two archbishoprics and 24 bishoprics in England, appointed (in theory) by the sovereign

Pyne - Alderman
AN ALDERMAN Each Ward of London has its alderman to settle its business, redress grievances and choose a Lord Mayor from among their number

Pyne - Knife Grinder
THE KNIFE GRINDER trundles his wheel from street to street, calling out to housewives and servants to bring out their knives and scissors for him to sharpen

Pyne - Brickmaker
THE BRICK MAKER The brick trade employs many women and children, generally under wretched conditions : the work is laborious, often performed by entire families

Capture of Capri
Murat, appointed king of Italy by Napoleon, signifies his authority by taking the isle of Capri, off Naples, from the English. The action has more symbolic than military value. Date: 17 October 1808

Judgment (Blake)
The Day of Judgment - God presides, an angel sounds the last trump, the virtuous (on the left) rise to their eternal bliss, the wicked fall to endless misery

Siege of Zaragoza
PENINSULA CAMPAIGN Siege of ZARAGUZA (Saragossa) Despite heroic resistance, the Spanish eventually have to yield the town to the French on 21 February 1809

Battle of Somo-Sierra
PENINSULA CAMPAIGN Battle of SOMO-SIERRA Napoleon directs a cavalry charge against a Spanish battery protecting the road to Madrid

Alexei & Gregory Orlov
ALEXEI & GRIGORY ORLOV Count Grigory (1734-1783), general and statesman Alexei (1737-1808), military commander

Lionel Nathan Rothschild
LIONEL NATHAN ROTHSCHILD Banker, elected MP but not allowed to take seat, succeeded in removing ban on Jewish MPs

Alphonse Karr
ALPHONSE KARR French writer

Napoleon III & Family
LOUIS NAPOLEON III with his wife and son at Camden Place, Chislehurst in 1871

Napoleon Iii / Hornet 1872
LOUIS NAPOLEON III French royalty in exile

Selim III (Ridley)
SELIM III SULTAN OF TURKEY [note that the printed caption is erroneous]

John Scott Russell
JOHN SCOTT RUSSELL Naval architect of the Great Eastern and Warrior

EVENTS / SPAIN / F NAND 1808
The triumphal return to Madrid by Ferdinand (deposed King of Spain)

Soul & Body Reunited
SOUL and BODY are reunited in the next world

Events / Spain
The unpopular minister Godoy is arrested by Fernando VII, and sent into exile in France

Spain / Fernando VII 1808
Fernando VII, heir to the Spanish throne, enters Madrid to popular acclaim

DAUMIER (1808 - 1879)
HONORE DAUMIER French caricaturist

Marie Daffinger
MARIE DAFFINGER Wife of artist

COOK (1808-1892)
THOMAS COOK Pioneer excursionist

Michael William Balfe
MICHAEL WILLIAM BALFE Irish composer and singer

STRAUSS
DAVID FRIEDRICH STRAUSS German theologian

Sir Henry Cole, English civil servant and administrator
Sir Henry Cole, English civil servant and inventor. He used a pseudonym, Felix Summerly, for design work and childrens books

Thomas Cook
THOMAS COOK Tourist agent

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