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1812 Collection

Background image1812 Collection: Dickens / Empty Chair

Dickens / Empty Chair
HIS HOME AT GADSHILL His desk and empty chair after his death, dated 9 June 1870

Background image1812 Collection: Dickens & his Creations

Dickens & his Creations
Charles Dickens Writer

Background image1812 Collection: Charles Dickens / Bibby s

Charles Dickens / Bibby s
Charles Dickens Writer

Background image1812 Collection: Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens
CHARLES DICKENS English writer, at his writing desk, circa 1860

Background image1812 Collection: Little Turtle / Miami

Little Turtle / Miami
Chief of the Miami tribe who led a number of raids on settlers in the Northwest Territory. He was forced to sign the Treaty of Greenville in 1795

Background image1812 Collection: Sergeant - Royal North British Dragoons

Sergeant - Royal North British Dragoons (Scots Greys). Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background image1812 Collection: Napoleonic War - Hussar of the French 7th Hussars

Napoleonic War - Hussar of the French 7th Hussars

Background image1812 Collection: Charles Dickens, by Andre Gill, 1868

Charles Dickens, by Andre Gill, 1868
Engraved caricature of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), the English writer, produced by the French artist, Andre Gill, first published in 1868

Background image1812 Collection: Gads Hill House

Gads Hill House
The fine red brick house at Gads Hill, near Rochester, Kent. It was here that Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870, while writing his novel " Edwin Drood"

Background image1812 Collection: Bleak House

Bleak House, Broadstairs, Kent, England. This building has great literary associations, for it was here that Charles Dickens lived and wrote " David Copperfield" etc

Background image1812 Collection: Napoleonic War Cartoon

Napoleonic War Cartoon
NAPOLEON OVER-REACHES HIMSELF He makes a giant stride from the Peninsula to Russia - but this time he has gone too far

Background image1812 Collection: Peninsula War: Badajoz

Peninsula War: Badajoz
PENINSULA WAR British troops under Wellington and General Picton, storm the garrison at Badajoz

Background image1812 Collection: Battle of Salamanca

Battle of Salamanca
Wellington decisively defeats the French under Marmont at Salamanca, destroying the French army at relatively little cost

Background image1812 Collection: Alexander Herzen

Alexander Herzen
ALEXANDER HERZEN Russian revolutionary, editor and writer, son of nobleman, exiled in the west, espoused socialist principles

Background image1812 Collection: Napoleon at Moscow

Napoleon at Moscow
He watches Moscow burn

Background image1812 Collection: Maps / Pacific Ocean

Maps / Pacific Ocean
Map of the Pacific Ocean on Mercators projection

Background image1812 Collection: Robert Browning / Quinnell

Robert Browning / Quinnell
ROBERT BROWNING Colour portrait

Background image1812 Collection: Samuel Smiles Vanity Fr

Samuel Smiles Vanity Fr
SAMUEL SMILES Scottish author, best known for his book Self-Help of 1859

Background image1812 Collection: Home of Charles Dickens at Gadshill, Kent

Home of Charles Dickens at Gadshill, Kent
The country home of Charles Dickens, English novelist, at Gadshill, near Rochester, Kent

Background image1812 Collection: Jeremy Benthams Panopticon

Jeremy Benthams Panopticon
Jeremy Benthams proposed panopticon workhouse or industry house for up to 2000 inmates. The scheme, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved

Background image1812 Collection: Napoleonic War - Grenadier of the French Imperial Guard

Napoleonic War - Grenadier of the French Imperial Guard

Background image1812 Collection: The Grave of Charles Dickens, Westminster Abbey, 1870

The Grave of Charles Dickens, Westminster Abbey, 1870
Engraving showing a large group of Victorian visitors to Westminster Abbey crowding round the grave of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), to pay their last respects to the English writer

Background image1812 Collection: Carcel and his Lamp

Carcel and his Lamp
BERTRAND GUILLAUME CARCEL, French clockmaker, in 1800 demonstrates his oil lamp which incorporates wheels and pistons. Its a good lamp, but he dies in poverty

Background image1812 Collection: Squalus maximus, Basking shark taken at Brighton 5 Dec 1812

Squalus maximus, Basking shark taken at Brighton 5 Dec 1812
Watercolour and ink

Background image1812 Collection: Napoleon / Moscow Retreat

Napoleon / Moscow Retreat
The French retreat from Moscow Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: Athena / Minerva Bust

Athena / Minerva Bust
A colossal head of Minerva, an example of very early Greek sculpture. The goddess is shown in a heavily restored form with later additions of a helmet crest and owl motifs

Background image1812 Collection: Dickens Weger Eng

Dickens Weger Eng
CHARLES DICKENS Dickens in 1868. Date: 1812 - 1870

Background image1812 Collection: Battle of Salamanca, 1812

Battle of Salamanca, 1812 - The 88th Foot at the Battle of Salamanca, 1812. Watercolour by Christopher Clark (1875-1942), 1904.Associated with 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers). Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: Edmund Pendleton Gaines

Edmund Pendleton Gaines
EDMUND PENDLETON GAINES American military commander who served in the 1812 war, the Seminole war, the Mexican war, the Black Hawk war etc

Background image1812 Collection: Home of Charles Dickens in Devonshire Terrace, London

Home of Charles Dickens in Devonshire Terrace, London
The home of Charles Dickens, English novelist, at 1 Devonshire Terrace, London

Background image1812 Collection: Jullien / Cruikshank / 1852

Jullien / Cruikshank / 1852
LOUIS-ANTOINE JULLIEN Satire on the popularity of the French musician and the concerts which he conducted in Britain from 1840 to 1859

Background image1812 Collection: Awn Pugin / Herbert

Awn Pugin / Herbert
AUGUSTUS WELBY NORTHMORE PUGIN English architect and designer who championed the gothic style

Background image1812 Collection: Soho Square, London 1812

Soho Square, London 1812
Soho Square, with cattle

Background image1812 Collection: Edward Lear

Edward Lear
EDWARD LEAR Artist and nonsense poet, showing a stranger who thought that Edward Lear was merely a pseudonym, the inside of his hat with his name in the lining

Background image1812 Collection: Spencer Perceval / Picart

Spencer Perceval / Picart
SPENCER PERCEVAL son of 2nd Earl Egmont, opposed Catholic emancipation, insisted on continuance of Napoleonic war, made banknotes legal tender, assassinated

Background image1812 Collection: FRENCH GRENADIER 1812

FRENCH GRENADIER 1812
A GRENADIER A CHEVAL of the Garde Imperiale, in campaign uniform Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: Browning / Vanity Fair

Browning / Vanity Fair
ROBERT BROWNING writer Date: 1812 - 1889

Background image1812 Collection: A most stupendous basking shark caught within one league of

A most stupendous basking shark caught within one league of
Advertising flyer for the public exhibition in London of a basking shark caught in Brighton

Background image1812 Collection: Salamanca 1812 (Kelly)

Salamanca 1812 (Kelly)
At SALAMANCA Wellington scores a great victory, destroying a third of the French army in 45 minutes : British losses were only one-third of the French

Background image1812 Collection: Wroxeter (Vriconium)

Wroxeter (Vriconium)
A surviving section of the Roman wall of Wroxeter, the largest Roman city to survive completely without any modern development. Only the Roman Baths are on public display

Background image1812 Collection: Dickens Left Profile

Dickens Left Profile
CHARLES DICKENS Dickens in thoughtful mood

Background image1812 Collection: Dickens Gurney Photo

Dickens Gurney Photo
CHARLES DICKENS Dickens at his desk in 1867

Background image1812 Collection: French Enter Moscow

French Enter Moscow
Napoleon enters Moscow - but he will soon have to retreat

Background image1812 Collection: Henry Martyn

Henry Martyn
HENRY MARTYN English missionary and orientalist; translated the New Testament into Hindustani and Psalms into Persian

Background image1812 Collection: London / Hyde Park

London / Hyde Park
Dr Syntax in Hyde Park

Background image1812 Collection: BADAJOZ 1813

BADAJOZ 1813
Badajoz, supposed impregnable, surrenders to Wellington after a sustained siege

Background image1812 Collection: The triumphal entry of the Duke of Wellington into Madrid in

The triumphal entry of the Duke of Wellington into Madrid in 1812. Engraving based on the painting by W.Hilton from 1825. Engraving

Background image1812 Collection: Reconstruction of the Mystic Temple of Ceres in Eleusis 1812 Date: 1812

Reconstruction of the Mystic Temple of Ceres in Eleusis 1812 Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: The Russian Mountains, Les Montagnes Russes, Paris, 1812

The Russian Mountains, Les Montagnes Russes, Paris, 1812
Fashionable couple at the Russian Mountains rollercoaster, Les Montagnes Russes a Belleville, built in 1812. (The first switchback, Year VII, 1799). Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Background image1812 Collection: JAN WILLEM DE WINTER Dutch Admiral Hands over his sword after his defeat at the hands of

JAN WILLEM DE WINTER Dutch Admiral Hands over his sword after his defeat at the hands of the British off Camperdown, 11 October 1797 Date: 1761 - 1812

Background image1812 Collection: SCARBOROUGH / TURNER 1812

SCARBOROUGH / TURNER 1812
Scarborough, Yorkshire: distant view of the castle, from the beach Date: circa 1812

Background image1812 Collection: Proclamation of the Constitution in Madrid, 1820

Proclamation of the Constitution in Madrid, 1820
Liberal Triennium (Trienio Liberal) (1820-1823). Proclamation of the Constitution in Madrid, 1820. Lithograph on paper by Godefroy Engelmann (1788-1839). Drawing by Eugene Lami (1800-1890)

Background image1812 Collection: Colonel Henry Ridge leading the stormers at Badajoz

Colonel Henry Ridge leading the stormers at Badajoz, Spain, during the Peninsular War - The Fighting Fifth, Northumberland Fusiliers Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: Widow Ducker and Her Nymphs at Scarborough, Yorkshire

Widow Ducker and Her Nymphs at Scarborough, Yorkshire
Widow Ducker and Her Nymphs at Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: The Terrace, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

The Terrace, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: The Spa, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

The Spa, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: The Departure from Scarborough, North Yorkshire

The Departure from Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Background image1812 Collection: Terrace Steps, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Terrace Steps, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: St Mary's Church, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

St Mary's Church, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: Scene on the Spa Terrace, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Scene on the Spa Terrace, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: Scene on the beach at Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Scene on the beach at Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: Scarborough Castle, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Scarborough Castle, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: Cornelian Bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Cornelian Bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire - two women trapped on the beach in a storm Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: The Inquisition Scene, 1808-1812, by Goya

The Inquisition Scene, 1808-1812, by Goya
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. The Inquisition Scene, 1808-1812. Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Background image1812 Collection: The Burial of the Sardine (El Entierro de la Sardina)

The Burial of the Sardine (El Entierro de la Sardina)
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. The Burial of the Sardine (El Entierro de la Sardina), 1812-1819. Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Background image1812 Collection: Sydney in 1812

Sydney in 1812
Taken from the East side of Sydney Cove. The building on the water??s edge on extreme right is Isaac Nichol??s warehouse, The windmill is on the site of Grosvenor Hotel. To the left is old St

Background image1812 Collection: Sud Aviation SE. 316B Alouette III M-1 - OT-ZPA

Sud Aviation SE. 316B Alouette III M-1 - OT-ZPA
Force Navale Belge - Sud Aviation SE.316B Alouette III M-1 / OT-ZPA (msn 1812). (Force Navale Belge - Belgian Navy). Date: circa 1986

Background image1812 Collection: Battle of the Wasp and Frolic

Battle of the Wasp and Frolic
The capture of brig HMS Frolic of twenty guns by the sloop of American ship USS Wasp. Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON

SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON
DIE SCHWEIZERISCHE ROBINSON Mr & Mrs Robinson and their four sons sit down for the Sabbath Lecture. Date: First published 1812

Background image1812 Collection: Swiss Family Robinson Books Wyss First Published

Swiss Family Robinson Books Wyss First Published
swiss, family, robinson, books, wyss, first, published, 1812, die, schweizerische, mrs, three, sons, cross, brook, second, journey, discovery, desert, island, cast, exploration, children, rifle

Background image1812 Collection: FINE RABBITS FOR SALE

FINE RABBITS FOR SALE
Fine rabbits! cries a girl, looking to sell the five dead rabbits she carries on a pole over her shoulder Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: DICKENS/GADSHILL

DICKENS/GADSHILL
HIS HOME AT GADSHILL An exterior view of the house, Gadshill Place, in Kent, in the year of the novelist's death 1812 - 1870

Background image1812 Collection: BROWNING AND SON

BROWNING AND SON
ROBERT BROWNING the English poet in the year of his death, in Venice with his son Robert Barrett Browning Date: 1812 - 1889

Background image1812 Collection: Anglo-American War of 1812

Anglo-American War of 1812
British defeated at New Orleans (after peace had been concluded) during the Anglo-American War of 1812 Date: January 1815

Background image1812 Collection: American naval victory on Lake Erie, War of 1812

American naval victory on Lake Erie, War of 1812
American naval victory on Lake Erie during the Anglo American War of 1812 Date: 10 September 1813

Background image1812 Collection: Battle of Boston Harbour between the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Shannon

Battle of Boston Harbour between the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Shannon and the US Navy frigate USS Chesapeake, off the coast of Boston, USA, 1 June 1813, part of the War of 1812

Background image1812 Collection: Marshal Soult on a white horse outside the town of Alba de Tormes, near Salamanca, Spain

Marshal Soult on a white horse outside the town of Alba de Tormes, near Salamanca, Spain, an orderly on foot behind him, in preparation for an attack on Anglo-Portuguese forces stationed there

Background image1812 Collection: Storming of Badajoz towards the end of the Siege of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain

Storming of Badajoz towards the end of the Siege of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, 6 April 1812, by Wellingtons Anglo-Portuguese forces against the French, part of the Peninsular War (1807-1814)

Background image1812 Collection: Storming of the fortress at Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Spain, 19 January 1812

Storming of the fortress at Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Spain, 19 January 1812, by Wellingtons Anglo-Portuguese forces against the French, part of the Peninsular War (1807-1814). Date: 1812

Background image1812 Collection: Captain Rowland Money leading the Blue-Jackets, Battle of New Orleans, 8 January 1815

Captain Rowland Money leading the Blue-Jackets, Battle of New Orleans, 8 January 1815, a belated event in the War of 1812. Date: 1815

Background image1812 Collection: French enemy ships stranded off the Point of Grao (or Grau, the port of Valencia, Spain)

French enemy ships stranded off the Point of Grao (or Grau, the port of Valencia, Spain), during the Peninsular War (1807-1814). Date: 1811-1812

Background image1812 Collection: The Bayswater Conduit

The Bayswater Conduit
From 1439 until 1812 the Bayswater Conduit carried water from Baynards Watering to supply the City of London and the area around was one of Londons beauty spots. Date: 1875

Background image1812 Collection: Claridges Hotel

Claridges Hotel
Claridges was founded in 1812 as Mivarts Hotel, in a conventional London terraced house, and it grew by expanding into neighbouring houses. In 1854, the founder (the father of biologist St)

Background image1812 Collection: Blenkinsopps Patent Steam Carriage

Blenkinsopps Patent Steam Carriage, fly engine with eight wagons, Middleton near Leeds, 1812. Reproduction of engraving. Date: circa 1900



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