1812 Collection (page 9)

Classical Myth / Athena
A colossal head of Minerva, the Roman Goddess of Wisdom. She is often represneted as grave, wearing a helmet and with drapery over a coat of mail

Alfred Krupp / Oval
ALFRED KRUPP German industrialist in old age

Myth / Hercules Bust
A colossal head of Hercules, and a very fine example of Greek sculpture. This was probably a copy of a famous statue by Glycon found in the Baths of Caracalla

Ney & Retreating French
Marshal Ney endeavours to keep up the morale of his men

Loutherbourg, Artist
PHILIP JAMES DE LOUTHERBOURG French artist, known for his paintings of battles and other action-packed scenes, of which we have several in our files

Ras Al Khyma Attacked
British attack on the pirate town of Ras-al-Khyma, on the Straits of Hormuz. (It will be attacked again in 1812 and subsequently.)

Kaskerat, Romania
This identification is only tentative, as Kaskerat is not to be found in any of our reference sources

Ras Al Khyma Attack
British forces prepare to attack the pirate town of Ras- al-Khyma, on the Straits of Hormuz. (It will be attacked again in 1812 and subsequently.)

Latakia, Syria
Mosque at Latakia, the Laodicea of biblical times

John Adams Dix
JOHN ADAMS DIX - American military commander, served in both the 1812 and Civil wars; many political appointments including minister to France and governor of New York

Hubert Frere-Orban
HUBERT JOSEPH WALTHER FRERE- ORBAN Belgian statesman

Alfred Krupp
ALFRED KRUPP German industrialist, whose iron and steel works diversified into shipbuilding and armaments

P J De Loutherbourg
PHILIP JAMES DE LOUTHERBOURG artist, notably of battle scenes

Oh Ma Sophie! Ma Sophie!

Park Crescent, London
Park Crescent, west London. Situated at the northern end of Portland Place, the imposing colonnaded front is by the architect John Nash, and was built in 1812

Louise-Marie / Belgium Qn
LOUISE-MARIE-THERESE D ORLEANS Wife of Leopold I, King of Belgium

Jan Willem De Winter
JAN WILLEM DE WINTER Dutch Admiral of the Napoleonic Wars. Threw himself into support for the French Revolution before a return to Holland

Four Ale Houses
Four country ale-houses

Jaspers Gateway
The quaint College Gateway at Rochester, Kent, made famous by Charles Dickens in his last novel " Edwin Drood" and it is still popularly known as " Jaspers Gateway"

Eastgate House
The imposing former home of Charles Dickens, Eastgate House, at Rochester, Kent, England

Swanson House, Broadstairs, Kent, England. One of the many residences of Charles Dickens and where he wrote " Barnaby Rudge"

Coaching Inn Yard / 1812
An Inn yard after the arrival of a stagecoach. Luggage is adjusted, the horses refreshed and the passengers stretch their legs

Brit Museum Elgin Room
The Elgin Room, housing the marbles and other treasures looted from Greece by Lord Elgin in 1812 and bought by the nation in 1816 for 35, 000 pounds

COSTUME 1809-1812
German and French fashions for men and women for the years 1809 - 1812 according to a later source

Dickens Scheffer Sketch
CHARLES DICKENS

Crossing the Berezina
CROSSING THE BEREZINA The retreating French army is attacked by the Russians as they cross the Berezina river, and an estimated 36, 000 bodies are recovered from the river

Mayors State Barge
The Mayor of London, Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter, is rowed up the Thames to Oxford in the City of London State Barge : they are passing Windsor Castle

Retreat from Moscow
Napoleon finally orders his troops to evacuate MOSCOW, where fires have been blazing for weeks, destroying three- quarters of the city

Degen at Greenwich
The Aerial Man - the device is similar to Degen s, so this may be he - but did he actually fly over Greenwich Park ? We need to know more

Inventive Shoes for Rain
A young woman strides through the muddy London streets in foul weather but her feet are kept clean & dry as she is wearing pattens with iron rings over her shoes

OSWEGO, 1750
The earliest English trading post on the Great Lakes, the fort was contested in the Seven years War and later in 1812 : the Onondago river here flows into Lake Ontario

Sportsmans Hall
SPORTSMANs HALL - A domestic scene in a hunting household - while the lady of the house performs on the hunting-horn, her menfolk drink and sing and the hounds wait patiently

The Mint in 1812
The new building of the Royal Mint on Tower Hill. Sentries guard it from attack - for we are at war with France, and the Irish are making trouble as are radical politicians

Robert Browning in 1888
ROBERT BROWNING A photograph of the English poet sitting in a chair in 1888

Charles Dickens (Mayall)
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN - English explorer and sailor

Naval Combat 1812
Naval combat : the American warship Constitution destroys the British Java

Dickens / Household Words
HOUSEHOLD WORDS HIS FIRST OFFICE Office where the novelist edited his weekly journal, Household Words, from 1850 onwards

Battle of Borodino
At the battle of BORODINO (also known as MOSKOWA) the French under Napoleon defeat the Russians under Kutuzov

Dickens / Coldstream / Play
CHARLES DICKENS In the role of Sir Charles Coldstream in the play " Used Up", 1850

George Clinton (Chappel)
GEORGE CLINTON American Revolutionary general and statesman, vice-president

Dickens / Liverpool Inst
CHARLES DICKENS Giving an address at the Liverpool Mechanics Institution, in 1844

Dickens / Furniss
CHARLES DICKENS Victorian novelist

Napoleon at Beresina
As his troops cross the Beresina during the retreat from Moscow, he is struck by the cold

Napoleonic / Moscow Battle
The Battle of Moscow

Russian Fleet Destroyed
The Tsar, convinced that his fleet will be burnt, prefers to set fire to it himself, in imitation of his predecessors heroic act in 1812

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

Birthplace of Charles Dickens
The birthplace (7 February 1812) of Charles Dickens, English novelist, in Commercial Road, Portsmouth

Snug Winter Quarters a comment on Napoleons claim that weather conditions favour his strategy in Russia

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