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Joseph-Ignace GuillotinJOSEPH-IGNACE GUILLOTIN French medical, inventor of the guillotine
Samuel Colt / IlnSAMUEL COLT Designer and manufacturer of revolving pistols, one of which he is holding
Samuel Colt / Worlds InvtSAMUEL COLT Designer and manufacturer of revolving pistols
Sir William Bovill / VfairSir William Bovill Judge
Angela Burdett-CouttsAngela, baroness BURDETT-COUTTS philanthropist
Louis Xviii / Isabey MiniaLOUIS XVIII Titular King of France 1795-1814, King from 1814- 1815, 1815-1824. Napoleon reigned for 100 days in 1815 and Louis fled to Ghent
Wellington on HorsebackArthur Wellesley, duke of Wellington, soldier and statesman, on horseback in 1814
Celine Celeste / Arab BoyCELINE CELESTE Actress and dancer, seen here in the role of the Wild Arab Boy in The French Spy
SOUTHCOTTJOANNA SOUTHCOTT Prophetess and founder of a sect. Vignette portrait wearing a mob cap
Herculaneum ExcavationA tunnel leading to the excavated remains of Herculaneum, buried in AD79 by the pyroclastic flow from the erupting Mount Vesuvius
Fashions of 1814Three women in walking dress from 1814. One lady holds a pair of scissors - perhaps her outfit is all her own work?
Costume for 1814A young woman in a blue, fur- trimmed pelisse shows a leg. She wears a lace ruff, large bonnet, lace trimmed slippers and carries a pink shell shaped reticule
Racial China Lady & SonA Chinese lady and her son
Racial / China / Rice SellerA Chinese seller of rice
Sir George CockburnSIR GEORGE COCKBURN British naval officer. Commanded forces in War of 1812 during capture of Washington, D.C (1814)
De Sade (Ray / 1)Donatien-Alphonse-Francois, marquis de SADE French philosopher and author
Man in Gaiters 1814Brown double-breasted coat, cut away at the front & with tails & stand-fall collar worn open to reveal a short striped waistcoat, white cravat, breeches, gaiters & top hat
Nutmeg / Family HerbalMYRISTICA. (listed as Myristica Moschata) Showing the leaves, fruit & seed or nutmeg of the plant
Racial / China / FishermenFishing with cormorants, China
Helene Duch. Orleans - 3HELENE von Mecklenburg- Schwerin, duchesse d ORLEANS wife of Ferdinand, son of Louis-Philippe; their son claimed the French throne, but failed to get it
Thames Frozen 1814The river choked with ice- blocks near London Bridge : a factory is burning in the background
Fo Priest, ChinaA Fo priest makes an offering in the Temple
Visiting a GraveVisiting the grave of a deceased relative
USA / 1814 / WashingtonThe capture and burning of Washington by British troops
Little Red ManLE PETIT HOMME ROUGE The little red man or devil, traditionally associated (by his enemies) with Napoleon, depicted treating him like a son
Alexander I / ScrivenTSAR ALEXANDER I probably in 1814
NELSON AT WOOLWICHThe Nelson warship under construction on the Thames at Woolwich, London
Plants / Coffea ArabicaCOFFEE PLANT
Plants / MandragoraMANDRAKE
Jean-Nicolas DemarquayJEAN-NICOLAS DEMARQUAY French medical
Josephine (Bentley)MARIE JOSEPHE ROSE TASCHER de BEAUHARNAIS empress of Napoleon I wearing coronet and necklace
Gold Washing, BrazilManner of Washing for Gold in the Brazilian Mountains
Yorkshire Misummer EveA Yorkshire Midsummer Eve custom: newcomers to a district set out food & drink for their neighbours. Here roast beef, beer, bread & a round of cheese are shared
Riding the Stang 1814A herald carried aloft the stang makes rough music & alerts the neighbourhood to a husband-beater. Natural justice aiming to get wrong- doers to mend their ways
Viollet-Le-Duc PhotoEUGENE VIOLLET-LE-DUC French architect known for his drastic restorations of old buildings
Viollet-Le-DucEUGENE VIOLLET-LE-DUC French architect known for his drastic restorations of old buildings
Louis XVIII / J JonesLOUIS XVIII OF FRANCE Louis-Stanislas-Xavier reigned from 1814 - 1824 although he claimed his reigned began in 1795. Shown here when the Count of Provence
English Versus FrenchTwo polite nations: English versus French at the time of the Napoleonic Wars
John Bennet LawesSir JOHN BENNET LAWES agricultural scientist
Louis a BerthierLOUIS ALEXANDRE BERTHIER French soldier, Napoleons Chief of Staff throughout his career from 1796 to 1814; he died falling from a window in mysterious circumstances
Angouleme at BordeauxLouis-Antoine de Bourbon, duc d Angouleme, enters Bordeaux after the abdication of Napoleon. He solicits the protection of Wellington
Christ. ColbjornsenCHRISTOPH COLBJORNSEN Danish statesman and jurist
Gustav Maur. ArmfeltGUSTAF MAURITS ARMFELT (or Armfeldt) Swedish statesman, as a youth
Icebergs in 1814A sailing ship among icebergs in the Arctic
Colenso / Kilburn CdvJOHN WILLIAM COLENSO bishop of Natal, deposed for unorthodox views, championed natives against Boers
Argali Sheep 1814Argali sheep, a member of the sheep family, lying down; excessive hunting has turned it into an endangered species
Reindeer Axis Deer 1814Reindeer (top) Axis deer (bottom)