1820 Collection (page 15)

Manuel Belgrano
MANUEL BELGRANO Argentine general and patriot, won two victories against the Royalists but was later defeated

The King and Queen at the Windsor festivities
George III (1738-1820)and Queen Charlotte observing the roasting of an ox at Windsor, part of celebrations to mark the kings Diamond Jubilee in 1810

BRITANNIA (1820)
Battleship of the Royal Navy, in 1859 converted to a training ship. (Note : there are many, many ships with this name !)

Pepe at Antrodoco
At the battle of Antrodoro, Guglielmo Pepe, leader of the Carbonari, fights the Austrians

Revolt at Palermo
The people of Palermo, Sicily, revolt against their Bourbon rulers - one of the earliest manifestations of the Risorgimento

Joseph Fouche
JOSEPH FOUCHE, duc d Otranto French statesman and police commissioner

Racial / Russia / Wedding
A Russian couple in their wedding costume

A Bath Ball or Virtue in Danger

Racial / Polish Couple
A Polish couple in their wedding costume

Racial / Italy / Wedding
An Italian couple in their wedding costume

Racial / Austria Wedding
A bride and groom in their wedding costume

Lord Coleridge
SIR JOHN DUKE COLERIDGE, Lord Chief Justice of England

Windy Derby / Epsom / Alken
A Start for the Derby of the Effects of a Windy Day or The Epsom Race Course Race-goers are sent flying by a severe wind causing havoc amongst the spectators

Haworth Churchyard
HAWORTH View of the Haworth Parsonage, in West Yorkshire, now a museum. The Bronte family moved there in 1820. View from the churchyard

Rosting on Spits
A turnspit turns a spit on which joints of meat and gamebirds are roasting

Preparing Maize
Mexican women preparing maize

Brewery on the Thames
Calverts brewery on the banks of the Thames, erected on the site of Cold Harbour

Tenby from the East
Tenby viewed from the east

French Diligence / Loading
A French diligence coach is prepared for departure

Knight of Golden Fleece
A knight of the Golden Fleece (Toison d Or) : this was originally a Burgundian order, but thanks to the rise of the Hapsburgs, it was adopted by the Austrian empire

Order of Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece (Toison d or), originally a Burgundian order, but adopted by the Austrian Empire when they adopted Burgundy

Oersted Experiment
Christian Oersted, at the university of Copenhagen, discovers the deviation of a compass needle when subjected to an enclosed electric current

Selection of Microscopes
A selection of single microscopes

Elisha Kent Kane / Beard
ELISHA KENT KANE American traveller

Elisha Kent Kane / 1843
ELISHA KENT KANE American traveller as a young man in May 1843

Oval Floral Border
A decorative, oval, floral border or frame which includes roses & carnations

Purifying Sulphur
Once the sulphure has been mined, it must be refined before it can be used commercially. Furnaces at Catolica perform this operation on the spot

Dannemora Iron Mine
Working the iron deposits at Dannemora, Sweden

Ross in Arctic Boats
An episode during the Parry/Ross Arctic expedition, the return of the boats is hailed by the ships crew

Monstrosities of 1819-20
A satire on fashion. Amongst the styles mocked are cossack trousers, pinched male waists, high stand-fall collars, the Nelson bustle, huge headgear & profusely adorned hemlines

Pilgrims / Montserrat
The principal cloister of the monastery at Montserrat : ex-votos can be seen to the left, while other pilgrim gifts (including crocodiles !) hang from the ceiling

Longwood House
LONGWOOD HOUSE, Napoleons residence during his exile on Saint Helena

Social / Ra Show 1820
Fashionable art lovers attend an exhibition at the Royal Academy

Betel Nut Seller
A vendor of betel - the leaves of the plant are wrapped round parings of the areca nut and a little lime, which is then chewed and chewed and chewed

Chinese Fisherman
A Chinese fisherman sets out with his nets, which open out from square folds with weights attached

Beggar / Owen Clancey
Owen Clancey. A noted London beggar, who it seems is not quite as bereft of the use of his legs as it may appear at first glance

Costumes at Isabey s
J Isabeys exhibition rooms: Decorative carved panelling on the walls also forms a screen to divide the space. Lengths of cloth form a canopy. Earth colours are used on the walls

Ivnahoe / Rebecca: Stake
Rebecca at the stake

Ivanhoe / Rebecca & Rowena
Rebecca and Rowena

Ivanhoe / Gurth / Isaac
Gurth in Isaacs house

Ivanhoe / Rebecca in Cell
Rebecca, inprisoned by the Normans, meets Urfried

Ivanhoe / Knight / Rowena
The Knight and Rowena

Ivanhoe / Rebecca / De Bracy
Rebecca and De Bracy

Ivanhoe / Rebecca / Master
Rebecca before the Grand Master

Knight on Horseback
The Knight at the hermitage

Rebecca Nurses Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is nursed by Rebecca

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