1830 Collection

Hegel & Napoleon
GEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH HEGEL German philosopher depicted on the occasion of his encounter with the emperor Napoleon at Jena, 1806

Emily Dickinson
EMILY DICKINSON American writer

Native US Lacrosse Game
A large crowd of Native Americans play lacrosse

Licensed Victuallers Asylum
View of the The Licensed Victuallers National Asylum (now Caroline Gardens) in 1830, an extensive almshouse estate off Old Kent Road at Asylum Road, opened in 1827

St Austell, Cornwall
Street scene in Saint Austell, Cornwall, with the church tower rising above the other buildings

Pont Des Arts / Paris
View of this footbridge near the Louvre from the Pont Royal. Named the Passarelle des Arts in 1804 because the Louvre was at that time known as the Palais des Arts

Lawyers and Client
A gentleman goes to law and is assisted by two lawyers who empty his pockets and strip him of his possessions

George Iv / Players / 42 / 50
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND In ceremonial military dress

Christina Rossetti / 1866
CHRISTINA ROSSETTI English poet

MALAGA
The port of Malaga, in Andalucia, is dominated by its 16th century cathedral

England / Hedingham Castle
One of the best preserved Norman keeps in England, Hedingham Castle was built by the de Veres, the Earls of Oxford, in 1140

Drummer Boy / Grenadier
Drummer boy of the Grenadier Guards

Rail / Chat Moss / 1831
LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY The railway crosses the Chat Moss peat bog, a major feat of civil engineering on the part of George Stephenson

Alfred Waterhouse
ALFRED WATERHOUSE English architect; champion of Gothic revival

Typical Scene in Pub
A typical pub scene - one drunk gets aggressive, another over-cheerful; young children purchase drink and old women gossip... and the landlord pours

Hegel / Schlesinger
GEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH HEGEL German philosopher

Robert Peel(E) / Lawrence
SIR ROBERT PEEL (ELDER) Calico Manufacturer, father of Robert Peel the politician

England / Torquay
Torquay, Devonshire

Racial / Osage Chief C1830
Osage chief carrying a pipe and a tomahawk

Hairdresser on Stilts
Il faut souffrir pour etre belle - one must suffer to be beautiful

Eyre Massey Shaw / 1890
Sir EYRE MASSEY SHAW Leader of fire brigades and author on the techniques and technicalities of fighting fires

WINDMILL

Vision, Rue Du Bac
The Virgin Mary as seen by novice Catherine Laboure in the chapel at the rue du Bac, inspiring the Miraculous Medal which has become a worldwide Catholic cult

Paris, France - City Map Date: 1830

Walking by steam, riding by steam, flying by steam
Shortshanks: Locomotion: Walking by steam, riding by steam, flying by steam. Coloured engraving circa 1830. Date: circa 1830

Bone-Shaker Bike C1830
It has pedals, but no chain, and no pneumatic tyres - hard work to propel, and hard on the seat... Date: circa 1830

Polish revolt against Russian domination
During the November Uprising, also known as the Cadet Revolution (1830-1831), Polish patriots attempt (unsuccessfully) to throw off Russian domination

Crime / Resurrectionists
Robbing graveyards for corpses which will be sold to medical schools for purposes of anatomy

Poison tanghin or ordeal tree, Tanghinia venenifera.. Illustration by Lady Frances Cole, engraved by Swan

Harriet Hosmer
HARRIET HOSMER American sculptor with her autograph Date: 1830 - 1908

Rochester Castle, Kent
Schoolboys at play with hoops, marbles and leapfrog, not far from the castle at Rochester, Kent Date: circa 1830

Radcliffe Camera, Oxford
The Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, a part of the Bodleian Library. Date: circa 1830

SKIDDAW, Lake District
Skiddaw, Cumbria : a group of travellers in the foreground. Date: circa 1830

Maid Washes Ladys Feet
A maid dries her mistresss feet after washing them

King George Iv / 1828
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND Head & shoulders, full face, wearing a coat with a fur collar

Oxford / Broad Street 1830
Oxford: Broad Street

Central London Street
A street in central London - the Strand enters Trafalgar Square at Charing Cross

3rd Marq / Salisbury / Russe
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne- Cecil, third marquis of SALISBURY statesman, prime minister, not very keen on democracy

George Iv / 1795 Cartoon
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND Thoughts on Matrimony George IV considers potential marriage partners

Racial / Osage Warriors
Three Osage warriors

Tunbridge Wells Pantiles
The Pantiles - known at this time as The Parade - at Tunbridge Wells, a popular spa where visitors came to drink the waters

Old & New Pipes / Heath
The old way of smoking a pipe & the new way: an upright Georgian gent smokes his long stemmed clay pipe while a semi-recumbent Regency fop, puffs away on his hookah

Chamberpot Emptied
Just in Time ! To empty the chamberpot out of the bedroom window is socially acceptable, but to do so on the head of a gentleman caller shows lack of consideration

King George Iv / Satire
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND Caricature of him and a friend

George Iv / Josey 1874
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND Reigned 1820 - 1830 Here he stands beside his horse

George Iv / Eng Heath 1858
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND Reigned 1820 - 1830

Fresh horses for a stagecoach
Bringing fresh horses out of the stable for a stagecoach at a posting inn

The Grove, Country Home
A small country house, The Grove in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, with steps leading up from the gardens Date: circa 1830

Weasel & Relatives
The weasel and some relatives - top left - weasel top right - ermine in winter lower left - pine marten lower right - vison or mink Date: circa 1830

Harriet Tullamore
HARRIET CHARLOTTE BEAUJOLOIS viscountess TULLAMORE Date: circa 1830

Entrance to Menai Bridge
The entrance to the Menai Bridge from the Carnarvon shore. The bridge between mainland Wales and Anglesey was designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1826

Dinas Bran Ruins / 1830
Ruins of Dinas Bran Castle, Denbighshire

Henri Rochefort / Sem
HENRI ROCHEFORT Controversial French journalist, looking rather severe Date: 1830 - 1913

Fighting, Pte St Denis
Fighting at the porte Saint- Denis. Date: 29 July 1830

Madrid, Alcala
One of the principal streets of the city

November Insurrection
Polish cadets and civilians take the Belvedere Palace, Warsaw, from the occupying Russians - a fine victory, though the insurrection was suppressed by the Russians

Gents Private Carriage
The comfort of being driven like a gentleman

John Bull / 2 Humbugs / 1830
John Bull between two humbugs John Bull with the Reform Bill on one side, and Indian cholera on the other

Dancing Dogs
Dogs dancing to a hurdy-gurdy and fiddle

Racial / Sioux Weapons
Sioux weapons, including knives, axes and tomahawks

Accident- Snow from Roof
A REGULAR DAMPER - AND NO MISTAKE Having left an exhibition on Swiss avalanches a tatty man suffers a similar fate courtesy of a roof clearer !

Partridge shoot 1830
PARTRIDGE - Two men and their dogs go after partridge in the fields near Windsor

Selling Fish by Docks
The fish-market alongside the quays where the fishing-boats dock - housewives and cooks come to buy fish fresh from the sea

Chabert / Fire King
MONSIEUR CHABERT Showman entertainer, known as The Fire King

Race to Gretna / Newhouse
ONE MILE FROM GRETNA A couple desperate to marry race to Gretna Green in a four horse open top carriage but are pursued by those who wish to stop them

Edinburgh / Greyfriars
Edinburgh: Greyfriars Church

Franz Joseph / Rire 1897
FRANZ JOSEPH Austrian emperor in 1897: a satirical view

Debtor Served with Writ
A debtor is served with a writ

Grub Street, London, C18
Grub Street, near Moorfields, described by Dr. Johnson as much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries and temporary poems. It was named Milton Street in 1830

St Pauls Covent Garden
St Pauls Church, Covent Garden

London / Aldgate 1830
Aldgate: a busy street scene

Native Americans Hunting
Two Comanche warriors chasing wild horses

Music / Military / German ?
Three musicians - probably German, but they could be Dutch or Belgian - play a piccolo, a cornet and a drum respectively

China / Great Wall C1830
A fortified enclosure along the wall, probably intended as a military encampment

England / London / Tower
Visitors are shown some of the principal sights, including the lion in the menagerie which, after a regrettable episode, was transferred elsewhere for security reasons

First Train in USA
The first locomotive in North America

French Hussar
A Hussar, wearing a shako

Crowded Shipping
The Royal Hospital from the river - though its hardly to be seen, the Thames is so congested with ships and boats, including one of the earliest steamboats

John Laurence Toole
JOHN LAURENCE TOOLE actor as Loris Ipanoff Atiloff with miss MARIE LINDEN as princess Fedora Mamazoff in Stage-Dora

Lord Leighton
Frederick, Lord Leighton Artist

The Duke d'Orleans, Louis Phillipe teaching his children during a period of exile from France Date: 1830

Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810-1859). King of the Two Sicilies (1830-1859). Portrait. Drawing by B. Blanco. Lithography by J. Donon. Detail. Reyes Contemporaneos (Contemporary Kings)

Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810-1859). King of the Two Sicilies (1830-1859). Portrait. Drawing by B. Blanco. Lithography by J. Donon. Reyes Contemporaneos (Contemporary Kings). Volume III

Burial Service of King George IV, Dr Croft and Purcell music
The Burial Service of King George IV 15th July 1830, music by Dr Croft and Purcell Date: 1830

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