1831 Collection (page 9)

Siddons / Rehearsing
SARAH SIDDONS Actress rehearsing in the Green Room with her father, Roger Kemble

Samuel Beeton
SAMUEL ORCHART BEETON Successful publisher and husband of the famous cook Mrs Beeton, died of tuberculosis in June 1877

Friedrich Iii / Hse Cdv
FRIEDRICH III Prussian Emperor (March-June 1888), husband of Victoria, Princess Royal of England, father of Wilhelm II

7th Earl of Northesk
William Carnegie, seventh earl of NORTHESK naval commander

Naser Od-Din / Iran / Cdv
NASER OD-DIN Shah of Iran (1848-96) in ceremonial uniform

Naser Od-Din / Iran / P&p 89
NASER OD-DIN Shah of Iran (1848-96) in ceremonial uniform

Leopold I / Belgium / Brown
LEOPOLD I King of Belgium (1831-65)

Leopold I / Belgium / Jour
LEOPOLD I King of Belgium (1831-65)

Friedrich Iii / Vfair 1870
FRIEDRICH WILHELM King and Emperor of Germany (March-June 1888); crown prince of Prussia (1861-88)

Wellington / Wife of 1st D
CATHERINE PAKENHAM DUCHESS of WELLINGTON Kitty Wife of 1st Duke

Sir Gerald Graham
Sir GERALD GRAHAM Lieutenant-general; writer

Karl Von Stein / Freiherr
HEINRICH FRIEDRICH KARL Freiherr vom und zum STEIN Prussian statesman

Naser Od-Din Music Sheet
NASER OD-DIN Shah of Persia, featured on a popular music sheet of The Persian March by Dan Godfrey, bandmaster of the Grenadier Guards

1st Earl of Lytton
EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON 1ST EARL OF LYTTON Viceroy of India (1875-80), failed to avert Second Afghan War (1878)

Meyerbeer / Robert Liebig6
Act 5 Finale : the diabolical Bertram is dismayed at the sight of Robert and Isabella, now united in love and also in higher spiritual values

Meyerbeer / Robert Liebig5
Act 4 scene 2 : Robert is torn between Bertram (the Devil) and Alice : she saves him from signing a compact, the clock strikes twelve, Bertram vanishes back to Hell

Meyerbeer / Robert Liebig4
Act 4 scene 2 : Robert breaks the magic branch, destroying the spell set by Bertram, the Devil

Meyerbeer / Robert Liebig3
Act 3 scene 7 : Bertram, the Devil, summons from their graves the spirits of nuns who failed to keep their vows, and promises to add Robert to their number

Meyerbeer / Robert Liebig2
Act 2 scene 6 : Isabella lends Robert, who has lost every thing, armour in which to take part in the tournament, but once again Bertram (the real Devil) tricks him

Meyerbeer / Robert Liebig1
Act 1 scene 7 : Inspired by Bertram (the real Devil), Roert loses everything he possesses

Meyerbeer / Robert Solo
The famous Act 3 scene where Bertram, the Devil, invokes the spirits of nuns who failed their vows - a ludicrous scene which Meyerbeer magically transforms into a masterpiece

Hair, Hats & Canezous
Front & back views of: Apollo knot coiffure adorned with an arrow; a wide brimmed bonnet with plumes & decorative detailing under the brim & a lace canezou (cape style)

Costume Parisiens 2885
Hat: large turned-up brim at the front, trimmed with plumes. Dress: lace imbecile sleeves with mancherons, low bodice pointed front & back with Grecian drapery

Nathaniel Willm. Wraxall
SIR NATHANIEL WILLIAM WRAXALL Historical writer, born at Bristol. Employed on diplomatic missions

Rail / Edgehill / 1831
LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY The entrance of the railway at Edgehill, Liverpool

WAGNER / LIEBIG / 2 / 1831
RICHARD WAGNER German composer in 1831, studying with Weinlig at Leipzig

SARDOU
VICTORIEN SARDOU French writer

Victorien Sardo / Moloch
VICTORIEN SARDOU French writer

Victorien Sardou / Gill
VICTORIEN SARDOU French writer

Rockinham Castle
Situated in Northamptonshire, the castle was built on the orders of William the Conqueror and became a popular retreat for royalty

Quasimodo Flogged / Hugo
The flogging of Quasimodo

Siddons / Lady Macbeth
SARAH SIDDONS as Lady Macbeth in Shakespeares Macbeth

Siddons as Belvidera
SARAH SIDDONS (nee Kemble) actress as Belvidera in Otways Venice preserved

Sarah Siddons - Isabella
SARAH SIDDONS (nee Kemble) actress as Isabella in Shakespeares Measure for measure

Hair Styles for 1831
How the well-groomed lady is dressing her hair this year. Evidently designed to keep her maidservant busy !

Freiherr Von Stein
Heinrich Friedrich Karl von und zum STEIN, freiherr Prussian statesman

Archbishops Palace
The archbishops palace, close to Notre-Dame, is sacked by a Paris mob who do incalculable damage to books and manuscripts, artworks and other valuable items

Henri Du Pre Labouchere
HENRI DU PRE LABOUCHERE English journalist and politician

Liver -Manchest Train
LIVERPOOL-MANCHESTER RAILWAY Early passenger trains on the line

Bristol Riot / 1831 / Brett
Following the Bristol riots, in opposition to the Lords rejection of the Reform Bill, prisoners are escorted by torchlight to Bristol jail

Rodolphe Kreutzer
RODOLPHE KREUTZER French violinist and composer

Woman Dressing 1831
A skinny husband helps his plump wife with her corset: " He is fond of a slender waist!"

Blavatsky Youngish
HELENA PETROVNA BLAVATSKY Russian mystic, writer &c circa 1889

Joseph Joachim / Postcard
JOSEPH JOACHIM Hungarian musician

Joseph Joachim / Wills Cig
JOSEPH JOACHIM Hungarian musician

Fleet St / Temple Bar 1831
looking eastward towards Temple Bar from the Strand

Pedro Ii, Brazil Emperor
DOM PEDRO DE ALCANTARA Emperor of Brazil 1831-1889

SYMINGTON (1763-1831)
WILLIAM SYMINGTON English engineer & shipbuilder

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