1838 Collection (page 10)

Gambetta / Gill / Hommes D a
LEON MICHEL GAMBETTA French lawyer and statesman

Three Witches - Macbeth
The three witches

Macduff - Pritchard
The actor John Pritchard in the role of Macduff

Cherubino - Charles
The actress Eliza Charles in the role of Cherubino in the opera The Marriage of Figaro

Ariel - the Tempest
The acress Priscilla Horton in the role of Ariel

Touchstone - Harley
The actor Harley in the role of Touchstone

Brutus - Young
Actor Young in the role of Brutus

Battle of Blood River
Cast iron prairie schooners of the Boer Voortrekker Laager on the site of the Battle of Blood River. The Zulus lost nearly 3000 men and the Ncome river became red with their blood

France Carcassonne
The fortifications before the notorious restoration

Grace Darling Rowing
WILLIAM DARLING and his daughter GRACE row out to rescue the crew of the Forfarshire steamer. Some depictions show her in front, others behind

Maria Louisa Cosway - 2
MARIA LOUISA CATHERINE CECILIA COSWAY (nee Hadfield) wife and model of the artist Richard Cosway

A Meeting of Witches
A gaggle of witches & impish demons making merry

Coronation Regulations
Notice of regulations to be observed on the day of the coronation of Queen Victoria

Emil Rathenau
EMIL RATHENAU German industrialist, founder of the AEG electrical company

Henry Irving as Shylock
SIR HENRY IRVING Eminent English actor in the roll of Shylock in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice

Henry Irving as Wolsey
SIR HENRY IRVING Eminent English actor in the roll of Wolsey in Shakespeares King Henry VIII

Lord John Russell / 1838
LORD JOHN RUSSELL 1st EARL RUSSELL British Liberal politician in 1838 when MP for Stroud

Bulldog Cannon
The " Bulldog Cannon", found by the British Army in the Fort of Kurnaul, India, in 1838, but originally forged centuries earlier in China. The mouth is the guns muzzle

Tunnelling / Kilsby / Shaft
The Head Gear at the Great Shaft during the construction of the Kilsby Tunnel

Henry Irving Portrait
Sir Henry Irving, English Victorian actor-manager

OSCEOLA, leader of the Seminoles in their resistance to forced emigration; he was tricked and imprisoned by the government, and died in prison

Chopin / Ship / Mallorquin
FREDERIC CHOPIN El Mallorquin: the ship in which the Polish composer and George Sand sailed from Barcelona to Palma on 8 November 1838

Hyde Park Review 1838
At a review in Londons Hyde Park, the duke of Wellington is accompanied by marshal Soult and the Ottoman ambassador who is doubtless duly impressed

Scene in a Green Room
A scene in the Green Room as two actresses argue and shout wearing their costumes, while a bystander looks on

Talleyrand Seated
CHARLES MAURICE, prince TALLEYRAND French statesman

Talleyrand Young
CHARLES MAURICE, prince TALLEYRAND French statesman as a young man with his autograph

Euston Arch
The great Doric arch at the entrance to Euston Station, designed by Philip Hardwick, it was completed in 1838 at a cost of 35, 000. Tragically demolished in 1962 - 1963"

John Milton Hay
JOHN MILTON HAY American diplomat and writer; private secretary to Abraham Lincoln (1861-65). Negotiated Panama Canal construction

Squeers with New Boy
Wackford Squeers, the sinister proprietor of Dotheboys Hall, prepares to mistreat a new boy pupil

Jonathan Martin
JONATHAN MARTIN brother of the artist John M. mentally afflicted incendiary who set fire to York Minster, 1829

Tuna Fish / Fries / 1838
A tuna fish

Istanbul the Hippodrome
The Hippodrome in Istanbul

Orleans / Lpa / Claimant 82
LOUIS-PHILIPPE-ALBERT COMTE DE PARIS Pretender to the French crown; served in the American Civil War (1861-2)

Joseph Lancaster
JOSEPH LANCASTER English educationalist. The Lancasterian system was widely adopted by nonconformists. Emigrated to America in 1818

John Morley / Visc / Pc 1905
JOHN, VISCOUNT MORLEY English politician and writer, in 1905 when he became Secretary of State for India

James Monro
JAMES MONRO Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police 1888-1890: he was considered to know more about the Jack the Ripper case than anyone

John Morley / Visc / Anon Ph
John, viscount MORLEY statesman and writer

Gambetta / Gill / Eclipse 70
LEON MICHEL GAMBETTA French lawyer and statesman: escaping with a cabbage and a goat!

Gambetta / Trombinoscope
LEON MICHEL GAMBETTA French lawyer and statesman: a satirical depiction

E-F LOUBET
EMILE-FRANCOIS LOUBET French mayor of Montelimar, President 1899-1906 : after Dreyfus Affair, Entente Cordiale and church/state battle, quit public life

R-A Caillie / Anon Eng
RENE-AUGUSTE CAILLIE French explorer in Africa

Max Bruch / Postcard
MAX KARL AUGUST BRUCH German composer

Gambetta / Figaro Album
LEON MICHEL GAMBETTA French lawyer and statesman

GREAT WESTERN STEAMER
One of the first steamships to cross the Atlantic, Brunels paddle-wheel vessel was the first purpose-built passenger liner, making 64 crossings before being broken up in 1856

Frost Fair / Thames / 1838
Frost fair on the Thames, London. People enjoying the many activities on the ice, such as this hilarious game of skittles

Irving as Wolsey
HENRY IRVING Irving as Wolsey in Shakespeares Henry VIII

Henry Irving / Bells
HENRY IRVING English actor-manager as Mathias in The Bells

Harry Irving / Play 1905
HARRY BRODRIBB IRVING English actor-manager and son of Sir Henry Irving. Educated for the bar, but turned to the stage

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