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1840 Collection (page 10)

Background image1840 Collection: Skinner?s Horse at Exercise, 1840 (c)

Skinner?s Horse at Exercise, 1840 (c).Oil on canvas by John Reynolds Gwatkin (1807-1877), 1840 (c). Men of the 1st Bengal Irregular Cavalry (Skinner?s Horse) or 4th Bengal Irregular Cavalry (Baddley)

Background image1840 Collection: Chinese Marriage

Chinese Marriage
A Chinese marriage procession - the bride is conveyed in a palanquin to the home of the groom. Date: circa 1840

Background image1840 Collection: Lepidoptera Dance

Lepidoptera Dance
Country dancing of anthropomorphised lepidoptera Date: circa 1840

Background image1840 Collection: Soprano Saxophone

Soprano Saxophone
SOPRANO SAXOPHONE : one of a family of instruments invented about 1840 by a Frenchman, Adolphe Sax. Date: 1897

Background image1840 Collection: Honore de Balzac engraving by Ch Chardon

Honore de Balzac engraving by Ch Chardon
HONORE DE BALZAC (1799 - 1850) French novelist and playwrite. Considered one of the founders of European Realism for his short stories

Background image1840 Collection: Sacrifice, Madagascar

Sacrifice, Madagascar
MADAGASCAR A wife grieves as her captive husband awaits the moment when the fire is good and ready and he will be sacrificed. Date: circa 1840

Background image1840 Collection: Hair styles 1840

Hair styles 1840
A selection of womens hairstyles showing ringlets and designs with flowers and ribbons. 1840

Background image1840 Collection: Cafe D Orsay or Les Trois Freres Provencaux, Paris 1840

Cafe D Orsay or Les Trois Freres Provencaux, Paris 1840
Interior of Les Trois Freres Provencaux Restaurant circa 1840

Background image1840 Collection: Rideau Canal at Bytown (Ottawa), Ontario, Canada

Rideau Canal at Bytown (Ottawa), Ontario, Canada
Rideau Canal at Bytown (now Ottawa), Ontario, Canada. Date: circa 1840

Background image1840 Collection: RODIN, Auguste (1840-1917). The Thinker. 1902. Based

RODIN, Auguste (1840-1917). The Thinker. 1902. Based on The Divine Comedy of Dante and entitled the portal The Gates of Hell. Contemporary Art. Sculpture on bronze. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE

Background image1840 Collection: India Kasauli

India Kasauli
Kasauli (or Kussowlie) near Sanawar, not far from Simla. Hilary Evans has been to tea- parties in this village... Date: circa 1840

Background image1840 Collection: France / Amiensl

France / Amiensl
General view of the town with the Somme in the foreground, the cathedral in the distance. Date: circa 1840

Background image1840 Collection: Mrs Tyler, First Lady

Mrs Tyler, First Lady
MRS TYLER wife of the President of the United States Date: CIRCA 1840

Background image1840 Collection: Charles Robinson

Charles Robinson
CHARLES ROBINSON artist, known for his illustrations to Salas America revisited. (do not confuse with Charles H Robinson, also an illustrator) Date: 1840 - 1881

Background image1840 Collection: Jean-Joseph Jacotot - 1

Jean-Joseph Jacotot - 1
JEAN-JOSEPH JACOTOT French educator, Inventeur de l Enseignement universel. Date: 1770 - 1840

Background image1840 Collection: Countess Louisa Kintore

Countess Louisa Kintore
LOUISA MADELEINE, countess of KINTORE (nee Hawkins) wife of Francis, fifth earl Date: circa 1820

Background image1840 Collection: Thomas Hill, Bookman

Thomas Hill, Bookman
THOMAS HILL Bibliophile, book collector and author of The mirror of fashion, Date: 1760 - 1840

Background image1840 Collection: Map / Europe C1840

Map / Europe C1840
Map of Europe Date: circa 1840

Background image1840 Collection: Field Lane Holborn / Slum

Field Lane Holborn / Slum
A London slum street - Field Lane, Holborn : note the business premises of Scrooge and Fagan... Date: circa 1840

Background image1840 Collection: Yakub Khan / Afghanistan

Yakub Khan / Afghanistan
YAKUB KHAN Amir of Afghanistan (Kingdom of Kabul). Ruled from February to December 1879. Date: 1840 - ?

Background image1840 Collection: Victoria / Albert / Topham

Victoria / Albert / Topham
QUEEN VICTORIA BRITISH ROYALTY Victoria and Albert at the time of their wedding. Date: 1840

Background image1840 Collection: Union Workhouse, Vanbrugh Hill, Greenwich, London

Union Workhouse, Vanbrugh Hill, Greenwich, London
An architects aerial view of the Greenwich Union workhouse, erected in 1840 at Vanbrugh Hill, Greenwich, south east London, to a design by R.P. Browne

Background image1840 Collection: Ward, Wandsworth & Clapham Union Infirmary, London

Ward, Wandsworth & Clapham Union Infirmary, London
A ward in the Wandsworth & Clapham Union infirmary, St Johns Hill, south west London. The room is decorated with potted plants and pictures. The floor is bare apart from a strip of matting

Background image1840 Collection: Vicky and Fritz

Vicky and Fritz
Vicky, Crown Princess of Prussia (1840-1901), eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, together with her husband, Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia ( Fritz ) in the early 1860s

Background image1840 Collection: Athur Baron Ardilaun

Athur Baron Ardilaun
ARTHUR EDWARD GUINNESS, 2nd Baronet and 1st Baron ARDILAUN, brewery proprietor and generous benefactor to Dublin and to Irish culture

Background image1840 Collection: Wareham Church 1950S

Wareham Church 1950S
St. Marys Church at Wareham, Dorset, overlooking the River Frome. The chancel is 14th century. Sadly, the large late Saxon nave was demolished in 1840 to make way for a new one

Background image1840 Collection: Andre Gill (Meyer)

Andre Gill (Meyer)
ANDRE GILL (real name : Gosset de Guines) French caricaturist

Background image1840 Collection: Iron & Brass Foundry

Iron & Brass Foundry
Two interior views of Palmer, Green & cos premises in North Street, Brighton. where they do ironfounding and brassfounding

Background image1840 Collection: Racial /s Africa / Hottento

Racial /s Africa / Hottento
Female Hottentot of South Africa

Background image1840 Collection: Koala Bear and Young

Koala Bear and Young
Koala bear carrying its young (phascolaretos fuscus)

Background image1840 Collection: Opossum Mouse 19C

Opossum Mouse 19C
Opossum Mouse with its babies on its back, hanging on by their tails

Background image1840 Collection: Dumb Cake Custom

Dumb Cake Custom
BAKING THE DUMB-CAKE At Hallowe en, St Johns Eve or other feasts, young women bake a cake in expectation of seeing their beloved : it must be done in total silence

Background image1840 Collection: Saint Helena 3

Saint Helena 3
The entrance to the harbour at Jamestown

Background image1840 Collection: Moscow View

Moscow View
Towers and spires of the Moscow Kremlin, seen across the river

Background image1840 Collection: ANDRE GILL

ANDRE GILL French caricaturist, credited with inventing the enlarged head teachnique used here

Background image1840 Collection: Schmidt / Pyramids / Meroe

Schmidt / Pyramids / Meroe
The pyramids at Meroe

Background image1840 Collection: Jean-Etienne Esquirol, French psychiatrist

Jean-Etienne Esquirol, French psychiatrist
Jean-Etienne Dominique Esquirol, French psychiatrist, known for his reforms in the treatment of mental patients. He worked at the Salptrire Hospital in Paris

Background image1840 Collection: Large Vine House, Hampton Court Palace, London

Large Vine House, Hampton Court Palace, London
Interior of the Large Vine House at Hampton Court Palace, London. 1840

Background image1840 Collection: London Orphan Asylum, Hackney Road, Clapton

London Orphan Asylum, Hackney Road, Clapton
A view of the London Orphan Asylum, opened in 1825 at Hackney Road, Clapton. Date: circa 1840

Background image1840 Collection: Royal Cradle, Swiss Cottage, Osborne House, Isle of Wight

Royal Cradle, Swiss Cottage, Osborne House, Isle of Wight
The Royal Cradle, Swiss Cottage, Osborne House, Isle of Wight - made for Queen Victorias daughter Victoria, the Princess Royal and eldest of her nine children, in 1840. Date: circa 1930s



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