1840 Collection (page 5)

Turkey. Constantinople. Iftar or dinner of Grand Vizier
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Topkapi Palace. Iftar or dinner of Grand Vizier and ministers on the third night of Ramadan. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot

Ottoman Empire. Turkey - Grand Vizier, Kaim-Mekam
Turkey. Administration of the Ottoman Empire. From left to right: Grand Vizier, Kaim-Mekam, Reis Efendi and Khadjedhian, member of the Divan. Historia de Turquia, 1840

The Comic Novel or Downing Street and the Days of Victoria by Lynx - title page by the Artists Fun Society Date: 1840

Attack on Sidon by Commodore Charles Napier, 26 September 1840. British, Turkish and Austrian ships bombarding Egyptian positions in the Lebanese port of Sidon during the Syrian War

19th Century 1840 1842 Animal Animals Barcelona
19th, Century, 1840, 1842, animal, animals, Barcelona, caricature, caricaturist, Catalonia, colored, contemporary, Age, death, edited, engraving, France, french, Grandville, group, hat, Hetzel

JJ Grandville Pseudonym Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard
JJ, Grandville, pseudonym, Jean, Ignace, Isidore, Gerard, 1803, 1847, French, caricaturist, private, public, life, animals, Satire, society, 1840, through, eyes, Satiric, lithography, Paris, edited

1861 Paris France Tombeau Tomb Tombs Napoleon
1861, paris, france, tombeau, tomb, tombs, napoleon, french, monument, monuments, coupole, dome, cupola, national, empire, invalides, invalids, history, war, architecture, death, 1821, 1840

AUSTRALIAN BURIAL
Funeral procession of native Australians. Date: circa 1840

HAPSBURG VAULT
The funeral vault at Vienna of the Hapsburgs, the Imperial family of the Austrian Empire. The coffins are of a size appropriate to such mighty folk. Date: circa 1840

EMILE ZOLA DEAD
EMILE ZOLA French writer and supporter of Dreyfus, on his deathbed. Date: 1840 - 1902

Paganini Coffin Scenes Events 1782 1840 Three
paganini, coffin, scenes, events, 1782, 1840, three, years, death, body, clandestinely, taken, away, boat, one, place, another, 15, august, 1843, paganini's, history, historical, 10171761

CUSTOMS/SUTTEE
Women prepare for a suttee of a Hindu widow Date: circa 1840

CHAMOIS HUNTER
A Swiss hunter leans on his gun with which he has just shot the dead chamois which is slung across his shoulder. Date: circa 1840

Anthropomorphised lepidoptera Chinese style. Date: circa 1840

Anthropomorphised lepidoptera a la Chinoise. Date: circa 1840

Macao: view from the forts of Heang-Shan. Date: circa 1840

UNDERTAKER'S MUTE
The mute (a paid mourner who accompanies the funeral) gratefully accepts some Dutch courage Date: 1840

FUNERAL FURNISHER'S CARD
Funerals furnished with Biscuits, Cakes, Wines, Palls &c by Walker, Confectioner, of Sheffield, Yorkshire Date: circa 1840

FASHION & FLOWER BOOK
Grey patterned robe with long tight sleeves; a matching pelerine-mantelet with the lappets tied behind to form a bustle. A crucifix on a black ribbon is also worn. circa 1840

A French barber puts his male client's hair into curling papers Date: 1840

MOURNING / SACKCLOTH
Wearing sackcloth as an outward sign of inward grief Date: circa 1840

ITALIAN PREACHER
An excited Italian preacher works up the congregation in a Holy Week imprecation, while hooded members of an order of Death stand behind him Date: circa 1840

NAPOLEON I/ASHES/BOUGRD
His ashes are brought to Paris and a procession takes them down the Champs Elysees which is lined with soldiers. 15 December 1840

NAPOLEON I/ASHES/LAMI
His ashes are brought to Paris and are taken to Les Invalides. Date: 15 December 1840

NAPOLEON I/LAS CASAS
His ashes are brought to Paris and are taken to Les Invalides. Date: 15 December 1840

NAPOLEON I/ASHES/INSIDE
His ashes are brought to Paris and are taken to Les Invalides. This interior scene shows where they were placed. Date: 15 December 1840

Musician looks lovingly at the old Strad'. His dog, in turn, looks up lovingly at him. Date: circa 1840

EVENTS/AUSTRALIA
11-year old Harry Hawson defends his father's cattle station against marauding aborigines in New South Wales, but dies of a spear-wound Date: 1840

THE UNCTUOUS UNDERTAKER
The Undertaker. Date: 1840

Bombardment of Acre, Second Egyptian-Ottoman War (1839-1841), 3 November 1840 Date: 1840

Greenwich Observatory
View of the entrance to Greenwich Observatory in 1840. The Observatory was founded on 22 June 1675. Date: 1875

Naval School Greenwich
The Royal Naval School was formally constituted by the Royal Naval College Act 1840. It was a charitable institution, established as a boarding school for the sons of officers in the Royal Navy

St James, Bermondsey
View of St James Church, a Church of England parish church in Bermondsey, south London. It was completed and consecrated in 1829 and given a separate parish in 1840

Entrance to London Zoo
View of the entrance to the zoological gardans 1840. London Zoo is the worlds oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828

Joanna Baillie (1762-1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist, known for such works as Plays on the Passions (three volumes, 1798-1812) and Fugitive Verses (1840). Date: 1875

Trees in Hyde Park
A clump of trees in Hyde Park. c.1840. Date: 1875

Women waiting for stage coaches in Paris, 1839. Women in lace bonnets, shawls and wide-sleeved dresses. The courtyard of the Messageries Nationales diligences. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Ghat and Temple at Gokul, India. 1840

Railway pavilion at Tottenham 1847
An exterior look of Tottenham railway station. Date: 1847

Illustration, Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare. Introductory Remarks, with a spider in a web, holding a ring. Date: 1840

Illustration, Timon of Athens, by William Shakespeare
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Timon of Athens, by William Shakespeare. Introductory illustration, profile portrait of Timon. Date: 1840

Illustration, Troilus and Cressida, by William Shakespeare
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Troilus and Cressida, by William Shakespeare. Introductory Remarks, with Trojan War scene. Date: 1840

Illustration, Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare. Introductory illustration, depicting a dozy member of the nightwatch. Date: 1840

Illustration, Measure for Measure, by William Shakespeare
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Measure for Measure, by William Shakespeare. Cast list with decorative border of chains, a sword, a crown and a hooded cloak. Date: 1840

Illustration, Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare. Cast list with vine and grapes. Date: 1840

Illustration, Merry Wives of Windsor, William Shakespeare
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to The Merry Wives of Windsor, by William Shakespeare. Cast list with decorative skull and antlers. Date: 1840

Illustration, Two Gentlemen of Verona, William Shakespeare
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Two Gentlemen of Verona, by William Shakespeare. Cast list with decorative images. Date: 1840

Illustration, The Tempest, by William Shakespeare
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. The storm at sea, watched by Ariel. Date: 1840

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