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1840s Collection (page 27)

Background image1840s Collection: The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1849 - various scenes

The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1849 - various scenes
Various scenes from the royal visit to Ireland by Queen Victoria and family in August 1849.On the right: the visit to the National Infant School

Background image1840s Collection: Gentleman arrested for being in debt

Gentleman arrested for being in debt
Two men arrest a gentleman for being in debt, his son and wife watching helplessly. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Barking 1840S

Barking 1840S
Barking, now part of London, when it was a pretty Essex village... Date: circa 1840

Background image1840s Collection: Middle Temple Hall

Middle Temple Hall
Interior of Middle Temple Hall. Date: 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: Jack in the Green

Jack in the Green
Villagers enjoy a May Day celebration as a Jack in the Green, a Lord of the May, and other foliage-clad figures cavort and dance. Date: 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Germany Kiel

Germany Kiel
Kiel, Germany: Distant view of the Baltic seaport, which won t be linked to the North Sea until the construction of the Kiel canal in the 1880s/90s. circa 1840

Background image1840s Collection: English View

English View
An English view of the goings- on across the Channel : The interrupted dinner-party. Date: 1848

Background image1840s Collection: Roofing in France

Roofing in France
French couvreurs (slaters, tilers, helliers) at work on the roof of a house. Date: circa 1845

Background image1840s Collection: French Whitewashing

French Whitewashing
A French badigeonneur (whitewasher) at work on the side of a house. Date: circa 1845

Background image1840s Collection: Masons at Work

Masons at Work
French masons at work Date: circa 1845

Background image1840s Collection: India Himalayas

India Himalayas
The valley of the Dhoon. Date: circa 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: Laurent De Saint-Cricq

Laurent De Saint-Cricq
LAURENT DE SAINT-CRICQ (nom-de-plume PAUL MARCOY) French traveler in South America and the Pacific, depicted in his picturesque traveling outfit. Date: 1840S-1860S

Background image1840s Collection: Rosse home - 2

Rosse home - 2
Birr Castle, Parsonstown, Ireland, seat of the earl of Rosse and location of his observatory. Date: 1840S

Background image1840s Collection: Rosse home - 3

Rosse home - 3
The workshop at Birr Castle, Parsonstown, Ireland, seat of the earl of Rosse and location of his observatory. Date: 1840S

Background image1840s Collection: Rosse home - 1

Rosse home - 1
Birr Castle, Parsonstown, Ireland, seat of the earl of Rosse and location of his observatory. Date: 1840S

Background image1840s Collection: LANDORs VILLA - 1

LANDORs VILLA - 1
The villa of Walter Savage Landor, writer, at Fiesole, near Firenze, Italy. Date: 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: LANDORs VILLA - 2

LANDORs VILLA - 2
The villa of Walter Savage Landor, writer, at Fiesole, near Firenze, Italy. Date: 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: Camellia Rawsiana, or Roscii

Camellia Rawsiana, or Roscii, drawn by J J Jung, engraved by Oudet, in a book entitled Iconographie du Genre Camellia ou Description et Figures des Camellia les plus beaux et les plus rares peints d

Background image1840s Collection: A Mediterranean Landscape, by Louis Auguste Lapito

A Mediterranean Landscape, by Louis Auguste Lapito (1803-1874). Date: 1849

Background image1840s Collection: London Season / Cruikshank

London Season / Cruikshank
A girls vision of the London Season. Included in the montage: balls; presentation at court; riding in rotten row, clothes; a wedding, gentlemen callers........ Date: 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: Houdin and Bottle

Houdin and Bottle
The inexhaustible bottle which just goes on pouring and pouring... Date: 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: Alberts Greyhound Eos

Alberts Greyhound Eos
PRINCE ALBERT, CONSORT OF QUEEN VICTORIA With Eos, his beloved greyhound, who died on 31 July 1844. Date: 1819-1861

Background image1840s Collection: Caricature of Franz Liszt at the keyboard

Caricature of Franz Liszt at the keyboard
A caricature of Franz Liszt (1811-1886) in 1842, playing at the keyboard in his usual flamboyant way. Date: 1842

Background image1840s Collection: Balloon event, Charles Green, Leicester

Balloon event, Charles Green, Leicester
Charles Green ballooning poster, advertising his 411th ascent in his Royal Victoria Balloon, from the Cricket Ground, Leicester. With special trains laid on from nearby cities. 27 June 1849

Background image1840s Collection: Balloon event, Charles Green, Aylesbury

Balloon event, Charles Green, Aylesbury
Grand Aerostatic Fete at Aylesbury, 416th Balloon Ascent by Mr Charles Green in his Royal Victoria Balloon. From a spacious meadow belonging to Mr T J Hinds of the Black Swan Inn, Cambridge Street

Background image1840s Collection: Man-powered flying machine

Man-powered flying machine
A man-powered flying machine in a countryside setting. The Aerostat - Worked by Manual Power - Invented by W. Miller, M.R.C.S. 1843

Background image1840s Collection: Balloon flight over Dieppe, France

Balloon flight over Dieppe, France
Detailed landscape and cityscape of Dieppe providing an aerial view of the city with a balloon flying overhead. circa 1846

Background image1840s Collection: Balloon flight over Rouen, France

Balloon flight over Rouen, France
Detailed landscape and cityscape of Rouen taken from a hilltop overlooking city with a balloon in flight overhead. 1846

Background image1840s Collection: The Great Aerial Navigator, or Atmospheric Machine

The Great Aerial Navigator, or Atmospheric Machine! An article with a detailed diagram showing an aerial machine claimed to be capable of transportation to India and China in the space of five days

Background image1840s Collection: Food riot in Dungarvon

Food riot in Dungarvon
During the famine in Ireland a food riot breaks out in Dungarvon Date: 1846

Background image1840s Collection: Country lane in Croydon, Surrey

Country lane in Croydon, Surrey
A country lane in early Victorian Croydon, Surrey, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: Interior at Greville Place, Kilburn, north west London

Interior at Greville Place, Kilburn, north west London
Colour drawing of a rich interior at Greville Place, Kilburn, north west London, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: School room and drawing room, Bedford

School room and drawing room, Bedford
Colour sketch entitled Our former school room, with the drawing room visible through double doors, in a house in Bedford. Present are Captain Ruddick and children

Background image1840s Collection: Library in Llandaff House, Glamorgan, Wales

Library in Llandaff House, Glamorgan, Wales
Colour sketch of the Library in Llandaff House, Glamorgan, Wales, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: Sketch of Tenby, Wales, including Lundy Island

Sketch of Tenby, Wales, including Lundy Island
Sketch of Tenby, Wales, including the Castle, Caldy Island, Lundy Island, St Margarets Island, Giltar Point and the sand hills, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell

Background image1840s Collection: Foundry with statue of Duke of Wellington

Foundry with statue of Duke of Wellington
The bronze-casting foundry of Matthew Cotes Wyatt, the sculptor who created the huge equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington riding his horse Copenhagen

Background image1840s Collection: Room in Llandaff House, Glamorgan, Wales

Room in Llandaff House, Glamorgan, Wales
Colour sketch of a room in Llandaff House, Glamorgan, Wales, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: Lighthouse with boats, Trieste, Italy

Lighthouse with boats, Trieste, Italy
Lighthouse with boats at Trieste, Italy, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. November 1840

Background image1840s Collection: The Old Curiosity Shop, Quilp and the ladies

The Old Curiosity Shop, Quilp and the ladies
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Background image1840s Collection: Sketch of Tenby, Wales, including Worms Head

Sketch of Tenby, Wales, including Worms Head, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1840

Background image1840s Collection: Trees at St Donats, Glamorgan, Wales

Trees at St Donats, Glamorgan, Wales
Colour sketch of trees, possibly at St Donat s, Glamorgan, Wales, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1842

Background image1840s Collection: Watercolour sketch of Pegwell Bay, Kent

Watercolour sketch of Pegwell Bay, Kent
A delightful watercolour sketch of Pegwell Bay, Kent, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Background image1840s Collection: Portrait of Reverend Baden Powell

Portrait of Reverend Baden Powell
Head and shoulders portrait of Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell, drawn by his wife, Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914)

Background image1840s Collection: Sketch of Tenby, including St Catherines Island

Sketch of Tenby, including St Catherines Island
Sketch of Tenby, Wales, with St Catherines Island and the Castle on the right, and a distant view of the Devonshire Coast and Ilfracombe on the left, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860)

Background image1840s Collection: Great Wellington Statue at Hyde Park Corner

Great Wellington Statue at Hyde Park Corner
The great equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington by Matthew Cotes Wyatt atop the Wellington Arch or Constitution Arch at Hyde Park Corner, as it would appear from Constitution Hill, London

Background image1840s Collection: Warington and George Smyth Powell

Warington and George Smyth Powell
Henry Warington Smyth Powell (1847-1921) and George Smyth Powell (1847-1898), two of the children of the Reverend Baden Powell and his third wife Henrietta

Background image1840s Collection: Dining Room, New College Lane, Oxford

Dining Room, New College Lane, Oxford
An unfinished watercolour sketch of Reverend Baden Powells dining room at New College Lane, Oxford, with mother and children sitting round a table

Background image1840s Collection: Sketch of Tenby, Wales, including the Castle

Sketch of Tenby, Wales, including the Castle
Sketch of Tenby, Wales, showing the Castle, Worms Head, St Catherines Island and Caldey Island, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1840



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