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Peterborough JailThe entrance to Peterborough Gaol (or Jail). The prison, designed by W J Donthorn, opened in 1842 but was closed in 1878. Part of the old building is now used as a restaurant. Date: 1905
Hall at St Donats Castle, Glamorgan, WalesInk sketch of the Hall at St Donats Castle, Glamorgan, Wales, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. 1842
Sandwichboard men proclaiming advent of the ILNLines of men holding up placards proclaiming the advent of the first issue of the Illustrated London News, 30 engravings, price 6d
Arthur Knyvet WilsonSir ARTHUR KNYVET WILSON V.C. Distinguished British naval commander who won his VC at the battle of El Teb. Date: 1842 - 1921
Ribot PhotoALEXANDRE RIBOT French statesman, photographed in 1916. Date: 1842 - 1923
Silhouette portrait of the Cary family of BostonThe Cary family of Boston, Massachussetts, USA in silhouette, cut by the famous silhouette artist August Edouart, who toured the USA during the 1840s
Dumont D urvilleJs C DUMONT D URVILLE French naval explorer Date: 1790 - 1842
Carl KniaziewiczCARL KNIAZIEWICZ Polish military commander of the Polish Legion, officially part of the Italian army but fighting with Napoleon against the Russians. Date: 1762 - 1842
Where to eat dinner with chopsticks a la chinoiseScene from 1920 of a Chinese restaurant in Londons Chinatown in Limehouse. The first Chinese to settle in Britain arrived in the late 18th century
Mallarme PhotoSTEPHANE MALLARME French poet (in the middle), with painter Manet and an unidentified lady at the keyboard. Date: 1842-1898
Dunchurch ForgeThe Old Forge, Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England, reputed to be the original smithy on which Henry Wadsworth Longfellow based his poem The Village Blacksmith (1842). Date: 1950s
Maria Anne Ashley - 3MARIA ANNE (nee Baillie) ASHLEY wife of the Honorable Anthony William Ashley : a much painted lady. Date: circa 1842
Maria Anne Ashley - 2MARIA ANNE (nee Baillie) ASHLEY wife of the Honorable Anthony William Ashley : a much painted lady. Date: circa 1842
Attack by ruffiansFrank and Sambo, attacked by Ruffians, in the hold of the Tender. Date: 1842
View of South LondonThe Colosseum Print, a view of south London, based on a photograph by Antoine Claudet taken from the top of the Duke of Yorks Column, 124 feet high
Hall at St Donats GlamorganshireHall at St Donat s, Glamorganshire. Date: 1842
Trees possibly at St Donats GlamorganshireTrees, possibly at St Donat s, Glamorganshire. Date: circa 1842
John Pyke Hullah in 1842John Pyke Hullah (1812 -1884), English composer and teacher of music, pictured here in 1842. Date: 1842
Entrance to St Donats Castle. Date: 1842
Interior of the kitchen at St Donats Castle. Date: 1842
Phoebe HearstPHOEBE HEARST American lady, mother of newspaper proprietor William Randolph Hearst. Date: 1842 - 1919
Dumont D urville - 2JULES SEBASTIEN CESAR DUMONT D URVILLE - French naval commander and explorer, commanded Astrolabe in search for La Perouse, active in the Pacific. Date: 1790 - 1842
Dr Jephsons HomeDR HENRY JEPHSONs home at Beech Lawn, Leamington, Warwickshire. The panegyrical poem to the good doctor is a marvel of laudatory language. Date: 1842
Flammarion and TelescopeCAMILLE FLAMMARION - French astronomer, towards the end of his life, with a telescope. Date: 1842 - 1925
Pyotr KropotkinPYOTR ALEKSEYEVICH KROPOTKIN Russian anarchist-communist philosopher Date: 1842 - 1921
Fishermen on the BeachTwo fishermen of Rye talk and smoke beside their boat Date: 1842
Arrigo Boito with VerdiARRIGO GUISEPPE GIOVANNI BOITO Italian composer and librettist with Verdi Date: 1842 - 1918
Massenet / Fantasio 1909JULES MASSENET French composer: a satirical view Date: 1842 - 1912
Stendhal (Etching)STENDHAL (real name Marie-Henri Beyle) French writer Date: 1783 - 1842
Brussels / Distant ViewBrussels: distant view from the railway line Date: circa 1850
Stendhal (Goor)STENDHAL French writer Date: 1783 - 1842
Massenet / Assiette BeurreJULES MASSENET French composer Date: 1842 - 1912
The Guildhall (former Town Hall), DerbyView of the Guildhall (former Town Hall) in the Market Place in the centre of Derby. It was built in 1842. Date: circa 1920
Poe / Tales / Pit & PendulumTHE PIT & THE PENDULUM Before the inquisitors; " I saw them fashion the syllables of my name". Date: First published: 1842
Massenet & his HeroinesJULES MASSENET with singers who have sung his leading roles - Emma Calve at top left, Lina Cavalieri standing on the piano, Mary Garden standing in foreground Date: 1842 - 1912
Massenet / Le Theatre 1907JULES MASSENET French composer Date: 1842 - 1912
Gentlemen DebtorsGentlemen debtors in the Queens Bench prison, London Date: 1842
William AbrahamWILLIAM ABRAHAM Welsh radical statesman Date: 1842 - 1922
Peter Oluf BrondstedPETER OLUF BRONDSTED Danish archeologist and traveller. Date: 1780 - 1842
Victoria / Edward / BaptismVictoria, Albert and other family members at the baptism of Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) Date: 1842
Oxford V Cambridge 1842Oxford win the race, Cutter Match, off Lambeth Palace. Date: 1842
Purcells opera King Arthur at Drury Lane Theatre, LondonPurcells opera King Arthur on stage at Drury Lane Theatre, London. This is the scene where Arthur is tempted by two nymphs or sirens bathing in a stream, but resists the temptation
Boilers of the Cornish engine erected at Old Ford Date: 1842
Boulton and Watt waggon-head boilersSections of the Boulton and Watt waggon-head boilers erected at the East London Water Works Date: 1842
Cornish engine and boilers - East London Water Works
Boulton and Watt engine - East London Water WorksElevation of the Boulton and Watt engine, erected at the East London Water Works, Old Ford Date: 1842
Cornish engine and stand pipe - East London Water WorksElevation of the Cornish engine and stand pipe erected at the East London Water Works, Old Ford Date: 1842
The Pluralist, aided by his patronA satirical comment on the rise of religious pluralism in the mid 19th century
