1844 Collection (page 13)

Shipping Guano / Africa
Ichaboe island, Africa: shipping guano via a pulley system to awaiting boats

Bernhardt as Theodora
Sarah Bernhardt in the fifth act of Theodora

Derby Betting Ring 1844
Betting on the Derby - gentlemen ride up to the ring and place their bets man to man - all very different from the arrangements in later years !

King of Morocco Rides
The Emperor of Morocco giving audience to his subjects on horseback

Mourning Dress 1844
Mourning Dress: black lace dress with two deep flounces beneath small puffings (bouillon); dress with caraco bodice & ruched trim open to reveal a chemisette

Jh Newman / Iln 1844
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN Theologian, later a Catholic at age 43

Peter I, King of Serbia
PETER I, KING OF SERBIA King of Serbia (1903-21); proclaimed king of the Serbs, Croats & Slovenes (1918-21)

3 Elegant Men 1844
Blue lined sleeved cloak or mantle (Mantaeau Catalan), striped or plaid trousers, waisted S-B & D-B coats with pocket flaps worn as top coats & collarless waistcoats

Walahmette Valley
(Today Willamette) Located in Oregon : Fremont came here in 1844

NIETZSCHE
FRIEDRICH WILHELM NIETZSCHE German philosopher and writer

Mistaken for a Bird
This hunter saw a movement in the branches of a tree, and fired at what he assumed was a bird. Sadly, he was mistaken

Pistol Shooting - 3
This duellist is holding his pistol a fraction too high, and his arm should be less stretched

Pistol Shooting - 2
The correct position for a gentleman particpating in a pistol duel : he holds his weapon level with his line of sight

Louis-Philippe England
Louis-Philippe arrives at Portsmouth for a visit to Victoria : four years from now, his next trip to England will be a more permanent one

8th Marq. Queensberry
John Sholto Douglas, 8th Marquis of QUEENSBERRY Patron of boxing, responsible for the Queensberry Rules

Henri Rousseau / French Bx
HENRI ROUSSEAU Known also as le Douanier French painter (who used to be a tax collector, hence the nickname) in 1902

Captain Joshua Slocum
Captain JOSHUA SLOCUM, Canadian/American sailor who 1895-1896 was the first person to sail single-handed round the world in the Spray which he rebuilt for the purpose

LOUIS RIEL Canadian rebel, sought to set up provisional government opposing Dominion of Canada, captured and hanged for treason

Carl XIV John / Sweden / Min
CARL XIV JOHN formerly Jean-Baptiste-Jules BERNADOTTE King of Sweden and Norway (1818-44)

Jolly Old Christmas
An engraving of King Cheer enjoying Christmas festivities

Joseph Bonaparte
JOSEPH BONAPARTE - made King of Spain by Napoleon I (later King of Naples)

William Beckford
WILLIAM BECKFORD English writer and art collector

PRINCETON SHIP
American propeller-driven steam frigate

Charles Dickens in 1844
CHARLES DICKENS Writer, reading " The Chimes" 1844

1st Viscount Sidmouth
Henry Addington 1st Viscount Sidmouth Statesman

Alexandra / Girls own 1902
ALEXANDRA QUEEN TO EDWARD VII Illustration of 1902

Andrew Lang
ANDREW LANG Scottish scholar and man of letters

English milking parlour, with milkmaids at work
An English milking parlour, with milkmaids at work

Chinese Drawn Paddleboat
Native drawing of an English warship

Three Musketeers / Athos
The barman pulls a couple of pistols on Athos

D ARTAGNAN / DUMAS / C19TH
Portrait of the young Gascon gentleman: D Artagnan

DALTON (1766-1844)
JOHN DALTON scientist

DRUMONT (1844-1917)
Edouard Drumont French writer & politician

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