1845 Collection (page 2)

DANHAUSER, Joseph (1805-1845)

Trafalgar Square Fountain, London, 1845
Engraving showing one of the fountains of Trafalgar Square, London, with (top left and right) a sectional view of the wells under the square, which were dug to supply the fountains

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Balance for Dollars
Engraving of weighing scales invented by Mr Bate for weighing dollars not exceeding 72 lbs 2 oz troy

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Sovereign Weighi
Engraving of elaborate machinery used for weighing gold coins, to ensure that the coins weight is exactly right. Members of the public are observing the process

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Receiving Office
Engraving of the office in the Bank of England where deposits in gold or silver can be made

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Box of the Sover
Engraving of the Exterior of the Sovereign Weighing Machine at the Bank of England

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Balance for Bar Gold
Engraving of a heavy duty set of weighing scales with central pillars for weighing bars of gold. A bar of gold is on one side of the balances, the weights on the other

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Enlarged View of
Engraving of a detail of the Sovereign weighing machine invented by Mr Bate to deal with the crisis in light gold coinage in the early eighteen forties

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Balance for Bar Silver
Engraving of fine weighing scales for bars of silver, with a bar of silver on one side of the scales and the weights on the other

Sydney Smith / Morton Lith
SYDNEY SMITH English clergyman, essayist and wit

Ludwig Ii / Jugend 1902
KING LUDWIG II OF BAVARIA Reigned March 1864 - June 1886

FAURE
GABRIEL FAURE - French musician caricatured as musical scientist

Great Macdermott / Feather
THE GREAT MACDERMOTT (Gilbert Hastings Farrell) Music hall singer of patriotic songs: I ll strike you with a feather

Hudson Ships Sail 1845
Ships of the Hudsons Bay Company sail from Gravesend, England

Tiger Carries Off Man
A tiger attacks a man and carries him off in its mouth

Tutbury Castle / 1845
The Interior of the castle- yard. Mary Queen of Scots was held prisoner at Tutbury in 1569

James Polk President
JAMES K POLK 11th American President (1845-49)

Stage Effects - Fire
Victorian stage managers went to remarkable lengths to achieve realism on the stage - here, one tries to simulate the Great Fire of London

Elizabeth Fry (Drummond)
ELIZABETH FRY - Prison reformer, quaker and philanthropist

Elizabeth Fry (Quiver)
ELIZABETH FRY - Prison reformer, quaker and philanthropist. Here she visits inmates of Newgate Prison

Ludwig Ii / Anon Photo
KING LUDWIG II OF BAVARIA Reigned March 1864 - June 1886 Portrait as a young man

Public Reading at the Cafe de Levante in Madrid
Leonardo Alenza y Nieto (1807-1845). Spanish painter. Public Reading at the Cafe de Levante in Madrid, circa 1825-1845. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Hold hard, you have forgot the Lady, Cumnock-Dumfries Coach
Hold hard, you have forgot the Lady, Cumnock to Dumfries Coach, by C B Newhouse Date: 1845

The Sleepy Gate-keeper, London to Bath Coach
The Sleepy Gate-keeper, by C B Newhouse, London to Bath Coach Date: 1845

Unwelcome Fare, Bristol-London Mail Coach
An Unwelcome Fare, all that luggage, Bristol to London Mail Coach Date: 1845

Fernando Ferrant y Llausas(1810-1852), ca. 1845
Fernando Ferrant y Llausas(1810-1852). Spanish painter. Portrait by Luis Ferrant y Llausas (1806-1868), ca.1845. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Edward Paine Butler
A portrait painting of Edward Paine Butler, 1811-1849, who was the eldest son of lawyer and landowner, Gamaliel Butler. Date: circa 1845

Interior of Queen Anne's Bath, a natural springs between Holborn and Long Acre, London, 1845. Being a source of fresh water it was known for its medicinal properties from at least the time of

Hunterian Museum Royal College Surgeons Iln Import
hunterian, museum, royal, college, surgeons, iln, import, 21, dec, 07, 1845, 18th, century, medical, collection, built, john, hunter, specimen, bought, government, death, passed, housed, research

Captain Sir John Franklin
Sir John Franklin (1786 - 1847), British Royal Navy officer and explorer of the Arctic. Wearing his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

London First Sewage System Fleet Streets Street
london, first, sewage, system, fleet, streets, street, sew, 1845, cholera, epidemics, great, stink, miasmas, combined, create, death, rate, higher, forcing, reformers, face, urban, planning, policy

Woman Working a Foot Pedalled Power Loom 1854
Factory woman seated at her frame, preparing the wasp for a handloom. At the time the population of upwards of 18, 000 people

Macclesfield Factory Girl Preparing Warp 1845
Factory girl seated at her frame, preparing the wasp for a power-loom in a large manufacturing town in the county of Chester

Charles Sherwood Stratton known by everyone as General Tom Thumb (1838 - 1883), American dwarf, who achieved great fame. Wearing court dress, appearing at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly

SAMUEL LAMAN BLANCHARD English journalist and author, much liked and respected ; tragically, when his wife dies of illness, he will take his own life in a fit of delirium. Date: 1804 - 1845

POE/POEM/THE RAVEN/C19TH
"Sorrow for the lost Lenore"; the man contemplates his lost love. Date: First published: 1845

The British paddle-steamer arrives in the harbour of Antwerp after crossing the Channel. Date: circa 1845

BERNHARDT/L'AIGLON 1900
SARAH BERNHARDT (1845 - 1923), French actress in Rostand's L'Aiglon in 1900: Act VI, The Death of the Duke of Reichstadt

MADAGASCAR INFANTICIDE
A Madagascar couple lay their infant in the road along which cattle are driven, so that the animals will trample it and bear the responsibility for its death Date: 1845

COLERIDGE WITH BLACK CAP
THE BLACK CAP Mr Justice Coleridge, judge presiding at a trial, puts on the black cap which signifies that he is about to pass a death sentence 1845

Battle of Ferozeshah, India, during the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-1846), 21-22 December 1845. Date: 1845

Page from the Illustrated London News, 14th June 1845, featuring Ascot prizes the Royal Hunt Cup, the Emperors Cup, and the Queens Vase

Ascot prize - The Emperors Cup
Amongst the Ascot prizes for 1845 is the Emperors Cup, a gift of the Emperor of Russia on his 1844 visit to Queen Victoria

Reopening of Sadlers Wells Theatre, Sermon
Reopening of Sadlers Wells Theatre, London, 26 July 1845, Sermon by Rev William Owen of Chadwell Street Chapel Date: 1845

Railway Mania - illustration by Alfred Crowquill - a steam train running out of track as it heads to the edge of the precipice... Date: 1845

Railway Mania - written and illustrated by Alfred Crowquill. Date: 1845

Railway Mania - text written by Alfred Crowquill. Date: 1845

Fisher House, Islington, London. Date: 1845

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