1846 Collection (page 16)

Pius IX in St Peter s
Pope Pius IX is carried through St Peter s, Rome, while pilgrims kneel in adoration

Pope Pius IX (Letaille)
POPE PIUS IX (Conde Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferreti) Declared papal infallibility in 1869 but quarrelled with the Italian government

Gregorius XVI in State
The corpse of Gregorius XVI lies in state in St Peter s, Rome, while pious worshippers line up to kiss his feet

Free Trade Issue
The Westminster election, where Free Trade is the main issue

German Stagecoach 1846
Passengers emerge from their coach at Cologne

Eastern Union Cutting
The building of Brantham Bridge and Cutting, on the Eastern Union Railway

Hyde Park Steamed Up
HYDE PARK AS IT WILL BE Londons Park is invaded by steam-powered vehicles

Liverpool Picket Line
Strikers at Liverpool picket to prevent strike-breakers

San Francisco, Calif
The former Spanish settlement of Yerba Buena was taken from the Mexicans in 1846 and renamed San Francisco : it expanded rapidly during the Gold Rush of 1849

Rudolph Christoph Eucken
RUDOLPH CHRISTOPH EUCKEN German Writer of Historical Philosophy. Nobel Award for Literature, 1908

Waldeck-Rousseau / Demare
PIERRE MARIE HENRI ERNEST WALDECK-ROUSSEAU French statesman, depicted causing consternation among French lawyers with his plans for reform of the legal system

Iran / Archaeology / Bisutun
The rock inscription carved in Old Persian, Babylonian, and Elamite cuneiform on the rock of Bisutun overlooking the main route from Babylon to Hamadan

BR HAYDON / 1786-1846
BENJAMIN ROBERT HAYDON English painter, known for historical and biblical works

1846 / Peel Resigns as Pm
Robert Peel resigns as Prime Minister. His repeal of the Corn Laws had split the Conservative Party, leaving him no option but resignation

Thackeray / Kensington
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY English novelists home at 13 Young Street, Kensington, from 1846 to 1853

Rodolphe Toepffer
RODOLPHE TOEPFFER Swiss writer

Michael Davitt (Photo)
MICHAEL DAVITT Irish statesman

JF MILLET / SELF / 1846-7
JEAN-FRANCOIS MILLET French painter

Duperre (Feret)
Victor Guy, baron DUPERRE French naval commander

Oscar Hammerstein / Vf Ray
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN American theatrical manager

Samuel Brannan
SAMUEL BRANNAN Leader of colony of Mormons to San Francisco in 1846; made fortune during California gold rush

Paul Deroulede / Barrere
PAUL DEROULEDE French patriot and politician caricatured as the last d Artagnan

Paul Deroulede / Postcard
PAUL DEROULEDE French patriot and politician

Cody / Felix Potin / Photo
Colonel WILLIAM FREDERICK CODY alias Buffalo Bill American showman on his horse

Cody / Postcard / Colour
Colonel WILLIAM FREDERICK CODY alias Buffalo Bill In full cowboy dress, with signature

Franz Mehring
FRANZ MEHRING German Socialist historian and journalist

Willie Edouin / Players 03
WILLIE EDOUIN (William Frederick Bryer) English comedian in La Poupee (The Doll)

Cs Parnell / Cdv
CHARLES STEWART PARNELL Irish Nationalist politician in 1880

Randolph Caldecott
RANDOLPH CALDECOTT illustrator and humorous artist

1846 / Lords & Corn Bill
The Lords " getting up" the Corn bill" Satirical comment on the repeal of the Corn Laws

Harriette Wilson / Col Lit
HARRIETTE WILSON Courtesan and memoir writer, one of whose friends was the Duke of Wellington

Albert Visetti / Postcard
ALBERT VISETTI Dalmatian-born musician

Henryk Sienkiewicz / Nobel
HENRYK ADAM ALEKSANDR PIUS SIENKIEWICZ pseudonym: LITWOS Polish novelist

Sheep-Washing 1846
Washing (or dipping) sheep in the river

Wheat Harvest, 1846
A farmer rides by the wheat field to see how the harvesting is coming along - twelve people are working at the various manual tasks

Steam in Hyde Park
HYDE PARK AS IT WILL BE Londons Park is invaded by steam-powered vehicles

Leadenhall Market, Xmas
LEADENHALL MARKET, in the city of London, at Christmas time

Venice /s Maria Salute
Venice: view across the water to Santa Maria della Salute

Waldeck-Rousseau Cartoon
P M H E WALDECK-ROUSSEAU French statesman depicted with prizes he has just won at the fair

Berlioz Faust Liebig 6
While her seducer goes down to Hell, Marguerite, judged blameless though pregnant, is taken up to Heaven by sympathetic angels

Berlioz Faust Liebig 3
Mephistopheles summons his demons to work magic on the innocent Marguerite, while Faust peeks at her through the window

Berlioz Faust Liebig 1
Faust in his study watches the victorious soldiers ride past and compares their destiny with his own

Applegarth Press
Printing press by APPLEGARTH & COWPER

Hungerford Bridge 1846

Newgate / Old Bailey 1846
Newgate and the Old Bailey

Dress with Buttons 1846
Dress with a plain skirt that buttons up the centre, jacket / caraco corsage buttoned high to the neck, tight sleeves, frill at neck & cuffs, green parasol

GIRLs FASHIONS 1846
Pink dress: four scallop edged flounces, tight fitting sleeves with volans & worn with a net pelerine. Hair: covers the ears. Green dress: worn with a shawl & bonnet

Lebanon / Beirut 1846
Beirut: boats in the harbour Date: 1846

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