1848 Collection (page 18)

Donizetti / Eichhorn
GAETANO DONIZETTI Italian opera composer

Donizetti / Anon
GAETANO DONIZETTI Italian opera composer

Cartoon on Tea Duty
Ladies gather round a large urn of tea drinking from large cups since it is " A good cup of tea when the duty is taken off

Balfour / Golf / Sambourne
ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR 1st Earl of Balfour, British politician and Conservative MP, enjoying a game of golf in snazzy attire

Aj Balfour / Stereoscopic
ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR 1st Earl of Balfour British politician, Conservative MP

Servants at Table
Servants at table - a manservant, dining with the cook, reprimands the page for bringing him a steel fork (as opposed to silver)

G Stephenson / Glebe Farm
GEORGE STEPHENSON Glebe Farm House, Benton, where the engineer lived

George Stephenson / Invtr
George Stephenson Engineer

George Stephenson / French
GEORGE STEPHENSON Engineer, pictured with the first locomotive engine at the opening ceremony

George Stephenson / Cig
GEORGE STEPHENSON Engineer, pictured with the first locomotive engine

George Stephenson / Holl
George Stephenson Engineer

George Stephenson / Lucas
George Stephenson Engineer

A Pitres / Nos Maitres
A PITRES French medical

Pachmann / Vladimir / Pcard
VLADIMIR VON PACHMANN Russian pianist, best known for his performances of Chopin

J-K Huysmans / Port Contem
JORIS-KARL HUYSMANS French novelist, of Dutch descent

Smith O brien / Meagher
William Smith O Brien and Thomas Francis Meagher under armed guard in gaol

Events / Ireland 1848
Sackville Street, Dublin, during the rebellion

Kuropatkin / Hall / Graphic
ALEXEI NICHOLAIEVITCH KUROPATKIN Russian general in 1904

Don Carlos / Sepia Oval
DON CARLOS alias CARLOS MARIA DE LOS DOLORES DE BORBON Claimant to the Spanish throne

Don Carlos / Moloch 1882
DON CARLOS alias CARLOS MARIA DE LOS DOLORES DE BORBON Claimant to the Spanish throne

Charles Buller / 1844 Drg
CHARLES BULLER Statesman, at the age of 38

Prague Uprising, 1848
Barricades at the Charles Bridge, Prague

Art / Regional / German Art
Jovial winter scene on the August-Bridge in Dresden showing crowds enjoying the snow and winter sunshine

Naser Od-Din / Iran / Cdv
NASER OD-DIN Shah of Iran (1848-96) in ceremonial uniform

Ludwig Leichhardt
LUDWIG LEICHHARDT German traveller in Australia

Webb / Channel / Frad Cdv
MATTHEW WEBB Swimmer of the Channel in August 1875

Naser Od-Din / Iran / P&p 89
NASER OD-DIN Shah of Iran (1848-96) in ceremonial uniform

Wolzogen / Baron / Postcard
BARON HANS PAUL VON WOLZOGEN Friend of the German composer Richard Wagner

1848 Seen as Volcano
1848 seen as the third eruption of the revolutionary volcano - after 1789 and 1830 - which will finally release Liberty to the French people

Eugene Turpin
EUGENE TURPIN French scientist in his laboratory: he invented melinite, a form of gas warfare, as well as other explosives

George Stephenson
GEORGE STEPHENSON working on his Rocket

Fashion Plate / 1848 / Men
Evening dress, top coat & gibus hat; Wellesley style wrapper with fur trim & brandenburgs; loose fitting jacket & strapped pantaloons with vertical stripes

Homes in Poland burnt
Rebels in Galicia burn the homes of aristocrats favourable to the Russian occupation

Burning the Guy / 1848
A large group of boys gather around the bonfire to watch their guy, which has been suspended from a tree, disappear in the flames

Chinese Junk in Thames
The Key-ing, the first Chinese junk to visit Europe, docked in the Thames

Lord Morpeth / Health Bill
SANATORY MEASURES. LORD MORPETH THROWING PEARLS BEFORE - ALDERMEN Morpeths bills, to be passed as the Public Health Act 1848, initially encounter opposition

French Demo 1848
A huge crowd with banners demonstrates in Paris

Lady Sits at Easel 1848
Grey: corsage with wrap over front, ruched trim on the pocket & false apron. Pink: loose sleeves, corsage up to the throat & 4 horizontal rows of embroidery on the skirt

Chartist Arming Cartoon
A physical force Chartist arming for the fight

John Bull after Tax
Mr John Bull after an attack of Income Tax

Germany / Berlin / 1848
Berliners defend the barricades against advancing Prussian soldiers

Q. Victorias Writing
Queen Victorias handwriting in a letter to Wellington

Chateaubriand / Philippo
Vicomte Francois-Auguste Rene de CHATEAUBRIAND French writer and statesman

Military Dress / 19th Brit
British soldiers during the Sikh Wars (Her Majestys 32nd Regiment)

Racial Type / India / Multan
Inhabitants of Mooltan (aka Multan) - this city is in eastern Pakistan

Vernon Gallery
Ladies and gentlemen looking with interest at the paintings of the Vernon Collection, housed then in the basement of the National Gallery, London

Distribution of Staves
The Great Chartist Demonstration: Distribution of the Staves Special constables prepare for trouble by handing out truncheons

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