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Harlaxton HouseHarlaxton Hall, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, built by Gregory Gregory in the Jacobean style to replace the ancient manor house (of which we have a nice engraving)
Tom Titt / Hall CaineSir Thomas Henry Hall Caine, more commonly known as Hall Caine. Popular British author of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras
BROMSGROVETercentenary of King Edward VI Grammar School at Bromsgrove, Hereford & Worcester : the procession to the church
Squalid interior of a London lodging houseThe squalid interior of a decrepit London lodging house revealed by torchlight. People lie sleeping on the floor with minimal bedclothes while a man shines a torch light on someones face
Taking a Plaster Cast of the Statue of Charles I, London, 18Engraving showing the creation of a plaster cast of the 17th century equestrian statue of King Charles I at Charing Cross, London, 1853
The West Wing of Somerset House, London, 1853Engraving showing the then newly built West Wing of Somerset House, London, 1853
Queen Victoria arriving at St. Jamess Palace, London, 1853Engraving showing Queen Victoria arriving, by carriage, at St. Jamess Palace (gatehouse on left), June 1853. A large number of people are shown lining St. James Street to acclaim their monarch
Beerbohm Trees / SpeareSir HERBERT DRAPER BEERBOHM TREE. English actor in the roll of Falstaff in Shakespeares Merry Wives of Windsor
Alfred Beit (1853-1906)Photographic portrait of Alfred Beit, the British South African financier, pictured with his pet dog c.1906
Sir Frank Dicksee, 1881Engraved portrait of Sir Frank Dicksee (1853-1928), the English painter, pictured in 1881 when he had just been made Associate of the Royal Academy
Sir Samuel Hughes on horseback; France, 1916Illustration of Sir Samuel Hughes (1853-1921), the Canadian Minister of Militia, pictured on horseback in France during the First World War
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853-1937) English actor, considered the finest Hamlet of his day
Richard Sands Air Walking at Drury Lane, 1853Engraving showing Richard Sands (d.1861), the American acrobat, equestrian and air walker, performing at Drury Lane Theatre, London, March 1853
Fete De L empereurAt the Fete de l Empereur, in Paris, the historic Field of the Cloth of Gold, where Francois I met Henry VIII, is re-enacted
Gold in New Zealand 1853The New Zealand gold field: discovery of gold near the source of the Kapanga Stream, about 40 miles from Auckland; miners camped close to the river pan for gold
Duc De Brabant WedsLe duc de Brabant, son of Leopold I and the future Leopold II, weds Marie- Henriette, archduchess of Austria
Miners of ValenciennesNapoleon and Eugenie watch a parade of the miners of Valenciennes : his encouragement of industry gives France a period of stability and prosperity
Duc De Brabant SenatorLe duc de Brabant, son of Leopold I and the future Leopold II, takes his seat as a senator
Meeting the BritsNapoleon meets a delegation of British businessmen : his encouragement of commerce gives France a period of stability and prosperity
Maria Duchess EdinburghMARIA, duchess of EDINBURGH daughter of tsar Alexander II and wife to Alfred
Visiting BoulogneNapoleon and his recently acquired bride Eugenie visit Boulogne : both are assiduous tourists
S Africa K Williams TDistant view of the town, at this time the capital of British Kaffraria
The Female Emigrants Home, Hatton Garden, 1853Engraving showing the main room of the Female Emigrants Home, Hatton Garden, London, 1853. A fund was set up in 1849 to send distressed needlewomen to Australia
Atlantic Is. MadeiraFunchal, capital of Madeira, viewed from the east cliff
America. Photographs from California. Indusry BarIndustry Bar was a heavily mined area of the Californian gold diggings and this engraving from a photograph shows the elaborate system of bringing water to the mining area
The great gallery, tombs discovered in SakkaraTombs discovered in Sakkara, 1853 - the great gallery. Candles were used to light the chambers to enable viewing of the interior
Sir Richard Francis Burton disguised as a Pathan, c. 1853Engraving of Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), the English explorer, linguist and diplomat, disguised as a Pathan, c.1853
America. Photographs of California. Gold washing on the YubaWater was indispensible in the gold mining process and the water from the River Yuba was dammed and piped to wash away the sand and quartz from the gold particles
Lord Palmerston at the Melbourne Athenaeum, Derbyshire, 1853Engraving showing Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), laying the foundation-stone of the Melbourne Athenaeum, Derbyshire, August 1853
S Africa PietermaritzDistant view of the capital of Natal
New Zealand ChristchurchChristchurch in its early days
Orfordness Lighthouse and Telegraph Station, 1853Engraving of Orfordness lighthouse and Submarine electric telegraph station, Suffolk, June 1853. At the end of May 1853 a telegraph cable 119 miles had been laid between Orfordness and Scheveningen
Issuing licenses to dig for goldCommissioner issuing licenses to dig for gold on the banks of the Turon river, Australia
Amreica. Photographs from America. Sicard, on the YubaThe town of Sicard was set up on the banks of the Yuba by an old provencal sailor called Sicard, one of the first successful gold miners in the region
Winter in the Californian Mountains, 1853Engraving showing two gold-miners returning to their hut with provisions, during the particularly harsh winter of 1852-3. Over 20 feet of snow fell on the mountains of California
The Kill / Jorrocks HuntTHE KILL, ON THE CAT AND CUSTARD POT DAY Mr Jorrocks holds up the brush triumphantly and the dogs rip the rest of the poor fox to pieces
Chobham Camp & VictoriaThe camp at Chobham showing the arrival of Queen Victoria at Magnet Hill
Montholon / BompledCHARLES-TRISTAN COMTE DE MONTHOLON French soldier and Napoleons executor Date: 1783 - 1853
Sport / Cricket / SpofforthF.R.SPOFFORTH The Demon or imp-etuous bowler, representing cricket on T other side of the Hearth
Photographic Soiree 1853SOIREE OF PHOTOGRAPHERS in the Great Room of the Society of Arts, London
Lorentz / Hendrik / Nobel 02HENDRIK ANTOON LORENTZ Dutch physicist
Turkey BosphorusThe northern end of the Bosphorus at its junction with the Black Sea, viewed from the Giants Hill
Switzerland BernThe Corps Historique march through the streets, celebrating the Fifth Grand Centennial Fete
School for the BlindA sketch of the female work room at the School for the Indigent Blind in St Georges Fields, founded in 1791
Trovatore - 1Manrico the troubadour serenades Leonora but is overheard by the Count di Luna who of course is also in love with Leonora
Trovatore - 2Manrico the troubadour and the Count di Luna confront each other and prepare to fight a duel
Trovatore - 5Leonora tells Manrico he is free, but at the price of giving herself to the Count
Cricketer, WoodHenry Wood Cricketer - Surrey
