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1855 Collection (page 3)

Background image1855 Collection: Lithographic Plate of Arms

Lithographic Plate of Arms
A lithographic plate produced by Day and Sons, showing the arms of the Archiepiscopal See of York, together with those of the Episcopal See of Manchester

Background image1855 Collection: Dwelling House Entrance Design

Dwelling House Entrance Design
A lithographic plate produced by Day and Sons, showing a design for an entrance doorway for a dwelling house. The quatrefoils above the doorway allow for inviting light

Background image1855 Collection: Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Pre-Raphaelite artist

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Pre-Raphaelite artist, self-portrait dated 20 September 1855 Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Royal Yacht, HMY Victoria and Albert

Royal Yacht, HMY Victoria and Albert Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Louis-Eugene Cavaignac, French general and politician

Louis-Eugene Cavaignac, French general and politician
Louis-Eugene Cavaignac (1802-1857), French general and politician. Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Jean-Leon Gerome, French painter and sculptor

Jean-Leon Gerome, French painter and sculptor
Jean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904), French painter and sculptor, at the age of 31. Date: circa 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Graves at head of Harbour of Balaklava, Crimean War

Graves at head of Harbour of Balaklava, Crimean War
Graves at the head of the Harbour of Balaklava, Crimean War Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Rafael Montesinos, 1855, by Bernardo Lopez Piquer

Rafael Montesinos, 1855, by Bernardo Lopez Piquer
Rafael Montesinos Ramiro (1811-1877). Spanish painter. Portrait by Bernardo Lopez Piquer (1799-1874), 1855. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Background image1855 Collection: McDonnell Douglas MD-81 LN-RMM Blenda Viking

McDonnell Douglas MD-81 LN-RMM Blenda Viking (msn 53005, line number 1855), of SAS (Scandinavian Airline System) Date: circa 2000

Background image1855 Collection: The Lion Hunt, 1855 or 1856, by Eugene Delacroix

The Lion Hunt, 1855 or 1856, by Eugene Delacroix
Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863). French painter. The Lion Hunt, 1855 or 1856. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden. Date:

Background image1855 Collection: Eleanor Marx, youngest daughter of Karl Marx

Eleanor Marx, youngest daughter of Karl Marx
Eleanor "Tussy" Marx (1855-1898), also known as Eleanor Marx Aveling, the English-born youngest daughter of Karl Marx. She was a social activist and literary translator. Date: circa 1880s

Background image1855 Collection: TSAR NICOLAS I DIES

TSAR NICOLAS I DIES
Tsar Nicolas I (1796 - 1855), lies on his deathbed, not greatly lamented as it is his intransigeance which has brought the Crimea war to his country. But he did want to abolish serfdom. 1855

Background image1855 Collection: BROWNING / EVELYN HOPE

BROWNING / EVELYN HOPE
EVELYN HOPE (from Dramatis personae') Beautiful Evelyn Hope is dead... you will wake, & remember, & understand... Date: First published: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: The Valley of the Shadow of Death - caves on the Woronzoff Road

The Valley of the Shadow of Death - caves on the Woronzoff Road, to the rear of the Allied 21-gun Battery Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: LORD RAGLAN FUNERAL

LORD RAGLAN FUNERAL
LORD RAGLAN DIES His funeral cortege leaves his headquarters at Khutor Karagatch Date: June 1855

Background image1855 Collection: FRENCH PLEUREUR

FRENCH PLEUREUR
A French pleureur (= weeper) who is paid to accompany a funeral looking suitably sad Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Boeing 737-4Q8 SX-BKI

Boeing 737-4Q8 SX-BKI (msn 24704, line number 1855), of Olympic Airlines, on approach to Athens International Airport. Date: circa 2000

Background image1855 Collection: French Industrial Exposition, Palais de l Industrie, Paris

French Industrial Exposition, Palais de l Industrie, Paris
The French Industrial Exposition, Palais de l Industrie, Paris Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Bombardment of Sveaborg, 9 August 1855, Crimean War Date: 1855

Bombardment of Sveaborg, 9 August 1855, Crimean War Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Interior of the Redan after its Capture, Siege of Sebastopol, Crimean War Date: 1855

Interior of the Redan after its Capture, Siege of Sebastopol, Crimean War Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: French Attack on the Malakoff, 8 September 1855, Crimean War Date: 1855

French Attack on the Malakoff, 8 September 1855, Crimean War Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Siege of Sebastopol (Sevastopol), Crimean War. Date: 1854-1855

Siege of Sebastopol (Sevastopol), Crimean War. Date: 1854-1855

Background image1855 Collection: Russia, St. Petersburg, The Annunciation Bridge

Russia, St. Petersburg, The Annunciation Bridge
Vintage 19th century photograph: Russia, St. Petersburg, The Annunciation Bridge - previously Blagoveshchensky most; from 1855 to 1918 Nikolaevsky Bridge

Background image1855 Collection: General Sir William John Codrington (?) army officer

General Sir William John Codrington (?) army officer
Vintage 19th century photograph: captioned on the back as General Sir William John Codrington, GCB (26 November 1804 - 6 August 1884)

Background image1855 Collection: The picture exhibition at the Paris Salon, 1865

The picture exhibition at the Paris Salon, 1865, Looking at Manets Olympia. Woman in bonnet, mantelet cape and wide crinoline dress. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Background image1855 Collection: Fashionable carriages on the Boulevard des Italiens, 1855

Fashionable carriages on the Boulevard des Italiens, 1855
Fashionable carriages on the Boulevard des Italiens, left side, 1855. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V. after an illustration by Francois Courboin from Octave Uzannes Fashion in Paris

Background image1855 Collection: Women on the fashionable rue de Richelieu, Paris, 1854

Women on the fashionable rue de Richelieu, Paris, 1854
Woman in fur-lined cape and muff over a wide crinoline, with another woman in ridiing wear. A smart corner of the rue de Richelieu, the East Indian Companys warehouse, Paris, 1854

Background image1855 Collection: The Siege of Sebastopol - burial of the dead

The Siege of Sebastopol - burial of the dead in front of the Malakoff Tower, Crimean War. 1855

Background image1855 Collection: The Storming of the Redan, Crimean War

The Storming of the Redan, Crimean War. 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Progress of the Balaclava Railway to the Church of Kadikoy

Progress of the Balaclava Railway to the Church of Kadikoy, Crimean War. 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Crimean War - the 21-gun battery before Sebastopol

Crimean War - the 21-gun battery before Sebastopol
Scene in the 21-gun battery before Sebastopol, Crimean War. 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Whitworth machine

Whitworth machine. Date: circa 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Whitworth Millionth measuring machine

Whitworth Millionth measuring machine. Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Balaklava Harbour from Genoese fortress, Sevastopol, Crimea

Balaklava Harbour from Genoese fortress, Sevastopol, Crimea
Balaklava Harbour, Sevastopol, Crimea, viewed from a ruined Genoese fortress. 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Cartoon, The New Coalition

Cartoon, The New Coalition -- a satirical comment on the unlikely collaboration of John Bright, William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli

Background image1855 Collection: The Bloomer Valse and the Bloomer Redowa

The Bloomer Valse and the Bloomer Redowa
Promotional music sheet for The Bloomer Valse and The Bloomer Redowa dedicated to Mrs Colonel Bloomer. 1855. A valse is the French term for waltz

Background image1855 Collection: Earl of Cardigan leading Light Cavalry at Balaclava

Earl of Cardigan leading Light Cavalry at Balaclava
Earl of Cardigan leading the Light Cavalry in the last charge at Balaclava, Crimean War. 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Charles Dickens, English author

Charles Dickens, English author. 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Cartoon, Photographic Faces by Cuthbert Bede

Cartoon, Photographic Faces by Cuthbert Bede. 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Cultivation and manufacture of cocoa 1855

Cultivation and manufacture of cocoa 1855
Cocoa plantation in the island of Grenada. Cocoa trees are planted in rows, like apple trees in an orchard. Great care was used to keep the young trees free from the quanity os small climbing

Background image1855 Collection: Sitka, the Russian possession on North-West coast of America

Sitka, the Russian possession on North-West coast of America Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: The torchlight launch of the iron-screw steamer Azoff in

The torchlight launch of the iron-screw steamer Azoff in the Clyde. 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Launch of La Hogue, Sunderland 1855

Launch of La Hogue, Sunderland 1855
Launch of La Hogue, the largest ship ever built in Sunderland, in 1855. 16th July 1855

Background image1855 Collection: John Everett Millais, The Rescue

John Everett Millais, The Rescue - a fireman rescues three children and returns them to their mother. 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Construction of The Leviathan later Great Eastern 1855

Construction of The Leviathan later Great Eastern 1855
Christened Leviathan in the early stages, thereafter always known as SS Great Eastern, an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by J

Background image1855 Collection: The Davis Blockhouse near Coupeville, Washington, USA

The Davis Blockhouse near Coupeville, Washington, USA
The Davis Blockhouse in Sunnyside Cemetery built in 1855, near Coupeville, Washington State, USA. Whidbey settlers constructed a number of defensive blockhouses in the 1850s in response to threats

Background image1855 Collection: The sick deck of the Belleisle hospital ship in Faro Sound

The sick deck of the Belleisle hospital ship in Faro Sound. The ship could accommodate 164 patients Date: 1855

Background image1855 Collection: Before Sebastopol: Artillery taking Lancaster guns down to the first parallel

Before Sebastopol: Artillery taking Lancaster guns down to the first parallel, by night Date: 1855



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