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Background imageGrant Collection: Mary Seacole

Mary Seacole
Mary Jane Seacole (1805-1881), Jamaican born British Crimean War nurse, portrait. Also known as Mother Seacole

Background imageGrant Collection: The Melton Breakfast by Sir Francis Grant

The Melton Breakfast by Sir Francis Grant
A rare mezzotint of High Leicestershire Lights of the past enjoying breakfast before a hunt. From left to right are Massey Stanley, the Earl of Wilton, Count Matuszevic, Lord Gardner

Background imageGrant Collection: F G Pearce Ltd, business stationery

F G Pearce Ltd, business stationery
F G Pearce Ltd, Ice Cream company of Grant Street Dairy, Radford, Nottingham, business stationery (statement). circa 1930s

Background imageGrant Collection: Josslyn and Idina Hay at Slains, their farm in Kenya

Josslyn and Idina Hay at Slains, their farm in Kenya
The Hon. Josslyn and Lady Idina Hay pictured at Slains, their 2000 acre farm in Gilgil, Kenya. Pictured from left are: The Hon. Josslyn Hay, Major Roberts, Major J. Grant, Lady Idina Hay, Mrs C

Background imageGrant Collection: Three people who claim to have seen the Loch Ness Monster

Three people who claim to have seen the Loch Ness Monster
Mr Alexander Ross, Mr Arthur Grant and Miss Janet Fraser, all of whom claimed to have seen the Loch Ness Monster between 1933 and 1934

Background imageGrant Collection: Queens Park FC football team 1936

Queens Park FC football team 1936. Back row: Campbell (Captain), Dickson, Smith, Hosie, Cross, Grant. Front row: Crawford, Kyle, Dodds, Martin, Soutar. Date: 1936

Background imageGrant Collection: DREADNOUGHT HOAX

DREADNOUGHT HOAX
VIRGINIA WOOLF as a young woman, with Duncan Grant, Adrian Stephen, Anthony Buxton, Guy Ridley and Horace Cole as " The Emperor of Abyssinia and His Suite"

Background imageGrant Collection: MUSIC ROOM / 1933

MUSIC ROOM / 1933
A colourful music room designed by Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell

Background imageGrant Collection: Ulyssess Grant / Brady

Ulyssess Grant / Brady
ULYSSESs GRANT American Civil War General at Headquarters during the Virginia Campaign

Background imageGrant Collection: Defender, martyr, father - U. S. Grant, A. Lincoln, G. Washin

Defender, martyr, father - U. S. Grant, A. Lincoln, G. Washin
Defender, martyr, father - U.S. Grant, A. Lincoln, G. Washington. Print showing bas-relief, bust portraits of Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington, in a medallion. Date c1870

Background imageGrant Collection: Ulyssess Grant / Johnson

Ulyssess Grant / Johnson
ULYSSESs GRANT American Civil War General, and later President

Background imageGrant Collection: Lee Surrenders to Grant

Lee Surrenders to Grant
General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Court House

Background imageGrant Collection: Ulyssess Grant / Freedom

Ulyssess Grant / Freedom
ULYSSESs GRANT American Civil War General, and later President, receiving the Freedom of the City of London at the Guildhall

Background imageGrant Collection: Mrs A. E. Grant (Bettine Stuart-Wortley) as a nurse, WW1

Mrs A. E. Grant (Bettine Stuart-Wortley) as a nurse, WW1
Mrs A. E. Grant, the former Bettine Stuart-Wortley, pictured around the time of her marriage in nursing uniform as she was doing war work at a hospital in Cavendish Square, London

Background imageGrant Collection: Attack on the Wexford Rebels, Ireland, 26 May 1798, in response to an uprising at Oulart

Attack on the Wexford Rebels, Ireland, 26 May 1798, in response to an uprising at Oulart Hill led by Father John Murphy (visible on the far right). Date: 1798

Background imageGrant Collection: Survivors of the Empress of Ireland

Survivors of the Empress of Ireland. 1. Mr Edward Bamford, junior wireless operator on the Empress of Ireland. 2. The Rev J. Wallet, of the United Methodist Church, Westcliff-On-Sea. 3

Background imageGrant Collection: Survivors of the Battle of Balaklava, 1875

Survivors of the Battle of Balaklava, 1875
Series of engraved portraits showing the surviving British participants of the Charge of the Light Brigade of the Battle of Balaclave, Crimean War, pictured in 1875

Background imageGrant Collection: Fall / Crufts / Pyrenean Dog

Fall / Crufts / Pyrenean Dog
BERGERIE KNUR Breed: Pyrenean Mountain Dog Owned by Miss P Grant Dalton Bred by Mr & Mrs F Prince Sired by: Bergerie Abila de Fontenay

Background imageGrant Collection: Passage of the Issel (Ijssel), a river which runs through Germany and the Netherlands

Passage of the Issel (Ijssel), a river which runs through Germany and the Netherlands, by British troops, winter of 1794-1795, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Date: 1794

Background imageGrant Collection: Lord Howard de Walden in libel suit

Lord Howard de Walden in libel suit
Lord Howard de Walden (Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, 4th Baron Seaford, 1880-1946) in the witness box

Background imageGrant Collection: Scottish Types - Curling, Clan Grant

Scottish Types - Curling, Clan Grant. 19th century

Background imageGrant Collection: Ulysses S. Grant - US President and Military Commander

Ulysses S. Grant - US President and Military Commander
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) - 18th president of the United States (18691877) following his success as military commander in the American Civil War. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageGrant Collection: The room in the McLean House, at Appomattox C. H. in which G

The room in the McLean House, at Appomattox C. H. in which G
The room in the McLean House, at Appomattox C.H. in which G

Background imageGrant Collection: General Grants cavalry escort, City Point, Va. March, 1865

General Grants cavalry escort, City Point, Va. March, 1865. Group portrait with 5 buglers at left. Date 1865 Mar. printed later

Background imageGrant Collection: Sir James Grant

Sir James Grant
SIR JAMES GRANT Scottish military commander of the Strathspey or Grant Fencibles, depicted in the act of reviewing his kilted troops - a fine Kay portrait. Date: 1738 - ?

Background imageGrant Collection: Archiestown, Knockando, Moray, Scotland

Archiestown, Knockando, Moray, Scotland.The village was named in honour of its founder Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk. Date: 1905

Background imageGrant Collection: Cary Grant, American film star

Cary Grant, American film star
Cary Grant, English-born American film star and stage actor. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageGrant Collection: Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant

Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant
Lieut. Gen. U.S. Grant. Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in oval with names of battle sites surrounding. Date c1864

Background imageGrant Collection: Grant Hall, U. S. Military Academy

Grant Hall, U. S. Military Academy
Grant Hall, U.S. Military Academy. Date c1901

Background imageGrant Collection: Lee Meets Grant

Lee Meets Grant
The meeting of Lee and Grant at Appomattox court-house, ending the war between the states

Background imageGrant Collection: Speke & Grant. Lecture

Speke & Grant. Lecture
The explorers deliver a lecture at the Royal Geographical Society

Background imageGrant Collection: Boys playing football in the Street taken on Grant Street, Islington, London N1

Boys playing football in the Street taken on Grant Street, Islington, London N1. This road ran parallel to Chapel Street Market. Date: 1961

Background imageGrant Collection: Colonel Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey (Palashi, West Bengal, India), 23 June 1757

Colonel Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey (Palashi, West Bengal, India), 23 June 1757, when Great Britain and the East India Company defeated the forces of the Mughal Empire

Background imageGrant Collection: The Chevalier de Saint-George of the ship Invincible surrenders his sword to Admiral

The Chevalier de Saint-George of the ship Invincible surrenders his sword to Admiral Anson after the First Battle of Cape Finisterre between Great Britain and France, 14 May 1747

Background imageGrant Collection: Discovery of the body of Tipu Sultan, Siege of Seringapatam, India, 4 May 1799

Discovery of the body of Tipu Sultan, Siege of Seringapatam, India, 4 May 1799, ending the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798-1799) between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore

Background imageGrant Collection: Map, Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay), Egypt, a naval battle between

Map, Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay), Egypt, a naval battle between the British (led by Nelson) and the French, 1-3 August 1798. Date: 1798

Background imageGrant Collection: Nelson receiving the swords (as a symbol of surrender) on board the San Jose

Nelson receiving the swords (as a symbol of surrender) on board the San Jose (later renamed HMS San Josef), a ship captured from the Spanish navy during the Battle of Cape St Vincent

Background imageGrant Collection: Sea fight with the Mahrattas (Maratha sailors), who captured the East India Company ship

Sea fight with the Mahrattas (Maratha sailors), who captured the East India Company ship Ranger on 5 (or 8) April 1783, an action which went against the Treaty of Salbai which had ended the First

Background imageGrant Collection: Flight of Hyder Ali, ruler of Mysore in Southern India, after the Battle of Porto Novo

Flight of Hyder Ali, ruler of Mysore in Southern India, after the Battle of Porto Novo (now Parangipettai), between the British East India Company and the Sultanate of Mysore, 1 July 1781

Background imageGrant Collection: Grant Square, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Grant Square, Brooklyn, New York, USA - equestrian statue of Major General Ulysses S. Grant. Date: circa 1908

Background imageGrant Collection: Tudor Close, Rottingdean

Tudor Close, Rottingdean
A photograph of an outside bench under a window of a Tudorbethan style property at Tudor Close, Rottingdean, the residence inspired the board game Cluedo

Background imageGrant Collection: Boy Driving Cows

Boy Driving Cows
An oil painting which depicts a young farm boy, walking along a woodland path, driving a pair of large cows. Date: circa 1920

Background imageGrant Collection: Jack and Tommy Illustration

Jack and Tommy Illustration
An illustration of a military man wearing a blue uniform, walking together with a woman in a yellow hat and skirt. Date: circa 1915

Background imageGrant Collection: The Funeral of General Ulysses S. Grant

The Funeral of General Ulysses S. Grant
The funeral of General Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) in Washington, D.C. 8th August 1885. We see coffin bearers bringing him into into the Capitol, Albamy

Background imageGrant Collection: The Melton Hunt

The Melton Hunt
Reproduction of a painting by Sir Francis Grant (1803-1878) of the Melton Hunt. Grant went on to be a celebrated portraitist. Date: circa 1830s

Background imageGrant Collection: Music cover, Pasadena, an American Love Song

Music cover, Pasadena, an American Love Song, by Grant Clarke, Edgar Leslie and Harry Warren, sung by Miss Florrie Forde Date: 1923

Background imageGrant Collection: Cary Grant and Lucile Fairbanks

Cary Grant and Lucile Fairbanks
Hollywood stars Cary Grant (1904-1986) and Lucile Fairbanks (1917-1999) at the Clover Club. Date: 1939

Background imageGrant Collection: Record sleeve, Grant's of Croydon

Record sleeve, Grant's of Croydon
78rpm record sleeve advertising radio gramophones from Grant's of Croydon. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageGrant Collection: Students demonstrating over grant offer

Students demonstrating over grant offer
Students demonstrating over a 4% grant offer, in the days when students were awarded grants rather than loans. More than 75

Background imageGrant Collection: NUS President Trevor Phillips and campaigners

NUS President Trevor Phillips and campaigners
NUS President Trevor Phillips (left, b. 1953, later a writer and broadcaster) and campaigning students from the London Boroughs of Harrow and Kingston, outside the Education Department in Waterloo

Background imageGrant Collection: NUS President Charles Clarke with two students

NUS President Charles Clarke with two students
NUS (National Union of Students) President Charles Clarke (b.1950, later a Labour MP and Cabinet Minister) with two students, Clare Weber and Paul Butler

Background imageGrant Collection: Keith Vaz and Bernie Grant, Labour Party politicians

Keith Vaz and Bernie Grant, Labour Party politicians
Keith Vaz (Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz, b 1956) and Bernie Grant (Bernard Alexander Montgomery Grant, 1944-2000), British Labour politicians

Background imageGrant Collection: Jesse Jackson, Keith Vaz, Diane Abbott and Bernie Grant

Jesse Jackson, Keith Vaz, Diane Abbott and Bernie Grant
Jesse Jackson (Jesse Louis Jackson Sr, b 1941), American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. Seen here at a press conference table alongside Keith Vaz (Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz)

Background imageGrant Collection: Lady Grant, nee Miss Margaret Cochran, in costume for the play Polly at the Savoy Theatre, London

Lady Grant, nee Miss Margaret Cochran, in costume for the play Polly at the Savoy Theatre, London, 1923. Lady Grant was the wife of Sir Alfred Hamilton Grant

Background imageGrant Collection: The war in America: General Pope's division at the Levee, Ca

The war in America: General Pope's division at the Levee, Ca
General Pope's division on its way from New Madrid to reinforce General Halleck, near Corinth. Reinforcements are seen arriving by train for the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7th 1862

Background imageGrant Collection: STORY OF THE FISHERMAN

STORY OF THE FISHERMAN
I am only going to grant you one favour, and that is to choose the manner of your death ! - the fisherman is alarmed by the djinn he has released from the jar

Background imageGrant Collection: BATTLE OF SPOTSYLVANIA

BATTLE OF SPOTSYLVANIA
A continuation of the Battle of the Wilderness, the Confederates under General Lee attacked by Grant. Both armies ended in their original positions with heavy losses. Date: 10-12 May 1864

Background imageGrant Collection: The Defence of the Chateau of Hougoumont, Belgium, Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815

The Defence of the Chateau of Hougoumont, Belgium, Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815. Date: 1815

Background imageGrant Collection: Battle of Albuera, Extremadura, Spain, 16 May 1811, fought by the French Empire

Battle of Albuera, Extremadura, Spain, 16 May 1811, fought by the French Empire and the Duchy of Warsaw against the United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain, part of the Peninsular War (1807-1814)

Background imageGrant Collection: Battle of Bussaco, Aveiro district, Portugal, 27 September 1810

Battle of Bussaco, Aveiro district, Portugal, 27 September 1810, fought by the British and Portuguese against France, part of the Peninsular War (1807-1814). Date: 1810

Background imageGrant Collection: Albuera Monument, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, in memory of those who fell in the Battle

Albuera Monument, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, in memory of those who fell in the Battle of Albuera, 16 May 1811, part of the Peninsular War (1807-1814). The monument was completed in 1854. Date: 1811

Background imageGrant Collection: Battle of Corunna (Battle of Elvina), Galicia, Spain, 16 January 1809

Battle of Corunna (Battle of Elvina), Galicia, Spain, 16 January 1809, part of the Peninsular War (1807-1814). It was fought by Great Britain and Spain against France. Date: 1809

Background imageGrant Collection: Passage of the Douro (Second Battle of Porto, Battle of the Douro, Crossing of the Douro)

Passage of the Douro (Second Battle of Porto, Battle of the Douro, Crossing of the Douro), Porto, Portugal, 12 May 1809, fought by Great Britain and Portugal against the French Empire

Background imageGrant Collection: Bombardment of Copenhagen (Second Battle of Copenhagen), 15 August to 7 September 1807

Bombardment of Copenhagen (Second Battle of Copenhagen), 15 August to 7 September 1807. Date: 1807

Background imageGrant Collection: British Attack on Buenos Aires (Second Battle of Buenos Aires), Argentina, 4-5 July 1807

British Attack on Buenos Aires (Second Battle of Buenos Aires), Argentina, 4-5 July 1807, as part of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Date: 1807

Background imageGrant Collection: Sailors taking fragments of the flag from HMS Victory at Nelsons funeral in St Paul s

Sailors taking fragments of the flag from HMS Victory at Nelsons funeral in St Paul s
Sailors taking fragments of the flag from HMS Victory at Nelsons funeral in St Pauls Cathedral, London, 9 January 1806. Date: 1806

Background imageGrant Collection: The Battle of Maida, San Pietro di Maida, Calabria, southern Italy, 4 July 1806

The Battle of Maida, San Pietro di Maida, Calabria, southern Italy, 4 July 1806, part of the War of the Third Coalition (1803-1806)

Background imageGrant Collection: A minor engagement between the French Navy frigate Didon

A minor engagement between the French Navy frigate Didon and the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Phoenix, off Cape Finisterre, west coast of Spain, 10 August 1805

Background imageGrant Collection: Lieutenant Edward Nicolls boarding a French privateer cutter, the Albion

Lieutenant Edward Nicolls boarding a French privateer cutter, the Albion, off Monte Cristi, Santo Domingo, West Indies, 5 November 1803. Date: 1803

Background imageGrant Collection: General Sir Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) fording the River Kaitna

General Sir Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington) fording the River Kaitna, Battle of Assaye, western India, 23 September 1803

Background imageGrant Collection: Nelson and the Signal, Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801 - the famous incident when

Nelson and the Signal, Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801 - the famous incident when Nelson held the telescope up to his blind eye in order to ignore a signal to retreat. Date: 1801

Background imageGrant Collection: Sir Sidney Smith at the Siege of Acre, Ottoman Empire (now Akko, Israel), May 1799

Sir Sidney Smith at the Siege of Acre, Ottoman Empire (now Akko, Israel), May 1799, during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798-1801) and the War of the Second Coalition (1798-1802)

Background imageGrant Collection: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay), Egypt, a naval battle between the British

Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay), Egypt, a naval battle between the British (led by Nelson) and the French, 1-3 August 1798

Background imageGrant Collection: Battle of Cape St Vincent, southern Portugal, 14 February 1797

Battle of Cape St Vincent, southern Portugal, 14 February 1797, during the Anglo-Spanish War (1796-1808). The British fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeated a larger Spanish fleet under Admiral

Background imageGrant Collection: Surrender of Admiral De Winter, head of the Dutch fleet

Surrender of Admiral De Winter, head of the Dutch fleet, to Admiral Duncan of the British fleet, after the Battle of Camperdown (Camperduin, North Holland), 11 October 1797. Date: 1797

Background imageGrant Collection: Scene on deck before the Fourth Battle of Ushant, also known as the Glorious First of

Scene on deck before the Fourth Battle of Ushant, also known as the Glorious First of June, 1 June 1794. It was the first and largest naval action between Great Britain

Background imageGrant Collection: Reception of the hostages from Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, by Lord Cornwallis

Reception of the hostages from Tipu Sahib, Sultan of Mysore, by Lord Cornwallis, March 1792. Tipus two sons, aged about ten and eight

Background imageGrant Collection: Spanish battering ships, port and starboard, used between 1781

Spanish battering ships, port and starboard, used between 1781 and 1783 during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. Date: circa 1781

Background imageGrant Collection: The French Fleet off Grenada, West Indies. The Battle of Grenada of 6 July 1779 was a

The French Fleet off Grenada, West Indies. The Battle of Grenada of 6 July 1779 was a naval battle between the British and the French navies during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

Background imageGrant Collection: Funeral of General Simon Fraser, 8 October 1777, the day after the Battle of Saratoga

Funeral of General Simon Fraser, 8 October 1777, the day after the Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Date: 1777

Background imageGrant Collection: Major John Pitcairn entering Lexington in the early morning of 19 April 1775

Major John Pitcairn entering Lexington in the early morning of 19 April 1775, faced with about 80 Lexington militiamen, marking the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War

Background imageGrant Collection: After the Siege of Havana, Cuba, March to August 1762, which ended in a British victory

After the Siege of Havana, Cuba, March to August 1762, which ended in a British victory against the Spanish, captured gold

Background imageGrant Collection: Battle of Quiberon Bay (Bataille des Cardineaux), near Saint Nazaire, France

Battle of Quiberon Bay (Bataille des Cardineaux), near Saint Nazaire, France, a naval battle fought between the British and the French on 20 November 1759, during the Seven Years War (1756-1763)

Background imageGrant Collection: Surrender of Pondicherry (Puducherry), India, after a siege lasting from 4 September 1760

Surrender of Pondicherry (Puducherry), India, after a siege lasting from 4 September 1760 to 15 January 1761, part of the Third Carnatic War



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