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Horsley Collection

Background imageHorsley Collection: First Christmas Card by Sir Henry Cole and John Horsley

First Christmas Card by Sir Henry Cole and John Horsley
Reputedly the first Christmas card, this was designed by Horsley in 1843, and a coloured version sent out by Sir Henry Cole in 1846

Background imageHorsley Collection: Grace Darling, rowing with her father

Grace Darling, rowing with her father
Grace Horsley Darling (1815 - 1842), daughter of the lighthouse keeper, William Darling, on the Farne Islands, seen here rowing with her father to the sinking steamboat the SS Forfarshire in 1838

Background imageHorsley Collection: Grace Darling, lighthouse keeper's daughter

Grace Darling, lighthouse keeper's daughter
Grace Horsley Darling (1815 - 1842), daughter of the lighthouse keeper, William Darling, on the Farne Islands, who rowed with her father to the sinking steamboat the SS Forfarshire in 1838

Background imageHorsley Collection: The first long-distance Hawker Horsley, J8607

The first long-distance Hawker Horsley, J8607

Background imageHorsley Collection: Hawker Horsley, J7993

Hawker Horsley, J7993

Background imageHorsley Collection: On May 1st, 1843 English Academic painter and illustrator John Callcott Horsley designed the first

On May 1st, 1843 English Academic painter and illustrator John Callcott Horsley designed the first commercially produced and printed Christmas card

Background imageHorsley Collection: Millinery, Life and Still Life by J C Horsley

Millinery, Life and Still Life by J C Horsley
Millinery - Life and Still Life by J C Horsley

Background imageHorsley Collection: The Banker???s Private Room Date: 1880

The Banker???s Private Room Date: 1880

Background imageHorsley Collection: Hawker Horsley, J7989

Hawker Horsley, J7989

Background imageHorsley Collection: Hawker Horsley, J8001

Hawker Horsley, J8001

Background imageHorsley Collection: The first prototype Hawker Horsley, J7511

The first prototype Hawker Horsley, J7511

Background imageHorsley Collection: Hawker Horsley, J8024

Hawker Horsley, J8024

Background imageHorsley Collection: Hawker Horsley, J7721

Hawker Horsley, J7721

Background imageHorsley Collection: Hawker Horsley, J798?

Hawker Horsley, J798?

Background imageHorsley Collection: Old Workhouse and Pond, West Horsley, Surrey

Old Workhouse and Pond, West Horsley, Surrey
A view of the former West Horsley parish workhouse. Date: 1904

Background imageHorsley Collection: Samuel Horsley, Bishop

Samuel Horsley, Bishop
SAMUEL HORSLEY Bishop of Saint Asaph Date: 1733 - 1806

Background imageHorsley Collection: Charles W Douglas / Army

Charles W Douglas / Army
CHARLES WHITTINGHAM HORSLEY DOUGLAS Military Date: 1850 - 1914

Background imageHorsley Collection: Facsimile of early Victorian Christmas card

Facsimile of early Victorian Christmas card
Facsimile of an early Victorian Christmas and New Year card designed by J C Horsley RA, thought to have been the first Christmas card ever sent in Britain. Date: circa 1843

Background imageHorsley Collection: The Village, Washpool, Gloucestershire

The Village, Washpool, Gloucestershire
The Village, Washpool, Horsley, near Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageHorsley Collection: General Sir Charles Douglas

General Sir Charles Douglas
General Sir Charles Whittingham Horsley Douglas (1850 1914); Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the first three months of the First World War, but died on 25th October 1914. Date: 1914

Background imageHorsley Collection: Samuel Horsley - 3

Samuel Horsley - 3
SAMUEL HORSLEY Lord Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales. Date: 1733 - 1806

Background imageHorsley Collection: Samuel Horsley - 4

Samuel Horsley - 4
SAMUEL HORSLEY Lord Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales. Date: 1733 - 1806

Background imageHorsley Collection: Samuel Horsley - 2

Samuel Horsley - 2
SAMUEL HORSLEY Lord Bishop of Saint Asaph, Wales. Date: 1733 - 1806


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