1726 Collection (#5)

Sir William Chambers
SIR WILLIAM CHAMBERS Landscape designer, the architect of Somerset House and the Kew Gardens Pagoda. Date: 1726 - 1796

Viscountess Townshend
DOROTHY, VISCOUNTESS TOWNSHEND Sister of Sir Robert Walpole; m. Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend; said to be the Brown Lady who haunts Raynham Hall Date: 1686 - 1726

Thomas Cooke, the miser of Islington, and his wife who he married for her wealth : together they lived a life of ridiculous parsimony, suspicious of everyone Date: 1726 - 1811

Dn Chodowiecki / Family
DANIEL NIKOLAUS CHODOWIECKI Polish artist and illustrator working at home with his family, who all seem just as industrious as he is! Date: 1726 - 1801

Richard Howe / Orme
RICHARD 1ST EARL HOWE MP and English Naval Officer Date: 1726 - 1799

Richard Howe / Chapman
RICHARD 1ST EARL HOWE MP and English Naval Officer Date: 1726 - 1799

Richard Howe / Finden
RICHARD 1ST EARL HOWE MP and English Naval Officer at the age of 69 Date: 1726 - 1799

Richard Howe / Godefroy
RICHARD 1ST EARL HOWE MP and English Naval Officer Date: 1726 - 1799

Richard Howe / Ridley
RICHARD 1ST EARL HOWE MP and English Naval Officer Date: 1726 - 1799

Thomas Pennant
THOMAS PENNANT traveller in the British Isles, naturalist, author and antiquary Date: 1726 - 1798

John Howard (Blanchard)
JOHN HOWARD Prison reformer Date: 1726 - 1790

Richard Howe
RICHARD HOWE EARL HOWE MP and English Naval Officer Date: 1726 - 1799

Abel Roper / Anon Eng
ABEL ROPER Journalist and publisher Date: 1665 - 1726

John Ker Government Spy
JOHN KER Government spy against the Jacobites Date: 1673 - 1726

Richard Howe / Flaxman
RICHARD 1ST EARL HOWE Monument in St Pauls Cathedral to the MP and English Naval Officer Date: 1726 - 1799

Richard Howe / J Walker
RICHARD 1ST EARL HOWE MP and English Naval Officer Date: 1726 - 1799

Richard Howe / J Fuller
RICHARD 1ST EARL HOWE MP and English Naval Officer Date: 1726 - 1799

Richard Howe / Pannemaker
RICHARD 1ST EARL HOWE MP and English Naval Officer Date: 1726 - 1799

Carica papaya, Papaya
Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 edition. Date: 1726

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium
Hand-coloured engraving based on Maria Sibylla Merian watercolour. 1726 edition. Date: 1726

SWIFT, Jonathan (1667-1745). Irish clergyman and satirist writer. Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver, best known as Gullivers Travels (1726)

Jonathan Swift
SWIFT, Jonathan (1667-1745). Irish clergyman and satirist writer. Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver, best known as Gullivers Travels (1726)

Christian Felix Weisse
CHRISTIAN FELIX WEISSE German writer Date: 1726 - 1804

Humphrey Wanley
HUMPHREY WANLEY antiquary and librarian Date: 1672 - 1726

Johann Georg Tromlitz
JOHANN GEORG TROMLITZ German musician Date: 1726 - 1805

John Smith, Judge
JOHN SMITH Scottish judge, chief baron of the exchequer in Scotland Date: 1657 - 1726

Sir George Savile
SIR GEORGE SAVILE statesman, concerned with the Calder navigation Date: 1726 - 1784

Pugachov in Chains
YEMELYAN IVANOVICH PUGACHOV Russian Cossack soldier who proclaimed himself Tsar Peter III and led a rebellion against Catherine II Date: 1726 - 1775

Thomas Pennant - 2
THOMAS PENNANT Antiquary, naturalist and traveller throughout the United Kingdom, whose accounts are a unique source of topographical information. Date: 1726 - 1798

Thomas Pennant - 3
THOMAS PENNANT Antiquary, naturalist and traveller throughout the United Kingdom, whose accounts are a unique source of topographical information. Date: 1726 - 1798

Louise Duchesse Orleans
LOUISE HENRIETTE de Bourbon- Conti, duchesse d ORLEANS first wife of duc Louis Philippe I, daughter of Louis Armand II prince de Conti. Date: 1726 - 1759

John Macgowan
JOHN MACGOWAN Baptist churchman, minister at Devonshire Square, London. Date: 1726 - 1780

Comtesse De Lude
MARGUERITE LOUISE de BETHUNE, comtesse de LUDE French aristocrat Date: ? - 1726

James Earl Loudoun
JAMES MURE-CAMPBELL, fifth earl of LOUDOUN Scottish military commander Date: 1726 - 1786

Peter Kolben
PETER KOLBEN German traveller Date: 1675 - 1726

William Jones
WILLIAM JONES English churchman, vicar of Nayland, Suffolk, and theological writer. Date: 1726 - 1800

Howards Birthplace - 1
JOHN HOWARDs birthplace at Clapton. Date: 1726

John Howard Statue
JOHN HOWARD prison reformer, depicted allegorically with a key with which to open prison doors to release those erroneously incarcerated. Date: 1726 - 1790

Howards Birthplace Etc
The prison reformer JOHN HOWARDs birthplace at Clapton and the house wherein he resided at Cardington, in Bedfordshire. Date: 1726

John Howard
JOHN HOWARD prison reformer and fellow of the Royal Society. Date: 1726 - 1790

Seger Jacob Helmont
SEGER JACOB VAN HELMONT Flemish artist Date: 1683 - 1726

Sir George Hamilton
SIR GEORGE HAMILTON Scottish royalist Date: 1643 - 1726

Sir David Dalrymple
SIR DAVID DALRYMPLE, Lord Hailes Scottish judge and historian Date: 1726 - 1792

Drawings Prints, Print, Series, Six, Anamorphic, Animal, Publisher, Joseph Friedrich Leopold
Drawings and Prints, Print, Series of Six Anamorphic Animal Prints, Publisher, Joseph Friedrich Leopold, German, Augsburg 1668-1726 Augsburg, Leopold, Joseph Friedrich, German, 1668, 1726, ca

Epithalamium center winged putto seated peacock standing
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Saint Jacques Le Majeur 1726 Etching engraving
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Saint Paul 1726 Etching engraving Sheet trimmed
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Saint Thomas 1726 Etching engraving Sheet 13 5 / 8 x 8 9 / 16
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"1726: A Journey through Imaginary Lands and Real Discoveries" Step into the whimsical world of "Gulliver in Lilliput, " where tiny beings called Lilliputians captivate our imagination. These miniature creatures, barely six inches tall, astound us with their sneezing fits that can cause chaos in their kingdom. But hold on. Gulliver's adventures don't end there. In "Gulliver in Brobdingnag, " he encounters a land of giants who make him feel like a mere speck. James Hutton, the Scottish geologist, would have marveled at this incredible contrast between scale and size. As we delve deeper into Gulliver's escapades, we witness his encounter with the Blefuscudian people - sworn enemies of the Lilliputians. Tied down by political rivalries, Gulliver finds himself caught between two warring factions. Yet amidst all these fantastical tales lies Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, an Italian Jesuit whose life was colored by unwavering devotion to his faith. His story serves as a reminder that even within fictional realms, real-life inspirations exist. In this journey filled with surprises and contrasts, sport becomes an unexpected theme when Gulliver engages in various activities with the Lilliputians. From their peculiar games to intricate competitions, it is evident that even small societies possess great enthusiasm for leisurely pursuits. But let's not forget about Houyhnhnm Land. Here lies another chapter of Gulliver's odyssey where he encounters intelligent horses known as Houyhnhnms who challenge his perception of humanity itself. This encounter prompts reflection on what truly defines civilization and its flaws. Eyre Coote (Elder), a prominent British general during this era adds yet another layer to 1726’s tapestry – reminding us that while fiction may transport us to extraordinary realms, history continues to shape our reality.