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1770 Collection (#2)

In the year 1770, a whirlwind of events unfolded, shaping history and leaving an indelible mark on various fields

Background image1770 Collection: Hunting Beaver 1770

Hunting Beaver 1770
Hunting beaver in North America

Background image1770 Collection: Beethoven / Rumpf

Beethoven / Rumpf
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Portrait

Background image1770 Collection: Wordsworth [Boxall]

Wordsworth [Boxall]
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH English writer

Background image1770 Collection: Pacific / Cook 1770

Pacific / Cook 1770
Captain Cook takes formal possession of New South Wales

Background image1770 Collection: Beethoven / Nister

Beethoven / Nister
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Portrait

Background image1770 Collection: Beethoven / German Anon

Beethoven / German Anon
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Portrait

Background image1770 Collection: Portrait of Charles Frederick Schlaberg, London, 1827, Thomas Phillips, 1770-1845

Portrait of Charles Frederick Schlaberg, London, 1827, Thomas Phillips, 1770-1845, British

Background image1770 Collection: Fauns and Nymphs, after Jacques-Philippe Caresme, 1770. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom

Fauns and Nymphs, after Jacques-Philippe Caresme, 1770. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur
1000917 Fauns and Nymphs, after Jacques-Philippe Caresme, 1770. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

Background image1770 Collection: John Howard (1726-90) English prison reformer, 1880 (engraving)

John Howard (1726-90) English prison reformer, 1880 (engraving)
536829 John Howard (1726-90) English prison reformer, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: John Howard (1726-90) English prison reformer

Background image1770 Collection: Medical enema, after a painting by P. A. Boudouin, 1770. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom

Medical enema, after a painting by P. A. Boudouin, 1770. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur
1000920 Medical enema, after a painting by P. A. Boudouin, 1770. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

Background image1770 Collection: 18th century view of a celebration in the grounds of the Palais Royale, Paris (the Louvre)

18th century view of a celebration in the grounds of the Palais Royale, Paris (the Louvre). Circa 1770
5304895 18th century view of a celebration in the grounds of the Palais Royale, Paris (the Louvre). Circa 1770; (add.info.: 18th century view of a celebration in the grounds of the Palais Royale)

Background image1770 Collection: Illustration showing the royal guard for the French King 1770

Illustration showing the royal guard for the French King 1770
5304748 Illustration showing the royal guard for the French King 1770; (add.info.: Illustration showing the royal guard for the French King 1770); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background image1770 Collection: 18th century view of the colonnades within the Palais Royale, Paris (the Louvre). Circa 1770

18th century view of the colonnades within the Palais Royale, Paris (the Louvre). Circa 1770
5304944 18th century view of the colonnades within the Palais Royale, Paris (the Louvre). Circa 1770; (add.info.: 18th century view of the colonnades within the Palais Royale, Paris (the Louvre)

Background image1770 Collection: John Howard (1726-90) English prison reformer, 1880 (engraving)

John Howard (1726-90) English prison reformer, 1880 (engraving)
536830 John Howard (1726-90) English prison reformer, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: John Howard (1726-90) English prison reformer

Background image1770 Collection: Portrait of Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony (1728-1797), Electress of Bavaria, 1770. Creator: Anonymous

Portrait of Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony (1728-1797), Electress of Bavaria, 1770. Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony (1728-1797), Electress of Bavaria, 1770. Private Collection

Background image1770 Collection: View of Warsaw from the side of the Praga District, 1770. Creator: Bellotto, Bernardo (1720-1780)

View of Warsaw from the side of the Praga District, 1770. Creator: Bellotto, Bernardo (1720-1780)
View of Warsaw from the side of the Praga District, 1770. Found in the Collection of the Royal Castle, Warsaw

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Rizzi Zannoni Two Part Map Of Italy Topography

1770 Rizzi Zannoni Two Part Map Of Italy Topography
1770, Rizzi Zannoni Two Part Map of Italy

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Janvier Map Of Italy Topography Cartography

1770 Janvier Map Of Italy Topography Cartography
1770, Janvier Map of Italy

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Janvier Map Of Asia Topography Cartography

1770 Janvier Map Of Asia Topography Cartography
1770, Janvier Map of Asia

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Bonne Map Of Israel Showing The Twelve Tribes

1770 Bonne Map Of Israel Showing The Twelve Tribes
1770, Bonne Map of Israel showing the Twelve Tribes, Rigobert Bonne 1727 - 1794, one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Bonne Map Of Israel Showing The Twelve Tribes

1770 Bonne Map Of Israel Showing The Twelve Tribes
1770, Bonne Map of Israel showing the Twelve Tribes, Rigobert Bonne 1727 - 1794, one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Janvier Map Of Hungary Romania Transylvania

1770 Janvier Map Of Hungary Romania Transylvania
1770, Janvier Map of Hungary, Romania, Transylvania, Moldova, Croatia and Bosnia

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Bonne Map Of The East Indies Java Sumatra

1770 Bonne Map Of The East Indies Java Sumatra
1770, Bonne Map of the East Indies, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Singapore, Rigobert Bonne 1727 - 1794, one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Bonne Map Of Southern India Sri Lanka Ceylon

1770 Bonne Map Of Southern India Sri Lanka Ceylon
1770, Bonne Map of Southern India, Sri Lanka, Ceylon, the Maldives, and the Indian Ocean, Rigobert Bonne 1727 - 1794, one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Bonne Map Of India Southeast Asia And The East Indies

1770 Bonne Map Of India Southeast Asia And The East Indies
1770, Bonne Map of India, Southeast Asia and The East Indies, Thailand, Borneo, Singapore, Rigobert Bonne 1727 - 1794, one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Bonne Map Of Chinese Tartary Mongolia Manchuria And Korea

1770 Bonne Map Of Chinese Tartary Mongolia Manchuria And Korea
1770, Bonne Map of Chinese Tartary, Mongolia, Manchuria and Korea, Corea, Rigobert Bonne 1727 - 1794, one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Lotter Map Of Denmark Daniae Regnum Topography

1770 Lotter Map Of Denmark Daniae Regnum Topography
1770, Lotter Map of Denmark Daniae Regnum

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Bonne Map Of West Africa Guinea The Bight Of Benin

1770 Bonne Map Of West Africa Guinea The Bight Of Benin
1770, Bonne Map of West Africa, Guinea, the Bight of Benin, Congo, Rigobert Bonne 1727 - 1794, one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Bonne Map Of Northern India Burma And Pakistan

1770 Bonne Map Of Northern India Burma And Pakistan
1770, Bonne Map of Northern India, Burma and Pakistan, Rigobert Bonne 1727 - 1794, one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Bonne Map Of East Africa Madagascar Isle Bourbon And Mauritius

1770 Bonne Map Of East Africa Madagascar Isle Bourbon And Mauritius
1770, Bonne Map of East Africa, Madagascar, Isle Bourbon and Mauritius, Mozambique, Rigobert Bonne 1727 - 1794, one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century

Background image1770 Collection: 1770 Bonne Map Of China Korea Japan And Formosa

1770 Bonne Map Of China Korea Japan And Formosa
1770, Bonne Map of China, Korea, Japan and Formosa, Rigobert Bonne 1727 - 1794, one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century

Background image1770 Collection: Lord North

Lord North
Portrait of Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, KG, PC, better known by his courtesy title Lord North, which he used from 1752 to 1790, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782

Background image1770 Collection: The Madrid Fair in la Cebada Square, 1770-1780

The Madrid Fair in la Cebada Square, 1770-1780
Manuel de la Cruz y Cano (1737-1793). Spanish painter. The Madrid Fair in la Cebada Square, 1770-1780. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)

Background image1770 Collection: Yardley & Co Advertisement

Yardley & Co Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Yardley & Co, a perfumery and fine soap maker established in 1770. The illustrations show the art in perfumery

Background image1770 Collection: DEATH OF GENL. KICKI

DEATH OF GENL. KICKI
Polish general Louis Kicki (born 1770) dies on the battlefield of Ostrolenka where the Poles defeat the Russians Date: 1831

Background image1770 Collection: HAWAII BURIAL GROUND

HAWAII BURIAL GROUND
A Representation of a Morai, or Burial Place at Owhyhee (Hawaii) Date: circa 1770

Background image1770 Collection: Chinese Procession Death Regional China Circa

Chinese Procession Death Regional China Circa
chinese, procession, death, regional, china, circa, 1770, about, reach, sepulchre, a, to, the, 10054488

Background image1770 Collection: THOMAS CHATTERTON

THOMAS CHATTERTON The young English poet is found dead, having taken arsenic. Date: 1752 - 1770

Background image1770 Collection: Bartolome Leonardo de Argensola. 1770 (engraving)

Bartolome Leonardo de Argensola. 1770 (engraving)
CUL4850331 Bartolome Leonardo de Argensola. 1770 (engraving) by Salvador Carmona, Manuel (1734-1820); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Bartolome Leonardo de Argensola. 1770)

Background image1770 Collection: Vue of Kleveniers Canal, Amsterdam, c. 1740-1770 (hand-coloured engraving)

Vue of Kleveniers Canal, Amsterdam, c. 1740-1770 (hand-coloured engraving)
985944 Vue of Kleveniers Canal, Amsterdam, c.1740-1770 (hand-coloured engraving) by Vindel, August (fl. 1750); 49.5x32.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vue of Kleveniers Canal, Amsterdam)

Background image1770 Collection: Mausoleum of the Oratoire du Louvre, Rue Saint-Honore, in memory of French statesman

Mausoleum of the Oratoire du Louvre, Rue Saint-Honore, in memory of French statesman
986469 Mausoleum of the Oratoire du Louvre, Rue Saint-Honore, in memory of French statesman Pierre Seguier, May 1672, c.1770-1780 (engraving) by Le Brun

Background image1770 Collection: The Penguin, 1770 (hand coloured engraving)

The Penguin, 1770 (hand coloured engraving)
986461 The Penguin, 1770 (hand coloured engraving) by Edwards, George (1694-1773) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Penguin)

Background image1770 Collection: The Holy Land, c. 1770 (hand-coloured engraving)

The Holy Land, c. 1770 (hand-coloured engraving)
986326 The Holy Land, c.1770 (hand-coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); 97x123 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Holy Land... divided into its twelve tribes; La Terre Sainte)

Background image1770 Collection: Broad Leav d Garden Anemone (Anemone hortensis Catifolia)

Broad Leav d Garden Anemone (Anemone hortensis Catifolia)
986120 Broad Leav d Garden Anemone (Anemone hortensis Catifolia), 1770 (hand-coloured engraving) by Edwards, John (fl.1763-1812); 45x28 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background image1770 Collection: The south side of the Thames, taken from Adelphi Terrace, from an etching by Nugent

The south side of the Thames, taken from Adelphi Terrace, from an etching by Nugent, in 1770 (engraving)
3637152 The south side of the Thames, taken from Adelphi Terrace, from an etching by Nugent, in 1770 (engraving) by English School

Background image1770 Collection: The reception in 1770 (engraving)

The reception in 1770 (engraving)
614510 The reception in 1770 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The reception in 1770, depicting King George III, in his state coach)

Background image1770 Collection: Passage voute, sous le petit Chatelet, entre la rue Saint-Jacques et le Petit-Pont, en 1770

Passage voute, sous le petit Chatelet, entre la rue Saint-Jacques et le Petit-Pont, en 1770
963350 Passage voute, sous le petit Chatelet, entre la rue Saint-Jacques et le Petit-Pont, en 1770, d apres une aquarelle du temps, communiquee par M le baron Pichon (engraving) by French School

Background image1770 Collection: Sir Edward Hawke (engraving)

Sir Edward Hawke (engraving)
964885 Sir Edward Hawke (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Edward Hawke. Officer of the Royal Navy (21 February 1705 - 16 October 1781)




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In the year 1770, a whirlwind of events unfolded, shaping history and leaving an indelible mark on various fields. It was a time when great minds like Hegel and Napoleon were beginning to make their presence felt. Meanwhile, Beethoven's talent was blossoming under the watchful eye of Jk Stieler. Amidst these intellectual pursuits, St. Bartholomew's Hospital in the 18th century served as a sanctuary for healing and compassion. A life mask of Beethoven captured his essence, immortalizing his genius for generations to come. Thomas Chatterton's literary prowess continued to captivate readers with his evocative words. On the educational front, Eleazer Wheelock laid the foundation stone for Dartmouth College in 1770, paving the way for countless students' enlightenment. The charismatic George Whitefield preached fervently while remaining anonymous at times. Beethoven collaborated with Torggler during this period, creating harmonies that would resonate through centuries. Eclipse, a dark chestnut racehorse held by a groom with a jockey astride it symbolized speed and determination in sportsmanship. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette donned wedding costumes as they embarked on their journey together amidst political turmoil brewing around them. Pierre Claude Delagardette showcased organ manufacture through intricate line engravings from "L'Art du Facteur d'Orgues, " compiled by Dom François B. The year 1770 witnessed an amalgamation of brilliance across art, music, literature, education, politics - each contributing its unique thread to weave history's tapestry forevermore.