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1839 Collection (page 4)

"1839: A Year of Bridges, Riots, and Victories" In 1839, the iconic Forth Bridge was under construction, a testament to human engineering prowess

Background image1839 Collection: Nicolas Avellan (1839) (b / w photo)

Nicolas Avellan (1839) (b / w photo)
5219815 Nicolas Avellan (1839) (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicolas Avellan (1839)

Background image1839 Collection: Nicolas-Petrovitch Linevitch, Amiral, 1839 (b / w photo)

Nicolas-Petrovitch Linevitch, Amiral, 1839 (b / w photo)
5201449 Nicolas-Petrovitch Linevitch, Amiral, 1839 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicolas-Petrovitch Linevitch, Amiral, 1839)

Background image1839 Collection: The Life of Sir Moses Montefiore (engraving)

The Life of Sir Moses Montefiore (engraving)
1041032 The Life of Sir Moses Montefiore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Life of Sir Moses Montefiore)

Background image1839 Collection: Prince Bismarck (engraving)

Prince Bismarck (engraving)
1060646 Prince Bismarck (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prince Bismarck)

Background image1839 Collection: Brown Pelican (Young first Winter), 1839-1844 (coloured lithograph)

Brown Pelican (Young first Winter), 1839-1844 (coloured lithograph)
985802 Brown Pelican (Young first Winter), 1839-1844 (coloured lithograph) by Audubon, John James (1785-1851) (after); 16.7x26 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Brown Pelican (Young first Winter)

Background image1839 Collection: Salmo Salar (Atlantic Salmon), adult male in breeding state

Salmo Salar (Atlantic Salmon), adult male in breeding state
986434 Salmo Salar (Atlantic Salmon), adult male in breeding state, 1839-1841 (hand-coloured engraving) by Scottish School

Background image1839 Collection: Portrait of Heinrich Heine, 1839 (lithograph)

Portrait of Heinrich Heine, 1839 (lithograph)
986084 Portrait of Heinrich Heine, 1839 (lithograph) by Giere, Julius (1807-1880) (after); 47.8x36.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Heinrich Heine. After Julius Giere (1807-1880)

Background image1839 Collection: Portrait of Paul de Kock (1793-1871), 1839. Creator: Court

Portrait of Paul de Kock (1793-1871), 1839. Creator: Court
Portrait of Paul de Kock (1793-1871), 1839. Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background image1839 Collection: Interior of the Chelsea Bun House in 1839, originator of the Chelsea bun

Interior of the Chelsea Bun House in 1839, originator of the Chelsea bun and patronised by Hanoverian royalty, Kings George II and III. The shop was on the main road from Pimlico to Chelsea

Background image1839 Collection: The Chelsea Bun House in 1839, originator of the Chelsea bun

The Chelsea Bun House in 1839, originator of the Chelsea bun and patronised by Hanoverian royalty, Kings George II and III. The shop was on the main road from Pimlico to Chelsea. Date: 1839

Background image1839 Collection: Mr George Sandy (c. 1777 - 1853), approaching Mr James Pedie (c

Mr George Sandy (c. 1777 - 1853), approaching Mr James Pedie (c. 1791-1844) Date: 1839

Background image1839 Collection: James Jollie (1757 - 1846), business man connected with many public institutions in

James Jollie (1757 - 1846), business man connected with many public institutions in Edinburgh, approaching Robert Sym (1752-1845)

Background image1839 Collection: Womens hairstyles 1839

Womens hairstyles 1839
Fashionable coiffures, with ringlets, ribbons and flowers. Date: 1839

Background image1839 Collection: VENICE / RIALTO / GRIMANI

VENICE / RIALTO / GRIMANI
Venice: Casa Grimani and the Rialto Date: circa 1839

Background image1839 Collection: LEVI / HERMANN / BAYREUTH

LEVI / HERMANN / BAYREUTH
HERMANN LEVI German conductor with Dr Hans RICHTER and Felix MOTTL. The figure just out of shot is Cosima Wagner. Date: 1839 - 1900

Background image1839 Collection: WILMA LADY HALLE

WILMA LADY HALLE
WILMA MARIA FRANZISKA, Madame NORMAN-NERUDA, lady HALLE Violinist, and wife of Sir Charles Halle Date: 1839 - 1911

Background image1839 Collection: GREENWICH FAIR / SIDESHOW

GREENWICH FAIR / SIDESHOW
Visitors to Greenwich Fair enjoy the hustle and bustle of the sideshows, including the Surprisingly Corpulent Female. Date: 1839

Background image1839 Collection: LONDON / ROTHERHITHE / 1839

LONDON / ROTHERHITHE / 1839
St. Helena tavern, Rotherhithe. Date: 7th June 1839

Background image1839 Collection: VERSAILLES / HAMEAU

VERSAILLES / HAMEAU
The picturesque village created for Marie Antoinette so that she and the ladies of the court could play at being peasants Date: 1839

Background image1839 Collection: Beneath the Willow, after 1778. Creator: Tsukioka Sessai (Japanese, 1839)

Beneath the Willow, after 1778. Creator: Tsukioka Sessai (Japanese, 1839)
Beneath the Willow, after 1778. Two young women cool themselves by a river as a willow blows in the breeze. One crouches down to rinse a hand towel

Background image1839 Collection: The Brazen Serpent (Study), 1839. Creator: Bruni, Fyodor Antonovich (1800-1875)

The Brazen Serpent (Study), 1839. Creator: Bruni, Fyodor Antonovich (1800-1875)
The Brazen Serpent (Study), 1839. Found in the Collection of State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background image1839 Collection: Portrait of Vasily Petrovich Milyukov (1814-1872), 1839. Creator: Hampeln, Carl, von

Portrait of Vasily Petrovich Milyukov (1814-1872), 1839. Creator: Hampeln, Carl, von
Portrait of Vasily Petrovich Milyukov (1814-1872), 1839. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background image1839 Collection: Actor Nikolay Osipovich Dur (1807-1839) with his woman in the living room, 1839. Creator: Hampeln

Actor Nikolay Osipovich Dur (1807-1839) with his woman in the living room, 1839. Creator: Hampeln
Actor Nikolay Osipovich Dur (1807-1839) with his woman in the living room, 1839. Found in the Collection of State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Background image1839 Collection: Portrait of the Composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886), 1839. Creator: Lehmann, Henri (1814-1882)

Portrait of the Composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886), 1839. Creator: Lehmann, Henri (1814-1882)
Portrait of the Composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886), 1839. Found in the Collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background image1839 Collection: Portrait of Franz Gerhard Wegeler (1765-1848), 1839. Creator: Richter, Johann Heinrich (1803-1845)

Portrait of Franz Gerhard Wegeler (1765-1848), 1839. Creator: Richter, Johann Heinrich (1803-1845)
Portrait of Franz Gerhard Wegeler (1765-1848), 1839. Found in the Collection of Beethoven-Haus, Bonn

Background image1839 Collection: Orbite de la Revolution annuelle de la Terre autour du Soleil avec l indication des Saisons

Orbite de la Revolution annuelle de la Terre autour du Soleil avec l indication des Saisons
Orbite de la Re volution annuelle de la Terre autour du Soleil avec l indication des Saisons (no. 2), from Tableaux du Systeme Planetaire pub. Paris, 1839

Background image1839 Collection: SYSTEME SOLAIRE (no. 1), pub. Paris, 1839. Creator: Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865)

SYSTEME SOLAIRE (no. 1), pub. Paris, 1839. Creator: Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865)
SYSTE ME SOLAIRE (no. 1), from Tableaux du Systeme Planetaire pub. Paris, 1839. Engraved by Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865) French astronomer, after Sigismond Visconti

Background image1839 Collection: Phases de la Lune (no. 4), pub. 1839. Creator: Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865)

Phases de la Lune (no. 4), pub. 1839. Creator: Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865)
Phases de la Lune (no. 4), from Tableaux du Systeme Planetaire pub. Paris, 1839. Shows the phases of the Moon; engraved by Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865) French astronomer, after Sigismond Visconti

Background image1839 Collection: Coup de la Terre prise sur l Equator et vue du cote du Pole Arctique (no

Coup de la Terre prise sur l Equator et vue du cote du Pole Arctique (no
Coup de la Terre prise sur l Equator et vue du co te du Po le Arctique (no. 7), from Tableaux du Systeme Planetaire pub. Paris, 1839

Background image1839 Collection: Le Flux et le Reflux (no. 6), pub. 1839. Creator: Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865)

Le Flux et le Reflux (no. 6), pub. 1839. Creator: Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865)
Le Flux et le Reflux (no. 6), from Tableaux du Systeme Planetaire pub. Paris, 1839. Shows the ebb and flow of the oceans in relation to the earths rotation

Background image1839 Collection: Planisphere (no. 3), pub. 1839. Creator: Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865)

Planisphere (no. 3), pub. 1839. Creator: Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865)
Planisphere (no. 3), from Tableaux du Systeme Planetaire, pub. Paris, 1839. Shows the different positions of earth in relation to the sun each month of the year

Background image1839 Collection: Eclipses de Soleil et de Lune (no. 5), pub. 1839. Creator: Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865)

Eclipses de Soleil et de Lune (no. 5), pub. 1839. Creator: Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865)
Eclipses de Soleil et de Lune (no. 5), from Tableaux du Systeme Planetaire pub. Paris, 1839. Engraved by Auguste-Henri Dufour (1795-1865) French astronomer, after Sigismond Visconti

Background image1839 Collection: Tasso before Eleonora d Este, 1839. Creator: Hopfgarten, August Ferdinand (1807-1896)

Tasso before Eleonora d Este, 1839. Creator: Hopfgarten, August Ferdinand (1807-1896)
Tasso before Eleonora d Este, 1839. Found in the Collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Background image1839 Collection: Jubal, the father of flute, 1839. Creator: Kloeber, August von (1793-1864)

Jubal, the father of flute, 1839. Creator: Kloeber, August von (1793-1864)
Jubal, the father of flute, 1839. Found in the Collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Background image1839 Collection: First Carlist War. Embrace of Vergara among generals Espartero and Maroto, with

First Carlist War. Embrace of Vergara among generals Espartero and Maroto, with which the Seven Years War ended on August 31, 1839

Background image1839 Collection: Portrait of Archduke John of Austria (1782-1859), 1839

Portrait of Archduke John of Austria (1782-1859), 1839. Found in the Collection of Landesmuseum Joanneum

Background image1839 Collection: Prince Vladimir Alexandrovich Menshikov (1816-1893), 1839

Prince Vladimir Alexandrovich Menshikov (1816-1893), 1839. Found in the Collection of Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), St Petersburg

Background image1839 Collection: Baron Dmitry Grigoryevich von Rosen (1815-1885), 1839

Baron Dmitry Grigoryevich von Rosen (1815-1885), 1839. Private Collection

Background image1839 Collection: Prince Alexey Petrovich Wittgenstein (1810-1842), 1839

Prince Alexey Petrovich Wittgenstein (1810-1842), 1839. Found in the Collection of Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), St Petersburg

Background image1839 Collection: Portrait of Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814-1858), Duchess of Orleans with her

Portrait of Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814-1858), Duchess of Orleans with her son the Count of Paris, 1839. Found in the Collection of Muse e de l Histoire de France, Cha teau de Versailles

Background image1839 Collection: Mikhail Vasilyevich Pashkov (1802-1863), 1839

Mikhail Vasilyevich Pashkov (1802-1863), 1839. Found in the Collection of Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), St Petersburg

Background image1839 Collection: Alexander Fyodorovich Mosolov (1808-1860), 1839

Alexander Fyodorovich Mosolov (1808-1860), 1839. Found in the Collection of Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), St Petersburg

Background image1839 Collection: Count Ludwig Adolf Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg (1769-1843), 1839

Count Ludwig Adolf Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg (1769-1843), 1839. Found in the Collection of Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), St Petersburg

Background image1839 Collection: Prince Esper Alexandrovich Belosselsky-Belozersky (1802-1846), 1839

Prince Esper Alexandrovich Belosselsky-Belozersky (1802-1846), 1839. Found in the Collection of Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), St Petersburg

Background image1839 Collection: Sergey Iasonovich Khrapovitsky, 1839

Sergey Iasonovich Khrapovitsky, 1839. Found in the Collection of Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), St Petersburg

Background image1839 Collection: Ivanovskaya Square in the Moscow Kremlin, 1839

Ivanovskaya Square in the Moscow Kremlin, 1839. Found in the Collection of State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Background image1839 Collection: Viktor Semyonovich Ulyanovsky, 1839

Viktor Semyonovich Ulyanovsky, 1839. Found in the Collection of Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), St Petersburg

Background image1839 Collection: Arist Fyodorovich von Gersdorff (1805-1883), 1839

Arist Fyodorovich von Gersdorff (1805-1883), 1839. Found in the Collection of Institut of Russian Literature IRLI (Pushkin-House), St Petersburg




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"1839: A Year of Bridges, Riots, and Victories" In 1839, the iconic Forth Bridge was under construction, a testament to human engineering prowess. Meanwhile, at Amherst College in Massachusetts, established in 1821, students enjoyed a northwestern view of their esteemed institution through a wood engraving. The Newport Riot made headlines that year as tensions flared and chaos erupted. Edgar Allan Poe's haunting tale "The Fall of the House of Usher, " first published in 1839, captivated readers with its eerie narrative brought to life by Constant le Breton's evocative woodcut. General Sir Redvers Buller emerged as a prominent figure during the turn of the century in 1900. His leadership skills were put to the test during times of conflict such as the Zulu War in 1879 when he was seen at Inhlobane alongside Colonel Redvers Buller. Horse racing enthusiasts flocked to Ascot for thrilling races while Edinburgh showcased its modernity through an artistic lens with "Modern Athenians plate " The Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase also drew crowds seeking exhilarating equestrian action. Innovation took center stage with Macmillan Bicycle making waves among transportation enthusiasts. Texas proudly flew its Lone Star Flag since its adoption in 1839—a symbol representing independence and resilience. Photography reached new heights with William Fox-Talbot's groundbreaking achievement—the first published photograph—ushering in an era where moments could be forever captured on film. As we reflect on these diverse events from different corners of history united by one year—1839—we are reminded that each moment holds significance within our collective story.