Almacks Assembly Rooms Collection

Sketch of a ball at Almacks (engraving)
614160 Sketch of a ball at Almacks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beau Brummel in deep conversation with the Duchess of Rutland, Comte de St Antonio)

Interior view of Almacks (engraving)
614162 Interior view of Almacks (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Almacks in the days of its fashion, fortune and fame)

The Duke of Wellington at Almacks (engraving)
614163 The Duke of Wellington at Almacks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duke of Wellington at Almack s)

The Highland Ball at Williss Rooms (engraving)
1624236 The Highland Ball at Williss Rooms (engraving) by Ludlow, Henry (Hal) Stephen (b.1861, fl.1880-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Highland Ball at Williss Rooms)

Almacks - opening the season (engraving)
614164 Almacks - opening the season (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Almacks - opening the season)

The Waverley Ball at Williss Rooms (engraving)
1625801 The Waverley Ball at Williss Rooms (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Waverley Ball at Williss Rooms)

Scene at Almacks Assembly Rooms, London, 1826. Petitioners for admission at Almack s, they even stooped to the most degrading submission to obtain tickets

French frippery and impertinence!! Que les Anglaises sont Betes, 1827. Artist
French frippery and impertinence!! Que les Anglaises sont Betes, 1827; interior of Almacks Assembly Rooms, King Street, Westminster, London

Almacks Assembly Rooms, London, 1827. Artist: SW Fores
Interior view of Almacks Assembly Rooms, King Street, Westminster, London, 1827; showing a crowd of visitors of both sexes and all ages engaged in gossip

The board of Red cloth, City ladies admitted if extreemly Rich... 1827. Artist
The board of Red cloth, City ladies admitted if extreemly Rich... 1827. A scene in the committee room at Almacks Assembly Rooms, King Street, London

The first quadrille danced at Almack s, 1891. Originally from Gronows Reminiscences, this version from Old and New London: a Narrative of its History, its People and its Places, volume IV

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Step into the elegant world of 19th century London society at Almack's Assembly Rooms. Witness the grandeur of a ballroom filled with elegantly dressed men and women, as depicted in this enchanting sketch of a ball at Almack's (1825). Delve deeper into the interior view of Almack's (1826), where the Duke of Wellington once graced the floor with his presence, as seen in this captivating engraving. Experience the excitement of the Highland Ball at Willis Rooms (1818), a popular rival to Almack's, or the enchanting Waverley Ball (1827). Join the fashionable crowd as they open the season at Almack's (1827), where French frippery and impertinence were said to reign, as depicted in this satirical print. Marvel at the strict rules enforced by the board of red cloth, allowing only the city's wealthiest ladies admission (1827). And finally, relive the historical moment when the first quadrille was danced at Almack's (1891). A must-see for any history buff or lover of Regency-era fashion and society.