Bernard Blackmantle Collection

Regency gentlemen locked up in Radford's Hotel, Carey Street, for nonpayment of a bill at Long's Hotel
FLO4619154 Regency gentlemen locked up in Radford's Hotel, Carey Street, for nonpayment of a bill at Long's Hotel. Morning and in Low Spirits. A scene in a lock-up house

A drunken brawl at an Irish wake in St. Giles slum. The Wake, or last appearance of Teddy O'Rafferty
FLO4619070 A drunken brawl at an Irish wake in St. Giles slum. The Wake, or last appearance of Teddy O'Rafferty, a scene in the Holy Land

Dr. Wall treating a patient suffering from a hangover. Tom Echo laid up with the Headington Fever or an Oxonian very
FLO4618946 Dr. Wall treating a patient suffering from a hangover. Tom Echo laid up with the Headington Fever or an Oxonian very near the wall

Lady Caroline Lamb and King George IV's mistress Marchioness of Conyngham arguing with a foul-mouthed fish wife at
FLO4618931 Lady Caroline Lamb and King George IV's mistress Marchioness of Conyngham arguing with a foul-mouthed fish wife at Billingsgate fish market

Regency fops and belles promenading at Hyde Park Gate. The Arrival, or Western Entrance to Cockney Land
FLO4618900 Regency fops and belles promenading at Hyde Park Gate. The Arrival, or Western Entrance to Cockney Land. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Regency gentlemen and ladies promenading in carriages, coaches and sedan chairs in Bath
FLO4619278 Regency gentlemen and ladies promenading in carriages, coaches and sedan chairs in Bath. Milsom Street and Bond Street with Portraits of Bath Swells

Arrival of the Royal Mail stage coach from London around 10AM at the Post Office, Bristol
FLO4619250 Arrival of the Royal Mail stage coach from London around 10AM at the Post Office, Bristol. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London

Regency gentlemen dining with travelling salesmen at a tradesmen's hotel in Cheltenham
FLO4619221 Regency gentlemen dining with travelling salesmen at a tradesmen's hotel in Cheltenham. The Bagmens Banquet at the Bell Inn Cheltenham

Regency gentlemen at a dog kennel prior to a foxhunt. Going Out: View of the Berkeley Hunt kennel, Cheltenham
FLO4619196 Regency gentlemen at a dog kennel prior to a foxhunt. Going Out: View of the Berkeley Hunt kennel, Cheltenham. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Regency society promenading at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Portraits of Noble Commanders and Members of the Royal Yacht Club
FLO4619188 Regency society promenading at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Portraits of Noble Commanders and Members of the Royal Yacht Club

Hapless Londoners riding in the Epping Hunt, Easter Monday. Dandies and fops came down from London
FLO4619105 Hapless Londoners riding in the Epping Hunt, Easter Monday. Dandies and fops came down from London and rode on horses and in carriages chasing a single stag

Regency fops and courtesans waltzing in the Argyll Rooms, Regent Street. Among the courtesans are Nelly Mansell
FLO4619073 Regency fops and courtesans waltzing in the Argyll Rooms, Regent Street. Among the courtesans are Nelly Mansell, Emma Richardson, Ellen Hanbury, Dolly Drinkwater and Fanny Myers

Regency beggars and thieves drinking in a cellar in a beggars public house, including African cripples
FLO4619058 Regency beggars and thieves drinking in a cellar in a beggars public house, including African cripples, women playing cards, men drinking punch, etc. Brokers Carousing in a Cdgers Ken

A lawyer interrogating a witness in front of jury and judges at Westminster Hall court
FLO4619057 A lawyer interrogating a witness in front of jury and judges at Westminster Hall court. The judges include Chief Justice Sir Charles Abbot, and lawyers Raine, Pollock, Ashworth, Courtney

A lawyer being tossed in a blanket by his colleagues in the yard at King's Bench Prison
FLO4619006 A lawyer being tossed in a blanket by his colleagues in the yard at King's Bench Prison. Debtors and creditors inside a debtor's prison

Regency gentlemen drinking gin at the Daffy Club, held in Tom Belcher's Castle Tavern, Holborn
FLO4618971 Regency gentlemen drinking gin at the Daffy Club, held in Tom Belcher's Castle Tavern, Holborn. Paintings of famous boxers including John Jackson, Daniel Mendoza

Fashionable people watching a horse and trap breakdown in front of the gambling hell
FLO4618958 Fashionable people watching a horse and trap breakdown in front of the gambling hell. William Crockford stands at the door. Exterior of Fishmongers Hall, a Regular break down

Oxford university big wigs and donations including Dr. Kett, Lord Greville, Dr. Grosvenor, Alderman Fletcher and Mr
FLO4618937 Oxford university big wigs and donations including Dr. Kett, Lord Greville, Dr. Grosvenor, Alderman Fletcher and Mr. Swan promenading on a Sunday

Fashionable Regency people taking the healing waters in the Pump Room at Bath Spa
FLO4619318 Fashionable Regency people taking the healing waters in the Pump Room at Bath Spa. Well-known characters including Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Regency gentlemen in top hats playing bowls on a bowling green. The Bowling Alley, Worcester
FLO4619292 Regency gentlemen in top hats playing bowls on a bowling green. The Bowling Alley, Worcester, or Characters of the Hand and Glove Club

The Fancy Ball at the Upper Rooms, Bath. Fashionable Regency people in masquerade at a ball in the spa town of Bath
FLO4619261 The Fancy Ball at the Upper Rooms, Bath. Fashionable Regency people in masquerade at a ball in the spa town of Bath

Regency gentlemen gambling on the card game Hazard at Brooks club. The Great Subscription Room at Brooks
FLO4619219 Regency gentlemen gambling on the card game Hazard at Brooks club. The Great Subscription Room at Brooks, or Opposition Members engaged upon Hazard-ous Points

Regency gentlemen fighting a duel with pistols in Hyde Park. The Point of Honor decided on the Leaden argument of a
FLO4619169 Regency gentlemen fighting a duel with pistols in Hyde Park. The Point of Honor decided on the Leaden argument of a Love Affair

Regency traders, buyers (Bulls) and sellers (Bears), at the Stock Exchange, London
FLO4619125 Regency traders, buyers (Bulls) and sellers (Bears), at the Stock Exchange, London, when Billy Wright's famous brown pony was brought on the trading floor

Harrow School boys smashing crockery in Hog Lane, 1825. The Tea Pot Row at Harrow, or the Battle of Hog Lane
FLO4619111 Harrow School boys smashing crockery in Hog Lane, 1825. The Tea Pot Row at Harrow, or the Battle of Hog Lane. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Regency water sports and an accident on the Thames near Richmond. An overloaded boat hits a barge on the river
FLO4619100 Regency water sports and an accident on the Thames near Richmond. An overloaded boat hits a barge on the river, while university rowers and yachts go by

Regency dinner party at the home of a bourgeois family. Liston and the Lambkins, or the Citizens Dinner Party
FLO4619079 Regency dinner party at the home of a bourgeois family. Liston and the Lambkins, or the Citizens Dinner Party. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Bernard Blackmantle (Charles Molloy Westmacott) reading his Farce in the Green Room of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
FLO4619019 Bernard Blackmantle (Charles Molloy Westmacott) reading his Farce in the Green Room of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Regency gamblers playing English Hazard in the gambling hell, Fishmongers Hall. A gambler claims the dice are weighted
FLO4618964 Regency gamblers playing English Hazard in the gambling hell, Fishmongers Hall. A gambler claims the dice are weighted. The Interior of Modern Hell, empty the Cogged Dice

Gamblers including Mr. Tanfield, John Gully and the Earl of Sefton settling bets after the Doncaster St
FLO4618951 Gamblers including Mr. Tanfield, John Gully and the Earl of Sefton settling bets after the Doncaster St. Leger at Tattersalls. Monday after the Great St

Regency fops admiring the ballerina Maria Mercandotti, the Andalusian Venus
FLO4618893 Regency fops admiring the ballerina Maria Mercandotti, the Andalusian Venus, perform a pirouette in the Green Room at the Opera

Oxford university students in a pitched battle with locals in the High Street
FLO4618886 Oxford university students in a pitched battle with locals in the High Street. Town and Gown or the Battle of the Togati and the Town Raff in the High Street, Oxford

New student moving into filthy rooms in a college at Oxford University. College Comforts
FLO4618879 New student moving into filthy rooms in a college at Oxford University. College Comforts, a Freshman taking possession of his Rooms

Student attempting to smuggle a woman in a basket into his rooms at college
FLO4618844 Student attempting to smuggle a woman in a basket into his rooms at college. Capping a Proctor, or Oxford Bulldogs detecting Brazen Smugglers

Regency gentlemen, farmers and peasants riding in a parade of coaches and hay wagons
FLO4619241 Regency gentlemen, farmers and peasants riding in a parade of coaches and hay wagons. The Comical Procession from Gloucester to Berkeley

Drinking party at the Christopher public house for a society of old Etonians that stole inn and shop signs
FLO4618807 Drinking party at the Christopher public house for a society of old Etonians that stole inn and shop signs. Signs for a pawn shop, milliners, optician, wineseller, fishmonger, cobbler

Regency gentlemen on horseback observing unusual characters such as a man in a tartan coat
FLO4619237 Regency gentlemen on horseback observing unusual characters such as a man in a tartan coat, a couple in a tiny coach The Sovereign drawn by two men in top hats, a woman riding sidesaddle

Regency nobles and liveried servants helping fainting women in the crush at a party in the Circuluar dining room in
FLO4619181 Regency nobles and liveried servants helping fainting women in the crush at a party in the Circuluar dining room in the Prince Regent's Carlton Palace

Regency alderman and tradesmen fighting over dinner at the Gate House, Highgate
FLO4619117 Regency alderman and tradesmen fighting over dinner at the Gate House, Highgate. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London, 1825

A crowd of people watching a Punch and Judy show in Leicester Fields, London. The Great Actor, or Mr
FLO4619085 A crowd of people watching a Punch and Judy show in Leicester Fields, London. The Great Actor, or Mr. Punch in all his Glory

A young writer reading his play to a group of chattering veteran actors. Bernard Blackmantle reading his Play in
FLO4619074 A young writer reading his play to a group of chattering veteran actors. Bernard Blackmantle reading his Play in the Green Room of the Covent Garden Theatre

An Oxford university student tried and expelled by the donations for fighting. Golgotha or the Palace of Sculls
FLO4618899 An Oxford university student tried and expelled by the donations for fighting. Golgotha or the Palace of Sculls. Tom Echo receiving sentance of Rustication

Hungover Oxford university students attending a religious service at 7AM. Black Matins or the Effect of Late Drinking
FLO4618889 Hungover Oxford university students attending a religious service at 7AM. Black Matins or the Effect of Late Drinking upon Early Risers

The festival of Eton Montem with the procession up Mount Salt Hill. Held every three years
FLO4618818 The festival of Eton Montem with the procession up Mount Salt Hill. Held every three years, Eton college old boys climbed the local hill and paid salt to the school

View of the Regency gents betting on the St. Leger horse race at Doncaster race track, 1825
FLO4619236 View of the Regency gents betting on the St. Leger horse race at Doncaster race track, 1825. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London

Regency gentlemen visiting the Royal Wells spa, Cheltenham, and observing the sick and lame at the gate
FLO4619212 Regency gentlemen visiting the Royal Wells spa, Cheltenham, and observing the sick and lame at the gate. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Regency gentlemen drinking iced claret in the coffee room at Long's Hotel, London
FLO4619150 Regency gentlemen drinking iced claret in the coffee room at Long's Hotel, London. Evening and in High Spirits: a scene at Long's Hotel

Westminster School boys spook a nightwatchman and an old woman in a cellar. Westminster Frolics
FLO4619095 Westminster School boys spook a nightwatchman and an old woman in a cellar. Westminster Frolics. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy

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Bernard Blackmantle was a mysterious figure who roamed the countryside, cloaked in darkness and intrigue. His presence sent shivers down the spines of those who crossed his path, for he was rumored to possess powers beyond mortal comprehension. Some whispered that he could control the elements with a mere flick of his wrist, while others claimed he could communicate with spirits from the other side. Despite his enigmatic nature, Bernard was known to be a kind soul at heart. He would often lend a helping hand to those in need, using his unique abilities for good rather than personal gain. Many sought out his guidance and wisdom, believing him to be a sage of ancient knowledge. But as quickly as he appeared, Bernard would vanish into the shadows once more, leaving behind only whispers and legends of his existence. Some say he still wanders the land to this day, watching over those who require his aid and protection. The legend lives on, an enigma wrapped in mystery and magic.