British Culture Collection (#10)

William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)English poet and Playwrightengraved by Sir John Gilberts (1881) edited by Howard Staunton in 1882 & Published by George Routledge

David Livingstone
Engraving From 1873 Featuring The Scottish Explorer And Missionary, David Livingstone. Livingstone Lived From 1813 Until 1873

Coat of arms 17th century Bulstrode and Gilbert
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blomes (Britannia), an atlas published in 1673

Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Panton and Meggs
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blomes (Britannia), an atlas published in 1673

Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Fleming and Jenkins
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blomes (Britannia), an atlas published in 1673

Coat of arms 17th century Astry and Davison
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blomes (Britannia), an atlas published in 1673

Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Greenville and Langham
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blomes (Britannia), an atlas published in 1673

Illustration of Pocahontas dressed in English dress and cap
17th century, anxiety, bonnet, british culture, caucasian appearance, dress, five people, history, holding, looking, mature adult, mature women, mirror, multi-ethnic group, mythology

Holborn Valley Viaduct, London (1871 engraving)
The Holborn Valley Viaduct in the City of London - an engraving from " Collins Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood", price one shilling; published by William Collins

William Hogarth (1697-1764), English painter, wood engraving, published in 1881
William Hogarth (1697 - 1764), English painter and printmaker. Woodcut engraving after a painting (1745) by himself in the Tate Gallery, London, published in 1881

Portrait of William Shakespeare
This 1849 vintage print features the portrait of William Shakespeare

Fleet Street with Temple Bar (Crystal Palace in distance) 1871
Fleet Street in the City of London, from Mitre Court to Temple Bar, with The Temple and River Thames. The narrow and traffic-limiting Temple Bar (one of the historic entrances to the City of London)

Daniel Defoe
Engraving From 1837 Featuring The English Author Of The Book " Robinson Crusoe", Daniel Defoe. Defoe Lived From 1660 Until 1731

Her Majesty, Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India. She was widowed in 1861 and wore mourning clothes thereafter

Julius Caesar receiving tribute from the British people (Britons) who were conquered by his army in 50BC at Deal in Kent. From " Aunt Charlottes Stories of English History for the Little

The Norman Staircase, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent. Illustration from " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles" published by Cassell Petter & Galpin in 1875 (price 2/6d)

The Cathedral Precinct Gate, Canterbury, Kent. Illustration from " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles" published by Cassell Petter & Galpin in 1875 (price 2/6d)

Canterbury Tales - The Miller
The Miller, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century

Canterbury Tales - The Cook
The Cook, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century

The Canterbury Tales
Vintage engraving of an Illustration and passage from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

HMS Warspite at Woolwich
HMS Warspite, the Marine Societys Training Ship in the River Thames at Woolwich, London. The Marine Society was founded in 1756 because of a shortage of volunteers for the British navy

Vanity Fair Print - George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
Victorian caricature of George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, a British Liberal politician and colonial governor of Nova Scotia, Queensland, New Zealand and Victoria. By Ape. Vanity Fair 1871

Vanity Fair Print of George Bentinck (MP)
Victorian caricature of George Bentinck (MP) 1803 to 1886, a British Conservative politician. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Vanity Fair Print - Edward Wilbraham 1st Earl of Lathom
Victorian caricature of Edward Bootle Wilbraham 1st Earl of Lathom, known as The Lord Skelmersdale between 1853 and 1880, was a British Conservative politician. By Ape (Carlo Pellegrini)

Vanity Fair Print of Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly
Victorian caricature of Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly, was an English commercial lawyer, Tory politician and judge. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Vanity Fair Print of John Everett Millais
Victorian caricature of John Everett Millais. By Ape (Carlo Pellegrini). An English painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Vanity Fair 1871

Vanity Fair Print of George Whyte-Melville
Victorian caricature of George John Whyte-Melville, a Scottish novelist of the sporting-field and a poet. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Mary Somerville, mathematician (1875 illustration)
An illustration from " The Family Friend" published by S.W. Partridge & Co. (London, 1875). Mary Fairfax Greig Somerville, mathematician, scientist and astronomer

William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

Elizabeth Barrett Browning - English Poet
Engraving from 1885 featuring the English poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. She lived from 1806 until 1861

Antique illustration - The Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Dublin
Woodcut illustration from " The Saturday Magazine", Volume 81, 5th October, 1833, an educational magazine " under the Direction of the Committee of General Literature

Disapproving man discovering another proposing to a lady
A profoundly disapproving man objecting to the intentions of a military officer who is down on one knee proposing to a shocked-looking lady. The gardener in the background looks maliciously amused

Licensed victuallers dinner
Amusing depiction of a licensed victuallers dinner, with dishes appropriate for inn-keepers. From " The Comic Almanack for 1839: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest

May - Beating the Bounds
Crowds of excited people taking part in the traditional ceremony of Beating the Bounds - an ancient custom which is still observed in some parts of England and Wales

Outraged
It is difficult to know who is the more outraged here - the gentleman with the beard, the servant, or the group of people at this social gathering

August - Regatta
A lively regatta on a river in August, with spectator in grandstands, rowers in a tangle, drinking, smoking, people firing cannon and patriotic flags fluttering everywhere

December - Christmas Eve
Celebrations on Christmas Eve with singing, dancing and a town crier. From " The Comic Almanack for 1837: An Ephemeris in Jest

July - Fancy Fair
Excited visitors at a Victorian Fancy Fair in July. From " The Comic Almanack for 1837: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest Containing All Things Fitting For Such Work by Rigdum Funnidos, Gent

November - St Cecilias Day
Vast crowds celebrating St Cecilias Day on 22nd November. St Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians, which accounts for the cacophony taking place during the celebrations - even a dog is joining in

Regency period gentleman making a speech
A Regency period gentleman up on his hind legs making a speech during a meal. From the prominence of the tankard, glass and decanter, it would appear that he is in high spirits

Little girl reading in a harvest field (Victorian illustration)
A little girl wearing Regency style clothing reading a book in a harvest field. From " The Horkey - A Ballad" by Robert Bloomfield

Parents with a howling baby at night
Eighteenth or early nineteenth century parents experiencing the joys of a howling baby in the night. Father paces the floor with the baby in his arms while mother offers advice from the comfort of a

Group of Regency period people
A group of people wearing Regency period clothing - the lady at the back looks alarmed for some reason! From " The Horkey - A Ballad" by Robert Bloomfield

Lord Nelson
Engraving From 1833 Featuring Lord Nelson Who Was An Officer In The British Royal Navy. He Is Missing An Eye And An Arm From Injuries In Battle. Lord Nelson Lived From 1758 Until 1805

Horatio Nelson - Victorian Illustration
Montage of images featuring the life of Horatio Nelson

Nelson Conflict with a spanish launch
A scene from the life of Lord Nelson - Nelson Conflict with a spanish launch

Nelson volunteers to board a prize
A scene from the life of Lord Nelson - Nelson volunteers to board a prize

The Barge of Edgar manned by eight Kings
Vintage colour engraving from 1864 showing The Barge of Edgar manned by eight Kings on the River Dee

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