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Darley Collection (#2)

"Exploring the Darley Legacy: From Arabian Horses to Revolutionary Artillery and Beyond" Discover the fascinating tale of "Darley

Background imageDarley Collection: Farini

Farini Ridden By Kevin Darley 25 April 1995 Date: 25 April 1995

Background imageDarley Collection: Peter Savill Congatulates

Peter Savill Congatulates Kevin Darley (French Derby) 06 June 1995 Date: 06 June 1995

Background imageDarley Collection: Celtic Swing (K. Darley) Wins

Celtic Swing (K. Darley) Wins
Celtic Swing (K.Darley) Wins French Derby From Poliglote 06 June 1995 Date: 06 June 1995

Background imageDarley Collection: Kevin Darley

Kevin Darley Jockey 26 April 1994 Date: 26 April 1994

Background imageDarley Collection: Advert, John Darley & Sons, Glue & Gelatine, Currie, Scotlan

Advert, John Darley & Sons, Glue & Gelatine, Currie, Scotlan
Advert for John Darley & Sons, Scotch Glue and Gelatine manufacturers, Currie, Scotland. 1905

Background imageDarley Collection: Aldby Park

Aldby Park
LLM457763 Aldby Park by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aldby Park. Illustration for Pictureque Views of Seats by F O Morris (William Mackenzie)

Background imageDarley Collection: Touchstone and Audrey, 1886 (oil on canvas)

Touchstone and Audrey, 1886 (oil on canvas)
822890 Touchstone and Audrey, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88); 69x56.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Touchstone and Audrey. Felix Octavius Carr Darley (1822-1888)

Background imageDarley Collection: Felix Octavius Carr Darley and wife, 1860s. Creator: Unknown

Felix Octavius Carr Darley and wife, 1860s. Creator: Unknown
Felix Octavius Carr Darley and wife, 1860s

Background imageDarley Collection: Harrogate HG3 2 Map

Harrogate HG3 2 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Harrogate HG3 2

Background imageDarley Collection: Village Scene with Dutch Colonial Figures (from Hosack Album). Creator: Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Village Scene with Dutch Colonial Figures (from Hosack Album). Creator: Felix Octavius Carr Darley
Village Scene with Dutch Colonial Figures (from Hosack Album)

Background imageDarley Collection: Native Californians Lassoing a Bear, 1874. Creator: Francis Holl

Native Californians Lassoing a Bear, 1874. Creator: Francis Holl
Native Californians Lassoing a Bear, 1874. Three American men on horseback attempt to rope a grizzly bear. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Background imageDarley Collection: Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Creator: Henry Bryan Hall Jr

Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Creator: Henry Bryan Hall Jr
Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Pioneers in covered wagons pulled by oxen, travelling west to colonise the USA

Background imageDarley Collection: Washington at Monmouth, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Washington at Monmouth, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Washington at Monmouth, (1877). General George Washington (1732-1799) at the Battle of Monmouth, fought on 28 June 1778 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War

Background imageDarley Collection: The British Repulsed at Fort Stephenson, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett

The British Repulsed at Fort Stephenson, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
The British Repulsed at Fort Stephenson, (1878). The Battle of Fort Stephenson in August 1813 was fought between the Americans and the British

Background imageDarley Collection: Concord - The First Blow for Liberty, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Concord - The First Blow for Liberty, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Concord - The First Blow for Liberty, (1877). American patriots going off to fight the British. The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolutionary War

Background imageDarley Collection: The American Troops at Valley Forge, 1877. Creator: Albert Bobbett

The American Troops at Valley Forge, 1877. Creator: Albert Bobbett
The American Troops at Valley Forge, 1877. After failing to retake the the American capital of Philadelphia from the British in 1777

Background imageDarley Collection: The Battle of Lexington, (1877). Creator: Felix Octavius Carr Darley

The Battle of Lexington, (1877). Creator: Felix Octavius Carr Darley
The Battle of Lexington, (1877). The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolutionary War

Background imageDarley Collection: A Minute Man Preparing for War, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

A Minute Man Preparing for War, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
A Minute Man Preparing for War, (1877). A minuteman goes off to fight in the American War of Independence, (1775-1783), as his distraught mother weeps

Background imageDarley Collection: Uprising of the New England Yeomanry, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Uprising of the New England Yeomanry, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Uprising of the New England Yeomanry, (1877). American patriots fought against the British during the War of Independence, 1775-1783

Background imageDarley Collection: Governor Tryon and the Regulators, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Governor Tryon and the Regulators, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Governor Tryon and the Regulators, (1877). British Royal Governor William Tryon (1729-1788) confronts North Carolina Regulators in 1771

Background imageDarley Collection: Defence of the Liberty Pole in New York, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Defence of the Liberty Pole in New York, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Defence of the Liberty Pole in New York, (1877). Liberty poles were erected in New York City as symbols of resistance by the Sons of Liberty before and during the American Revolution (1765-1783)

Background imageDarley Collection: Pontiac in Council, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Pontiac in Council, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Pontiac in Council, (1877). Pontiac (or Obwandiyag, c1720-1769) was a chief of the Ottawa people in North America. In 1762 he organised a combined resistance - known as Pontiacs War - against

Background imageDarley Collection: Death of Father Marquette, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Death of Father Marquette, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Death of Father Marquette, (1877). French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette (1637-1675), founded a European settlement in what is now Michigan, United States

Background imageDarley Collection: Indians Plundering South Carolina Plantations, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Indians Plundering South Carolina Plantations, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Indians Plundering South Carolina Plantations, (1877). European settlers colonised the east coast of what is now the United States in the early 17th century

Background imageDarley Collection: Puritans Barricading Their House Against Indians, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Puritans Barricading Their House Against Indians, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Puritans Barricading Their House Against Indians, (1877). European settlers colonised the east coast of what is now the United States in the early 17th century

Background imageDarley Collection: Edmund Cheesemans Wife Before Governor Berkeley, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Edmund Cheesemans Wife Before Governor Berkeley, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Edmund Cheesemans Wife Before Governor Berkeley, (1877). William Berkeley, the governor of Virginia (in what is now the United States)

Background imageDarley Collection: Opening of the Centennial Exhibition, May 4, 1876, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Opening of the Centennial Exhibition, May 4, 1876, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Opening of the Centennial Exhibition, May 4, 1876, (1878). The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official Worlds Fair in the United States, was held in Philadelphia

Background imageDarley Collection: The Call to Arms, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

The Call to Arms, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
The Call to Arms, (1877). A patriot, armed with a gun and powder horn, goes off to fight in the American War of Independence, as his family plead with him

Background imageDarley Collection: Completion of the Pacific Railroad, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Completion of the Pacific Railroad, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Completion of the Pacific Railroad, (1878). The First Transcontinental Railroad (originally the Pacific Railroad) was the first uninterrupted railway between New York on the Atlantic Ocean

Background imageDarley Collection: Virginians Defending Themselves Against Indians, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Virginians Defending Themselves Against Indians, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Virginians Defending Themselves Against Indians, (1877). European settlers colonised the east coast of what is now the United States in the early 17th century

Background imageDarley Collection: Shermans March to the Sea, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Shermans March to the Sea, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Shermans March to the Sea, (1878). Unionist Major General William Tecumseh Shermans men sabotaging a railrway during a military campaign of the American Civil War

Background imageDarley Collection: Landing of the Pilgrims, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Landing of the Pilgrims, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Landing of the Pilgrims, (1877). In 1620, a group of Puritans left Plymouth in England on The Mayflower and arrived on the east coast of what is now the United States of America

Background imageDarley Collection: Lees Retreat after the Battle of Gettysburg, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Lees Retreat after the Battle of Gettysburg, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Lees Retreat after the Battle of Gettysburg, (1878). Following General Robert E Lees failure to defeat the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg

Background imageDarley Collection: Frenchmen Proceeding to Attack the Spanish Fort on the St. Johns, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Frenchmen Proceeding to Attack the Spanish Fort on the St. Johns, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Frenchmen Proceeding to Attack the Spanish Fort on the St. Johns, (1877). In 1568, the French, led by Dominique de Gourgue, attacked the Spanish-held Fort Caroline

Background imageDarley Collection: English Settlers in America, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

English Settlers in America, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
English Settlers in America, (1877). The Europeans who arrived on the east coast of what is now the United States in the early 17th century

Background imageDarley Collection: Barbara Frietchies Defiance, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Barbara Frietchies Defiance, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Barbara Frietchies Defiance, (1878). Incident during the American Civil War: elderly Unionist Barbara Fritchie pleads with an occupying Confederate general to Shoot if you must this old gray head

Background imageDarley Collection: Spaniards Destroying Mexican Idols, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Spaniards Destroying Mexican Idols, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Spaniards Destroying Mexican Idols, (1877). A priest looks on as a religious idol is pulled down by Spanish soldiers. Invading Europeans destroyed numerous artefacts during the conquest of

Background imageDarley Collection: Columbus and his Train Entering Barcelona, (1877). Creator: Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Columbus and his Train Entering Barcelona, (1877). Creator: Felix Octavius Carr Darley
Columbus and his Train Entering Barcelona, (1877). In 1493, Italian navigator and colonist Christopher Columbus paraded captive Native Americans through the streets of Barcelona in Spain

Background imageDarley Collection: Attack of the Monitor on the Merrimack, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Attack of the Monitor on the Merrimack, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Attack of the " Monitor" on the " Merrimack", (1878). The Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia, which was fought on 8-9 March 1862

Background imageDarley Collection: The Landing of Columbus, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

The Landing of Columbus, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
The Landing of Columbus, (1877). Christopher Columbus arriving in America, 1492. Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

Background imageDarley Collection: Public Worship at Plymouth by the Pilgrims, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Public Worship at Plymouth by the Pilgrims, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Public Worship at Plymouth by the Pilgrims, (1877). In 1620, a group of English Puritans arrived on the east coast of what is now the United States of America

Background imageDarley Collection: The Attack of Fort Sumter, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett

The Attack of Fort Sumter, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
The Attack of Fort Sumter, (1878). Fort Sumter in South Carolina was the place where the opening shots of the American Civil War were fired, on 12 April 1861

Background imageDarley Collection: Battle of New Orleans - Death of General Pakenham, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Battle of New Orleans - Death of General Pakenham, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Battle of New Orleans - Death of General Pakenham, (1878). The Battle of New Orleans, fought on 8 January 1815, was the final battle of the War of 1812

Background imageDarley Collection: The Death of Washington, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

The Death of Washington, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
The Death of Washington, (1877). George Washington on his deathbed, Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA, 14 December 1799. Washington (1732-1799)

Background imageDarley Collection: Angelica Peale Crowning Washington, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

Angelica Peale Crowning Washington, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Angelica Peale Crowning Washington, (1877). George Washington, the first President of the United States, is crowned with a flower garland at Grays Ferry, near Philadelphia

Background imageDarley Collection: G. Washington, (1877). Creator: Felix Octavius Carr Darley

G. Washington, (1877). Creator: Felix Octavius Carr Darley
G. Washington, (1877). Portrait of George Washington (1732-1799), general of the Continental troops during the Revolutionary War, and the first President of the United States

Background imageDarley Collection: The Taking of Monterey, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett

The Taking of Monterey, (1878). Creator: Albert Bobbett
The Taking of Monterey, (1878). The United States Navy and Marine Corps captured Monterey, (capital of Alta California under both Spain and Mexico until 1850), in 1842

Background imageDarley Collection: General Lincoln Receiving Cornwalliss Sword from General O Hara, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett

General Lincoln Receiving Cornwalliss Sword from General O Hara, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
General Lincoln Receiving Cornwalliss Sword from General O Hara, (1877). General Charles O Hara surrenders the sword of Lieutenant-General Charles Cornwallis to Major General Benjamin Lincoln




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"Exploring the Darley Legacy: From Arabian Horses to Revolutionary Artillery and Beyond" Discover the fascinating tale of "Darley, " a name intertwined with diverse historical events and locations. It all began in 1720 when The Darley Arabian, a renowned stallion, left an indelible mark on horse breeding. Fast forward to the French and Indian War, where moving artillery played a crucial role – perhaps inspired by this majestic creature. In West Yorkshire, England, lies Darley Street—a testament to the enduring influence of this name. Meanwhile, Eclipse emerges as another notable figure associated with Darley; his exceptional racing prowess still echoes through time. The arrival of Colonel Henry Knox during the American Revolution further solidifies Darley's connection to significant moments in history. As George Washington, Patrick Henry, and Edmund Pendleton embarked on their journey to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia in 1774, artist Felix Octavius Darley immortalized their travels through his steel engravings. Moving beyond politics but staying within artistic realms is Irving's Sleepy Hollow illustration from 1820—an iconic portrayal of Ichabod Crane that captivates audiences even today. Hiawatha fishing for Nahma also comes alive through colored engraving by none other than Felix O. C. Darley—an artist whose talent knew no bounds. During North Carolina's Regulators revolt in 1771, Edmund Fanning attempted pacification along Eno River near Hillsborough—depicted vividly in a wood engraving credited to Felix O. C. Darley himself. Even battles like Bull Run couldn't escape the association with "Darley. " Its mention evokes images of conflict and bravery etched into history forevermore. From Manchester's streets adorned with namesakes like Darley Avenue to Barnsely S70 maps showcasing its reach across regions—the legacy lives on well into modern times.