Eighteenth Collection (#9)

Instructions on the posture on horseback
3784210 Instructions on the posture on horseback; (add.info.: Instructions on the posture on horseback and holding a horse, 18th century.); Lebrecht History

London tradesman selling Turnips and carrots, 1794 (print)
3794180 London tradesman selling Turnips and carrots, 1794 (print) by English School, (18th century); (add.info.: London tradesman selling Turnips and Carrots. Donkey carrying baskets of vegetables)

Madame Poussielgue aged 23 in 1797 (print)
5614314 Madame Poussielgue aged 23 in 1797 (print) by Gros, Antoine Jean (1771-1835) (after); (add.info.: Madame Poussielgue, nee Hersemeille de la Roche, aged 23 in 1797)

St. Petersburg - plan of the Russian city, 1738 (engraving)
3794198 St. Petersburg - plan of the Russian city, 1738 (engraving); (add.info.: St. Petersburg - plan of the Russian city, 1738)

Lord Lawrence - statue of the Viceroy of India in Lahore, Pakistan (postcard)
3794088 Lord Lawrence - statue of the Viceroy of India in Lahore, Pakistan (postcard); (add.info.: Lord Lawrence - statue of the Viceroy of India (from 1864 to 1869) in Lahore, early 20th century

Portrait of Camille Desmoulins (1762-1794), c.1869 (engraving)
3116334 Portrait of Camille Desmoulins (1762-1794), c.1869 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journalist and politician during the French Revolution)

Riga - view of the city on the bank of the river Daugava, c. 1700
3794194 Riga - view of the city on the bank of the river Daugava, c. 1700.; (add.info.: Riga - view of the city on the bank of the river Daugava, c. 1700)

London tradesman selling Sweet china oranges, sweet china (print)
3794189 London tradesman selling Sweet china oranges, sweet china (print); (add.info.: London tradesman selling Sweet china oranges, sweet china')

Danzig / Gdansk - view of the city, c. 1700 (engraving)
3794200 Danzig / Gdansk - view of the city, c. 1700 (engraving); (add.info.: Danzig / Gda?sk - view of the city, c. 1700. Caption reads: Danzig in Preussen (Prussia, now Poland)

Sudder Bazaar Sabathu India early 20th century (postcard)
3794106 Sudder Bazaar Sabathu India early 20th century (postcard); (add.info.: Sudder Bazaar, Sabathu, India, early 20th century. Indian Empire. Bazaars. Market, markets, marketplace)

Mary Read - English female pirate, 18th century (engraving)
3784080 Mary Read - English female pirate, 18th century (engraving) by Wentworth, F. (18th century); (add.info.: Mary Read - English female pirate holding sword)

Chateau de Chillon - the castle on Lake Geneva (near Montreux) (postcard)
3794111 Chateau de Chillon - the castle on Lake Geneva (near Montreux) (postcard); (add.info.: Chateau de Chillon - the castle on Lake Geneva (near Montreux)

Mary Read - English female pirate (engraving)
3784190 Mary Read - English female pirate (engraving) by Wentworth, F. (18th century); (add.info.: Mary Read - English female pirate holding sword. Convicted of piracy during Golden Age of Piracy)

Colonies of North America in 1776 (print)
3781938 Colonies of North America in 1776 (print); (add.info.: Colonies of North America in 1776 Statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776)

Bacchus and Ariadne (oil on canvas)
3930881 Bacchus and Ariadne (oil on canvas) by Akerstrom, Jonas (1759-95); 76.5x61 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info)

EyeUbiquitous_20114013
Italy, Puglia, Bari, Trullo Sovrano, Piazza Sacramento, Alberobello

EyeUbiquitous_20114012
Italy, Puglia, Bari, Trullo Sovrano, Piazza Sacramento, Alberobello

Meritaton, the eldest of six daughters of King Akhenaten
Statuette stone bust sculpture portrait of a princess - presumably Meritaton, the eldest of six daughters of King Akhenaten - New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, 1364 1347 BC

Plan of Paris, France in 1789. From Historical Atlas, published 1923

Plan of Versailles, France in 1789. From Historical Atlas, published 1923

UK, London, Camden, Bloomsbury, Bedford Square. Doorway with a fanlight on an Eighteenth Century Georgian houses on Bedford square

Houses In Church Street, Chelsea
A photograph taken from a terrace, with a view of Church Street, Chelsea, the background shows a row of houses from the late eighteenth century. Date: circa 1937

George III's Booth at Ascot
A design for King George III's booth, the first permanent structure at Ascot race course. The picture is the work of Thomas Sandby (1721-1798). Date: 18th century

Charles Bannister Singing His Way Through A Toll Gate
A cartoon by Steven Spurrier, showing an episode in the life of actor and singer Charles Bannister (1738-1804). Returning to London from Epsom

The Racehorse Eclipse
Reproduction of a painting by George Stubbs (1724-1806) of the racehorse Eclipse (1764-1789). Eclipse was an undefeated thoroughbred who won 18 races and went on to become a successful sire

Head of a statue of queen Hatshepsut or of king Thutmose III. 18th dynasty. New Kingdom of Egypt, c. 1460-1450 BC. Carbonatite. Neues Museum (New Museum). Berlin. Germany. Date: 2013

Poster, Royal Academy, English Taste in the 18th Century
Poster, Royal Academy of Arts exhibition, English Taste in the 18th Century Date: 1956

18th Century Alterlife Ancient Art Atef Crook
18th, century, alterlife, ancient, art, Atef, crook, crown, dead, deity, divinity, Egypt, egyptian, eighteenth, dynasty, figure, flail, god, green, Hatshepsut, mythological, mythology, New, Empire

Henry VI, Part I, by Shakespeare
Act II, Scene V The death of Mortimer in the Tower; "Mourn not, except thou sorrow for my good" Date: Late eighteenth century

James Gregory (1638-75), Scottish mathematician and astronomer, from Crabb's Historical Dictionary, pub
4071120 James Gregory (1638-75), Scottish mathematician and astronomer, from Crabb's Historical Dictionary, pub. 1825 (print) by Unknown Artist

Martha Washington, from The History of Our Country, published 1905 (wood engraving)
2619204 Martha Washington, from The History of Our Country, published 1905 (wood engraving) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martha Washington, nee Dandridge)

General Grant's arrival at The Battle of Shiloh, aka the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, in 1862
2619156 General Grant's arrival at The Battle of Shiloh, aka the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, in 1862, from The History of Our Country, published 1905 (litho) by American School

Leveridges songs frontispiecey by William Hogarth 1727
3788044 Leveridges songs frontispiecey by William Hogarth 1727 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Leveridges songs frontispiecey by William Hogarth 1727 WH: English painter, printmaker)

Mary and Ann Hogarth A shop-bill by William Hogarth 1724
3788043 Mary and Ann Hogarth A shop-bill by William Hogarth 1724 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Hogarth's advert for his sisters linen-shop.Caption reads)

Mary and Ann Hogarth A shop-bill by William Hogarth 1724
3788030 Mary and Ann Hogarth A shop-bill by William Hogarth 1724 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Hogarth's advert for his sisters linen-shop. Engraved by Thomas Cook)

Goodchild as Lord Mayor
3793991 Goodchild as Lord Mayor by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Goodchild as Lord Mayor of London - engraving by William Hogarth, English painter and artist November 10)

The Lottery by William Hogarth 1721
3788046 The Lottery by William Hogarth 1721 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: The Lottery by William Hogarth. Criticism of the government by Hogarth for raising money by lottery)

The Lottery by William Hogarth 1721
3788029 The Lottery by William Hogarth 1721 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: The Lottery by William Hogarth. Engraved by Thomas Cook)

George Gordon, Lord Byron, 1788-1824. English romantic poet. From an illustration by A. S. Hartrick
3052768 George Gordon, Lord Byron, 1788-1824. English romantic poet. From an illustration by A.S. Hartrick. by Hartrick, Archibald Standish (1864-1950); Private Collection

Education in the 18th and 19th centuries, from The History of Our Country, published 1905 (wood engraving)
2619200 Education in the 18th and 19th centuries, from The History of Our Country, published 1905 (wood engraving) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection

Antonio de Padua Maria Severino Lopez de Santa Anna y Perez de Lebro, from The History of Our Country
2657622 Antonio de Padua Maria Severino Lopez de Santa Anna y Perez de Lebro, from The History of Our Country, published 1905 (engraving) by American School

Mary and Ann Hogarth A shop-bill by William Hogarth 1724
3788041 Mary and Ann Hogarth A shop-bill by William Hogarth 1724 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Hogarth's advert for his sisters linen-shop.Caption reads)

Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832. Scottish novelist, poet, historian and biographer. From an illustration by A. S. Hartrick
3052774 Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832. Scottish novelist, poet, historian and biographer. From an illustration by A.S. Hartrick by Hartrick, Archibald Standish (1864-1950); Private Collection

Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1792-1822. English Romantic poet. From an illustration by A. S. Hartrick
3052769 Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1792-1822. English Romantic poet. From an illustration by A.S. Hartrick. by Hartrick, Archibald Standish (1864-1950); Private Collection

The death of Tecumseh during The Battle of the Thames, October 5, 1813, from The History of Our Country
2657616 The death of Tecumseh during The Battle of the Thames, October 5, 1813, from The History of Our Country, published 1905 (litho) by American School

Henry Fielding, 1707 - 1754. English novelist and dramatist. After the engraving by William Hogarth
2913935 Henry Fielding, 1707 - 1754. English novelist and dramatist. After the engraving by William Hogarth. From Impressions of English Literature, published 1944

General Grant reconnoitering in the rain at Belmont, Missouri, before the battle in 1861
2619154 General Grant reconnoitering in the rain at Belmont, Missouri, before the battle in 1861, from The History of Our Country, published 1905 (litho) by American School

Some of the Principal Inhabitants of the Moon by William Hogarth 1724
3788042 Some of the Principal Inhabitants of the Moon by William Hogarth 1724 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Royalty, Episcopacy, and Law by W)

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