Orig Collection (#46)

Battle Of Alma
20th September 1854: The Highland Regiment attack the Russian defences at the Battle of the Alma, a major engagement of the Crimean War

Cherbourg Fireworks
1865: A firework display in the inner harbour of Cherbourg, in honour of the British Channel Squadron. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Wading Through Water
circa 1850: A young boy rolling up his trousers as he wades through water. Original Artwork: Engraving by Meason from London Labour and London Poor by Henry Mayhew

South Sea House
February 1810: The dividend hall of South Sea House, a banking establishment on Threadneedle Street, London. Original Artwork: Drawn and engraved by Rowlandson and Pugin, aquatinted by Sutherland

Quakers Meeting
1st April 1809: A meeting of Quakers or members of the Religious Society of Friends. Original Artwork: Drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson and A C Pugin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Toronto Quayside
circa 1841: Fishermen and boats at the quayside in Toronto. Original Artwork: Engraving - William Henry Bartlett (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

City Of Music
circa 1835: A view of Leipzig, one of the music centres of Europe. Liszt, Mendelssohn, Marschner and Schumann, who taught at the Leipzig Conservatoire

Opera House
circa 1850: The Italian Opera house in Paris. Original Artwork: Engraving by A H Payne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Leipzig Cemetery
circa 1840: The cemetery and church in Leipzig. Original Artwork: Engraving by J C A Richter after F Horausch. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

St Petersburg
circa 1800: A view of St Petersburg (Leningrad) from across the River Neva. The cathedral of St Isaac is background right

Drury Lane Theatre
1840: The wrestling scene in a performance of Shakespeares As You Like It at Drury Lane Theatre. Original Artwork: Engraving by T H Ellis after T H Shepherd (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Peter The Great
circa 1850: Statue of Peter the Great in St Petersburg (Leningrad) riding a horse. Original Artwork: Engraving by A H Payne after H Bydgoszog (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Eglise De Sorbonne
circa 1830: The church of the Sorbonne in Paris. The Sorbonne was originally a theological college and later part of University of Paris

Sainte Chapelle
circa 1840: An example of 13th century gothic architecture, Sainte Chapelle in Paris. The composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier was made Director of Music for the chapelle in 1698

Saint Stephens Cathedral in Vienna
circa 1825: St Stephens cathedral in Vienna. Original Artwork: Engraved by Andreas Winkler (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

St Peters Rome
circa 1800: Exterior of St Peter s, Rome seen from across the square. In the forefront builders are studying plans. Original Artwork: Engraving by Schindelmayer. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Cathedral Of Rome
circa 1840: Church of St John Lateran, Rome known as the Cathedral of Rome. Built in the 4th century and remodelled between 1642 - 1660 in the Baroque style by Francesco Borromini

Teatro Alla Scala
circa 1870: La Scala, a world-famous opera house in Milan. Original Artwork: Engraving by A H Payne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Piazza San Marco
circa 1850: Crowds in St Marks Square, in front of the Basilica San Marco in Venice, Italy. Original Artwork: Engraving by Kier after Pividor. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Serving Soup
circa 1820: A mother serving soup to her family from a pot over the fire. Original Artwork: Engraving by Edward Caslon entitled La Soupe. (Photo by Edward Gooch/Edward Gooch/Getty Images)

Parliament House
circa 1890: Parliament House in Melbourne, Australia. Original Artwork: Engraving by H Miller (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

City Centre
circa 1840: Saint Martins in the Bull Ring and High Street, Birmingham in the West Midlands (Warwickshire). Original Artwork: Engraved by A B Johnson (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Seville Cathedral
circa 1840: A Moorish style entrance to Seville Cathedral in southern Spain. Rising on the left is the Giralda, the cathedrals bell tower, which once served as a muslim minaret

Lord Byron
circa 1879: A skectch of a statue of poet, George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788 - 1824). The bronze statue by Richard Belt, unveiled on 24th May 1880, is in Hyde Park, London

Dr Syntax
1st April 1813: Dr Syntax spends a day at the race track in York, and dances with rage upon losing his money. Original Artwork: Drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson

The Fireside Album
circa 1875: A family sitting beside a cosy fire on the front cover of a musical score by Adam Wright, contraining a quadrille, a polka and a waltz. Original Artwork: Lithograph by T Packer

Manchester City
circa 1840: The smoking chimneys of Manchester as seen from Kensal Moore. Original Artwork: Engraved by Goodall after Wyld. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Going To Church
circa 1812: A parson greets members of his congregation outside the church. Original Artwork: Engraving by Is Agar after a drawing by R Westall. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Sermon
1812: A family sit gravely listening to a church sermon. Original Artwork: Engraving after a drawing by R Westall. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Peelers
31st January 1837: Policemen assembling at Bow Street, London. Original Artwork: Engraving from the Penny Magazine (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Captured At Last
circa 1838: Fagin sits alone in the condemned cell after his capture by the police in Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. Original Artwork: Engraving by George Cruikshank

Beijing City
circa 1845: The Western Gate in Peking, China. Original Artwork: Drawn by Tom Allom and engraved by E Brandard (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Attack Of Cavriana
24th June 1859: The French and Sardinian troops under Napoleon III defeat the Austrian army, commanded by Emperor Francis Joseph I, at the Battle of Solferino in Lombardy

Navarino
20th October 1827: The Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence, where the Turkish and Egyptian forces were defeated by the combined fleets of Great Britain, France and Russia

Below Stairs
circa 1820: A party being held in the servants quarters, entitled High Life Below Stairs. Robert Cruikshank was the brother of the famous artist and illustrator, George Cruikshank

Shrine For A King
circa 1800: The shrine of King Henry V in Westminster Abbey, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Black Monday
circa 1800: Black Monday or The Departure For School. Two young boys bid their family a tearful farewell upon leaving for school. Original Artwork: After W R Biggs

Bloomerism Scandal
circa 1855: A cartoon depicting how masculine women have become by wearing bloomers. This group are smoking and reading the newspaper

Pigeon Shooting
circa 1825: Tom, Jerry and the fat knight engaged in a pigeon shooting match. Original Artwork: Drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank for Life in and out of London

Brighton Pavilion
circa 1825: The Indian-style domes of the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, built by Henry Holland and John Nash for King George IV, then Prince of Wales. Original Artwork: Drawn and engraved by J Bruce

Carlton House
circa 1820: The south front of Carlton House on Pall Mall, London, designed by John Nash. Peacocks wander about on the lawn. Original Artwork: Engraving by R Reeve after J Westall, ARA

Neo-Classical Villa
The interior of a palace styled after an ancient Roman villa, circa 1865. Possibly the house of Napoleon III in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Drury Lane Theatre
circa 1815: The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, designed by architect Benjamin Wyatt, which opened on 10th October 1812. Original Artwork: Engraved by Lacery from an original drawing by Hedgland

Student Party
1824: Oxford undergraduates on a latenight drinking escapade. The original caption reads Oxford Transports or Albanians doing Penance for Past Offences

Stand And Deliver
1851: A Victorian highwayman takes two travellers on horseback by surprise, from The life of the late John Mylton (1608 - 1674) by Charles Apperley or Nimrod

White Bear
circa 1800: Meach-o-Shin-Gaw or Little White Bear, a Konza warrior. Original Artwork: Engraving by J Harris after a painting by George Catlin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Ojibwa War Dance
circa 1800: Four members of the Ojibwa tribe perform a war dance. From left to right, they are Pat-au-a-quot-a-wee-be (Flying Cloud), Sa-Mah (Tobacco)

Welsh Custom
circa 1850: Friends of a newly married couple bringing wedding presents to a Bidding in Wales. Original Artwork: Engraving by Newman & Co (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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