Society Collection (#6)

Evening, c1880. Creator: Jean Beraud
Evening, c1880

Countess Potocka's drawing room, 1887. Creator: Jean Beraud
Countess Potocka's drawing room, 1887

The Mahala of Stella at Bucharest, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Mahala of Stella at Bucharest, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Daughters of 1812, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Daughters of 1812, between 1910 and 1917
Daughters of 1812, between 1910 and 1917. Group portrait of members of the National Society United States Daughters of 1812, an association of female descendants of veterans of the War of 1812

Women on stage at Daughters of the American Revolution convention, Washington, D.C. 1908

Harper's November, c1895. Creator: Edward Penfield
Harper's November, c1895. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Show of the Shire Horse Society at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Show of the Shire Horse Society at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; Open Air Dinner in the Champs Elysees, 1891. Creator: Mars
The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; Open Air Dinner in the Champs Elysees, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; "Coco" for Ever !, 1891. Creator: Mars
The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; "Coco" for Ever !, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; The Battle of Flowers in the Avenue Des Acacias, 1891. Creator: Mars
The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; The Battle of Flowers in the Avenue Des Acacias, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

"The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; Morning Gathering at the Petite Plage, 1891. Creator: Mars
The Paris Season- drawn by Mars; Morning Gathering at the Petite Plage, at the Entrance of the Avenue Du Bois, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; At the Pre-Catelan - Maman plays the Driver, 1891. Creator: Mars
The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; At the Pre-Catelan - Maman plays the Driver, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; At a Charity Bazaar, 1891. Creator: Mars
The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; At a Charity Bazaar, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; A Garden Party - A Busy Corner, 1891. Creator: Mars
The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; A Garden Party - A Busy Corner, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; Cup Day at the Concours Hippique, 1891. Creator: Mars
The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; Cup Day at the Concours Hippique, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; A Flower Girl in the Avenue Du Bois de Boulogne, 1891. Creator: Mars
The Paris Season - drawn by Mars; A Flower Girl in the Avenue Du Bois de Boulogne, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, July 4, 1891, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, July 4, 1891, 1891. The reception held by Mrs Stanhope in the Banqueting Hall, Whitehall. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Coup de vent à Trouville (Gust of wind at Trouville), before 1907. Creator: Etcheverry, Hubert-Denis (1867-1952)
Coup de vent a Trouville (Gust of wind at Trouville), before 1907. Found in the collection of the Musee d'Orsay, Paris

The Triumph of the Communal Administration, 1690. Creator: Follet, Hubert (1652-1722/23)
The Triumph of the Communal Administration, 1690. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Verviers

Public Felicity Triumphant over Dangers, ca 1624-1625. Creator: Gentileschi, Orazio (1563-1638)
Public Felicity Triumphant over Dangers, ca 1624-1625. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Memorial Continental Hall, National Headquarters of DAR - View of Building from The Southeast, 1912. HQ of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, DC

A Grecian Harvest-Home, or Thanksgiving to the Rural Deities, dated May 1, 1791, issued 1792. Creator: James Barry
A Grecian Harvest-Home, or Thanksgiving to the Rural Deities, Ceres, Bacchus, etc. dated May 1, 1791, issued 1792

Prize Cattle, from the Exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society, at Lincoln... 1854. Creator: Unknown
Prize Cattle, from the Exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society, at Lincoln - drawn by Harrison Weir, 1854. Mr. James Rea's Hereford; Mr. Samuel Farthing's Devon; Mr

Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society, at Lincoln, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society, at Lincoln, 1854. In countries where the competition of cattle shows does not exist

Masquerade Costume. Creator: Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1527-1593)
Masquerade Costume. Found in the collection of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence

Elegant company at a salon concert. Creator: Gause, Wilhelm (1853-1916)
Elegant company at a salon concert. Private Collection

The Hunt Supper, 1889. Creator: Stewart, Julius (1855-1919)
The Hunt Supper, 1889. Private Collection

Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Devon - Class I. - First Prize, £40, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Cattle of Any Breed - Leicester - Creator
Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Cattle of Any Breed - Leicester - Class I. - First Prize, £20, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Short-Horns - Class IV. - First Prize, £20, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Sir David Brewste...Delivering the Opening Address, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Sir David Brewster, the President (of the British Association at Edinburgh), Delivering the Opening Address, 1850. A goodly number, about 1200 old and new members of the British Association

Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Hereford - Class I. - First Prize, £40, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Short-Horns - Class I. - First Prize, £40, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Roasting the Baron of Beef by Gas, in the Castle-Yard, Exeter, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Roasting the Baron of Beef by Gas, in the Castle-Yard, Exeter, [Devon], 1850. Event during the annual meeting and exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society

Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Cattle of Any Breed - Sussex - Se Creator
Prize Cattle at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, at Exeter - Cattle of Any Breed - Sussex - Second Prize, £10, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Arch in the Dinner Pavilion... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Arch in the Dinner Pavilion, designed by M. Soyer, (Royal Agricultural Society of England Meeting and Exhibition), 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Royal Agricultural Society of England - Twelfth Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Royal Agricultural Society of England - Twelfth Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 1850. Arrival of Cattle at the Show-Yard'. Agricultural show at Exeter in Devon

Royal Agricultural Society of England, Twelfth Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Exeter, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Royal Agricultural Society of England, Twelfth Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Exeter, [Devon], 1850. The implements exhibited were not go numerous as on former occasions

Design for a Self-Supporting Village, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Design for a Self-Supporting Village, 1850. Church of England village, ...designed by Mr. J. Minter Morgan...intended to "promote the religious, moral

Illustration to Samuel Richardson's Clarissa, 1796. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration to Samuel Richardson's Clarissa, 1796

Illustration to Samuel Richardson's Clarissa, 1796. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration to Samuel Richardson's Clarissa, 1796

Cutting Turf, and Preparing it for the Rick, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Cutting Turf, and Preparing it for the Rick, 1850. Making peat charcoal at Derrymullen, Kildare, Ireland:. two skenes are used to chop or make a long incision in the bank or bench from which the turf

The Bog of Allen, from the Canal Side, 1850. Creator: Smyth
The Bog of Allen, from the Canal Side, 1850. The Irish Amelioration Society - Manufacture of Peat Charcoal...view of the bog...with Carbara Castle in the distance...the works...on the left

The Stirrup Cup - painted by J. F. Herring, 1850. Creator: Smyth
The Stirrup Cup - painted by J. F. Herring, 1850....one of Mr. Herring's contributions to the Exhibition of the Society of British Artists, of which he is so distinguised a member

Irish Amelioration Society - Model Station at Derrymullen on the Bog of Allen, 1850. Creator: W Thomas
Irish Amelioration Society - Model Station at Derrymullen on the Bog of Allen, 1850. Manufacture of Peat Charcoal...Aided by an influential court of Directors, Mr

Emigration to Australia - Farewell Group Meeting of the Family Colonisation Loan Society, 1850. Emigrants leaving for Australia in the Slain's Castle, met at the British Institution

Exeter Cathedral - Anniversary of the Societies for Promoting Christian Knowledge... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Exeter Cathedral - Anniversary of the Societies for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts, 1850

One of the Retorts for Burning the Turf into Charcoal, 1850. Creator: Smyth
One of the Retorts for Burning the Turf into Charcoal, 1850. Drying peat to make charcoal at Derrymullen, Kildare, Ireland....in the centre or main building are the furnaces, thirty-six in number

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