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British Culture Collection (#13)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Dickenss Dombey and Son handing round the tea

Dickenss Dombey and Son handing round the tea
Vintage engraving of a scene from Charles Dickenss Dombey and Son. Withers the Wan, at this period, handing round the tea, Mt Dombey again addressed hinself to Edith

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Hand Colored Charles Dickens Engraving

Hand Colored Charles Dickens Engraving
Engraved Illustrations of beautifully hand-colored Charles Dickens Engraving from Collieras Unabridged Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Amateur dramatics by Victorian people

Amateur dramatics by Victorian people
A British upper class society evening occasion featuring amateur dramatics or charades, including a man hobbling on crutches

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Introductions and gossip in a Victorian house

Introductions and gossip in a Victorian house
A new arrival shaking hands with his host is the subject of whispering and speculation by the roomas other inhabitants. From Frank Fairlegh

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Aftermath of a Victorian duel

Aftermath of a Victorian duel
A doctor tending a wounded - or dead - victim of a duel, while the opponent, the seconds and a few bystanders watch. A pistol lies on the ground

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Scenes from Victorian life

Scenes from Victorian life
Various scenes from Victorian life surrounding a circular image of newly married couples emerging from a church. From Frank Fairlegh

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Two Victorian men trying to force entry to a cottage

Two Victorian men trying to force entry to a cottage
Two Victorian men trying to force their way into a cottage using a large piece of wood. The terrified inhabitant remonstrates with them while an alarmed-looking gentleman descends from a horse drawn

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Victorian couple fleeing in a coach

Victorian couple fleeing in a coach
A Victorian couple in a horse drawn carriage fleeing the attentions of a man on horseback on a rural road. The man in the carriage is firing his pistol at the rider

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Victorian man holding a ladys bonnet

Victorian man holding a ladys bonnet
A victorian man holding up a ladyas bonnet and indicating its finer points with his cane to an admiring man wearing check trousers

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Victorian public school teachers convivial evening

Victorian public school teachers convivial evening
Masters at an English public school partaking of wine punch during an eveningas conviviality. A small boy, probably a pupil, is opening yet another bottle and the room is thick with cigar smoke

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Victorian teachers chairing a colleague

Victorian teachers chairing a colleague
A group of Victorian English public school teachers chairing (carrying) one of their number - a older man, possibly the headmaster - on their shoulders

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Sing a Song of Sixpence - nursery rhyme

Sing a Song of Sixpence - nursery rhyme
A Victorian engraving of a scene from the nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpencea, showing the four-and-twenty blackbirds singing to the King upon the opening of the pie

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: The Tower of London, engraved by Miller published 1831 (illustration)

The Tower of London, engraved by Miller published 1831 (illustration)
This image conveys a sense of the bustle of commercial and passenger traffic on the Thames. A noteworthy detail is the presence of two steam packets, identifiable as the Talbot and the Lord Melville

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Victorian London - Brewers Men

Victorian London - Brewers Men
Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Workers at a London brewery circa 1870

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Portrait of Francis Bacon

Portrait of Francis Bacon
Vintage engraving of Francis Bacon 1561 to 1626 was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author. He served both as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Victorian women writing at a desk

Victorian women writing at a desk
Vintage engraving of a Victorian women writing at a desk. From the story Madame Leroux by Frances Eleanor Trollope, The Graphic, 1890

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: William Hogarths The reward of cruelty

William Hogarths The reward of cruelty
Vintage engraving by William Hogarth, The Four Stages of Cruelty. The reward of cruelty. Having been tried and found guilty of murder

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Victorian London - The Custom House

Victorian London - The Custom House
Vintage engraving of The Custom House on the north bank of the Thames in the City of London was formerly in use for the collection of customs duties. 1893

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Steam ploughing engines, wood engravings, published 1875

Steam ploughing engines, wood engravings, published 1875
Steam ploughing engines: 1) Steam plough system by James & Frederick Howard in action, 2) Grubber by James & Frederick Howard, 3) Balance Plough by John Fowler (1826 - 1864)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Steam lokomobiles, wood engraving, published in 1877

Steam lokomobiles, wood engraving, published in 1877
Steam lokomobiles: 1) Lokomobile by Richard Garett (England), 2) Longitudinal section of a lokomobile, 3) Street locomotive by Aveling & Porter (England)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Victorian London - Royal Courts of Justice

Victorian London - Royal Courts of Justice
Illustration of a Victorian London - Royal Courts of Justice

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Coronation of the young king by the bishop of York

Coronation of the young king by the bishop of York
Illustration of the Coronation of the young king by the bishop of York

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury threatens to excommunicate Henry III

Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury threatens to excommunicate Henry III
Illustration of a Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury threatens to excommunicate Henry III

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: The Tower Of London, exterior view over River Thames

The Tower Of London, exterior view over River Thames
Illustration of a Great Britain, London, Tower, exterior view over River Thames

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Ancient fishing scene

Ancient fishing scene
Illustration of a ancient fishing scene

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC), British Museum, London

Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC), British Museum, London
Illustration of a Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC), British Museum, London

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Victorian London - The Great Vats

Victorian London - The Great Vats
Illustration of a Victorian London - The Great Vats

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Doorway to Cill Chriosd - Christs Church or Kilchrist

Doorway to Cill Chriosd - Christs Church or Kilchrist
Cill Chriosd Christs Church or Kilchrist is a ruined former parish church of Strath, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It was constructed around the 16th century

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Frozen Highlands #1 Valley near River Moriston and Loch Cluanie

Frozen Highlands #1 Valley near River Moriston and Loch Cluanie
A beautiful frozen landscape at dawn near River Moriston Loch Cluanie, Scotland, United Kingdom UK

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of the British isles 1869

Map of the British isles 1869
Cornells Grammars-School Geography - S.S. Cornell - New York D. Appleton and Company 1869

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: map of the British isles 1856

map of the British isles 1856
Colton and Fitchs Modern School Geography by George W. Fitch - New York 1856

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Illustration of Globe Theatre being built in Elizabethan times

Illustration of Globe Theatre being built in Elizabethan times

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Illustration of cricket pitch, view from above

Illustration of cricket pitch, view from above

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of Dublin in 1610 (Victorian engraving

Map of Dublin in 1610 (Victorian engraving
A map of Dublin, Ireland, as it was in 1610 AD. Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland, which, at the time the engraving was made, was part of Great Britain

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map, Rivers Wye and Derwen, Derbyshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map, Rivers Wye and Derwen, Derbyshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of the Rivers Wye and Derwen in Derbyshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of the City of St. Andrewas, Scotland Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of the City of St. Andrewas, Scotland Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of the City of St. Andrewas, Scotland Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of the City of Bradgate, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of the City of Bradgate, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of the Map of the City of Bradgate, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of the City of Chester, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of the City of Chester, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of the City of Chester, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Mid-Victorian map of India

Mid-Victorian map of India
A mid-Victorian map of the Indian subcontinent at the time of the British Empire, showing various missionary society stations

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of Kent and Neighborhoods, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of Kent and Neighborhoods, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Kent and Neighborhoods, England Victorian Engraving, 1840 from Our Own Country, Great Britain, Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of Burghley and Neighborhoods, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of Burghley and Neighborhoods, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Burghley and Neighborhoods, England Victorian Engraving, 1840 from Our Own Country, Great Britain, Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of the Course of the River Clyde, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of the Course of the River Clyde, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of the Course of the River Clyde, England Victorian Engraving, 1840 from Our Own Country, Great Britain, Descriptive, Historical

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of Edgehill and Naseby, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of Edgehill and Naseby, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Edgehill and Naseby, England Victorian Engraving, 1840 from Our Own Country, Great Britain, Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of Cornwall and Lands End, England Victorian Engraving, 1840

Map of Cornwall and Lands End, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Cornwall and Lands End, England Victorian Engraving, Circa 1840 from Our Own Country, Great Britain, Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of Ludlow, England Victorian Engraving, Circa 1840

Map of Ludlow, England Victorian Engraving, Circa 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Ludlow, England Victorian Engraving, Circa 1840 from Our Own Country, Great Britain, Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Map of Crowland, England Victorian Engraving, Circa 1840

Map of Crowland, England Victorian Engraving, Circa 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Crowland, The Cut at Peakirk Victorian Engraving from Our Own Country, Great Britain, Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial. Published in 1880

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Victorian Map of Africa

Victorian Map of Africa
Engraved illustrations of a Map of Africa from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored



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