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British Culture Collection (page 7)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: George II King of Great Britain

George II King of Great Britain
" Portrait of George II (1683-1760)Engraved by P.Tanje From the original Painting by J. Faber.Edited by Tallis in 1859

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Josiah Wedgwood

Josiah Wedgwood
Portrait (XXXL) of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795).English industrialist and potter. Engraveb by W.Holl (1807-1871) from a painting by George Stubbs (1724-1806)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Sir Colin Campbell

Sir Colin Campbell 1st Baron Clyde (1792-1863)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Henry St John

Henry St John
" Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke (ob 1751)engraved by W.T Fry from the original of Kneller, in the collection of the Earl of Egremont

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Cavalry crossing a ford, 1879

Cavalry crossing a ford, 1879
Afghanistan ( History): Cavalry crossing a Ford

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)English poet and Playwrightengraved by Sir John Gilberts (1881) edited by Howard Staunton in 1882 & Published by George Routledge

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: David Livingstone

David Livingstone
Engraving From 1873 Featuring The Scottish Explorer And Missionary, David Livingstone. Livingstone Lived From 1813 Until 1873

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Coat of arms 17th century Bulstrode and Gilbert

Coat of arms 17th century Bulstrode and Gilbert
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blomes (Britannia), an atlas published in 1673

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Panton and Meggs

Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Panton and Meggs
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blomes (Britannia), an atlas published in 1673

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Fleming and Jenkins

Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Fleming and Jenkins
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blomes (Britannia), an atlas published in 1673

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Coat of arms 17th century Astry and Davison

Coat of arms 17th century Astry and Davison
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blomes (Britannia), an atlas published in 1673

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Greenville and Langham

Coat of arms copperplate 17th century Greenville and Langham
This image is from a copperplate engraving, and shows part of a roll of arms from Richard Blomes (Britannia), an atlas published in 1673

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Illustration of Pocahontas dressed in English dress and cap

Illustration of Pocahontas dressed in English dress and cap
17th century, anxiety, bonnet, british culture, caucasian appearance, dress, five people, history, holding, looking, mature adult, mature women, mirror, multi-ethnic group, mythology

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Holborn Valley Viaduct, London (1871 engraving)

Holborn Valley Viaduct, London (1871 engraving)
The Holborn Valley Viaduct in the City of London - an engraving from " Collins Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood", price one shilling; published by William Collins

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: William Hogarth (1697-1764), English painter, wood engraving, published in 1881

William Hogarth (1697-1764), English painter, wood engraving, published in 1881
William Hogarth (1697 - 1764), English painter and printmaker. Woodcut engraving after a painting (1745) by himself in the Tate Gallery, London, published in 1881

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Portrait of William Shakespeare

Portrait of William Shakespeare
This 1849 vintage print features the portrait of William Shakespeare

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Fleet Street with Temple Bar (Crystal Palace in distance) 1871

Fleet Street with Temple Bar (Crystal Palace in distance) 1871
Fleet Street in the City of London, from Mitre Court to Temple Bar, with The Temple and River Thames. The narrow and traffic-limiting Temple Bar (one of the historic entrances to the City of London)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe
Engraving From 1837 Featuring The English Author Of The Book " Robinson Crusoe", Daniel Defoe. Defoe Lived From 1660 Until 1731

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Her Majesty, Queen Victoria

Her Majesty, Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India. She was widowed in 1861 and wore mourning clothes thereafter

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Julius Caesar receiving tribute

Julius Caesar receiving tribute from the British people (Britons) who were conquered by his army in 50BC at Deal in Kent. From " Aunt Charlottes Stories of English History for the Little

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: The Norman Staircase, Canterbury Cathedral

The Norman Staircase, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent. Illustration from " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles" published by Cassell Petter & Galpin in 1875 (price 2/6d)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: The Cathedral Precinct Gate, Canterbury

The Cathedral Precinct Gate, Canterbury, Kent. Illustration from " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles" published by Cassell Petter & Galpin in 1875 (price 2/6d)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Miller

Canterbury Tales - The Miller
The Miller, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Canons Yeoman

Canterbury Tales - The Canons Yeoman
The Canons Yeoman, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer

Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written at the end of the 14th century

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Cook

Canterbury Tales - The Cook
The Cook, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales
Vintage engraving of an Illustration and passage from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: HMS Warspite at Woolwich

HMS Warspite at Woolwich
HMS Warspite, the Marine Societys Training Ship in the River Thames at Woolwich, London. The Marine Society was founded in 1756 because of a shortage of volunteers for the British navy

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Vanity Fair Print - George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby

Vanity Fair Print - George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
Victorian caricature of George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, a British Liberal politician and colonial governor of Nova Scotia, Queensland, New Zealand and Victoria. By Ape. Vanity Fair 1871

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Vanity Fair Print of George Bentinck (MP)

Vanity Fair Print of George Bentinck (MP)
Victorian caricature of George Bentinck (MP) 1803 to 1886, a British Conservative politician. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Vanity Fair Print - Edward Wilbraham 1st Earl of Lathom

Vanity Fair Print - Edward Wilbraham 1st Earl of Lathom
Victorian caricature of Edward Bootle Wilbraham 1st Earl of Lathom, known as The Lord Skelmersdale between 1853 and 1880, was a British Conservative politician. By Ape (Carlo Pellegrini)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Vanity Fair Print of Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly

Vanity Fair Print of Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly
Victorian caricature of Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly, was an English commercial lawyer, Tory politician and judge. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Vanity Fair Print of John Everett Millais

Vanity Fair Print of John Everett Millais
Victorian caricature of John Everett Millais. By Ape (Carlo Pellegrini). An English painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Vanity Fair 1871

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Vanity Fair Print of George Whyte-Melville

Vanity Fair Print of George Whyte-Melville
Victorian caricature of George John Whyte-Melville, a Scottish novelist of the sporting-field and a poet. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Mary Somerville, mathematician (1875 illustration)

Mary Somerville, mathematician (1875 illustration)
An illustration from " The Family Friend" published by S.W. Partridge & Co. (London, 1875). Mary Fairfax Greig Somerville, mathematician, scientist and astronomer

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Elizabeth Barrett Browning - English Poet

Elizabeth Barrett Browning - English Poet
Engraving from 1885 featuring the English poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. She lived from 1806 until 1861

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Antique illustration - The Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Dublin

Antique illustration - The Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Dublin
Woodcut illustration from " The Saturday Magazine", Volume 81, 5th October, 1833, an educational magazine " under the Direction of the Committee of General Literature

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Disapproving man discovering another proposing to a lady

Disapproving man discovering another proposing to a lady
A profoundly disapproving man objecting to the intentions of a military officer who is down on one knee proposing to a shocked-looking lady. The gardener in the background looks maliciously amused

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Licensed victuallers dinner

Licensed victuallers dinner
Amusing depiction of a licensed victuallers dinner, with dishes appropriate for inn-keepers. From " The Comic Almanack for 1839: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: May - Beating the Bounds

May - Beating the Bounds
Crowds of excited people taking part in the traditional ceremony of Beating the Bounds - an ancient custom which is still observed in some parts of England and Wales

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Outraged

Outraged
It is difficult to know who is the more outraged here - the gentleman with the beard, the servant, or the group of people at this social gathering

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: August - Regatta

August - Regatta
A lively regatta on a river in August, with spectator in grandstands, rowers in a tangle, drinking, smoking, people firing cannon and patriotic flags fluttering everywhere

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: December - Christmas Eve

December - Christmas Eve
Celebrations on Christmas Eve with singing, dancing and a town crier. From " The Comic Almanack for 1837: An Ephemeris in Jest

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: July - Fancy Fair

July - Fancy Fair
Excited visitors at a Victorian Fancy Fair in July. From " The Comic Almanack for 1837: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest Containing All Things Fitting For Such Work by Rigdum Funnidos, Gent

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: November - St Cecilias Day

November - St Cecilias Day
Vast crowds celebrating St Cecilias Day on 22nd November. St Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians, which accounts for the cacophony taking place during the celebrations - even a dog is joining in

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Boy being held under a water pump

Boy being held under a water pump
A boy being held under a water pump by his enthusiastic fellows while the schoolmaster stands by. Whether he has ordered the punishment or is trying to stop it is debatable

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Regency period gentleman making a speech

Regency period gentleman making a speech
A Regency period gentleman up on his hind legs making a speech during a meal. From the prominence of the tankard, glass and decanter, it would appear that he is in high spirits



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