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Background imageCultures 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 imageCultures 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 imageCultures 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 imageCultures 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 imageCultures Collection: Vanity Fair Print of the 1st Duke of Saldanha

Vanity Fair Print of the 1st Duke of Saldanha
Victorian caricature of Joao Carlos de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha, a Portuguese marshal and statesman. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Background imageCultures Collection: Vanity Fair Print - William I, German Emperor

Vanity Fair Print - William I, German Emperor
Victorian caricature of William I (Wilhelm I), German Emperor and King of Prussia. Under the leadership of William and his Minister President Otto von Bismarck

Background imageCultures 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 imageCultures 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 imageCultures Collection: Tenisons Girls

Tenisons Girls
Some of the twelve girls of Archbishop Tenisons Church of England School, rehearsing Christmas carols in their traditional uniforms, Lambeth, London, 18th November 1929

Background imageCultures 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 imageCultures 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 imageCultures 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 imageCultures 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 imageCultures 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 imageCultures 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 imageCultures 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 imageCultures 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 imageCultures Collection: Parents with a howling baby at night

Parents with a howling baby at night
Eighteenth or early nineteenth century parents experiencing the joys of a howling baby in the night. Father paces the floor with the baby in his arms while mother offers advice from the comfort of a

Background imageCultures Collection: People fleeing the Great Fire of London

People fleeing the Great Fire of London
Vintage engraving of People fleeing the Great Fire of London. The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London, from Sunday

Background imageCultures Collection: Victorian London - Albert Memorial

Victorian London - Albert Memorial
Vintage engraving of the Albert Memorial, London, England. 1893. The Albert Memorial is situated in Kensington Gardens, London, directly to the north of the Royal Albert Hall

Background imageCultures Collection: Traditional Woodblock Print Woman Kneeling

Traditional Woodblock Print Woman Kneeling
pale skin, beauties, Traditional Japanese Woodblocks, 118448651

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarth Marriage A La Mode Scene with the Quack

William Hogarth Marriage A La Mode Scene with the Quack
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Marriage A La Mode. It depicts a pointed skewering of upper class 18th century society

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarth Marriage A La Mode The Bagnio

William Hogarth Marriage A La Mode The Bagnio
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Marriage A La Mode. Marriage A La Mode is a series of six pictures depicting a pointed skewering of upper class 18th century society

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarth Industry and Idleness Fellow Prentices at their

William Hogarth Industry and Idleness Fellow Prentices at their
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Industry and Idleness. It intended to illustrate to working children the possible rewards of hard work and diligent application

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarth The Rakes Progress

William Hogarth The Rakes Progress
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths The Rakes Progress. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - Marries an old maid

William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - Marries an old maid
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths The Rakes Progress. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - In Prison

William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - In Prison
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths The Rakes Progress. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarth The Rakes Progress Surrounded by artists and pr

William Hogarth The Rakes Progress Surrounded by artists and pr
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths The Rakes Progress. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarth Industry and Idleness Industrious Prentice Alder

William Hogarth Industry and Idleness Industrious Prentice Alder
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Industry and Idleness. It intended to illustrate to working children the possible rewards of hard work and diligent application

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarth Four Times of the Day - Evening

William Hogarth Four Times of the Day - Evening
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Four Times of the Day. They are humorous depictions of life in the streets of London, the vagaries of fashion

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarths France

William Hogarths France
Vintage engraving by William Hogarth, France. The complementary plates England and France, first published in 1756 and republished in 1759

Background imageCultures Collection: The Four Stages of Cruelty - Against animals

The Four Stages of Cruelty - Against animals
Vintage engraving by William Hogarth, The Four Stages of Cruelty. The first stage, cruelty against animals

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarth Industry and Idleness Idle Prentice sent to Sea

William Hogarth Industry and Idleness Idle Prentice sent to Sea
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Industry and Idleness. It intended to illustrate to working children the possible rewards of hard work and diligent application

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarth Four Times of the Day - Noon

William Hogarth Four Times of the Day - Noon
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Four Times of the Day. They are humorous depictions of life in the streets of London, the vagaries of fashion

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarth The Four Stages of Cruelty

William Hogarth The Four Stages of Cruelty
Vintage engraving by William Hogarth, The Four Stages of Cruelty. In the second plate, the scene is Thavies Inn Gate, one of the Inns of Chancery which housed associations of lawyers in London

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarths Cruelty in perfection

William Hogarths Cruelty in perfection
Vintage engraving by William Hogarth, The Four Stages of Cruelty. Cruelty in perfection. Tom Nero has progressed from the mistreatment of animals to theft and murder

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarths Illustrations for Samuel Butlers Hudibras

William Hogarths Illustrations for Samuel Butlers Hudibras
Vintage engraving of William Hogarths Illustrations for Samuel Butlers mock heroic narrative poem Hudibras. Hudibras Sallies Forth

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarth Industry and Idleness Married to his Masters Da

William Hogarth Industry and Idleness Married to his Masters Da
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths Industry and Idleness. It intended to illustrate to working children the possible rewards of hard work and diligent application

Background imageCultures Collection: William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - Tavern Scene

William Hogarth The Rakes Progress - Tavern Scene
Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarths The Rakes Progress. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant

Background imageCultures Collection: Traditional Japanese Woodblock female by harbour

Traditional Japanese Woodblock female by harbour
Utagawa Kunisada (1786 a January 12, 1865) also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, This image of an actor holding a pipe against a backdrop of Mount Fuji

Background imageCultures Collection: Japanese woodblock print of Musicians and Dancers

Japanese woodblock print of Musicians and Dancers
A classic Japanese woodblock print of a court entertainment by Chikanobu Toyohara 1838 - 1912. Printed in 1847 is an unusual wide format

Background imageCultures Collection: Third Carlist War - Siege of Carthagena

Third Carlist War - Siege of Carthagena
Vintage engraving showing a plan of the Siege of Carthagena (Cartagena), Spain, during the Third Carlist War. The Carlist Wars were a series of civil wars that took place in Spain during the 19th

Background imageCultures Collection: Parisiennettes Tickling the nose of the Establishment

Parisiennettes Tickling the nose of the Establishment
Vintage french cartoon by H Gerbault. Parisiennettes, a young french woman Tickling the nose of the Establishment with a giant feather. 1897

Background imageCultures Collection: Vanity Fair Print of William Henry Gregory

Vanity Fair Print of William Henry Gregory
Victorian caricature of William Henry Gregory, an Anglo-Irish writer and politician. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

Background imageCultures Collection: Vanity Fair Print of Captain Eyre Massey Shaw

Vanity Fair Print of Captain Eyre Massey Shaw
Victorian caricature of Captain Eyre Massey Shaw, the Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, and its predecessor, the London Fire Engine Establishment, from 1861 to 1891

Background imageCultures Collection: Vanity Fair Print of The Tichborne Claimant

Vanity Fair Print of The Tichborne Claimant
Victorian caricature of The Tichborne Claimant. The Tichborne case was a legal cause cAzelAzAšbre that captivated Victorian England in the 1860s and 1870s

Background imageCultures Collection: London city map

London city map



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