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Classroom ChaosA view of French education before the Guizot reforms of 1833 - a classroom rife with indiscipline and disorder. Original Artwork
Shopping Under SiegeUnder siege by the Prussian army, Parisians are reduced to buying cat, dog and rat meat at a butchers stall during the Franco-Prussian war
A Drink By The WayA ladies cycling party pauses for refreshment on the outskirts of Paris. The wearing of knickerbockers, or rational costume for cycling was much more popular in France than in Britain
American Settlers Crossing The PlainsIllustration of American settlers at a camp while crossing the plains during the Westward Expansion, circa 1850. (Photo by Lawrence Thornton/Getty Images)
American Settlers CampIllustration of American settlers cooking at camp site. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Madame Tussauds Wax MuseumEngraved scene of people visiting and looking at statues in Madame Tussauds Wax museum on Baker Street, London, circa 1830s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Abu Simbelcirca 1840: The four colossal statues of Ramses II at the entrance to the larger of the two temples at Abu Simbel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Russian Peasantscirca 1850: A Russian farm labourer returns home for a tea break with his family. Original Artwork: Engraved by Adolphe Yvon (1817 - 1893) (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Lifeboat Launchcirca 1860: Flotsam floats ashore as the crew of a lifeboat struggle to launch their vessel and go to the aid of a stricken ship
South Sea HouseFebruary 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
City Of Musiccirca 1835: A view of Leipzig, one of the music centres of Europe. Liszt, Mendelssohn, Marschner and Schumann, who taught at the Leipzig Conservatoire
Leipzig Cemeterycirca 1840: The cemetery and church in Leipzig. Original Artwork: Engraving by J C A Richter after F Horausch. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Medici Gardens1st May 1833: A scene in the gardens of the Villa Medici in Rome. Original Artwork: Engraving by Pinelli. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Stockholm Squarecirca 1845: Norr-Malm Square in Stockholm with the Royal Palace in the centre and the opera house to the left. Original Artwork: Engraving by Elizabeth Byrne after Martin
Eglise De Sorbonnecirca 1830: The church of the Sorbonne in Paris. The Sorbonne was originally a theological college and later part of University of Paris
Sainte Chapellecirca 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
Cathedral Of Romecirca 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 Scalacirca 1870: La Scala, a world-famous opera house in Milan. Original Artwork: Engraving by A H Payne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Serving Soupcirca 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 Housecirca 1890: Parliament House in Melbourne, Australia. Original Artwork: Engraving by H Miller (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Operacirca 1800: The Royal Academy of Music in Paris, later the Paris Opera. Original Artwork: Lithograph by Delpech. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
City Centrecirca 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 Cathedralcirca 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
Dr Syntax1st 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 Albumcirca 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
The Sermon1812: A family sit gravely listening to a church sermon. Original Artwork: Engraving after a drawing by R Westall. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Black Mondaycirca 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 Scandalcirca 1855: A cartoon depicting how masculine women have become by wearing bloomers. This group are smoking and reading the newspaper
Pigeon Shootingcirca 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 Pavilioncirca 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 Housecirca 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 VillaThe 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 Theatrecirca 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 Party1824: Oxford undergraduates on a latenight drinking escapade. The original caption reads Oxford Transports or Albanians doing Penance for Past Offences
Stand And Deliver1851: 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
Ojibwa War Dancecirca 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)
Diegueno Familycirca 1800: Two Dieguenos and their child travel by donkey across a North American desert. Original Artwork: Lithograph from Sarony Major and Knapp after Arthur Schott
Welsh Customcirca 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)
Lining Up A Shotcirca 1850: Two gentlemen and two ladies play a friendly game of billiards in William Duftons private drawing room. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Malays Of Javacirca 1800: Inhabitants of a village on the island of Java, in the Malay Archipelago. One man has a poultry fowl under his arm
Native Americanscirca 1800: Representatives from various Native American tribes: from left to right, an Iroquois, an Assiniboine, a Crow, a Pawnee, an Assiniboine in gala dress
Boat Partycirca 1875: A Japanese woodblock print of a boating party. The women are wearing silk kimonos. Original Artwork: Drawn by Gillot (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Third Class1875: An engraving of an underground train station transporting workmen. Original Artwork: Engraved by Dure. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Street Life1890: A Street Scene in Central India, from W Lloyds sketches of India. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bundle Of TruthsSeptember 1811: A street trader selling his wares in this cartoon entitled Bundle of Truths. Original Artist: By George Cruikshank (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Historic Footballcirca 1850: A drawing depicting a football match sometime during the 19th Century. Played in England from the 14th Century football developed in the 19th Century
Christmas Studies1st December 1879: A set of Christmas sketches. Original Publication: The Pictorial World - pub. 1879 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Moon Dwellerscirca 1835: A cartoon entitled A view of the inhabitants of the moon, as seen through the telescope of Sir John Herschell
