by; and; and; and Sir John Gilbert; Frederick John Skill; William Walker; Elizabeth Walker (nÈe Reynolds),drawing,1858-1862 265 MenOfScience1807 Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/by-and-and-and-sir-john-gilbert-frederick-john-skill-william-walker-elizabeth-walker-ne-reynoldsdrawing1858-1862-265-menofscience1807-image211415166.html
RMP7XP5J–by; and; and; and Sir John Gilbert; Frederick John Skill; William Walker; Elizabeth Walker (nÈe Reynolds),drawing,1858-1862 265 MenOfScience1807
Police guard of the British Legation at Pekin, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by John and Charles Watkins, of '...the costume and appearance of a party of men, selected by the Metropolitan Commissioners of Police, with the sanction of the Home Secretary, to proceed to China, there to form an escort for her Majesty's Minister at Pekin, and to act as a guard for the Legation premises. They left London for China by the overland route on the 20th of last month. The ordinary uniform that has been selected is a blue tunic with scarlet piping, a cork helmet covered with white jean, with plate and Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/police-guard-of-the-british-legation-at-pekin-1864-engraving-from-a-photograph-by-john-and-charles-watkins-of-the-costume-and-appearance-of-a-party-of-men-selected-by-the-metropolitan-commissioners-of-police-with-the-sanction-of-the-home-secretary-to-proceed-to-china-there-to-form-an-escort-for-her-majestys-minister-at-pekin-and-to-act-as-a-guard-for-the-legation-premises-they-left-london-for-china-by-the-overland-route-on-the-20th-of-last-month-the-ordinary-uniform-that-has-been-selected-is-a-blue-tunic-with-scarlet-piping-a-cork-helmet-covered-with-white-jean-with-plate-and-image603633404.html
RM2X21TFT–Police guard of the British Legation at Pekin, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by John and Charles Watkins, of '...the costume and appearance of a party of men, selected by the Metropolitan Commissioners of Police, with the sanction of the Home Secretary, to proceed to China, there to form an escort for her Majesty's Minister at Pekin, and to act as a guard for the Legation premises. They left London for China by the overland route on the 20th of last month. The ordinary uniform that has been selected is a blue tunic with scarlet piping, a cork helmet covered with white jean, with plate and
Birch Tree, Niagara probably 1851 John Frederick Kensett American This drawing was executed when Kensett was refining his skill in woodland and bucolic subjects; it probably manifests his steady purpose to understand the character and variety of trees, so that in composing a painting he might readily and truthfully fashion them to suit pictorial needs. The birch tree was particularly apt for inclusion in landscape paintings: its whiteness provides natural relief against the dark forest mass; it has a notable tendency to arching, lyrical growth. Kensett was evidently attracted to this tree by t Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/birch-tree-niagara-probably-1851-john-frederick-kensett-american-this-drawing-was-executed-when-kensett-was-refining-his-skill-in-woodland-and-bucolic-subjects-it-probably-manifests-his-steady-purpose-to-understand-the-character-and-variety-of-trees-so-that-in-composing-a-painting-he-might-readily-and-truthfully-fashion-them-to-suit-pictorial-needs-the-birch-tree-was-particularly-apt-for-inclusion-in-landscape-paintings-its-whiteness-provides-natural-relief-against-the-dark-forest-mass-it-has-a-notable-tendency-to-arching-lyrical-growth-kensett-was-evidently-attracted-to-this-tree-by-t-image458443756.html
RM2HHRWK8–Birch Tree, Niagara probably 1851 John Frederick Kensett American This drawing was executed when Kensett was refining his skill in woodland and bucolic subjects; it probably manifests his steady purpose to understand the character and variety of trees, so that in composing a painting he might readily and truthfully fashion them to suit pictorial needs. The birch tree was particularly apt for inclusion in landscape paintings: its whiteness provides natural relief against the dark forest mass; it has a notable tendency to arching, lyrical growth. Kensett was evidently attracted to this tree by t
The clubhouse building, Brentham Club, Ealing, part of Britain's first planned garden suburb - Fred Perry played tennis here Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-the-clubhouse-building-brentham-club-ealing-part-of-britains-first-39721294.html
RMC8HCWJ–The clubhouse building, Brentham Club, Ealing, part of Britain's first planned garden suburb - Fred Perry played tennis here
Nawab's Durbar and Reception of the English Resident at Morshedabad, 1857. 'Durbar is the Hindostanee word for the Court or Levee of a native Prince; it also implies the hall in which such ceremonials take place. It is a scene of semi- barbaric Oriental splendour, which has nothing exactly to equal it in European court life. Our Engraving represeats the Durbar held on the occasion of the reception of a British Resident, or Viceroy over the native Nawab; the scene being at Morshedabad, which was once the capital of the province of Bengal, until superseded by Calcutta. It is now the principal ci Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/nawabs-durbar-and-reception-of-the-english-resident-at-morshedabad-1857-durbar-is-the-hindostanee-word-for-the-court-or-levee-of-a-native-prince-it-also-implies-the-hall-in-which-such-ceremonials-take-place-it-is-a-scene-of-semi-barbaric-oriental-splendour-which-has-nothing-exactly-to-equal-it-in-european-court-life-our-engraving-represeats-the-durbar-held-on-the-occasion-of-the-reception-of-a-british-resident-or-viceroy-over-the-native-nawab-the-scene-being-at-morshedabad-which-was-once-the-capital-of-the-province-of-bengal-until-superseded-by-calcutta-it-is-now-the-principal-ci-image556244294.html
RM2R8Y37J–Nawab's Durbar and Reception of the English Resident at Morshedabad, 1857. 'Durbar is the Hindostanee word for the Court or Levee of a native Prince; it also implies the hall in which such ceremonials take place. It is a scene of semi- barbaric Oriental splendour, which has nothing exactly to equal it in European court life. Our Engraving represeats the Durbar held on the occasion of the reception of a British Resident, or Viceroy over the native Nawab; the scene being at Morshedabad, which was once the capital of the province of Bengal, until superseded by Calcutta. It is now the principal ci
The Volunteer Review: the High-Street of Guildford on Easter Sunday, 1864. 'The town consists principally of this main street, which runs up the steep hill on the east bank of the River Wey. There are few better specimens of an old-fashioned English country town than this snug little capital of rustic Surrey...The Guildhall, built in Charles II.'s time..., is distinguished outside by its projecting clock-dial, with knots and decorations of gilt ironwork. Such is the town of Guildford, which from Good Friday to Easter Monday this year was thronged with holiday visitors far beyond its capacity o Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-volunteer-review-the-high-street-of-guildford-on-easter-sunday-1864-the-town-consists-principally-of-this-main-street-which-runs-up-the-steep-hill-on-the-east-bank-of-the-river-wey-there-are-few-better-specimens-of-an-old-fashioned-english-country-town-than-this-snug-little-capital-of-rustic-surreythe-guildhall-built-in-charles-iis-time-is-distinguished-outside-by-its-projecting-clock-dial-with-knots-and-decorations-of-gilt-ironwork-such-is-the-town-of-guildford-which-from-good-friday-to-easter-monday-this-year-was-thronged-with-holiday-visitors-far-beyond-its-capacity-o-image603633570.html
RM2X21TNP–The Volunteer Review: the High-Street of Guildford on Easter Sunday, 1864. 'The town consists principally of this main street, which runs up the steep hill on the east bank of the River Wey. There are few better specimens of an old-fashioned English country town than this snug little capital of rustic Surrey...The Guildhall, built in Charles II.'s time..., is distinguished outside by its projecting clock-dial, with knots and decorations of gilt ironwork. Such is the town of Guildford, which from Good Friday to Easter Monday this year was thronged with holiday visitors far beyond its capacity o
The Right Hon. Francis Graham Moon, Lord Mayor, 1854. 'Mr. Alderman Moon, the new Lord Mayor of London, is one of those to whom the citizens of London have paid honour with remarkable propriety; for, in every sense of the word, he is one of themselves - a citizen by his birth, his parentage, his education, his commercial enterprises, and his official occupations'. [Publisher and printmaker]. From "Illustrated London News", 1854. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-right-hon-francis-graham-moon-lord-mayor-1854-mr-alderman-moon-the-new-lord-mayor-of-london-is-one-of-those-to-whom-the-citizens-of-london-have-paid-honour-with-remarkable-propriety-for-in-every-sense-of-the-word-he-is-one-of-themselves-a-citizen-by-his-birth-his-parentage-his-education-his-commercial-enterprises-and-his-official-occupations-publisher-and-printmaker-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1854-image481978490.html
RM2K040DE–The Right Hon. Francis Graham Moon, Lord Mayor, 1854. 'Mr. Alderman Moon, the new Lord Mayor of London, is one of those to whom the citizens of London have paid honour with remarkable propriety; for, in every sense of the word, he is one of themselves - a citizen by his birth, his parentage, his education, his commercial enterprises, and his official occupations'. [Publisher and printmaker]. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.
Employment of Lancashire operatives, under the Public Works Act, at Revidge Hill, Corporation Park, Blackburn, 1864. 'There has been no difficulty in setting the men to work, and their health and physique have been manifestly improved by a change. Cotton is doubtless an important staple, but we manufacture it at an immense annual sacrifice of human vitality...In the sewers I found gangs of twenty-five operatives employed, with one skilled bricklayer; they earn from 2s. to 2s. 11d. daily. Those who were unskilled have now become quite proficient, and enjoy the work. To show the noble spirit tha Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/employment-of-lancashire-operatives-under-the-public-works-act-at-revidge-hill-corporation-park-blackburn-1864-there-has-been-no-difficulty-in-setting-the-men-to-work-and-their-health-and-physique-have-been-manifestly-improved-by-a-change-cotton-is-doubtless-an-important-staple-but-we-manufacture-it-at-an-immense-annual-sacrifice-of-human-vitalityin-the-sewers-i-found-gangs-of-twenty-five-operatives-employed-with-one-skilled-bricklayer-they-earn-from-2s-to-2s-11d-daily-those-who-were-unskilled-have-now-become-quite-proficient-and-enjoy-the-work-to-show-the-noble-spirit-tha-image599660561.html
RM2WRGW4H–Employment of Lancashire operatives, under the Public Works Act, at Revidge Hill, Corporation Park, Blackburn, 1864. 'There has been no difficulty in setting the men to work, and their health and physique have been manifestly improved by a change. Cotton is doubtless an important staple, but we manufacture it at an immense annual sacrifice of human vitality...In the sewers I found gangs of twenty-five operatives employed, with one skilled bricklayer; they earn from 2s. to 2s. 11d. daily. Those who were unskilled have now become quite proficient, and enjoy the work. To show the noble spirit tha
The Nawab of Morshedabad at Prayer, from a native drawing, 1857. 'The Engraving representing the Nawab of Morshedabad at Prayer...gives a faithful idea of the interior of a Mahometan place of worship; the congregation squatting down, or standing about as they list, in a sort of half-dreamy state; and at stated passages in the prayers performing the genuflexions and salaams appointed by the ritual'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-nawab-of-morshedabad-at-prayer-from-a-native-drawing-1857-the-engraving-representing-the-nawab-of-morshedabad-at-prayergives-a-faithful-idea-of-the-interior-of-a-mahometan-place-of-worship-the-congregation-squatting-down-or-standing-about-as-they-list-in-a-sort-of-half-dreamy-state-and-at-stated-passages-in-the-prayers-performing-the-genuflexions-and-salaams-appointed-by-the-ritual-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1857-image556244292.html
RM2R8Y37G–The Nawab of Morshedabad at Prayer, from a native drawing, 1857. 'The Engraving representing the Nawab of Morshedabad at Prayer...gives a faithful idea of the interior of a Mahometan place of worship; the congregation squatting down, or standing about as they list, in a sort of half-dreamy state; and at stated passages in the prayers performing the genuflexions and salaams appointed by the ritual'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.
The War in New Zealand: stronghold of the Maoris at Rangariri, 1864. Engraving from a photograph, of the scene of '...General Cameron's victory on the 20th of November...The British troops...first stormed the rifle-pits facing the Waikato River, and drove the enemy from those rifle-pits into the central redoubt...[The Maoris in] the garrison of the "Keep" [maintained] a heavy fire upon our troops [preventing] their further advance. General Cameron, therefore, ordered an attempt to take this stronghold by assault...these attacks, however, were baffled by the overwhelming fire of the M Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-war-in-new-zealand-stronghold-of-the-maoris-at-rangariri-1864-engraving-from-a-photograph-of-the-scene-of-general-camerons-victory-on-the-20th-of-novemberthe-british-troopsfirst-stormed-the-rifle-pits-facing-the-waikato-river-and-drove-the-enemy-from-those-rifle-pits-into-the-central-redoubt-the-maoris-in-the-garrison-of-the-quotkeepquot-maintained-a-heavy-fire-upon-our-troops-preventing-their-further-advance-general-cameron-therefore-ordered-an-attempt-to-take-this-stronghold-by-assaultthese-attacks-however-were-baffled-by-the-overwhelming-fire-of-the-m-image603633388.html
RM2X21TF8–The War in New Zealand: stronghold of the Maoris at Rangariri, 1864. Engraving from a photograph, of the scene of '...General Cameron's victory on the 20th of November...The British troops...first stormed the rifle-pits facing the Waikato River, and drove the enemy from those rifle-pits into the central redoubt...[The Maoris in] the garrison of the "Keep" [maintained] a heavy fire upon our troops [preventing] their further advance. General Cameron, therefore, ordered an attempt to take this stronghold by assault...these attacks, however, were baffled by the overwhelming fire of the M
Progress of the Great International Exhibition building: the workmen leaving the grounds, [South Kensington, London], 1861. Our engraving represents a picturesque scene enough, which takes place in the closing gloom every evening - the workmen employed upon the building (in round numbers, some thousand) leaving the building and proceeding to their homes. Such a mass of human industry and intelligence was perhaps never before seen issuing from one field of labour of similar dimensions. The men employed upon this great work, we understand, are all picked men of their several classes; and, from a Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/progress-of-the-great-international-exhibition-building-the-workmen-leaving-the-grounds-south-kensington-london-1861-our-engraving-represents-a-picturesque-scene-enough-which-takes-place-in-the-closing-gloom-every-evening-the-workmen-employed-upon-the-building-in-round-numbers-some-thousand-leaving-the-building-and-proceeding-to-their-homes-such-a-mass-of-human-industry-and-intelligence-was-perhaps-never-before-seen-issuing-from-one-field-of-labour-of-similar-dimensions-the-men-employed-upon-this-great-work-we-understand-are-all-picked-men-of-their-several-classes-and-from-a-image575131175.html
RM2TBKDK3–Progress of the Great International Exhibition building: the workmen leaving the grounds, [South Kensington, London], 1861. Our engraving represents a picturesque scene enough, which takes place in the closing gloom every evening - the workmen employed upon the building (in round numbers, some thousand) leaving the building and proceeding to their homes. Such a mass of human industry and intelligence was perhaps never before seen issuing from one field of labour of similar dimensions. The men employed upon this great work, we understand, are all picked men of their several classes; and, from a
The War in America: bringing in the Federal wounded after the skirmish at Lewinsville, Virginia - from a sketch by our special artist, 1861. 'Just as the wounded were being brought in General M'Clellan reached the ground with an Aide-de-Camp and an escort of dragoons. He raised his hat as each poor fellow was borne from the ambulance to the hospital; and many whose eyes were fast glazing in death raised themselves in the arms of those who bore them and smiled a last smile at their young and beloved General. Our artist writes: "I have just come from a cruise down the Potomac, and while awa Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-war-in-america-bringing-in-the-federal-wounded-after-the-skirmish-at-lewinsville-virginia-from-a-sketch-by-our-special-artist-1861-just-as-the-wounded-were-being-brought-in-general-mclellan-reached-the-ground-with-an-aide-de-camp-and-an-escort-of-dragoons-he-raised-his-hat-as-each-poor-fellow-was-borne-from-the-ambulance-to-the-hospital-and-many-whose-eyes-were-fast-glazing-in-death-raised-themselves-in-the-arms-of-those-who-bore-them-and-smiled-a-last-smile-at-their-young-and-beloved-general-our-artist-writes-quoti-have-just-come-from-a-cruise-down-the-potomac-and-while-awa-image575130507.html
RM2TBKCR7–The War in America: bringing in the Federal wounded after the skirmish at Lewinsville, Virginia - from a sketch by our special artist, 1861. 'Just as the wounded were being brought in General M'Clellan reached the ground with an Aide-de-Camp and an escort of dragoons. He raised his hat as each poor fellow was borne from the ambulance to the hospital; and many whose eyes were fast glazing in death raised themselves in the arms of those who bore them and smiled a last smile at their young and beloved General. Our artist writes: "I have just come from a cruise down the Potomac, and while awa
The War in Denmark from a sketch by our special artist with the allied German armies: Prussian outposts before Düppel: "Wer da?" ("Who goes there?"), 1864. 'The pair of martial figures which our Artist has drawn, standing with their rifle-muskets half raised, and already fingering the deadly triggers, are a couple of Prussian infantry soldiers, on outpost duty somewhere in the neighbourhood of Düppel. The metal helmet, surmounted with a spike, which is peculiar to the army of Prussia, should be well adapted to resist a sabre-cut, when they receive a cavalry charge Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-war-in-denmark-from-a-sketch-by-our-special-artist-with-the-allied-german-armies-prussian-outposts-before-dxfcppel-quotwer-daquot-quotwho-goes-therequot-1864-the-pair-of-martial-figures-which-our-artist-has-drawn-standing-with-their-rifle-muskets-half-raised-and-already-fingering-the-deadly-triggers-are-a-couple-of-prussian-infantry-soldiers-on-outpost-duty-somewhere-in-the-neighbourhood-of-dxfcppel-the-metal-helmet-surmounted-with-a-spike-which-is-peculiar-to-the-army-of-prussia-should-be-well-adapted-to-resist-a-sabre-cut-when-they-receive-a-cavalry-charge-image603633668.html
RM2X21TW8–The War in Denmark from a sketch by our special artist with the allied German armies: Prussian outposts before Düppel: "Wer da?" ("Who goes there?"), 1864. 'The pair of martial figures which our Artist has drawn, standing with their rifle-muskets half raised, and already fingering the deadly triggers, are a couple of Prussian infantry soldiers, on outpost duty somewhere in the neighbourhood of Düppel. The metal helmet, surmounted with a spike, which is peculiar to the army of Prussia, should be well adapted to resist a sabre-cut, when they receive a cavalry charge
"The Little Scarecrow" - painted by T. Dicksee - from the Exhibition of the British Institution, 1857. Engraving of a painting. 'Mr. Dicksee must have been in the humour of Sterne when he conceived the subject of his picture...It is as oddly misleading and mystifying in title, as it is delightfully simple and unaffected in treatment. Such a charming little gem of rusticity might have been set in an idyl of Theocritus, a description by Thomson, or a stanza by Wordsworth. Lest our readers are somewhat incredulous, however, we will at once inform them that the "Scarecrow" is n Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/quotthe-little-scarecrowquot-painted-by-t-dicksee-from-the-exhibition-of-the-british-institution-1857-engraving-of-a-painting-mr-dicksee-must-have-been-in-the-humour-of-sterne-when-he-conceived-the-subject-of-his-pictureit-is-as-oddly-misleading-and-mystifying-in-title-as-it-is-delightfully-simple-and-unaffected-in-treatment-such-a-charming-little-gem-of-rusticity-might-have-been-set-in-an-idyl-of-theocritus-a-description-by-thomson-or-a-stanza-by-wordsworth-lest-our-readers-are-somewhat-incredulous-however-we-will-at-once-inform-them-that-the-quotscarecrowquot-is-n-image556245100.html
RM2R8Y48C–"The Little Scarecrow" - painted by T. Dicksee - from the Exhibition of the British Institution, 1857. Engraving of a painting. 'Mr. Dicksee must have been in the humour of Sterne when he conceived the subject of his picture...It is as oddly misleading and mystifying in title, as it is delightfully simple and unaffected in treatment. Such a charming little gem of rusticity might have been set in an idyl of Theocritus, a description by Thomson, or a stanza by Wordsworth. Lest our readers are somewhat incredulous, however, we will at once inform them that the "Scarecrow" is n
The War in Denmark: Prussian troops leaving Altona for Schleswig - the officers taking a hasty meal at the railway station, from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. 'Under the impression that the allied army is now taking possession of Schleswig to deliver it up to the Prince of Augustenburg, a change in the public feeling in Holstein has, we learn, taken place since it was known that the troops had crossed the Eider. This change is nowhere more conspicuous than in Altona, where the Prussians and Austrians were at first received, not only with coolness and suspicion, but in many of the stree Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-war-in-denmark-prussian-troops-leaving-altona-for-schleswig-the-officers-taking-a-hasty-meal-at-the-railway-station-from-a-sketch-by-our-special-artist-1864-under-the-impression-that-the-allied-army-is-now-taking-possession-of-schleswig-to-deliver-it-up-to-the-prince-of-augustenburg-a-change-in-the-public-feeling-in-holstein-has-we-learn-taken-place-since-it-was-known-that-the-troops-had-crossed-the-eider-this-change-is-nowhere-more-conspicuous-than-in-altona-where-the-prussians-and-austrians-were-at-first-received-not-only-with-coolness-and-suspicion-but-in-many-of-the-stree-image599662467.html
RM2WRGYGK–The War in Denmark: Prussian troops leaving Altona for Schleswig - the officers taking a hasty meal at the railway station, from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. 'Under the impression that the allied army is now taking possession of Schleswig to deliver it up to the Prince of Augustenburg, a change in the public feeling in Holstein has, we learn, taken place since it was known that the troops had crossed the Eider. This change is nowhere more conspicuous than in Altona, where the Prussians and Austrians were at first received, not only with coolness and suspicion, but in many of the stree
Coursing meeting at Hampton Park, 1860. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Elstob Marshall. '...the Hampton Meeting is the great rendezvous for Cockney coursers...This year the coursing at the Champion Meeting was...extremely good on the second [day]; but the hares are unusually scarce, and it will be difficult to find enough of them to last through the season. The grass, too, is unusually long, which, coupled with the wet season, has caused them to run rather weak...[The scene depicts] deciding the course for the Victoria Stakes between Mr. Purser's Pride of the Village, by Black Cloud, and Mr. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/coursing-meeting-at-hampton-park-1860-engraving-from-a-sketch-by-mr-elstob-marshall-the-hampton-meeting-is-the-great-rendezvous-for-cockney-coursersthis-year-the-coursing-at-the-champion-meeting-wasextremely-good-on-the-second-day-but-the-hares-are-unusually-scarce-and-it-will-be-difficult-to-find-enough-of-them-to-last-through-the-season-the-grass-too-is-unusually-long-which-coupled-with-the-wet-season-has-caused-them-to-run-rather-weak-the-scene-depicts-deciding-the-course-for-the-victoria-stakes-between-mr-pursers-pride-of-the-village-by-black-cloud-and-mr-image571992876.html
RM2T6GEN0–Coursing meeting at Hampton Park, 1860. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Elstob Marshall. '...the Hampton Meeting is the great rendezvous for Cockney coursers...This year the coursing at the Champion Meeting was...extremely good on the second [day]; but the hares are unusually scarce, and it will be difficult to find enough of them to last through the season. The grass, too, is unusually long, which, coupled with the wet season, has caused them to run rather weak...[The scene depicts] deciding the course for the Victoria Stakes between Mr. Purser's Pride of the Village, by Black Cloud, and Mr.
The War in Naples - Victor Emmanuel giving commands to commence the bombardment of Capua - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. '...the King himself planted the red flag which was to serve as the signal for the commencement of the bombardment...At four o'clock the battery of Casa Bianca set the first shell flying. A quarter of an hour afterwards the walls of Capua were surrounded by a circle of white smoke...[He] looked at Capua through his eyeglass now and then, and I heard him remarking, "It is a pity that we have to do damage to so handsome a town"...As the daylight graduall Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-war-in-naples-victor-emmanuel-giving-commands-to-commence-the-bombardment-of-capua-from-a-sketch-by-our-special-artist-1860-the-king-himself-planted-the-red-flag-which-was-to-serve-as-the-signal-for-the-commencement-of-the-bombardmentat-four-oclock-the-battery-of-casa-bianca-set-the-first-shell-flying-a-quarter-of-an-hour-afterwards-the-walls-of-capua-were-surrounded-by-a-circle-of-white-smoke-he-looked-at-capua-through-his-eyeglass-now-and-then-and-i-heard-him-remarking-quotit-is-a-pity-that-we-have-to-do-damage-to-so-handsome-a-townquotas-the-daylight-graduall-image568857710.html
RM2T1DKPP–The War in Naples - Victor Emmanuel giving commands to commence the bombardment of Capua - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. '...the King himself planted the red flag which was to serve as the signal for the commencement of the bombardment...At four o'clock the battery of Casa Bianca set the first shell flying. A quarter of an hour afterwards the walls of Capua were surrounded by a circle of white smoke...[He] looked at Capua through his eyeglass now and then, and I heard him remarking, "It is a pity that we have to do damage to so handsome a town"...As the daylight graduall
The Volunteer Review at Blackheath, near Guildford, on Easter Monday, 1864. View of '...the military evolutions of Easter Monday on Blackheath - an open piece of undulating ground, adjoining Farley Heath, about four miles to the south-east of Guildford, approached, on three different sides, by steep and narrow lanes, through which many thousands of spectators, in addition to 18,000 volunteer riflemen - some from Guildford and some from the Chilworth station of the South-Eastern Railway - had assembled in the course of the forenoon...the incident chosen by our Artist is the file-firing of the L Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-volunteer-review-at-blackheath-near-guildford-on-easter-monday-1864-view-of-the-military-evolutions-of-easter-monday-on-blackheath-an-open-piece-of-undulating-ground-adjoining-farley-heath-about-four-miles-to-the-south-east-of-guildford-approached-on-three-different-sides-by-steep-and-narrow-lanes-through-which-many-thousands-of-spectators-in-addition-to-18000-volunteer-riflemen-some-from-guildford-and-some-from-the-chilworth-station-of-the-south-eastern-railway-had-assembled-in-the-course-of-the-forenoonthe-incident-chosen-by-our-artist-is-the-file-firing-of-the-l-image603633558.html
RM2X21TNA–The Volunteer Review at Blackheath, near Guildford, on Easter Monday, 1864. View of '...the military evolutions of Easter Monday on Blackheath - an open piece of undulating ground, adjoining Farley Heath, about four miles to the south-east of Guildford, approached, on three different sides, by steep and narrow lanes, through which many thousands of spectators, in addition to 18,000 volunteer riflemen - some from Guildford and some from the Chilworth station of the South-Eastern Railway - had assembled in the course of the forenoon...the incident chosen by our Artist is the file-firing of the L
"The Cradle" - painted by D. W. Deane - from the Exhibition at the British Museum, 1856. '...a favourable specimen in oil colours of those features in Irish peasant life...by which Mr. Deane is so deservedly known...Mr. Deane has a fine eye for colour and great dexterity of touch...'.From "Illustrated London News", 1856. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/quotthe-cradlequot-painted-by-d-w-deane-from-the-exhibition-at-the-british-museum-1856-a-favourable-specimen-in-oil-colours-of-those-features-in-irish-peasant-lifeby-which-mr-deane-is-so-deservedly-knownmr-deane-has-a-fine-eye-for-colour-and-great-dexterity-of-touchfrom-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1856-image553490277.html
RM2R4DJDW–"The Cradle" - painted by D. W. Deane - from the Exhibition at the British Museum, 1856. '...a favourable specimen in oil colours of those features in Irish peasant life...by which Mr. Deane is so deservedly known...Mr. Deane has a fine eye for colour and great dexterity of touch...'.From "Illustrated London News", 1856.
General Lord Clyde, G.C.B., K.S.I., 1862. 'Lord Clyde...saw some active service with the 60th Rifles in the American War in 1814, his presence in that contest probably preventing his being at Waterloo...while serving [in the West Indies] he took part in quelling a slave insurrection in Demerara....Throughout the Punjaub campaigns of 1848-9 he commanded the third division of the army under Lord Gough...whilst Brigadier-General commanding the Peshawur districts, he was continually engaged in operations against the hill tribes...he...took the command of the Highland Brigade of the first division Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/general-lord-clyde-gcb-ksi-1862-lord-clydesaw-some-active-service-with-the-60th-rifles-in-the-american-war-in-1814-his-presence-in-that-contest-probably-preventing-his-being-at-waterloowhile-serving-in-the-west-indies-he-took-part-in-quelling-a-slave-insurrection-in-demerarathroughout-the-punjaub-campaigns-of-1848-9-he-commanded-the-third-division-of-the-army-under-lord-goughwhilst-brigadier-general-commanding-the-peshawur-districts-he-was-continually-engaged-in-operations-against-the-hill-tribeshetook-the-command-of-the-highland-brigade-of-the-first-division-image595001165.html
RM2WG0J1H–General Lord Clyde, G.C.B., K.S.I., 1862. 'Lord Clyde...saw some active service with the 60th Rifles in the American War in 1814, his presence in that contest probably preventing his being at Waterloo...while serving [in the West Indies] he took part in quelling a slave insurrection in Demerara....Throughout the Punjaub campaigns of 1848-9 he commanded the third division of the army under Lord Gough...whilst Brigadier-General commanding the Peshawur districts, he was continually engaged in operations against the hill tribes...he...took the command of the Highland Brigade of the first division
The Siamese Ambassadors - from photographs by Mayall, 1857. 'The three Ambassadors were not attired in that gorgeous costume to which Orientals have accustomed us; and their lower limbs (which at home go unscathed) were here cased in a European fashion, which contrasted laughably with their upper and more flowing garb. The chief Ambassador wore a hat with the broadest of brims, relieved by gold embroidery. The two other Ambassadors wore helmet-shaped caps. Phya Mantri Suriywanse and Chau Mun Sarbbedh Bhacty are the representatives of the First or Major King of Siam. Cha-mun Mondir Bidacks is Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-siamese-ambassadors-from-photographs-by-mayall-1857-the-three-ambassadors-were-not-attired-in-that-gorgeous-costume-to-which-orientals-have-accustomed-us-and-their-lower-limbs-which-at-home-go-unscathed-were-here-cased-in-a-european-fashion-which-contrasted-laughably-with-their-upper-and-more-flowing-garb-the-chief-ambassador-wore-a-hat-with-the-broadest-of-brims-relieved-by-gold-embroidery-the-two-other-ambassadors-wore-helmet-shaped-caps-phya-mantri-suriywanse-and-chau-mun-sarbbedh-bhacty-are-the-representatives-of-the-first-or-major-king-of-siam-cha-mun-mondir-bidacks-is-image556244330.html
RM2R8Y38X–The Siamese Ambassadors - from photographs by Mayall, 1857. 'The three Ambassadors were not attired in that gorgeous costume to which Orientals have accustomed us; and their lower limbs (which at home go unscathed) were here cased in a European fashion, which contrasted laughably with their upper and more flowing garb. The chief Ambassador wore a hat with the broadest of brims, relieved by gold embroidery. The two other Ambassadors wore helmet-shaped caps. Phya Mantri Suriywanse and Chau Mun Sarbbedh Bhacty are the representatives of the First or Major King of Siam. Cha-mun Mondir Bidacks is
Review of Royal Horse Artillery and Field Batteries at Woolwich, by the Duke of Cambridge, in the presence of the Grand Duke Michael of Russia, 1860. 'Officers in Command of R.H.A.; Field Officer, Horse Brigade; Duke of Cambridge; Grand Duke Michael, Commandant Gen. Sir R. Dacres...the several batteries marched past at slow and quick time, the entire force being also minutely inspected front and rear...The batteries of Royal Horse Artillery and the field batteries then proceeded to carry out the evolutions of a field day, five of the batteries on the ground being fully equipped with nine-pound Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/review-of-royal-horse-artillery-and-field-batteries-at-woolwich-by-the-duke-of-cambridge-in-the-presence-of-the-grand-duke-michael-of-russia-1860-officers-in-command-of-rha-field-officer-horse-brigade-duke-of-cambridge-grand-duke-michael-commandant-gen-sir-r-dacresthe-several-batteries-marched-past-at-slow-and-quick-time-the-entire-force-being-also-minutely-inspected-front-and-rearthe-batteries-of-royal-horse-artillery-and-the-field-batteries-then-proceeded-to-carry-out-the-evolutions-of-a-field-day-five-of-the-batteries-on-the-ground-being-fully-equipped-with-nine-pound-image568859155.html
RM2T1DNJB–Review of Royal Horse Artillery and Field Batteries at Woolwich, by the Duke of Cambridge, in the presence of the Grand Duke Michael of Russia, 1860. 'Officers in Command of R.H.A.; Field Officer, Horse Brigade; Duke of Cambridge; Grand Duke Michael, Commandant Gen. Sir R. Dacres...the several batteries marched past at slow and quick time, the entire force being also minutely inspected front and rear...The batteries of Royal Horse Artillery and the field batteries then proceeded to carry out the evolutions of a field day, five of the batteries on the ground being fully equipped with nine-pound
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