Commemorative Collection (#5)

Triumphal arch on the west end of Westminster Hall, London, 1761. The arch was erected for the coronation of George II and Queen Caroline, on 11th October 1727

The Park. Twas post meridian half past four, c1827. Scene in Hyde Park, London, with horses, riders and coaches standing around the statue of Achilles by Richard Westmacott

View of the statue of Achilles, Hyde Park, London, 1822. The statue, by Richard Westmacott, was erected in the park in 1822 in honour of the Duke of Wellington

Design for a triumphal arch at Hyde Park in commemoration of the victory at Waterloo in 1815, 1826

Firework display in Green Park, Westminster, London, 1814. Artist: Matthew Dubourg
Firework display in Green Park, Westminster, London, 1814. View of the Temple of Concord in Green Park, Westminster during the firework display to celebrate peace in 1814

Green Park, Westminster, London, 1814. Artist: Joseph Constantine Stadler
Green Park, Westminster, London, 1814. View of the Grand Pavillion, showing the Temple of Concord erected for the 1814 peace celebrations, with figures walking in the park

Fortress in Green Park, Westminster, London, 1814. The fortress was built for a firework display to celebrate peace in 1814

Green Park, Westminster, London, 1749. Perspective view of the building used for a firework display in 1749 to commemorate the end of the War of the Austrian Succession

Temple of Concord, Green Park, Westminster, London, 1814. Artist: J Jeakes
Temple of Concord, Green Park, Westminster, London, 1814. Perspective view of the revolving temple erected for the peace celebrations of 1814

Handkerchief commemorating several events in the mayoralty of Alderman Sir John Key, 1831. Key served as Lord Mayor of London for two consecutive years, from 1830-1832

Stone relief, Newgate Street, City of London, 1820. The relief, dated 1688, depicts a naked bakers boy sitting on a pannier. It commemorates the Panyer Boy Inn burnt in the Great Fire of London

The Monument, City of London, 1670. Artist: Hendrick Hulsbergh
The Monument, City of London, 1670. Design for the Monument with flame motifs on the column and surmounted by a phoenix rising from a vase of flames

Monument at the junction of Farringdon Street and Fleet Street, City of London, 1833. View of the monument to the politician Robert Waithman (Lord Mayor of London in 1823)

Triumphal arch on Cheapside, City of London, 1692. The arch was erected in 1691 to commemorate the landing of King William III in England after the Siege of Limerick, and to celebrate his birthday

Henry Ford, American car manufacturer, with two of his cars, USA, 1924. Ford (1863-1947) with his first car and his 10 millionth, a Model T. Over 15 million Model Ts were built between 1908 and 1927

Obelisk at Forres, Moray, Scotland, 1821. Artist: William Daniell
Obelisk at Forres, Moray, Scotland, 1821. Known as Suenos Stone, this 23 foot high carved standing stone is thought to have been erected sometime between c800 and 1000

Nelsons Tower, Forres, Moray, Scotland, 1821. Artist: William Daniell
Nelsons Tower, Forres, Moray, Scotland, 1821. This tower overlooking the River Findhorn and the Moray Firth was built in 1806 to commemorate Nelsons victory at Trafalgar the previous year

Beneath the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889. Designed by the French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), the Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition staged in Paris in 1889 to

Medal Commemorative of the Marriage of the King of Portugal with the Princess Stephanie, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Medal Commemorative of the Marriage of the King of Portugal with the Princess Stephanie, 1858. M. Leopold Wiener, the Master of the Mint at Brussels, has, by command of Dom Pedro V

Medal Commemorative of the Marriage of the King of Portugal with the Princess Stephanie, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Medal Commemorative of the Marriage of the King of Portugal with the Princess Stephanie, 1858. M. Leopold Wiener, the Master of the Mint at Brussels, has, by command of Dom Pedro V

Medal Commemorative of the Opening of Aston Park and Hall by Her Majesty, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Medal Commemorative of the Opening of Aston Park and Hall by Her Majesty, 1858. Whilst her Majesty was at Aston Hall a gold medal was presented to her...The reverse contains a view of Aston Hall

Medal Commemorative of the Opening of Aston Park and Hall by Her Majesty, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Medal Commemorative of the Opening of Aston Park and Hall by Her Majesty, 1858. Whilst her Majesty was at Aston Hall a gold medal was presented to her..The reverse contains a view of Aston Hall

Monument at Croce di Petra, at Kalougaren, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Monument at Croce di Petra, at Kalougaren, 1854. Memorial at Calugareni in modern Romania, ...which commemorates the victory of Prince Michael of Wallachia over Sultan Mahmoud in 1585

Hood Memorial Relief - "The Dream of Eugene Aram", 1854. Creator: Unknown
Hood Memorial Relief - "The Dream of Eugene Aram", 1854. Detail on monument commemorating poet Thomas Hood in Kensal Green Cemetery, London

Hood Memorial Relief - "The Bridge of Sighs", 1854. Creator: Unknown
Hood Memorial Relief - "The Bridge of Sighs", 1854. Detail on monument commemorating poet Thomas Hood in Kensal Green Cemetery, London

Qagyuhl village at Fort Rupert, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Qagyuhl village at Fort Rupert, c1914. Totem pole commemorating a Tsimshian family towers over the village of Tsahes, Vancouver Island

The International Exhibition - Prize Medal - obverse, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition - Prize Medal - obverse, 1862. Design by Maclise, made by Leonard C. Wyon. The ill effect of crowding the composition is particularly observable in the lion

The International Exhibition - Prize Medal - reverse, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition - Prize Medal - reverse, 1862....the oak wreath, the corona civica, is perhaps a little heavy'. Inscription: Londini - Honoris Causa'

Column erected at Novgorod to commemorate...a thousand years of Russia's nationality, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Column erected at Novgorod to commemorate the completion of a thousand years of Russia's nationality, 1862. The principal figure on the Novgorod Memorial represents Ruric arriving, sword in hand

Medal Commemorating the Discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, 1605, (1904). From James I. and VI, by T. F. Henderson. [Goupil & Co. Paris, Edinburgh, New York, London, 1904]

Souvenir Handkerchief Commemorating "Visit of His Royal Highness Prince of Wales to
Souvenir Handkerchief Commemorating " Visit of His Royal Highness Prince of Wales to America, 1860", United States, 1860

Commemorative trophy head, Late 15th-early 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Naturalistic human head with circular opening in the top of the tiered twisted-strand hairstyle. A beaded collar covers the neck

Commemorative head, Late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Low fired ceramic head with small clusters of hair, a triangular hole in the back and an abraded area on its proper left cheek

Queen Victoria "Jubilee Head"proof sovereign, 1887
Queen Victoria " Jubilee Head" proof sovereign, 1887

Passage of the Douro, 1815, (1910). Artist: Edward Orme
Passage of the Douro, 1815, (1910). The souvenir-medal is part of a collection box issued by Edward Orme to commemorate the military campaigns of the Duke of Wellington, 1815

Princess Elizabeth, 1935. Ardath cigarette card, from a series of 50 commemorating the Silver Jubilee of King George V, 1935

Aerial view of the Tannenberg Memorial, near Olsztynek, Poland, from a Zeppelin, c1931 (1933)
Aerial view of the Tannenberg Memorial, near Olsztynek, Poland, c1931, (1933). The memorial commemorated the German soldiers killed during the victory over the Russians at the Battle of Tannenberg

Wilhelm Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist, geologist and physicist, c1871
Wilhelm Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist, geologist and physicist, 1871. In 1840 Haidinger (1795-1871) was appointed Counsellor of Mines, in Vienna

Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist. Berthollet (1748-1822) helped Antoine Lavoisier in his research into gunpowder and in devising the nomenclature that underpins the modern system for naming

Medal commemorating the building of the Britannia Tubular Bridge, North Wales, c1850. The Britannia Tubular Bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson (1803-1859)

Arch of Septimius Severus, Leptis Magna, Libya. The Severan Arch was erected in honour of the visit to his home town in 203 AD of Libyan-born Roman emperor Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus)

Severan Arch, Leptis Magna, Libya, c203 AD. The Severan Arch was erected in honour of the the visit to his home town in 203 AD of Libyan-born Roman emperor Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus)

Memorial Cairn to the Grias and Coll Raiders, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009

Aignish Farm Raiders Monument, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. Designed by Will McLean and built by Jim Crawford in 1995, a local stonemason

St George and the Dragon statue, inside the Storkyrkan Church, Stockholm, Sweden. The Storkyrkan (Great Church) is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town of Stockholm

Jane Austens House, Hampshire, England

Glendale Land Leaguers Memorial, Skye, Highland, Scotland. This memorial in the village of Glendale commemorates five imprisoned crofters known as the Glendale Martyrs

Meikleour Beech Hedge, Perthshire, Scotland. Standing alongside the A93 Perth to Blairgowrie road, this hedge was planted in 1746 on the Marquess of Lansdownes estate by Jean Mercer

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