Benjamin Collection (page 7)

Benjamin Franklin, American scientist and politician, 1782 (1956). Franklin (1706-1790) was a member of the committee which drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776

Men in Highland dress in front of the Forth Bridge, Scotland. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Men in Highland dress in front of the Forth Bridge, Scotland. The Forth Railway bridge, which spans the Firth of Forth, was built for the North British Railway and opened on 4 March 1890

The Forth Bridge, Scotland. Artist: Excelsior Stereoscopic Tours
The Forth Bridge, Scotland. The Forth Railway bridge, which spans the Firth of Forth, was built for the North British Railway and opened on 4 March 1890

Facsimile of a letter from Benjamin Franklin to his wife, 1773 (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Arrest of William Franklin, New Jersey, 1776 (c1880). The illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin, William Franklin (1731-1813) was colonial governor of New Jersey when the America Revolution began

Facsimile of a letter from Benjamin Franklin to Mr Strahan, 1775 (c1880). Franklins letter to Strahan, a member of the British Parliament

Humpty Dumpty, 1878 (1895). First rough pencil sketch for Punch cartoon Disraeli and Cyprus supporting a Humpty Dumpty figure representing the Ottoman Empire sitting on top of a wall representing

The Political Pas de Deux, 1878 (1895). Lord Salisbury and Disraeli, both admitted to the Order of the Garter for their efforts at the Congress of Berlin

Danesfield House, Buckinghamshire, home of the Scott-Murray family, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Highcliffe Castle, Dorset, home of the Marchioness of Waterford, c1880. Highcliffe Castle was built in the 1830s for Lord Stuart de Rothesay

Rossie Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland, home of the Macdonald family, c1880. The house was built in c1795 for Hercules Ross, a Scottish merchant who made a fortune in Jamaica

Downton Castle, Herefordshire, home of Baronet Boughton, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Toddington Park, Gloucestershire, home of Lord Sudeley, c1880. The Gothic Revival house was built between 1820 and 1835 for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, the first Lord Sudeley

Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire, home of the Vernon family, c1880. The house was designed in 1701 in William and Mary style by William Rudhall for Thomas Vernon

Westwood Park, Worcestershire, home of Lord Hampton, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, home of the Winn family, c1880. Built on the site of a medieval priory, the construction of this Palladian mansion was begun in 1733

Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, home of Lord Forbes, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Dytchley House, Oxfordshire, home of Viscount Dillon, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Workington Hall, Cumberland, home of the Curwen family, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

The Down House, Dorset, home of Baronet Smith-Marriott, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Lathom House, Lancashire, home of Lord Skelmersdale, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Cowdray Park, Sussex, home of the Earl of Egmont, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, edited by Reverend FO Morris

Dalkeith Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland, home of the Duke of Buccleuch, c1880. Dalkeith Palace was built in the early 18th century

Aldby Park, Yorkshire, home of the Darley family, c1880. The house was built in the 1720s. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain

West Wycombe House, Buckinghamshire, home of Baronet Dashwood, c1880. West Wycombe House was built between 1740 and 1800. It encapsulates several 18th century British architectural styles

Studley Royal, Yorkshire, home of the Marquess of Ripon, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Lanhydrock, Cornwall, home of Lord Robartes, c1880. Most of the house is Victorian, although parts of it date back to 1620

Glynde Place, Sussex, home of Viscount Hampden, c1880. Glynde Place is an Elizabethan manor house built by the in the 1560s

Longleat, home of the Marquess of Bath, Wiltshire, c1880. Designed by Robert Smythson, Longleat is regarded as one of the finest Elizabethan country houses in England

Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire, home of Earl Fitzwilliam, c1880. A Baroque house built in the 18th century for the 1st Marquess of Rockingham

Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales, home of the Phillips family, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, home of the Dent family, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Howsham Hall, Yorkshire, home of the Cholmley family, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Castle Howard, Yorkshire, home of the Earl of Carlisle, c1880. Castle Howard was built between 1699 and 1712 to designs by John Vanbrugh

Wilton House, Wiltshire, home of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Harewood House, Yorkshire, home of the Earl of Harewood, c1880. John Carr and Robert Adam designed the house, built between 1759 and 1771

Windsor Castle, Berkshire, the Royal residence, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, edited by Reverend FO Morris

Badminton House, Gloucestershire, home of the Duke of Beaufort, c1880. Badminton has been the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort since the 17th century

Cassiobury Park, Hertfordshire, home of the Earl of Essex, c1880. The house was remodelled by James Wyatt for the 5th Earl in the 1800s

Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, home of the Earl of Hardwicke, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Corsham Court, Wiltshire, home of Lord Methuen, c1880. The manor of Corsham Court was in royal hands supposedly from the days of Ethelred the Unready until the reign of Elizabeth I

Ugbrooke, Devon, home of Lord Clifford, c1880. The house and grounds were remodelled in the 18th century by Robert Adam and Capability Brown

Lowther Castle, Westmorland, home of the Earl of Lonsdale, c1880. This castellated mansion was designed by Robert Smirke and built between 1806 and 1814

Eden Hall, Cumberland, home of Baronet Musgrave, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, edited by Reverend FO Morris

Wytham Abbey, Oxfordshire, home of the Earl of Abingdon, c1880. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland

Penrhyn Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales, home of Lord Penrhyn, c1880. Designed by Thomas Hopper in the style of a Norman Castle and built between 1820 and 1845

Mount Edgcumbe, Cornwall, home of Lord Mount Edgcumbe, c1880. Built in the mid 16th century, the house was severely damaged by German bombing in World War II

Audley End, Essex, home of Lord Braybrooke, c1880. Audley End House stands on the site of Walden Abbey. The present house is a Jacobean mansion built in 1605-14 for the 1st Earl of Suffolk

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