Bright Collection (page 6)

Redbreast or Robin - Erith acus rubec ula, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Redbreast or Robin - Erith acus rubec ula, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Chepstow Castle, On The Wye, c1910. Artist: Alfred Edward East
Chepstow Castle, On The Wye, 1910. From The Studio Volume 50. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1910]

Mr Edward Bright (1721-1750), 1751. Bright was a grocer from Maldon, Essex. At the time of his death he was reputed to be the fattest man in England; his coat was said to be large enough to have

Steel Buttons, Coup de Bouton, 1777. A woman with an elaborate hairstyle is dazzled by extremely shiny buttons on a mans coat. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Right Hon John Bright, MP for Birmingham, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon John Bright, MP for Birmingham, 1876. Earlier in his political career, Bright was one of the founders of the Anti-Corn Law League

Letter from John Bright to Colonel Rathbone, 23rd January 1861. Artist: John Bright
Letter from John Bright to Colonel Rathbone, 23rd January 1861. Letter written from Rochdale, giving Brights views upon the political capacity of Manchester merchants and cotton-spinners

Autographs of Eminent Persons, 19th century. Signatures of famous Britons from an encyclopaedia: Sir Ralph Abercromby, soldier; J C Adams, astronomer; Roger Ascham, scholar; W Edmonstone Aytoun

John Bright, British Radical and Liberal statesman, 19th century. Artist: W Holl
John Bright, British Radical and Liberal statesman, 19th century. Portrait of Bright (1811-1889)

Before the Paradise, (Right part), 1885-1896. Artist: Viktor Mihajlovic Vasnecov
Before the Paradise, (Right part), 1885-1896. Vasnetsov, Viktor Mikhaylovich (1848-1926). Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Before the Paradies, (Central part), 1885-1896. Artist: Viktor Mihajlovic Vasnecov
Before the Paradies, (Central part), 1885-1896. Vasnetsov, Viktor Mikhaylovich (1848-1926). Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Comet of December 1680 (Kirch), 1681. Isaac Newton calculated that the comet was travelling at 88, 000 mph and that it passed so near the Sun that at one time it was only 1/6 of the Suns diameter

Great comet of 1680 (Kirch) as it appeared as it approached the Sun. Isaac Newton calculated that the comet was travelling at 88

Davys electric egg, 1883. Invented in 1809, it produced intense light from a voltaic arc between the points of two carbon rods

Mesembryanthemum, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Mesembryanthemum, 20th century. A genus of flowering plants indigenous to southern Africa, it is characterised by long-lasting flower heads which protect their gametes from night-time dews

Hibiscus Flower, Rhodes, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Hibiscus Flower, Rhodes, 20th century. A genus of flowering plants native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. National flower of Haiti

A soda-machine in Moscow

Earthrise seen from surface of the Moon, Apollo Mission, 1969. Credit ARPL/NASA

A Friend in Need, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Friend in Need, 1873. Mr Gladstone is seen here with John Bright. In the background, an African man, dressed in skins and feathers is nonetheless armed with a very modern rifle

A Dress Rehearsal, 1868. Artist: John Tenniel
A Dress Rehearsal, 1868. The campaigning for the General Election of 1868 was well under way, and it was apparent that the Liberal party were leading the race

Wisdom and Wind-Bag, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
Wisdom and Wind-Bag, 1866. The master of rhetoric, Thomas Carlyle, is shown commenting on a speech being given to the masses by John Bright

Going Down to the House, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
Going Down to the House, 1866. Lord Russell remarks Well, Bright, What do you Want? Jonny Bright replies Anything your Honour is Willing to Give me Now

The Officious Passenger, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
The Officious Passenger, 1866. Lord Russell is shown here as the ships captain. The Officious Passenger is John Bright. At the beginning of January

The Fight at St. Stephens Academy, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
The Fight at St. Stephens Academy, 1864. Mrs Gamp. Never Mind, My Dear! You done yer werry best to win; which that Master Gladsting is such a huncommon strong boy

Cobdens Logic, 1863. Artist: John Tenniel
Cobdens Logic, 1863. Cobden, MP for Manchester, made a speech in neighbouring Rochdale in which, on the one hand he condemned the British proletariat for their illiteracy, yet, on the other hand

Dissent in Earnest, 1860. We Defer to their Feelings, but we cannot Assent to their Reasoning - Parl Debate. This cartoon depicts either Lord Palmerston, the Liberal Prime Minister, or Gladstone

The Reform Janus, 1860. Here, Janus has the face(s) of Lord Russell, who had recently introduced an unpopular bill for Parliamentary Reform

It Will Soon Boil!, 1858. This cartoon shows the Birmingham MP, John Bright. On the 29th October, Bright delivered himself of an impassioned speech on the subject of Parliamentary Reform

Orestes pursued by the Furies, 1858. Lord Palmerston, Leader of the Opposition, is pursued by the Furies. These are John Bright holding the cat o nine tails, Disraeli

Who Will Rouse Him?, 1859. The British Lion rests quietly against a wall whilst the three most prominent politicians advocating parliamentary reform prod him with reform spears

A Very Greasy Pole, 1859. John Bright climbs the greasy pole of the Reform Bill, topped by the ham of popularity. Bright was an outspoken advocate reform

Reform Snap-Dragon, 1859. This shows (clockwise from left) Lord Derby, John Bright, Disraeli and Lord Russell. All of them are playing a popular party game in which they run the risk of getting their

A Step in Reform. Suggested to Mr. John Bright, while he is About It, 1858. This cartoon shows Mr John Bright, the Quaker

Mr. Bright offers to give satisfaction to the Liberal Party, 1858. Mr John Bright (on the left) had made a speech at Manchester in which he forcefully reiterated his well-known views on the subjects

The Lake of Galilee, Looking North from Tiberias, 1902. Creator: John Fulleylove
The Lake of Galilee, Looking North from Tiberias, 1902. From " The Holy Land", painted by John Fulleylove, R.I. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1902]

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