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Charles Grignion Collection

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: View of the Rotunda and the Chinese Pavilion on the Canal in London's Ranelagh Gardens... 1752

View of the Rotunda and the Chinese Pavilion on the Canal in London's Ranelagh Gardens... 1752
View of the Rotunda and the Chinese Pavilion on the Canal in London's Ranelagh Gardens with a masquerade ball, 1752

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: View of the city of Richmond on the River Thames, 1752. Creator: Charles Grignion

View of the city of Richmond on the River Thames, 1752. Creator: Charles Grignion
View of the city of Richmond on the River Thames, 1752

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: View of the Rotunda and the Chinese Pavilion on the Canal in London's Ranelagh Gard... 1752-1799

View of the Rotunda and the Chinese Pavilion on the Canal in London's Ranelagh Gard... 1752-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of the Rotunda and the Chinese Pavilion on the Canal in London's Ranelagh Gardens with a masquerade ball, 1752-1799

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Mars on a chariot drawn by three lions, 1749. Creator: Charles Grignion

Mars on a chariot drawn by three lions, 1749. Creator: Charles Grignion
Mars on a chariot drawn by three lions, 1749

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Cricket Match in Mary-Le-Bone Fields, 1748, (1947). Creator: Charles Grignion

Cricket Match in Mary-Le-Bone Fields, 1748, (1947). Creator: Charles Grignion
Cricket Match in Mary-Le-Bone Fields, 1748, (1947). Men playing cricket at Marylebone Fields, (now part of the City of Westminster, London). This is the earliest known depiction of a cricket match

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Canvassing for Votes, Plate II: Four Prints of an Election, February 20, 1757

Canvassing for Votes, Plate II: Four Prints of an Election, February 20, 1757

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Tailpiece to the Catalogue of Pictures Exhibited in Spring Garden, May 7, 1761

Tailpiece to the Catalogue of Pictures Exhibited in Spring Garden, May 7, 1761

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Frontispiece to the Catalogue of Pictures Exhibited in Spring Garden, May 7, 1761

Frontispiece to the Catalogue of Pictures Exhibited in Spring Garden, May 7, 1761. After William Hogarth

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: View of York, 1756, (1943). Creator: Charles Grignion

View of York, 1756, (1943). Creator: Charles Grignion
View of York, 1756, (1943). Smartly dressed people promenading along the riverbank in York, north Yorkshire. After Prospect of a Noble Terras Walk in the city of York

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: George II, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

George II, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
George II, 1773. George II (1683-1760), as king from 1727, George exercised little control over British domestic policy, largely controlled by the Parliament of Great Britain

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Combat between Edmund Ironside and Canute the Great, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Combat between Edmund Ironside and Canute the Great, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Combat between Edmund Ironside and Canute the Great, 1773. Edmund Ironside, King of England, 23 April -30 November 1016 resisted the Danish invasion of Canute the Great (994-1035) in five battles

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Henry II, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Henry II, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Henry II, 1773. Henry II of England, (1133-1189) expanded empire and was driven by a desire to restore lands and privileges

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Edward the Black Prince waiting on John King of France his Prisoner, 1773. Creator

Edward the Black Prince waiting on John King of France his Prisoner, 1773. Creator
Edward the Black Prince waiting on John King of France his Prisoner, 1773. King John II of France (1319-1364), taken prisoner after defeat at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 was invited to supper in

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: The Maid of Orleans receiving the Sword of St. Catherine, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

The Maid of Orleans receiving the Sword of St. Catherine, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
The Maid of Orleans receiving the Sword of St. Catherine, 1773. Joan of Arc (1412-1431) receiving the sword of St Catharine

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: William the Conqueror seizing his Brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeaux & Earl of Kent, 1773

William the Conqueror seizing his Brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeaux & Earl of Kent, 1773. William, then Duke of Normandy, made his half-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeaux in 1049

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Henry I, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Henry I, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Henry I, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). Henry I (c1068-1135), fourth son of William the Conqueror, considered a harsh but effective ruler

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Alfred, disguised in the Character of a Harper, viewing the Danish Camp, 1773. Creator

Alfred, disguised in the Character of a Harper, viewing the Danish Camp, 1773. Creator
Alfred, disguised in the Character of a Harper, viewing the Danish Camp, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). King Alfred the Great (849-899) From " A New and Complete History of England

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Henry VI, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Henry VI, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Henry VI, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). Henry VI of England (1421-1471) the only English monarch to also have been crowned King of France (as Henry II), described as timid, shy, passive

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Charles I demanding the five members in the House of Commons, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Charles I demanding the five members in the House of Commons, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Charles the first demanding the five members in the House of Commons, 1773. Charles I (1600-1649) calls for the arrest of the Five Members John Pym, John Hampden, Denzil Holles

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament, 1773. Speech given by Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) at the House of Commons on Dissolution of the Long Parliament, 20 April 1653. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786)

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Richard Duke of Gloucester accusing the Queen of Edward IV with Witchcraft, 1773

Richard Duke of Gloucester accusing the Queen of Edward IV with Witchcraft, 1773. Elizabeth Woodville, Queen consort to King Edward IV from 1464 until his death in 1483

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Edward II, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Edward II, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Edward II, 1773. Edward II (1284-1327). Edward had a close and controversial relationship with Piers Gaveston, who joined the royal household in 1300

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Edward III, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Edward III, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Edward III, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). Edward III of England (1312-1377), noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority in medieval England

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Edward V, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Edward V, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Edward V, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). Edward V of England (1470-c1483), his brief reign was dominated by the influence of his uncle and Lord Protector, the Duke of Gloucester

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Henry V, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Henry V, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Henry V, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). Henry V of England (1386-1422), second English monarch of the House of Lancaster

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Kirkes villainy & cruelty to a young woman who beg d him to save his brothers life, 1773

Kirkes villainy & cruelty to a young woman who beg d him to save his brothers life, 1773. Colonel Percy Kirke (c1646- 1691)

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: The Abbess of Coldingham Monastery self-mutilating to avoid rape by Viking invaders, 1773

The Abbess of Coldingham Monastery self-mutilating to avoid rape by Viking invaders, 1773
The Abbess of Coldingham Monastery cutting of her nose & upper lip as an example for her Nuns to follow, to prevent being ravished by the Danes, 1773

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: The Monks of Bangor put to the Sword by Order of Ethelfrid, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

The Monks of Bangor put to the Sword by Order of Ethelfrid, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
The Monks of Bangor put to the Sword by Order of Ethelfrid, 1773. Monks of Bangor put to the Sword by Order of Ethelfrid After Samuel Wale (1721-1786)

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Tragical Death of Jacob Van Ardevelt, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Tragical Death of Jacob Van Ardevelt, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Tragical Death of Jacob Van Ardevelt, 1773. Jacob Van Ardevelt murdered in Ghent, for supporting the cause of Edward III, King of England, against Philip of France. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786)

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Edmund I stabbed by Leolf the Robber, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Edmund I stabbed by Leolf the Robber, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Edmund I stabbed by Leolf the Robber, 1773. Edmund I (921-46), was assassinated after six-and-a-half years as king, while attending Mass in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Dunstan dragging King Edwy from his Consort Queen Ethelgiva on his Coronation Day, 1773

Dunstan dragging King Edwy from his Consort Queen Ethelgiva on his Coronation Day, 1773. King Edwy (died 959) is returned to the banquet following his coronation from his Consort

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: The Duke of Northumberland mean Submission to the Earl of Arundel, 1773. Creator

The Duke of Northumberland mean Submission to the Earl of Arundel, 1773. Creator
The Duke of Northumberland mean Submission to the Earl of Arundel, 1773. John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland ((1504-1553), kneeling on arrest by Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel (1512-1580)

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Felton assassinating the Duke of Buckingham, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Felton assassinating the Duke of Buckingham, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Felton assassinating the Duke of Buckingham, 1773. John Felton (c1595-1628) lieutenant in the English Army, stabbed George Villiers

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Landing of Julius Caesar, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Landing of Julius Caesar, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Landing of Julius Caesar, 1773. Julius Caesar (100 BC- 44 BC) first landed in Britain on August 26th, 55 BC, it was almost another hundred years before the Romans actually conquered Britain in AD 43

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: The Battle of Agincourt named by Henry V, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

The Battle of Agincourt named by Henry V, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
The Battle of Agincourt named by Henry V, 1773. Henry V (1386-1422) at the Battle of Agincourt, an English victory in the Hundred Years War, 1415. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786)

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Richard II, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion

Richard II, 1773. Creator: Charles Grignion
Richard II, 1773. Richard II of England, (1367-c1400), sone of Edward the Black Prince, was 10 years old when he succeeded to the throne, challenged during his reign by the Peasants Revolt of 1381

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Queen Elizabeth striking the Earl of Essex, 1773

Queen Elizabeth striking the Earl of Essex, 1773. During a dispute with his cousin Queen Elizabeth I, Robert Devereux, 2nd earl of Essex, (1567-1601), English soldier and courtier

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Sr. Henry Vane, 1757. Creator: Charles Grignion

Sr. Henry Vane, 1757. Creator: Charles Grignion
Sr. Henry Vane, 1757. Portrait of English statesman Sir Henry Vane the Younger (1613-1662). A Puritan, Vane travelled to the New World in 1635

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Bishops and Citizens Swearing Fealty to William the Conqueror. (c1770). Artist

Bishops and Citizens Swearing Fealty to William the Conqueror. (c1770). Artist
Bishops and Citizens Swearing Fealty to William the Conqueror. (c1770). 18th century imagining of a scene where Saxon subjects swear loyalty to the Norman King William I (1028-1087)

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: View of the Temporary Bridge of London on Fire... 1758. c1770. Artist: Charles Grignion

View of the Temporary Bridge of London on Fire... 1758. c1770. Artist: Charles Grignion
View of the Temporary Bridge of London on Fire in the Night of April 11th. 1758. c1770. Wooden bridge over the River Thames in flames as people watch from the bank

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Three Chinese figures, 18th century. Artist: Charles Grignion

Three Chinese figures, 18th century. Artist: Charles Grignion
Three Chinese figures, 18th century. A mendicant, a peasant and a lady of distinction

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Ticket for the London Hospital showing Christ and the disciples, c1825

Ticket for the London Hospital showing Christ and the disciples, c1825

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: View of the Fleet Ditch with bathers, City of London, 1750

View of the Fleet Ditch with bathers, City of London, 1750. Here strip, my Children, here at once leap in, Here prove who best can dash thro thick and thin. From Dunciad Book II

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Guilford Street, St Pancras, London, 1749. Artist: Michael Angelo Rooker

Guilford Street, St Pancras, London, 1749. Artist: Michael Angelo Rooker
View of the Foundling Hospital, Guilford Street, St Pancras, London, 1749; with women at the gate bringing their babies to be given up

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: London Bridge (old), London, 1775. Artist: Charles Grignion

London Bridge (old), London, 1775. Artist: Charles Grignion
View of the temporary London Bridge, London, 1775, during a fire on the evening of April 11th, 1758. In the foreground a crowd of people have gathered to watch the disaster

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Scene of protestants being burnt at Smithfield, 16th century, (c1760)

Scene of protestants being burnt at Smithfield, 16th century, (c1760). The executions took place during the Protestants persecution in the reign of Mary I

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Canvassing for votes, 1757. Artist: Charles Grignion

Canvassing for votes, 1757. Artist: Charles Grignion
Canvassing for votes, 1757; scene with two country innkeepers, agents for their respective parties, are here dropping money into the hands of a rustic freeholder

Background imageCharles Grignion Collection: Ranelagh in 1752, after Canaletti, c1750, (1904). Artist: Charles Grignion

Ranelagh in 1752, after Canaletti, c1750, (1904). Artist: Charles Grignion
Ranelagh in 1752, after Canaletti, c1750, (1904). After Giovanni Antonio Canaletto (1697-1768). Ranelagh Gardens were public pleasure gardens located in Chelsea, then just outside London



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