Controversy Collection (page 6)

The Gorham Controversy - Great Meeting of Clergy and Laity, in St. Martin's Hall, Long-Acre, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Gorham Controversy - Great Meeting of Clergy and Laity, in St. Martin's Hall, Long-Acre, [London], 1850. Clergymen met to discuss the case of...George Cornelius Gorham

The Rev. Mr. Gorham, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Rev. Mr. Gorham, 1850. Portrait of British vicar George Cornelius Gorham whose views on baptism were seen by church authorities as being at odds with Anglican doctrine

Group of workers harvesting tea, Greek women [Chakva], between 1905 and 1915
Group of workers harvesting tea, [Chakva], between 1905 and 1915. Workers, identified by Prokudin-Gorskii as Greeks, pose while harvesting tea from plants spreading over rolling hills near Chakva

Woman in purdah, standing in front of doowrway, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Woman in purdah, standing in front of doowrway, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Woman in purdah, standing near wooden door, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Woman in purdah, standing near wooden door, between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave to dine with the Governor of Tamatave, 1862. Engraving from a drawing by Lieutenant P. P

Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave to dine with the Governor of Tamatave, 1862. Engraving from a drawing by Lieutenant P. P

Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave to dine with the Governor of Tamatave, 1862. Engraving from a drawing by Lieutenant P. P

Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Procession of the British Envoys to Madagascar from the seashore to the Fort of Tamatave to dine with the Governor of Tamatave, 1862. Engraving from a drawing by Lieutenant P. P

Commencement of the Thames Embankment: driving the first pile... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Commencement of the Thames Embankment: driving the first pile in front of the Duke of Buccleuch's mansion, [London], 1862

The Civil War in America: cottonburners, from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Civil War in America: cottonburners in the neighbourhood of Memphis surprised by Federal scouts - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862

"The First-Born", by F. Goodall, A.R.A. in the International Exhibition, 1862. Creator: E. Skill
"The First-Born", by F. Goodall, A.R.A. in the International Exhibition, 1862. Engraving of a painting. "The First-born" is distinguished for its splendour

"De Foe in the Pillory", by Eyre Crowe, from the exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1862. Creator: E. Skill
"De Foe in the Pillory", by Eyre Crowe, from the exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1862. Engraving of a painting

The International Exhibition: Axminster carpet by Lapworth Brothers, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Axminster carpet by Lapworth Brothers, 1862. The carpet is not Indian, yet it is Indian in character...It is simple

The International Exhibition: Great Sugar-Mill, by Mirrlees and Tait, of Glasgow, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Great Sugar-Mill, by Mirrlees and Tait, of Glasgow, 1862. The use of this mill is to express the juice from the cane...an endless travelling-table...carries the canes up

Volunteer fete at Crown, Point, near Norwich: - the Sports, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Volunteer fete given by Mr. Harvey, the High Sheriff of Norfolk, at Crown Point, near Norwich: the Sports, 1862....the sports...comprised a hurdle-race for mounted volunteers

Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 1862. Our illustration was taken [at]...the Royal Laboratory Department...near the Plumstead marshes

Statue of the late Joseph Sturge at Birmingham, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Statue of the late Joseph Sturge at Birmingham, 1862. A statue to the memory of Joseph Sturge, the philanthropist...The memorial, which was raised by public subscription, is erected on a good site

The late Dr. John Bird Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The late Dr. John Bird Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by John and Charles Watkins. Shortly after his ordination

The International Exhibition: the Outram Shield, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: the Outram Shield, exhibited by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862. Testimonial manufactured by Messrs

The International Exhibition: concert grand pianoforte, by Kirkman and Son, in the Indian... 1862
The International Exhibition: concert grand pianoforte, by Joseph Kirkman and Son, in the Indian Department, 1862....a 7-octave concert grand...The designs

"The Day Dream", by J. Hill, in the Exhibition of the Society of British Artists, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
"The Day Dream", by J. Hill, in the Exhibition of the Society of British Artists, 1862. Engraving of a painting

Testimonial to the officers of the 78th Highlanders, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Testimonial to the officers of the 78th Highlanders, 1862. Mr. Turner, of New Bond-street, has just manufactured two pieces of plate, subscribed for by the inhabitants of Ross and Cromarty

"Jack Manly": the Gabon Cliff, Africa, 1862. Creator: Unknown. "Jack Manly": the Gabon Cliff
"Jack Manly": the Gabon Cliff, Africa, 1862. It may, perhaps, surprise some of the readers of the numerous romances of so popular a writer as Mr

The Royal Academy Prize-painting, Trial Scene in "The Merchant of Venice", by A. B. Donaldson, 1862. Engraving of a painting. The medal for historical painting has been awarded to Mr

A. Stanislaus, (1732-1798), 1830. Creator: Unknown
A. Stanislaus, (1732-1798), 1830. Stanislaw August Poniatowski (1732-1798) King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1764 to 1795

Thomas Henry Huxley, British biologist, c1890. Artist: W&D Downey
Thomas Henry Huxley, British biologist, c1890. Huxley (1825-1895) was a prominent supporter of Darwin in the controversy that raged over his theory of evolution in the 19th century

Thomas Henry Huxley, British biologist, at his desk, c1880. Huxley (1825-1895) was a prominent supporter of Darwin in the controversy that raged over his theory of evolution in the 19th century

Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist, 1883. Huxley (1825-1895) was a prominent supporter of Darwin in the controversy that raged over his theory of evolution in the 19th century

Thomas, Henry Huxley, English biologist, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Thomas, Henry Huxley, English biologist, 1877. Huxley (1825-1895) was a prominent supporter of Darwin in the controversy that raged over his theory of evolution in the 19th century. From Men of Mark

Richard Owen, English zoologist, 1884. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
Richard Owen, English zoologist, 1884. After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen (1804-1892) made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology

Thomas Henry Huxley, British biologist, 1871. Huxley (1823-1883) at the time of his presidency of the British Association for the Advancement of Science

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Hemispherical cat's-eye, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. Large hemispherical cat's-eye (supposed to. be the largest known). It is mounted in massive pure gold

A kaffir witch doctor, 1864'. Creator: Unknown
A kaffir witch doctor, 1864'. Engraving from a photograph sent by Mr. S. D. Mandy. The Kaffir tribes of British Kaffraria, as well as those in other parts of South Africa

Baldwin's "African Hunting": native chased by buffalo cow and calf, 1862. Among the most interesting and exciting books recently published is Mr

Tomb of Potatau, the first Maori king, at Ngaruwahia, New Zealand, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Tomb of Te Where Where, alias Potatau, the first Maori king, at Ngaruwahia, New Zealand, 1864. The personal career of King Potatau was a very remarkable one

Te Wheora, a Maori chief and native magistrate of New Zealand, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Te Wheora, a Maori chief and native magistrate of New Zealand, 1864. Illustration relating to...the history of those unhappy disputes with the confederation of Maori tribes in the Waikato country

St. Thomas's School, Howrah, Calcutta, 1864. Creator: Unknown
St. Thomas's School, Howrah, Calcutta, 1864....the Anglo-Indian population of Howrah has been variously estimated at from 800 to 1000

Tombs of English officers at Guzerat, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Tombs of English officers at Guzerat, [India], 1864. The Guzerat district is distinguished as being the battle-field of British conquest in the Punjaub

Sporting Scenes in Canada - Deerstalking: the Death Jump, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sporting Scenes in Canada - Deerstalking: the Death Jump, 1858. The common deer is still very plentiful in many districts of Western Canada...Dressed in a colour to match the trees or the snow

Sporting Scenes in Canada - Round the Traps, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sporting Scenes in Canada - Round the Traps, 1858....the marten is perhaps the most valuable of the animals sought after ; but in trapping for him a great variety of others of the furry tribes fall

A Souvenir of the Mutiny in India, 1858. Creator: Unknown
A Souvenir of the Mutiny in India, 1858. Pendant of a waistcoat-chain commemorating...the extraordinary escape of Lieutenant Henry Edward Hall...On the 6th of April 1858, a desperate engagement

Sir John Lawrence, Bart. G.C.B. Chief Commissioner of the Punjaub, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sir John Lawrence, Bart. G.C.B. Chief Commissioner of the Punjaub, 1858. Sir John Mair Laird Lawrence...[who] has recently been raised to the dignity of a Baronet...is a man who has won his way to

Albertine, 1884. Creator: Christian Krohg
Albertine, 1884

Une Récompense Artistique, 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Une Recompense Artistique, 1844. An Artistic Reward. Les chinois aiment la musique, mais ils raffolent surtout des musiciens

Sketches from Madagascar - Bread-fruit - the Artocarpus integrifolia, or Jack-tree, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from Madagascar - Bread-fruit - the Artocarpus integrifolia, or Jack-tree, 1858. This magnificent tree, whose fruit forms the chief support of the inhabitants of some of the South Sea

The Late General Neill - from a photograph, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Late General Neill - from a photograph, 1857. Portrait of Brigadier-General James George Smith Neill....young Neill sailed for India at the age of sixteen

Joel Chandler Harris, 1848-1908, c1906 April. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Joel Chandler Harris, 1848-1908, c1906 April. Half-length portrait, seated, facing right. [Journalist, writer and folklorist; editor at "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" newspaper; author

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