David Collection (page 17)

David James, British actor, in David Garrick, 1887. Artist: Ernest Barraud
David James, British actor, in David Garrick, 1887. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume IX, January to June, 1887, Carson & Comerford, London, 1887

Bombardment of Forts Jackson and St Philip, Louisiana, American Civil War, April 1862
First days bombardment of Forts Jackson and St Philip, Louisiana, American Civil War, April 1862. First division of the Union squadron preparing for action

Garrick and his Wife, 1757 (19th century). Artist: H Bourne
Garrick and his Wife, 1757 (19th century). David Garrick (1717-1779) was the most popular actor of his time. He was also a playwright

David sees the naked Bathsheba from the roof of his palace. King David of Israel looks down from the roof of his palace and sees Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite, naked at the fountain

David Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1908 (1937). Artist: R Haines
David Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1908 (1937). Lloyd George (1863-1945) was a Liberal member of Parliament for fifty years and served in government as President of the Board of Trade

Alfred Townsend, Mark Twain and David Gray, 1871 (1955). The famous American novelist in conversation with Townsend, a journalist, war correspondent and novelist and Gray

The distribution of the Eagle Standards, Paris, 5th December 1804 (1882-1884). In this ceremony, which took place three days after Napoleons coronation as Emperor

Napoleon crowns Empress Josephine, Notre Dame, Paris, 2nd December 1804 (1882-1884). In 1799 Napoleon led a coup to overthrow the government, the Directory

Interior of a cave temple, Ellora, Maharashtra, India, 19th century (1956). Ellora is famous for its rock temples, a series of caves carved out of the rocky hillside, one and a quarter miles long

The Gate of El Metwalli, Cairo, Egypt, c1829 (1956). The gate was built by the Fatimids in the 1090s. A print from Places, a volume about the origin and early history of many things

Hero worship: detail from The Intervention of the Sabine Women, 1799 (1956). From the Louvre, Paris. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland as in 1783. Artist: T Brown
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland as in 1783. A print from The Faiths of the World, a Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects Their Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies and Customs

The Moti Musjid or Pearl Mosque, Agra, Hindustan. Artist: James Gardner
The Moti Musjid or Pearl Mosque, Agra, Hindustan. The Moti Masjid was built in the mid 17th century by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan

Ancient Temple at Kunkhul, With a Madrissa or Ancient College in the Background. Artist: Finden
Ancient Temple at Kunkhul, With a Madrissa or Ancient College in the Background. A print from The Faiths of the World, A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects, Volume II

David Killing Goliath. David killing the Philistine giant with a stone from his sling. According to the Bible, Goliath was 6 cubits (approximately 3 metres) tall. From the Bible (1 Samuel 17:I)

David Garrick, 18th century English actor, 1912. Painted on glass. Garrick (1717-1779) was the most popular actor of his time

Zanzibar from the Sea, 1883. A print from The Life and explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D. compiled from reliable sources, Adam and Co, 14 Ivy Lane, London and Newcastle, 1883

The Last Mile, 1873 (1883) David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish missionary and African explorer, being carried the last mile to die at his African home in Ujiji, Tanganyika (Tanzania)

Natives Making Pombe, 1883. Pombe is an African beer made from plantains or bananas. A print from The Life and explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D

Village Blacksmiths, 1883. A print from The Life and explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D. compiled from reliable sources, Adam and Co, 14 Ivy Lane, London and Newcastle, 1883

A Frightful Incident, 1883. A woman taken by a crocodile. A print from The Life and explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D

Victoria Falls of the Zambesi, 1883. Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873) was the first European to see the great falls on the River Zambezi in 1855

The Adventure with a Hippopotamus, 1883. A print from The Life and explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D. compiled from reliable sources, Adam and Co, 14 Ivy Lane, London and Newcastle, 1883

Natives Spearing an Elephant, 1883. A print from The Life and explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D. compiled from reliable sources, Adam and Co, 14 Ivy Lane, London and Newcastle, 1883

The Arrival at Lake Ngami, 1883. Lake Ngami is a lake in Botswana north of the Kalahari Desert. It is seasonally filled by the Okavango River, via the Okavango Delta

Table Mountain, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, 1883. A print from The Life and explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D. compiled from reliable sources, Adam and Co, 14 Ivy Lane

Kilchurn Castle, 1895. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1895

David, 1878 (1900). A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1900

David Hume, 18th century Scottish philosopher, economist and historian, (1845). Artist: W Holl
David Hume, 18th century Scottish philosopher, economist and historian, (1845). Humes (1711-1776) most important work was A Treatise on Human Nature (1739)

David Farragut, Union naval officer of the American Civil War, (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah, c1850
And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah, c1850. Samuel, chapter 11, verse 14

Taking a Maori redoubt, Maori Wars, 1845-1873 (1879). Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Taking a Maori redoubt, Maori Wars, 1845-1873 (1879). The Maori Wars were a series of conflicts fought over land between the indigenous Maori population of New Zealand

Maoris and carpet snake, New Zealand, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Maoris and carpet snake, New Zealand, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

Tasmanian forest scene, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Tasmanian forest scene, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

Free selectors hut, Australia, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Free selectors hut, Australia, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

Digger on the tramp, Australia, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Digger on the tramp, Australia, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

Sheep shearing, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Sheep shearing, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

Quartz crushing mill, Australia, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Quartz crushing mill, Australia, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

Gold escort attacked by bushrangers, Australia, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Gold escort attacked by bushrangers, Australia, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

South Head, Port Jackson, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
South Head, Port Jackson, 1879. Port Jackson is the natural harbour of Sydney. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

Aborigines of Australia, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Aborigines of Australia, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

Captain James Cook, 18th century British naval officer and explorer, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Captain James Cook, 18th century British naval officer and explorer, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

William Dampier, English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer, (1879). Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
William Dampier, English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer, (1879). Dampier (1652-1715) mapped the coasts of New Guinea and Western Australia (then known as New Holland)

Fishing boats off Whitby, North Yorkshire, 19th century. Artist: David Law
Fishing boats off Whitby, North Yorkshire, 19th century

Links with the Past, 1910. Artist: David Wilson
Links with the Past, 1910. Lord Kitchener adopts driving tactics on the North Berwick veldt. Lord Kitchener has succumbed to the charms of golf

Backgammon Players. Painting in the style of the 17th century Flemish painter David Teniers the Younger

The meeting between Henry Morton Stanley and Dr David Livingstone, Africa, 19th century
The meeting between Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) and Dr David Livingstone (1813-1873), Africa, 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume X, published by Cassell, Petter

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