Doffing Collection

The Opening of the Universal Exhibition by the President of the Republic, Paris, 1900. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

Plate 11 for J.G. Muller's Siegfried von Lindenberg, 1783. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Plate 11 for J.G. Muller's Siegfried von Lindenberg, 1783

Trop de politesse, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Trop de politesse, 19th century. Hunting Sketches - Too much politeness

"L'Habit d'Ekolsund" - Lord in Gustaf III's so-called Ekolsundsdräkt, 1780s. Creator: J F Martin
"L'Habit d'Ekolsund" - Lord in Gustaf III's so-called Ekolsundsdrakt, 1780s. Probably after drawing by J A Aleander, 1780s

Queen Victoria riding in a carriage in Hyde Park, Westminster, London, c1840. Spectators doff their hats as the queen passes

American tycoon John D Rockefeller and his wife arriving at Cleveland, Ohio, 1912 (1951). Rockefeller (1839-1937) made his fortune in the petroleum industry

Arrival of General McClellan at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1862 (c1880). Williamsburg fell to McClellans Union army on 6th May 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign

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

Swiss courier, 15th century (1849). Originally from a statue on the Hotel de ville de Bale. Reproduced here from Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Inside the physicians house, 15th century (1849). Artist: A Bisson
Inside the physicians house, 15th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 15th century manuscript illustration in Othea, held by the Royal Library, Brussels

William III entering Exeter

Claude Louis Hector de Villars wounded at the battle of Malplaquet, 1898. Artist: Barbant
Claude Louis Hector de Villars wounded at the battle of Malplaquet, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

John Martin-Harvey (1863-1944), English actor, early 20th century. Artist: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co
John Martin-Harvey, English actor, early 20th century. Harvey is seen here in a production of A Cigarette Makers Romance

Paris Berlin Race, Arrival of the winner Henry Fournier, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 14th July 1901

General Pendezecs diplomatic mission to Russia, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 13th September 1903

Departure of Colonel Marchand, Marseilles, 1900. Major Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863-1934) was a French emissary in Africa. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 30th September 1900

Calendar for 1899. Artist: F Meaulle
Calendar for 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1st January 1899

Arrival of commandant Marchand in Paris, 1899. Artist: Henri Meyer
Arrival of commandant Marchand in Paris, 1899. Major Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863-1934) was a French emissary in Africa. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th June 1899

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