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Emigrant Collection

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Last of England, 1855. Artist: Ford Madox Brown

The Last of England, 1855. Artist: Ford Madox Brown
The Last of England, 1855. From World Famous Paintings edited by J Grieg Pirie [W.& G. Foyle Ltd. London, 1938]

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Dancing between Decks, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Dancing between Decks, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Dancing between Decks, 1850. Emigrants leaving for the colonies: United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Leaving the Port of London, 1872. Creator: Unknown

Leaving the Port of London, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Leaving the Port of London, 1872

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Last of England, 1852-1855. Creator: Ford Madox Brown

The Last of England, 1852-1855. Creator: Ford Madox Brown
The Last of England, 1852-1855. This is a painting about emigration, the couple are departing for Australia

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Refugees, 1917. Creator: Kazaks, Jekabs (1895-1920)

Refugees, 1917. Creator: Kazaks, Jekabs (1895-1920)
Refugees, 1917. Found in the Collection of the Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Wreck of the Underley at the back of the Isle of Wight, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Wreck of the Underley at the back of the Isle of Wight, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the Underley at the back of the Isle of Wight, 1871. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. J

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Emigrants by the ship Ganges departing for Canada, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Emigrants by the ship Ganges departing for Canada, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Emigrants by the ship Ganges departing for Canada, [from Victoria Docks, London], 1870

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Dr. O'Carroll, c.1900. Creator: William Francis Gordon

Dr. O'Carroll, c.1900. Creator: William Francis Gordon
Dr. O'Carroll, c.1900

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The emigrant ship Amoor driving up the Catwater

The emigrant ship Amoor driving up the Catwater, Plymouth, in the late gale, 1865

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Francis Alexander Molesworth, c1840. Creator: Charles Landseer

Francis Alexander Molesworth, c1840. Creator: Charles Landseer
Francis Alexander Molesworth, c1840

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Embarkation of dockyard workmen as emigrants at Portsmouth, 1869. Creator: Unknown

Embarkation of dockyard workmen as emigrants at Portsmouth, 1869. Creator: Unknown
Embarkation of dockyard workmen as emigrants at Portsmouth, 1869....discharged workmen of the Admiralty dockyards, with their wives and families

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Les émigrants (The Emigrants), 1857. Creator: Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879)

Les émigrants (The Emigrants), 1857. Creator: Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879)
Les emigrants (The Emigrants), 1857. Found in the Collection of the Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The 'Prairie Schooner'

The "Prairie Schooner". -- Emigrant wagon on the plains; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Récompense honnête, décernée...à Louis-Philippe, 1835. Creator: Honore Daumier

Récompense honnête, décernée...à Louis-Philippe, 1835. Creator: Honore Daumier
Recompense honnete, decernee...a Louis-Philippe, 1835

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Les émigrants, 1857. Creator: Honore Daumier

Les émigrants, 1857. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les emigrants, 1857. The emigrants. France

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Auswanderer-Dampfer, 1893. Creator: Fritz Stoltenberg

Auswanderer-Dampfer, 1893. Creator: Fritz Stoltenberg
Auswanderer-Dampfer, 1893

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Group of emigrants (women and children) from eastern Europe on deck of the S

Group of emigrants (women and children) from eastern Europe on deck of the S.S. Amsterdam, 1899

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Pilgrim Fathers Leaving England, (1902). Creator: C. Howard

The Pilgrim Fathers Leaving England, (1902). Creator: C. Howard
The Pilgrim Fathers Leaving England, (1902). English puritans on their way to north America. Quakers on board the Mayflower landed in 1620

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Emigration of the Russian Jews - Sketches on board the Guion Liner 'Wisconsin'

The Emigration of the Russian Jews - Sketches on board the Guion Liner "Wisconsin", The Rush for the First Meal, 1891. From "The Graphic

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Emigration of the Russian Jews - Sketches on board the Guion Liner 'Wisconsin'

The Emigration of the Russian Jews - Sketches on board the Guion Liner "Wisconsin", off Queenstown on Sunday Morning - The Ruling Passion, 1891. From "The Graphic

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Emigration of the Russian Jews - The Doctor Examining Steerage Passengers

The Emigration of the Russian Jews - The Doctor Examining Steerage Passengers before their Departure from Liverpool on board the Guion Liner "Wisconsin" in the Mersey, 1891

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Emigrants, 1922. Creator: Emil Orlik

Emigrants, 1922. Creator: Emil Orlik
Emigrants, 1922

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Searching for Stowaways, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Searching for Stowaways, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Searching for Stowaways, 1850. Sailors looking for stowaways on a British ship leaving for the colonies: United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Quarter-Deck of an Emigrant Ship - Roll-Call, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Quarter-Deck of an Emigrant Ship - Roll-Call, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Quarter-Deck of an Emigrant Ship - Roll-Call, 1850. Emigrants leaving Britain for the colonies: United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Emigration to Australia - Farewell Group Meeting of the Family Colonisation Loan Society

Emigration to Australia - Farewell Group Meeting of the Family Colonisation Loan Society, 1850

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Canterbury Colonists - scene at Gravesend, on Monday, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Canterbury Colonists - scene at Gravesend, on Monday, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Canterbury Colonists - scene at Gravesend [in Kent], on Monday, 1850. Settlers bound for New Zealand

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Emigrant Ship, between Decks, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Emigrant Ship, between Decks, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Emigrant Ship, between Decks, 1850

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Emigrant Needlewomen on Deck, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Emigrant Needlewomen on Deck, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Emigrant Needlewomen on Deck, 1850. Sailing ship bound for the colonies

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Canterbury Settlement, New Zealand - sketch on board the 'Randolph' Emigrant Ship

The Canterbury Settlement, New Zealand - sketch on board the "Randolph" Emigrant Ship, 1850

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Embankment, Waterloo Docks, Liverpool, 1850. Creator: Smyth

The Embankment, Waterloo Docks, Liverpool, 1850. Creator: Smyth
The Embankment, Waterloo Docks, Liverpool, 1850. Emigrants leaving Britain for the colonies: United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Government Inspector's Office, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Government Inspector's Office, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Government Inspector's Office, 1850

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Departure, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Departure, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Departure, 1850. Emigrants leaving Britain for the colonies: United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Scene between Decks, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Scene between Decks, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene between Decks, 1850. Emigrants leaving Britain for the colonies: United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Map showing the lands assigned to emigrant Indians west of Arkansas and Missouri

Map showing the lands assigned to emigrant Indians west of Arkansas and Missouri, 1836

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The International Exhibition: 'The Emigrants Farewell' by Carl Hübner

The International Exhibition: "The Emigrants Farewell" by Carl Hübner
The International Exhibition: "The Emigrants Farewell" by Carl Hubner, 1862

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Departure of the Noncomformists from London...for the new colony... 1862. Creator: Unknown

Departure of the Noncomformists from London...for the new colony... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Departure of the Noncomformists from London, on Thursday week, for the new colony of Albertland, New Zealand: scene on board the Matilda Wattenbach on her passage down the river [Thames], 1862

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Emigrants, 1880. Creator: James Tissot

Emigrants, 1880. Creator: James Tissot
Emigrants, 1880

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Homeward Bound (New York), ca. 1860. Creator: Unknown

Homeward Bound (New York), ca. 1860. Creator: Unknown
Homeward Bound (New York), ca. 1860

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Migrants Farewell, 1844. Creator: Unknown

The Migrants Farewell, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Migrants Farewell, 1844

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Emigrants, 1883-1889, (1946). Creator: William McTaggart

The Emigrants, 1883-1889, (1946). Creator: William McTaggart
The Emigrants, 1883-1889, (1946). Scots preparing to leave for America. The location is a headland at Carradale, in Argyllshire on the west coast of Scotland. A sailing ship waits in the distance

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Creator: Henry Bryan Hall Jr

Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Creator: Henry Bryan Hall Jr
Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Pioneers in covered wagons pulled by oxen, travelling west to colonise the USA

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Caroline Chisholm, The Emigrants Friend, Sydney, Australia, c1845

Caroline Chisholm, The Emigrants Friend, Sydney, Australia, c1845

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Outward Bound (Dublin), ca. 1860. Creator: Unknown

Outward Bound (Dublin), ca. 1860. Creator: Unknown
Outward Bound (Dublin), ca. 1860

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Caroline Chisholm addressing a crowd from the emigrant ship Ballengeich, 1852

Caroline Chisholm addressing a crowd from the emigrant ship Ballengeich, 1852. Caroline Chisholm (nee Jones) (1808-1877), British philanthropist and reformer, was born at Wootton, near Northampton

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Boys emigrating to Canada setting off from Saint Nicholas Industrial School, Essex, 1908

Boys emigrating to Canada setting off from Saint Nicholas Industrial School, Essex, 1908
Boys emigrating to Canada setting off from Saint Nicholas Industrial School, Manor House, Manor Park, East Ham, Essex, 1908

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Roll call of boys about to emigrate to Canada, Essex, 1908

Roll call of boys about to emigrate to Canada, Essex, 1908
Roll call of boys about to emigrate to Canada, Saint Nicholas Industrial School, Manor House, Manor Park, East Ham, Essex, 1908

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Blackwall, Poplar, London, c1830. Artist: Robert Wallis

Blackwall, Poplar, London, c1830. Artist: Robert Wallis
Blackwall, Poplar, London, c1830; view of an emigrant ship and other vessels on the water

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Polish emigrant exodus, early 20th century

The Polish emigrant exodus, early 20th century

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Emigrants. Artist: Van den Berghe, Frits (1883-1939)

The Emigrants. Artist: Van den Berghe, Frits (1883-1939)
The Emigrants. Found in the collection of Collection Belfius Banque

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Emigrants, 1864 (1906)

The Emigrants, 1864 (1906). Irish emigrants at Ballinasloe Station waiting for a train to Galway where they will board a ship for America. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VII

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Pilgrim Fathers around a watch-fire, c1620 (c1880)

Pilgrim Fathers around a watch-fire, c1620 (c1880). Fleeing religious persecution in England, the Pilgrim Fathers established the second successful colony in North America

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Reception the French Protestants in Amsterdam

Reception the French Protestants in Amsterdam, late 17th century (c1870)

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Baltic Railway Station, expulsion of Jews from St Petersburg

The Baltic Railway Station, expulsion of Jews from St Petersburg, Russia, 1891. A print from The Illustrated London News, 20th June 1891

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Entering the New World, 1892. Artist: Charles Joseph Staniland

Entering the New World, 1892. Artist: Charles Joseph Staniland
Entering the New World, 1892. See the daystar of Liberty rise

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Enlisting Irish and German emigrants on the Battery

Enlisting Irish and German emigrants on the Battery, New York, USA, 1864. From The Illustrated London News (17 September 1864)

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Marti in Tampa, (1892), 1920s

Marti in Tampa, (1892), 1920s
Jose Marti in Tampa. At the end of 1891 the Ignacio Agramonte Club Tampa invited Jose Marti to give a lecture. The unbridled enthusiasm aroused by the great patriot among the emigrants was immense

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Italian emigrants at the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer

Italian emigrants at the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
Italian emigrants at the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 29th March 1896

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Lochaber no More, 1886

Lochaber no More, 1886. Dispossessed Scottish crofters, victims of the Highland clearances, taking their last view of home as they depart on board a ship

Background imageEmigrant Collection: The Rocky Mountains, c1834-c1876. Artist: Frances Flora Bond Palmer

The Rocky Mountains, c1834-c1876. Artist: Frances Flora Bond Palmer
The Rocky Mountains, c1834-c1876. Emigrants crossing the plains watched by Native Americans. Published by Currier and Ives, New York, USA

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Emigration to America, 19th century. Artist: Charles Volkmar

Emigration to America, 19th century. Artist: Charles Volkmar
Emigration to America, 19th century. Emigrants being rowed ashore from the vessel that has brought them from Europe

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Irish emigrants leaving Queenstown (Cobh), the port for Cork, for the United States, 1874

Irish emigrants leaving Queenstown (Cobh), the port for Cork, for the United States, 1874. Some are buying last-minute trinkets and good luck tokens

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Irish emigrants embarking for America at Waterloo Docks, Liverpool, 1850

Irish emigrants embarking for America at Waterloo Docks, Liverpool, 1850. The failure of the Irish potato crop in the 1840s led to a devastating famine

Background imageEmigrant Collection: British emigrant ship being towed out of harbour before setting sail for Sydney, Australia

British emigrant ship being towed out of harbour before setting sail for Sydney, Australia

Background imageEmigrant Collection: British emigrants bound for Sydney, Australia, in quarters on the St Vincent

British emigrants bound for Sydney, Australia, in quarters on the St Vincent

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Taking the pulse of a sick Irish emigrant on board ship, (1840s) c1890

Taking the pulse of a sick Irish emigrant on board ship, (1840s) c1890
Taking the pulse of a sick Irish emigrant on board ship bound for North America during the potato famine of the 1840s, c1890. Wood engraving

Background imageEmigrant Collection: Something for Paddy, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel

Something for Paddy, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
Something for Paddy, 1864. Daniel O Connell says: Its a Repaler ye call yourself, ye Spalpeen, and you re goin to Die for the Union


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