George Collection (page 85)

Facade of Lime Street Station, Liverpool, 1838. This was one of the stations on the worlds first passenger railway, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which opened on 15 September 1830

Advertisement for Kodak cameras, 1893. This advertisement carries the famous slogan You press the button, we do the rest. From 1888 the Kodak box camera took Eastmans coated paper roll film

John Flamsteed, English astronomer and clergyman, 1712 (1725). Artist: George Vertue
John Flamsteed, English astronomer and clergyman, 1712 (1725). Born in Denby, Derbyshire, and educated at Cambridge, Flamsteed (1646-1719)

John Locke, English philosopher, c1713 Artist: George Vertue
John Locke, English philosopher, c1680-1704. Locke (1632-1704) is regarded as the father of British empiricism. He was the author of Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690)

Thomas Willis, 17th century English physician, 1742. Artist: George Vertue
Thomas Willis, 17th century English physician, 1742. Willis (1621-1675) was the first in modern times to notice the sweetish taste of diabetic urine in diabetes mellitus

Gresham College, London, 1739. Gresham College was established in 1597 in the mansion of Sir Thomas Gresham in Bishopsgate under the terms of his will

George Atwoods machine for demonstrating the effect of gravity on falling bodies, c1780
George Atwoods machine for demonstrating and investigating the effect of gravity on falling bodies, c1780. Atwood (1746-1807), an English mathematician

Robert Boyle, 17th century Irish chemist and physicist, 1739. Artist: George Vertue
Robert Boyle, 17th century Irish chemist and physicist, 1739. After attending school at Eton, Boyle (1627-1691), the seventh son of the 1st Earl of Cork, spent six years in Europe

Nant-y-Glow Iron Works, Monmouthshire, Wales, c1780, (c1830). This shows the works by moonlight. The buildings on the left are probably puddling furnaces, those on the right blast furnaces

Alberto Santos-Dumont and his airship, 1901. Artist: George Hum
Alberto Santos-Dumont and his airship, 1901. Caricature of Alberto Santos-Dumont, the Brazilian pioneer in airship and aeroplane flights. He is shown flying in the basket of his airship

London going out of Town - or The March of Bricks and Mortar, 1829. Artist: George Cruikshank
London going out of Town - or The March of Bricks and Mortar, 1829. The expansion of London, showing the eating up of green field sites and the impact of pollution from the city and from brickworks

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1859). On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1900). On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

West India Docks, London, 1808-1810. Artist: Augustus Charles Pugin
West India Docks, London, 1808-1810. The docks were built in 1799-1802. The chief engineer was William Jessop, and the warehouses were built by George Gwilt (1746-1807)

Brandreths horse powered locomotive Cycloped, 1829. Plate taken from History and Progress of the Steam Engine, 1831 by Elijah Galloway

John Flamsteed, astronomer, 1712. Artist: George Vertue
John Flamsteed, astronomer, 1712. Flamsteed was appointed the first Astronomer Royal of England by Charles II, on the founding of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, in 1675

Thomas Willis, physician, 1742. Artist: George Vertue
Thomas Willis, physician, 1742. To the left of his portrait are parts of a skull and a diagram of the spine and ribcage. To the right are several books

Daniel Turner, MD, LRCP, physician, 1717. Artist: George Vertue
Daniel Turner, MD, LRCP, physician, 1717. Turner was a physician and member of the Barber-Surgeons Company who published medical works. From the frontispiece of Turners book Syphillis

18th Century Prebends Bridge, over the River Wear, Durham, England, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
18th Century Prebends Bridge, over the River Wear, Durham, England, 20th century. University rowing boats at Practice at one of three stone-arch bridges in the centre of Durham, England

Wall painting of St George, 14th century
Wall painting of St George in the south apex of Asindu Church on Cyprus, 14th century

Wall-painting of St George, 3rd century
Wall-painting of St George (c. 275/281 - 23 April 303) in Asinov church in Cyprus, 3rd century

Denis Davydov, Russian soldier and poet, c1828. Artist: George Dawe
Denis Davydov, Russian soldier and poet, c1828. Davydov (1784-1839) became a celebrity for his exploits as a guerrilla leader during Napoleons invasion of Russia in 1812

Prince General Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration, Russian soldier, (1820s). Artist: George Dawe
Prince General Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration, Russian soldier, (1820s). Bagration (1765-1812) entered the Russian army in 1792

Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, 1820s. Artist: George Dawe
Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, 1820s. Sophie Dorothea of Wurttemberg (1729-1828) was the second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia, who she married in 1776 when he was still heir to the throne

Scene from Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot, 1883. Artist: Robert Brown
Scene from Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot, 1883. This series of three tales included The Sad Fortunes of the Rev

Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Artist: Walter-James Allen
Scene from The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Maggie Tulliver, having cut off her hair and run away from home, is offered a share of the gypsies stew

Title page of The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, c1880. Artist: Walter-James Allen
Title page of The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (1819-1880), c1880. The vignette shows Dorlcote Mill, the home of the Tulliver family. From The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot. (London, c1880)

Title page of Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. Artist: William Small
Title page of Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. The vignette on the title page shows The Hall Farm, home of farmer Martin Poyser and of his orphaned niece Hetty Sorrel

Scene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. Artist: William Small
Scene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. In his tall stalwartness Adam Bede was a Saxon and justified his name. Adam, the village carpenter, in the workshop

The First Interview in 1786 between Deacon Brodie and George Smith, 1788. Artist: John Kay
The First Interview in 1786 between Deacon Brodie and George Smith, 1788. William Brodie (d1788), a respectable Edinburgh cabinet maker and deacon councillor of the city

The Duke of Cambridge presenting the Crimean Medal to French soldiers, 1856. George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904), English soldier and cousin of Queen Victoria

George Monck, 1st Duke of Albermarle, 17th century English soldier, 1817. Albemarle (1608-1670) supported the Commonwealth cause in the English Civil Wars from 1644

St George killing the dragon, 1598. Perhaps a Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv, St George (dc303) is the patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice

St George killing the dragon, 1884. Artist: George Heywood Maunoir Sumner
St George killing the dragon, 1884. Perhaps a Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv, St George (dc303) is the patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice

The Dead Drummer, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Dead Drummer, 1840. A legend of Salisbury Plain. From The Ingoldsby Legends by Thomas Ingoldsby (Richard Barham). (London, 1840)

Philip II, King of Spain, 16th century, (1735). Artist: George Vertue
Philip II, King of Spain, 16th century, (1735). The son of Emperor Charles V (1500-1558) and husband of Mary I (1518-1558) queen of England from 1553, Philip II ascended the Spanish throne in 1556

End of the Battle, c1900. Artist: Amos Bad Heart Buffalo
End of the Battle, c1900. Sioux warriors leading away captured horses after defeating the American army under George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Montana

St George, mounted on a spotted horse, killing the dragon, 19th century. St George was a half legendary Christian soldier from Cappadocia

Conflict between General George Custer (1839-1876) and Crazy Horse, Sioux (Dakota) Indian. Artist: Kills Two
Conflict between General George Custer (1839-1876) and Crazy Horse, North American Sioux (Dakota) Indian, c1890-c1927

St George and the Dragon, c1500. St George (dc303) was an early Christian martyr and is the Patron Saint of England. Here he is depicted in a suit of black armour standing on a dragon he has killed

St George Killing the Dragon, Russian icon. St George (dc303) is the Patron Saint of England and Portugal

Charlotte Bronte, English novelist, mid-19th century. Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) was the author of Jane Eyre, Shirley, and Villette

Scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1871. Artist: George Cruikshank
Scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1871. Oliver Twist causes a sensation in the childrens ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge

Scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1837. Artist: George Cruikshank
Scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1837. Time has run out for Fagin, head of the gang of thieves with whom Oliver Twist becomes embroiled

The Cock Pit, c1840. Artist: George Presbury
The Cock Pit, c1840. Cockfighting enthusiasts from a cross-section of society gamble and squabble. The blind Lord Albermarle Bertie (centre)

February - Cutting Weather, 1839. Artist: George Cruikshank
February - Cutting Weather, 1839. A typical day at Dr Swishtails Academy. Boys at their desks look on as the schoolmaster punishes a boy by flogging him with the birch

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, c1838. Artist: J Cochran
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, c1838. Victoria (1819-1901) became Queen in 1837 and Empress of India in 1877

James Ussher, 17th century English clergyman and Archbishop of Armagh, 18th century. Artist: George Vertue
James Ussher, 17th century English clergyman and Archbishop of Armagh, 18th century. Using scriptural chronology, Ussher (1580-1656) fixed the date of the Earths Creation at 4004 BC

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