Hardy Gallery

Thomas Hardy, (1929)

Thomas Hardy, (1929). British novelist and poet Hardy (1840-1928) is regarded as one of the greatest of British writers. His books, set in the fictional county of Wessex, based on Dorset, powerfully evoke the atmosphere of everyday life in rural England before the coming of the railways. From Bournemouth: The centre of health and sunshine, a booklet promoting tourism in the Bournemouth area. [Published in 1929]

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The Royal Sovereigns Stuck To Their Guns, and Fought Them Like Fiends, 1902. Artist: Paul Hardy

The Royal Sovereigns Stuck To Their Guns, and Fought Them Like Fiends, 1902. The Battle of Trafalgar was a major naval battle between the British Navy and the combined fleets of France and Spain fought on 21 October 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars. The battle was the most decisive naval victory of the war, with the French and Spanish losing 22 ships and the British none, although the British commander, Admiral Lord Nelson, was fatally wounded on board his flagship, HMs Victory'. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

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Surprise of the Cato Street conspirators, London, 1820 (1906). Artist: Paul Hardy

Surprise of the Cato Street conspirators, London, 1820 (1906). The Cato Street Conspiracy involved the planned assassination of British Prime Minister Lord Liverpool and his entire cabinet. The plot was foiled by a police informer. Five of the conspirators were executed, with the rest transported to Australia. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. V. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

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