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Houghton Collection

Background imageHoughton Collection: Saint John Houghton, 1637-1639. Creator: Zurbarán, Francisco, de (1598-1664)

Saint John Houghton, 1637-1639. Creator: Zurbarán, Francisco, de (1598-1664)
Saint John Houghton, 1637-1639. Found in the Collection of the Museo de Cadiz.

Background imageHoughton Collection: Michigan School of Mines, Haughton (i.e. Houghton), Mich. c1906. Creator: Unknown

Michigan School of Mines, Haughton (i.e. Houghton), Mich. c1906. Creator: Unknown
Michigan School of Mines, Haughton (i.e. Houghton), Mich. c1906

Background imageHoughton Collection: Sticklebacks, 1879, (1943). Creator: Alexander Francis Lydon

Sticklebacks, 1879, (1943). Creator: Alexander Francis Lydon
Sticklebacks, 1879, (1943). River fish displaying mating behaviour. The female lays her eggs in a nest which the male has built. The males develop a red breast during the mating period

Background imageHoughton Collection: Giuseppe Garibaldi Island at the Capri Island, 1860. Artist: Houghton, Arthur Boyd

Giuseppe Garibaldi Island at the Capri Island, 1860. Artist: Houghton, Arthur Boyd
Giuseppe Garibaldi Island at the Capri Island, 1860. From a private collection

Background imageHoughton Collection: The Dervise Plucks the Hairs from the Cats Tail, 1906. Creator: Dalziel Brothers

The Dervise Plucks the Hairs from the Cats Tail, 1906. Creator: Dalziel Brothers
The Dervise Plucks the Hairs from the Cats Tail, 1906. From " Chats on Old Prints", by Arthur Hayden. [T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1906]

Background imageHoughton Collection: Broadstairs, c1896. Artist: George E Houghton

Broadstairs, c1896. Artist: George E Houghton
Broadstairs, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageHoughton Collection: Joy. Frontispiece to Golden Thoughts from Golden Fountains, 1867, (1923). Artist: Dalziel Brothers

Joy. Frontispiece to Golden Thoughts from Golden Fountains, 1867, (1923). Artist: Dalziel Brothers
Joy. Frontispiece to Golden Thoughts from Golden Fountains, 1867, (1923). Fifty-two wood engravings by the Dalziel brothers; after Arthur Boyd Houghton

Background imageHoughton Collection: The Cool of the Evening, Lord Houghton, English poet and politician, 1870. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini

The Cool of the Evening, Lord Houghton, English poet and politician, 1870. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini
The Cool of the Evening, Lord Houghton, English poet and politician, 1870. Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton (1809-1885), was a member of the literary set known as the Apostles Club

Background imageHoughton Collection: Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire, 1924-1926. Artist: Herbert Felton

Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire, 1924-1926. Artist: Herbert Felton
Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire, 1924-1926. A water mill has occupied this site on the Great Ouse since the 10th century. The current mill, probably built in the 17th century

Background imageHoughton Collection: Mrs Houghton, wife of Reverend John Houghton, 1886

Mrs Houghton, wife of Reverend John Houghton, 1886. John Houghton was a Methodist Free Church Missionary who was murdered by the Masais in East Africa in May 1886. From The Graphic, 28 June 1886

Background imageHoughton Collection: Reverend John Houghton (d1886), 1886

Reverend John Houghton (d1886), 1886. Houghton was a Methodist Free Church Missionary who was murdered by the Masais in East Africa in May 1886. From The Graphic. 28 June 1886

Background imageHoughton Collection: Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton, English poet and politician, c1890

Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton, English poet and politician, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton, English poet and politician, c1890. Milnes (1809-1885) was a member of the literary set known as the Apostles Club

Background imageHoughton Collection: The Victim, 1868. Artist: Arthur Boyd Houghton

The Victim, 1868. Artist: Arthur Boyd Houghton
The Victim, 1868. Illustration by AB Houghton for Tennysons poem. An Arch-Druid is about to sacrifice the Kings son to save the people from the plague


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