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Huggins Collection

Background imageHuggins Collection: ''Old Friends' after W. Huggins, 1890. Creator: Unknown. ''Old Friends' after W

'"Old Friends" after W. Huggins, 1890. Creator: Unknown. '"Old Friends" after W
'"Old Friends" after W. Huggins, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imageHuggins Collection: Portrait of William Huggins, translator of Ariosto, 1760. Creator: Thomas Major

Portrait of William Huggins, translator of Ariosto, 1760. Creator: Thomas Major
Portrait of William Huggins, translator of Ariosto, 1760

Background imageHuggins Collection: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arriving at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, Kent, 1843

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arriving at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, Kent, 1843. The Queen and Prince Consort on board the paddle steamer Trident

Background imageHuggins Collection: The opening of St Katharines Dock, London, 1828. Artist: E Duncan

The opening of St Katharines Dock, London, 1828. Artist: E Duncan
The opening of St Katharines Dock, London, 1828. The docks were the only major project to be undertaken in London by the famous engineer Thomas Telford

Background imageHuggins Collection: Launch of the East India Companys ship, the Edinburgh in 1825, (1827). Artist

Launch of the East India Companys ship, the Edinburgh in 1825, (1827). Artist
Launch of the East India Companys ship, the Edinburgh in 1825, (1827). The launch took place at the East India Docks

Background imageHuggins Collection: View of Beresford White House, Hackney Marsh, Hackney, London, 1830

View of Beresford White House, Hackney Marsh, Hackney, London, 1830. The building was also known as Beresfords Fishery or White House Fishery; shows figures with fishing rods on the river bank

Background imageHuggins Collection: Observatory of Sir William Huggins, K. C. B. Tulse Hill, 1904

Observatory of Sir William Huggins, K. C. B. Tulse Hill, 1904
Observatory of Sir William Huggins, K.C.B. Tulse Hill, 1904. Sir William Huggins OM KCB PRS (1824-1910) was an English astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy

Background imageHuggins Collection: Capture of the Spanish slave vessel Dolores by HM brig Ferret, 4 April 1816, 1816

Capture of the Spanish slave vessel Dolores by HM brig Ferret, 4 April 1816, 1816. Artist: William John Huggins
Capture of the Spanish slave vessel Dolores by HM brig Ferret, Captain James Stirling, 4 April 1816, 1816. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

Background imageHuggins Collection: South Sea Whale Fishery, 1825. Artist: Thomas Sutherland

South Sea Whale Fishery, 1825. Artist: Thomas Sutherland
South Sea Whale Fishery, 1825. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

Background imageHuggins Collection: H. M. S. Indefatigable Engaging The French Droits-De-L Homme, 1797, 1829. Artist: Edward Duncan

H. M. S. Indefatigable Engaging The French Droits-De-L Homme, 1797, 1829. Artist: Edward Duncan
H.M.S. Indefatigable Engaging The French Droits-De-L Homme, 1797, 1829. After William John Huggins (1781-1845). From Old Ship Prints by E. Keble Chatterton

Background imageHuggins Collection: An Armed Merchant Ship Capture, c1813. Artist: William John Huggins

An Armed Merchant Ship Capture, c1813. Artist: William John Huggins
An Armed Merchant Ship Capture, c1813, (1924). On 30 April 1812, after a three day chase, the American armed merchant ship Gipsy was captured by the British Navy. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N

Background imageHuggins Collection: Trafalgar, c1806. Artist: William John Huggins

Trafalgar, c1806. Artist: William John Huggins
Trafalgar, c1806. 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

Background imageHuggins Collection: William Huggins, British astronomer and spectroscopist, 1903. Artist: Spy

William Huggins, British astronomer and spectroscopist, 1903. Artist: Spy
William Huggins, British astronomer and spectroscopist, 1903. Huggins (1824-1910) was the inventor of the solar spectroscope

Background imageHuggins Collection: South Sea Whale Fishery, 1825

South Sea Whale Fishery, 1825. Amelia Wilson and Castor off Buoro. Factory ship at anchor while crew in boats harpoon Sperm Whales


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