J W Collection

Jaguar 3. 4 Mark1 J. W. Dean at Silverstone 1961. Creator: Unknown
Jaguar 3.4 Mark1 J.W. Dean at Silverstone 1961

Thomas Becon, (c1830s). Creator: J W Cook
Thomas Becon, (c1830s). Portrait of English cleric and Protestant reformer Thomas Beccon (or Becon, c1511-1567). As a married priest

The Conquest of Holland, 1795, (1896). Artist: JW Evans
The Conquest of Holland, 1795, (1896). The French, under Pichegru, taking advantage of the ice-bridges formed by the severe cold in the early party of 1795, overran Holland

Detail from the Religious Marriage of Napoleon and Maria Louisa, 2 April 1810, (1896). The marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and his second wife, Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (1791-1847)

Pitt Drilling Militia at Walmer Castle in 1803, (1896). Artist: JW Evans
Pitt Drilling Militia at Walmer Castle in 1803, (1896). After William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) resigned as Prime Minister in 1801

Bonaparte, Surprised at Lonato... Compels 4000 Austrians To Surrender, 1796, (1896)
Bonaparte, Surprised at Lonato With His Staff and 1200 Men, Compels 4000 Austrians To Surrender, 1796, (1896). Napoleon fought

Francois-Horace, Count Sebastiani, c1800, (1896). Artist: JW Evans
Francois-Horace, Count Sebastiani, c1800, (1896). Horace Francois Bastien Sebastiani de La Porta (1771-1851) was a French soldier, diplomat, and politician

Tooley Street, Bermondsey, London, 1861. Artist: JW Anderson
Tooley Street, Bermondsey, London, 1861; night time view of the 1861 fire in progress at Tooley Street, Bermondsey from north of the River Thames

2nd Life Guards Relieving Guard, 1844 (1909). Artist: James William Giles
2nd Life Guards Relieving Guard, 1844 (1909). After Henry Martens (c1790-1868). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Ningbo, one of the five ports opened by the late treaty to British commerce, China, 1847. Artist: JW Giles
Ningbo, one of the five ports opened by the late treaty to British commerce, China, 1847. The Treaty of Nanking in 1842, after the First Opium War, established five treaty ports in China

Amoy, one of the five ports opened by the late treaty to British commerce, 1847. Artist: JW Giles
Amoy, one of the five ports opened by the late treaty to British commerce, 1847. The Treaty of Nanking in 1842, after the First Opium War, established five treaty ports in China

Whampoa near Canton, the anchorage for European shipping, 1847. Artist: JW Giles
Whampoa near Canton, the anchorage for European shipping, 1847. The port of Huangpo in Guangzhou, China. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

The English factories at Canton, 1847. Artist: JW Giles
The English factories at Canton, 1847. Guangzhou, (also known as Canton), was a Factory or trading port in China. After the end of the first Opium War between Britain and China in 1842

The present Emperor of China when a young man, saving his fathers life... c1796-1804, (1847). Artist: JW Giles
The present Emperor of China when a young man, saving his fathers life during an insurrection, c1796-1804, (1847). The Daoguang Emperor (1782-1850) protecting his father the Jiaqing Emperor

Approach of the Emperor of China, to receive the British ambassador, 1847. Artist: JW Giles
Approach of the Emperor of China, to receive the British ambassador, 1847. Drawn by B Clayton, from a painting by W Alexander

The ceremonies observed in every province and city of China, on the occasion of an eclipse, 1847. Artist: JW Giles
The ceremonies observed in every province and city of China, on the occasion of an eclipse, 1847. Drawn by G F Sargent, from a painting by Fo Shang

The Emperor Weit-Soong and his court, taken prisoners by the Tartars, 1847. Artist: JW Giles
The Emperor Weit-Soong and his court, taken prisoners by the Tartars, (1847). Episode from Chinese history. Drawn by B Clayton, from a painting by Fo Shang

Burning of the Chinese books, 3rd century BC, (1847). Artist: JW Giles
Burning of the Chinese books, by order of the emperor who built the Great Wall, 3rd century BC, (1847). Drawn by B Clayton, from a painting by Fo Shang

The empress and her attendants proceeding to the temple from the mulberry grove, 1847. Artist: JW Giles
The empress and her attendants proceeding to the temple from the mulberry grove, 1847. Chinese empress and retinue. Drawn by B Clayton, from a painting by Fo Shang

Charles James Fox, British Whig politician, (1833). Artist: J W Cook
Charles James Fox, British Whig politician, (1833). Portrait of Fox (1749-1806)

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