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John Brown Collection

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: Queen Victoria at Osborne House, 1865 (1906)

Queen Victoria at Osborne House, 1865 (1906). From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: Inauguration of the statue of the late Prince Consort, in the presence of Her Majesty,..., 1864

Inauguration of the statue of the late Prince Consort, in the presence of Her Majesty,..., 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Inauguration of the statue of the late Prince Consort, in the presence of Her Majesty, at Perth , 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Keeley Halswell

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: Three Kneeling Women, 1770/75. Creator: John Brown

Three Kneeling Women, 1770/75. Creator: John Brown
Three Kneeling Women, 1770/75

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: Three Treasury Department employees, Mr. Graham, John Brown, and another... between 1884 and 1930

Three Treasury Department employees, Mr. Graham, John Brown, and another... between 1884 and 1930
Three Treasury Department employees, Mr. Graham, John Brown, and another man, posed in an office with a fireplace, between 1884 and 1930

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: Woman Standing among the Friars (recto) Sketches of Heads (verso, left); Two Women (verso, right)

Woman Standing among the Friars (recto) Sketches of Heads (verso, left); Two Women (verso, right), c. 1770-1775. A beguiling artist with a brief career

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870. Creator: Thomas Kelly

The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870. Creator: Thomas Kelly
At center, a depiction of a parade in celebration of the passing of the 15th Amendment. Framing it are portraits and vignettes illustrating the rights granted by the 15th Amendment

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: Portrait of John Brown, ca. 1859. Creator: Alexander Gardner

Portrait of John Brown, ca. 1859. Creator: Alexander Gardner
John Brown (1800-1859) was an American abolitionist and renowned leader of the insurrection at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1858. It is inscribed, " John Brown, Hero of Harpers Ferry

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: John Brown, 1872. Creator: Ole Peter Hansen Balling

John Brown, 1872. Creator: Ole Peter Hansen Balling
John Brown, 1872

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: The Last Moments of John Brown, 1882-84. Creator: Thomas Hovenden

The Last Moments of John Brown, 1882-84. Creator: Thomas Hovenden
The Last Moments of John Brown, 1882-84

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: Queen Victoria at Osborne, 1865-1867, (1943). Creator: Edwin Henry Landseer

Queen Victoria at Osborne, 1865-1867, (1943). Creator: Edwin Henry Landseer
Queen Victoria at Osborne, 1865-1867, (1943). Portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) in mourning, seated on her pony, Flora, held by her servant and favourite John Brown (1826-1883)

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: Woman Standing among the Friars (recto), c. 1770-1775. Creator: John Brown (British, 1752-1787)

Woman Standing among the Friars (recto), c. 1770-1775. Creator: John Brown (British, 1752-1787)
Woman Standing among the Friars (recto), c. 1770-1775. A beguiling artist with a brief career, Brown is known for a small group of monochromatic drawings imbued with sinister overtones

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: Sketches of Heads (verso, left); Two Women (verso, right), c. 1770-1775. Creator: John Brown

Sketches of Heads (verso, left); Two Women (verso, right), c. 1770-1775. Creator: John Brown
Sketches of Heads (verso, left); Two Women (verso, right), c. 1770-1775. A beguiling artist with a brief career, Brown is known for a small group of monochromatic drawings imbued with sinister

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: Interior view of Charles Roach Smiths museum in Liverpool Street, City of London, 1850

Interior view of Charles Roach Smiths museum in Liverpool Street, City of London, 1850. Showing a large number of objects displayed in the room, including spearheads in a cabinet

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: William Lloyd Garrison trying to hold a John Brown anniversary meeting in Tremont Temple, Boston

William Lloyd Garrison trying to hold a John Brown anniversary meeting in Tremont Temple, Boston, c1860, (1938). In February, 1858, Emerson wrote in his Journal

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: Capture of John Brown in the engine house, c1880

Capture of John Brown in the engine house, c1880
Capture of John Brown in the engine house, Harpers Ferry, Virginia, USA, 1859 (c1880). Brown (1800-1859) believed that armed insurrection was the only way to end slavery in the United States

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: John Brown, American abolitionist, (c1880)

John Brown, American abolitionist, (c1880). Brown (1800-1859) believed that armed insurrection was the only way to end slavery in the United States

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737), queen consort of King George II, 1851

Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737), queen consort of King George II, 1851. Artist: John Brown
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737), queen consort of King George II, 1851. From Biographical Sketches of the Queens of Great Britain, from the Norman Conquest to the Reign of Victoria

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: John Brown, Queen Victorias personal attendant, 1900. Artist: GW Wilson and Company

John Brown, Queen Victorias personal attendant, 1900. Artist: GW Wilson and Company
John Brown, Queen Victorias personal attendant, 1900. John Brown (1826-1883) became the Queens personal servant after the death of Prince Albert in 1861

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: The arrest of John Brown of Ashford, a Lollard, 1517, (1856). Artist: Alexander Johnston

The arrest of John Brown of Ashford, a Lollard, 1517, (1856). Artist: Alexander Johnston
The arrest of John Brown of Ashford, a Lollard, 1517, (1856). One of the first martyrs in the early part of Henry VIIIs reign. A print from The Illustrated London News, (10 May 1856)

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: Sir John Brown, British industrialist, c1880

Sir John Brown, British industrialist, c1880. Portrait of Brown (1816-1896), a print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris)

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: John Brown Gordon, American soldier, late 19th century

John Brown Gordon, American soldier, late 19th century. Gordon (1832-1904) was a general during the American Civil War

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: John Brown, Scottish physician, 1791. Artist: John Kay

John Brown, Scottish physician, 1791. Artist: John Kay
John Brown, Scottish physician, 1791. Brown (1735-1788) proposed the Brunonian system of medicine which had two classes of disease; sthenic (resulting from excess)

Background imageJohn Brown Collection: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, c1870

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, c1870. The site of a slave rebellion led by John Brown. It ended in an engine house to the left of the track leading down to the ferry on 18 October 1859


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