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Uncorking Old Sherry, 1805Uncorking Old Sherry, pub. 1805 (hand coloured engraving). William Pitt (1759-1806) giving a speech on 6th March 1805
Louis and Charles Taking Strasburg Oath Before Their Armies, (842AD), 1890Louis and Charles Taking " Strasburg Oath" Before Their Armies, (842AD), 1890. The Oaths of Strasbourg were pledges of allegiance between Louis the German (c 806-876)
Othello's Speech to the Senators of Venice, c. 1844. Creator: Theodore ChasseriauOthello's Speech to the Senators of Venice, c. 1844
Alcibades Being Taught By Socrates, 1776. Creator: VincentAlcibades Being Taught By Socrates, 1776. Found in the Collection of the Musee Fabre, Montpellier
An Oration of Demosthenes, 1890. Creator: UnknownAn Oration of Demosthenes, 1890. Demosthenes (384-322 BC), Greek statesman and orator, worked as a professional speech-writer and lawyer
Pericles Delivering the Funeral Oration Over the Athenians, 1890. Creator: UnknownPericles Delivering the Funeral Oration Over the Athenians, 1890. Pericles, an Athenian politician, gives a Funeral Oration as part of an annual public funeral for war dead at the end of the first
Interior of Christs Hospital School, Newgate Street, City of London, 1822. ArtistInterior of Christs Hospital School, Newgate Street, City of London, 1822. Scene showing the annual orations on St Matthews Day
The Rival Candidates, 1784. Artist: Isaac CruikshankThe Rival Candidates, 1784. The three candidates for the Westminster constituency at the 1784 general election. Charles James Fox in the centre, in the pose of orator
Upright Billy, alias Orator Humbug, 1788. William Pitt is standing on a platform. On the left is a deputation from the City Committee which is led by Bishop Pretyman
The Hustings. Vox populi, We ll have a mug! a mug! a mug!, 1796. ArtistThe Hustings. Vox populi, We ll have a mug! a mug! a mug!, 1796. Charles James Fox on the hustings at Covent Garden speaking to the mob saying
Election fair, Copenhagen Fields, London, 1795. Artist: James GillrayElection fair, Copenhagen Fields, London, 1795. I tell you, citizens, we mean to new-dress the Constitution and turn it, and set a new nap on it Shakespeare
Interior of the hall; delivery of the annual orations, Christs Hospital, City of London, 1850
Aspasia surrounded by Greek philosophers. Artist: Corneille, Michel, the Younger (1642-1708)Aspasia surrounded by Greek philosophers. Found in the collection of the Musee de l Histoire de France