Pickersgill Collection

[Frederick Richard Pickersgill], 1860s. Creator: John & Charles Watkins
[Frederick Richard Pickersgill], 1860s

[Henry William Pickersgill], 1860s. Creator: John & Charles Watkins
[Henry William Pickersgill], 1860s

Pathfinders - Bulwer Lytton, c1831, (1922). Creator: Henry William Pickersgill
Pathfinders - Bulwer Lytton, c1831, (1922). Portrait of British novelist, playwright and politician Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873). From " Bibbys Annual 1922", edited by Joseph Bibby. [J

Pirates of the Mediterranean Playing at Dice for Prisoners. c1869. Artist: W Ridgway
Pirates of the Mediterranean Playing at Dice for Prisoners. c1869. 19th century imagining of a 16th century scene

Florimel and the Witch, c1852. Artist: George August Periam
Florimel and the Witch, c1852. Engraving after a painting, scene from The Faerie Queene, 16th century epic poem by Edmund Spenser

Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy, c1848. Artist: Charles Fox
Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy, c1848. Seated portrait of a well-to-do middle-aged man in an armchair, with a high collar and dark clothing

On the Way to the Spring, c1862. Artist: Frederick Richard Pickersgill
On the Way to the Spring, c1862. Woman with a child and a jug resting on a fence on her way to a spring

George Stephenson, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
George Stephenson (1781-1848), English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Taken from a series of cigarette cards entitled Celebrities of British History produced by Carreas Ltd, 1935

General Rowland Hill, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, c1830-c1835 (c1857). Artist: WH Mote
General Rowland Hill, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, c1830-c1835 (c1857). One of Wellingtons most trusted lieutenants during the Peninsular War (1809-1814)

The Burial of Harold at Waltham Abbey, (1847). Artist: Frederick Richard Pickersgill
The Burial of Harold at Waltham Abbey, (1847). The burial of King Harold II after his defeat at the Battle of Hastings in 1066

The Burial of Harold at Waltham Abbey, (c1847). The burial of King Harold II after his defeat at the Battle of Hastings in 1066

Frederick Richard Pickersgill, artist and Royal Academician, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Frederick Richard Pickersgill, artist and Royal Academician, 1882. Pickersgill (1820-1900) was a painter of historical subjects as well as scenes from art and literature

Hannah More, English religious writer and philanthropist, 19th century. Artist: William Finden
Hannah More, English religious writer and philanthropist, 19th century. Portrait of More (1745-1833) who was a member of the Blue Stocking Circle of learned intelligent women

William Wordsworth, English romantic poet, c1850. Portait of Wordsworth (1770-1850), author of the poem popularly known as Daffodils, (1807)

Whitby harbour, Yorkshire, at the mouth of the river Esk, c1833. The old drawbridge, separating the upper and lower harbours, which was raised to let sailing vessels pass

Michael Faraday, English chemist and physicist, 19th century. Faraday (1791-1867) was one of the greatest scientists of the 19th century

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