Reading Collection (#37)

A Gentlemans Dressing Room, 1771. Artist: J Golder
A Gentlemans Dressing Room, 1771. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London)

The Reverend Doctor Syntax, 1828

June - Holiday at the Public Offices, c1836. Artist: George Cruikshank
June - Holiday at the Public Offices, c1836. Illustration from the Comic Almanack

Reading the ultimatum on the banks of the Tugela, the Zulu war in the south, 1879
Reading the ultimatum on the banks of the Tugela, Zulu Wars, South Africa, 1879. Scene from the Zulu war in the south. A print from The Illustrated London News, (8 February 1879)

The new registry of wills office, Somerset House, London, 1875. From 1837 the Registrar General of Births, Marriages and Deaths was in the North Wing of Somerset House

Presentation to the Queen, c1850s, (1900). Artist: William Heysham Overend
Presentation to the Queen, c1850s, (1900). Prince Albert, who was Chancellor of Cambridge University from 1847 until his death in 1861, presenting an address to his wife, Queen Victoria

Mr Gladstone reading the lessons in Hawarden Church, late 19th century. Artist: Sydney Prior Hall
Mr Gladstone reading the lessons in Hawarden Church, late 19th century. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

History of Paper: 3, c1900
History of Paper, c1900. The library of Alexandria, c300 BC. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

The Morning after the Ball, late 19th century. Artist: Champollion
The Morning after the Ball, late 19th century. A young woman scans a newspaper to see if there is any mention of her society debut the night before. Hand-coloured later

The Ancient Hermits, c19th century. First thus in Woods and solitary Caves, The Ancient Hermits lived, and in their quiet contemplations found more real comforts than societys of Men could yield

Cardinal Wolsey, (c1850). Wolsey (1475-1530) failed to obtain a quick annulment of Henry VIIIs marriage to Catherine of Aragon, so that the king could marry Anne Boleyn

The Choice, late 18th-early 19th century, (1913). Artist: William Ward
The Choice, late 18th-early 19th century, (1913). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1913)

Woman Reading, 1634, (1912). Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Woman Reading, 1634, (1912). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)

Lady Douglas in the Garden, c1784, (1912). Artist: Abel Jamas
Lady Douglas in the Garden, c1784, (1912). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)

Maarten Maartens, Dutch author, 1914. Artist: Mendelssohn
Maarten Maartens, Dutch author, 1914. Supplement to The Bookman, 1914

The Apology, 1885. Based on a popular print from Details of true historical crimes and atrocities, c18th century

Interior Under Louis XVI, (1885). Artist: Durin
Interior Under Louis XVI, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Knight, 1466, (1870). A wood engraving after a miniature engraved by The Master of 1466, from a manuscript in the Bibliotheque Imperiale, Paris

Caversham Bridge, Berkshire, 20th Century. Postcard from The Souvenir Album, Views of London And The River Thames, From London To Oxford, (London, 20th Century)

Caversham Lock, Berkshire, 20th Century. Postcard from The Souvenir Album, Views of London And The River Thames, From London To Oxford, (London, 20th Century)

Sunset on the Thames, Caversham, Berkshire, 20th Century. Postcard from The Souvenir Album, Views of London And The River Thames, From London To Oxford, (London, 20th Century)

The Sisters, 1900, (1912). Artist: Ralph Peacock
The Sisters, 1900, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Alfred found much pleasure in reading, 9th century, (1905). Artist: As Forrest
Alfred found much pleasure in reading, 9th century, (1905). King Alfred the Great reading a book. Illustration from Our Island Story by H E Marshall, published by T C & E C Jack Ltd

Paul Bourget, French novelist and critic, late 19th-early 20th century. Portrait of Bourget (1852-1935)

An American Household in the Days of Madison, 1872. Artist: C Burt
An American Household in the Days of Madison, 1872. A family during the presidency of James Madison (1809-1817). Engraving from John Gilmary Shea, A Childs History of the United States

The Old Hedge School, 1872. Artist: C Burt
The Old Hedge School, 1872. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872)

Queen Victoria reading despatches, c1840s. Artist: William Charles Ross
Queen Victoria reading despatches, c1840s

Drawing by Princess Victoria at the age of twelve, c1831. Artist: Queen Victoria
Drawing by Princess Victoria at the age of twelve, c1831. Queen Victoria (1819-1901), was the longest reigning British monarch. She ruled from 1837 until 1901

Sir Walter Scott and his friends, c1849. Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) and his literary friends at Abbotsford: seated; Thomas Thomson, James Ballantyne, Archibald Constable

A South Prospect of the Abby-Gate at Reading, Berkshire, 1775. Artist: Michael Angelo Rooker
A South Prospect of the Abby-Gate at Reading, Berkshire, 1775

Queen Victoria, 19th century. Artist: H Robinson
Queen Victoria, 19th century. Portrait of the queen (1819-1901) as a young woman

Story Time. Artist: Haigh-Wood, Charles (1856-1927)
Story Time. Private Collection

Lost in Her Dreams. Artist: Amerling, Friedrich Ritter von (1803-1887)
Lost in Her Dreams. Found in the collection of Liechtenstein Museum

Girl reading, c. 1906. Artist: Israels, Isaac (1865-1934)
Girl reading, c. 1906. Found in the collection of the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag

Portrait of Maria Adelaide of France in Turkish Dress, 1753. Artist: Liotard, Jean-Etienne (1702-1789)
Portrait of Maria Adelaide of France in Turkish Dress, 1753. Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The Meeting, 1884. Artist: Maria Konstantinowka Bashkirtseff
The Meeting, 1884. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

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