The March of Intellect, (1828?). Artist: Robert SeymourThe March of Intellect, (1828?); showing a juggernaut figure with London University on its head and balloons issuing from its pipe, sweeping and kicking to one side lawyers, vicars, and quack doctors
Highbury Place, Highbury, Islington, London, 1787. Artist: Robert PollardWest view of Highbury Place, Highbury, London, 1787; with cattle in the foreground
HMS Beagle laid ashore, Rio Santa Cruz, Patagonia, South America, 1834 (1839). The Beagle, commanded by Robert Fitzroy, set sail on a 5-year voyage around the world in December 1831
Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, lst Viscount Baden-Powell, English soldier. Baden-Powell (1857-1941) became famous as the defender of Mafeking in the Boer War (1899-1902)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern, 1857, printed 1863-64
The Bathing Pool. Creator: Hubert RobertThe Bathing Pool
The first Tay Bridge from the south, Scotland, 1900. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, Volume IV, (Cassell and Company, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne, 1900)
L Equipe de Cardiff, (The Cardiff Team), 1913. Artist: Robert DelaunayL Equipe de Cardiff, (The Cardiff Team), 1913
Boy Scout Uniform and Badges, 1944. Creator: Kenneth BrookesBoy Scout Uniform and Badges, 1944. Patrol leaders hat badge; scarf of troop colour; all-round cords for six badges; staff of shoulder height
Design for Scouts Enrolment Card, (1944). Creator: Robert Baden-PowellDesign for Scouts Enrolment Card, (1944). A scout stands under the scouting motto: Be Prepared. On the right is an image of St George, patron saint of England, killing the dragon
Lord Baden-Powell, 1911, (1944). Creator: Ape JuniorLord Baden-Powell, 1911, (1944). Portrait of Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1857-1941), British soldier and founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides
The Inchcape Rock, 1908, (c1930). Creator: Peter GrahamThe Inchcape Rock, 1908, (c1930). Illustration to a ballad of the same name by Robert Southey, published in 1802. A warning bell for shipping had been installed on a dangerous sandstone reef off
The Black Watch. Forward the 42nd! at the Alma, 1854, (1939). The Battle of the Alma (20 September 1854), which is usually considered the first battle of the Crimean War
View of Ayr, the birth-place of Burns, 1844. Creator: UnknownView of Ayr, the birth-place of Burns, 1844. The town where Scottish poet Robert Burns was born, with its two bridges over the River Ayr. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I
The Alms House, 1855. Creator: Joseph CundallThe Alms House, 1855
Walberton House, 1835. Creator: Dean WolstenholmeWalberton House, (1835). Grade II listed Regency manor house in Walberton, Sussex, built by Robert Prime in 1817. Antique engraving by Dean Wolstenholm after a drawing by Thomas Henwood
Alexander the Great Before the Tomb of Achilles. Artist: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)Alexander the Great Before the Tomb of Achilles. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris
Hardwick Hall, A Seat of His Grace The Duke of Devonshire, c1907. Artist: Leonard WilloughbyHardwick Hall, A Seat of His Grace The Duke of Devonshire, c1907. Hardwick Hall was designed by the architect Robert Smythson (1535?1614) and built between 1590 and 1597
The Genius of Poetry Finding Burns at the Plough, 1840. Artist: John RogersThe Genius of Poetry Finding Burns at the Plough, 1840. Robert Burns, Scottish poet. Burns (1759-1796) was a pioneer of the Romantic movement
Construction of the Kilsby Tunnel on the London & Birmingham Railway, 8 July 1839. Artist: John Cooke BourneConstruction of the Kilsby Tunnel on the London & Birmingham Railway, 8 July 1837 (1839). Robert Stephenson (1803-1859) was appointed chief engineer of the London & Birmingham Railway (LBR)
Robert Cray, 2008. Artist: Alan John AinsworthRobert Cray Band, Sage Theatre, Gateshead International Jazz Festival, 15 July 2008
Sir Robert Peel, British statesman, c1836 (1936). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. I, 1840-1854, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S
Prince Albert the British Farmer, 1843. Cartoon of Prince Albert (1819-1861) as a farmer. Prince Albert has turned his attention to the promotion of agriculture; and if you have seen
Tirnova, the old capital of Bulgaria, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)
John Owen, English theologian, 17th century, (1899). Portrait of John Owen (1616-1683), Nonconformist church leader. Illustration from Samuel Rawson Gardiners Oliver Cromwell, (Goupil & Co, London)
Tring cutting, London & Birmingham Railway, 17 June 1837 (1839). Artist: John Cooke BourneTring cutting, London & Birmingham Railway, 17 June 1837 (1839). Navvies excavating the cutting. Wheelbarrows are filled with spoil at the bottom
Louis XIV, 1667. Creator: Robert NanteuilLouis XIV, 1667
All Hallows-by-the-Tower Church, London, 1736. Artist: William Henry TomsAll Hallows-by-the-Tower Church, London, 1736. South-east view of All Hallows Barking (by the Tower), Great Tower Street
Entrance to the locomotive engine house, Camden Town, London, 1839. Scene during the construction of the London & Birmingham Railway
Agricultural stand at the Royal Show at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, July 1954. Workers take a break whilst building a trade show stand for Crittall Grain Silos
Robert Browning, English poet and playwright, late 19th century. Artist: W H GroveRobert Browning, English poet and playwright, late 19th century. Born in Camberwell, London, Browning (1812-1889) published his first poem Pauline in 1833
Portman Square, London, c1813 (1907). Portman Square was originally laid out in the 1760s by Henry William Portman. Several prominent aristocrats had residences on the square
Bobby, 1902. Artist: SpyBobby, 1902. Robert Abel, English cricketer. Bobby Abel (1857-1936) was an opening batsman for Surrey and England. In a career lasting from 1881 until 1904 he scored 33
Rozelle Gates, on the road to Burns Cottage, Ayr, Ayrshire, 1913. From the Caledonia series of postcards
New Lanark Mills, Scotland, c1815. Robert Owens (1771-1858) model community of cotton mills and housing. Educational facilities were provided, as well as the worlds first day nursery
Euston Station, London terminus of London and Birmingham Railway, 1840. A man greets a female passenger while luggage on the cariage roof is untied. Iron pillars and trusses support the station roof
View of John Adam Street, Westminster, London, 1795. On the left is the facade of the Society of Arts building, designed by James and Robert Adam as part of their Adelphi scheme
Inverary Castle, western Scotland, 1900. Artist: GW Wilson and CompanyInverary Castle, western Scotland, 1900. The seat of the Chief the southern branch of the Clan Campbell, the Duke of Argyll
The Portico of a Country Mansion, 1773. Creator: Hubert RobertThe Portico of a Country Mansion, 1773
Cricket as Played in the Artillery Ground, London, 1785, (1947). Creator: UnknownCricket as Played in the Artillery Ground, London, 1785, (1947). A game of cricket being played at Finsbury (now in north London)
A suit of velvet, worn by Robert Livingston of Clermont Manor, New York, c1740, (1937)A suit of velvet with raised figures, worn by Robert Livingston of Clermont Manor, New York, c1740, (1937). Robert Livingston (1688-1775)
The Battle of Plassey, (1757), 1890. Creator: UnknownThe Battle of Plassey, (1757), 1890. The Battle of Plassey, a decisive victory for the British East India Company over the Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757
Launcelot and Maroon, c1840s, (1911). Launcelot (1837-1861) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1840
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, 19th century (1894). Artist: Robert GravesGeorgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806), 19th century (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose
Mafeking night in London, 1900 (1906). Celebrations on the street for the relief of the British-held town in South Africa, besieged by the Boers for 217 days from October 1899 until May 1900
Seal of Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, 14th century (1892). Robert I ruled Scotland from 1306 until 1329. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green
Anne of Austria, 1660. Creator: Robert NanteuilAnne of Austria, 1660
A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Creator: UnknownA Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Man smoking a pipe, and a Blenkinsop steam locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, West Yorkshire
