Torch Collection (page 6)

The Blessings of Partnership, July 28, 1805. July 28, 1805. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Blessings of Partnership, July 28, 1805

The Bull s-Eye, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Bull s-Eye, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Indian-style post-chaise in the Punjab between Loudiana and Amritsar, 1859. Creator: A
Indian-style post-chaise in the Punjab between Loudiana and Amritsar, from Voyages in India, 1859 (litho). Voyages dans l Inde by Prince Alexis Soltykoff (1806-1859); A

Eleanor doing penance for witchcraft, 1441, (1789) Artist: Anker Smith
Eleanor doing penance for witchcraft, 1441, (1789). Eleanor Cobham (1400-1454), Duchess of Gloucester, was charged with unlawful commerce with Marjory Jourdemain, the Witch of Eye

Vaults beneath Leathersellers Hall, Little St Helens, City of London, 1799. Artist
Vaults beneath Leathersellers Hall, Little St Helen s, City of London, 1799. Four views of the vaults before they were demolished in 1799

Scene showing the capture of Guy Fawkes, c1605, (1802). Artist: F Deeres
Scene showing the capture of Guy Fawkes, c1605, (1802). Fawkes was captured by Sir Thomas Knevet and his attendants at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster

Light your Honor Coach unhired; scene at Covent Garden piazza, Cries of London, 1811
Light your Honor Coach unhired ; scene at Covent Garden piazza. An officer escorts a young lady who is followed by her mother

The Martyrdom, from The Travels and Sufferings of Father Jean de Brebeuf, 1938, (wood engraving). Saint Jean de Brebeuf (1593 - 1649)

Aftermath of the Battle of Legnano, Italy, 1176 (1913). Artist: Arthur C Michael
Aftermath of the Battle of Legnano, Italy, 1176 (1913). In vain they sought his dead body among the slain. Searching for the body of Frederick I (1122-1190), known as Barbarossa

Native Americans fishing by torchlight in North America, 1813. Artist: H Merke
Native Americans fishing by torchlight in North America, 1813

Passage from the Second to the Third Gallery in the Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt, 1802. Exploring the interior of the Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu). Plate 5 from Views in Egypt by Luigi Mayer, 1802

The Colossus of Rhodes, 18th century. Artist: Georg Balthasar Probst
The Colossus of Rhodes, 18th century. The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a lighthouse in the form of a giant statue of the god Helios

The Dead Sea, 1871, (1883). From America Illustrated, edited by J. David Williams. [DeWolfe, Fiske & Company, Boston, 1883]

I Took the Lantern and Gave Him a Whack on the Head With It, c1893-1896, (1897). Artist: H Egidus
I Took the Lantern and Gave Him a Whack on the Head With It, c1893-1896, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

The Eyes of Herod, 1894, (1912). Artist: Aubrey Beardsley
The Eyes of Herod, 1894, (1912). An illustration for Salome by Oscar Wilde. Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 -1898) was an English illustrator and author

Vault beneath the Old House of Lords, 1845. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Baronial, Municipal, and Popular Antiquities, Volume II. [Charles Knight and Co

The Chapel in the Castle at Newcastle, Northumberland, 1814. Artist: John Greig
The Chapel in the Castle at Newcastle, Northumberland, 1814. From The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland, Vol. II, by Walter Scott, Esq. [Longman & Co. London, 1814]

Tippoo Sultans Body Was Found Buried Beneath Those Of His Followers, 1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Tippoo Sultans Body Was Found Buried Beneath Those Of His Followers, 1908, (c1920). The death of Tipu Sultan (1750-1799) a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, a kingdom of southern India

The front cover of the programme for The Festival of Youth, 1937. From The Festival of Youth. [McCorqudale & Co. Ltd, London, 1937]

Lady Macbeth welcomes King Duncan at the gates of Macbeths castle, 1909. Artist: J Simont
Lady Macbeth welcomes King Duncan at the gates of Macbeths castle, 1909. A scene from Shakespeares play. A print from L Illustration, 4 September 1909

Christ and the two disciples at Emmaus, 1814. Jesus appearing before two of his followers after his resurrection. They recognise him as the risen Christ after they invite him to join them for supper

St Bartholomews Day Massacre, 1572 (1882-1884). Artist: G Dory
St Bartholomews Day Massacre, 1572 (1882-1884). The massacre occurred after a failed attempt by the powerful Catholic Guise family to murder the Huguenot (Protestant)

The Fire-eater, 18th century. Artist: DB Pyet
The Fire-eater, 18th century

Courtenays escape from the Tower, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Courtenays escape from the Tower, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Queen Jane and Lord Guilford Dudley brought back to the Tower, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Queen Jane and Lord Guilford Dudley brought back to the Tower through Traitors Gate, 1553 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII

The Torch of Freedom, Keep it Burning, 1916. A print from Life, 6th July 1916

A mob carrying Captain John Porteous to his execution, Edinburgh, 1736 (19th century). Captain John Porteous, was a Scottish soldier and Captain of the City Guard of Edinburgh (c1695-1736)

The battlefield of the Alma, night after the battle, 1854 (1857). Artist: DJ Pound
The battlefield of the Alma, night after the battle, 1854 (1857). The Battle of the Alma (September 20, 1854), which is usually considered the first battle of the Crimean War

The Fifth of November 1611 (c1902). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902)

Olivier de Clisson tells the king who tried to assassinate him, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

The death of Prince Arthur (1187-1203), 19th century. Artist: J Rogers
The death of Prince Arthur (1187-1203), 19th century. When Richard I died, King John (1167-1216) did not gain immediate universal recognition as king

Thais, c1740-1790Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Thais, c1740-1790

Queen Victoria celebrating Halloween at Balmoral, late 19th century. Artist:s Stacey
Queen Victoria celebrating Halloween at Balmoral, late 19th century. The queen in a torchlit procession with pipers at her Scottish royal residence

Fore-warned, Fore-armed, 1741. Artist: E Gravelot
Fore-warned, Fore-armed, 1741. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Murder Of The Little Princes, 1483, (c1850). Edward V and his brother Richard of Shrewsbury are murdered in the Tower of London

The Black Prince At Crecy, 1346, (c1850). The victory at Crecy in 1346 was lead by Prince Edward, The Black Prince. Colour plate from Pictures of English History

The Caduceus, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

General Garibaldi spearing fish by night off Caprera, Sardinia, Italy, 1861. Artist: Frank Vizetelly
General Garibaldi spearing fish by night off Caprera, Sardinia, Italy, 1861. Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) using a trident to catch fish off the island of Caprera

The Revolution in Paris, 19th century, (1900). Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, (1900)

Mr Gladstones visit to Taymouth Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, c1879. Driving through the lines of torch-bearers. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

Musician, costume design for Shakespeares play, Henry VIII, 19th century. A 19th-century costume design for William Shakespeares (1564-1616) play, Henry VIII

Revolutionary Fury and Britannia, 1814. Artist: I Brown
Revolutionary Fury and Britannia, 1814. Revolutionary Fury setting out to enslave or destroy the nations of Europe, is stopped by the interposing shield of Britannia who launches her thunders

The Death of the Great King Sesostris, Ancient Egypt, (1775). Artist: Charles Grignion
The Death of the Great King Sesostris, Ancient Egypt, (1775). Deathbed scene of the pharaoh mourned by his courtiers. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Landscape, end of 16th century. Artist: Adam Elsheimer
Landscape, end of 16th century. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Palace Gatchina, St Petersburg

The Torch, 1918

Piano burning, United States, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th June 1904

Meeting in favour of Boers disturbed by the anti-nationalists, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Meeting in favour of Boers disturbed by the anti-nationalists, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th January 1900

The Martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer, 1556, (1877). Artist: J Rogers
The Martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer, 1556, (1877). Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) was Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI

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