Watching Collection (page 23)

Entry of the French into Berlin, 27 October 1806, (c1850). Artist: Edme Bovinet
Entry of the French into Berlin, 27 October 1806, (c1850). Napoleon entered the Prussian capital after his armies decisively defeated the Prussians at the Battle of Jena on 14 October 1806

Dr. Wilson Watching the First Rays of Sunlight Being Recorded, c1911, (1913)
Dr. Wilson Watching the First Rays of Sunlight Being Recorded After the Long Winter Night, c1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

HMS Victoria at Newcastle-On-Tyne, c1896. Artist: M Auty
H.M.S. Victoria at Newcastle-On-Tyne, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Happy Valley and Great Ormes Head, Llandudno, c1896. Artist: I Slater
The Happy Valley and Great Ormes Head, Llandudno, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Attack at Douaumont, northern France, December 1916. French infantrymen watching line of German prisoners of war. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World

Souvenir of the Kentucky Derby, 1942. Artist: Caufield & Shook
Souvenir of the Kentucky Derby, 1942. From Souvenir of Louisville Ky.. [Curt Teich & Co. Inc. Chicago, 1942]

A Football Match at Manchester, c1896. Artist: R Banks
A Football Match at Manchester, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Old Bridge at Crowland, Lincolnshire, c1896. Artist: GW Wilson and Company
Old Bridge at Crowland, Lincolnshire, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Rays That Reveal The Secret Recesses of the Body, c1935. X-raying a patient at the London School of Hygiene. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton

Staff-Officer Reconnoitering, 1896. Scene from the Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815. Typogravure after the painting by Meissonier. From Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume IV, by William Milligan Sloane

The Yacht that sailed round the world, 1936. The cutter Firecrest. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Sharing a Joke at Aintree, 1937
Sharing a Joke at Aintree, Grand National 1937. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Admiral Sir David Beatty, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet, c1918, (1936)
Admiral Sir David Beatty, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet, watching the German High Seas Fleet heading the Firth of Forth, c1918, (1936). From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, December 4th, 1936 (1937). From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

At the Royal Cockpit, 1821, (1920). Artists: Isaac Robert Cruikshank, George Cruikshank
At the Royal Cockpit, 1821, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Show Boat, 1937. A theatre or show boat in the Mississippi Valley. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

The Lord Mayors Show. (From the Industry and Idleness Series), 1747, (1920)
The Lord Mayors Show. (From the Industry and Idleness Series), 1747, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Tramline being laid in the middle of the road, Whitechapel High Street, London, 1929
Tramline being laid in the middle of the road, Whitechapel High Street, Stepney, London, August 1929. Workmen lay track for trams

Constructing a piano, Benthal Road Evening Institute, London, 1914. A demonstration of chipping up, with students looking on

Making pianos, Benthal Road Evening Institute, London, 1914. Students marking off a section of wood for a piano

Children performing a maypole drill, Southfields Infants School, Wandsworth, London, 1906. A group of girls dance around a maypole in the school playground, while other children look on

Boys bathing in a sluice on the Grand Union Canal, London, c1905

Launch of HMS Royal Albert, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1854. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were among those attending the ceremony. The Royal Albert was a 121 gun three decker warship

Launch of HMS Thunderer, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1831. King William IV and Queen Adelaide were among those attending the ceremony. Thunderer was an 84 gun second rate ship of the line

Launch of HMS Trafalgar, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1841. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were among those attending the ceremony, which was watched by an estimated 500, 000 people

The opening of St Katharines Dock, London, 1828. Artist: E Duncan
The opening of St Katharines Dock, London, 1828. The docks were the only major project to be undertaken in London by the famous engineer Thomas Telford

Execution at the Tower of London, 1743. Artist: CM
Execution at the Tower of London, 1743. Scene depicting the shooting of three members of the Highland Regiment (Black Watch), Samuel McPherson, Malcolm McPherson and Farquhar Shaw, for desertion

Characteristic sketches of the London club houses : The Elephants, 1829. Artist
Characteristic sketches of the London club houses : The Elephants, 1829. Scene showing two members of the Athenaeum on Pall Mall, looking at a woman passing by

Destruction of the Armoury in the Tower of London by fire, 30 October 1841. Artist
Destruction of the Armoury in the Tower of London by fire, 30 October 1841

Two views of the destruction of the Armoury in the Tower of London by fire, 30 October 1841

Theatre Royal English Opera House, Westminster, London, 1817. Artist: James Stow
Theatre Royal English Opera House, Westminster, London, 1817. Two interior views of the opera house, also known as the Lyceum Theatre

King George III processing through Old Palace Yard, Westminster, London, 1804. Artist
King George III processing through Old Palace Yard, Westminster, London, 1804. The yard is lined with onlookers

Execution on Tower Hill, London, 1746. Scene showing William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, and Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerinoch

St James Street in an uproar, or the quack artist and his assailants, 1819. Artist
St James Street in an uproar, or the quack artist and his assailants, 1819. Fashionable carriages stop outside a door in St Jamess Street marked Chalk Drawing

Horse Guards Parade, Westminster, London, 1754. Artist: John Maurer
Horse Guards Parade, Westminster, London, 1754. A perspective view of ye Parade in St Jamess Park, the Treasury, the new buildings for the Horse Guards

Fire at the Olympic Theatre, Wych Street, Westminster, London, 1849. Artist: J Maund
Fire at the Olympic Theatre, Wych Street, Westminster, London, 1849. View depicting the destruction of the theatre by fire on 13th March, 1849, showing a fireman showering the building with water

A Visit to the Fives Court, 1822. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
A Visit to the Fives Court, 1822. Scene showing a prizefight in progress at a venue in St Martins Street, Westminster, London

Edwin Hughes passing the Royal Exchange, City of London, 1847. Hughes was the manager of a circus called Hughes Mammoth Equestrian Establishment

View of the closing ceremony of the Great Exhibition of 1851, London, 1851. Conceived by Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition was intended to showcase the Works of the Industry of all Nations

Queen Victoria riding in a carriage in Hyde Park, Westminster, London, c1840. Spectators doff their hats as the queen passes

Coronation banquet of King George IV, Westminster Hall, London, 1821 (1824). The Royal Banquet. The bringing up of the First Course

The re-opening of Hungerford Market, Westminster, London, 1833. Scene showing the ascent of Mr Graham in his hot air balloon

Interior of the Haymarket Theatre, London, 1795. View showing spectators watching a fencing match

Interior view of the Kings Theatre, Haymarket, London, 1795

Interior view of the Haymarket Theatre, Westminster, London, 1821. The theatre opened in 1821

The Trial of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, Westminster Hall, London, 1641. Having been impeached by Parliament, Strafford was found guilty of high treason and executed at Tower Hill in 1641

The Champions performing the ceremony of the Challenge, Westminster Hall, London, 1821. Part of the ceremony of the coronation of George IV

Ceremony in Westminster Hall, London, 1811. Artist
Ceremony in Westminster Hall, London, 1811. Representation of the ceremony of presenting the Sheriffs of London, Samuel Birch, & William Heygate... in the Court of Exchequer

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