William Edward Collection

William Edward Dighton (1822-1853) in Middle Eastern Dress, ca. 1852-53. Creator
William Edward Dighton (1822-1853) in Middle Eastern Dress, ca. 1852-53

[William Edward Frost], 1860s. Creator: John & Charles Watkins
[William Edward Frost], 1860s

John Nicholson, 1851, (1901). Creator: Unknown
John Nicholson, 1851, (1901). Portrait of British soldier John Nicholson (1821-1857), who was a political officer in the frontier provinces of the British Empire in India

Disarming of Cupid (Sonnet Cliv. ), c1870. Artist: P Lightfoot
Disarming of Cupid (Sonnet Cliv.), c1870. From The Works of Shakspere, by Charles Knight. [Virtue & Co. Limited, London, c1870]

George Noel Gordon Byron, Lord Byron, English poet, 1894. Artist: Charles Turner
George Noel Gordon Byron, Lord Byron (1788-1824), English poet, 1894. From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose

General Sir Charles Napier, 1859. Artist: Thomas William Hunt
General Sir Charles Napier, 1859. Soldier and governor of the British Empire and British Armys Commander-in-Chief in India. From a photograph attributed to William Edward Kilburn (1818-1891)

William Edward Forster, British industrialist, philanthropist and politician, c1880 (1883). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. III, 1852-1860, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S

Una, 19th century. Artist: P Lightfoot
Una, 19th century. From a painting of 1843 in the Royal Collection

Professor William Edward Ayrton (1847-1908), British physicist and electrical engineer, 1893. Artist: W&D Downey
Professor William Edward Ayrton (1847-1908), British physicist and electrical engineer, 1893. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, fourth series, Cassell and Company Limited (London)

Cricket at Igloolik, 1822-1823 (1912). The crews of HMS Fury and HMS Hecla. playing cricket on the Arctic ice during the mission commanded by Lieutenant William Edward Parry to try to try to find

William Edward Forster, 19th century British industrialist and Liberal Party statesman, (1900). Artist: Russell & Sons
William Edward Forster, 19th century British industrialist and Liberal Party statesman, (1900). Forster (1818-1886) was a Quaker and Liberal member of parliament

William Edward Forster, British Liberal politician, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
William Edward Forster, British Liberal politician, c1890. Forster (1818-1886) was a Quaker and Liberal member of parliament

William Edward Forster MP, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
William Edward Forster MP, 1878. Forster was a Quaker and Liberal member of parliament. He helped his father distribute relief to the famine-stricken population in Ireland in 1846

Sir Charles Wheatstone, British inventor, (1899). Artist: C Cook
Sir Charles Wheatstone, British inventor, (1899). Wheatstone (1802-1875) was a pioneer of electric telegraphy. In 1837, he and William Fothergill Cooke patented their five-needle telegraph machine

Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, 1853. Artist: J Jenkins
Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, 1853. Paxton (1801-1865) was Superintendent of the Duke of Devonshires gardens at Chiswick and Chatsworth from 1826, and designer of the Crystal Palace

John Ross, British polar explorer and naval officer, 19th century. In 1818 Ross (1800-1862) led an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage

William Edward Ayrton (1847-1908), British physicist, electrical engineer and inventor, 1892. Ayrton studied under Lord Kelvin at Glasgow

A New Departure, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
A New Departure, 1882. The Chief Secretary for Ireland, William Forster, resigns from his office in Mr Gladstones Liberal government

Strangling the Monster, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
Strangling the Monster, 1881. The Liberal Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone, is seen strangling the three headed monster of the Irish Land League

The Giants and the Pigmy, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Giants and the Pigmy, 1881. The Liberal Prime Minister, carrying the axe, is walking in company with his Chief Secretary for Ireland, Mr William Forster

The School (Board) Match, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
The School (Board) Match, 1873. Various nonconformist factions are involved in the School (Board) Match being umpired by Mr William Forster

The Education Problem, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Education Problem, 1870. Forster, the schoolboy on the left had earlier in the year introduced the governments Bill for Public Elementary Education in England and Wales

The Three R s; Or, Better Late Than Never, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Three R s; Or, Better Late Than Never, 1870. In February 1870 Forster introduced his Elementary Education Bill in Parliament

The Bow of Ulysses, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Bow of Ulysses, 1875. The Liberal opposition had to choose a new leader following Mr Gladstones resignation from office following the Liberal defeat in the General Election of 1874

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