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18th Centuries Collection

Step back in time to the 18th century, where opulence and grandeur reigned supreme

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Autograph manuscript, Cantata BWV 180 Schmucke dich o liebe Seele by J.S. Bach (ink on paper)

Autograph manuscript, Cantata BWV 180 Schmucke dich o liebe Seele by J.S. Bach (ink on paper)
CH15836 Autograph manuscript, Cantata BWV 180 Schmucke dich o liebe Seele by J.S. Bach (ink on paper) by Bach, Johann Sebastian (1748-78); Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Thomas Day (oil on canvas)

Thomas Day (oil on canvas)
701604 Thomas Day (oil on canvas) by Wright of Derby, Joseph (1734-97); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Thomas Day (22 June 1748 - 28 September 1789) was a British author and abolitionist

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Punch Bowl with mottoes from the Ancient and Honourable Society of Bucks, c. 1750 (earthenware)

Punch Bowl with mottoes from the Ancient and Honourable Society of Bucks, c. 1750 (earthenware)
7394045 Punch Bowl with mottoes from the Ancient and Honourable Society of Bucks, c.1750 (earthenware) by Liverpool Porcelain Factory (c.1754-1804); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Giuseppe Maria Conte di Lomazzo (print)

Giuseppe Maria Conte di Lomazzo (print)
8920500 Giuseppe Maria Conte di Lomazzo (print) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Lomazzo, Giuseppe Maria Conte di)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Henri-Joseph Bouchard d'Esparbes marquess d Aubeterre (print)

Henri-Joseph Bouchard d'Esparbes marquess d Aubeterre (print)
8920659 Henri-Joseph Bouchard d'Esparbes marquess d Aubeterre (print) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Aubeterre)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Anna Louise Karsch, 1789 (watercolour)

Anna Louise Karsch, 1789 (watercolour)
8914721 Anna Louise Karsch, 1789 (watercolour) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801) (after); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Anna Louise Karsch)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Nikolaus Joseph Baron von Jacquin, 1784 (engraving)

Nikolaus Joseph Baron von Jacquin, 1784 (engraving)
8914708 Nikolaus Joseph Baron von Jacquin, 1784 (engraving) by Adam, Jakob (1748-1811); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Jacquin, Nikolaus Joseph Baron von)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo (print)

Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo (print)
8920100 Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo (print) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Barbarigo, Giovanni Francesco)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Nikolaus Joseph Baron von Jacquin, 1784 (engraving)

Nikolaus Joseph Baron von Jacquin, 1784 (engraving)
8914705 Nikolaus Joseph Baron von Jacquin, 1784 (engraving) by Adam, Jakob (1748-1811); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Jacquin, Nikolaus Joseph Baron von)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Picture of Johann Wolfgang of Goethe, 1781 (watercolour)

Picture of Johann Wolfgang of Goethe, 1781 (watercolour)
8914703 Picture of Johann Wolfgang of Goethe, 1781 (watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Janus Lutma, 1770 (watercolour)

Janus Lutma, 1770 (watercolour)
8914690 Janus Lutma, 1770 (watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Janus Lutma, bust. outline drawing)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Hirsch Loebel (print)

Hirsch Loebel (print)
8920337 Hirsch Loebel (print) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Loebel, Hirsch, lived circa 1798); -NB-Bildarchiv / picturedesk.com

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Franz Anton Mesmer, 1930 (copper engraving)

Franz Anton Mesmer, 1930 (copper engraving)
8915738 Franz Anton Mesmer, 1930 (copper engraving) by Legrand, L. (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Mesmer, Franz Anton)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, 1930 (lithograph)

Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, 1930 (lithograph)
8915579 Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, 1930 (lithograph) by Austrian School, (19th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Georg Washington, 1930 (print)

Georg Washington, 1930 (print)
8915315 Georg Washington, 1930 (print) by Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1828) (after); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Washington, Georg, painting to / from Gilbert Stuart)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Fuerst von Nassau-Siegen Karl Henry Nikolaus Otto (print)

Fuerst von Nassau-Siegen Karl Henry Nikolaus Otto (print)
8915245 Fuerst von Nassau-Siegen Karl Henry Nikolaus Otto (print) by Pichler, Johann Peter (1765-1807); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Karl Henry Nikolaus Otto)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII (print)

Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII (print)
8916054 Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII (print) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Charles VII)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Virgin in glory and angels, 1740 (oil on canvas)

Virgin in glory and angels, 1740 (oil on canvas)
8620066 Virgin in glory and angels, 1740 (oil on canvas) by Conca, Sebastiano (1680-1764); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Background image18th Centuries Collection: The family of Don Filippo de Bourbon, 1757-58 (oil on canvas)

The family of Don Filippo de Bourbon, 1757-58 (oil on canvas)
8620005 The family of Don Filippo de Bourbon, 1757-58 (oil on canvas) by Baldrighi, Giuseppe (1723-1803); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Self portrait with wife, c.1757 (oil on canvas)

Self portrait with wife, c.1757 (oil on canvas)
8620004 Self portrait with wife, c.1757 (oil on canvas) by Baldrighi, Giuseppe (1723-1803); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Emperor Joseph II and Emperor Leopold II, 18th century (engraving)

Emperor Joseph II and Emperor Leopold II, 18th century (engraving)
8960635 Emperor Joseph II and Emperor Leopold II, 18th century (engraving) by Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-87); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII (print)

Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII (print)
8916056 Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII (print) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Charles VII)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Haendel, 1930 (etching)

Haendel, 1930 (etching)
8915496 Haendel, 1930 (etching) by Michalek, Ludwig (1859-1942); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Haendel)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Frederick Melchior von Grimm, 1930 (etching)

Frederick Melchior von Grimm, 1930 (etching)
8915831 Frederick Melchior von Grimm, 1930 (etching) by Tardieu, Ambroise (1788-1841); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Grimm, Frederick Melchior von)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Nikolaus Joseph Baron von Jacquin, 1930 (etching)

Nikolaus Joseph Baron von Jacquin, 1930 (etching)
8915812 Nikolaus Joseph Baron von Jacquin, 1930 (etching) by Kreutzinger, Josef (1751/7-1829); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Jacquin, Nikolaus Joseph Baron von)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Isaac Newton, 1930 (drawing)

Isaac Newton, 1930 (drawing)
8915663 Isaac Newton, 1930 (drawing) by Comerio, Agostino (1784-1834); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Newton, Isaac)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Friedrich Nicolai, 1930 (sanguine)

Friedrich Nicolai, 1930 (sanguine)
8915255 Friedrich Nicolai, 1930 (sanguine) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Nicolai, Friedrich)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Washington, 1850 (lithograph)

Washington, 1850 (lithograph)
8914828 Washington, 1850 (lithograph) by Fanoli, Michele (1807-76) ; Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Washington, lithograph on toned base)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: The Portrait of a Lady, 1820 (lithograph)

The Portrait of a Lady, 1820 (lithograph)
8914787 The Portrait of a Lady, 1820 (lithograph) by Kininger, Vincent George (1767-1851); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: The Portrait of a Lady)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Sheet 20 of a 24-part cycle Dome of frog of the poet Apollo. 1795 (watercolour)

Sheet 20 of a 24-part cycle Dome of frog of the poet Apollo. 1795 (watercolour)
8914735 Sheet 20 of a 24-part cycle Dome of frog of the poet Apollo. 1795 (watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Portrait of a woman with crown, 1793 (pencil drawing)

Portrait of a woman with crown, 1793 (pencil drawing)
8914732 Portrait of a woman with crown, 1793 (pencil drawing) by Austrian School, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Portrait of a woman with crown)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Grisaille Therese Czartoryska, 1793 (watercolour)

Grisaille Therese Czartoryska, 1793 (watercolour)
8914729 Grisaille Therese Czartoryska, 1793 (watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Therese Czartoryska, grisaille)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1789 (copper engraving)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1789 (copper engraving)
8914723 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1789 (copper engraving) by Posch, Leonhard (1750-1831); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Picture Frederic II of Prussia, 1786 (watercolour)

Picture Frederic II of Prussia, 1786 (watercolour)
8914714 Picture Frederic II of Prussia, 1786 (watercolour) by Lips, Johann Heinrich (1758-1817); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Frederic II of Prussia, picture)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Painted in watercolors bordering. gold edge Johann Henry Lips, 1774 (watercolour)

Painted in watercolors bordering. gold edge Johann Henry Lips, 1774 (watercolour)
8914695 Painted in watercolors bordering. gold edge Johann Henry Lips, 1774 (watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Frederic II of Prussia, 1770 (watercolour)

Frederic II of Prussia, 1770 (watercolour)
8914693 Frederic II of Prussia, 1770 (watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Frederic II of Prussia)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Socrates, 1770 (copper engraving)

Socrates, 1770 (copper engraving)
8914688 Socrates, 1770 (copper engraving) by Lips, Johann Heinrich (1758-1817); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Socrates)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Frugoni in Arcadia, 1763 (oil on canvas)

Frugoni in Arcadia, 1763 (oil on canvas)
8620001 Frugoni in Arcadia, 1763 (oil on canvas) by Ferrari, Pietro Melchiorre (1735-1787); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Fan depicting Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt and his wife presenting their son to Louis XV

Fan depicting Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt and his wife presenting their son to Louis XV
CHT293688 Fan depicting Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt and his wife presenting their son to Louis XV and Queen Marie Leszczynska at Versailles (ivory and gouache on silk) by French School

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Actress of the Comedie Francaise (red chalk on paper)

Actress of the Comedie Francaise (red chalk on paper)
XIR418333 Actress of the Comedie Francaise (red chalk on paper) by Spoede, Jean Jacques (1680-1757); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Bust of Giuseppe Stuard, 18th century (marble)

Bust of Giuseppe Stuard, 18th century (marble)
8620184 Bust of Giuseppe Stuard, 18th century (marble) by Ilarioli, Antonio (18th century); Stuard gallery, Parma, Italy; (add.info.: Bust of Giuseppe Stuard, Antonio Ilarioli, marble)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: The painter Noel Nicolas Coypel, 1730 (clay)

The painter Noel Nicolas Coypel, 1730 (clay)
8620013 The painter Noel Nicolas Coypel, 1730 (clay) by Lemoyne, Jean Baptiste II (1704-78); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Don Ferdinand of Bourbon, 1765 (oil on canvas)

Don Ferdinand of Bourbon, 1765 (oil on canvas)
8620009 Don Ferdinand of Bourbon, 1765 (oil on canvas) by Pecheux, Laurent (1729-1821); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Louise Elisabeth of France, c.1760 (oil on canvas)

Louise Elisabeth of France, c.1760 (oil on canvas)
8620008 Louise Elisabeth of France, c.1760 (oil on canvas) by Loo, Louis Michel van (1707-71) (after); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Henri-Joseph Bouchard d'Esparbes marquess d Aubeterre (print)

Henri-Joseph Bouchard d'Esparbes marquess d Aubeterre (print)
8920451 Henri-Joseph Bouchard d'Esparbes marquess d Aubeterre (print) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Aubeterre)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Jean Paul Friedrich Richter, 1930 (print)

Jean Paul Friedrich Richter, 1930 (print)
8915531 Jean Paul Friedrich Richter, 1930 (print) by Graefle, Albert (1809-89); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Jean Paul, painting by Albert Graefle)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Hufeland, 1930 (engraving)

Hufeland, 1930 (engraving)
8915485 Hufeland, 1930 (engraving) by Jagemann, Ferdinand (1780-1820); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Hufeland, engraving by C)

Background image18th Centuries Collection: Frederick Melchior von Grimm, 1930 (etching)

Frederick Melchior von Grimm, 1930 (etching)
8915740 Frederick Melchior von Grimm, 1930 (etching) by Tardieu, Ambroise (1788-1841); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Grimm, Frederick Melchior von)



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Step back in time to the 18th century, where opulence and grandeur reigned supreme. The Great Room at 19 Arlington Street, nestled in the heart of Green Park, London, stands as a testament to the architectural brilliance of Robert Adam. With its intricate details and elegant design, it transports you to an era of refined sophistication. As you wander through the east corridor of Clumber House in Nottinghamshire, captured beautifully in black and white photography from The English Country House, you can almost hear whispers of past conversations echoing through its walls. This stately home exudes a sense of timeless charm that is sure to captivate any visitor. Dyrham Park's west front presents itself majestically against the backdrop of Cotswolds' rolling hills. A snapshot from Country Houses of the Cotswolds showcases this stunning estate in all its glory – a true masterpiece that harmonizes nature with architecture effortlessly. The Saloon at Saltram House welcomes you with open arms as depicted in another striking photograph from The Country Houses of Robert Adam. Its regal atmosphere invites guests to indulge in lavish gatherings and immerse themselves in history. Frampton Court's formal canal leads your gaze towards the enchanting Orangery - an idyllic scene frozen in time by 100 Favourite Houses. It evokes images of leisurely strolls amidst perfectly manicured gardens while basking under sunlight filtering through lush greenery. In contrast to these grand estates lies Northumberland House's Glass Drawing Room – a space bathed in natural light that highlights delicate beauty and exquisite craftsmanship. Eileen Harris captures this ethereal ambiance flawlessly within her book on Robert Adam's country houses. Venturing beyond England's borders brings us inside Westminster Abbey; statues paying homage to eminent figures buried there stand tall amidst solemn silence. This monochromatic photograph encapsulates centuries-old reverence for those who shaped our world.