1780s Collection (#9)

Radha and Krishna, enraptured by each others beauty, c. 1785
1196869 Radha and Krishna, enraptured by each others beauty, c.1785 () by Indian School, (18th century); 19x13.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Indian, out of copyright

A Zand dynasty Qalamdan, painted with scenes of a prince visiting a hermit, c
1196738 A Zand dynasty Qalamdan, painted with scenes of a prince visiting a hermit, c.1786-7 (polychrome lacquer papier mache) by Lutf Ali Ashraf (after) (18th century); 25 (length)

View of New York During the Great Fire of 1776; Representation du Fue Terrible a Nouvelle
1195498 View of New York During the Great Fire of 1776; Representation du Fue Terrible a Nouvelle York, 1780 (hand-coloured etching) by Habermann

View of Kohlmarkt, 1786 (hand-coloured engraving)
1195497 View of Kohlmarkt, 1786 (hand-coloured engraving) by Schutz or Schuz, Christian Georg II (1758-1823) (after); 35.2x45 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Portrait of Mrs. Moody Second Wife of Samuel Moody, Seated Three-Quarter Length in a
824269 Portrait of Mrs. Moody Second Wife of Samuel Moody, Seated Three-Quarter Length in a White Dress Trimmed with Pink Bows and a Pink Sash, Holding a Dog on Her Lap, in a Landscape

Coryphaena Coerulea (the Bleu-Fish), 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving)
991239 Coryphaena Coerulea (the Bleu-Fish), 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); 27.9x47.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Coryphaena Coerulea (the Bleu-Fish)

William Curtiss Botanic Garden, Lambeth Marsh, Ante 1787, c
985839 William Curtiss Botanic Garden, Lambeth Marsh, Ante 1787, c.1787 (watercolour on Whatman paper) by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); 27.9x47.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 5th Earl of Shaftesbury (1761-1811)
827809 Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 5th Earl of Shaftesbury (1761-1811), full-length in Masquerade van Dyck Dress, 1782 (oil on canvas) by Batoni

White-headed Eagle, c. 1770-1786 (hand-coloured engraving, watercolour border)
985936 White-headed Eagle, c.1770-1786 (hand-coloured engraving, watercolour border) by Martinet, Francois Nicolas (1731-1800); 31.5x23.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: White-headed Eagle)

La M. de des Bouquets, 1786 (coloured engraving)
985932 La M. de des Bouquets, 1786 (coloured engraving) by Watteau, Louis Joseph (Watteau de Lille) (1731-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La M.de des Bouquets)

Figure 18, from Collectanea ad Botanicam, Chemiam, et Historiam Naturalem spectantia
985705 Figure 18, from Collectanea ad Botanicam, Chemiam, et Historiam Naturalem spectantia, cum figuris, 1786-1796 (hand-coloured engraving) by Austrian School

Facsimile of the inlaid work on the Tomb at Agra, called Taje-Mahal
986310 Facsimile of the inlaid work on the Tomb at Agra, called Taje-Mahal, or Crown of the Seraglio, 1781 (hand-coloured engraving) by Forbes

Illustration, Number 2264, from The Botanical Magazine
986224 Illustration, Number 2264, from The Botanical Magazine, 1787-1826 (hand-coloured engraving) by Curtis, William (1746-1799); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration, Number 2264)

View of the Roman Garden, 1772-1784 (hand-coloured engraving)
986070 View of the Roman Garden, 1772-1784 (hand-coloured engraving) by Italian School, (18th century); 55.5x39 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the Roman Garden; Prospectus Horti Romani)

Rhomboidal Chetodon (Chaetodon rhomboides), c. 1782-95 (hand coloured engraving)
986052 Rhomboidal Chetodon (Chaetodon rhomboides), c.1782-95 (hand coloured engraving) by Schmidt, Ludwig (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rhomboidal Chetodon (Chaetodon rhomboides)

Rita Tobin (centre) seen here as a a film extra re enacting the storming of the Bastille at Pinewood Studios as part of the making of a cinematic version of Charles Dickens " A Tale of Two

Rita Tobin (centre) seen here as a a film extra re enacting the storming of the Bastille at Pinewood Studios as part of the making of a cinematic version of Charles Dickens " A Tale of Two

Rita Tobin seen here as a a film extra re enacting the storming of the Bastille at Pinewood Studios as part of the making of a cinematic version of Charles Dickens " A Tale of Two Cities"

Re enactment of the storming of the Bastille at Pinewood Studios as part of the making of a cinematic version of Charles Dickens " A Tale of Two Cities"

Rita Tobin (left) seen here as a a film extra re enacting the storming of the Bastille at Pinewood Studios as part of the making of a cinematic version of Charles Dickens " A Tale of Two

Filming of 1958 film A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens at Pinewood Studios on 1st September 1957. Scene being filmed, Storming of the Bastille

One of the main galleries for the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1787 in London. This image shows a large crowd admiring the paintings, which cover nearly every inch of the walls. Date: 1787

Mrs Davenport by George Romney (1734-1802) - painting on canvas. Date: circa 1783

The Visit to the Nursery by Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) - painting on canvas. Date: circa 1780

Womens French fashion 1787
Three fashionable women of the late 18th century. Date: 1787

GALVANI FROG EXP. 2
He provokes contractions in the legs of a frog using electricity from a storm-cloud Date: early 1780s

Old Patch
A rogue of genius who, in the 1780s carried out bank note forgeries on a grand scale, amassing himself a sum in excess of lb200, 000. Date: 19th century

View of the Petropavlovsk Harbor, 1780s. Creator: La Perouse, Jean-Francois de Galaup
View of the Petropavlovsk Harbor, 1780s. Private Collection

Thomas, Baron Dimsdale - Physician to the Russian Court
Thomas Dimsdale (1712-1800) - Physician and volunteer under the Duke of Cumberland. Innoculated the Empress Catherine for Smallpox and various Russian Princes

Henry Dundas (later 1st Viscount Melville)
Henry Dundas (1742-1811) - became 1st Viscount Melville in 1802. A Scottish advocate and Tory politician. He was the first Secretary of State for War and became, in 1806

Plate XIII from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate XIII from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Sirani, 1789. Creator: Carlo Lasinio
Portrait of Giovanni Battista Sirani, 1789. Series: Rittratti de'Pittori (Florence, 1789)

King George III (1738-1820). 1782

Woman with daughters
A lady with her two daughters in a walled garden. Date: 1790s

Saito Musashibo Benkei (1155-1189), a Japanese warrior monk, holding a naginata, a long pole with a sword-like blade
YOSHITSUNE & BENKEI. Saito Musashibo Benkei (1155-1189), a Japanese warrior monk, holding a naginata, a long pole with a sword-like blade

Pioneer Marietta, Ohio, 1780s
Beginning of settlement of Marietta, Ohio, in 1788. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fashion in France, 1780s
French clothing and hair fashion of the late 18th century. Antique hand-colored print

Clothing fashion in France about 1780
Fashionable French couple, 1780. Antique hand-colored print

EVRV2A-00038
Recruitment poster for Continental soldiers to serve in the American Revolution Hand-colored 19th century woodcut reproduction of the original document

Mesmer conducting a baquet in Paris
Franz Anton Mesmer (1734 - 1815), German physician and hypnotist, treating patients in a group, in a session which he called a baquet (named after the large vessel in the middle of the room)

Unknown woman painting 1780s Silhouette marker
Unknown woman, painting, 1780s, Silhouette, marker, Height, 30 cm (11.8 inches), Width, 24.5 cm (9.6 inches), Inscription, ... Nook, on tergo, on torn patch

Landscape Hunting Scene Thomas Rowlandson British
Landscape with Hunting Scene; Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1757 - 1827); England; 1780s; Brown ink, watercolor and black chalk; 12.9 x 21 cm (5 1, 16 x 8 1, 4 in.)

View Valley Trippstadt Pfalz Ferdinand Kobell
View of the Valley of Trippstadt in the Pfalz; Ferdinand Kobell (German, 1740 - 1799); Germany; 1770s or 1780s; Black chalk; 43.3 x 34.5 cm (17 1, 16 x 13 9, 16 in.)

Portrait Francois-Jean Hoin 1748 1808 artist
Portrait of Francois-Jean Hoin (1748 - 1808), the artists brother; Claude Jean-Baptiste Hoin (French, 1750 - 1817); France; 1780s; Black

Portrait Man Holding Glass 1780s Joseph Daniel
Portrait of a Man Holding a Glass, c. 1780s. Joseph Daniel (British, c. 1760-1803). Watercolor on ivory; image: 12.7 x 10.1 cm (5 x 4 in.); framed: 18.4 x 15.8 cm (7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)

Head Young Man recto Sketch verso 1780s Gaetano Gandolfi
Head of a Young Man (recto) Sketch of a Head (verso), 1780s. Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734-1802). Black chalk with red chalk

Sketch Head 1780s Gaetano Gandolfi Italian 1734-1802
Sketch of a Head, 1780s?. Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734-1802). Blue pastel (head); random pastel marks; sheet: 31.5 x 43.6 cm (12 3/8 x 17 3/16 in.)

Head Young Man 1780s Gaetano Gandolfi Italian
Head of a Young Man, 1780s. Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734-1802). Black chalk with red chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk (black and red chalk stumped in places); sheet

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"The 1780s: A Decade of Nation Building and Revolutionary Spirit" Step back in time to the 1780s, a pivotal era that shaped the course of history. Howard Pyle's masterpiece, "The Nation Makers, " captures the intensity of the Battle of Brandywine during the Revolutionary War. The canvas comes alive with soldiers fighting for freedom, embodying the spirit that birthed a nation. In 1787, another monumental event took place as ink met parchment on page one of the Constitution of the United States. This document laid down principles that would guide America towards becoming a beacon of democracy and liberty. Amidst this backdrop, we witness Laodicea Dicey Langston fearlessly protecting her father from Loyalist troops in South Carolina. Her unwavering support for revolutionaries symbolizes countless unsung heroes who risked everything for independence. While battles raged on land, human ingenuity soared above as Montgolfier balloons gracefully floated over Paris. These early flights marked humanity's first steps into an uncharted realm - the sky. Intellectual curiosity thrived during this decade through gatherings like England's Lunar Society where brilliant minds converged to discuss scientific advancements and societal progress. Meanwhile, love blossomed amidst chaos as Mozart and Constanze embarked on their honeymoon – a testament to romance enduring even in turbulent times. Across continents, Milton Abbas in England witnessed its own transformation with architectural marvels reflecting changing social dynamics – an evolving world captured within its walls. Yet not all tales were fantastical; Jack Spriggins' journey with his enchanted bean reminded us that dreams can come true if we dare to believe in magic and take bold leaps forward. As history unfolded before our eyes, we cannot forget moments like British evacuation from Charleston SC in 1782 – marking both triumph and loss while shaping future narratives.