1850s Collection (#4)

Interior, Birmingham Railway Station
Passengers await their train beneath Birmingham Stations soaring canopy, upheld by a lattice of girders providing a wide span over the tracks

Embossed Victorian mourning card, James Woodhead
Embossed Victorian mourning card, with a woman and a girl grieving at a tomb in a cemetery. In Memory of James Woodhead, who departed this life January 14th, 1855, aged 80 years

Cross in the Wilderness, 1857. Creator: Frederic Edwin Church
Cross in the Wilderness, 1857

Abandoned Skiff, 1850. Creator: Frederic Edwin Church
Abandoned Skiff, 1850

A View of the Harbour, Rotterdam, 1856. Creator: Johan Barthold Jongkind
A View of the Harbour, Rotterdam, 1856

Summer Days, 1857. Creator: George Inness
Summer Days, 1857

Drouet, 1859. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Drouet, 1859

Billingsgate, 1859. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Billingsgate, 1859. One of the 16-print Thames set, a daringly abstract composition which is dominated by moored fishing vessels, and the bow of a barge in the left

Le Pont-Neuf, 1853. Creator: Charles Meryon
Le Pont-Neuf, 1853

Morishita, between Shono and Kameyana: Actor Ichikawa Enzo Hori no Ranmaru, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), 1852

Scene From Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar": The Ghost Of Caesar Appears To Brutus, c1850

The Gamekeeper, 1850s. Creator: Constant Troyon
The Gamekeeper, 1850s

The Musician, 1859. Creator: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
The Musician, 1859. A man in an elaborate costume plays a theorbo, a type of lute, while seated at a heavy wooden table in a room hung with tapestries

The pool. 1859. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The pool. 1859

Les bêcheurs (The diggers), 1855-1856. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Les becheurs (The diggers), 1855-1856

The clock tower, Paris, 1852. Creator: Charles Meryon
The clock tower, Paris, 1852

The Maiden, From Lady Murasaki's Tale Of Genji Card Game, 1857. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada II
The Maiden, From Lady Murasaki's Tale Of Genji Card Game, 1857

The Two Great Oaks, 1854. Creator: Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pena
The Two Great Oaks, 1854

Farm In The Landes, c1852-67. Creator: Theodore Rousseau
Farm In The Landes, c1852-67

Self-Portrait, c1857-58. Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Self-Portrait, c1857-58. The artist presents himself with unkempt hair and beard, yet smartly dressed in a striped shirt and dark blue necktie

Brig On The Water, 1856. Creator: Gustave Le Gray
Brig On The Water, 1856

Going To Market On A Misty Morning, 1851. Creator: Constant Troyon
Going To Market On A Misty Morning, 1851. A shepherdess emerges from the morning mist, leading a cow and a flock of unruly sheep down a country road

Tiger At Rest, c1850-70. Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye
Tiger At Rest, c1850-70

Tomb of Claude de Lorraine ou Claude de Guise and Antoinette de bourbon, Joinville, in North-eastern France
5669415 Tomb of Claude de Lorraine ou Claude de Guise and Antoinette de bourbon, Joinville, in North-eastern France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author

Castle of Saint-Dizier, France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing)
5669390 Castle of Saint-Dizier, France. By Baron Isidore Taylor (1789 - 1879), French traveller and author, 1857 (drawing); (add.info)

Front of the Great Temple in Abu Simbel, Giant sandstone statues of Ramses II
5669377 Front of the Great Temple in Abu Simbel, Giant sandstone statues of Ramses II. By Canon G Frederick Weston, 1850 (watercolour); Universal History Archive/UIG

Transmitting table and keyboard of the Hughes printing telegraph, 1859
3479595 Transmitting table and keyboard of the Hughes printing telegraph, 1859; (add.info.: Transmitting table and keyboard of the Hughes printing telegraph, 1859.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Instrument room at the Electric Telegraph Office, 1855
3480004 Instrument room at the Electric Telegraph Office, 1855; (add.info.: Instrument room at the Electric Telegraph Office; Lothbury; London. 1855.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Shipping the Mediterranean telegraph cable at Morden Wharf, 1854
3479549 Shipping the Mediterranean telegraph cable at Morden Wharf, 1854; (add.info.: Shipping the Mediterranean telegraph cable at Morden Wharf, Greenwich, London)

The old Monarch laying Cable from England to Holland, 1853
3479548 The old Monarch laying Cable from England to Holland, 1853; (add.info.: The Adder and the Monarch laying the submarine telegraph cable between Orfordness England and Scheveningen Holland)

The Crimean War: Laying down telegraphy wires for communications, 1854
3479547 The Crimean War: Laying down telegraphy wires for communications, 1854; (add.info.: The Crimean War: Laying down telegraphy wires for communications, 1854.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Wagon carrying equipment for laying telegraph wires, 1854
3479475 Wagon carrying equipment for laying telegraph wires, 1854; (add.info.: Wagon carrying equipment for laying telegraph wires; Crimean war, 1854.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Temple of Ramses II, 1856
3480238 Temple of Ramses II, 1856; (add.info.: Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1856. Photograph by Maxime Du Camp (1822 -1894) a French writer and photographer

Prospectors in camp during the California Gold Rush, 1850s
NWI4712525 Prospectors in camp during the California Gold Rush, 1850s.; (add.info.: Prospectors in camp during the California Gold Rush, 1850s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Indian Mughal miniature depicting a young woman arranging flowers, 1850
3480373 Indian Mughal miniature depicting a young woman arranging flowers, 1850; (add.info.: Indian Mughal miniature depicting a young woman arranging flowers, symbolising love re-united)

Temple in Egypt, 1852
3480239 Temple in Egypt, 1852; (add.info.: Temple in Egypt, 1852. Photograph by Maxime Du Camp (1822 -1894) a French writer and photographer.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Telegraph House, 1857
3478753 Telegraph House, 1857; (add.info.: Telegraph House, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, 1857.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Steam ship William Hutt, 1853
3479156 Steam ship William Hutt, 1853; (add.info.: Steam ship William Hutt laying out cable for the submarine telegraph between England and Belgium. Dated May 1853.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Isaac Merritt Singer's sewing machine, 1851
3479092 Isaac Merritt Singer's sewing machine, 1851; (add.info.: Isaac Merritt Singer's first sewing machine, patented 1851.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Eclectic telegraph cable, 1851
3479171 Eclectic telegraph cable, 1851; (add.info.: France and England connected by a submarine electric telegraph cable. London, dated 1851.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Phrenological Chart
2626135 Phrenological Chart; (add.info.: Phrenological chart of 1859. phrenology was founded in the early 19th century by Franz Josef Gall (1758-1828)

Patent medicine label for Mother's remedy for morning sickness
2623730 Patent medicine label for Mother's remedy for morning sickness; (add.info.: Patent medicine label for Mother's remedy for morning sickness by Thos S. Yard & Co)

Manuel Jose Quintana
2910916 Manuel Jose Quintana; (add.info.: 1857 Portrait of Manuel Jose Quintana (1772-1857) Spanish poet and man of letters. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Print specimen of botanical illustrations
2909849 Print specimen of botanical illustrations; (add.info.: Print specimen of botanical illustrations for Aethusa Cynapium, an herb, and Agaricus Muscarius, a mushroom)

A Soga play
2909829 A Soga play; (add.info.: Scene from a Soga play. Print shows actors portraying the two Soga brothers and other warriors in a Soga kabuki play. 1858); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cartoon depicting Queen Victoria of Great Britain comforting widows and orphans, 1854
1581160 Cartoon depicting Queen Victoria of Great Britain comforting widows and orphans, 1854; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Queen Victoria of Great Britain comforting widows)

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, 1855
1577089 Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, 1855; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869) literary critic of French literature. Dated 1855.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Jacob Henle, 1850
1576988 Jacob Henle, 1850; (add.info.: Jacob Henle, (9 July 1809 - 13 May 1885) was a German physician, pathologist, and anatomist

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The 1850s: A Glimpse into the British Empire's Flourishing Era Step back in time to the 19th century, where a world map adorned with the vast territories of the British Empire unfolds before your eyes. The year is 1850, and as you explore this captivating era, various snapshots offer glimpses into its remarkable tapestry. In England, a coal mine stands tall as a testament to industrial progress. Its chimneys billow smoke that symbolizes both economic growth and societal change. Meanwhile, an alga cyanotype captures nature's intricate beauty through an innovative photographic process. Venturing further, we find ourselves inside the magnificent Great Exhibition of 1851. Amidst grandeur and opulence, inventors showcase their groundbreaking creations while visitors marvel at technological advancements that shape our modern world. Charles Darwin himself can be seen amidst his evolutionary tree—a revolutionary concept challenging traditional beliefs about life's origins. His profound ideas would forever alter our understanding of biology and ignite intellectual debates for generations to come. Across borders lies Crimea, where three Coldstream Guards—known as Crimean Braves—stand resolute in their duty during times of conflict. Their unwavering bravery echoes throughout history alongside other valiant soldiers like those from the Charge of the Light Brigade—an awe-inspiring display of courage etched forever in our collective memory. Closer to home in Cheadle Hulme rests Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools—a beacon of hope providing education and support for vulnerable children who have lost their parents due to industrial hardships. Traveling southward unveils Balaclava's battlefield—the very site where the gallant 11th Hussars charged fearlessly during one fateful day known as "the Charge of the Light Brigade. " Their heroic sacrifice immortalized within tales passed down through generations. Nature lovers will delight in Buddon Wood nestled among Mountsorrel and Swithland in Leicestershire.