1748 Collection (page 2)

Antoine Pesne Princess Sofia Dorotea Sofia Dorotea
Antoine Pesne, Princess Sofia Dorotea, Sofia Dorotea, 1687-1757, Princess of England, Queen of Prussia, painting, 1748, Oil on canvas, Height, 145 cm (57 inches), Width, 112 cm (44 inches), Signed

Portrait Woman Standing half-length railing flower
Portrait of a Woman, Portrait of a Woman. Standing, half-length, by a railing, a flower in the left hand. On a wall on the right in the background is a weapon

Portrait Moritz Graf von Sachsen 1696-1750 Marshal
Portrait of Moritz, Graf von Sachsen, Graf von Sachsen (1696-1750), Marshal of France. Half-length, standing to the left, looking at the viewer

Shepherds cattle cross river Les plaisirs de village
Shepherds with cattle cross a river Les plaisirs de village (title on object), A shepherd and a shepherdess with two cows, a donkey, a goat and a dog. They are crossing a river

Portrait Hendrik Moens Messire Henry compte de Moens
Portrait of Hendrik Moens Messire Henry compte de Moens (...) etc etc. (title on object), Portrait of Hendrik count van Moens, husband of Lucia Emerentia Burmania. Shown in an oval frame

Storming Noordpoort Middelburg rebellious farmers
Storming the Noordpoort in Middelburg by rebellious farmers, 1672 The History of Plunderinge (title on object), city gate, street fights, riots, Middelburg, Philip van den Brande

Saint Andreas Corsini kneeling Mary Child Sanctus Andreas Corsinus
Saint Andreas Corsini kneeling before Mary with Child Sanctus Andreas Corsinus (title on object), Saint Andreas Corsini kneeling before Mary with Child. Maria and the Christ Child are floating putti

Saint Francis James Greater Mary Christ child Virgini deiparae Iacobo apostolo
Saint Francis and James the Greater for Mary with the Christ child Virgini deiparae Iacobo apostolo and Francisco Assisiati patronis (title on object)

Mercury gives Paris golden apple Mercury Paris
Mercury gives Paris the golden apple, Mercury and Paris in a landscape. Mercury floats in the air and gives Paris the golden apple

Saint Andrew Corsini kneeling Mary Child Sanctus Andreas Corsinus
Saint Andrew Corsini kneeling for Mary with Child Sanctus Andreas Corsinus (title on object), Saint Andrew Corsini kneeling for Mary with Child. Maria and the Christ Child are floating putti

Portrait Johann Lorenz von Mosheim Bust right
Portrait of Johann Lorenz von Mosheim, Bust to the right of Johann Lorenz von Mosheim in an architectural oval. Under the oval a ledge with books, a sheet of paper, writing springs and an inkwell

Portrait Charles Alexandre de Montgon Charles-Alexandre de Montgon
Portrait of Charles Alexandre de Montgon, Charles-Alexandre de Montgon, Pieter Tanje (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1748, paper, engraving, h 136 mm × w 86 mm

Portrait Mary Duchess Burgundy pedestal name
Portrait of Mary, Duchess of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy. On the pedestal her name, position and date of death in Dutch, Maria (Duchess of Burgundy), Jan Punt, Noord-Nederland, 1748, paper

Pygmalion makes statue woman story Pygmalion
Pygmalion makes a statue of a woman The story of Pygmalion (series title) Pigmalion (series title on object), The king of Cyprus, Pygmalion, makes a statue of a naked woman in his workshop

Pygmalion speaks Galatea story Pygmalion series title
Pygmalion speaks with Galatea The story of Pygmalion (series title) Pigmalion (series title on object), Galatea, the living statue of Pygmalion, sits on a column

Pygmalion sees statue come alive story Pygmalion
Pygmalion sees the statue come alive The story of Pygmalion (series title) Pigmalion (series title on object), Pygmalion enters the room and shies back when he sees the statue that greets him

Portrait Johan Gosewijn Eberhard Alstein reformed pastor Johan Gosewijn Eberhard Alstein
Portrait of Johan Gosewijn Eberhard Alstein, Portrait of the reformed pastor Johan Gosewijn Eberhard Alstein, depicted in an oval frame through which his hand sticks out

Portrait Arnold Marcel mathematician physicist
Portrait of Arnold Marcel, The mathematician, physicist and maker of magnifying glasses Arnold Marcel. He is sitting in his workshop, surrounded by various mathematical instruments

9 house number Doors Saxony 1748 Germany 1913
9 (house number), Doors in Saxony, 1748 in Germany, 1913, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Penig, Schloszplatz Altes Portal

Plan Harbour Acapulco Bay Manila View 2 Ladrone Islands
A Plan of the Harbour of Acapulco, A Plan of the Bay of Manila, A View of 2 of the Ladrone Islands, A Plan of the Harbour of Acapulco, A Plan of the Bay of Manila, A voyage round the world

View Anchoring Place Tenian Centurion Watered
A View of the Anchoring Place at Tenian where the Centurion Watered, A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV by George Anson, Esq

View Cape Espiritu Santo Samal Phillipine Islands
A View of Cape Espiritu Santo, on Samal, one of the Phillipine Islands, A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV by George Anson, Esq

Chart Southern Part South America voyage round
A Chart of the Southern Part of South America, A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV by George Anson, Esq

View Watering Place Tenian voyage round world
A View of the Watering Place at Tenian, A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV by George Anson, Esq

Dedication cartouche Nuova pianta di Roma Nolli
Dedication in cartouche, Nuova pianta di Roma, Nolli, Giambattista, ca. 1692-1756, Etching, 1748, Upper left portion of print

Marian column front Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Marian column in front of Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Nuova pianta di Roma, Nolli, Giambattista, ca. 1692-1756, Etching, 1748, Lower right portion of print

Index view Vatican Nuova pianta di Roma Nolli
Index and view of the Vatican, Nuova pianta di Roma, Nolli, Giambattista, ca. 1692-1756, Etching, 1748, Lower left portion of print

Developements du second et troisieme etage Developement de l entresol
Developements du second et troisieme etage, Developement de l entresol et du premier etage, Cartouche, Developements du second et troisieme etage, Developement de l entresol et du premier etage

Sisters Zenaide Charlotte Bonaparte Jacques-Louis David
The Sisters Zenaide and Charlotte Bonaparte; Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748 - 1825); 1821; Oil on canvas; 129.5 × 100.6 cm (51 × 39 5, 8 in.)

Portrait Andre-Antoine Bernard Jacques-Louis David
Portrait of Andre-Antoine Bernard; Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748 - 1825); July 24, 1795; Pen and Indian ink and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over pencil; 18.1 cm (7 1, 8 in.)

Warwick Castle East Front Courtyard Canaletto
Warwick Castle: The East Front from the Courtyard; Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (Italian, 1697 - 1768); about 1748; Pen and brown ink, gray wash, and black chalk; 31.8 × 56.9 cm (12 1)

Lictors Carrying Away Bodies Sons Brutus Jacques-Louis David
The Lictors Carrying Away the Bodies of the Sons of Brutus; Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748 - 1825); 1787; Pen and black ink and gray wash; 32.7 × 42.1 cm (12 7, 8 × 16 9, 16 in.)

Plantae et papiliones rariores No 7 1748 Georg Dionysius Ehret
Plantae et papiliones rariores: No. 7, 1748. Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708-1770). Engraving, hand-colored

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

Paris Helen Jacques-Louis David French 1748 1825
Paris and Helen; Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748 - 1825); 1786; Pen and black ink and brush and gray wash; 18.3 x 22.9 cm (7 3, 16 x 9 in.)

Francesco Federici
FRANCESCO FEDERICI Italian musician from Genova, renowned for molte belle produzioni, ma spezialmente per La Zaira, Date: 1748 - 1799

J-L David / Gros
JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID French painter Date: 1748 - 1825

Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de la Brede et de (1689-1755). French erudite philosopher and writer. Frontispiece of the book Consid鲡 tions sur les causes de la grandeur des

Simon Panser
SIMON PANSER Dutch mathematician, astronomer and mapmaker who mapped the eclipse of 1748. Date: CIRCA 1748

Historical artwork of a solar eclipse. 18th Century Dutch illustration describing the mechanisms of a solar eclipse and the observations that will be made as it casts a shadow on the Earth on 25th

The Old Gaol, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghams castle-like town prison was erected in 1748. It was closed following the nationalisation of the prison system in 1877

Dr Johnson / Chesterfield
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON In the ante-room of Lord Chesterfield, awaiting an audience, 1748

Pierre-Louis Guingene
PIERRE-LOUIS GUINGENE French literary critic Date: 1748 - 1816

4th Earl Fitzwilliam - 1
WILLIAM WENTWORTH, fourth earl FITZWILLIAM Lord-lieutenant of Ireland as a young man. Date: 1748 - 1833

John Fisher, Bishop
JOHN FISHER Bishop of Salisbury Date: 1748 - 1825

4th Earl Fitzwilliam - 3
WILLIAM WENTWORTH, fourth earl FITZWILLIAM statesman, Lord-lieutenant of Ireland Date: 1748 - 1833

4th Earl Fitzwilliam - 2
WILLIAM WENTWORTH, fourth earl FITZWILLIAM statesman, Lord-lieutenant of Ireland Date: 1748 - 1833

Egmont De Schorel
P J F EGMONT DE SCHUREL Flemish statesman from Antwerp Date: 1748 - 1805

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In the year 1748, a multitude of events unfolded, shaping history and leaving an indelible mark on society. It was a time when great minds like Jeremy Bentham and Watts were making significant contributions to their respective fields. Jeremy Bentham, the renowned philosopher and social reformer, was born in this eventful year. His ideas would later revolutionize legal theory and ethics, advocating for utilitarianism as a guiding principle for societal progress. Meanwhile, Cuthbert Collingwood embarked on his naval career in 1748. Little did he know that he would become one of Britain's greatest naval heroes during the Napoleonic Wars. At Garraways Coffee-House in London, intellectuals gathered to exchange ideas over cups of steaming coffee. This bustling hub became a hotspot for discussions that shaped literature, politics, and science throughout the century. Across continents in Poland, Kazimirz Pulaski was born. He would go on to become a celebrated military commander who fought valiantly during both the American Revolutionary War and Polish–Russian War. Closer to home in Sussex, notorious smugglers roamed freely along its treacherous coastline during the 18th century. These daring individuals defied authority while engaging in illicit activities such as smuggling contraband goods into England. In another realm entirely - art - Jacques-Louis David emerged onto the scene with his talent shining through at an early age. His artistic prowess captivated audiences worldwide with masterpieces like "The Death of Marat" and "Napoleon Crossing the Alps. " Back in England's Tunbridge Wells town center known as The Pantiles street scene thrived with activity even back then. In 1748 eminent visitors including Dr Johnson (Samuel Johnson) & David Garrick strolled these very streets. A chemist demonstrated groundbreaking experiments that pushed boundaries within scientific research during this pivotal year. Their discoveries paved new paths towards understanding the world around us.