1783 Collection

Count of St Germain, French alchemist
Count of St Germain (c.1712-1784), French alchemist. St Germain was a French courtier and adventurer who rose to prominence in Europe in the mid-18th century

EXPL2A-00164
Map of the United States at the close of the American Revolution, 1783. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Montgolfier 1st Flight
The first manned ascent - Pilatre de Rozier and the marquis d Arlandes make history in a hot-air Montgolfiere

Capability Brown / Oval Pt
LANCELOT CAPABILITY BROWN English landscape gardener

WRIGHT: COTTON MILL. Arkwrights Cotton Mills by Night, in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. Oil on canvas by Joseph Wright, c1782-83

GARNERAY, Louis (1783-1857). Naval Battle of Navarino. ca. 1827. Greek War of Independence (1821-1832). Battle of Navarino, October 20th, 1827. Victory of the British and French fleet on the ottoman

Montgolfier balloon in flight over Paris
First manned balloon ascent, made in the presence of the Dauphin, from the Jardin de la Muette, Paris, under the direction of Montgolfier

Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist

Nikolai Grundtvig
NIKOLAI Fs GRUNDTVIG Danish theologian and poet with his autograph Date: 1783 - 1872

Montgolfier Ist Manned
Intrepid pioneers PILATRE DE ROZIER and the marquis D ARLANDES make the first successful manned flight in a Montgolfier balloon (hot air) at Paris

PRIAPIC NOVEL, 1783. Engraved title page to an English priapic novel of 1783

Key to Washington and His Generals, a depiction of George Washingtons farewell to his generals in Fraunces Tavern
WASHINGTON & HIS GENERALS. Key to Washington and His Generals, a depiction of George Washingtons farewell to his generals in Fraunces Tavern, New York City, on 4 December 1783

Log cabin in Vermont
Hyde log cabin, built in 1783, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photograph

Common jasmine, Jasminum officinale, Linn. Sp. plant 9. Jasmin commun. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier Artificial

Quince tree and fruit, Cydonia oblonga Pyrus cydonia, Linn. Coignassier. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier Artificial

Siege of Gibraltar - 1
The Spanish and French besiege Gibraltar 1779 to 1783 : the biggest attack involves 48 vessels and 100, 000 men, but is repulsed by the garrison under general Eliott. Date: 13 September 1782

WASHINGTON: FAREWELL, 1783. George Washington taking leave of his officers in Fraunces Tavern in New York City, 4 December 1783. Chromolithograph illustration by Henry Alexander Ogden, c1893

Still Life: Tea Set; Jean-Etienne Liotard, Swiss, 1702 - 1789; about 1781 - 1783; Oil on canvas mounted on board; Unframed [approx.]: 37.8 x 51.6 cm (14 7/8 x 20 5/16 in.)

Balloon ascent from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris
Balloon ascent of Charles and Robert from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, the first voyage made in a hydrogen balloon. After sending off a trial hydrogen balloon, Charles designed

Balloon ascent, Champ de Mars, Paris
Balloon ascent by Montgolfier, d Anonai and Vivarais from the Champ de Mars, Paris. 27 August 1783

Satirical ballooning image
A rude satirical image of large and small balloons tied together, lifting a cannon, entitled The Montgolsier. A first rate of the French Aerial Navy. A Fart, an Ass, a Fool, A Monkey, a Nothing. 1783

End of the Revolutionary War announced by signal-fires
Beacon-fires in the hills along the Hudson River celebrating end of Revolutionary War, 1783. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Eyre Coote (Elder) - 1
SIR EYRE COOTE (the elder) British military commander, notably in Bengal, India : with military ornaments. Date: 1726 - 1783

Castle / Donnington / 1783
The ruins of Donnington Castle Date: 1783

First Manned Balloon
The hot air Montgolfiere carrying de Rozier and d Arlandes, makes the worlds first manned ascent, over Paris

Colquhoun / Freeman
PATRICK COLQUHOUN Police magistrate, Scottish merchant and reformer, founder of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce in 1783

Charles Byrne, Giant
Charles Byrne (1761-1783) known as the Irish Giant, who was 8 feet 4 inches tall, depicted with various Edinburgh notables

Charles Balloon Manned
Charles & Robert make the first manned flight in a gas- filled balloon, at the Tuileries Gardens, Paris

Courtesans Takikawa Hanaogi Ogiya house Mirror
Courtesans Takikawa and Hanaogi from the Ogiya house Mirror of manuscripts of the new beautiful courtesans from the Yoshiwara (series title) Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin jihitsu kagami

First ascent of Mongolfier hot air balloon, 21 November 1783. From chromolithgotraph postcard published c1910
530319 First ascent of Mongolfier hot air balloon, 21 November 1783. From chromolithgotraph postcard published c1910.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

French postage stamps commemorating the Bi-centennial of the first balloon ascent in 1783
5616995 French postage stamps commemorating the Bi-centennial of the first balloon ascent in 1783; (add.info.: 02/02/1783); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ascent in captive hot air balloon made by Francois Pilatre de Rozier (1754-85) in Paris, 11 October 1783
535279 Ascent in captive hot air balloon made by Francois Pilatre de Rozier (1754-85) in Paris, 11 October 1783, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: From Gaston Tissandier 'Histoire des Ballons')

Robert brothers helping JAC Charles (1746-1823) to inflate balloon with hydrogen produced by covering barrel of iron
533626 Robert brothers helping JAC Charles (1746-1823) to inflate balloon with hydrogen produced by covering barrel of iron filings with sulphuric acid

Montgolfier brothers' hot air hot air balloon over Paris, France, 1783 (engraving)
528316 Montgolfier brothers' hot air hot air balloon over Paris, France, 1783 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving by Nicolas de Launay, French engraver)

Washington parting from his officers at Fraunces Tavern, New York City, USA, on December 4th 1783
3052898 Washington parting from his officers at Fraunces Tavern, New York City, USA, on December 4th 1783. George Washington, 1732-1799. First President of the United States

First manned free balloon flight, Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, 21 November 1783
528357 First manned free balloon flight, Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, 21 November 1783, in Montgolfier (hot air) balloon from the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France

Study for "The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar", 1783-1786. Creator: John Singleton Copley
Study for "The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar", 1783-1786

Sea fight with the Mahrattas (Maratha sailors), who captured the East India Company ship Ranger on 5 (or 8) April 1783, an action which went against the Treaty of Salbai which had ended the First

Trojan's Pillar

Ruins of Athen Greece

Seraglio, Constantinople

Signing the Treaty of Paris (Peace of Paris) between Great Britain, France and Spain, 20 January 1783, part of the set of treaties which ended the American Revolutionary War. Date: 1783

King Stanislaw II August Poniatowski (1732-1798)
Stanislaw II August Poniatowski (1732-1798). King of Poland. King Stanislaw August Poniatowski at the Cadet School, 1774-1783, by Jan Piotr Norblin de la Gourdaine (1745-1830). Oil on canvas

Garlic vine, Bignonia aequinoctialis, Linn
6337025 Garlic vine, Bignonia aequinoctialis, Linn by Duchesne (18th century); (add.info.: Garlic vine, Bignonia aequinoctialis, Linn. La bignon de Cayenne)

African bowstring hemp, Sansevieria hyacinthoides
6337021 African bowstring hemp, Sansevieria hyacinthoides by Dupin, the Younger (b.1753); (add.info.: African bowstring hemp, Sansevieria hyacinthoides)

Cornucopian shrub, Copianthus indica, Hil
6337012 Cornucopian shrub, Copianthus indica, Hil by Dupin, the Younger (b.1753); (add.info.: Cornucopian shrub, Copianthus indica, Hil. Dec. Tom. 1, Copianthe des Indes. Amaranthus species)

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View of a Part of the River Arno. Plate from Raccolta delle piu belle Vedute e Prospettive della Cita di Firenze from the composite album Venice and Tuscany

Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette, 1793 (oil on panel)
990120 Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette, 1793 (oil on panel) by Wertmuller, Adolf Ulrich (1751-1811); 16.2x13.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette)

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"1783: A Year of Alchemy, Inventions, and Battles" Step back in time to the year 1783, a remarkable period filled with extraordinary events and groundbreaking achievements. Count of St Germain, the enigmatic French alchemist, delved into secrets unknown to many. Meanwhile, Wright's Cotton Mill illuminated the night sky in Cromford, Derbyshire - a symbol of industrial revolution taking shape. In Paris, the Montgolfier balloon gracefully soared above the cityscape as it marked its first manned flight. The skies witnessed an astonishing feat that would forever change human exploration. And not far from there, Garneray captured the intensity of Naval Battle of Navarino on canvas - immortalizing a historic clash for generations to come. While battles raged on land and sea, Leonhard Euler's brilliant mind continued to unravel mathematical mysteries. His contributions shaped our understanding of numbers and equations even today. As if defying gravity itself once again, Montgolfier took flight for its maiden voyage into uncharted territories. Nature also had its say in 1783; Capability Brown transformed landscapes with his visionary designs at Oval Pt while Nikolai Grundtvig inspired minds through his educational reforms. Amidst all this innovation and progress stood a humble quince tree bearing fruits - Cydonia oblonga reminding us that nature too plays its part in shaping history. And finally, we glimpse into society's hidden desires as an engraved title page reveals an English priapic novel from 1783 - a testament to humanity's fascination with forbidden pleasures throughout time. As we reflect upon this pivotal year brimming with scientific breakthroughs and artistic endeavors alike, let us marvel at how these diverse threads wove together to create the tapestry known as 1783 – forever etching its mark on history's grand stage.