1787 Collection (page 4)

Prussian hussars guard Leidse Poort Amsterdam
The Prussian hussars guard at the Leidse Poort in Amsterdam, 1787 The Prussian hussars guard, Outside the Leijdsche Poort in Amsterdam (...) (title on object)

View West Temple Minerva Polias Pandrosium antiquities
A View of the West End of the Temple of Minerva Polias, and of the Pandrosium, The antiquities of Athens, Newton, W. Stuart, James, 1713-1788, Engraving, 1762-1816, Plate 2

View Front Scene antiquities Athens Newton W
A View of the Front of the Scene, The antiquities of Athens, Newton, W. Stuart, James, 1713-1788, Engraving, 1762-1816, Plate 1, depicting the front of the Scene, located in volume 2, chapter 3

Adorned Caryatides Elevation Front Temple Pandrosus
Adorned with Caryatides, The Elevation of the Front of the Temple of Pandrosus, Adorned with Caryatides, The antiquities of Athens, Newton, W

James Stuart Esqr F. R. S. antiqvities Athens Knight
James Stuart Esqr. F.R.S. The antiqvities of Athens, Knight, C. Stuart, James, 1713-1788, Engraving, 1787, Portrait of James Stuart

Plate X Rational Recreations Principles Numbers
Plate X, Rational Recreations, In which the Principles of Numbers and Natural Philosophy are clearly and copiously elucidated by a Series of Easy, Entertaining, Interesting Experiments

Plate XI Rational Recreations Principles Numbers
Plate XI, Rational Recreations, In which the Principles of Numbers and Natural Philosophy are clearly and copiously elucidated by a Series of Easy, Entertaining, Interesting Experiments

Due sedi forma di tripode ed sofa eseguiti gabinetti della
Due sedi in forma di tripode, ed un sofa eseguiti per un gabinetti della R. Villa de Monza, Alcune decorazioni di nobili sale ed altri ornamenti di Giocondo Albertolli Professore Nella Reale

Entree de l eglise du St Sepulcre Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre
Entree de l eglise du St. Sepulcre; Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre (French, 1787 - 1851); about 1818; Lithograph; 26.8 x 21.6 cm (10 9, 16 x 8 1, 2 in.)

Portrait John Talbot later 1st Earl Talbot Pompeo Batoni
Portrait of John Talbot, later 1st Earl Talbot; Pompeo Batoni (Italian (Lucchese), 1708 - 1787); Italy; 1773; Oil on canvas; 274.3 × 182.2 cm (108 × 71 3, 4 in.)

Portrait Madame Joubert Francois-Xavier Fabre
Portrait of Madame Joubert; Francois-Xavier Fabre (French, 1766 - 1837); 1787; Oil on canvas; 79.1 x 62.5 cm (31 1, 8 x 24 5, 8 in.)

Portrait Laurent-Nicolas de Joubert Francois-Xavier Fabre
Portrait of Laurent-Nicolas de Joubert; Francois-Xavier Fabre (French, 1766 - 1837); 1787; Oil on canvas; 79.7 x 63.5 cm (31 3, 8 x 25 in.)

Christ Glory Four Saints Pompeo Batoni Italian
Christ in Glory with Four Saints; Pompeo Batoni (Italian (Lucchese), 1708 - 1787); 1736 - 1737; Oil on canvas; 64 × 34.9 cm (25 3, 16 × 13 3, 4 in.)

View Place Louis XV Attributed Alexandre-Jean Noel
A View of Place Louis XV; Attributed to Alexandre-Jean Noel (French, 1752 - 1834); about 1775 - 1787; Oil on canvas; 49.8 × 74.9 cm (19 5, 8 × 29 1, 2 in.)

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.)

Study Death Socrates Jean-Francois-Pierre Peyron
Study for the Death of Socrates; Jean-Francois-Pierre Peyron (French, 1744 - 1814); France; about 1787; Black chalk, brown ink and brown wash

Portrait Peder Hjort Carl Barth German 1787 1853
Portrait of Peder Hjort; Carl Barth (German, 1787 - 1853); Germany; about 1818 - 1819; Graphite and ink; 9.5 x 9.3 cm (3 3, 4 x 3 11, 16 in.)

Portrait Antonio Canova Johann Heinrich Wilhelm
Portrait of Antonio Canova; Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (German, 1751 - 1829); Italy; 1787; Black chalk; 23.5 x 19 cm (9 1, 4 x 7 1, 2 in.)

Winter Scene Hendrik Meyer Dutch 1744 1793 1787
A Winter Scene; Hendrik Meyer (Dutch, 1744 - 1793); 1787; Black chalk, pen and brown ink, gouache, pen and black ink framing lines; 37.1 x 48.3 cm (14 5, 8 x 19 in.)

Summer Scene Hendrik Meyer Dutch 1744 1793 1787
A Summer Scene; Hendrik Meyer (Dutch, 1744 - 1793); 1787; Black chalk, pen and brown ink, gouache, pen and black ink framing lines; 37.1 x 48.3 cm (14 5, 8 x 19 in.)

Venus Reclining Sea Monster Cupid Putto John Deare
Venus Reclining on a Sea Monster with Cupid and a Putto; John Deare (English, 1759 - 1798); Great Britain; 1787, 88 - 1790; Marble; 33.7 × 58.4 × 11.2 cm (13 1, 4 × 23 × 4 7, 16 in.)

Portrait Sir John Macpherson 1st Baronet Governor-General
Portrait of Sir John Macpherson, 1st Baronet, Governor-General of India, 1787. John I Smart (British, 1741-1811). Watercolor and gouache heightened with white gouache on paper; sheet

The Shoplifter Detected, After John Collett, 1787. A Woman Caught Shoplifting Is Found To Have Lace Hidden Under Her Skirts

Reuben, Old Testament patriarch, in Thomas Bankes Bible, Plate I. 1787

Silver cup of Joseph found in Benjamins sack
Silver cup of Joseph found in his brother Benjamins sack - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 44.12. 1787

Joseph dreams of the wheatsheaf, the sun, moon and eleven stars - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 37.9. 1787

Isaac cleaning the wells made by Abraham to water his flocks - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 26.18. 1787

The first interview by John Kay 1787
The first interview. Captain Dalrymple of Fordel and Cleland, by John Kay. An Edinburgh gentleman (landowner and industrialist Marten Dalrymple) talking to a lady wearing an extremely large hat

NIEPCE, Joseph-Nicephore (1765-1833). French inventor, most noted as one of the inventors of photography. Engraving

POTEMKIN VILLAGE, 1787. Prince Grigori Potemkin showing Empress Catherine the Great of Russia an apparently contented and prosperous village in the Crimea region, 1787

Antonio Baratta after A. -J. Defehrt and J
Antonio Baratta after A.-J. Defehrt and J.-R. Lucotte, Italian (1724-1787), Gravure en Bois, Outils: pl. I, 1771-1779, engraving on laid paper

Page three of the Constitution of the United States of America, 1787
THE CONSTITUTION, 1787. Page three of the Constitution of the United States of America, 1787

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. George Washington presiding at the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. After the painting by Junius Brutus Stearns

PHILADELPHIA, 1787. The Accident in Lombard-Street, Philadelphia (Returning home from a bake-house)
PHILADELPHIA, 1787. The Accident in Lombard-Street, Philadelphia (Returning home from a bake-house, a housewife had dropped her pie to the amusement of passing chimneysweeps)

Costume: Lunardi Hat
Masculine influenced double- breasted jacket with large lapels; large gauze & wire framed hat (balloon or Lunardi hat); simple white muslin dress with sash... Date: 1787 - 1792

IROQUOIS WARRIOR with war club and snow-shoes. Aquatint, c1787, by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

Parade in Manhattan celebrating the new US Constitution
" Ship of state" parade on Wall Street, honoring Alexander Hamilton and the new U.S. Constitution, New York City, 1787. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ratification resolution by the Constitutional Convention, 1787
Resolution to ratify the U.S. Constitution, 1787. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Signatures of leaders of the Constitutional Convention, 1787
Signatures of leading members of Constitutional Convention, 1787. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Prison reformer John Howard visiting a prison
An engraving of Francis Wheatleys 1787 painting of John Howard Visiting and Relieving the Miseries of a Prison. Howard (third from right) (1726-1790)

Cricket at White Conduit
Representation of the Noble Game of Cricket, as played in the celebrated Cricket Field near White Conduit House

The Connecticut Compromise 2006. Bradley Stevens American painter. Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth in 1787 drafting The Great (or Connecticut) Compromise, a plan for representation in Congress

Gad, Old Testament patriarch, in Thomas Bankes Bible, Plate VIII. 1787

Naphtali, Old Testament patriarch, in Thomas Bankes Bible, Plate X. 1787

Issachar, Old Testament patriarch, in Thomas Bankes Bible, Plate VI. 1787

Zebulun, Old Testament patriarch, in Thomas Bankes Bible, Plate V. 1787

Dan, Old Testament patriarch, in Thomas Bankes Bible, Plate VII. 1787

Asher, Old Testament patriarch, in Thomas Bankes Bible, Plate IX. 1787

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"1787: A Year of Transformation and Innovation" In 1787, a pivotal year in history, the foundations for a new nation were laid. The Constitution of the United States was born, its words etched onto page one as a testament to democracy and freedom. Under the watchful eye of George Washington, delegates gathered at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to debate and shape this groundbreaking document. Amidst these discussions, across the Atlantic in England's Blenheim Palace, inspiration bloomed. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe gazed out from his window, contemplating ideas that would transcend borders and time. Meanwhile, Tischbein captured this moment on canvas - an artist capturing an era. But it wasn't just politics and art that defined 1787; it was also a year of scientific marvels. The first gas balloon took flight into unknown skies while Mozart's opera Don Giovanni enraptured audiences with its timeless melodies. As we reflect on this transformative year, let us not forget West Wycombe Park in Bucks or Geranium Reichardi - symbols of nature's beauty intertwined with human achievements. The echoes still resonate today as we continue to uphold the principles set forth by our founding fathers. Let us cherish their vision for a more perfect union as we navigate through our own challenges and strive towards progress together.