1788 Collection

Charge of the 1st Life Guards at Waterloo, June 18th 1815.Chromolithograph after Henry Joseph Harry Payne (1858-1927), 1890 (c).Associated with Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815)

Lord Byron / Greek Costume
GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON English poet, depicted here in his costume as a Greek patriot

Sir Robert Peel, c. 1846
Engraving of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the English statesman and Prime Minister

George Lord Byron
GEORGE GORDON, lord BYRON writer and champion of Greek independence with his autograph

Schopenhauer / Postcard
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER German philosopher

Lord Byron in 1826
GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON English poet as a supporter of Greek independence in 1826

Nathan Soderblom / Nobel
TOMAS MASARYK Czech statesman and philosopher

Sir Francis Ronalds
Portrait of English inventor, Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), inventor of the electric telegraph in 1816

Basildon Park / E Dayes
Basildon Park, Berkshire: the seat of Sir Francis Sykes

Charles Wesley
CHARLES WESLEY Methodist divine, not always in agreement with his brother John

CUBITT (1788-1855)
Thomas Cubitt, London builder

Social / Knights Hill 18C
A gentleman farmer on his horse at Knights Hill, Surrey, seat of Lord Thurlow. The farm labourer carries a harvest barrel

Watts Steam Engine
James Watts improved steam engine of 1788

Lord Byron in the uniform of a Greek patriot
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788-1824) in the uniform of a Greek patriot, including a cavalry helmet which he designed himself, based on descriptions of armour in Homers Iliad

Charge of the 1st Life Guards at Genape, 1815.Watercolour by Richard Simkin, 1890 (c).Charge of the 1st Life Guards at Genape June 17 1815.Associated with the Battle of Quatre Bras, Napoleonic Wars

RANC, Jean. Charles III as a Child
RANC, Jean (1674-1735). Portrait of Charles III of Spain as a Child. ca. 1723. Rococo. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum

Zumalacarregui - 1
TOMAS ZUMALACARREGUI Spanish Carlist general with his autograph Date: 1788 - 1835

Walpole / Strawberry 1788
HORACE (HORATIO) WALPOLE FOURTH EARL OF OXFORD Grounds of Strawberry Hill, near Twickenham, home of the English gothic novelist and man of letters Date: 1717 - 1797

Charles Stuart in Hiding
CHARLES STUART THE YOUNG PRETENDER Bonnie Prince Charlie hides out in the Scottish Highlands after defeat at Culloden. Date: 1720 - 1788

Charles Stuart / Tocque
CHARLES EDWARD STUART Known as The Young Pretender wearing armour

Charles Stuart / Guizot
CHARLES EDWARD STUART Known as The Young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie with frilled cuffs, sash and sword

South entrance to Guildhall, London, mid-18th century
View of the courtyard and south entrance to Guildhall, London, mid-18th century. The great 13th-century Gothic gatehouse was torn down in 1788 and replaced by one designed by George Dance

An astrological chart for King George III. Date: 1788

An astrological chart of Mr George Witchell (?-1785), an astronomer who became Headmaster of the Royal Academy in Portsmouth in 1767. Date: 1788

Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Heß
Vintage 19th century photograph: Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Hesz (alternatively: von Hess) (17 March 1788, Vienna - 13 April 1870, Vienna), was an Austrian soldier and field marshal

Patrick Miller, the first steam engine boat, 1788. 1788

Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. var. papaveracea, 1788-1896 (hand-coloured engraving)
991240 Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. var. papaveracea, 1788-1896 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); 24.6x15.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Paeonia suffruticosa Andr)

English woman in court costume called the Circassian
FLO4572471 English woman in court costume called the Circassian, 1788

Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist
531920 Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar). Known as Doctor Mirabilis'

English woman in court costume with parrot
FLO4572379 English woman in court costume with parrot, 1788, court of King Louis XVI

View of crowds crossing over the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris 1788
5304949 View of crowds crossing over the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris 1788; (add.info.: View of crowds crossing over the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris 1788); Universal History Archive/UIG

English man in court costume, 1788
FLO4572369 English man in court costume, 1788, court of King Louis XVI

A 1788 Spanish gold 8-doubloon coin
3432504 A 1788 Spanish gold 8-doubloon coin, or piece of eight, showing the head of the Spanish king Charles III, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui

Pope Pius VI celebrates the Easter Holy Mass in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna... 1782, 1788. Private Collection

Teatro della Guerra presente tra la Russia e la Porta Ottomana, 1788. Private Collection

Miniature Painting of Maharaja Pratap Singh Kishangarh, 1788
3610086 Miniature Painting of Maharaja Pratap Singh Kishangarh, 1788 by Indian School, (18th century); Private Collection; Dinodia

Turkey. Constantinople. Dinner for a European ambassador
Turkey. Constantinople (Today Istanbul). Dinner for a European ambassador at the Grand Vizier's court, in the imperial Council chamber, around year 1788

Topkapi Palace. Audience of a European ambassador, 1788
Turkey. Constantinople (Today Istanbul). Topkapi Palace. Audience Chamber. Audience of a European ambassador, 1788. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot

George III and Royal Family viewing RA exhibition
George III and the Royal Family viewing the Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, 1788 Date: 1788

Helena Potocka (1763-1815) by Franciszek Smuglewicz
Helena Potocka (1763-1815). Polish Noblewoman. Portrait by Franciszek Smuglewicz (1745-1807), 1788-1792. Oil on canvas. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow

Delia in Town, painted by George Morland
Delia in Town, painting by George Morland, engraved by J.R. Smith Date: 1788

Mrs Wheatley in 1788 - Winter - Francesco Bartolozzi
Mrs Wheatley (the artists wife) in 1788 - Winter - Francesco Bartolozzi RA (1727 - 1815), reproduction on a postcard - she is wrapped up against the winter cold and carries a big muff

Man in tight stays 1788
Tight lacing 1788. A painfully fashionable young man wearing corsets to achieve a fashionable figure, bowing, perhaps in a dance. "These tight stays will be death of me, " he says

William Julius Mickle 1735 1788 Scottish Writer
william, julius, mickle, 1735, 1788, scottish, writer, who, wrote, play, about, death, socrates, made, admired, translation, camoens, lusiad, history, historical, 10165035

SALOMON GESSNER - 5
SALOMON GESSNER Swiss writer and artist, accompanied by a pair of cupids and the figure of Death, and tools of his trades. Date: 1730 - 1788

Chaetodon Imperator (Emperor Fish), 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving)
986202 Chaetodon Imperator (Emperor Fish), 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); 27.9x47.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chaetodon Imperator (Emperor Fish)

Salmo Fario (Brown Trout), 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving)
991238 Salmo Fario (Brown Trout), 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); 27.9x47.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Salmo Fario (Brown Trout)

Studies of Costume at Our Childrens Fancy Dress Ball (chromolitho)
1063388 Studies of Costume at Our Childrens Fancy Dress Ball (chromolitho) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Studies of Costume at Our Childrens Fancy Dress Ball)

Battersea Mill
Fowlers Mill was built in the grounds of the partly demolished Bolingbroke House in 1788 by Thomas Fowler to a design of Stephen Hooper

Le theatre de l Odeon, alors Comedie-Francaise, avant l incendie de 1799 (engraving)
6005553 Le theatre de l Odeon, alors Comedie-Francaise, avant l incendie de 1799 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le theatre de l Odeon)

The Holy Family, by Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Holy Family with the Infant St John, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the National Gallery, London. Date: 1788-9

French woman in court costume with parrot, 1788, court of King Louis XVI

French man in court costume, 1788, court of King Louis XVI

French woman in court costume called la Circassienne, 1788

Vente de tableaux en 1788 (engraving)
3645226 Vente de tableaux en 1788 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vente de tableaux en 1788. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1862)

Noblity in Costume - Lady Charlotte Spencer as Miss Rivers, Lord Charles Spencer as Colonel Rivers. 1788

Mendoza and Humphries in a boxing match. 1788

Bicentenary Celebration of the 17th Regiment at York
1595053 Bicentenary Celebration of the 17th Regiment at York, Costume of the Regiment in 1688 and 1788 (engraving) by English School

Arc de pierre ou porte Saint-Antoine
963243 Arc de pierre ou porte Saint-Antoine, remaniee par Blondel en 1672, demolie en 1788 (engraving) by French School

Sir Robert Peel (engraving)
1037702 Sir Robert Peel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Robert Peel)

SCHOPENHAUER / HADDON
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER German philosopher Date: 1788 - 1860

The Mausoleum of Makhdum Shah Daulat, Maner, Bihar, c. 1788-1796 (pencil, pen and grey ink
1196891 The Mausoleum of Makhdum Shah Daulat, Maner, Bihar, c.1788-1796 (pencil, pen and grey ink, w/c) by Daniell

Portrait of Mrs. Fisher, half length, in a White Dress Adorned with Blue Ribbons
651802 Portrait of Mrs

Mrs Jordan as Sir Harry Wildair from the rare portrait of 1788 (engraving)
584363 Mrs Jordan as Sir Harry Wildair from the rare portrait of 1788 (engraving) by English School

Norwood Cemetery; tomb of Francis Ascough of Southhall
602621 Norwood Cemetery; tomb of Francis Ascough of Southhall, Middlesex, died 1788 (coloured engraving) by English School

The Humours of Fox-Hunting, 1788, the Dinner (chromolitho)
1047166 The Humours of Fox-Hunting, 1788, the Dinner (chromolitho) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Humours of Fox-Hunting, 1788, the Dinner)

Pointe du pont au Change et monument de Louis XIII
962962 Pointe du pont au Change et monument de Louis XIII, Vue prise de la rue formee par les maisons du pont au XVIIIe siecle, demolies en 1788 (engraving) by French School

Marlborough, The Mound in 1788 (litho)
5198075 Marlborough, The Mound in 1788 (litho) by English School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marlborough, The Mound in 1788)

Ramnagar, Near Benares [Varanasi], Uttar Pradesh, c. 1788-9 (pencil, pen and black ink
1196895 Ramnagar, Near Benares [Varanasi], Uttar Pradesh, c

Embassy of Hyderbeck to Calcutta, from the Vizier of Oude, by Way of Patna
1196946 Embassy of Hyderbeck to Calcutta, from the Vizier of Oude, by Way of Patna, in the Year 1788, to Meet Lord Cornwallis, c

Chaetodon Aureus (Pomacanthus arcuatus) (Fig. 1) and Lookdown Fish (Selen vomer), c
986079 Chaetodon Aureus (Pomacanthus arcuatus) (Fig)

Arrest of the members (engraving)
965875 Arrest of the members (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrest of the members)

Old Fashioned Sporting Pictures, and the Road in Byegone Days (colour litho)
1038574 Old Fashioned Sporting Pictures, and the Road in Byegone Days (colour litho) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Fashioned Sporting Pictures)

Grand Chatelet et Pont au Change, 1647-1788 (colour litho)
962816 Grand Chatelet et Pont au Change, 1647-1788 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand Chatelet et Pont au Change, 1647-1788)

Pulmonaria Maritima, 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving)
991241 Pulmonaria Maritima, 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); 27.9x47.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pulmonaria Maritima)

Chaetodon Glaucus, 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving)
991237 Chaetodon Glaucus, 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); 27.9x47.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chaetodon Glaucus)

Quoits in 1788, played opposite the Horns, Kennington Common (engraving)
611047 Quoits in 1788, played opposite the Horns, Kennington Common (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quoits in 1788, played opposite the Horns)

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)

Sir Robert Peel (engraving)
1037060 Sir Robert Peel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Robert Peel)

Nelsons Column (1840-1843). Trafalgar Square. London
Nelsons Column (1840-1843). Designed by William Railton (1800-1877), was built to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Corinthian order and Dartmor granite

Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581, by Torquat
Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet. Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581. Epic poem. Chant I. Printed in Venice, 1788

RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM Author, best known for his Ingoldsby Legends which include the Jackdaw of Reims, The Spectre of Tappington and other fanciful tales. Date: 1788 - 1845

SOCIAL / HAREWOOD HOUSE
People arriving at Harewood House, Yorkshire, seat of Edwin Lascelles Esq Date: 1788

MAP / NETHERLANDS 1788
Map of the Seven United Provinces, with the Dutch, Austrian and French Netherlands Date: 1788

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In the year 1788, a fascinating array of events and individuals shaped history. Sir Robert Peel, a prominent figure in British politics during the mid-19th century, was born around this time. His contributions to law enforcement would later revolutionize policing worldwide. Meanwhile, Lord Byron donned Greek costume in c. 1846, showcasing his affinity for romanticism and his deep connection with Greece's struggle for independence. This iconic image immortalized him as a symbol of rebellion and artistic expression. Another notable figure from this era was Arthur Schopenhauer, who sent postcards adorned with his philosophical musings. These snippets offered glimpses into the mind of one of Germany's most influential philosophers. Charles Wesley also left an indelible mark on history through his hymns and religious writings that continue to inspire millions today. His words resonate across generations, offering solace and hope to those seeking spiritual guidance. Lord Byron made headlines again in 1826 when he tragically passed away at a young age while fighting for Greek independence. His death marked the end of an era but solidified his status as one of literature's greatest figures. Nathan Soderblom received the Nobel Peace Prize years later for his efforts in promoting Christian unity amidst global conflicts. This recognition highlighted the importance of fostering peace and understanding among diverse communities. Sir Francis Ronalds deserves mention too; he invented an electric telegraph precursor that laid the foundation for modern communication systems we rely on today. Basildon Park captured hearts with its picturesque beauty throughout E Dayes' artwork during this period—a testament to architectural excellence that still stands strong today. CUBITT (1788-1855), renowned engineer William Cubitt played a pivotal role in shaping Britain's infrastructure during the Industrial Revolution—his innovative designs forever transforming cities' landscapes. Social life thrived at Knights Hill in the 18th century—an epitome of elegance where high society gathered to socialize and revel in luxurious festivities.