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1788 Collection

In the year 1788, a fascinating array of events and individuals shaped history

Background image1788 Collection: Sir Robert Peel, c. 1846

Sir Robert Peel, c. 1846
Engraving of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the English statesman and Prime Minister. Peel was a Conservative MP who held strong views on Irish Catholicism and Free Trade vs Protectionism

Background image1788 Collection: Lord Byron / Greek Costume

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

Background image1788 Collection: Schopenhauer / Postcard

Schopenhauer / Postcard
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER German philosopher

Background image1788 Collection: Lord Byron in 1826

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

Background image1788 Collection: Nathan Soderblom / Nobel

Nathan Soderblom / Nobel
TOMAS MASARYK Czech statesman and philosopher

Background image1788 Collection: George Lord Byron

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

Background image1788 Collection: Sir Francis Ronalds

Sir Francis Ronalds
Portrait of English inventor, Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), inventor of the electric telegraph in 1816. He fitted his garden in Hammersmith with an electric telegraph but was refused when he

Background image1788 Collection: Basildon Park / E Dayes

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

Background image1788 Collection: CUBITT (1788-1855)

CUBITT (1788-1855)
Thomas Cubitt, London builder

Background image1788 Collection: Charles Wesley

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

Background image1788 Collection: Social / Knights Hill 18C

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

Background image1788 Collection: Watts Steam Engine

Watts Steam Engine
James Watts improved steam engine of 1788

Background image1788 Collection: Charge of the 1st Life Guards at Genape

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

Background image1788 Collection: Major John Dade, of Tannington, Suffolk, Thomas Gainsborough, 1727-1788, British

Major John Dade, of Tannington, Suffolk, Thomas Gainsborough, 1727-1788, British

Background image1788 Collection: RANC, Jean. Charles III as a Child

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

Background image1788 Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Scavengers Cart, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British

Drawings Prints, Print, Scavengers Cart, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British
Drawings and Prints, Print, Scavengers Cart, Artist, Thomas Rowlandson, British, London 1757-1827 London, Rowlandson, Thomas, 1757, 1827, 1788, 1788

Background image1788 Collection: Charge of the 1st Life Guards at Waterloo

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)

Background image1788 Collection: Walpole / Strawberry 1788

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

Background image1788 Collection: Zumalacarregui - 1

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

Background image1788 Collection: Charles Stuart in Hiding

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

Background image1788 Collection: Charles Stuart / Tocque

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

Background image1788 Collection: Charles Stuart / Guizot

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

Background image1788 Collection: Miniature Painting of Maharaja Pratap Singh Kishangarh, 1788

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

Background image1788 Collection: Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Heß

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

Background image1788 Collection: Patrick Miller, the first steam engine boat, 1788

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

Background image1788 Collection: Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. var. papaveracea, 1788-1896 (hand-coloured engraving)

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)

Background image1788 Collection: Turkey. Constantinople. Dinner for a European ambassador

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

Background image1788 Collection: Topkapi Palace. Audience of a European ambassador, 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

Background image1788 Collection: George III and Royal Family viewing RA exhibition

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

Background image1788 Collection: Helena Potocka (1763-1815) by Franciszek Smuglewicz

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

Background image1788 Collection: Delia in Town, painted by George Morland

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

Background image1788 Collection: Mrs Wheatley in 1788 - Winter - Francesco Bartolozzi

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

Background image1788 Collection: Man in tight stays 1788

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

Background image1788 Collection: William Julius Mickle 1735 1788 Scottish Writer

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

Background image1788 Collection: SALOMON GESSNER - 5

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

Background image1788 Collection: Chaetodon Imperator (Emperor Fish), 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving)

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)

Background image1788 Collection: Salmo Fario (Brown Trout), 1785-1788 (hand-coloured engraving)

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)

Background image1788 Collection: Studies of Costume at Our Childrens Fancy Dress Ball (chromolitho)

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)

Background image1788 Collection: Battersea Mill

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

Background image1788 Collection: Le theatre de l Odeon, alors Comedie-Francaise, avant l incendie de 1799 (engraving)

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)

Background image1788 Collection: The Holy Family, by Sir Joshua Reynolds

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

Background image1788 Collection: French woman in court costume with parrot

French woman in court costume with parrot, 1788, court of King Louis XVI. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Background image1788 Collection: French man in court costume, 1788, court of King Louis XVI

French man in court costume, 1788, court of King Louis XVI. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Background image1788 Collection: French woman in court costume called la Circassienne, 1788

French woman in court costume called la Circassienne, 1788. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France (Historical Costumes of France)

Background image1788 Collection: Vente de tableaux en 1788 (engraving)

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)

Background image1788 Collection: Noblity in Costume

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

Background image1788 Collection: Mendoza and Humphries in a boxing match

Mendoza and Humphries in a boxing match. 1788

Background image1788 Collection: Bicentenary Celebration of the 17th Regiment at York, Costume of the Regiment in 1688 and 1788

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



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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.