1809 Collection (page 6)

Porta San Paolo Pyramid Cestius Rome Drawing
The Porta San Paolo and the Pyramid of Cestius in Rome, Drawing from a group of 46 drawings and studies of mainly cityscapes and landscapes in and around Rome

Basilica Santi Quattro Coronati Rome Church Ss
The Basilica of the Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome The Church of the Ss. Quattro Coronati, Rome, Drawing from a group of 46 drawings and studies of mainly cityscapes and landscapes in

Five Capitals Villa Mattei Rome Baths Caracalla
Five Capitals in the Villa Mattei in Rome The Baths of Caracalla and Two Capitals from the Villa Mattei in Rome Two Capitals in the Villa Mattei in Rome Two Capitals

Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore Rome View Sa Maria Maggiore
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome View of Sa. Maria Maggiore, Rome, Drawing from a group of 46 drawings and studies of mainly cityscapes and landscapes in and around Rome

Baths Caracalla Rome Frascati Distance Porta Latina
The Baths of Caracalla in Rome, with Frascati in the Distance The Baths of Caracalla, Rome, with the Porta Latina and in the distance Frascati

Aqua Claudia Rome Drawing group 46 drawings studies
The Aqua Claudia in Rome, Drawing from a group of 46 drawings and studies of mainly cityscapes and landscapes in and around Rome

Frame Empty frame Part second album drawings
Frame, Empty frame. Part of the second album with drawings of flowers. Ninth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II

Blank sheet mounted within frame Numbered top right
Blank sheet, mounted within frame. Numbered top right: 154. Part of the second album with drawings of flowers and plants. Ninth of twelve albums with drawings of animals

Unfilled schedule Joseph Antoine van Huerne Bruges
Unfilled schedule, Joseph Antoine van Huerne (possibly), Bruges, 1809 - 1814, paper, ink, manuscript, h 430 mm × w 270 mm

Frame Empty frame Part third album drawings flowers
Frame, Empty frame. Part of the third album with drawings of flowers. Tenth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II

Frame Empty frame Numbered top right 292 Part
Frame, Empty frame. Numbered top right: 292. Part of the third album with drawings of flowers. Tenth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600

Title print series Engraved Eight Views Omi Province Doban Omi hakkei
Title print for the series Engraved Eight Views of the Omi Province Doban Omi hakkei (series title on object), Front of the envelope containing the eight prints from this series

book trolley gold lacquered book trolley several series
The book trolley, A gold lacquered book trolley with several series of books. The two pull ropes are on the floor. With one poem, book, Kubota Shunman (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1800 - c

Fresh-water clam Two women boy New Years Day
Fresh-water clam, Two women and a boy on New Years Day on their way to a temple. One of the women is holding a bamboo cane on which wrapped gifts hang

brocade shell Nishikigai title object comparison game
The brocade shell Nishikigai (title on object) A comparison game of poems (series title) Kasen awase (series title on object)

Model folded work basket pin cushions Print numbered top right
Model of a folded work basket and pin cushions, Model of a folded work basket and pin cushions. Print numbered top right: 11, container made or plant material other than wood: basket, A

Native orchid Orchis mascula nail branch title
Native orchid Orchis mascula A nail branch (title on object), The flower is cut off, flowers: hyacinth, Nicols Anslijn Nicolsz, Netherlands, 1809 - 1838, paper, h 330 mm × w 242 mm

Portrait lawyer Hendrik Constantijn Cras Hendrik Constantijn Cras
Portrait of the lawyer Hendrik Constantijn Cras, Hendrik Constantijn Cras, Reinier Vinkeles (I) (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1786 - 1809, paper, engraving, h 213 mm × w 117 mm

Three performances landscape resting woman child
Three performances: landscape with resting woman and child, Christ and a winter landscape, The resting woman sits against a tree and leans on her duffel

Man Reading Newspaper John Plumbe Jr. American
Man Reading a Newspaper; John Plumbe Jr. (American, born United Kingdom, 1809 - 1857); about 1842; Daguerreotype

Head Apollo three-quarter view Specimens antient sculpture
Head of Apollo, three-quarter view, Specimens of antient sculpture, Agar, John Samuel, ca. 1770-ca.1835, Knight, Richard Payne, 1750-1824, Engraving, 1809, Marble. Heroic size

Head Apollo front side views Specimens antient sculpture
Head of Apollo, front and side views, Specimens of antient sculpture, Howard, Henry, 1769-1847, Knight, Richard Payne, 1750-1824, Skelton, William, 1763-1848, Engraving, 1809, Marble. Heroic size

Tab 1 new elucidation colours original prismatic
Tab. 1, A new elucidation of colours, original, prismatic, and material: showing their concordance in three primitives, yellow, red, and blue, and the means of producing, measuring

Tab 2 new elucidation colours original prismatic
Tab. 2, A new elucidation of colours, original, prismatic, and material: showing their concordance in three primitives, yellow, red, and blue, and the means of producing, measuring

Tab 3 new elucidation colours original prismatic
Tab. 3, A new elucidation of colours, original, prismatic, and material: showing their concordance in three primitives, yellow, red, and blue, and the means of producing, measuring

Tab 7 new elucidation colours original prismatic
Tab. 7, A new elucidation of colours, original, prismatic, and material: showing their concordance in three primitives, yellow, red, and blue, and the means of producing, measuring

Tab 5 new elucidation colours original prismatic
Tab. 5, A new elucidation of colours, original, prismatic, and material: showing their concordance in three primitives, yellow, red, and blue, and the means of producing, measuring

Tab 4 new elucidation colours original prismatic
Tab. 4, A new elucidation of colours, original, prismatic, and material: showing their concordance in three primitives, yellow, red, and blue, and the means of producing, measuring

Tab 6 new elucidation colours original prismatic
Tab. 6, A new elucidation of colours, original, prismatic, and material: showing their concordance in three primitives, yellow, red, and blue, and the means of producing, measuring

Etruscan head side view Society Dilettanti drawings
Etruscan head, side view, Society of Dilettanti drawings, prints, and letters, 1806-1880, Pencil on paper, between 1809 and 1835, Drawing for the publication Specimens of antient sculpture

Six seals coins Society Dilettanti drawings prints
Six seals or coins, Society of Dilettanti drawings, prints, and letters, 1806-1880, Wash on paper, between 1809 and 1835, Drawing for the publication Specimens of antient sculpture

Two headless lions gateway Mycenae three gems
Two headless lions from the gateway of Mycenae and three gems depicting animals, Society of Dilettanti drawings, prints, and letters, 1806-1880, Wash on paper, between 1809 and 1835

Head Mercury side view Society Dilettanti drawings
Head of Mercury, side view, Society of Dilettanti drawings, prints, and letters, 1806-1880, Pencil on paper, between 1809 and 1835, Drawing for the publication Specimens of antient sculpture

Head Didymaean androgynous Apollo Society Dilettanti drawings
Head of the Didymaean or androgynous Apollo, Society of Dilettanti drawings, prints, and letters, 1806-1880, Pencil on paper, between 1809 and 1935

Head laughing faun Society Dilettanti drawings
Head of a laughing faun, Society of Dilettanti drawings, prints, and letters, 1806-1880, Pencil on paper, between 1809 and 1935, Drawing for the publication Specimens of antient sculpture

Figure Apollo lyre Society Dilettanti drawings
Figure of Apollo with lyre, Society of Dilettanti drawings, prints, and letters, 1806-1880, Howard, Wash on paper, between 1809 and 1935, Drawing for the publication Specimens of antient sculpture

Portrait Young Lady Profile Henri-Pierre Danloux
Portrait of a Young Lady in Profile; Henri-Pierre Danloux (French, 1753 - 1809); France; about 1783 - 1785; Black chalk and gray wash; 23.7 x 20.5 cm (9 5, 16 x 8 1, 16 in.)

United States Capitol John Plumbe Jr. American
The United States Capitol; John Plumbe Jr. (American, born United Kingdom, 1809 - 1857); 1846; Daguerreotype

Ruins Ancient Palace Fort Agra Dr John Murray
Ruins of Ancient Palace, Fort Agra; Dr. John Murray (British, 1809 - 1898); Agra, India; 1853 - 1858; Albumen silver print

Seated Woman Purse Hugh Welch Diamond British
Seated Woman With a Purse; Hugh Welch Diamond (British, 1809 - 1886); about 1855; Albumen silver print

Pomona Britannica No 52 - Black Prince Grape
Pomona Britannica: No. 52 - Black Prince Grape, 1809. George Brookshaw (British). Aquatint

Portrait John Wheeley Gough Gutch John G Crace
Portrait of John Wheeley Gough Gutch; John G. Crace (British, 1809 - 1889); Europe; 1855; Albumen silver print

Father Daughters Nurse Thomas Martin Easterly
Father, Daughters, and Nurse; Thomas Martin Easterly (American, 1809 - 1882); about 1850; Daguerreotype, hand-colored;

Hon Abraham Lincoln Born Kentucky February 12
Hon. Abraham Lincoln, Born in Kentucky, February 12, 1809, 1860. Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). Wood engraving

Hall Shah Jehan Hindoo Frescoes Agra Dr John Murray
Hall of Shah Jehan, with Hindoo Frescoes - Agra; Dr. John Murray (British, 1809 - 1898), Joseph Hogarth (English, active 1850s - 1860s); Agra

View Telegraph Cambridge 1809 Richard Dighton
A View of the Telegraph, Cambridge, 1809. Richard Dighton (British, 1795-1880). Etching, hand colored

Holy Family Flight Egypt 1809 Dominique Vivant Denon
Holy Family on the Flight into Egypt, 1809. Dominique Vivant Denon (French, 1747-1825). Lithograph; sheet: 23.7 x 19.2 cm (9 5/16 x 7 9/16 in.); image: 9.7 x 14.1 cm (3 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

Portrait Miss Mary Tadman 1809 John I Smart British
Portrait of Miss Mary Tadman, 1809. John I Smart (British, 1741-1811). Watercolor and graphite, heightened with traces of white gouache on paper; sheet: 15.4 x 13.4 cm (6 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.); image

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"1809: A Year of Literary, Scientific, and Historical Milestones" Step back in time to the year 1809, where a tapestry of remarkable events unfolded. In the idyllic Oxnead Hall, Norfolk, Lord Tennyson was born - a poet whose words would resonate through generations. Meanwhile, across the English Channel in France, an iconic caricature artist known as Ape emerged onto the scene and later found fame illustrating for Vanity Fair. In another corner of England's rich history, Charles Darwin took his first breaths. Little did anyone know that this young boy would grow up to revolutionize our understanding of life on Earth with his theory of evolution. As if fate had intertwined their destinies, Edgar Allan Poe and Cole were also born this same year – two literary titans who would leave an indelible mark on Gothic literature. Amidst these creative forces came echoes of war as a recruiting poster for the 7th Regiment of Light Dragoons beckoned brave souls to join their ranks. The ruins of Brambletye House near East Grinstead stood as silent witnesses to turbulent times gone by. But amidst chaos and conflict arose moments that shaped society forever; Charles Darwin posed alongside a lookalike ape – an image emblematic of mankind's connection to nature. And within the walls of libraries like Gladstone's own sanctuary resided knowledge that fueled progress. Louis Braille paved new paths for those with visual impairments by inventing his eponymous tactile writing system – empowering countless individuals worldwide even after his untimely death at just 43 years old. Across vast oceans in Scotland stood tall Bell Rock Lighthouse - a testament to human ingenuity built between 1808-1810 - guiding sailors safely through treacherous waters. As we gaze upon photographs capturing Charles Darwin or peruse pages from Vanity Fair featuring Gladstone himself, let us remember that the year 1809 was not merely a footnote in history.