1842 Collection

The Remnants of an Army. Photomechanical print after Elizabeth Thompson (later Lady Butler). Associated with the Retreat from Kabul, 1st Afghan War (1838-1842). Date: 1856

Grasses. Chromolithograph from Sir William Jackson Hooker, The British Flora, Vol.1. Tab IX. Date: 1842

Sullivan / Vanity Fair
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas

Lixnaw Castle, Co. Kerry (1842). Varley, Cornelius 1781 - 1873. Date: 1842

Grace Darling, rowing with her father
Grace Horsley Darling (1815 - 1842), daughter of the lighthouse keeper, William Darling, on the Farne Islands, seen here rowing with her father to the sinking steamboat the SS Forfarshire in 1838

Pentonville Prison, Islington, North London
An aerial view of Pentonville Prison in Islington, North London. The prison was opened in 1842 as the new Model Prison, on the separate system

Saint Louis IX of France. Cardboard for the windows of the Chapel of St. Ferdinand, 1842. Found in the collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

GOGOL: DEAD SOULS, 1842. Title page to the first edition of Nikolai Gogols Dead Souls, 1842

Abdul Hamid Ii / Lith
ABDUL HAMID II Ottoman Sultan (1876-1909) who went to war abroad, misgoverned at home, and was eventually deposed

Pentonville Prison 1842
An exterior view of the prison. It was considered to be a model for all new prisons at the time

TEXAS FLAG, 1842. Texas flag seized from Texan prisoners during a Mexican raid on San Antonio and a subsequent battle at Mier, Mexico, 1842

Pentonville Prison 1844
A view of Pentonville Prison, opened in 1842, from a report to Joshua Jebb in 1844

Neptune Steamship
Since this paddle steamer is depicted on the Elbe, it is doubtless employed on the England to Hamburg run. The other ship is the Caledonia

Josef Breuer 1923
JOSEF BREUER German medical, associate of Freud : in 1923

William James
WILLIAM JAMES American psychologist

Lieutenant-General Rowland, Lord Hill, 1819.Oil on canvas by George Dawe (1781-1829), 1819.Full-length portrait in general officers uniform, wearing Bath Star and Waterloo Medal

Long-horned Cattle, 19th century C013 / 6225
Long-horned Cattle. 19th-century artwork of a bull of the Long-horned Cattle, a breed of the domesticated cow (Bos taurus)

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- enlarged view of the steam engine. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- underside view with covering fabric in place. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Grace Darling, lighthouse keeper's daughter
Grace Horsley Darling (1815 - 1842), daughter of the lighthouse keeper, William Darling, on the Farne Islands, who rowed with her father to the sinking steamboat the SS Forfarshire in 1838

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- sectional views of the boiler. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- enlarged view of the car or carriage. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- side view of the main frame, and plan of the controlling tail. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883)

Sullivan / Sambourne
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas

Oak Lodge, Dropmore, Buckinghamshire
Oak Lodge, Dropmore, near the village of Burnham, Buckinghamshire, on Lord Grenvilles estate, built in the 19th century and clad with Renaissance wooden panels

Banquet Hall of King Sahla Sellasie, Ethiopia
After Lent the King provided an open table to every free man in a banquet that lasted a week. Watercolour, 1842. Johann Martin Bernatz. 1842

Skull anatomy. Historical anatomical artwork of various views of the human skull. The frontal view (upper left) shows the teeth, nose and eye spaces

View outside a leather factory, Bermondsey, south London
View outside Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Grand Portico of the Temple of Philae - Nubia, 1842-1849 (tinted lithograph)
985994 Grand Portico of the Temple of Philae - Nubia, 1842-1849 (tinted lithograph) by Roberts, David (1796-1864); 62.5x45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Duchess of Cleveland, from a painting by Sir Peter Lely.. Handcolored engraving from Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period drawn by Charles Martin

ROBERT i YARZABAL, Bartomeu (1842-1902). Catalan physician and politician. MESTRES I BORRELL, F鬩 x (1872-1933). Painting. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Gallery of Famous Catalans

Prince Albert and Queen Victoria in 1842
Love Life at Windsor Castle. Albert and Victoria in 1842 with their pet dogs Date: 1842

Poe / Tales / Telltale Heart
THE TELL-TALE HEART (Page footer: heart & head). Date: First published: 1842

EXPL2A-00169
John C. Fremonts second western expedition at Pyramid Lake, Nevada, 1842-1843. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Boy dragging coal wagon with harness and chain in mine
A boy with a harness and chain between his legs drags a heavy coal truck along a low underground passage in a mine at Halifax, Yorkshire

Buckingham Palace, London, 1842
Engraving showing the exterior of Buckingham Palace, London, viewed from St. Jamess Park, 1842. This side of Buckingham Palace was re-modelled in the late 1840s to provide more accomodation

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Chopper for Light Sovereign
Engraving of a mechanical chopper used to deface gold coins, which were under weight. In June 1842 the Bank of England recalled millions of gold sovereigns which through wear had lost weight

Sir James Dewar / Cig Card
SIR JAMES DEWAR Scottish chemist and physicist

MAP / AFRICA 1842
Map of Africa

At the Coal Face / 1842
By the light of a Davy safety lamp, two miners work at the coal face

Hyde Park Corner (Boys)
A lively depiction of Hyde Park Corner in early Victorian days - when Wellington was living at Apsley House, left, when traffic was lighter but road works prevalent as ever

Herne Bay, the Pier
Steam and sailing vessels pass the remarkably long pier at Herne Bay, Kent, providing plenty of healthy exercise for visitors

Sir Bindon Blood
SIR BINDON BLOOD British general

Alfred Rothschild
ALFRED ROTHSCHILD Member of the English branch of the international banking family, son of Lionel

Alfred Fernandez Yarrow
Sir ALFRED FERNANDEZ YARROW Inventor and manufacturer, noted for torpedo boats

Durham Univ Exam 1842
Examination of the students of the University of Durham

Elm tree, Ulmus campestris, in winter, with animals gathered round it. Date: 1842

A LAWYERS OFFICE / 1842
A weeping woman sits in a solicitors office. The solicitor doesnt really know what to do or how to console her. Date: 1842

Duddingston Loch (1842). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1842

The Bishops Palace, Dromore, 1781 to 1842 - a front view of a large detached house with motor car to the left. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Dromore). Date: circa early 1900s

Ernest Lavisse
ERNEST LAVISSE French historian Date: 1842 - 1922

Royal Exchange 1940S
The third building of its kind erected on the same site, the Royal Exchange (1842-44), was built by Sir William Tite at the junction of Cornhill and Threadneedle Street. Date: late 1940s

Modern Athenians plate 2 - Edinburgh
Rev. David Dickinson (1780-1842) of St, Cuthberts church, approaching and shaking hands with Rev. Robert Candlish (died 1873) of St Georges Church

Strasbourg Astron. Clock
The Astronomical Clock in the Cathedral at Strasbourg built in 1842 by J B Schwilgue in the form of earlier medieval astronomical clocks. The phases of the moon are shown

Valley Tyne My Native Country Henshaw 1842 John Martin
The Valley of the Tyne, My Native Country near Henshaw, 1842. John Martin (British, 1789-1854). Watercolor, gouache and gum arabic with graphite underdrawing, sanding

Massenet / Sem / Celebrites
JULES MASSENET French composer Date: 1842 - 1912

Old English Pig, 19th century C013 / 6234
Old English Pig. 19th-century artwork of a sow of the Old English Pig, a breed of the domesticated pig (Sus scrofa domestica)

Pawnbrokers Shop
A pawnbroker considers how much he will lend on some clothes

Harrogate Pump Room
The Spa at Harrogate Pump Room, built in 1842 to house the sulphur well. It was designed by Isaac Shutt. No longer functioning, it has been a museum since 1953. Date: built 1842

ST. BASILs CATHEDRAL. St. Basils Cathedral in Moscow. Hand-colored etching and aquatint, French, 1842

Sullivan / Millais
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas

Frederick Burnaby / V Fair
FREDERICK GUSTAVUS BURNABY English soldier and traveller

Arthur Sullivan Portrait
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN English composer Collaborated with Gilbert

The First Iln Front Page
The Illustrated London News The front page of the first issue

Arthur Sullivan / Eichhorn
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN English composer Collaborated with Gilbert

Men at Yarrow Military Hospital. These may be a mixture of staff and patients. None are wearing hospital blues though some have arm slings. Some have the RAMC badge on their arm

Rudolf I, also called Rudolf of Habsburg, German king, 1842 (engraving)
3600070 Rudolf I, also called Rudolf of Habsburg, German king, 1842 (engraving); (add.info.: Rudolf I, also called Rudolf of Habsburg (1218-1291). First German king of the Habsburg dinasty

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Rescue of British prisoners from the Afghans after the defeat of Akbar Khan
530479 First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Rescue of British prisoners from the Afghans after the defeat of Akbar Khan, April 1842. General Robert Sale united with his wife and daughter

New Leicester (Dishley) ram. This breed of sheep created through selective breeding by Robert Bakewell (1725-1795)
531783 New Leicester (Dishley) ram. This breed of sheep created through selective breeding by Robert Bakewell (1725-1795) on his farm at Dishley, Leicestershire

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 19th century (engraving)
3697229 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. November and December 1842)

Anti-Corn Law campaign
Buckingham Badger, the Monopolist, compared to Cheap John, the Free Trader, Anti-Corn Law campaign Date: 1842

Slingsby T. 59D Kestrel 19 CZR
Slingsby T.59D Kestrel 19 CZR (msn 1842, BGA 1941, civil reg G-DCZR), at a regional gliding competition in the 1980s. Date: circa 1980

A fop driving in the Bois de Boulogne, 1840. Dandy in top hat and coat with monocle and whip driving a one-horse gig, woman in ermine-trim cape over a pink dress, bonnet and ermine muff

Riots at Salter Hebble, Halifax
Disturbances at Salter Hebble in Halifax, part of the 1842 general strike, also known as the Plug Plot Riots, The riots started among the miners in Staffordshire, England

People inspecting an early gasometer, London
People inspecting an early gasometer (gas container), London. At this time the streets were lit by gas. Date: 1842

Polygars of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Southern India
Polygars (Palaiyakkarars, military chiefs) of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Tamil Nadu (Madras State), Southern India. Date: 1842

The Farewell, 1842 (oil on board)
658764 The Farewell, 1842 (oil on board) by Becker, Jakob (1810-40); 92x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Farewell. Jakob Becker (1810-1872). Oil on board. Signed and dated 1842

1842 Greenleaf Map Of The East Indies Borneo
1842, Greenleaf Map of the East Indies, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam

1842 S.D.U.K. Map Of The City Of Calcutta India
1842, S.D.U.K. Map of the City of Calcutta, India

1842 Mather Map Of Long Island New York Topography
1842, Mather Map of Long Island, New York

Friedrich Engels (1820-95) in 1879 (b/w photo)
538711 Friedrich Engels (1820-95) in 1879 (b/w photo); (add.info.: German socialist and collaborator and supporter of Karl Marx. Lived mainly in England from 1842)

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: British troops from the besieged city of Jellalabad
530481 First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: British troops from the besieged city of Jellalabad, under the leadership of Henry Havelock, attacking the camp of Akbar Khan

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Rescue of British prisoners from the Afghans after the defeat of Akbar Khan
530480 First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Rescue of British prisoners from the Afghans after the defeat of Akbar Khan, April 1842. Wood engraving c. 1880; Universal History Archive/UIG

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"1842: A Year of Resilience, Creativity, and Struggles" In 1842, the world witnessed a myriad of events that left an indelible mark on history. As the grasses swayed in the wind, a tale of bravery unfolded with Grace Darling rowing alongside her father to rescue shipwrecked souls. Meanwhile, Sullivan's Vanity Fair captured society's essence through its satirical illustrations. Amidst these cultural milestones, Saint Louis IX of France sought solace within the Chapel of St. Ferdinand as cardboard covered its windows in humble reverence. In another corner of the world, Pentonville Prison loomed over Islington as a symbol of punishment and reform. The echoes of war resonated through Rudyard Kipling's "The Remnants of an Army, " recounting tales from Lixnaw Castle in Co. Kerry where battles were fought and lives forever changed. And it was also during this year that Nikolai Gogol introduced his masterpiece "Dead Souls, " captivating readers with his profound exploration into human nature. Pentonville Prison once again takes center stage in 1842; its walls bearing witness to both despair and hope for those locked within them. Across continents, Texan prisoners faced adversity during a Mexican raid on San Antonio while proudly carrying their Texas flag seized by their captors. As time marched forward to 1844, Neptune Steamship sailed across vast oceans connecting distant lands and cultures together - a testament to mankind's relentless pursuit for progress. Thus, 1842 stands as a pivotal year filled with triumphs and tribulations alike – reminding us that even amidst darkness there is always room for resilience and creativity to flourish against all odds.