1873 Collection (page 5)

Bamboos at Baksa, Formosa, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
Bamboos at Baksa, Formosa, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. i from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume ii" (1873)

A Mountain Pass in Formosa, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
A Mountain Pass in Formosa, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xxiv from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume i" (1873)

A Canton Trading Junk, c. 1868. Creator: John Thomson
A Canton Trading Junk, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. viii from the album " illustrations of china and its people, volume i" (1873)

Self-portrait, 1873 (pencil on paper)
1195561 Self-portrait, 1873 (pencil on paper) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); 21.5x18.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

The Railway Bridge, Pontoise, c. 1873 (oil on canvas)
989084 The Railway Bridge, Pontoise, c.1873 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 50x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Railway Bridge, Pontoise; Le Pont de Chemin de fer)

Upupa Epops (Hoopoe), 1862-1873 (hand-coloured lithograph)
986076 Upupa Epops (Hoopoe), 1862-1873 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Gould, John (1804-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Upupa Epops (Hoopoe). From The Birds of Great Britain

Winter, c. 1873 (oil on canvas)
989729 Winter, c.1873 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 73x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter; L Hiver. Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). Oil on canvas. Painted circa 1873

Children Playing in an Interior, 1873 (oil on canvas)
659647 Children Playing in an Interior, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Nordenberg, Bengt (1822-1902); 65x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Children Playing in an Interior. Bengt Nordenberg (1822-1902)

Ladies on the Bosphorous with Rumeli Hisar Beyond, 1873 (pencil and watercolour on paper)
651532 Ladies on the Bosphorous with Rumeli Hisar Beyond, 1873 (pencil and watercolour on paper) by Preziosi, Amadeo (1816-82); 29.2x46.4

Venice from the Lagoon at Sunset, 1873 (oil on canvas)
651517 Venice from the Lagoon at Sunset, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Aivazovsky, Ivan Konstantinovich (1817-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venice from the Lagoon at Sunset)

Passepartout went out muffled up in an old Japanese robe
3501821 Passepartout went out muffled up in an old Japanese robe, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905), engraved by Louis Prevost, 1873 (engraving) by Benett

And sometimes a pack of prairie wolves, from Around the World in Eighty Days
3501813 And sometimes a pack of prairie wolves, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905) engraved by Louis, 1873 (engraving) by Benett

An enormous shadow, preceded by a flickering yellow glare
3501812 An enormous shadow, preceded by a flickering yellow glare, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905) engraved by Adolphe FranAzois Pannemaker (1822-1900)

Hanging by one hand between the tender and the luggage-van, he
3501811 Hanging by one hand between the tender and the luggage-van, he... from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905) engraved by Louis, 1873 (engraving) by Benett

The Great Salt Lake, from Around the World in Eighty Days
3501807 The Great Salt Lake, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905) engraved by Prevost, 1873 (engraving) by Benett

In his stroll Passepartout came across a number of old natives
3501797 In his stroll Passepartout came across a number of old natives, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905), engraved by Adolphe FranAzois Pannemaker (1822-1900)

The Rajahs guards, from Around the World in Eighty Days
3501783 The Rajahs guards, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905), engraved by Adolphe FranAzois Pannemaker (1822-1900), 1873 (engraving) by Benett

Bands of Hindoos of both sexes, from Around the World in Eighty Days
3501780 Bands of Hindoos of both sexes, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905), 1873 (engraving) by Benett

Jean Passepartout, from Around the World in Eighty Days
3501766 Jean Passepartout, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905), engraved by Louis Dumont (b.1822) 1873 (engraving) by Neuville

Alphonse-Nicolas-Simon Kirchoffer, Escrisme, 1873 (b / w photo)
5201796 Alphonse-Nicolas-Simon Kirchoffer, Escrisme, 1873 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alphonse-Nicolas-Simon Kirchoffer, Escrisme, 1873)

Lucien Lesna, Cyclisme, 1873 (b / w photo)
5201772 Lucien Lesna, Cyclisme, 1873 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucien Lesna, Cyclisme, 1873)

Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus scotica, 1873 (lithograph)
6266124 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus scotica, 1873 (lithograph) by Gould, John (1804-81); (add.info.: From his book The Birds of Great Britain, published 1873.); Photo eKen Welsh; English

The Proposed Universal Exhibition of 1873 at Vienna (engraving)
1058125 The Proposed Universal Exhibition of 1873 at Vienna (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Proposed Universal Exhibition of 1873 at Vienna)

Russian Pavilion, Vienna Exhibition, 1873 (engraving)
1092671 Russian Pavilion, Vienna Exhibition, 1873 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian Pavilion, Vienna Exhibition, 1873)

Self devotion of a seaman
LLM456451 Self devotion of a seaman by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Self devotion of a seaman)

The life boat Bradford saving the crew of the barque Scott
LLM456456 The life boat Bradford saving the crew of the barque Scott by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The life boat Bradford saving the crew of the barque Scott)

"How not to say it"(engraving)
2777115 " How not to say it" (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " How not to say it." Cartoon, 29 November 1873)

Fight at Abracrampa, Third Anglo-Ashanti War or First Ashanti Expedition (1873-1874, to rescue European missionary captives held in Kumasi), West Africa (Ghana). Date: 1873

A Skirmish in the Forest, Third Anglo-Ashanti War or First Ashanti Expedition (1873-1874, to rescue European missionary captives held in Kumasi), West Africa (Ghana). Date: 1873

A Cape Coast King and His Court, Third Anglo-Ashanti War or First Ashanti Expedition (1873-1874, to rescue European missionary captives held in Kumasi), West Africa (Ghana). Date: 1873

On the Road to Kumasi, Third Anglo-Ashanti War or First Ashanti Expedition (1873-1874, to rescue European missionary captives held in Kumasi), West Africa (Ghana). Date: 1873

Queen Victoria, inspecting troops, Scotland, 1873

Queen Victoria inspecting Scottish troops, 1873

Chief Ministers of the Manchu Empire, 1873 (b / w photo)
3099696 Chief Ministers of the Manchu Empire, 1873 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chief Ministers of the Manchu Empire, 1873)

Vienna Universal Exhibition: Principal entrance
The Vienna Universal Exhibition 1873: the principal entrance with many visitors gathered around

Shah of Persia in England 1873
19th century vintage photograph: Shah of Persia in England 1873

Gold-laced bantam and silver-laced bantam cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Matthew Leno and winner of first prizes at Crystal Palace and Birmingham 1871

Distributing the Pekin Gazette
Scenes in China. Distributing the Pekin Gazette. 1873

Cartoon, A Friend in Need (Gladstone and Bright)
Cartoon, A Friend in Need -- a satirical comment on the Third Anglo-Ashanti War (1873-1874) in West Africa. William Gladstone congratulates John Bright on his appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy

Cartoon, A Modest Boast (Social Science)
Cartoon, A Modest Boast -- Britannia reads the report of a recent Social Science Congress, and thinks that her understanding of the subject is better than some people s

Cartoon, The End of the Season (Disraeli)
Cartoon, The End of the Season -- Benjamin Disraeli (Miss Dizzy), dressed as a debutante, gets ready for the last event of the season

Cartoon, Miss Britannias Next New Doll (Shah of Persia)
Cartoon, Miss Britannias Next New Doll -- a satirical comment on the popularity of the Shah of Persia, at the time making a tour of the European continent

Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, interior view. Date: 1873

Painted Stork (Tantalus Leucocephalus), 1862-1873 (hand-coloured lithograph)
986238 Painted Stork (Tantalus Leucocephalus), 1862-1873 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Gould, John (1804-81); 54x36.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Painted Stork (Tantalus Leucocephalus)

Girl; Fillette, 1872-3 (oil on canvas)
1196283 Girl; Fillette, 1872-3 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 16.5x13.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Study of a Dancer; Etude de Danseuse, 1873-1874 (black chalk with white heightening
1196205 Study of a Dancer; Etude de Danseuse, 1873-1874 (black chalk with white heightening on paper laid down on board) by Degas

European Roller; Coracias Garrula, 1862-1873 (hand-finished colour lithograph)
1195424 European Roller; Coracias Garrula, 1862-1873 (hand-finished colour lithograph) by Gould, John (1804-81) (after); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

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"1873: A Year of Celestial Mechanics, Artistic Masterpieces, and Sporting Rivalries" In the realm of celestial mechanics, 1873 witnessed a harmonious dance between the planets and stars. As medieval artwork adorned grand halls, Sergei Rachmaninov composed his timeless melodies in 1920. Meanwhile, an age-old rivalry unfolded on the banks of the Thames as Oxford clashed with Cambridge in their infamous Boat Race. Amidst this sporting spectacle, cyclists mounted their Penny Farthings and raced through bustling streets. The King of Ashantis Palace at Kumasi stood tall in its regal splendor since 1874 while Jean Hippolyte Flandrin's Nude Youth captivated art enthusiasts with its ethereal beauty. Away from these cultural landmarks, Bestwood Colliery hummed with industry near Bestwood Village in Nottinghamshire. Whittingham Asylum provided solace to troubled souls near Preston in Lancashire. Anthony Trollope penned tales that transported readers to different worlds while Santos-Dumont soared high above ground aboard his Sem aircraft. The Wharfedale Union Workhouse offered shelter to those seeking refuge amidst West Yorkshire's rolling hills. In this year filled with diverse narratives and accomplishments across various fields, 1873 left an indelible mark on history - a testament to humanity's ceaseless pursuit of progress and passion for excellence.