1876 Collection

The Tuileries Gardens, 1876. Creator: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
The Tuileries Gardens, 1876. Found in the Collection of Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

Varieties of edible-podded pea, or sugar pea. Chromolithograph, by G. Severeyns, of Brussels, from Ernst Benary, Album Benary. Date: 1876-86

Morning Ride along the Beach, 1876, by Anton Mauve (1838-188
Anton Mauve (1838-1888). Dutch painter. Morning Ride along the Beach, 1876. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

WAGNER: DAS RHEINGOLD. The Rhinemaidens guarding their gold in the opening scene of Richard Wagners Das Rheingold. Line engraving from a German newspaper of 1876 following the first complete

Tolstoy / 1876 Photo
LEO TOLSTOY Russian novelist in 1876, at age 48

Maps / Australia Post-1876
Map of Australia with names of Counties

Princess Alexandra with her five children
Princess Alexandra of Wales (1844 1925) (later Queen Alexandra consort) of Edward VII, photographed with her five children (left to right) Princess Victoria, who remained single

The Gullet, Stafford Street, Birmingham
Under the Artisans and Labourers dwellings Improvement Act, 1875, slum areas like the gullet were cleared and improved. Date: 16 December 1876

BRAHMS: ORCHESTRAL SCORE. First page of the score of Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1, Op. 68, completed in 1876

Sir Harcourt Gilbey Gold, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR HARCOURT GILBEY GOLD (1876-1952) Oarsman and President of the Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC), in flannels and blazer. Caption: Tarka Date: 1876 - 1952

Varieties of carrot (daucus). Chromolithograph by G. Severeyns, of Brussels, from Ernst Benary, Album Benary. Date: 1876-86

LITTLE BIGHORN MONUMENT. Monument on Custers Hill, containing all the bones found at the site of the Battle of Little Bighorn. Photograph by Stanley Morrow, c1876

Social / Croquet in Garden
Elegant men and women play croquet in the garden

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

Varieties of pea (Pisum sativum) - second. Chromolithograph, by G. Severeyns, of Brussels, from Ernst Benary, Album Benary. Date: 1876-86

IRVING: SLEEPY HOLLOW. The headless horseman scares Ichabod Crane out of town. Wood engraving, American, 1876, for Washington Irvings The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, first published in 1819

Anthrax cultures, historical diagram
Anthrax cultures. 1876 diagram of Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax) bacteria cultured by Robert Koch. Along with Louis Pasteur, Koch is considered the founder of modern medical bacteriology

US Army survivors of Custers Last Stand - horse and scout, Curley
Horse " Comanche" and Custers scout Curley, the only US Army survivors of the Battle of Little Bighorn, 1876. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a photograph

Suicide on the Little Big Horn. Custers Last Stand in 1876 when he led the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army into battle with the Lakota

Berrywood Asylum, Northamptonshire
The Northampton County Lunatic Asylum was designed by Robert Griffiths and opened in 1876 at a site on Berrywood Road, Duston, Northampton. It later became St Crispin Hospital

Georges Sand / De Musset
GEORGE SAND with ALFRED DE MUSSET, neither the first nor the last of her many lovers

Newcastle / Swing Bridge
The opening of the new swing bridge at Newcastle-on-Tyne on June 15th 1876. The bridge was designed by William Armstrong

Girls Rowing in 1876
Four ladies and a young man go for a ladylike row

Jack London * Wife
JACK LONDON with his second wife CHARMIAN photo taken six days before his death

Manchester / River Irwell
Industrial Manchester, showing the Irwell River from Blackfriars Bridge

aRDVARK. The Ethiopian aardvark. Wood engraving, 1876

Plimsoll Line
The Mark indicates the degree to which a ship may be loaded - if it is below water level, the ship is dangerously over- loaded. (We have Plimsolls original prospectus)

BAKUNIN, Mikhail Aleksandrovich (1814-1876). Russian revolutionary, founder of the international anarchism. Portrait of Bakunin, Russian

Llandaff Cathedral / 1876
Llandaff Cathedral Date: 1876

Training Ship Exmouth
The Training Ship Exmouth, operated from 1876 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the River Thames off Grays, Essex. In 1903

Duston War Hospital, Northamptonshire
The west wing of the Northampton County Lunatic Asylum in its First World War guise at Duston War Hospital. The building was designed by Robert Griffiths and opened in 1876 on Berrywood Road, Duston

Nell Gwynn and the houses in which she lived
Engraved portrait of Nell Gwynn (1650-1687), the English actress and mistress of King Charles II, and two of the houses in which she lived

Fighting the Sioux
The U.S. government finds itself continually having to fight the Sioux, who fail to see that the white mens intentions are for their good

Hunting of the Snark
The Landing of the Hunters

Guyana / Roraima
This was the reputed location for The Lost World created by Conan Doyle

JAMES GANG, 1876. A shootout after the raid on the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota, by Jesse James and his gang. Engraving, c1876

Rev. Hugh Hanna 1824-90 (1876). Whichelo, Augustus George fl.1873-1876. Date: 1876

St Annes Home, Herne Bay, Kent
In 1876, the former Pier Hotel in Herne Bay (centre of picture) became a convalescent home for pauper children from the South Metropolitan School District

Training Ship Warspite, Greenhithe, Kent
The Training Ship Warspite at anchor on the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent. The Warspite, established by the Marine Society in 1876, was originally moored at Woolwich

The Loss Book at Lloyds of London, 1877
Engraving showing a group of Lloyds underwriters consulting the Loss Book in their offices, after a bad spell of storms in the winter of 1876-7

Greece Salonika
The harbour of Salonika, seen from the sea

Dr Christopher Dresser on a rickshaw, Japan
Dr Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) - English designer and theorist - best known as a pivotal figure in the Aesthetic Movement

Centennial celebration at Independence Hall, 1876
Colonial flag and fireworks over Independence Hall to celebrate the Centennial of the Declaration of Independence, 1876. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls, Barkingside, Essex
Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls at Barkingside, Ilford, Essex. The homes were opened 1876 as a cottage homes development with the girls living in family groups under the supervision of a house

Art Deco Interior
The fantastic German Art Deco interior of a house in Bremen, which belonged to Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876 - 1907), the first German artist to absorb French modernism

Breezing Up by Winslow Homer (1836-1910). Date: 1876

The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelp
United States. The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia. Horticultural Hall. The Spanish and American Illustration (1876)

Robbing and Scalping
Native American women rob and scalp a U. S. cavalryman Date: 1876

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"1876: A Year of Peas, Music, and Monuments" In 1876, the world witnessed a variety of remarkable events. From the introduction of edible-podded peas to the enchanting melodies composed by Johannes Brahms in his Symphony No. , this year was filled with cultural delights. Meanwhile, Leo Tolstoy captured a moment in time through his lens as he took a photograph that would forever encapsulate the essence of 1876. Australia also made its mark on history with post-maps showcasing its vast landscapes and evolving postal system. Back in Birmingham's Stafford Street, The Gullet became a bustling hub for locals seeking delectable cuisines. And not far away, farmers reveled in their bountiful harvests as they cultivated diverse varieties of peas and carrots like never before. Across oceans and continents, Newcastle's Swing Bridge stood tall as a symbol of progress and connectivity. While Little Bighorn Monument served as a solemn reminder of the Battle that unfolded years prior - an eternal tribute to those who lost their lives during Custer's Last Stand. Literary legends Georges Sand and De Musset continued to captivate readers' imaginations with their timeless works while Washington Irving transported us into the eerie realm of Sleepy Hollow through wood engravings that sent shivers down our spines. Amidst it all, US Army survivors such as Curley emerged from Custer's Last Stand astride horses - courageous scouts who bore witness to history unfolding before them. As we reflect upon 1876 today, let us celebrate its diversity - from nature's gifts to artistic masterpieces; from triumphs etched on maps to monuments preserving tales untold. This year truly left an indelible mark on our collective memory.