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Addison Collection

"Addison: A Journey Through Time and Influence" Step into the world of Addison, a name that has left its mark in various realms throughout history

Background imageAddison Collection: Tatler First Issue 1709

Tatler First Issue 1709
THE TATLER Founded by Richard Steele, Joseph Addison was a major contributor. The Tatler was succeeded by The Spectator in 1711

Background imageAddison Collection: CIVIL WAR: GETTYSBURG. Confederate General Lewis Addison Armistead lies mortally wounded

CIVIL WAR: GETTYSBURG. Confederate General Lewis Addison Armistead lies mortally wounded, center, while leading his brigade toward the Union line in Picketts Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg

Background imageAddison Collection: Ballet dancer Celestine Emarot as Addison in Lady Henriette by Mazilier

Ballet dancer Celestine Emarot as Addison in Lady Henriette by Mazilier, Academy Royale de Musique, 1844
FLO4632722 Ballet dancer Celestine Emarot as Addison in Lady Henriette by Mazilier, Academy Royale de Musique, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie

Background imageAddison Collection: Sir. R. Steele, (1672-1729), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Sir. R. Steele, (1672-1729), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir. R. Steele, (1672-1729), 1830. Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) Irish writer, playwright, and politician, educated at Charterhouse, Christ Church and Merton Colleges, Oxford

Background imageAddison Collection: Music cover, Grand Processional March

Music cover, Grand Processional March, by W H Jude, organist, as played by the Band of the Blue Coat Hospital, Liverpool, Date: 1870s

Background imageAddison Collection: The Ky-Ko Fan Advertisement

The Ky-Ko Fan Advertisement
Advertisement from The Model Engineering Co. Ltd, promiting The Ky-Ko Non-Electric Fan. The KY-KO breeze for comfort and ease

Background imageAddison Collection: Addison and Steele between them imagined a club, from English Literature pub

Addison and Steele between them imagined a club, from English Literature pub
3949286 Addison and Steele between them imagined a club, from English Literature pub.by T C & EC Jack, c.1920 (colour litho) by Skelton, J. R. (1888-1924); Private Collection; out of copyright

Background imageAddison Collection: Death of Addison (engraving)

Death of Addison (engraving)
3634292 Death of Addison (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Addison. Illustration for Beginnings of Biography by Isaac Taylor (J Harris)

Background imageAddison Collection: Portrait of Henry Mackenzie (engraving)

Portrait of Henry Mackenzie (engraving)
820023 Portrait of Henry Mackenzie (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Mackenzie, Scottish lawyer and novelist)

Background imageAddison Collection: Sir Richard Steeles House

Sir Richard Steeles House
View of Sir Richard Steeles house on Haverstock Hill, London. Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) was an Irish writer, playwright, and politician, remembered as co-founder, with his friend Joseph Addison

Background imageAddison Collection: Sir Richard Steele

Sir Richard Steele, pseud. Isaac Bickerstaff, (1672-1729) was an English essayist, dramatist, journalist, and politician, best known as principal author (with Joseph Addison)

Background imageAddison Collection: Addisons circle at Buttons Coffee House, London

Addisons circle at Buttons Coffee House, London
Joseph Addisons circle at Buttons Coffee House, Russell Street, Covent Garden, London - Richard Steeles arrival. 18th century

Background imageAddison Collection: Portrait of Lewis A. Armistead (litho)

Portrait of Lewis A. Armistead (litho)
PNP263320 Portrait of Lewis A. Armistead (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armistead (1817-63); killed at Gettysburg

Background imageAddison Collection: Ballet dancer Celestine Emarot as Addison

Ballet dancer Celestine Emarot as Addison in Lady Henriette by Mazilier, Academie Royale de Musique, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

Background imageAddison Collection: Birth-Place of Addison, Milston, Wiltshire (engraving)

Birth-Place of Addison, Milston, Wiltshire (engraving)
3654480 Birth-Place of Addison, Milston, Wiltshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birth-Place of Addison, Milston, Wiltshire)

Background imageAddison Collection: Bilton House, Warwickshire, the Residence of Addison (engraving)

Bilton House, Warwickshire, the Residence of Addison (engraving)
3654478 Bilton House, Warwickshire, the Residence of Addison (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bilton House, Warwickshire, the Residence of Addison)

Background imageAddison Collection: Milston, the Birthplace of Addison (engraving)

Milston, the Birthplace of Addison (engraving)
1101224 Milston, the Birthplace of Addison (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Milston, the Birthplace of Addison)

Background imageAddison Collection: Holland House (engraving)

Holland House (engraving)
1613798 Holland House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holland House. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 29 June 1872)

Background imageAddison Collection: Portrait of a Gentleman, said to be the actor James Quin

Portrait of a Gentleman, said to be the actor James Quin
824167 Portrait of a Gentleman, said to be the actor James Quin, in the Title Role of Addisons Cato, seated three-quarter length, in a Brocade Coat and Green Cloak by a Table with a Wword

Background imageAddison Collection: Joseph Addison - portrait

Joseph Addison - portrait
3771421 Joseph Addison - portrait by Dahl, Michael (1656-1743); (add.info.: Joseph Addison-portrait. English politician and writer)

Background imageAddison Collection: CT Hartford Glastonbury Vector Road Map

CT Hartford Glastonbury Vector Road Map. All source data is in the public domain. U.S. Census Bureau Census Tiger. Used Layers: areawater, linearwater, roads, rails, cousub, pointlm, uac10

Background imageAddison Collection: Birthplace of Addison, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Birthplace of Addison, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Birthplace of Addison, 1844. The house where British writer and politician Joseph Addison was born. Milston, the birth-place of Addison, is a retired village, containing only 107 inhabitants

Background imageAddison Collection: DANCE / ROGER DE COVERLEY

DANCE / ROGER DE COVERLEY
It may look like Oranges and Lemons but actually theyre performing the Sir Roger de Coverley dance named for the fictional country squire created by Joseph Addison. Date: 1884

Background imageAddison Collection: JOSEPH ADDISON - handwriting

JOSEPH ADDISON - handwriting
Letter from the editor of The Spectator to the writer Jonathan Swift Date: 18th century

Background imageAddison Collection: Addison, (1672-1719), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Addison, (1672-1719), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Addison, (1672-1719), 1830. Joseph Addison (1672- 1719) English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician, educated at Charterhouse School and Queens College, Oxford

Background imageAddison Collection: Sir Richard Steele, c1710, (c1880). Creator: Sir Godfrey Kneller

Sir Richard Steele, c1710, (c1880). Creator: Sir Godfrey Kneller
Sir Richard Steele, c1710, (c1880). Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) Irish writer, playwright, and politician, remembered as co-founder, with Joseph Addison, of the magazine Tatler

Background imageAddison Collection: Lichfield, c1910. Creator: Unknown

Lichfield, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Lichfield, c1910. The Cathedral. Free Grammar-school, where Addison, Wollaston, Garrick, and Johnson were educated. Breweries, Carriage Works. Population, 8, 610

Background imageAddison Collection: Joseph Addison, English writer and politician, c1870 (1878)

Joseph Addison, English writer and politician, c1870 (1878). Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an essayist, poet, playwright

Background imageAddison Collection: Extract of a letter from Lord Halifax to Dean Swift, with promises of promotion, 1709, (1840)

Extract of a letter from Lord Halifax to Dean Swift, with promises of promotion, 1709, (1840). Artist: Charles Montague
Extract of a letter from Lord Halifax to Dean Swift, with promises of promotion, 1709, (1840). Illustration from Historical and Literary Curiosities consisting of Fac-similies of Original Documents

Background imageAddison Collection: A letter from Addison, and a view of his birthplace, late 17th-early 18th century, (1840)

A letter from Addison, and a view of his birthplace, late 17th-early 18th century, (1840). Artist: Joseph Addison
A letter from Addison, and a view of his birthplace at Milston, Wiltshire, late 17th-early 18th century, (1840). A letter from Joseph Addison (1672-1719), respecting a passage in the work of Statius

Background imageAddison Collection: Joseph Addison, English politician and writer, 1796. Artist: J Chapman

Joseph Addison, English politician and writer, 1796. Artist: J Chapman
Joseph Addison, English politician and writer, 1796

Background imageAddison Collection: Letter from Joseph Addison to J Robethon, Secretary to George I, 4th September 1714

Letter from Joseph Addison to J Robethon, Secretary to George I, 4th September 1714. Artist: Joseph Addison
Letter from Joseph Addison to J Robethon, Secretary to George I, 4th September 1714. Letter written from St Jamess by Joseph Addison, when acting as Secretary to the Lords Justices, to J Robethon

Background imageAddison Collection: Joseph Addison, English politician and writer. Artist: J Thornson

Joseph Addison, English politician and writer. Artist: J Thornson
Joseph Addison, English politician and writer. Addison (1672-1719) was a friend of Richard Steele and Jonathan Swift and edited The Spectator with Steele in 1711-1712

Background imageAddison Collection: Joseph Addisons birthplace at Milston near Amesbury, Wiltshire

Joseph Addisons birthplace at Milston near Amesbury, Wiltshire. Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician

Background imageAddison Collection: Joseph Addison (1672-1719), English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. Artist: Thornthwaite

Joseph Addison (1672-1719), English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. Artist: Thornthwaite
Joseph Addison (1672-1719), English essayist, poet, playwright and politician, 1794. He was a friend of Richard Steele and Jonathan Swift and edited The Spectator with Steele in 1711-1712

Background imageAddison Collection: Joseph Addison, 1672 - 1719. English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician

Joseph Addison, 1672 - 1719. English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician. From The International Library of Famous Literature, published c. 1900

Background imageAddison Collection: Joseph Addison, 1672 To 1719. English Essayist, Poet, Playwright And Politician

Joseph Addison, 1672 To 1719. English Essayist, Poet, Playwright And Politician. From Crabbs Historical Dictionary Published 1825

Background imageAddison Collection: Holland House Kensington England Residence Of Joseph Addison From Old Englands Worthies By Lord

Holland House Kensington England Residence Of Joseph Addison From Old Englands Worthies By Lord Brougham And Others Published London Circa 1880 s

Background imageAddison Collection: Joseph Addison 1672-1719 English Essayist Poet And Statesman From Old Englands Worthies By Lord

Joseph Addison 1672-1719 English Essayist Poet And Statesman From Old Englands Worthies By Lord Brougham And Others Published London Circa 1880 s

Background imageAddison Collection: Liverpool Addison Street Day Industrial School

Liverpool Addison Street Day Industrial School. Date: circa 1900

Background imageAddison Collection: Addison / Thomson / Thurston

Addison / Thomson / Thurston
JOSEPH ADDISON English essayist, poet and statesman

Background imageAddison Collection: No 968 Metro Class Locomotive, c1900

No 968 Metro Class Locomotive, c1900
2-4-0 Tank Locomotive, built 1874. This locomotive was probably working on the West London Railway at the time the photograph was taken - a Kensington Addison Road destination board can be seen

Background imageAddison Collection: John Addison, Musician

John Addison, Musician
JOHN ADDISON Professor music Date: 1766 - 1844

Background imageAddison Collection: Addison / Hogarth / Buttons

Addison / Hogarth / Buttons
JOSEPH ADDISON Essayist, poet and statesman at Buttons Coffee House in Covent Garden, London Date: 1672 - 1719

Background imageAddison Collection: Addison / Home / Bilton Hse

Addison / Home / Bilton Hse
JOSEPH ADDISON English essayists residence, Bilton House, Warwickshire Date: 1672 - 1719

Background imageAddison Collection: Addison / Birthplace / Mirro

Addison / Birthplace / Mirro
JOSEPH ADDISON English essayists birthplace at Milston, near Amesbury, Wiltshire Date: 1672 - 1719

Background imageAddison Collection: Addison / Swaine / Kneller

Addison / Swaine / Kneller
JOSEPH ADDISON English essayist, poet and statesman Date: 1672 - 1719

Background imageAddison Collection: Addison / Birthplace

Addison / Birthplace
JOSEPH ADDISON English essayists birthplace at Milston, near Amesbury, Wiltshire Date: 1672 - 1719



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"Addison: A Journey Through Time and Influence" Step into the world of Addison, a name that has left its mark in various realms throughout history. From the pages of Tatler's first issue in 1709 to the haunting aftermath of the Civil War at Gettysburg, where Confederate General Lewis Addison Armistead met his mortal fate, this name carries stories untold. Intrigue meets melody as we delve into the music cover adorned with a grand processional march, capturing the essence of Addison's influence on musical compositions. The Ky-Ko Fan Advertisement whispers tales of elegance and sophistication associated with this illustrious name. Sir R. Steele, an enigmatic figure from days gone by, adds another layer to our exploration. Known for his literary contributions between 1672 and 1729, he shared a close bond with Addison that birthed their imagined club within English Literature publications. The Liverpool Addison Street Day Industrial School stands as a testament to philanthropy linked to this captivating moniker. Education intertwines with social responsibility under its banner. From London's Buttons Coffee House to Sir Richard Steele's house itself, we uncover Addisons' circle - a gathering place for intellectuals and visionaries who shaped literature and society alike. As time marches forward relentlessly, we encounter both life and death within these pages. The engraving depicting Death reminds us of mortality's grip while portraits immortalize figures like Henry Mackenzie forever intertwined with this influential name. Join us on an extraordinary journey through centuries past as we unravel the multifaceted tapestry woven by those bearing the name "Addison. " Discover how one word can encapsulate so much history, creativity, intellectuality, compassion – truly leaving an indelible mark on our collective consciousness.