Egyptian Hall Collection

1816 Bullocks Museum curios and fossils
1816 handcoloured copperplate engraving by R. Sands from a drawing by J.P. Neale, published by John Harris for " The Beauties of England and Wales"

The Wilson family banquet in the Egyptian Hall, Mansion House, April 1839
FLO4669344 The Wilson family banquet in the Egyptian Hall, Mansion House, April 1839. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd from London Interiors

The Blue Grotto at Capri - from Mr. Albert Smith's New Entertainment, 1857. Creator: Richard Principal Leitch
The Blue Grotto at Capri - from Mr. Albert Smith's New Entertainment, 1857. Painted scenery from a show by author and mountaineer Albert Richard Smith at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London

Banquet to Her Majesty's Ministers at the Mansion House, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Banquet to Her Majesty's Ministers at the Mansion House, 1857....the Lord Mayor entertained [future British prime minister] Lord Palmerston in the Egyptian Hall...The company included his

Statues for the Egyptian Hall in the Mansion House: "Morning Star" - by E. H. Bailey, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Statues for the Egyptian Hall in the Mansion House: "Morning Star" - by E. H. Bailey, 1856. Sculpture as part of a commission for...poetic statues in marble to decorate the Mansion House of

Statues for the Egyptian Hall in the Mansion House: "Leah - by P. MacDowell, R.A. 1856. Creator: Unknown
Statues for the Egyptian Hall in the Mansion House: "Leah - by P. MacDowell, R.A. 1856. Sculpture as part of a commission for...poetic statues in marble to decorate the Mansion House of the Lord

Statues for the Egyptian Hall in the Mansion House: "Comus" - by J. G. Lough, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Statues for the Egyptian Hall in the Mansion House: "Comus" - by J. G. Lough, 1856. Sculpture as part of a commission for...poetic statues in marble to decorate the Mansion House of

Statues for the Egyptian Hall in the Mansion House: "Timon" - by F. Thrupp, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Statues for the Egyptian Hall in the Mansion House: "Timon" - by F. Thrupp, 1856. Sculpture as part of a commission for...poetic statues in marble to decorate the Mansion House of the Lord

Statues for the Egyptian Hall in the Mansion House: "Griselda" - by W. C. Marshall, R.A. 1856. Sculpture as part of a commission for...poetic statues in marble to decorate the Mansion House

Banquet in the Egyptian Hall, at the Mansion-House, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Banquet in the Egyptian Hall, at the Mansion-House, 1850. Dinner celebrating plans for the Great Exhibition of 1851: the Prince Consort taking the seat of honour on the right of the Lord Mayor...the

Panorama of the Nile - The Simoom, 1850. Creator:s Read
Panorama of the Nile - The Simoom, 1850. This Exhibition at the Egyptian Hall [in London] has much improved in its character

Christmas Entertainments (litho)
1064157 Christmas Entertainments (litho) by Macpherson, Douglas (1871-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas Entertainments)

Study for Egyptian Hall Mansion House, from Microcosm of London, c. 1809

Germans Day, California Midwinter Exposition, 1850s-1910s. Creator: Kilburn Brothers
Germans Day, California Midwinter Exposition, 1850s-1910s. [California Midwinter International Exposition, 1894?]

Interior of the Egyptian Hall (engraving)
3636213 Interior of the Egyptian Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the Egyptian Hall)

New Zealand Yuoth at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly (engraving)
1101828 New Zealand Yuoth at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Zealand Yuoth at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly)

Brutus in Rome (engraving)
608433 Brutus in Rome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brutus in Rome; Egyptian Hall, London; dated 1820); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Ioway Indian encampment, Lords Cricket Ground (engraving)
559222 Ioway Indian encampment, Lords Cricket Ground (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ioway Indian encampment, Lords Cricket Ground)

Cover of the programme for The Egyptian Hall (engraving)
733546 Cover of the programme for The Egyptian Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of the programme for The Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly)

Crystal Palace, Sydenham, Egyptian Hall, Polytechnic, Colosseum, Cremorne, International Exhibition (engraving)
5210080 Crystal Palace, Sydenham, Egyptian Hall, Polytechnic, Colosseum, Cremorne, International Exhibition (engraving) by English School

Punch cartoon: Taste for the Monstrous (engraving)
5237208 Punch cartoon: Taste for the Monstrous (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taste for the Monstrous)

Piccadilly, Looking Towards the City, from London As It Is, engraved and pub
NP125781 Piccadilly, Looking Towards the City, from London As It Is, engraved and pub. by the artist, 1842 (colour litho) by Boys, Thomas Shotter (1803-74); 31.1x43.2 cm; Private Collection; English

Exhibition at Bullocks Museum of Bonapartes Carriage Taken at Waterloo, pub
CWA124808 Exhibition at Bullocks Museum of Bonapartes Carriage Taken at Waterloo, pub. by Rudolph Ackermann, 1816 (aquatint) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); City of Westminster Archive Centre

Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, from London and its Environs in the Nineteenth
931625 Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, from London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century pub. Jones & Co. 1827-1829 (engraving) by Shepherd

Exhibition of Modern Mexico at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London (engraving)
585769 Exhibition of Modern Mexico at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London (engraving) by Aglio, Agostino (1777-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr Albert Smiths Ascent of Mont Blanc lecture at the Egyptian Hall (engraving)
608446 Mr Albert Smiths Ascent of Mont Blanc lecture at the Egyptian Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Chinese Giant, Chang, with his wife and attendant dwarf (engraving)
608439 The Chinese Giant, Chang, with his wife and attendant dwarf (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese Giant, Chang)

Piccadilly, 1842 (litho)
GHL6187 Piccadilly, 1842 (litho) by Boys, Thomas Shotter (1803-74); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; eLondon Metropolitan Archives; English, out of copyright

Messers Yates and Powers Entertainment at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, "The Invitation to the Seaside"
1588081 Messers Yates and Powers Entertainment at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, " The Invitation to the Seaside" (engraving) by English School

The Lord Mayors Banquet (engraving)
1616998 The Lord Mayors Banquet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lord Mayors Banquet. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 22 April 1843)

Maskelyne and Cookes Automata at the Egyptian Hall (engraving)
1621592 Maskelyne and Cookes Automata at the Egyptian Hall (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Harrington (fl.1842-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Specimens of Irish Lace at the Exhibition held in the Egyptian Hall, Mansion House (litho)
1624459 Specimens of Irish Lace at the Exhibition held in the Egyptian Hall, Mansion House (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Antiquities discovered by Mr Flinders Petrie (engraving)
1595386 Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Antiquities discovered by Mr Flinders Petrie (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian, Greek)

Advertisement for a performance by General Tom Thumb, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London (litho)
3639334 Advertisement for a performance by General Tom Thumb, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London (litho) by English School

Zoe the drawing automation (b / w photo)
733547 Zoe the drawing automation (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zoe, the drawing automation)

The Siamese Youths (aged 18), a new exhibit at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly (engraving)
585766 The Siamese Youths (aged 18), a new exhibit at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Siamese Youths (aged 18)

Interior of the Great Room at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly (engraving)
611057 Interior of the Great Room at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the Great Room at the Egyptian Hall)

Proposed Floor Plan for the Egyptian Hall, Picadilly, 1810 (ink on paper)
XJF444325 Proposed Floor Plan for the Egyptian Hall, Picadilly, 1810 (ink on paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In 1810 John Mackay, oilman)

Egypt: Egyptian Hall and East Entrance of the Continental Hotel, Cairo (b / w photo)
6009538 Egypt: Egyptian Hall and East Entrance of the Continental Hotel, Cairo (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Programme for The Egyptian Hall (engraving)
733549 Programme for The Egyptian Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Programme for The Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, circa 1882)

David Tennant and his spirit wife (b / w photo)
3100939 David Tennant and his spirit wife (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Tennant and his spirit wife)

Maskelyne and Cookes Automata at the Egyptian Hall (engraving)
608438 Maskelyne and Cookes Automata at the Egyptian Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maskelyne and Cookes Automata at the Egyptian Hall)

Proposal for the Egyptian Hall, Picadilly, 1810 (ink on paper)
XJF444324 Proposal for the Egyptian Hall, Picadilly, 1810 (ink on paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In 1810 John Mackay, oilman)

Egyptian Hall, Mansion House, from London Interiors with their Costumes
931648 Egyptian Hall, Mansion House, from London Interiors with their Costumes and Ceremonies pub. Joseph Mead, London, c.1843 (steel engraving) by Shepherd

The Bosjemans at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly (engraving)
1095950 The Bosjemans at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bosjemans at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly)

The London Rifle Brigade taking the Oath of Allegiance in the Egyptian Hall, Mansion House (engraving)
1098355 The London Rifle Brigade taking the Oath of Allegiance in the Egyptian Hall, Mansion House (engraving) by English School

The Dinner to Espartero in the Egyptian Hall, Mansion House (engraving)
5230650 The Dinner to Espartero in the Egyptian Hall, Mansion House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dinner to Espartero in the Egyptian Hall)

Mr Haydons Picture of "The Banishment of Aristides, "at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly (engraving)
1101833 Mr Haydons Picture of " The Banishment of Aristides, " at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly (engraving) by English School

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The Egyptian Hall has a rich history that dates back to 1816 when it first opened as Bullocks Museum, showcasing an array of curios and fossils. Over the years, it became known for its captivating Christmas Entertainments, depicted in a lithograph from that era. One can catch a glimpse of the grandeur of the Egyptian Hall Mansion House in a study from Microcosm of London, circa 1809. This architectural marvel was truly awe-inspiring and left visitors spellbound. Moving forward in time, we see Germans Day at the California Midwinter Exposition in the late 19th to early 20th century captured by Kilburn Brothers. The exhibition held at the Egyptian Hall showcased German culture and traditions amidst stunning surroundings. Stepping inside this magnificent hall through an engraving reveals its opulent interior design. Every corner exudes elegance and charm, making it an ideal venue for various events throughout history. New Zealand Youth found themselves enthralled by the wonders within the Egyptian Hall on Piccadilly as depicted in another enchanting engraving. Their excitement is palpable as they explore this cultural treasure trove. Not limited to just exhibitions and performances, even theatrical productions like "Brutus in Rome" found their stage within these hallowed walls. The drama unfolds vividly through an intricately detailed engraving capturing every emotion on display. Beyond its walls lies Lords Cricket Ground where Ioway Indian encampment took place - yet another testament to how diverse events were hosted under one roof at the Egyptian Hall. The programme cover for The Egyptian Hall showcases its allure with intricate engravings enticing audiences with promises of unforgettable experiences awaiting them inside those doors. As time progressed, other iconic venues such as Crystal Palace Sydenham, Polytechnic Colosseum Cremorne International Exhibition also made their mark alongside this legendary establishment - all immortalized through engravings that capture their magnificence.