William Collection (page 19)

As You Like It
3764533 As You Like It by Gilbert, John (1817-97); (add.info.: William Shakespeares As You Like It-Act I scene II. Orlando throws Charles in a wrestling match)

Machine hydro-electrique d Amstrong (engraving)
2793108 Machine hydro-electrique d Amstrong (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Machine hydro-electrique d Amstrong)

The messenger bringing to Harold the news of the landing of William (engraving)
2792895 The messenger bringing to Harold the news of the landing of William (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

William and Mary Yard (litho)
2780307 William and Mary Yard (litho) by Stapleton, Alan (active 1920-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: William and Mary Yard)

His grace William Duke of Devonshire, 1755 (engraving)
3628122 His grace William Duke of Devonshire, 1755 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: His grace William Duke of Devonshire, 1755)

Providence Mill, Fair Hill, Maryland, Hexamer General Surveys, 1882 (colour litho)
3077393 Providence Mill, Fair Hill, Maryland, Hexamer General Surveys, 1882 (colour litho) by Hexamer, Ernest (1827-1912); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Hexamer General Surveys)

A scene from William Shakespeares play The Merry Wives of Windsor Act III
2654826 A scene from William Shakespeares play The Merry Wives of Windsor Act III, Scene III, The Buck-basket, from The Works of William Shakespeare, published 1896 (engraving) by Browne

William Cavendish, Earl of Newcastle, 1643 (engraving)
2597568 William Cavendish, Earl of Newcastle, 1643 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: William Cavendish)

Royalty in a Rage or Family Quarrels, pub. London, 23 July
2636951 Royalty in a Rage or Family Quarrels, pub. London, 23 July, 1820 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789-1856); Private Collection; (add.info)

James II, William and Mary, Queen Anne (engraving)
973068 James II, William and Mary, Queen Anne (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James II, William and Mary, Queen Anne)

Robert asking his fathers pardon AD 1087 (litho)
956227 Robert asking his fathers pardon AD 1087 (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936); Private Collection; (add.info)

Royal Naval Exhibition, Ancient and Modern Guns, Crank-Shaft and Boiler-Shell (engraving)
1591775 Royal Naval Exhibition, Ancient and Modern Guns, Crank-Shaft and Boiler-Shell (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Naval Exhibition)

Kensington Palace (engraving)
1062681 Kensington Palace (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kensington Palace)

Costumes of the time of William and Mary AD 1694 (litho)
1074165 Costumes of the time of William and Mary AD 1694 (litho) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936); Private Collection; (add.info)

William of Orange embarking to join the "Brill"AD 1688 (litho)
1074143 William of Orange embarking to join the " Brill" AD 1688 (litho) by Paget, Walter Stanley (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info)

William, Crown Prince of Germany visiting wounded troops in a field hospital, pub
1073660 William, Crown Prince of Germany visiting wounded troops in a field hospital, pub. c1917 (colour lithograph) by Pape

William, Duke of Gloucester, pub. 1902 (collotype)
1073630 William, Duke of Gloucester, pub. 1902 (collotype) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William)

William, Duke of Brunswick (engraving)
1045756 William, Duke of Brunswick (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William, Duke of Brunswick)

William, Samoan (b / w photo)
984375 William, Samoan (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William, Samoan)

Doomsday book prefented to William the I (engraving)
727008 Doomsday book prefented to William the I (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doomsday book prefented to William the I)

Frederick William, from Ward and Locks Illustrated History of the World, pub. c. 1882
3714089 Frederick William, from Ward and Locks Illustrated History of the World, pub. c.1882 by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederick William, 1620-1688)

Bird s-eye view of Mesopotamia showing William Willcock
3614193 Bird s-eye view of Mesopotamia showing William Willcocks proposed scheme of irrigation, from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, pub.1915 by English School

The Inconsiderate Waiter, by J M Barrie (engraving)
1592248 The Inconsiderate Waiter, by J M Barrie (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Inconsiderate Waiter, by J M Barrie)

Nevisons Ride to York (engraving)
3628808 Nevisons Ride to York (engraving) by Hardy, Paul (1862-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nevisons Ride to York)

Frederick William, Germanys last crown prince (b / w photo)
3626878 Frederick William, Germanys last crown prince (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederick William (1882-1951), Germanys last crown prince

William, Earl of Lonsdale, KG, etc (engraving)
3640173 William, Earl of Lonsdale, KG, etc (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William, Earl of Lonsdale, KG, etc)

Wilberforce (engraving)
3645448 Wilberforce (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilberforce. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1867)

Queen Elizabeth and the boy Shakespeare (colour litho)
3643314 Queen Elizabeth and the boy Shakespeare (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Elizabeth and the boy Shakespeare)

Design of a Losh and Stephenson Locomotive Steam Engine, c. 1826 (pen & ink and wash on paper)
3697578 Design of a Losh and Stephenson Locomotive Steam Engine, c.1826 (pen & ink and wash on paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ophelia in William Shakespeare
3769113 Ophelia in William Shakespeare by Makart, Hans (1840-84); (add.info.: Ophelia in William Shakespeares Hamlet -painting by Hans Makart, Austrian painter)

Bayeux tapestry. Norman attack
3779057 Bayeux tapestry. Norman attack by Unknown Artist, (11th century); (add.info.: Bayeux tapestry. Norman attack on England - William the conquerors fleet crossing the Channel to invade England)

William, Lord Paget (engraving)
666438 William, Lord Paget (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William, Lord Paget)

William, First Earl of Craven (engraving)
666422 William, First Earl of Craven (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William, First Earl of Craven)

Stuarts etc (engraving)
671077 Stuarts etc (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1. James I (1603--1625). 2. Charles I (1625--1649). 3

Gilberts experiment to demonstrate that two pieces of iron wire, A, B
537772 Gilberts experiment to demonstrate that two pieces of iron wire, A, B, placed near the pole, C, of a magnet, will have the same magnetism induced in them and so repel one another

Title page of Adam Bede by George Eliot, from an edition of her collected novels
536941 Title page of Adam Bede by George Eliot, from an edition of her collected novels published c1885. Adam Bede was first published 1859

After the trials and tribulations of the story Adam Bede declares his love to Dinah
536938 After the trials and tribulations of the story Adam Bede declares his love to Dinah Morris, the Methodist preacher. Adam Bede by George Eliot, first published 1859

Hetty Sorrel, beloved of Adam Bede, meeting the young squire Arthur Donnithorne in
536926 Hetty Sorrel, beloved of Adam Bede, meeting the young squire Arthur Donnithorne in the woods. Hetty has his child and is convicted of infanticide and condemned to death

Wheres the (Irish) Police?: William Gladstone, British Prime Minister
527700 Wheres the (Irish) Police?: William Gladstone, British Prime Minister, watching the unrest in Ireland and waiting to intervene

The Three R s, or, Better Late than Never, cartoon from Punch
532254 The Three R s, or, Better Late than Never, cartoon from Punch, showing William Edward Forster as Chairman of a Board School speaking to pupils, March 1870 (engraving) by Tenniel

Portrait of Willem Frederik (1772-1843) Prince of Orange, 1830 (oil on canvas)
PLT222723 Portrait of Willem Frederik (1772-1843) Prince of Orange, 1830 (oil on canvas) by Acar, Charles Louis (b.1804); Musee de l Armee, Brussels, Belgium; (add.info.: Guillaume I)

Charles Macklin as Shylock in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice
450077 Charles Macklin as Shylock in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice, Covent Garden, c.1768 (oil on canvas) by Zoffany, Johann (1733-1810); 83.8x72.4 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath

The Poplar Grove, Lord Burlingtons Chiswick Villa
449337 The Poplar Grove, Lord Burlingtons Chiswick Villa (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Rigaud, Jacques (1681-1754); 29.7x50.8 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

The great obelisk, near the south-west entrance to Lord Burlington
449330 The great obelisk, near the south-west entrance to Lord Burlingtons Chiswick Villa (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Rigaud, Jacques (1681-1754); 29.7x50.8 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Bismarck, Dentist to his Majesty Badinguet III, 1871 (litho)
498780 Bismarck, Dentist to his Majesty Badinguet III, 1871 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Marriage celebrations of Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg
XJF441971 Marriage celebrations of Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg and Magdelene of Bavaria in 1613 (engraving) by German School

William stumbles as he lands, but, grasping the earth with his hand, calls out that he thus takes possession of
LLM456981 William stumbles as he lands, but, grasping the earth with his hand, calls out that he thus takes possession of the English Soil, & so reassures his followers

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William, a name that echoes through history with various associations. From the detailed maps of Sheffield in 1797 drawn by W. Fairbank and engraved by Thomas Harris, to the captivating artwork of Burne-Jones depicting Adam and Eve's laborious tasks. William Hilton's oil painting immortalizes John Clare, an English poet who found solace in his verses. But it doesn't stop there; it also witnessed the daring exploits of The Wild Bunch, a notorious gang of American outlaws led by Butch Cassidy, as they fearlessly robbed banks and trains in 1901. In contrast, Thomas Nast used his cartooning skills to expose corruption with "The Tammany Tiger Loose, " a powerful indictment against Tweed Ring in 1871. Turner's masterpiece "Burning Parliament" captures the fiery destruction that engulfed the Houses of Lords and Commons on October 16th, 1834. Meanwhile, J. M. W Turner himself left his mark on art history as an influential English painter known for his mesmerizing pencil drawings. Intriguingly enough, even an English knight from c1323 finds connection to this name through a brass rubbing discovered at Pebmarsh Church in Essex. And let us not forget John William Waterhouse's enchanting works or Brightside Works' steel manufacturer - William Jessop and Sons - contributing to industrial progress in 1900. Lastly but certainly not least is Ted Williams: an American baseball player who soared both on the field and above it as he posed confidently inside a Grumman F9F-6 Panther fighter plane during World War II while serving as a pilot for the U. S Marine Corps. Through these diverse hints spanning centuries and continents emerges one common thread: William represents resilience, creativity, bravery, innovation - truly embodying countless stories waiting to be explored further.