William Collection (page 3)

William Faithorne after Robert Walker, English, (1616-1691), Sir Robert Henley, Bart. engraving

The Old manse, Concord, Massachusetts, Hawthorne, Nathaniel, , 1804-1864, Homes & haunts, Emerson, William, , 1769-1811, Homes & haunts, Emerson, Ralph Waldo, , 1803-1882, Homes & haunts, Dwellings

A View of Oxford, William Turner of Oxford, 1789-1862, British

The European Factories, Canton, William Daniell, 1769-1837, British

Wild carrot, Daucus carota
5855056 Wild carrot, Daucus carota; (add.info.: Wild carrot, Daucus carota. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by William Clark from John Stephenson)

Marshmallow, Althaea officinalis
5855052 Marshmallow, Althaea officinalis; (add.info.: Marshmallow, Althaea officinalis. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by William Clark from John Stephenson)

Goldenrod, Solidago virgaurea
5855091 Goldenrod, Solidago virgaurea; (add.info.: Goldenrod, Solidago virgaurea. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by William Clark and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson)

Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner or Gottlieb William Leitner, 1840-1899
5614253 Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner or Gottlieb William Leitner, 1840-1899; (add.info.: Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner or Gottlieb William Leitner, 1840-1899. British orientalist)

Common broom tree, Cytisus scoparius
5855065 Common broom tree, Cytisus scoparius; (add.info.: Common broom tree, Cytisus scoparius. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn)

Strychnine tree, Strychnos nux-vomica
5855053 Strychnine tree, Strychnos nux-vomica; (add.info.: Strychnine tree, Strychnos nux-vomica. Handcoloured botanical illustration engraved on steel by William Clark from John Stephenson)

Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare
5855097 Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare; (add.info.: Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by William Clark and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson)

Robert William Dale, 1829 - 1895
3083215 Robert William Dale, 1829 - 1895.; Private Collection; (add.info.: English Congregationalist church leader. From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900)

Sir Frederick William Herschel, 1738 - 1822
3083212 Sir Frederick William Herschel, 1738 - 1822.; Private Collection; (add.info.: German-born British astronomer. Hand writing sample.)

Frederick William Robertson (engraving)
3083209 Frederick William Robertson (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: English divine. From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900)

William Smith O'Brien mustering the Irish at Mullinahone, County Tipperary, Ireland during the Rebellion of 1848
3083175 William Smith O'Brien mustering the Irish at Mullinahone, County Tipperary, Ireland during the Rebellion of 1848.; Private Collection; (add.info.: William Smith O'Brien, 1803 - 1864)

Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus, 1817 - 1904
3062100 Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer Loftus, 1817 - 1904.; Private Collection; (add.info.: British diplomat and colonial administrator, 15th Governor of New South Wales)

Queen Mary II of England
3960961 Queen Mary II of England; (add.info.: Queen Mary II of England, 1662-1694. Wife of King William III, and joint monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland.)

Ernest Louis Charles Albert William, nicknamed Ernie
3253051 Ernest Louis Charles Albert William, nicknamed Ernie; (add.info.: Ernest Louis Charles Albert William, nicknamed Ernie, 1868-1937. Last Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine)

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, the Great Commoner, 1708 - 1778, aka William Pitt the Elder
3058522 William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, the Great Commoner, 1708 - 1778, aka William Pitt the Elder. British Whig statesman and Prime Minister of Great Britain

William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, play first performed c1598
532716 William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, play first performed c1598.; (add.info.: William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, play first performed c.1598)

Sir Paul Parravicin (left) gambling with Captain Disbrowe for his wife, 1855 (engraving)
537103 Sir Paul Parravicin (left) gambling with Captain Disbrowe for his wife, 1855 (engraving); (add.info.: Sir Paul Parravicin (left) gambling with Captain Disbrowe for his wife. Disbrowe lost

The Duel: Captain Disbrowe dying trying to defend his wife's honour from St Paul Parravicin, 1855 9engraving)
537100 The Duel: Captain Disbrowe dying trying to defend his wife's honour from St Paul Parravicin, 1855 9engraving); (add.info.: The Duel)

O Bottom, thou art changed'. Snout and Quince, seeing Bottom the weaver seeing the ass-head for the first time
537928 O Bottom, thou art changed'. Snout and Quince, seeing Bottom the weaver seeing the ass-head for the first time

William Bligh seized in his cabin by mutinous crew of HMS Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian 28 April 1789
533851 William Bligh seized in his cabin by mutinous crew of HMS Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian 28 April 1789, 19th century (engraving); (add.info)

Tarpan: small European wild horse, dun-coloured with dark mane and tail. 1830
539894 Tarpan: small European wild horse, dun-coloured with dark mane and tail. 1830 (engraving from William Jardine Naturalist's Library series)

A bookplate aka Ex libris stamp from the library of William Gladstone, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, c.1900
3432463 A bookplate aka Ex libris stamp from the library of William Gladstone, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, c.1900; Private Collection; (add.info)

Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, 1865-1922. British newspaper and publishing magnate
2638471 Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, 1865-1922. British newspaper and publishing magnate. From Bibby's Annual published 1910.; Private Collection; Photo ©

A Matchlock mechanism in use on British firearms c1700 at the time of William III. Engraving
530739 A Matchlock mechanism in use on British firearms c1700 at the time of William III. Engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG

William Tyndale of Tindale (c1494-1536), English translator of the Bible, on morning of his death
530220 William Tyndale of Tindale (c1494-1536), English translator of the Bible, on morning of his death, giving his jailer a packet for John Rogers (pseudonym of Thomas Mather)

Warwick's death at the Battle of Barnet, Act V, Sc. II from Henry VI, from William Shakespeare, 1872 (engraving)
1577190 Warwick's death at the Battle of Barnet, Act V, Sc. II from Henry VI, from William Shakespeare, 1872 (engraving); (add.info.: Shakespeare, William, Knight, Charles (editor)

Mr. William Dowton as Doctor Cantwell in "The Hypocrite" at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
FLO4594879 Mr. William Dowton as Doctor Cantwell in "The Hypocrite" at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Robert Cooper after a painting by Samuel

Sir William Herschel's telescope or the Great Fort-Foot telescope built between 1785
FLO4573983 Sir William Herschel's telescope or the Great Fort-Foot telescope built between 1785 and 1789 at Observatory House in Slough, England

Northern or hen harrier, Circus cyaneus. (Marsh hawk, Falco uliginosus). Illustration copied from George Edwards based
FLO4641395 Northern or hen harrier, Circus cyaneus. (Marsh hawk, Falco uliginosus). Illustration copied from George Edwards based on an original drawing by William Bartram

Manna ash tree, Fraxinus ornus
5855054 Manna ash tree, Fraxinus ornus; (add.info.: Manna ash tree, Fraxinus ornus. Handcoloured botanical illustration engraved on steel by William Clark from John Stephenson)

Ernest Louis Charles Albert William, 1868-1937
5614446 Ernest Louis Charles Albert William, 1868-1937; (add.info.: Ernest Louis Charles Albert William, 1868-1937. The last Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine)

William Cobbett, 1763-1835
5614425 William Cobbett, 1763-1835; (add.info.: William Cobbett, 1763-1835. English pamphleteer, farmer, journalist and member of parliament)

William Clark Russell, 1844-1911
5614354 William Clark Russell, 1844-1911; (add.info.: William Clark Russell, 1844-1911. English writer. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900); Photo © Hilary Morgan

Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner or Gottlieb William Leitner, 1840-1899
5614254 Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner or Gottlieb William Leitner, 1840-1899; (add.info.: Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner or Gottlieb William Leitner, 1840-1899. British orientalist)

A bookplate aka Ex libris stamp from the library of German emperor Willhelm II, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui
3432457 A bookplate aka Ex libris stamp from the library of German emperor Willhelm II, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui

First passenger carriage in Europe, 1830, George Stephenson´s steam locomotive on the Liverpool to Manchester line
3058422 First passenger carriage in Europe, 1830, George Stephenson´s steam locomotive on the Liverpool to Manchester line. From The Story of England, published 1930.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Kaiser Wilhelm II (left) and Field Marshal von Hindeburg studying maps during the First World War
3058415 Kaiser Wilhelm II (left) and Field Marshal von Hindeburg studying maps during the First World War. Wilhelm II, Frederick William Victor Albert of Prussia, 1859 - 1941

Willem 1st (1797-1888) German emperor in 1871-1888, engraving
1702726 Willem 1st (1797-1888) German emperor in 1871-1888, engraving; (add.info.: Willem 1st (1797-1888) german emperor in 1871-1888, engraving)

Major Sir William Palliser, 1830 - 1882
3083206 Major Sir William Palliser, 1830 - 1882.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Irish-born politician and inventor of the Palliser shot)

William IV, 1765 to 1837
3062111 William IV, 1765 to 1837.; Private Collection; (add.info.: King of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover. Hand writing sample.)

William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet It is the east and Juliet is the sun Act II Sc.2
531353 William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet It is the east and Juliet is the sun Act II Sc.2. Chromolithograph London 1856-1858.; Universal History Archive/UIG

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: William McNaghten (1793-1841) British diplomat
530476 First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: William McNaghten (1793-1841) British diplomat, orientalist and colonial administrator: instigated interventionist policy in Afghanistan

German Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930) with his answer to British naval strength
528342 German Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930) with his answer to British naval strength. He promoted unrestricted submarine warfare. William Allen Rogers (1854-1931) American artist

Frederick William IV (1795-1861), king of of Prussia from 1840 (print)
527346 Frederick William IV (1795-1861), king of of Prussia from 1840 (print); (add.info.: Cartoon by Friedrich Engels showing Frederick William addressing the United Diet)

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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.