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Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Buck Engravings

Buck Engravings Collection
30 items

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: C B Phillips Illustrations

C B Phillips Illustrations Collection
20 items

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: C G Harper Illustrations

C G Harper Illustrations Collection
34 items

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Mayson Beeton

Mayson Beeton Collection
125 items

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: French Lancer J840005

French Lancer J840005
Engraving of a French Napoleonic soldier produced in Paris. Lancer of the French Imperial Guard. In 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo this unit formed part of General Lefebvre-Desnouettes Guard Light

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Political cartoon of the Duke of Wellington K021676

Political cartoon of the Duke of Wellington K021676
WALMER CASTLE, Kent. " The Double Dealer". Political cartoon about the Duke of Wellington controlling patronage through army promotions, state appointments and church preferments

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Key to Waterloo Banquet N970007

Key to Waterloo Banquet N970007
WALMER CASTLE, Kent. Key to engraving of " The Banquet after the Battle of Waterloo". The banquet was held at Apsley House. Also see: N970006

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Greyfriars, Walsingham ME001249

Greyfriars, Walsingham ME001249
GREYFRIARS, Walsingham, Norfolk. Pen and ink sketch showing interior view of altar with tester and dossal in temporary chapel of Capuchin friary. 1937 sketch by Peter Anson

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: St Matthias Church, Stoke Newington ME001062

St Matthias Church, Stoke Newington ME001062
ST MATTHIAS CHURCH, Wordsworth Road, Stoke Newington, Hackney, London. Pen and ink sketch impression of Christmas decorations and temporary reredos around 1870, with lady in period costume

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellingtons horse J050173

Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellingtons horse J050173
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Engraving of Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellingtons horse

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: North Brink Wisbech MD44_00249

North Brink Wisbech MD44_00249
North Brink, Wisbech, Fenland, Cambridgeshire. Labelled sheet showing exterior elevations of the buildings along North Brink

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: South Brink Wisbech MD44_00250

South Brink Wisbech MD44_00250
South Brink, Wisbech, Fenland, Cambridgeshire. Labelled sheet showing exterior elevations of the buildings along South Brink, looking south west from 6 South Brink to The Woodlands

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Restormel Castle EHC01_047_0037

Restormel Castle EHC01_047_0037
Restormel Castle, Restormel, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Hand coloured engraving showing the gatehouse of the inner ward at Restormel Castle with two figures

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Kings Lynn MD44 / 00258

Kings Lynn MD44 / 00258
Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Labelled sheet showing the exterior elevations of buildings along the south side of Queens Street and Kings Street. 1944 measured drawing by A J Phillips

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Poor Clares Convent, Baddesley Clinton ME001158

Poor Clares Convent, Baddesley Clinton ME001158
Poor Clares Convent, Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire. Pen and ink sketch, by Peter Anson, showing exterior view. 1935. Not to scale

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: St Vincent de Paul Church, Sheffield ME001205

St Vincent de Paul Church, Sheffield ME001205
St Vincent de Paul Church, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Pen and ink sketch, by Peter Anson, showing general exterior view of St Vincents from Broad Lane to the south. 1939

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Our Lady and St Paulinus Church, Dewsbury ME001176

Our Lady and St Paulinus Church, Dewsbury ME001176
Our Lady and St Paulinus Church, Dewsbury, Kirklees, West Yorkshire. Pen and ink sketch, by Peter Anson, showing exterior from the street, with car. 1938

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: St Johns Hospital, Alton ME001140

St Johns Hospital, Alton ME001140
St Johns Hospital, Castle Hill, Alton, Staffordshire. Pen and ink sketch, by Peter Anson, showing the exterior of St John the Baptist. 1935

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: St Patricks Church, Soho ME001059

St Patricks Church, Soho ME001059
St Patricks Church, Soho Square, London. Pen and ink sketch, by Peter Anson, of a street frontage in which a Georgian house has been enclosed by an Italianate campanile and a Movietone News office

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: St Saviour Church Tower, Lewisham ME001053

St Saviour Church Tower, Lewisham ME001053
St Saviour and St John the Baptist and Evangelist Church, Lewisham, London. Pen and ink sketch, by Peter Anson, of the campanile from a busy High Street with cars, buses and people. 1939

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Most Holy Trinity Church, Bermondsey ME001036

Most Holy Trinity Church, Bermondsey ME001036
Most Holy Trinity Church, Bermondsey, London. Pen and ink sketch, by Peter Anson, of the exterior from the street with people and tram. 1939

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Came House xa00271

Came House xa00271
Came House, Winterborne Came, Dorset. The house dates from 1754. Watercolour painting of the NW Elevation by A T Phillips, 1949. From the RCHME Inventory Notes for Winterborne Came

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Details of St Pauls MD66_00109

Details of St Pauls MD66_00109
St Pauls Cathedral, London. Various details including screen to North West Chapel. Measured drawing, date uncertain

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Kings College drawing MD60_00298

Kings College drawing MD60_00298
Kings College, University Of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Detail of stone screen to side chapels. Measured drawing produced in 1900

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Kenilworth Church Plan MD53_00039

Kenilworth Church Plan MD53_00039
St Nicholass Church, Kenilworth, Warwickshire. Plan of the church with key produced in 1953

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Richmond Castle EHC01_047_0032

Richmond Castle EHC01_047_0032
Hand tinted engraving showing the keep at Richmond Castle, North Yorkshire. The engraving is by J Newton afters Hooper. It was first published in 1786

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Cliffords Tower MP_CLI0030

Cliffords Tower MP_CLI0030
CLIFFORDs TOWER, YORK CASTLE, North Yorkshire. Hand coloured sketch elevations of the exterior south and west faces of Cliffords Tower. Drawing by Frank Baines, H.M

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Cliffords Tower MP_CLI0033

Cliffords Tower MP_CLI0033
CLIFFORDs TOWER, YORK CASTLE, North Yorkshire. Hand coloured sketch elevations of the exterior north and east faces of Cliffords Tower. Drawing by Frank Baines, H.M

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Tilbury Fort Gatehouse MP_TIL0022

Tilbury Fort Gatehouse MP_TIL0022
TILBURY FORT, Essex. Plan and front elevation drawing of the gate-house (Water Gate) at Tilbury Fort. Office of Works, August 1914

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Salisbury Street, Blandford, 1943 MD44_00065

Salisbury Street, Blandford, 1943 MD44_00065
Labelled sheet showing exterior elevations of the facades along the east side of Salisbury Street in Blandford Forum, Dorset. 1943 measured drawing by A. J

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Berney Arms Windmill MP_BAW0003

Berney Arms Windmill MP_BAW0003
Berney Arms Windmill, Norfolk. Isometric drawing, with key. Ministry of Public Buildings and Works. Ancient Monument Branch. 661_7. c. mid-1960s

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Barn and Oast House at Davington Court, Faversham MD64_00258

Barn and Oast House at Davington Court, Faversham MD64_00258
Barn and Oast House at Davington Court, Faversham, Kent. North elevation. National Buildings Record (NBR). Measured drawing by W. G. Prosser, February 1964

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Harleyford Manor, Great Marlow MD63_00470

Harleyford Manor, Great Marlow MD63_00470
Harleyford Manor, Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire. North entrance front. National Buildings Record (NBR). Measured drawing by W. G. Prosser, 1962. Architect: Sir Robert Taylor. Building completed 1755

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Our Lady of Sorrows, Effingham ME001148

Our Lady of Sorrows, Effingham ME001148
Our Lady Of Sorrows Church, Effingham, Surrey. Pen and ink sketch dated 1944. Part of the Peter F. Anson Collection of illustrations of Roman Catholic churches

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: St Joan of Arc Church, Farnham ME001218

St Joan of Arc Church, Farnham ME001218
ST JOAN OF ARC CHURCH, Farnham, Surrey. Pen and ink sketch showing the exterior. 1936 sketch by Peter Anson

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_008

Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_008
Amazing flying machines. Hand-coloured engraving of Laurent de Guzmans Flying Balloon from 1709. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_002

Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_002
Amazing flying machines. A hand-coloured engraving of the mythological Persian King Kai Kawus, seated on a throne being pulled through the air by four eagles

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Ballooning CVS01_01_034

Ballooning CVS01_01_034
Tales of balloon flight. Hand-coloured engraving showing the bodies of Joseph Croce-Spinelli and Theodore Sivel being carried from the wreckage of their balloon

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Ballooning CVS01_01_042

Ballooning CVS01_01_042
Tales of balloon flight. Hand-coloured engraving of two men in a balloon flying over London. This engraving is by William Lionel Wyllie

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_012

Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_012
Amazing flying machines. Hand-coloured engraving of the Minerva balloon, designed by Etienne-Gaspard Robert in 1804. The original slide is damaged but this image has been repaired

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_003

Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_003
Amazing flying machines. Hand-coloured engraving of a man in a top hat and waistcoat holding a large pair of wings and flying above two alarmed figures, one of whom is holding a pitchfork

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: St Roberts Church, Morpeth ME001116

St Roberts Church, Morpeth ME001116
ST ROBERTS CHURCH, Oldgate, Morpeth, Northumberland. Pen and ink sketch showing the exterior from the north west. 1934 sketch by Peter Anson

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Eltham Palace c. 1653 K990276

Eltham Palace c. 1653 K990276
ELTHAM PALACE, London. A view, said to be by Peter Stent, of Eltham Palace just before the major demolitions in the 1650s. The queens apartments are to the left and the kings to the right

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Mrs Fitzherbert J920267

Mrs Fitzherbert J920267
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Richmond-Upon-Thames. " Mrs Fitzherbert" after Richard COSWAY (1742-1821). Coloured engraving

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Deal Castle engraving K041008

Deal Castle engraving K041008
WALMER CASTLE, Kent. Queen Mothers picture collection. Engraving of Deal Castle

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: British Rocket Troop J840006

British Rocket Troop J840006
Engraving of British Napoleonic soldiers produced in London. Royal Horse Artillery Rocket Troop (Review Order). In 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: Napoleon and the Imperial Guard J840004

Napoleon and the Imperial Guard J840004
Engraving of French Napoleonic soldiers produced in Berlin. A parade of the French Imperial Guard being reviewed by Emperor Napoleon I

Illustrations and Engravings Collection: French Dragoon J840003

French Dragoon J840003
Engraving of a French Napoleonic soldier produced in Paris. A corporal of the 16th Regiment of Dragoons, leaving camp. Pencil annotation indicates that for this regiment the plume should be red

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