1808 Collection (page 2)

Pensinular War: Siege of Saragossa (Zaragoza) 16 June - 13 August 1808. Engraving after David Wilkie
536040 Pensinular War: Siege of Saragossa (Zaragoza) 16 June - 13 August 1808. Engraving after David Wilkie; (add.info.: Maria Augustin, Maid of Sarogossa)

London Milk Woman
863257 London Milk Woman; (add.info.: London Milk Woman. She is carrying milk in pewter pails suspended from wooden yoke)

Young European women in fashion beginning 19th century - Fashionable European ladies of the early 19th century
NWI4957066 Young European women in fashion beginning 19th century - Fashionable European ladies of the early 19th century

Spanish War of Independence
3499753 Spanish War of Independence; (add.info.: Spanish War of Independence. The Bruc Drum. Allegory. It commemorates the second and decisive battle of Bruc (14 June, 1808) against the French Army

Blowing engine designed by Smeaton and used at the Carron ironworks, 1808 (engraving)
865327 Blowing engine designed by Smeaton and used at the Carron ironworks, 1808 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Peninsular War: Siege of Saragosa (Zaragoza) 16 June-13 August 1808. Wood engraving
536457 Peninsular War: Siege of Saragosa (Zaragoza) 16 June-13 August 1808. Wood engraving.; (add.info.: Maria Augustin, Maid of Sarogossa)

Spanish War of Independence, 1808-1814
3697234 Spanish War of Independence, 1808-1814; (add.info.: Spanish War of Independence, 1808-1814. Siege of Saragossa (Zaragoza), 7th August, 1808

Young Women Clothing Empire, 808-1809 - Ladies wearing French Empire fashions, 1808-1809. Antique hand-colored print
NWI4956369 Young Women Clothing Empire, 808-1809 - Ladies wearing French Empire fashions, 1808-1809. Antique hand-colored print; (add.info.: Young Women Clothing Empire)

Selling a Wife to highest bidder, UK, 1816 (engraving) 1816
533501 Selling a Wife to highest bidder, UK, 1816 (engraving) 1816.; (add.info.: Illegal, but done in Sheffield 1803 Brighton 1808)

1808 Smith Map Of India Topography Cartography
1808, Smith Map of India

Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine known as the Emir Abdelkader
Vintage 19th century photograph: Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine (6 September 1808 - 26 May 1883; Arabic: Ï╣Ï¿Ï» Ϻ┘ä┘éϺϻÏ▒ ϺϿ┘å...Ï¡┘è┘è Ϻ┘äÏ»┘è┘åÔÇÄ ╩┐Abd al-Q─üdir ibn Muß©Ñy al-d─½n)

A Shepherd Weeping on a Tomb Erected to a Gnat, 1808 (oil on canvas)
1195488 A Shepherd Weeping on a Tomb Erected to a Gnat, 1808 (oil on canvas) by Boisselier, Felix (1776-1811); 178.1x146.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Boisselier)

Ferdinand VII (1784-1833), 1808, by Antonio Carnicero
Ferdinand VII (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833). Portrait by Antonio Carnicero (1748-1814), 1808. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Patriots fight against French at the Puerta del Sol, Madrid
Peninsular War (1808-1814). May 2, 1808, Madrid. The patriots fight against the French at the Puerta del Sol, circa 1813. Etching and engraving on paper. By Tomas Lopez Enguidanos (1775-1814)

Charles IV abdicates in favour of his son Ferdinand
Peninsular War (1808-1814). Charles IV abdicates in favour of his son Ferdinand (Aranjuez, March 19, 1808). Etching and engraving on paper, circa 1814

Ferdinand VII wearing the Habit of the Order of Charles III
Ferdinand VII (1784-1833). King of Spain. Ferdinand VII wearing the Habit of the Order of Charles III, by Vicente Lopez Portana (1772-1850), circa 1808. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Four types of Uniforms worn by Worcestershire Regiment
Four types of Uniforms worn by the Worcestershire Regiment - 1694, 1747, 1808, 1915 Date: 1694-1915

Battle of Somosierra - Pensinsular War
Peninsular War. Battle of Somosierra (Spain). Polish troops fought in the Battle of Somosierra (November 30, 1808), during the Spanish War of Independence

The Inquisition Scene, 1808-1812, by Goya
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. The Inquisition Scene, 1808-1812. Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Equestrian portrait of Ferdinand VII (1784-1833)
Ferdinand VII (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833). Equestrian portrait of Ferdinand VII, 1808. Detail. By Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts

John Macarthur
A miniature portrait painting of the father of the wool industry in Australia, John Macarthur, 1767-1834. He was instrumental in organising a rebellion against the colonial government

2nd 18th Century 19th 1808 1814 Action Animal
2nd, 18th, century, 19th, 1808, 1814, action, animal, art, attack, attacked, attacking, cavalry, confrontation, contemporary, age, dead, death, died, episode, Europe, european, fight, fighting

Cartoon, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, by James Gillray. Depicting Napoleon (ironically in the role of John Bunyan's pilgrim, Christian) having to confront an array of problems

Satirical cartoon, A Senatus Consultum. Napoleon is making his will and consulting the Devil about his fate. The Devil carries a flaming plaque: Death Bonaparte Death'

NAPOLEON IN THE VALLEY
Napoleon may have tamed the Russian Bear, but other enemies threaten him in the Valley of the Shadow of Death Date: 1808

SIEGE OF SARAGOSSA Agostina, the Maid of Saragossa rallies her fellow- citizens to resist the French, but in vain, the city is taken 21 February 1809 Date: Dec 1808 - Feb 1809

FAMILY REUNITED
Angels watch as a family is reunited in the next world - husband and wife restored to the age at which they met Date: 1808

ALL EQUAL IN DEATH
Councillor and king, woman and child - together in death Date: 1808

VALLEY OF DEATH
The descent of man into the Vale of Death Date: 1808

Soul leaving the body, 1808
The soul of a good old man leaves him at the moment of death and is borne away by angels to Paradise. Date: 1808

The greater portion of the longest length of wall of an Atrium of Pompei, 1796-1808
986222 The greater portion of the longest length of wall of an Atrium of Pompei, 1796-1808 (hand-coloured engraving in watercolour and gouache) by Chiantarelli

Bird of prey with snake, 1808-21 (watercolour drawing)
986239 Bird of prey with snake, 1808-21 (watercolour drawing) by Hayes, Charles (1772-1826); 27.6x21.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird of prey with snake. From Portraits of British Birds)

Margaret Finchs Cottage, Norwood, in 1808 (engraving)
3637134 Margaret Finchs Cottage, Norwood, in 1808 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Margaret Finchs Cottage, Norwood, in 1808)

Murat, Roi De Naples, 1808 (colour litho)
6007203 Murat, Roi De Naples, 1808 (colour litho) by Caran d Ache (Emmanuel Poire) (1858-1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Murat, Roi De Naples, 1808)

Fleet Prison, 1808 (coloured engraving)
610662 Fleet Prison, 1808 (coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fleet Prison, 1808.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English

The Four-in-Hand Club
The Four-In-Hand Club, a coach driving club, was founded in April 1808, by Charles Buxton, the inventor of the Buxton bit, along with some friends

Old Opera house
View of the facade of the old Covent Garden Opera House in 1801. It was destroyed by fire in 1808. Date: 1875

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a lovers on a sofa
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a man and woman flirting on a sofa. Death and the Lovers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van Assen

Horse Racing, 1807-1808 (hand-coloured aquatint)
986302 Horse Racing, 1807-1808 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822) (after); 46.6x57 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Horse Racing; La Course de Cheval)

Heralds College: The Hall, from The Microcosm of London
986113 Heralds College: The Hall, from The Microcosm of London, 1808-1810 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Rowlandson, T.(1756-1827) & Pugin

Chancery Lane in 1808 (litho)
6021351 Chancery Lane in 1808 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chancery Lane in 1808)

Fire in London. Published 1 September 1808 (coloured engraving)
610893 Fire in London. Published 1 September 1808 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fire in London)

HMS Gore in Action With the French Brigs Palinure and Pilade
REA197355 HMS Gore in Action With the French Brigs Palinure and Pilade (oil on canvas) (see also 197354) by Luny, Thomas (1759-1837)

View of Copenhagen, Denmark, circa 1808. Illustration from Leopold von Buchs Travels Through Norway and Lapland, 1813. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured by Lazaretti from Giovanni

Thieving Lane, from a drawing by J T Smith, 1808 (engraving)
3636614 Thieving Lane, from a drawing by J T Smith, 1808 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thieving Lane, from a drawing by J T Smith, 1808)

West view of the Old Church of St Martin s-in-the-Fields, pulled down in 1721
3636505 West view of the Old Church of St Martin s-in-the-Fields, pulled down in 1721, from a print published by J T Smith in 1808 (engraving) by English School

Narcissus by Thomas Stothard. 1808

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"1808: A Year of Triumphs and Tragedies" Step back in time to the eventful year of 1808, where history unfolded with remarkable battles, cultural spectacles, and significant milestones. The Battle of the Pyrenees in 1813 marked a turning point in the Peninsular War, as brave soldiers fought valiantly against all odds. Meanwhile, a captivating map reveals the vast territories once held by the Macedonian and Thracian Empire. Recruiting posters adorned city walls, enticing young men to join the prestigious 7th Regiment of Light Dragoons. The rhythmic beats of "Steady the Drums and Fifes" echoed through Astleys Amphitheatre, captivating audiences with thrilling performances. In this era dominated by war, riflemen from the renowned 95th Regiment played an instrumental role on battlefields during the Peninsular War. Renowned artist LEJEUNE captured these brave warriors in his masterpieces that immortalized their heroism for generations to come. Even amidst turbulent times, life carried on with its own unique charm. Gillray's whimsical depiction titled "Windy Weather" reminds us that humor prevailed even during challenging circumstances. In bustling London at Whitehall Palace around James II's reign, grandeur was evident at every turn. Beyond warfare and entertainment lies innovation - witness Scotland's architectural marvel: Bell Rock Lighthouse built between 1808-1810 stands tall as a testament to human ingenuity amidst treacherous seas. However, not all stories end happily; we mourned alongside our nation when Sir John Moore tragically lost his life fighting for what he believed in - forever remembered for his sacrifice. Amidst it all were everyday scenes like bargemen navigating rivers depicted by Pyne's artistry – reminding us that ordinary lives continued despite extraordinary events surrounding them. As we delve into historical records from this pivotal year filled with triumphs and tragedies, we gain a deeper understanding of the past.