Classical Period Collection

Willoughby Bertie by Thomas Gainsborough
3849836 Willoughby Bertie by Thomas Gainsborough by Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88); (add.info.: Willoughby Bertie by Thomas Gainsborough, English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788)

Gullivers Travels by Johnathan Swift
3750919 Gullivers Travels by Johnathan Swift by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Gullivers Travels by Johnathan Swift. First Published in 1726. Caption: The review of the troops)

James Figg - advertisment by William Hogarth, c. 1729 / 30
3788038 James Figg - advertisment by William Hogarth, c. 1729/30 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: James Figg - advertisment illustrated by William Hogarth, c)

Haydns "Anti-Visiting"card, which when translated reads, "Gone is all my strength
Haydns " Anti-Visiting" card, which when translated reads, " Gone is all my strength, old and weak am I". Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732 - 1809

Charles' hot air balloon ascent
3849912 Charles' hot air balloon ascent; (add.info.: Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles' hot air balloon ascent. Caption reads: 'Ascension executee par Charles dans la prairie de Nesles)

'The Inside of the Elegant Music Rooms at Vauxhall Gardens'
3857326 'The Inside of the Elegant Music Rooms at Vauxhall Gardens'; (add.info.: 'The Inside of the Elegant Music Rooms at Vauxhall Gardens')

Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), 'the version performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane'
3916908 Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), 'the version performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane'; (add.info.: Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

First flight over the English Channel 1785
3869777 First flight over the English Channel 1785; (add.info.: Jean Pierre Blanchard, accompanied by Dr John Jeffries, arrive in France after crossing the English Channel in a hot air balloon)

Portrait Napoleon Bonaparte, 18th century (engraving)
3779431 Portrait Napoleon Bonaparte, 18th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Lebrecht History.

James Watt
3781945 James Watt; (add.info.: James Watt, from an engraving by C. Turner, after a portrait by Sir T. Lawrence. Watt, Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer)

St Nicolai Church, Leipzig. 1749
3789852 St Nicolai Church, Leipzig. 1749.; (add.info.: St Nicolai Church, Leipzig. 1749. From Scenographia Lipsiacae Bach book p 158); Lebrecht History

Casting cannon balls
3781577 Casting cannon balls; (add.info.: Casting cannon balls, London. From Pyne Microcosm 1803-1806 A Short History of the English People by Richard Green, vol IV, Macmillan & Co)

View of Lisbon
3789911 View of Lisbon; (add.info.: View of Lisbon from Fort Almeida. Portugal. 19th century scene. After the engraving by E.Finden)

Old English Pottery and Porcelain: No. 6 Derby
3786255 Old English Pottery and Porcelain: No. 6 Derby; (add.info.: Old English Pottery and Porcelain: No. 6 Derby. Postcard c. 1900s)

Giovanni Schiaparelli
3787678 Giovanni Schiaparelli; (add.info.: Giovanni Schiaparelli - pictured with lunar landscape at sunrise. Portrait illustration on Liebig collectible card (French series title)

Johannes Kepler
3787677 Johannes Kepler; (add.info.: Johannes Kepler - pictured with illustration of total solar eclipse. Portrait illustration on Liebig collectible card (French series title)

Iron foundry
3781576 Iron foundry; (add.info.: Iron foundry, London. From Pyne Microcosm 1803-1806 A Short History of the English People by Richard Green, vol IV, Macmillan & Co, 1894); Lebrecht History

Isaac Newton
3787676 Isaac Newton; (add.info.: Isaac Newton - pictured with astronomer observing a lunar eclipse, early 18th century. Portrait illustration on Liebig collectible card (French series title)

Middlesex Hospital Ward, London
3782678 Middlesex Hospital Ward, London.; (add.info.: Middlesex Hospital Ward, London. Engraving from Microcosm of London, 1808. British hospitals 1948, Collins, London); Lebrecht History

George IV
3789885 George IV; (add.info.: King George IV, portrait. Reigned 1820 - 1830. George acted as Regent for his father from 1811-1820. History of England, Vol)

James Watt
3786606 James Watt; (add.info.: James Watt - after portrait by Sir W. Beechey. Watt, Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer)

William IV
3789888 William IV; (add.info.: King William IV, portrait. King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. 21 August 1765 - 20 June 1837)

King George III
3790233 King George III; (add.info.: King George III, portrait. King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death. Engraving after painting by A)

George II
3789886 George II; (add.info.: King George II, portrait. Reigned as King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 until his death, 30 October 1683 - 25 October 1760. After a painting by J. Faber)

Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria
3781895 Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, 1920s. Caption: Innerer Burghof mit Schweizertor (altester Trakt, rechts) und Reichskanzlei- Trakt (Fischer v)

William IV
3789889 William IV; (add.info.: King William IV, portrait. King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. 21 August 1765 - 20 June 1837)

George IV
3789887 George IV; (add.info.: King George IV, portrait. Reigned 1820 - 1830. George acted as Regent for his father from 1811-1820. History of England, Vol)

King George III
3790412 King George III; (add.info.: King George III, portrait. King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death. Engraving after painting by A)

Cardinal Dubois
3789476 Cardinal Dubois; (add.info.: Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman. He was tutor to the young duke of Chartres (the regent Duke of Orleans)

London tradeswoman selling milk Milk below, maids!, 1794 (print)
3794183 London tradeswoman selling milk Milk below, maids!, 1794 (print) by Wheatley, Francis (1747-1801); (add.info.: London tradeswoman selling milk Milk below, maids! by Francis Wheatley)

The French Comedy (engraving)
3774527 The French Comedy (engraving) by Watteau, Francois Louis Joseph (1758-1823) (after); (add.info.: L'Amour au theatre francais'-a shepherd and shepherdess dancing in a park)

Instructions on the posture on horseback
3784210 Instructions on the posture on horseback; (add.info.: Instructions on the posture on horseback and holding a horse, 18th century.); Lebrecht History

London tradesman selling Turnips and carrots, 1794 (print)
3794180 London tradesman selling Turnips and carrots, 1794 (print) by English School, (18th century); (add.info.: London tradesman selling Turnips and Carrots. Donkey carrying baskets of vegetables)

London tradesman selling Sweet china oranges, sweet china (print)
3794189 London tradesman selling Sweet china oranges, sweet china (print); (add.info.: London tradesman selling Sweet china oranges, sweet china')

Colonies of North America in 1776 (print)
3781938 Colonies of North America in 1776 (print); (add.info.: Colonies of North America in 1776 Statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776)

Leveridges songs frontispiecey by William Hogarth 1727
3788044 Leveridges songs frontispiecey by William Hogarth 1727 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Leveridges songs frontispiecey by William Hogarth 1727 WH: English painter, printmaker)

Mary and Ann Hogarth A shop-bill by William Hogarth 1724
3788043 Mary and Ann Hogarth A shop-bill by William Hogarth 1724 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Hogarth's advert for his sisters linen-shop.Caption reads)

Mary and Ann Hogarth A shop-bill by William Hogarth 1724
3788030 Mary and Ann Hogarth A shop-bill by William Hogarth 1724 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Hogarth's advert for his sisters linen-shop. Engraved by Thomas Cook)

Goodchild as Lord Mayor
3793991 Goodchild as Lord Mayor by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Goodchild as Lord Mayor of London - engraving by William Hogarth, English painter and artist November 10)

The Lottery by William Hogarth 1721
3788046 The Lottery by William Hogarth 1721 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: The Lottery by William Hogarth. Criticism of the government by Hogarth for raising money by lottery)

The Lottery by William Hogarth 1721
3788029 The Lottery by William Hogarth 1721 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: The Lottery by William Hogarth. Engraved by Thomas Cook)

Mary and Ann Hogarth A shop-bill by William Hogarth 1724
3788041 Mary and Ann Hogarth A shop-bill by William Hogarth 1724 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Hogarth's advert for his sisters linen-shop.Caption reads)

Some of the Principal Inhabitants of the Moon by William Hogarth 1724
3788042 Some of the Principal Inhabitants of the Moon by William Hogarth 1724 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Royalty, Episcopacy, and Law by W)

Leveridges songs frontispiecey by William Hogarth 1727
3788037 Leveridges songs frontispiecey by William Hogarth 1727 by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Leveridges songs frontispiecey by William Hogarth 1727 WH: English painter, printmaker)

Evening London by William
3793992 Evening London by William by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Evening, London by William Hogarth. Printed by A H Payne. Scene of 18th Century working class family in country)

Daniel Defoe at his
3775023 Daniel Defoe at his; (add.info.: Daniel Defoe at his writing desk and his famous work-English writer and publicist. Author of Robinson Crusoe')

Autograph: Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, 1784
3784388 Autograph: Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, 1784 by British School, (18th Century); (add.info.: Autograph:1784 letter written by Charles Edward Stuart in French)

London Bridge, London, 1760
3785196 London Bridge, London, 1760; (add.info.: London Bridge, London, 1760 - view of the river Thames, riverside buildings and boats. Taken from Cassell's History of England vol)

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The Classical Period, spanning from the mid-18th to early 19th century, was a time of great artistic and musical achievements. One prominent figure of this era was Franz Joseph Haydn, an Austrian composer whose works continue to captivate audiences today. Haydn's "Anti-Visiting" card reveals his wry sense of humor, as it translates to "Gone is all my strength, old and weak am I. " This glimpse into the personal life of a renowned musician adds depth to our understanding of the Classical period. In literature, Jonathan Swift's masterpiece "Gulliver's Travels" stands as a satirical critique on society during this time. Through Gulliver's fantastical adventures, Swift exposes the flaws and follies of human nature in an entertaining yet thought-provoking manner. Visual art also thrived during the Classical period. William Hogarth, a celebrated English painter and engraver, captured various aspects of society through his detailed works. From James Figg - an advertisement depicting England's first boxing champion - to Leveridge's songs frontispiecey showcasing popular music at the time; Hogarth skillfully portrayed different facets of life in 18th-century Britain. Hogarth also depicted scenes from everyday life such as Mary and Ann Hogarth A shop-bill which showcases two sisters advertising their business in 1724. These glimpses into ordinary existence provide valuable insights into social dynamics during this period. Furthermore, Hogarth explored political themes with pieces like Goodchild as Lord Mayor and The Lottery. These artworks shed light on power structures and societal issues that were prevalent during the Classical period. Lastly, Some of the Principal Inhabitants of the Moon by William Hogarth offers a whimsical take on astronomy while reflecting people's fascination with scientific discoveries during this era.