1814 Collection

Battle of the Pyrenees, 1813. Watercolour by Richard Simkin. The 95th Rifles (now Rifle Brigade) Pyrenees, 1813. Associated with the Peninsular War (1808-1814). Date: 1813

Map of Ancient Egypt. Date: 1814

French uniforms during the Napoleonic Wars
French army uniforms: infantry 1814-1825, grenadier 1812-1815, and cavalry 1805-1812. Antique hand-colored print

Death of Sir John Moore, 17 Jan 1809. Aquatint by T Sutherland, after W Heath, published by J Jenkins, 2 Jan 1815. At the Battle of Corunna, Peninsular War (1808-1814)

British army burning the White House in 1814 during the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Steady the Drums and Fifes, 1811. Colour photolithograph after Lady Butler, published 1960 (c)

Peninsular War, with riflemen of 95th Reg
An action during the Peninsular War, with riflemen of 95th (Rifle) Regiment acting as snipers, 1810 (c).Watercolour attributed to Denis Dighton

US Navy base at Sackets Harbor, NY, 1814
Sackets Harbor on Lake Ontario in 1814, a US Naval station in the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Map - Spain and Portugal, 1807-1814
Spain and Portugal, 1807-1814. From a collection of maps relevant to campaigns between 1794-1815. From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum

Frost Fair / London 1814
LONDON - Frost fair on the River Thames. Date: 1814

Leamington Spa Pump Room
The Royal Pump Room and Baths, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, were designed and built by C.S. Smith of Warwick and were opened in July 1814. Date: opened 1814

MILLET, Jean Franzois (1814-1875)
MILLET, Jean Franois (1814-1875). The Angelus (L Ang lus). Realism. Oil on canvas

England / Alton Towers
Alton Towers, Staffordshire, seat of the earl of Shrewsbury - begun 1814, much added to, greatly admired for its magnificence indoors and out Date: circa 1840

STAR SPANGLED BANNER, 1814. The first page of the first printed sheet music edition of Francis Scott Keys " The Star Spangled Banner, " Baltimore, 1814. Note the misprint in the subtitle

Norfolk County Lunatic Asylum, Thorpe, Norfolk
The Norfolk County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1814 at Thorpe near Norwich. This view, from the early 1900s, shows what was then the most recent addition to the buildings

De Sade (Ray / 2)
Donatien-Alphonse-Francois, marquis de SADE French philosopher and author

Blucher and Napoleon
Blucher the Brave extracting the Groan of Abdication from the Corsican Bloodhound

Britannia (Dugdale s)
An imperious Britannia with her foot on the shield of Europe

Christ Church Library
The interior of Christ Church Library, Oxford showing ceiling to floor bookshelves. A student is shown working. Two ladies are being given a tour in the background

BAKUNIN, Mikhail Aleksandrovich (1814-1876). Russian revolutionary, founder of the international anarchism. Portrait of Bakunin, Russian

Adolphe Sax
ADOLPHE SAX French inventor of musical instruments

Wellington at Salamanca
NAPOLEONIC WAR Sortie from Bayonne, at 3 in the morning

Chinese Abacus 1814
A man uses a " swan-pen" - a Chinese version of the abacus

Kenilworth Castle
A distant view from the southwest of the ruins of Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, whose owners included Simon de Montfort and John of Gaunt

Napoleon (Defeated)
NAPOLEON, emperor defeated at Fontainebleau, 1814

Sade (Bilberstein)
D A F, MARQUIS DE SADE Though supposed to be of de Sade, this portrait is not fully authenticated

Mikhail Lermontov
MIKHAIL YUREVICH LERMONTOV Russian writer, depicted wearing the pelisse of the Imperial Hussar Guards Regiment

Events / War / Napoleonic
Napoleon at the head of his staff during the Campaign of France

Battle of Talavera, 1809 - Bataille de Talaveyra de la Reyna donn饠 le 18 juillet 1809 entre les armees anglo-espagnoles et Francaises

The Pitman: from George Walker The Costume of Yorkshire, Leeds, 1814. The steam locomotive
The Pitman: from George Walker The Costume of Yorkshire, Leeds, 1814

Star-spangled banner, the 15-star US flag
Fifteen-star US flag (1794-1819) over Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina. Digital photograph

Joseph Richardson, Flute
JOSEPH RICHARDSON flautist from Leeds, reckoned to be one of, if not THE leading flute player of his day. Date: 1814 - 1862

Uniforms of the Piedmontese army from 1814. Color plate by Cenni Quinto
Militaria, Italy, 19th century. Uniforms of the Piedmontese army, 1814. Color plate by Quinto Cenni

BATTLE OF LUNDYs LANE, 1814. The Battle of Lundys Lane, Ontario, Canada, on 25 July 1814. Color engraving, 19th century

Autumn Girl 1814
A young girl, wearing a charming Regency style dress, coat and bonnet walks through a meadow strewn with autumn leaves

Marriage of Baroness Burdett-Coutts to William Ashmead-Bartl
Engraving showing the marriage of Baroness Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts (1814-1906) to William Ashmead-Bartlett (1851-1921) in Christ Church, Piccadilly, London, 1881

Maria Teresa Isabella, later Queen of Sicily, as a little girl

Mikhail Bakunin
MIKHAIL ALEKSANDROVICH BAKUNIN Russian anarchist and writer

Cinchona Officinalis
Peruvian Bark, or Jesuits Bark Source of Quinine

George Earl Onslow
GEORGE, first earl of ONSLOW statesman (do not confuse with George Onslow born that same year) Date: 1731 - 1814

BURNING OF WASHINGTON. British Admiral Sir George Cockburn (1772-1853) in the chair of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives during the burning of Washington D.C

Edwin McMasters Stanton
EDWIN MCMASTERS STANTON American lawyer and statesman Date: 1814 - 1869

Alexander Russel - 2
ALEXANDER RUSSEL editor of the Scotsman newspaper. Date: 1814 - 1876

BALTIMORE: FORT McHENRY. The British naval bombardment of Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, 13-14 September 1814, during the War of 1812. Contemporary aquatint by John Bower

Jubilee in St Jamess Park, London
Jubilee event to celebrate peace, held in St Jamess Park, London, showing the Chinese Bridge, Pagoda and refreshment tents with the flags of various nations

J. A. D. INGRES: ODALISQUE. The Great Odalisque. Oil on canvas, 1814
J.A.D. INGRES: ODALISQUE. The Great Odalisque. Oil on canvas, 1814

Hampton Court / Neale
The river front

Josephine (Pape)
MARIE JOSEPHE ROSE TASCHER BEAUHARNAIS DE LA PAGERIE empress of France, first wife of Napoleon, at the door of his room... Not tonight, Josephine !

Hyde Park Review 1814
BRITISH and others: Allied sovereigns attending a review in Hyde Park: Duke of Wellington, King of Prussia, Prince Regent (George IV) and Emperor of Russia

Theophil von Podbielski (1814-1879). General of the Prussian Army. Portrait. Engraving. Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume II

Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies (1814-1898). Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany (1833-1859) by her marriage to Leopold II (1797-1870), Grand Duke of Tuscany (1824-1859). Portrait. Drawing by C

Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies (1814-1898). Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany (1833-1859) by her marriage to Leopold II (1797-1870), Grand Duke of Tuscany (1824-1859). Portrait. Drawing by C

Species of ground beetles
Ground beetles: Agonum sexpunctatum 1, forest caterpillar hunter, Calosoma sycophanta 2, Carabus punctatus 3, Carabus auronitens 4, Nebria complanata 5, granulate ground beetle, Carabus granulatus 6

Species of water beetles
Great silver water beetle, Hydrophilus piceus 1, Dytiscus latissimus 2, Hydroporus marginatus 3, Graphoderus cinereus 4, Dytiscus caraboides 5, Acilius sulcatus 6, Laccophilus minutus 7

Species of leaf beetles, asparagus beetles, sand beetles, etc
Leaf beetles, Cryptocephalus cordiger 1, Cry. variabilis 2, Cry. distinguendus 3, Cry

Trunkfish, cowfish and turretfish
Humpback turretfish, Tetrosomus gibbosus 1, smooth trunkfish, Lactophrys triqueter 2, shortnose boxfish, Rhynchostracion nasus 3, spotted trunkfish, Lactophrys bicaudalis 4, scrawled cowfish

Sole, plate fish, plaice, tongue fish, angelfish, etc
Sole, Zebrias zebra 1, plate fish, Bothus lunatus 2, European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa 3, tongue fish, Paraplagusia bilineata 4, bicolor angelfish, Centropyge bicolor 5

Species of skink, lizard and flying dragon
Common bluetongue, Tiliqua scincoides 1, cylindrical skink, Chalcides chalcides 2, European glass lizard, Pseudopus apodus 3, and flying dragon, Draco volans 4

Species of turtles and tortoises
Yellow-footed tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulatus 1, European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis 2, endangered spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata 3, painted turtle, Chrysemys picta 4

French woman in winter fashion, First Empire, 1814. In bonnet with black plumes, high-waisted, fur-trimmed blue coat with ruff collar, holding a large fur muff. Costume d'Hiver

Fashionable French woman in elaborately folded hat, 1814
Fashionable French woman of the Napoleonic era. She wears a tall hat made of an elaborately folded kerchief over a bonnet, puff-sleeved gown tied with a long ribbon. Costume de Dame. 1814

Detail of Arc de Triomphe sculpture in Paris, France

Regency-era writing and backgammon table with chair. An example of metamorphic furniture, made in 1814. it can be used as a writing desk, with drawers for paper, colours, pencils, etc

Secretaire bookcase for a Regency lady's boudoir, 1814
Secretaire bookcase for a Regency lady's boudoir. Doors with ornate gilt decoration over lilac silk curtains. Designed and manufactured by Thomas Morgan and Joseph Sanders, Strand, London, 1814

Regency-era library table and chair in mahogany and bronze. With a fold-out writing table and bookshelves in the sides for folio, quarto and octavo size books, manufactured in 1814

Regency woman in walking dress with Spanish hat, 1814
Regency woman in walking dress. In puce erminette pelisse with wide white lace border, full lace ruff, velvet Spanish hat trimmed with quilled lace, half boots and tan gloves. Vol

Regency woman in walking dress, 1814
Regency woman in walking dress of French sarsnet petticoat, high body of jaconot muslin, silk ruff, silk net handkerchief sash, Shipton straw bonnet, gloves and sandals. Vol

Regency woman looking at an engraving, 1814
Regency woman looking at an engraving, seated on a chair

Regency woman in primrose tunic over satin slip, 1814
Fashionable Regency woman in white satin slip with flounce of French blond lace, short tunic of primrose gauze with white satin stomacher, Vol. 11, Plate 37, June I, 1814

Regency woman in lace and satin evening dress, 1814
Regency woman in evening dress of blond lace over white satin slip, festoons, roses and ribbons on the hem, hair in curls at the front, pearl necklace, ivory fan decorated with Russian characters

Regency woman reading a letter with lorgnette, 1814
Regency woman in morning dress reading a letter with a lorgnette, seated on a chair with footrest, 1814

Regency woman in Blucher hat, 1814
Fashionable Regency woman in short walking dress of French cambric, military collar, lace fan frill, silk shawl handkerchief, hair in loose curls, sea-green satin Blucher hat with ostrich feather

Fashionable Regency woman drinking tea next to a screen, 1814
Fashionable Regency woman drinking tea next to a screen. In a jaconot muslin gown, Rochelle spencer jacket, double fan-frill collar, Bourdeaux mob cap, gold and pearl necklace

Regency woman in Austrian cloak and Circassian turban, 1814
Regency woman in cambric robe, double Vandyke lace frill collar, Austrian shawl cloak lined with rose satin, crimson velvet Circassian turban cap and halfboots. Vol. 11. Plate 17, March 1, 1814

Regency woman in promenade dress

Regency woman in morning dress seated on a stool

United States Capitol, Washington D.C. USA
United States Capitol, Washington D.C. The first cornerstone was laid on September 18, 1793, during the first large public event staped in the federal city

United States Capitol, Washington D.C. USA
United States Capitol, Washington D.C. The first cornerstone was laid on September 18, 1793, during the first large public event staped in the federal city

Karl Marx and his wife, Jenny (nee von Westphalen)
Karl Marx (1818-1883), German philosopher, political economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, communist and revolutionary

Printed souvenirs of the frost fair of 1814 (engraving)
558813 Printed souvenirs of the frost fair of 1814 (engraving) by English School

The Attack on Bergen-Op-Zoom, Netherlands, 8 March 1814, by the British against the French, part of the War of the Sixth Coalition (1813-1814). The attack was unsuccessful. Date: 1814

French women visting the Cossack bivouac in Paris, 1814
Woman in fur-lined coat with fur muff visting the Tatar and Kalmyk Cossack bivouas in Paris after the fall of Napoleon. Cossack encampment on the Champs Elysees, 1814. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Colossal Temple Statue of Jupiter 1814 Date: 1814

Steam locomotive by George Stephenson, 1814
Illustration of a Steam locomotive by George Stephenson, 1814

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"1814: A Year of Triumphs, Tragedies, and Transformations" In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars, 1814 proved to be a pivotal year that shaped history in more ways than one. From the Battle of the Pyrenees in 1813 to the steady beat of drums and fifes on battlefields across Europe, this was a time when nations clashed and destinies were decided. As French uniforms adorned soldiers marching into war, their resilience was tested against formidable foes like Blucher and Napoleon. The Peninsular War witnessed riflemen from the 95th Regiment showcasing their skills amidst a tumultuous backdrop. Meanwhile, far away from these battlegrounds, another kind of transformation was taking place. In Ancient Egypt, maps unveiled secrets buried beneath its sands for centuries. EVNT2A-00183 captured an era long gone but not forgotten. Across oceans and continents, America experienced its own defining moments in 1814. Francis Scott Key's iconic composition "The Star-Spangled Banner" echoed through Baltimore as it became immortalized on printed sheet music - albeit with a misprint in its subtitle. And at Sackets Harbor Navy Base in New York State, American naval power stood strong against external threats. Yet amidst triumphs lay tragedies too profound to ignore. Norfolk County Lunatic Asylum served as a reminder that mental health struggles persisted even during times of great upheaval. Amidst all these events unfolded Jean François Millet's life journey (1814-1875), an artist who would go on to leave an indelible mark on art history with his masterpieces. And lastly but not least significant is Leamington Spa Pump Room; where people sought solace or indulged in leisure activities amid turbulent times – reminding us that even during chaos we can find moments of respite and joy. Thus, 1814 stands tall as a year filled with triumphs, tragedies, and transformations.