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1883 Collection

1883: A year of cultural milestones, historical events, and artistic marvels

Background image1883 Collection: Advertisement, Surrey Machinist Co

Advertisement, Surrey Machinist Co, Blackman Street, London, depicting a pennyfarthing bicycle. 1883

Background image1883 Collection: WAGNER, Richard (1813-1883)

WAGNER, Richard (1813-1883). Parsifal. Poster by Regg advertising the performances at the Zurich Opera (1913). Painting;

Background image1883 Collection: Treasure Island Map

Treasure Island Map
A map of the island

Background image1883 Collection: Treasure Island Map / Col

Treasure Island Map / Col
A map of Treasure Island

Background image1883 Collection: Gabrielle Coco Chanel

Gabrielle Coco Chanel
A camera study of Gabrielle Bonheur, Coco Chanel (1883 -1971). Date: 1929

Background image1883 Collection: Krakatoa sunsets, 1883 artworks

Krakatoa sunsets, 1883 artworks
Krakatoa sunsets. Artwork of the spectacular red and orange sunsets caused in London, England, by the August 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, a volcano thousands of kilometres away in Indonesia

Background image1883 Collection: Karl Marx / Postcard

Karl Marx / Postcard
KARL MARX German radical political thinker

Background image1883 Collection: Wagner / Balestrieri

Wagner / Balestrieri
RICHARD WAGNER Composing his opera cycle, the Ring of the Nibelungen

Background image1883 Collection: Karl Marx in his Study

Karl Marx in his Study
KARL MARX German political theorist - working in his study in London in 1849

Background image1883 Collection: THE FALL OF THE REBEL ANGELS, BY GUSTAVE DORE. Gustave Dore, 1832 - 1883, French

THE FALL OF THE REBEL ANGELS, BY GUSTAVE DORE. Gustave Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for Paradise Lost by Milton. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving

Background image1883 Collection: Advertisement for linoleum manufacturers

Advertisement for linoleum manufacturers
An advertisement for M Nairn & Co, floor cloth and linoleum manufacturers of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, with premises also in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Paris. circa 1883

Background image1883 Collection: John Maynard Keynes

John Maynard Keynes Economist

Background image1883 Collection: Boadicea (Boudica)

Boadicea (Boudica)
Boadicea (Boudica, 30-61 AD), a queen of the British Celtic Iceni tribe. Seen here in an imaginary Victorian illustration

Background image1883 Collection: Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka
FRANZ KAFKA Czech writer

Background image1883 Collection: John III Sobieski sending message of victory to the Pope Innocent XI after the Battle of Vienna

John III Sobieski sending message of victory to the Pope Innocent XI after the Battle of Vienna, 1883. Found in the Collection of Musei Vaticani in Viale Vaticano, Rome

Background image1883 Collection: THE MOUTH OF HELL, BY GUSTAVE DORE, 1832 - 1883, French

THE MOUTH OF HELL, BY GUSTAVE DORE, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for Paradise Lost by Milton. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving

Background image1883 Collection: Busy Brooklyn Bridge the year it opened, 1883

Busy Brooklyn Bridge the year it opened, 1883
Traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge, seen from the Manhattan side, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1883 Collection: Barnet High Street

Barnet High Street
High Street, High Barnet, Greater London

Background image1883 Collection: USA Railway Map

USA Railway Map
Transcontinental railway map of the United States of America and the adjoining British possessions. Date: 1883

Background image1883 Collection: Advertisement, Bicycles & Tricycles

Advertisement, Bicycles & Tricycles
Advertisement, James Lillywhite, Frowd and Co, Bicycling, Cricket and Athletic Outfitters, Bicycles and Tricycles. 1880s

Background image1883 Collection: Tank Battle on the Somme British MkIV & German A7V tanks in

Tank Battle on the Somme British MkIV & German A7V tanks in
Tank Battle on the Somme. British MkIV & German A7V tanks in action. Date: circa 1918

Background image1883 Collection: THE DEATH OF SAMSON, BY GUSTAVE DORE. Gustave Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for the Bible

THE DEATH OF SAMSON, BY GUSTAVE DORE. Gustave Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for the Bible. 1870, Art, Artist, holy book, religion, religious, christianity, christian, romanticism, colour

Background image1883 Collection: Brooklyn Bridge when newly opened, 1883

Brooklyn Bridge when newly opened, 1883
Brooklyn Bridge over the East River, looking toward Manhattan, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1883 Collection: Aerial view of Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London

Aerial view of Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London
Aerial view of Wormwood Scrubs Prison in West London. It was opened as a convict prison in 1883 then used as a local prison from 1890

Background image1883 Collection: Barristers Room at the Royal Courts of Justice, London

Barristers Room at the Royal Courts of Justice, London
Interior of the Barristers Room at the Royal Courts of Justice, London, in 1883

Background image1883 Collection: Blackburn Olympic vs. Old Etonians F. A. Cup Final, 1883

Blackburn Olympic vs. Old Etonians F. A. Cup Final, 1883
Engraving showing a number of scenes from the F.A. Cup Final of 1883, played between Blackburn Olympic and the Old Etonians at Kennington Oval, London. The match was won by Blackburn 2-1

Background image1883 Collection: King George VI and Clement Attlee, Buckingham Palace, 1945

King George VI and Clement Attlee, Buckingham Palace, 1945
Photograph of King George VI (1895-1952) and Clement Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, (1883-1967) in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, 1945

Background image1883 Collection: Mussolini / Smart Suit

Mussolini / Smart Suit
BENITO MUSSOLINI Italian dictator as Minister of Finance in 1928 Date: 1883 - 1945

Background image1883 Collection: SATAN VANQUISHED, BY GUSTAVE DORE. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for Paradise Lost by Milton

SATAN VANQUISHED, BY GUSTAVE DORE. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for Paradise Lost by Milton. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving

Background image1883 Collection: BROOKLYN BRIDGE: OPENING. Invitation to the opening ceremony of the Brooklyn Bridge, 24 May 1883

BROOKLYN BRIDGE: OPENING. Invitation to the opening ceremony of the Brooklyn Bridge, 24 May 1883. Invitation engraving by Tiffany & Co

Background image1883 Collection: Womans Relief Corps

Womans Relief Corps
A beautiful gilded and embossed postacrd promoting the viryue and history of the Womans Relief Corps - a charitable society to provide local relief work among the needy and to aid military veterans

Background image1883 Collection: LOCOMOTIVE, 1883. The conductor, crew and canine mascot of a Central Pacific Railroad train posing

LOCOMOTIVE, 1883. The conductor, crew and canine mascot of a Central Pacific Railroad train posing by the locomotive during a station stop at Mill City, Nevada. Photographed in 1883

Background image1883 Collection: Percy House Military Hospital, Isleworth, Middlesex

Percy House Military Hospital, Isleworth, Middlesex
A view of Percy House School which served as a Military Hospital during the First World War. The school, for pauper children, was established by the Brentford Union in 1883 on Twickenham Road

Background image1883 Collection: Henrys Fork, Snake River, Yellowstone, 1883

Henrys Fork, Snake River, Yellowstone, 1883
Engraving showing some men fly-fishing for salmon in a canoe at Henrys Fork on the Snake River, Yellowstone National Park, 1883

Background image1883 Collection: Our Fancy Rabbits

Our Fancy Rabbits
An illustration of various breeds of rabbit drawn for The Boys Own Paper by F. A. Lydon

Background image1883 Collection: Karl Marx / Ils 1871

Karl Marx / Ils 1871
KARL MARX German radical political thinker

Background image1883 Collection: SYPHILIS / 1883

SYPHILIS / 1883
Diagram to show the rash which appears in the second stage of syphilis

Background image1883 Collection: Wagner / Gill / Ring Cycle

Wagner / Gill / Ring Cycle
RICHARD WAGNER German composer in a satirical comment on his four-part opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen

Background image1883 Collection: WAGNER

WAGNER
RICHARD WAGNER German musician, at age 70, with his wife Cosima

Background image1883 Collection: 19th-century tin mine, Cornwall

19th-century tin mine, Cornwall. Artwork of miners and walkways at the Botallack Copper and Tin Mine at St Just, Cornwall, England. This mine, under various names, dates back to 1721

Background image1883 Collection: STATUE OF LIBERTY, c1883. The Statue of Liberty under construction in Paris, c1883

STATUE OF LIBERTY, c1883. The Statue of Liberty under construction in Paris, c1883

Background image1883 Collection: Fox hunter is thrown and falls on his head

Fox hunter is thrown and falls on his head
A fox hunter is thrown when his horse refuses a fence, and he lands on his head in the next field

Background image1883 Collection: Karl Marx / Cabinet Photo

Karl Marx / Cabinet Photo
KARL MARX - German political theorist (cabinet portrait dated 1880)

Background image1883 Collection: Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka
FRANZ KAFKA Czech writer Date: 1883 - 1924

Background image1883 Collection: Musical Instruments 1883

Musical Instruments 1883
Various musicians playing various instruments: a harp, a lyre, pipes, hunting horn. Pipes of Pan are also in evidence

Background image1883 Collection: MARX, Karl (1818-1883)

MARX, Karl (1818-1883). German philosopher, politician, economist and revolutionary. Portrait of Karl Marx. Engraving

Background image1883 Collection: MARX, Karl (1818-1883); ENGELS, Friedrich (1820-1895)

MARX, Karl (1818-1883); ENGELS, Friedrich (1820-1895). German philosopher, politician, economist and revolutionary.; German socialist

Background image1883 Collection: MAP: BOSTON, 1883. Map of Boston, Massachusetts, and environs, published by Cupples, Upham & Co

MAP: BOSTON, 1883. Map of Boston, Massachusetts, and environs, published by Cupples, Upham & Co. 1883

Background image1883 Collection: Common octopus, 19th century

Common octopus, 19th century
Octopus. Engraving showing a common octopus (Octopus vulgaris). This engraving was first published in Sea Monsters Unmasked by Henry Lee, printed at London in 1883

Background image1883 Collection: GPAC2A-00005

GPAC2A-00005
Island of Krakatoa before its destruction when its volcano erupted in 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1883 Collection: King George VI and Clement Attlee, at Buckingham Palace, 194

King George VI and Clement Attlee, at Buckingham Palace, 194
Photograph of King George VI (1895-1952) and Clement Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, (1883-1967) in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, 1945

Background image1883 Collection: Bathing Machines / 1883

Bathing Machines / 1883
A vast assortment of bathing machines

Background image1883 Collection: 1883 / Skye Crofters / Paget

1883 / Skye Crofters / Paget
Skye crofters express their grievances in Glendale Church

Background image1883 Collection: Tower Bridge Design 1883

Tower Bridge Design 1883
original architects design

Background image1883 Collection: Wagner / Schalk / Leipzig

Wagner / Schalk / Leipzig
RICHARD WAGNER German composer and his son, Siegfried, slay the Critic Dragon and gain the treasure it was guarding, in a parody of the Nibelungen story

Background image1883 Collection: Wagner / German Mag

Wagner / German Mag
RICHARD WAGNER German composer

Background image1883 Collection: USA / Met Opera / Back View

USA / Met Opera / Back View
NEW YORK back view of the newly built theatre, on Seventh Avenue

Background image1883 Collection: Village Church Choir

Village Church Choir
Three young women singing from hymn books in church

Background image1883 Collection: Karl Marx / Shukow 1898

Karl Marx / Shukow 1898
KARL MARX German political theorist

Background image1883 Collection: Tower of London

Tower of London
A Yeoman of the Guard (Beefeater) with the famous ravens of the Tower

Background image1883 Collection: Richard Belt, Sculptor

Richard Belt, Sculptor
RICHARD BELT Sculptor

Background image1883 Collection: Abd El Kader, Algerian leader

Abd El Kader, Algerian leader
Abd El Kader (Abd al-Qadir, El Amir Abdelkader), Algerian Islamic scholar, Sufi, political and military leader who led a resistance to French occupation in the mid-nineteenth century

Background image1883 Collection: Entrance, Christs Hospital School

Entrance, Christs Hospital School
Pupils stand outside the entrance to Christs Hospital School

Background image1883 Collection: Yachting at Kensington

Yachting at Kensington
Sailing model yachts on the Serpentine in Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park

Background image1883 Collection: Wilhelm Richard Wagner

Wilhelm Richard Wagner
WILHELM RICHARD WAGNER German composer

Background image1883 Collection: St James Park / Cows Milk

St James Park / Cows Milk
Who would imagine that you could milk a cow in the middle of London ?

Background image1883 Collection: Webb / Channel / Medals Cdv

Webb / Channel / Medals Cdv
MATTHEW WEBB Swimmer of the Channel in 1875, seen here wearing two medals

Background image1883 Collection: Portrait of King Solomon (c. 1011-c. 928 BC). Engraving by Gus

Portrait of King Solomon (c. 1011-c. 928 BC). Engraving by Gus
Solomon (c.1011-c.928 BC). King of Israel. Book of Kings, Chapter 3. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883). Colored

Background image1883 Collection: Lady Edith Amelia Ward, Daughter of the 1st Earl of Dudley, 1883 (oil on canvas)

Lady Edith Amelia Ward, Daughter of the 1st Earl of Dudley, 1883 (oil on canvas)
659915 Lady Edith Amelia Ward, Daughter of the 1st Earl of Dudley, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Hicks, George Elgar (1824-1914); 208.3x120 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Edith Amelia Ward)

Background image1883 Collection: Cartoon, Henry Jameson Turner, actor

Cartoon, Henry Jameson Turner, actor
Cartoon, Henry Jameson Turner -- A Strand Veteran. He was the longest-serving actor at the Strand Theatre, London, and also ran a theatrical agency. 1883

Background image1883 Collection: Mussolini Caricature

Mussolini Caricature
BENITO MUSSOLINI A caricature of the Italian dictator, 1931. Date: 1883 - 1945

Background image1883 Collection: Dante in the Gloomy Wood, by Gustave Dore

Dante in the Gloomy Wood, by Gustave Dore
DANTE IN THE GLOOMY WOOD, BY GUSTAVE DORE. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for the Inferno by Dante. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving

Background image1883 Collection: Advert for Ransomes lawn mowers

Advert for Ransomes lawn mowers
An advertisement for Ransomes lawn mowers, showing three different products available. Date: 1883

Background image1883 Collection: South Africa (XIX). Zulu Kingdom (1883). Restoration

South Africa (XIX). Zulu Kingdom (1883). Restoration Cettewayo, king of the Zulus. Cetewayo attends the ceremony indaba conference to meet the Induna (Zulu and Xhosa leaders)

Background image1883 Collection: Point Lowly Lighthouse, Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Point Lowly Lighthouse, Whyalla, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Background image1883 Collection: Advertisement for various types of steam engine

Advertisement for various types of steam engine
Advertisement for Robey & Co of Lincoln (Globe Works), London, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Paris, manufacturers of various types of steam engine. circa 1883

Background image1883 Collection: 19th-century gold mining, Australia

19th-century gold mining, Australia. Artwork of Chinese workers excavating and washing gold ores at a gold mine in Australia

Background image1883 Collection: RENOIR: TOWN DANCE, 1883. The Town Dance. Oil on canvas, 1883, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

RENOIR: TOWN DANCE, 1883. The Town Dance. Oil on canvas, 1883, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Background image1883 Collection: Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, 1883

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, 1883
The new Brooklyn Bridge over the East River, New York City, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background image1883 Collection: Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London

Wormwood Scrubs Prison, West London
A general view of Wormwood Scrubs Prison in West London. The prison was opened as a convict prison in 1883 then used as a local prison from 1890

Background image1883 Collection: Krakatoa Ship Beached

Krakatoa Ship Beached
The steamer Berouw is carried by a tidal wave into the jungle at Telokh-Betang, Sumatra

Background image1883 Collection: MUSSOLINI / POSTCARD

MUSSOLINI / POSTCARD
BENITO MUSSOLINI at the time he became Prime Minister of Italy Date: 1883 - 1945

Background image1883 Collection: The Moon Nymph, 1883 (oil on canvas laid down on board)

The Moon Nymph, 1883 (oil on canvas laid down on board)
989893 The Moon Nymph, 1883 (oil on canvas laid down on board) by Falero, Luis Riccardo (1851-96); 50.7x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Moon Nymph. Luis Riccardo Falero (1851-1896)

Background image1883 Collection: Caricature of Archdeacon Dunbar, Anglican clergyman

Caricature of Archdeacon Dunbar, Anglican clergyman
Caricature of Archdeacon Charles Gordon Cumming Dunbar (1844-1916), Anglican clergyman of St Andrews Church, Tavistock Place, London, who was involved in a divorce case in 1881 brought by his wife



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1883: A year of cultural milestones, historical events, and artistic marvels. From the timeless compositions of Richard Wagner to the innovative linoleum manufacturers' advertisements, this year was a tapestry of creativity and progress. The Treasure Island Map captivated imaginations with its hidden treasures waiting to be discovered, while Gabrielle Coco Chanel revolutionized fashion with her visionary designs. The mesmerizing Krakatoa sunsets inspired breathtaking artworks that captured the ethereal beauty of nature's fury. Boadicea (Boudica) symbolized strength and resilience in an era marked by empowerment movements. In the realm of music, Wagner's genius continued to enchant audiences worldwide, leaving an indelible mark on classical compositions. Karl Marx's postcard served as a reminder of his influential ideas that shaped political discourse for generations to come. Meanwhile, John Maynard Keynes laid the foundation for modern economic theory through his groundbreaking contributions. The Tank Battle on the Somme showcased British MkIV and German A7V tanks clashing in a display of military prowess and technological advancement during World War I. And amidst it all, Karl Marx found solace in his study as he delved into profound philosophical reflections, a mosaic where art met history; where innovation intertwined with tradition; where visionaries left their imprints on society's fabric. It stands as a testament to human ingenuity and serves as inspiration for future generations.

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