Walter Besant Collection

Holy Trinity Church, Clapham, c1812, (1912). Holy Trinity Church, Clapham completed in 1775. From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

King Edward the Confessors Palace at Borstal (Brill), 1908. From Early London - Prehistoric, Roman, Saxon and Norman, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1908]

Beer Street, 1751, (1925). Creator: William Hogarth
Beer Street, 1751, (1925). Issued in 1751 by English artist William Hogarth. From " London in the Eighteenth Century", by Sir Walter Besant. [A. & C. Black, Ltd. London, 1925]

A Country Inn Yard, 1747, (1925). Creator: William Hogarth
A Country Inn Yard, 1747, (1925). Published soon after the 1747 election. The composition renders the Election marginal, suggesting the English are too preoccupied with their own day-to-day

Gambling at Whites Club, 1734, (1925). Creator: William Radclyffe
Gambling at Whites Club, 1734, (1925). Plate VI, the gaming house scene from Hogarths The Rakes Progress, engraved by W.Radclyffe

Sport in the Eighteenth Century, c1720-1764, (1925). Creator: William Hogarth
Sport in the Eighteenth Century, c1720-1764, (1925). Wagerning bets on a Pocklington cockfight. From " London in the Eighteenth Century", by Sir Walter Besant. [A. & C. Black, Ltd

Treatment of the Insane, 1733, (1925). Creator: William Hogarth
Treatment of the Insane, 1733, (1925). " Bedlam" Bedlam from A Rakes Progress 1733 - engraving by William Hogarth (1697-1764)

Skin Market, Leadenhall, City of London, 1825 (1911). Artist: Thomas Dale
Skin Market, Leadenhall, City of London, 1825 (1911). From London - The City, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1911]

A map of Fulham in 1813 (1911). From London - North of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1911]

The Causeway, Wandsworth, Showing the Pound, c1895, (1912). The causeway, connected the village square at the end of Wandsworth plain to the Thameside warehouses and strip fields

Walter Besant (engraving)
3627637 Walter Besant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Walter Besant. Illustration for The Picture Magazine, 1893.); © Look and Learn

They Were Married, by Walter Besant and James Rice (engraving)
1624089 They Were Married, by Walter Besant and James Rice (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: They Were Married)

They Were Married, by Walter Besant and James Rice (engraving)
1624088 They Were Married, by Walter Besant and James Rice (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: They Were Married)

Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1627032 Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day)

By Celias Arbour (engraving)
1049735 By Celias Arbour (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: By Celias Arbour)

The Chaplain of the Fleet (engraving)
1060389 The Chaplain of the Fleet (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chaplain of the Fleet)

Dorothy Forster (engraving)
1061594 Dorothy Forster (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dorothy Forster. Illustration for The Graphic)

Illustration to Dorothy Forster by Walter Besant (engraving)
960859 Illustration to Dorothy Forster by Walter Besant (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration to Walter Besants new story, Dorothy Forster)

Dorothy Forster (engraving)
1061470 Dorothy Forster (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dorothy Forster. Illustration for The Graphic)

Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant (litho)
1615019 Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant)

Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1615017 Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho)
1604187 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1604115 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho)
1600535 The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant)

The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho)
1600525 The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant)

The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho)
1600516 The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant)

For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1595897 For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant)

For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1595813 For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant)

For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1595777 For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant)

Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1627011 Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day)

Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1626996 Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day)

Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1626679 Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day)

They Were Married, by Walter Besant and James Rice (engraving)
1624096 They Were Married, by Walter Besant and James Rice (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: They Were Married)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho)
1603902 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The Sky-Rocket, by Walter Besant (litho)
1598287 The Sky-Rocket, by Walter Besant (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sky-Rocket, by Walter Besant)

The Sky-Rocket, by Walter Besant (litho)
1598288 The Sky-Rocket, by Walter Besant (litho) by Sauber, Robert (1868-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sky-Rocket, by Walter Besant)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho)
1603975 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1624859 The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant)

Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1626974 Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day)

To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1594988 To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant)

To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1594974 To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant)

To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1594973 To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant)

They Were Married, by Walter Besant and James Rice (engraving)
1624099 They Were Married, by Walter Besant and James Rice (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: They Were Married)

St Katherine by the Tower (engraving)
1062268 St Katherine by the Tower (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Katherine by the Tower)

By Celias Arbour (engraving)
1049822 By Celias Arbour (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: By Celias Arbour)

Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant (litho)
1615016 Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant)

The Sky-Rocket, by Walter Besant (litho)
1598286 The Sky-Rocket, by Walter Besant (litho) by Sauber, Robert (1868-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sky-Rocket, by Walter Besant)

To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1594976 To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant)

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"Walter Besant: A Literary Journey Through Time" Step into the world of Walter Besant, a renowned English novelist and historian whose works have left an indelible mark on literature. Born in Clapham in 1812, Besant's creative genius knew no bounds as he transported readers through various eras and settings. Immerse yourself in the vibrant streets of Beer Street, captured by William Hogarth in 1751 and brought to life once again through Besant's words in 1925. Feel the hustle and bustle of A Country Inn Yard from Hogarth's brush, resonating with readers decades later thanks to Besant's masterful storytelling. Besant delves even further back into history with Gambling at Whites Club, a glimpse into the opulent yet treacherous world of London society during the early 18th century. The execution of rebel leaders during Venners Rising becomes hauntingly vivid under his penmanship, transporting us to a time when political unrest gripped England. But it is not just historical events that captivate Walter Besant; he also paints vivid pictures of everyday life. Wander through Skin Market at Leadenhall in 1825 alongside Thomas Dale's artistic vision or stroll along The Causeway in Wandsworth as it appeared around 1895 - both scenes brought alive by Besant's keen eye for detail. Beyond his literary accomplishments, we catch glimpses himself - an engraving capturing his essence forever etched into history. His collaborative efforts with James Rice are immortalized through engravings depicting their novels "They Were Married" and "Armorel of Lyonesse, " showcasing their ability to transport readers across genres. Join us on this literary journey where past meets present as we explore the rich tapestry woven by Walter Besant.