Mistaken abilities. Woodward. G. M. . approximately 1760-1809. Engraving 1800. Several individuals. Each believing they are better suited to a...Historical image
Comte Antoine François de Fourcroy , c. 1800. Private Collection. )Comte Antoine Francois De Fourcroy 1755-1809
Comte Antoine François de Fourcroy , c. 1800. Private Collection.Comte Antoine Francois De Fourcroy 1755-1809
The Battle of Marengo, June 14 fought between the French and the Austro-Hungarian Imperial armies, engraving by Pierre-Philippe Choffard , Napoleonic...The Battle of Marengo
Portrait of Armand de Chateaubriand a French military and royalist agent. Dated 19th Century.Armand de Chateaubriand.
Portrait of the composer Johann Georg Albrechtsberger , circa 1800. Private Collection.Portrait Of The Composer Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736-1809)
Thomas Jefferson, American president. Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and one of the major figures of early...Thomas Jefferson
Engraving. James Watt was a Scottish engineer and inventor who was at the forefront of the development of steam engines - a vital driving force of...The Soho Manufactory, Birmingham, c 1800.
Engraving by Bollinger of Blanchard who ascended by balloon from the Champ de Mars in Paris, remaining airborn for almost 2 hours. Blanchard, one of...Jean-Pierre Francois Blanchard, French aeronaut, c 1800.
An electrotherapeutic machine invented by Edward Nairne . Turning the handle rotated the glass drum against a leather pad, thus producing a...Electrotherapy equipment, c 1800.
The first recorded steam engine was built in 1712 by Thomas Newcomen . James Watt was asked to improve upon a model of the engine, with his solution...Boulton and Watt rotative engine, 1788.
Detail. The first recorded steam engine was built in 1712 by Thomas Newcomen . James Watt was asked to improve upon a model of the engine, with his...Boulton and Watt rotative steam engine, 1788.
Technical drawing by Clarence O Becker showing the side elevation of an atmospheric engine at Pentrich Colliery, Derbyshire, based on a design by...Newcomen type pumping engine, late 18th early 19th century.
The drawing is captioned 'Mr Watt's Patent Rotative Steam Engine. As costructed by Messrs. Boulton & Watt, Soho, from 1787 to 1800. 10 Horse power'....Technical drawing of a Watt steam engine, 1787.
Works owner Matthew Boulton and Scottish engineeer and inventor, James Watt formed a partnership in 1773 to produce steam engines. Boulton's factory...Matthew Boulton, English engineer and industrialist, late 18th-early 19th century.
Painting of clouds from the Luke Howard Collection, c 1800s. Luke Howard was a London chemist and a pioneer in meteorology, who in 1820 published the...Cloud study by Luke Howard, c 1808-1811.
Josephine de Beauharnais french empress wife of Napoleon1st engravingJosephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) french empress wife of Napoleon1st (civil wedding in 1796-1809 religious wedding in 1804-1810) engraving
Napoleon 1er empereur en 1804-1814 et sa premiere femme Josephine de Beauharnais imperatrice - Napoleon 1st french emperor and his first wife...Napoleon 1er (1769-1821) empereur en 1804-1814 et sa premiere femme Josephine de Beauharnais imperatrice (mariage civil 1796-1809 mariage religieux 1804-1810) - Napoleon 1st french emperor and his first wife Josephine empress (civil wedding in 1796-1809 r
The Staffordshire Girl, Mezzotint by WN Gardner after picture by Sylvester Harding Girl is decorating Staffordshire ware in factory. In background is...Gardner, The Staffordshire Girl
Louis Braille French educationalist and inventor of a system of reading and writing for the blind using raised dots on paper. Braille was blinded in...Statue of Louis Braille
Dudley Ryder lst Earl of Harrowby, English Tory politician. As Dudley Ryder held the Parliament seat for Tiverton, Devon until he inherited his...Dudley Ryder, lst Earl of Harrowby
Francois Certain de Canrobert French soldier and Marshal of France. During the Crimean War he was twice wounded at the Battle of Alma. On the death...Francois Certain de Canrobert
Jean-Pierre [Francois] Blanchard was a French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight.Jean-Pierre [Francois] Blanchard.
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, 19th century. Lincoln joined the Republican party in 1858 and was elected president two years...Abraham Lincoln 16th President Of The United States 19th Century
19th Century, A portrait of John Stuart Blackie , the Professor of Greek in the University of Edinburgh19th Century. A portrait of John Stuart Blackie (1809-1895), the Professor of Greek in the University of Edinburgh.
History Illustration, pic: circa 1800, This is an illustration of James Madison, , American politician who became the 4th President of the United...History Illustration. pic: circa 1800. This is an illustration of James Madison, (1751-1836), American politician who became the 4th President of the United States in 1809.
Portrait of American President Abraham Lincoln , Washington, DC, 1969. The portriat was one of three painted by Healy .Portrait Of President Lincoln
Portrait of American Preisdent Abraham Lincoln , 1860s. The image was produced in the late 1800s.Portrait Of Abraham Lincoln
Image by Joseph Boggs Beale shows American President Abraham Lincoln as a young man as he lies barefoot before a fireplace on the floor of a log...'Lincoln Studying By Fire Light'
Image shows American President Abraham Lincoln as a young man as he reads a book and leans against a felled tree, early 1800s. The image was...'Youth of Lincoln: Studying'
Image by Joseph Boggs Beale shows American President Abraham Lincoln as a young man as he steers a flatboat around a semi-submerged tree limb in a...'Lincoln On Flat Boat'
Photograph of a painting of American President Abraham Lincoln as a young boy as he sits on bench with a woman, likely his mother Nancy Banks...Abrahan Lincoln As A Young Boy
Colorized engraved portrait of American President Thomas Jefferson , early 1800s. Jefferson served as the third president of the United States, from...President Thomas Jefferson
Francois-Certain Canrobert , the French army officer, elected senator in 1876.Francois-Certain Canrobert