Social class composed of the wealthiest members of society, who also wield the greatest political power

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Fashionable London comes to observe Sunday lunch at the Foundling Hospital. Wood engraving by J. Swain, 1872, after H.T. Green.

Dinsdale Spa, Durham: people gathered at the riverside. Line engraving by S. Lacey, 1833, after T. Allom.

Tunbridge Wells, Kent: view of the parade. Engraving by I. Taylor.

A medical consultation while a patient dies; a group of soldiers with a family; men in an artist's loft. Coloured lithograph c. 1840.

A phrenologist and some society people in a parlour. Lithograph by H. Jannin after L.C. Bommier (?).

A bearded dandy admiring the ladies through his monocle on 'Buffers Walk' in the public gardens. Coloured wood engraving by W.H. Harrison.

Foundling Hospital, London. Etching by H. Roberts, 1749, after J. Robinson after T. Jacobson.

The promenade leading to the Observatory, Baths, and Library, Clifton, Bristol. Steel engraving by W. Wallis after himself, 1836.

A Patanee couple. Gouache drawing.

A popular art and antique auction. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

New Spa buildings, Scarborough, Yorkshire: panoramic bird's eye view. Photolithograph, 1880, after Verity & Hunt.

A monkey surgeon prepares to treat a monkey patient with a clyster, the latest French fashion accessory. Line engraving, ca. 1660.

A young homoeopath takes a cup to a sick young man hidden in his bed. Coloured photolithograph.

A busy day at the beach. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

The figure of a man divided in two parts: a skeleton and a well-dressed gentleman. Engraving by V. Green, 1769, after himself.

Women washing clothes in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Coloured line engraving, 1794.

People gathering at the promenade and pump room, Cheltenham. Stipple engraving.

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Rich people

Images from the collections

Images about Rich people

Works from the collections

A young homoeopath takes a cup to a sick young man hidden in his bed. Coloured photolithograph.

A busy day at the beach. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

The figure of a man divided in two parts: a skeleton and a well-dressed gentleman. Engraving by V. Green, 1769, after himself.

Women washing clothes in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Coloured line engraving, 1794.

People gathering at the promenade and pump room, Cheltenham. Stipple engraving.

Rich people

Images from the collections

Images about Rich people

Works from the collections

A young homoeopath takes a cup to a sick young man hidden in his bed. Coloured photolithograph.

A busy day at the beach. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

The figure of a man divided in two parts: a skeleton and a well-dressed gentleman. Engraving by V. Green, 1769, after himself.

Women washing clothes in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Coloured line engraving, 1794.

People gathering at the promenade and pump room, Cheltenham. Stipple engraving.

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