concept

The river Thames is crowded with boats as spectators try to view an execution on a bridge in Billingsgate, London. Etching by A. Ashley.

An episode in the novel Old London Bridge by G.H. Rodwell: an attack by robbers on a cottage on Putney Heath, London, is resisted with gunfire by two of the occupants, Edward Osborne and The Cripple of the Bridge. Etching by A. Ashley, 1848.

A group of men embroiled in a fight in the street while two men are tied up with rope and suspended from a beam across the street. Etching by A. Ashley.

The ghost of a girl appearing to an old man surrounded by demons of conscience (?). Etching by A. Ashley.

A soldier with a young woman on his arm is watched with interest by those around them. Etching by or after A. Ashley.

A young women sits reading a sheet of paper while one man listens attentively and the other looks away. Etching by A. Ashley.

A soldier picks up the handkerchief which a young lady has dropped and hands it back to her. Process print after A. Ashley.

A dog with a dappled coat is trying to touch a hot object that is lying on the ground with its paw. Etching by A. Ashley.

A dog fighting a monkey. Etching by A. Ashley.

Royal Institution, Manchester, England. Line engraving by A. Ashley after J.F. Burrell.

A 16th-century journalist is encouraged to make up some scandal. Etching by A. Ashley after G.H. Rodwell.

Galleries and Reading Room

Library

Shop

Café

We’re undertaking some research with website visitors to learn more about how people find access-related information provided by museums. This survey shouldn't take longer than 10 minutes to complete. Thank you for your time!

Help us organize our website content.

Ashley, Alfred

Images

Catalogue

A dog with a dappled coat is trying to touch a hot object that is lying on the ground with its paw. Etching by A. Ashley.

The river Thames is crowded with boats as spectators try to view an execution on a bridge in Billingsgate, London. Etching by A. Ashley.

An episode in the novel Old London Bridge by G.H. Rodwell: an attack by robbers on a cottage on Putney Heath, London, is resisted with gunfire by two of the occupants, Edward Osborne and The Cripple of the Bridge. Etching by A. Ashley, 1848.

The ghost of a girl appearing to an old man surrounded by demons of conscience (?). Etching by A. Ashley.

A 16th-century journalist is encouraged to make up some scandal. Etching by A. Ashley after G.H. Rodwell.