William Allen, portrayed as an alchemist with several furnaces, the one which he stokes is labelled "Matter o'money". Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1827.

Poplar Hospital for Accidents, East India Dock Road, Blackwall, London: three-quarter view. Wood engraving, 1858.

Rural life: three scenes, including a pedlar, a young farmer's boy with his smock over his arm, and a boy sitting on a gate, talking to a woman. Lithograph, 1848, by M. & N. Hanhart after H. B. Willis.

A collection of rural scenes, including a boy carrying a milk churn, a woman selling produce by the roadside, and horses. Coloured lithograph, [early 19th century].

Lady Mary Dudley. Stipple engraving by E. Harding, 1799.

Rural life: seven scenes, including milking, gleaning, and fishing. Lithograph, c.1850, by M. and N. Hanhart after G.E. Hicks.

A group of dandified tailors attending a lecture, given by a grotesquely fashionable tailor, on "anatomical cutting". Coloured etching by R. Seymour after himself, 1829.

Julian Cox of Taunton and a man sit smoking by the hearth; a toad is by the feet of the man. Woodcut.

An elderly man throwing his head back to swallow some pills and in the process tossing water all over himself. Coloured aquatint after M. Egerton, 1827.

George Combe lecturing on phrenology, portrayed with protuberances on his head. Coloured lithograph 1826.

A mother, her son, and their cat watching a storm through the window of a cottage. Engraving.

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 24.8 x 34.9 cm

Rural life: nine scenes, including washerwomen, wood-cutters, and fishing. Lithograph, c.1850, by M. and N. Hanhart after G.E. Hicks.

1 print : stipple engraving ; platemark 29.1 x 20.2 cm

Galleries and Reading Room

Library

Shop

Café

It's not possible to book tickets for events at present due to a problem with the ticketing system. We're working to fix it. You can still search and check information about events but please try again later if you want to book a ticket.

We're running paid user research studies to improve Wellcome Collection online

Take part in research

Archive collection level pages, plus the archive collection treatment on the work page and in search results.

The catalogue API's shortDescription is shown on the archive collection hero and in search results.

Archive collection

The three thematic browsing category pages (subjects, people & organisations, types & techniques) become accessible.

Subject sub-category pages become accessible, and the subjects category page gains a sub-category menu.

Costume - Great Britain

Images from the collections

Images about Costume - Great Britain

Works from the collections

A mother, her son, and their cat watching a storm through the window of a cottage. Engraving.

A group of dandified tailors attending a lecture, given by a grotesquely fashionable tailor, on "anatomical cutting". Coloured etching by R. Seymour after himself, 1829.

Rural life: nine scenes, including washerwomen, wood-cutters, and fishing. Lithograph, c.1850, by M. and N. Hanhart after G.E. Hicks.

Rural life: seven scenes, including milking, gleaning, and fishing. Lithograph, c.1850, by M. and N. Hanhart after G.E. Hicks.

Lady Mary Dudley. Stipple engraving by E. Harding, 1799.

Costume - Great Britain

Images from the collections

Images about Costume - Great Britain

Works from the collections

A mother, her son, and their cat watching a storm through the window of a cottage. Engraving.

A group of dandified tailors attending a lecture, given by a grotesquely fashionable tailor, on "anatomical cutting". Coloured etching by R. Seymour after himself, 1829.

Rural life: nine scenes, including washerwomen, wood-cutters, and fishing. Lithograph, c.1850, by M. and N. Hanhart after G.E. Hicks.

Rural life: seven scenes, including milking, gleaning, and fishing. Lithograph, c.1850, by M. and N. Hanhart after G.E. Hicks.

Lady Mary Dudley. Stipple engraving by E. Harding, 1799.

Related topics