Browse Items (161 total)

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  Harbour Parade, Ramsgate

  A wide shot photo of Harbour Parade, Ramsgate.
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  Sketch of Falmouth Harbour

  Lyon took a Steamer to Foulmouth on September 16th, 1835. He stayed at the royal Hotel. [transcribed diary p 37]
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  South East View of St. Paul's Cathedral

  This 1818 painting illustrates the grand scale of St. Paul's Cathedral in London's East End.
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  The History of England

  The title page for David Hume's six volume work, entitled The History of England.
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  Account of the fatal hurricane by which Barbados suffered in August 1831 : to which is prefixed a succinct narrative of the convulsions of the elements which at several times have visited and injured the West Indian Islands

  A digital reproduction of an image taken of “Account of the fatal hurricane by which barbados suffered in August 1831," a meteorological journal. It provides a brief account of Sir James Lyon’s character and reputation as he responds to the devastation of the hurricane.
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  The Three Hunchbacks; Or, The Sabre Grinders of Damascus

  Photo copy of the first page of The Three Hunchbacks play script, from page 175 of Lord Chamberlain's Plays. Vol. XII. Jan.-Feb. 1826 (a collection of manuscripts and printed play scripts).
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  Untitled

  This oil painting portrays the moon as it rises over a harbor and boats sitting in the wharf.
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  Miss Emma Lyon. Poems. Daughter of Rev. Solomon Lyon, Case 347

  A digital photocopy of handwritten letters and excerpts of poems by Emma Lyon, a published poet and the daughter of Revd. Solomon Lyon. The document contains several letters written in 1813. Page 2 credits Sir Benjamin Hobhouse as a sponsor for the content.
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  Fugitive Poetry

  A poem by Emma Lyon, A.S. Lyon's sister. "Stanzas to the Moon" written by Miss Emma Lyon, selected and published by a monthly magazine from London, England.
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  Leadenhall Street

  Leadenhall Street in the City of London. Engraving by J Hopkins after a drawing by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Published 1837.
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  Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

  A photograph of the Globe Theatre.
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  Theatre Royal Drury Lane 1813

  This early nineteenth-century illustration depicts an enthralled audience viewing a play at the Drury Lane Theatre in London.
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  Fournier Street, Spitalfields

  This photograph shows Fournier Street in the Spitalfields district of London, England.
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  Table of whist leads [recto]

  Whist is a classic English game played in the 18th and 19th centuries. The game has several variations, and is usually played by four players.
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  This pleasantry was received with a general laugh

  This illustration depicts the scene at the London Stock Exchange from Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, as men share a laugh together.
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  Abandoned

  This painting by Fritz von Uhde portrays a mourning woman with her head in her hands.
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  Royal Coburg Theatre 1822

  A print of the Royal Coburg Theatre, used as promotional material after its creation in 1818.
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  Man Writing a Letter

  This painting by Gabriel Metsu depicts a seventeenth-century man as he writes a letter at home.
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  Drury Lane Theatre, Tom and Bob enjoying a Theatrical treat

  A digital image of a aquatint print illustration done by George and Robert Cruikshank for Pierce Egan's Real Life in London, a monthly publication exploring daily life from West End to East End, London. This print features Pierce Egan's titular characters, Tom and Bob, attending a play at the Drury Lane Theatre, where Lyon would have seen plays and other performances.
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  A Brig Leaving Dover

  Lyon sails out of Dover to Paris and returns to England by the Dover Harbor, during his dealings with his brothers' business mistakes [diary entries from 12/5/26 to 4/16/29]. The diary does not record his years in Paris or time spent returning to London. Rather, a few entries contain his passage through Dover, and his feelings towards his brother and business.
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  The Blue Devils _!!

  This illustration depicts a man experiencing the "blue devils," a term commonly used to signify depression or melancholy. This man's blue devils are personified, tormenting him with imagery of death and suicide.
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  A Ball at Almack's Assembly Rooms in London

  This illustration depicts a ball taking place within Almack's Assembly Rooms in London, as couples dance quadrilles.
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  Inconveniences of a Crowded Drawing Room

  This illustration by George Cruikshank portrays the colorful and chaotic scene of a drawing room overcrowded by guests.
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  A Splendid Spread

  This illustration by George Cruikshank parodies the inflatable crinoline dresses worn by women in the nineteenth-century in London. The woman portrayed here wears crinoline so immense that her server must transfer food to her on a long spoon.
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  Almack's Assembly Rooms inside

  An image of the painting "A Ball at Almack's Assembly Rooms in London" by George Cruikshank.