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Sir William Congreve

Also known as: Sir William Congreve; primary name: Congreve, William; other name: (Lt-Gen) Congreve, William
Details: individual; military/naval; scientist/engineer; British; Male
Life dates: 1772-1828
Biography: Baronet, MP; FRS; inventor of the Congreve rocket which remained in use by the British army until the 1860s and worked with Bryan Donkin on compound plate printing for banknotes.

31 related objects

banknote; note

Museum number: 1981,1122.472 |
Producer name: BIOG23426 Made by:Sir William Congreve |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

banknote

Museum number: CIB.7890 |
Producer name: BIOG23426 Designed by:Sir William Congreve |
Production date: 1820-1821 |
Production place: Printed in:British Isles

banknote; note

Museum number: 1980,1130.121 |
Producer name: BIOG23426 Made by:Sir William Congreve |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

banknote

Museum number: 2012,4244.46 |
Producer name: BIOG23426 Made by:Sir William Congreve |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

drawing

Museum number: 1851,0901.708 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Philip James de LoutherbourgFormerly attributed to:James Gillray |
Production date: 1793-4

print; satirical print

Title: Charity begins at home!!! |
Museum number: 1868,0808.8755 |
Producer name: Print made by:J Lewis MarksPublished by:S W Fores |
Production date: 1824

print; transparency

Title: The pagoda, erected in St. James's Park |
Museum number: 1873,0208.144.+ |
Producer name: Print made by:AnonymousPublished by:James Cundee |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: A Perspective View of the Revolving Temple of Concord |
Museum number: 1917,1208.4058 |
Producer name: Print made by:Joseph JeakesPrint made by:Robert William Smart |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Charity begins at home!!! |
Museum number: 1935,0522.6.98 |
Producer name: Print made by:J Lewis MarksPublished by:S W Fores |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: View of the bridge & pagoda, St James Park |
Museum number: 1865,0708.811 |
Producer name: After:Augustus Charles PuginPrint made by:J R Hamble |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Smugglers in high life! Blown up by Mr Brougham & the congreve rockets! |
Museum number: 1868,0808.8290 |
Producer name: Print made by:Isaac Robert CruikshankPublished by:J Sidebotham |
Production date: 1816 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Temple of Concord, erected in the Green Park |
Museum number: 1873,0208.145.+ |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1814

print

Title: View of the Temple of Concord |
Museum number: 1865,0708.810 |
Producer name: Print made by:Joseph Constantine StadlerAfter:Augustus Charles Pugin |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: A Perspective View of the Revolving Temple of Concord |
Museum number: 1880,1113.2370 |
Producer name: Print made by:Joseph JeakesPrint made by:Robert William Smart |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The new combination Pawnbroking company. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.8608 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry HeathPublished by:S W Fores |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Killing no murder, or a new ministerial way of settling the affairs of the nation!! |
Museum number: 1868,0808.7869 |
Producer name: Print made by:Isaac CruikshankPrint made by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1809 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; admission-ticket; advertisement; newspaper/periodical; pamphlet

Museum number: J,10.401-421 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1814-1815

print; satirical print; broadside

Title: The Grand Entertainment. |
Museum number: 1865,1111.2074 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Thomas Tegg |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; broadside

Title: The Grand Entertainment. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12799 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Thomas Tegg |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: A Perspective View of the Revolving Temple of Concord |
Museum number: 1917,1208.2785 |
Producer name: Print made by:Joseph JeakesPrint made by:Robert William Smart |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: A Salute for Boney from the Impregnable Battery |
Museum number: 1948,0214.682 |
Producer name: After:William CharlesPrint made by:William Charles |
Production date: 1803

print

Title: Portrait of William Congreve Esq.r Directing the discharge of the Fire Rockets ... into ... Copenhag |
Museum number: 2010,7081.4165 |
Producer name: Print made by:George ClintAfter:James Lonsdale |
Production date: 1807-1854

print

Title: View of the Bridge & Pagoda, St James's Park |
Museum number: 1880,1113.2374 |
Producer name: Print made by:J R HambleAfter:Augustus Charles Pugin |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Title: View of the Temple of Concord in Green Park |
Museum number: 1871,0812.5306 |
Producer name: After:Augustus Charles PuginPrint made by:Joseph Constantine Stadler |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Modern Don Quixote or, The Fire King.| Satirist August 1st 1814. |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12797 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Print made by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Modern Don Quixote or, The Fire King.| Satirist August 1st 1814. |
Museum number: 1865,1111.2070 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Print made by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; broadside

Title: The Grand Entertainment. |
Museum number: 1935,0522.12.189 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Thomas Tegg |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The new combination Pawnbroking company. |
Museum number: 1935,0522.6.99 |
Producer name: Print made by:Henry HeathPublished by:S W Fores |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: The Grand Entertainment. |
Museum number: 1865,1111.2075 |
Producer name: Print made by:George CruikshankPublished by:Harrild |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print; book-illustration

Title: The modern Don Quixote or, the Fire King. [/ Satirist August 1st 1814] |
Museum number: 1868,0822.7200 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Print made by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; transparency

Title: View of the bridge & pagoda in St. James's Park |
Museum number: 1917,1208.4060 |
Producer name: Print made by:J R HambleAfter:Augustus Charles Pugin |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)