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18th-19th Century Social Scenes

A collection of historical prints depicting social gatherings, theatrical events, and playful interactions in elegant attire, characterized by vibrant colors and detailed engravings.

Oh bravo ladies so it's your turn (1789). Oh bravo ladies so it's your turn (1789). Water colored.
Oh bravo ladies so it's your turn (1789). Oh bravo ladies so it's your turn (1789). Water colored.
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Amsterdam, Leman, Louis Salomon, Netherlands, Magnenat, Willem Charles, Military Intendants, Uniform of the military intendants, 1845, Uniform of the military intendants. Illustration in a book from 1845 about the uniforms and clothing of the Dutch army, navy and militia in the Netherlands and in the overseas territories., print, picture, costume print, book illustration, books, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 270 mm, width 200 mm, 1803 - 1871-04-21, print maker, printmaker, 1845 - 1845, paper, lithography (technique), hand coloring, Publication (Event), Publication, 1818-12-16 - 1889-04-06, publisher
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Eerste Sicileenen die de reizigers zien. Premières Siciliennes que nous vîmes (title on object). Voyage en Italie, en Sicile et à Malte - 1778 (series title). Draughtsman: Louis Ducros. Dating: 1778. Measurements: h 118 mm × w 143 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Crim. con.. British Cartoon Prints Collection . Relations between the sexes,England,1790-1800. , Adultery,England,1790-1800.
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Napoleon undressed by the Jacobijnen, 1815, Wijnand Esser, 1815 drawing Interior in which Napoleon is stripped down to the shirt. He is surrounded by six men with Jacobin Muts, including the Ministers Fouché and Caulainincourt. On the right a Jew kneels at the clothes of the emperor. Cartoon on Napoleon on his return to Paris after the lost battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. Netherlands paper pen / brush undressing oneself, getting undressed. being shown undressed. man (showing himself) undressed, quasi-nude. head-gear: cap (+ men's clothes). symbols, religious and magic concepts, occupations, fashions, realities, general ideas ~ Judaism and Jewry
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Plate 6 of 6. Satirical Cartoon - Birmingham Bag Man: No Orders, 24/10/1792. Engraver: Edward Hedges Cornhill .
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In the Zoological Garden. Artist: Félix Bracquemond (French, Paris 1833-1914 Sèvres). Dimensions: Sheet: 17 5/16 × 11 7/8 in. (43.9 × 30.2 cm)Plate: 8 5/8 × 8 9/16 in. (21.9 × 21.7 cm). Date: ca. 1873. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Man and woman of Armenia, 1818. The man wears a turban, coat, tunic and breeches, the woman wears an embroidered dress. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal Countries of the World, Darton, Harvey and Darton, London, 1818. Venning wrote educational books on geography, conchology and mineralogy in the early 19th century.
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At the photographer, a correct likeness 6.
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The Moral and Picturesque Voyage of Prince Kamchaka (No. 1) ca. 1839 J. J. Grandville. The Moral and Picturesque Voyage of Prince Kamchaka (No. 1). ca. 1839. Lithograph. Prints
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Bard in distinctive sky-blue robes with 12-string harp, Briton in the Roman fashion of multicolored cape and red tunic, and two female Britons in tunic and skirts. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847.
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Monnier, Henry Bonaventure (n.1799-06-07-D.1877-01-03), the complement of studies (registered title (letter)). Colored lithography, woven paper. Balzac house.
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A Tea Garden, George Morland, 1763-1804, British, 1790, Hand colored stipple engraving, Sheet: 18 1/2 x 21 1/4in. (47 x 54cm)
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Female odalisques or slaves in a Turkish harem flee from a fire. Women in long veils run from smoke and flame. Seraglio guards and eunuchs in turbans hold open curtains. The palace had been bombarded by the English navy under Admiral Bowsprit. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Charles Williams from The Post Captain, or Adventures of a True British Tar by a Naval Officer, J. Johnston, London, 1817. Attributed to Alfred Thornton or John Mitford.
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Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, Modern Grace...The Ballet of Alonzo e Cara, 1796. Watercolor with pen and brown ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper.
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Claude Régnier, Tous les Dimanches en Famille, 1840-1866, chromolithograph on paper.
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A good fortune. (Title registered (letter)) | Recreations. (Title of all)
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Parisian manners. Surprise Grissettes, arrival of a person who was not expected. (registered title)
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A woman suffering the pain of cholic ; illustrated by demons tugging on a rope wound around her stomach. Coloured etching after G. Cruikshank after Captain F. Marryat.
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CARNOT, Marie Franois Sadi (1837-1894). French politician, representative of the moderate left-wing. Scene of the killing of Carnot in Lyon by the Italian anarchist Sante Caserio. Engraving.
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Puck Magazine: Our Imitative ""Aristocracy"", Puck Magazine
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James Gillray, 1757-1815, British, Aside he Turn'd for Envy, yet with Jealous leer Malign, Eyd them Askance, 1782. Etching, hand-colored.
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Ruin sister of the year!
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A Late Arrival. Date/Period: 1888. Painting. Pen, ink and gouache on paper mounted on cardboard. Height: 279.40 mm (11 in); Width: 406.40 mm (16 in). Author: William Thomas Smedley.
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Title page of 'The Caricature Magazine or Mirror of Mirth being a collection of humerous and satirical caricatures' , Crowds. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
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Three weeks after marriage, London, 1786, a man standing on the left offering portraits of new passions to George, Prince of Wales, who is seated on a sofa beneath portraits of The Perdita and The Armstead; the man tells George that The originals have been carefully tried, and are in fine order for your H s, as for Fitz, she must put up with my Comfits, for you know, your H s, you may have twenty such wives. George, meanwhile, holds portraits of new beauties
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Central Park, New York
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Woman warms herself by the fireplace, a book in her hand, 1801 print Interior with a young woman who warms herself by the fireplace, partially lifted her underwear so that her buttocks are visible. In her left hand she holds the "gothic novel" The Monk, written by Matthew Gregory Lewis. In the interior you can find various references to love, such as the painting with Danaë on the wall, the pendulum with putti and two opened books entitled: The Kisses and Oeconomy of Love. paper etching woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude. warming oneself at a fire (or hearth, stove, fire-pan, brazier). book
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Truth brought home. Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834. Illustrations, Prints. 1811. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
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Le Boureau, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1798, George Tierney dressed as an executioner standing next to a guillotine with a crowd of liberty-capped citizens in the background.
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Street walkers RST ; etch'd by B. Smith.. British Cartoon Prints Collection , Exhibited: Gillray and the Art of Caricature. Hanger, George,1751-1824. , Men,Clothing & dress,Great Britain,1780-1790. , Women,Clothing & dress,Great Britain,1780-1790. , Prostitution,Great Britain,1780-1790.
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Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1799/1805 - 1877). Banqueroutiers (Aujourd'hui), 1829. From The 18th Century and Today (Jadis et Aujourd'hui). Pen lithograph with hand coloring.
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Birth of the imperial prince (IT)
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L'Enfance, Childhood (alleg.), Nicolas de Larmessin (III) (mentioned on object), 1735, paper, engraving, h 383 mm × w 464 mm
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Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1799/1805 - 1877). Un Promenade (Jadis), 1829. From The 18th Century and Today (Jadis et Aujourd'hui). Pen lithograph with hand coloring.
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A young woman has decided to leave home and her cases are waiting by the door as the young man points to her way out. Aquatint.
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Henry Bonaventure Monnier (French, 1799/1805 - 1877). L'enfance (Jadis), 1829. From The 18th Century and Today (Jadis et Aujourd'hui). Pen lithograph with hand coloring.
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Woodward, Active 1801-1802, nationality unknown, Prayers & Journals, 1801-1802. Etching, hand colored.
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Air balloon in the Rosembaumschergarten, Vienna (19th c.). Watercolour.
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12th tribulation. / Midnight. / Cursed key! (Registered title) | The Sundays of a bourgeois of Paris, or the tribulations of the small property. (title of all)
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Europe, Épinal, Pellerin & Cie., Monsieur et madame Denis., Souvenirs of two old epoux, Monsieur and Madame Denis, verso - stamped, View of the bedroom of Monsieur and Madame Denis. The couple is standing in the middle of the room, looking at each other lovingly. On the right, on a chair, a cat. Text in French around the image. Numbered at top right: No. 62bis., print, volksprent, prints, volksprenten, height 294 mm, width 399 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher, 1791 - 1900, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), kleuren, letterpress printing, boekdruk, print maker, prentmaker
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Bruges Carillonner / For Piano, by / Musard Coverage
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Pretty perfume / waltz of laughter / J. Offenbach