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Dramatic illustrations featuring biblical scenes, including Moses shattering the tablets and various depictions of gods and heroic figures.

Flight of Lot and family from Sodom, Dore engraving.
Flight of Lot and family from Sodom, Dore engraving.
196 assets in this story
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Doddans, Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881 - 1934 print A group of four dancing figures, including a skeleton in a suit and a fool. Above them two winged devils, one of whom keeps the arms so as if he is shooting with bow and arch.  paper  dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings. devil(s) and demons. court jester, court fool
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Angel revelation by Rembrandt van Rhijn, Etching, 1634, Baroque, 1606-1669, Collection J. de Bruijn 26,1x21,8
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Méphistophélès dans les airs (Mephistopheles in the Skies), from Johann Wolfgang von Goethes Faust.  Artist: Eugène Delacroix, French, 1798-1863
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Gladiator, Plate six from Metamorposis. Giorgio de Chirico; Italian, 1888-1978. Date: 1929. Dimensions: 412 x 310 mm (image); 565 x 450 mm (sheet). Lithograph in blue, green, orange, and black on white wove paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Lot, person mentioned in Book of Genesis, Bible. Episode of destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot flees from Sodom. Engraving by H. Pisan and drawing by Dore.
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Swallowing with a seated apostle. Draughtsman: anonymous. Draughtsman: Francesco Maffei (attributed to). Dating: 1600 - 1699. Measurements: h 169 mm × w 176 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Photo production of painting by Paul Delaroche: Une Martyre Au Temps De Diocletien.
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Clair-obscur woodcut by Ugo da Carpi showing the fish train in red tones across three plates, depicting figures, animals, and movement, created around 1523-1527.
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Jacques Gamelin, A Winged Skeleton Holding an Anatomical Drawing, 1779 A Winged Skeleton Holding an Anatomical Drawing
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MARTYRDOM OF WILLIAM SAUTRE
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Historia de España. Muerte de Ibrahim ibn Tasufin, emir almorávide, despeñado por los almohades por un precipicio cerca de Orán, en Marruecos, en 1147. Siglo XII. Grabado de 1872.
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Crime Enters the World, after J. Perault, engraving
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Rome  Villa Farnesina  a woman lifted by Putt (in a beef) brush of Rafael Santi unknown
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Drawing. (Man, a skeleton, a fire) (dummy title)
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Victor Masson (1849-1917). Illustration of "Orientales", XXXIV, "Mazeppa". Black feather and ink, blur, brown and gray wash, gum arabic. Around 1868. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 74625-15 Attach, moonlight, rope, horse, night, drawing, galloping, galloping, naked man, illustration, night, littering work, oriental, poesia, mixed technique, 19th XIX 19th 19th 19th 19th century, animal, nocturne
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Siegfried confronts Fafner,  who has taken on the shape of  a dragon while he protects his  hoard of treasure
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Engraving depicting the murder of Abel by his brother Cain. Dated 19th century
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Illustration by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator for Paradise Lost by John Milton Book 1 lines 221 and 222
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Drawing (Italy); Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823)
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Reynard, the fox is lowering himself into a well by sitting on the well-bucket, while the wolf is raised out of the well by the same move. Reproduction of an etching by A. Fox after J. Wolf.
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Illustration by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator for Paradise Lost by John Milton Book II lines 1 and 2
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Franz von Bayros created a gouache, watercolor, pencil, and ink study for Dante's Divine Comedy, depicting Inferno, Canto XXIV, line 70, with gold accents, around 1920.
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Raid on a Sand-swallow Colony - "How Many Eggs" (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII) June 13, 1874 After Winslow Homer American. Raid on a Sand-swallow Colony - "How Many Eggs" (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII). After Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836-1910 Prouts Neck, Maine). June 13, 1874. Wood engraving. Harper's Weekly (American, 1857-1916). W. H. Lagarde (American, active 1873-74). Prints
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A black chalk and watercolor drawing by Otto Lendecke depicting a beach scene, with deck white highlights and laved shading, emphasizing figures and landscape.
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Thenot Remonstrates with Colinet, from The Pastorals of Virgil 1821 England. Wood engraving on off-white wove paper . William Blake
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De Dood bij de guillotine.Death sitting for a guillotine. He smokes a pipe. There are four severed heads at his feet. In the background a city.
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Annibale Fontana, Hercules and Cerberus, c 1570 1587 Hercules and Cerberus
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DON QUIXOTE SETTING OUT ON HIS ADVENTURES, BY GUSTAVE DORE. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color
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Joseph Ford of the London Fire Brigade making his sixth rescue from a burning building in Gray's Inn Road, London.
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AMPARO - PROTECCION - ALBUM F, 21 (1812-1823) - AGUADA-SEPIA - 190x135 mm. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-DIBUJOS. MADRID. SPAIN.
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The woman of the house illuminates the lonely children at night. The Tom Thumb Fairy Tale by Charles Perrault, illustrated by Gustave Dore. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879
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Mitología. Prometeo, titán amigo de los mortales que robó el fuego de los dioses para dárselo a los hombres por lo que sufrió el castigo de Zeus que envió un águila para que se comiera su hígado. Años 1920. Author: Apel·les Mestres Oñós.
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RENDICION DE SEVILLA - 1776-1786 - DIBUJO - 275x199 mm. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA. Location: INSTITUTO VALENCIA DE DON JUAN-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. FERNANDO III EL SANTO CASTILLA / LEON. SAN FERNANDO (REY). ACHACAF.
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Illustration to the national epic Kalevala, Kochergin, Nikolai Mikhaylovich (1897-1974)
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Europe, a prophecy, 1794. By William Blake (1757-1827). L.C. copy printed in green, blue or brown on 10 leaves, from engraved plates containing both text and illustrations. Hand-coloured. Leaves numbered in manuscript
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Illustration to the national epic Kalevala, Kochergin, Nikolai Mikhaylovich (1897-1974)
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A Winged Skeleton Holding an Anatomical Drawing. Dated: 1779. Dimensions: plate: 35.2 × 25.1 cm (13 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.) sheet: 52.7 × 39.9 cm (20 3/4 × 15 11/16 in.). Medium: etching and engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Gamelin.
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The Diplomat and the Anthill, Illustration for Fables and Tales by Hippolyte de Thierry-Faletans 1868 France. Lithograph (etching transfer) on cream China paper laid down on white wove paper . Rodolphe Bresdin
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The man with a rocket, with spectators, 1695, Jacob Gole, after Cornelis Dusart, 1695 - 1724 print A man lights a rocket with a wick, a smiling boy with a burning torch on the left. The print is part of the series of eight prints made in response to the conquest of names in 1695.  paper  bonfire, fire-works
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A man looking at a magic dial. Engraving by C. Rolls after D. Maclise.
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Georges Clairin (1843-1919). "Victor Hugo funeral: the vigil under the Arc de Triomphe". Oil on canvas. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 29203-2 Arc de Triomphe, horse, writer, burial, french, funeral, republican guard, funeral watch, oil on canvas
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The forge according to J. Wright-2nd state with the letter Richard Earlom (1743-1822). The forge after J. Wright-2nd state with the letter. Engraving in a black way, 1773.
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In the Maze of Branches, the Pale Figure Appeared, plate 2 of 7 Made 1887 France. Lithograph in black on ivory China paper laid down on white wove paper . Odilon Redon
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Amsterdam, Blaeu, Cornelis, Johannes Willemszoon, Moeyaert, Nicolaes, Nolpe, Pieter, Festivities during the visit of Maria de' Medici to Amsterdam in 1638, Louis XIII carries the globe, Claes, Tableau vivant. Hercules (Louis XIII) carries the globe of the unified French Empire on his shoulders. Representation in the water theatre on the Rokin. Plate no. 13 in the illustrations in the description of the festivities during the visit of Maria de' Medici to Amsterdam, 31 August - 5 September 1638., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, Tableau vivant. Louis XIII, dressed as Hercules, carries the globe of the unified French Empire on his shoulders. Minerva and Mars assist him. Representation used in the water theatre on the Rokin. Numbered lower right: 13. Plate 13 of the illustrations accompanying the description of the festivities during the visit of Maria de' Medici to Amsterdam from 31 August to 5 September 1638., height 295 mm, width 3
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Charles Perrault (1628-1703). French writer. Bluebeard. Bluebeard and his wife. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1862.
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Belisarius. Artist: Auguste Gaspard Louis Boucher Desnoyers (French, Paris 1779-1857 Paris); After baron François Gérard (French, Rome 1770-1837 Paris). Dimensions: image: 19 5/16 x 14 7/8 in. (49 x 37.8 cm)plate: 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm)sheet: 22 1/16 x 16 15/16 in. (56 x 43 cm). Date: 1806. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Gallen-Kallela, Akseli (1865-1931) Turku Art Museum Painting 122x125 Mythology, Allegory and Literature,History  The Defense of the Sampo
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Masyutin, Vasili Nikolayevich (1884-1955) Russian State Library, Moscow Graphic arts 22,5x18 Genre  From the series ""Wine, women and cards""
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Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805-1881, British, active in Italy (1837-39), The Rising Moon, 1857. Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on thick, smooth, cream wove paper.
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Time Smoking a Picture March 1761 William Hogarth British. Time Smoking a Picture 366152
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The last Judgement, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Doré (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful.
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Old Testament. Death of Samson. Engraving by Gustavo Dore (1832-1883). Author: GUSTAVE DORÉ.
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Shadow. Illustration by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne) 1815-1882. From the book ""Bleak House"" by Charles Dickens. Published London 1853.
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Chimera and artist, reproduction of the image of Jacek Malczewski Krieger, Amalia (1846 1928)
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Grant Wood, Approaching Storm, lithograph on paper.
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The Preparation for War. Artist: Anonymous, French; Possibly by Pierre Paul Prud'hon (French, Cluny 1758-1823 Paris); Barthélemy Joseph Fulcran Roger (French, Lodève 1767-1841 Saulx-lès-Chartreux). Dimensions: image: 13 7/16 x 16 3/4 in. (34.2 x 42.5 cm)sheet: 15 3/4 x 19 in. (40 x 48.3 cm). Date: ca. 1800. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). The daring of Martincho (probably Antonio Ebassum) in the ring at Saragossa. 1816. Plate 18 of 'The Art of Bullfighting'. Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.
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Angels in the Sky. Artist: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727-1804 Venice). Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 9 1/16 in. (16.5 x 23 cm). Date: before 1762. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Hiawatha and Minnehaha. Representation of the character created by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882. American poet.
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Maruru.  Artist: Paul Gauguin, French, 1848-1903
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Diorama of fetal skeletons arranged with various internal organs, Frederici Ruyschii anatomes and botanices professoris, academiae caesareae curiosorum collegae, nec non Regiae Societatis Anglicani Membri Opera omnia anatomico-medico-chirurgica: huc usque edita: quorum elenchus pagina sequenti exhibetur: cum figuris aeneis, Huyberts, Cornelis, 1669 or 70-ca. 1712, Ruysch, Frederik, 1638-1731, Copper engraving, 1721, -1733
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Faun Attacking a Snake 1495-1505 Italy. This engraving reproduces a pen-and-ink drawing by Andrea Mantegna, now preserved in the British Museum and dated to the period 1480/85. Because of the inscription, the subject has at times been identified as Hercules slaying the Hydra, but the pointed ears of the figure identify him as a faun. The inscription may actually refer to Ercole díEste, Duke of Ferrara.. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper . School of Andrea Mantegna
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AFGHANISTAN
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The Deluge by Gustave Dore, Woodcut, 1866, 1832-1883, Private Collection
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Illustration by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator for Paradise Lost by John Milton Book VII lines 387 to 389.
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Saint George, seen here on horseback slaying the dragon.  According to tradition he was a Roman soldier.  He is patron saint of many cities and countries throughout the world.  In most countries St George's Day is celebrated on 23 April, thought to have been the date of his death.       Date: c275/281 - 303
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'Dead Game'. Germany, 17th century. Dimensions: 165x118 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Philipp Peter Roos (Rosa da Tivoli).
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DIBUJOS PARA LA ESCENOGRAFIA DE PERSEO Y ANDROMEDA DE CALDERON DE LA BARCA- MS TYP 258 H. Author: BACHO DEL BIANCO. Location: HARVARD-HOUGHTON LIBRARY. CAMBRIDGE-MASSACHUSETTS. Atlas.
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Gustave Doré; The Spirit of Farinata degli Uberti from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy; Black and White Engraving
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c.1850 Magazine Illustration, Hawaii, Big Island, Volcano of Kilauea
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Medicine Man, Performing His Mysteries over a Dying Man. oil on canvas. Date: 1832. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Journey to the North Pole, painting by Albert Rieger (1834-1905) Austrian painter. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Ilustración Artística 1882
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Etchings of Paris: The Gargoyle by Charles Meryon, 1853
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Friedrich Nerly (1807-1878). German painter. The Grotto at Posillipo, ca. 1847. Wallraf-Richartz Museum. Cologne. Germany.
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Paul Gavarni, Gulliver Awed by Three Giant Beggars in the Land of Brobdingnag, 1862 Gulliver Awed by Three Giant Beggars in the Land of Brobdingnag
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George Marples, Jackdaws of Chartres, 1917 Jackdaws of Chartres
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Saint Peter Walks on the Sea (Saint Pierre marche sur la mer) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Saint Peter Walks on the Sea (Saint Pierre marche sur la mer), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 11/16 x 4 5/16 in. (19.5 x 11 cm).   European Art 1886-1896
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The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix) - Vincent van Gogh, 1890
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Luis Paret y Alcázar / 'Sanctity'. 1785. Grey-brown wash, Brush on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
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Eugène Delacroix, Lion of the Atlas Mountains (Lion de l'Atlas), 1829 Lion of the Atlas Mountains (Lion de l'Atlas)
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ESCENA DEL QUIJOTE - SIGLO XX - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60. Author: SEGRELLES JOSE. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. DON QUIJOTE. SANCHO PANZA. Rocinante. RUCIO.
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Coronation of Napoleon, Paris, December 16, 1804 Louis Le Coeur French. Coronation of Napoleon, Paris, December 16, 1804 341741
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Saint Christopher; Saint Christophe - Heilige Kristoffel. Anto Carte (1886-1954). Oil on canvas. Painted circa 1925. 120 x 100.4cm.
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Engraving from the Dore Bible illustrating Genesis, Cain and Abel offering their sacrifices by Gustave Dore 1832-1883 French artist and illustrator, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Bird Migration. The lantern of the Eddystone lighthouse built on the Stone 13 miles South-east of Polperro, Cornwall, England, being used to observe migrating birds. This practice began in the Autumn of 1878. The pun on Edison's name in the caption is because in September 1878 Thomas Alva Edison said he would invent a safe, mild and cheap electric light which would supersede gaslight in millions of dwellings. The Eddystone light was oil. Cartoon by Charles Samuel Keene (1823-1891) from 'Punch'.
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The lawyer's contibution, 1892
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The set of the bears. Untitled plate 11, 1664, Netherlands, by Marcus de Bye, Marcus Gheeraerts I. Gift of Bishop Monrad, 1869.
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Historic illustrations of the Trojan horse left by the warriors of the Greek army
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A traitorous Indian, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Watercolor lithograph commemorating the centenary of the birth of Hector Berlioz, 1903, by Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904).
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Odysseus Giving Wine to Polyphemus
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The Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, engraving from Voyage d'Egypte et de Nubie (Journey to Egypt and Nubia), Volume I, Plate XLV, by Frederic-Louis Norden, 1795, Paris.
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Engraving titled 'Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam'. Dated 1806
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THE ENCHANTMENT OF DON QUIXOTE, BY GUSTAVE DOR. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for Don Quixote by Cervantes. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color
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A Stag at Sharkey's by Bellows, George (1882-1925) / Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / Realism / 1917 / The United States / Lithograph / Genre / 51,4x65,4
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A Stag at Sharkey's (M.46). George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925). Lithograph. Printed in 1947. 47 x 60.9cm.
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