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Historical and Literary Illustrations

Various engravings showcasing literary scenes and historical figures, featuring dramatic actions and detailed artistic styles from the 19th century.

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798 - 1863). Faust and Mephistopheles in the Hartz Mountains (Faust et Méphistophélès dans les montagnes du Hartz), 1828. From Faust. Lithograph. Fourth of seven states.
Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798 - 1863). Faust and Mephistopheles in the Hartz Mountains (Faust et Méphistophélès dans les montagnes du Hartz), 1828. From Faust. Lithograph. Fourth of seven states.
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Japanese Crafts. Business card makers, Japan. Old 19th century engraved illustration Travel to Japan by Aime Humbert from El Mundo en La Mano 1879
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The Coopers late 19th century reproduction of 1790 original After Jean Jacques de Boissieu French. The Coopers. After Jean Jacques de Boissieu (French, Lyons 1736-1810 Lyons). late 19th century reproduction of 1790 original. Etching (facsimile); fifth state of seven (Perez). Reichsdruckerei (German). Prints
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The Housekeeper 1657 Holland. Oil on panel . Hendrik Martensz. Sorgh
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Engraving depicting the process of softening partially cured kid skin by working over a wooden post.
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Halt of Traveling Peasants by a Woodside Gainsborough Dupont (British, 1754-1797). Halt of Traveling Peasants by a Woodside, ca. 1788-1792. Oil on canvas, 35 1/2 x 28 1/4 in. (90.2 x 71.8 cm). European Art ca. 1788-1792
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September; Twaalf maanden.From a series of twelve prints, the imagination of the month of September. On the left the plowing and sowing of the country, in the middle collecting the apples in the orchard, right the constellation scale and a cartouche with the text: Ich Lis Mein Ops, und see mein korn, auf das nit was ignored.
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The First Industries: Pottery by Ferdinand Cormon (1845-1924) a French painter. Dated 19th Century
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Old Saint Paul's burning during the Fire of London (1666). Illustration by John Franklin (active 1800-1861) for William Harrison Ainsworth 'Old Saint Paul's', London 1855 (first published 1841). Engraving
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F. A. Bartholdi Working on the Hand of the Statue of Liberty in His Paris Studio 1876 Artist Unknown Wood engraving
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Pissarro, Camille Jacob, Porteuses de fagots, Women carrying bundles of faggots, verso middle - stamped, Four women have gathered wood and are walking with baskets full of faggots on their backs on a road along meadows., print, prints, height 229 mm, width 300 mm, height 346 mm, width 417 mm, French, 1830-07-10 - 1903-11-12, print maker, printmaker, 1896 - 1896, fourth quarter 19th century, chine collé, lithography (technique), color printing
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Perrault, Charles (Paris 1628-Paris, 1703). French writer. Hop O' My Thumb. Thumb leave breadcrumbs on the way. Engraving by F. Pierdon.
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On the battlefield painting by Vicente Cutanda Toraya (Madrid 1850 - Toledo 1925) Spanish painter, his work is representative of 19th century social realism. Many of his paintings depict scenes from life in the Altos Hornos de Vizcaya. Spain, Europe. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894
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The Servant, (1885). Artist: Unknown
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Are manufactured cassettes, vintage engraving. Are manufactured cassettes, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1857. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673845
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"Orrin, Make Haste, I Am Perishing!" (The Galaxy, An Illustrated Magazine of Entertaining Reading, Vol. VI) August 1868 After Winslow Homer American At the same time he created subjects related to everyday life and the Civil War for "Harper's Weekly," Homer drew images inspired by literary stories for "The Galaxy," a monthly magazine established in 1868. This example relates to "Beechdale" by Mary Virginia Terhune (née Hawes) who published under the penname Marion Harland.. "Orrin, Make Haste, I Am Perishing!" (The Galaxy, An Illustrated Magazine of Entertaining Reading, Vol. VI). After Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836-1910 Prouts Neck, Maine). August 1868. Wood engraving. Prints
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An engraving depicting a cast iron garden bench with a slatted wooden seat and back in a public park, Berlin. Dated 19th century
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Study for "John Brown in Prison" ca. 1884 Thomas Hovenden American, born Ireland. Study for "John Brown in Prison" 14816
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New year; Z: "K Osy" 1883, No. 914, (January 4), p. 16; Fa 1883 (1883-00-00-1883-00-00);
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Painting Salon 1861, Chamber music, by Mr. Ph. Rousseau, vintage engraving. Painting Salon 1861, Chamber music, by Mr. Ph. Rousseau, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10674039
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Ricardo de Madrazo y Garreta (1851-1917). La Ilustracion Artistica, 1884. Engraving by A. Closs. Reproduces a painting by Madrazo. By the Well.
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Faite et Gestes du Propriétaire. Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866). Lithograph;
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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Fuendetodos, 1746-Burdeos, 1828). Grabado. Serie "Los caprichos" (aguafuerte). Plancha 30ª: ¿Por qué esconderlos. Primera edición. Madrid, 1799.
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Fench woodcut from 1810, by Duplat. A woodcut is a relief printing process in which a relief-like wooden printing block is used to generate graphics
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Waiting for a Bite Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). , 1874. Wood engraving, Sheet: 9 x 13 11/16 in. (22.9 x 34.8 cm). American Art 1874
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Hans Burgkmair (1473-1531). "The triumph of Maximilien, Char with small landscapes on edicts". Wood, 1512-1519. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 38103-9 Austrician archduke, tank, edictle, landscape, Roman, saint Germanic emperor, triumph, wood
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A wood prodigy in a snowy landscape with next to her a crying child, Wood prodigy with a crying child, Elchanon Verveer, Maurits Verveer, (mentioned on object), printer: Maurits Verveer, (mentioned on object), 1827 - 1913, paper, photolithography, h 248 mm × w 173 mm
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Illustration of a Beggar approaching a middle class lady, seeking money. Woodcut illustration.
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Inside a gallery on the Rock of Gibraltar. Engraved by I.C.Stadler after Rev C.Willyams.
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Death sits on the iceberg grinning, waiting for the Titanic to crash into it. Date: 1912
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The Black Basalt Obelisk of Salmanassar, The Black Obelisk of Salmanassar III c. 858 to 824 BC is a Neo-Assyrian black bas-relief limestone from Nimru...
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A Winter Morning - Shovelling Out (Every Saturday, Vol. II, New Series) January 14, 1871 After Winslow Homer American. A Winter Morning - Shovelling Out (Every Saturday, Vol. II, New Series). After Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836-1910 Prouts Neck, Maine). January 14, 1871. Wood engraving. Fields, Osgood & Co. (Boston, Massachusetts). G. A. Avery (American, active 1871-78). Prints
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Carlos el Calvo marca las cuatro barras en su escudo con la sangre de Guifré el Pilós. Historia popular de Catalunya, de Alfons Roure. Editada en Barcelona, 1919. Dibujo de Joan Vila i Pujol (Joan d'Ivori) (Barcelona, 1890-1947).
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Arrivals from the suburbs, vintage engraving. Arrivals from the suburbs, vintage engraved illustration. Paris - Auguste VITU 1890. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10648583
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Unwinding, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1855.
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GRABADO. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Viaticum in Burgundy, in the snow, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque (1882).
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Cartoon depicting a photographer's studio by George du Maurier. George du Maurier (1834-1896) a Franco-British cartoonist and author. Dated 19th Century
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Graphic by Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) a British artist and illustrator. Dated 19th Century
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Prince Napoleon-Jerome Bonaparte (1822-1891), usually called Jerome Bonaparte, Napoleon-Jerome Bonaparte or Plon Plon. French politician. In January 1883, the Prince published a manifesto that earned him imprisonment in the Conciergerie. He was released after twenty-six days of detention, thanks to the intervention of the Empress Eugenie, who traveled to Paris to mediate his release. Prison of Prince Napoleon Joseph Charles Bonaparte at the Conciergerie (Paris, France). Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.
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Natives cooking food in a terracotta container in America, 1585, engraving from Admiranda Narratio (the discourse of the marvelous) by Theodore De Bry.
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The danger of wealth and compassion for the poor, vintage engraving. The danger of wealth and compassion for the poor, vintage engraved illustration. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656472