Historical Merchants and Scenes

Engravings depicting historical themes, including merchants, bathhouses, and scenes from classic literature, providing insight into past societies.

JOHANN WOLFGANG von GOETHE German writer, with the characters in his play, 'Faust' Date: 1749 - 1832

Merchant image, vintage engraving. Merchant image, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1867. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678244

bathing bathhouse bath of a noble Japanese wood engraving 19th century,

Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge, 1841, illustration, 19th century

I make the acquaintance of Miss Mowcher. Illustration from the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield by H.K. Browne known as Phiz

Don Diego is arrested, Caspar Luyken, 1699 print A clerk writes down the details of a theft committed, in the light of a lantaard. Some disguised men watch. In the background, Don Diego tries to flee from the door of the house. A scene from the work 'De Nachtloper' by Francisco de Quevedo. Leiden paper etching arrest (of criminal). male literary characters (with NAME). writing and letters

The Study of an Astrologer in 1881 in England, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century artwork

JOHANN WOLFGANG von GOETHE German writer, with the characters in his play, 'Faust' Date: 1749 - 1832

Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge, 1841, illustration, 19th century

The wounded one. Ernst Barlach (Germany, 1870-1938). Germany, 1912. Prints; lithographs. Lithograph on Van Gelder paper

A clerk writes the details of a straightened theft, in the light of a lantern. Some disguised men look. In the background, Don Diego tries to flee from the door of the house. A scene from work 'De Nachtloper' by Francisco de Quevedo.

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879), Je ne loue pas aux gens qui ont des enfants!, 1847, lithograph on newsprint

This 1840s illustration shows John Harvard bequeathing his property to the college. John Harvard(1607-1638) was an English minister inColonial Americawhose deathbedbequest to the "schoale or Colledge" founded two years earlier by theMassachusetts Bay Colonywas so gratefully received that it was consequently ordered "that the Colledge agreed upon formerly to bee built at Cambridg shalbee calledHarvard Colledge.

Charlotte, the Sowerbys maid, opens an oyster for Noah Claypole who should be minding their masters shop. George Cruikshank illustration for Oliver Twist,

Poor world, vintage engraving. Poor world, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1867. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678194

Kate Nickleby sitting to Miss La Creevy Illustration from the Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby by H.K. Browne known as Phiz

Matrimony in perfection. Or, "The grey mare the better horse". British Cartoon Prints Collection , This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Sketch for a Highland Interior with Figures, John Phillip (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1817 - 1867)

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, Jos Friz painting in Heilbronn. Joss Fritz (born around 1470) (died around 1525) was the initiator of the Bundschuh movements in Untergrombach, Lehen and on the Upper Rhine, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, exact original date not known, Europe

Solemn reference is made to Mr Bunsby Illustration from the Charles Dickens novel Dombey and Son by H.K. Browne known as Phiz

Marie-Henri Beyle (1783 1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal. 19th-century French writer. Best known for the novels Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black, 1830) and La Chartreuse de Parme (The Charterhouse of Parma, 1839), he is highly regarded for the acute analysis of his characters' psychology and considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism.

Fresh Paint!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain

And his house is on fire', 1799 Artist: Francisco Goya. Plate 18 of 'Los Caprichos'. Los Caprichos are a set of 80 prints in aquatint and etching created by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1797 and 1798, and published as an album in 1799.

Fritz Reuter (1810) (1874) Low German writer and poet, Hanne Nuete un de luette Pudel, Eine Vogel, und Menschengeschichte, Platt, Low German, dialect, language, poet, poem, literary figure, graphic, humour, satire, blacksmith, forge, anvil, files, sit, cry, mourn, alone, fire, Hanne Nuete 24, North Germany, 19th century, historical illustration 1868

witches witch-hunt witches' bath in the middle ages wood engraving 19th century,

A crazy mother, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847.

A SPECIAL FAVOURITE OF ST. VALENTINE, 1872 engraving

'The Question Settled', 1874. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene

It Is Nicely Stretched (Bien tirada está) Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828). It Is Nicely Stretched (Bien tirada está), 1797-1798. Etching, aquatint, and drypoint on laid paper, Sheet: 11 13/16 x 7 15/16 in. (30 x 20.2 cm). The Caprices (Los Caprichos) is a set of eighty etchings created between 1797 and 1798. On view are thirteen examples of the Brooklyn Museums rare “trial proof” set, which is composed of early impressions of a print made by the artist prior to the published edition. In the first part of the series, Goya critiques the characters, institutions, and values of early modern Spanish society; the second focuses on bizarre and macabre imagery. The most famous image, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (El sueño de la razon produce monstruos), conveys a purposeful ambiguity regarding the conflict between Spanish religiosity and Enlightenment thought: sueño may refer both to the sleep or absence of reason, and to the dream of reason (reason unchecked) tha

NICOLAS TOUSSAINT CHARLET French artist, as a young man, in his studio. Date: 1792 - 1846

Charles VII the Victorious, on horseback, February 22, 1403, July 22, 1461, king of France, miniature from a manuscript of the 15th century, woodcut, France, Europe

'Water! Water! Everywhere; And not a drop to drink' Comment on London water supply during reappearance of cholera in 1848 and 1849. Cartoon from Punch, London, 1849, with a mis-quote from Coleridge Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner. Wood engraving

Hänsel und Gretel stehen vor dem Knusperhaus der Hexe, Märchen, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 18. Jahrhu...

'Edward's arrival at the Tower', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.

'So let him stand...', c1820. Creator: George Cruikshank.

Charles Dickens, Sketches by Boz, NOW, ANYBODY WHO PASSED THROUGH THE DIALS ON A HOT SUMMER'S EVENING, AND SAW THE DIFFERENT WOMEN OF THE HOUSE GOSSIPING ON THE STEPS, WOULD BE APT TO THINK THAT ALL HARMONY AMONG THEM, AND THAT A MORE PRIMITIVE SET OF PEOPLE THAN THE NATIVE DIALLERS COULD NOT BE IMAGINED.'

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808 - 1879). L'Europe peut dormir Tranquille; ce ne sera bien. Dieu protège la France., 1834. Wood engraving on newsprint paper. Image: 190 mm x 241 mm (7.48 in. x 9.49 in.).

Uprising and Defense (Aufbruch und Abwehr) Ernst Barlach (German, 1870-1938). , 1912. Lithograph on heavy wove paper with deckled edges, Image: 10 3/4 x 13 1/8 in. (27.3 x 33.3 cm). European Art 1912

The refuge of Louis Antoine Leon de Saint-Just (1767-1794) a room hung with black and the heads of the dead. French revolutionary political and military leader. France. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise 1876 by Jules Michelet (1798-1874)

Harris's list; or, Cupid's London directory R. Newton del. ; etch'd by R. Newton.. British Cartoon Prints Collection . Prostitution,England,1790-1800. , Brothels,England,1790-1800. , Relations between the sexes,England,1790-1800.

Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son. ' ONE OF THE VERY TALL YOUNG MEN ON HIRE, WHOSE ORGAN OF 'VENERATION WAS IMPERFECTLY DEVELOPED, THRUSTING HIS TONGUE INTO HIS CHEEK, FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE OTHER VERY TALL YOUNG MAN ON HIRE, AS THE COUPLE TURNED INTO THE DINING-ROOM.'

Hansel and Gretel stand in front of the witch's crunchy house, fairy tale / Hänsel und Gretel stehen vor dem Knusperhaus der Hexe, Märchen, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

The Cobbler whistling sound Starling, terracotta factory Bellevue, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1877.

Captain and Quinola, in quinola's resources Captain and Quinola, in the resources of Quinola ". Lavitor's Engraving for the Houstical Edition. Wood. 1848-1855. Paris, Balzac House.

The Smoker, c1630-1680 (1843).Artist: J Jackson

He soon fell asleep, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne 3 Russian and 3 English, 1872.

Engraving depicting the turning of Roquefort cheeses in the caves where they matured. Dated 19th Century

Old Age and Poverty, after a miniature of a manuscript of the Roman de la Rose. Retains the British Museum.

PRINCE LEOPOLD AT THE HOME OF HIS AFFIANCED BRIDE, AROLSEN

Diversarum Iconum...Series Secunda. Artist: Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder (Italian, Venice 1680-1767 Venice). Dimensions: 18 7/8 × 13 3/16 × 13/16 in. (48 × 33.5 × 2 cm). Series/Portfolio: Diversarum Iconum...Series Secunda. Date: 1749.This bound album contains 30 chiaroscuro woodcuts, 1 engraving by Orsolini, 8 engravings by Faldoni, and 10 etchings by Tiepolo. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

'Tax Collecting in the reign of Edward the First', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.

Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and Death, Kaulbach's Dance. Engraving, 1883.

Scene from Jane Austen's Persuasion, 1897. Artist: Hugh Thomson

'Intercepted', 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain

ROME

'The Zulu Bride', 1868. Artist: John Tenniel

Fountain of Lisieux hotel in Rouen, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845.

'It is better to be lazy', 1799 Artist: Francisco Goya. Plate 73 of 'Los Caprichos'. Los Caprichos are a set of 80 prints in aquatint and etching created by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1797 and 1798, and published as an album in 1799.

A Prom at Philippe Le Bas, vintage engraving. A Prom at Philippe Le Bas, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1870. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679181

Hand-painting china in the Worcester porcelain factory. Engraving, Ongar, 1823.

TAKING THE WATERS AT BADEN-BADEN, 1872 engraving

The mirror. British Cartoon Prints Collection .

Drawing consists of after the book Magius, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1844.

'A Civil Deputation to the Home Office', 1867. Artist: John Tenniel

Nobleman Persian seventeenth century, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869.

Danger Ahead Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). Danger Ahead, 1870. Wood engraving, Image: 6 1/8 x 6 1/2 in. (15.6 x 16.5 cm). American Art 1870

The Professional Gentleman at Madame Mantalini's. Illustration from the Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby by H.K. Browne known as Phiz

Artwork: "Writing Home" Artist: Mabel Peacock. Country: Unknown

John Paul Jones visits Lady Selkirk after his men have taken her valuables.

Engraving depicting Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and its associated wars pulling the ears Juan Escoiquiz (1762-1820) a Spanish ecclesiastic, politician and writer. Dated 19th Century

James Gillray, 'The dissolution; or the alchymist producing an aestherial representation'

A group of mother-in-laws flanked by two men ca. 1880-1910 José Guadalupe Posada. A group of mother-in-laws flanked by two men. José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1851-1913). ca. 1880-1910. Etching on zinc. Prints

Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor Napoleon I, 15 August 1769, 5 May 1821, woodcut, France, Europe

Cartoon commenting on the nuisance of summer flies. Dated 19th century

A cartoon commenting on the rapid urban expansion in London. Illustrated by George du Maurier (1834-1896) a Franco-British cartoonist and author. Dated 19th century

Engraving depicting the interior of the Skye Cottage. Dated 19th Century

Archduke Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (1858-1889), kills himself and his mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera, in his hunting lodge at Mayerling.

1775. English Print; shows an enraged, wild-eyed and possibly demented man, identified as William Austin, violently reviling 'Damn your foolish caricatures' posted in the window of Matthew Darly's print-shop. He mimics the print 'A Bethlemhite' in the upper left corner of the window, beneath which are two prints showing persons (lunatics) in confinement, one in manacles, the other behind bars

Where is it or is it this miserable repeated the little Parisian, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

In the old room. Illustration from the Charles Dickens novel Little Dorrit by Hablot Knight Browne (1815-1882) English artist known as Phiz

Before King Charles II (1630 to 1685) became king. he lost the Battle of Worcester against Cromwell's New Model Army on September 3. 1651. and sought refuge in a barn. where he was disguised as a lumberjack. England. digital reproduction of a historical original

Metalworking, Men casting bronze, Illustration from 1880, Germany, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

Corn Laws were introduced in 1815 to protect the British farmer from foreign competition. The ensuing inflated price of wheat and subsequent high price of bread caused great hardship amongst the poor. Finally repealed in 1846.Illustration by Robert Seymour (1800-1836). Lithograph.

Consecrated gound. Illustration by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne) 1815-1882.From the book ""Bleak House"" by Charles Dickens. Published London 1853.

Statue of Pasquino, in Rome, Italians playing in the morra, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836.

'A Goblin, a familiar demon, appearing to the drunken, Scrooge-like Sexton, Gabriel Grubb as he digs a grave on Christmas Eve. 1883 Illustration for ''The Goblins Who Stole a Sexton'', 1837, by Charles Dickens.'

The bottle, by George Cruikshank; 'He is discharged from his employment for drunkeness'

Pot casters, 16th Century, historical illustration

A grimacing invalid seated before a bowl having received an emetic, another man clasps his head compassionately. Coloured etching after J. Gillray after J. Sneyd.

Honoré Daumier, Un Monsieur qui veut se donner la satisfaction, 1846 Un Monsieur qui veut se donner la satisfaction...

The Last Chance: Bill Sykes attempting to escape from the law over the rooftops, falls and hangs himself with his own rope., From the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (London, 1837-38), George Cruikshank, (1792-1878/British), Engraving

Sevres porcelain: mixing clays and water in iron drums. Engraving, Paris, c1870.

Amalfi, vintage engraving. Amalfi, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660085

CHAINS AND SLAVERY, ANTWERP FROM THE PICTURE BY J.C. DOLLMAN, 1877 engraving

THE PRISONER OF GISORS, BY E.H. WEHNERT

The Baggage of Croquemitaine table by Mr. Timoleon Lobrichon, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876.

James VI of Scotland, Illustration from the Book, "John Cassels Illustrated History of England, Volume II", text by William Howitt, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, London, 1858

Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke, since 1843 Baron von Moltke, since 1870 Count von Moltke, called Moltke the Elder, popularly known as The Great Silent One (born 26 October 1800, died 24 April 1891), was a Prussian Field Marshal, here laid out in a coffin, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date of depiction unknown, historical, Man lying in a decorated coffin surrounded by flowers, depicted in black and white

Historical print from the 19th century, portrait of Voltaire, also known as Francois Marie Arouet, 1694 - 1778, an author of the French and European Enlightenment

THERE CAME TO NEW YORK A POOR EXILE OF ERIN, 1880, 19th century engraving, USA, America

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