Historical Scenes and Traditions

Engravings portraying significant historical events and ceremonies. Dramatic compositions reflect the cultural and societal aspects of medieval life.

JOAN OF ARC tried in a French court Date: 1430

The output of the church in Auvergne, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1882.

Russian Orthodox Baptism Date: 1820

Bulgarians in traditional clothes at Varna , the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and the third largest city in Bulgaria. 1860

'Queen Victoria Awakened to Hear the News of her Accession, June 20, 1837', (1901). Princess Victoria (1819-1901) receiving the news of the death of her uncle, King William IV, from Lord Chamberlain Francis Conyngham and Archbishop of Canterbury William Howley, at Kensington Palace in London, in the early hours of the morning. Victoria inherited the throne at the age of 18, and ruled as Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 until her death. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of Kin

Praying woman in a small monastery chapel in Austria, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century original

Fellaheen (Fellahin), Workers and vendors in Bazaar of Aswan, Illustration from the Book, "From Pharaoh to Fellah" by C.F. Moberly Bell with Illustrations by Georges Montbard, engraved by Charles Barbant, Wells Gardner, Darton, & Co., London, 1888

A meeting of the Swabian Circle, early 16th century, Germany. The Swabian Imperial Circle, also Schwaebischer Kreis, was an imperial circle of the Holy Roman Empire founded in 1500 on the territory of the former German tribal duchy of Swabia, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

Tortures of the Spanish Inquisition - The Rack

A witch is possessed: the commencement of the attack. Date: 1659

Monks at Supper 1695-1730 Italy. Oil on canvas . Alessandro Magnasco

Night watchman during the reign of Henry VIII in London. England in the 16th century. digital reproduction of a historical original

Illustration depicting a female offender brought before a Mandarin for Judgement. Dated 19th Century

SCENE FROM THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD, ENGRAVING 1876, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

Engraving depicting Christmas celebrations in France: Children look up the chimney for presents. Illustrated by Janet Lange

SISTERS OF CHARITY (ST. BENOIT), IN THE NEW HOSPITAL, AT PERA. 1854

WOMEN IN PERSIA

A lawyer writing the last will and testament of Eudamidas I, a Spartan king, Sparta, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century ori...

Meeting of a Revolutionary Committee under the Terror Government in Paris, 1880, woodcut, France, Europe

Dwelling of the Circassians, a Caucasian people in Turkey, in 1860, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

1500s OCTOBER 1500 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS SAILING BACK TO SPAIN IN CHAINS AFTER BEING ARRESTED IN SANTO DOMINGO

Raising of Jairu's Daughter. Miracle of Jesus in the Gospels Mark, Mattheu and Luke. Engraving, 19th century.

John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, Lollard leader, Condemned as heretic for denying transubstantiation and hung and burnt hanging in St Giles's Fields, London, 1417, Original model for Shakespeare's John Falstaff, 1848, Wood engraving

Confession, historic steel engraving from 1860

Deceased child on its coffin, historical woodcut, circa 1870

Domestic life of Greek woman, antiquity, Greece, distinguished, room, columns, incense, pleasure, talk, dance, play, sit, wealth, music, stringed instruments, lyre, flutes, history, historical illustration 1894, Europe

Nicholas I (1796-1855) Emperor (Tsar) of Russia from 1825, Nicholas on his deathbed, priests saying prayers over his body. His ambition was to absorb Turkey into the Russian empire, an ambition opposed by Britain and France and which resulted in the Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War of 1853-1856. From The

Vintage antique illustration and line drawing or engraving of biblical Israelites offering and sacrificing to God.From Biblische Geschichte des alten und neuen Testaments, Germany 1859.. Vintage Drawing of Biblical Israelites Offering or Sacrificing to God

THE EASTERN QUESTION

Irish Sketches: Going to Church, 1880. 'There are no particular symptoms of the prevailing distress in the pleasant Sunday scene on a rural highway sketched by our travelling Special Artist. The handsome young Irishwoman and her aged mother, who are seen here steadily pacing along the road to their village church, intent on the religious duty of the day, are plainly but sufficiently clad, with good warm shawls thrown over their heads and necks; and if they go barefoot, carrying the stout lace-up boots in their hands, it is because they like it best, having always been accustomed to this for wa

At Sandomir (now Sandomierz), a city on the River Vistula in south east Poland, Tartars (or Tatars) invading from the east murder 49 Dominicans, including 16 priests and three deacons.

Guido of Arezzo (ca. 990-ca. 1050). Italian Benedictine monk and music theorist. Monk Guido of Arezzo rehearsing in front of Pope John XIX (d. 1032). Engraving after a painting by the Italian painter Giuseppe Bertini (1825-1898). La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.

German 16th Century, Abraham Entertaining the Angels (verso), c 1600 Abraham Entertaining the Angels verso

Engraving depicting the faith healer "Dr" James Rogers Newton treating people at a meeting in Nottingham. Dated 19th century

The extortion of a confession in a torture chamber, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888

Manufacture of Chartreuse herbal liqueur by the Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse monastery, La Grande Chartreuse, near Grenoble, France, historical wood engraving, circa 1888, Europe

Jerome of Prague (1360-1416). Czech scholastic philosopher and preacher. Jerome came under the influence of John Wycliffe and defended Jan Huss's thesis in various places in Europe. He went to the Council of Constance in defence of Hus when he knew that Huss had been arrested. Both were eventually condemned to be burned at the stake for heresy. Jerome of Prague suffering torment. Engraving. Historia de las persecuciones políticas y religiosas en Europa (History of political and religious persecutions in Europe). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1863.

Engraving showing a sledging party of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, in their tent at night. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships, HMS 'Alert' and HMS 'Discovery', to make an attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. Although the attempt was unsuccessful, a new 'furthest North' record was set, the coasts of Greenland and Ellesmere Island were charted and much scientific data gathered. Date: 1876

The Cat's Paw: or Poor Pu(s)sey': Edward Pusey (1800-82) English theologian, Anglo-Catholic and a leader of 'Oxford Movement', shown being used as cat's paw by the Pope. Cartoon from 'Punch', London 1850. Engraving

Anne Boleyn and Cardinal Bolsen, England. Anne Boleyn, 1st Marquess of Pembroke, 1501, 19 May 1536, was the second of Henry VIII's six wives and Queen...

Historical illustration of a traveling merchant with crosses, crucifixes, Lord God dealer offering the crucifixes to the people sitting in front of an inn, Bavaria, Germany/Historical illustration of a mobile trader with crosses, cruzifixes, Lord God dealer, offering the cruzifixes to the people sitting infront of an inn, Bavaria, Germany, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original original from the 19th century, exact original Date not known, colored later

Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), prison reformer, at Newgate prison. Date: 1817

George Whitefield (1714-70) English evangelist and a founder of Methodism c.1870 Wood engraving

In front of the crucifix, Lisbon, nave, columns, candles, woman, spreading arms, looking up, adoring, supplicating, Portugal, historical illustration c. 1898, Europe

The Convict Nursery at Brixton Prison. In 1860, Brixton was a prison for British women. It had a nursery which allowed inmates to keep their children under the age of four.

Martin Luther burns the Papal bull in front of the East gate of Wittenberg

Blessing of Saint Blaise in Styria, Austria, historical picture, about 1893, Europe

The Children's Crusade. 1212. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883).

A man dressed in a loincloth is tortured on the rack while a priest bends over him to extract a confession, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Pilgrims of Saint Odile, after the table of G.Brion, vintage engraved illustration.

festivities orgies binges harem feasts binge at night after Gabriel Weyer (1580 - 1640) copper engraving by Peter Isselburg (circa 1580 - 1630 1631) 1613,

Pepper's Ghost. The 'Ghost' was projected on to the stage using a sheet of glass fixed at the footlights projecting over the pit at 45 degrees.

Beorhtric, King of Wessex, is accidentally poisoned by his wife Eadburh. Date: 802

literture The Book of One Thousand and One Nights Aladdin and the Djinni wood engraving 19th century,

Roger Bacon (c1214-92) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar); called 'Doctor Mirabilis'. Bacon imprisoned in monastery in Paris, sending manuscript of his 'Opus Majus' to Pope Clement IV, using brother friar as messenger

A wizard conjuring a man from his grave. Etching.

SIN TITULO - GRABADO - SIGLO XIX. Author: TUSELL SALVADOR.

Umbria Perugia San Giacomo di Spoleto S. Giacomo7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 One exterior view and many negatives of this thirteenth-century church. Interior views focus on the apse and side chapel frescoes. In the apse: St. Mary Magdalen, St. Apollonia, St. James and two of his miracles, the Coronation of the Virgin. In the Cappella S. Sebastiano: St. Sebastian, St. Roch and Pope Gregory (1528 frescoes by Lo Spagna). To the right of the apse: the Madonna, Angels, Saints Peter, Anthony Abbot, and Bartholomew. Also views of altar paintings, reliquaries, gilt crucifix, and two wooden candle holders/statues of boys (17th century). Object Notes: Hutzel made two photo campaigns of this church, first on February 7, 1982 and then on January 31, 1983. There are only 50 different views for the 82 prints. Thus it seems that most of the photographs come from the same campaign though Hutzel made two separate worksheets. The photos have been renumbered. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (

Christmas, Circus in the nursery, boy balances on a wooden horse, gift, many children, 1880, woodprint, Germany, Europe

A boy, dressed as Saint John the Baptist for a procession in Venice. Wood engraving by W. Hollidge after F.W.W. Topham, 1870.

The "Fête de la Vierge", by Laurence Duncan, 1871. Engraving of a painting. 'There is something, we conceive, in the pretty scene of French social and domestic life...not altogether deserving of execration from the mouth of British Protestantism. And though we may doubt the beneficial effect upon a little girl's mind of dressing her up for a Church pageant, in which she will figure more conspicuously than becomes the sweet humility of childhood, we have nothing to say against the religious institution. The good parish priest..who has just called on the rustic household...to cond

energy street lighting men with lanterns Paris 1580 engraving,

INTERIOR OF AN ABYSSINIAN CHURCH AT CHAFFA, NEAR SENAFE, 1868

The Fairies, young woman at the well with a pitcher, old woman with a cane and basket in the forest, illustration from Perrault's Fairy Tale by Charles Perrault, illustrated by Gustave Dore

'A Salvation Army Shelter', 1898.Artist: E Borough Johnson

SIN IDENTIFICAR - SIGLO XVI - PRIMER RENACIMIENTO - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60. Author: MAESTRO DE SAN NARCISO. Location: CATEDRAL-MUSEO DIOCESANO. Valencia. SPAIN.

Cartoon (35) Religion - by J.C. Horsley - executed by commission - from the exhibition in Westminster Hall, 1845. Knights kneeling before the Holy Bible, one '...of the finest works in this Exhibition of National Genius..."Religion exemplified in the faith and hope of the Cross of Christ, in the subjection of all earthly power and human distinctions to His will, and in the dependance of all estates and conditions of men on His WORD. (Cartoon.) John Callcott Horsley. ("Catalogue," page 8.)...The composition includes a terrestrial and celestial group; the latter being arranged in

The Mormon Bishop's family at 2 AM, with many kids from many wives

Weihnachten, der Gang zur Christmette, Mutter und Kind gehen an einer Kreuzwegstation vorbei zur Kirche, 1890, Deutschland, Historisch, authentisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated 1f-4903975

San Primo (-297), y San Feliciano (-297), hermanos romanos, mártires durante la persecución de Diocleciano. Grabado de 1852.

Death of Edward The Confessor, Anglo-Saxon king of England, From The Story of The Norman Conquest, London, 1866, Daniel Maclise (1806-1870 Irish), Engraving

St. Vincent de Paul, historic steel engraving from 1860

Marriage, ceremony in Japan, wedding, woman in the 19th century, digitally restored reproduction of an original template from the 19th century, exact ...

A homeless family pulling a covered wagon up a steep mountain side in Tyrol; on the path they pass two priests in cassocks, carrying crosses. Wood engraving, 1879, after M. Schmid.

festivity Christmas Santa Claus St Nicholas and his companion Knecht Ruprecht after copper engraving 18th century,

View inside the Lollard's Tower, showing Protestants being tortured. Engraving from c 1780 edition of The New Book of Martyrs by Rev Dr Henry Southwel

King Alfred the Great disguises himself as a minstrel and goes undercover at the Danish camp of Guthrum, leader of the Danes in order to find out their plans. The subsequent Battle of Edington resulted in a decisive victory for Alfred. Date: 878

A funeral custom of Chinese in San Francisco, vintage engraving. A funeral custom of Chinese in San Francisco, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656787

SINGING CHRISTMAS CAROLS IN RUSSIA, 1883

Engraving depicting printing in China. Dated 19th century

Chowles the coffin maker and Judith Malmayns the plague nurse, dying with their stolen treasure as they are overcome by smoke and molten lead from the burning Old Saint Paul's. Illustration by John Franklin (active 1800-1861) for William Harrison Ainsworth 'Old Saint Paul's', London 1855 (first published 1841). Engraving

Widow in the cemetery on All Souls' Day, mourning, 1880, Germany, A woman in a cloak stands at an old gate, the scene appears tense and abandoned, historical, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century model, record date not stated

Engraving depicting the preparation of unleavened bread for Passover. Passover or Pesach, is an important, biblically-derived Jewish holiday. Jews celebrate Passover as a commemoration of their liberation by God from slavery in ancient Egypt and their freedom as a nation under the leadership of Moses. Dated 18th century

Turkey. Ottoman Empire. Audience before the grand vizier. Engraving of the nineteenth century.

Engraving depicting Saints Crispin and Crispinian, the Christian patron saints of cobblers, curriers, tanners, and leather workers. Beheaded during the reign of Diocletian. Dated 19th century

Dr. Hermanus Schaepman and Abraham Kuyper, depicted as witches, stoke the fire of a cauldron from which devils emerge, symbolising their fight for the introduction of suffrage against the prevailing opposition in the second chamber of the Netherlands, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th or 19th century original

Beim Brotbacken im Schwarzwald, Deutschland (1898), Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nic...

SCENE ON THE BOULEVARD MONTMARTRE, PARIS

Ivan the Terrible in old age. Date: circa 1580

Thusnelda in Triumphal Procession

They came to see them every year, vintage engraving. They came to see them every year, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Cesar Cascabel, 1890. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659775

The discovery of Master Philip's murdered body. Date: 1879

Child wearing a fox mask, Japan. Old 19th century engraved illustration Travel to Japan by Aime Humbert from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

Drawing of lepcha girl and Buddhist lama at Sikkim ; India

ESCENA DEL QUIJOTE - SIGLO XX - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60. Author: SEGRELLES JOSE. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. DON QUIJOTE.

The Prince of Wales and his Comrades: Camp-Fire after Dinner in the Terai, 1876. The future King Edward VII in India. 'Every night in camp a large fire of wood is lighted close to the mess-tent, and after dinner his Royal Highness and suite, with the guests of the evening, come out, well wrapped up in greatcoats, and sit all round the blazing fire and smoke cigars. Here in the jungle this can be done, for there is no crowd to break through and disturb such a free and open arrangement. It tells how far from the haunts of men the Terai is when a Prince and his suite can sit out in this comfort

Deceased child is laid out, historical woodcut, circa 1870, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century print, exact original date unk...

Praying before a domestic altar of the gods of happiness in Japan Date: circa 1860

Engraving depicting Johannes Gutenberg examining the first page of the Bible as it came off the press. Johannes Gutenberg was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with printing press. Dated 19th century

The escape of Adelaide of Italy or Adelaide of Burgundy, 931-999, Holy Roman Empress

The choir of the Cathedral of Burgos, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).

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