Life in 18th Century Europe

Engravings depict domestic scenes filled with character, humor, and the complexities of life in 18th century Europe, showcasing social commentary.

The Idle 'Prentice Return'd from Sea' depicts a scene in a garret featuring a common prostitute., 1747

Taste in High Life From the original picture by Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated

Paris, Frapier, Edmond, Denis, Maurice, La Madone de Fiesole, La terrasse, Italian landscape with mother and child and three singing girls, verso - stamped, print, prints, recto - embossed, height 274 mm, width 366 mm, French, 1870-11-25 - 1943-11-13, print maker, printmaker, 1923 - 1923, paper, chalk lithography, Publication (Event), Publication, 1878 - 1960, publisher

A White Sergeant giving the Word of Command: "Why don't you come to bed, you drunken sot" May 25, 1807 Thomas Rowlandson A man sits in an armchair in front of the fireplace, smoking a pipe and drinking. His wife opens the door, imploring him to come back to bed, disturbing the dog and cat.. A White Sergeant giving the Word of Command: "Why don't you come to bed, you drunken sot". Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). May 25, 1807. Hand-colored etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

The Pit of Acheron or The Birth of the Plagues of England January 28, 1784 Thomas Rowlandson. The Pit of Acheron or The Birth of the Plagues of England. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). January 28, 1784. Hand-colored etching. William Humphrey (British, 1742-in or before 1814). Prints

Print made by Giovanni Vendramini, 1769-1839, Italian, Hot Spice Gingerbread, Smoking Hot, 1796. Stipple engraving, printed in color.

Giovanni Vendramini, 1769-1839, Italian, 'Cries of London' Plate 7: "Fresh gathered Peas Young Hastings", 1795. Colored engraving with stipple.

Dr Syntax & Dairymaid. Date/Period: 1821. Genre subject. Watercolor with pen and red ink and graphite on wove paper with gray wash lines mounted on moderately thick, beige, wove paper. Height: 221 mm (8.70 in); Width: 286 mm (11.25 in). Author: Thomas Rowlandson.

Louis Philippe Boitard, active 1734-1760, Three Seated Ladies, undated. Pens, brown ink and watercolor on medium, slighlty textured, beige laid paper, mounted to medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Kitchen Scene with Rear Bedroom, possibly for the Service des Objets de Dessert (Dessert Service), Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849, Pen and brush and brown ink, gray wash, graphite on cream laid paper, Design for a painted porcelain plate, rondel. A kitchen in foreground and a bedroom visible through doorway, left rearground. A figure of a woman holding a spoon in her right hand, right foreground, stands at a counter. Two pots and a watering can hang on a wall behind her. Another woman, center middleground, stands in the doorway at the entrance to a bedroom, through which one sees a figure laying in a canopied bed., France, 1819-20, ceramics, Drawing, Drawing

Je ne loue pas aux gens qui ont des enfants!. Honoré Daumier (France, Marseilles, 1808-1879). France, 1847. Prints; lithographs. Hand-colored lithograph

The Players, two men playing cards for money, a third watching, steel engraving after a painting by Caravaggio, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century.

He is seized by a monkey who drops him, whereupon he falls into a gutter whence he is rescued by a servant. Date: First published: 1726

Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate VI April 1, 1745 Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin French. Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate VI 406301

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand (1768-1848). French writer and politician. Chateaubriand writing his Memoirs from Beyond the Grave, 1848-1850, during his trip to Thionville. Engraving.

March - Fish walk François Queverdo (1748-1897). Mars: fish market. Engraving. Paris, Carnavalet Museum

Vois-tu petit, t'as tort... Dated: 1849. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

Turnips and Carrots ho, Print made by Thomas Gaugain, 1748-1812, French, after Francis Wheatley, 1747-1801, British, 1797, Stipple engraving printed in color, Sheet: 17 11/16 x 13 3/4in. (44.9 x 34.9cm) and Plate: 16 1/4 x 12 13/16in. (41.3 x 32.5cm)

Guests of Duchess Anna Amalia around 1795, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1739-1807, German composer, regent and patron, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknown

Basket maker weaving a basket from willow taken from an osier-bed. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810.

Le Paveur (The Road Paver). Dated: 1775. Dimensions: plate: 24 × 16.6 cm (9 7/16 × 6 9/16 in.) sheet: 38.3 × 28.6 cm (15 1/16 × 11 1/4 in.). Medium: etching with aquatint, printed in dark brown on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giovanni David.

Anthony Cardon after Francis Wheatley, Round and Sound, Five Pence a Pound, Duke Cherries, published 1795 Round and Sound, Five Pence a Pound, Duke Cherries

French room interior with furniture, 15th century. A woman stirs a pot at the hearth, a man lies in a bed by the window, and a maid brings a platter from the dresser. Miniature from a manuscript Bible, 1470, Bibliotheque Imperiale de Paris. Chromolithograph by Ferdinand Sere and Auguste Racinet from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.

Cipier, David van der Kellen (1827-1895), 1837 - 1895 drawing paper. watercolor (paint). pencil brush prison personnel: jailers, warders, guards

The City Rat and the Field Rat, 1800, after a work of art by Abraham Delfos, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original .

Backyard with a maid cleaning, draughtsman: Carel Lodewijk Hansen, 1775 - 1840, paper, brush, pen, h 298 mm × w 228 mm

In a Railway Carriage (After a Night's Journey). Adolph Menzel; German, 1815-1905. Date: 1851. Dimensions: 273 × 330 mm. Gouache, with touches of pastel and oil paint, on cream wove paper, laid down on Japanese paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Beggar receives an alms from a lady. Draughtsman: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers. Dating: 1782 - 1837. Measurements: h 323 mm × w 272 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

The Rakes Progress The young heir takes possession of the misers effects From the original picture by Hogarth from The Works of Hogarth published London 1833 , Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated,

Room Leading to the Chapel, Knowle, Kent. Joseph Nash; English, 1808-1878. Date: 1869. Dimensions: 336 × 487 mm. Watercolor and gouache, with touches of brush and black ink, heightened with white gouache, over graphite on cream wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The caption for this illustration that dates to around 1865 reads: And the carriage having stopped. She took the child in her arms and carried him into the house. The child is Alexander Pope, an English poet who lived from 1688 to 1744. Among his works are Essay on Criticism, The Rape of the Lock, and An Essay on Man. The lady is Alexander's aunt who doted on him. Alexander had been a bit hunchbacked from birth.

fine arts, Richter, Ludwig (1803 - 1884), graphic, ""Die Tauben helfen Aschenbroedel beim Linsen - Auslesen"" (The pigeons help Cinderella to pick the lenses), wood engraving, coloured, 7.5 cm x 5.7 cm, from ""Es war einmal"" (Once upon a time), Dresden, Germany, 1862, private collection,

Orazio in villa, from a painting by Camillo Miola (1840-1919), Italy, Ancient Rome. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

The bill collector , Debt, Business people. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Stable interior with a girl hanging a cloth, draughtsman: Christina Chalon, 1770 - 1772, paper, brush, brush, h 219 mm × w 257 mm

L'Escalade, ou les Adieux du Matin. Dated: 1787. Dimensions: image: 30.4 x 24.8 cm (11 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.) sheet: 34.6 x 25.3 cm (13 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.). Medium: color aquatint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Philibert-Louis Debucourt.

music vocal music vocalists accompanied by theorbo and shepherds horn etching by Francesco Bartolozzi (1727 - 1815) after painting by Guercino (1591 - 1666) private collection,

Samuel Alken, 1756-1815, British, P. Wilkinson Esq. Sitting Under the Shade of an Oak Learning to Whistle, ca. 1785. Pen and black ink. watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, cream laid paper.

Girl, igniting a lantern, draughtsman: Abraham Delfos, after: Gerard Dou, 1795, paper, brush, pen, h 273 mm × w 218 mm

Lavender seller in front of Temple Bar, London, 1805. Woman in hat, cloak, dress and petticoats, with basket of lavender. The Portland stone gate was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1670 with statues of King James I and Ann of Denmark in the niches. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Edward Edwards after an illustration by William Marshall Craig from Description of the Plates Representing the Itinerant Traders of London, Richard Phillips, No. 71 St Pauls Churchyard, London, 1805.

The Poultry Stall. Dating: c. 1830. Measurements: h 58.8 cm × w 48.4 cm; d 8.6 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Willem Jodocus Mattheus Engelberts.

Personen aan boord van het schip l'Heureuse Marianne. Personnages à bord de l'Heureuse Marianne (title on object). Voyage en Italie, en Sicile et à Malte - 1778 (series title). Draughtsman: Louis Ducros. Dating: 1778. Measurements: h 191 mm × w 235 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Police abolition of a dome nest by the municipal authorities. French copperplate engraving, early 18th century, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

Sheepfold, near Fergensee, c.1827, Austria

Cobbler in his workshop. Draughtsman: W. Barthautz. Dating: 1796. Measurements: h 278 mm × w 241 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Weaver at his loom. This man would be a piece-worker with his loom in his house, and would produce lengths of cloth for a merchant who often supplied him with his yarn. From 'The Book of English Trades' London 1823. Hand-coloured woodcut.

Thomas Gaugain, 1748-1812, French, Cries of London, Turnips and Carrots, 1797. Colored stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Scene in a Monastery, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, undated, Watercolor, with pen and brown and gray ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige, wove paper, Sheet: 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches (13.3 x 19.1 cm), corridor, genre subject, interior, monastery, monks, robe, steps, vaulted ceilings

At Market, William T. Annis, active 1798-1811, British, after Francis Wheatley, 1747-1801, British, 1803, Mezzotint, printed in colors

ESMALTE-NINOS JUGANDO. Author: SANTILLAN. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Fabriano (Italia, Marche - provincia di Ancona), Monastero di San Silvestro in Montefano. Chiostro grande, lunetta n 29, Un altro miracolo a Montefano: Silvestro allunga una trave, ciclo di affreschi di Antonio Ungarini (noto come Ungherini da Fabriano), 1740 circa

CIVITATES ORBIS TERRARUM - CONIL - DETALLE - INTRODUCIENDO EL PESCADO EN TONELES - GRABADO - SIGLO XVI - CONJUNTO 3041. Author: GEORG BRAUN 1541-1622 / FRANS HOGENBERG. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Interior of farmer's barn. Draughtsman: Jan Veth. Dating: 1874 - 1925. Measurements: h 500 mm × w 320 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Pierre-Antoine Quillard (París, c. 1704 -Lisboa, 1733). The Four Seasons: Autumn (ca. 1725 - 1729). Oil on canvas. 42.5 x 33.5 cm. Museum: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.

Seven Dials, Covent Garden, 19th century. After an illustration by Gustave Doré in the 1890 American edition of London: A Pilgrimage written by Blanchard Jerrold and illustrated by Gustave Doré.

Winter Landscape with a Woman and a Youth on a Small Bridge, Skaters and a Gallows in the Distance, Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1620 - c. 1625 drawing Winter face; On the right a woman and a man on a bridge, further away skaters on a river; In the background a gallows with two hurders. paper. watercolor (paint). chalk. graphite (mineral). ink pen / brush bridge. skates (winter sports). violent death by hanging

Cries of London, No. 3: Last Dying Speech and Confession. Artist: After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London); Henri Merke (Swiss, Niederweningen, canton Zürich ca. 1760-after 1820). Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (35 × 27.3 cm). Publisher: R. Ackermann (active 1794-1829). Series/Portfolio: Cries of London. Date: February 20, 1799. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A Corner of the Yard, 1864. Charles-Émile Jacque (French, 1813-1894). Etching;

The Artist in his Study. Carl Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1819-1874). Pencil and watercolour on paper. Dated 1842. 26 x 23cm.

The scale-maker. 16th cent. German engraving.

A Friendly Warning. Thomas Hicks; American, 1823-1890. Date: 1881-1890. Dimensions: 62.9 × 81.9 cm (24 3/4 × 32 1/4 in.). Oil on canvas. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Descent into the Hallein Salt Mine, Austria, 18th century. Visitors sliding down wooden rails holding torches. Also known as the Salzbergwerk Dürrnberg, near Salzburg. Discesa nelle miniere di Hallein. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1844.

A turner in apron using a foot-powered treadle lathe or turning bench. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818.

Colored woodcut by Hugo Henneberg from 1903 depicting a Dutch village street with two women, showing architectural details, street layout, and figures in a landscape setting.

people professions coppersmith steel engraving Germany 19th century,

Louis XVI (1754-1793). King of France (1774-1792). Louis XVI illuminating the locksmith Francois Gamain during the making of the ""armoire de fer"" (iron chest). Secret documents were kept in this space hidden behind a wooden panel at the king's apartments in the Tuileries Palace. Chromolithography. ""Los Girondinos"" (Revolucion Francesa) (The Girondins, French Revolution), by A. de Lamartine. Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1904.

'Self-portrait', 1803, Oil on canvas, 37 x 33 cm. Author: TOMMASO MINARDI. Location: GALERIA DE LOS UFFIZI. Florenz. ITALIA.

Prince Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte (1822-1891), usually called Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoléon-Jérôme 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 Eugénie, who traveled to Paris to mediate his release. Prison of Prince Napoleon Joseph Charles Bonaparte at the Conciergerie (Paris, France). Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.

The Spinster, draughtsman: Abraham Delfos, after: Gerard ter Borch (II), 1741 - 1820, paper, brush, h 312 mm × w 251 mm

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.

The Death of Chatterton. Date/Period: Ca. 1856. Painting. Oil on panel. Height: 227 mm (8.93 in); Width: 302 mm (11.88 in). Author: Henry Wallis.

De Spinster.

'The Cork Cutter making bungs for barrels and corks for wine bottles. Cork was alo used to make lifebelts. Hand-coloured woodcut from ''The Book of English Trades'', London, 1823.'

Illustration by Dinet from 'Mirages' Scenes of Arab life. 1906. Mirages, Scénes De La Vie Arab was illustrated by Etienne Dinet with commentary by Silman Ben Ibrahim Bamer. Nasreddine Dinet was born as Alphonse-Étienne Dinet; (1861 - 1929) was a French orientalist painter and was one of the founders of the Société des Peintres Orientalistes. He became so enchanted with North Africa (Algeria) and its culture, that he converted to Islam, and was proficient in Arabic.

An advert for Pear's soap. Dated 19th century

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