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Tag Archives: 1840’s
1846: The Temple of Time
Emma Willard was a pioneer in Women’s education, opening the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York in 1821—the first institution of higher education for women in the United States. The school was later renamed The Emma Willard School in … Continue reading
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1848: The Devil’s Violin
Costume design by Paul Lormier for the 1849 ballet Le violon du diable (source).
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Tagged 1840's, 19th Century, Art, Dance, Demons, Design, France, Owls, Paul Lormier, Snakes, Theater
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1844: The Real Brain of All Things
That which is for me through the medium of money—that for which I can pay (i.e., which money can buy)—that am I myself, the possessor of the money. The extent of the power of money is the extent of my … Continue reading
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1842: Snowstorm
J. M. W. Turner: Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth (c 1842)
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Tagged 1840's, 19th Century, Art, Great Britain, J. M. W. Turner, Painting, Seascapes
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1822: Clouds
John Constable: Cloud Study (1822) Twenty of Constable’s studies of skies made during this season are in my possession, and there is but one among them in which a vestige of landscape is introduced. They are painted in oil, on … Continue reading
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Tagged 1820's, 1840's, 19th Century, Art, Books, C. R. Leslie, Great Britain, John Constable, Painting, The Sky
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1846: The System According to the Holy Scriptures
The Muggletonians were a radical Protestant sect that originated in the seventeenth century when London tailors John Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton announced themselves as the prophets foretold in the Book of Revelation. Along with Diggers, Ranters, and Levellers, Muggletonians comprised … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 1840's, 19th Century, Astronomy, Books, Christianity, English Civil War, Great Britain, Isaac Frost, Muggletonians, Printmaking, Religion, The Moon, The Sun
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1844: The Bridge of Infinities
J. J. Grandville: The Bridge of Infinities, an illustration from Un Autre Monde (1844)
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Tagged 1840's, 19th Century, Astronomy, Books, France, J J Grandville, Printmaking, Science Fiction
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1842: Behold the Beast with the Sharpened Tail!
In cantos XVI and XVII of the Inferno, Dante and his guide Virgil meet the monster Geryon, who alights on the edge of the abyss after Virgil has summoned him. In front, he has the face of an innocent man, … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Century, 1840's, 19th Century, Art, Cryptids, Dante, Francesco Scaramuzza, Italy, Poetry, Printmaking, Virgil
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1840: Sunset
Johan Christian Clausen Dahl: Sunset over the River Elbe, Dresden (c. 1840)
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Tagged 1840's, 19th Century, Art, Johan Christian Clausen Dahl, Landscapes, Norway, Painting, Rivers, The Sun
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1842: Faustine
Henri Lehmann: Faustine Léo (1842) (sources here and here)
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