Tag Archives: 1850’s

1920: Mother and Father Had Turned Into Cabbages

Posted on September 29, 2019 by corvusfugit

A selection from Charles William Kimmins’s book Children’s Dreams (1920): A lady was sitting on my bed, and the King and Queen were under the bed eating bread and butter, and a lot of ladies with them. The sun and … Continue reading →

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1865: O Roaches!

Posted on September 14, 2019 by corvusfugit

A quite common superstitious practice, in order to rid a house of Cockroaches, is in vogue in our country at the present time. It is no other than to address these pests a written letter containing the following words, or … Continue reading →

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1858: The Austria

Posted on June 6, 2019 by corvusfugit

Josef Püttner: Sinking of the Emigrant Ship “Austria” on 13th September 1858 (1858)

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1943: Workers and Paintings

Posted on March 3, 2019 by corvusfugit

Honoré Sharrer: Workers and Paintings (1943) I can’t identify all the paintings in this painting. Leave a comment if you can fill in the blanks: Hugo Gellert : Free Man’s Duties (No 4) (1943) Jean-François … Continue reading →

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1859: Morning Over New York

Posted on January 22, 2019 by corvusfugit

Charles Herbert Moore: Morning Over New York (c. 1859)

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1859: Mondscheinlandschaft

Posted on April 5, 2018 by corvusfugit

Carl Gustav Carus: Moonlit Landscape (1859)

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1921: She Whipped up the Snakes and Ascended High Over the City

Posted on March 24, 2018 by corvusfugit

An illustration for Nathanial Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales by Virginia Frances Sterrett (1921). Found on Public Domain Review.

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1894: Novel

Posted on February 10, 2018 by corvusfugit

Santiago Rusiñol: Novela romántica (1894) ¡Ay! ¡Desgraciadamente no, Elvira! replicó con vehemencia Rodrigo clavando sus rasgados ojos más negros que el azabache en el rostro seductor de su prometida, sobran para mi devoradora inquietud. Ya no comprende vuestro corazón al … Continue reading →

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1853: Wrestling

Posted on October 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

Gustave Courbet: Wrestlers (1852-53)

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1850: Anatomical Model

Posted on October 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

F Ramme: Anatomical model of the human eye (1850-1894) (source)

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