Tag Archives: 1870’s

1874: Seascape

Posted on August 6, 2020 by corvusfugit

Alfred Thompson Bricher: Seascape (1874)

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1876: In the Woods

Posted on March 31, 2020 by corvusfugit

Alexander Wyant: In the Woods (ca. 1875-1876)

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1869: Although He Was a Cow

Posted on November 24, 2019 by corvusfugit

Curious Dreams A writer in the “Argos” says: “I remember when a boy, sleeping in a strange house, in an old-fashioned room, with an oaken store cupboard over the bed. I dreamed that I was being murdered; the assassin struck … Continue reading →

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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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1871: The Burning Ship

Posted on June 6, 2019 by corvusfugit

Albert Bierstadt: The Burning Ship (ca 1871)

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1873: Sunset

Posted on May 14, 2019 by corvusfugit

Armand Guillaumin: Sunset over Ivry (1873)

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1875: Sunlight and Shadow

Posted on April 23, 2019 by corvusfugit

Martin Johnson Heade: Sunlight and Shadow: The Newbury Marshes (c. 1871-1875)

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1871: Wasp in a Wig

Posted on March 13, 2019 by corvusfugit

In 1870, illustrator John Tenniel wrote to Lewis Carroll suggesting that he delete an episode from Through the Looking-Glass: Don’t think me brutal, but I am bound to say that the ‘wasp’ chapter doesn’t interest me in the least, & … Continue reading →

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1872: Long Branch

Posted on October 11, 2018 by corvusfugit

William Trost Richards: Beach at Long Branch: Sunrise (1872)

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1878: Dream

Posted on June 4, 2018 by corvusfugit

I had the earliest dream I can remember, a dream which was to preoccupy me all my life. I was then between three and four years old. The vicarage stood quite alone near Laufen castle, and there was a big … Continue reading →

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