Tag Archives: 1900’s

1900: The Princess Picking Lice from the Troll

Posted on September 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Theodor Kittelsen: The Princess Picking Lice from the Troll (1900)

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1909: Heptu Bidding Farewell to the City of Obb

Posted on September 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Duncan: Heptu Bidding Farewell to the City of Obb (1909)

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1909: View of York Station

Posted on September 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Herbert William Garratt: View of York Station (c. 1909)

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1909: View through the Front Window of a Steam Locomotive

Posted on September 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Herbert William Garratt: View through the Front Window of a Steam Locomotive (c. 1909)

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1905: The River Seine

Posted on September 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

Theodore Scott Dabo: The River Seine (ca. 1905)

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1908: Flying Machine

Posted on September 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Harry Grant Dart: Cover illustration for the magazine The All-Story, October 1908

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1906: The Light Shineth in Darkness and the Darkness Comprehendeth it Not

Posted on September 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Evelyn de Morgan: The Light Shineth in Darkness and the Darkness Comprehendeth it Not (1906)

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1906: The Work of Trade-Rats

Posted on September 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

One of the oddest little animals in existence is the Californian wood-rat, better known as the “trade-rat.” It owes the latter name to the fact that though it is a great thief, it never steals anything without putting something else … Continue reading →

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1903: Endymion

Posted on August 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

George Frederic Watts: Endymion (1903) When the moon goddess Selene falls in love with Endymion, a shepherd-prince of surpassing beauty, Zeus grants his wish to sleep forever, ageless and immortal. He sleeps in a cave on Mount Latmus, where Selene … Continue reading →

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1903: Bicycle as Angel

Posted on August 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

A model in Hugo Simberg’s studio for his painting The Wounded Angel (1903). A bicycle is playing the part of the angel. Sources here and here.

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