Tag Archives: 19th Century

1890: Seagulls

Posted on June 26, 2018 by

Max Jensen: Seagulls over the Waves; I made up the date.

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1821: In Life the Firmest Friend

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

From a letter written by Percy Bysshe Shelley to Thomas Love Peacock, August 1821: Lord Byron gets up at two. I get up, quite contrary to my usual custom…at twelve. After breakfast, we sit talking till six. From six till … Continue reading →

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1878: Dream

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

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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1871: Some Have Entertained Angels Unawares

Posted on May 22, 2018 by

Edward Clifford: Some Have Entertained Angels Unawares (1871) Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. —Hebrews 13:2

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1890: The Sheepfold

Posted on May 7, 2018 by

William Trost Richards: The Sheepfold, Easton’s Point, Newport (1890)

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1898: The Moon

Posted on April 28, 2018 by

This model of the moon—made of 116 sections of plaster on a framework of wood and metal—was prepared by Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt for the Field Columbian Museum in Chicago;  the museum was located on the grounds of the World’s … Continue reading →

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1821: After Rain

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

John Constable: Evening Landscape after Rain (c. 1821)

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