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Tag Archives: 19th Century
1939: Revolt
Hale Woodruff’s murals commemorating the revolt on the Spanish slave ship Amistad were installed in Talladega College’s Savery Library in 1939, the centennial of the uprising. The first mural depicts the moment when, on or about July 1, 1839, kidnapped … Continue reading
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Tagged 1830's, 1930's, 19th Century, 20th Century, Africa, African-Americans, Art, Hale Woodruff, Law, Libraries, Murals, Painting, Resistance, Ships & Sailing, Sierra Leone, Slavery, USA
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1639: Thoughts
From a letter written by James Howell, 17 March 1639: Having got into a close field, I cast my face upward, and…began to contemplate as I was in this posture the vast magnitude of the universe and what proportion this … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 1820's, 19th Century, Animals, Art, Great Britain, James Howell, John Constable, Letters, Nature, Painting, Philosophy, The Sky, Trees
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1885: Foundry
P. S. Krøyer: The Iron Foundry, Burmeister and Wain (1885)
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Tagged 1880's, 19th Century, Denmark, Factories, Industry, Labor, P. S. Krøyer, Painting
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1802: The Eagle
William Blake: Headpiece to “The Eagle,” an illustration for William Hayley’s Ballads Founded on Anecdotes Relating to Animals (1802).
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Tagged 1800's, 19th Century, Animals, Art, Babies, Birds, Books, Eagles, Great Britain, Illustration, Printmaking, William Blake
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1876: In the Woods
Alexander Wyant: In the Woods (ca. 1875-1876)
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Tagged 1870's, 19th Century, Alexander Wyant, Art, Landscapes, Painting, Trees, USA
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1810: A Composite Ox with a Demon Groom
A Composite Ox with a Demon Groom (Oudh, India, ca. 1810-30) (source)
1919: Queen Alice
Illustrations from a 1919 photoplay edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (source). The photos are stills from the 1915 silent film adaptation of the books, which starred Viola Savoy as Alice.
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Tagged 1860's, 1910's, 19th Century, 20th Century, Alice, Books, Great Britain, Illustration, Photography, USA
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1800: Portrait of an Eye
Eye portrait brooches from early 19th century England. All at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Tagged 19th Century, Art, Eyes, Great Britain, Jewelry, Painting, Portraits
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1895: Moon over the Forest
Charles Warren Eaton: Moon over the Forest (c 1895)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Charles Warren Eaton, Landscapes, Painting, The Moon, USA
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1894: River
Peder Mørk Mønsted: A Summer River Landscape (1894)
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, Denmark, Landscapes, Painting, Peder Mørk Mønsted, Rivers
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