Tag Archives: 19th Century

1822: Clouds

Posted on December 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Constable: Cloud Study (1822) Twenty of Constable’s studies of skies made during this season are in my possession, and there is but one among them in which a vestige of landscape is introduced. They are painted in oil, on … Continue reading →

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1865: Dream

Posted on December 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

May 3, 1869 Rev. and Dear Sir, After many delays I send you a short account of the dream which excited your interest last summer. In the fall of 1865, I think it was in the month of November, while … Continue reading →

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1846: The System According to the Holy Scriptures

Posted on December 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

The Muggletonians were a radical Protestant sect that originated in the seventeenth century when London tailors John Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton announced themselves as the prophets foretold in the Book of Revelation. Along with Diggers, Ranters, and Levellers, Muggletonians comprised … Continue reading →

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1883: Umbrella

Posted on December 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

“What is it I am painting ? A little girl who has put her black petticoat over her shoulders, and is carrying her umbrella open. I am working out of doors, and it rains almost every day.” Marie Bashkirtseff: The … Continue reading →

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1890: The Sea

Posted on December 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Thomas Alexander Harrison: The Sea. I think this is a photogravure print of one of his paintings. I made up the date.

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1844: The Bridge of Infinities

Posted on December 8, 2017 by corvusfugit

J. J. Grandville: The Bridge of Infinities, an illustration from Un Autre Monde (1844)

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1871: Hot Spring

Posted on December 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

William Henry Jackson: Jupiter Terraces at Mammoth Hot Spring (1871); Jackson’s photographs were instrumental in convincing the US Congress to create Yellowstone National Park.

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1880: Midday

Posted on December 4, 2017 by corvusfugit

Vladimir Orlovsky: Midday (1880)

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1890: Pastoral

Posted on November 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Martin Johnson Heade: Florida Pastoral. The painting is undated, but Heade lived and worked in Florida from 1883 until his death in 1904.

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1924: That’s What the Leaves Murmured

Posted on November 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Diaz’s Forest In a forest painted by Diaz, a little motherkin and her child stood still. They were now a good hour from the village. Gnarled trunks spoke a primeval tongue. The mother said to her child: “In my opinion, … Continue reading →

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