Tag Archives: 19th Century

1889: On the Banks

Hans Thoma: On the Banks of the River Main (1889)

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1857: Clouds

Gustave Le Gray: Marine, étude de nuages (1856-57)

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1900: Versions

     Hans Thoma: Wondrous Birds (1892) W. W. Denslow: Illustration from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)

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1890: Books

Benjamin Walter Spiers: A Bit of Old London (1890)

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1865: The Master Is Dead, the Master Is Dead

A North German custom and superstition is, that if the master of the house dies, a person must go to the Beehive, knock, and repeat these words: “The master is dead, the master is dead,” else the Bees will fly … Continue reading

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1876: Grove

George Inness: Pine Grove of the Barberini Villa (1876)

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1873: The Monk

George Inness: The Monk (1873)

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19th Century: The Meat-Shaped Stone

This artifact from the Qing Dynasty is a naturally-layered and dyed piece of jasper carved to resemble a piece of stewed pork. It is housed in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.

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1891: Beach

Georges Lemmen: The Beach at Heist (1891)

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1880: Rainy Moon with Steamboats

Kobayashi Kiyochika: Rainy Moon at Gohonmatsu (1880)

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