Tag Archives: 19th Century

1810: A Composite Ox with a Demon Groom

Posted on March 4, 2020 by corvusfugit

A Composite Ox with a Demon Groom (Oudh, India, ca. 1810-30) (source)

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1919: Queen Alice

Posted on March 1, 2020 by corvusfugit

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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1800: Portrait of an Eye

Posted on February 22, 2020 by corvusfugit

Eye portrait brooches from early 19th century England. All at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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1895: Moon over the Forest

Posted on February 19, 2020 by corvusfugit

Charles Warren Eaton: Moon over the Forest (c 1895)

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1894: River

Posted on February 17, 2020 by corvusfugit

Peder Mørk Mønsted: A Summer River Landscape (1894)

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1890: Night Scene

Posted on February 6, 2020 by corvusfugit

Levi Wells Prentice: Untitled [Night Scene, Smith’s Lake]; I guessed at the date.

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1861: Most Photographed American of the 19th Century

Posted on February 2, 2020 by corvusfugit

The most photographed American of the 19th century was Frederick Douglass. In an 1861 lecture, Douglass said that with the advent of photography, Men of all conditions may see themselves as others see them. What was once the exclusive luxury … Continue reading →

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1892: Summer Evening

Posted on December 18, 2019 by corvusfugit

Janus La Cour: Quiet Summer Evening by the River Mouth (1892)

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1869: Although He Was a Cow

Posted on November 24, 2019 by corvusfugit

Curious Dreams A writer in the “Argos” says: “I remember when a boy, sleeping in a strange house, in an old-fashioned room, with an oaken store cupboard over the bed. I dreamed that I was being murdered; the assassin struck … Continue reading →

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1885: Moonrise

Posted on November 3, 2019 by corvusfugit

Henri-Joseph Harpignies: Moonrise (1885)

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