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A bald man with a long beard smiles faintly as he carries on his back a little girl wearing his hat

Boughton, George Henry

1833

1905

Rip Van Winkle; and, The legend of Sleepy Hollow

1907

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7142295M/Rip_Van_Winkle_and_The_legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow

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Making Friends

And preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favour.

A bald man with a long gray beard smiles a faint and dreamy smile while carrying on his back a little girl who wears his hat.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/looked-roud-gun/

An old man with a long beard and tattered clothes wakes up outdoors and checks his head and his gun

Boughton, George Henry

1833

1905

Rip Van Winkle; and, The legend of Sleepy Hollow

1907

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7142295M/Rip_Van_Winkle_and_The_legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow

People

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He Looked Round for His Gun

He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel encrusted with rust.

An old man with a long gray beard and tattered clothes wakes up in the forest and, while still sitting, grabs hold of his rifle and checks his head.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/thirsty-soul/

A young man is drinking from a jug under the gaze of an older man filling another one from a keg

Boughton, George Henry

1833

1905

Rip Van Winkle; and, The legend of Sleepy Hollow

1907

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7142295M/Rip_Van_Winkle_and_The_legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow

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He Was a Thirsty Soul

He was naturally a thirsty soul, and was soon tempted to repeat the draught.

A young man is heartily drinking from a jug under the watchful eye of an older man filling another one from a keg. A group of men in the background have interrupted their game of nine-pins to look on.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/seat-foot-tree/

A young man has sat down by a tree to have something to eat, of which he gives a morsel to his dog

Boughton, George Henry

1833

1905

Rip Van Winkle; and, The legend of Sleepy Hollow

1907

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7142295M/Rip_Van_Winkle_and_The_legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow

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Here He Would Seat Himself

Here he would sometimes seat himself at the foot of a tree, and share the contents of his wallet with Wolf.

A young man wearing breeches and a wide-brimmed hat has sat down at the foot of a tree to have something to eat, of which he gives a morsel to his dog while his rifle rests at the crook of his arm. Given Boughton’s Hudson River School early influence, it feels like the publisher’s choice to have him illustrate a story taking place in the Catskill Mountains was a discerning touch.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/fowling-piece-shoulder/

A girl standing on a chair looks out of a window from which she can see a hunter carrying a rabbit

Boughton, George Henry

1833

1905

Rip Van Winkle; and, The legend of Sleepy Hollow

1907

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7142295M/Rip_Van_Winkle_and_The_legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow

Narratives

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He Would Carry a Fowling-Piece on His Shoulder

He would carry a fowling-piece on his shoulder, for hours together.

A young girl standing on a chair looks out of a window from which she can see a young man with a rifle slung over his shoulder holding up the rabbit he’s just killed.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/fell-deep-sleep/

An old man lies asleep in the woods, unaware of the figure of Father Time leaning over him

Boughton, George Henry

1833

1905

Rip Van Winkle; and, The legend of Sleepy Hollow

1907

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7142295M/Rip_Van_Winkle_and_The_legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow

Narratives

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Fell into a Deep Sleep

And he fell into a deep sleep.

An old man lies in the woods, fast asleep and clutching his rifle, unaware of the figure of Father Time leaning over him with one hand raised to his forehead, as though perplexed, and the other holding his scythe.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/aqueduct-diocletian/

Remains of the aqueduct of Diocletian, which brought water from the Jadro to Diocletian's palace

Cassas, Louis François

1756

1827

Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie

1802

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28397759W/Voyage_pittoresque_et_historique_de_l%27Istrie_et_de_la_Dalmatie

Buildings & monuments

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Aqueduct of Diocletian

View of the Salona Aqueduct, which brought water to Spalato.

View of the remains of the aqueduct of Diocletian, which brought water from the source of the river Jadro, near Solin, to Diocletian’s palace in Split, Croatia. The dilapidated though still majestic semicircular arches are seen on their downhill course across woodland, dominated by the mountains in the background. The caption reads in the original French: Vue de l’aqueduc de Salones qui conduisait l’eau à Spalatro.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/pula-temple-augustus/

View of the front and side of the Temple of Augustus in Pula, as seen from the square

Cassas, Louis François

1756

1827

Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie

1802

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28397759W/Voyage_pittoresque_et_historique_de_l%27Istrie_et_de_la_Dalmatie

Buildings & monuments

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Temple of Augustus, Pula

View of the Temple of Augustus in Pula, taken from the square.

View of the front and side of the Temple of Augustus in Pula, Croatia, showing the remnants of a stairway on the right and masts rising above a wall in the background. The caption reads in the original French: Vue du temple d’Auguste, à Pola, prise du côté de la place.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/pula-arch-sergii/

Arch of the Sergii in Pula, Croatia, with men standing in the archway and women sitting on rubble

Cassas, Louis François

1756

1827

Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie

1802

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28397759W/Voyage_pittoresque_et_historique_de_l%27Istrie_et_de_la_Dalmatie

Buildings & monuments

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Arch of the Sergii

View of the triumphal arch called Porta Aurea, taken from the front. At Pula.

Frontal view of the Arch of the Sergii located in Pula, Croatia, showing a group of men standing in the archway and two women in the foreground sitting on rubble. The caption reads in the original French: Vue de l’arc de triomphe, appelé Porta-Aurea, prise en face. A Pola.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/pula-arena-temples/

View of Pula, Croatia, showing the arena on the left and on the right, the temple of Augustus

Cassas, Louis François

1756

1827

Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie

1802

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28397759W/Voyage_pittoresque_et_historique_de_l%27Istrie_et_de_la_Dalmatie

Landscapes & places

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General View of Pula

General view of Pula, of the arena, the two temples, etc. Taken from Olive Tree Island.

Panoramic view showing Pula, a city in Istria, Croatia. On the left stands the arena and, on the right, the temple of Augustus and presumably that of Diana can be seen from the back. On a stretch of land dotted with trees, in the foreground, a man waves goodbye to a woman sitting in a small boat. This view is said to be taken from “Olive Tree Island,” which might correspond to Ugljan. The credits inform us that this plate was etched by Filhol and “completed” by Née. We’re assuming that Née worked with a burin, that is, using a hand-engraving technique as opposed to etching in which the metal is bitten into by acid. Mixing the two techniques was common practice at the time, although seldom explicitly stated. Sometimes etching would be used to merely outline the main figures, all the details and shading being engraved with the burin. At the other extreme, the burin would be used for just adding the finishing touches, such as deepening some of the grooves made in the etching process, thus finely adjusting the intensity of the shadows. The caption reads in the original French: Vue générale de Pola, de l’amphithéâtre, des deux temples, etc. Prise de l’île des Oliviers.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/trieste/

Panoramic view of the port of Trieste and the coast of Istria as seen from a high viewpoint

Cassas, Louis François

1756

1827

Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie

1802

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28397759W/Voyage_pittoresque_et_historique_de_l%27Istrie_et_de_la_Dalmatie

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General View of Trieste

General view of Trieste, of its port, lazaretto, and of the coast of Istria, taken from the road to Vienna.

Panoramic view of a busy port of Trieste and of the coast of Istria in clear weather, as seen from a high viewpoint. The caption reads in the original French: Vue générale de Trieste ; de son port, du lazareth et des côtes de l’Istrie, prise du chemin de Vienne.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/skolj-castle/

Školj Castle in Slovenia, as seen standing on a rocky hill overlooking the Reka River

Cassas, Louis François

nan

nan

Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie

1802

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28397759W/Voyage_pittoresque_et_historique_de_l%27Istrie_et_de_la_Dalmatie

Landscapes & places

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Školj Castle

View of Školj Castle located above the Reka Valley near Škocjan, in the vicinity of Trieste.

View of Školj Castle, Slovenia, as seen from a scenic portion of the Reka valley, standing on a rocky hill overlooking the Reka River. The opening of the Škocjan caves can be seen in the distance, behind a river bend, right below the castle. The views gathered in this book were drawn by Cassas between 1782 and 1788[1]. The caption reads in the original French: Vue du château de Novoscollio ou Neukossel, situé au-dessus de la vallée de la Ruecca, près San Canciano, dans les environs de Trieste. ^ Per the second part of the table of content, cf. p. 181, 182, 183.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/peacock-gurnard/

ornaments showing peacocks and poppies, and gurnards and seaweed with an outer ring of seashells

Pillard Verneuil, Maurice

1869

1942

L'Animal dans la décoration

n.d. [1897]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18583543M/L'_animal_dans_la_decoration.

Ornaments & patterns

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Ornaments with Peacocks and Gurnards

Peacocks and poppies, border. — Gurnards, seaweed, and scallop shells — cloisonné enamel dish.

Plate showing a combination of two separate ornamental designs: at the top is a border with peacocks and poppies, below is a circular motif featuring gurnards and seaweed, with an outer ring of scallop shells. The caption reads in the original French: Paons et pavots, bordure. — Grondins, algues et coquilles — plat en émail cloisonné.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/golden-pheasant-ladybug/

Ornamental designs showing snails on a mushroom, ladybugs on fern, and golden pheasants and irises

Pillard Verneuil, Maurice

1869

1942

L'Animal dans la décoration

n.d. [1897]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18583543M/L'_animal_dans_la_decoration.

Ornaments & patterns

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Ornaments with Golden Pheasants, Snails, and Ladybugs

Birds, background effect. — Snails and mushroom. — Ladybugs and maidenhair fern, fabric. — Golden pheasants and irises, border.

Combination of discrete ornamental designs featuring unspecified birds in hexagonal pattern arrangement, snails climbing a mushroom stipe, ladybugs of various sizes crawling maidenhair fern, and golden pheasants against a backdrop of irises. The caption reads in the original French: Oiseaux, jeu de fond. — Escargots et champignon. — Coccinelles et capillaire, étoffe. — Faisans dorés et iris, bordure.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/deer-verneuil/

A male red deer stands with a younger stag and a hind in a clearing on the edge of a birch wood

Pillard Verneuil, Maurice

1869

1942

L'Animal dans la décoration

n.d. [1897]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18583543M/L'_animal_dans_la_decoration.

Animals

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Deer in a clearing

Deer.

An adult male red deer stands in a clearing on the edge of a birch wood, accompanied by a younger stag and a hind grazing near a stream. The caption reads in the original French: Cerfs.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/birds-squirrels/

Ornament with swifts on honeysuckle stalks, squirrels in a hazel tree and birds among hazel catkins

Pillard Verneuil, Maurice

1869

1942

L'Animal dans la décoration

n.d. [1897]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18583543M/L'_animal_dans_la_decoration.

Ornaments & patterns

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Ornaments with Squirrels and Birds

Swifts and honeysuckle, border. — Squirrels and hazel, wallpaper. — Birds and flowering hazel, border.

Combination of discrete ornamental designs featuring swifts sitting on honeysuckle stems, squirrels scampering about the branches and leaves of a hazel tree, and unspecified birds fluttering among hazel catkins. The caption reads in the original French: Martinets et chèvrefeuille, bordure. — Écureuils et noisetier, papier peint. — Oiseaux et noisetier en fleur, bordure.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/fish-cockatoo/

Ornaments showing a pattern with cockatoos spreading their wings among lemon trees, and a two-tone frieze with fish swimming in a stream

Pillard Verneuil, Maurice

1869

1942

L'Animal dans la décoration

n.d. [1897]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18583543M/L'_animal_dans_la_decoration.

Ornaments & patterns

Landscape (wider)

Ornaments with Cockatoos and Fish

Fish, stenciled frieze. — Cockatoos and lemons, cretonne.

Plate showing a combination of two separate ornamental designs: on the right is a pattern with cockatoos spreading their wings among lemon fruit and branches; on the left, a narrower bicolor frieze with fish swimming in a stream. The caption reads in the original French: Poissons, frise au pochoir. — Cacatoès et citrons, cretonne.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/swans-deer-butterflies/

Decorative patterns showing swans on a pond, butterflies among foliage, and deer in a clearing

Pillard Verneuil, Maurice

1869

1942

L'Animal dans la décoration

n.d. [1897]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18583543M/L'_animal_dans_la_decoration.

Ornaments & patterns

Portrait (taller)

Ornaments with Swans and Deer

Swans and arrowheads, border. — Butterflies and foliage, fabric. — Stags and hinds, frieze.

Combination of discrete decorative patterns featuring swans on a pond dotted with flowering arrowheads, butterflies separated by garlands of foliage, and a stag with a grazing hind in a clearing overgrown with thorny bushes. The caption reads in the original French: Cygnes et sagittaire, bordure. — Papillons et feuillage, étoffe. — Cerfs et biches, frise.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/witch-cherry-garden/

A woman in a pointed hat stands on a river bank and draws in a boat occupied by a girl

Vere Boyle, Eleanor (E.V.B.)

1825

1916

Fairy tales

1872

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL38225549M/Fairy_tales

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The Witch in the Cherry Garden

The witch in the cherry garden drawing in Gerda's boat with her crutch.

A woman in a black and red dress and a fancy pointed hat stands on a stairway that goes down into a river. As she leans forward and holds on to a tree, she uses her crutch to pull a boat towards the bank, in which a girl sits quietly. Illustration to “The Snow Queen.”

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/children-playing-water/

Three children can be seen playing in an inlet, unaware of a mermaid approaching in the background

Vere Boyle, Eleanor (E.V.B.)

1825

1916

Fairy tales

1872

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL38225549M/Fairy_tales

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Children Playing in the Water

Children playing in the water and alarmed by one of the mermaids approaching the shore.

Two little boys can be seen on the bank of an inlet, one of them sitting and turning to a little girl to help her out of the water. They are unaware of a mermaid approaching in the background, hidden from them by a screen of cattail reeds, but already causing a fright to four other children huddled beneath a tree on the opposite bank. Illustration to “The Little Mermaid.”

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/old-king-pointing/

An old man with a walking stick points a warning finger in front of him as he looks at a young man

Vere Boyle, Eleanor (E.V.B.)

1825

1916

Fairy tales

1872

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL38225549M/Fairy_tales

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The Old King Pointing Out

The old king pointing out to the student the wicked princess's garden.

An older, bearded man leaning on a walking stick points a warning finger in front of him while raising his eyes toward a young man who follows his gesture with a pensive gaze. Illustration to “The Fellow-Traveller.”

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/old-woman-cat/

An old woman spins by the fireplace with a rooster and a cat who looks sternly at a "duckling"

Vere Boyle, Eleanor (E.V.B.)

1825

1916

Fairy tales

1872

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL38225549M/Fairy_tales

People

Portrait (taller)

The Old Woman, with Cuckoo Shortlegs and the Cat

The old woman, with Cuckoo Shortlegs and the cat, who wouldn’t associate with the ugly duckling.

An old woman is spinning by the fireplace with a spindle and a distaff, in the company of a rooster and a cat who looks sternly at a “duckling” sitting in the foreground, in the shadow of a wooden chest. Illustration to “The Ugly Duckling.”

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/faints-funeral-pyre/

A king leans over the body of a woman laid on a funeral pyre as distraught young men surround them

Vere Boyle, Eleanor (E.V.B.)

1825

1916

Fairy tales

1872

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL38225549M/Fairy_tales

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The Queen Disenchants the Wild Swans

The Queen disenchants the wild swans and faints upon the funeral pyre.

A squire holds the horse of a young king leaning over the body of a woman laid on a funeral pyre while the lament of a group of distraught young men surrounds the couple.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/dumb-maiden/

A young woman is portrayed standing in front of three handmaidens while gazing demurely downwards

Vere Boyle, Eleanor (E.V.B.)

1825

1916

Fairy tales

1872

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL38225549M/Fairy_tales

Narratives

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The Dumb Maiden Shewn to the People

The dumb maiden shewn to the people.

A young woman is portrayed within a circular frame, standing in front of three handmaidens while gazing demurely downwards. As part of the backdrop to the group, twelve swans can be seen above and below, huddled and tangled together among weeds. Illustration to “The Wild Swans.”

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/flu-paris/

A Parisian couple walks in the street, wrapped up in warm clothes and sickly, sniffling along

Daumier, Honoré

1808

1879

Le Charivari

1864

nan

Humor

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The Flu in Paris

The flu in Paris.

A mature Parisian couple is seen above the waist walking in the street. He has a runny nose and a scarf wrapped around the lower part of his face, she holds a handkerchief to her mouth while looking downward. In the near background a man comes from the opposite direction, coughing and pressing a hand to his chest. This illustration was published in Le Charivari on February 18, 1864. It is part of the miscellaneous series titled Actualités. The caption reads in the original French: Paris grippé

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/waiting-for-comet/

Parisians are out at night, tilting their heads back to catch a glimpse of the comet of 1857

Daumier, Honoré

1808

1879

Le Charivari

1857

nan

Humor

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Waiting for the Comet

Parisians waiting for the famous comet.

Four people are out on a bank at night, their heads tilted back to peer into the starry sky in the hope of catching a glimpse of the comet of 1857—which never showed up. Announced by the astronomer Jacques Babinet, it was supposed to black out the sun and hit the earth on June 13, 1857. This illustration was published in Le Charivari on February 25, 1857. It is part of the miscellaneous series titled Actualités. Second state of two. The caption reads in the original French: Les parisiens dans l’attente de la fameuse comète.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/sacred-duty/

Three women take a solemn oath over the top hat one of them is holding

Daumier, Honoré

1808

1879

Le Charivari

1849

nan

Humor

Portrait (taller)

The Most Sacred Duty

Insurrection against husbands is proclaimed the most sacred of duties!

Three women forming a half-circle take a solemn oath over the top hat one of them is holding. This illustration was published in Le Charivari on April 20, 1849. It is the first lithograph in a series of 10 titled Les femmes socialistes (another four might have been intended as part of the same series[1]). Second state of two. The caption reads in the original French: L’insurrection contre les maris est proclamé le plus saint des devoirs ! ^ Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre lithographié de Honoré Daumier. Nicolas-Auguste Hazard & Loys Delteil. Chez N.-A. Hazard: Orrouy, 1904, p. 390.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/extended-station/

A crowd of travelers is standing on a railway platform, enduring a long wait under the rain

Daumier, Honoré

1808

1879

Le Charivari

1843

nan

Humor

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An Exceedingly Extended Station

What's going on? the train doesn't seem to be coming... It's usually only forty-five minutes late, and we've been waiting here for an hour and a half! punctuality isn't the politeness of passenger cars...

A mixed crowd of glum travelers is standing on a railway platform, enduring a protracted wait under the pouring rain. This illustration was published in Le Charivari on November 13, 1843. It is the thirteenth lithograph in a series of sixteen titled Les chemins de fer. The caption reads in the original French: Une Station Infiniment Trop Prolongée C’est étonnant ! le convoi n’arrive pas ! … ordinairement il n’est en retard que de trois quarts d’heure, et aujourd’hui voila une heure et demie que nous attendons !.. l’exactitude n’est pas la politesse des wagons !…

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/lost-sponge/

A high-strung kitchen boy breaks a bit of annoying news to a more lackadaisical chef

Daumier, Honoré

1808

1879

Le Charivari

1842

nan

Humor

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The Lost Sponge

"You know, that sponge you said I lost? well, you put it into Ms. Grimblot's vol-au-vent." "Dammit! A sponge worth three francs in a forty-sous vol-au-vent!"

A high-strung kitchen boy breaks a bit of annoying news to a more lackadaisical chef. This illustration was published in Le Charivari on March 23, 1842. It is the forty-ninth lithograph in a series of fifty titled Types parisiens. Second state of three. The caption reads in the original French: — Vous savez bien l’éponge que vous disiez que je l’avais perdue ; eh bien vous l’aviez mise dans le vol-au-vent de madame Grimblot ! — Cré nom ! une éponge de trois francs ; dans un vol-au-vent de quarante sous !

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/bald-soup/

A yman sitting at a restaurant table pulls a long hair out of his mouth with a disgusted grimace

Daumier, Honoré

1808

1879

Le Charivari

1840

nan

Humor

Portrait (taller)

I Like Bald Soups

Now look here, lady! I like bald soups.

A man sitting in front of his dinner at a restaurant table delicately pulls a long hair out of his mouth with a disgusted grimace. The caption and its fictitious attribution to Victor Hugo are a humorous reference to a scene from Notre-Dame de Paris, in which Jehan Frollo, in similar circumstances, shouts to the innkeeper: “D’ye hear, devil’s cook, I like bald omelets.” This illustration was published in Le Charivari on October 15, 1840. It is the second lithograph in a series of eight titled Silhouettes. Second state of three. The caption reads in the original French: ‘Holà, hé ! madame l’hôtesse, j’aime les potages chauves.’ (Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris.)

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/grusonia-grahamii/

Botanical steel engraving showing Grusonia grahamii, a plant in the family Cactaceae

Roetter, Paulus

1806

1894

The botanical works of the late George Engelmann (volume of plates)

1887

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL37772815M/The_botanical_works_of_the_late_George_Engelmann_%28volume_of_plates%29

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Grusonia grahamii

Opuntia grahami

Botanical steel engraving showing Grusonia grahamii, a plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico and the United States.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/echinocereus-berlandieri/

Botanical steel engraving showing Echinocereus berlandieri, a plant in the family Cactaceae

Roetter, Paulus

1806

1894

The botanical works of the late George Engelmann (volume of plates)

1887

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL37772815M/The_botanical_works_of_the_late_George_Engelmann_%28volume_of_plates%29

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Echinocereus berlandieri

Cereus berlandieri

Botanical steel engraving showing Echinocereus berlandieri, a plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico and the United States.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/echinocereus-dasyacanthus/

Botanical steel engraving showing Echinocereus dasyacanthus, a plant in the family Cactaceae

Roetter, Paulus

1806

1894

The botanical works of the late George Engelmann (volume of plates)

1887

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL37772815M/The_botanical_works_of_the_late_George_Engelmann_%28volume_of_plates%29

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Portrait (taller)

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Cereus ctenoides

Botanical steel engraving showing Echinocereus dasyacanthus, a plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico and the United States.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/coryphantha-echinus/

Botanical steel engraving showing Coryphantha echinus, a plant in the family Cactaceae

Roetter, Paulus

1806

1894

The botanical works of the late George Engelmann (volume of plates)

1887

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL37772815M/The_botanical_works_of_the_late_George_Engelmann_%28volume_of_plates%29

Plants

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Coryphantha echinus

Mammillaria pectinata E

Botanical steel engraving showing Coryphantha echinus, a plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico and the United States.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/mammillaria-meiacantha/

Botanical plate showing various subspecies of Mammillaria heyderi, a plant in the family Cactaceae

Roetter, Paulus

1806

1894

The botanical works of the late George Engelmann (volume of plates)

1887

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL37772815M/The_botanical_works_of_the_late_George_Engelmann_%28volume_of_plates%29

Plants

Portrait (taller)

Various Subspecies of Mammillaria heyderi

1-3

Botanical steel engraving showing subspecies of Mammillaria heyderi, namely M. heyderi subsp. gummifera, M. heyderi subsp. hemisphaerica, and M. heyderi subsp. meiacantha. M. heyderi subsp. hemisphaerica and M. heyderi var. applanata are currently considered to be synonyms. Mammillaria heyderi is a plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico and the United States.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/mammillaria-grahamii/

Steel engraving showing Mammillaria grahamii and M. barbata, two plants in the Cactaceae family

Roetter, Paulus

1806

1894

The botanical works of the late George Engelmann (volume of plates)

1887

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL37772815M/The_botanical_works_of_the_late_George_Engelmann_%28volume_of_plates%29

Plants

Portrait (taller)

Mammillaria grahamii & M. barbata

1-8

Botanical steel engraving showing various parts of Mammillaria grahamii and M. barbata, two plants in the family Cactaceae, found in Mexico and the United States.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/dante-bocca-degli-abati/

Dante stumbles against the traitor Bocca degli Abati, caught with others in the ice a frozen lake

Blake, William

1757

1827

Blake's Illustrations to Dante

n.d. [1838]

nan

Narratives

Landscape (wider)

The Circle of Traitors: Dante Striking against Bocca degli Abati

But, passing 'midst the heads, my foot did strike

Copper-plate engraving showing a scene from the ninth circle of Hell: Dante and Virgil stand side by side on a frozen lake where human figures partly emerge, caught in ice. Dante stumbles against Bocca degli Abati, a traitor to the Guelfs, as more frozen bodies can be seen on the right embedded in rocks.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/falsifiers/

Dante and Virgil stand on a stone arch as below, two men scratch their backs on cluttered bodies

Blake, William

1757

1827

Blake's Illustrations to Dante

n.d. [1838]

nan

Narratives

Landscape (wider)

The Pit of Disease: The Falsifiers

... Then two I mark'd, that sat

Copper-plate engraving showing a scene from the tenth ditch in the eighth circle of Hell: Dante and Virgil stand side by side on a ledge cut into a stone arch at the right of the picture. Opposite them, the leg of another arch rises, in which petrified human figures seem to be embedded. Sinners guilty of forgery suffer their punishment in the foreground, some lying in a clutter upon which two men are sitting, vigorously scratching their backs. Further to the left, another group sprawls and crawls at the foot of the arch while in the background, more rock formations can be seen.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/serpent-attacking-donati/

Dante, Virgil, and a thief stand to the left of Donati who has just been bitten by a snake

Blake, William

1757

1827

Blake's Illustrations to Dante

n.d. [1838]

nan

Narratives

Landscape (wider)

The Ditch of Thieves: The Serpent Attacking Buoso Donati

He ey'd the serpent and the serpent him.

Copper-plate engraving showing another scene from the seventh bolgia, in the eighth circle of Hell: smoke and flames form like a roof over the four male figures, two of which stand naked on each side of a bellicose snake. On the left stands Dante, his body almost hiding the figure of Virgil. Donati has just been bitten at the navel by the serpent, and as Dante describes: One from the wound, the other from the mouth Breathed a thick smoke, whose vapoury columns join’d. In addition, Donati’s hair seems to be standing on end as he bends to the left with a somewhat stunned expression. The other thief’s posture, stylized and tormented, suggests he’d rather be in some quieter place.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/six-footed-serpent/

Agnolo Brunelleschi is attacked by a monstrous serpent, his head tilted to the left under the bite

Blake, William

1757

1827

Blake's Illustrations to Dante

n.d. [1838]

nan

Narratives

Landscape (wider)

The Ditch of Thieves: The Six-Footed Serpent Attacking Agnolo Brunelleschi

... Lo! a serpent with six feet

Copper-plate engraving showing a scene from the seventh ditch in the eighth circle of Hell: Agnolo Brunelleschi stands in the foreground facing forward, naked as two other male figures on the right, while Dante and Virgil stand a step higher, on a rocky ledge at the left of the picture. Bruneslleschi’s head is tilted to the left under the bite of the monstrous serpent attacking him from behind, whose clawed feet cling tightly to his chest and limbs. Multiple snakes crawl ominously in the background while the hands of Brunelleschi’s companions seem to flutter in horror. The caption was taken from Rev. Henry Francis Cary’s translation of Dante’s Inferno. New York, London, and Paris: Cassel, Petter, Galpin & Co., n.d.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/baffled-devils-fighting/

Two flying devils are about to crash into each other above a pit of boiling tar

Blake, William

1757

1827

Blake's Illustrations to Dante

n.d. [1838]

nan

Narratives

Landscape (wider)

The Ditch of the Corrupt Officials: The Baffled Devils Fighting

And, for the barterer had 'scaped, so turn'd

Copper-plate engraving showing another scene from the fifth bolgia, in the eighth circle of Hell: after Ciampolo‘s escape from the grip of the devils, two of them have fallen to quarreling and are about to crash into each other above the pit of boiling pitch. The other devils watch the fight from the shore, cheering, as Dante and Virgil, while still looking on, have begun to retreat. Although third in the narrative order, this illustration is chronologically the last of the engravings undertaken by Blake for this series, and it is also the most obviously unfinished: the figures in the background are little more than outlined, and even parts of the two central devils feel like they were due richer detail. The caption was taken from Rev. Henry Francis Cary’s translation of Dante’s Inferno. New York, London, and Paris: Cassel, Petter, Galpin & Co., n.d.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/ciampolo-tormented-devils/

Ciampolo stands against a background of waves and flames as a devil tears at his arm with a hook

Blake, William

1757

1827

Blake's Illustrations to Dante

n.d. [1838]

nan

Narratives

Landscape (wider)

The Ditch of the Corrupt Officials: Devils Tormenting Ciampolo

Then, darting forth a prong, seized on his arm,

Copper-plate engraving showing a scene from the eighth circle of Hell: the character traditionally known as Ciampolo the Barrator stands in the fifth ditch, naked against a background of waves and flames and tormented by a group of four devils, one of which tears at his arm with a sharp hook. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines barratry as the purchase or sale of office or preferment in church or state, which Ciampolo committed while in the service of King Theobald II of Navarre. The caption was taken from Rev. Henry Francis Cary’s translation of Dante’s Inferno. New York, London, and Paris: Cassel, Petter, Galpin & Co., n.d.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/paolo-francesca/

Paolo and Francesca cling to each other as they'll soon be engulfed in a whirlwind of lovers' souls

Blake, William

1757

1827

Blake's Illustrations to Dante

n.d. [1838]

nan

Narratives

Landscape (wider)

The Circle of the Lustful: Francesca da Rimini

I, through compassion fainting, seem’d not far

Copper-plate engraving showing a scene from the second circle of Hell: Paolo and Francesca, both murdered at the behest of Francesca’s husband, cling to each other’s arms as they are about to be engulfed in a whirlwind of lovers’ souls. So moved was Dante by their story that he fainted at Virgil’s feet. In 1826, shortly before his death, Blake started working on illustrations to Dante’s Divine Comedy. He had enough time to engrave seven plates, but maybe not to complete them all and some might be lacking the finishing touch. The collection presented here was bound in book form and is given as one of the thirty-eight sets published in 1838. Another run of 50 sets was printed on behalf of Linnell’s family around 1892, and a few more copies were printed again in 1955 and 1968. The caption was taken from Rev. Henry Francis Cary’s translation of Dante’s Inferno. New York, London, and Paris: Cassel, Petter, Galpin & Co., n.d.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/large-potter-wheel/

A potter is shaping a tall pot, using a large wheel lodged below the floor level

Guiguet, L.

nan

nan

Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 1

n.d. [1873-1877]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24144149M/Les_merveilles_de_l%27industrie

Science & technology

Landscape (wider)

Large Potter’s Wheel

Potter's wheel for the shaping of large ware.

A potter sitting on a three-legged stool is shaping a tall pot, using a large (1.40 m diameter[1] according to the author) spoked wooden wheel whose lower part is lodged below the floor level of the workshop and which is operated by two boys equipped with long sticks. The caption reads in the original French: Tournette du potier, ou roue à modeler les pièces de grande dimension. ^ 55 in.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/wieliczka-salt-mine/

Cross-section of three levels of the Wieliczka Salt Mine showing multiple chambers, stables etc.

Rocault, Jules

18??

?

Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 1

n.d. [1873-1877]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24144149M/Les_merveilles_de_l%27industrie

Landscapes & places

Landscape (wider)

Wieliczka Salt Mine

View of of the underground work in the Wieliczka Salt Mine, Galicia.

Cross-section view of three levels of the Wieliczka Salt Mine showing a chapel, stables and horses, multiple chambers and passageways with men extracting salt or moving it around in barrels. This illustration was designed after an original artwork by Michał Stachowicz.[1] The caption reads in the original French: Vue des travaux souterrains dans les mines de sel de Wieliska [sic], en Gallicie. ^ La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et pittoresque, vol. 3. Collective work compiled by Leonard Chodźko. Paris, 1839-1842, facing p. 135.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/tallow-soap-manufacturing/

Interior view of a tallow soap factory where workers are attending to the heating soap

Férat, Jules

1829

1906

Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 1

n.d. [1873-1877]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24144149M/Les_merveilles_de_l%27industrie

Science & technology

Landscape (wider)

Soap Making

The making of tallow soap at a factory in the Paris area (boiling the soap and pouring it into molds).

Interior view of a tallow soap factory showing workers attending to the last stage of the kettle process, when the mix of fat and alkali is heated one last time and the neat soap at the surface is poured into large molds, where it will be allowed to cool and harden. The caption reads in the original French: fabrication du savon de suif dans une usine des environs de Paris. (Opérations de la coction du savon et du coulage dans les mises.)

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/blowing-imitation-pearl/

A woman sitting at a work table is blowing a glass imitation pearl by the flame of a gas burner

Férat, Jules

1829

1906

Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 1

n.d. [1873-1877]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24144149M/Les_merveilles_de_l%27industrie

Science & technology

Portrait (taller)

Woman Blowing a Glass Pearl

Parisian female worker blowing an imitation pearl.

A woman is seen from the side sitting at a work table and blowing a glass imitation pearl by the flame of a gas burner, assisted by a cat diligently napping on a nearby stool. The author informs us that a skilled worker could make up to 300 pearls in a day. She would have been paid 2.50 francs a hundred, that is, as of the early 2020s, very approximately the equivalent of $3.90, or €3.50. The caption reads in the original French: Ouvrière parisienne soufflant une fausse perle.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/painters-glass/

Interior view of a workshop where two painters are working on tall glass panels

Férat, Jules

nan

nan

Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 1

n.d. [1873-1877]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24144149M/Les_merveilles_de_l%27industrie

Science & technology

Landscape (wider)

Painters on Glass

Workshop of a painter on glass.

Interior view of a workshop where two painters are working on tall glass panels as designers and assistants go about their business at a seemingly leisurely pace. The caption reads in the original French: Atelier d’un peintre sur verre.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/window-glass-cylinders/

Interior of a cylinder glass factory with workers busy blowing cylinders around a furnace

Broux, P.

nan

nan

Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 1

n.d. [1873-1877]

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24144149M/Les_merveilles_de_l%27industrie

Science & technology

Landscape (wider)

Cylinder Glass Factory

Manufacturing of glass cylinders which will be used to make window panes. View taken at a factory in Aniche (France).

Interior view of a cylinder glass factory showing workers busy blowing, shaping, and storing glass cylinders around a furnace. The caption reads in the original French: fabrication des manchons de verre destinés à former des carreaux de vitres. Vue prise dans une fabrique d’Aniche (Nord).

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/stop-thief-caldecott/

A group of men on horseback are rushing past a crossroad, chasing a man riding a bolting horse

Caldecott, Randolph

1846

1886

The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott

1887

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6446639M/The_complete_collection_of_pictures_songs

Narratives

Landscape (wider)

Stop the Thief

"Stop thief! stop thief! a highwayman!"

A group of men on horseback are seen rushing past a crossroad on their boisterous chase after a man riding a bolting horse, whom they mistake for a highwayman.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/braying-ass-caldecott/

A man on horseback who was talking to a friend has his horse startled by a braying ass

Caldecott, Randolph

1846

1886

The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott

1887

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6446639M/The_complete_collection_of_pictures_songs

Humor

Portrait (taller)

Luckless Speech

Ah! luckless speech, and bootless boast!

A man on horseback who was talking to a pedestrian friend on a country road has his horse startled by a braying ass.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/away-went-gilpin/

Having lost his wig, John Gilpin is carried past the turnpike gate by his bolting horse

Caldecott, Randolph

1846

1886

The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott

1887

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6446639M/The_complete_collection_of_pictures_songs

Humor

Landscape (wider)

The Dogs Did Bark, the Children Screamed

The dogs did bark, the children screamed,

Having lost his wig, John Gilpin is carried past the turnpike gate by his bolting horse, followed by dogs and spreading panic among a gaggle of geese.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/chaise-stayed/

A man sees his family into a carriage as the neighbors look on from doorways and balconies

Caldecott, Randolph

1846

1886

The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott

1887

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6446639M/The_complete_collection_of_pictures_songs

Narratives

Portrait (taller)

The Chaise Was Brought

The morning came, the chaise was brought,

A man sees his family into a carriage as neighbors look on from doorways and balconies.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/gilpins-spouse-said/

A man sitting in an armchair smokes his pipe and looks lovingly at his wife who stands beside him

Caldecott, Randolph

1846

1886

The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott

1887

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6446639M/The_complete_collection_of_pictures_songs

Narratives

Portrait (taller)

Spouse Said to Her Dear

John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear,

A man sitting in an armchair smokes his pipe and looks lovingly at his wife, who stands beside him with one arm around his neck, as a child eats at a table in the background.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/gilpin-cover/

Cover to The Diverting History of John Gilpin, showing Gilpin clinging to his kicking horse

Caldecott, Randolph

1846

1886

The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott

1887

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6446639M/The_complete_collection_of_pictures_songs

Humor

Portrait (taller)

The Diverting History of John Gilpin—Cover

Cover illustration to "The Diverting History of John Gilpin."

Cover illustration to The Diverting History of John Gilpin, by William Cowper, showing Gilpin clinging to his kicking horse, followed by a dog while a frightened woman takes refuge behind a fancy road post bearing the mention “One of R. Caldecott’s picture books.”

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/ring-tailed-lemur-sketch/

Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and illustrate the entry on the ring-tailed lemur

Ryley, Charles Reuben

nan

nan

Museum Leverianum

nan

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314

Animals

Portrait (taller)

Ring-Tailed Lemur—Sketch for the Museum Leverianum

Sketch for the entry on the ring-tailed lemur.

Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and included as an illustration to the entry on the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta). The completion in pen and ink of the tail of the second lemur is a later addition which isn’t found in the engraving. It may or may not be by C. R. Ryley’s hand.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/ring-tailed-lemur/

Engraving showing two ring-tailed lemurs, a species of primate in the family Lemuridae

Ryley, Charles Reuben

1752?

1798

Museum Leverianum

1792

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314

Animals

Portrait (taller)

Ring-Tailed Lemur

Lemur catta

Hand-colored copper-plate engraving showing two ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta), a species of primate in the family Lemuridae, native to Madagascar and characterized by a long and fluffy black and white tail. This plate was engraved after a watercolor sketch.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/chameleon-sketch/

Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and illustrate the entry on the common chameleon

Unknown

nan

nan

Museum Leverianum

1792

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314

Animals

Landscape (wider)

Common Chameleon—Sketch for the Museum Leverianum

Sketch for the entry on the common chameleon.

Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and included as an illustration to the entry on the common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon).

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/chameleon-ryley/

Plate showing a common chameleon, a lizard found in Africa, the Middle East, and southern Europe

Unknown

nan

nan

Museum Leverianum

1792

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314

Animals

Landscape (wider)

Common Chameleon

Lacerta chamaeleon

Copper-plate engraving showing a common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon), a reptile in the family Chamaeleonidae found in Africa, the Middle East, and southern Europe. This plate was engraved after a watercolor sketch.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/lion-tailed-macaque-sketch/

Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and illustrate the entry on the lion-tailed macaque

Ryley, Charles Reuben

1752?

1798

Museum Leverianum

1792

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314

Animals

Portrait (taller)

Lion-Tailed Macaque—Sketch for the Museum Leverianum

Sketch for the entry on the "Lion tailed monkey," i.e. the lion-tailed macaque.

Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and included as an illustration to the entry on the “Lion tailed monkey,” currently known as lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus). The plate was engraved by William Skelton (1763–1848).

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/lion-tailed-macaque/

Engraving showing a lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus), a monkey native to India

Ryley, Charles Reuben

1752?

1798

Museum Leverianum

1792

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314

Animals

Portrait (taller)

Lion-Tailed Macaque

Simia ferox

Copper-plate engraving showing a lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus), a monkey in the family Cercopithecidae, native to India and remarkable for the mane of white hair surrounding its face. This plate was engraved after a watercolor sketch.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/mandrillus-sphinx-sketch/

Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and illustrate the entry on the mandril

Ryley, Charles Reuben

1752?

1798

Museum Leverianum

1792

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314

Animals

Portrait (taller)

Mandrill—Sketch for the Museum Leverianum

Sketch for the entry on the "variegated baboon," i.e. the mandrill.

Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and included as an illustration to the entry on the “variegated baboon,” currently known as mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx). The plate was engraved by William Skelton (1763–1848).

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/mandrillus-sphinx/

Engraving showing a mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), a monkey notable for its colorful appearance

Ryley, Charles Reuben

1752?

1798

Museum Leverianum

1792

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314

Animals

Portrait (taller)

Mandrill

Simia mormon

Copper-plate engraving showing a mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), a monkey in the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa and notable for its colorful appearance. This plate was engraved after a watercolor sketch.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/virginian-opossum-sketch/

Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and illustrate the entry on the Virginia opossum

Ryley, Charles Reuben

1752?

1798

Museum Leverianum

1792

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314

Animals

Portrait (taller)

Virginia Opossum—Sketch for the Museum Leverianum

Sketch for the entry on the Virginia opossum.

Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and included as an illustration to the entry on the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana). The plate was engraved by William Skelton (1763–1848).

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/virginian-opossum/

Engraving showing a Virginia opossum, a marsupial in the family Didelphidae, native to the Americas

Ryley, Charles Reuben

1752?

1798

Museum Leverianum

1792

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314

Animals

Portrait (taller)

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis marsupialis

Copper-plate engraving showing a Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), a marsupial in the family Didelphidae, which can be found in Central and North America. This plate was engraved after a watercolor sketch.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/siberian-musk-deer-sketch/

Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and illustrate the entry on the Siberian musk deer

Ryley, Charles Reuben

1752?

1798

Museum Leverianum

1792

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314

Animals

Portrait (taller)

Siberian Musk Deer—Sketch for the Museum Leverianum

Sketch for the entry on the "common musk," i.e. the Siberian musk deer.

Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and included as an illustration to the entry on the “common musk,” currently known as the Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus). The plate was engraved by George Noble (fl. 1795–1806).

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/siberian-musk-deer-ryley/

Plate showing a Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus), a mammal native to Northeast Asia

Ryley, Charles Reuben

1752?

1798

Museum Leverianum

1792

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314

Animals

Portrait (taller)

Siberian Musk Deer (Ryley)

Moschus moschiferus

Copper-plate engraving showing a Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus), a mammal in the family Moschidae native to Northeast Asia, notable for its tusks and its scent glands, for which it is hunted. This plate was engraved after a watercolor sketch.

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/scenes-impressionnistes/

A man in a top hat and Inverness cape gives a light from his cigar to another wearing a cap

Steinlen, Théophile-Alexandre

nan

nan

Les maîtres de l'affiche, vol. 1

1896

nan

Narratives

Portrait (taller)

Poster for Scènes impressionistes

Poster for

Night street scene showing a man in a top hat, Inverness cape, and yellow gloves giving a light from his cigar to another man wearing a cap, a coarse-looking jacket, and a red scarf. Mothu and Doria were a singing and acting duo. The caption reads in the original French: Affiche pour les Scènes impressionistes, Mothu et Doria.

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A woman dressed in the 1830s fashion reads from a book as Notre-Dame stands in the background

Grasset, Eugène

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Les maîtres de l'affiche, vol. 1

1896

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Ornaments & patterns

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Poster for the Librairie Romantique

Poster for the Librairie Romantique.

A woman dressed in the fashion of the 1830s is seen from behind reading from a large book and seemingly reclining on a block of lettering as Notre-Dame Cathedral stands in the background and a skull lies at her feet, adding to the Romantic atmosphere. This poster was commissioned by bookstore owner and publisher Ed. Monnier to advertise a series of books pertaining to Romanticism, the lettering changing accordingly. The caption reads in the original French: Affiche pour la Librairie Romantique.

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