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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/my-bellows/ | A man in a striped gown speaks to another sitting in front of the fireplace holding a bellows | Monnier, Henry | 1799 | 1877 | [
"France"
] | Album Henri [sic] Monnier | [
"Monnier, Henry"
] | [
"Léopold Pannier et Cie."
] | 1843 | nan | [
"1840s",
"19th century",
"Aubert",
"black & white",
"male"
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"The Getty Research Institute",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008411973"
] | Humor | Landscape (wider) | [] | Bellows Rule | The same rule which applies to your books, my dear neighbor, applies to my bellows. Come and blow at my house as much as you like and you'll be doing me a favor, but my bellows isn't going anywhere. | A man in a striped gown stands in his reception room smoking a pipe, and speaks to another sitting in front of the fireplace with a bellows in his hands.
The caption reads in the original French: Il en sera de mon soufflet, mon cher voisin, comme de vos livres, venez souffler chez moi tant que vous voudrez, vous me ferez plaisir, mais mon soufflet ne sort pas de chez moi.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/a-few-friends/ | A woman stands in a doorway, faced with the task of greeting her husband and his many friends | Monnier, Henry | 1799 | 1877 | [
"France"
] | Album Henri [sic] Monnier | [
"Monnier, Henry"
] | [
"Léopold Pannier et Cie."
] | 1843 | nan | [
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"Aubert",
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] | Humor | Landscape (wider) | [] | A Few Friends | I took the liberty, madam, of bringing along a few friends. | A woman is seen from the side standing in a doorway with her son, faced with the task of greeting her husband and his many friends.
The caption reads in the original French: J’ai pris la liberté, madame, d’amener quelques amis.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/bigwigs/ | Three men assuming power stances and smug expressions stand side by side, accompanied by a dog | Monnier, Henry | 1799 | 1877 | [
"France"
] | Album Henri [sic] Monnier | [
"Monnier, Henry"
] | [
"Léopold Pannier et Cie."
] | 1843 | nan | [
"1840s",
"19th century",
"Aubert",
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] | Humor | Landscape (wider) | [] | The County Bigwigs | The county bigwigs. | Three men assuming power stances and smug expressions stand side by side, accompanied by a dog and a couple which stays in the background.
The caption reads in the original French:
Les gros bonnets du pays.
Le juge de paix, le commandant de place, le conservateur des hypothèques.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/family-get-together/ | A man stands singing, accompanied by a woman at the piano, for a bored audience | Monnier, Henry | 1799 | 1877 | [
"France"
] | Album Henri [sic] Monnier | [
"Monnier, Henry"
] | [
"Léopold Pannier et Cie."
] | 1843 | nan | [
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] | Humor | Landscape (wider) | [] | Family Get-Together | A family get-together. | A man stands singing with a piece of sheet music in his hand, accompanied by a woman at the piano, while the surrounding audience looks moderately captivated.
The caption reads in the original French:
Petite réunion de famille.
Cinq heures de chant et de musique sans rafraîchissements.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/lady-plomers-palace/ | A woman is sitting on a bench outside a cottage merging with the trees and vegetation around | Smith, John Thomas | 1766 | 1833 | [
"UK"
] | Remarks on rural scenery | [
"Smith, John Thomas"
] | [
"Printed for and sold by Nathaniel Smith"
] | 1797 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24257476M/Remarks_on_rural_scenery | [
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"18th century",
"black & white",
"female",
"rural",
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] | Buildings & monuments | Landscape (wider) | [
"Smith, John Thomas"
] | Lady Plomer’s Palace | Lady Plomer's palace, on the summit of Hawke's Bill Wood, Epping Forest. | A woman is sitting on a bench outside a cottage merging with the trees and vegetation which seem to grow from it, and in which it seems embedded.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/green-street/ | View of a weather-worn cottage with a silhouette sanding at the gate in the background | Smith, John Thomas | 1766 | 1833 | [
"UK"
] | Remarks on rural scenery | [
"Smith, John Thomas"
] | [
"Printed for and sold by Nathaniel Smith"
] | 1797 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24257476M/Remarks_on_rural_scenery | [
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"18th century",
"black & white",
"bleak",
"rural"
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"The Getty Research Institute",
"The Internet Archive"
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"https://archive.org/details/remarksonruralsc00smit/page/n6"
] | Buildings & monuments | Portrait (taller) | [
"Smith, John Thomas"
] | In Green Street, Enfield Highway | In Green Street, Enfield Highway. | View of a picturesque, weather-worn cottage with a silhouette sanding at the gate in the background.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/near-edmonton-church/ | Three figures can be seen outside the palisade surrounding a picturesque rustic cottage | Smith, John Thomas | 1766 | 1833 | [
"UK"
] | Remarks on rural scenery | [
"Smith, John Thomas"
] | [
"Printed for and sold by Nathaniel Smith"
] | 1797 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24257476M/Remarks_on_rural_scenery | [
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"18th century",
"black & white",
"rural"
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"The Getty Research Institute",
"The Internet Archive"
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] | Buildings & monuments | Landscape (wider) | [
"Smith, John Thomas"
] | Near Edmonton Church | Near Edmonton Church. | Three figures can be seen outside the dilapidated palisade surrounding a picturesque, rustic cottage partly overgrown with ivy.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/bury-street-edmonton/ | View of a small cottage enclosed by a fence and framed by two clumps of trees | Smith, John Thomas | 1766 | 1833 | [
"UK"
] | Remarks on rural scenery | [
"Smith, John Thomas"
] | [
"Printed for and sold by Nathaniel Smith"
] | 1797 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24257476M/Remarks_on_rural_scenery | [
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"18th century",
"black & white",
"rural",
"woodland"
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"The Getty Research Institute",
"The Internet Archive"
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] | Buildings & monuments | Square | [
"Smith, John Thomas"
] | In Bury Street, Edmonton | In Bury Street, Edmonton. | View of a small cottage enclosed by a palisade and seen from the front, framed by two clumps of trees from the surrounding woodland.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/merrow-common/ | View of a rustic cottage with a thatched roof as seen from the chimney side | Smith, John Thomas | 1766 | 1833 | [
"UK"
] | Remarks on rural scenery | [
"Smith, John Thomas"
] | [
"Printed for and sold by Nathaniel Smith"
] | 1797 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24257476M/Remarks_on_rural_scenery | [
"1790s",
"18th century",
"black & white",
"rural"
] | [
"The Getty Research Institute",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/remarksonruralsc00smit/page/n6"
] | Buildings & monuments | Portrait (taller) | [
"Smith, John Thomas"
] | On Merrow Common, Surrey | On Merrow Common, Surrey. | View of a rustic cottage with a thatched roof as seen from the chimney side, with beehives in the yard and pigeon holes above the door.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/near-straws-castle/ | A man leans on a fence which surrounds a clump of trees standing in front of a small cottage | Smith, John Thomas | 1766 | 1833 | [
"UK"
] | Remarks on rural scenery | [
"Smith, John Thomas"
] | [
"Printed for and sold by Nathaniel Smith"
] | 1797 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24257476M/Remarks_on_rural_scenery | [
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"18th century",
"black & white",
"rural",
"tree"
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"The Internet Archive"
] | [
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] | Landscapes & places | Landscape (wider) | [
"Smith, John Thomas"
] | Near Jack Straw’s Castle, Hampstead Heath | Near Jack Straw's castle, Hampstead Heath. | A man leans on a fence which surrounds a clump of trees standing in front of a small rustic cottage.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/ponders-end/ | View of a picturesque and weather-worn cottage with a dilapidated thatched roof | Smith, John Thomas | 1766 | 1833 | [
"UK"
] | Remarks on rural scenery | [
"Smith, John Thomas"
] | [
"Printed for and sold by Nathaniel Smith"
] | 1797 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24257476M/Remarks_on_rural_scenery | [
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"18th century",
"black & white",
"rural"
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"The Getty Research Institute",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
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"https://archive.org/details/remarksonruralsc00smit/page/n6"
] | Buildings & monuments | Landscape (wider) | [
"Smith, John Thomas"
] | On Scotland Green, Ponder’s End | On Scotland Green, Ponder's End. | View of a picturesque and weather-worn cottage with a dilapidated thatched roof, enlivened with the stealthy figure of a woman pouring liquid in a trough.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/rain-every-day/ | A jester carrying a lute stands laughing in the rain pouring from a sky filled with clouds | Robinson, William Heath | 1872 | 1944 | [
"UK"
] | Shakespeare's comedy of Twelfth night; or, What you will | [
"Shakespeare, William"
] | [
"Hodder & Stoughton"
] | n.d. [1908?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL14038518M/Shakespeare's_comedy_of_Twelfth_night | [
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"20th century",
"color",
"jester",
"laughing",
"rain",
"Shakespeare",
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"theater"
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"University of California Libraries",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/rescomeshakespea00shakrich"
] | People | Portrait (taller) | [] | The Rain It Raineth Every Day | Act V. Scene I. | A jester carrying a lute stands roaring with laughter in the rain pouring from a sky filled with tortured clouds.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/fare-thee-well/ | A woman and her interlocutor are seen from above, through the branches and leaves of a tree | Robinson, William Heath | 1872 | 1944 | [
"UK"
] | Shakespeare's comedy of Twelfth night; or, What you will | [
"Shakespeare, William"
] | [
"Hodder & Stoughton"
] | n.d. [1908?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL14038518M/Shakespeare's_comedy_of_Twelfth_night | [
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"20th century",
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"Shakespeare",
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"University of California Libraries",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/rescomeshakespea00shakrich"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | Come Again Tomorrow | Act III. Scene IV. | A woman and her interlocutor are seen from above, through the branches and leaves of a tree.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/live-by-church/ | A jester suit is seen from behind sitting with another character on the farther edge of a fountain | Robinson, William Heath | 1872 | 1944 | [
"UK"
] | Shakespeare's comedy of Twelfth night; or, What you will | [
"Shakespeare, William"
] | [
"Hodder & Stoughton"
] | n.d. [1908?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL14038518M/Shakespeare's_comedy_of_Twelfth_night | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"color",
"jester",
"Shakespeare",
"theater"
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"University of California Libraries",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/rescomeshakespea00shakrich"
] | Landscapes & places | Portrait (taller) | [] | I Live by the Church | Act III. Scene I. | On the farther edge of a large fountain featuring sculptures of a triton-like figure and putti riding dolphins, a man in a jester suit is seen from behind sitting with another character in the shade of luxuriant trees.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/pined-thought/ | A young woman is seen from the back standing next to a tall column and staring out into the night | Robinson, William Heath | 1872 | 1944 | [
"UK"
] | Shakespeare's comedy of Twelfth night; or, What you will | [
"Shakespeare, William"
] | [
"Hodder & Stoughton"
] | n.d. [1908?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL14038518M/Shakespeare's_comedy_of_Twelfth_night | [
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"20th century",
"color",
"female",
"night",
"pillar",
"Shakespeare",
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"thoughtful"
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"University of California Libraries",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/rescomeshakespea00shakrich"
] | People | Portrait (taller) | [] | She Pined in Thought | Act II. Scene IV. | A young woman is seen from the back standing next to a tall column and staring out into the night where the moon lights up a cascade.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/barful-strife/ | Two characters are seen from above moving away from each other in a room with ornate flooring | Robinson, William Heath | 1872 | 1944 | [
"UK"
] | Shakespeare's comedy of Twelfth night; or, What you will | [
"Shakespeare, William"
] | [
"Hodder & Stoughton"
] | n.d. [1908?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL14038518M/Shakespeare's_comedy_of_Twelfth_night | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"color",
"Shakespeare",
"theater",
"thoughtful"
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"University of California Libraries",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/rescomeshakespea00shakrich"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | Yet, a Barful Strife! | Act I. Scene IV. | Two characters are seen from above moving away from each other in a room with lavish circular floor decoration.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/veiled-walk/ | A veiled woman walks at night along a colonnade in the upper floors of a palace | Robinson, William Heath | 1872 | 1944 | [
"UK"
] | Shakespeare's comedy of Twelfth night; or, What you will | [
"Shakespeare, William"
] | [
"Hodder & Stoughton"
] | n.d. [1908?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL14038518M/Shakespeare's_comedy_of_Twelfth_night | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"color",
"night",
"palace",
"Shakespeare",
"theater"
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"University of California Libraries",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/rescomeshakespea00shakrich"
] | Buildings & monuments | Portrait (taller) | [] | She Will Veiled Walk | Act I. Scene I. | A veiled woman walks along a colonnade in the upper floors of a palace as the night sky can be seen through an arch in the foreground.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/death-firstborn/ | An angel holding a sword walks away from women lamenting over their dead children | Doré, Gustave | 1832 | 1883 | [
"France"
] | La sainte Bible, vol. 1 | [
"Anonymous"
] | [
"Alfred Mame et Fils"
] | 1866 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27266613M/La_Sainte_Bible_selon_la_Vulgate._Traduction_nouvelle_avec_les_dessins_de_Gustave_Dor%C3%A9._Tome_1 | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"angel",
"biblical",
"black & white",
"child",
"death",
"religious",
"sad",
"sword"
] | [
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://archive.org/details/Pentateuque_201508/page/n9"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Pisan, Héliodore Joseph"
] | Death of the Firstborn | Death of the firstborn in Egypt. | An angel holding a sword casts a last glance behind as it walks down a flight of stairs leading up to a door, in front of which four women are lamenting over their dead children.
The caption reads in the original French: Mort des premiers-nés en Égypte (Exode, XII, 29-30).
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/plague-darkness/ | Crocodiles climb the stairs to a terrace where a group of people has gathered as daylight dies out | Doré, Gustave | 1832 | 1883 | [
"France"
] | La sainte Bible, vol. 1 | [
"Anonymous"
] | [
"Alfred Mame et Fils"
] | 1866 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27266613M/La_Sainte_Bible_selon_la_Vulgate._Traduction_nouvelle_avec_les_dessins_de_Gustave_Dor%C3%A9._Tome_1 | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"biblical",
"black & white",
"Egypt",
"frightened",
"night",
"pillar",
"religious"
] | [
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://archive.org/details/Pentateuque_201508/page/n9"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Ligny, Ad.",
"Pannemaker, Adolphe François"
] | The Plague of Darkness | The Plague of Darkness. | Crocodiles and other beasts are climbing the stairs leading to a terrace where a group of panicked people has gathered as daylight dies out on the horizon, beyond the silhouette of a large palace with numerous columns.
The caption reads in the original French: Plaie des ténèbres (Exode, X, 21-23).
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/burial-sarah/ | Two men lift a slab to close Sarah's tomb as Abraham looks back one last time from the entrance | Doré, Gustave | 1832 | 1883 | [
"France"
] | La sainte Bible, vol. 1 | [
"Anonymous"
] | [
"Alfred Mame et Fils"
] | 1866 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27266613M/La_Sainte_Bible_selon_la_Vulgate._Traduction_nouvelle_avec_les_dessins_de_Gustave_Dor%C3%A9._Tome_1 | [
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"sad",
"tomb",
"underground"
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"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://archive.org/details/Pentateuque_201508/page/n9"
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"Pisan, Héliodore Joseph"
] | The Burial of Sarah | Abraham buries Sarah. | Two men are lifting a slab in the Cave of the Patriarchs to close the vertical tomb where Sarah’s shrouded body can be seen standing, as Abraham stops at the entrance to look back one last time, before being taken away by other mourners.
The caption reads in the original French: Abraham ensevelit Sara (Gén., XXIII, 1-20).
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/deluge-scene/ | A couple has put its children in safety on a rock where a tiger has found refuge with her cubs | Doré, Gustave | 1832 | 1883 | [
"France"
] | La sainte Bible, vol. 1 | [
"Anonymous"
] | [
"Alfred Mame et Fils"
] | 1866 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27266613M/La_Sainte_Bible_selon_la_Vulgate._Traduction_nouvelle_avec_les_dessins_de_Gustave_Dor%C3%A9._Tome_1 | [
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] | [
"https://archive.org/details/Pentateuque_201508/page/n9"
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"Pannemaker, Adolphe François"
] | A Scene of the Deluge | A scene of the Deluge. | A couple still struggling against the breaking waves has managed to put its children in temporary safety on a rock where a tiger has already found refuge with her cubs.
The caption reads in the original French: Scène du déluge (Gén., VII, 11-24).
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/deluge/ | Clusters of people, mixing with animals, try to find refuge on rocks and mounds as water pours in | Doré, Gustave | 1832 | 1883 | [
"France"
] | La sainte Bible, vol. 1 | [
"Anonymous"
] | [
"Alfred Mame et Fils"
] | 1866 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27266613M/La_Sainte_Bible_selon_la_Vulgate._Traduction_nouvelle_avec_les_dessins_de_Gustave_Dor%C3%A9._Tome_1 | [
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"biblical",
"black & white",
"crowd",
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"frantic",
"natural disaster",
"religious"
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] | [
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"Pannemaker, Adolphe François"
] | The Deluge | The Deluge. | The silhouette of Noah’s ark can be seen in the background, floating on waters threatening to submerge the entire landscape as clusters of people, mixing with animals, try to find refuge on rocks and mounds, and up trees which break under the strain.
The caption reads in the original French: Le déluge (Gén., VII, 1-6).
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/murder-abel/ | Cain stands with a club in his hand, looking down at the body of Abel lying in front of him | Doré, Gustave | 1832 | 1883 | [
"France"
] | La sainte Bible, vol. 1 | [
"Anonymous"
] | [
"Alfred Mame et Fils"
] | 1866 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27266613M/La_Sainte_Bible_selon_la_Vulgate._Traduction_nouvelle_avec_les_dessins_de_Gustave_Dor%C3%A9._Tome_1 | [
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"religious",
"storm"
] | [
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://archive.org/details/Pentateuque_201508/page/n9"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Pisan, Héliodore Joseph"
] | The Murder of Abel | The murder of Abel. | Cain stands leaning against a rock with a club in his hand, looking down at the body of Abel lying in front of him in the stormy night.
The caption reads in the original French: Meutre d’Abel (Gén., IV, 6-16).
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/designs-1861-x/ | Color plate showing a decorative design with laterally repeating cross-shaped foliage motifs | Moises, Franz | nan | nan | [] | Ornamental designs | [
"Moises, Franz"
] | [] | 1861 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25387841M/Ornamental_designs | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"border",
"color",
"foliage",
"reference book"
] | [
"The Clark",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.clarkart.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/ornamentaldesign00mois"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Landscape (wider) | [] | Ornament with Cross-Shaped Foliage Motifs | Ornament with cross-shaped foliage motifs. | Color plate showing a decorative design with laterally repeating cross-shaped foliage motifs.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/designs-1861-ii/ | Color plate showing a symmetrical pattern with star-shaped passionflowers and foliage | Moises, Franz | nan | nan | [] | Ornamental designs | [
"Moises, Franz"
] | [] | 1861 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25387841M/Ornamental_designs | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"color",
"floral",
"foliage",
"reference book"
] | [
"The Clark",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.clarkart.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/ornamentaldesign00mois"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Landscape (wider) | [] | Pattern with Passionflowers | Pattern with passionflowers. | Color plate showing a symmetrical pattern with star-shaped passionflowers and foliage.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/designs-1861-i/ | Color plate showing a symmetrical pattern with foliage and floral designs | Moises, Franz | nan | nan | [] | Ornamental designs | [
"Moises, Franz"
] | [] | 1861 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25387841M/Ornamental_designs | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"color",
"floral",
"foliage",
"reference book"
] | [
"The Clark",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.clarkart.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/ornamentaldesign00mois"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Landscape (wider) | [] | Pattern with Foliage and Floral Designs | Pattern with foliage and floral designs. | Color plate showing a symmetrical, cloisonné-style pattern with foliage and floral designs.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/designs-1861-27/ | Tripartite decorative panel with an ornate quatrefoil inside a circle in the middle section | Moises, Franz | nan | nan | [] | Ornamental designs | [
"Moises, Franz"
] | [] | 1861 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25387841M/Ornamental_designs | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"color",
"reference book"
] | [
"The Clark",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.clarkart.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/ornamentaldesign00mois"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Landscape (wider) | [] | Tripartite Decorative Panel | Tripartite decorative panel. | Color plate showing a tripartite decorative panel, with the middle section consisting of an ornate quatrefoil inside a circle.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/designs-1861-24/ | Color plate showing a square design combining geometric elements with scrolls and foliage | Moises, Franz | nan | nan | [] | Ornamental designs | [
"Moises, Franz"
] | [] | 1861 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25387841M/Ornamental_designs | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"color",
"foliage",
"geometric",
"reference book"
] | [
"The Clark",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.clarkart.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/ornamentaldesign00mois"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Landscape (wider) | [] | Ornament with Scrolls and Foliage | Ornament with scrolls and foliage. | Color plate showing a square design combining geometric elements with scrolls and foliage.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/designs-1861-8/ | Square panel with geometric decoration including stars and a multifoil motif | Moises, Franz | nan | nan | [] | Ornamental designs | [
"Moises, Franz"
] | [] | 1861 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25387841M/Ornamental_designs | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"color",
"geometric",
"reference book"
] | [
"The Clark",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.clarkart.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/ornamentaldesign00mois"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Square | [] | Decorative Panel with Geometric Design | Decorative panel with geometric design. | Color plate showing a square panel with geometric decoration including stars and a central multifoil motif.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/edge-precipice/ | A woman rides a horse rearing up on the edge of a cliff as a man tries to control the animal | Frère, Pierre Édouard | 1819 | 1886 | [
"France"
] | Le fils du diable | [
"Féval, Paul"
] | [
"Willermy"
] | 1852 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24337476M/Le_fils_du_diable | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"cliff",
"frightened",
"horse",
"mishap",
"mixed genders"
] | [
"University of Ottawa Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://biblio.uottawa.ca/en",
"https://archive.org/details/lefilsdudiabl01fv/page/n6"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Mar, Léopold"
] | The Edge of the Precipice | On the edge of the precipice. | A young woman rides a horse which is rearing up on the edge of a cliff as man steps forward to try to control the animal.
The caption reads in the original French: Au bord de l’abîme.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/geldbergs-daughters/ | Three women are seen in a park, one chatting with another, the third one standing pensively apart | Frère, Pierre Édouard | 1819 | 1886 | [
"France"
] | Le fils du diable | [
"Féval, Paul"
] | [
"Willermy"
] | 1852 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24337476M/Le_fils_du_diable | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"female",
"leisure",
"talking"
] | [
"University of Ottawa Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://biblio.uottawa.ca/en",
"https://archive.org/details/lefilsdudiabl01fv/page/n6"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Roze, Jules"
] | Geldberg’s Daughters | Geldberg's daughters. | Three young women are seen in a park, one sitting on a small bench and chatting with another, the third one standing apart and leaning pensively on a pillar bearing a stone vase.
The caption reads in the original French: Les filles de Geldberg.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/bluthaupt-castle/ | Landscape with a medieval castle standing on the edge of a cliff | Avisse, Paul | nan | nan | [
"France"
] | Le fils du diable | [
"Féval, Paul"
] | [
"Willermy"
] | 1852 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24337476M/Le_fils_du_diable | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"castle",
"cliff",
"rock"
] | [
"University of Ottawa Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://biblio.uottawa.ca/en",
"https://archive.org/details/lefilsdudiabl01fv/page/n6"
] | Buildings & monuments | Portrait (taller) | [
"Roze, Jules"
] | Bluthaupt Castle | Bluthaupt Castle. | Landscape featuring a medieval castle with towers and bartizans standing on the edge of a cliff.
The caption reads in the original French: Le château de Bluthaupt.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/devils-son/ | A young man leans forward to kiss a woman as she was about to go through a gate | Frère, Pierre Édouard | 1819 | 1886 | [
"France"
] | Le fils du diable | [
"Féval, Paul"
] | [
"Willermy"
] | 1852 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24337476M/Le_fils_du_diable | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"couple",
"kiss",
"night",
"street"
] | [
"University of Ottawa Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://biblio.uottawa.ca/en",
"https://archive.org/details/lefilsdudiabl01fv/page/n6"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Geoffroy, Charles"
] | The Devil’s Son | The Devil's son. | A young man standing in the street holds the hand of a woman and leans forward to kiss her as she was about to go through a gate.
The caption reads in the original French: Le fils du diable.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/shortcut-heidelberg/ | A horse jibs at a corpse lying in the snow as its rider opens his eyes wide in horror | Frølich, Lorenz | 1820 | 1908 | [
"Denmark"
] | Le fils du diable | [
"Féval, Paul"
] | [
"Willermy"
] | 1852 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24337476M/Le_fils_du_diable | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"death",
"eerie",
"horror",
"horse",
"night",
"riding",
"snow",
"surprise"
] | [
"University of Ottawa Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://biblio.uottawa.ca/en",
"https://archive.org/details/lefilsdudiabl01fv/page/n6"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Geoffroy, Charles"
] | Heidelberg Shortcut | The Heidelberg shortcut. | A horse jibs at a corpse lying in the snow across its path as its rider opens his eyes wide in horror, not heeding the calls of his travel companions as they move onwards.
The caption reads in the original French: La traverse de Heidelberg.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/hoelle/ | A rider and his horse are falling into a precipice as two men are talking on the edge of the cliff | Frølich, Lorenz | 1820 | 1908 | [
"Denmark"
] | Le fils du diable | [
"Féval, Paul"
] | [
"Willermy"
] | 1852 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24337476M/Le_fils_du_diable | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"cliff",
"falling",
"horse",
"riding"
] | [
"University of Ottawa Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://biblio.uottawa.ca/en",
"https://archive.org/details/lefilsdudiabl01fv/page/n6"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Marks, W."
] | The Hoelle | The Hoelle. | In the last glow of sunset, a rider and his horse are seen falling into a precipice, while on the edge of the cliff, a man on horseback still holds his saber in his hand and seems to be talking to a pedestrian with a gun.
The caption reads in the original French: La Hœlle.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/jackal-betel-leaves/ | A princess and her maids watch a jackal eating betel leaves on the steps leading to a palace pond | Goble, Warwick | 1862 | 1943 | [
"UK"
] | Folk-tales of Bengal | [
"Day, Lal Behari"
] | [
"Macmillan and Co."
] | 1912 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7045942M/Folk-tales_of_Bengal. | [
"1910s",
"20th century",
"Asia",
"children's book",
"color",
"dog",
"female",
"palace"
] | [
"Robarts Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/folktalesofbenga00dayluoft/page/n10"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [] | The Jackal Opened His Bundle of Betel-Leaves | The jackal […] opened his bundle of betel-leaves, put some into his mouth, and began chewing them. | A princess and her three maids watch a jackal eating betel leaves on the steps leading to a palace pond lush with aquatic vegetation.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/lady-king-hiraman/ | A woman and a man with a parrot on his shoulder ride winged horse flying over a wide river | Goble, Warwick | 1862 | 1943 | [
"UK"
] | Folk-tales of Bengal | [
"Day, Lal Behari"
] | [
"Macmillan and Co."
] | 1912 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7045942M/Folk-tales_of_Bengal. | [
"1910s",
"20th century",
"children's book",
"color",
"couple",
"flying",
"horse",
"river",
"supernatural",
"traveling"
] | [
"Robarts Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/folktalesofbenga00dayluoft/page/n10"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [] | All Reached the King’s Capital Safe and Sound | The lady, king, and hiraman all reached the king's capital safe and sound. | A woman and a man with a parrot on his shoulder ride a richly adorned winged horse flying over a wide river as domes and minarets can be seen in the background.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/many-ghosts/ | A man with a billhook is kneeling at the foot of a banyan tree, threatened by a assembly of ghost | Goble, Warwick | 1862 | 1943 | [
"UK"
] | Folk-tales of Bengal | [
"Day, Lal Behari"
] | [
"Macmillan and Co."
] | 1912 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7045942M/Folk-tales_of_Bengal. | [
"1910s",
"20th century",
"children's book",
"color",
"eerie",
"frightened",
"ghost",
"supernatural",
"tree"
] | [
"Robarts Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/folktalesofbenga00dayluoft/page/n10"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [] | A Great Many Ghosts | The moment the first stroke was given, a great many ghosts rushed towards the Brahman. | A man with a billhook-like blade is kneeling at the foot of a banyan tree, threatened by a assembly of ghost his supernatural guardian tries to pacify.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/brushed-sankchinni/ | A woman with a jar on her head comes to a pond, unaware of a ghostly figure standing on the bank | Goble, Warwick | 1862 | 1943 | [
"UK"
] | Folk-tales of Bengal | [
"Day, Lal Behari"
] | [
"Macmillan and Co."
] | 1912 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7045942M/Folk-tales_of_Bengal. | [
"1910s",
"20th century",
"children's book",
"color",
"eerie",
"female",
"ghost",
"lake",
"supernatural"
] | [
"Robarts Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/folktalesofbenga00dayluoft/page/n10"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | She Brushed by a Sankchinni | The Brahman's wife had occasion to go to the tank, and as she went she brushed by a Sankchinni. | A woman carrying a jar on her head walks toward a pond in the foreground, unaware of the ghostly female figure which stands on the bank, hidden by trees and shrubs.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/hundreds-peacocks/ | A number of peacocks peck the ground as two women watch them from inside the trunk of a tree | Goble, Warwick | 1862 | 1943 | [
"UK"
] | Folk-tales of Bengal | [
"Day, Lal Behari"
] | [
"Macmillan and Co."
] | 1912 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7045942M/Folk-tales_of_Bengal. | [
"1910s",
"20th century",
"bird",
"children's book",
"color",
"eating",
"fairy tale",
"tree"
] | [
"Robarts Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/folktalesofbenga00dayluoft/page/n10"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Hundreds of Peacocks of Gorgeous Plumes | Hundreds of peacocks of gorgeous plumes came to the embankments to eat the | A number of peacocks forming a half-circle are seen pecking the ground as two women watch them from inside the trunk of a large tree.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/reached-upper-world/ | A woman floats in the air, a radiant gem shining in her hand as she looks up toward the sky | Goble, Warwick | 1862 | 1943 | [
"UK"
] | Folk-tales of Bengal | [
"Day, Lal Behari"
] | [
"Macmillan and Co."
] | 1912 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7045942M/Folk-tales_of_Bengal. | [
"1910s",
"20th century",
"Asia",
"children's book",
"color",
"fairy tale",
"female",
"flying",
"supernatural"
] | [
"Robarts Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/folktalesofbenga00dayluoft/page/n10"
] | People | Portrait (taller) | [] | She Took Up the Jewel in Her Hand | She took up the jewel in her hand, left the palace, and successfully reached the upper world. | A woman with long hair and a flowing veil floats in the air above oriental buildings, a radiant gem shining in her hand as she looks up toward the sky.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/striking-head/ | A woman lies passed out in the grass while in the back, two men are fighting on the ground | Browne, Gordon | 1858 | 1932 | [
"UK"
] | The pavilion on the links | [
"Stevenson, Robert Louis"
] | [
"Chatto & Windus"
] | 1913 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7231826M/The_pavilion_on_the_links. | [
"1910s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"fight",
"unwell"
] | [
"Robarts Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/paviliononlinksi00stevuoft/page/n10"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [] | He Was Striking for My Head | He was striking for my head with the butt of his revolver. | A woman is seen lying unconscious in the grass while in the back, two men are fighting on the ground, one trying to hit the other with his revolver.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/fell-backward/ | A man who has just been shot leans backward, about to fall down, his face turned toward the sky | Browne, Gordon | 1858 | 1932 | [
"UK"
] | The pavilion on the links | [
"Stevenson, Robert Louis"
] | [
"Chatto & Windus"
] | 1913 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7231826M/The_pavilion_on_the_links. | [
"1910s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"death",
"male",
"night"
] | [
"Robarts Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/paviliononlinksi00stevuoft/page/n10"
] | People | Portrait (taller) | [] | Mr. Huddlestone Fell Backward | Mr. Huddlestone fell backward on the turf. | A man who has just been shot leans backward, about to fall down, his face turned toward the sky.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/man-moonlight/ | A man stands leaning on his gun as he waves a white rag and opens his lips to speak | Browne, Gordon | 1858 | 1932 | [
"UK"
] | The pavilion on the links | [
"Stevenson, Robert Louis"
] | [
"Chatto & Windus"
] | 1913 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7231826M/The_pavilion_on_the_links. | [
"1910s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"male",
"night"
] | [
"Robarts Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/paviliononlinksi00stevuoft/page/n10"
] | People | Portrait (taller) | [] | The Figure of a Man in the Moonlight | We could see the figure of a man in the moonlight. | A man wearing a hat stands facing the viewer and leaning on his gun as he waves a white rag and opens his lips to speak.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/leaped-on-me/ | Two men are fighting on a hillock, one wielding a knife and about to stab the other | Browne, Gordon | 1858 | 1932 | [
"UK"
] | The pavilion on the links | [
"Stevenson, Robert Louis"
] | [
"Chatto & Windus"
] | 1913 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7231826M/The_pavilion_on_the_links. | [
"1910s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"fight",
"knife",
"male",
"night",
"seafront"
] | [
"Robarts Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/paviliononlinksi00stevuoft/page/n10"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | He Leaped on Me without a Word | He leaped on me without a word. | Two men are fighting on a hillock by the sea, one holding a lantern and wielding a knife, and about to stab the other.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/threw-up-window/ | A man standing on a roof is stepping over the window ledge on the second floor of a house | Browne, Gordon | 1858 | 1932 | [
"UK"
] | The pavilion on the links | [
"Stevenson, Robert Louis"
] | [
"Chatto & Windus"
] | 1913 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7231826M/The_pavilion_on_the_links. | [
"1910s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"climbing",
"seafront",
"sneaky"
] | [
"Robarts Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/paviliononlinksi00stevuoft/page/n10"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | I Threw Up the Window and Climbed In | I threw up the window and climbed in. | A man has climbed on the roof of a lower part of a house to reach a window on the second floor and he is now stepping over the ledge as a seaside landscape can be seen in the background.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/light-pavilion/ | A man taking a walk on a moor looks from a distance at the light coming from two windows | Browne, Gordon | 1858 | 1932 | [
"UK"
] | The pavilion on the links | [
"Stevenson, Robert Louis"
] | [
"Chatto & Windus"
] | 1913 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7231826M/The_pavilion_on_the_links. | [
"1910s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"male",
"night",
"walking"
] | [
"Robarts Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/paviliononlinksi00stevuoft/page/n10"
] | People | Landscape (wider) | [] | A Light in the Pavilion | I was aware of a light in the pavilion. | A man taking a night walk on a windy moor looks from a distance at the light coming from two windows of a building engulfed in shadow.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/that-girl-wife/ | A couple stands on a windy beach, facing an angry man wearing a cap | Browne, Gordon | 1858 | 1932 | [
"UK"
] | The pavilion on the links | [
"Stevenson, Robert Louis"
] | [
"Chatto & Windus"
] | 1913 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7231826M/The_pavilion_on_the_links. | [
"1910s",
"20th century",
"anger",
"color",
"couple",
"frontispiece",
"seafront",
"sullen"
] | [
"Robarts Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/paviliononlinksi00stevuoft/page/n10"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | That Girl Is My Wife | That girl, as you call her, is my wife. | A couple stands on a windy beach, facing an angry man wearing a cap.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/conus/ | Shells of three species of sea snails in the family Conidae, commonly known as cone snails | Sowerby, George Brettingham I | 1788 | 1854 | [
"UK"
] | The conchological illustrations | [
"Sowerby, George Brettingham II"
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] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Cone Snails | Shells of cone snails. | Plate showing the shells of three species of sea snails in the family Conidae, commonly known as cone snails.
When the two differ, the name assigned by the author is given first, followed by the current name in parentheses:
115. Conus omaicus (Conus thomae)
116, 117. Conus nobilis
118, 119. Conus monile
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/cypraea/ | Shells of five species of sea snails in the family Cypraeidae, commonly known as cowries | Sowerby, George Brettingham I | 1788 | 1854 | [
"UK"
] | The conchological illustrations | [
"Sowerby, George Brettingham II"
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"19th century",
"color",
"Cypraeidae",
"mollusk",
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"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://library.si.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/conchologicalill00sowe/page/n5"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Cowries | Cowry shells. | Plate showing the shells of five species of sea snails in the family Cypraeidae, commonly known as cowries.
The name assigned by the author is given first, followed by the current name in parentheses:
67. Cypraea ocellata (Naria ocellata)
68. Cypraea poraria (Naria poraria)
69. Cypraea childreni (Ipsa childreni)
70. Cypraea mappa (Leporicypraea mappa)
71. Cypraea pustulata (Jenneria pustulata)
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/monoceros-2/ | Shells of four sea snails in the family Muricidae, classified by the author in the genus Monoceros | Sowerby, George Brettingham I | 1788 | 1854 | [
"UK"
] | The conchological illustrations | [
"Sowerby, George Brettingham II"
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"19th century",
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"http://library.si.edu/",
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] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Murex Snails (3) | Shells of four murex snails. | Plate showing the shells of four species of sea snails in the family Muricidae, classified by the author in the genus Monoceros.
The name assigned by the author is given first, followed by the current name in parentheses:
8. Monoceros globulus (Acanthina unicornis)
9. Monoceros tuberculatum (Neorapana tuberculata)
10. Monoceros acuminatum (Acanthina monodon)
11. Monoceros cymatum (Mexacanthina lugubris)
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/monoceros/ | Shells of sea snails in the family Muricidae, classified by the author in the genus Monoceros | Sowerby, George Brettingham I | 1788 | 1854 | [
"UK"
] | The conchological illustrations | [
"Sowerby, George Brettingham II"
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"19th century",
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"mollusk",
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"The Internet Archive"
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"http://library.si.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/conchologicalill00sowe/page/n5"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Murex Snails (2) | Shells of three murex snails. | Plate showing the shells of three species of sea snails in the family Muricidae, classified by the author in the genus Monoceros.
The name assigned by the author is given first, followed by the current name in parentheses:
5. Monoceros unicarinatum (Acanthinucella spirata)
6. Monoceros costatum (Acanthina monodon)
7. Monoceros fusoides (Chorus giganteus)
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/murex/ | Plate showing the shells of four sea snails in the family Muricidae | Sowerby, George Brettingham II | 1812 | 1884 | [
"UK"
] | The conchological illustrations | [
"Sowerby, George Brettingham II"
] | [] | 1832 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24781032M/The_conchological_illustrations_or_Coloured_figures_of_all_the_hitherto_unfigured_recent_shells | [
"1830s",
"19th century",
"color",
"mollusk",
"Muricidae",
"reference book",
"saltwater"
] | [
"The Smithsonian Libraries",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://library.si.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/conchologicalill00sowe/page/n5"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Murex Snails | Shells of murex snails. | Plate showing the shells of four species of sea snails in the family Muricidae.
The name assigned by the author is given first, followed by the current name in parentheses:
101. Murex pliciferus (Siratus pliciferoides)
102. Murex trigonulus (Naquetia triqueter)
103. Murex peruvianus (Murexsul octogonus)
104. Murex palmiferus (Chicoreus denudatus)
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/bulinus/ | Plate showing land snails from Central and South America, most of them see from front and back | Sowerby, George Brettingham I | 1788 | 1854 | [
"UK"
] | The conchological illustrations | [
"Sowerby, George Brettingham II"
] | [] | 1832 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24781032M/The_conchological_illustrations_or_Coloured_figures_of_all_the_hitherto_unfigured_recent_shells | [
"1830s",
"19th century",
"color",
"mollusk",
"reference book"
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"The Smithsonian Libraries",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://library.si.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/conchologicalill00sowe/page/n5"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Central & South American Land Snails | Shells of Central & South American land snails. | Plate showing the shells of five species of land snails from Central and South America, classified by the author in the genus Bulinus.
The name assigned by the author is given first, followed by the current name in parentheses, when known:
18. Bulinus princeps (Orthalicus princeps)
19. Bulinus modestus (Bostryx modestus)
20, 20x. Bulinus varians
21. Bulinus tigris
22, 22x. Bulinus albicans (Bostryx albicans)
In a later edition of this book, the author states that his father penned most of the illustrations, crediting himself only for the “Chiton, Cardium, Murex, and Typhis” series. The inscription “C.B.S. Jun. exc. (for excudit)” could then mean that G. B. Sowerby II took care of the etching work, or at least of transferring the drawings onto the metal plate.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/time-old-fairy-tales/ | An evil fairy wearing a hooded gown strikes an ominous pose as she faces the viewer | Jordan, Wilhelm | 1871 | ca. 1918 | [
"Germany"
] | Dornröschen | [
"Wegener, Friedrich"
] | [
"Globus Verlag G. M. B. H."
] | n.d. [1901?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25413192M/Dornr%C3%B6schen | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"butterfly",
"child",
"children's book",
"eerie",
"night"
] | [
"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://library.unc.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/dornrscheneinsch00wege/page/n3"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | Chime Again the Old Stories | And chime again the old stories. | A butterfly takes off into the night sky, lifting a veil on a boy leaning over a book on a table at which his mother and siblings are sitting with him.
The caption reads in the original German: Und wieder klingen die alten Märchen.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/suitable-present/ | An evil fairy wearing a hooded gown strikes an ominous pose as she faces the viewer | Jordan, Wilhelm | 1871 | ca. 1918 | [
"Germany"
] | Dornröschen | [
"Wegener, Friedrich"
] | [
"Globus Verlag G. M. B. H."
] | n.d. [1901?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25413192M/Dornr%C3%B6schen | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"children's book",
"eerie",
"fairy tale",
"female",
"Grimm's fairy tales",
"ritual",
"witch"
] | [
"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://library.unc.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/dornrscheneinsch00wege/page/n3"
] | People | Portrait (taller) | [] | A Suitable Present | I, too, would like [...] to offer you a suitable present. | An evil fairy wearing a hooded gown strikes an ominous pose as she faces the viewer, the guest having deserted the reception room where a dinner was taking place in the background.
The caption reads in the original German: Möchte dir […] auch mein gebührend Präsentlein bringen.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/come-little-one/ | An older woman sitting by a staircase shows a spinning-wheel to a younger one | Jordan, Wilhelm | 1871 | ca. 1918 | [
"Germany"
] | Dornröschen | [
"Wegener, Friedrich"
] | [
"Globus Verlag G. M. B. H."
] | n.d. [1901?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25413192M/Dornr%C3%B6schen | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"children's book",
"fairy tale",
"female",
"Grimm's fairy tales",
"talking"
] | [
"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://library.unc.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/dornrscheneinsch00wege/page/n3"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | Come, Little One | The old woman said: | An older woman sitting by a staircase at the top of a tower shows a spinning-wheel to a younger one.
The caption reads in the original German:
Spricht die Alte: “Komm, Kindelein !
Komm nur näher, das ist ein Wocken.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/drinker-asleep/ | A queen and a king have been struck by sleep in the midst of their daily activities | Jordan, Wilhelm | 1871 | ca. 1918 | [
"Germany"
] | Dornröschen | [
"Wegener, Friedrich"
] | [
"Globus Verlag G. M. B. H."
] | n.d. [1901?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25413192M/Dornr%C3%B6schen | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"children's book",
"drink",
"fairy tale",
"foliage",
"Grimm's fairy tales",
"king",
"queen",
"sleeping"
] | [
"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://library.unc.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/dornrscheneinsch00wege/page/n3"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | The Drinker Fell Asleep | And with the full tankard in his hand, the royal drinker suddenly fell asleep. | A queen and a king, surrounded with ornamental branches and foliage, have been struck by sleep in the midst of their daily activities, one still holding a shoe, the other a tankard.
The caption reads in the original German:
Und in der Hand den vollen Becher,
plötzlich entschläft der fürstliche Zecher.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/sharp-thorns/ | The hands of a prince calling for help rise out of a tangle of thorns spreading around a castle | Jordan, Wilhelm | 1871 | ca. 1918 | [
"Germany"
] | Dornröschen | [
"Wegener, Friedrich"
] | [
"Globus Verlag G. M. B. H."
] | n.d. [1901?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25413192M/Dornr%C3%B6schen | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"castle",
"children's book",
"eerie",
"fairy tale",
"Grimm's fairy tales"
] | [
"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://library.unc.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/dornrscheneinsch00wege/page/n3"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | Sharp Thorns | Sharp thorns stretched and crept over the roof. | The hands of a prince calling for help rise out of a tangle of thorny, bramble-like stems spreading around a castle whose towers can be seen in the background.
The caption reads in the original German:
Spitzige Dornen sich recken und strecken
Klimmen bis über das Dach hinan.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/flowery-gate/ | Behind a rose bush which frames the scene, the prince leans over Briar-Rose to give her a kiss | Jordan, Wilhelm | 1871 | ca. 1918 | [
"Germany"
] | Dornröschen | [
"Wegener, Friedrich"
] | [
"Globus Verlag G. M. B. H."
] | n.d. [1901?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25413192M/Dornr%C3%B6schen | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"children's book",
"fairy tale",
"flower",
"Grimm's fairy tales",
"mixed genders",
"sleeping"
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"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://library.unc.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/dornrscheneinsch00wege/page/n3"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | A flowery Gate | A flowery gate opened wide. | Behind a rose bush which frames the scene, the prince leans over the sleeping Briar-Rose to give her a kiss as the castle can be seen in the background.
The caption reads in the original German: Öffnet sich weit ein blumiges Thor.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/comes-briar-rose/ | A princely couple stands in the foreground interlocking arms, followed by other couples | Jordan, Wilhelm | 1871 | ca. 1918 | [
"Germany"
] | Dornröschen | [
"Wegener, Friedrich"
] | [
"Globus Verlag G. M. B. H."
] | n.d. [1901?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25413192M/Dornr%C3%B6schen | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"ceremony",
"children's book",
"couple",
"fairy tale",
"Grimm's fairy tales"
] | [
"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://library.unc.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/dornrscheneinsch00wege/page/n3"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | Came Briar-Rose | Came Briar-Rose, led by the prince. | A princely couple stands in the foreground interlocking arms, followed by a line of other couples stretching as far as the eye can see.
The caption reads in the original German: Röschen kommt, vom Prinzen geführt.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/cigar-wrapping/ | A woman worker at the Imperial Tobacco Factory, Paris, puts wrapper leaves around cigars | Morin, Edmond | 1824 | 1882 | [
"France"
] | Les grandes usines, vol. 2 | [
"Turgan, Julien"
] | [
"Michel Lévy Frères"
] | 1869 | https://openlibrary.org/books/ia:gri_33125000937041b/Les_grandes_usines_de_France | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"female",
"industrial",
"working"
] | [
"The Getty Research Institute",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/gri_33125000937017b/page/n8"
] | Science & technology | Portrait (taller) | [
"Linton, Henry Duff"
] | Woman Wrapping a Cigar | Woman worker putting the wrapper around a bound cigar. | A woman is sitting at her working place at the Imperial Tobacco Factory, Paris, where she puts wrapper leaves around cigars. A stack of wrappers can be seen in front of her, as well as a watch, cigars waiting to be wrapped, and a small jar of cigar glue.
The caption reads in the original French: Ouvrière roulant dans la feuille de robe le cigare déjà formé.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/tobacco-choppers/ | nan | Morin, Edmond | 1824 | 1882 | [
"France"
] | Les grandes usines, vol. 2 | [
"Turgan, Julien"
] | [
"Michel Lévy Frères"
] | 1869 | https://openlibrary.org/books/ia:gri_33125000937041b/Les_grandes_usines_de_France | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"industrial",
"machine",
"working"
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"The Getty Research Institute",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
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"https://archive.org/details/gri_33125000937017b/page/n8"
] | Science & technology | Landscape (wider) | [
"Linton, Henry Duff"
] | Tobacco Choppers | Choppers for smoking tobacco. | View of a workshop at the Imperial Tobacco Factory, Paris, where mechanical tobacco choppers are operated and fed by workers.
The caption reads in the original French: Les hachoirs de tabac à fumer.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/soda-crushing/ | Two workers at a soap factory are seen through an arch crushing blocks of soda with shovels | Morin, Edmond | 1824 | 1882 | [
"France"
] | Les grandes usines, vol. 2 | [
"Turgan, Julien"
] | [
"Michel Lévy Frères"
] | 1869 | https://openlibrary.org/books/ia:gri_33125000937041b/Les_grandes_usines_de_France | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"industrial",
"working"
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"The Getty Research Institute",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/library/",
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] | Science & technology | Landscape (wider) | [] | Men Crushing Soda | Workshop where soda is crushed. | Two workers at the Arnavon soap factory, Marseille, are seen through a semi-circular arch crushing blocks of soda with shovels. This workshop was known in local usage as the picadou.
The caption reads in the original French: Le picadou. — Atelier où se concasse la soude.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/pouring-oil/ | Three workers at a soap factory are moving an oil barrel up an inclined plane made of two planks | Morin, Edmond | 1824 | 1882 | [
"France"
] | Les grandes usines, vol. 2 | [
"Turgan, Julien"
] | [
"Michel Lévy Frères"
] | 1869 | https://openlibrary.org/books/ia:gri_33125000937041b/Les_grandes_usines_de_France | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"male",
"working"
] | [
"The Getty Research Institute",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/gri_33125000937017b/page/n8"
] | Science & technology | Landscape (wider) | [] | Workers Moving Oil Barrels | Workers pouring oil in the cauldron. | Three workers at the Arnavon soap factory, Marseille, are moving a barrel of olive oil up an inclined plane made of two planks. The oil contained in the barrels will be poured on lye, before being heated in the cauldron.
The caption reads in the original French: Ouvriers chargeant une cuite, c’est-à-dire versant l’huile dans la chaudière.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/cail-portable-engine/ | Side view of a portable steam engine built by the Cail Company | Bertrand, Joannès | nan | nan | [
"France"
] | Les grandes usines, vol. 2 | [
"Turgan, Julien"
] | [
"Michel Lévy Frères"
] | 1869 | https://openlibrary.org/books/ia:gri_33125000937041b/Les_grandes_usines_de_France | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"machine",
"steam"
] | [
"The Getty Research Institute",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/gri_33125000937017b/page/n8"
] | Science & technology | Landscape (wider) | [] | Portable Engine | Portable engine on wheels. | Side view of a portable steam engine built by the Cail Company. This sort of engine could be moved by one or more horses from one work site to another, where it would be used for any type of mechanical power transmission.
The caption reads in the original French: Locomobile montée sur son train.
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/derosne-cail-forge/ | View of the forge at the Derosne & Cail Company showing workers heating and hammering metal parts | Morin, Edmond | 1824 | 1882 | [
"France"
] | Les grandes usines, vol. 2 | [
"Turgan, Julien"
] | [
"Michel Lévy Frères"
] | 1869 | https://openlibrary.org/books/ia:gri_33125000937041b/Les_grandes_usines_de_France | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"fire",
"industrial",
"working"
] | [
"The Getty Research Institute",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/gri_33125000937017b/page/n8"
] | Science & technology | Landscape (wider) | [
"Linton, Henry Duff"
] | The Forge at the Derosne & Cail Company, Grenelle | The forge at the Derosne & Cail Company, Grenelle. | View of the forge at the Derosne & Cail Company showing workers heating and hammering metal parts, or busy around drop hammers in a large and bustling workshop.
The Derosne & Cail Company was active during most of the nineteenth century, under various names and shareholders. Its main activities consisted of building of sugar mills, railway locomotives, and metal bridges. After the Chaillot plant burned down in 1865, the Grenelle factory remained the only one active in Paris. The Cail Company is mentioned in Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea as the maker of parts for the Nautilus submarine[1].
The caption reads in the original French: Établissements Derosne et Cail. — Grenelle. — La Forge.
^ Verne, Jules. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Boston, 1875, p. 71.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/flowers-y-z/ | The letters Y and Z are drawn in white over a background of plants and fruit | Unknown | nan | nan | [] | The alphabet of flowers and fruit | [
"Anonymous"
] | [
"Dean & Son"
] | n.d. [1856?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25520674M/The_alphabet_of_flowers_and_fruit | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"alphabet",
"children's book",
"color",
"flower",
"fruit",
"Victorian"
] | [
"San Francisco Public Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://sfpl.org/",
"https://archive.org/details/alphabetofflower00lond"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Portrait (taller) | [] | Alphabet of Flowers and Fruit—Y, Z | Y, Yellow Gentian and night-waving Yew... | The letters Y and Z are drawn in white over a black background decorated with plants and fruit such as yellow gentian, zebra orchid, date, gooseberry…
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/flowers-q-r-s-t/ | The letters Q, R, S, T are drawn in white over a background of plants and fruit | Unknown | nan | nan | [] | The alphabet of flowers and fruit | [
"Anonymous"
] | [
"Dean & Son"
] | n.d. [1856?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25520674M/The_alphabet_of_flowers_and_fruit | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"alphabet",
"children's book",
"color",
"flower",
"fruit",
"rose",
"Victorian"
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"San Francisco Public Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://sfpl.org/",
"https://archive.org/details/alphabetofflower00lond"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Portrait (taller) | [] | Alphabet of Flowers and Fruit—Q, R, S, T | Q, Quince and Quickset... | The letters Q, R, S, and T are drawn in white over a black background decorated with plants and fruit such as rose, raspberry, sweet William, tulip, quince…
| |||
null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/flowers-i-j-k-l/ | The letters I, J, K, L are drawn in white over a background of plants and fruit | Unknown | nan | nan | [] | The alphabet of flowers and fruit | [
"Anonymous"
] | [
"Dean & Son"
] | n.d. [1856?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25520674M/The_alphabet_of_flowers_and_fruit | [
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"19th century",
"alphabet",
"children's book",
"color",
"flower",
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"Internet Archive"
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] | Ornaments & patterns | Portrait (taller) | [] | Alphabet of Flowers and Fruit—I, J, K, L | I is the Ivy embracing the tree... | The letters I, J, K, and L are drawn in white over a black background decorated with plants and fruit such as ivy, jasmine, pear, lemon, lupine…
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/flowers-e-f-g-h/ | The letters E, F, G, H are drawn in white over a background of plants and fruit | Unknown | nan | nan | [] | The alphabet of flowers and fruit | [
"Anonymous"
] | [
"Dean & Son"
] | n.d. [1856?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25520674M/The_alphabet_of_flowers_and_fruit | [
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"19th century",
"alphabet",
"children's book",
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] | [
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] | Ornaments & patterns | Portrait (taller) | [] | Alphabet of Flowers and Fruit—E, F, G, H | E is the Elder... | The letters E, F, G, and H are drawn in white over a black background decorated with plants and fruit such as elder, hollyhock, fig, geranium, grapes…
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/american-father/ | A short, skinny older man in a beach outfit walks holding the hands of his two tall daughters | Gibson, Charles Dana | 1867 | 1944 | [
"US"
] | Sketches and cartoons | [
"Gibson, Charles Dana"
] | [
"R. H. Russell"
] | 1900 | https://openlibrary.org/books/ia:sketchescartoons00gibs/Sketches_and_cartoons | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"leisure",
"mixed genders",
"satire"
] | [
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"Internet Archive"
] | [
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"https://archive.org/details/sketchescartoons00gibs/page/n6"
] | Humor | Landscape (wider) | [] | The Overworked American Father | The overworked American father. | A short, skinny older man in a beach outfit walks holding the hands of his two tall, blooming daughters while his chubby wife follows a few steps behind with a tender smile on her face.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/american-bodyguard/ | Four men in evening dress stand holding hands to contain a crowd of guests in similar attire | Gibson, Charles Dana | 1867 | 1944 | [
"US"
] | Sketches and cartoons | [
"Gibson, Charles Dana"
] | [
"R. H. Russell"
] | 1900 | https://openlibrary.org/books/ia:sketchescartoons00gibs/Sketches_and_cartoons | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"crowd",
"festive",
"mixed genders"
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"Internet Archive"
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] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [] | The American Bodyguard | The American bodyguard. | Four men in evening dress stand in a row, holding hands to symbolically contain a quiet crowd of guests in similar attire expecting an event coming from the right of the picture.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/inauguration-day/ | View of the audience at an inauguration at the House of Representatives from the Diplomatic Gallery | Gibson, Charles Dana | 1867 | 1944 | [
"US"
] | Sketches and cartoons | [
"Gibson, Charles Dana"
] | [
"R. H. Russell"
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"20th century",
"black & white",
"crowd",
"mixed genders",
"satire",
"smug"
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"Internet Archive"
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"https://archive.org/details/sketchescartoons00gibs/page/n6"
] | Humor | Landscape (wider) | [] | Inauguration Day in the Diplomatic Gallery, Washington | Inauguration Day in the Diplomatic Gallery, Washington. | Front view of the blasé-looking audience attending an inauguration at the United States House of Representatives from the Diplomatic Gallery. This gallery was reserved for the families of the members of the diplomatic corps.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/lass-sailor/ | An older woman stands on a beach near the remains of a ship, a dreamy smile playing on her lips | Gibson, Charles Dana | 1867 | 1944 | [
"US"
] | Sketches and cartoons | [
"Gibson, Charles Dana"
] | [
"R. H. Russell"
] | 1900 | https://openlibrary.org/books/ia:sketchescartoons00gibs/Sketches_and_cartoons | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"female",
"seafront",
"shipwreck",
"thoughtful"
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] | People | Landscape (wider) | [] | The Lass That Loved a Sailor | The lass that loved a sailor. | An older woman stands erect on a beach beside the time-worn remains of a wrecked ship, a faint smile playing on her lips as she seems lost in the contemplation of a distant past. in the bottom right corner of the drawing is a miniature of a young man in the naval uniform.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/christmas-fantasy/ | A boy in tattered clothes sleeps against a wooden box as the toys of his dreams whirl around him | Gibson, Charles Dana | 1867 | 1944 | [
"US"
] | Sketches and cartoons | [
"Gibson, Charles Dana"
] | [
"R. H. Russell"
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"20th century",
"black & white",
"eerie",
"sleeping",
"toy",
"youth"
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"Internet Archive"
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"https://archive.org/details/sketchescartoons00gibs/page/n6"
] | People | Landscape (wider) | [] | A Christmas Fantasy | A Christmas fantasy. | A boy in tattered clothes is sleeping on a threshold, leaning against a large wooden box bearing the word “fragile,” as the foods and toys of his dreams whirl around him like an ethereal carousel.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/love-song/ | A woman sitting at a grand piano plays and sings under the gaze of a man leaning beside her | Gibson, Charles Dana | 1867 | 1944 | [
"US"
] | Sketches and cartoons | [
"Gibson, Charles Dana"
] | [
"R. H. Russell"
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"20th century",
"black & white",
"dark",
"mixed genders",
"music",
"singing"
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"https://archive.org/details/sketchescartoons00gibs/page/n6"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [] | A Love Song | A love song. | A woman sitting at a grand piano plays and sings while looking at the viewer, under the gaze of a man in evening dress beside her, leaning on the instrument.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/death-rises/ | A skeleton emerges from a tomb, greeted by five female figures representing various vices | Rethel, Alfred | 1816 | 1859 | [
"Germany"
] | Alfred Rethel; 16 Zeichnungen und Entwürfe | [
"Friedrich, Walther"
] | [
"Verlag von J. Scholtz"
] | 1907 | nan | [
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"Yet another dance of death"
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"The Internet Archive"
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] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Berger, Carl Friedrich Robert"
] | Death Rises from the Grave | First plate from Rethel's "Yet Another Dance of Death." | In the first plate of this series, a skeleton still half-wrapped in a shroud is seen emerging from a tomb, greeted by five female figures with bird feet representing various vices: Vanity, Cunning, Falsehood, Bloodthirstyness, and Frenzy. Each one of them has a gift for Death: one offers him a hat adorned with a cock feather, and a glimpse of himself in a mirror, another gives a sword, the others a pair of scales, a scythe, a horse. Cunning and Falsehood point toward Justice they have defeated and bound, and from whom they have taken the sword and the scales.
The title reads in the original German: Der Tod entsteigt dem Grab.
Alfred Rethel’s Dance of Death is a series of six woodcuts engraved under the supervision of Hugo Bürkner and usually known as Yet Another Dance of Death (Auch ein Totentanz), or sometimes A Dance of Death from the Year 1848 (Ein Todtentanz aus dem Jahre 1848). A reaction to the popular uprisings and democratic revolutions which spread across Europe at the time, it was first published in 1849 to great acclaim, accompanied by verses by Robert Reinick which give insights into the scenes. This combination of words and pictures is usually considered a staunch counterrevolutionary and reactionary manifesto,[1] highligting the destructive folly of rebellion and revolutions, and the dangers of pursuing such pipedreams as liberty, fraternity, and republican systems. Some attempts have been made, however, to nuance this understanding of Rethel’s opinions.
^ Albert Boime (1991) “Alfred Rethel’s Counterrevolutionary Death Dance” Art Bulletin vol. 73, N° 4 (this PDF document has been saved to the Internet Archive).
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/death-rides-town/ | Plate two of Rethel’s Dance of Death shows Death traveling on horseback toward a walled city | Rethel, Alfred | 1816 | 1859 | [
"Germany"
] | Alfred Rethel; 16 Zeichnungen und Entwürfe | [
"Friedrich, Walther"
] | [
"Verlag von J. Scholtz"
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] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Jungtow, Richard Julius"
] | Death Rides into Town | Second plate from Rethel's "Yet Another Dance of Death." | The second woodcut of Rethel’s Dance of Death shows Death traveling on horseback along a country road, toward a walled city whose cathedral rises in the distance, as does the smoke from chimneys hinting at the progress of industrial transformations. He wears his hat, a coat, boots, carries a scythe slung over his shoulder, and has a pair of scales hanging from his little finger. Two women field-workers hurry away at a crossroads as they see him drawing near.
The title reads in the original German: Der Tod reitet zur Stadt.
This series of plates was engraved under the supervision of Hugo Bürkner.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/death-tavern/ | Plate 3 of Rethel’s Dance of Death where Death tells an audience crown and pipe are of equal weight | Rethel, Alfred | 1816 | 1859 | [
"Germany"
] | Alfred Rethel; 16 Zeichnungen und Entwürfe | [
"Friedrich, Walther"
] | [
"Verlag von J. Scholtz"
] | 1907 | nan | [
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"sly",
"street",
"Yet another dance of death"
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] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Schmidt, Oskar Friedrich"
] | Death in front of the Tavern | Third plate from Rethel's "Yet Another Dance of Death." | In the third woodcut of Rethel’s Dance of Death, Death has finally reached the city. He stands at the entrance of a tavern, and on the wall behind him is pasted a poster with the words Freiheit, Gleichheit, Brüderlichkeit, (Freedom, equality, fraternity), a motto made famous by the French Revolution and featuring in the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Two glasses, faintly reminiscent of mountebanks’ cups and balls trick, can be seen on the table before him as he talks a captivated audience into believing a crown and a tobacco pipe are of equal weight. A blind (according to the verse), old woman with a walking stick is the only one to seem unimpressed, as she walks away from the scene with a little child.
The hat worn by Death is a Hecker hat, in reference to the 1848 Hecker uprising, an attempt, originated in the Grand Duchy of Baden, to overthrow the monarchy.
The title reads in the original German: Der Tod vor der Schenke.
This series of plates was engraved under the supervision of Hugo Bürkner.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/sword-people/ | Fourth plate of Rethel's Dance of Death showing Death stirring up an uprising and offering a sword | Rethel, Alfred | 1816 | 1859 | [
"Germany"
] | Alfred Rethel; 16 Zeichnungen und Entwürfe | [
"Friedrich, Walther"
] | [
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"Yet another dance of death"
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] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Steinbrecher, Gustav Richard"
] | Death Delivers the Sword to the People | Fourth plate from Rethel's "Yet Another Dance of Death." | The figure of Death, standing as an orator on the public scaffold at the marketplace, dominates the fourth woodcut of Rethel’s Dance of Death. His eloquence has stirred up an uprising under the flag of the republic—possibly held by the executioner—and he offers a sword engraved with the words Volks Justiz (People’s Justice) to an excited crowd already armed with clubs and stones as soldiers march forward in the background.
The title reads in the original German: Der Tod übergibt dem Volk das Schwert.
This series of plates was engraved under the supervision of Hugo Bürkner.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/death-barricade/ | Fifth plate of Rethel’s Dance of Death showing Death on a barricade as insurgents fall fighting | Rethel, Alfred | 1816 | 1859 | [
"Germany"
] | Alfred Rethel; 16 Zeichnungen und Entwürfe | [
"Friedrich, Walther"
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] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Zscheckel, Carl August"
] | Death on the Barricade | Fifth plate from Rethel's "Yet Another Dance of Death." | In the fifth plate of Rethel’s Dance of Death, Death stands with a flag on a barricade, biting the collar of his coat in a strange grin. The ranks of the insurgents, who fight with cobblestones and guns against an army which fires with cannons, are being decimated.
The title reads in the original German: Der Tod auf der Barrikade.
This series of plates was engraved under the supervision of Hugo Bürkner.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/death-victor/ | Sixth woodcut of Rethel's Dance of Death showing Death riding a horse after an insurrection | Rethel, Alfred | 1816 | 1859 | [
"Germany"
] | Alfred Rethel; 16 Zeichnungen und Entwürfe | [
"Friedrich, Walther"
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"The Internet Archive"
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] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Gaber, August"
] | Death as Victor | Sixth plate from Rethel's "Yet Another Dance of Death." | The sixth and final woodcut of Rethel’s Dance of Death shows a street after the battle. As the smoke dissipates and each side mourns its dead, Death, divested of all garments save a laurel wreath, rides his horse to the top of a barricade, carrying a seemingly blank flag. While the animal licks blood from the wound of a fallen man, Death turns his eyes toward a dying insurgent.
The title reads in the original German: Der Tod als Sieger.
This series of plates was engraved under the supervision of Hugo Bürkner.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/plays-frontispiece/ | A heterogeneous group of people is seen standing against a mostly black background | Beardsley, Aubrey | 1872 | 1898 | [
"UK"
] | Under the hill | [
"Beardsley, Aubrey"
] | [
"Dodd, Mead and Company",
"John Lane"
] | [1928] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL23352899M/Under_the_hill | [
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"20th century",
"black & white",
"caricature",
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"Victorian"
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] | Humor | Portrait (taller) | [] | Plays—Frontispiece | Frontispiece to "Plays" by John Davidson. | A heterogeneous group of people is seen standing against a mostly black background depicting, in a stylized manner, the bank of a lake dotted with trees.
The figures have been identified as, from left to right: Beardsley’s sister Mabel (an actress), Henry Harland (editor of the Yellow Book), Oscar Wilde, Sir Augustus Harris (a theater manager), Richard Le Gallienne (an author), and Adeline Genée (a dancer). With the exceptions of Oscar Wilde and Sir Augustus Harris, it doesn’t seem these identities have been established beyond any doubt.
On the occasion of the publication of Plays, the Daily Chronicle printed a review criticizing Beardsley’s frontispiece for portraying Two well-known faces of the day. Bearsley replied with the following letter, which was published in the next issue:
An Error of Taste
Sir, — In your review of Mr. Davidson’s plays, I find myself convicted of an error of taste, for having introduced portraits into my frontispiece to that book. I cannot help feeling that your reviewer is unduly severe. One of the gentlemen who forms part of my decoration is surely beautiful enough to stand the test even of portraiture, the other owes me half a crown.
I am, yours truly,
Aubrey Beardsley.
114 Cambridge Street, S.W.
March 1, 1894.
The reference to the gentleman who “owes me half a crown” was probably aimed at Sir Augustus Harris, the administrator of the Covent Garden, who was in the unfortunate habit of selling more tickets than the theater could accommodate people. The story has it that on one occasion, Beardsley came to find his seat already taken.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/ave-vale/ | A young man in ancient dress is seen from the side raising his hand to bid farewell | Beardsley, Aubrey | 1872 | 1898 | [
"UK"
] | Under the hill | [
"Beardsley, Aubrey"
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] | People | Portrait (taller) | [] | Ave atque vale | Ave atque vale. | A young man in ancient dress is seen from the side raising his hand to bid farewell while looking slightly downwards, a grave look shrouding his face.
Ave atque vale, usually rendered as “Hail and Farewell,” are the last words of the following poem by Catullus, here in Beardsley’s own translation:
Carmen 101
By ways remote and distant waters sped,
Brother, to thy sad grave-side am I come,
That I may give the last gifts to the dead,
And vainly parley with thine ashes dumb:
Since she who now bestows and now denies
Hath ta’en thee, hapless brother, from mine eyes.
But lo! these gifts, the heirlooms of past years,
Are made sad things to grace thy coffin shell,
Take them, all drenched with a brother’s tears,
And, brother, for all time, hail and farewell!
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/soprano-lightly-frocked/ | A tall young woman with a hat and a fan walks in the woods with a shorter young man at her side | Beardsley, Aubrey | 1872 | 1898 | [
"UK"
] | Under the hill | [
"Beardsley, Aubrey"
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"Dodd, Mead and Company",
"John Lane"
] | [1928] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL23352899M/Under_the_hill | [
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"20th century",
"Art Nouveau",
"black & white",
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"Victorian",
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"The Internet Archive"
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] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | A Soprano, Lightly Frocked | The three musicians. | A tall young woman with a hat and a fan walks in the woods near a village with a shorter young man wearing a boater at her side.
The Three Musicians is a poem by Aubrey Beardsley.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/rheingold-3/ | Wotan and Loge in the Nibelungs' underworld facing Alberich, who has turned into a dragon | Beardsley, Aubrey | 1872 | 1898 | [
"UK"
] | Under the hill | [
"Beardsley, Aubrey"
] | [
"Dodd, Mead and Company",
"John Lane"
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"Art Nouveau",
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"The Internet Archive"
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] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | Das Rheingold III | For the third tableau of "Das Rheingold." | Das Rheingold is the first part of Wagner’s cycle known in English as The Ring of the Nibelung. In this illustration, we can see Wotan (left) and Loge, a demi-god of fire, in the Nibelungs’ underworld, in search of the gold stolen by Alberich. Loge mocks the magical powers of Alberich, who responds by morphing into a dragon. Loge pretends to be scared.
Beardsley had plans for a series of drawings dedicated to Das Rheingold, but he only had time to complete two of them.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/toilet-helen/ | A woman is having her hair done by a veiled figure and other female assistants | Beardsley, Aubrey | 1872 | 1898 | [
"UK"
] | Under the hill | [
"Beardsley, Aubrey"
] | [
"Dodd, Mead and Company",
"John Lane"
] | [1928] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL23352899M/Under_the_hill | [
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"Art Nouveau",
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"Victorian"
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] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | The Toilet of Helen | The toilet of Helen. | A woman is having her hair done by a veiled figure and other female assistants while a matronly woman watches from a chair and two dwarfs appear to be fighting in the foreground.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/abbe/ | A man in extravagant garments strikes a pose in the midst of lush vegetation | Beardsley, Aubrey | 1872 | 1898 | [
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] | People | Portrait (taller) | [] | The Abbé | The abbé. | A man in extravagant garments including a cloak, a muff, a fan, and feathers in his hair strikes a pose in the midst of lush vegetation.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/diospyros-virginiana/ | Stipple engraving showing leaves and fruit of American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) | Redouté, Henri-Joseph | 1766 | 1852 | [
"France"
] | Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale, vol. 2 | [
"Michaux, François-André"
] | [
"Imprimerie de L. Haussmann"
] | 1812 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL26848586M/Histoire_des_arbres_forestiers_de_l'Am%C3%A9rique_Septentrionale | [
"1810s",
"19th century",
"color",
"Ebenaceae",
"fruit",
"leaves",
"reference book",
"tree"
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"University of Pittsburgh Library System",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.library.pitt.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/histoiredesarbre002mich/page/n6"
] | Plants | Portrait (taller) | [
"Gabriel, Louis"
] | American Persimmon | Diospiros [sic] virginiana | Stipple engraving showing leaves and fruit of American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), a tree in the family Ebenaceae native to North America. This tree is described as follows by the author:
This tree belongs to the class of vegetables whose sexes are confined to different stocks. Both the barren and fertile flowers are greenish, and not strikingly apparent. The ripe fruit is about as large as the thumb, of a reddish complexion, round, fleshy, and furnished with six or eight semi-oval stones slightly swollen at the sides and of a dark purple color. It is not eatable till it has felt the first frost, by which the skin is shrivelled, and the pulp, which before was hard and extremely harsh to the taste, is softened and rendered palatable.
Translation by Augustus Lucas Hillhouse.
Our attibution of this illustration to Henri-Joseph Redouté is little more than a wild guess. The initials missing from the artist’s name, it could just as plausibly be his more famous brother Pierre-Joseph, who also collaborated to this book. Or the two might have worked together on this particular plate.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/american-holly/ | Stipple engraving showing leaves and fruit on a branch of American holly (Ilex opaca) | Redouté, Henri-Joseph | 1766 | 1852 | [
"France"
] | Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale, vol. 2 | [
"Michaux, François-André"
] | [
"Imprimerie de L. Haussmann"
] | 1812 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL26848586M/Histoire_des_arbres_forestiers_de_l'Am%C3%A9rique_Septentrionale | [
"1810s",
"19th century",
"Aquifoliaceae",
"color",
"fruit",
"leaves",
"reference book",
"tree"
] | [
"University of Pittsburgh Library System",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.library.pitt.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/histoiredesarbre002mich/page/n6"
] | Plants | Portrait (taller) | [
"Renard"
] | American Holly | Ilex opaca | Stipple engraving showing leaves and fruit on a branch of American holly (Ilex opaca), an evergreen tree in the family Aquifoliaceae native to North America. This tree is described as follows by the author:
The American holly, in its pyramidical shape and in its brilliant evergreen foliage, bears a striking resemblance to the European species, Ilex aquifolium. Its leaves present a slight difference, being less twisted, less acuminate, and of a lighter green. Its flowers are white and not conspicuous. They are succeeded by numerous red berries, which remain long attached to the branches. Upon the trunk of old trees the bark is smooth and of a whitish-gray color; on the young branches it is green and shining.
Translation by Augustus Lucas Hillhouse.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/black-birch/ | Stipple engraving showing leaves and fertile aments on a branch of black birch (Betula lenta) | Bessa, Pancrace | 1772 | 1846 | [
"France"
] | Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale, vol. 2 | [
"Michaux, François-André"
] | [
"Imprimerie de L. Haussmann"
] | 1812 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL26848586M/Histoire_des_arbres_forestiers_de_l'Am%C3%A9rique_Septentrionale | [
"1810s",
"19th century",
"Betulaceae",
"color",
"green",
"leaves",
"reference book",
"tree"
] | [
"University of Pittsburgh Library System",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.library.pitt.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/histoiredesarbre002mich/page/n6"
] | Plants | Portrait (taller) | [
"Gabriel, Louis"
] | Black Birch | Betula lenta | Stipple engraving showing leaves and fertile aments on a branch of black birch (Betula lenta), a tree in the family Betulaceae native to North America. This tree is described as follows by the author:
The young shoots are brown, smooth, and dotted with white, as are also the leaves. When bruised, the leaves diffuse a very sweet odor; and, as they retain this property when dried and carefully preserved, they afford an agreeable infusion, with the addition of sugar and milk.
The barren flowers of the black birch are disposed in flexible aments about four inches long. The fertile aments, which are commonly situated at the extremity of the young branches, are ten or twelve lines long and five or six lines in diameter, straight, cylindrical, and nearly sessile at the season of the maturity of the seed, which is about the first of November.
The bark, upon the trunk of trees less than eight inches in diameter, is smooth, grayish, and perfectly similar in its color and organization to that of the cherry tree. On old trees, the epidermis detaches itself transversely, at intervals, in hard ligneous plates, six or eight inches (fifteen or twenty centimeters) broad.
Translation by Augustus Lucas Hillhouse.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/quercus-virginiana/ | Leaves and acorns of the southern live oak (Quercus virginiana), a tree in the family Fagaceae | Redouté, Henri-Joseph | 1766 | 1852 | [
"France"
] | Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale, vol. 2 | [
"Michaux, François-André"
] | [
"Imprimerie de L. Haussmann"
] | 1812 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL26848586M/Histoire_des_arbres_forestiers_de_l'Am%C3%A9rique_Septentrionale | [
"1810s",
"19th century",
"color",
"Fagaceae",
"leaves",
"reference book",
"tree"
] | [
"University of Pittsburgh Library System",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.library.pitt.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/histoiredesarbre002mich/page/n6"
] | Plants | Portrait (taller) | [
"Gabriel, Louis"
] | Southern Live Oak | Quercus virens | Stipple engraving showing leaves and acorns of the southern live oak (Quercus virginiana), an evergreen tree in the family Fagaceae native to North America. This tree is described as follows by the author:
The live oak is commonly 40 or 45 feet (12 or 14 m) in height, and from 1 to 2 feet (0.3 to 0.6 m) in diameter; but it is sometimes much larger: Mr. S., president of the Agricultural Society of Charleston, assured me that he had felled a trunk, hollowed by age, which was 24 feet (7 m) in circumference. Like most other trees, it has, when insulated, a wide and tufted summit. Its trunk is sometimes undivided for 18 or 20 feet (5.5 or 6 m), but often ramifies at half this height, and at a distance it has the appearance of an old apple tree or pear tree. The leaves are oval, coriaceous, of a dark green above and whitish beneath: they persist during several years, and are partially renewed every spring. On trees reared upon plantations, or growing in cool soils, they are one half larger, and are often denticulated: upon stocks of two or three years they are commonly very distinctly toothed.
Translation by Augustus Lucas Hillhouse.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/dwarf-chinkapin-oak/ | Stipple engraving showing leaves, acorn, and tip of a branch of the dwarf chinkapin oak (Quercus prinoides) | Bessa, Pancrace | 1772 | 1846 | [
"France"
] | Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale, vol. 2 | [
"Michaux, François-André"
] | [
"Imprimerie de L. Haussmann"
] | 1812 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL26848586M/Histoire_des_arbres_forestiers_de_l'Am%C3%A9rique_Septentrionale | [
"1810s",
"19th century",
"color",
"Fagaceae",
"leaves",
"reference book",
"shrub"
] | [
"University of Pittsburgh Library System",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.library.pitt.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/histoiredesarbre002mich/page/n6"
] | Plants | Portrait (taller) | [
"Bessin"
] | Dwarf Chinkapin Oak | Quercus prinus chincapin | Stipple engraving showing leaves, acorns, and tip of a branch of the dwarf chinkapin oak (Quercus prinoides), a tree in the family Fagaceae native to North America. This tree is described as follows by the author:
The leaves of the small chesnut oak are oval-acuminate, regularly but not deeply denticulated, of a light green above and whitish beneath. The acorns are enclosed for one third of their length in scaly sessile cups; they are of a middle size, somewhat elongated, similarly rounded at both ends, and very sweet.
Nature seems to have sought a compensation for the diminutive size of this shrub in the abundance of its fruit: the stem, which is sometimes no bigger than a quill, is stretched at full length upon the ground by the weight of the thickly clustering acorns.
Translation by Augustus Lucas Hillhouse.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/quercus-bicolor/ | leaves, acorn, and tip of a branch of the swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor) | Bessa, Pancrace | 1772 | 1846 | [
"France"
] | Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale, vol. 2 | [
"Michaux, François-André"
] | [
"Imprimerie de L. Haussmann"
] | 1812 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL26848586M/Histoire_des_arbres_forestiers_de_l'Am%C3%A9rique_Septentrionale | [
"1810s",
"19th century",
"color",
"Fagaceae",
"green",
"leaves",
"reference book",
"tree"
] | [
"University of Pittsburgh Library System",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.library.pitt.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/histoiredesarbre002mich/page/n6"
] | Plants | Portrait (taller) | [
"Gabriel, Louis"
] | Swamp White Oak | Quercus prinus discolor | Stipple engraving showing leaves, acorn, and tip of a branch of the swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor), a tree in the family Fagaceae native to North America. This tree is described as follows by the author:
The swamp white oak is a beautiful tree, more than 70 feet (21 m) in height, of which the vegetation is vigorous and the foliage luxuriant. The leaves are 6 or 8 inches (15 to 20 cm) long and 4 inches (10 cm) broad, smooth and of a dark green above, downy and lighter coloured beneath; they are entire towards the base, which is cuneiform, but are widened and coarsely toothed for two thirds of their length towards the summit. The tree is distinguished, when young, by the form of its base and by the down upon its leaves, which is more sensible to the touch than on any analogous species. At a riper age the lower side of the leaf is of a silvery white, which is strikingly contrasted with the bright green of the upper surface; hence the specific name of discolor Was given it by Dr. Muhlemberg.
The acorns are sweet, but seldom abundant; they are rather large, of a brown complexion, and contained in a spreading cup edged with short slender filaments, more downy within than those of any other oak, and supported by peduncles 1 or 2 inches (2.5 or 5 cm) in length. The trunk is clad in a scaly greyish white bark. The wood is strong, elastic, and heavier than that of the white oak.
Translation by Augustus Lucas Hillhouse.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/nutkin-tree/ | Two squirrels are facing each other belligerently on a large branch as three others sit watching | Potter, Beatrix | 1866 | 1943 | [
"UK"
] | The tale of Squirrel Nutkin | [
"Potter, Beatrix"
] | [
"Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd"
] | n.d. [ca. 1903?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7244289M/The_tale_of_Squirrel_Nutkin | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"children's book",
"color",
"rodent",
"tree",
"woodland"
] | [
"University of Toronto Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/taleofsquirrelnu00pottuoft/page/n6"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Nutkin up a Tree | He will throw sticks at you, and stamp his feet and scold. | Two squirrels are facing each other belligerently on a large branch as three others sit watching them from a slightly higher position.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/peeping-round/ | A group of squirrels has stopped by a tree, looking in all directions, as an owl sits nearby | Potter, Beatrix | 1866 | 1943 | [
"UK"
] | The tale of Squirrel Nutkin | [
"Potter, Beatrix"
] | [
"Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd"
] | n.d. [ca. 1903?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7244289M/The_tale_of_Squirrel_Nutkin | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"children's book",
"color",
"owl",
"rodent",
"woodland"
] | [
"University of Toronto Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/taleofsquirrelnu00pottuoft/page/n6"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Peeping round the Tree | They came back very cautiously, peeping round the tree. | A group of squirrels has stopped by a tree, looking in all directions, as an owl can be seen sitting against the trunk.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/up-down-nut-bushes/ | Three squirrels are pressed together around a small heap of hazel nuts | Potter, Beatrix | 1866 | 1943 | [
"UK"
] | The tale of Squirrel Nutkin | [
"Potter, Beatrix"
] | [
"Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd"
] | n.d. [ca. 1903?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7244289M/The_tale_of_Squirrel_Nutkin | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"children's book",
"color",
"eating",
"rodent",
"tawny"
] | [
"University of Toronto Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/taleofsquirrelnu00pottuoft/page/n6"
] | Animals | Landscape (wider) | [] | Up and down the Nut Bushes | The other squirrels hunted up and down the nut bushes. | Three squirrels are pressed together around a small heap of hazel nuts.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/went-fishing/ | Squirrels are seen fishing in a lake, some standing on a rock, others on small rafts | Potter, Beatrix | 1866 | 1943 | [
"UK"
] | The tale of Squirrel Nutkin | [
"Potter, Beatrix"
] | [
"Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd"
] | n.d. [ca. 1903?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7244289M/The_tale_of_Squirrel_Nutkin | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"children's book",
"color",
"fishing",
"lake",
"rodent"
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"University of Toronto Library",
"Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/taleofsquirrelnu00pottuoft/page/n6"
] | Animals | Landscape (wider) | [] | Squirrels Went Fishing | The squirrels got up very early and went fishing. | Squirrels are seen fishing in the middle of a lake, some standing on a rock, others on small rafts.
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null | null | https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/back-owl-island/ | A procession of squirrels walks on a path leading to an owl sitting at the foot a its tree | Potter, Beatrix | 1866 | 1943 | [
"UK"
] | The tale of Squirrel Nutkin | [
"Potter, Beatrix"
] | [
"Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd"
] | n.d. [ca. 1903?] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7244289M/The_tale_of_Squirrel_Nutkin | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"children's book",
"color",
"owl",
"rodent",
"tree",
"woodland"
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"University of Toronto Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/",
"https://archive.org/details/taleofsquirrelnu00pottuoft/page/n6"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Back Again to Owl Island | Back again to Owl Island. | A procession of squirrels carrying a dead mole walks on a path leading to an owl sitting at the foot a its tree.
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