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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/making-friends/ | A bald man with a long beard smiles faintly as he carries on his back a little girl wearing his hat | Boughton, George Henry | 1833 | 1905 | [
"US"
] | Rip Van Winkle; and, The legend of Sleepy Hollow | [
"Irving, Washington"
] | [
"Macmillan and Co."
] | 1907 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7142295M/Rip_Van_Winkle_and_The_legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"child",
"happy",
"mixed genders",
"Rip Van Winkle"
] | [
"The New York Public Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.nypl.org/",
"https://archive.org/details/ripvanwinkleandl00irvi/page/n8/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Spielmeyer, Wilhelm"
] | Making Friends | And preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favour. | A bald man with a long gray beard smiles a faint and dreamy smile while carrying on his back a little girl who wears his hat.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/looked-roud-gun/ | An old man with a long beard and tattered clothes wakes up outdoors and checks his head and his gun | Boughton, George Henry | 1833 | 1905 | [
"US"
] | Rip Van Winkle; and, The legend of Sleepy Hollow | [
"Irving, Washington"
] | [
"Macmillan and Co."
] | 1907 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7142295M/Rip_Van_Winkle_and_The_legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"male",
"Rip Van Winkle",
"surprise",
"woodland"
] | [
"The New York Public Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.nypl.org/",
"https://archive.org/details/ripvanwinkleandl00irvi/page/n8/mode/2up"
] | People | Landscape (wider) | [
"Spielmeyer, Wilhelm"
] | He Looked Round for His Gun | He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel encrusted with rust. | An old man with a long gray beard and tattered clothes wakes up in the forest and, while still sitting, grabs hold of his rifle and checks his head.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/thirsty-soul/ | A young man is drinking from a jug under the gaze of an older man filling another one from a keg | Boughton, George Henry | 1833 | 1905 | [
"US"
] | Rip Van Winkle; and, The legend of Sleepy Hollow | [
"Irving, Washington"
] | [
"Macmillan and Co."
] | 1907 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7142295M/Rip_Van_Winkle_and_The_legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"drink",
"eerie",
"Rip Van Winkle",
"woodland"
] | [
"The New York Public Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.nypl.org/",
"https://archive.org/details/ripvanwinkleandl00irvi/page/n8/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Spielmeyer, Wilhelm"
] | He Was a Thirsty Soul | He was naturally a thirsty soul, and was soon tempted to repeat the draught. | A young man is heartily drinking from a jug under the watchful eye of an older man filling another one from a keg. A group of men in the background have interrupted their game of nine-pins to look on.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/seat-foot-tree/ | A young man has sat down by a tree to have something to eat, of which he gives a morsel to his dog | Boughton, George Henry | 1833 | 1905 | [
"US"
] | Rip Van Winkle; and, The legend of Sleepy Hollow | [
"Irving, Washington"
] | [
"Macmillan and Co."
] | 1907 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7142295M/Rip_Van_Winkle_and_The_legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"dog",
"eating",
"leisure",
"male",
"Rip Van Winkle",
"woodland"
] | [
"The New York Public Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.nypl.org/",
"https://archive.org/details/ripvanwinkleandl00irvi/page/n8/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Spielmeyer, Wilhelm"
] | Here He Would Seat Himself | Here he would sometimes seat himself at the foot of a tree, and share the contents of his wallet with Wolf. | A young man wearing breeches and a wide-brimmed hat has sat down at the foot of a tree to have something to eat, of which he gives a morsel to his dog while his rifle rests at the crook of his arm.
Given Boughton’s Hudson River School early influence, it feels like the publisher’s choice to have him illustrate a story taking place in the Catskill Mountains was a discerning touch.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/fowling-piece-shoulder/ | A girl standing on a chair looks out of a window from which she can see a hunter carrying a rabbit | Boughton, George Henry | 1833 | 1905 | [
"US"
] | Rip Van Winkle; and, The legend of Sleepy Hollow | [
"Irving, Washington"
] | [
"Macmillan and Co."
] | 1907 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7142295M/Rip_Van_Winkle_and_The_legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"black & white",
"child",
"hunting",
"Rip Van Winkle",
"rural"
] | [
"The New York Public Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.nypl.org/",
"https://archive.org/details/ripvanwinkleandl00irvi/page/n8/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Lacour, Octave L."
] | He Would Carry a Fowling-Piece on His Shoulder | He would carry a fowling-piece on his shoulder, for hours together. | A young girl standing on a chair looks out of a window from which she can see a young man with a rifle slung over his shoulder holding up the rabbit he’s just killed.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/fell-deep-sleep/ | An old man lies asleep in the woods, unaware of the figure of Father Time leaning over him | Boughton, George Henry | 1833 | 1905 | [
"US"
] | Rip Van Winkle; and, The legend of Sleepy Hollow | [
"Irving, Washington"
] | [
"Macmillan and Co."
] | 1907 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7142295M/Rip_Van_Winkle_and_The_legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow | [
"1900s",
"20th century",
"allegory",
"black & white",
"eerie",
"Rip Van Winkle",
"sleeping",
"surprise",
"woodland"
] | [
"The New York Public Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.nypl.org/",
"https://archive.org/details/ripvanwinkleandl00irvi/page/n8/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Spielmeyer, Wilhelm"
] | Fell into a Deep Sleep | And he fell into a deep sleep. | An old man lies in the woods, fast asleep and clutching his rifle, unaware of the figure of Father Time leaning over him with one hand raised to his forehead, as though perplexed, and the other holding his scythe.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/aqueduct-diocletian/ | Remains of the aqueduct of Diocletian, which brought water from the Jadro to Diocletian's palace | Cassas, Louis François | 1756 | 1827 | [
"France"
] | Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie | [
"Lavallée, Joseph"
] | [
"François Denis Née"
] | 1802 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28397759W/Voyage_pittoresque_et_historique_de_l%27Istrie_et_de_la_Dalmatie | [
"1800s",
"19th century",
"antiquity",
"black & white",
"Croatia",
"Europe",
"mountain",
"ruins"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-539d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Buildings & monuments | Landscape (wider) | [
"Charpentier, François-Philippe",
"Née, François Denis"
] | Aqueduct of Diocletian | View of the Salona Aqueduct, which brought water to Spalato. | View of the remains of the aqueduct of Diocletian, which brought water from the source of the river Jadro, near Solin, to Diocletian’s palace in Split, Croatia. The dilapidated though still majestic semicircular arches are seen on their downhill course across woodland, dominated by the mountains in the background.
The caption reads in the original French: Vue de l’aqueduc de Salones qui conduisait l’eau à Spalatro.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/pula-temple-augustus/ | View of the front and side of the Temple of Augustus in Pula, as seen from the square | Cassas, Louis François | 1756 | 1827 | [
"France"
] | Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie | [
"Lavallée, Joseph"
] | [
"François Denis Née"
] | 1802 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28397759W/Voyage_pittoresque_et_historique_de_l%27Istrie_et_de_la_Dalmatie | [
"1800s",
"19th century",
"antiquity",
"black & white",
"Croatia",
"Europe",
"temple"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5379-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Buildings & monuments | Landscape (wider) | [
"Liénard, Jean-Baptiste",
"Réville, Jean-Baptiste"
] | Temple of Augustus, Pula | View of the Temple of Augustus in Pula, taken from the square. | View of the front and side of the Temple of Augustus in Pula, Croatia, showing the remnants of a stairway on the right and masts rising above a wall in the background.
The caption reads in the original French: Vue du temple d’Auguste, à Pola, prise du côté de la place.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/pula-arch-sergii/ | Arch of the Sergii in Pula, Croatia, with men standing in the archway and women sitting on rubble | Cassas, Louis François | 1756 | 1827 | [
"France"
] | Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie | [
"Lavallée, Joseph"
] | [
"François Denis Née"
] | 1802 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28397759W/Voyage_pittoresque_et_historique_de_l%27Istrie_et_de_la_Dalmatie | [
"1800s",
"19th century",
"antiquity",
"black & white",
"Croatia",
"Europe",
"ruins"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5373-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Buildings & monuments | Landscape (wider) | [
"Liénard, Jean-Baptiste",
"Masquelier, Louis-Joseph"
] | Arch of the Sergii | View of the triumphal arch called Porta Aurea, taken from the front. At Pula. | Frontal view of the Arch of the Sergii located in Pula, Croatia, showing a group of men standing in the archway and two women in the foreground sitting on rubble.
The caption reads in the original French: Vue de l’arc de triomphe, appelé Porta-Aurea, prise en face. A Pola.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/pula-arena-temples/ | View of Pula, Croatia, showing the arena on the left and on the right, the temple of Augustus | Cassas, Louis François | 1756 | 1827 | [
"France"
] | Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie | [
"Lavallée, Joseph"
] | [
"François Denis Née"
] | 1802 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28397759W/Voyage_pittoresque_et_historique_de_l%27Istrie_et_de_la_Dalmatie | [
"1800s",
"19th century",
"antiquity",
"black & white",
"boat",
"Croatia",
"Europe",
"ruins",
"seafront"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5331-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Landscapes & places | Landscape (wider) | [
"Filhol, Antoine-Michel",
"Née, François Denis"
] | General View of Pula | General view of Pula, of the arena, the two temples, etc. Taken from Olive Tree Island. | Panoramic view showing Pula, a city in Istria, Croatia. On the left stands the arena and, on the right, the temple of Augustus and presumably that of Diana can be seen from the back. On a stretch of land dotted with trees, in the foreground, a man waves goodbye to a woman sitting in a small boat. This view is said to be taken from “Olive Tree Island,” which might correspond to Ugljan.
The credits inform us that this plate was etched by Filhol and “completed” by Née. We’re assuming that Née worked with a burin, that is, using a hand-engraving technique as opposed to etching in which the metal is bitten into by acid. Mixing the two techniques was common practice at the time, although seldom explicitly stated. Sometimes etching would be used to merely outline the main figures, all the details and shading being engraved with the burin. At the other extreme, the burin would be used for just adding the finishing touches, such as deepening some of the grooves made in the etching process, thus finely adjusting the intensity of the shadows.
The caption reads in the original French: Vue générale de Pola, de l’amphithéâtre, des deux temples, etc. Prise de l’île des Oliviers.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/trieste/ | Panoramic view of the port of Trieste and the coast of Istria as seen from a high viewpoint | Cassas, Louis François | 1756 | 1827 | [
"France"
] | Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie | [
"Lavallée, Joseph"
] | [
"François Denis Née"
] | 1802 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28397759W/Voyage_pittoresque_et_historique_de_l%27Istrie_et_de_la_Dalmatie | [
"1800s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"Europe",
"Italy",
"seafront",
"ship"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-532b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Landscapes & places | Landscape (wider) | [
"Née, François Denis",
"Niquet, Claude"
] | General View of Trieste | General view of Trieste, of its port, lazaretto, and of the coast of Istria, taken from the road to Vienna. | Panoramic view of a busy port of Trieste and of the coast of Istria in clear weather, as seen from a high viewpoint.
The caption reads in the original French: Vue générale de Trieste ; de son port, du lazareth et des côtes de l’Istrie, prise du chemin de Vienne.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/skolj-castle/ | Školj Castle in Slovenia, as seen standing on a rocky hill overlooking the Reka River | Cassas, Louis François | nan | nan | [
"France"
] | Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie | [
"Lavallée, Joseph"
] | [
"François Denis Née"
] | 1802 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL28397759W/Voyage_pittoresque_et_historique_de_l%27Istrie_et_de_la_Dalmatie | [
"1800s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"castle",
"Europe",
"mountain",
"river",
"rock",
"Slovenia"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5328-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Landscapes & places | Portrait (taller) | [
"Chenu",
"Maillet, Joseph C."
] | Školj Castle | View of Školj Castle located above the Reka Valley near Škocjan, in the vicinity of Trieste. | View of Školj Castle, Slovenia, as seen from a scenic portion of the Reka valley, standing on a rocky hill overlooking the Reka River. The opening of the Škocjan caves can be seen in the distance, behind a river bend, right below the castle. The views gathered in this book were drawn by Cassas between 1782 and 1788[1].
The caption reads in the original French: Vue du château de Novoscollio ou Neukossel, situé au-dessus de la vallée de la Ruecca, près San Canciano, dans les environs de Trieste.
^ Per the second part of the table of content, cf. p. 181, 182, 183.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/peacock-gurnard/ | ornaments showing peacocks and poppies, and gurnards and seaweed with an outer ring of seashells | Pillard Verneuil, Maurice | 1869 | 1942 | [
"France"
] | L'Animal dans la décoration | [
"Pillard Verneuil, Maurice"
] | [
"E. Lévy"
] | n.d. [1897] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18583543M/L'_animal_dans_la_decoration. | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"bird",
"border",
"color",
"fish",
"shellfish"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-3c8a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Portrait (taller) | [
"Imprimerie Lemercier et cie"
] | Ornaments with Peacocks and Gurnards | Peacocks and poppies, border. — Gurnards, seaweed, and scallop shells — cloisonné enamel dish. | Plate showing a combination of two separate ornamental designs: at the top is a border with peacocks and poppies, below is a circular motif featuring gurnards and seaweed, with an outer ring of scallop shells.
The caption reads in the original French: Paons et pavots, bordure. — Grondins, algues et coquilles — plat en émail cloisonné.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/golden-pheasant-ladybug/ | Ornamental designs showing snails on a mushroom, ladybugs on fern, and golden pheasants and irises | Pillard Verneuil, Maurice | 1869 | 1942 | [
"France"
] | L'Animal dans la décoration | [
"Pillard Verneuil, Maurice"
] | [
"E. Lévy"
] | n.d. [1897] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18583543M/L'_animal_dans_la_decoration. | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"bird",
"border",
"color",
"insect",
"mushroom",
"pheasant"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-3c83-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Landscape (wider) | [
"Imprimerie Lemercier et cie"
] | Ornaments with Golden Pheasants, Snails, and Ladybugs | Birds, background effect. — Snails and mushroom. — Ladybugs and maidenhair fern, fabric. — Golden pheasants and irises, border. | Combination of discrete ornamental designs featuring unspecified birds in hexagonal pattern arrangement, snails climbing a mushroom stipe, ladybugs of various sizes crawling maidenhair fern, and golden pheasants against a backdrop of irises.
The caption reads in the original French: Oiseaux, jeu de fond. — Escargots et champignon. — Coccinelles et capillaire, étoffe. — Faisans dorés et iris, bordure.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/deer-verneuil/ | A male red deer stands with a younger stag and a hind in a clearing on the edge of a birch wood | Pillard Verneuil, Maurice | 1869 | 1942 | [
"France"
] | L'Animal dans la décoration | [
"Pillard Verneuil, Maurice"
] | [
"E. Lévy"
] | n.d. [1897] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18583543M/L'_animal_dans_la_decoration. | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"Art Nouveau",
"color",
"deer",
"woodland"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-3d04-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Animals | Landscape (wider) | [
"Imprimerie Lemercier et cie"
] | Deer in a clearing | Deer. | An adult male red deer stands in a clearing on the edge of a birch wood, accompanied by a younger stag and a hind grazing near a stream.
The caption reads in the original French: Cerfs.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/birds-squirrels/ | Ornament with swifts on honeysuckle stalks, squirrels in a hazel tree and birds among hazel catkins | Pillard Verneuil, Maurice | 1869 | 1942 | [
"France"
] | L'Animal dans la décoration | [
"Pillard Verneuil, Maurice"
] | [
"E. Lévy"
] | n.d. [1897] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18583543M/L'_animal_dans_la_decoration. | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"Art Nouveau",
"bird",
"border",
"color",
"foliage"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-3cf5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Portrait (taller) | [
"Imprimerie Lemercier et cie"
] | Ornaments with Squirrels and Birds | Swifts and honeysuckle, border. — Squirrels and hazel, wallpaper. — Birds and flowering hazel, border. | Combination of discrete ornamental designs featuring swifts sitting on honeysuckle stems, squirrels scampering about the branches and leaves of a hazel tree, and unspecified birds fluttering among hazel catkins.
The caption reads in the original French: Martinets et chèvrefeuille, bordure. — Écureuils et noisetier, papier peint. — Oiseaux et noisetier en fleur, bordure.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/fish-cockatoo/ | Ornaments showing a pattern with cockatoos spreading their wings among lemon trees, and a two-tone frieze with fish swimming in a stream | Pillard Verneuil, Maurice | 1869 | 1942 | [
"France"
] | L'Animal dans la décoration | [
"Pillard Verneuil, Maurice"
] | [
"E. Lévy"
] | n.d. [1897] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18583543M/L'_animal_dans_la_decoration. | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"Art Nouveau",
"bird",
"color",
"fish",
"fruit",
"yellow"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-3cef-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Landscape (wider) | [
"Imprimerie Lemercier et cie"
] | Ornaments with Cockatoos and Fish | Fish, stenciled frieze. — Cockatoos and lemons, cretonne. | Plate showing a combination of two separate ornamental designs: on the right is a pattern with cockatoos spreading their wings among lemon fruit and branches; on the left, a narrower bicolor frieze with fish swimming in a stream.
The caption reads in the original French: Poissons, frise au pochoir. — Cacatoès et citrons, cretonne.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/swans-deer-butterflies/ | Decorative patterns showing swans on a pond, butterflies among foliage, and deer in a clearing | Pillard Verneuil, Maurice | 1869 | 1942 | [
"France"
] | L'Animal dans la décoration | [
"Pillard Verneuil, Maurice"
] | [
"E. Lévy"
] | n.d. [1897] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18583543M/L'_animal_dans_la_decoration. | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"Art Nouveau",
"bird",
"border",
"butterfly",
"color",
"deer"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-3cee-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Portrait (taller) | [
"Imprimerie Lemercier et cie"
] | Ornaments with Swans and Deer | Swans and arrowheads, border. — Butterflies and foliage, fabric. — Stags and hinds, frieze. | Combination of discrete decorative patterns featuring swans on a pond dotted with flowering arrowheads, butterflies separated by garlands of foliage, and a stag with a grazing hind in a clearing overgrown with thorny bushes.
The caption reads in the original French: Cygnes et sagittaire, bordure. — Papillons et feuillage, étoffe. — Cerfs et biches, frise.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/witch-cherry-garden/ | A woman in a pointed hat stands on a river bank and draws in a boat occupied by a girl | Vere Boyle, Eleanor (E.V.B.) | 1825 | 1916 | [
"UK"
] | Fairy tales | [
"Andersen, Hans Christian"
] | [
"Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle"
] | 1872 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL38225549M/Fairy_tales | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"Andersen's fairy tales",
"boat",
"child",
"children's book",
"color",
"fairy tale",
"female",
"river",
"Victorian",
"witch"
] | [
"University of Illinois Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.library.illinois.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/fairytalesbyhans00ande/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Leighton Bros."
] | The Witch in the Cherry Garden | The witch in the cherry garden drawing in Gerda's boat with her crutch. | A woman in a black and red dress and a fancy pointed hat stands on a stairway that goes down into a river. As she leans forward and holds on to a tree, she uses her crutch to pull a boat towards the bank, in which a girl sits quietly. Illustration to “The Snow Queen.”
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/children-playing-water/ | Three children can be seen playing in an inlet, unaware of a mermaid approaching in the background | Vere Boyle, Eleanor (E.V.B.) | 1825 | 1916 | [
"UK"
] | Fairy tales | [
"Andersen, Hans Christian"
] | [
"Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle"
] | 1872 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL38225549M/Fairy_tales | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"Andersen's fairy tales",
"child",
"children's book",
"color",
"fairy tale",
"frightened",
"seafront",
"swimming",
"Victorian"
] | [
"University of Illinois Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.library.illinois.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/fairytalesbyhans00ande/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Leighton Bros."
] | Children Playing in the Water | Children playing in the water and alarmed by one of the mermaids approaching the shore. | Two little boys can be seen on the bank of an inlet, one of them sitting and turning to a little girl to help her out of the water. They are unaware of a mermaid approaching in the background, hidden from them by a screen of cattail reeds, but already causing a fright to four other children huddled beneath a tree on the opposite bank. Illustration to “The Little Mermaid.”
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/old-king-pointing/ | An old man with a walking stick points a warning finger in front of him as he looks at a young man | Vere Boyle, Eleanor (E.V.B.) | 1825 | 1916 | [
"UK"
] | Fairy tales | [
"Andersen, Hans Christian"
] | [
"Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle"
] | 1872 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL38225549M/Fairy_tales | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"Andersen's fairy tales",
"children's book",
"color",
"fairy tale",
"king",
"male",
"Victorian"
] | [
"University of Illinois Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.library.illinois.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/fairytalesbyhans00ande/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Leighton Bros."
] | The Old King Pointing Out | The old king pointing out to the student the wicked princess's garden. | An older, bearded man leaning on a walking stick points a warning finger in front of him while raising his eyes toward a young man who follows his gesture with a pensive gaze. Illustration to “The Fellow-Traveller.”
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/old-woman-cat/ | An old woman spins by the fireplace with a rooster and a cat who looks sternly at a "duckling" | Vere Boyle, Eleanor (E.V.B.) | 1825 | 1916 | [
"UK"
] | Fairy tales | [
"Andersen, Hans Christian"
] | [
"Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle"
] | 1872 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL38225549M/Fairy_tales | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"Andersen's fairy tales",
"bird",
"cat",
"children's book",
"color",
"fairy tale",
"female",
"fire",
"rural",
"Victorian",
"working"
] | [
"University of Illinois Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.library.illinois.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/fairytalesbyhans00ande/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | People | Portrait (taller) | [
"Leighton Bros."
] | The Old Woman, with Cuckoo Shortlegs and the Cat | The old woman, with Cuckoo Shortlegs and the cat, who wouldn’t associate with the ugly duckling. | An old woman is spinning by the fireplace with a spindle and a distaff, in the company of a rooster and a cat who looks sternly at a “duckling” sitting in the foreground, in the shadow of a wooden chest. Illustration to “The Ugly Duckling.”
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/faints-funeral-pyre/ | A king leans over the body of a woman laid on a funeral pyre as distraught young men surround them | Vere Boyle, Eleanor (E.V.B.) | 1825 | 1916 | [
"UK"
] | Fairy tales | [
"Andersen, Hans Christian"
] | [
"Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle"
] | 1872 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL38225549M/Fairy_tales | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"Andersen's fairy tales",
"ceremony",
"children's book",
"color",
"fairy tale",
"horse",
"sad",
"unwell",
"Victorian"
] | [
"University of Illinois Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.library.illinois.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/fairytalesbyhans00ande/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Leighton Bros."
] | The Queen Disenchants the Wild Swans | The Queen disenchants the wild swans and faints upon the funeral pyre. | A squire holds the horse of a young king leaning over the body of a woman laid on a funeral pyre while the lament of a group of distraught young men surrounds the couple.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/dumb-maiden/ | A young woman is portrayed standing in front of three handmaidens while gazing demurely downwards | Vere Boyle, Eleanor (E.V.B.) | 1825 | 1916 | [
"UK"
] | Fairy tales | [
"Andersen, Hans Christian"
] | [
"Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle"
] | 1872 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL38225549M/Fairy_tales | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"Andersen's fairy tales",
"bird",
"children's book",
"color",
"fairy tale",
"female",
"frontispiece",
"Victorian"
] | [
"University of Illinois Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.library.illinois.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/fairytalesbyhans00ande/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Leighton Bros."
] | The Dumb Maiden Shewn to the People | The dumb maiden shewn to the people. | A young woman is portrayed within a circular frame, standing in front of three handmaidens while gazing demurely downwards. As part of the backdrop to the group, twelve swans can be seen above and below, huddled and tangled together among weeds. Illustration to “The Wild Swans.”
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/flu-paris/ | A Parisian couple walks in the street, wrapped up in warm clothes and sickly, sniffling along | Daumier, Honoré | 1808 | 1879 | [
"France"
] | Le Charivari | [
"Collective work"
] | [] | 1864 | nan | [
"1860s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"couple",
"periodical",
"street",
"unwell"
] | [
"National Gallery of Art Washington DC"
] | [
"https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.170085.html"
] | Humor | Portrait (taller) | [
"Destouches, Pierre Louis Hypolite"
] | The Flu in Paris | The flu in Paris. | A mature Parisian couple is seen above the waist walking in the street. He has a runny nose and a scarf wrapped around the lower part of his face, she holds a handkerchief to her mouth while looking downward. In the near background a man comes from the opposite direction, coughing and pressing a hand to his chest.
This illustration was published in Le Charivari on February 18, 1864. It is part of the miscellaneous series titled Actualités.
The caption reads in the original French: Paris grippé
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/waiting-for-comet/ | Parisians are out at night, tilting their heads back to catch a glimpse of the comet of 1857 | Daumier, Honoré | 1808 | 1879 | [
"France"
] | Le Charivari | [
"Collective work"
] | [] | 1857 | nan | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"mixed genders",
"night",
"periodical",
"watching"
] | [
"National Gallery of Art Washington DC"
] | [
"https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.183349.html"
] | Humor | Landscape (wider) | [
"Destouches, Pierre, Louis, Hypolite"
] | Waiting for the Comet | Parisians waiting for the famous comet. | Four people are out on a bank at night, their heads tilted back to peer into the starry sky in the hope of catching a glimpse of the comet of 1857—which never showed up. Announced by the astronomer Jacques Babinet, it was supposed to black out the sun and hit the earth on June 13, 1857.
This illustration was published in Le Charivari on February 25, 1857. It is part of the miscellaneous series titled Actualités. Second state of two.
The caption reads in the original French: Les parisiens dans l’attente de la fameuse comète.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/sacred-duty/ | Three women take a solemn oath over the top hat one of them is holding | Daumier, Honoré | 1808 | 1879 | [
"France"
] | Le Charivari | [
"Collective work"
] | [] | 1849 | nan | [
"1840s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"ceremony",
"female",
"periodical",
"ritual"
] | [] | [] | Humor | Portrait (taller) | [] | The Most Sacred Duty | Insurrection against husbands is proclaimed the most sacred of duties! | Three women forming a half-circle take a solemn oath over the top hat one of them is holding.
This illustration was published in Le Charivari on April 20, 1849. It is the first lithograph in a series of 10 titled Les femmes socialistes (another four might have been intended as part of the same series[1]). Second state of two.
The caption reads in the original French: L’insurrection contre les maris est proclamé le plus saint des devoirs !
^ Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre lithographié de Honoré Daumier. Nicolas-Auguste Hazard & Loys Delteil. Chez N.-A. Hazard: Orrouy, 1904, p. 390.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/extended-station/ | A crowd of travelers is standing on a railway platform, enduring a long wait under the rain | Daumier, Honoré | 1808 | 1879 | [
"France"
] | Le Charivari | [
"Collective work"
] | [] | 1843 | nan | [
"1840s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"crowd",
"mixed genders",
"periodical",
"rain",
"sullen",
"transportation"
] | [
"National Gallery of Art Washington DC"
] | [
"https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.183744.html"
] | Humor | Landscape (wider) | [] | An Exceedingly Extended Station | What's going on? the train doesn't seem to be coming... It's usually only forty-five minutes late, and we've been waiting here for an hour and a half! punctuality isn't the politeness of passenger cars... | A mixed crowd of glum travelers is standing on a railway platform, enduring a protracted wait under the pouring rain.
This illustration was published in Le Charivari on November 13, 1843. It is the thirteenth lithograph in a series of sixteen titled Les chemins de fer.
The caption reads in the original French:
Une Station Infiniment Trop Prolongée
C’est étonnant ! le convoi n’arrive pas ! … ordinairement il n’est en retard que de trois quarts d’heure, et aujourd’hui voila une heure et demie que nous attendons !.. l’exactitude n’est pas la politesse des wagons !…
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/lost-sponge/ | A high-strung kitchen boy breaks a bit of annoying news to a more lackadaisical chef | Daumier, Honoré | 1808 | 1879 | [
"France"
] | Le Charivari | [
"Collective work"
] | [] | 1842 | nan | [
"1840s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"excited",
"male",
"periodical",
"talking",
"working"
] | [
"National Gallery of Art Washington DC"
] | [
"https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.180116.html"
] | Humor | Landscape (wider) | [] | The Lost Sponge | "You know, that sponge you said I lost? well, you put it into Ms. Grimblot's vol-au-vent."
"Dammit! A sponge worth three francs in a forty-sous vol-au-vent!" | A high-strung kitchen boy breaks a bit of annoying news to a more lackadaisical chef.
This illustration was published in Le Charivari on March 23, 1842. It is the forty-ninth lithograph in a series of fifty titled Types parisiens. Second state of three.
The caption reads in the original French:
— Vous savez bien l’éponge que vous disiez que je l’avais perdue ; eh bien vous l’aviez mise dans le vol-au-vent de madame Grimblot !
— Cré nom ! une éponge de trois francs ; dans un vol-au-vent de quarante sous !
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/bald-soup/ | A yman sitting at a restaurant table pulls a long hair out of his mouth with a disgusted grimace | Daumier, Honoré | 1808 | 1879 | [
"France"
] | Le Charivari | [
"Collective work"
] | [] | 1840 | nan | [
"1840s",
"19th century",
"anger",
"black & white",
"dining",
"eating",
"male",
"periodical"
] | [
"National Gallery of Art Washington DC"
] | [
"https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.181103.html"
] | Humor | Portrait (taller) | [] | I Like Bald Soups | Now look here, lady! I like bald soups. | A man sitting in front of his dinner at a restaurant table delicately pulls a long hair out of his mouth with a disgusted grimace. The caption and its fictitious attribution to Victor Hugo are a humorous reference to a scene from Notre-Dame de Paris, in which Jehan Frollo, in similar circumstances, shouts to the innkeeper: “D’ye hear, devil’s cook, I like bald omelets.”
This illustration was published in Le Charivari on October 15, 1840. It is the second lithograph in a series of eight titled Silhouettes. Second state of three.
The caption reads in the original French: ‘Holà, hé ! madame l’hôtesse, j’aime les potages chauves.’ (Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris.)
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/grusonia-grahamii/ | Botanical steel engraving showing Grusonia grahamii, a plant in the family Cactaceae | Roetter, Paulus | 1806 | 1894 | [
"Germany",
"US"
] | The botanical works of the late George Engelmann (volume of plates) | [
"Engelmann, George"
] | [
"J. Wilson and Son"
] | 1887 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL37772815M/The_botanical_works_of_the_late_George_Engelmann_%28volume_of_plates%29 | [
"1880s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"Cactaceae",
"reference book"
] | [
"Botanicus",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.botanicus.org/page/1670659",
"https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002729983/page/n1/mode/2up"
] | Plants | Portrait (taller) | [
"Rebuffet"
] | Grusonia grahamii | Opuntia grahami | Botanical steel engraving showing Grusonia grahamii, a plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico and the United States.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/echinocereus-berlandieri/ | Botanical steel engraving showing Echinocereus berlandieri, a plant in the family Cactaceae | Roetter, Paulus | 1806 | 1894 | [
"Germany",
"US"
] | The botanical works of the late George Engelmann (volume of plates) | [
"Engelmann, George"
] | [
"J. Wilson and Son"
] | 1887 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL37772815M/The_botanical_works_of_the_late_George_Engelmann_%28volume_of_plates%29 | [
"1880s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"Cactaceae",
"flower",
"reference book"
] | [
"Botanicus",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.botanicus.org/page/1670659",
"https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002729983/page/n1/mode/2up"
] | Plants | Landscape (wider) | [
"Dougal, William Henry"
] | Echinocereus berlandieri | Cereus berlandieri | Botanical steel engraving showing Echinocereus berlandieri, a plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico and the United States.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/echinocereus-dasyacanthus/ | Botanical steel engraving showing Echinocereus dasyacanthus, a plant in the family Cactaceae | Roetter, Paulus | 1806 | 1894 | [
"Germany",
"US"
] | The botanical works of the late George Engelmann (volume of plates) | [
"Engelmann, George"
] | [
"J. Wilson and Son"
] | 1887 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL37772815M/The_botanical_works_of_the_late_George_Engelmann_%28volume_of_plates%29 | [
"1880s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"Cactaceae",
"flower",
"reference book"
] | [
"Botanicus",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.botanicus.org/page/1670659",
"https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002729983/page/n1/mode/2up"
] | Plants | Portrait (taller) | [
"Rebuffet"
] | Echinocereus dasyacanthus | Cereus ctenoides | Botanical steel engraving showing Echinocereus dasyacanthus, a plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico and the United States.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/coryphantha-echinus/ | Botanical steel engraving showing Coryphantha echinus, a plant in the family Cactaceae | Roetter, Paulus | 1806 | 1894 | [
"Germany",
"US"
] | The botanical works of the late George Engelmann (volume of plates) | [
"Engelmann, George"
] | [
"J. Wilson and Son"
] | 1887 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL37772815M/The_botanical_works_of_the_late_George_Engelmann_%28volume_of_plates%29 | [
"1880s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"Cactaceae",
"flower",
"reference book"
] | [
"Botanicus",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.botanicus.org/page/1670659",
"https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002729983/page/n1/mode/2up"
] | Plants | Portrait (taller) | [
"Connor, R.",
"Maillard, A."
] | Coryphantha echinus | Mammillaria pectinata E | Botanical steel engraving showing Coryphantha echinus, a plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico and the United States.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/mammillaria-meiacantha/ | Botanical plate showing various subspecies of Mammillaria heyderi, a plant in the family Cactaceae | Roetter, Paulus | 1806 | 1894 | [
"Germany",
"US"
] | The botanical works of the late George Engelmann (volume of plates) | [
"Engelmann, George"
] | [
"J. Wilson and Son"
] | 1887 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL37772815M/The_botanical_works_of_the_late_George_Engelmann_%28volume_of_plates%29 | [
"1880s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"Cactaceae",
"flower",
"reference book"
] | [
"Botanicus",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.botanicus.org/title/b11679517",
"https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002729983/page/n1/mode/2up"
] | Plants | Portrait (taller) | [
"Rebuffet"
] | Various Subspecies of Mammillaria heyderi | 1-3 | Botanical steel engraving showing subspecies of Mammillaria heyderi, namely M. heyderi subsp. gummifera, M. heyderi subsp. hemisphaerica, and M. heyderi subsp. meiacantha. M. heyderi subsp. hemisphaerica and M. heyderi var. applanata are currently considered to be synonyms. Mammillaria heyderi is a plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico and the United States.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/mammillaria-grahamii/ | Steel engraving showing Mammillaria grahamii and M. barbata, two plants in the Cactaceae family | Roetter, Paulus | 1806 | 1894 | [
"Germany",
"US"
] | The botanical works of the late George Engelmann (volume of plates) | [
"Engelmann, George"
] | [
"J. Wilson and Son"
] | 1887 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL37772815M/The_botanical_works_of_the_late_George_Engelmann_%28volume_of_plates%29 | [
"1880s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"Cactaceae",
"reference book"
] | [
"Botanicus",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"http://www.botanicus.org/page/1670659",
"https://archive.org/details/mobot31753002729983/page/n1/mode/2up"
] | Plants | Portrait (taller) | [
"Picart, Eugène"
] | Mammillaria grahamii & M. barbata | 1-8 | Botanical steel engraving showing various parts of Mammillaria grahamii and M. barbata, two plants in the family Cactaceae, found in Mexico and the United States.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/dante-bocca-degli-abati/ | Dante stumbles against the traitor Bocca degli Abati, caught with others in the ice a frozen lake | Blake, William | 1757 | 1827 | [
"UK"
] | Blake's Illustrations to Dante | [
"Blake, William"
] | [
"Linnell, John"
] | n.d. [1838] | nan | [
"1830s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"eerie",
"Romanticism",
"supernatural",
"The divine comedy",
"Victorian"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blake-illustrations-dante_Blake2-1_B4I421800zelf-20470/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Blake, William"
] | The Circle of Traitors: Dante Striking against Bocca degli Abati | But, passing 'midst the heads, my foot did strike | Copper-plate engraving showing a scene from the ninth circle of Hell: Dante and Virgil stand side by side on a frozen lake where human figures partly emerge, caught in ice. Dante stumbles against Bocca degli Abati, a traitor to the Guelfs, as more frozen bodies can be seen on the right embedded in rocks.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/falsifiers/ | Dante and Virgil stand on a stone arch as below, two men scratch their backs on cluttered bodies | Blake, William | 1757 | 1827 | [
"UK"
] | Blake's Illustrations to Dante | [
"Blake, William"
] | [
"Linnell, John"
] | n.d. [1838] | nan | [
"1830s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"death",
"eerie",
"rock",
"Romanticism",
"The divine comedy",
"unwell",
"Victorian"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blake-illustrations-dante_Blake2-1_B4I421800zelf-20470/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Blake, William"
] | The Pit of Disease: The Falsifiers | ... Then two I mark'd, that sat | Copper-plate engraving showing a scene from the tenth ditch in the eighth circle of Hell: Dante and Virgil stand side by side on a ledge cut into a stone arch at the right of the picture. Opposite them, the leg of another arch rises, in which petrified human figures seem to be embedded. Sinners guilty of forgery suffer their punishment in the foreground, some lying in a clutter upon which two men are sitting, vigorously scratching their backs. Further to the left, another group sprawls and crawls at the foot of the arch while in the background, more rock formations can be seen.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/serpent-attacking-donati/ | Dante, Virgil, and a thief stand to the left of Donati who has just been bitten by a snake | Blake, William | 1757 | 1827 | [
"UK"
] | Blake's Illustrations to Dante | [
"Blake, William"
] | [
"Linnell, John"
] | n.d. [1838] | nan | [
"1830s",
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"black & white",
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"frightened",
"nudity",
"Romanticism",
"snake",
"The divine comedy",
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"Victorian"
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] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Blake, William"
] | The Ditch of Thieves: The Serpent Attacking Buoso Donati | He ey'd the serpent and the serpent him. | Copper-plate engraving showing another scene from the seventh bolgia, in the eighth circle of Hell: smoke and flames form like a roof over the four male figures, two of which stand naked on each side of a bellicose snake. On the left stands Dante, his body almost hiding the figure of Virgil. Donati has just been bitten at the navel by the serpent, and as Dante describes:
One from the wound, the other from the mouth
Breathed a thick smoke, whose vapoury columns join’d.
In addition, Donati’s hair seems to be standing on end as he bends to the left with a somewhat stunned expression. The other thief’s posture, stylized and tormented, suggests he’d rather be in some quieter place.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/six-footed-serpent/ | Agnolo Brunelleschi is attacked by a monstrous serpent, his head tilted to the left under the bite | Blake, William | 1757 | 1827 | [
"UK"
] | Blake's Illustrations to Dante | [
"Blake, William"
] | [
"Linnell, John"
] | n.d. [1838] | nan | [
"1830s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"eerie",
"monster",
"Romanticism",
"snake",
"supernatural",
"surprise",
"unwell",
"Victorian"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blake-illustrations-dante_Blake2-1_B4I421800zelf-20470/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Blake, William"
] | The Ditch of Thieves: The Six-Footed Serpent Attacking Agnolo Brunelleschi | ... Lo! a serpent with six feet | Copper-plate engraving showing a scene from the seventh ditch in the eighth circle of Hell: Agnolo Brunelleschi stands in the foreground facing forward, naked as two other male figures on the right, while Dante and Virgil stand a step higher, on a rocky ledge at the left of the picture. Bruneslleschi’s head is tilted to the left under the bite of the monstrous serpent attacking him from behind, whose clawed feet cling tightly to his chest and limbs. Multiple snakes crawl ominously in the background while the hands of Brunelleschi’s companions seem to flutter in horror.
The caption was taken from Rev. Henry Francis Cary’s translation of Dante’s Inferno. New York, London, and Paris: Cassel, Petter, Galpin & Co., n.d.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/baffled-devils-fighting/ | Two flying devils are about to crash into each other above a pit of boiling tar | Blake, William | 1757 | 1827 | [
"UK"
] | Blake's Illustrations to Dante | [
"Blake, William"
] | [
"Linnell, John"
] | n.d. [1838] | nan | [
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"19th century",
"anger",
"black & white",
"devil",
"eerie",
"fight",
"Romanticism",
"supernatural",
"The divine comedy",
"Victorian"
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"McGill University Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blake-illustrations-dante_Blake2-1_B4I421800zelf-20470/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Blake, William"
] | The Ditch of the Corrupt Officials: The Baffled Devils Fighting | And, for the barterer had 'scaped, so turn'd | Copper-plate engraving showing another scene from the fifth bolgia, in the eighth circle of Hell: after Ciampolo‘s escape from the grip of the devils, two of them have fallen to quarreling and are about to crash into each other above the pit of boiling pitch. The other devils watch the fight from the shore, cheering, as Dante and Virgil, while still looking on, have begun to retreat.
Although third in the narrative order, this illustration is chronologically the last of the engravings undertaken by Blake for this series, and it is also the most obviously unfinished: the figures in the background are little more than outlined, and even parts of the two central devils feel like they were due richer detail.
The caption was taken from Rev. Henry Francis Cary’s translation of Dante’s Inferno. New York, London, and Paris: Cassel, Petter, Galpin & Co., n.d.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/ciampolo-tormented-devils/ | Ciampolo stands against a background of waves and flames as a devil tears at his arm with a hook | Blake, William | 1757 | 1827 | [
"UK"
] | Blake's Illustrations to Dante | [
"Blake, William"
] | [
"Linnell, John"
] | n.d. [1838] | nan | [
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"19th century",
"black & white",
"devil",
"eerie",
"Romanticism",
"smiling",
"The divine comedy",
"torture",
"unwell",
"Victorian"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blake-illustrations-dante_Blake2-1_B4I421800zelf-20470/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Blake, William"
] | The Ditch of the Corrupt Officials: Devils Tormenting Ciampolo | Then, darting forth a prong, seized on his arm, | Copper-plate engraving showing a scene from the eighth circle of Hell: the character traditionally known as Ciampolo the Barrator stands in the fifth ditch, naked against a background of waves and flames and tormented by a group of four devils, one of which tears at his arm with a sharp hook. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines barratry as the purchase or sale of office or preferment in church or state, which Ciampolo committed while in the service of King Theobald II of Navarre.
The caption was taken from Rev. Henry Francis Cary’s translation of Dante’s Inferno. New York, London, and Paris: Cassel, Petter, Galpin & Co., n.d.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/paolo-francesca/ | Paolo and Francesca cling to each other as they'll soon be engulfed in a whirlwind of lovers' souls | Blake, William | 1757 | 1827 | [
"UK"
] | Blake's Illustrations to Dante | [
"Blake, William"
] | [
"Linnell, John"
] | n.d. [1838] | nan | [
"1830s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"crowd",
"eerie",
"Romanticism",
"supernatural",
"The divine comedy",
"Victorian"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blake-illustrations-dante_Blake2-1_B4I421800zelf-20470/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Blake, William"
] | The Circle of the Lustful: Francesca da Rimini | I, through compassion fainting, seem’d not far | Copper-plate engraving showing a scene from the second circle of Hell: Paolo and Francesca, both murdered at the behest of Francesca’s husband, cling to each other’s arms as they are about to be engulfed in a whirlwind of lovers’ souls. So moved was Dante by their story that he fainted at Virgil’s feet.
In 1826, shortly before his death, Blake started working on illustrations to Dante’s Divine Comedy. He had enough time to engrave seven plates, but maybe not to complete them all and some might be lacking the finishing touch. The collection presented here was bound in book form and is given as one of the thirty-eight sets published in 1838. Another run of 50 sets was printed on behalf of Linnell’s family around 1892, and a few more copies were printed again in 1955 and 1968.
The caption was taken from Rev. Henry Francis Cary’s translation of Dante’s Inferno. New York, London, and Paris: Cassel, Petter, Galpin & Co., n.d.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/large-potter-wheel/ | A potter is shaping a tall pot, using a large wheel lodged below the floor level | Guiguet, L. | nan | nan | [
"France"
] | Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 1 | [
"Figuier, Louis"
] | [
"Furne, Jouvet et Cie"
] | n.d. [1873-1877] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24144149M/Les_merveilles_de_l%27industrie | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"earthenware",
"Les merveilles de l'industrie",
"male",
"working",
"youth"
] | [
"The Wellcome Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://wellcomelibrary.org/",
"https://archive.org/details/b21497187_001/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Science & technology | Landscape (wider) | [] | Large Potter’s Wheel | Potter's wheel for the shaping of large ware. | A potter sitting on a three-legged stool is shaping a tall pot, using a large (1.40 m diameter[1] according to the author) spoked wooden wheel whose lower part is lodged below the floor level of the workshop and which is operated by two boys equipped with long sticks.
The caption reads in the original French: Tournette du potier, ou roue à modeler les pièces de grande dimension.
^ 55 in.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/wieliczka-salt-mine/ | Cross-section of three levels of the Wieliczka Salt Mine showing multiple chambers, stables etc. | Rocault, Jules | 18?? | ? | [] | Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 1 | [
"Figuier, Louis"
] | [
"Furne, Jouvet et Cie"
] | n.d. [1873-1877] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24144149M/Les_merveilles_de_l%27industrie | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"Europe",
"Les merveilles de l'industrie",
"Poland",
"underground",
"working"
] | [
"The Wellcome Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://wellcomelibrary.org/",
"https://archive.org/details/b21497187_001/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Landscapes & places | Landscape (wider) | [] | Wieliczka Salt Mine | View of of the underground work in the Wieliczka Salt Mine, Galicia. | Cross-section view of three levels of the Wieliczka Salt Mine showing a chapel, stables and horses, multiple chambers and passageways with men extracting salt or moving it around in barrels. This illustration was designed after an original artwork by Michał Stachowicz.[1]
The caption reads in the original French: Vue des travaux souterrains dans les mines de sel de Wieliska [sic], en Gallicie.
^ La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et pittoresque, vol. 3. Collective work compiled by Leonard Chodźko. Paris, 1839-1842, facing p. 135.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/tallow-soap-manufacturing/ | Interior view of a tallow soap factory where workers are attending to the heating soap | Férat, Jules | 1829 | 1906 | [
"France"
] | Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 1 | [
"Figuier, Louis"
] | [
"Furne, Jouvet et Cie"
] | n.d. [1873-1877] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24144149M/Les_merveilles_de_l%27industrie | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"France",
"industrial",
"Les merveilles de l'industrie",
"male",
"working"
] | [
"The Wellcome Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://wellcomelibrary.org/",
"https://archive.org/details/b21497187_001/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Science & technology | Landscape (wider) | [
"Navellier, Narcisse"
] | Soap Making | The making of tallow soap at a factory in the Paris area (boiling the soap and pouring it into molds). | Interior view of a tallow soap factory showing workers attending to the last stage of the kettle process, when the mix of fat and alkali is heated one last time and the neat soap at the surface is poured into large molds, where it will be allowed to cool and harden.
The caption reads in the original French: fabrication du savon de suif dans une usine des environs de Paris. (Opérations de la coction du savon et du coulage dans les mises.)
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/blowing-imitation-pearl/ | A woman sitting at a work table is blowing a glass imitation pearl by the flame of a gas burner | Férat, Jules | 1829 | 1906 | [
"France"
] | Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 1 | [
"Figuier, Louis"
] | [
"Furne, Jouvet et Cie"
] | n.d. [1873-1877] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24144149M/Les_merveilles_de_l%27industrie | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"cat",
"female",
"industrial",
"Les merveilles de l'industrie",
"working"
] | [
"The Wellcome Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://wellcomelibrary.org/",
"https://archive.org/details/b21497187_001/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Science & technology | Portrait (taller) | [
"Ansseau, Joseph"
] | Woman Blowing a Glass Pearl | Parisian female worker blowing an imitation pearl. | A woman is seen from the side sitting at a work table and blowing a glass imitation pearl by the flame of a gas burner, assisted by a cat diligently napping on a nearby stool.
The author informs us that a skilled worker could make up to 300 pearls in a day. She would have been paid 2.50 francs a hundred, that is, as of the early 2020s, very approximately the equivalent of $3.90, or €3.50.
The caption reads in the original French: Ouvrière parisienne soufflant une fausse perle.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/painters-glass/ | Interior view of a workshop where two painters are working on tall glass panels | Férat, Jules | nan | nan | [
"France"
] | Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 1 | [
"Figuier, Louis"
] | [
"Furne, Jouvet et Cie"
] | n.d. [1873-1877] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24144149M/Les_merveilles_de_l%27industrie | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"Les merveilles de l'industrie",
"male",
"painting",
"working"
] | [
"The Wellcome Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://wellcomelibrary.org/",
"https://archive.org/details/b21497187_001/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Science & technology | Landscape (wider) | [
"Navellier, Narcisse"
] | Painters on Glass | Workshop of a painter on glass. | Interior view of a workshop where two painters are working on tall glass panels as designers and assistants go about their business at a seemingly leisurely pace.
The caption reads in the original French: Atelier d’un peintre sur verre.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/window-glass-cylinders/ | Interior of a cylinder glass factory with workers busy blowing cylinders around a furnace | Broux, P. | nan | nan | [
"France"
] | Les merveilles de l'industrie, vol. 1 | [
"Figuier, Louis"
] | [
"Furne, Jouvet et Cie"
] | n.d. [1873-1877] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24144149M/Les_merveilles_de_l%27industrie | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"France",
"industrial",
"Les merveilles de l'industrie",
"male",
"working"
] | [
"The Wellcome Library",
"the Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://wellcomelibrary.org/",
"https://archive.org/details/b21497187_001/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Science & technology | Landscape (wider) | [
"Navellier, Narcisse"
] | Cylinder Glass Factory | Manufacturing of glass cylinders which will be used to make window panes. View taken at a factory in Aniche (France). | Interior view of a cylinder glass factory showing workers busy blowing, shaping, and storing glass cylinders around a furnace.
The caption reads in the original French: fabrication des manchons de verre destinés à former des carreaux de vitres. Vue prise dans une fabrique d’Aniche (Nord).
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/stop-thief-caldecott/ | A group of men on horseback are rushing past a crossroad, chasing a man riding a bolting horse | Caldecott, Randolph | 1846 | 1886 | [
"UK"
] | The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott | [
"Collective work"
] | [
"George Routledge and Sons"
] | 1887 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6446639M/The_complete_collection_of_pictures_songs | [
"1880s",
"19th century",
"children's book",
"color",
"excited",
"horse",
"riding",
"The diverting history of John Gilpin",
"Victorian"
] | [
"The Library of Congress"
] | [
"https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbc0001.2003juv48476/?sp=2&st=gallery"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Evans, Edmund"
] | Stop the Thief | "Stop thief! stop thief! a highwayman!" | A group of men on horseback are seen rushing past a crossroad on their boisterous chase after a man riding a bolting horse, whom they mistake for a highwayman.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/braying-ass-caldecott/ | A man on horseback who was talking to a friend has his horse startled by a braying ass | Caldecott, Randolph | 1846 | 1886 | [
"UK"
] | The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott | [
"Collective work"
] | [
"George Routledge and Sons"
] | 1887 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6446639M/The_complete_collection_of_pictures_songs | [
"1880s",
"19th century",
"children's book",
"color",
"frightened",
"horse",
"riding",
"The diverting history of John Gilpin",
"Victorian"
] | [
"The Library of Congress"
] | [
"https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbc0001.2003juv48476/?sp=2&st=gallery"
] | Humor | Portrait (taller) | [
"Evans, Edmund"
] | Luckless Speech | Ah! luckless speech, and bootless boast! | A man on horseback who was talking to a pedestrian friend on a country road has his horse startled by a braying ass.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/away-went-gilpin/ | Having lost his wig, John Gilpin is carried past the turnpike gate by his bolting horse | Caldecott, Randolph | 1846 | 1886 | [
"UK"
] | The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott | [
"Collective work"
] | [
"George Routledge and Sons"
] | 1887 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6446639M/The_complete_collection_of_pictures_songs | [
"1880s",
"19th century",
"child",
"children's book",
"color",
"dog",
"frightened",
"horse",
"riding",
"running",
"street",
"The diverting history of John Gilpin",
"Victorian"
] | [
"The Library of Congress"
] | [
"https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbc0001.2003juv48476/?sp=2&st=gallery"
] | Humor | Landscape (wider) | [
"Evans, Edmund"
] | The Dogs Did Bark, the Children Screamed | The dogs did bark, the children screamed, | Having lost his wig, John Gilpin is carried past the turnpike gate by his bolting horse, followed by dogs and spreading panic among a gaggle of geese.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/chaise-stayed/ | A man sees his family into a carriage as the neighbors look on from doorways and balconies | Caldecott, Randolph | 1846 | 1886 | [
"UK"
] | The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott | [
"Collective work"
] | [
"George Routledge and Sons"
] | 1887 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6446639M/The_complete_collection_of_pictures_songs | [
"1880s",
"19th century",
"children's book",
"color",
"mixed genders",
"street",
"The diverting history of John Gilpin",
"transportation",
"Victorian"
] | [
"The Library of Congress"
] | [
"https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbc0001.2003juv48476/?sp=2&st=gallery"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Evans, Edmund"
] | The Chaise Was Brought | The morning came, the chaise was brought, | A man sees his family into a carriage as neighbors look on from doorways and balconies.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/gilpins-spouse-said/ | A man sitting in an armchair smokes his pipe and looks lovingly at his wife who stands beside him | Caldecott, Randolph | 1846 | 1886 | [
"UK"
] | The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott | [
"Collective work"
] | [
"George Routledge and Sons"
] | 1887 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6446639M/The_complete_collection_of_pictures_songs | [
"1880s",
"19th century",
"cat",
"child",
"children's book",
"color",
"couple",
"happy",
"The diverting history of John Gilpin",
"Victorian"
] | [
"The Library of Congress"
] | [
"https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbc0001.2003juv48476/?sp=2&st=gallery"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Evans, Edmund"
] | Spouse Said to Her Dear | John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, | A man sitting in an armchair smokes his pipe and looks lovingly at his wife, who stands beside him with one arm around his neck, as a child eats at a table in the background.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/gilpin-cover/ | Cover to The Diverting History of John Gilpin, showing Gilpin clinging to his kicking horse | Caldecott, Randolph | 1846 | 1886 | [
"UK"
] | The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott | [
"Collective work"
] | [
"George Routledge and Sons"
] | 1887 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6446639M/The_complete_collection_of_pictures_songs | [
"1880s",
"19th century",
"children's book",
"color",
"dog",
"frightened",
"horse",
"riding",
"The diverting history of John Gilpin",
"Victorian"
] | [
"The Library of Congress"
] | [
"https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbc0001.2003juv48476/?sp=2&st=gallery"
] | Humor | Portrait (taller) | [
"Evans, Edmund"
] | The Diverting History of John Gilpin—Cover | Cover illustration to "The Diverting History of John Gilpin." | Cover illustration to The Diverting History of John Gilpin, by William Cowper, showing Gilpin clinging to his kicking horse, followed by a dog while a frightened woman takes refuge behind a fancy road post bearing the mention “One of R. Caldecott’s picture books.”
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/ring-tailed-lemur-sketch/ | Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and illustrate the entry on the ring-tailed lemur | Ryley, Charles Reuben | nan | nan | [
"UK"
] | Museum Leverianum | [
"Shaw, George"
] | [
"James Parkinson"
] | nan | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314 | [
"1790s",
"18th century",
"color",
"Lemuridae",
"mammal",
"monkey",
"sketch"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blackerwood_museum-leverianum_QL71L84S52-illustrations-20349/page/n116/mode/2up"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Ring-Tailed Lemur—Sketch for the Museum Leverianum | Sketch for the entry on the ring-tailed lemur. | Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and included as an illustration to the entry on the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta). The completion in pen and ink of the tail of the second lemur is a later addition which isn’t found in the engraving. It may or may not be by C. R. Ryley’s hand.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/ring-tailed-lemur/ | Engraving showing two ring-tailed lemurs, a species of primate in the family Lemuridae | Ryley, Charles Reuben | 1752? | 1798 | [
"UK"
] | Museum Leverianum | [
"Shaw, George"
] | [
"James Parkinson"
] | 1792 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314 | [
"1790s",
"18th century",
"black & white",
"Lemuridae",
"mammal",
"monkey",
"reference book"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blackerwood_museum-leverianum_QL71L84S52-16544/page/n5/mode/2up"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [
"Noble, George"
] | Ring-Tailed Lemur | Lemur catta | Hand-colored copper-plate engraving showing two ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta), a species of primate in the family Lemuridae, native to Madagascar and characterized by a long and fluffy black and white tail.
This plate was engraved after a watercolor sketch.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/chameleon-sketch/ | Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and illustrate the entry on the common chameleon | Unknown | nan | nan | [] | Museum Leverianum | [
"Shaw, George"
] | [
"James Parkinson"
] | 1792 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314 | [
"1790s",
"18th century",
"Chamaeleonidae",
"color",
"lizard",
"reptile",
"sketch"
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"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
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] | Animals | Landscape (wider) | [] | Common Chameleon—Sketch for the Museum Leverianum | Sketch for the entry on the common chameleon. | Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and included as an illustration to the entry on the common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon).
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/chameleon-ryley/ | Plate showing a common chameleon, a lizard found in Africa, the Middle East, and southern Europe | Unknown | nan | nan | [] | Museum Leverianum | [
"Shaw, George"
] | [
"James Parkinson"
] | 1792 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314 | [
"1790s",
"18th century",
"black & white",
"Chamaeleonidae",
"lizard",
"reference book",
"reptile"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blackerwood_museum-leverianum_QL71L84S52-16544/page/n5/mode/2up"
] | Animals | Landscape (wider) | [] | Common Chameleon | Lacerta chamaeleon | Copper-plate engraving showing a common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon), a reptile in the family Chamaeleonidae found in Africa, the Middle East, and southern Europe.
This plate was engraved after a watercolor sketch.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/lion-tailed-macaque-sketch/ | Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and illustrate the entry on the lion-tailed macaque | Ryley, Charles Reuben | 1752? | 1798 | [
"UK"
] | Museum Leverianum | [
"Shaw, George"
] | [
"James Parkinson"
] | 1792 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314 | [
"1790s",
"18th century",
"Cercopithecidae",
"color",
"mammal",
"monkey",
"sketch"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blackerwood_museum-leverianum_QL71L84S52-illustrations-20349/page/n24/mode/2up"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Lion-Tailed Macaque—Sketch for the Museum Leverianum | Sketch for the entry on the "Lion tailed monkey," i.e. the lion-tailed macaque. | Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and included as an illustration to the entry on the “Lion tailed monkey,” currently known as lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus).
The plate was engraved by William Skelton (1763–1848).
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/lion-tailed-macaque/ | Engraving showing a lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus), a monkey native to India | Ryley, Charles Reuben | 1752? | 1798 | [
"UK"
] | Museum Leverianum | [
"Shaw, George"
] | [
"James Parkinson"
] | 1792 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314 | [
"1790s",
"18th century",
"black & white",
"Cercopithecidae",
"mammal",
"monkey",
"reference book"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blackerwood_museum-leverianum_QL71L84S52-16544/page/n5/mode/2up"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [
"Skelton, William"
] | Lion-Tailed Macaque | Simia ferox | Copper-plate engraving showing a lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus), a monkey in the family Cercopithecidae, native to India and remarkable for the mane of white hair surrounding its face.
This plate was engraved after a watercolor sketch.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/mandrillus-sphinx-sketch/ | Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and illustrate the entry on the mandril | Ryley, Charles Reuben | 1752? | 1798 | [
"UK"
] | Museum Leverianum | [
"Shaw, George"
] | [
"James Parkinson"
] | 1792 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314 | [
"1790s",
"18th century",
"Cercopithecidae",
"color",
"mammal",
"monkey",
"sketch"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blackerwood_museum-leverianum_QL71L84S52-illustrations-20349/page/n9/mode/2up"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Mandrill—Sketch for the Museum Leverianum | Sketch for the entry on the "variegated baboon," i.e. the mandrill. | Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and included as an illustration to the entry on the “variegated baboon,” currently known as mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx).
The plate was engraved by William Skelton (1763–1848).
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/mandrillus-sphinx/ | Engraving showing a mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), a monkey notable for its colorful appearance | Ryley, Charles Reuben | 1752? | 1798 | [
"UK"
] | Museum Leverianum | [
"Shaw, George"
] | [
"James Parkinson"
] | 1792 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314 | [
"1790s",
"18th century",
"black & white",
"Cercopithecidae",
"mammal",
"monkey",
"reference book"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blackerwood_museum-leverianum_QL71L84S52-16544/page/n5/mode/2up"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [
"Skelton, William"
] | Mandrill | Simia mormon | Copper-plate engraving showing a mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), a monkey in the family Cercopithecidae native to Africa and notable for its colorful appearance.
This plate was engraved after a watercolor sketch.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/virginian-opossum-sketch/ | Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and illustrate the entry on the Virginia opossum | Ryley, Charles Reuben | 1752? | 1798 | [
"UK"
] | Museum Leverianum | [
"Shaw, George"
] | [
"James Parkinson"
] | 1792 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314 | [
"1790s",
"18th century",
"color",
"Didelphidae",
"mammal",
"marsupial",
"sketch"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blackerwood_museum-leverianum_QL71L84S52-illustrations-20349/page/n7/mode/2up"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Virginia Opossum—Sketch for the Museum Leverianum | Sketch for the entry on the Virginia opossum. | Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and included as an illustration to the entry on the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana).
The plate was engraved by William Skelton (1763–1848).
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/virginian-opossum/ | Engraving showing a Virginia opossum, a marsupial in the family Didelphidae, native to the Americas | Ryley, Charles Reuben | 1752? | 1798 | [
"UK"
] | Museum Leverianum | [
"Shaw, George"
] | [
"James Parkinson"
] | 1792 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314 | [
"1790s",
"18th century",
"black & white",
"Didelphidae",
"mammal",
"marsupial",
"reference book",
"tree"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blackerwood_museum-leverianum_QL71L84S52-16544/page/n5/mode/2up"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [
"Skelton, William"
] | Virginia Opossum | Didelphis marsupialis | Copper-plate engraving showing a Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), a marsupial in the family Didelphidae, which can be found in Central and North America.
This plate was engraved after a watercolor sketch.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/siberian-musk-deer-sketch/ | Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and illustrate the entry on the Siberian musk deer | Ryley, Charles Reuben | 1752? | 1798 | [
"UK"
] | Museum Leverianum | [
"Shaw, George"
] | [
"James Parkinson"
] | 1792 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314 | [
"1790s",
"18th century",
"color",
"deer",
"mammal",
"Moschidae",
"ruminant",
"sketch"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blackerwood_museum-leverianum_QL71L84S52-illustrations-20349/page/n3/mode/2up"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [] | Siberian Musk Deer—Sketch for the Museum Leverianum | Sketch for the entry on the "common musk," i.e. the Siberian musk deer. | Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and included as an illustration to the entry on the “common musk,” currently known as the Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus).
The plate was engraved by George Noble (fl. 1795–1806).
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/siberian-musk-deer-ryley/ | Plate showing a Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus), a mammal native to Northeast Asia | Ryley, Charles Reuben | 1752? | 1798 | [
"UK"
] | Museum Leverianum | [
"Shaw, George"
] | [
"James Parkinson"
] | 1792 | https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17641597W/Museum_Leverianum?edition=ia%3Ab28775314 | [
"1790s",
"18th century",
"black & white",
"deer",
"mammal",
"Moschidae",
"reference book",
"ruminant"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_blackerwood_museum-leverianum_QL71L84S52-16544/page/n5/mode/2up"
] | Animals | Portrait (taller) | [
"Noble, George"
] | Siberian Musk Deer (Ryley) | Moschus moschiferus | Copper-plate engraving showing a Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus), a mammal in the family Moschidae native to Northeast Asia, notable for its tusks and its scent glands, for which it is hunted.
This plate was engraved after a watercolor sketch.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/scenes-impressionnistes/ | A man in a top hat and Inverness cape gives a light from his cigar to another wearing a cap | Steinlen, Théophile-Alexandre | nan | nan | [
"France",
"Switzerland"
] | Les maîtres de l'affiche, vol. 1 | [
"Marx, Roger"
] | [
"Imprimerie Chaix"
] | 1896 | nan | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"color",
"male",
"night",
"periodical",
"promotional",
"reference book",
"smoking",
"street"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-3920-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | Poster for Scènes impressionistes | Poster for | Night street scene showing a man in a top hat, Inverness cape, and yellow gloves giving a light from his cigar to another man wearing a cap, a coarse-looking jacket, and a red scarf. Mothu and Doria were a singing and acting duo.
The caption reads in the original French: Affiche pour les Scènes impressionistes, Mothu et Doria.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/librairie-romantique/ | A woman dressed in the 1830s fashion reads from a book as Notre-Dame stands in the background | Grasset, Eugène | nan | nan | [
"Switzerland"
] | Les maîtres de l'affiche, vol. 1 | [
"Marx, Roger"
] | [
"Imprimerie Chaix"
] | 1896 | nan | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"book",
"color",
"female",
"periodical",
"promotional",
"reading",
"reference book",
"Romanticism"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-391c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Portrait (taller) | [] | Poster for the Librairie Romantique | Poster for the Librairie Romantique. | A woman dressed in the fashion of the 1830s is seen from behind reading from a large book and seemingly reclining on a block of lettering as Notre-Dame Cathedral stands in the background and a skull lies at her feet, adding to the Romantic atmosphere. This poster was commissioned by bookstore owner and publisher Ed. Monnier to advertise a series of books pertaining to Romanticism, the lettering changing accordingly.
The caption reads in the original French: Affiche pour la Librairie Romantique.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/theatrophone/ | A woman looks sideways at the viewer while holding the receivers of a "théâtrophone" to her ears | Chéret, Jules | nan | nan | [
"France"
] | Les maîtres de l'affiche, vol. 1 | [
"Marx, Roger"
] | [
"Imprimerie Chaix"
] | 1896 | nan | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"color",
"female",
"periodical",
"promotional",
"reference book"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-3957-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | People | Portrait (taller) | [] | Poster for the Théâtrophone Company | Poster for Compagnie du Théâtrophone. | A smiling woman in evening dress looks sideways at the viewer while holding the receivers of a “théâtrophone” to her ears, unheeding of the people standing in line behind her. The théâtrophone was an early distribution service which made it possible to use coin-operated telephonic devices set up in cafés, hotels, etc. to listen to opera or theater performances at a rate of 50 centimes per five minutes.
The caption reads in the original French: Affiche pour la Compagnie du Théâtrophone.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/pall-mall-budget/ | https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-394d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | Greiffenhagen, Maurice | 1862 | 1931 | [
"UK"
] | Les maîtres de l'affiche, vol. 1 | [
"Marx, Roger"
] | [
"Imprimerie Chaix"
] | 1896 | nan | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"Art Nouveau",
"color",
"female",
"periodical",
"promotional",
"reference book",
"Victorian"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-394d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Portrait (taller) | [] | Poster for the Pall Mall Budget | Poster for the weekly magazine | Advertising poster showing the stylized figure of woman with a red dress and parasol looking to the side while holding a magazine open on her lap.
The caption reads in the original French: Affiche anglaise pour la revue hebdomadaire Illustrated Pall Mall Budget.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/harpers-magazine/ | Beggarstaffs | Beggarstaffs (William Nicholson & James Pryde) | nan | nan | [
"UK"
] | Les maîtres de l'affiche, vol. 1 | [
"Marx, Roger"
] | [
"Imprimerie Chaix"
] | 1896 | nan | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"color",
"military",
"periodical",
"promotional",
"red",
"reference book",
"Victorian"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-3945-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Ornaments & patterns | Portrait (taller) | [] | Poster for Harper’s Magazine | Poster for Harper's Magazine. | The stylized figure of a yeoman warder holding the pole of his partisan is seen from behind, standing left of a block of black lettering on white background, which takes up about a third of the picture and reads as follows:
Harper’s is the largest and most popular magazine yet owing to its enormous sale and in spite of the great expense of production, the price is still one shilling.
The caption reads in the original French: Affiche anglaise pour la revue Harper’s Magazine.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/divan-japonais/ | Belle-Époque poster advertising the Divan Japonais and showing the interior of the cabaret. | Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de | 1864 | 1901 | [
"France"
] | Les maîtres de l'affiche, vol. 1 | [
"Marx, Roger"
] | [
"Imprimerie Chaix"
] | 1896 | nan | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"Art Nouveau",
"color",
"performance",
"periodical",
"promotional",
"reference book"
] | [
"The New York Public Library"
] | [
"https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-3952-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [] | Poster for the Divan Japonais | Poster for the café-concert Divan Japonais. | Belle-Époque poster advertising the Divan Japonais and showing the interior of the cabaret. At the forefront, Lautrec depicted two of his friends: the dancer Jane Avril in an outstanding black outfit and the art critic Édouard Dujardin. The silhouette of singer Yvette Guilbert performing on stage can be seen in the background, recognizable by her long black gloves.
Each lithograph reproduced in this book is authenticated by a blind stamp on the page, modeled on an original drawing by Jules Chéret.
The caption reads in the original French: Affiche pour le concert Divan Japonais.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/bannockburn/ | Rustic landscape with a house by the side of a dirt road, clumps of trees, and a stream | Unknown | nan | nan | [] | Castle Dangerous | [
"Scott, Walter"
] | [
"Estes and Lauriat"
] | 1894 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL13496824M/Castle_Dangerous | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"Europe",
"rural",
"Scotland"
] | [
"University of California Libraries",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/castledangerous00scotrich/page/n9/mode/2up"
] | Landscapes & places | Landscape (wider) | [] | Bannockburn | Bannockburn. | View of a rustic landscape with a house by the side of a dirt road on which a woman is walking, clumps of trees, and a stream in the foreground.
This illustration is the odd one out in this series: unlike the others, it wasn’t created by Henry Macbeth-Raeburn, but is a photo-etching made from a photograph. It is also absent from the London edition[1] published the same year, which comprises the other five etchings.
^ London: John C. Nimmo, 1894.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/lady-watches/ | Two men in medieval combat gear have a sword fight while a third figure watches from some distance | Macbeth-Raeburn, Henry | 1860 | 1947 | [
"UK"
] | Castle Dangerous | [
"Scott, Walter"
] | [
"Estes and Lauriat"
] | 1894 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL13496824M/Castle_Dangerous | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"fight",
"medieval",
"sword",
"Victorian"
] | [
"University of California Libraries",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/castledangerous00scotrich/page/n9/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Macbeth-Raeburn, Henry"
] | The Lady Watches | The lady watches the combat. | Two men in medieval combat gear are having a sword fight as a third figure watches from some distance, leaning on a spear under a tree.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/escape-convent/ | Two women—one wearing a hooded cloak, the other dressed as a man—are sneaking out of a convent | Macbeth-Raeburn, Henry | 1860 | 1947 | [
"UK"
] | Castle Dangerous | [
"Scott, Walter"
] | [
"Estes and Lauriat"
] | 1894 | nan | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"church",
"medieval",
"sneaky",
"Victorian"
] | [] | [] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [
"Macbeth-Raeburn, Henry"
] | The Escape | The escape. | Two women—one wearing a hooded cloak, the other dressed as a man—are sneaking out of a convent as a man-at-arms waits in the distance.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/hunting-feast/ | A man stands beside a table with a jug in one hand and a pole weapon in the other, looking defiant | Macbeth-Raeburn, Henry | 1860 | 1947 | [
"UK"
] | Castle Dangerous | [
"Scott, Walter"
] | [
"Estes and Lauriat"
] | 1894 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL13496824M/Castle_Dangerous | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"male",
"medieval",
"Victorian"
] | [
"University of California Libraries",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/castledangerous00scotrich/page/n9/mode/2up"
] | People | Portrait (taller) | [
"Macbeth-Raeburn, Henry"
] | The Hunting Feast | The hunting feast. | A man stands beside a table with a jug in one hand and a pole weapon (referred to as a partisan by the author, but looking more like a war scythe in the artist’s rendition) in the other, looking defiant. He is surrounded by armed men carrying bows and spears, and hints of vegetation in the foreground as well as trees in the background make it clear this is an outdoor scene.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/travelers/ | A woman and a man are walking arm in arm on a path overlooking the waters of a choppy lake | Macbeth-Raeburn, Henry | 1860 | 1947 | [
"UK"
] | Castle Dangerous | [
"Scott, Walter"
] | [
"Estes and Lauriat"
] | 1894 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL13496824M/Castle_Dangerous | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"couple",
"lake",
"Victorian",
"walking"
] | [
"University of California Libraries",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/castledangerous00scotrich/page/n9/mode/2up"
] | Narratives | Portrait (taller) | [
"Macbeth-Raeburn, Henry"
] | The Travelers | The travellers. | A woman and a man are walking arm in arm on a path overlooking the waters of a choppy lake.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/douglas-castle/ | Henry | Macbeth-Raeburn, Henry | 1860 | 1947 | [
"UK"
] | Castle Dangerous | [
"Scott, Walter"
] | [
"Estes and Lauriat"
] | 1894 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL13496824M/Castle_Dangerous | [
"1890s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"castle",
"Europe",
"frontispiece",
"lake",
"medieval",
"moon",
"night",
"Scotland",
"Victorian"
] | [
"University of California Libraries",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/",
"https://archive.org/details/castledangerous00scotrich/page/n9/mode/2up"
] | Buildings & monuments | Portrait (taller) | [] | Castle Dangerous—Frontispiece | Douglas Castle. | Night scene showing the moonlit tower of a medieval castle overlooking a lake and a rocky path in the foreground, running along the water.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/vilnius/ | Winter view of Vilnius taken at some distance, showing the city as it spreads down a gentle slope | Lauvergne, Barthélémy | 1805 | 1871 | [
"France"
] | Voyages en Scandinavie, en Laponie, au Spitzberg et aux Feröe (Atlas, vol. 2) | [
"Gaimard, Paul (under the direction of)"
] | [
"Arthus-Bertrand"
] | n.d. [1852] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL34414302M/Voyages_de_la_Commission_scientifique_du_Nord_en_Scandinavie_en_Laponie_au_Spitzberg_et_au_Fero%CC%88e_pe | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"Europe",
"lithuania",
"Voyages en Scandinavie...",
"winter"
] | [
"\nBibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.bsg.univ-paris3.fr/",
"https://archive.org/details/FOLSC948_2NOR"
] | Landscapes & places | Landscape (wider) | [
"Lauvergne, Barthélémy"
] | Vilnius | View of Vilna as seen cemetery-side, February 21, 1840 (Russia). | Winter view of Vilnius taken at some distance from an elevation, showing the Lithuanian capital city as it spreads down a gentle slope, beyond the few trees and houses standing in the foreground.
The caption reads in the original French: Vue de Vilna, prise du côté du cimetière, 21 Février 1840 (Russie).
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/masting-sheer-karlskrona/ | A ship has been brought under a masting sheer and is having one of its masts put into place | Mayer, Auguste Etienne François | 1805 | 1890 | [
"France"
] | Voyages en Scandinavie, en Laponie, au Spitzberg et aux Feröe (Atlas, vol. 2) | [
"Gaimard, Paul (under the direction of)"
] | [
"Arthus-Bertrand"
] | n.d. [1852] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL34414302M/Voyages_de_la_Commission_scientifique_du_Nord_en_Scandinavie_en_Laponie_au_Spitzberg_et_au_Fero%CC%88e_pe | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"Europe",
"ship",
"Sweden",
"Voyages en Scandinavie...",
"working"
] | [
"\r\nBibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.bsg.univ-paris3.fr/",
"https://archive.org/details/FOLSC948_2NOR"
] | Science & technology | Landscape (wider) | [
"Mayer, Auguste Etienne François"
] | Masting Sheer in the Port of Karlskrona | Masting sheer in the port of Karlskrona. | A ship has been brought under a masting sheer and is having one of its masts put into place as shipyard workers fasten mooring lines to bollards.
The caption reads in the original French: Machine à mâter du port de Carlskrona [sic]. Suède.
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https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/dannemora-mine/ | Interior of the iron ore mine at Dannemora, showing a large underground room with a vaulted roof | Mayer, Auguste Etienne François | 1805 | 1890 | [
"France"
] | Voyages en Scandinavie, en Laponie, au Spitzberg et aux Feröe (Atlas, vol. 2) | [
"Gaimard, Paul (under the direction of)"
] | [
"Arthus-Bertrand"
] | n.d. [1852] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL34414302M/Voyages_de_la_Commission_scientifique_du_Nord_en_Scandinavie_en_Laponie_au_Spitzberg_et_au_Fero%CC%88e_pe | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"Europe",
"Sweden",
"underground",
"Voyages en Scandinavie..."
] | [
"\r\nBibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.bsg.univ-paris3.fr/",
"https://archive.org/details/FOLSC948_2NOR"
] | Landscapes & places | Portrait (taller) | [
"Mayer, Auguste Etienne François"
] | Dannemora mine | interior of the iron mine at Dannemora. | View of the interior of the iron ore mine at Dannemora, Sweden, showing a large underground room with a vaulted dome-like roof and workers gathered around a fire.
The caption reads in the original French: Intérieur des mines de fer de Danemora [sic].
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/uppsala-cathedral/ | North side of Uppsala Cathedral with a few houses and the Fyris River in the foreground | Mayer, Auguste Etienne François | 1805 | 1890 | [
"France"
] | Voyages en Scandinavie, en Laponie, au Spitzberg et aux Feröe (Atlas, vol. 2) | [
"Gaimard, Paul (under the direction of)"
] | [
"Arthus-Bertrand"
] | n.d. [1852] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL34414302M/Voyages_de_la_Commission_scientifique_du_Nord_en_Scandinavie_en_Laponie_au_Spitzberg_et_au_Fero%CC%88e_pe | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"cathedral",
"cityscape",
"Europe",
"religious",
"river",
"Sweden",
"Voyages en Scandinavie..."
] | [
"\r\nBibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.bsg.univ-paris3.fr/",
"https://archive.org/details/FOLSC948_2NOR"
] | Buildings & monuments | Landscape (wider) | [
"Jacottet, Jean"
] | Uppsala Cathedral | Uppsala Cathedral as seen from the north. | View of the north side of Uppsala Cathedral with a few houses in the front and the Fyris River in the foreground. The cathedral is seen before the changes that took place in the 1880s, which included the restoration of the high spires destroyed by fire in 1702.
The caption reads in the original French: Cathédrale d’Upsala [sic], vue prise au nord. Suède.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/gripsholm-castle/ | View of Gripsholm Castle as seen from lake Mälaren | Mayer, Auguste Etienne François | nan | nan | [
"France"
] | Voyages en Scandinavie, en Laponie, au Spitzberg et aux Feröe (Atlas, vol. 2) | [
"Gaimard, Paul (under the direction of)"
] | [
"Arthus-Bertrand"
] | n.d. [1852] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL34414302M/Voyages_de_la_Commission_scientifique_du_Nord_en_Scandinavie_en_Laponie_au_Spitzberg_et_au_Fero%CC%88e_pe | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"castle",
"Europe",
"lake",
"Sweden",
"Voyages en Scandinavie..."
] | [
"\r\nBibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.bsg.univ-paris3.fr/",
"https://archive.org/details/FOLSC948_2NOR"
] | Buildings & monuments | Landscape (wider) | [
"Cicéri, Eugène"
] | Gripsholm Castle | Gripsholm Castle as seen from lake Mälaren. | View of Gripsholm Castle as seen from lake Mälaren. Gripsholm Castle, located some 37 miles (60 km) from Stockholm, was used as a residence by the Swedish Royal Family. Built in the first half of the sixteenth century, it was renovated in the late eighteenth century, on which occasion a theater was added on the third floor of the largest of the circular towers. At the time this picture was created (ca. 1840), the castle had already been converted into a portrait gallery.
The caption reads in the original French: Château de Gripsholm, vue prise du lac Mélar. Suède.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/old-locks-trollhattan/ | The Old Locks at Trollhättan | Mayer, Auguste Etienne François | 1805 | 1890 | [
"France"
] | Voyages en Scandinavie, en Laponie, au Spitzberg et aux Feröe (Atlas, vol. 2) | [
"Gaimard, Paul (under the direction of)"
] | [
"Arthus-Bertrand"
] | n.d. [1852] | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL34414302M/Voyages_de_la_Commission_scientifique_du_Nord_en_Scandinavie_en_Laponie_au_Spitzberg_et_au_Fero%CC%88e_pe | [
"1850s",
"19th century",
"Europe",
"river",
"Sweden",
"Voyages en Scandinavie..."
] | [
"\r\nBibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.bsg.univ-paris3.fr/",
"https://archive.org/details/FOLSC948_2NOR"
] | Buildings & monuments | Portrait (taller) | [
"Cicéri, Eugène"
] | The Old Locks at Trollhättan | The old locks at Trollhättan. | View of the old lock system at Trollhättan as seen from the top, looking down the Trollhätte Canal. The canal was built to allow boat traffic around the Trollhätte Waterfalls and link Lake Vänern to the Kattegat and the Gothenburg area. This first set of locks was completed in 1800.
The caption reads in the original French: Les vieilles écluses de Trollhattan. Suède.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/autumn/ | Silhouette illustration showing people dancing, drinking, and flirting under a grape harbor | Fröhlich, Karl | 1821 | 1898 | [
"Germany"
] | Karl Fröhlich's frolicks with scissors and pen | [
"Fröhlich, Karl"
] | [
"R. Worthington"
] | 1879 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL33598432M/Karl_Fro%CC%88hlich%27s_frolicks_with_scissors_and_pen | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"children's book",
"crowd",
"dance",
"festive",
"music",
"rural",
"silhouette"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_karl-frohlich-frolicks-scissors-pen_NC9105F7C531879-20548"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [] | Autumn | Autumn. | Silhouette illustration showing autumn outdoor merriment, with people dancing, drinking, and flirting to the sound of a fiddle under a grape harbor.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/evening-wood/ | Silhouette illustration showing a woman followed by a child, carrying baskets as deer stand nearby | Fröhlich, Karl | nan | nan | [
"Germany"
] | Karl Fröhlich's frolicks with scissors and pen | [
"Fröhlich, Karl"
] | [
"R. Worthington"
] | nan | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL33598432M/Karl_Fro%CC%88hlich%27s_frolicks_with_scissors_and_pen | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"black & white",
"child",
"children's book",
"deer",
"female",
"rural",
"silhouette",
"woodland"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_karl-frohlich-frolicks-scissors-pen_NC9105F7C531879-20548"
] | Narratives | Landscape (wider) | [] | Evening in the Wood | Evening in the wood. | Silhouette illustration showing a country woman followed by a child, carrying a large basket on her head, with a rake atop, and a smaller one in her hand as undaunted deer watch her walk by from a short distance.
| |||||
https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/coach-horses/ | Silhouette illustration showing children, and a coachman yelling at cats jumping about a carriage | Fröhlich, Karl | 1821 | 1898 | [
"Germany"
] | Karl Fröhlich's frolicks with scissors and pen | [
"Fröhlich, Karl"
] | [
"R. Worthington"
] | 1879 | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL33598432M/Karl_Fro%CC%88hlich%27s_frolicks_with_scissors_and_pen | [
"1870s",
"19th century",
"anger",
"black & white",
"carriage",
"cat",
"child",
"children's book",
"silhouette"
] | [
"McGill University Library",
"The Internet Archive"
] | [
"https://www.mcgill.ca/library/",
"https://archive.org/details/McGillLibrary-rbsc_karl-frohlich-frolicks-scissors-pen_NC9105F7C531879-20548"
] | Humor | Landscape (wider) | [] | Our Coach and Horses | Harness three cats to convey us. | Silhouette illustration showing a coachman screaming at (very large) cats jumping about a carriage as three children and their dog seem to be showing more patience.
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Dataset Summary
The Old Book Illustrations contains 4172 illustrations scanned from old books, this collection was collected & curated by the team of the website Old Book Illustrations. The webmaster of Old Book Illustrations kindly allowed us to scrap these information in order to create this dataset for the BigLAM initiative.
Languages
The captions and descriptions are mostly in English but can contain some sentences from other languages such as French or German. For instance you can find this description that contains a French sentence:
The caption reads in the original French: Vue de l’aqueduc de Salones qui conduisait l’eau à Spalatro.
Dataset Structure
Each row contains information gathered from the page of an illustration on the website Old Book Illustrations. As of July 2022, there are 4172 illustrations in this dataset.
Data Fields
rawscan: the image as originally scanned from the book, without further processing1600px: the cleaned image, resized to a width of 1600 pixels (height can vary)info_url: URL to the illustration page on oldbookillustrations.comìnfo_src: URL to an icon-sized version of the imageinfo_alt: short description of the imageartist_name: artist nameartist_date: birth date of the artistartist_countries: list of the countries the artist is frombook_title: original title of the book the illustration is extracted frombook_authors: list of the authors of the bookbook_publishers: list of the publishers of the bookopenlibrary-url: URL to the openlibrary entry for the booktags: list of keywords for this illustration on oldbookillustrations.comillustration_source_name: list of the sources for this illustrationillustration_source_url: list of the URL for these sourcesillustration_subject: category of the subject represented in the illustrationillustration_format: category of the format of the illustrationimage_title: title of the imageimage_caption: caption of the image. Seems to be the caption that appears next to the image in the book, translated to English if in another languageimage_description: longer description of the image. If there is one, it also quotes the caption in the original languagerawscan_url: URL to the rawscan image on oldbookillustration.com1600px_url: URL to the cleaned image on oldbookillustration.com
Dataset Creation
Curation Rationale
This collection was collected & curated by the team of the website Old Book Illustrations. This version contains all the data that was available on the website as of July 2022, but the website is being actively maintained so if you want more old book illustrations, make sure to check Old Book Illustrations.
Source Data
Initial Data Collection and Normalization
Initial data is gathered from the website Old Book Illustrations. The sources of the illustration scans are specified for each entry in the columns illustration_source_name and illustration_source_url.
Personal and Sensitive Information
The Old Book Illustrations' Terms and conditions reads:
OBI [Old Book Illustrations] explores the art of book illustrations within boundaries defined by time and age, not by subject, treatment, or intent. This means that some illustrations might be deemed offensive, disturbing, misleading, or otherwise objectionable. We do not endorse views or opinions the Illustrations may express, neither do we guarantee that the information conveyed by any Illustration is accurate.
Considerations for Using the Data
Discussion of Biases
The Old Book Illustrations' Terms and conditions reads:
OBI [Old Book Illustrations] explores the art of book illustrations within boundaries defined by time and age, not by subject, treatment, or intent. This means that some illustrations might be deemed offensive, disturbing, misleading, or otherwise objectionable. We do not endorse views or opinions the Illustrations may express, neither do we guarantee that the information conveyed by any Illustration is accurate.
Additional Information
Dataset Curators
The Old Book Illustrations collection is curated and maintained by the team of the Old Book Illustrations website.
Licensing Information
Old Book Illustrations website reads:
We don’t limit the use of the illustrations available on our site, but we accept no responsibility regarding any problem, legal or otherwise, which might result from such use. More specifically, we leave it up to users to make sure that their project complies with the copyright laws of their country of residence. Text content (descriptions, translations, etc.) is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
The Old Book Illustrations webmaster mentioned that most images are public domain in the US and Europe, but there can be some exceptions. An example are the illustrations from Early poems of William Morris as the illustrator died 1955, so her work is not public domain in Europe as of 2022, or Under the hill which was published in the US in 1928 and therefore is not public domain there.
Citation Information
@misc{old book illustrations_2007,
url={https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/},
journal={Old Book Illustrations}, year={2007}}
Contributions
Thanks to @gigant (@giganttheo) for adding this dataset.
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