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Interior View of the Old Ashmolean The engraving depicts the lower room of the “Old Ashmolean” building at the University of Oxford. Various natural specimens, including a giraffe and a dodo, are evident, as well as two groups of... Engraver: Jewitt, Orlando Delineator: Delamotte, William Alfred 1 December 1834	Grave par Beauble This image, like Cavallo’s image of the process for inflating hot air balloons, was a popular element of accounts of balloon in late eighteenth-century print culture. Its focus on the means by which... Artist Unknown 14 January 1784	The Emperor Napoleon in his Study at the Tuileres Painter: David, Jacques-Louis 1812	Weird Sisters Three men in white wigs with shawls over their heads gaze contemplatively at the moon from a bank of dark clouds. The moon is made up of two faces: the light side is smiling, while the dark side is... Engraver: Gillray, James 1791	Mr. Cox's Perpetual Motion, A Prize in the Museum Lottery This line engraving depicts Cox’s Perpetual Clock, item number 47 in the Cox’s Lottery catalogue and one of Cox’s “star exhibit[s]” (Greater London Council 62). Much of the description of Cox’s... Engraver: Lodge, John Author: Cox, James c. 1774-1775
The Maker of Bangles Art historian Pramod Chandra describes this scene: A lady, who has taken her seat opposite the craftsmen, is trying on bangles. The various tools of the trade are laid out before the man... Artist Unknown 1800	Doctor Syntax Sketching the Lake Dr. Syntax sits on his horse at the center of the engraving, holding an open sketchbook and pen; an open umbrella appears to be tucked under his arm. A local fisherman and his dog stand behind him;... Illustrator: Rowlandson, Thomas Author: Combe, William 1 May 1812	Portrait of Lady Caroline Montagu in Byronic Costume This portrait depicts a young woman, in colorful costume, seated on the ground against a large rock by the sea. The large outcrop of rock is crowned with a variety of vegetation. Mountains can be... Painter: Hayter, George 1831	Automaton Swan In his A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, Andrew Ure provides a lengthy explanation for the mechanical workings displayed in this simple line-drawing. He begins by describing its... Artist Unknown Author: Ure, Andrew 1839	Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames--Morning After a Stormy Night The two remaining towers of Hadleigh Castle stand in the left register of the picture plane. Underbrush and foliage have over-grown the crumbling ruins. In the lower left corner, a shepherd boy,... Painter: Constable, John 1829
Cloud study Painter: Constable, John 1821	Richmond Castle, from the River Swale 360.—Richmond Castle, from the River Swale, placed in the bottom left corner of page eighty nine, depicts the castle as seen from the banks of the Swale river. A bridge extends from the... Artist Unknown Editor: Knight, Charles c. Early 19th century	Napoleon, when first consul, & madame Josephine, (his first wife) in the... Napoleon stands to Josephine’s right as she sits on a bench in the garden at their chateau, Malmaison. Napoleon is wearing his military uniform and hat. Josephine is wearing a white dress with a red... Engraver: Cruikshank, George Delineator: Cruikshank, George Author: Ireland, William Henry 26 November 1824	Gilded pages of Grellmann's Dissertaion on the Gipseys Gilded pages of Grellmann's Dissertaion on the Gipseys (London, 1807). Artist Unknown 1807	Colonel William Fitch and his Sisters Sarah and Ann Fitch Painter: Copley, John Singleton c. 1800-01
Studies of European Figures The art historian Pramod Chandra gives a description of Studies of European Figures, quoted below: [A] study sheet shows four European figures, one of them seated on a chair and... Artist Unknown 1850	Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow At the forefront of the image is a horse-drawn buggy carrying a cannon, which is stuck in the snow. Two horses appear to have been pulling the buggy; however, one of them has fallen over. The other... Engraver: Cruikshank, George Delineator: Cruikshank, George Author: Ireland, William Henry 1828	Untitled This illustration depicts a rough image of Earth, which is shown floating in black space that grows misty near the edges. Europe is white, while everything "east," as well as Australia, is colored a... Author: Goodrich, Samuel Griswold 1839	Blood on Thunder Fording the Red Sea Engraver: Gillray, James Delineator: Gillray, James 1788	View in the Roman Forum (The Temple of Peace) Cutting a nearly perfect diagonal across the picture plane from the top left corner, the ruins of the Temple of Peace, or Basilica of Maxentius, loom large on the canvas, casting a shadow on the... Painter: Ducros, Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe 1779
The “Ne Plus Ultra” of “Life in London.” – Kate, Sue, Tom, Jerry and Logic;... Corinthian Tom has taken Corinthian Kate, her companion Sue, and his friends Jerry Hawthorn and Bob Logic to tour Carlton House; this print depicts them with an attendant in the Throne Room. On the... Delineator: Cruikshank, George Author: Egan, Pierce 1 March 1821	Stonehenge A bank of thick clouds hovers over the standing stones, with sunlight shining through to illuminate the center of the monument. A flock of sheep grazes in the foreground on the course grass, some... Painter: Turner, Joseph Mallord William Engraver: Wallis, Robert 1829	Iceberg Adhering to Icy Reef, with the View to Seaward A jagged icy cliff on the left descends to a pool of water; beyond these immediate ice formations, a plain of ice or water extends to the far horizon, where more cliffs rise against building clouds.... Engraver: Finden, Edward Francis Delineator: Back, Sir George 1828	Goodrich Castle on the Wye The ruins of Goodrich Castle sit perched on a hill near the center of the piece. Three boats full of people, ostensibly tourists, row down the river which bends sharply to the left. The central hill... Painter: Hearne, Thomas 1785	View on the River Wye, Looking towards Chepstow Light brown cliffs, partially cloaked in dark green plant life, take up most of the left half of the painting. Near the center of the piece two small boats work their way along the river, which... Painter: Martin, John 1844
[A floral offering in Miss Gilman’s Album, manuscript, 1822–1823] This page of watercolor painting and cut paper work

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