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Explorable Archive of Art from the Romantic Era

Section Editors: Theresa M. Kelley
, Jacob Leveton
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A man inspects several antique items

Thomas Rowlandson

The print depicts an antiquarian engaged in the study of several ancient artifacts. The object that most engrosses him, the mummy, seems to both mirror his image and return his gaze.

An Antiquarian

Large Ship Taking Possession of Small Ship

Robert Cleveley

Robert Cleveley was one of many marine artists hired by the navy to create paintings which were sold to the elite in British society. Many similar images were converted into prints and purchased by the general public (N. Tracy, Palette 5, 72).

An English Man-of-War Taking Possession of a Ship

young boys from the Middle East learning by drawing in the dirt.

Unknown

Like "The Hindoo Woman and her Babe," this illustration and its accompanying text serve to valorize British society by favorably comparing it to a non-Christian, foreign culture.

Arab Scholars

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Arcana Coelestia

Image of Song

Unknown
In collaboration with Andrew Ure

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 basic movements:

Automaton Swan

Multiple Birds

Unknown

As Judith Pascoe argues in her 2006 book The Hummingbird Cabinet: A Rare and Curious History of Romantic Collectors, “[t]o be a collector of hummingbirds in the romantic period was to experience the most inspirational collecting conditions: a seemingly endless supply of

Aves, Birds

Satirical text/images proposing alternative personal uses of balloons

Unknown

This is a satirical illustration of a ballet dancer with a hot air balloon attached to himself which, according to Mayhew, would help the dancer “achieve greater heights.” The facing page exhibits the way a personal balloon might be useful in during accidents.

Balloon Dancer

The Bartholomew Fair

John Nixon
In collaboration with William Combe

St. Bartholomew’s Fair was one of the highlights of the London social season, drawing crowds from all strati of society. 

Bartholomew Fair

The Bartholomew Fair

John Nixon
In collaboration with Thomas Rowlandson

St. Bartholomew’s Fair was one of the highlights of the London social season, drawing crowds from all strati of society. 

Bartholomew Fair

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Battle of Lake Erie

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Battle of Lake Erie, The Constitution and Guerriere, Bombardment of Fort M’Henry, Baltimore, United States’ Ship Delaware

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Battle of the Glorious First of June

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