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Explorable Archive of Art from the Romantic Era

Section Editors: Theresa M. Kelley
, Jacob Leveton
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Image of Goodrich Castle

William Gilpin

During the Romantic period in England, Gilpin helped popularize picturesque tourism—that is, sightseeing centered on experiencing the Romantic notion of the picturesque: a natural object, such as a stone, tree, etc., that stood out in stark contrast to its surroundings and often impressed th

Goodrich Castle

Color Image of Goodrich Castle

William Gilpin

This image features a view of Goodrich Castle from the river Wye, and so recreates for us the perspective of the tourists depicted in the boats on the river.

Goodrich Castle on the Wye

Various Diamond Shapes

Unknown

While the title of this plate, “Governor Pitt’s Brilliant Diamond, &c,” gives the impression of a series of objects of great value, it is worth noting that none of the drawings are of actual diamonds; they are based instead on “models” and “diagrams” of privately owned diamonds.

Governor Pitt's Brilliant Diamond, & c

Ruins at Uxmal

George Endicott

This lithograph depicts a portion of the ruins of Uxmal.

Governor's House, Uxmal Ruins

West Entrance of Jedburgh Abbey

David Roberts

The choice of subject in this piece, a crumbling medieval monastery situated on the border between Scotland and England, can be interpreted as a temporally and spatially liminal place; the presence of the ruins collapses not only the present and the past, but also the national identities of

Grand West Entrance, Jedburgh Abbey, September 19th, 1846

View of Ross-on-Wye near Woody Bank

William Gilpin

Grand Woody Banks near Ross-on-Wye was originally sketched in the travel journal of William Gilpin. This and other sketches were eventually published in the printed version of Gilpin’s journal.

Grand Woody Banks near Ross-on-Wye

Diagram showing a possible way to steer balloons

Unknown

This image highlights the efforts of early experimenters to find ways to develop balloons that could be steered through the air as part of a concerted effort to demonstrate the usefulness of balloons.

Grave par Beauble

A gypsy encampment

Unknown
In collaboration with Heinrich Moritz Gottlieb Grellmann

Within a rocky landscape is situated a large, cave-like dwelling constructed of leaves and branches. Six adult figures and two small children sit or squat around a smoky fire, while two additional figures approach the encampment with freshly caught fish.

Gypsy Encampment

Hadleigh Castle

John Constable
In collaboration with David Lucas

This image depicts the ruins of Hadleigh Castle, near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. The two remaining towers of the castle stand in the left register of the picture place, a scrawny tree between them. In the lower left corner, a shepherd boy carrying a staff is walking up the incline toward the ruins.

Hadleigh Castle

Ruins of Hadleigh Castle

John Constable
In collaboration with David Lucas

This image depicts the ruins of Hadleigh Castle. A reformulation of Constable's earlier painting of the same scene, this mezzotint explores new possibilities for the symbolic manipulation of landscape, specifically through the application of chiaroscuro. 

Hadleigh Castle (Progress Proof b)

Ruins of Hadleigh Castle

John Constable

This image depicts the ruins of Hadleigh Castle in Essex, England.

Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the Thames--Morning After a Stormy Night

A young couple play musical instruments together

James Gillray

This image depicts courtship as typically conceived by the Romantic imagination, as a moment of finding or establishing figurative harmony; such a moment or situation was dependent on the prior, elegant education of young ladies in certain, socially-mediating arts.

Harmony Before Matrimony

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