19th Century Illustrations

Illustrative engravings capturing historical figures and events, with a focus on narrative scenes from literature and folklore.

La jolie fille de Perth Chap. XII., 1844, Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Fair maid of Perth

Daniel Boone (1734-1820) was an American frontiersman who was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. In March of 1775, as advance agent for Transylvania Co., he blazed Wilderness Road and founded Boonesboro (also spelled Boonesborough) on Kentucky River. He was captured by Indians in 1778, but he escaped and moved to Missouri after land titles in Kentucky were invalidated. His adventures became well-known through the so-called autobiographical account by John Filson.

THE DEATH OF MARMION. (SCOTT.) PAINTED BY EDWARD ARMITAGE. Marmion is an epic poem by Walter Scott about the Battle of Flodden Field (1513).

Ford in the river; Le Passage du Gué. A shepherd and shepherd with cattle cross the river to the bet. On the shore there is a woman with a laundry basket.

La jolie fille de Perth Chap. XII., 1844, Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Fair maid of Perth

Cholera epidemics in Spain. Barcelona. 1865. Engraving of the arrival of cholera.

Scene from "Cymon and Iphigenia", at the Lyceum Theatre, London, 1850. '...the scene in which Iphigenia is discovered in a bower asleep by Cymon, who falls in love with her, April standing by, and watching the youthful pair...Iphigenia, or Sylvia, was represented by a debutante, Miss Manners, whose appearance is suggestive of promise which we hope to see fulfilled. Mr. Frank Matthews, as her old guardian, Dorcas, was full of his usual drollery, and illustrated deafness to admiration. The scenery and all the appointments of the stage were exquisitely elegant and effective. The dialo

BECQUER, VALERIANO DOMINGUEZ. PÌNTOR ESPAÑOL. SEVILLA 1833 - 1870. EL PREGONERO. GRABADO DEL AÑO 1860 EN LA REVISTA " EL MUSEO UNIVERSAL ".

Magician with four Figures near a smoking Altar, from the Scherzi. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696-1770 Madrid). Dimensions: Plate: 8 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (22.2 x 18.1 cm)Sheet: 13 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (34.3 x 23.5 cm). Date: ca. 1743-52. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Alphonse Legros, Woodcutters, 3rd plate (Les bucherons), French, 1837-1911, etching

HISTORIA DE RUSIA. SIGLO XIX. SIERVOS RUSOS trabajando. Grabado.

Callimachus Invents the Corinthian Capital Edward Francis Burney (British, 1760-1848). Callimachus Invents the Corinthian Capital. Pen and ink in sepia wash on wove paper, 3 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (8 x 11.5 cm). European Art

Jean Baptiste Hüet, The Flight into Egypt, 1798 The Flight into Egypt

Holy Family on Oever and Engel as a boatswain in Boot, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750 - 1753 print paper etching flight into Egypt and miracles during the journey

After Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Flight into Egypt, 19th century, etching on chine collé.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (aka Giambattista Tiepolo) (Italian, 1696 - 1770). Two Soldiers and Two Women, ca. 1750. Etching on laid paper. Plate: 135 mm x 172 mm (5.31 in. x 6.77 in.).

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. Sancho comes to Don Quixote's aid (part I, 8). Engraving by Gustave Dore, 1863. Published by L. Hachette,.

In the night two walkers see a stray light, Two walkers, print maker: Noach van der Meer (II), intermediary draughtsman: Jacobus Buys, publisher: Johannes Allart, (possibly), Amsterdam, 1777, paper, etching, h 147 mm × w 84 mm

Print, Gathering Berries; Engraved by Edward Lagarde; After Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910); Published by Harper's Weekly; USA; wood engraving in black ink on paper; Image: 23.2 × 35 cm (9 1/8 × 13 3/4 in.)

THE BESIEGED FAVOURITE From the Picture by B. y. G. Brandelius ENGRAVING 1876

Illustration by J. Tenniel to the poem Sir Rupert the Fearless, a legend of Germany. From the book The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels by Thomas Ingoldsby, published 1865.

Grabado de "Máscara Real" ejecutada por los Gremios de la Ciudad de Barcelona a la llegada de Carlos III con la Reina y la Familia Real., Grabado calcográfico. Lámina 9. Detalle.Año 1764. Author: FRANCESC TRAMULLES.

Erhard, Johann Christoph, Salzburg landscapes with figures, Forest landscape with an old man, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 200 mm, width 265 mm, 1795 - 1882-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1819 - 1819, paper, papier, chine collé, etching, etchings

Don Quixote taking Sancho Panza from his home and pronouncing him governor. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Old XIX century engraving illustration by Gustave Dore

Goetz von Berlichingen, Act V: Goetz injured and rescued by gypsies, vintage engraving. Goetz von Berlichingen, Act V: Goetz injured and rescued by gypsies, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660702

Ferdinand Cortez sees the Valley of Mexico, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

History of France. 16th century. The Marquis of Saint-Maigrin assassinated by order of the Duke of Guise at the doors of the Louvre. Paris, France. Engraving.

An Audience with Death, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, in or before c. 1735 print paper etching dog. personifications of Death; 'Morte' (Ripa)

Woodcutter Trimming Faggots 1853-54 Jean-François Millet French. Woodcutter Trimming Faggots 337799

Vago é mirar, come l'uman pensiero... (Shooting from the Hide). Dated: 1763. Dimensions: plate: 63.2 × 50.9 cm (24 7/8 × 20 1/16 in.) sheet: 64.1 × 51.3 cm (25 1/4 × 20 3/16 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marco Alvise Pitteri after Pietro Longhi.

Tom at the farm evading Charity, his nursemaid, by standing on the dung heap. Illustration for 1869 edition of Tom Browns Schooldays by Thomas Hughes. Original edition 1857.

Death by drowning of Agnes Bernauer, Danube, Straubing, Bavaria, nobility, important woman, year 1435, 15th century, history, bridge, bonds, violence, historical illustration 1894

Trip of Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugenia to the glacier in September 1860 according to Louis Janet Lange. French magazine clipping. Best, H. (n.n.), Janet, Ange Louis (1815 1872)

Neptune, 1601 - 1700, Etchings, 3 7/16 x 2 1/4 in. (8.7 x 5.7 cm), Paper / Sheet 3 7/16 x 2 1/4 in. (8.7 x 5.7 cm), Cream laid

Father and daughter in the cemetery, 1880, woodcut, Austria, Europe

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). They do not know the way. 1810-1820. Plate 70 of 'The Disasters of War'. Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

Narcissus nicaise perilous adventures in the Congo. Nicaise out of the hut chanting victory, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Man lying in a landscape Study print, Etudes grav, print maker: Jacob Ernst Marcus, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, Nov-1813, paper, etching, h 117 mm × w 236 mm

The unfortunate Knight of the Rock meeting Don Quixote' 1756. by William Hogarth (1697ñ1764), English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist. One of six Illustrations for Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

Illustration depicting death, in the form of time with his scythe, coming on the old woodcutter. Dated 19th Century

"Panthée". Tragedy in five acts in verse by French playwright Tristan L'Hermite (1601-1655). It was created during the winter of 1637 to 1638 at the Théâtre du Marais in Paris and printed in 1639. Araspe declaring his passion to Panthee. Engraving by Huyot after a painting by Laurent de La Hyre (1606-1656), for the frontispiece of the tragedy, engraved by Pierre Daret (1604-1678). Paris, chez Augustin Courbé, 1639. Colorised.

Water well with lever. In the foreground some buckets, Water well with lever Fifth suite (series title), print maker: Cornelis Steffelaar, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1807 - 1861, paper, etching, h 90 mm × w 128 mm

Sancho Panza. Dated: c. 1855. Dimensions: image: 30.2 x 20.9 cm (11 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 40.4 x 28.5 cm (15 7/8 x 11 1/4 in.). Medium: color lithograph on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Célestin Nanteuil.

UK, England, London, British Museum, Pretty Teacher! by Francisco de Goya, Los Caprichos, circa 1796-8

Tom Marix asked the question, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Mistress Branican, 1891.

Emilia-Romagna Ravenna Bagnacavallo Museo Civico3. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Paintings on canvas; manuscripts Antiquities: cippi (Gracchi), cippi fragments, bipedal bricks, terracotta amphorae German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

The ruins of the Castle of Canossa, province of Reggio Emilia, 1800, woodcut, Italy, Europe

Alexander Selkirk (1676 - 1721) is marooned on Juan Fernandez by the 'Cinque Ports' galley, and remains there for 4 years and 4 months till rescued 12 February 1709 by the 'Duke'

'On the Trail', 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain

Clovis I (466-511). King of the Franks. Engraving. 19th century.

"Fair Helen of Kirkconnel", by J. Archer, in the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1869. Engraving of a painting. 'The pathetic ballad which gives both subject and title to this excellently-treated (especially in respect of attention to probabilities) and ably-executed picture, by Mr. J. Archer, a Scotch artist of well-known merit and promise, is of uncertain date. It was founded, however, upon a real tragedy that happened in Dumfriesshire. The lady was daughter of the Laird of Kirkconnel; the name of the favoured suitor was Adam Fleming, of Kirkpatrick; and his rival is alleged to ha

According Richter, vintage engraving. According Richter, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1852. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673592

Illustration from 'The Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque' by William Combe (1742-1823) a British miscellaneous writer. Dated 19th Century

Scene from Adam Bede by George Eliot, c1885. Artist: William Small

Switzerland, engraving; 19 C

Marius among the ruins of Carthage. Gaius Marius, c.157 BC - 86 BC. Roman general, politician, and statesman, banished from Rome because of his unbridled passions and ambitions, he is seen sitting

Obverse: in the evening according to figure I. Wołkowa. Reverse: Three scenes from a mountain clip. A clip from the Russian Niwa magazine Volkov, Ivan (1847 1893), heuer, Gustav (n.n.), Kirmse, K. (N.N.), Olszewski, Kazimerz (Fl. 1874 C 1900), Volkov, Efim (1844 1920)

Domenico Campagnola, The Shepherd and the Old Warrior, 1517 The Shepherd and the Old Warrior

Photo production of an illustration of a company that steps out of a boat, Anonymous, After Félix Joseph Barrian, c. 1851 - in or before 1855 photograph paper albumen print ass, donkey. rowing-boat, canoe, etc.

MOREAU, Jean Michel, called 'the Younger' (1741-1814). The Doctor In Spite of Himself. Illustration of Molire's work. Etching.

The Way of the World. PAINTED BY SAMUEL EDMUND WALLER, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

Historia Sagrada. La Creacion del Mundo. Grabado de 1860.

Reverie, painting by Maignan, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876.

The dramas of India. The enemy of fugitives threw swimming, vintage engraving. The dramas of India. The enemy of fugitives threw swimming, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656887

Riding the mail coach through one of the giant sequoias, Sequoiadendron giganteum, in California, America / Fahrt mit der Postkutche durch einen der Riesenmammutbaum, Sequoiadendron giganteum, in Kalifornien, Amerika, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

On the narrow gorges succeeded, cut by ravines, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Mistress Branican, 1891.

Hunters returning from the Chase by Ferdinand Cormon (1845-1924) a French painter. Dated 19th Century

Charles Dickens, Barnaby Rudge, 1841, illustration, 19th century

The Gypsies (Les Gitanos) Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883). The Gypsies (Les Gitanos), 1862. Etching on Chine colle paper, Sheet: 17 1/2 x 13 5/8 in. (44.5 x 34.6 cm). European Art 1862

Fisherman's Family. Pierre Cécile Puvis de Chavannes; French, 1824-1898. Date: 1878-1888. Dimensions: 253 × 200 mm. Watercolor, with brush and brown ink (discolored from purple), over graphite, on cream wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

American engineer delivering dispatches, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated..

Composition and design of Theophile Schuler, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869.

Wojciech Kossak, Life in Zakopane: from a trip to the mountains; illustration from `Tygodnik Illustrowany` or `Kłosy`. Kossak, Wojciech (1856-1942), draughtsman, cartoonist, Nicz, Edward (1851-1916), engraver, Kłosy (Warszawa ; czasopismo ; 1865-1890), publisher

Engraving depicting a scene from "Tom Brown's Schooldays": Martin climbing the pine tree to steal the kestrel's eggs. Tom Brown's Schooldays is set in the 1830s at Rugby School, a public school for boys, and was mostly based on the author's experiences at the school. Written by Thomas Hughes (1822-1896) an English lawyer, judge, politician and author. Illustrated by Arthur Hughes (1832-1915) an English painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Dated 19th century

Ham, Ph., Burnier, Richard, Souvenirs de Voyages, Mélodies dans les montaignes, Man playing the bagpipes in the mountains, verso - stamped, The man blows his bagpipes as he walks through the landscape. He is followed by a herd of cows and sheep. In the sky a few birds fly and in the distance a village or castle is visible., print, prent, prints, enten, height 349 mm, width 398 mm, 1826-08-06 - 1884-03-17, print maker, prentmaker, 1857 - 1857, paper, papier, toonlithografie, brush, Borstel, drukker

SAMSON DESPEDAZA UN LEON. Grabado de 1889. Álbum de Historia Sagrada (La Santa Biblia en imágenes). Dibujo de Julio Schnorr de Carolsfeld.

Umbach, Jonas, Augsburg, Two fishermen with a trap, verso lower right - stamped, Two fishermen standing in a river, one with a trap in his hands, the other with the bag in which the fish can be taken., print, prints, verso lower left - stamped, height 161 mm, width 92 mm, German, 1624 - 1693-04-28, print maker, printmaker, 1634 - 1693, second quarter 17th century, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

A Treacherous Indian From a 19th century print engraved by J Rogers after J McNevin

The Tour de France a small Parisian, Menhirs of Brittany, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Engraving by Gustave DorA© (1832-1883)

Illustration depicting people skating on the frozen Regent's Canal. Dated 19th century

The Swiss Family Robinson, by J. Wyss. Illustration from the book ""The International Library of Famous Literature"".Published in London 1900. Volume XIII.

The Stone General, vintage engraving. The Stone General, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659990

justice crime homicide murder with robbery woodcut ""De remediis utriusque fortunae"" by Francesco Petrarca (1344/1366) printed by the so-called Petrarca-master Augsburg 1532 and later private collection,

PLATE PRESENTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE LINCOLNSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, 1847

Fables Gellert, Till Eulenspiegel, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1867.

Pallerini, antonietta.

The Prodigal Son with the Pigs, after Albrecht Duerer, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Louis XIV (king of France), Paris, Merlen, Jacques van, France, Lepautre, Jean, Frisians, Drinking Bacchantes, From a series of 6 sheets, second edition., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 94 mm, width 308 mm, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, print maker, printmaker, 1671 - 1671, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, South Netherlands, 1616-12-15 - 1682-06, publisher, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, granter of privilege

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Barbarians!. 1810-1820. Plate 38 of 'The Disasters of War'. Etching. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

PERRAULT, Charles (Paris 1628-Paris, 1703). French writer. Hop O' My Thumb. Thumb leave breadcrumbs on the way. Engraving by F. Pierdon.

unknown, Netherlands, Forest, Anthonie van den, Seated sleeping boy, verso - stamped, Sleeping shepherd, sitting next to a jug of wine. His hat lies next to him in the grass., print, prints, height 113 mm, width 165 mm, 1763 - 1838-01-01, print maker, printmaker, 1778 - 1838, paper, papier, etching, etchings, aquatint, print drawing, intermediary draughtsman

Image reproduction: Julian Fa AT (1853-1929), recently goes; Fa AT, Julian (1853-1929), Bong, Richard (1853-1935), around 1895 (1890-00-00-1899-00-00);

American engineer delivering dispatches, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

The Jungfernbründl, Jungfrauenbrunnen, near Sievering near the Tor tor of Vienna, Austria, in 1892, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

This steaming vessel, vintage engraving. This steaming vessel, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne 3 Russian and 3 English, 1872. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10647551

KIT, A MEMORY; BY JAMES PAYN

We know little about JUSTINA shown here with Alfonso I of Ferrara, who we may suppose is making improper suggestions which she will resist aided by the unicorn, symbol of purity. Date: flourished circa 1520

Will He Clear It, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Months: February, 1880. 'A special day of interest to many in the present month, is the festival of St. Valentine, although there is no recorded incident of his life that can have given rise to the various jocular customs associated with his anniversary. Whatever, however, may be the historical origin of the celebration, whether heathen or Christian, there can be no doubt of its antiquity. According to an old tradition to which Chaucer refers, birds choose their mates on St. Valentine's Day; and hence in the "Midsummer Night's Dream" Theseus asks: "Good morrow, friends, St.

Wood engraving titled 'Entry to The Fetish Hut in Lunda'. Dated 19th Century

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