Dramatic Historical Illustrations

Engravings and prints illustrating significant historical events and narratives, often with emotional and moral undertones.

En route to Inferno, Dante and Virgil cross the Styx in Charon's ferry, and have their first sight of the damned

The Marriage Feast (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ). Artist: After Sir John Everett Millais (British, Southampton 1829-1896 London). Dimensions: image: 5 1/2 x 4 5/16 in. (13.9 x 10.9 cm)sheet: 7 5/16 x 6 1/16 in. (18.6 x 15.4 cm). Engraver: Engraved and printed by Dalziel Brothers (British, active 1839-1893). Date: 1864.It took Millais seven years to design twenty images inspired by New Testament Parables for the Dalziel Brothers, and the resulting prints are considered pinnacles of wood engraved illustration. The artist wrote to his publishers, "I can do ordinary drawings as quickly as most men, but these designs can scarcely be regarded in the same light--each Parable I illustrate perhaps a dozen times before I fix the image." After completing a design, Millais transferred it to a woodblock coated with "Chinese" white for skilled engravers to carve. Finally, he reviewed proofs, and final adjustments were made before the final printing.The Parable of the Marri

In the Women's House, copperplate engraving by Matham, 1530, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

The Larder. From an engraving by Richard Earlom, after Maerten de Vos, after Joseph Farington. 18th century. Meat and game stored before cooking.

ARTE S. XVIII. ESPAÑA. GOYA, Francisco (Fuendetodos, 1746-Burdeos, 1828). Pintor y grabador español. "QUE VIENE EL COCO". Aguafuerte que perteneece a la colección de 84 grabados titulada "CAPRICHOS" de temática satírico-fantasmagórica, editados en el año 1799. Reproducción de M. Seguí i Riera.

The prisoner, condemned to death by the Inquisition "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1843) by Edgar Allan Poe

Fleet of 40 ships setting out from Corcyra to reclaim Epidamnus from the Corinthians. First action in the Peloponnesian War (Second, or Great) 431-404 BC between Athens and Sparta. Illustration by W. Gordon Mein 1910

Blaise Pascal, 17th century French mathematician, physicist and religious philosopher, 1878 Artist: Unknown

Louw, Pieter, Rijn, Rembrandt van, Christ and the Scribes: a sketch, verso lower right, Christ and the Scribes: sketch, print, engraving, prints, engravings, Rembrandt f. 1652, bottom left, verso bottom right, height 125 mm, width 210 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1652 - 1652, third quarter 17th century, derde kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, mezzotint, zwarte kunst, 1725 - 1800-03-12

Viriato or Viriathus (d. 139 BC). Leader of the Lusitanian tribe that fought against the expansion of the Roman Empire in Hispania. Drawing by the author, Ramón Padró. Decorative paintings in the assembly hall of the Palace of the Provincial Deputation of Zamora. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

The last victim , Victims, Soldiers, Punishment & torture. George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings

Photo production of (probably) a picture called The Sailor Boy's Dream of Home; The Sailor Boy's Dream of Home. Part of album with pictures of sights and landscapes in England and of art.

Death of Richard II on engraving from the 1800s. Engraved by J.Rogers after a painting by F.Wheatley and published by J.& F.Tallis.

Valkyrie, Battle or Shield Maiden, in Norse mythology is a female spirit being from the retinue of Odin, the father of the gods, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original, original date unknown

Torture, pulling by horses, the victims are pulled naked by a horse through the streets, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Assassin of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, 106 BC 48 BC Pompey, Pompey the Great, a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic, History of Ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, Historical, Digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

AMANTES DE TERUEL , LOS. LEYENDA ESPAÑOLA QUE REFIERE LOS AMORES TRAGICOS DE DIEGO MARSILLA E ISABEL DE SEGURA. EUGENIO HARTZENBUSCH , ESCRIBIO EN 1836 UN DRAMA HISTORICO EN 5 ACTOS. GRABADO SEGUN CUADRO DE JUAN GARCIA MARTINEZ , PUBLICADO EN LA REVISTA MUSEO UNIVERSAL.

Lazio Frosinone Arpino S. Michele9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Exterior views; general views of interior. Interior remodelled in the 18th century, with stucco decoration and paintings (documented with close-up views), wooded crucifix from the 16th century 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.

Photo production of (presumably) a print called The Sailor Boy's Dream of Home, c. 1850 - c. 1870 photograph Part of album with photos of sights and landscapes in England and of art. England paper. photographic support albumen print seaman: sailor. drowning, shipwrecked person

HERODOTUS Greek historian with the Muse of History (Clio) in a ruined classical landscape Date: circa 484 - 425 BC

The Woman with an Infirmity of Eighteen Years (La femme malade depuis dix-huit ans) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Woman with an Infirmity of Eighteen Years (La femme malade depuis dix-huit ans), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (24.1 x 18.1 cm). European Art 1886-1896

Hiawatha and Minnehaha Poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807 1882 Illustrated London News 24 December 1859

Thomas Handforth, Rendezvous, 1907-1948, etching on paper.

The so-called Aldobrandini Wedding, Nozze Aldobrandini, fresco is an influential Ancient Roman painting on display in the Vatican Museum / Die Aldobrandinische Hochzeit, so genannt nach dem ersten Besitzer, Kardinal Cinzio Passeri Aldobrandini, ist ein römisches Freskogemälde aus augusteischer Zeit, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Engraving depicting the softening of cured kid skin. Dated 19th century

ESCENA DEL QUIJOTE - SIGLO XX - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60. Author: SEGRELLES JOSE. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. DON QUIJOTE. Rocinante.

Serenade, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1872).

The Unification of Germany, after a painting by Adolf Theodor Werner, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

According to Greek mythology, Baucis (wife) and Phimemon (husband), an old couple who lived simply and frugally, were visited by Zeus, king of gods, and Hermes, messenger god. Unaware of who their guests really were, they entertained them with great care and as generously as they could, even to killing their last goose. Zeus then revealed himself and said he wuld grant whatever the couple wished. The two ask to die together, and so they did, become an oak tree and a linden tree that grew from the same trunk and were enertwined.

An angel with the instruments of the Passion and a burning skull. Engraving by B. a Bolswert after A. Bloemaert.

Recess of the Court. Artist: Jean-Louis Forain (French, Reims 1852-1931 Paris). Dimensions: 23 7/8 x 28 7/8 in. (60.6 x 73.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Lir and the Swans

CREACION DE LOS ANIMALES TERRESTRES Y DEL HOMBRE. Grabado de 1889. Álbum de Historia Sagrada (La Santa Biblia en imágenes). Dibujo de Julio Schnorr de Carolsfeld.

We are advocates for children'. Spanish Civil war, anti-republican propaganda illustration by Carlos Sáenz de Tejada

Engraving by Gustave Doré from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy "Inferno" or "Visions of Hell"; Dante meets the She-Wolf and Virg

The Flood'. Humans and animals overwhelmed by the deluge while, in background, The Ark floats on the waters. Genesis. Illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) French painter and book illustrator for 'The Bible' (London 1866). Wood engraving.

Art from Italy, Statues, by Michelangelo, Pio Fedi, Antonio Canova, Benvenuto Cellini, Giovanni da Bologna, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

(DON JUAN TENORIO) - GRABADO SIGLO XIX. Author: JOSE ZORRILLA (1817-1893). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. CUPID. DON GIOVANNI TENORIO. AMOR MITOLOGIA.

Armin at the seer, before the battle of decision with Germanicus, woodcut, 1888

$Historia de Catalunya. Muerte de Jaime II de Urgell (1380-1433), conde de Urgell, encerrado en la prisión de Játiva tras su fracasada rebelión contra el rey Fernando I de Aragón (1380-1416), Ferran de Antequera. Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.$

Salon of 1872 Painting, Hindu falconer by Maignau, vintage engraving. Salon of 1872 Painting, Hindu falconer by Maignau, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679356

The Norse Freyr (also spelled Freye and Frey) was the brother of Freyja. Freyr was associated with agriculture, the weather, and fertility. This 1908 illustration by Jacques Reich showing Freyr with his boar Gullinbursti is based on a 1901 illustration by the German artist Johannes Gehrts.

The Wooden Horse, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume I, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1894

The Dream of Fra Angelico, painting by Albert Pierre René Maignan (1845-1908) was a French history painter and illustrator. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Ilustración Artística 1882

The Hundred Guilders Print, Rembrandt, Harmensz van Rijn, 1649.

Dor_, Gustave (1832-1883) Private Collection Graphic arts Bible,Mythology, Allegory and Literature,History Babylon Has Fallen

Figures inMoonlight. Artist: George Wesley Bellows, American, 1882-1925

Crying baby by Gustave Dore, woodcut, Gustave Dore, 1832-1883, Private Collection,

Joseph Reorganizes Egypt by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, (1836-1912)

'The New Zealander', 1872. A figure sits on the banks of the River Thames contemplating the downfall of the city. From, "LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. Grant and Co., 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C., 1872.

Lazio Roma Rome S. Andrea della Valle7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture, frescoes, stucco, painting, sculpture, architectural sculpture, sculptural relief Object Notes: Exhibiting the passage from Counter-Reformation to Baroque, it is one of the most vast churches in Rome (the most vast with one nave), and its cupola, which measures 80 meters in heighth is the heighest after that of S. Peter's. Construction was initiated in 1591 by Olivieri, the cupola was completed in 1625 by Maderno. 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, si

Engraving of the painting by Alexandre Cabanel (1870), of the Death of Francesca de Rimini and Paolo Malatesta. Date: 22 February 1879

Das ahrimanische Tier wird vom König getötet, Teil des großen Reliefs der Hundert-Säulen-Halle des Darius-Palastes zu Persepolis, Iran, Historisch, di...

The Healing of Peter's Mother-in-law (La guérison de la belle-mère de Pierre) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Healing of Peter's Mother-in-law (La guérison de la belle-mère de Pierre), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 7/16 x 8 11/16 in. (18.9 x 22.1 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Parable Of The Prodigal Son, Bruno Bramanti, (1897-1957 Italian)

The Man Bearing a Pitcher (L'homme à la cruche) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Man Bearing a Pitcher (L'homme à la cruche), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 7/8 x 6 5/16 in. (25.1 x 16 cm). European Art 1886-1894

The Warrior and his son, Tire firm of Wagner consul in Berlin, vintage engraving. The Warrior and his son, Tire firm of Wagner consul in Berlin, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660529

The Betrothed of Cana (Les fiancés de Cana) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Betrothed of Cana (Les fiancés de Cana), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 8 5/16 x 4 15/16 in. (21.1 x 12.5 cm). European Art 1886-1894

The death of Socrates (490 BC-399 BC). Engraving, 19th century. Color.

This red-figure vase design is Attic and dates to c.500 B.C. A cold bath in which one could swim was part of most Greek baths.

The Aged Simeon James Tissot (1836-1902 French)

'Sir Lancelot in the Chapel Perilous', 1911. Artist: Walter Crane.

Scene de Comedie The Comedy Stage Late 19th Century Honore Daumier (1808-1879 French) Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France

In this 1905 illustration, Andwari (left) curses the ring Loki is holding as he marches off with it and the treasure.

Egipto. El emperador romano Adriano (76-138) consulta las efigies de Memnon en el año 128.

Judas Iscariot (Judas Iscariote) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Judas Iscariot (Judas Iscariote), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 11 1/16 x 6 in. (28.1 x 15.2 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Henri Dunant (1828-1910). Swiss philanthropist. In 1863 he founded the Red Cross. He was the first Nobel Peace Prize (1901).

Get Thee Behind Me, Satan (Rétire-toi, Satan) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Get Thee Behind Me, Satan (Rétire-toi, Satan), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 5 11/16 x 8 5/8 in. (14.4 x 21.9 cm). European Art 1886-1896

Aeschylus

'Blondel At Richard's Prison', 12th century, (c1850). Artist: Unknown

"The Sphinx at Midnight", by Frank Dillon, in the exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1862. Engraving of a painting. 'It was a happy thought, as well as a bold one, to paint the Sphinx at midnight, in the ever- luminous grey of the starlit desert, and with only, for contrast, a few ruddy reflections from the fire which the Arab wanderers or Cairene wayfarers have lit at its side...there seems to us to be a peculiar propriety in representing this mysterious and much more ancient monument as seen under the eternal stars on one of the million nights of its solitary existence...The great Sp

Lazio Roma Ponzano Romano Parish church. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior view of flank and facade and detail of 16th century campanile. Interior views of nave and ceiling; remaining views of paintings, some from S. Andrea in Flumine, and of reliquaries, crucifixes, statues. 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.

Enckell, Magnus, work, Copy of a Byzantine icon, painting, 30.4 cm x 48.8 cm, Knut Magnus Enckell 1870 Hamina - 1925 in Stockholm, a Finnish painter. Member of the Septem group of colorist painters. In Finland, Enckell is considered an influential symbolist artist.

Portrait of Madame Clicquot by Cogniet, Leon (1794-1880)/ Private Collection/ Between 1851 and 1860/ France/ Lithograph/ Academic art/ Portrait

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