Historical Literary Illustrations

Intricate historical illustrations depicting dramatic scenes and emotions, featuring characters in elegant attire from various classical literary contexts.

Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828). La filiacion. (The filiation.), 1796-1797. From Los Caprichos, no. 57. Etching and aquatint on cream laid paper. Plate: 215 mm x 150 mm (8.46 in. x 5.91 in.).

(LE SOULIER DE BAL.). Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Lithograph by Eugène Delacroix from 1834 titled 'Hamlet et la Reine (Act III, Scene IV)', printed on Chinese paper, showing Hamlet and the Queen.

Winter Evening, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle 1774 France. Engraving on paper . François Robert Ingouf

Pierre-Philippe Choffard, Marchez tout doux, parlez tout bas, 1782, etching and engraving on laid paper.

Paul Gavarni, La Recherche de l'Inconnu, 1863, lithograph on paper.

Caroline Watson, 1760-1814, British, Henry VI, Part II: Act III, Scene iii, Cardinal Beaufort's Bed Chamber, 1803. Etching.

Guard looks at an old man with a child on his lap, Guillaume Joseph Vertommen, 1825 - 1863 print paper etching old man. sitting in someone's lap. child. prison personnel: jailers, warders, guards

In a lady's bedchamber a young woman struggles as a man pulls her towards him clutching at her dress. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1736, after himself.

Frank van Borselen kneels for Jacoba van Bavaria. .

Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828). La filiacion. (The filiation.), 1796-1797. From Los Caprichos, no. 57. Etching and aquatint on cream laid paper. Plate: 215 mm x 150 mm (8.46 in. x 5.91 in.).

Paris, Bauger, Aubert & Cie., Daumier, Honoré, Moeurs conjugales, Family situations, Le mari: Bobonne, veux-tu l'étrenne de ma barbe, Old man shows his wife his incipient beard, verso - stamped, cartoon, prints, height 339 mm, width 265 mm, French, 1808-02-26 - 1879-02-10, print maker, printmaker, 1840 - 1840, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), printer, drukker, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Frans, publisher

BONJOUR, AMI.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Saint Philip Neri. Etching by G.B. Leonetti after L. Agricola.

La Croix DeBois.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Dóll, widow Jan, Haastert, Isaac van, Beek, Jan Lucas van der, The child with the candle, L'Enfant avec la chandelle, Child injures himself on fallen candle, verso bottom center - stamped, print, prints, height 133 mm, width 103 mm, 1753-05-06 - 1818-10-12, print maker, printmaker, 1781 - 1799, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1753-11-18 - 1834-03-01, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Fourberies de Femmes: En matière de sentiment, 1842. Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866). Lithograph;

Lucretia and Sextus Tarquinius; Lucrezia Romana Sorpresa da Sesto Tarquinio; History of the Roman Empire; Frontespizio della Iistantia Romana. Lucretia is on her bed. She is surprised by Sextus Tarquinius who enters her room with a dagger in his hand. He threatens to kill her when she doesn't care about him.

Est-ce que ca ne te flatte pas, Galimard, de trainer la gloire de tonepouse?. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Failed attack on the Prince of Orange, 1572, Theodoor Koning, After Jacobus Buys, 1779 print In the night of 11 to 12 September 1572 there is an attack on the Prince of Orange. Just in time, Willem van Oranje, who is sleeping in his army tent near Bergen (Hainaut), is awakened by the barking of his dog, causing the attack to fail. This print is part of a series of 24 prints with scenes from the life of Prince William I, 1568-1584 and is an illustration of the seventh singing. Amsterdam paper engraving attempt, political murder

. Sleeping people in a departure. In the foreground a woman is sleeping in a wicker armchair. In addition to her a sleeping baby in a cradle. At the back of the room a four-poster bed with a sleeping man and a woman who adds him. Nox in the clouds can be seen through an open window.

Penelope is awakened by Euryclea, 1773 print Penelope is sleeping on a bed under a canopy. Euryclea wakes her up with the message from Odysseus coming back. On the left a incense barrel and an image of Minerva. London paper etching Euryclea fetches Penelope. (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). incense-burner ~ scents, perfumes. sleeping in bed

David saves Saul's life on the Chachila Agste Book (title on object) David and Saul (series title), David stops Abisai who wants to kill the sleeping king Saul with a spear. The print is part of a series about the story of David and Saul., David and Abishai invade Saul's encampment at night, while Saul and his soldiers are sleeping, Simon Fokke (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1766, paper, etching, h 190 mm × w 150 mm

Miseries of Human Life: "While confined to your bed by sickness..." October 1807 Nicolaus Heideloff A woman sits in an armchair, sneezing, while a candle is overturned next to her, a pot is boiling over on the fire at right. Another woman is in bed behind her at left.. Miseries of Human Life: "While confined to your bed by sickness...". Nicolaus Heideloff (German, Stuttgart 1761-1837 The Hague). October 1807. Etching. Rudolph Ackermann, London (active 1794-1829). Prints

Looking everywhere for their king, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, October 4, 1867 October 4, 1867 Honoré Daumier. Looking everywhere for their king, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, October 4, 1867. 'News of the day' (Actualités). Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). October 4, 1867. Lithograph and pen and brown ink on newsprint; third state of three, proof (Delteil). Arnaud de Vresse. Prints

The Lady and the Wasp. An elderly woman Doris at her toilette in front of a mirror. Her maid Jenny in bonnet tries to swat a wasp with a fan. Copperplate engraving by Lovegrove after an illustration by William Kent from Fables by John Gay, with a Life of the Author, John Stockdale, London, 1793.

Two men in a naked woman, Pieter van den Berge, 1686 - 1737 print A naked woman is in bed in a room. Next to the bed are two men in carnivalesque clothing. The verse in the margin shows that one of the men wants to share the bed with the woman and that the other man tries to keep him from it. Amsterdam paper engraving bed. bedroom

Philippe case: Room on the street of the city-L'Evêque where the assassination was committed.

It seems they are closing down our clubs! (Il parait que les clubs vont être complètement fermés..... ) Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879). , April 25, 1849. Lithograph on newsprint, Sheet: 14 7/16 x 9 3/4 in. (36.7 x 24.8 cm). European Art April 25, 1849

The Parable of the Leaven (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ) 1864 After Sir John Everett Millais British 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 lighteach 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 Leaven (Matthew 13:33) is brief: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.” Pre-Raphaelite ideals shaped Millais's combination of deta

The Philosopher. Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911). Etching;

Entrusted with guarding the Insignia of Wallachian sovereignty until the forthcoming election: the throne, the sceptre ... and the trunk., from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, March 30, 1866 March 30, 1866 Honoré Daumier. Entrusted with guarding the Insignia of Wallachian sovereignty until the forthcoming election: the throne, the sceptre ... and the trunk., from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, March 30, 1866. 'News of the day' (Actualités). Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). March 30, 1866. Lithograph on newsprint; fourth state of four (Delteil). Arnaud de Vresse. Prints

Merode, Frédéric Comte de.

'THE FIRST SENSE OF SORROW,' BY JAMES SANT, A.R.A., IN THE PARIS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, FRANCE, 1867

The Hague, Royal Dutch Lithographic Printing House of CW Mieling, Bles, David, Man and woman drinking coffee, verso - stamped, The couple is sitting in the bedroom. The woman is pouring coffee for the man. He is sitting at the table in his dressing gown and lovingly touches her face. On the wall hangs a painting with a curtain in front of it., print, engraving, prints, engravings, 2nd edition large paper, recto lower left - handwritten, height 335 mm, width 500 mm, Dutch, 1821-09-19 - 1899-09-03, print maker, printmaker, 1831 - 1899, paper, papier, toonlithografie, printer, drukker

Honoré Daumier, M'ame Bonneau J'aime m'ame Bonneau moi!, 19th century M'ame Bonneau... J'aime m'ame Bonneau moi!...

James Carter Beard, Light and Shadow The Shadows of Dissipation Falling upon the Poor, 1870 1900 Light and Shadow: The Shadows of Dissipation Falling upon the Poor

Six mois de mariage. Honoré Daumier (France, Marseilles, 1808-1879). France, 1839. Prints; lithographs. Lithograph

Steel engravings and etchings by Moritz von Schwind depicting Bedreddin Hassan, created 1822-1839, showing detailed figures and narrative scenes from historical or literary sources.

Shower Bath: women taking a cold shower in a bathroom hiding their modesty from a male intruder, 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson, aquatint by J.C. Stadler, after a sketch by J. Green from Poetical Sketches of Scarborough, Ackermann, London, 1813.

My friend, let's go to Ms. XX, tonight [... (title registered) | When we have a woman and child. (Title of the whole)

Interior with two women, Christiaan Josi, After Frans van Mieris, 1821 print Interior with a sleeping woman with a crib. There is a letter on her lap. Her maid is watching. North Netherlands paper engraving / drypoint sleeping in chair. maid ~ house personnel

'Mr Punch suffering in the Flu epidemic in Britain in 1847. John Leech Cartoon from ''Punch'', London, 1847.'

The Wife. Artist: Asher Brown Durand (American, Jefferson, New Jersey 1796-1886 Maplewood, New Jersey); After Samuel F. B. Morse (American, Charlestown, Massachusetts 1791-1872 New York). Dimensions: image: 3 11/16 x 2 7/8 in. (9.4 x 7.3 cm)sheet: 7 9/16 x 5 9/16 in. (19.2 x 14.2 cm). Publisher: H. C. Carey and I. Lea (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Date: 1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

PAS DAMOUREUX.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Monsieur leduc!…. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Fabul XII Fable XII. Ridinger, Johann Elias (1698-1767). Brockes, Barthold Heinrich (1680-1747). Prints, Illustrations. 1744. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Animals

Anna, Roman-German Empress (1585-1618).

Illustration No. 1 (from 4) To the Pieces of Johannes Evald Harlekin Patriot and The Brutal Klatscher Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726 1801)

Guitarist votes his guitar, Pierre Etienne Moitte, After Jean -Baptiste Greuze, 1757 - 1780 print after painting by: Romepublisher: Paris paper engraving / etching cithern, mandolin, guitar, balalaika. musician. tuning an instrument

Love in the East 1787 Thomas Rowlandson British. Love in the East 407365

A zealous student practicing at home, plate 6 from Les Baigneuses. Honoré Victorin Daumier; French, 1808-1879. Date: 1847. Dimensions: 214 × 244 mm (image); 276 × 357 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on white wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Tadeusz Kościuszko Cardon, Antoine Alexandre (1772 1813), Cosway, Richard (1742 1821)

Woman walks out of bed at night, Honoré Daumier, 1844 The woman walks out of her bed at night because she wants to continue writing on her novel. Her husband asks where she is going. Paris paper caricatures (human types). writer, poet, author. nightwear: night-gown. satire on marriage

Gerard Rene Le Vilain after Nicolas Lavreince, French (c. 1740-1812 or 1836), Le repentir tardif, etching

Les rats couches, nous sommesvenus.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Ah bah! Le locataire du premier qui.... Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

Le chiromance, nouveau passe-temps... , Draftspersons, Authors, Actors, Monnier, Henry, 1799-1877. Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

Interior with old sick wife and her family, Carel Frederik Bendorp (II), 1829 - 1897 print paper etching family group, especially parents with their child(ren). patient, sick person

Mr.and Mrs. Mantalini in Ralph Nickleby's Office. Illustration from the Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby by H.K. Browne known as Phiz

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Fuendetodos, 1746-Burdeos, 1828). Grabado. Serie "Los desastres de la guerra" (aguafuerte). Plancha 52ª: No llegan a tiempo. Lámina publicada por la Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando. Primera edición. Madrid, 1863.

And Ah! Let Pity Turn Her Dewy Eyes..., Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728-1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764-99), after Raphael Lamar West, 1769-1850, British, 1801, Etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 14 1/16 x 10 9/16 inches (35.7 x 26.9 cm), Plate: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches (25.1 x 20 cm), and Image: 4 1/8 x 5 5/16 inches (10.5 x 13.5 cm), allegory, bed, bedframe, blankets (coverings), book, broken, crying, interior, juvenilia, Juvenilia; or, a Collection of Poems Written between the ages of Twelve and Sixteen by J. H. L. Hunt, Late of the Grammar School of Christ's Hospital, 1801, light, literary theme, man, melancholy, mirrors, novel, pillows, poem, poetry, poor, poverty, rats, resting, sadness, shadow, sorrow, window

An interrupted novel. / N ° 9.

Quand on dit quon a une femme…... Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

S'assurant qu'il n'y a pas de féniant sous son lit, from Actualités, published in Le Charivari, December 21, 1866. Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). Dimensions: Sheet: 11 3/4 × 11 9/16 in. (29.9 × 29.3 cm)Image: 9 1/16 × 8 3/16 in. (23 × 20.8 cm). Printer: Destouches (Paris). Publisher: Arnaud de Vresse. Series/Portfolio: Actualitès. Date: December 21, 1866. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Voila mon petit Emile qui venait diner avecmoi…. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Plate 14 (Act V, Scene II), from Othello: Quinze equisses a l'eau forte, 1844, Théodore Chassériau, French, 1819 - 1856, 12 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (31.43 x 24.77 cm) (image), Etching, engraving and roulette, France, 19th century

Si tu touches encore a la bouteille du vinmuscat…. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

The Hague, Royal Dutch Lithography of CW Mieling, Hove Bz, Huib van, Volkom, Anthonie van, Woman opens door for man, verso - stamped, On the left a man walks up a staircase. A servant opens a door for him towards a room where a party is going on., print, prints, height 254 mm, width 348 mm, Dutch, 1821-06-06 - 1860-10-03, print maker, printmaker, 1847 - 1865, paper, papier, toonlithografie, Work conception, 1814-05-13 - 1867-11-14, after a design by, printer, drukker

Scene from the comedy Krispijn Medicijn, Cornelis Troost, 1706 - 1750 drawing Scene from Krispijn Medicine from De la Croix, 2nd company, 6th stage: Doctor Mirobolan is about to dissect Krispijn, the freer of his maid, on the cutting table; Katrijn, who comes in as a spirit, knows how to prevent that on time. paper. deck paint brush (scenes from) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title). comedy. physician, doctor (+ in workshop, laboratory). materialization, appearance of spirit or ghost. dissection

Honoré Daumier, L'Interieur d'un appartement trop garni, 19th century L'Interieur d'un appartement trop garni...

Maid (dummy title)

Voilà le moment (passé minuit), où le calme.... Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

Tom Jones with Sophia on a couch, Pierre Simon (II), After John Downman, 1789 print London paper etching courting. adolescent, young woman, maiden. adult man

Isidore Stanislas Helman after Nicolas Lavreince, Le roman dangereux, 1781 Le roman dangereux

Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686 - 1755), Ragotin enivré par La Rancune, 1726-1727, black and white chalk heightened with white and with touches of brush and black ink on blue laid paper

Antoine Fran�ois derues case, the poisoner (TF)

In Came a Storm of Wind, Rain and Spray - and Portia, 1869. Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). Wood engraving;

A Fair Reward presented in 1800 by the un-prudish savages of North America to Louis Philippe of Orleans, surgeon and expatriate, but still a Frenchman. I salute you gracious Black Lady, the Lord is with you. Plate 466 from La Caricature, Honore Daumier, 1855, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA, North America,

Death ofGericault. Artist: Charles Maurin, French, 1856-1914 After: Ary Scheffer, Dutch, active France 1795-1858

Snack, Alfred Ronner, 1893 drawing Illustration for 'Vluchtige sketches from folk life' by A.F.J. Heron. Design for a print. paper. ink pen (Reiger, A.F.J., Volatile sketches from popular life) Specific Works of Literature (With Author, Title)

Bonsoir, voisine! - Bonsoir,voisin!…. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

Making sure that there is no Fenian under his bed, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, December 21, 1866 December 21, 1866 Honoré Daumier. Making sure that there is no Fenian under his bed, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, December 21, 1866. 'News of the day' (Actualités). Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). December 21, 1866. Lithograph and pen and brown ink on newsprint; second state of two (proof). Arnaud de Vresse. Prints

Princess Anna, 1759, 1759 print The princess sheltered on the park bed. Part of a series of four records of the Past Bed on which Princess Anna van Hanover, who died on January 12, 1759, was laid out in February for a few days. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving lying in state

Ragotin enivré par La Rancune. Dated: 1726/1727. Dimensions: overall: 32.7 x 28 cm (12 7/8 x 11 in.). Medium: black and white chalk heightened with white and with touches of brush and black ink on blue laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean-Baptiste Oudry.

This pencil drawing by Louis Marin Bonnet, created 1700-1779, depicts the theme of insomnia in love, focusing on a figure in a contemplative or restless state, illustrating emotional expression in 18th-century art.

Un cauchemar , Kings, Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850. Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

A copper engraving by Cornelis van Caukercken from 1644-1681 depicting the figures Cimon and But in a historical narrative scene.

De Muziekkamer, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1858 - 1859 print Three people in a room around a table with a table lamp. On the right Deborah Delano reading in a book, the surgeon James Reeves Traer also with a book, and on the left Francis Seymour Haden reading the newspaper. England paper etching reading

Interior with two young women looking at a design by the artist sitting at the table next to a standing woman, Guillaume Joseph Vertommen, 1825 - 1863 print paper. etching artist (in general) making preliminary designs, sketching. artist (in general) working from live model. interior of the house

Sleeping lace worker in an interior with cat on the table, Ignatius Josephus van Regemorter, 1795 - 1873 print paper etching sleeping; unconsciousness. cat. interior of the house

Lady Macbeth, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1778 print The sleeping Lady Macbeth, played by Maria Rosalia Nouseul, grabs a candlestick with her right hand. paper etching Macbeth. candlestick. sleepwalking

Jean Valjean's death, illustration for "the miserables Gustave Brion. The death of Jean Valjean, illustration for "miserables". Photography Lighter / Guattard, according to a drawing of Brion, 1862. Paris, Victor Hugo House.

The Abyssinian princess, Ozoro Tishai, with her servants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843.

Rijn, Rembrandt van, Portrait of Jan Six, Jan Six, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 242 mm, width 190 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1647 - 1647, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08

...Le jeune Lord se précipite à ses pieds...il lui jure un amour éternel...une chaise de poste - attend...Sir Arthur jette un cachemire sur les épaules d'Augustine et lui passe une superbe bague - à chaque doigt...les chevaux partent au galop...on traverse Belleville, Romainville, St-Cloud, toute - la France, Douvres, et enfin Calais puis on arrive à Londres...les chevaux son couverts - d'écume...l'hôtel du père de Mylord a des jalousies dorées...et des colonnes de crystal (sic) - ...la porte est en acajou...On frappe à la porte. - Augustine se réveille et tire le cordon, c'est mylord qui rentre avec la danseuse d'en face ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

'Awful appearance of the Shade of Remus to Romulus', 1852. Artist: John Leech.

Louis Hersent (French, 1777 - 1860). The Amorous Courtesan (La Courtisanne amoureuse), 1819. Lithograph.

Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer and HélioDore Pisan (1822-1890), engraver. "Visit to Madame Imperia." Illustration for Honoré de Balzac, "Les Contes Drolatiques", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855 ". Wood engraving. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 101780-2 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engraving

Monsieur Joseph rêve qu'il est curé et dit la messe à St-Thomas-d'Aquin ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Do not turn your sister. Achille DeVéria (1800-1857) and Bénard. Do not turn your sister. Lithography, 1836.

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