Victorian Social Scenes

Engravings depicting lively social gatherings in 19th century England, showcasing fashion and urban life, with intricate details and historical context.

State Entry into Berlin of Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858-1921) and Prince Wilhem of Prussia (later Kaiser Wilhelm II) (1859-1941) on the occasion of her marriage on 27th February 1881. The happy couple have just passed beneath the Brandenburg Gate. 1881

The Living Stream at London Bridge - On the Bridge, 1863. George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier (British, 1834-1896). Wood engraving;

At the masked ball of the opera / in the hallway of the fireplace.

THE PARIS SEASON

City Market Harry Gottlieb American Published by WPA 1935-43

Murder of the Prince of Orange, 1584, 1678 - 1680 print The Prince of Orange in Delft murdered by Balthasar Gerards, July 10, 1584. Willem van Oranje is shot on a staircase near the open door by Balthasar Gerards. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving attempt, political murder Prinsenhof

State Entry into Berlin of Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858-1921) and Prince Wilhem of Prussia (later Kaiser Wilhelm II) (1859-1941) on the occasion of her marriage on 27th February 1881. The happy couple have just passed beneath the Brandenburg Gate. 1881

M. The Vicomte de Mirabeau wishing to climb the Tribune makes the scale by Mr Abbot Mauri and / Mr. Cazalès: but his drop aistant the aristocrats. (IT)

Eight men and women for a shop window, seen on the back, 1877 drawing paper. ink pen / brush shop-window, show-window

At a painting exhibition: enthusiasm and contempt. Tronsens, Charles (1830-post 1870), draughtsman, cartoonist

View Corso, in Rome, during the Carnival, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836.

The holidays of the sun at the Palace of the Industry.

Auguste Brouet, Street Vendor with Two Figure Studies, 1882-1941, etching and drypoint on wove paper.

A Cafe Chantant on the Champs-Elysees, Paris, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 546, Volume XXII, August 13, 1853.

Artist Unknown, Sunday Morning in the Fourth Ward, New York, 1868, wood engraving on paper.

KANSAS

THE ATTEMPT ON THE CZAR'S LIFE

The ""breaking up"" at Dotheboys Hall. Illustration from the Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby by H.K. Browne known as Phiz

David Copperfield is married Date: First published: 1849-50

L'Estampe Moderne: Bal de Barrière, 1898. Théophile Alexandre Steinlen (Swiss, 1859-1923). Color lithograph; sheet: 40.1 x 30.5 cm (15 13/16 x 12 in.); image: 21.1 x 34.6 cm (8 5/16 x 13 5/8 in.).

Choice of Paris, Print made by Florence Claxton, active 1855-1889, British, undated, Wood-engraving, animals, caricature, exterior, interior, men, text, women

Garden party. Draughtsman: Peter van Straaten (signed by artist). Dating: 1984. Place: Amsterdam. Measurements: h 322 mm × w 294 mm; h 298 mm × w 258 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Henry Dawe, 1790-1848, British, The Life of a Nobleman: Scene the Fourth - The Betting Booth, undated. Brown wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper.

Sketches in the International Exhibition at South Kensington, London, 1871. 'Gallery leading to Conservatory; entrance to French Tapestry Gallery; French Fine Art Court; in the French Court; entrance to Fine Art Court; the French Garden...Engravings representing the scene at a certain point in the gallery leading to the great conservatory, which adjoins the Royal Albert Hall, on the north side of the Horticultural Society's gardens. This gallery contains many fine works of sculpture, and the general effect, with the trailing plants gracefully adorning the beams of the roof, is exceedingly

The Life of a Nobleman: Scene the Fourth - The Betting Booth, Henry Dawe, 1790-1848, British, undated, Brown wash and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 7 3/4 x 6 3/8 inches (19.7 x 16.2 cm), betting, booth, gambling, genre subject, horse racing, life, nobleman, racetracks

Paris, Martinet, Destouches, Daumier, Honoré, Exposition de 1859, Ma femme..., as we are not allowed to see anything at all in a day, Couple looking at different walls of the exhibition hall, verso - stamped, cartoon, prints, height 300 mm, width 302 mm, French, 1808-02-26 - 1879-02-10, print maker, printmaker, 1859 - 1859, third quarter 19th century, paper, lithography (technique), printer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

CONFLICT AT LUCERNE

Visiting the German Emperor in Vienna, Kaiser Wilhelm in the world exhibition, Visit to the German Emperor in Vienna, Emperor Wilhelm and Emperor Franz Joseph I, in the world exhibition from About Land and Sea, Allgemeine Illustrirte Zeitung, Franz Kollarz Kolá - , Artist

The Hague, Smits, Jan Gerard, Interior with dozens of men and a billiard table, verso center - stamped, print, prints, height 172 mm, width 209 mm, Dutch, 1823-02-14 - 1910-09-08, print maker, printmaker, 1858 - 1858, paper, wood engraving

Business Men's Class (Business Men's Class, Y.M.C.A.) George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925). Business Men's Class (Business Men's Class, Y.M.C.A.), 1916. Lithograph on wove paper, Sheet: 16 x 23 11/16 in. (40.6 x 60.2 cm). Bellows, gifted with a tall, athletic body, was a talented basketball player and semiprofessional baseball player before becoming an artist. Here he shows a comic disdain for a motley group of ungainly businessmen attempting to improve their physiques in a class at the YMCA. American Art 1916

Aspect des boulevards pendant la foire aux bibelots. Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

Illustration for 'the Goldeon Goose'

Coach and two gentlemen, James Ensor, 1880, drawing, between circa 1880 and circa 1885, Belgian Art

Un Train de plaisir. Honoré Daumier (France, Marseilles, 1808-1879). France, 1852. Prints; lithographs. Lithograph

Les Honneurs du Pantheon, Honoré Daumier (Marseille, France, 1808 - 1879) 1834

Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer and Philippe Jules Joseph Ryckebusch (born in 1831), engraver. "Gigue." Illustration for Honoré de Balzac, "Les Contes Drolatiques", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855 ". Wood engraving. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 101784-8 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engraving

The song of Madelon on the Alexandre III bridge, 7th arrondissement.

Spain (1873). Proclamation of the First Republic and storming of the Barcelona city hall (11th February 1873). Etching.

Three Generations Richard Caton Woodville (1825-1855, American) Engraving Culver Pictures Inc.

Félix Vallotton, Les Chanteurs (The Singers), 1893 Les Chanteurs (The Singers)

geography/travel Germany Wiesbaden parks Kurpark in the evening to the left: spa director Heyl (with top hat) wood engraving circa 1880,

PICTURES OF LONDON BY A FRENCH ARTIST, LEFT

In an inn. Kostrzewski, Franciszek (1826-1911), draughtsman, cartoonist

EDISON, Thomas Alva (1847-1931). United States scientist and inventor. Launch of the phonograph at the 1889 Paris Universal Exhibition. Engraving. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

Caricature of revolutionary workers taking control of a magazine. 1917.

Scene from play Princess Zonder Hart, Charles Rochussen, 1865 - 1868 print Putti hit and sharpen their arrows. Women arrive with hearts on plateaus for the princess without a heart. On the left a decorated canopy for the princess's feast. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Amsterdam paper theatre, theatrical performance. princess. heart. attributes of Cupid: arrow(s) Stadsschouwburg

Folkema, Jacob, Six medals with representations from French history, Six medals of different sizes with representations from French history, connected to each other with ribbons., print, prent, prints, height 223 mm, width 161 mm, Dutch, 1692 - 1767, print maker, printmaker, 1702 - 1767, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman

Protest in Brittany, 1902. Artist: Unknown

The Duke of Aosta arriving at the station in Rome, Italy, Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia-Aosta and Helena of Orleans' wedding, drawing by Eduardo Ximenes (1852-1932), from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXII, No 28, July 14, 1895.

Study for Dr. Syntax at a Book Auction. Thomas Rowlandson; English, 1756-1827. Date: 1820. Dimensions: 122 × 209 mm. Pen and brown and gray ink with brush and watercolor, on tan wove paper, laid down on card. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

THE DISTRESS IN PARIS

Study for Dr Syntax at a Book Auction 1820 England. Pen and brown and gray ink with brush and watercolor, on tan wove paper, laid down on card . Thomas Rowlandson

Den Haag, Nijhoff, Martinus, Netherlands, Spanier & Zn, widow Elias, Schmidt Crans, Johan Michaël, Amsterdamsche Tentoonstellingsfeestmalen, Cartoon about the World Exhibition in Amsterdam, 1883, The Hague, 1883. Peoples of the whole world are sitting together at a feast. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 34, 1883., print, picture, cartoon, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 215 mm, width 275 mm, Dutch, 1830-04-30 - 1907-11-14, print maker, printmaker, 1883 - 1883, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), printer, drukker, Publication (Event), Publicatie, 1826-12-26 - 1894-09-24, publisher

Fall Games - The Apple-Bee. Dated: published 1859. Medium: wood engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Winslow Homer.

Paul Frenzeny, Started at Last, 1872, wood engraving on paper.

History of Italy. Italian General Exhibition in Turin 1884. Held in Turin between 26 April and 17 November 1884. Lotteria Nazionale (National Lottery). Golden mountain. Visitors to the exhibition looking at the sign with the five top prizes. Engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana). November 15, 1884.

Engraving by British artist & engraver, William Hogarth 1697ñ1764: Boys Peeping at Nature

Sortant du Drame 19th century Designed by Honoré Daumier French. Sortant du Drame 356888

James Barenger, 1780-after 1831, British, The Saddling Enclosure, Epsom, undated. Pen, in brown ink, gray wash and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige, laid paper.

Promenade in Baden Baden, Germany, painting by Friedrich Stahl (1863-1940), woodcut from Moderne Kunst (Modern Art), illustrated magazine published by Richard Bong, 1891-1892, Year VI, Berlin.

Impressions et compressions de voyage. Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

Formal dinner at the Higher National Agronomic School in Grignon, France, drawing by Janet-Lange, from a drawing by J Grandvoinet, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 498, Volume XX, September 11, 1852.

verso - stamped, Chairman Johannes Henricus Midderigh walks through the gate on his way to the National Assembly, 22 January 1798., print, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 225 mm, width 153 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1772-06-14 - 1828, print maker, printmaker, 1802 - 1802, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), stipple work, Northern Netherlands, 1758 - 1827-09-22, intermediary draughtsman

Picture series Riddle, Letter Riddle, Litfass Column Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from the 19th century, exact date unknown

Pope Leo XIII on his deathbed. Pen and ink drawing by F. Gillett after A. Bianchini, 1903.

SEVILLA. FERIA DE SEVILLA. DIBUJO DE VALERIANO DOMINGUEZ BECQUER. GRABADO DEL MUSEO UNIVERSAL , SIGLO XIX. MUSICA , BAILE. SEVILLA PINTADO.

Azulejo, Portuguese peasant women lining up with jugs, Porto Sao Bento railway station, Porto, Portugal, Europe

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), 7th president of the USA, as President-elect, delivering a speech from the driver's seat of his coach on his triumphal journey to Washington, 1828. Engraving from 'Harper's Weekly', 1881.

Reconquered Territory (recto), c. 1919. Jean Louis Forain (French, 1852-1931). Black wash and watercolor over black crayon; sheet: 37 x 53.1 cm (14 9/16 x 20 7/8 in.).

'Excess a Fault', 1875 (1891). Artist: Swain

Trouble in Belgium, 1899. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani

justice penitentary system flogging Schwabach penitentiary Franconia copper engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner 18th century private collection,

Estados Unidos. Kansas City. Campaña de la Liga de mujeres americanas contra el alcohol causan destrozos en un local de bebidas. Dibujo publicado en Le Petit Journal. Año 1901.

Room in the old courthouse in Middelburg, Johann Baptist Obernetter, 1867 - 1887 photomechanical print Room of the former courthouse in Middelburg, the Van de Perrehuis. paper tapestry. court building Middelburg

Cartoon on the failed heating device of the Ministry of Colonies, 1862, 1862 print Cartoon on the failed heating device of the Ministry of Colonies, which was transferred to the Bronbeek invalid house. Plaat appeared at the Weekblad De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 19, 10 May 1862. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Netherlandspublisher: Arnhempublisher: The Hague paper heating stove Bronbeek

SEM, Georges Goursat, called (1863-1934). 'Bars et Cabarets de Paris. Bar du Traktir' (Bars and cabarets of Paris. Bar Traktir). Published in L'Illustration, 1926. Watercolour.

After Winslow Homer, Jurors Listening to Counsel, Supreme Court, New City Hall, New York, 20 Feb. 1869, wood engraving on newsprint.

French Revolution (1789-1799). Arrest of King Louis XVI (1754-1793) and his family at Varennes, June 21, 1791, as they tried to flee France. Colored engraving. History of France, 1890.

Painting by Paul Delaroche, Mazarin Robert Jefferson Bingham, Goupil Cie, 1858.

SEM (1863-1934). "The staircase of the tribune of the Jockey Club in Longchamp". Engraving. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 36717-8 District, horse racing, staircase, racetrack, jockey club, longchamp, tribune, 16th 16th 16th 16, caricature, engraving

'L'Absoute', 1919. Artist: Félix Vallotton.

The Indian Pavilion at the Universal Exhibition in London, United Kingdom, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 457, Volume XVIII, November 27-December 4, 1851.

Regicide in Monza: Assassination of King Umberto I. Illustrator Achille Beltrame (1871-1945), from La Domenica del Corriere, 5th August 1900.

France, Manet, Edouard, L'Exécution de Maximilien, Execution of Emperor Maximilian, verso - stamped, print, prints, Manet =L'Exécution -1st etat (... chine), recto, lower left - handwritten, height 482 mm, width 590 mm, 1832-01-23 - 1883-04-30, print maker, printmaker, 1868 - 1868, paper, papier, chine collé, lithography (technique)

MADRID. EL RASTRO. GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA , AÑO 1888. MADRID PINTADO.

Execution of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), wife of Louis XVI and Queen of France (1774-92). Engraving by G. Cruitshant. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

History of France. Paris. Universal Exhibition of 1878. It was held from May 1 to November 10, 1878. Final preparations for the placement of the allegorical statues on the facade of the Palace of Mars. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1878.

PROCESO VERBAL CONTRA LOS EXCESOS DE VELOCIDAD. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

History of Spain. Madrid. Exposicion Literaria y Artistica (Literary and Artistic Exhibition). Opening session held in the assembly hall of the Escuelas Aguirre (Aguirre Schools), under the presidency of King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena (1858-1929), on 30 November 1884. Drawing from life by Juan Comba. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana). December 8, 1884.

THE EXCITEMENT IN FRANCE

Design for a print, Wait for the Dog, draughtsman: Willem Steelink (I), 1836 - 1913, paper, brush, h 152 mm × w 234 mm

Désillusion!. Dated: 19th century. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

Art-Students and Copyists in the Louvre Gallery, Paris (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XII) January 11, 1868 After Winslow Homer American. Art-Students and Copyists in the Louvre Gallery, Paris (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XII). After Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836-1910 Prouts Neck, Maine). January 11, 1868. Wood engraving. Harper's Weekly (American, 1857-1916). Prints

The ceremonial Landesvater (German Student Corps banquet), illustration by August Blunck (1858-1946), woodcut from Moderne Kunst (Modern Art), illustrated magazine published by Richard Bong, 1892-1893, Year VII, No 10, Berlin.

Front Page of The Illustrated London News, 1887. Artist: Unknown

Inauguration reception for President Benjamin Harrison 1889 Washington DC

The crowded Kurpark in front of the Kurhaus in Baden Baden, Germany, painting by Friedrich Stahl (1863-1940), woodcut from Moderne Kunst (Modern Art), illustrated magazine published by Richard Bong, 1891-1892, Year VI, Berlin.

STREET FOUNTAIN IN GRASSE, FRANCE

De Hel, Bernard Essers, 1922 print paper the damned souls, and their punishment

Fireworks at the Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum, Bow-Road in London, on Tuesday, 1850. '...the Committee of this excellent Charity...provided for the subscribers and friends of the Institution a most brilliant private display of fireworks, which brought together a galaxy of fashion and beauty...The fireworks, by Darby, were both novel and exceedingly appropriate to the occasion. Among those we noticed in particular, was a ship represented in lines of fire, in full rig, symbolical of Commerce; and another device was a clever transparency of a shipwreck, with the motto in fireworks (as it wer

The confrontation, painting by Heinrich Schlitt (1849-1923) was a German painter and illustrator, known for his fantasy motifs that feature gnomes, dwarves, and fairies. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Ilustración Artística 1882

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