Illustrirtes Familienbuch zur Unterhaltung & Belehrung häuslicher Kreise, V Band (page 1/3)

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Rudolph von Habsburg.

This engraving by Schultheiss is based on an oil painting by Moitz von Schwind, and depicts a scene about Rudolf von Habsburg (1218 – 1291), King of Germany. The story is that Rudolf, when he was still Count of Swabia, met a priest who was carrying the Sacrement for a Mass. Rudolf got off his horse to let the priest ride, out of respect for the Host. In this picture the scene happens in a forest at night; the count’s servant leads the way [more...] [$]

Cividale: Il Ponte Del Diavolo

The Devil’s Bridge in Cividale del Friuli

This bridge over the River Natisone was built in the 1440s, supposedly by the devil, who wanted the soul of [more...] [$]

Rustic postcard border of interleaved twigs and vines

This is just the borders (internal and external) from a montage of engravings of Old Bologna. it would make a great template for a postcard with a vintage vibe, or you could use it to frame family photographs maybe. [more...] [$]

The Seranade

A flautist on the rooftops in the moonlight! He is standing on top of a wall to play outside someone’s bedroom window, watched i think by a cat. Despite the text reproduced below, i am not certain he is meant to be a young man, but perhaps his formal cap and long-tailed [...] [more...] [$]

Paddle steamer on stormy seas

This vignette, with irregular sides, is engraved on the title page. It shows a steam-powered paddle-boat that’s also fitted with masts for sails, funnel belching smoke, with a amaller sailing boat in the foreground. The paddle steamer is listing heavily, so the boat in the foreground could be a lifeboat. In the background [...] [more...] [$]