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Pictures from The Everyday Book and Table Book, by William Hone, 1826, London.

The illustrations are probably by George Cruikshank.

There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for William Hone and another for George Cruikshank.

The book has been scanned entirely and low-resolution page images of the full book are online hosted by Google.

Hare and Tabor

Hare and Tabor

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

Every image collection needs a picture of a hare or rabbit beating a drum, so here it is! “Ben Jonson’s mentionm of the hare that beat the tabor at Bartholomew Fair in his time, is noticed by the inde [...]

Keywords: music, animals

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-01-09

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Aries

Aries

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

Aries comes under the entry for the 20th of March: “Aries, or the ram, as a zodiacal sign, is said to have been derived by the Greeks from the golden fleece brought from Colchis by Jason, about 1263 y [...]

Keywords: zodiac, astrology, months, aries, animals, sheep, march, april

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-07-05

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

March

March

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

“—Sturdy March with brows full sternly bent   And armed strongly, rode upon a ram,   The same which over Hellespontus swam; Yet in his hand a spade he also hent,   And in a bag all sorts of weeds ysam [...]

Keywords: calendars, months, march, people, animals

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-02-14

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Ancient Representation of the Nativity

Ancient Representation of the Nativity

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

A picture for Christmas, taken from the entry for December 24th. “This introduction of the ox and the ass warming the infant in the crib with their breath, is a fanciful construction by catholic write [...]

Keywords: christmas, religion, astrology, animals, peoplechristmas

Places shown: Bethlehem; Judea; Palestine

Added: 2006-01-09

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

December

December

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

(page 1543)An old tonsured man wearing a monk’s robe and a gown is supping lustily from a giant bowl of liquid. He rides a goat, representing the lasciviousness of the festivals at December.A poem un [...]

Keywords: people, bowls, winter, animals, goats, monks, calendars, months, december, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-01-09

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

April

April

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

April is a youth with curly hair and carrying a garland. He wears a tunic and sandals, with a cape billowing out behind him in the wind, and he rides a bucking bull that is jumping up out of a puddle [...]

Keywords: months, calendars, people, animals, april

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-03-16

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Cats

Cats

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

A group of cats gathers round an open music book to sing christmas carols. A trombone, violin, banjo and other instruments are visible, along with playing cards. Some mice play nearby. From p. 1100: [...]

Keywords: animals, cats, music, christmas, mice, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-01-09

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

January

January

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

(page 2; there is one of these for each month)A mean wearing warm boots, coat and hat walks through the snow, blowing on his hands to warm them, and is accompanied by a dog. The rooves of a nearby far [...]

Keywords: snow, animals, dogs, people, winter, months, calendars, january

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-01-16

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

A beast devours a human heart

A beast devours a human heart

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

This illustration appears in the entry for February 14t, St. Valentine’s Day. “remember, my dear girl, that as smiles on the face sometimes conceal cruel dispositions, so there are some who write Vale [...]

Keywords: romance, symbols, animals

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-12-26

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Bona Dea - The Earth

Bona Dea - The Earth

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

(Frontispiece) Earth is represented as a woman with twelve stars forming a halo around the crown on her head, and a lion beside her. She is depicted inside a picture frame at whose corners are the fou [...]

Keywords: people, animals, zodiac

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-01-09

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

July

July

Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

A naked and barefoot bearded man rides a lion, holding reins. He carries a two-handed scythe strapped to his back, with a sickle at his side, and laughs, with his right arm arm raised. The lion appe [...]

Keywords: people, animals, lions, nudity, bare feet, scythes, summer, calendars, months, july

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-02-28

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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