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Magazine of Art Illustrated Vol 3 (page 1/4)

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Images from The Magazine of Art. Illustrated (c. 1878), published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris and New York.

This was a monthly periodical, or magazine, that ran from 1878 to 1948; later volumes included colour plates. The volume that i have is marked as Volume 3 (Volume III) on the frontispiece.

I have marked these images as being in the public domain, but I am actually not certain if this is correct in all cases. You have been warned! Copyright lasts 70 years after the death of the artist, in general.

Title: Magazine of Art Illustrated Vol 3

Author: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.

Published by: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.

Date: 1878

Total items: 35

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

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The Casuals

The oil painting on which this engraving was based was exhibted under the title, Applicants for Admission to a Casual Ward, at the Royal Academy in 1874; it was made to illustrate a scene from Dickens: [more...] [$]

The Novel

A young lady languishes on a couch, one hand supporting her head, the other holding on her lap an open book She wears a dark full-length dress and black boots and sits on a couch with an oversized arm, with a pot of tea nearby on an [...] [more...] [$]

Grotesque Head [detail]

A good picture for All-Souls Night or Halloween!

A detail from Grotesque Head [$]

An Egyptian Priest and Scribe

Scribes in ancient egypt seem to have been valued and inportant; a scribe was a high-ranking job, unlike in the Levant in the first century, when they were often slaves. [more...] [$]

Initial letter “t” as flower in a pot

An artistic and unusual decorative initial “t” from 1878: the letter T is on a flowering plant growing out of a square flower-pot decorated with a Chinese theme. [more...] [$]

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Magazine of Art Illustrated Vol 3 (page 1/4)

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