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Household Treasures.The People’s Gallery of Engravings (1844)

The engraving shows a woman one arm about a girl and the other about an older girl who in turn cuddles a small dog. There’s an ornate couch and a curtain held back with a rope in the background and th [...]

Keywords: children, people, animals, dogs, affection, cute, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2016-12-05

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Titlepage Illustration: The Faithful Guardian.The People’s Gallery of Engravings (1844)

A small child, presumably a little girl, wearing a frilly lace bonnet, a dress, white stockings and tiny slippers, sits or half-kneels on the floor clutching a small dog—a puppy judging by the size of [...]

Keywords: children, infants, animals, dogs, cute, affection, christmas, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2015-12-13

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Front CoverChild Classics of Prose (1893)

The front cover of Child Classics of Prose features a picture of a Victorian child who is wearing a coat and riding hat, carrying a horse whip (possibly a toy one) and is surrounded by five dogs. The [...]

Keywords: book covers, colour, borders, children, animals, dogs, lettering

Places shown: none

Added: 2018-07-14

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JanuaryHone’s Everyday Book (1826)

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 roofs of a nearby farm and house are covered in snow. In the sky is [...]

Keywords: snow, animals, dogs, people, winter, months, calendars, january, aquarius, zodiac, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2003-03-18

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8.—Druidical Stone in Persia.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

See Figure 7 for details.

Keywords: megaliths, ruins, people, dogs, druids, stone circles, greyscale

Places shown: Darab; Fars; Persia

Added: 2005-02-12

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To take three thousand pounds from the fortune of their dear little boy would be impoverishing him.Works of Jane Austen (1906)

Mrs. John Dashwood did not at all approve of what her husband intended to do for his sisters. To take three thousand pounds from the fortune of their dear little boy would be impoverishing him to the [...]

Keywords: people, children, interiors, fireplaces, jane austen, dogs, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-09-23

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The gentleman offered his services, took her up in his arms, and carried her down the hill.Works of Jane Austen (1906)

A gentleman carrying a gun, with two pointers [dogs] playing round him, was passing up the hill and within a few yards of Marianne, when her accident happened. He put down his gun and ran to her assi [...]

Keywords: people, jane austen, dogs, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-09-24

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Aldermaston, BerkshireThe Mansions of England in the Olden Time (1906)

Aldermaston Court, the manor house in Aldermaston Park, was largely destroyed by fire just a few years after Joseph Nash painted this picture. Today (2020) the Victorian replacement manor is for sale. [...]

Keywords: interiors, mansions, stately homes, staircases, ceilings, people, statuart, dogs, chidren, women, boys, sculpture, gothic architecture, medieval architecture, carving, costumes, greyscale

Places shown: Aldermaston; Berkshire; England

Added: 2020-10-15

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Decorative initial letter BGoethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

An almost-naked young mang sits on a rock and plays a recorder or pipe in a forest; his dog sits next to him, and in the background a young woman approaches. There is a large letter “B” in the German [...]

Keywords: initials, letterb, people, bare feet, dogs, animals, forests, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-10-18

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Bucolic scene from a glade in a forest.Goethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

A young man, topless and bare-legged, sits on a rock in a forest and dangles his feet as he plays a pipe or recorder. His dog is by his side. In the background, a young woman, wearing a dress, appro [...]

Keywords: people, forests, nudity, bare feet, dogs, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-10-18

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He received the kindest welcome from her; and shyness, coldness, reserve, could not stand against such a receptionWorks of Jane Austen (1906)

Mrs. Dashwood was surprised only for a moment at seeing him; for his coming to Barton was, in her opinion, of all things the most natural. Her joy and expression of regard long outlived her wonder. [...]

Keywords: people, jane austen, dogs, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-01-25

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H Sperling: HorrifiedModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band XV (1901)

Heinrich Sperling was a German artist known for painting animals, especially dogs and horses, but also cats. His paintings were full of realism but also often humour. Here, in Entsetzt (Horrified), a [...]

Keywords: animals, pets, dogs, cats, surrealism, windows, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2020-03-01

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100.—North Wall of Richborough.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A man hunts with rifle and dog beside the overgrown Roman walls of Richborough in Southern England. See Fig. 99 for the extract from the book.

Keywords: roman remains, walls, ruins, forts, people, dogs, hunting, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Richborough; Kent; England

Added: 2012-06-12

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Howsham Hall.Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland Vol 1 (1870)

A man on a horse, with a gun and hunting-dogs, approaching a country manor-house over snow. It looks like a storm is coming. There are ancient trees here. The text accompanying this is as follows: H [...]

Keywords: manors, buildings, snow, people, trees, dogs, winter, colour, christmas

Places shown: Malton; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2007-02-15

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166.—Two dogs in ScotlandNew Specimen of Cast-Metal Ornaments and Wood Types (1840)

Two dogs in the Scottish highlands, with a crofter’s cottage in the background. The dogs are border collies, I think: sheepdogs.

Keywords: dogs, hills, cottages, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: Scotland

Added: 2011-04-09

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231.—Boar-Hunting.—(From Cotton MS.)Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The woodcut here is a drawing showing two men, each holding a spear, and in Anglo-Saxon dress with short tunics ending above theknee, and a dog;they are in a forest and in front of them are tw boars, [...]

Keywords: hunting, men, people, weapons, spears, anglo-saxon costumes, dogs, animals, trees, forests, sketches, greyscale

Places shown: England

Added: 2019-06-09

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Decorative initial letter “G” from 16th CenturyOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This capital “G” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and shows a [...]

Keywords: letterg, initials, dogs, animals, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-11-14

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Decorative initial letter “I” from 16th CenturyOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This capital “I” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and shows a [...]

Keywords: letteri, initials, dogs, animals, lizards, holly, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-11-14

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Idler No. 8: George and the Dragon.The Idler (1797)

Saint George, patron saint of England, is seen here wearing full plate mail wielding a mace and about to slay the dragon, together with his two dogs. The image is in an oval cartouche or frame, surmou [...]

Keywords: dragons, knights, weapons, battles, dogs, animals, mythical creatures, wings, armour, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-07-13

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890. – Dog.New Specimen of Cast-Metal Ornaments and Wood Types (1840)

This wood-engraving of a dog might be attributed to Thomas Bewick; the technique and style make it possible, it seems to me, but it’s far from certain.

Keywords: animals, dogs, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2015-09-18

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