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Chepstow Castle, 4:3 cropped version
History of Wales (1853)
This is a detail from theChepstow From the Bridgeengraving, sized suitably for a background.
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castles, water, battlements, ruins, towers, trees, water, boats, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale
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Chepstow; Monmouthshire; Wales
Added: 2014-03-28
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Charles Dickens
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
This full-page illustration accompanied an obituary of Charles Dickens in the edition of the “Illustrated London news” for the 18th June, 1870; Dickens’ death had been reported in the newspaper the pr [...]
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portraits, dickens, people, beards, writers, greyscale
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Added: 2013-05-25
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A closer crop of a portrait of Sir Charles Dickens
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
The portrait is from anobituary of Sir Charles Dickenspublished the week after he died, in June 1870. This version is cropped so you just have his head, and is an aspect ratio suitable for a desktop o [...]
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portraits, dickens, writers, beards, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale
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Added: 2013-05-26
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Plate 63.—Flint Castle
History of Wales (1853)
Drawn by H. Gastineau; engraved by S. Lacey. Sadly, there’s quite a bit less of the castle left today. It was started in 1277 by King Edward I. Flint is spelled “Y Fflint” in Welsh.
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castles, ruins, towers, water, people, boats, colour
Places shown:
Flint; Flintshire; Wales
Added: 2003-10-26
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Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury
The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)
Parker’s deliberation, prudence, learning, and his thorough knowledge of ecclesiastical affairs in general, and particularly of the state of the Church of England from the beginning of the Reformation [...]
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portraits, people, clerics, moustaches, signatures, hats, greyscale
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none
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Title Page, Historical Observations
The Holy Court (1663)
This title page occurs maybe three quarters of the way through the book; probably the book was published in separate sections and has been bound into a single volume. I made a separate image for theCr [...]
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title pages, greyscale
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none
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Gadshill Place, Home of Charles Dickens.
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
A photograph of Charles Dickens outside his country home, Gadshill Place (also Gads Hill or Gas’s Hill Place) in Higham, Kent, UK, taken shortly before his death in 1870.
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dickens, people, houses, buildings, exteriors, writrs, greyscale
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Higham; Kent; England
Added: 2013-06-05
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Crown from title page at p. 637
The Holy Court (1663)
A woodcut of a crown, used as decoration on the title page ofDisturbers of the Holy Court.
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crowns, royalty, greyscale
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none
Added: 2007-10-13
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Out of the World
Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870)
“[...] The scene is one which we understand the artist witnessed years ago at the Franciscan monastery at Tivoli. In a whiewashed cell of the monastery a young monk sits playing the harpsichord—one of [...]
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monks, religion, musical instruments, pianos, music, books, greyscale
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none
Added: 2007-03-31
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Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)
Robert Dudley is here seen wearing what looks like a Scottish regimental beret; he has a beard and moustache, and wears a ceremonial chain, ruff and (presumably) robe.His learned son, also Sir Robert [...]
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people, portraits, beards, men, hats, berets, greyscale
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none
Added: 2018-04-06
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p. 650, showing page layout
Fabrica... (1543)
Fine typography from the 16th century. This image shows use of “historiated initials” as drop caps (available on this Web site as separate images), marginalia, and careful control of the darkness and [...]
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page images, typography, greyscale
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none
Added: 2010-01-24
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Initial letter “Q” from p. 650
Fabrica... (1543)
A group of naked boys 9cherubs orputti, perhaps) are dissecting an animal, maybe a wolf; inside its stomach they find a lamb.
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initials, letterq, people, children, medicine, bare feet, nudity, greyscale
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Added: 2010-05-09
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Sir Christopher Hatton
The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)
Sir Christopher Hatton is usually represented as the qeen’s lover, and as distinguished through life for his vanity, idleness, dissipation, and hypocrisy, and the best dancer of his age. Perhaps much [...]
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portraits, men, beards, ruffs, elizabethan costume, courtiers, greyscale
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Added: 2023-01-17
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Gresham’s Royal Exhange
The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)
The original building, shown in this engraving, was opened in 1571 but was destroyed in the Fire of London in 1666.In connection with the monetary transactions of theearlier part of the reign, the nam [...]
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buildings, architecture, tudor architecture, public buildings, towers, windows, greyscale
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London
London; England
Added: 2015-05-15
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