Romantic Circles Gallery
Romantic Circles Gallery
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 Automaton SwanIn his A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, Andrew Ure provides a lengthy explanation for the mechanical workings displayed in this simple line-drawing. He begins by describing its... Artist Unknown
1839
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 Stone Idol, front view (from Copán)A large stone stela, facing forward, depicts a Maya deity decorated with myriad visual embellishments, its fists clenched upon its chest. The background depicts the small clearing in which the stela... Engraver:
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1841
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 Key to the Eidophusikon or Moving Diorama of VeniceThis foldout guide to the "Moving Diorama of Venice" is divided into three large panels showing a series of "highlight" views of Venice, as if seen from a passing gondola. Ignoring the distance that... Artist Unknown
1841
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 Portrait of Lord ByronThis print portrays Lord Byron as the quintessential Romantic poet. He sits in three-quarter view, his face turned in profile to the left and resting on his right hand in the archetypal thinking pose... Painter:
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1841
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 Uxmal: House of the Dwarf and House of the NunsA view of the ruins of Uxmal depicts the House of the Nuns (on the left) and the House of the Dwarf (on the right). The House of the Nuns is a short, wide, one-story building with a series of small... Engraver:
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1841
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 Governor's House, Uxmal RuinsThis image depicts the Governor's House at Uxmal: it is a single-story, stone-brick building, lightly covered in vegetation and elevated upon a stone-brick platform. A variety of Mexican flora... Engraver:
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1843
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 Gigantic Head (from Copán)A large, stone head rests between other large, carved stone pieces and a tree. A male figure, clad in slacks, a coat, and a wide-brimmed hat sits in profile next to the stone head, staring off the... Engraver:
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1843
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 Moonlight, Uxmal RuinsFive pyramids and a stone-block building stand on a flat landscape, varied only by some small bushes and a few large rocks. The sky occupies a great portion of the picture: the clouds breaking at top... Engraver:
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1843
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 The Pyramid, Uxmal RuinsA single large pyramid stands covered in vegetation, crowned by a small, exposed temple. The pyramid is surrounded by a variety of trees and bushes, and is fronted by a small clearing. Two men stand... Engraver:
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1843
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 View on the River Wye, Looking towards ChepstowLight brown cliffs, partially cloaked in dark green plant life, take up most of the left half of the painting. Near the center of the piece two small boats work their way along the river, which... Painter:
1844
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 Balloon DancerThe most intense aspects of the rage for ballooning had subsided by the late 1780’s, but balloons remained popular throughout the nineteenth century. This image appeared as part of a humorous 1845... Artist Unknown
1845
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 View of Tintern AbbeyA view of the ruins of Tintern Abbey. Artist Unknown
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1845
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 The Briars St. HelenaTrees line the foreground of this image and follow a pavement to a house, The Briars, in the distance. The Briars sits at the middle of the image: it is a fair-sized house with two floors. In the... Engraver:
1845
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 The Small Cone, from the S.E. Summit of the Great ConeJohn Auldjo, the artist himself, stands on the far right of the image, poking the lava with a cane and holding a cloth over his mouth. In the background, the eruption of Vesuvius’ small cone, Monte... Illustrator:
1845
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 Heads of the TableTwelve portraits are given in this collection of figures: the second features a woman and two children, while the rest are individual portraits. The members of the dinner party, many portrayed... Delineator:
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1845
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 Grand West Entrance, Jedburgh Abbey, September 19th, 1846The Grand West Entrance to Jedburgh Abbey is at the perfect center of the composition. The sequence of intricately carved arches framing the comparatively small, rectangular door creates a tunneling... Painter:
19 September 1846
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 Various Phrenological ModelsThis image provides multiple illustrations of skulls and famous busts, providing measurements for each by which organ size can be determined. Note especially the famous political figures, as well as... Artist Unknown
1847
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 Phrenological HeadThe image depicts a hairless head, with numbers mapped upon the exposed skin and face, indicating the location of the organs. The corresponding text identifies which characteristic or faculty is... Artist Unknown
1847
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 Relative Size of the Organs and Table of ReferencesThis chart provides the "average," "full," "large," "very large," "moderate," "small," and "very small" sizes of the organs measured in each phrenological category. Artist Unknown
1847
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 Various Phrenological Models 2This image provides multiple illustrations of skulls and famous busts, providing measurements for each by which organ size can be determined. Note especially the famous political figures, as well as... Artist Unknown
1847
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 Excerpt from 'Pompeii'The poem’s narrator gazes upon the ruins of Pompeii and imagines what took place on the date of the eruption. The narrator describes a crowded street that is instantly engulfed in a cloud of ash... 1848
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 Studies of European FiguresThe art historian Pramod Chandra gives a description of Studies of European Figures, quoted below:
[A] study sheet shows four European figures, one of them seated on a chair and... Artist Unknown
1850
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 Illustrations of Natural Philosophy, Plate No. 32“Plate No. 32 Optics” features thirty-four color illustrations which refer to a range of scientific diagrams and to popular knowledge on the general topic of optics. This variety of illustrations... Engraver:
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10 December 1850
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 PneumaticsThis image comes from a text called, Illustrations of Natural Philosophy, which depicts the many properties of air. The central images feature a rendering of all of the highest mountain ranges... Artist Unknown
10 December 1850
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 A Nobleman Listening to MusicThe art historian Pramod Chandra describes this miniature as follows:
[T]he man, seated on a chair, listens to a group of musicians squatting on a striped blue carpet. He is attended by... Artist Unknown
1870
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