Romantic Circles Gallery
Romantic Circles Gallery
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 The Trwe Effigies of James Whitney, the Notorious Highwayman.A man, imprisoned, sits in the corner of a cell next to a barred window through which two figures stare. The captive wears a large brimmed hat, long curled wig, and cravat, which date the sitter to... Artist Unknown
1819
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 Dedham Lock Painter:
c. 1819-20
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 Jerry in training for a “Swell”In this print, Corinthian Tom’s tailor, Mr. Primefit, has come to Corinthian House to fit Jerry Hawthorn for a new suit. Jerry stands in the center, his back to the viewer, while Mr. Primefit... Delineator:
31 August 1820
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 Margaret Finch (Queen of the Gypsies at Norwood)In a small, dark, cave-like dwelling, a woman with a creased brow and elongated nose sits crouched with her knees to her chest. She wears a white bonnet and large cloak, and she smokes a slender clay... Engraver:
1820
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 Doctor Syntax with Bluestocking BeautyThis print depicts Dr. Syntax with his hostess, the beautiful bluestocking, Mrs. Omicron. She sits half reclined on a couch in a pose suggesting the famous portraits of Madame Recamier. Syntax reads... Delineator:
1 November 1820
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 Industry, Honesty and IntegrityA beehive sits atop a thick board, with wild-looking plants growing on either side. Grass grows around the hive's board. Seven bees hover around the top of the hive, with another at the hive's center... Artist Unknown
c. 1820s
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 AccusationGeorge IV, pictured as a guard, stands before a door, holding a pole with an evidence bag which reads "BEWARE of the Report of a BAD HOUSE." From the house's open window, Queen Caroline holds a torch... Engraver:
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1820
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 Winding up to a pitch the Automaton Scaramouch, --or--, Harlequin Courier’s DelightThis political caricature depicts Queen Caroline as a puppet of her lover Bartolomeo Pergami (aka Bergami). Dorothy George describes the print as follows: Bergami, mustachioed, whiskered... Delineator:
17 February 1821
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 Tom & Jerry in the Saloon at Covent GardenIn the saloon of Covent Garden Theatre, Tom and Jerry stand in the center surrounded by women in elegant evening dress, “gay Cyprians,” or courtesans (Egan 173). On the left sits a woman in a rigint-... Engraver:
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1 July 1821
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 A SHILLING WELL LAID OUT. Tom and Jerry at the Exhibition of Pictures at the Royal AcademyIn a room in Somerset House, a throng of people view the Exhibition. Well-dressed couples mingle and inspect paintings with catalogues in hand. The couple in the center stand with their backs to the... Engraver:
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1 July 1821
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 Cloud study Painter:
1821
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 View from My Own Cottage, in Essex (after)This image presents the same view as the first in the gallery, with some alterations (the over-slip attached to the illustration constituted by these two images has been lifted). We still have a view... Engraver:
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1 February 1816
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 Cloud study Painter:
1821
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 The “Ne Plus Ultra” of “Life in London.” – Kate, Sue, Tom, Jerry and Logic; viewing the Throne Room, at Carlton Palace.Corinthian Tom has taken Corinthian Kate, her companion Sue, and his friends Jerry Hawthorn and Bob Logic to tour Carlton House; this print depicts them with an attendant in the Throne Room. On the... Delineator:
1 March 1821
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 KenilworthA conventional edge-painting uses one of the edges of a closed book as a canvas—usually the edge furthest from the binding or spine (the fore-edge), but sometimes the top or bottom. They are... Artist Unknown
1821
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 Cloud study"A light-filled cleft in the clouds divides the image in two; its impact is made the greater by the blue-grey mass to its left. This is the true subject of the study, one of the 'large climbing... Painter:
1822
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 A cenotaph - Hints on Ornamental GardeningThe image depicts a stone cenotaph, erected in a garden. Papworth’s skill in drawing is conveyed by his close attention to detail. The trees are depicted in different shades, and some appear to be in... Delineator:
c. March 1822
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 SwanageTwo men attempt to haul a boat (one other man inside) to shore in a storm. A variety of ships out to sea appear lashed by the wind and waves. To the right of the image there is a house on the shore... Engraver:
1823
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 Column of Smoke Issuing Thirty Miles High from VesuviusTwo dark figures stand near a canoe in the front right foreground. Far behind them is an empty town at the base of Mount Vesuvius. The volcano emits swirling grey smoke which covers the top three... Engraver:
1823
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 A Picturesque Dairy [Plate XI]The work depicts a “building designed in imitation of the ruins of a church or chapel…intended to be placed, as those houses generally are, by the side of a piece of still water…or built by the side... Illustrator:
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 Seapiece: Off the French CoastVarious ships are visible in the distance, and one ship in full sail sits directly beyond the coastal waters. Three poles emerge from the sea in the left foreground, indicating the shoreline; the... Painter:
1823
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 Napoleon at the Sanguinary battle on the Bridge of LodiThis image depicts the Battle of Lodi. The French army takes up the forefront and majority of the image. There is a distinct gap between the Austrians and the French on the bridge, further clarifying... Engraver:
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10 May 1823
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 The Moving Panorama or Spring Garden RoutThe "rout" (or boisterous throng) mentioned in the title of this hand-coloured etching, stretches from the left- to the right-hand side of the page, filling the lower-half of the design. It is... Engraver:
June 1823
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 Eliphalet Terry Painter:
1824
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 Landscape near Quilleboeuf, France Painter:
c. 1824-25
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 Napoleon, when first consul, & madame Josephine, (his first wife) in the Garden at MalmaisonNapoleon stands to Josephine’s right as she sits on a bench in the garden at their chateau, Malmaison. Napoleon is wearing his military uniform and hat. Josephine is wearing a white dress with a red... Engraver:
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26 November 1824
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 Lydia Coit Terry (Mrs. Eliphalet Terry) Painter:
1824
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1824
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 View of the City and the Valley of Mexico, from TacubayaThis panoramic vista of the Valley of Mexico depicts Mexico City in the background, lying low in the landscape and surrounded by short vegetation and plants. A small Spanish church stands in the... Engraver:
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1825
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 BumpologyA phrenologist, identified as J. De Ville, places his right hand on the forehead of a young man who is kneeling at the center of the image. A well-dressed woman, probably the young man’s mother,... Engraver:
4 February 1826
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 Calves' Heads and Brains or a Phrenological LectureA phrenologist lectures to a seated audience. The writing below the print identifies the phrenologist as James De Ville; however, M. George posits that the phrenologist is George Combe (George 606).... Engraver:
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September 1826
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 The Fall of the Rebel AngelsLucifer and his fellow angels are cast out of Heaven, falling into a deep chasm with sheer rock walls textured by what appears to be tree roots. The chasm is illuminated by light from the opening... Engraver:
1826
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 Seated turk Painter:
1826
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 The Chess PlayerThis print is taken from the final plate of the pamphlet, and depicts in eleven figures the proposed mechanism of the chess player. The figures do not represent a chronological progression, but... Artist Unknown
1826
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 Title ImageThree men face each other, with the central figure looking toward the viewer. Each man is distinguished by his exaggerated expression, unusual head shape, and the phrenological map that has been... Engraver:
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1 August 1826
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 Bless Me, What a Bump!A man sits while a woman examines his head. The right side of the image shows a mapped skull placed on a table. Artist Unknown
1826
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 Imitation and ApprobationThe illustration in the bottom left corner of this image, Imitation and Approbation, features a caped man standing behind a table on a stage. In his hands he holds a skull marked by a... Engraver:
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1 August 1826
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 Grand Canal, Venice, Italy Painter:
1826
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 Thomas Alston Painter:
1826
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 Sunrise in the Catskills Painter:
1826
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 Napoleon and His Army Effecting a Wonderful Passage of the Alps, at Mount St. BernardNapoleon on his characteristic white horse is at the forefront of this image, which depicts the French army’s early attempt to cross the Alps. Other men, who are both on horseback and on foot,... Artist Unknown
1828
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 Launching Boats Across a Reef Opposite to Mount Conybeare. And Distant View of the British Chain of Mountains.Two groups of men drag rowboats over a rocky “reef,” which seems to be serving as a dam between one body of water (placid-looking) and another (which appears to be the sea). A strong curving line... Engraver:
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1828
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 Boats in a Swell Among IceThe image portrays a sea dark with swells—no whitecaps—interrupted by large, sharp-edged, wildly-shaped icebergs that have been carved out at their bases by the incessant motion of the waves. Two... Engraver:
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1828
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 Shaving by SteamDorothy George describes this print:
A complicated piece of machinery fills the centre of a room in a fashionable establishment; an open door (r.) leads into a shop where, in the... Delineator:
1828
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 Iceberg Adhering to Icy Reef, with the View to SeawardA jagged icy cliff on the left descends to a pool of water; beyond these immediate ice formations, a plain of ice or water extends to the far horizon, where more cliffs rise against building clouds.... Engraver:
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1828
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 Napoleon the Great, in his Coronation RobesNapoleon is singularly depicted in this image. He is standing on a platform in front of his throne carrying a scepter. He is wearing a blue robe with a purple, fur-trimmed cape. Upon his head is a... Engraver:
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1828
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 Foggy IslandA man, apparently one of the “Esquimaux,” stands in the right quarter of the frame with a club on his shoulder, looking directly at the artist/viewer. He is on a beach. Against the foggy sky in the... Engraver:
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1828
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 Napoleon's Retreat from MoscowAt the forefront of the image is a horse-drawn buggy carrying a cannon, which is stuck in the snow. Two horses appear to have been pulling the buggy; however, one of them has fallen over. The other... Engraver:
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1828
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 Verbs with AdverbsThe image is divided down the center of the page into two parts. On the left, a man holds an axe over his head, preparing to chop at the base of a tree. There is a severed tree limb lying on the... Artist Unknown
1829
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 VerbsThe image is set in what appears to be a schoolroom. The master holds a stick above his head, preparing to give "strokes" to the young boy he grips by the elbow. The boy, dressed in a long coat and... Artist Unknown
1829
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