Romantic Circles Gallery
Romantic Circles Gallery
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 Weird SistersThree men in white wigs with shawls over their heads gaze contemplatively at the moon from a bank of dark clouds. The moon is made up of two faces: the light side is smiling, while the dark side is... Engraver:
1791
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 Aves, BirdsFigures 1 and 2 depict two small hummingbirds, each of which appear to be either plummeting from a height or flying at a downward angle. The large bird below them, figure 4, is a Bird of Paradise,... Delineator:
1791
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 The Chronometer and Planetarium SystemThe Chronometer and Planetarium System plate is accompanied by an explanatory key on the preceding two pages of the text. Most of the bottom of the print is taken up by Fig. 5, a rectangular... Delineator:
1791
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 Spider's Nest, with the ValveThe top image, labeled "Fig. 1," is a spider's nest, while the image directly below it depicts the accompanying valve. The figure below the valve is a card of silk made from the spider's thread,... Delineator:
1791
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 A Coral Hand"Fig. 1" depicts a piece of coral shaped like a hand, while figure "2" features a glass tumbler that appears partially petrified. Delineator:
1791
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 The Death of the Fox Painter:
c. 1791-94
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 The Siege of Blenheim, or the New System of GUNNING Discover'dElizabeth Gunning sits astride a cannon in the front foreground of the print, the skirt of a golden dress flying toward her face and revealing her legs and undergarments, her arms thrown open and... Engraver:
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5 March 1791
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 Incrustated Scull and Sword"Fig. 1," the image on the right, depicts a petrified ("incrustated") skull. "Fig. 2" depicts a sword, also petrified. Artist Unknown
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1791
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 Abergavenny CastleThe image depicts a broad, flat plain, interrupted at its further end by a grey body of water. In the distance, a low mountain range looms in vague, dark contours against the sky, nearly touching the... Delineator:
1792
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 Mrs. Richard Yates Painter:
1793
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 View of Broad-bottom BridgeView of Broad-bottom Bridge Artist Unknown
1794
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 View from the house at Tatton, showing the manner of connecting the two waters; and also the effect of the net-fence as a false scale, which lessens the size of the nearest waterThis painting exists in two states: the first portrays the actual, "unimproved" prospect from the house at Tatton Park, as it was when Repton first visited the Park, on 8 Nov. 1791; the second... Delineator:
1794
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 View of MottramView of Mottram depicts the village of Mottram in Cheshire. Artist Unknown
16 July 1794
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 The Great Pagoda, Tanjor Painter:
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1795
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 The Night MareJohn Bull (indicated by the name on the chamber pot under his bed) sleeps under a grey blanket, surrounded by green curtains. His mouth is open as he snores. On his chest sits an impish official,... Artist Unknown
13 August 1795
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 Gate of the Tomb of the Emperor Akbar, at Secundra Near Agra Painter:
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1795
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 George Washington Painter:
1795
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 Sandwich-Carrots! Dainty Sandwich CarrotsAt the corner of Little Maddox Street and New Bond Street, a smirking and red-cheeked Lord Sandwich approaches from behind and fondles a young barrow woman selling carrots. The woman’s body is... Engraver:
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3 December 1796
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 Exaltation of Faro’s DaughtersAn undefined crowd that disappears into the foreground of the print batter Lady Archer and Lady Buckinghamshire, chained at the Pillory, with battered with eggs and mud. Both women don large feather... Engraver:
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12 May 1796
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 The Fashionable Mamma,—or—the Convenience of Modern DressA viscountess sits between a portrait of a peasant woman breastfeeding a baby, the frame of which reads “Maternal Love,\" and a window revealing a carriage waiting outside, its attendant holding its... Engraver:
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15 February 1796
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 La Promenade en Famille – a Sketch from LifeDorothy Jordan, clad in a masculine riding dress has an open playbook in hand, “Act III. Enter Little Pickle." The Duke of Clarence, slightly ahead and in front of her, pulls the miniature royal... Engraver:
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23 April 1797
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 A Frigate Awaiting a PilotThis image portrays three ships and a row boat, presumably transporting the pilot to the central frigate. The ocean is rough with small waves, and the sails of the ships billow with wind. Both the... Painter:
1797
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 Ruins of the Palace, Madura [Madurai]The ruins of an elaborate entrance to the Palace at Madurai dominate the left register of the picture plane. Intricate stonework and molding decorates the inside of the edifice, while the outside is... Painter:
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c. 1797-98
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 Political Ravishment, or The Old Lady of Threadneedle-Street in Danger!Sitting atop a chest inscribed “Bank of England,” a wrinkled and thin woman dressed in paper one- pound notes throws her hands back as Prime Minister William Pitt (the Younger) reaches into her... Engraver:
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22 May 1797
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 View of the Tamer RiverA broad expanse of river fills the foreground of the image, narrowing in the center ground and stretching away from the viewer. A rocky bluff—descending in steep gradations to the water's edge—fills... Engraver:
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1798
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 Dunster CastleIn the center background, a man-made structure—appearing, though distant, to be composed of walls and towers—crests an imposing promontory. To the right of this bluff a high, wooded hill rises to the... Engraver:
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1798
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 Port Dick near Cook’s InletThis work offers a view of the large group of Alutiiq Indians, carried by a fleet of canoes, who were encountered by Captain George Vancouver and his fleet at Port Dick, Alaska, on 16 May 1794. The... Engraver:
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1798
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 Views of Parts of the Coast of North West America; Point GrenvilleThis plate offers seven profiles (or cross-sections) of fragments of the coast of north-west America, as if seen from a passing ship or small boat, which range from Cape Mendocino (the westernmost... Engraver:
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1798
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 Prospero on the Enchanted IslandGeorge III is portrayed as Prospero the wizard in his long black cloak, holding a book bearing the words “justice” and “integrity” and a long, whip-like wand. He stands on a landmass labeled “Albion... Artist Unknown
11 August 1798
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 Raglan CastleThe façade of a brick structure—with a sidewall jutting out to form a kind of corner—and a tree with a serpentine trunk take up the right half of the oval-shaped image. Light shining through the... Artist Unknown
1800
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 Views of Pevensey CastlePage thirty-two displays eight views from the ruined ground of Pevensey Castle. All images are black and white wood prints. Artist Unknown
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c. Early 19th century
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 Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Lamming Painter:
c. Early 19th century
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 The Maker of BanglesArt historian Pramod Chandra describes this scene:
A lady, who has taken her seat opposite the craftsmen, is trying on bangles. The various tools of the trade are laid out before the man... Artist Unknown
1800
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 Wilton CastleThis scene is depicted from the low perspective of a river. In the right foreground, two trees extend their branches over the river. A structure with arched openings sits on the opposite bank; this... Delineator:
1800
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 Richmond Castle, from the River Swale360.—Richmond Castle, from the River Swale, placed in the bottom left corner of page eighty nine, depicts the castle as seen from the banks of the Swale river. A bridge extends from the... Artist Unknown
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c. Early 19th century
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 A Painter at WorkThe art historian Pramod Chandra describes the subject of this image as follows:
A painter wearing a pince-nez and surrounded by vials of paint, brushes, and other tools is busy at work... Artist Unknown
1800
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 The Hindoo Woman and her BabeA Hindu woman, wearing a short-sleeved dress, walks away from the basket in which she has placed her baby. A scarf is draped over her head, and she holds one end in her left hand. Her right hand is... Artist Unknown
1800
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 Outlines of Experiments and Inquiries Respecting Sound and Light, Plate VIIThis image depicts an octave and variant systems of tuning, or "temperament." The octave is represented by the circumference of the circle. Engraver:
1800
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 Portrait of a LadyIn the catalogue Indian Miniature Painting, Chandra describes Portrait of a Lady: “The lady wears a pink skirt and a white robe. She is sensitively drawn, the linear rhythms,... Artist Unknown
1800
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 Outlines of Experiments and Inquiries Respecting Sound and Light, Plate VIThis image uses scientific diagrams to depict sound waves and vibrational patterns. The specific phenomena depicted by the various figures and the import of these depictions are discussed at length... Engraver:
1800
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 Colonel William Fitch and his Sisters Sarah and Ann Fitch Painter:
c. 1800-01
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 Man holding a staff Painter:
c. 1800
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 St. James' Park with a View of Westminster Abbey Painter:
c. Early 19th century
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 Study for the Reconstruction of the West Pediment of the Parthenon Illustrator:
1802
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 The Nursery; —with, Britannia reposing in PeaceDressed as nursemaids with patriotic ribbons, Prime Minister Henry Addington, Lord Hawkesbury, and Charles Fox gather around Britannia as an oversized baby squeezed into a crib, the top of which... Engraver:
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4 December 1802
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 Dido in Despair!An obese and rosy Lady Emma Hamilton in a white nightgown and nightcap sits up in her bed with arms and legs splayed outward, pushing the sea-foam green curtains of the canopy back. Her gaze is... Engraver:
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6 February 1802
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 Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, Plate I“Plate I” has six figures which illustrate experiments and problems on the nature of light. Figure 1 is a diagram of light reflecting off a polished surface. Figures 2 and 3 illustrate light... 1803
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 Conway in North Wales Painter:
1803
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 Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, Plate XVII“Plate XVII” features ten figures that accompany a section of the text discussing optical illusions and tricks. Figures 52 and 53 depict an illusion using decanters of water and a concave mirror.... Artist Unknown
1803
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 Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, Plate II“Plate II” presents two figures, both of which refer to a sedan-chair style camera obscura in which a person can comfortably sit. Figure 7 is a view of the interior of this alternative camera obscura... 1803
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