Romantic Circles Gallery
Romantic Circles Gallery
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 The Art of Lying Burlesqued in an Account of A Wonderful Flight or Journey from France to Gibraltar, America, &c. Related by an Eminent AuthorThis image, which presented viewers with the image of a boy riding an enormous eagle high above a sea coast, above the title “The Art of Lying Burlesqued in an Account of A Wonderful Flight or... Artist Unknown
c. 1793
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 Hadleigh Castle, The Mouth of the ThamesIn the left register of the picture plane are the two remaining towers of Hadleigh Castle. Between the decaying stone edifices, underbrush and foliage have over-grown the crumbling ruins. In the... From the Collection:
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 Secur'd from FlightA young man has two caged doves which he holds up for display. Artist Unknown
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 Evil Spirits Cast OutA toddler, or Swedenborgian “angel,” extends a hand over a group of grotesque, gargoyle-like figures writhing in pain. The child is illumined, while the other figures are cast in shadow. Painter:
c. 18th century
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 The Hopes of the Fammily, or Miss Marrowfat at Home for the HolidaysThe scene of this print is a butcher’s establishment, understood as the shop and residence of the Marrowfat family. In the center of the scene, the butcher’s daughter sits by the fire playing a lute... Delineator:
c. 18th century
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 A Compleat System of Opticks in Four Books, Plate 57"Plate 57" features seven illustrations to accompany Book III of A Compleat System of Opticks, which describes the science behind a variety of optical and image-making machines, including a... Artist Unknown
1738
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 Raja Jagat Prakash of Sirmur (Chandra, 1971); also been referred to as Rama and Sita with Raja Jagat Prakash (Vajracharya, 2002)This scene illustrates an important episode from the Hindu epic Ramayana. In this epic tale, Rama and Sita, who lean against the red-cushioned throne, return to the capital city after... Artist Unknown
1750
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 The CockpitTwo cocks are fighting on the left side of the cockpit; one foot of each feeder is visible at opposite ends of the fighting table, (usually constructed as a large table enclosed by a raised rim of... Engraver:
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5 November 1759
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 Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Pneumatics, Hydrostatics, and Optics, Plate XIX“Plate XIX” features eight figures to accompany the text entitled “Of Optics.” Figure 1 illustrates the manner in which light travels through a multiplying glass to the eye. Figure 2 diagrams the... Engraver:
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1764
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 MidnightTwo canopied beds lie perpendicular to one another in a small room. A candle on the table between them illumines the room. A portly figure lies in the bed on the left and points toward the figure... Painter:
1765
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 Mountain Landscape with a Hollow Painter:
1770
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 River Landscape with RuinsThe landscape contains a winding river that passes by a group of ruined castles in the distance. In the foreground is a mass of trees on the left and groups of bushes and small trees in the center... Painter:
1770
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 The History and Present State of Discoveries Relating to Vision, Light, and Colours, Plate II"Plate II" features seven illustrations to accompany Priestley’s text, including: a parabolic or burning mirror; a diagram of a convex lens used for magnification; a diagram of how light passes... Artist Unknown
1772
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 Mr. Cox's Perpetual Motion, A Prize in the Museum LotteryThis line engraving depicts Cox’s Perpetual Clock, item number 47 in the Cox’s Lottery catalogue and one of Cox’s “star exhibit[s]” (Greater London Council 62). Much of the description of Cox’s... Engraver:
c. 1774-1775
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 Rational Recreations, Plate III“Plate III” features four illustrations of rational recreations involving optics and illusions. Figure 1 illustrates the refraction of light through water in a vessel. Figure 2 diagrams alterations... Engraver:
1774
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 Nouvelles récréations physiques et mathématiques, Plate 15These five figures explicate the construction of a device which, using catoptrical mirrors, project optical illusions. Figures 1 and 2 portray the device itself, while Figures 3 through 5 explain the... Artist Unknown
1775
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 The Summit of Cader Idris Mountain Painter:
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1775
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 Nouvelles récréations physiques et mathématiques, Plate 16“Plate 16” features nine figures which illustrate devices used to create optical illusions. Three of the colored figures depict different forms of magic lanterns and how they are operated in order to... Artist Unknown
1775
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 Watson and the Shark Painter:
1778
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 View in the Roman Forum (The Temple of Peace)Cutting a nearly perfect diagonal across the picture plane from the top left corner, the ruins of the Temple of Peace, or Basilica of Maxentius, loom large on the canvas, casting a shadow on the... Painter:
1779
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 Wooded Landscape with Two Country Carts and Figures Delineator:
c. 1779-80
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 ColourA woman with loose hair in a flowing costume sits on a grassy ledge. In one hand she carries an empty palate and several paintbrushes; with the other she uses a brush to take pigment from the rainbow... Painter:
1780
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 Physiological Disquisitions, Plate IVThe engraving depicts an Aeolian harp (the topmost image); it also includes several scientific diagrams indicating how the harp might function. Engraver:
1781
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 Tintern AbbeyTo the left, two trees stand out among a small copse; their branches extend along the uppermost border of the sketch, framing the scene. The Abbey itself rests in the right half of the sketch,... Painter:
1782
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 Grand Woody Banks near Ross-on-WyeThe river bends to the right, wrapping around bushes and a tree in the right foreground. To the left, more shrubbery and trees border a ruined house or manor. In the background, non-detailed, wooded... Illustrator:
1782
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 Abraham and the AngelsAbraham kneels on a flat plain before three winged angels who stand conversing among themselves. Some hills and trees stand in the distance, and the sky is furrowed with thick, wavy lines that... Engraver:
1782
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 Goodrich CastleGoodrich Castle sits atop a massive hill, which is partially covered in trees (to the left of the ruins) and partially eroded (bare rock forms the base of the hill directly below the castle). To the... Painter:
1782
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 Peter and his Children Visited by Three Flying FiguresA man and two children stand in the doorway of a small wooden structure. Hovering over the structure are three beings with fin-like wings on their backs. The furthest flying figure (in the background... Painter:
1783
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 Mountain Landscape with Bridge Painter:
1783
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 An English Man-of-War Taking Possession of a ShipTwo ships are portrayed in the center right of the image, a rowboat between them. The ship on the right is British, its flag displayed on the right side. It is more brightly colored and has more... Painter:
1783
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 Grave par BeaubleThis image, like Cavallo’s image of the process for inflating hot air balloons, was a popular element of accounts of balloon in late eighteenth-century print culture. Its focus on the means by which... Artist Unknown
14 January 1784
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 Goodrich Castle on the WyeThe ruins of Goodrich Castle sit perched on a hill near the center of the piece. Three boats full of people, ostensibly tourists, row down the river which bends sharply to the left. The central hill... Painter:
1785
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 Cavallo's Plate IICarefully annotated sketches such as this one, which served as a basis for explanations of how hot air balloons were filled, were included in books such as Tiberius Cavallo’s 1785 The History and... Artist Unknown
1 January 1785
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 Ambleside Painter:
1786
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 The Explanatory PrintThis image corresponded to the scene depicted in “A Balloon Prospect from above the Clouds,” which was to be inserted on the facing page. The intention was that this print could be used to provide a... Artist Unknown
5 January 1786
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 The Balloon Over Hellsbye Hill in CheshireWriting in Airopaidia: Containing the Narrative of a Balloon Excursion (1786), Thomas Baldwin describes this view as "taken in a high Field, at the End of Sutton-Causeway," while... Artist Unknown
5 January 1786
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 A Balloon Prospect from above the CloudsIn this view of parts of Cheshire and Lancashire, as if seen from the car of a balloon sailing far above them, the familiar has become strange. In contrast to more conventional prospects, we are... Engraver:
5 January 1786
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 A View from the Balloon at its Greatest ElevationThe Spectator implied by this design "is supposed to be in the Car of the Balloon, suspended above the Center of the View." From this vantage point, he/she looks down on a vast "Amphitheatre... Engraver:
5 January 1786
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 The Balloon Prospect Over Helsbye Hill in Chester“The balloon over Helsbye-Hill in Chester, at half past II on Thursday the 8th of September, 1785. It is seen in the southwest quarter. The view was taken in a high field, at the end of Sutton-... Engraver:
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1 May 1786
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 The Marquise de Peze and the Marquise de Rouget with her Two Children Painter:
1787
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 Blood on Thunder Fording the Red Sea Engraver:
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1788
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 George Adams's An Essay on Vision: The Artificial EyeThis plate from George Adams II’s An Essay on Vision illustrates his camera obscura model of vision, as well as several optical experiments proposed in the book. The figures are described... Engraver:
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31 July 1789
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 An AntiquarianAn antiquarian holds up his spectacles in his right hand to examine an object that resembles an Egyptian mummy. He stoops and holds a cane in his left hand, a tri-corner hat under his arm. He is... Delineator:
1789
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 The Midday Meal Illustrator:
c. 1790s
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 Brick from the Tower of BabelThe top image ("Fig. 1") depicts a brick, believed to be taken from the Tower of Babel. "Fig. 2" and "Fig. 3" each depict a canopic jar, or "canopus"; these were vases used by the ancient Egyptians... Delineator:
1791
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 Governor Pitt's Brilliant Diamond, & cThe central image, figure 9, depicts one half of an Egyptian pebble, the interior of which seems to contain the image of a small, white face. This large, oblong pebble is encircled by other, much... Delineator:
1791
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 Patience on a MonumentLady Cecilia Johnstone is in profile, seated on a large golden chamber pot. Her brow is slightly furrowed and her gaze intensely focused. She rests her chin in her hand, her elbow propped upon her... Engraver:
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19 September 1791
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 A Capriccio LandscapeAs noted by curator Andrew Stevens (Chazen Museum, University of Wisconsin), this “painting is a pastiche of second-hand Italianate architecture and geography imagery supplemented with the artist's... Painter:
1791
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 Taylor Bird's NestThe first image ("Fig. 1") depicts a Taylor-bird's nest, while the second image ("Fig. 2") depicts a wasp's nest. Delineator:
1791
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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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