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Divorce a Vinculo - The Entrance

Divorce a Vinculo - The Entrance

Illustration for the satirical story "Divorce a Vinculo," depicting the entrance to the divorce trials. "Enter Westminster Hall by the great door, and the first indication that you are near the Grand Stand wil... More

Tremadoc, Carnarvonshire, Wales

Tremadoc, Carnarvonshire, Wales

A view of the square in Tremadog, showing people walking along the road, and St Mary'sChurch.

"Battle of Antietam. Gallant Charge of Burnside's Division at the Bridge."

"Battle of Antietam. Gallant Charge of Burnside's Division at the Brid...

Print of soldiers in foreground and more soldiers in the background crossing a stone bridge. "BATTLE OF ANTIETAM. / GALLANT CHARGE OF GEN. BURNSIDE'S DIVISION AT THE BRIDGE." (printed below image). Print taken... More

1860er Jahre Wurstfabrik durch Dampfbetrieb und geräucherte Fleischwaaren von Franz Lill Coblenz (Vater von Edmund Lill in Koblenz), Ansicht des Gebäudes und der Prodkution, Damen mit Krinoline

1860er Jahre Wurstfabrik durch Dampfbetrieb und geräucherte Fleischwaa...

Deutsch: Die in den 1860er Jahren in Koblenz betriebene Wurstfabrik durch Dampbetrieb und geräucherte Fleischwaren" von Franz David Lill, dem Vater des späteren Fotografen Edmund Lill ...

Brecon with the Beacons, Wales - Drawing. Public domain image.
Notts Monument, Carmarthen, Wales
Raven (Joseph Wolf) - Public domain book illustration

Raven (Joseph Wolf) - Public domain book illustration

Raven hunching down with feathers fluffed (an appeasement display) with sticks scattered around it. Woodcut as illustration for an article in "Once a Week" magazine. This is Sarah Stickney Ellis's tame raven,... More

Pont Y Pair - Bettws Y Coed, Wales

Pont Y Pair - Bettws Y Coed, Wales

A view of the bridge over the Afon Conwy at Pont-y-pair, showing the waterfalls and a small group of people standing by the riverside.

The Old Chartist - A drawing of a man standing on a bridge

The Old Chartist - A drawing of a man standing on a bridge

This image, first appearing in the magazine Once a Week on February 8, 1862, served as an illustration to the poem "The Old Chartist" written by George Meredith. The poem, a long-winded sermon on the injustice... More

Where Is the Other - Jane's death

Where Is the Other - Jane's death

Illustration for the short story "Where Is the Other?", depicting the heroine's death as she sits by an open window in winter, thinking about her lover who went missing in the Arctic

"Interview Between Sherman and Johnson."

"Interview Between Sherman and Johnson."

Print of five men in uniform inside a room with a fireplace, table and stove. Two men, presumably Generals Sherman and Johnson, are sitting at the table while the other three stand nearby. The man on the far le... More

Beda Weinmann Panorama von Salzburg G 1175 IV

Beda Weinmann Panorama von Salzburg G 1175 IV

Panorama von Salzburg, Stahlstich

Bangor Cathedral. North Wales - Drawing. Public domain image.

Bangor Cathedral. North Wales - Drawing. Public domain image.

View of St. Deiniol's Cathedral, Bangor, with a man, woman and child standing near the graves in the foregreound.

Port Madoc, Carnarvonshire, Wales

Port Madoc, Carnarvonshire, Wales

A view near Porthmadog, showing the town, harbour and sailing ships in the background, and a stagecoach alongside the Ffestinig Railway in the foreground. A horse used to pull the train uphill can be seen ridin... More

Alameda de Cádiz - A black and white drawing of a city street

Alameda de Cádiz - A black and white drawing of a city street

Español: Alameda de Cádiz. Grabado en acero de origen francés. Public domain image of 16th-17th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - ... More

Pwllheli and St. Tudwel's Road, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Pwllheli and St. Tudwel's Road, Caernarvonshire, Wales

A view of the bay at Pwllheli, showing ships and some buildings in the distance.

2ndMarquessTownshend, portrait - Public domain portrait engraving

2ndMarquessTownshend, portrait - Public domain portrait engraving

by Frederick Bromley, after Sir Joshua Reynolds, mezzotint, published 1862? (1773)

Gezin bij de kerstboom c1860

Gezin bij de kerstboom c1860

Nederlands: Gezin bij de kerstboom. Uit: Een nuttig en prettig boek voor kinderen: plakalbum met platen om uit te knippen, ca. 1860. Signatuur: BJ Z085, plaat 2.

"Action of the Gunboats at Memphis."

"Action of the Gunboats at Memphis."

Print of a naval battle between ironclad gunboats. "ACTION OF THE GUNBOATS AT MEMPHIS." (printed below image).Title: "Action of the Gunboats at Memphis."

St. John's Church, Cardiff, Wales

St. John's Church, Cardiff, Wales

A view of St. John's church at Cardiff. Other buildings can be seen in the background. Groups of people in formal dress are in the foreground.

St. Mary's Church, Abergavenny, Wales

St. Mary's Church, Abergavenny, Wales

A view of St. Mary's church with two figures standing in the foreground.

Church of Marie Strassengel (Hine)

Church of Marie Strassengel (Hine)

Engraving of the Church of Marie Strassengel, from a magazine article.

Swanka (OAW) - Public domain  engraving

Swanka (OAW) - Public domain engraving

Illustration for the burlesque story "Swanka!" by Frederick Gale. Sailors held captive by Don Whiskerando Skittleballos have turned the tables on him in his bedchamber and prepare to flog him with a curtain co... More

"W.S. Rosecrans" (Union) - Public domain portrait engraving

"W.S. Rosecrans" (Union) - Public domain portrait engraving

Bust portrait of a man in uniform with small battle scene printed below portrait. "MURFREESBORO." (printed below battle scene). "W. S. Rosecranz" (signature printed below image). "From: The Great Civil War by ... More

St. George's Hotel, Llandudno - facing the sea, Wales

St. George's Hotel, Llandudno - facing the sea, Wales

A view of St. George's Hotel at Llandudno, showing people walking along the promenade, and people on the beach.

The Queen's Hotel, Aberystwith, Wales
The Old Chartist (b-w) - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Old Chartist (b-w) - Drawing. Public domain image.

This image, first appearing in the magazine Once a Week on February 8, 1862, served as an illustration to the poem "The Old Chartist" written by George Meredith. The poem, a long-winded sermon on the injustice... More

The Ghost's Night-Cap - Public domain book illustration

The Ghost's Night-Cap - Public domain book illustration

Illustration for the story "The Ghost's Nightcap," depicting a skeleton in a nightcap standing in a bedroom with a shocked man in a nightshirt in the background

The Torda (Once a Week II 110) - Public domain  engraving

The Torda (Once a Week II 110) - Public domain engraving

Landscape illustration by Henry George Hine, an engraving, depicting the Turda George (a.ka. Cheile Turzii or Tordai-hasadék) in Transylvania. It was first published in the magazine Once a Week in 1860. Deutsc... More

Árpád Vizkelety Béla rajza

Árpád Vizkelety Béla rajza

Magyar: Vizkelety Béla grafika: Magyar vezérek és királyok arcképcsarnoka Public domain photograph related to Polish history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Beda Weinmann Panorama von Ischl G 1169 IV

Beda Weinmann Panorama von Ischl G 1169 IV

Panorama von Ischl, Stahlstich

Sunday services, old Theatre Royal

Sunday services, old Theatre Royal

Sunday services, old Theatre Royal, circa 1873.

An old maid's mistake - Public domain book illustration

An old maid's mistake - Public domain book illustration

Illustration for the poem "The Mistake", depicting an old maid, dressed up to meet a visitor she thought was a suitor, finding out that he's just a tradesman on business

Divorce a Vinculo - Case According to the Petitioner

Divorce a Vinculo - Case According to the Petitioner

Illustration for the satirical story "Divorce a Vinculo." Mrs. Barber's most serious allegation against her husband: he cut off her hair. This is the scene, savage, according to her telling of it.

Divorce a Vinculo - Mme Lareine

Divorce a Vinculo - Mme Lareine

Illustration for the satirical story "Divorce a vinuculo." On the left is Mrs. Barber, who is about to go to court to sue for divorce from her husband, and her solicitor Mr. Lamb. On the right is Mme. Léocadie... More

The painter-alchemist

The painter-alchemist

Illustration for the story "The Painter-Alchemist" by Dutton Cook.

The Relief Fund in Lancashire - Public domain portrait drawing

The Relief Fund in Lancashire - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing that was used at a charity benefit performance, raising money for the relief of unemployed cotton-mill workers in Lancashire. Subsequently published in Once a Week magazine. "[Whistler] expresses the i... More

Francisco Augusto Metrass - Retratos de portugueses do século XIX (SOUSA, Joaquim Pedro de)
Geophagy - Public domain scan / engraving

Geophagy - Public domain scan / engraving

Friars at Pevas (Pebas, Pehuas), Peru, showing to Paul Marcoy a five-year old girl with a desire to eat earth (geophagia). Wood engraving by E. Riou, 186-. Credit: Wellcome Library, London, reference no. 571257i

Divorce a Vinculo - The Barrister and the Dove

Divorce a Vinculo - The Barrister and the Dove

Initial letter for the satirical story "Divorce a Vinculo." Illustrates the passage where Mrs. Barber, when introduced to the barrister for her case, "flapped her dove's pinions a little too hard" but "Dr. Dod... More

The Return of the Firefly

The Return of the Firefly

Illustration for the poem "The Return of the Firefly"; depicts a middle-aged man trying to reassure an anxious young man in sailor's clothes (they are brothers about to arrive home after a voyage).

Nana Sahib with his escort - Public domain scan / engraving

Nana Sahib with his escort - Public domain scan / engraving

The Nana Sahib with his escort, Leaving Lucknow to meet the Rebel Force advancing from Malwa. Anonymous engraver. London Printing and Publishing Co. Steel engraved print.

Swansea (1129293), Wales

Swansea (1129293), Wales

A view overlooking Swansea town and the bay with a few boats in the water and houses on the seafront.

Beda Weinmann Panorama von Ischl G 1170 IV

Beda Weinmann Panorama von Ischl G 1170 IV

Panorama von Ischl, Stahlstich

Elisa Volpini - Retratos de portugueses do século XIX (SOUSA, Joaquim Pedro de)
Schnorr von Carolsfeld Bibel in Bildern 1860 217

Schnorr von Carolsfeld Bibel in Bildern 1860 217

Woodcut for "Die Bibel in Bildern", 1860. Deutsch: Holzschnitt aus "Die Bibel in Bildern", 1860. Français : Gravure en bois pour «Die Bibel in Bildern», 1860.

A Day with the Christchurch Drag

A Day with the Christchurch Drag

Illustration for a memoir of life as an Oxford student: the students are drag hunting, and have trespassed onto the land of a squire who is very irate. Left: squire confronts student; right: the man who was la... More

A Suburban Fair 1860 - Victorian era public domain image

A Suburban Fair 1860 - Victorian era public domain image

Illustration for the essay: A Suburban Fair; depicts a fun fair in Victorian England, with customers of a food vendor in the foreground and a commedia dell'arte performance in the background

An Honest Arab - Public domain book illustration

An Honest Arab - Public domain book illustration

Illustration for a sentimental magazine story; depicts a small ragged boy in Scotland, having been given a large coin by the gentleman on the right, returning with change while the gentleman in the center look... More

Divorce a Vinculo - Cupid in Court

Divorce a Vinculo - Cupid in Court

Decorative chapter-head art from the satirical story "Divorce a Vinculo." Depicts a lawyer dragging a crying cupid into court.

Evan Harrington - 02 - Lady R. Says Farewell

Evan Harrington - 02 - Lady R. Says Farewell

Illustration for the novel: Evan Harrington. Evan's father Mr. Mel is dead & laid out on a bed with Mrs. Mel and another woman, who is weeping, standing by. That woman is Lady Roseley (so named in the serial, ... More

Old Town Hall, Commercial Buildings, etc., Leeds

Old Town Hall, Commercial Buildings, etc., Leeds

Steel engraving produced c.1860. Showing the view from the top of modern-day Bishopgate Street up to Park Row, with Boar Lane to the right. In the centre are the Commercial Buildings.

St. Anne's Lake Transylvania by Hine

St. Anne's Lake Transylvania by Hine

engraving of St. Anne's Lake, Transylvania

The Tragedy of Baikie (1)

The Tragedy of Baikie (1)

Illustration for the novella: The Tragedy of Baikie Public domain photograph of a horse chariot, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Henri IV au couvent de Montmartre

Henri IV au couvent de Montmartre

The king of France Henri IV goes to meet Marie Catherine de Beauvilliers, abbes of Montmartre, during the siege of Paris in 1590. Engraving preserved in Montmartre museum. Français : Henri IV allant rejoindre... More

Natives attacking shepherds hut

Natives attacking shepherds hut

National Library of Australia picture nla.pic-an8957159. 'Natives attacking sheperds' hut'.

Christian Steinicken Salzburg von der Festung

Christian Steinicken Salzburg von der Festung

Salzburg von der Festung, Stahlstich aus: Album von Salzburg und Umgebung. Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg

Beda Weinmann Panorama von Gmunden G 1172 IV

Beda Weinmann Panorama von Gmunden G 1172 IV

Panorama von Gmunden, Stahlstich

Sb 045 6 - A drawing of a castle with a clock tower

Sb 045 6 - A drawing of a castle with a clock tower

Abbruch des Weiberbaus des Heiliggeistspitals in München

Divorce a Vinculo - Examining the Head

Divorce a Vinculo - Examining the Head

Illustration for the satirical story "Divorce a Vinculo." Mrs. Barber shows her legal team evidence of her husband's cruelty: a scar on her head.

Divorce a Vinculo - On Mr. Lamb's Arm

Divorce a Vinculo - On Mr. Lamb's Arm

Illustration for the satirical story "Divorce a Vinculo." Mrs. Barber, veiled, enters the courtroom on the arm of her solicitous solicitor Mr. Lamb.

Divorce a Vinculo - The Enraged Father

Divorce a Vinculo - The Enraged Father

Illustration for the satirical story "Divorce a Vinculo." The story according to Mrs. Barber: Her father becomes enraged when told that she, at 17 years old, has secretly married.

Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire (1132884), Wales

Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire (1132884), Wales

A view of the ruins of Raglan Castle with birds in the sky.

Célestin François Nanteuil - The Flight into Egypt - Walters 371362

Célestin François Nanteuil - The Flight into Egypt - Walters 371362

C�lestin Fran�ois Nanteuil (French, 1813-1873). 'The Flight into Egypt,' 1865. charcoal and wash heightened with white. Walters Art Museum (37.1362): Commissioned by William T. Walters, 1865. The Flight into E... More

Swimming an icy river 1860 - Public domain book illustration

Swimming an icy river 1860 - Public domain book illustration

Illustration for "A Night on the Ice". Depicts a horse, with a woman on its back, attempting to swim across a river full of chunks of floating ice, and a man in a soldier's hat swimming alongside. It is dark a... More

The Pythagorean - Imprisonment - Public domain scan / engraving

The Pythagorean - Imprisonment - Public domain scan / engraving

One of three engravings illustrating The Pythagorean (A Tale of the First Century) by A. Stewart Harrison. The lovers have been imprisoned with nothing but an ever-decreasing trickle to drink from.

Torda Gorge Transylvania by Hine

Torda Gorge Transylvania by Hine

Engraving by Henry George Hine, depicting the Turda George (a.ka. Cheile Turzii or Tordai-hasadék) in Transylvania. It was first published in the magazine Once a Week in 1860. Deutsch: Stich von Henry George ... More

Where Is the Other - The omen)

Where Is the Other - The omen)

Illustration for the short story "Where Is the Other?", depicting the heroine's fearful reaction to a bad omen that happens as her lover is leaving on a voyage

Beda Weinmann Panorama von Salzburg G 1174 IV

Beda Weinmann Panorama von Salzburg G 1174 IV

Panorama von Salzburg, Stahlstich

A Border Song - Public domain book illustration

A Border Song - Public domain book illustration

Illustration, depicting a cross-border raid in which Scots carry off English cattle, which was accompanied by a poem titled "A Border Song."

Westmorland Cottages - Public domain book illustration

Westmorland Cottages - Public domain book illustration

Illustration for an article about building better cottages for farm workers: depicts two large cottages which the author, Harriet Martineau, had built on her own lands in Westmoreland.

Once a week (1860) (14591985109)

Once a week (1860) (14591985109)

Illustration for the poem "The Death of Œnone" by Horace Moule. Identifier: onceweek00lond (find matches) Title: Once a week Year: 1860 (1860s) Authors: Matthew James Lawless (1837–1864) Subjects: Greek mytho... More

Buried Uriconium - Public domain  engraving

Buried Uriconium - Public domain engraving

Engraving depicting, below, the buried ruins of the Roman-British city of Uriconium with the skeletons of those who died when it was sacked; above, a plowman and team unaware of the ruins under their field.

Y Bontfaen, hanes Morganwg, Wales

Y Bontfaen, hanes Morganwg, Wales

A rural scene showing numerous hills and mountains and also acres of land. In the background there are a vast amount of different kinds of buildings whilst in the foreground cattle are grazing.

Beda Weinmann Panorama von Reichenhall G 1173 IV

Beda Weinmann Panorama von Reichenhall G 1173 IV

Panorama von Reichenhall, Stahlstich Public domain photograph related to the history of Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Divorce a Vinculo - Angel of the House

Divorce a Vinculo - Angel of the House

Initial letter for the satrical story "Divorce a vinculo," literalizing the idea that "women are angels."

Divorce a vinculo - The two Misses Barber

Divorce a vinculo - The two Misses Barber

Illustration of a satirical story, "Divorce a vinculo, or, The Terrors of Sir Cresswell Cresswell": Mrs. Barber alleges that her husband's sisters (maiden ladies) treated her cruelly: here, they painfully put ... More

The Tragedy of Baikie (2)

The Tragedy of Baikie (2)

Illustration for the novella: The Tragedy of Baikie

Paris Catacombes 010 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Paris Catacombes 010 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Deutsch: Besucher in den Katakomben von Paris, um 1860

Castle by the Sea (Poynter) black and white

Castle by the Sea (Poynter) black and white

Illustration for the poem "The Castle by the Sea" by Ludwig Uhland, published in the magazine Once a Week

Yscwd Einon Gam, vale of Neath (1131059), Wales

Yscwd Einon Gam, vale of Neath (1131059), Wales

A view of a waterfall with trees in the background.

Christian Steinicken Salzburg Residenzplatz

Christian Steinicken Salzburg Residenzplatz

Residenzplatz, Stahlstich aus: Album von Salzburg und Umgebung. Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg   This media shows the protected monument with the number 67718 in Austria. (Commons, de, Wikidata)

USS Ottawa at the Westervelt shipyard

USS Ottawa at the Westervelt shipyard

Engraving that depicts the USS Ottawa on the stocks at the Jacob A. Westervelt shipyard. The ship was launched 22 August 1861. Deutsch: Ein Kupferstich, welcher die im Bau stehende USS Ottawa in der Werft von... More

Castle of Klamm (Hine) - Public domain  engraving

Castle of Klamm (Hine) - Public domain engraving

Engraving of the Castle of Klamm, from a magazine article.

Divorce a Vinculo - Savage Conduct

Divorce a Vinculo - Savage Conduct

Illustration for the satirical story "Divorce a Vinculo." Mrs. Barber's telling of a quarrel with her husband about the fashionably huge crinoline she had bought.

The Pythagorean- Lovers meeting - Public domain  engraving

The Pythagorean- Lovers meeting - Public domain engraving

One of three engravings illustrating The Pythagorean (A Tale of the First Century) by A. Stewart Harrison. Depicts two people in classical garb: on the steps of a building, a woman hands a man a bowl (he has a... More

Grosshesseloher bruecke 1860 - Public domain  engraving

Grosshesseloher bruecke 1860 - Public domain engraving

Engraving of the de:Großhesseloher Brücke around 1860. This bridge over the river Isar was build for the Maximiliansbahn, the railway from Munich to Rosenheim in Bavaria, and further on to Salzburg, Austria. In... More

Frigate Akbar as Reformatory

Frigate Akbar as Reformatory

Illustration for an article: The school frigate, the Akbar; depicts a sailing vessel that was transformed into a reformatory school for criminal boys

Beda Weinmann Panorama von Linz G 1171 IV

Beda Weinmann Panorama von Linz G 1171 IV

Panorama von Linz, Stahlstich

Chateau of Ehrenhausen (Hine) - Public domain  engraving

Chateau of Ehrenhausen (Hine) - Public domain engraving

Engraving of the Chateau of Ehrenhausen, from a magazine article.

Fenestrelle Fortress (Skelton) - Public domain  engraving

Fenestrelle Fortress (Skelton) - Public domain engraving

Engraving of the alpine Fenestrelle Fortress, which guards the access to Turin. Image from the 1850s, when the territory belonged to the duchy of Savoy.

Sarah Stickney Ellis's tame birds

Sarah Stickney Ellis's tame birds

Illustration for the essay "Our Pets," by Sarah Stickney Ellis, depicting various wild birds she tamed (several species of owls, a hawk, and a magpie).

The Pythagorean - Virginia's death

The Pythagorean - Virginia's death

One of three engravings illustrating The Pythagorean (A Tale of the First Century) by A. Stewart Harrison. The two lovers are imprisoned; Virginia has died and her lover has gone mad. Depicts them chained toge... More

Winter landscape by Macquoid

Winter landscape by Macquoid

Illustration for winter-themed sonnet. Includes the large initial "A" and blank space where the text should be overlaid. Depicts a snowy country landscape with a house and bare trees on the left, open country ... More

Bellpark 1863

Bellpark 1863

Bell Park in 1863, near the homestead of Captain John Bell

The Pier, Aberystwith (1132445), Wales
The Indian empire- history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land (14784920125)

The Indian empire- history, topography, geology, climate, population, ...

The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple p... More

Three Statues of Aegina

Three Statues of Aegina

Illustration for the poem "The Three Statues of Aegina"

Memphis-naval-battle

Memphis-naval-battle

"The Great Naval Battle before Memphis, June 6, 1862". Engraving after a sketch by Alexander Simplot, published in "Harper's Weekly", depicting the action between the Confederate River Defense Fleet and Federa... More

Marktplatz 1860 - A black and white photo of a town square

Marktplatz 1860 - A black and white photo of a town square

Deutsch: Marktplatz in Einbeck. Stich um 1860. Public domain image of 16th-17th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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