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(RM) 609546707
THE FALL OF THE REICHENBACH...FARNLEY HALL COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS BY J.M.W. TURNER, R.A., 1865. CREATOR: W. J. LINTON.
The Fall of the Reichenbach, from the Farnley Hall Collection of drawings by J.M.W. Turner, R.A., 1865. Engraving of a photograph of a drawing. The subject '...has no adventitious or extrinsic interest: we select it only as a representation of a well-known and remarkable scene, and as one of the most powerfully-painted and impressive drawings of the series...Here we have the great fall and also several of the series of cascades by which the torrent gains the valley, far beneath, of Grindelwald. From the natural division of the scene, in the point of view chosen, into two nearly equal parallel masses, and the central position of the fall, arise a degree of symmetry rarely seen in Turner's compositions; yet, we are not sure that this does not give as it were a more epical fulness and framing to the story of the fall...Everything converges towards the torrent; everything leads the attention to track its course up to the mountain region where its mysterious source lies cradled in snow and swathed in mist, and whence, with growing strength, full of fierce young life, it escapes, bursting, with roar and shout, through the barriers of the giant precipices, which, with their proud phalanx of bristling pines'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. The Fall of the Reichenbach...Farnley Hall Collection of drawings by J.M.W. Turner, R.A., 1865. Creator: W. J. Linton. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RMc) 609546653
THE COURS NOLIVOS, OR PUBLIC PROMENADE OF BASSETERRE, GUADALOUPE, FRENCH WEST INDIES, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Cours Nolivos, or Public Promenade of Basseterre, Guadaloupe, French West Indies, 1865. Engraving of a sketch showing '...the public promenade, named the Cours Nolivos, after the Count de Nolivos, who was Governor of the colony in 1765 and who planted the avenue of tamarind-trees which here afforded such an agreeable shelter till they were uprooted by the late storm...The French West Indies, consisting of Guadaloupe and Martinique, with the smaller islands attached to these, have a total population of 300,000, three fourths of it being of negro race...The most valuable products of Guadaloupe are sugar, coffee, and cotton; the scenery in some parts is very picturesque, and the climate generally salubrious and pleasant. It is remarkable that neither serpents nor any kind of venomous insects are to be found in the forests of Guadaloupe; this exemption of the country from the plague of reptiles may probably be accounted for by some peculiarity of the soil or the atmosphere...Basseterre, the seat of Government,...is a town of 9000 persons, situated at the foot of the volcanic mountain called the Soufrière, and having an open harbour or road, protected by Port Richepance and several batteries'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. The Cours Nolivos, or Public Promenade of Basseterre, Guadaloupe, French West Indies, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609543111
THE SWING, BY W. L. THOMAS, IN THE EXHIBITION OF THE SOCIETY OF BRITISH ARTISTS, 1864. CREATOR: WILLIAM LUSON THOMAS.
The Swing, by W. L. Thomas, in the Exhibition of the Society of British Artists, 1864. 'Mr. Thomas has rendered his drawing on wood too well for it to stand in need of verbal illustration. Of course the reader will see from the mallet and balls that the little lady has come into the garden to play croquet. Very likely she has already been roqueting and croqueting most successfully, and, having made the whole circuit of the hoops, has come to pass the interval till another game shall be commenced on the garden trapeze, on which, you see, she performs as fearlessly as a female Blondin...It is not easy to paint a figure being thus rapidly whisked through the air. To represent, for instance, drapery in motion, or, as it is called, "flying drapery," has always been recognised as a great difficulty in art...It would, however, be a great mistake to suppose that many artists who work on wood are not also painters. We need not refer to the number of Dutch masters who have left works on wood, seeing that a large proportion of the most eminent painters of the day are, or have been, employed as draughtsmen, and many of them as engravers of illustrations on wood for books and periodicals'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The Swing, by W. L. Thomas, in the Exhibition of the Society of British Artists, 1864. Creator: William Luson Thomas. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609542143
FETE GIVEN BY THE PRINCE IMPERIAL TO POOR CHILDREN OF PARIS IN THE TUILERIES GARDENS, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Fete given by the Prince Imperial to poor children of Paris in the Tuileries Gardens, 1864. 'The officials of the Emperor's household had caused provision to be made for the gratification of a large number of visitors, both old and young. A long line of tables, spread with white damask, with store of cakes and wine upon them, extended in front of the terrace...The waiters in attendance were servants in the Imperial livery, with the addition of a few soldiers...There were various amusements, such as an exhibition of tightrope performances, merry-go-rounds, puppet- shows, Punch and Judy (in the French version of Polichinelle)...This pleasant scene of popular festivity beneath the stately trees of the palace gardens is portrayed in our Engraving...The Emperor, the Empress, and Princess Clotilde were present, walking quietly through the crowd. The little Prince remained there for nearly two hours. The gardens were, of course, full of people, though a charge of 5f. was imposed for their admission by ticket, and none were allowed to enter without leading some children by the hand. The money raised by this means must have brought a considerable augmentation to the funds of the Children's Loan Society'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Fete given by the Prince Imperial to poor children of Paris in the Tuileries Gardens, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609541963
CARAVAN ARRIVING AT A WELL NEAR THEBES, EGYPT, MRS ROBERTON BLANE, FEMALE ARTISTS EXHIBITION, 1864 CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Caravan Arriving At A Well Near Thebes, Egypt, Mrs Roberton Blane [sic], Female Artists Exhibition, 1864. Engraving of a painting, '...which shows that ladies, who have often proved themselves the most adventurous of travellers, partake the general curiosity respecting the ancient and still mysterious East. The scene before us is one of the wells...in the neighbourhood of the ancient Egyptian ruined capital, near the...edge of the desert. These wells are very welcome to the traveller...Almost every sense is gratified at these little oases: the eye is relieved with a sight of a few palms...while the body is refreshed with rest and the tongue with a cooling draught...We may admire the picturesque groups...the Arab guards mounted and dismounted, the travellers or passengers squatted in a circle conversing, the Nubian water-carrier, and the women busy filling their bottles, the camels, some standing, others drinking at the troughs, and others hobbled and fastened to the ground. We have only to add that the accomplished lady who painted the original picture is the wife of a gentleman to whom all interested in art and artists must feel grateful for his long-continued exertions in seeking to obtain an amendment of the law of artistic copyright'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Caravan Arriving At A Well Near Thebes, Egypt, Mrs Roberton Blane, Female Artists Exhibition, 1864 Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609541383
THE SHAKSPEARE COMMEMORATION IN LONDON: PLANTING AN OAK ON PRIMROSE HILL, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Shakspeare Commemoration in London: planting an oak on Primrose Hill, [London], 1864. The Working Men's Committee plants an oak tree '...in honour of the English poet...Mr. Phelps, the most popular of English Shakspearean actors, had consented to perform the office...The southern face of the hill was covered with people...A large square space, below the steep ascent, was inclosed with an iron railing, and reserved for those who paid their shilling to enter...Mr. George Cruikshank...wore his volunteer uniform...But Mr. Phelps, who is deservedly a favourite of the London working men-having taught them to understand and enjoy Shakspeare by his high-minded management of Sadler's Wells - was received with the most enthusiastic welcome...he stood before the applauding multitude, and waited while the tree, with much of the soil of Windsor clinging to its roots, was lifted and set upright in a hole which had been dug for its reception...That vast multitude...testified to the intense feeling of devotion and reverence they had for the memory of their illustrious countryman; and the committee felt, acting for their countrymen at large, that to no fitter hands than those of Mr. Phelps could be consigned the work of the day...(Protracted cheering)'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The Shakspeare Commemoration in London: planting an oak on Primrose Hill, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609539933
PALACE OF THE LATE KING OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS AT HONOLULU, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Palace of the late King of the Sandwich Islands at Honolulu, 1864. 'We have lately heard much of a growing civilisation and Christianity in that important group of islands which forms a half-way station between America and Asia, in the North Pacific Ocean. The young King, whose untimely death is now lamented by all who feel an interest in the moral and intellectual progress of the Hawaiian race or in the political independence of the Sandwich Islands, was indeed a fine fellow, with the mind and manners of an English gentleman...Kamehameha IV...died in the palace of Honolulu, on Nov. 30. On the Sunday following, in the church, hung with black, Bishop Staley preached his funeral sermon, which was printed at full length in the native Hawaiian newspaper. The King's body, dressed in military uniform, lay in state for many hours, in a room lit by funeral candles, where stood the widowed Queen, the Queen Dowager, the Princess Royal, and all the great personages of the Court; while thousands of the people, thronging to the palace as soon as the news of this national calamity had reached them, were admitted by turns to look upon their deceased monarch and to cry aloud with the voice of mourning for his loss. Such is the custom of the country'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Palace of the late King of the Sandwich Islands at Honolulu, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609539868
THE WOODS IN AUTUMN, BY HENRY JUTSUM, IN THE EXHIBITION OF THE BRITISH INSTITUTION, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Woods in Autumn, by Henry Jutsum, in the Exhibition of the British Institution, 1864. Engraving of a painting. 'The season...is far advanced, as we see by the sparse foliage of sere and yellow leaves, the great dry, stubbly ferns; the carpeting of dead leaves, brown and red, drifted by the wind into every hollow, and the felling of the sapless trees. As late as the middle of November is the period chosen for commencing to fell the beech, the ash, and some other trees. The great silvery-barked trunks of several fine beeches lie about, lopped of their branches and ready for the timber merchant. Other fine stems, or "boles," as they are called in some districts of England, are being felled by the foresters, and to the left some noble "butts" are drawn away by a team of oxen. The felling of so many fine beeches, which look more than usually beautiful when - as in this picture - tipped with the evening sunlight, might be no very pleasant sight to some ardent lovers of woodland scenery. Their loss from the cleared space in the view before us is, however, more than compensated by the prospect thereby opened of true English landscape, with its undulating fields and hedgerows, its scattered trees and familiar village church-tower'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The Woods in Autumn, by Henry Jutsum, in the Exhibition of the British Institution, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609539773
THE TURNER GOLD MEDAL PRIZE LANDSCAPE, BY F. WALTON, 1864. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.
The Turner Gold Medal Prize Landscape, by F. Walton, 1864. Engraving of a painting. 'The scene...is one of those among the Surrey hills so well known to the landscape-painters of the metropolis. The view is taken from one of the hollows in the side of Leith Hill, looking towards Aldershott, Guildford is just discernible in the distance, and on the horizon is faintly traceable the peculiar contour of the hill and landmark known as the Hog's Back. The road descending the declivity of the hill from the immediate foreground is deeply cut into the marl of the district, the warm, dusky, golden hues of which afford so fine a contrast to the luxuriant greens of the foliage. To the right is a breast-high fern-brake which the hedger trims by the footpath. High on each side, with their roots exposed by the crumbling banks, are young chestnut, ash, and other trees, and through and beyond their lower leaves and boughs in shadow the sunlight glints and quivers magically. Down the road a farmer's daughter or dairymaid drives cows to the farmyard, to new grazing, or their nightly inclosure; and at the very bottom of the hill nestles a most picturesque farmstead... Beyond, the blue distance rolls away to the ranges of pale, far-off hills'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The Turner Gold Medal Prize Landscape, by F. Walton, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609487180
WEDDING GIFT TO THE PRINCESS OF WALES FROM THE LADIES OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Wedding gift to the Princess of Wales from the ladies of Victoria, Australia, 1864. 'It was determined that this gift should be of colonial material and workmanship and, after much deliberation, a graceful design, by Mr. Chevalier, for a flower-stand, 22 in. in height, was approved, the construction being intrusted to Messrs. Kilpatrick and Co., of Collins-street, Melbourne. Gold is the metal principally employed, but Victoria silver from the St. Arnaud district has been introduced into the base. The latter is triangular, each face presenting an enamelled shield with the arms of the Prince of Wales, of Denmark, and of Victoria respectively. At the angles are represented a bale of wool, a bunch of grapes, and a nugget, as typical of colonial industry; whilst higher up, as representing the fauna of the country, an emu, a kangaroo, and a lyre bird are grouped round the foot of "a tree fern." The stem of this fern is encircled by a clematis, and the expanding fronds which rise from it serve as a support for the flower-vases. These consist of five emu eggs arranged in the form of a star, each bordered by a wreath of leaves from the native flora, wrought in gold filigree. This wedding present was brought to England by the last Australian mail'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Wedding gift to the Princess of Wales from the ladies of Victoria, Australia, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609487155
A STAMPEDE OF JACKALS THROUGH THE ENVIRONS OF CALCUTTA, 1864. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.
A stampede of jackals through the environs of Calcutta, 1864. 'A walk through Calcutta about midnight reveals to the European stranger many curious sights and sounds...[Outside the] ordinary dwellings and shops...are the owners sleeping on charpoys (very primitive bedsteads) in the open fronts, answering for the verandah of the houses...On every side are hundreds of tall cocoanut palms...As he turns the corner of the street a rushing sound directs his attention to a moving mass of living creatures...a piercing shriek, like that of some wretch in the direst extremity of terror, rises upon his ear; this is followed by another and another, until the whole pack is in full chorus. These are the jackals, the scavengers of Calcutta...the jackal is a great coward, and, unless he can attack with every advantage on his side, he will slink away from a grown person, or even a boy with a stick in his hand...Very young children, however, have been carried off and devoured by the pack; and there have been instances of a rabid jackal running amuck through the crowded bazaars in broad daylight and committing fearful havoc amongst the naked legs of the natives: for their bite, when the animal is in this state, produces the worst form of hydrophobia'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. A stampede of jackals through the environs of Calcutta, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609486890
THE GATHERING OF THE HIGHLAND CLANS AT BRAEMAR CASTLE, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PRINCE AND..., 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Gathering of the Highland Clans at Braemar Castle, in the presence of the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Colebrooke Stockdale, of the '...annual muster of the sturdy Highlandmen for their favourite athletic sports and feats of strength or skill...The chief interest lay in the competition for the prizes open to "all comers"...Donald Dinnie...sent the stone over 28 ft. 8 in., and threw the hammer 84 ft. 4 in. The tossing of the caber was, however, the most interesting of any of the competitions; and in this the renowned Donald came off victorious with a remarkably clean "toss," followed by that of Paton. At the close, Donald, although he had got on his cloak and was retiring, quietly took up the caber, and without the slightest apparent effort turned it over. For the half-mile race, for a prize of £5 offered by Lieutenant-Colonel Farquharson...there were no less than seventeen competitors at the start. The race, which caused much excitement, was very keenly contested, and easily won by Robertson, the Glenisla champion. Considerable interest was also evinced in the dancing of "Ghillie Callum," which next came off, as well as the dancing of the strathspeys and reels'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The Gathering of the Highland Clans at Braemar Castle, in the presence of the Prince and..., 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609486555
MODE OF CAPTURING WILD ELEPHANTS IN CEYLON: AN ELEPHANT KRAAL, WITH THE "GRAND STAND"..., 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: an elephant kraal, with the "grand stand" for the English visitors, 1864. Engraving of a photograph '...of the great elephant-catching expedition to a place called Ebbewellepittia...so as to afford the utmost sport and entertainment to the European visitors...The kraal...is a square inclosure, sixty or seventy yards in length and breadth, with openings on three of its sides, through which the elephants are to enter, and which may be strongly barricaded when a sufficient number of them have been driven in. The interior of the kraal is left full of thick natural jungle, with a small pool of water in the midst of it. The inclosure...is formed by a strong palisade, ten or twelve feet high, consisting of trunks of small trees firmly fixed in the ground, and connected together by three rows of horizontal beams, tied by tough and lissom creepers cut from the jungle; the whole being further supported by buttresses or slanting pieces of timber, forked at the end where the horizontal beams rest upon them, and sunk deep in the ground at the other end. At one comer of the kraal...stood the "Grand Stand," an open building of two stories, erected for the accommodation of the lady spectators'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: an elephant kraal, with the "grand stand"..., 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609486010
EMPLOYMENT OF LANCASHIRE OPERATIVES, UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS ACT..., BLACKBURN, 1864. CREATOR: FREDERICK JOHN SKILL.
Employment of Lancashire operatives, under the Public Works Act, at Revidge Hill, Corporation Park, Blackburn, 1864. 'There has been no difficulty in setting the men to work, and their health and physique have been manifestly improved by a change. Cotton is doubtless an important staple, but we manufacture it at an immense annual sacrifice of human vitality...In the sewers I found gangs of twenty-five operatives employed, with one skilled bricklayer; they earn from 2s. to 2s. 11d. daily. Those who were unskilled have now become quite proficient, and enjoy the work. To show the noble spirit that exists, I must mention one gang of eighteen overlookers who have taken a contract direct from the Corporation. They have flung themselves free of the relief committee, live on what they earn, and divide their profits according to the families of the men employed. I found 115 men engaged in the Corporation park. They were at work 400 ft. above the level of the Preston-road, upon the face of the rock to which the park rises. Terraces are being cut, and the picturesque escarpment is being prepared for the reception of trees, and shrubs characteristic of Alpine scenery...This retreat is within ten minutes' walk of the Townhall'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Employment of Lancashire operatives, under the Public Works Act..., Blackburn, 1864. Creator: Frederick John Skill. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RMc) 609484710
BALDWIN'S "AFRICAN HUNTING": NATIVE CHASED BY BUFFALO COW AND CALF, 1862. CREATOR: JOHANN BAPTIST ZWECKER.
Baldwin's "African Hunting": native chased by buffalo cow and calf, 1862. 'Among the most interesting and exciting books recently published is Mr. Baldwin's journal of his hunting in South Africa in various regions...inhabited by Boers and Kaffirs [offensive term for Africans]. The interest of the narrative is rather increased than diminished from the circumstance that part of the ground had been traversed by Dr. Livingstone. Mr. Baldwin penetrated twelve degrees north of Port Natal, and as far as the Falls of the Zambesi, being the second European who has reached that marvellous scenery since its discovery in 1855, and the first from the east coast...The author speaks in the highest terms of the colony of Natal, describing it as the garden of Africa. The book contains...a number of spirited wood-engravings by Mr. Zwecker...[one of which] we have selected...A Kaffir servant, who had wounded a cow buffalo, is seen scrambling up into a tree, tearing his legs badly in doing so, to avoid the animal, which, with its calf or heifer, charged him. Having managed to throw up his gun before him, he reloaded and shot them both, else they might have kept him there a couple of days or more...This very entertaining volume is published by Mr. Bentley'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Baldwin's "African Hunting": native chased by buffalo cow and calf, 1862. Creator: Johann Baptist Zwecker. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609484055
COTTON FROM INDIA: A COTTON CONVOY - NIGHT ENCAMPMENT UNDER A BANYAN-TREE, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Cotton from India: a cotton convoy proceeding from Rewah towards the Ganges - night encampment under a banyan-tree, 1862. '...a small convoy of solid wooden-wheeled carts, pad bullocks, and camels...which has just effected the difficult descent to the Gangetic Valley by one of the ghauts, or mountain passes...down which all the cotton intended for shipment to Calcutta, and eventually to Europe, is brought from...the province of Bundelcund...The Illustration depicts the tired bullocks and camels unloading and resting for the night, under the shelter of a banyan-tree, near to one of the old feudal castles so common in this province...Let us hope that the exertions now being made to extend the cultivation of cotton in most, if not all, the cotton-growing districts of India, will in time assist to alleviate the terrible distress now prevailing in our own favoured land...The cotton at present raised in India clothes its own 135,000,000 of inhabitants, besides yielding enormous quantities to be exported to other countries; and there is yet abundant unoccupied land, at present overrun with primeval forest, which if cleared would be found capable of raising cotton to clothe many millions more'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Cotton from India: a cotton convoy - night encampment under a banyan-tree, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609483775
VIEWS IN DUTCH GUIANA: GOVERNMENT-HOUSE-SQUARE, PARAMARIBO, SURINAM, 1864. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.
Views in Dutch Guiana: Government-House-Square, Paramaribo, Surinam, 1864. Illustration '...from the portfolio of the "Scenery of the Netherlands' West Indies"...published by Buffa and Sons of Amsterdam...On the first day of July, 1863, the Dutch colony of Surinam was the scene of great festivity and rejoicing among the African or slave portion of its inhabitants, for on that day the system of slavery came to an end. It had been enacted by the Legislature of Holland that all the slaves in this colony should be purchased by the Government...and restored to freedom. The birthday of their liberty was celebrated, not by conviviality and riot or by taking revenge upon their masters, but "mutual congratulations were the order of the day, expressed in such language as showed that, to the emancipated slaves, liberty was too serious a gift to be regarded as a day for a holiday."...many of the plantations in Surinam are the property of British subjects, the greater part of whom reside in England, leaving their property to the charge of stewards. It must be confessed with shame and regret that some of these English proprietors...had most tenaciously resisted every attempt made by the Dutch Government to emancipate the slaves in Surinam'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Views in Dutch Guiana: Government-House-Square, Paramaribo, Surinam, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609483185
TESTIMONIAL TO MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ANDREW SCOTT WAUGH, LATE SURVEYOR-GENERAL OF INDIA, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Testimonial to Major-General Sir Andrew Scott Waugh, late Surveyor-General and Superintendent of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, 1862. 'The testimonial consists of a large solid silver centrepiece for the dinner-table, which is composed of a tripod base, each side bearing a medallion or panel, one of which represents Sir Andrew Waugh surveying with the great theodolite, which is a remarkably fine piece of chasing in basso-relievo. The second panel represents the favourite sport of India, a spirited tiger-hunt...Surmounting the base, beneath the fan-loaf palm, which is ornamentally treated in the arabesque style, is a group of finely-modelled figures. One represents Minerva presenting a wreath of laurels, this figure being copied from the Royal Geographical Society's gold medal (with which Sir Andrew has been presented); the other two figures represent an officer on survey, with a native attendant figure bearing the land-measuring chain and theodolite stand...The two smaller groups have the bases ornamented with tigers couchant, native soldier, and native studying a chart...the value of the testimonial is 400 guineas...[It was made by] silversmiths, C. Williams and Co. (late Catchpole and Williams), of Oxford-street'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Testimonial to Major-General Sir Andrew Scott Waugh, late Surveyor-General of India, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609483130
FUERSTENLAGER, A SEAT OF THE DUKE OF HESSE-DARMSTADT, NEAR AUERBACH..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Fuerstenlager, a seat of the Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, near Auerbach - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. 'This Ducal palace, in which Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse spent about six weeks shortly after their marriage, is situated twelve miles from Darmstadt, near Auerbach, one of the prettiest villages on the Bergstrasse, Auerbach is sometimes resorted to as a watering-place, on account of a mineral spring in the neighbourhood. A gradual ascent leads past the brunnen to the ruins of the Castle of Auerberg (shown in our Engraving, at the back of the palace), one of the most picturesque in the Odenwald. It was dismantled by the French under Turenne, in 1674, and time is fast completing the work of destruction begun by man. The hill on which it stands is composed of granite and gneiss. An easy path conducts from these ruins to the Melibocus, depicted at the extreme right in the background...The Melibocus, or Malchen, is a conical hill of granite. It is the highest of the Odenwald chain of hills, and is conspicuous far and wide on account of the white tower on its top, erected in 1772, as a belvidere. The view from it is most extensive, owing to the vast expanse of fiat in the valley of the Rhine below'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Fuerstenlager, a seat of the Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, near Auerbach..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609483125
JERUSALEM FROM THE MOUNT OF OLIVES - FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY MR. F. BEDFORD..., 1862. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives - from a photograph by Mr. F. Bedford, who accompanied the Prince of Wales in his tour in the east, 1862. 'Mr. Bedford was selected as in every way fitted for the post of Royal photographer...The morning which [he] had selected for his view of the city from that commanding position turned out very hazy - a gleaming, shimmering light playing in the air, and especially over the city, which he thought would be fatal to photographic operations; but he was agreeably surprised to find that, even in the first negative taken, the actual character of soft, Oriental haze was reproduced in the photograph in a most accurate manner, and yet the outline of every edifice in the city was as distinctly defined as if traced out with a sharp knife...It is the naked, unadorned reality that we seek in a representation of a site made for ever sacred as the centre around which all the events in the life of the Saviour were enacted. Photography alone would give us that absolute reflex of the scene in which nothing is added and nothing taken away; and this aspect of truthfulness, which we feel confident must of necessity exist in the photograph, has, we believe, been most conscientiously preserved by our engraver'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives - from a photograph by Mr. F. Bedford..., 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601163419
THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT VESUVIUS: THE CRATERS AT MIDNIGHT, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius: the Craters at Midnight, 1862. The volcano '...in all its terrible grandeur, from a sketch by Colonel Peard...a black column rose majestically, and was carried off by the wind far over the sea, while forked lightning, as it were, and brilliant lights such as Roman candles, played about the crater...At every shot that was fired by the mountain there rose a cloud of ashes...we could see at intervals showers, nay, storms, of ashes falling like avalanches on land and sea, and still the black gorgeous masses rolled on towards Capri, obscuring the coast which lies opposite to Naples. Thunder and lightning, or the roaring of Vesuvius, and electric lights, were frequent incidents in this awful scene; the latter, shot up from the mouth of the crater to the summit of the dark cone, played about its involutions, and revelled, as it were, in the license of freedom...Towards sunset we marked that effect of colour which is only to be seen in southern latitudes, for then the mass of dark cloud which hung over Vesuvius and the entire bay was lit up with the most delicate roseate tints. Then came on grey eve and darker night, rendered still more so by the electric flashes which continued to dance above Vesuvius'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius: the Craters at Midnight, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601162804
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: "DAPHNE", MARBLE STATUE BY MARSHALL WOOD..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The International Exhibition: "Daphne", marble statue by Marshall Wood - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862. '...the sculptor...has followed the well-known version given by Ovid of the fate of this beautiful maiden, who, being pursued by Apollo...prayed to her mother Ge (the Earth) for aid and was metamorphosed into a laurel-tree...She is represented...as involuntarily subsiding towards the laurel-branches, which already cling to the back part of the figure...with all its loveliness, [the sculpture] has not the slightest sensuousness, but, on the contrary, a chaste, virginal severity, which is equally appropriate to the subject. The figure throughout is full of grace and beauty...The features are chiselled with still more consummate delicacy and accuracy...The extreme beauty of the face is nevertheless unquestionable...We are made to feel that life is rapidly gliding away; consciousness is almost extinguished, the knees fail, the arm moves with vague purposelessness or falls unnerved; there is the sudden languor, and the eyes close tremulously, yet the expression has not the negative character of sleep nor the painful indications of fainting. This admirable work was executed for Countess Waldegrave'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The International Exhibition: "Daphne", marble statue by Marshall Wood..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601162569
KING LEOPOLD'S PUBLIC ENTRY INTO BRUSSELS...ARRIVAL OF HIS MAJESTY AT THE PALACE..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
King Leopold's public entry into Brussels…arrival of His Majesty at the palace - from a sketch by Mr. Hendrikx, 1862. 'The population...thronged the roads and streets appointed for the Royal route...The King, though somewhat pale, looked remarkably well and robust, considering the length and nature of his painful malady. He seemed at times almost overcome by the affectionate manifestations of welcome which greeted him on all sides...The whole scene was one of surpassing brilliancy, the houses and trees being profusely ornamented with the national colours...Salvoes of artillery, and the various bands of the Civic Guards and of about eighty provincial societies playing the national airs, contributed to the glory and excitement of the interesting spectacle...Never has there been such a warm and emphatic demonstration of loyalty and devotion in the country since Leopold entered Brussels as the first Sovereign of Belgium, chosen by the spontaneous will of the people to govern them, after they had gloriously achieved their independence from Holland. In the foreground...stands a tree of Liberty planted there by the citizens after the victory of September, 1830. On the extreme left stands the Palais Ducal'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. King Leopold's public entry into Brussels...arrival of His Majesty at the palace..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601162288
VIEW OF THE GULF OF SPEZIA: SHOWING THE HOUSE AT VARIGNANO IN WHICH GARIBALDI IS CONFINED, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
View of the Gulf of Spezia [in Italy]: showing the house at Varignano in which Garibaldi is confined, 1862. 'The Gulf of Spezia...takes its name from the town of Spezia, which lies at its head. The gulf...is surrounded on all sides, except on the south, by lofty mountains, which shelter its waters from nearly every wind. Its shores are curved, by the descending spurs of the mountains, into several coves...in each of which several ships of war can lie in perfect security. One of these coves is lent to the American Government and another to the Russian Government, to serve as depots to the ships of war in the Mediterranean; while the fourth inlet on the right, on which buildings are visible, is Varignano, the arsenal of the Italian fleet. Here are the lazarettos, the residence of the commandant of the arsenal, large barracks and storehouses; and here, also, is situated Garibaldi's prison. The shores of the gulf are most picturesque. Lofty mountains sweep down to the water's edge, from the heights of which frown modern fortifications; while on the lower promontories are perched ruined Genoese forts. On one side is the town of Porto Venere, founded by Greek colonists...while on the other side is Lerici, with its picturesque fort'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. View of the Gulf of Spezia: showing the house at Varignano in which Garibaldi is confined, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: FIGURE IN VULCANISED INDIARUBBER, BY C. H. MEYER, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The International Exhibition: figure in vulcanised indiarubber, by C. H. Meyer, 1862. 'Vulcanised indiarubber...although invented only a few years ago in America, has already been applied to numerous purposes, and promises to be still more serviceable in manufactures and the arts. This material may be cast or moulded, and used for any plastic purpose...vulcanised indiarubber is also a far better material for perpetuating, multiplying, and consequently diffusing and rendering attainable, the works of the sculptor than any hitherto used...This statue is contributed by Herr H. C. Meyer, jun., the proprietor of the extensive manufactories and warehouses at Hamburg...The modelling of the statue was intrusted to the Hanoverian sculptor, Herr Engelhard...The figure is intended to represent Hermann (the Arminius of the Roman historians), the son of Sigmier, the chief of Cherusci, one of the tribes of North Germany, after the victory gained over the Roman legions under Quintilius Varus...The head is surrounded with the victor's wreath, the foot rests on a Roman eagle, and the sword is being sheathed triumphantly...Hermann remained for twelve years the leader and champion of Germany, but he was subsequently defeated,...and killed by his own relations'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The International Exhibition: figure in vulcanised indiarubber, by C. H. Meyer, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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