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1870s Collection (#3)

Step back in time with these captivating glimpses into the 1870s

Background image1870s Collection: The Woods at Marly, 1871. Creator: Camille Pissarro

The Woods at Marly, 1871. Creator: Camille Pissarro
The Woods at Marly, 1871.

Background image1870s Collection: The Falls of Saint Anthony, 1871. Creator: George Catlin

The Falls of Saint Anthony, 1871. Creator: George Catlin
The Falls of Saint Anthony, 1871.

Background image1870s Collection: Morning, 1878. Creator: George Inness

Morning, 1878. Creator: George Inness
Morning, 1878.

Background image1870s Collection: Kingston Point, Hudson River, 1873. Creator: Francis A. Silva

Kingston Point, Hudson River, 1873. Creator: Francis A. Silva
Kingston Point, Hudson River, 1873.

Background image1870s Collection: The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea, 1879. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

The "Adam and Eve", Old Chelsea, 1879. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The "Adam and Eve", Old Chelsea, 1879.

Background image1870s Collection: Greenwood Lake, 1870. Creator: Jasper Francis Cropsey

Greenwood Lake, 1870. Creator: Jasper Francis Cropsey
Greenwood Lake, 1870.

Background image1870s Collection: The Parc des Lions at Port-Marly, 1872. Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

The Parc des Lions at Port-Marly, 1872. Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
The Parc des Lions at Port-Marly, 1872.

Background image1870s Collection: Autumn, 1875. Creator: Frederic Edwin Church

Autumn, 1875. Creator: Frederic Edwin Church
Autumn, 1875.

Background image1870s Collection: Interior At Arcachon, 1871. Creator: Edouard Manet

Interior At Arcachon, 1871. Creator: Edouard Manet
Interior At Arcachon, 1871. Manet's wife looks up from her writing to enjoy the view, while her son holds what appears to be a cigarette, seemingly lost in thought.

Background image1870s Collection: Memories And Regrets, c1874. Creator: Alfred Stevens

Memories And Regrets, c1874. Creator: Alfred Stevens
Memories And Regrets, c1874. The woman in Stevens's painting appears in her undergarments, with her gown, parasol, and fan piled nearby

Background image1870s Collection: The Parisian Sphinx, c1880. Creator: Alfred Stevens

The Parisian Sphinx, c1880. Creator: Alfred Stevens
The Parisian Sphinx, c1880. An elegantly dressed young woman looks straight at us and coquettishly adjusts her furs with a gloved hand, her shadowy face giving her an air of mystery

Background image1870s Collection: The Visit, c1870. Creator: Alfred Stevens

The Visit, c1870. Creator: Alfred Stevens
The Visit, c1870. A woman wearing a luxurious dressing gown sits on a velvet sofa and leans on a mahlstick, an implement used by painters to steady the hand

Background image1870s Collection: Winter, 1877. Creator: Alfred Stevens

Winter, 1877. Creator: Alfred Stevens
Winter, 1877.

Background image1870s Collection: Fall, 1877. Creator: Alfred Stevens

Fall, 1877. Creator: Alfred Stevens
Fall, 1877.

Background image1870s Collection: Portrait Of Charles Gounod, 1873. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Portrait Of Charles Gounod, 1873. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Portrait Of Charles Gounod, 1873. Charles Gounod was a French composer famous for his operas, including Faust.

Background image1870s Collection: The Three Graces, 1872. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

The Three Graces, 1872. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
The Three Graces, 1872. The Graces, often three in number, were goddesses who represented such qualities as charm, beauty, and creativity

Background image1870s Collection: Alexandre Dumas Fils, 1873. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Alexandre Dumas Fils, 1873. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Alexandre Dumas Fils, 1873.

Background image1870s Collection: Mater Dolorosa, 1870. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Mater Dolorosa, 1870. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Mater Dolorosa, 1870.

Background image1870s Collection: FRUNDSBERG (Austria), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

FRUNDSBERG (Austria), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
FRUNDSBERG (Austria), between c1910 and c1915.

Background image1870s Collection: Breaking up of the Agamemnon, 1870. Creator: Francis Seymour Haden

Breaking up of the Agamemnon, 1870. Creator: Francis Seymour Haden
Breaking up of the Agamemnon, 1870. The 'Agamemnon', the last surviving wooden-hulled battle ship in the British navy

Background image1870s Collection: Evening on the Prairie, 1870. Creator: Albert Bierstadt

Evening on the Prairie, 1870. Creator: Albert Bierstadt
Evening on the Prairie, 1870.

Background image1870s Collection: Chrysanthemums, c1874-76. Creator: James Tissot

Chrysanthemums, c1874-76. Creator: James Tissot
Chrysanthemums, c1874-76.

Background image1870s Collection: Gathering seaweed, 1860s-1880s. Creator: Richard Beavis

Gathering seaweed, 1860s-1880s. Creator: Richard Beavis
Gathering seaweed, 1860s-1880s. Gathering Seaweed is a coastal landscape displaying the collaboration between people and animals

Background image1870s Collection: Children playing, 1879. Creator: Catherine Greenaway

Children playing, 1879. Creator: Catherine Greenaway
Children playing, 1879.

Background image1870s Collection: Paysannes des Environs de Boulogne (Peasant women from near Boulogne), 1873

Paysannes des Environs de Boulogne (Peasant women from near Boulogne), 1873. Creator: Alphonse Legros
Paysannes des Environs de Boulogne (Peasant women from near Boulogne), 1873. Depicts three young peasant women seated together, their heads bowed and hands folded in contemplative prayer

Background image1870s Collection: Snake Charmer, c1879. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome

Snake Charmer, c1879. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome
Snake Charmer, c1879.

Background image1870s Collection: Fellah Women Drawing Water, c1873-75. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome

Fellah Women Drawing Water, c1873-75. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome
Fellah Women Drawing Water, c1873-75.

Background image1870s Collection: Angler (Le pêcheur à la ligne), 1877-1878. Creator: Alphonse Legros

Angler (Le pêcheur à la ligne), 1877-1878. Creator: Alphonse Legros
Angler (Le pecheur a la ligne), 1877-1878. A single fisherman seated on a river bank surrounded by trees.

Background image1870s Collection: A monk praying, St. Francis, c.1877. Creator: Francis Seymour Haden

A monk praying, St. Francis, c.1877. Creator: Francis Seymour Haden
A monk praying, St. Francis, c.1877. The isolated figure of an austere monk - who the title indicates is Haden's image of St Francis of Assisi - looking up towards a tree with a crucifix; his

Background image1870s Collection: The Adam and Eve Inn, Chelsea, 1872. Creator: Edwin Edwards

The Adam and Eve Inn, Chelsea, 1872. Creator: Edwin Edwards
The Adam and Eve Inn, Chelsea, 1872.

Background image1870s Collection: Portrait Of A Man, c1877. Creator: Joseph Chinard

Portrait Of A Man, c1877. Creator: Joseph Chinard
Portrait Of A Man, c1877.

Background image1870s Collection: Carolus-Duran, 1879. Creator: John Singer Sargent

Carolus-Duran, 1879. Creator: John Singer Sargent
Carolus-Duran, 1879. Carolus-Duran was among the most celebrated portrait painters working in Paris in the 1870s. With his casual pose and elegant clothing

Background image1870s Collection: Bouquet Of Roses, 1879. Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Bouquet Of Roses, 1879. Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Bouquet Of Roses, 1879. In the summer of 1879, the banker and diplomat Paul Berard invited Renoir to his country house in Normandy

Background image1870s Collection: Père Fournaise, 1875. Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Père Fournaise, 1875. Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pere Fournaise, 1875. Alphonse Fournaise owned a restaurant and boat-rental business on an island in the river Seine near Paris

Background image1870s Collection: Nymphs And Satyr, 1873. Creator: William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Nymphs And Satyr, 1873. Creator: William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Nymphs And Satyr, 1873. Three nymphs playfully drag a Satyr into a woodland pond, while a fourth calls to her companions in the distance. Satyrs--half-man, half-goat--were reputedly unable to swim.

Background image1870s Collection: Roses In A Porcelain Planter, c1875-1900. Creator: Victoria Dubourg

Roses In A Porcelain Planter, c1875-1900. Creator: Victoria Dubourg
Roses In A Porcelain Planter, c1875-1900.

Background image1870s Collection: Auti Te Pape, 1868-94; Printed 1921. Creator: Paul Gauguin

Auti Te Pape, 1868-94; Printed 1921. Creator: Paul Gauguin
Auti Te Pape, 1868-94; Printed 1921.

Background image1870s Collection: Woman In White, c1880. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Woman In White, c1880. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Woman In White, c1880.

Background image1870s Collection: Confidences, c1870. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Confidences, c1870. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Confidences, c1870.

Background image1870s Collection: Woman With A Parrot, c1872. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Woman With A Parrot, c1872. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Woman With A Parrot, c1872.

Background image1870s Collection: Reverie—The Letter, 1870s. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta

Reverie—The Letter, 1870s. Creator: Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Reverie--The Letter, 1870s. In an elegant salon, a fashionably dressed young woman has received a splendid bouquet of flowers

Background image1870s Collection: Honoré De Balzac, 1877. Creator: Pierre Eugene Emile Hebert

Honoré De Balzac, 1877. Creator: Pierre Eugene Emile Hebert
Honore De Balzac, 1877. The relief on the base refers to a chapter in Balzac's treatise The Physiology of Marriage (1829)

Background image1870s Collection: Thérèse Berard, 1879. Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Thérèse Berard, 1879. Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Therese Berard, 1879. Therese Berard was the niece of one of Renoir's primary patrons, the diplomat and banker Paul Berard.

Background image1870s Collection: Portrait Of A Young Woman (L'Ingenue), c1874. Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Portrait Of A Young Woman (L'Ingenue), c1874. Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Portrait Of A Young Woman (L'Ingenue), c1874. A fashionably dressed woman stands before an undefined background of blue and green tones that suggests the outdoors

Background image1870s Collection: Spring, 1877. Creator: Claude Monet

Spring, 1877. Creator: Claude Monet
Spring, 1877. Each of the figures in these paintings represents one of the four seasons. In Spring, a woman is accompanied by a dove

Background image1870s Collection: The Geese, 1874. Creator: Claude Monet

The Geese, 1874. Creator: Claude Monet
The Geese, 1874.

Background image1870s Collection: Head Of A Woman, c1875. Creator: Mary Evelyn de Morgan

Head Of A Woman, c1875. Creator: Mary Evelyn de Morgan
Head Of A Woman, c1875.

Background image1870s Collection: Arabs Watering Their Horses, 1872. Creator: Eugene Fromentin

Arabs Watering Their Horses, 1872. Creator: Eugene Fromentin
Arabs Watering Their Horses, 1872.




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Step back in time with these captivating glimpses into the 1870s. Delve into history as you explore an antique map of the Roman Empire, tracing the footsteps of ancient civilizations. Transport yourself to Britain under the Anglo Saxons, discovering their rich heritage through another vintage map. Immerse yourself in literature as you encounter Charles Dickens, a literary genius whose legacy lives on. Marvel at "Dickens Dream, " an unfinished oil painting by Robert William Buss that captures the essence of this iconic English novelist. Embark on a journey through Scotland and England with maps from the 1870s, witnessing how landscapes have evolved over centuries. Discover Vancouver Island's allure through a mesmerizing map that reveals its unspoiled beauty during this era. Education takes center stage as we glimpse into Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine during the 1870s—a hub of knowledge and intellectual growth. Explore Ireland's intricate geography through yet another fascinating map from this decade. Marvel at celestial mechanics depicted in medieval artwork—an awe-inspiring fusion of science and artistry that showcases humanity's fascination with the cosmos throughout history. Travel across oceans to New Zealand and Newfoundland—two distant lands brought closer by antique maps from the 19th century. Witness Europe's dynamic political landscape unfold before your eyes with a detailed map capturing its intricacies during this transformative period. They were an era brimming with exploration, creativity, and intellectual pursuits—a time when cartography merged artistry and science to create timeless artifacts that continue to captivate us today.