Romantic Period Collection (#2)

William Makepeace Thackeray
3777199 William Makepeace Thackeray - by Gilbert, John (1817-97); (add.info.: William Makepeace Thackeray-Posthumous portrait. Painting by John Gilbert)

Off Billingsgate by Gustave Dore
3789562 Off Billingsgate by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Off Billingsgate. Shows men on a boat singing to entertain themselves)

Turn him out, Ratcliff by Gustave Dore
3789559 Turn him out, Ratcliff by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Turn him out, Ratcliff. Shows a struggle in a lit open door to eject a man)

The Great Tree - Kensington Gardens by Gustave Dore
3789558 The Great Tree - Kensington Gardens by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The Great Tree - Kensington Gardens)

Inside the Docks by Gustave Dore
3789552 Inside the Docks by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Inside the Docks. Engraving by Gustave Dore, from London, a Pilgrimage, by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold, 1872)

Dona Isabel de Porcel
3835789 Dona Isabel de Porcel by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); (add.info.: Dona Isabel de Porcel - portrait by Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes, before 1805)

Little Dorrit
3756762 Little Dorrit - by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info.: Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne)

To G. A. W
3747546 To G. A. W by Shepperson, Claude (1867-1921); (add.info.: To G. A. W written by John Keats to his brothers fiancee in 1817)

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
3750128 David Copperfield by Charles Dickens by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); (add.info.: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. Caption reads: David Copperfield and the waiter)

The Derby - At Lunch by Gustave Dore
3789587 The Derby - At Lunch by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The Derby - At Lunch. Also known as the Derby Stakes, Epsom Derby and The English Derby)

Westminster Abbey - Confirmation of Westminster Boys by Dore
3789560 Westminster Abbey - Confirmation of Westminster Boys by Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Westminster Abbey - Confirmation of Westminster Boys)

Victorian fete in London, Chiswick by Dore
3785241 Victorian fete in London, Chiswick by Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Victorian fete in London, Chiswick)

A Victorian Fish Market
3793251 A Victorian Fish Market by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: A fish market. Billingsgate. Engraving by Gustave Dore, from London, a Pilgrimage, by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold, 1872)

Bleak House
3769560 Bleak House by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info.: Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Illustration by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne). Caption reads: Miss Jellyby

Stowaway - Caption reads
3776072 Stowaway - Caption reads: by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932); (add.info.: Stowaway-Caption reads: They saw the ragged figure of a young stowaway. c. 1931)

Bleak House
3773856 Bleak House by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info.: Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Illustration by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne). Caption reads: Magnanimous Conduct of Mr

John Knoxs house
3777001 John Knoxs house - by Heron, James (fl.1873-1919); (add.info.: John Knoxs house-High Street, Edinburgh. From Edinburgh by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Victorian London Docks
3779043 Victorian London Docks by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: London Docks. Engraving by Gustave Dore, from London, a Pilgrimage, by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold, 1872)

Young Woman in a Pink Organdie Dress Trimmed with Black
STC94431 Young Woman in a Pink Organdie Dress Trimmed with Black and a Crepe Beret with Satin Ribbons, advertisement from Modes de Paris, c.1825 (engraving) by French School

Pablo de Sarasate
3118735 Pablo de Sarasate by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Photograph of Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) a Spanish violinist and composer of the Romantic period

The River Bank - Under the Trees by Gustave Dore
3789599 The River Bank - Under the Trees by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The River Bank - Under the Trees)

The New Zealander by Gustave Dore
3789566 The New Zealander by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The New Zealander. Shows a New Zealander surveying the ruins of London and St. Pauls from London Bridge)

Victorian Fish Market engraving by Gustave Dore
3780138 Victorian Fish Market engraving by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: A fish market. Bilingsgate)

Victorian Derby finish
3779046 Victorian Derby finish by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Victorian Derby finish. Engraving by Gustave Dore, from London, a Pilgrimage, by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold, 1872)

Victorian London Lambeth Gasworks
3779042 Victorian London Lambeth Gasworks by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Lambeth Gasworks. Engraving by Gustave Dore, from London, a Pilgrimage, by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold, 1872)

The legend of Sleepy Hollow
3758463 The legend of Sleepy Hollow by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: The legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving)

Little Dorrit
3749034 Little Dorrit - by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info.: Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne. (Phiz)

Little Dorrit
3749014 Little Dorrit - by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info.: Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne (Phiz)

Cranford
3747785 Cranford by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); (add.info.: Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. Narrated by the charater Mary Smith. Caption reads: Don t but Martha me. (Martha and Mary Smith)

The Pickwick papers by Charles Dickens
3752933 The Pickwick papers by Charles Dickens. by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); (add.info.: The Pickwick papers by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Kyd (Joseph Clayton Clark ) 1856-1937

Little Dorrit
3756756 Little Dorrit - by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info.: Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne. (Phiz)Caption reads: Mr

The Derby - Returning Home by Gustave Dore
3789600 The Derby - Returning Home by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The Derby - Returning Home. Also known as the Derby Stakes, Epsom Derby and The English Derby)

The Derby - At Lunch by Gustave Dore
3789555 The Derby - At Lunch by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The Derby - At Lunch. Also known as the Derby Stakes, Epsom Derby and The English Derby)

David Copperfield
3774065 David Copperfield by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info.: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. Illustration by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne). Caption reads: I am married

The Pickwick papers by Charles Dickens
3749124 The Pickwick papers by Charles Dickens by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info.: The Pickwick papers by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne (Phiz)

The Pickwick papers
3749099 The Pickwick papers - by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info.: The Pickwick papers by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne (Phiz)

Little Dorrit
3749029 Little Dorrit - by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info.: Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne. (Phiz) Caption reads: Mr

Emilia Galotti
3748887 Emilia Galotti by Bolt, Johann Friedrich (1769-1836); (add.info.: Emilia Galotti by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Lithograph by Johann Friedrich Bolt after Schnorr von Carolsfeld)

Bleak House
3769458 Bleak House by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info.: Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Illustration by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne). Caption reads: Sir Leicester Dedlock

David Copperfield
3774400 David Copperfield by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); (add.info.: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. Illustration by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne)

Refuge - Applying for Admittance by Gustave Dore
3789606 Refuge - Applying for Admittance by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Refuge - Applying for Admittance. Shows people queuing in the rain to enter a refuge)

The Race by Gustave Dore
3789589 The Race by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The Race - Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Engraving by Gustave Dore, from London, a Pilgrimage)

Inside the Docks by Gustave Dore
3789598 Inside the Docks by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Inside the Docks. Engraving by Gustave Dore, from London, a Pilgrimage, by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold, 1872)

Hampstead Heath by Gustave Dore
3789588 Hampstead Heath by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Hampstead Heath. Shows people on horseback on the heath)

The River Bank - Under the Trees by Gustave Dore
3789553 The River Bank - Under the Trees by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The River Bank - Under the Trees)

Christmas Carol, Arthur Rackham
3751941 Christmas Carol, Arthur Rackham by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Christmas Carol, Arthur Rackham A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham)

La Vieille au Chapelet
3835787 La Vieille au Chapelet by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); (add.info.: La Vieille au Chapelet / Old Woman with a Rosary by Paul Cezanne, c.1896. Courtesy National Gallery, London)

Victorian Derby at Tattenham corner
3780143 Victorian Derby at Tattenham corner by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Victorian Epsom Derby at Tattenham corner)

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The Romantic Period, spanning from the late 18th to the early 19th century, was a time of artistic and cultural revolution. It was an era that celebrated emotions, individualism, and imagination. In literature, Charles Dickens' masterpiece "Bleak House" captured the essence of this period with its intricate plot and vivid characters. In music, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky emerged as a prominent figure. His compositions like Swan Lake and The Nutcracker continue to enchant audiences worldwide even today. Gordon Ross's illustration beautifully captures the essence of Tchaikovsky's genius. Even royalty couldn't resist the allure of romanticism. Queen Victoria herself found solace in music when she watched her beloved Prince Albert play the organ for Felix Mendelssohn in 1842. This engraving immortalizes that moment when art transcended social status. Queen Victoria played a significant role in shaping this era with her patronage towards artists and musicians alike. A color lithograph depicts her regal presence as she supported creative endeavors during this transformative period. Artists like Alison Cunningham (Cummy) were also part of this movement; their photographs capturing intimate moments that evoke deep emotions within us all. Religion too found its place within romanticism as depicted by illustrations showcasing "The Death of Samson" from biblical tales - a reminder that even tragic events can be transformed into works of art filled with passion and intensity. Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Johannes Brahms were two influential composers who left an indelible mark on this period through their musical innovations. Their biographies serve as testaments to their enduring legacies. Frederick the Great's reign coincided with this era, his enlightened rule fostering intellectual growth across various fields including arts and culture. Lastly, Little Dorrit serves as another literary gem from this time - Charles Dickens' poignant tale highlighting societal injustices and the power of love amidst adversity.