{title}
{body}

resultFull

26503 Objekte
Aktualisierung ein
(RM) 601163424
THE CONSPIRATORS IN THE PRIVATE APARTMENTS OF THOMAS A'BECKET SHORTLY BEFORE HIS MURDER..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Conspirators in the private apartments of Thomas A'Becket shortly before his murder: the Primate addressing Tracy - by J. Gilbert, 1862. Engraving of a painting. Scene in the grand hall of the Archbishop's palace. 'Without a word, the knights marched straight up to where the Archbishop was and sat themselves upon the floor beneath him. At the time of their entering, à Becket was engaged in converse with a monk, which he pointedly continued. After a while he turned round, and, gazing steadfastly at them, saluted Tracy by name. (This is the moment, a singularly solemn and impressive one, which Mr, Gilbert has selected for illustration). Awed by his dignity, or by the sanctity of the place, the conspirators were still silent; but at length Fitzurse, who appeared throughout to take the lead, said, "We have a message from the King, over the water; will you hear it in private, or before all?" "As you wish," replied the Archbishop. "Nay, as you wish," said Fitzurse. At a sign from the Primate the monks withdrew. Hardly, however, had Fitzurse began his message when à Becket, from a sudden consciousness of danger, exclaimed, "This must not be told in secret!" and recalled the monks...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Conspirators in the private apartments of Thomas A'Becket shortly before his murder..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601163354
THE CONFEDERATE SLOOP-OF-WAR "290" OR ALABAMA, LEAVING THE MERCHANT-SHIP TONOWANDA, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Confederate sloop-of-war "290" or Alabama, leaving the merchant-ship Tonowanda, 1862. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. W. Woods. 'The Alabama, formerly the 290...has a 109-pounder rifled pivot-gun forward of the bridge, and a 63-pounder on the main-deck...the Attorney and Solicitor General, have given opinions that her sailing so armed and on such an errand as hers was a breach of the Queen's proclamation of neutrality...Our Engraving...represents the Alabama leaving the Tonowanda after having put on board that vessel the captains and crews of several Federal merchantmen which she had taken as prizes and burnt. The ship Tonowanda...was captured by the Alabama on the 9th of October...Captain Julius was taken on board, and found there Captain Harmon and crew, of the late barque Wave Crest...and Captain Johnson and crew, of the late brig Dunkirk...all prisoners and in irons on deck, their vessels having been burnt two days previous...No more prizes were taken till the evening of the 13th, and, there being every appearance of thick weather, Captain Julius was put on board the Tonowanda and allowed to proceed, after having given a ransom bond. All the captains, officers, and crews are parolled prisoners of war'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Confederate sloop-of-war "290" or Alabama, leaving the merchant-ship Tonowanda, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601163319
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: STAINED-GLASS WINDOW BY MESSRS. CHANCE BROTHERS..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The International Exhibition: stained-glass window by Messrs. Chance Brothers, of Birmingham: "Robin Hood's Last Shot", 1862. Designed by Sebastian Evans. 'Robin, sorestricken with fever, betook himself...to the Prioress of Kirkleys to be let blood...[She] thought fit to bleed Robin to death...[Robin asked] Little John to give him his bow and arrow...bidding Little John bury him wherever he finds the arrow-" And straightway thereafter he died."...The moment chosen by the artist is that when Robin is just drawing his last arrow, the whole energies of the dying man gathered up for this last trial of his strength. Little John is seen gazing wistfully out of the window in the direction which the arrow is to take, while the amiable Prioress is seen...pointing out to Sir Roger of Doncaster the spot in the arm where she has bled her kinsman...The basin and lancet by the side of Robin; the story of Jael and Sisera, indicated on the tapestry at the back of the Prioress...the figure of St. Sebastain wounded with arrows, which finds a place above one of the shafts (a reference both to the name of the artist and the subject he treats), are all contrived so as to heighten the effect of the story told in the principal figures'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The International Exhibition: stained-glass window by Messrs. Chance Brothers..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601162809
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: "FAREWELL - FOR EVER", BY V. MANZANO, 1862. CREATOR: E. SKILL.
The International Exhibition: "Farewell - For Ever", by V. Manzano, 1862. Engraving of a painting. 'A young cavalier lover has been severed from his lady-love by her...being forced to take the veil and enter a convent. Wretched and inconsolable, he...dresses himself in deepest mourning and goes to the convent to catch one glimpse of the loved one...He sits...before the double iron grating of the cage, the perpetual prison of his lost love...Here she at length comes...but with no words of hope or comfort, only the dreaded "Adios per siempre." The poor distracted fellow in vain presses his hand to his ear that he may not hear them. He hears them as he sinks in his utter despair into the chair, still clinging to the cruel bars...and they will long be echoed and re-echoed in his heart. The situation is certainly very dramatic, as we are compelled to speculate upon the cause of this separation - whether it has been through any fault on either side, or whether through adverse circumstances; whether the nun is immured willingly, wilfully, or compulsorily. Yet the picture can scarce make the deep impression upon our Protestant imagination that it will upon the native of a country where the inquisition and the conventual system have been such terrible facts'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The International Exhibition: "Farewell - For Ever", by V. Manzano, 1862. Creator: E. Skill. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601162494
GARIBALDI'S QUARTERS AT VARIGNANO, SPEZIA - FROM A SKETCH BY M. BEAUCÉ, 1862. CREATOR: SMYTH.
Garibaldi's quarters at Varignano, Spezia - from a sketch by M. Beaucé, 1862. 'Varignano [the gaol of "The Prisoner of Italy"] is situated on an inlet of the Gulf of Spezia...Fort Castellane, which stands on the mountains behind the buildings shown in our Engraving...is still preserved...The house...is that of the military Governor, Colonel Santa Rosa...The Governor's residence is the building on the extreme right...and the windows of Garibaldi's apartment are those on the first floor, at the corner...Extremely few persons, beyond relatives and personal attendants, have been allowed access to Garibaldi, a severity due in some respect to the state of health to the illustrious patriot...However, many curious or enthusiastic visitors have boated up from the town of La Spezia to Varignano, but they were not permitted to approach the house, and were compelled to satisfy themselves by saluting, in their barques, the temporary habitation of the patriot, who, of course, from the painful nature of his foot-wound, was prevented from showing himself...Beyond the Governor's house and the fort the batch of buildings stretching away to the left comprises the lazaretto...and a small barrack, at present occupied by the troops sent as a precaution...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Garibaldi's quarters at Varignano, Spezia - from a sketch by M. Beaucé, 1862. Creator: Smyth. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601160139
THE GREAT FIRE AT ENSCHEDE, HOLLAND: DISTRIBUTION OF BLANKETS TO THE HOUSELESS..., 1862. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.
The Great Fire at Enschede, Holland: distribution of blankets to the houseless - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. '...a labouring man had expressed to some of his comrades his disgust at the dull state of trade, and the hope that the whole town might take fire, so that there might be work to be had...At about noon on May 7, he took leave of his comrades...saying, "I hope when I reach the town I shall find it in flames"...If this man was not the incendiary it is certainly a remarkable coincidence that...a few minutes after his return home, sparks were seen to issue from [his] garret...Blown into fury by the gale, the flames rapidly passed on from dwelling to dwelling, from manufactory to manufactory...That night about four thousand individuals, possessing nothing but the clothes on their backs, many even shoeless and hatless - all supperless - bivouacked under the trees or the starry heaven, waiting, hungry and exhausted, till the intelligence of their calamity had aroused the inhabitants of the neighbouring districts to supply them with the necessaries of life. It is certainly remarkable that only three lives were lost by this calamitous conflagration. The value of the property destroyed is estimated at about a million sterling'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Great Fire at Enschede, Holland: distribution of blankets to the houseless..., 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601160083
DESTRUCTION BY FIRE OF THE WESTERN WING OF QUEEN'S COLLEGE, CORK, ON THURSDAY WEEK, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Destruction by fire of the western wing of Queen's College, Cork, on Thursday week, 1862. 'Fire-engines were soon on the spot; but the fire raged so furiously that there was no hope of saving the wing, and all that could be done was to prevent the flames communicating with the other parts of the building, which was fortunately done. This wing is a large cut-stone building, about 120ft. long by 25ft. or 30ft. wide, containing a range of lecture-rooms connected by a corridor, which runs the whole length. Under each of the doors of the lecture-rooms half-consumed matches were discovered, and the lower edges of the doors just over them were charred and burnt. This has given rise to a suspicion that the fire was the work of an incendiary, and the council are engaged in investigating the matter...Everything in the materia medica room...was destroyed...The pathological museum was destroyed...valuable scientific and other instruments were completely destroyed. Most of the contents of the laboratory were saved, and some of the contents of the engineering department, but very little more. The Queen's College is a handsome quadrangular structure in the Tudor Gothic style...Sir Thomas Deane was the architect, and Mr. John Butler, of Dublin, the builder'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Destruction by fire of the western wing of Queen's College, Cork, on Thursday week, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
von 415
Alt Text