“… a gentle poke at hypocrisy with this etching by G M Woodward dated 1799 entitled ‘A Divine in  his Glory!!’ It appears courtesy of the Lewis Walpole Library.”~~Georgian Gentleman

“… a gentle poke at hypocrisy with this etching by G M Woodward dated 1799 entitled ‘A Divine in his Glory!!’ It appears courtesy of the Lewis Walpole Library.”~~Georgian Gentleman

iamjapanese:

Konstantin Kalinovich(Russian/Ukrainian, b.1959)
One More Evening   1997
Etching, aquatint

iamjapanese:

Konstantin Kalinovich(Russian/Ukrainian, b.1959)

One More Evening   1997

Etching, aquatint

(via myaloysius)

oldbookillustrations:

“Hercules” returning from a fancy ball.

John Leech, from John Leech, his life and work, by William Powell Frith, London, 1891.

(Source: archive.org)

oldbookillustrations:

“Hercules” returning from a fancy ball.

John Leech, from John Leech, his life and work, by William Powell Frith, London, 1891.

(Source: archive.org)

godforharry:


William Hogarth, Beer Street, 1751, Etching and Engraving, The British Museum

godforharry:

William Hogarth, Beer Street, 1751, Etching and Engraving, The British Museum

(Source: Wikipedia, via )

victoriasrustyknickers:

‘A Correct View Of The New Machine For Winding Up The Ladies’
Coloured etching published by Thos. McLean, London
via wellcome images

victoriasrustyknickers:

‘A Correct View Of The New Machine For Winding Up The Ladies’

Coloured etching published by Thos. McLean, London

via wellcome images

oldbookillustrations:

Leblanc and his daughter had just left their seat, and the daughter had taken her father’s arm…

François Flameng, illustration to Les Misérables, from Illustration des oeuvres complètes de Victor Hugo vol. 3 Paris, 1885.

(Source: archive.org)

oldbookillustrations:

Leblanc and his daughter had just left their seat, and the daughter had taken her father’s arm…

François Flameng, illustration to Les Misérables, from Illustration des oeuvres complètes de Victor Hugo vol. 3 Paris, 1885.

(Source: archive.org)