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Explorable Archive of Art from the Romantic Era

Section Editors: Theresa M. Kelley
, Jacob Leveton
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Vase and Lamb

Unknown

Although the two drawings on this plate clearly unite objects from different categories of the British Museum’s collections—the vessel in Figure 1 is man-made, an artificial production, while the lamb in Figure 2 appears to be a product of nature—the so-called “Scythian lamb” further confuse

The Sallad Earthen Vessel, and the Scythian Lamb

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The Schoolmaster's Tour

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The Second Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of Consolation

A women sits on a cannon and her skirts fly up as it shoots

James Gillray

As a social caricature satirizing a scandalous failure of the upper-class and nobility, The Siege is a piece of entertainment that relays the scandal a la mode to its viewers. It also provides one vehicle for chastisement of its victims’ behavior.

The Siege of Blenheim, or the New System of GUNNING Discover'd

Sketch of Artist Near Lava

John Richardson Auldjo

This depiction of Mount Vesuvius represents Romantic culture’s new, more scientific approach to volcanoes, which began to be seen as an attraction for volcanologists and tourists alike.

The Small Cone, from the S.E. Summit of the Great Cone

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The Songster

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The Tempest

Cover Image of Milton Poetical Works

John Cousen, Joseph Mallord William Turner

The sea helps to expand the horizon of this image, increasing the territory offered to Christ by Satan, and thus increasing the potency of the temptation. The open water here creates a "stage" effect which Turner used in some of his other works: the "stage" created suggests future action.

The Temptation on the Mountain

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The Three Witches, or Weird Sisters

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The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque

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The Tour of Dr. Syntax: In Search of the Picturesque, A Poem

A portrait of highwayman James Whitney

Unknown

A man, imprisoned, sits in the corner of a cell next to a barred window through which two figures stare. The captive wears a large brimmed hat, long curled wig, and cravat, which date the sitter to the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century.

The Trwe Effigies of James Whitney, the Notorious Highwayman.

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