Wood Engraving Collection

Death of Henry Percy (Harry Hotspur) at the Battle of Shrewsbury, 21 July 1403, (c1860). Together with his uncle, Thomas Percy

Skating on Jamaica Pond, near Boston, 1859. Creator: Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)
Skating on Jamaica Pond, near Boston, 1859

Charles Wesley, 18th century English preacher and hymn writer. Charles (1707-1788) was the brother of John Wesley (1703-1791) with whom he founded Methodism

The Last Judgement, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
The Last Judgement, 1865-1866. From the Bible (Book of Revelation 20:11)

Moses descending from Mount Sinai with the tablets of the law (Ten Commandments), 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Moses descending from Mount Sinai with the tablets of the law (Ten Commandments), 1866. From The Bible (Exodus 5.35)

Ludgate Hill, London, 1872. A scene of traffic congestion, with a railway viaduct (centre), and the dome of St Pauls visible in the distance

Flirting on the Sea-Shore and on the Meadow (Harpers Weekly, Vol. XVIII), September 19, 1874

The Dalles of the St. Louis, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton
The Dalles of the St. Louis, 1874. Rapids on the St Louis River which flows through Minnesota and Wisconsin, USA....Nature is harsh, rugged, and sombre

From the North-West, Kirkstall Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
From the North-West, Kirkstall Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Water! Water! Everywhere; and not a Drop to Drink, 1849. Comment on the London water supply during the reappearance of cholera in 1848 and 1849

Agnes, Countess of Dunbar (1312?-1369), known as Black Agnes, 1338 (early 20th century). She is seen on the battlements at the defence of Dunbar Castle in 1337-1338 when her husband

Hecate, goddess magic, ghosts and witchcraft
Hecate, triple-bodied daughter of the Titan Perses and of Asteria. As goddess of the lower world, she ruled over magic, ghosts and witchcraft. Greek mythology. Wood engraving

Glen Canon, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton
Glen Canon, 1874. View of Glen Canyon, part of an immense system of canyons carved out by the Colorado River and its tributaries in Utah and Arizona, USA

Nanticoke Dam, 1874. Creator: John Filmer
Nanticoke Dam, 1874. The Susquehanna River at Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, USA....Nanticoke, where the river expands considerably, becoming very shallow

Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: Albert Henry Fullwood
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Parramatta is today a western suburb of Sydney. The town was originally founded in 1788

Scene from Silas Marner by George Eliot, 1882. Artist: Mary L Gow
Scene from Silas Marner by George Eliot, 1882. Eppie, the orphan adopted by the lonely miser and linen-weaver, Silas Marner

Putting wire wrapping around the suspension cables, Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, 1883
Putting wire wrapping around the suspension cables, Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York. Each cable was made up of more than 5, 000 separate strands

The Chamber Idyll, 1831. Creator: Edward Calvert
The Chamber Idyll, 1831

Lady with the Rooks, 1829. Creator: Edward Calvert
Lady with the Rooks, 1829

Glimpse of Sandusky, from St. Pauls Church, 1872. Creator: John Douglas Woodward
Glimpse of Sandusky, from St. Pauls Church, 1872. View of the town of Sandusky, Ohio, on the shore of Lake Erie, USA. Sandusky, the " Bay City"

The Geyser, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
The Geyser, 1872. Hot springs in Weyers Cave, (later known as the Grand Caverns) in the town of Grottoes, Virginia, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Anvil Cliff, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard
Anvil Cliff, 1872. Rock formation on the New River, Virginia, USA:the rugged, riven, and weird Anvil Cliff lifts its awful but not repulsive front....the height of which

Giants Gap, 1874. Creator: Thomas Moran
Giants Gap, 1874. The Sierra Nevada mountains in California and Nevada, USA....the rock-forms are picturesque and grand...Castellated, pinnacled, with sides like perpendicular walls

Fremantle, 1886. Artist: Julian Ashton
Fremantle, 1886. Fremantle, here depicted as a small settlement, is now a city located within the Perth metropolitan area on Australias western coast

Bird s-eye view of the Eiffel Tower at the time of the opening of the Paris Exposition of 1889. Designed by the French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923)

Jesus with Mary and Martha, c1870. From the Bible (Luke X. 42)

Mary Magdalene annointing the feet of Jesus, c1880. From the Bible (John 12)

St Genevieve of Brabant in the forest, 19th century
St Genevieve of Brabant, 19th century. The medieval legend of Genevieve of Brabant tells how she was wrongly accused by her husband, the palatine Siegfried, of adultery and exiled into the forest

Harold II, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, c1064, (19th century). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Harold II, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, c1064, (19th century). Harold c1020-1066) swearing an oath on sacred relics before William of Normandy to support his claim to the English throne on death

Scenes in a laundry, 1884. The manageress and female workers are assisted by children

Richard I, Coeur de Lion landing at Jaffa (Joppa), September 1191, (c1880). Artist: William Heysham Overend
Richard I, Coeur de Lion landing at Jaffa (Joppa), September 1191, (c1880). Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199) was the eldest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine

The Archangel Michael and his angels fighting the dragon, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
The Archangel Michael and his angels fighting the dragon, 1865-1866. The Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus in her arms looks down from Heaven. From Gustave Dores Bible (Revelation 12:1)

A Japanese wood-engraver, 1864. Creator: Unknown
A Japanese wood-engraver, 1864. '...from a sketch by our Artist at Yokohama. It is painful here to observe the uncomfortable position of the Japanese engraver at his work - to see how he is

The Storming of Delhi, the Cashmere Gate, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Storming of Delhi, the Cashmere Gate, 1857. This spirited Engraving, from an original Sketch, represents tha exciting scene of the storming of Delhi, at the Cashmere gate, by our brave troops

Sketches in Asiatic Russia - Fishing Station below Astrakan, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Asiatic Russia - Fishing Station below Astrakan, 1857. View by...Mr. William Spottiswoode, who has recently returned from a tour in this comparatively little known country...Between

"Deliver us from Evil", from the "Lyra Germanica", 1860. Creator: T. Bolton
"Deliver us from Evil", from the "Lyra Germanica", 1860. In the present edition the work is carefully produced as a gift-book

Book and Newspaper Illustration, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Book and Newspaper Illustration, 19th century

Ross Castle (from "Picturesque Europe"), 1876. Creator: Josiah Wood Whymper
Ross Castle (from "Picturesque Europe"), 1876. A new serial publication bearing this title has been commenced by Messrs. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin

Four Seasons, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Four Seasons, 19th century

"...The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", illustrated by Gustave Dore, 1876
"And the rain poured down from one black cloud - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", illustrated by Gustave Dore, 1876

Le Saut du Pape, 1857. Creator: Félicien Rops
Le Saut du Pape, 1857. Periodical: Uylenspiegel, no. 7, 17 March 1857

Debine orientale, 1861. Creator: Félicien Rops
Debine orientale, 1861. Periodical: Uylenspiegel, no. 4, 24 February 1861

Any Thing for me, if you Please? - Post Office of the Brooklyn Fair in Aid of the Sanitary... 1864 Creator: Unknown
Any Thing for me, if you Please? - Post Office of the Brooklyn Fair in Aid of the Sanitary Commission, 1864. Periodical: Harper's Weekly, 5 March 1864

Spring Farm Work - Grafting, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Spring Farm Work - Grafting, 1870. Periodical: Harper's Weekly, 30 April 1870

The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, at the Capitol, March 4, 1861 Creator: Unknown
The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, at the Capitol, Washington, March 4, 1861. Periodical: Harper's Weekly, 16 March 1861

Skating at Boston, 1859. Creator: Unknown
Skating at Boston, 1859. Periodical: Harper's Weekly, 12 March 1859

Illustration to Act 1 of Heinrich von Kleist's The Broken Jug, 1877. Creator: Adolph Menzel
Illustration to Act 1 of Heinrich von Kleist's The Broken Jug, 1877

Untitled - Children with Grapes, 1878. Creator: W. J. Linton
Untitled - Children with Grapes, 1878

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