Images Dated 9th April 2019 (#13)

The Governess arrives at the Merchants House, 1866, (1965). Creator: Vasily Perov
The Governess arrives at the Merchants House, 1866, (1965). A young woman, her head bowed, stands before her new employer, a portly businessman in a velvet robe

Only so far afflicted, that we live desiring without hope, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Only so far afflicted, that we live desiring without hope, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

So I beheld united the bright school of him the monarch of sublimest song, c1890
So I behold united the bright school of him the monarch of sublimest song, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Princess Tarakanova in the Petropavlovsk Fortress at the Time of the Flood, 1863, (1965). Elizabeth Tarakanova (c1745-1775) was a pretender to the Russian throne

E en in like manner Adams evil brood, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
E en in like manner Adams evil brood, cast themselves one by one down from the shore, c1890. The dead crossing the river Styx to Hell

All hope abandon, ye who enter here, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
All hope abandon, ye who enter here, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil enter Hell. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

The Foster-Child, 1867, (1965). Creator: Nikolay Nevryov
The Foster-Child, 1867, (1965). People gathered around a carpet-covered table, in an air of tension. Painting, also known as A Ward, in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

I, who now bid thee on this errand forth, am Beatrice, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
I, who now bid thee on this errand forth, am Beatrice, c1890. Dante and Beatrice. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

He, soon as he saw that I was weeping, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
He, soon as he saw that I was weeping, answer d, " Thou must needs another way pursue, if thou wouldst scape from out that savage wilderness", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil

The Majors Courtship, or He Improves his Situation, 1848, (1965). A merchants daughter, wearing an elaborate flounced and layered dress, prepares to meet the major waiting in the next room

An Aristocrat Takes Breakfast, or Silk on His Stomach and Nothing Inside, 1849-1850, (1965). A young man in a silk dressing gown hurries to cover a meagre slice of bread with a book

Scarce the ascent began, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Scarce the ascent began, when, lo! a panther, nimble, light. And cover d with a speckled skin, appear d, c1890. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

In the midway of this our mortal life, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
In the midway of this our mortal life, c1890. Dante in a wood. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Sketch for the picture Christ appears to the Multitude, c1830s, (1965)
Sketch for the picture " Christ appears to the Multitude", c1830s, (1965). A study for a larger work, known as The Apparition of Christ to the People (The Apparition of the Messiah)

Portrait of Dante Alighieri, (c1890). Creator: Gustave Doré
Portrait of Dante Alighieri, (c1890). Italian writer and poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) whose long narrative poem " The Divine Comedy" written in Italian c1308-1321

In the Aricci Park, 1830s, (1965). Creator: Aleksandr Ivanov
In the Aricci Park, 1830s, (1965). Italian landscape: the Park at Ariccia near Rome. From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]

The Right Honorable Joseph Chamberlain, c1907. Creator: Russell & Sons
The Right Honorable Joseph Chamberlain, c1907. Portrait of British statesman (Joseph) Austen Chamberlain (1863-1937). From " Our Conservative and Unionist Statesmen", Volume II

The Right Honorable William St. John Fremantle Brodrick, c1899. Creator: Russell & Sons
The Right Honorable William St.John Fremantle Brodrick, c1899. Portrait of British Conservative politician William St John Fremantle Brodrick 1st Earl of Midleton, (1856-1942)

View of Naples from the Road to Pozzuoli, c1830s, (1965). Creator: Aleksandr Ivanov
View of Naples from the Road to Pozzuoli, c1830s, (1965). Italian landscape with smoke issuing from Mount Vesuvius in the distance

The Right Honorable George Joachim Goschen, 1890s, (c1907). Portrait of British politician George Joachim Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen (1831-1907), MP for the City of London

Petrograd at the Time of Peter I, c1900, (1965). Creator: Yevgeny Lansere
Petrograd at the Time of Peter I, c1900, (1965). Rowing boat on the choppy waters of the River Neva. Painting, also known as St

The Horsewoman, 1832, (1965). Creator: Karl Briullov
The Horsewoman, 1832, (1965). Portrait of Giovanna Pacini, foster-child of Countess J.P. Samoylova, a friend of the painters

Portrait of General Vasili Alexeyevich Perovsky, 1836, (1965). Creator: Karl Briullov
Portrait of General Vasili Alexeyevich Perovsky, 1836, (1965). Imperial Russian general and statesman Count Vasily Alekseevich Perovsky (1794-1857). Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Sir Robert Bannatyne Finley, Q. C. c1907. Creator: John MacMahon
Sir Robert Bannatyne Finley, Q.C. c1907. Portrait of Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay (1842-1929), British lawyer, doctor and politician who became Lord Chancellor

Siverko, 1890, (1965). Creator: Il ya Ostroukhov
Siverko, 1890, (1965). View of the bend of a river on a summer day with rain clouds. Siverko means a cold north wind. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Portrait of Mme Golovina, 1896, (1965). Creator: Il ya Repin
Portrait of Mme Golovina, 1896, (1965). Russian aristocrat Countess Natalia Golovina. Painting in the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

Prince Kochubeys Study, 1831-1834, (1965). Creator: Aleksey Venetsianov
Prince Kochubeys Study, 1831-1834, (1965). Portrait of the Russian State Chancellor of Internal Affairs, Prince Victor Pavlovich Kochubey (1768-1834), in his study

Portrait of the Wife of Obraztsov, the Merchant from Rshev, 1830s?, (1965). Creator
Portrait of the Wife of Obraztsov, the Merchant from Rshev, 1830s?, (1965). Russian woman wearing a richly embroidered dress, cap embellished with pearls, and a pearl necklace

Sir Richard Everard Webster, c1895, (c1907). Creator: Russell & Sons
Sir Richard Everard Webster, c1895, (c1907). Portrait of Richard Everard Webster QC, 1st Viscount Alverstone (1842-1915), British barrister, politician and judge

The Warriors, 1898, (1965). Creator: Viktor Mihajlovic Vasnecov
The Warriors, 1898, (1965). Bogatyrs, characters in medieval East Slavic legends, similar to a knight-errant: Dobrynya Nikitich, Ilya Muromets, Alyosha Popovich

The Arrest of a Propagandist, 1880-1889, (1965). Creator: Il ya Repin
The Arrest of a Propagandist, 1880-1889, (1965). A man is held as officials go through his documents. Painting in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Portrait of Surgeon Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov, 1881, (1965). Creator: Il ya Repin
Portrait of Surgeon Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov, 1881, (1965). Nikolai Ivanovich Pirogov (1810-1881) was a prominent Russian scientist and doctor, and is considered to be the founder of field surgery

In the Ploughed Field. Spring, 1820s, (1965). Creator: Aleksey Venetsianov
In the Ploughed Field. Spring, 1820s, (1965). Rural scene: a Russian peasant woman uses ponies to pull an agricultural implement as she watches her infant

The Right Honorable Lord Ashbourne, c1899. Creator: Russell & Sons
The Right Honorable Lord Ashbourne, c1899. Portrait of Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne (1837-1913), British lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland

The Most Noble The Marquis of Salisbury, 1880s, (c1899). Creator: Russell & Sons
The Most Noble The Marquis of Salisbury, 1880s, (c1899). Portrait of British politician and Prime Minister, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903)

Crippens Life at Sea, front page of the News of the World, 31 July 1910
Crippens Life at Sea, front page of the " News of the World", 31 July 1910. Headline story about murderer Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen and his lover, Ethel le Neve

The Right Honorable Viscount Knutsford, c1899. Creator: Bassano Ltd
The Right Honorable Viscount Knutsford, c1899. Portrait of British politician Henry Thurstan Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford (1825-1914), Secretary of State for the Colonies

Sorrento, 1828, (1965). Creator: Sil vestr Shchedrin
Sorrento, 1828, (1965). Men fishing off rocks in the south of Italy. From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]

The Docks, Southampton, 1895. Creator: Poulton & Co
The Docks, Southampton, 1895. Ships in the port of Southampton on the coast of Hampshire, with a railway for transporting goods in the foreground

Washerwomen, 1901, (1965). Creator: Abram Arkhipov
Washerwomen, 1901, (1965). Painting, also known as The Laundresses, in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala

Family Portrait, 1830, (1965). Creator: Fyodor Tolstoy
Family Portrait, 1830, (1965). A group of people around a table, with a landscape painting above them. The man holds a classical figurine, and there is a sculpture in the next room

General view of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 1895. Creator: Unknown
General view of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 1895. The town and harbour on the island of Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean. From " Round the World in Pictures and Photographs

Portrait of Olga Mikhailovna Nesterova-Shretera, the Artists Daughter, c1906, (1965). Olga Mikhailovna, (born 1886), was the daughter of the Russian painter Mikhail Nesterov

Portrait of the dancer K. A. Telesheva, 1828, (1965). Creator: Orest Kiprensky
Portrait of the dancer K. A. Telesheva, 1828, (1965). Russian ballerina Ekaterina Teleshova (1804-1857) was engaged at the Imperial Theatres of the Russian Empire, and was appointed court dancer

Portrait of Katerina Petrovna Rostopchina, 1809, (1965). Creator: Orest Kiprensky
Portrait of Katerina Petrovna Rostopchina, 1809, (1965). Russian aristocrat and writer Countess Yekaterina Petrovna Rostopchina (1776-1859) was married to Fyodor Rostopchin

General view showing the Peak, Tenerife, Canaries, Spain, 1895. Creator: Unknown
General view showing the Peak, Tenerife, Canaries, Spain, 1895. The town with Mount Teide in the distance. Teides most recent eruption was in 1909

On the River Oka, 1890, (1965). Creator: Abram Arkhipov
On the River Oka, 1890, (1965). Russian peasants on a boat on the Oka River, a tributary of the Volga. From " Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala

Portrait of Adam Karlovich Shvalbe, 1804, (1965). Creator: Orest Kiprensky
Portrait of Adam Karlovich Shvalbe, 1804, (1965). The artists father (or stepfather), Adam Karlovich Schwalbe. Painting in the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

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