1840 Collection (page 17)

Hunter landscape Landscapes A-F series title
Hunter in a landscape Landscapes (A-F) (series title), landscapes (landscape with figures, staffage), Eext, Carel Lodewijk Hansen, Netherlands, c. 1780 - 1840, paper, etching, h 167 mm × w 248 mm

Woman child farm Landscapes 1-6 series title
Woman with child at a farm Landscapes (1-6) (series title), farm or solitary house in landscape (city (landscape) with figures, staffage), dog, Eext, Carel Lodewijk Hansen, Netherlands, c

Rider landscape Landscapes AF series title landscapes
Rider in a landscape Landscapes (AF) (series title), landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) (landscape with figures, staffage), riding a horse, ass, mule, Rider

Landscape cow sheep FrA dA ric ThA odore Faber
Landscape with cow and sheep, cow, Frederic Theodore Faber, Brussels, 1837 - 1840, paper, etching, h 117 mm × w 155 mm

Fisher river landscape Landscapes a-f series title
Fisher in a river landscape Landscapes (a-f) (series title), landscapes (landscape with figures, staffage), fisherman, angling, river, Haarlem, Carel Lodewijk Hansen, Netherlands, c

Woman basket fruit hand window human figure open
Woman with basket of fruit in hand by the window, human figure at (open) window, seen from outside, shop window, show window, Henricus Wilhelmus Couwenberg, Amsterdam, 1840 - 1842, paper, etching

Shepherd country road Te Eext Drenthe title object
Shepherd on a country road in Te Eext in Drenthe (title on object) shepherdess, cowherd, etc, Eext, Carel Lodewijk Hansen (mentioned on object), Netherlands, c

Sitting figure barn Tinaerlo Drenthe title object
Sitting figure at a barn in Tinaerlo in Drenthe (title on object) Landscapes (1-6) (series title), barn, farm or solitary house in landscape with figures, staffage), agricultural implements: harrow

Mediterranean coast southward River Kishon I Kings
Along the Mediterranean coast, southward. River Kishon. I Kings 1840. 1950, Israel

Maltese Vase William Henry Fox Talbot English
Maltese Vase; William Henry Fox Talbot (English, 1800 - 1877); 1840; Salted paper print from a photogenic drawing negative; 13.9 × 9.2 cm (5 1, 2 × 3 5, 8 in.)

Panorama de Paris vue prise du Pont des Arts
Panorama de Paris, vue prise du Pont des Arts; Charles Soulier (French, 1840 - 1875); Paris, France; 1862; Albumen silver print

East Gable South Aisle St. Andrews Cathedral
The East Gable and South Aisle of St. Andrews Cathedral with St. Regulus Tower, from the Northwest; Attributed to William Holland Furlong (Irish)

View Crawford Notch New Hampshire Dr Samuel A
View of Crawford Notch, New Hampshire; Dr. Samuel A. Bemis (American, 1793 - 1881); about 1840; Daguerreotype

Bust Venus William Henry Fox Talbot English 1800
Bust of Venus; William Henry Fox Talbot (English, 1800 - 1877); November 26, 1840; Salted paper print from a Calotype negative or photogenic drawing negative; 10 x 7.5 cm (3 15, 16 x 2 15, 16 in.)

View Barn New Hampshire Dr Samuel A Bemis American
View of a Barn in New Hampshire; Dr. Samuel A. Bemis (American, 1793 - 1881); about 1840; Daguerreotype

Pont Neuf Paris le Pont Neuf Charles Soulier
Pont Neuf, Paris (le Pont Neuf a Paris); Charles Soulier (French, 1840 - 1875); 1865; Albumen silver print

St Regulus Tower East Gable St. Andrews Cathedral
St. Regulus Tower and the East Gable of St. Andrews Cathedral from the Northwest; William Holland Furlong (Irish, active about 1840 - about 1857)

Carcassonne Mederic Mieusement French 1840
Carcassonne; Mederic Mieusement (French, 1840 - 1905); Carcassonne, France; 1870s; Albumen silver print

Chalets Rosenlaui Suisse Switzerland Charles Soulier
Chalets a Rosenlaui (Suisse, Switzerland); Charles Soulier (French, 1840 - 1875); about 1861; Albumen silver print

Hornbeam Leaf William Henry Fox Talbot English
Hornbeam Leaf; William Henry Fox Talbot (English, 1800 - 1877); 1840; Photogenic drawing negative; 11.6 x 14.9 cm (4 9, 16 x 5 7, 8 in.)

Wall Melon Ground Lacock Abbey William Henry
Wall in Melon Ground, Lacock Abbey; William Henry Fox Talbot (English, 1800 - 1877); May 2, 1840; Salted paper print from a photogenic drawing negative; 17 × 21.4 cm (6 11, 16 × 8 7, 16 in.)

Couple Niagara Falls Waterproofs Attributed Henry Hollister
Couple at Niagara Falls in Waterproofs; Attributed to Henry Hollister (Canadian, active about 1840 - 1860); 1860s; Ambrotype;

Canon de Chelle Looking up Timothy H O Sullivan
Canon de Chelle, Looking up; Timothy H. O Sullivan (American, about 1840 - 1882); 1873; Albumen silver print

Fronded Leaf William Henry Fox Talbot English
Fronded Leaf; William Henry Fox Talbot (English, 1800 - 1877); 1840; Photogenic drawing negative; 18.4 × 11.3 cm (7 1, 4 × 4 7, 16 in.)

Chute du Reichenbach Suisse Switzerland Charles Soulier
Chute du Reichenbach, Suisse, Switzerland; Charles Soulier (French, 1840 - 1875); Schattenhalb, Switzerland; 1860 - 1875; Albumen silver print

Botanical Specimen William Henry Fox Talbot English
Botanical Specimen; William Henry Fox Talbot (English, 1800 - 1877); 1840; Direct positive photogenic drawing; 17.8 × 11.1 cm (7 × 4 3, 8 in.)

Sleeping Ariadne Rome Charles Soulier French
The Sleeping Ariadne, Rome; Charles Soulier (French, 1840 - 1875); Vatican City; about 1860; Albumen silver print

Tapada blue saya Gutierrez collection maps images
Tapada with blue saya, Gutierrez collection of maps and images of the Americas, ca. 1570-1904, Fierro, Pancho, 1803-1879, Watercolor on paper, between 1840 and 1860, Attributed to Pancho Fierro

Tempio di Scide Pompei Unknown Watercolor 1840?
Tempio di Scide a Pompei, Pompei, Unknown, Watercolor, ca. 1840?, Temple of Isis (VIII 7, 28)

Calata agli scavi Pompei Unknown Watercolor 1840?
Calata agli scavi, Pompei, Unknown, Watercolor, ca. 1840?, Descent into the excavations at Herculaneum

Sedile di Mammia Pompei Unknown Watercolor 1840?
Sedile di Mammia Pompei, Pompei, Unknown, Watercolor, ca. 1840?, Tombs outside the Herculaneum Gate

Pantheon Pompei Unknown Watercolor 1840? Macellum
Pantheon, Pompei, Unknown, Watercolor, ca. 1840?, Macellum (VII 9, 7)

Casa di Sallustio Pompei Unknown Watercolor 1840?
Casa di Sallustio, Pompei, Unknown, Watercolor, ca. 1840?, House VI 2, 4

Calcidico Pompei Italy Watercolor 1840?
Calcidico Pompei, Italy, Watercolor, ca. 1840?

Bivio Pompei Pompei Unknown Watercolor 1840?
Bivio Pompei, Pompei, Unknown, Watercolor, ca. 1840?, Southern end of insula VI 1

Foro Pompei Unknown Watercolor 1840? Insula VII
Foro a Pompei, Pompei, Unknown, Watercolor, ca. 1840?, Insula VII 8 with a view of the Temple of Jupiter

Terme pubbliche Pompei Unknown Watercolor 1840?
Terme pubbliche, Pompei, Unknown, Watercolor, ca. 1840?, Tepidarium of the Forum Baths (VII 5, 2)

Strada dei monumenti Pompei Unknown Watercolor
Strada dei monumenti, Pompei, Unknown, Watercolor, ca. 1840?, Tombs outside the Herculaneum Gate

Casa del poeta tragico Pompei Unknown Watercolor
Casa del poeta tragico, Pompei, Unknown, Watercolor, ca. 1840?, House VI 8, 5

Casa del questore Pompei Unknown Watercolor 1840?
Casa del questore, Pompei, Unknown, Watercolor, ca. 1840?, House VI 9, 6

Fragment Lace William Henry Fox Talbot English
A Fragment of Lace; William Henry Fox Talbot (English, 1800 - 1877); about 1840; Salted paper print from a photogenic drawing negative; 18.3 × 20.8 cm (7 3, 16 × 8 3, 16 in.)

Confederation nationale du 14 juillet 1790 Prints
Confederation nationale du 14 juillet 1790, Prints of the French Revolution, 1774-ca. 1840, Etching, hand-colored, ca. 1790

Vue du Champ de Mars a l instant ou le Roi
Vue du Champ de Mars, a l instant ou le Roi, les deputes a l Assemblee nationale and les federes reunis, y prononcent le serment civique, le 14 j.et 1790, Prints of the French Revolution, 1774-ca

Vue des travaux du Champs de Mars par les Parisiens l an 1er de la liberte le 12 juillet 1790: le patriotisme surmonte tous les obstacles, Prints of the French Revolution, 1774-ca

Travaux du Champ de Mars pour la Confandedanderation du 14 juillet 1790. par les citoyens de Paris, Prints of the French Revolution, 1774-ca. 1840, Etching, tool work, col. hand-colored, ca. 1790

Cupidon tambour major national Prints French Revolution
Cupidon, tambour major national, Prints of the French Revolution, 1774-ca. 1840, Etching, black-and-white, ca. 1790

Earth Eugene Druet French 1868 1917 Auguste Rodin
The Earth; Eugene Druet (French, 1868 - 1917), and Auguste Rodin (French, 1840 - 1917); about 1900; Gelatin silver print; 28.1 x 39.8 cm (11 1, 16 x 15 11, 16 in.)

Exploration scientifique de l Algerie pendant les annees 1840, 1841, 1842: publiee par ordre du Gouvernement et avec le concours d une commission academique

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In the year 1840, a world of art, culture, and innovation unfolded. The iconic painting "Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog" by Caspar David Friedrich captivated viewers with its mysterious allure, depicting a solitary figure contemplating nature's vastness. Meanwhile, cricket enthusiasts witnessed an intense battle between Sussex and Kent in 1840, showcasing the timeless rivalry between two English counties. During this era, T. E. Lawrence was born - a man who would later become known as Lawrence of Arabia for his pivotal role in Arab revolt against Ottoman rule during World War I. As history unfolded, another significant milestone emerged: the issuance of the Penny Black postage stamp on May 6th. Engraved by Frederick Heath and printed by Perkins Bacon & Co. , it became the world's first adhesive postage stamp revolutionizing mail delivery forever. Sports also took center stage in 1840; English prizefighters showcased their skills while sports like shinty gained popularity among enthusiasts seeking thrilling competition. In Scotland, construction began on what would become an engineering marvel - the Forth Bridge - connecting Edinburgh to Fife across the Firth of Forth. Amidst these cultural and technological advancements stood Thomas Hardy – a renowned author whose works captured both rural life and human emotions with profound depth. His writings resonated with readers then and continue to do so today. The realm of music saw virtuoso Niccolò Paganini enchanting audiences worldwide with his violin mastery; even famed artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres immortalized him through his brush strokes at Kings Theatre. As time moved forward from that eventful year in 1840 towards 1921 when Thomas Hardy passed away but left behind an enduring literary legacy that continues to inspire generations long after he departed this world.