Victorian Periodical Wood Engravings / PL4300 The Astronomer's Discovery Publication Title: Once a Week Vol.1 1859 (year of production) Wood engraving mounted on grey card 110 x 95 mm.Purchase: Puttick and Simpson Auctioneers, Leicester Square, London 1924show object description Two aqueducts, one placed behind the other, in the background. In the foreground, a man sits on the edge of a low plinth that has a large urn filled with flowers placed on top. He is wearing Elizabethan-style garments such as short breeches, ruff, flat, round, fabric cap and short fur cloak. He has a short, pointy beard and small moustache. With a long stick in his hand, he is drawing circles into the soil in front of him. A dog lies curled-up and asleep next to him on the right. A young woman wearing a long, dress and a hairband (Alice band?) in her long, loose, fair hair, sits on the ground to his right. She has her legs crossed in front of her and looks intently at the man with one hand raised to her cheek. Tenniel's initials are at the lower right margin.
Two aqueducts, one placed behind the other, in the background. In the foreground, a man sits on the edge of a low plinth that has a large urn filled with flowers placed on top. He is wearing Elizabethan-style garments such as short breeches, ruff, flat, round, fabric cap and short fur cloak. He has a short, pointy beard and small moustache. With a long stick in his hand, he is drawing circles into the soil in front of him. A dog lies curled-up and asleep next to him on the right. A young woman wearing a long, dress and a hairband (Alice band?) in her long, loose, fair hair, sits on the ground to his right. She has her legs crossed in front of her and looks intently at the man with one hand raised to her cheek. Tenniel's initials are at the lower right margin. --other objects by this Artist-- (Prints1860s) PL4302 A Railroad Journey
(Prints1860s) PL4295 An Incident of Dartmoor
(Prints1860s) PL4359 At Crutchley Prior
(Prints1860s) PL4296 Audun and his White Bear
(Prints1860s) PL4294 Audun and his White Bear
(Prints1860s) PL4366 Bacchus and the Water Thieves
(Prints1860s) PL4368 Clyte
(Prints1860s) PL4297 Eckart the Trusty
(Prints1860s) PL4320 Fair Rosamund
(Prints1860s) PL4321 Fair Rosamund
(Prints1860s) PL4298 Lament for Eros
(Prints1860s) PL4367 Lord Aythan
(Prints1860s) PL4360 Made to Order
(Prints1860s) PL4347 Mark Bozzan
(Prints1860s) PL4299 My Friend the Governor
(Prints1860s) PL4306 Nomenoe
(Prints1860s) PL4307 Our Own View of Uriconium
(Prints1860s) PL4361 Prince Lulu
(Prints1860s) PL4364 Queen Dagmar
(Prints1860s) PL4358 The Battle of Gilboa
(Prints1860s) PL4362 The Fairies
(Prints1860s) PL4301 The King of Thule
(Prints1860s) PL4311 The Negro's Revenge [as titled on publication in 1...
(Prints1860s) PL4363 The Norse Princess
(Prints1860s) PL4310 The Pythagorean
(Prints1860s) PL4309 The Pythagorean
(Prints1860s) PL4308 The Pythagorean
(Prints1860s) PL4340 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4344 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4346 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4333 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4350 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4326 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4332 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4318 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4338 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4313 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4354 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4330 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4314 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4323 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4345 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4325 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4352 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4322 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4315 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4357 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4356 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4351 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4319 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4312 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4348 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4355 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4343 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4339 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4331 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4353 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4324 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4341 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4349 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4336 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4342 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4316 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4334 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4317 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4329 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4327 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4335 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4328 The Silver Cord
(Prints1860s) PL4365 The Way in the Wood
(Prints1860s) PL4305 The White Apron
(Prints1860s) PL4304 The White Apron