A CIDADE BRANCA

oldbookillustrations:

The fire of the Hôtel-Dieu, 1772.

From Paris de siècle en siècle (Paris through the ages), written and illustrated by Albert Robida, Paris, 1896.

(Source: archive.org)

posthorn:

A gouache painting by Claude Cholat, one of the twenty-one wine merchants on the official list of the vainqueurs de la Bastille and an eyewitness to the storming of the fortress on 14 July 1789.

Cholat was in the crowd of about 900 citizens who arrived at the Bastille on that day. He reportedly manned one of the cannons brought in by the revolutionaries (perhaps the silver Siamese piece that had been given to Louis XIV?).

sisterwolf:

Bruges la Morte - Illustration by Marin Baldo

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funkystarfishy:

Oscar Delmar

fleurdulys:

Blue Venice - Edouard Manet

1875

bmbrg:

Tuki sm.

yama-bato:

Josef Stoitzner

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relishinrussia:

Ivan Aivazovsky, Chumaks in Little Russia (1880).

reginasworld:

Giovanni Antonio Canal (28 October 1697 – 19 April 1768) better known as Canaletto, was a Venetian painter famous for his landscapes, or vedute, of Venice. He was also an important printmaker in etching.

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fletchingarrows:

beyond the palace walls…

(Source: fuckyeahcastles)

goldenbookillustration:

Anton Pieck

Anton Franciscus Pieck (Den Helder, Netherlands, 19 April 1895 – Overveen, Netherlands, 24 November 1987), a Dutch painter, artist and graphic artist. His works are noted for their nostalgic or fairy tale-like character and are widely popular, appearing regularly on cards and calendars.

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oldbookillustrations:

The Duke’s house, Wiltshire from a drawing by C. J. Richardson. From The Baronial Halls, by Samuel Carter Hall, London, 1858.
Via Classic Bindings Ltd.

lesleyannemcleod:

Lunatic Hospital of St. Luke’s London from Repository of Arts Jan 1815

drawingdetail:

Vasily Surikov, Venice, 1900. Watercolour on paper.

speciesbarocus:

Victor Jean Nicolle - Courtyard of the Château de Saint-Cloud (c. 1830).