1840 Collection (page 15)

Treasure Tomb 1840 oil canvas 117. 3 x 86. 5 cm
The Treasure Tomb, 1840, oil on canvas, 117.3 x 86.5 cm, unmarked, Theodor Matthias von Holst, London 1810-1844 London

Starnbergersee PAocking 1840 oil paper board
The Starnbergersee near Pocking, 1840, oil on paper, on board, 21 x 37.5 cm, not marked, Johann Gottfried Steffan, Wadenswil 1815-1905 Munchen

Portrait Carolina Sophia Charlotte Linder-Lichtenhahn
Portrait of the Carolina Sophia Charlotte Linder-Lichtenhahn, 1840, oil on canvas, 25 x 20.5 cm, signed and dated lower right: Gutzwiller, pinxit

Notre-Dame Paris 1840 oil canvas 105. 5 x 133. 5 cm
Notre-Dame of Paris, 1840, oil on canvas, 105.5 x 133.5 cm, signed and dated lower left: H. Satler 1840, Hubert Sattler, Wien 1817-1904 Wien

SchifflAÔé¼nde Basel 1840 Oil canvas 31 x 40. 5 cm
The Schifflande in Basel, around 1840 (?), Oil on canvas, 31 x 40.5 cm, signed lower left: GUISE, Konstantin Guise, Kassel 1811-1858 Basel

Leopold Fertbauer Karl Gustav LAowenhielm 1740-1858
Leopold Fertbauer, Karl Gustav Lowenhielm, 1740-1858, painting, portrait, Carl Gustaf Lowenhielm, 1840, Oil, Height, 26 cm (10.2 inches), Width, 21 cm (8.2 inches)

Olof Johan SAodermark Street musicians Pantheon
Olof Johan Sodermark, Street musicians at Pantheon, painting, 1840, oil on canvas, Height, 133.5 cm (52.5 inches), Width, 97 cm (38.1 inches), Signed, O Sodermark pinx Roma 1840

Fruit Seller fruit saleswoman young woman stands
Fruit Seller, The fruit saleswoman. A young woman stands behind the counter of a store and weighs a bunch of grapes with a scale

Fishing boats calm water jetty left fisherman holds
Fishing boats on calm water At a jetty on the left, a fisherman holds a fish up in a rowing boat. Antonie Waldorp, 1840 - 1850, panel, oil paint (paint), h 48.5 cm × w 60 cm d 7 cm

Ceremony Scottish Freemasons ritual depicted
Ceremony of Scottish Freemasons, Ceremony of Scottish Freemasons. The ritual depicted here is the shaking of wine and oil on the stone on which lies corn

Portrait Hendrik Prince Netherlands Willem Frederik Hendrik
Portrait of Hendrik, Prince of the Netherlands, Portrait of Willem Frederik Hendrik (1820-1879), known as Prince Hendrik. Standing full-length, on deck of a ship

View Town Fantasized cityscape Gothic buildings
View in a Town, Fantasized cityscape with Gothic buildings and cathedral on a square. On the right an ox cart, street (city (-scape) with figures, staffage), church (exterior)

Rhine Fantasy Fantasized river landscape vicinity
Rhine Fantasy, Fantasized river landscape in the vicinity of the Rhine. On the right bank is a city with a castle and cathedral on the hill

Portrait woman Bust left face turned viewer pearl necklace
Portrait of a woman, Portrait of a woman. Bust to the left, the face turned to the viewer. A pearl necklace in hand. anonymous, Germany, 1820 - 1840, parchment (animal material), metal, glass

Landscape Flat landscape left mill distance village
Landscape, Flat landscape. On the left a mill, in the distance a village. Charles-Francois Daubigny, 1840 - 1878, panel, oil paint (paint), h 24.5 cm × w 54.5 cm d 8 cm

Evening twilight group trees house side pond
Evening twilight, Evening twilight. A group of trees around a house on the side of a pond, on the water a man rowing in a boat

View Woods Forest view cow figure under tall trees
View in the Woods, Forest view with a cow and a figure under tall trees. Jules Dupre, 1840 - 1889, canvas, oil paint (paint), h 32.8 cm × w 24.9 cm × t 2.5 cm d 10.2 cm

Theater Audience Two rows spectators box theater
Theater Audience, Theater Audience. Two rows of spectators in the box of a theater. Hippolyte Michaud, 1840 - 1886, canvas, oil paint (paint), h 21.3 cm × w 27.3 cm × t 2.2 cm d 7 cm

Bathing woman Naked woman sitting cloth full-length
Bathing woman, Bathing woman. Naked woman, sitting on a cloth, full-length. Hippolyte Michaud, 1840 - 1886, cardboard, oil paint (paint), h 21.5 cm × w 16 cm d 6.7 cm

little art lovers painting studio two naked children view
The little art lovers, The little art lovers. In a painting studio, two naked children view a portfolio with drawings. On the left a palette with brushes, against the wall a large painting

William II 1792-1849 King Netherlands Portrait
William II (1792-1849), King of the Netherlands, Portrait of William II (1792-1849), King of the Netherlands. Bust to the left, facing, in uniform. Part of the collection portrait thumbnails

Moorish rowers Constantinople boat water Istanbul
Moorish rowers at Constantinople, A boat with Moorish rowers on the water at Constantinople (Istanbul). A woman is playing on the tambourine while standing in the boat

Beach view capstans rocky coast two capstans
Beach view with capstans, Beach view with capstans. At a rocky coast there are two capstans on the beach, at the front there are a few baskets and other utensils

La Gorge aux Loups Performance titled La Gorge aux Loups. A shepherd drives a herd of sheep along a path between dark trees

View Harz Mountains Mountain landscape two women
View in the Harz Mountains, View in the Harz Mountains. Mountain landscape with two women on a road along a stream. Shrubs and trees on the right, Harz, Cornelis Francois Roos, 1840, canvas

A young Herdsman shepherd boy standing hilltop
A young Herdsman, A shepherd boy standing on a hilltop, leaning on his staff. Haystacks on the right and a farm. Eugene Modeste Edmond Lepoittevin, 1840 - 1870, metal, oil paint (paint)

Landscape group three people next sandy path
Landscape, Landscape with a group of three people next to a sandy path near a group of trees. To the right bushes and a fallen tree trunk, in the foreground a dog drinks from a puddle

Old Fortress old castle Ruin water left house
The Old Fortress, The old castle. Ruin of an old castle on the water. On the left a house and some pollard willows. Louwrens Hanedoes, 1840 - 1860, panel, oil paint (paint)

last prayer Johan van Oldenbarnevelt interior
The last prayer of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, The last prayer of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. In an interior, the state lawyer kneels in prayer, his walking stick leaning against a chair

Design richly decorated ceiling Giuseppe Fancelli
Design for a richly decorated ceiling, Giuseppe Fancelli (mentioned on object), 1750 - 1840, paper, ink, brush, h 389 mm × w 341 mm

Profile ceiling frame sketch Giuseppe Fancelli
Profile ceiling frame and a sketch, Giuseppe Fancelli, 1750 - 1840, paper, ink, pencil, pen, h 389 mm × w 341 mm

Company terrace front roadside inn EugAšne FranAzois de Block
Company on a terrace in front of a roadside inn, Eugene Francois de Block, 1840, paper, ink, pencil, brush, h 182 mm × w 269 mm

Landscape village water foreground man boat right
Landscape with a village on the water, Landscape with a village on the water and in the foreground a man in a boat. To the right of the man is a bridge that leads to the village wall

Portrait Aert van der Goes Portrait Bust lawyer
Portrait of Aert van der Goes, Portrait Bust of Aert van der Goes, lawyer of Holland, with the head to the left in an oval frame

Landscape tree branches foreground buildings
Landscape with tree branches, Landscape with tree branches in the foreground and some buildings in the background. Landscapes, trees (sprig, twig), Paulus Kerkhof, 1840 - 1850, paper, etching

Portrait Karel van Egmond Duke Gelre Portrait bust
Portrait of Karel van Egmond, Duke of Gelre, Portrait bust in an oval to the right of Karel van Egmond Duke of Gelre. He is wearing a hat with feathers

Zierikzee besieged Flemish people Zierikzee besieged
Zierikzee besieged by the Flemish people Zierikzee besieged by the Flemish people in 1304 (title on object), Zierikzee besieged by the Flemish people, 10 August 1304

Death Kariovalda Death Kariovalda title object
Death of Kariovalda Death of Kariovalda. (title on object), The Batavian general Kariovalda is killed in a battle between Germanic tribes in the year 16

Bats Moon Hiroshige I Utagawa Mentioned Object
Bats and moon, Hiroshige (I), Utagawa (mentioned on object), Japan, 1835 - 1840, paper, colour woodcut, h 254 mm -- w 127 mm

Common Crane Rising Sun Floating Piece Wood Wave
Common crane and rising sun, Common crane on a floating piece of wood, in a wave, with reeds and large red sun. The crane and rising sun are often associated with New Year

Seba Title Object 69 Stations Kisokaido Series Title
Seba (title on object) The 69 stations of the Kisokaido (series title) Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi (series title on object), river landscape with full moon

Portrait Jacoba van Beieren Jacoba van Beieren half-way
Portrait of Jacoba van Beieren, Portrait of Jacoba van Beieren half-way, to the left. She has folded her hands, Jacoba van Beieren (Countess of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut)

Portrait Friedrich Ernst Daniel Schleiermacher
Portrait of Friedrich Ernst Daniel Schleiermacher, historical persons, Friedrich Ernst Daniel Schleiermacher, Friedrich Leonhard Lehmann, 1840 - 1855, paper, engraving, h 195 mm × w 137 mm

Portrait Charlotte Charlotte title object left half
Portrait of Charlotte Charlotte (title on object), Portrait to the left half of Charlotte, wearing a dress and a cape. In the background you can see vegetation and a hilly landscape, adolescent

Willem IV killed front Stavoren deaths Count Willem IV
Willem IV killed in front of Stavoren The deaths of Count Willem IV (title on object), Count Willem IV of Holland and Hainaut are killed by the Frisians in an ambush near Stavoren, 26 September 1345

Willem V makes covenant nobles cities Willem V makes
Willem V makes a covenant with the nobles and cities Willem V makes a covenant with the nobles and cities (title on object), Count Willem V makes a covenant with the nobles and cities

Fight Hoeken Cod Haarlem prevented priest Fight
Fight between the Hoeken and Cod in Haarlem prevented by a priest Fight between the Hoekschen and Kabeljaauwschen in Haarlem prevented by a priest (title on object), In Haarlem

Flight Walraven Brederode Vlugt van Walraven
Flight of Walraven from Brederode Vlugt van Walraven from Brederode (title on object), Walraven van Brederode flight in 1471 via a cord from a tower of the castle at Wijk bij Duurstede, windmill

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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.