1840 Collection (page 17)

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

Canto XIX Illustrations Dante Paradiso Nenci
Canto XIX Illustrations to Dantes Paradiso, Nenci, Francesco, 1782-1850, Pencil on tracing paper, between ca. 1830 and ca. 1840

Canto XXVIII? Illustrations Dante Paradiso Nenci
Canto XXVIII? Illustrations to Dantes Paradiso, Nenci, Francesco, 1782-1850, Pencil on tracing paper, between ca. 1830 and ca. 1840

Canto XXVII? Illustrations Dante Paradiso Nenci
Canto XXVII? Illustrations to Dantes Paradiso, Nenci, Francesco, 1782-1850, Pencil on tracing paper, between ca. 1830 and ca. 1840

Canto I 58-66 Illustrations Dante Paradiso Nenci
Canto I, 58-66 Illustrations to Dantes Paradiso, Nenci, Francesco, 1782-1850, Pencil on tracing paper, between ca. 1830 and ca. 1840

Mario Asprucci architect Prince Borghese Rome
Mario Asprucci, architect to the Prince Borghese at Rome, Camuccini, Vincenzo, 1771-1844, Pencil and red chalk on paper, 1840

Nekes collection optical devices prints games
Nekes collection of optical devices, prints and games, Nekes collection of optical devices, prints and games, ca. 1840

Picardie Chapelle du St Esprit a Rue Voyages pittoresques
Picardie, Chapelle du St. Esprit a Rue, Picardie, Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l ancienne France, Bayot, Adolphe Jean Baptiste, b

Villeneuve lez Avignon William Callow British
Villeneuve lez Avignon; William Callow (British, 1812 - 1908); France; 1840; Watercolor over black chalk; 24 x 32 cm (9 7, 16 x 12 5, 8 in.)

Portrait Young Girl Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
Portrait of a Young Girl; Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (English, 1802 - 1873); Great Britain; about 1840 - 1845; Black and white chalk and pastel on buff paper; 43.3 x 28.6 cm (17 1, 16 x 11 1, 4 in.)

Entrance Tower Hippolyte Bayard French 1801 1887
Entrance to a Tower; Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887); about 1840 - 1849; Salted paper print; 12.9 x 16.4 cm (5 1, 16 x 6 7, 16 in.)

Facade Church Hippolyte Bayard French 1801 1887
Facade of a Church; Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887); about 1840 - 1849; Salted paper print; 18.4 x 13.3 cm (7 1, 4 x 5 1, 4 in.)

Rear Church Graveyard Hippolyte Bayard French
Rear of a Church with Graveyard; Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887); about 1840 - 1849; Salted paper print; 17.6 x 17.9 cm (6 15, 16 x 7 1, 16 in.)

Copy Bas Relief Hippolyte Bayard French 1801
Copy of a Bas Relief; Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887); about 1840 - 1849; Salted paper print; 9 x 9 cm (3 9, 16 x 3 9, 16 in.)

Bas relief reclining figure Hippolyte Bayard
Bas relief of reclining figure; Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887); about 1840 - 1849; Salted paper print; 9.4 x 9.4 cm (3 11, 16 x 3 11, 16 in.)

Street lined bare trees Hippolyte Bayard French
Street lined with bare trees; Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887); about 1840 - 1849; Salted paper print; 23.3 x 17.5 cm (9 3, 16 x 6 7, 8 in.)

Row houses dirt hill Hippolyte Bayard French
Row of houses on dirt hill; Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887); about 1840 - 1849; Salted paper print; 16.2 x 21.9 cm (6 3, 8 x 8 5, 8 in.)

View Rooftops Hippolyte Bayard French 1801 1887
View Over Rooftops; Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887); about 1840 - 1849; Salted paper print; 22.9 x 17.1 cm (9 x 6 3, 4 in.)

Portrait man woman Hippolyte Bayard French 1801
Portrait of a man and woman; Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887); about 1840 - 1849; Salted paper print; 16.2 x 12.1 cm (6 3, 8 x 4 3, 4 in.)

Portrait seated woman bonnet Hippolyte Bayard
Portrait of seated woman with a bonnet; Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887); about 1840 - 1849; Salted paper print; 16.1 x 12.1 cm (6 5, 16 x 4 3, 4 in.)

Portrait Seated Man Hippolyte Bayard French 1801
Portrait of a Seated Man; Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887); about 1840 - 1849; Salted paper print; 15.9 x 11.5 cm (6 1, 4 x 4 1, 2 in.)

Portrait Seated Woman Hippolyte Bayard French
Portrait of a Seated Woman; Hippolyte Bayard (French, 1801 - 1887); about 1840 - 1849; Salted paper print; 15.9 x 11.6 cm (6 1, 4 x 4 9, 16 in.)

Partie de Louis XII. Chateau de Blois Mederic Mieusement
Partie de Louis XII. (Chateau de Blois); Mederic Mieusement (French, 1840 - 1905); about 1865; Albumen silver print

Chateau de Chambord Mederic Mieusement French
Chateau de Chambord; Mederic Mieusement (French, 1840 - 1905); 1880s; Albumen silver print

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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.