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Senta from 'The Flying Dutchman' 13 Feb 2013 | 08:13 pm
Dutchman from 'The Flying Dutchman' (1843), opera by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The Dutchman is cursed to roam the seas until he finds the love of an unmarried woman. In the Dresden premier the Dutch...
Wagner's first house in Zurich 13 Feb 2013 | 08:13 pm
Richard Wagner's (1813-1883) first house in Zurich. He moved to Zurich early in 1849, and stayed here until 1851 © Lebrecht
Theatre bill for Wagner's Tannhauser, 1841 13 Feb 2013 | 08:13 pm
Theatre bill for Richard Wagner's (1813-1883) Tannhauser, 1841. Tannhauser premiered on the 19th of October, 1845. © Lebrecht
Gustavus Lord Viscount Boyne by William Hogarth 13 Feb 2013 | 08:12 pm
Gustavus Lord Viscount Boyne by William Hogarth. Engraved by Thomas Cook. Gustavus Hamilton (1710-1746) was appointed commissioner for Irish Revenue, and this print was produced in Ireland. © Lebrecht
The restoration of Alsace-Lorraine by Maurice Greiffenhagen 13 Feb 2013 | 08:12 pm
The restoration of Alsace-Lorraine by Maurice Greiffenhagen (1862-1931), 1917-8. Alsace-Lorraine was a disputed French territory reclaimed towards the end of World War I, 1918. © Lebrecht
Sancho starved by his physician by William Hogarth 13 Feb 2013 | 08:12 pm
Sancho starved by his physician by William Hogarth. Engraved by Thomas Cook. Cervantes (1547-1616) wrote Don Quixote, a novel, in which the servant Sancho, depicted here, is offered a courtly feast wh...
Milton's Paradise Lost by William Hogarth 13 Feb 2013 | 08:12 pm
Plate from Milton by William Hogarth. Engraved by Thomas Cook. John Milton (1608-1674) composed the epic poem, Paradise Lost; here Hogarth depicts the fall of Lucifer from paradise. © Lebrecht
Milton's Paradise Lost by William Hogarth 13 Feb 2013 | 08:12 pm
Plate from Milton by William Hogarth. Engraved by Thomas Cook. John Milton (1608-1674) composed the epic poem, Paradise Lost; here Hogarth depicts Lucifer's congress in Hell, in books I and II. © Lebr...
Joseph Porter by William Hogarth 13 Feb 2013 | 08:12 pm
Joseph Porter (1697 - 1764) by William Hogarth, 1808. Engraved by Thomas Cook. Joseph Porter was a Hamburg merchant based in London. © Lebrecht
Masquerade at Somerset House by William Hogarth 13 Feb 2013 | 08:11 pm
Masquerade at Somerset House by William Hogarth, 1804. Engraved by Thomas Cook. From an original painting by Roger Palmer. Somerset house was built from 1775-96 as part of a new scheme of 'national bu...
