Please Remember the Grotto Le Blond No. 50 Date: 1854-1867 Size: 6 3/4″ × 5 1/4″ Children build an elaborate grotto near the village pump and inn sign. From The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis, 1920 87. ‘Please Remember the Grotto.’ Le Blond, No. 50. After a painting by Webster. A charming scene….
The Image Boy Le Blond No. 49 Date: 1854-1867 Size: 6 3/4″ × 5 1/4″ An itinerant image seller appears in a quiet village lane lined with cottages. From The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis, 1920, page 96 86. The Image Boy. Le Blond, No. 49. In this, the first of the series,…
Grandmother’s Snuff-Box Le Blond No. 100 Date: 1850–1870 Size: 6 3/4″ × 5 1/4″ Children pass around grandmother’s snuff-box while she watches from the doorway. From The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis, 1920, page 98 111. Grandmother’s Snuff-box. Le Blond, No. 100. On the left, seated in the ancestral arm-chair and wearing her…
Elymas was a Jewish sorcerer in the retinue of Sergius Paulus, the Roman proconsul at Paphos in Cyprus. He was sharply reproved by Paul, and struck with instant blindness for opposing the religious inquiries of the proconsul, who was abandoning idolatry and superstition, and embracing the gospel, Acts 13:6-12. His blindness was to continue “for…
This is an illustration from a book called Tales For Boys, published in 1836. A rare print. 2 1/2″ x 3 7/8″
Size: 8″ x 5″
This print was created by George Baxter (1804-1867) after a cartoon by the Italian painter Raphael (1483-1520). It dates to around 1855 and measures 8″ x 5″. It is alternately titled “Healing of the Lame Man.” The subject of this print is the Healing of the Lame Man by Saints Peter and John. The event…
This is a rare Baxter’s Process print made by Bradshaw and Blacklock of England from the Raphael cartoon (sketch), “Miraculous Draught of Fishes”. Bradshaw and Blacklock licensed the Baxter’s process from Baxter in 1850’s or so. This print was thought to have been created in 1855. It measures 6 7/16″ x 5 1/16″. The Miraculous…
I don’t know the name of this print but it has been attributed to George Baxter. If you have any further information on it, please leave a comment.
The Wedding Day Le Blond No. 102 Date: 1854-1867 Size: 6 3/4″ × 5 1/4″ A wedding party leaves the church as villagers greet the newly married couple. From The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis, 1920 This print is one of only two upright ovals, the other being ‘Sunday Morning.’ The wedding party…
