Restorers uncover demon in a 1789 painting – and reveal the decline of superstition in the Age of Reason: Recent news that restorers had uncovered the image of a Gothic-looking demon in a late work by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) seems fitting for these long, dark evenings. The sinister face hovers above the head of …
A nice Paternoster image: 1789 – The square Image by Bruce Stokes Paternoster Square just outside St Paul’s. In 1942 the area, which takes its name from Paternoster Row, centre of the London publishing trade, was devastated by aerial bombardment in The Blitz during World War II. It is now the location of the London …
Check out this Paternoster image: Image from page 538 of “The art of dying wool, silk, and cotton” (1789) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: artofdyingwoolsi00hell Title: The art of dying wool, silk, and cotton Year: 1789 (1780s) Authors: Hellot, Jean, 1685-1766 Macquer, Pierre Joseph, 1718-1784 Lepileur d’Apligny Subjects: Dyes and dyeing Publisher: London: …