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h/t to Nigel Bell on Bluesky for recommending this YouTube series on vintage illustrators born between 1850 and...

h/t to Nigel Bell on Bluesky for recommending this YouTube series on vintage illustrators born between 1850 and 1910.

https://bsky.app/profile/nigel63.bsky.social/post/3l3byvnnbat2p

Recent family health issues are cutting seriously into free time for GOBI and other activities, so posts here will be appearing less often...

Recent family health issues are cutting seriously into free time for GOBI and other activities, so posts here will be appearing less often than I'd wish for a while. Sorry; if and when I can, I'll resume a more regular routine.

Illustration by J.B. Watson (1832-1892) for Leigh Hunt's popular 1834 poem "Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel". Image from...

Illustration by J.B. Watson (1832-1892) for Leigh Hunt's popular 1834 poem "Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel". Image from CASSELL'S ILLUSTRATED READINGS, 1875.

Watson was a popular illustrator of his time, known for refined depictions of people at moments of introspection and reverie.

And a moment later, the "Home" feed is working again. "Notifications" still borked.[tears out hair]

And a moment later, the "Home" feed is working again.

"Notifications" still borked.

[tears out hair]

And... now both "Notifications" and my "Home Feed" are borked. But this time a small tab came up at the side of the...

And... now both "Notifications" and my "Home Feed" are borked. But this time a small tab came up at the side of the monitor, indicating a 504 error, which means it's probably a server error.

The "Mentions" tab of Notifications still brings up replies to posts.

Anyone else on historians.social having problems with their feeds?

And... it looks like my notifications feed is working again. Also for unknown reasons, same as when it stopped.

And... it looks like my notifications feed is working again. Also for unknown reasons, same as when it stopped.

A William Brunton (1833-1878) spot illustration for poem "A Tale of Drury Lane" by James & Horace Smith, about the 1809...

A William Brunton (1833-1878) spot illustration for poem "A Tale of Drury Lane" by James & Horace Smith, about the 1809 destruction by fire of the Drury Lane Theatre.

From CASSELL'S ILLUSTRATED READINGS, 1875.

(small image size, so some noticeable pixelation here; sorry.)

My notifications feed seems to have stopped notifying. Haven't been sure if recent posts have been getting any boosts or favorites,...

My notifications feed seems to have stopped notifying. Haven't been sure if recent posts have been getting any boosts or favorites, unless I click on a specific post and check the numbers at the post's lower edge. And those numbers don't tell me who boosted or favorited.

Doesn't show older notifications, either, from before the problem showed up. No idea why, or how to address it.

Carl Rudolph Huber (1839-1896) was an Austrian painter and draftsman whose travels in Egypt were a frequent subject in his work.The...

Carl Rudolph Huber (1839-1896) was an Austrian painter and draftsman whose travels in Egypt were a frequent subject in his work.

The "doseh", pictured here, was "a former Egyptian religious ceremony involving a sheikh riding a horse over prostrating followers." [Collins Dictionary]

Image from LA VALLEE DU NIL (1892) by Maxime Legrand.

Progress report from the British Library on restoring full services after 2023's massive cyberattack.The British Library has been a...

Progress report from the British Library on restoring full services after 2023's massive cyberattack.

The British Library has been a major source of images for posts here on GOBI.

https://blogs.bl.uk/living-knowledge/2024/07/restoring-our-services-30-july-2024-update-.html

The art of Frank C. Pape, illustrator of James Cabell's JURGEN and other works, via John Coulthart's { feuilleton }...

The art of Frank C. Pape, illustrator of James Cabell's JURGEN and other works, via John Coulthart's { feuilleton } blog.

https://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2024/07/24/frank-c-papes-the-well-of-saint-clare/

"A ragpicker" by "Romagnol", from OLD AND NEW PARIS, ITS HISTORY, ITS PEOPLES, AND ITS PLACES by Henry Sutherland...

"A ragpicker" by "Romagnol", from OLD AND NEW PARIS, ITS HISTORY, ITS PEOPLES, AND ITS PLACES by Henry Sutherland Edwards, 1893.

Cesare Abramo Romagnoli, 1865-1918, was an Italian artist & engraver who worked mostly in France. Probably best known for designing & engraving French bank notes of the early 1900s, causing a minor uproar for the government not using a French artist.

Illustration by French artist Leon Benett (1839-1916). From Jules Verne's FOUNDLING MICK (aka A LAD OF GRIT, and as P'TIT-BONHOMME...

Illustration by French artist Leon Benett (1839-1916).

From Jules Verne's FOUNDLING MICK (aka A LAD OF GRIT, and as P'TIT-BONHOMME in the original 1893 French edition), 1895 English edition, a tale of an Irish orphan who makes good.

From Jonathan Coulthart's { feuilleton } blog, striking illustrations from Thomas Mackenzie's CROCK OF GOLD...

From Jonathan Coulthart's { feuilleton } blog, striking illustrations from Thomas Mackenzie's CROCK OF GOLD (1912):

https://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2024/07/17/thomas-mackenzies-crock-of-gold/

"Gallup's Recapture of Oldham's Boat", by Alfred Waud (1828-1891), illustrating a precipitating incident from the Pequot...

"Gallup's Recapture of Oldham's Boat", by Alfred Waud (1828-1891), illustrating a precipitating incident from the Pequot War of 1636-1638.

From THE GREATER REPUBLIC, by Charles Morris, 1899.

The "Destruction of Rudyerd's Lighthouse" by fire in 1755, the second lighthouse on the Eddystone Rocks to meet disaster....

The "Destruction of Rudyerd's Lighthouse" by fire in 1755, the second lighthouse on the Eddystone Rocks to meet disaster. (Note: builder John Rudyard was frequently misnamed as Rudyerd.) The first lighthouse was destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703.

Depicted by William Heysham Overend (1851-1898), prolific illustrator noted for expert maritime depictions, in THE SEA: ITS STIRRING STORY OF ADVENTURE, PERIL & HEROISM by Frederick Whymper, 1882.

"On Deck of a Man of War, Eighteenth Century", an illustration by William Heysham Overend (1851-1898). A prolific illustrator,...

"On Deck of a Man of War, Eighteenth Century", an illustration by William Heysham Overend (1851-1898). A prolific illustrator, Overend was particularly known for expert portrayals of naval ships and scenes.

From THE SEA: ITS STIRRING STORY OF ADVENTURE, PERIL & HEROISM by Frederick Whymper.

Henri Gerbault (1863-1930), French illustrator and watercolorist with a fine line and a keen eye for the female form in particular.Below...

Henri Gerbault (1863-1930), French illustrator and watercolorist with a fine line and a keen eye for the female form in particular.

Below from PARIS VOICI PARIS ("Here is Paris") by Maurice du Seigneur, 1889.

A selection of the art of fantasy illustrator Hannes Bok (1914-1964), presented on Johnathan Coulthart's { feuilleton } blog.I've...

A selection of the art of fantasy illustrator Hannes Bok (1914-1964), presented on Johnathan Coulthart's { feuilleton } blog.

I've liked Bok's work a long time. Detective Bok Beks, in my story "Beks and the Second Note" in the Dec 2016 Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, even borrowed his name.

https://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2024/06/19/the-art-of-hannes-bok-1914-1964/

A battle scene from 9th-Century Italian history, depicted by Guiseppe Lorenzo Gatteri (1829-1884), known for his historical painting and...

A battle scene from 9th-Century Italian history, depicted by Guiseppe Lorenzo Gatteri (1829-1884), known for his historical painting and illustrations.

Caption (trans.): "Three hundred people from Trieste save the life of Berengaria, Duke of Friuli, defeated by the Duke of Spoleto"

From: STORIA CRONOGRAFICA DI TRIESTE [...] ("Chronological history of Trieste"), 1863, edited by F. Cameroni.