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Concept

Night

Images

  • Jesus is arrested in the night in the garden of Gethsemane. Engraving by A. Reindel after H. Füger.
  • A stable on fire at night: a man leads two horses past a lamenting couple and a dead man. Etching with engraving by C. Visscher after P. van Laer.
  • A guardian angel (or Night) carries a sleeping child. Etching by James Basire, 1763, after Domenico Cresti, il Passignano.
  • An episode in 'Jack Sheppard' by  W.H. Ainsworth: Owen Wood, on the river Thames in a stormy night, rescues the child Jack Sheppard. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1839.
  • Joseph and Mary, searching for a place to stay in nocturnal Bethlehem, find a stable. Etching by J. Parrocel.
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    Will o' the wisp: a sprite on horseback riding through fog at night holding a flare. Mezzotint by W. Giller after D.T. Egerton.

    Egerton, Daniel Thomas, 1797-1842. | Date: [1827?] | Reference: 3162306i
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    Jesus is arrested in the night in the garden of Gethsemane. Engraving by A. Reindel after H. Füger.

    Füger, Heinrich Friedrich, 1751-1818. | Reference: 24594i
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    Sailors bringing their rowing boat into harbour for the night; representing evening. Engraving by V.M. Picot, 1772, after J.J. Barralet.

    Barralet, John James, approximately 1747-1815. | Date: May 9th 1782 | Reference: 2499829i
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    Vārānasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh: ghats and temples on the Ganges frequented by crowds, at night. Oil painting, 18--.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 584842i
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    Four high society women in costumes associated with the times of the day; two women wearing historical costumes from Europe and America. Lithograph.

    | Reference: 27278i
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