A 19th century watercolour painting of Gibraltar’s Tower of Homage was sold at auction this week for £15,570. The pencil and watercolour image by the Scottish painter David Roberts had been expected ...
Nineteenth-century literature and culture have proved a rich field for interdisciplinary studies. Since 1994, books in this series have tracked the intersections and tensions between Victorian ...
Roberts, considered one of the great 19th century touring artists, travelled to Morocco, Cadiz and Jerez before finally settling in Seville, where he spent five months. The painting, titled ‘British ...
The statues of Pushkin and Babel have prompted the biggest controversies because their writing is so central to the myth of Odessa. Pushkin has been cancelled as a Russian imperialist; and Babel as a ...
Thick plumes of smoke were spotted bursting out of the roof of a historic 19th-century Soho building early Wednesday afternoon. No injuries were reported in the two-alarm blaze at 451 Broome St.
Fake news started wars in the late 19th century. Today, it sways elections. A sign indicates where to vote at the Ventura County Government Center. A sign indicates where to vote at the Ventura ...
The 19th century was a period of rapid technological change, and huge shifts in scientific understanding. As medical knowledge increased, the prospect of surgery was no longer a likely death sentence, ...