Illustration

[Angel lying beside a lake]; The Culprit Fay

[Angel lying beside a lake]; The Culprit Fay

John Gadsby Chapman
[Meeting at court (vignette)]; [Supplicants at court]; [Noblewoman with dwarves]

[Meeting at court (vignette)]; [Supplicants at court]; [Noblewoman with dwarves]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Page decoration]; [Men in Renaissance costume]

[Page decoration]; [Men in Renaissance costume]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Woodcutter]; [Woman at spinning wheel]

[Woodcutter]; [Woman at spinning wheel]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Cupid and rabbit skipping rope]; [Man with swine on chain]

[Cupid and rabbit skipping rope]; [Man with swine on chain]

John Gadsby Chapman
Tennant's Anster Fair; S. Colman New York [page decoration]

Tennant's Anster Fair; S. Colman New York [page decoration]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Family before a house (tondo)]; [Three Graces]

[Family before a house (tondo)]; [Three Graces]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Peasant girl in profile]; [Sail boats]

[Peasant girl in profile]; [Sail boats]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Girl floating over waves]; [Crown and scepter (border decoration])

[Girl floating over waves]; [Crown and scepter (border decoration])

John Gadsby Chapman
[The Potomac at Little Falls]; [Alexandria]; [Mount Vernon]; [Vault at Mount Vernon], (four images)

[The Potomac at Little Falls]; [Alexandria]; [Mount Vernon]; [Vault at Mount Vernon], (four images)

John Gadsby Chapman
Georgetown; Navy Yeard; Burial Ground; Bladensburg, [four images]

Georgetown; Navy Yeard; Burial Ground; Bladensburg, [four images]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Well in country]; [Woman kneeling]

[Well in country]; [Woman kneeling]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Girl and dwarf dancing]; [Woman watching Indians flee across river]

[Girl and dwarf dancing]; [Woman watching Indians flee across river]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Fairy with large tulip]; [Man kneeling by bed in prayer]

[Fairy with large tulip]; [Man kneeling by bed in prayer]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Piper seated on tree branch (page decoration)]; [Man in rags]

[Piper seated on tree branch (page decoration)]; [Man in rags]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Young man and woman arm in arm]; [Man walking against wind]

[Young man and woman arm in arm]; [Man walking against wind]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Saint Nicholas (vignette)]; [Hunting, fishing, praying, studying (page decoration)]

[Saint Nicholas (vignette)]; [Hunting, fishing, praying, studying (page decoration)]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Young couple embracing]; [Medieval hunt]

[Young couple embracing]; [Medieval hunt]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Old woman vegetable seller]; [Profile portrait of man], (two images)

[Old woman vegetable seller]; [Profile portrait of man], (two images)

John Gadsby Chapman
Untitled (Fisherman); (Woman and child), [two images]

Untitled (Fisherman); (Woman and child), [two images]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Colonial man]; [Cupid in wolfskin]

[Colonial man]; [Cupid in wolfskin]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Peasant couple before log cabin]; [Woman and two children leaving man in doorway]

[Peasant couple before log cabin]; [Woman and two children leaving man in doorway]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Man strangling lion]; [Young woman praying]

[Man strangling lion]; [Young woman praying]

John Gadsby Chapman
[Impoverished old man] [Stag]; [Letters and flowers]

[Impoverished old man] [Stag]; [Letters and flowers]

John Gadsby Chapman

 

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