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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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A bridge over a river on a summer night: on the riverbank, a young man embraces a young woman. Watercolour by Muriel Lewis, 1968.
Lewis, Muriel, active approximately 1966-1968.Date: 30.2.68 [30 February 1968]Reference: 3000579i
Part of: Adamson Collection
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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 1782Reference: 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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Mary rides with the infant Christ to Egypt on a donkey by night, while Joseph follows on foot. Etching by J. Parrocel.
Parrocel, Joseph, 1646-1704.Date: 1600-1699Reference: 2472434i
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A woman personifying night carries two babies over the land, representing sleep and death. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1764, after Annibale Carracci.
Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609.Date: [1764?]Reference: 11680i
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An angel releases the apostle Peter from prison. Engraving by P. Frasmondi after M. Orsi after F. Zucchero.
Zucchero, F.Reference: 24875i
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Basilica of Saint Peter, Vatican: the church and the colonnade, lit by lamps at night. Coloured etching.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 573822i
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Two people watching over the cradle of a sleeping baby at night. Aquatint after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1644.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.Reference: 17579i
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Fishermen going off to fish by the light of the moon. Engraving by T. Major, 1753, after A. van der Neer.
Neer, Aert van der, 1603 or 1604-1677.Date: Feby. 19 1753Reference: 34830i
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Multi-sized beads (constellation stained), fluorescence
Kevin Mackenzie, University of Aberdeen
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At night, a shepherd, accompanied by a woman on a donkey, holds out a flaming torch in order to see his sheep cross a ford. Etching by C.H. Watelet, 1759, after N. Berchem, 1655.
Berchem, Nicolaas Pietersz, 1620-1683.Date: 1759Reference: 2815098i
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A pierrot playing the guitar in a town street by night. Oil painting by P. M..., 1963.
Date: 1963Reference: 3040766i
Part of: Adamson Collection
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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.
Laer, Pieter van, approximately 1592-1642.Date: 1600-1699Reference: 43717i
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A private concert at night: people around a table are playing music, embracing and singing. Engraving after J. Leclerc.
Leclerc, Jean, approximately 1586-1633.Date: 1600-1699Reference: 33804i
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A boy entering a darkened barn, frightened by what he fears is a ghost but is an owl. Etching by R. Pollard and aquatint by F. Jukes, 1785, after R.M. Paye.
Paye, Richard Morton, 1750-1821.Date: April 12th 1785Reference: 11528i
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A man in nightclothes yawning from reading a volume of 'Sleepy sermons'. Mezzotint, ca. 1771.
Date: [1771?]Reference: 2168634i
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People are skating on a frozen village pond, two are being pushed in sledges, and one person has fallen over on the ice. Etching after A. Van der Neer.
Neer, Aert van der, 1603 or 1604-1677.Reference: 34599i
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A woman in bed about to be cupped by a surgeon for love-sickness. Gouache, ca. 1700.
Date: 1700Reference: 2818721i
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A traveller is attacked by brigands at night in a wild terrain. Mezzotint by W. Giller after D.T. Egerton, 1828.
Egerton, Daniel Thomas, 1797-1842.Date: 10 April 1828Reference: 42881i
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Evening's empire : a history of the night in early modern Europe / Craig Koslofsky, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Koslofsky, CraigDate: 2011
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The sun shining amid white clouds by day, advertising Veramon analgesic medicine, and the moon shining amid black clouds by night, advertising Medinal hypnotic medicine. Drawing by Leonhard Fries for Schering Ltd.
Fries, Leonhard F. W., 1883-1953.Date: 1935-1945Reference: 570963i
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Left, a cliff; centre, a receding path lit by the moon high in a stormy sky. Gouache by Francesca, 1973.
Francesca, active approximately 1974.Date: 6th July 73 [6 July 1973]Reference: 2928605i
Part of: Adamson Collection

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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.

A bridge over a river on a summer night: on the riverbank, a young man embraces a young woman. Watercolour by Muriel Lewis, 1968.

Jesus is arrested in the night in the garden of Gethsemane. Engraving by A. Reindel after H. Füger.

Sailors bringing their rowing boat into harbour for the night; representing evening. Engraving by V.M. Picot, 1772, after J.J. Barralet.

Vārānasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh: ghats and temples on the Ganges frequented by crowds, at night. Oil painting, 18--.

Four high society women in costumes associated with the times of the day; two women wearing historical costumes from Europe and America. Lithograph.

Mary rides with the infant Christ to Egypt on a donkey by night, while Joseph follows on foot. Etching by J. Parrocel.

A woman personifying night carries two babies over the land, representing sleep and death. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1764, after Annibale Carracci.

An angel releases the apostle Peter from prison. Engraving by P. Frasmondi after M. Orsi after F. Zucchero.

Basilica of Saint Peter, Vatican: the church and the colonnade, lit by lamps at night. Coloured etching.

Two people watching over the cradle of a sleeping baby at night. Aquatint after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1644.

Fishermen going off to fish by the light of the moon. Engraving by T. Major, 1753, after A. van der Neer.

Multi-sized beads (constellation stained), fluorescence

At night, a shepherd, accompanied by a woman on a donkey, holds out a flaming torch in order to see his sheep cross a ford. Etching by C.H. Watelet, 1759, after N. Berchem, 1655.

A pierrot playing the guitar in a town street by night. Oil painting by P. M..., 1963.

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 private concert at night: people around a table are playing music, embracing and singing. Engraving after J. Leclerc.

A boy entering a darkened barn, frightened by what he fears is a ghost but is an owl. Etching by R. Pollard and aquatint by F. Jukes, 1785, after R.M. Paye.

A man in nightclothes yawning from reading a volume of 'Sleepy sermons'. Mezzotint, ca. 1771.

People are skating on a frozen village pond, two are being pushed in sledges, and one person has fallen over on the ice. Etching after A. Van der Neer.

A woman in bed about to be cupped by a surgeon for love-sickness. Gouache, ca. 1700.

A traveller is attacked by brigands at night in a wild terrain. Mezzotint by W. Giller after D.T. Egerton, 1828.

Evening's empire : a history of the night in early modern Europe / Craig Koslofsky, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

The sun shining amid white clouds by day, advertising Veramon analgesic medicine, and the moon shining amid black clouds by night, advertising Medinal hypnotic medicine. Drawing by Leonhard Fries for Schering Ltd.

Left, a cliff; centre, a receding path lit by the moon high in a stormy sky. Gouache by Francesca, 1973.