In stark contrast, the British artist and critic John Ruskin (1819-1900) decried the coal-generated soot and smoke darkening the formerly clear skies as "The Storm Cloud of the 19th Century".
Laidlaw's will be selling the painting by William James Blacklock, alongside other notable items, on November 9. Laidlaw's has described the painting as a 'romanticised view of the Medieval ...
“Spectropia” demystified the techniques used by mediums who claimed they could speak to the dead, revealing the “absurd follies of Spiritualism” Vanessa Armstrong History Correspondent If ...
The 21st century pharmaceutical and biotech sector has come a long way from its roots in 19th century pharmacy. pharmaphorum looks at its evolution over the centuries. The roots of the ...