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- 1Public domain portrait of John Bingley Garland circulates online●John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60. Source: Harry Ransom Center https:// pdimagearchive.org/images/9050 35aa-a85f-4cf0-be
A public domain photograph of John Bingley Garland, dated around 1850-60 and held by the Harry Ransom Center, is being shared through the Public Domain Image Archive. Tagged with themes of collage, religion and Christianity, the archival image has drawn modest attention from art and history enthusiasts browsing newly digitised 19th-century materials.
- 2Chladni's 1787 sound patterns resurface online●Illustration by Ernst Chladni, from Entdeckungen über die Theorie des Klange (1787). Source: @ maxplanckgesellschaft htt
An illustration by Ernst Chladni from his 1787 work 'Entdeckungen über die Theorie des Klange' is being shared by the Max Planck Society via the PD Image Archive. Chladni's famous diagrams visualise vibration patterns, made by scattering sand on vibrating plates, and are considered foundational to acoustics. The image is highlighted for its links between sound, waves, music, and design.
- 317th-century love emblem illustration by Peter Rollos shared online●Illustration by Peter Rollos, from Le Centre de l'amour: decouvert soubs divers emblesmes galans et facetieux (ca. 1687)
An illustration by Peter Rollos from 'Le Centre de l'amour: decouvert soubs divers emblesmes galans et facetieux', a French emblem book dating to around 1687, is circulating among art and archive enthusiasts. The image comes from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign collection via the Internet Archive, part of a growing interest in public-domain historical artwork being rediscovered and shared widely online.
- 41907 occult illustration by Raffaele Mainella circulates online●Illustration by Raffaele Mainella, from Nos Invisibles (1907). Source: Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève Livres / Internet A
A 1907 illustration by Raffaele Mainella from the book 'Nos Invisibles' is being shared, sourced from the Bibliothèque Sainte-Genevève via the Internet Archive. The image, tied to themes of spiritualism and life after death, is also available to buy as a print from the public domain image archive.