The Romantics: A Gallery

This is an illustration of an event in chapter seven of William Ainsworth's The Tower of London. In this chapter, Cuthbert Cholmondeley wakes up on a dungeon floor, chained to the floor and thinks he is living in a nightmare. He then falls asleep for a long period of time, and wakes to a loud scream. He sees a frightening figure in the shadows and it moves towards him, ultmately grabbing his hand and pursues him as he tries to move away, while shrieking in his ear "My child, my child! – you have taken my child!" 

This illustration shows the…

The Popularity of the Strawberry Hill house was a great statement for the architecture revolving the Gothic period surrounding the 18th and 19th century. Walpole had gotten inspiration from Gothic Cathedrals around Europe. Some Details that were added to the house would be having chimney pieces, doors and cielings that were based on gothic vaulting as well as having medievel tombs and rose windows.  

Holy Trinity Church in Clapham, London, served as a significant meeting place for the Clapham Sect, a group of evangelical social reformers dedicated to the abolition of slavery. Figures like Hannah More, William Wilberforce, Granville Sharp, and Henry Thornton frequently gathered here to discuss and advance their cause. The church became a symbol of faith-driven activism, where religious conviction and political strategy intersected to create lasting social change. 

The Clapham Sect's efforts were instrumental in the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which banned the…

Josiah Westwood is the creator of The Kneeling Slave, 'Am I not a man and a brother?'. He was a member of the Clapham Sect seeking to end the slave trade. This emblem was used across many of their different materials, such as medals and cufflinks. Through his creative invention, the message of abolishing was spread throughout Britain, spreading his work to both those who agreed with their cause and those who didn’t. Westwood was an active member of the group, and his contributions improved the cause of the abolitionists. 

The significance of this image cannot be understated;…