EditorialCaliber or Maasz staff examine in the Pyrotechnie, Aid to calculate the diameter of a sphere, B: Fig. 8-10, to p. 14, 1730, Kazimierz Siemienowicz, Daniel Elrich, Thoma Leonhard Beeren: Vollkommene Gesch?tz-Feuerwerck- Und B?chsenmeisterey-Kunst: Hiebe...
EditorialUse of Russians after marriage, and before n?ce, According to Russian tradition, after the wedding, women examine the linen cloth to convince themselves of the virginity of the bride. Signed: J. B. le Prince (del.), Aug. de St. Aubin (sculp.), Copperpl...
EditorialUnknown (Indian), Illustrations to Life of Dhurva Maharaj: #9 God deputes Narada to examine Dhurva Maharaj's truthfulness, ca. 1800, Gouache and gold, Sheet: 10 11/16 ? 12 inches (27.1 ? 30.5 cm).
EditorialEastern Question. Ottoman Empire. Constantinople, Turkey. Council of Ministers meeting at the Imperial Palace, chaired by the Sultan Abdul-Aziz-Khan, to examine the diplomatic note of Count Gyula Andrassy (politician of the Austro-Hungarian Empire), be...
EditorialAllow me to Examine the Young Lady?, published February 18, 1860, Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), published by Harper?s Weekly (American, 1857-1916), United States, Wood engraving on paper, 395 x 269 mm.
EditorialJoseph Haydn's grave was robbed shortly after his death by " phrenologists", who hoped to learn about his genius by studying his skull. In 1954 the skull was restored to Haydn's remains in Eisenstadt, Austria. Two pathologists examine Haydn's...
EditorialAkbar and Jahangir Examine a Ghir Falcon while Prince Khusrau Stands Behind, c. 1602-1604. India, Mughal, early 17th century. Opaque watercolor with gold on paper, gold foliate borders; page: 35.8 x 23.4 cm (14 1/8 x 9 3/16 in.).
EditorialTwo men sit on a rock under a parasol contemplating the Lauteraar Glacier while their four companions examine some pieces of rock below in the foreground, with the glacier and mountains in the background. GLACIER DE LAUTERAAR Canton de Berne Province d...
EditorialManufacture of cast iron in China. c.1820. Close up the halves of the mould and examine the mould'. Opaque watercolour. China/Canton style. Originally published/produced in c.1820 . Source: Add.Or.2337,. Language: Chinese.
EditorialTwo men examine some fragments of Roman buildings abandoned on the grass in the foreground. A couple next to them contemplate the view of the fields surrounding the village of Avenches, seen on the left in the background. Vu? d'Avenche. à Basle : che...
Editorial"Which is which?" and Laurie bent like a well-sweep to examine the prodigies. A group of people standing around a woman holding two baby twins. Little Women and Good Wives: being stories for girls. By the author of “An Old Fashioned Girl,” etc. [L....
EditorialA tea warehouse in Canton. c.1790. In a large warehouse, Chinese porters are carrying cylinderical baskets of tea from a store-room on the left and emptying the contents in a great heap on the right. Three Europeans examine the tea whilst another talks...
EditorialSaint Bruno examine un dessin des thermes de Dioclétien, emplacement de la future chartreuse de Rome - Saint Bruno examining a drawing of the thermal baths of Diocletien, future site of the charterhouse (Carthusian monastery) of Rome. Canvas, 16...
EditorialSaint Bruno examine un dessin des thermes de Dioclétien, emplacement de la future chartreuse de Rome - Saint Bruno examining a drawing of the thermal baths of Diocletien, future site of the charterhouse (Carthusian monastery) of Rome. Canvas, 16...
EditorialConnoisseurs, June 20, 1799, Hand-colored etching, Sheet: 10 11/16 ? 8 7/16 in. (27.2 ? 21.4 cm), Prints, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757?1827 London), Rowlandson here directs his visual wit against a group of elderly art enthusiasts who lean i...
EditorialWe Have the Exhibition to Examine, 1810?40, Hand-colored etching, Sheet: 9 9/16 x 14 1/8 in. (24.3 x 35.9 cm), Prints, William Heath ('Paul Pry') (British, London 1795?1840 Hampstead).
EditorialCostume of Pouraille, master of Paris. He wears a "claque bas" (bicorn), tight redingote (frock coat), cravat, striped breeches, and shiny boots. He holds a magnifying glass to examine precious stones. Handcoloured etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot...
EditorialJoseph Haydn's grave was robbed shortly after his death by " phrenologists", who hoped to learn about his genius by studying his skull. In 1954 the skull was restored to Haydn's remains in Eisenstadt, Austria. Two pathologists examine Haydn's...