EditorialCaptain Peter Marriette, half-length, slightly to left, with powdered hair,wearing a blue velvet coat and white silk waistcoat, both trimmed with gold lace. Peter Marriette was a successful free merchant in Madras, after resigning from the navy. He app...
EditorialBas-de-page scene showing Thomas Becket resigning his archiepiscopal ring and cross to Pope Alexander III at Sens. Queen Mary Psalter. England (London?); circa 1310-1320. Source: Royal 2 B. VII, f.294v. Language: Latin.
EditorialCaptain Peter Marriette, half-length, slightly to left, with powdered hair,wearing a blue velvet coat and white silk waistcoat, both trimmed with gold lace. Peter Marriette was a successful free merchant in Madras, after resigning from the navy. He app...
EditorialRichard II resigning his crown. Jean Froissart, Chroniques , vol. IV (4). Netherlands, S. (Bruges) Date Last quarter of the 15th century, before 1483. Source: Royal 18 E. II f.401v.
EditorialJoanna of Naples resigning her kingdom to Pope Clement. Text and floral border. . Chroniques. Netherlands, S. Last quarter of the 15th century, before 1483. Source: Royal 18 E. I f.69v. Language: French.
EditorialKay Ka'us resigning. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 24 miniatures. 1600. Kay Ka'us resigning the kingship to Kay Khusraw. 15 by 15 cm. Opaque watercolour. Bukhara style. Image taken from Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 24 miniatures. Originally published/prod...
EditorialClock with Bust of Washington and Relief of Cornwallis Resigning his Sword to Washington, ca. 1815, Made in Paris, France, American, Marble and patinated bronze, 18 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (47.6 x 19.7 x 12.1 cm), Furniture, Armingaud L?Ain? (1806?1813).
EditorialOno no Tofu Standing on the Bank of a Stream and Watching a Frog Leap to Catch a Willow Branch, Edo period (1615?1868), ca. 1825, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (21.9 x 19.4 cm), Prints, Totoya H...
Editorial? ?? ???? ??, Letter, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), China, Album leaf; ink on paper, 10 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (27 x 16.8 cm), Calligraphy, Jiao Hong (Chinese, 1541?1620), A native of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Jiao Hong was a prolific scholar, noted bibliophile,...
EditorialCulver Cliff, Isle of Wight, 1847, Watercolor, colored chalks and gouache over graphite, sheet: 6 11/16 x 10 5/16 in. (17 x 26.2 cm), Drawings, William Dyce (British, Aberdeen, Scotland 1806?1864 London), Dyce is best known for meticulously-rendered re...
EditorialIntegrity retiring from Office!, A group of resigning ministers, led by Pitt who holds a document entitled Justice of Emancipating ye Catholicks, leaving through an arched gateway inscribed Treasury.Following Pitt are Dundas, Grenville, Spencer and Lou...
EditorialIntegrity retiring from Office!, A group of resigning ministers, led by Pitt who holds a document entitled Justice of Emancipating ye Catholicks, leaving through an arched gateway inscribed Treasury.Following Pitt are Dundas, Grenville, Spencer and Lou...
Editorial" Neptune resigning the Command of the Seas to Brittania", painting on the top of the staircase in Osborne House, Queen Victoria's retreat on the Isle of Wight.