EditorialEgyptian gods in the Graeco-Roman style: Isis from a Greek temple 1, Isis with snake from a Roman temple, and Serapis with snake from a Greek temple 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and M...
EditorialPoland, Warsaw. Lazienki Park. The Royal Bath. Ancient Roman-style amphitheatre, building that was erected after the redesign of the estate by Stanislaw August Poniatowski, in the mid-18th century. Engraving by Lemaitre and Cholet. History of Poland, b...
Editorial"New Dress, in the Roman Style, introduced at the Opera by a foreign Lady of distinction". The hair dressed, without power, into a variety of natural curls; two bands of gold in the hair. Body and petticoat of puce-coloured satin; the body richly embro...
EditorialHairstyles of Josephine de Beauharnais, 1788, later wife to Napoleon, from murals in the bathrooms at Malmaison in the Roman style. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885....
EditorialHairstyles of Josephine de Beauharnais, 1788, later wife to Napoleon, from murals in the bathrooms at Malmaison in the Roman style. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885....
Editorial"New Dress, in the Roman Style, introduced at the Opera by a foreign Lady of distinction". The hair dressed, without power, into a variety of natural curls; two bands of gold in the hair. Body and petticoat of puce-coloured satin; the body richly embro...
EditorialRoman British Females. They both wear the gwn (tunic) in the Roman style over the pais (petticoat). Handcoloured aquatint by R. Havell from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Samuel Meyrick's Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the Briti...
EditorialWaistcoat, Medium: silk Technique: printed by engraved plate on satin weave, Waistcoat of cream-white satin with a subtle striped pattern has a standing collar, straight bottom and straight pocket edges. Front is printed with detached motifs of Greco-R...
EditorialStage Design: Columned Hall with Sculpture and Inscriptions Relating to the Aenead, Ludovico Ottavio Burnacini, Italian, 16361707, Pen and black ink, brush and wash on wove paper, Horizontal rectangle showing large room elaborately decorated with sculp...
EditorialDesign for a Bed in the Roman Style, Richard de Lalonde, French, active 178096, Pen and black ink, brush and wash, yellow-green watercolor on white laid paper, Daybed, hangings suspended from a domed canopy which is decorated with clusters of feathers....
EditorialFacade of Ruined (?) Roman Temple, with Columns and Doorway, Heneage Finch fourth Earl of Aylesford, 17511812, British, after 1771, Watercolor and graphite, verso: blue wash on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper, Sheet: 9 1/4 ? 8 inches (23.5 ...
EditorialN?mes from the Tour Magne, William Marlow, 17401813, British, ca. 1765, Watercolor and pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper (original mount), Mount: 17...
EditorialA Roman Emperor, Unknown artist, nineteenth century, Imitator of French 17th century bronzes, 1830s, Bronze, Overall: 23 x 13 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (58.4 x 34.3 x 19.1 cm), emperor, portrait, Roman (style or period).
EditorialGiovanni Pichler, Head of a young man in Roman style, Italian, Rome, Giovanni Pichler (Italian, Naples 17341791 Rome), ca. 177580, Italian, Rome, Sardonyx and gold, Overall: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm); visible cameo: 28.2 x 20.3 x 5.1 mm, Lapidary Work-Gems.
EditorialHairstyles of Josephine de Beauharnais, 1788, later wife to Napoleon, from murals in the bathrooms at Malmaison in the Roman style. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885....
EditorialHairstyles of Josephine de Beauharnais, 1788, later wife to Napoleon, from murals in the bathrooms at Malmaison in the Roman style. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885....
EditorialCostume of a pagan Saxon Chief. He wears a four-pointed helmet, Roman-style breastplate, spear, convex shield with boss, a wreath of amber-beads and a golden torque around his neck. In the background, a Saxon ship with square sail. Handcoloured aquatin...
EditorialTurkey. Aphrodisias. Ancient Greek Classical city. The Stadium. It was built in the later 1st century AD. Originally designed for athletic contests. Panoramic view of the east end of the building, turned into an amphitheatre and arena specifically desi...
EditorialPoland, Warsaw. Lazienki Park. The Royal Bath. Ancient Roman-style amphitheatre, building that was erected after the redesign of the estate by Stanislaw August Poniatowski, in the mid-18th century. Engraving by Lemaitre and Cholet. History of Poland, b...
EditorialPortrait of Louis XIV (1638-1715), King of France and Navarre, A slightly smaller than life-size portrait of Louis XIV in patinated bronze, on a square red marble base. The face is turned slightly to the right (heraldic left). The monarch wears a conte...
EditorialTurkey. Aphrodisias. Ancient Greek Classical city. The Stadium. It was built in the later 1st century AD. Originally designed for athletic contests. Panoramic view of the east end of the building, turned into an amphitheatre and arena specifically desi...
Editorial"New Dress, in the Roman Style, introduced at the Opera by a foreign Lady of distinction". The hair dressed, without power, into a variety of natural curls; two bands of gold in the hair. Body and petticoat of puce-coloured satin; the body richly embro...
EditorialEgyptian gods in the Graeco-Roman style: Isis from a Greek temple 1, Isis with snake from a Roman temple, and Serapis with snake from a Greek temple 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and M...
EditorialHairstyles of Josephine de Beauharnais, 1788, later wife to Napoleon, from murals in the bathrooms at Malmaison in the Roman style. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885....
EditorialHairstyles of Josephine de Beauharnais, 1788, later wife to Napoleon, from murals in the bathrooms at Malmaison in the Roman style. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885....
EditorialCostume of a pagan Saxon Chief. He wears a four-pointed helmet, Roman-style breastplate, spear, convex shield with boss, a wreath of amber-beads and a golden torque around his neck. In the background, a Saxon ship with square sail. Handcoloured aquatin...
EditorialRoman British Females. They both wear the gwn (tunic) in the Roman style over the pais (petticoat). Handcoloured aquatint by R. Havell from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Samuel Meyrick's Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the Briti...