EditorialMariano Linan y Morello (1769-1844). Spanish clergyman and theologian, Bishop of Teruel and General Commissioner of Holy Crusade. Portrait by Vicente Lopez Porta?a (1772-1850), ca.1835. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain.
EditorialArthur Wellesley (1769-1852). 1st Duke of Wellington. British military and Prime Minister. Portrait attributed to John Jackson (1778-1831), ca.1820-1825. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain.
EditorialThe Philosopher. ?douard Manet (French, 1832-1883); printed by Louis Dumont (French, 19th century). Date: 1865-1866. Dimensions: 271 ? 164 mm (image); 318 ? 236 mm (plate); 463 ? 349 mm (sheet). Etching and drypoint in warm black on blue laid paper. Or...
EditorialEvening Rain at Azuma Shrine (Azuma no mori yau), from the series "Eight Views in the Environs of Edo (Edo Kinko hakkei no uchi)". Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1832-1843. Dimensions: 22.9 x 34.9 cm (9 x 13 3/4 in.). Color woodblo...
EditorialThe Tragic Actor (Rouvi?re in the role of Hamlet). ?douard Manet; French, 1832-1883. Date: 1865-1866. Dimensions: 299 ? 161 mm (image); 326 ? 178 mm (plate); 369 ? 221 mm (sheet). Etching and plate tone in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: France.
EditorialThe Raven on the Bust of Pallas ("Perched upon a bust of Pallas..."), from The Raven (Le Corbeau). ?douard Manet (French, 1832-1883); written by Edgar Allan Poe (American, 1809-1849); translated and produced by St?phane Mallarm? (French, 1842-1898); pr...
EditorialThe Oyster Woman. Dated: 1769. Dimensions: plate: 50.6 x 35.5 cm (19 15/16 x 14 in.) sheet: 57.2 x 43 cm (22 1/2 x 16 15/16 in.). Medium: mezzotint on laid paper.
EditorialView of the Remains of the Forum of Nerva, from Views of Rome. Giovanni Battista Piranesi; Italian, 1720-1778. Date: 1769-1770. Dimensions: 474 x 710 mm (image); 480 x 715 mm (plate); 560 x 788 mm (sheet). Etching on heavy ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy.
EditorialThe Courtesan Takikawa of Ogiya, from the series Seven Beautiful Komachi (Bijin nana Komachi). Utagawa Toyokuni I ?? ?? ??; Japanese, 1769-1825. Date: 1789-1799. Dimensions: 37.5 x 24.4 cm (14 3/4 x 9 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan.
EditorialCh?teau de Pesteil ? Polminhac. Dated: 1832. Dimensions: image: 22.5 x 30.5 cm (8 7/8 x 12 in.) sheet: 34.9 x 45.4 cm (13 3/4 x 17 7/8 in.). Medium: lithograph in black on chine coll.
EditorialSpain, Madrid. Puerta de Alcala . Monument built between 1769 and 1778 by order of King Carlos III. It was designed by Francisco Sabatini (1721-1797) as a triumphal arch to celebrate the arrival of the king at the capital city.
EditorialThe Explosion of Gunboat nr 2, under Command of Jan van Speijk, off Antwerp, 5 February 1831. Dating: 1832. Measurements: h 53 cm ? w 76 cm; d 6 cm.
EditorialThe Citadel of Antwerp shortly after the Siege of 19 November-23 December 1832, and the Surrender of the Dutch Garisson to the French. Dating: 1832 - 1839. Measurements: h 132 cm ? w 197 cm; d 6.5 cm.
EditorialPortrait Study of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). Dating: 1821. Place: London. Measurements: h 76 cm ? w 63.5 cm; d 12 cm.
EditorialDavid George van Lennep (1712-97), Senior Merchant of the Dutch Factory at Smyrna, and his Wife and Children. Dating: 1769 - 1771. Measurements: h 172 cm ? w 248 cm.
EditorialPortrait of Lieutenant-General Frederik Knotzer. Dating: c. 1832. Measurements: h 78.8 cm ? w 64.7 cm ? t 3.1 cm; h 87.4 cm ? w 73.3 cm ? d 10 cm.