Beautiful Antique Handpainted Swiss Chest dated 1785.
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St. Paul at the Aeropagus in Athens
This 18th Century copperplate engraving depicts a scene from the Bible: Acts 17:16-34
in which St. Paul visits the Council of Elders of Athens at the Aeropagus.
Attributed to Markus Dinkel – Antique Watercolor Portrait of Girl from Zug – Zuger Trachtenmädchen
Markus Dinkel ((Eicken 1762 – 1832. Bern) was a portraitist specialized in Swiss costumes. He is one of the so called Schweitzer Kleinmeister (the Swiss Little Masters), 18th and 19th Century artists who specialized in depictions of Swiss landscapes and traditional country lifestyles for Europe’s emerging bourgeoisie.
George Edwards – Long-Tailed Grouse From Hudson Bay, Plate 117
18th Century hand colored engraving by the “Father of Ornithology,” George Edwards.
The Sebesten Plum and the Italian Runner after Mark Catesby
From A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) by George Edwards, adapted after the original by Mark Catesby. This beautiful 18th Century engraving shows the largeleaf geigertree (Cordia sebestena) and a bird described as “the Italian Runner.”