Antique Needlework Sampler – Signed “MS,” October 1792
Antique 1792 needlework sampler with alphabets, crowns, floral motifs, moral verse, and signature “MS,” a fine example of Georgian schoolgirl work.
19th Century
Mary Ann Robbins Needlework Sampler – 1844
Antique 1844 needlework sampler by Mary Ann Robbins, with verse, animals, and floral motifs, worked at Sezincote, Gloucestershire.
Walter Crane – The First of May: A Fairy Masque (1881)
This unique volume, The First of May: A Fairy Masque, is one of the great illustrated books by the Victorian
19th Century French Theatre Scene in the Style of Daumier
French School, late 19th century – Oil on paper laid on canvas A spirited and humorous theatre scene, painted in
Jacques Barraband Le Touraco géant
Barraband handcolored engraving of the Great Blue Turaco (Schizorhis cristatus), Plate 19 from Buffon, with rich, velvety coloration.
Jacques Barraband (1767–1809), Turacus persa (Le Touraco)
Handcolored Barraband engraving of the Turaco (Turacus persa), Plate 17 from Buffon, with rare workshop color notes and annotations.
Utagawa Kuniyoshi – Kamata Masakiyo Battling a Giant Cat
Woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, depicting warrior Kamata Masakiyo in combat with a giant cat, mid-19th century Edo Japan
La Sortie du Port (from La Vie d’un Navire) after Hippolyte Garneray, engraved by A. Durand
La Sortie du Port (from La Vie d’un Navire) — after Hippolyte Garneray, engraved by A. Durand, hand-colored aquatint, Paris,
Day of Judgement – Dramatic Large Russian Lubok Print
Russian popular devotional broadside (lubok): Skaz strashnago suda bozhia — “Tale of the Dread Judgment of God (the Last Judgment).”
Katsushika Hokusai – Woodblock Prints from One Hundred Ghost Stories
The Series: One Hundred Ghost Stories (Hyaku Monogatari) This is a haunting series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Katsushika Hokusai,
Sagas of Beauty and Bravery by Taiso Yoshitoshi
Taiso Yoshitoshi, 10 Woodblock Prints from Sagas of Beauty and Bravery (美勇水滸伝, Biyū Suikoden) This series is also sometimes translated
Madonna and Child with Crowns, Central Europe, late 18th–19th century
Central European devotional panel of the Madonna and Child, with a tooled gold ground
Léon-Victor Dupré – Woodland Landscape with Country Estate
This atmospheric woodland scene by French painter Léon-Victor Dupré, associated with the Barbizon school, reveals a sweeping view of tall
Forum of Nerva, Rome – Albumen Photograph by Pietro Dovizielli, ca. 1860
Forum of Nerva (Temple of Minerva, the “Colonnacce”), Rome – Albumen Photograph by Pietro Dovizielli, ca. 1860 This evocative albumen
Temple of Hercules Victor, Rome – Albumen Photograph by Pietro Dovizielli
Temple of Hercules Victor and Temple of Portunus, Rome – Albumen Photograph by Pietro Dovizielli, ca. 1860 This finely preserved
Girl in a Window with Flower and Canary- English School
This intimate 19th century scene depicts a young girl leaning on the sill of a window, gazing pensively outward. Her
Metternich – Portrait of the Austrian diplomat and leader of the Congress of Vienna
Clément Venceslas Lothaire, Prince de Metternich-Winnebourg — engraved portrait, Artaria & Comp., Vienna, c. 1830s–1840s Three-quarter bust of the Austrian
Naive Painting – Restaurant Scene – The Bill Arrives!
L’Addition – The Moment of Truth! Wonderful humorous 19th Century painting of the moment of truth when the bill is
The Staubbach Falls in Lauterbrunnen Antique Watercolor
This 19th-century watercolor depicts the Staubbach Falls in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. The image captures a scene where the waterfall cascades dramatically
Utamaro Kitagawa – Woman Holding a Paint Brush – Japanese Woodblock Print
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 (1753 – 1806) was one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and