Authors Collection (page 8)

Riter Fitzgerald, 1895 (oil on canvas)
5860240 Riter Fitzgerald, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Eakins, Thomas Cowperthwait (1844-1916); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Thomas Eakins (1844-1916))

Terror during the French Revolution (1793): a young woman descends the steps of a revolutionary court in front of an
XEE4136987 Terror during the French Revolution (1793): a young woman descends the steps of a revolutionary court in front of an angry crowd threatening her

Heinrich Heine (engraving)
1733904 Heinrich Heine (engraving) by German School, (19th century); (add.info.: Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 - 17 February 1856) was a German poet

Juan Escoiquiz (engraving)
IND269790 Juan Escoiquiz (engraving) by Gomez, A. (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Juan Escoiquiz (1762-27) ecclesiastic politician; born in Navarre; ); Index Fototeca

Necklace, earrings and a cross in woven human hair
6338739 Necklace, earrings and a cross in woven human hair by Lutz, A. (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Necklace, earrings and a cross in woven human hair. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by A)

Patterns for paper flowers to decorate a candlestick base, and candlestick with garland of paper flowers
6338732 Patterns for paper flowers to decorate a candlestick base, and candlestick with garland of paper flowers by Lutz, A

Pattern for embroidery of flowers in a landscape
6338718 Pattern for embroidery of flowers in a landscape by Sluyter, D. (18th century); (add.info.: Pattern for embroidery of flowers in a landscape. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by D)

Examples of decorative chains made of human hair around an embroidered screen
6338710 Examples of decorative chains made of human hair around an embroidered screen by Lutz, A. (18th-19th century); (add.info)

Patterns for tapestry needlework and a Cinderella purse (a la Cendrillon)
6338694 Patterns for tapestry needlework and a Cinderella purse (a la Cendrillon) by Sluyter, D. (18th century); (add.info.: Patterns for tapestry needlework and a Cinderella purse (a la Cendrillon)

Patterns for painting on porcelain: landscapes, fruits, candle
6338747 Patterns for painting on porcelain: landscapes, fruits, candle by Lutz, A. (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Patterns for painting on porcelain: landscapes, fruits, candle)

Patterns for basket, box and mat in woven straw
6338737 Patterns for basket, box and mat in woven straw by Lutz, A. (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Patterns for basket, box and mat in woven straw. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by A)

Pattern for a lampshade en pluche
6338723 Pattern for a lampshade en pluche by Sluyter, D. (18th century); (add.info.: Pattern for a lampshade en pluche. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by D)

Tapestry patterns for slippers
6338720 Tapestry patterns for slippers by Sluyter, D. (18th century); (add.info.: Tapestry patterns for slippers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by D)

A perpetual calendar with months and days of the week, decorated with classical vignettes of a woman with cornucopia
6338692 A perpetual calendar with months and days of the week, decorated with classical vignettes of a woman with cornucopia and basket of flowers by Sluyter, D

Elaborate work table with folding leaf, painted top with classical scene and glass cover
6338668 Elaborate work table with folding leaf, painted top with classical scene and glass cover by Van Houtman (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Elaborate work table with folding leaf)

Four embroidery sampler patterns for a work basket, with frill and tassles
6338667 Four embroidery sampler patterns for a work basket, with frill and tassles by Sluyter, D. (18th century); (add.info.: Four embroidery sampler patterns for a work basket)

Wooden square work table with painted top and homemade fringe
6338663 Wooden square work table with painted top and homemade fringe by Sluyter, D. (18th century); (add.info.: Wooden square work table with painted top and homemade fringe)

Drawings for embroidery designs in drawn-thread and cutout styles
6338651 Drawings for embroidery designs in drawn-thread and cutout styles by Lutz, A. (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Drawings for embroidery designs in drawn-thread and cutout styles)

Page from The Sorrows of the Young Werther, 1775 (litho)
FGL5494020 Page from The Sorrows of the Young Werther, 1775 (litho) by German School, (18th century); (add.info.: Johann Wolfgang GOETHE (1749-1832) page from The Sorrows of the Young Werther drama

Cinderella in ceremonial dress with the fairy - ed. v. 1890
LSE4096471 Cinderella in ceremonial dress with the fairy - ed. v. 1890 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cinderella in ceremonial dress with the fairy - ed. v)

Louis IX of France forming a library
7286266 Louis IX of France forming a library.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis IX of France forming a library. He was a patron of the arts and reading and contemplation became his whole life)

Louis Blanc (engraving)
1734355 Louis Blanc (engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Louis Blanc (1811-1882) french historian and politician, engraving)

Antoine Rivaroli (engraving)
1733998 Antoine Rivaroli (engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Antoine Rivaroli (1753-1801) french writer (aka Antoine de Rivarol), engraving)

Honorat de Bueil, Seigneur de Racan (engraving)
1733989 Honorat de Bueil, Seigneur de Racan (engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan (sometimes mistakenly listed as " marquis de Racan")

Adele Foucher, Victor Hugos wife, c. 1854 (engraving)
1733914 Adele Foucher, Victor Hugos wife, c.1854 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Adele Foucher (1803-1868) Victor Hugos wife, c. 1854, engraving)

Illustration of Andersens tale "The new clothes of the emperor", drawing by Yan Dargent
PCT4267347 Illustration of Andersens tale " The new clothes of the emperor", drawing by Yan Dargent. Two petty ministers pretend to dress the emperor who remains naked

Illustration by Jean-Louis Forain (1852-1931) in Psst... !, 1898-2-12 - A Frankfurt Collecting for the Union - Germany
ICA4893985 Illustration by Jean-Louis Forain (1852-1931) in Psst...!, 1898-2-12 - A Frankfurt Collecting for the Union - Germany Prussia, Antisemitism, Case Dreyfus, Silver, Patriotism

Don Quixote demolishes the puppets he thinks are Moors. "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha"by
JLJ4686581 Don Quixote demolishes the puppets he thinks are Moors. " The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616)

Patterns for wire work baskets, pans, etc
6338751 Patterns for wire work baskets, pans, etc by Lutz, A. (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Patterns for wire work baskets, pans, etc. in gold, silver, copper and iron wire)

A mat woven from thick coloured string
6338746 A mat woven from thick coloured string by Sluyter, D. (18th century); (add.info.: A mat woven from thick coloured string. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by D)

A ridicule or drawstring purse in a net of woven horsehair
6338728 A ridicule or drawstring purse in a net of woven horsehair by Sluyter, D. (18th century); (add.info.: A ridicule or drawstring purse in a net of woven horsehair)

A hexagonal cigar case decorated with ribbons, and two antique bedside lamps
6338713 A hexagonal cigar case decorated with ribbons, and two antique bedside lamps by Sluyter, D. (18th century); (add.info.: A hexagonal cigar case decorated with ribbons)

A pyramid-shaped souvenir or calendar
6338703 A pyramid-shaped souvenir or calendar by Sluyter, D. (18th century); (add.info.: A pyramid-shaped souvenir or calendar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by D)

Models for an embroidery album
6338655 Models for an embroidery album by Sluyter, D. (18th century); (add.info.: Models for an embroidery album. Botanical samplers of roses)

Alexander Dumas, 1853 (lithograph)
7276936 Alexander Dumas, 1853 (lithograph) by Noel, Alphonse Leon (1838-1904); 22.86x17.78 cm; Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA, USA; Courtesy of the Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA

Dreyfus case - Proces of Emile Zola - 1898: General Auguste Mercier (1833-1921)
XEE4135130 Dreyfus case - Proces of Emile Zola - 1898: General Auguste Mercier (1833-1921) answers questions of Fernand Labori (1860-1917), lawyer of the writer Emile Zola (1840-1902)

The Divine Comedy (La Divina Commedia, La Divine Comedie), Inferno, Canto 22
XEE4145640 The Divine Comedy (La Divina Commedia, La Divine Comedie), Inferno, Canto 22: Alichino and Calcabrina grapple above the pitch - by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

Roman serial: "The Count of Monte Cristo"(Monte-Cristo) by Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)
XEE4168731 Roman serial: " The Count of Monte Cristo" (Monte-Cristo) by Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870). Sex scene between Edmond Dantes and Mercedes

Portrait of Samuel Rogers (engraving)
3789967 Portrait of Samuel Rogers (engraving) by Finden, William (1787-1852); (add.info.: Samuel Rogers. English poet. Engraving by W. Finden after drawing by Thomas Lawrence. S.R)

Victor Henri de Rochefort Lucay, aka Henri de Rochefort (engraving)
1734231 Victor Henri de Rochefort Lucay, aka Henri de Rochefort (engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Victor Henri de Rochefort Lucay aka Henri de Rochefort (1831-1913)

Juliette Recamier in Naples with Joachim Murat and Caroline Bonaparte, 1811 (engraving)
1734001 Juliette Recamier in Naples with Joachim Murat and Caroline Bonaparte, 1811 (engraving) by Philippoteaux, Felix (1815-84) (after); (add.info)

Francois Victor Hugo (engraving)
1733915 Francois Victor Hugo (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Francois Victor Hugo (1828-1873) son of Victor Hugo and translator of William Shakespeare)

Jean Paul Friedrich Richter (engraving)
1733907 Jean Paul Friedrich Richter (engraving) by German School; (add.info.: Jean Paul (21 March 1763 - 14 November 1825) was a German Romantic writer

Washington Irving (engraving)
1699199 Washington Irving (engraving) by American School, (19th century); (add.info.: Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer

Portrait of J. J. Weiss (1827-1891), 1889 (oil on panel)
904865 Portrait of J. J. Weiss (1827-1891), 1889 (oil on panel) by Beraud, Jean (1849-1935); 58.4x50 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Illustration from a 1645 edition of German writer Johann Michael Moscheroschs satirical work Wunderliche und
5208253 Illustration from a 1645 edition of German writer Johann Michael Moscheroschs satirical work Wunderliche und Wahrhafftige Gesichte Philanders von Sittewald

Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist (engraving)
7149646 Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist)

Illustration of Pear Emmanuel dit Caran d Ache (1858-1909) in Psst... !, 1898-4-9 - The lion
ICA4894381 Illustration of Pear Emmanuel dit Caran d Ache (1858-1909) in Psst...!, 1898-4-9 - The lion, the raven and the lice - Antisemitism, Dreyfus Case, Justice Proces - Zola Emile, Insects

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