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Self-portrait with Saskia., Rembrandt van Rijn, artist, 1636, Amsterdam, etching, During his lifetime, Rembrandt's extraordinary skills as a printmaker were the main source of his international fame. Unlike his oil paintings, prints travelled

Harlech No 1, Sir Francis Haden, 1874, etching, Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910) was an amateur printmaker in the true sense of the word. A surgeon by profession, he chose etching as a hobby, but soon developed his technique to a high

High Street, Christchurch, Burton Brothers studio, photography studio, 1880s, Christchurch, gelatin dry plate process, A street scene showing a row of buildings at right, including the Empire Hotel. In the Universal Nelson Moate & Co building

Mount Egmont, Miss Dorothy Richmond, artist, 1929, New Zealand, This essay originally appeared in New Zealand Art at Te Papa (Te Papa Press, 2018

Times of Day/ Vesper, Jan de Visscher, etcher, 1660, Netherlands, etching, Jan de Visscher/ Johannes Visscher (c. 1636-before 1712) was a Dutch Golden Age printmaker who became a painter in later life. According to Arnold Houbraken, the great

The Lusitania Raft on Broadstairs Pier, Sir Frank Short, artist, 1920, England, etching, The printmaker and painter Sir Frank Short (1857-1945) originally trained as an engineer but left this line of work to pursue a career as an artist. He

Caricatures and deformities after Leonardo. Two distorted heads., Wenceslaus Hollar, etcher, circa 1645, Flanders, etching, The immensely prolific and talented Czech printmaker Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) was employed between 1636 and 1644 as

Milford Sound, John Gully, 1883, New Zealand, This essay originally appeared in New Zealand Art at Te Papa (Te Papa Press, 2018

Art Gallery and Early Settlers Association Rooms, Dunedin, New Zealand, Muir & Moodie studio, 1904-1915, Dunedin

River landscapes. Plate 5. Untitled., Jan de Visscher, etcher, 1650-1660, Netherlands, etching, Jan de Visscher/ Johannes Visscher (c. 1636-before 1712) was a Dutch Golden Age printmaker who became a painter in later life. According to Arnold

Morita Kanya as Kitsune Tadanobu in 'Yoshisune senbon-zakura', Natori Shunsen, artist, 1952, Tokyo, woodcut, The major Japanese 20th century printmaker Natori Shunsen (1886-1960) first worked for the principal publisher of shin-hanga ('modern

Landscapes IV. Beggar., Adriaen van der Cabel, artist, 1660-1700, etching, Adriaen van der Cabel or Ary van der Touw (1631–1705), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter and etcher active in France and Italy. He was born and grew up in the

Three oriental figures (Jacob and Laban?)., Rembrandt van Rijn, artist, 1641, Netherlands, etching, During his lifetime, Rembrandt's extraordinary skills as a printmaker were the main source of his international fame. Unlike his oil paintings,

The Kremlin, Marius Bauer, 1900, drypoint, The recent revival of interest in Orientalism has led to the rediscovery of the technically outstanding but unfairly sidelined Dutch painter and printmaker Marius Bauer (1867-1932). Bauer was an

Six large upright landscapes with scenes from the Old Testament: Elijah fed by the ravens., Anthonie Waterloo, artist, 1640-1690, etching, Anthonie Waterloo (1609–1690) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape etcher and painter. He is thought to have

Portrait of the artist, George Dawe, painter, circa 1810-1829, Text originally created for Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand exhibition at Te Papa, March 2018

[Pomadrris edgerloyi, Pomaderris phylicifolia 'Tauhinu', Discaria toumatu 'Toumatou'], Sarah Featon, circa 1885, New Zealand, In 1889 Sarah Featon and her husband Edward Featon published The Art Album of New Zealand Flora, in which they sought

Cloudy day at Mizuki, Ibaraki Prefecture (Mizuki no Komoribi), Kawese Hasui, artist, 1946, Tokyo, woodcut, Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) was probably the greatest single artist of Japan's shin-hanga ('modern print') movement of the early to mid

Muscarum scarabeorum ... varie figure. Plate 4. Three caterpillars, a maggot and a snail., Wenceslaus Hollar, etcher, 1646, Flanders, etching, Wenceslaus (or Wenzel) Hollar (1607-77) was an Anglo-Czech artist, and one of the greatest and most

Christ driving the money changers from the Temple., Rembrandt van Rijn, artist, 1635, Netherlands, etching, During his lifetime, Rembrandt's extraordinary skills as a printmaker were the main source of his international fame. Unlike his oil

Portrait of Frans van den Wyngarde, engraver and publisher, Wenceslaus Hollar, artist, 1651, Flanders, etching, Wenceslaus (or Wenzel) Hollar (1607-77) was an Anglo-Czech artist, and one of the greatest and most prolific printmakers of the

Caricatures and deformities after Leonardo. Three heads covering each other., Wenceslaus Hollar, etcher, 1645, Flanders, etching, The immensely prolific and talented Czech printmaker Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) was employed between 1636 and

The bridge over the waterfall., Wenceslaus Hollar, etcher, 1648, Flanders, etching, Wenceslaus (or Wenzel) Hollar (1607-77) was an Anglo-Czech artist, and one of the greatest and most prolific printmakers of the 17th century. His artreveals

Art Gallery from Queens Gardens, Nelson, Muir & Moodie studio, photography studio, Early twentieth century, Dunedin, photography

The set of the bears. Untitled plate 5, Marcus de Bye, etcher, 1664, Netherlands, etching, Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder (c. 1520–c. 1590) was a Flemish printmaker and painter associated with the English court of the mid-16th century and mainly

Genevieve. (from a poem by S.T. Coleridge entitled 'Love'), George Dawe, 1812, George Dawe's painting Genevieve is a large-scale masterpiece of what art historians have termed 'Romantic classicism', highly fashionable in the early 19th century.

Clement de Jonghe, printseller., Rembrandt van Rijn, artist, 1651, Netherlands, etching, During his lifetime, Rembrandt's extraordinary skills as a printmaker were the main source of his international fame. Unlike his oil paintings, prints

Muscarum scarabeorum ... varie figure. Plate 12. Four butterflies and a moth., Wenceslaus Hollar, etcher, 1646, Flanders, etching, Wenceslaus (or Wenzel) Hollar (1607-77) was an Anglo-Czech artist, and one of the greatest and most prolific

The Virgin and Child in the clouds., Rembrandt van Rijn, artist, 1641, Netherlands, etching, During his lifetime, Rembrandt's extraordinary skills as a printmaker were the main source of his international fame. Unlike his oil paintings,

A town by the river, Marco Ricci, printmaker, 1723-1730, etching, Born to a family of Venetian artists, Marco Ricci first studied with his famous uncle Sebastiano Ricci. After murdering a gondolier in a brawl, Marco fled to Dalmatia, where he

The bathing pool, Percival Gaskell, artist, 1910-1930, mezzotint, George Percival Gaskell (1868-1934) was born at Shipley in Yorkshire and educated in Cambridge. He studied art at the Royal College of Art with Frank Short, as well as in Paris

Six landscapes. Plate 1: A lime tree in front of an inn., Anthonie Waterloo, artist, 1640-1690, etching, Anthonie Waterloo (1609–1690) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape etcher and painter. He is thought to have been born in Ryssel, the Flemish

Near Paekakariki, Cook Strait, Nicholas Chevalier, artist, 1868, New Zealand, This essay originally appeared in New Zealand Art at Te Papa (Te Papa Press, 2018

School of Art - Auckland, Burton Brothers studio, photography studio, Late nineteenth century or early twentieth century, Dunedin, photography

Muscarum scarabeorum ... varie figure. Plate 6. Dragonflies, a bumble-bee, a grasshopper and a butterfly., Wenceslaus Hollar, etcher, 1646, Flanders, etching, Wenceslaus (or Wenzel) Hollar (1607-77) was an Anglo-Czech artist, and one of the

Greymouth, Muir & Moodie studio, photography studio, circa 1905, Dunedin, black-and-white photography, This essay originally appeared in New Zealand Art at Te Papa (Te Papa Press, 2018

The Centenarian, Edmund Blampied, artist, 1930-1931, drypoint, Edmund Blampied (1886-1966) was one of the most eminent artists to come from the Channel Islands, yet he received no formal training in art until he was 16 years old. He was noted

Public Art Gallery and Early Settlers Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand, Muir & Moodie studio, 1904-1915, Dunedin

[Thelymitra longifolia], Sarah Featon, circa 1885, New Zealand, In 1889 Sarah Featon and her husband Edward Featon published The Art Album of New Zealand Flora, in which they sought to dispute the ‘mistaken notion that New Zealand is

Amoenissimæ aliquot locorum ... Effigies. Plate 19. Zu Düren., Wenceslaus Hollar, artist, 1635, Cologne, etching, Wenceslaus (or Wenzel) Hollar (1607-77) was an Anglo-Czech artist, and one of the greatest and most prolific printmakers of the

The Lion of St. Mark, Venice, Walter Sickert, artist, 1915, England, etching, Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942) was an English painter and printmaker who was a member of the Camden Town Group in London. He was an important influence on

Six large upright landscapes with scenes from the Old Testament: Zipporah circumcising her son, Anthonie Waterloo, artist, 1640-1690, etching, Anthonie Waterloo (1609–1690) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape etcher and painter. He is thought to

Amoenissimæ aliquot locorum ... effigies. Plate 24. Das Meer., Wenceslaus Hollar, artist, 1635, Germany, etching, Wenceslaus (or Wenzel) Hollar (1607-77) was an Anglo-Czech artist, and one of the greatest and most prolific printmakers of the

Un precieux, Edmund Blampied, etcher, 1938, drypoint, Edmund Blampied (1886-1966) was one of the most eminent artists to come from the Channel Islands, yet he received no formal training in art until he was 16 years old. He was noted mostly for

Untitled, Sarah Featon, circa 1885, New Zealand, In 1889 Sarah Featon and her husband Edward Featon published The Art Album of New Zealand Flora, in which they sought to dispute the ‘mistaken notion that New Zealand is peculiarly destitute of

Amoenissimæ aliquot locorum ... Effigies. Plate 11. Zu Speier., Wenceslaus Hollar, artist, 1635, Germany, etching, Wenceslaus (or Wenzel) Hollar (1607-77) was an Anglo-Czech artist, and one of the greatest and most prolific printmakers of the

Woman in a riverscape looking towards a boat., Allart van Everdingen, artist, Mid 17th century, etching, The Dutch landscape and marine painter and printmaker Allart/ Allaert van Everdingen (1621-1675) was born in Alkmaar and is said to have

Portrait of Elizabeth Anne Lassetter, Unknown, artist, circa 1828-1830, Text originally created for Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand exhibition at Te Papa, March 2018

Auckland from Saint Matthews, Muir & Moodie studio, photography studio, circa 1905, Dunedin, gelatin dry plate process, Centre of image shop front for J.A. Clark Photographer, The Canadian Photographic Art Studio street address number 346.

The three men and the porter., Allart van Everdingen, artist, Mid 17th century, etching, The Dutch landscape and marine painter and printmaker Allart/Allaert van Everdingen (1621-1675) was born in Alkmaar and is said to have been a pupil of

The Royal Exchange., Wenceslaus Hollar, artist, 1645-47, Flanders, etching, Wenceslaus (or Wenzel) Hollar (1607-77) was an Anglo-Czech artist, and one of the greatest and most prolific printmakers of the 17th century. His artreveals his

Christ at Emmaus: the larger plate., Rembrandt van Rijn, artist, 1654, Netherlands, etching, During his lifetime, Rembrandt's extraordinary skills as a printmaker were the main source of his international fame. Unlike his oil paintings,

Encampments: A military encampment with a tent flying a flag., Jan de Visscher, etcher, circa 1670, Netherlands, etching, Jan de Visscher (c. 1636-before 1712) was a Dutch Golden Age printmaker who became a painter in later life. According to

Jan Brueghel the Elder. From Icones principum virorum ('The Iconography'), Sir Anthony van Dyck, etcher, 1645, Netherlands, etching, The Iconography (Icones principum virorum) is a very large series of portrait prints made after drawings and

[Veronica (4 species)], Sarah Featon, circa 1885, New Zealand, In 1889 Sarah Featon and her husband Edward Featon published The Art Album of New Zealand Flora, in which they sought to dispute the ‘mistaken notion that New Zealand is peculiarly

Hercules, Albrecht Dürer, artist, circa 1498, Germany, engraving, AlbrechtDürer referred to this engraving as Hercules in the diary of his visit to the Netherlands in 1520-21. But the moment depicted has yet to be identified precisely.

Portrait of C.D. Barraud, James Nairn, artist, 1897, Wellington, Text originally created for Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand exhibition at Te Papa, March 2018

Kororareka in the Bay of Islands, Conrad Martens, artist, 1841, Sydney, This essay originally appeared in New Zealand Art at Te Papa (Te Papa Press, 2018

Modesty. From: The Virtues., Heinrich Aldegrever, artist, 1552, Germany, engraving, Heinrich Aldegrever was one of the so-called 'Little Masters', a group of German artists making small prints in the generation after Albrecht Dürer, who

Amoenissimæ aliquot locorum ... effigies. Plate 22. Die Zuyder See., Wenceslaus Hollar, artist, 1635, Germany, etching, Wenceslaus (or Wenzel) Hollar (1607-77) was an Anglo-Czech artist, and one of the greatest and most prolific printmakers

Joseph's coat brought to Jacob., Rembrandt van Rijn, after, circa 1633, etching, During his lifetime, Rembrandt's extraordinary skills as a printmaker were the main source of his international fame. Unlike his oil paintings, prints travelled

The wheel underneath the haybarn., Allart van Everdingen, artist, Mid 17th century, etching, The Dutch landscape and marine painter and printmaker Allart/Allaert van Everdingen (1621-1675) was born in Alkmaar and is said to have been a pupil of

Two tired plow horses., Dirck Stoop, artist, 1651, Netherlands, etching, Dirk Stoop (c. 1615–1686) was a widely travelled painter and engraver of the Dutch Golden Age. Allternative versions of his name include Dirck Stoff, Theodorus (van

Ponsonby, Auckland, Muir & Moodie studio, photography studio, circa 1905, Dunedin, gelatin dry plate process, Two trams loaded with passengers on city street, with pedestrians and statue left midground. Tram on right advertises Hemus Art

The agony in the garden., Rembrandt van Rijn, circa 1652, etching, During his lifetime, Rembrandt's extraordinary skills as a printmaker were the main source of his international fame. Unlike his oil paintings, prints travelled light and were

The meadow road, Edmund Blampied, artist, 1936, drypoint, Edmund Blampied (1886-1966) was one of the most eminent artists to come from the Channel Islands, yet he received no formal training in art until he was 16 years old. He was noted mostly

School of Art and Canterbury College, Christchurch, Burton Brothers studio, photography studio, Dunedin, gelatin dry plate process

Tess, James Nairn, artist, 1893, Wellington, This essay originally appeared in New Zealand Art at Te Papa (Te Papa Press, 2018

Skull of Gray's beaked whale (Mesoplodon grayi), Burton Brothers studio, photography studio, 1880s, Dunedin, black-and-white photography, This essay originally appeared in New Zealand Art at Te Papa (Te Papa Press, 2018

Peckham, Francis Dodd, 1915, drypoint, Francis Dodd (1874-1949), portrait painter, landscape artist and printmaker, was born in Holyhead in Wales, the son of a Wesleyan minister. He trained at the Glasgow School of Art alongside his

Muscarum scarabeorum ... varie figure. Plate 10. Four butterflies., Wenceslaus Hollar, etcher, 1646, Flanders, etching, Wenceslaus (or Wenzel) Hollar (1607-77) was an Anglo-Czech artist, and one of the greatest and most prolific printmakers of

Mount De La Beche from the Tasman Glacier, Burton Brothers studio, photography studio, 1893, Dunedin, black-and-white photography, This essay originally appeared in New Zealand Art at Te Papa (Te Papa Press, 2018

On the Bridgewater Canal, George Jacomb-Hood, artist, 1880, etching, George Percy Jacomb-Hood (1857-1929) was educated at Tonbridge School and the Slade School of Fine Art, London, as well as studying while touring abroad in Paris and Madrid.

[Queen Street], Muir & Moodie studio, photography studio, Dunedin, gelatin dry plate process, D.S.C. Building at right featuring Lindauer Art Gallery on first floor left

Eaux-Fortes Modernes. Plate 173. Environs de Rix (Ain) (Environs of Rix [Ain])., Adolphe Appian, printmaker, 1865, France, etching, Adolphe Appian (born Jacques Barthelemy Adolphe Appian) was a French landscape painter and etcher. He was born

The death of the Virgin., Rembrandt van Rijn, artist, 1639, Netherlands, etching, During his lifetime, Rembrandt's extraordinary skills as a printmaker were the main source of his international fame. Unlike his oil paintings, prints travelled

Amoenissimæ aliquot locorum ... Effigies. Plate 7. Zoll Schantz an der Straßburger Brucken., Wenceslaus Hollar, artist, 1635, Germany, etching, Wenceslaus (or Wenzel) Hollar (1607-77) was an Anglo-Czech artist, and one of the greatest and

Times of Day/ Aurora, Jan de Visscher, etcher, 1660, Netherlands, etching, Jan de Visscher (c. 1636-before 1712) was a Dutch Golden Age printmaker who became a painter in later life. According to Arnold Houbraken, the great early biographer of

The False Witnesses, Les faux témoins, The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ, La Vie de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ, James Tissot, French, 1836-1902, Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, France, 1886-1894, Image: 8 x 11 13/16

Charm, Woodblock print, China, 20th century, Republic Period, 16 3/4 x 10 1/2 in., 42.5 x 26.7 cm, colorful, deity, folk art, hierarchy, taoist, traditional costume, traditional dress

Unknown Woman, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, American, 1851-1938, Pastel on brown wove paper, mounted overall to pulpboard, ca. 1890, 10 7/16 x 7 1/16 in., 26.5 x 17.9 cm, 1890, american, american art, Dewing, drawing, ethereal, female,

Peacock on Blossoming Plum Branch, Branding, ink, and light color on paper, Korea, late 19th-early 20th century, Joseon Dynasty, 38 11/16 x 11 15/16 in., 98.3 x 30.4 cm, 19th Century, 19thC, 20th Century, 20thC, animal, Asian Art,

Deborah Hall, William Williams, American, 1727-1791, active in America 1746-1776, Oil on canvas, 1766, 71 3/8 x 46 3/8 in., 181.3 x 117.8 cm, American, American Colony, Behind Closed Doors, bodice, bosom, breast, colonial, corset,

Charm, Woodblock print, China, 20th century, Republic Period, 16 1/2 x 10 in., 41.9 x 25.4 cm, asian, children, China, colorful, deity, doaist, folk art, god, Household god, male, protective, taoist, traditional costume,

Time Smoking a Picture, William Hogarth, British, 1697-1764, Etching, mezzotint, engraving on laid paper, 1761, 9 1/16 x 7 3/16 in., 23 x 18.3 cm, art, Time

Still Life with Strawberries, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French, 1841-1919, Oil on canvas, France, 1914, 9 5/8 x 17 5/8 in., 24.4 x 44.8 cm, 1914, apples, berry, bowl, brushstrokes, dining, dish, eating, European, food, food and drink,

In Spring Sunshine, Charles Harold Davis, American, 1856-1933, Oil on canvas, ca. 1920, 13 x 16 in., 33 x 40.7 cm, 1920, 20th Century, American, American art, American oil, American Painting, Barn, ca. 1920, church, Davis, Fence,

Derwentwater, Sanford Robinson Gifford, American, 1823-1880, Oil on canvas, 1856, 17 5/8 × 25 5/8 in., 44.8 × 65.1 cm, 19th Century, American, American Art, ca.1856, Derwentwater, England, Hudson River School, Lake District,

Wedding of Mary and Joseph, Oil on canvas, late 17th century, 32 5/8 x 48 1/4 in., 82.9 x 122.6 cm, Beard, christians, flowers, halo, heterosexual, hispanic heritage, Holy Family, jesus, Joseph, lilies, Maria, Marie, marriage, Mary,

The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, La multiplicité des pains, The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ, La Vie de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ, James Tissot, French, 1836-1902, Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, France,

The Ointment of the Magdalene, Le parfum de Madeleine, The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ, La Vie de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ, James Tissot, French, 1836-1902, Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, France, 1886-1894, Image:

Study for Prayer for Death in the Desert, Elihu Vedder, American, 1836-1923, Charcoal, white chalk, pastel, and black crayon on gray-green, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper., ca. 1867, 12 5/16 x 17 7/16 in., 31.3 x 44.3 cm,

Charm, Woodblock print, China, 20th century, Republic Period, 17 x 12 5/8 in., 43.2 x 32.1 cm, asian, colorful, dao, daoist, dragon, dragons, female, folk art, male, tao, taoist, traditional costume, traditional dress

Mayta Capac, Fourth Inca, 1 of 14 Portraits of Inca Kings, Peruvian, Oil on canvas, Peru, mid-18th century, probably, Colonial Period, 23 1/2 x 21 1/2in., 59.7 x 54.6cm, 18th century, armbands, Conquest, earring, earspools, feather,

Queluz, John Singer Sargent, American, born Italy, 1856-1925, Watercolor, ca. 1902-1903, 9 15/16 x 13 15/16 in., 25.2 x 35.4 cm, American art, American watercolor, bench, bust, dappled, garden, Lisbon district, ndd01, painting,

Actor in the role of Ōtomo no Kuronushi, Utagawa Kunisada, Toyokuni III, Japanese, 1786-1865, Color woodblock print on paper, Japan, ca. 1849, Edo Period, 14 1/8 x 9 7/8 in., 35.9 x 25.1 cm, Acting, Actor, Axe, Costume, Edo Period,

Pictorial Ideograph, Munjado, 1 of 6, Ink and color on paper, Korea, 19th century, Joseon dynasty, 18 x 11 1/8 in., 45.7 x 28.3 cm, 19th Century, 19thC, Asian Art, birds, calligraphy, Choson, Confucianism, flower, ink, Joseon,

Prince Yahya, Attributed to Muhammad Hasan, Persian, active 1808-1840, Oil on canvas, Iran, ca. 1830s, Qajar, Qajar Period, 67 x 35 in., 170.2 x 88.9 cm, carpet, crown, hat, headdress, Iran, Iranian, king, kneel, kneeling, male,

Barabbas, The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ, La Vie de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ, James Tissot, French, 1836-1902, Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, France, 1886-1894, Image: 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in., 9.5 x 9.5 cm, art,

Virgin of Guadalupe, Isidro Escamilla, Mexican, active 19th century, Oil on canvas, Mexico, September 1, 1824, 22 7/8 x 15in., 58.1 x 38.1cm, 19th Century, 19th century art, 19thC, blue, brown-skinned, Christian, Gold leaf, Hispanic

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