Images at Librifly

Lava hill on Vesuvius, Hills newly formed by lava at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, in the background on the sea: Island of Capri, copperplate engraving, hand-colored, plate 13, Fabris, Pietro, 1776, William Hamilton: Campi Phlegraei.

dress, 1940s, wool jersey, metallic threads, painted leather, Center back length: 59 in. Bust circumference: 39 in. Waist circumference: 29 in., Fashion Originator's Guild, Textile and Fashion Arts

Negative - Merrigum, Victoria, circa 1925, Grading fruit into boxes

dress, Unknown, about 1924, silk chiffon, glass beads, center back 41-1/4 in., center front 38-3/8 in., bust 38 in., waist 40 in., shoulders 15-1/2 in., American, Textile and Fashion Arts

Photograph - Hecla Electrics Pty Ltd, Factory Workers Polishing Kettles, 1920s, Black and white photograph of Hecla factory workers in the polishing division of Hecla's Melbourne factory, possibly the Little Bourke Street site. This photograph is

Photograph - 'Nell' Duncanson in Front of a Bus, Palestine, Sister Isabel Erskine Plante, World War II, circa 1942, One of 135 black and white photographs contained in a World War II-era photograph album, featuring photographs of Sister Isabel

Negative - Lakes Entrance, Victoria, circa 1930, Lakes Entrance and the Gippsland Lakes

Seascape with Ruins on a Cliff, Abraham Willaerts (Dutch, 1603-1669), 1641, tempera and oil on panel, 14-1/4 x 20-1/4 in. (panel), Signed, lower right, European Painting and Sculpture Before 1800

Negative - Hamilton, Victoria, 1905-1915, Two cyclists. Both wear jumpers (one sleeveless) bearing the name 'Massey Harris

Surya, the sun god, 200s, stone, 11 x 10 in., Asian Art

Photograph - Brockway Motors Ltd, Brockway Junior with Tipping Body, Sydney, New South Wales, circa 1927, Image from a photograph album containing twenty one photographs of motor trucks. The album was used by Brockway Motors Ltd

Sarcophagus panel: Cupid and Psyche, Roman, early 4th century, proconnesian marble, 22-1/2 x 68 x 5 in., Ancient Art of the Mediterranean

claire-de-lune vase, Qianlong, Qing dynasty, period, Qianlong, 1736-1795, blue glaze, 6-1/4 x 4 x 3-5/8 in., Asian Art

Cloister Schlechdorff, Schlehdorf Abbey in Bavaria (Germany), Fig. 234, after p. 124, Wening, Michael (del. et sc.), 1701, Michael Wening: Historico-topographica descriptio. Das ist: Beschreibung, dess Churfürsten- und Hertzogthumbs Ober-

Negative - Kalkee or Pimpinio, Victoria, circa 1913, A sheaf tossing competition

Genoa, Genoa with harbor (Italy), Fig. 20, p. 100, 1640, Martin Zeiller: Itinerarium Italiae nov-antiquae oder Raiss-Beschreibung durch Italien: darinn nicht allein viel underschiedliche Weg durch das Welschland selbsten [...]. Frankfurt am

Negative - Chinkapook, Victoria, 1929, A farm house with a wide verandah

Frieze and cover plate of Nicopolis on Ister, Ruins from the ancient city of Nicopolis ad Istrum in Bulgaria, Signed: H. Kbg, Fig. 29, p. 184, Käseberg, Hugo (sc.), 1879, F. Kanitz: Donau-Bulgarien und der Balkan:

Photograph - Coastal Landscape, Lorne, Victoria, circa 1920s, Monochrome photograph of Loutit Bay, Lorne seen through the gum trees. in December 1899 and began a strong association with Lorne

woman's headdress, Lega people, early to mid-20th century, feathers, raffia, cowries, wood reed, bast fiber threads, cotton, L: 16 in. W: 7-5/8 in. (top at feathers), Textile and Fashion Arts

Constantine Basilica Old St. Peter in Rome, A: Front view of the old basilica of S. Peter, B: Inside view of the old basilica of S. Peter, C: Mosaic in the tribune of the old basilica of S. Peter, D: Roof structure in the nave of the old S.,

paint palette, grey-green jade, 7-1/2 x 4-3/8 x 2 in

Above the Sea, Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903), 1889, oil on canvas, 29 x 36-5/8 in. (canvas) 36-7/8 x 44-5/16 x 2-1/2 in. (framed, glazed), Signed and dated, lower right: P. Gauguin 89 Frame label, verso, ink on adhesive paper, left near

Negative - Female Workers in the Mill Valley Worsted Mill, Geelong, Victoria, 1925, Female workers in the Mill Valley Worsted Mill

Verneuil. Gallery in the court, Château de Verneuil-en-Halatte in France, Signed: FD; Imp. Lemercier; A. Levy, Fig. 57, T. 1. 55., Cerceau, Jacques Androuet du (del.); Faure-Dujarric, Pierre-Lucien (sc.); Imprimerie Lemercier (imp.); Levy,

Zhang Liang and Huangshi Gong 張項と黄石工 (Chōkō and Kōseikikō), Unknown, Edo, about late 18c, color woodblock print, ink on paper, 26-3/4 x 4-7/8 in., Asian Art

compotier, Tiffany Studios, Manufacturer (American), about 1900, iridescent amber glass (favrile), 6 x 6 (diam.) in., Decorative Arts

Orchid and Poem, Taki Katei (Japanese, 1830-1901), late 19th century, ink on paper, wood, 9-1/2 x 15-1/8 in. (open), Signed by artist: Rokuju hachi o, Katei (68 year old, old man Katei) Two artist seals, Asian Art

Peucedanum, Illustration of a hair strand from the 16th century, Fig. 74, p. 125v, 1561, Valerius Cordus, Konrad Gessner, Benedictus Aretius, Pedanius Dioscorides: In hoc volumine continentur Valerii Cordi Simesusii annotationes in Pedacii

Negative - Man Playing Bowls at 'Erskine House', Lorne, Victoria, 1920, A man playing bowls at 'Erskine House'. A small group of people watch in the background

Photograph - International Harvester, Harvester House Exterior, South Melbourne, 04 Feb 1947, One of four black and white photographs attached to an album page. The page is one of 28 that previously made up a photograph album containing black &

Iron barrier shoes and piece winch, Tools to move cannons, Fig. A-B, after p. 10 (part 2), 1730, Kazimierz Siemienowicz, Daniel Elrich, Thoma Leonhard Beeren: Vollkommene Geschütz-Feuerwerck- Und Büchsenmeisterey-Kunst: Hiebevor in

Negative - Group of Men Seated on a Merry-Go-Round, Byaduk, Victoria, 1909, A group of men seated on a merry-go-round

Album of Poetry and Painting, Hu Jiusi (Chinese), Qing dynasty, 1824, album (6 leaves), ink on paper, 13-1/2 x 10-1/2 in., Asian Art

White Monkey, Kawabata Gyokushō (Japanese, 1842-1913), Meiji, about 1880, ink on silk, 49 x 21-1/2 in. (image) 89 x 30-3/4 in. (overall), Signed: Gyokusho sha Seal: Gyokusho Seal: azana iwaku Shibun, Asian Art

Candelaber, Candelabra, signed: J.M. Mauch (del.) 1838, Grüzmacher (sc.), Part 91, after p. 116, Mauch, Johann Matthäus von (del.), Grüzmacher (sc.), Johann Matthäus von Mauch: Neue systematische Darstellung der architektonischen

Photograph - International Harvester, Showroom Display, Brisbane, 09 Jan 1947, One of four black and white photographs attached to an album page. The page is one of 28 that previously made up a photograph album containing black & white

Photograph - Amalgamated Workers Association Strikers, Cordalba, Queensland, 1911, Mounted photograph of the strikers from the Amalgamated Workers Association's camp in Cordalba, Queensland. The photograph was taken during strikes held by

tea bowl with Mt. Fuji, 19th century, stoneware with black glaze, Raku ware, 3-1/8 x 4-3/4 (diam.) in., Asian Art

hunter's shirt, Maninka, Mande people, 1900-1999, cloth, glass, leather, bird beaks, 33 x 32 x 5 in., Textile and Fashion Arts

Iean Bosch, brulé of Mastricht, Anno 1559, Parallel title: Ian Bosch to Maastricht burns Anno 1559, copper engraving, 73.), p. 155, Luyken, Jan (inv. et fec.), Jan Luyken: Théâtre des martyrs: depuis la mort de J.Christ jusqu'à present:

Lithographic Proof, Finally published as Plate 16 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy

An effigy is depicted to the life of the city, in our time, for the Solothurensis, Illustration of Solothurn from the 16th century, signed: C.S, Fig. 31, p. 372 & 373, Schweicker, Christoph, 1552, Sebastian Münster: Cosmographiae

Lantern Slide - Tangyes Ltd, Electrical Generators, circa 1910, One of 239 glass lantern slides depicting products manufactured by Tangyes Limited engineers of Birmingham, England. The images include various products such as engines, centrifugal

Negative - Sydney, New South Wales, circa 1880, Sydney Harbour. There is a three-masted sailing ship and a small boat in the foreground

Hipposelinum, Illustration of a lovage from the 16th century, Fig. 112, p. 147r, 1561, Valerius Cordus, Konrad Gessner, Benedictus Aretius, Pedanius Dioscorides: In hoc volumine continentur Valerii Cordi Simesusii annotationes in Pedacii

twelve egrets in marsh grasses, Zhu Da (Chinese, 1624-1705), Qing dynasty, ink on paper, 46 x 20 in. (image) 101-11/16 x 25-13/16 in. (overall), signed: Bada shanren xie 2 seals, Asian Art

hand-held processional Christian cross, Amhara people, mid-18th century - 19th century, wood, 11-1/16 x 5-1/8 x 3/4 in., African Art

Arve Group, Illustration of a group of pines in front of a glacier from the 19th century, signed: A. Closs X. J, E. Klarholz, E. Heyn, Fig. 7, p. 8, Closs, Adolf; Klarholz, E. (sc.); Heyn, Ernst, Woldemar Kaden: Das Schweizerland: eine

snuff bottle, Smokey Quartz, Jade Top, 3 in., Asian Art

auspicious teapot with marbled spots, 1993, Yixing Stoneware, A) teapot: 2-1/4 x 4-3/4 x 7 in. B) lid: 2-1/4 x 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 in., Asian Art

container with human figures and 'rattlesnake' design, Yokuts people, 1870-1910, plant fibers, 7-1/8 x 9-3/4 x 9-3/4 in., Textile and Fashion Arts

Negative - San Remo, Victoria, Apr 1953, Two girls on bikes outside the San Remo Post Office

bean-shaped pillow with parrot design, Northern Song dynasty, Northern Song dynasty, 1000s, stoneware with clear glaze, Cizhou-type Ware, 3-1/8 x 8 in., Asian Art

day dress, Unknown, about 1850, silk taffeta, silk, cotton muslin, wool, center back 59 in., center front 54 in., bust 27 in., waist 23 in., hips 40 in., sleeve length 18 in., shoulders 18 in., American, Textile and Fashion Arts

Corner cabinet with Breton scenes, Emile Bernard (French, 1868-1941), 1891-1892, carved and polychromed wood, 109-7/8 x 42-1/4 x 5-1/4 in., European Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945

Negative - Bundaberg District, Queensland, circa 1915, A group of cane cutters in a cane field

Photograph - Captains McKenna, McCrae & Mr Vaughan, Egypt, Captain Edward Albert McKenna, World War I, 1914-1915, One of 108 images in an album from World War I likely to have been taken by Captain Edward Albert McKenna. The album contains

Negative - Stawell, Victoria, by Bill Boyd, 1922, Black and white photographic negative by the photographer William (Bill) Boyd.depicting farming activities, family and the domestic life of people who settled the challenging wheat frontier of

Lupus, Map of the constellation Wolf, Fig. 51, Fig. YY, p. 21, Johannes Hevelius, Johann Ernst von Schmieden: Johannis Hevelii prodromus astronomiae, exhibens fundamenta, quae tam ad novum planè & correctiorem stellarum fixarum catalogum

First project that the author has formed to place the Veniera Imperiale on the height of Schönbrun ..., Illustration of the first project for Schönbrunn Palace from the 18th century, date estimated;, signed: J. B. Fischer., d', Erl, inv. et

Dessing debastiments & païsages, View of various 16th century buildings and surrounding countryside, Lec., LX, after p. 11v, 1576, Jacques Androuet du Cerceau: Leçon de perspective positive. Paris: par Mamert Patisson, 1576

Negative - Madam Strachan & her Three Maids, Creswick, Victoria, circa 1890, Madam Strachan and her three maids. Madam Strachan stands behind the fence, one maid is cleaning a boot, one is peeling potatoes while the third stands behind them

dress and jacket, Unknown, about 1940, silk crepe, A) dress: center back 44 in., center front 40-1/2 in., bust 32 in., waist 27 in., hips 33 in., sleeve length 11-1/2 in., shoulders 13-1/2 in. B) jacket: center back 19 in., center front

Empty Ferry at a Wilderness Crossing, Gyokudō (Japanese, 1745-1820), Edo, about 1800, ink on paper, 48-5/16 x 17-1/8 in. (image) 81-1/4 x 25-1/4 in. (overall), Signed: Gyokudo, Rectangular relief seal: [Kin'o] Jin Master, Square intaglio

Negative - Rainbow Football Team, Victoria, 1895, A team portrait of the Rainbow Football Team. One man holds a large flag. The men are dressed in lace-up football guernseys

face mask, Salampasu people, first half of 20th century, wood, pigment, fiber, H: 9-1/2 in., African Art

Virgin of Guadalupe, about 1700, oil on canvas, 82-11/16 x 54-5/16 in., European Painting and Sculpture Before 1800

afternoon dress, Girolamo Giuseffi, Designer (American, 1864-1934), G. Giuseffi Ladies' Tailoring Company, Design House (American), about 1906, silk damask, silk lace, silk taffeta, center back 71 in., center front 61-1/2 in., bust 35

Negative - Group of Workers With the Crushing Plant at the Long Tunnel Mine, Walhalla, Victoria, circa 1875, A group of workers with the crushing plant at the Long Tunnel Mine

The Temple of Philae, Franklin D. Briscoe (American, 1844-1903), 1873, oil on canvas, 30-1/4 x 50 in. (canvas) 46-1/4 x 66 x 6 in. (framed), Signed and dated, l.l.: F. D. Briscoe, 1873., American Painting and Sculpture to 1945

Negative - Mortlake, Victoria, circa 1910, Looking along officer street in Mortlake

The Swing, Nicolas Lancret (French, 1690-1743), about 1724, oil on canvas, 37-3/4 x 35-1/2 in. 44-1/4 x 42-1/8 in. (framed), European Painting and Sculpture Before 1800

Negative - St Helens, Tasmania, Dec 1907, Passengers and three coaches on the road to St. Helens. (A note on the back of the photograph says that the coaches have stopped because of 'hot axle

Photograph - 'River in the Main Street', Damascus, Syria, Sister Isabel Erskine Plante, World War II, 1941, One of 135 black and white photographs contained in a World War II-era photograph album, featuring photographs of Sister Isabel Erskine

dress, about 1760, silk brocade with silk supplementary warp and weft, center back 57-1/2 in., Textile and Fashion Arts

lacquered cup, Modern {Chinese period}, Modern {Chinese period}, 1912-1981, grey earthenware with red and black painted decoration, H: 4-3/8 in., Asian Art

Negative - Panoramic View of the Main Street, Beaufort, Victoria, circa 1870, A panoramic view of the main street in Beaufort. The Golden Age Hotel is on the left

Senior shepherd with his wife and children, Shepherd with family next to a guardian warrior, Tab. VI, after p. 15, Oberbeck, F. (Zeichn.); Amsler, S. (gest.), Hermann Lücke: Der Einzug Alexander des Grossen in Babylon: Marmorfries von B.

Negative - Eganstown, Victoria, circa 1918, A procession led by two mounted policemen and followed by a band

reclining water buffalo, Southern Song dynasty, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279, jade, 1-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2-1/2 in., Asian Art

Photograph - 'Officers Mess Seletar', Singapore, 1941, Black and white photograph of the officers mess hall at the RAF base in Seletar, Singapore. One of 116 photographs in a photographic album held by Pilot Officer Colin Keon-Cohen. These are

Photograph - Schumacher Mill Furnishing Works, 'Brush Sifter', Port Melbourne, Victoria, circa 1940s, Cyanotype promotional image of brush sifter. It is part of a collection of photographs and marked printer's copy used in the preparation of

Common Pine-finch, Finch (Corythus enucleator), Signed: J.J. Audubon, J.T. Bowen, lithograph, Pl. 199 (vol. 3), Audubon, John James (drawn); Bowen, J. T. (lith.), 1856, John James Audubon: The birds of America: from drawings made in the

Negative - SS Orford Departing Station Pier for England, Port Melbourne, Victoria, 1933, The SS 'Orford' departing Station Pier for England

jar, Qing dynasty, Qing dynasty, 1700-1799, Green Glaze, 1-1/2 in. h, Asian Art

crown, Akan people, 20th century, wood, cloth, gold leaf, 4 x 7-1/2 x 7-1/2 in., African Art

Greater Artemisia, Saturea, Illustration of a plant from the genus Artemisia and a 16th century savory, Fig. 110, p. 146, 1561, Valerius Cordus, Konrad Gessner, Benedictus Aretius, Pedanius Dioscorides: In hoc volumine continentur Valerii

Negative - Oakleigh, Victoria, circa 1948, Laying the foundation stone at the Oakleigh Presbyterean Church

Moonlit Landscape with Scholar and Servant, Yasuda Rōzan (Japanese, 1830-1882), Edo, 1830-1882, ink on silk, 53-1/2 x 19-7/8 in. (image), Signed: Rozan Yasu Yo Vertical oblong white letter seal: unread Square white letter seal: unread Square

Hayagriva and consort thangka, Attributed to Lho-Drg (Tibetan), 1700s, ink and color on cotton, 26-1/2 x 18-1/2 in. (image), Asian Art

Lantern Slide - Musicians, 1860-1920, Alternative Name(s); Children's Slide; Magic Lantern Slide Lantern slide depicting musicians. Its caricatures suggest it was intended to be shown to children. Part of the Francis Collection of pre-cinematic

Negative - Two Boys Playing With Barrel in a Water Hole, Merrigum, Victoria, 1910, Two boys playing with their barrel in a water hole. One of a series of images

Negative - Ballarat Branch of Victorian Railways Union, Ballarat, Victoria, 1913, Members of the Ballarat branch of the Victorian Railways Union assembled on Eight Hours Day in 1913. They are located beside the grain store and commission agent on

Monumental Effigy, in Gosberton Church Lincolnshire, Tomb in the Church of St Peter and St Paul at Gosberton in Lincolnshire, signed: Drawn & Etched by C.A. Stothard Jun, Published by C.A. Stothard Jun, Fig. 40, 37, after p. 34, Stothard,

bowl, 1880-1910, earthenware, pigment, 3-3/8 x 5-1/8 x 5-1/8 in., Native Arts of the Americas

cricket cage, Qing dynasty, Qing dynasty, 1700-1899, ivory, gourd, 5 in., Asian Art

Lugano, fill. Lowertz and Bellinzona vulgo Bellentz, Lugano, Lago di Lugano and Bellinzona in Switzerland, Fig. 6, to S., 1640, Martin Zeiller: Itinerarium Italiae nov-antiquae oder Raiss-Beschreibung durch Italien: darinn nicht allein viel

Negative - Seymour, Victoria, 1926, Soldiers with a QF 18 pounder Mark IV field gun

ten-light pond lily lamp, Tiffany Studios, Manufacturer (American), after 1902, glass, bronze, electrical, 20-3/4 x 14-1/2 x 14 in., Inscribed, each of six shades, near top opening (on fitter): LCT Inscribed, each of four shades: LCT