Images at Librifly

Ink Impression ('Pull') from a Colt Revolver, ca. 1854, American, Ink on paper, 3 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. (9.8 x 4.4 cm), Works on Paper-Prints

Pair of silver attachments in the form of seashells, Hellenistic, late 4th–3rd century B.C., Greek, Silver, length 1 5/8in. (4.1cm), Gold and Silver, Appliqués like these delicate shells could have decorated boxes or chests or the junction

Star-Shaped Tile, 13th–14th century, Made in Iran, probably Kashan, Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue and turquoise and luster-painted on opaque white glaze, 8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, Eight-pointed star-shaped tiles often

Mirror; Minerva Visits the Muses on Mount Helicon, early 17th century, Painted enamel, partly gilt and partly silvered; on copper; silver; mirror glass., H. 12.5 cm, w. 8.5 cm, d. 1.2 cm, Enamels, Suzanne de Court (French, active

Dish (coppa), ca. 1520, Italian, Gubbio, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

One of a Pair of Traveling Candlesticks, ca. 1290–1310, Made in Limoges, France, French, Copper: formed, engraved, and gilt; champlevé enamel: medium blue, red, and white, Overall: 10 7/8 x 4 3/8 in. (27.7 x 11.1 cm),

Tazza, 1842, French, Gilt bronze, patinated bronze, glass stones, 5 1/2 × 5 11/16 in. (14 × 14.4 cm), Metalwork-Gilt Bronze

Four-Cornered Hat, 7th–9th century, Peru, Wari, Camelid hair, Height 3-1/2 in., Textiles-Costumes

Bracelet, 4th–7th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Iron, Overall: 2 13/16 x 1/8 in. (7.1 x 0.3 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Rosewater ewer, Possibly by Johann Erhard Heiglen (German, before 1687–1757), ca. 1730, German, Augsburg, Silver gilt, Height: 13 3/8 in. (34 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Possibly by Johann Erhard Heiglen (German, before 1687–1757), This

Chessmen (32) and box, probably first half 19th century, German, Silver, polished and oxidized, Oxidized Silver: Queen 3 5/16', King 3 1/4', Bishop 2 3/4', Knight 3 1/8', Rook 3', Pawn 2 1/8', Chess Sets

Ewer, 1893–98, Made in East Liverpool, Ohio, United States, American, Porcelain, H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); Diam. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm), Ceramics, The decorator squeezed wet clay through an instrument similar to a cake decorator’s bag and

Bead, 3rd–6th century, Peru, Moche, Gold, Diameter 5 in., Metal-Ornaments

Guilloche Lattice with Pinecone (?), 7th–9th century, Made in Egypt, Byzantine, Weft-faced compound twill (samit) in red, black, and blue silk, Overall: 7 7/8 x 6 5/8in. (20 x 16.9cm), Textiles-Woven

Goats and Sheep in a Landscape, ca. 1760–61, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, 7 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. (19.3 x 29.2 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice

Pair of Elbow Gauntlets, 16th century, German, Steel, L. of each 17 in. (43.2 cm), Armor Parts-Garde-rein

Two Sections of a Border, 1175–1200, Made in Reims, France, French, Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint, Overall: 24 5/8 x 8 3/8 x 5/16 in. (62.5 x 21.3 x 0.8 cm), Glass-Stained, Rémois Atelier (French, active Reims, late 12th–early

Model for a statue of a hero, ca. 1830–40, French, Paris, Terracotta, Height: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm), Sculpture, Etienne-Hippolyte Maindron (1801–1884), The identity of the hero is unknown

Ferret, 6th–7th century, Made in Niederbreisig, Germany, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 3/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in. (5.6 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Prince, from a group of Donor Figures including a King, Queen, and Prince, ca. 1350, French, Marble, traces of paint & gilding, Overall: 14 7/8 x 8 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. (37.8 x 22.5 x 7.9 cm), Sculpture-Stone, These royal donors in prayer may

Flask, 9th–11th century, Islamic, Almost colorless (brown tinged) and translucent purple glass. Blown (the body blown in a dip mold), the rim finished at the furnace, wheel-cut., H. 12 cm; diam. of rim 1.7 cm; diam. of shoulder 4.2 cm,

Manuscript Illumination with Singing Monks in an Initial D, from a Psalter, 1501–2, Made in Verona, Italy, Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Overall: 9 1/16 x 7 in. (23 x 17.8 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, Girolamo dai

Gold earring with pendant, Mid Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Gold, Other: 5/16 x 3/16 x 7/8 in. (0.8 x 0.4 x 2.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Plate Seven from Plusieurs Models des plus nouuelles manieres qui sont en usage en l'Art de Arquebuzerie, ca. 1660, Paris, French, Paris, Engraving, sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19.1 x 14 cm), Works on Paper-Engravings, Little is known about the

Plaque with the Massacre of the Innocents, ca. 1150, Made in possibly Saxony, Germany, German, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 4 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 1/8 in. (11.4 x 13 x 0.3 cm), Enamels-Champlevé, The artist of this plaque used dramatic

Shawl, mid-19th century, Attributed to India, Kashmir, Wool; woven, 135.5 in. high 58.00 in. wide (344.2 cm high 147.3 cm wide), Textiles-Woven

Beaker, ca. 1770, Bohemian, Glass, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm.), Glass

Footed cup with palmettes, late 14th century, Made in Cyprus, Byzantine, Earthenware, glazed, Overall: 4 13/16 x 5 1/2 in. (12.3 x 13.9 cm), Ceramics, Glazed pottery was produced on the island of Cyprus from the early 1200s through the 1500s,

Stone Pulidor, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Length 1-1/2 in., Stone-Implements

Black-topped Red Ware Beaker, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C., From Egypt, Pottery

Disk Brooch, 8th–9th century, Merovingian, Copper alloy, champlevé enamel, Overall: 5/8 x 1/4 in. (1.6 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Standing Female Saint, 19th century, Graphite, 11 7/16 x 5 15/16 in. (29 x 15.1cm), Drawings

Vase with goat masks, ca. 1894, British, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, Stoneware, Overall (confirmed): 10 5/16 × 8 3/8 × 8 3/8 in. (26.2 × 21.3 × 21.3 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Gemma pretiosa della virtuose donne, page 15 (recto), Designer, Publisher, Isabella Catanea Parasole, Gugliemo Facciotti, Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625, Rome, Parasole, Isabella

Textile swatch (one of 12), early 19th century, French, No dimensions recorded., Textiles-Woven

Kneeling ram, Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220), 206 B.C.–220 A.D., China, Black lacquer on solid wood core, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); L. 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm), Lacquer

Bes rattle, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22–25, ca. 945–664 BC, Faience, H. 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.); W. 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Th. 1.7 cm (11/16 in.), This Bes-image represents the beneficent Egyptian domestic god with his typical leonine

Flower Pot, 1700–1750, Made in Mexico, Mexican, Tin-glazed earthenware, H. 18 in. (45.7 cm), Ceramics

Westminster Bridge, the Surrey Side, ca. 1750, Watercolor and black chalk, with touches of pen and ink, sheet: 9 3/8 x 34 1/4 in. (23.8 x 87 cm), Drawings, Samuel Scott (British, London ca. 1702–1772 Bath), Scott specialized in marines and

Drawings and Prints, Book Ornament & Architecture, Livre de Moresques, page 12 (recto), Publisher, Artist, Published by, Previously published by, Hiérosme de Gormont, Cornelis Bos, Francesco di Pellegrino, Netherlandish, Hertogenbosch

Les Singuliers et Nouveaux Portraicts... page 42 (recto), 1588, Woodcut, Overall: 8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (20.5 x 16 cm), Designed by Federic de Vinciolo, published by Jean Le Clerc, Paris, bound by Chambolle-Duru, French, 19th century. From top

[Loie Fuller Dancing], ca. 1900, Gelatin silver print, 10.1 x 12.5 cm (4 x 4 15/16 in.), Photographs, Samuel Joshua Beckett (British, Shadwell, Stepney [London] 1870–1940 Bournemouth), The American dancer Loie Fuller (1862-1928) conquered

Plate, ca. 1840, Made in Mexico, Mexican, Earthenware, Diam. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Ceramics

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Libro quarto. De rechami per elquale se impara in diuersi modi lordine e il modo de recamare...Opera noua, page 4 (recto), Publisher, Alessandro Paganino, Italian, active Salò,

The Crucified Christ, 1587–97, Pen and brown ink with brush and blue wash on blue paper, 12-1/6 x 7-1/2 in. (30.9 x 19.1 cm), Drawings, (Attributed to) Diego Lopez de Escuriaz (Spanish, documented at Escorial, 1587–97, died ca. 1623

Pitcher, 1830–70, Probably made in Bennington, Vermont, United States, American, Parian porcelain, 4 1/4 x 4 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (10.8 x 11.7 x 8.6 cm), Ceramics

Relief panel, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 883–859 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Assyrian, Gypsum alabaster, 54 x 30 in. (137.2 x 76.2 cm), Stone-Reliefs-Inscribed, This panel represents a supernatural protective figure similar to those

Night scene with soldiers chasing a fugitive (Mark XIV, 5-52), 1611–74, Brush and gray ink, white gouache, on blue paper, sheet: 13 5/8 x 11 in. (34.6 x 27.9 cm), Drawings, Leonaert Bramer (Dutch, Delft 1596–1674 Delft

Sost. Edmond. 30 ans, né à Serqueux (Seine-Inférieure) le 15/11/64. Ciseleur. Anarchiste. 1/7/94. , 1894, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 10.5 x 7 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.) each, Photographs, Alphonse Bertillon (French,

Bronze statuette of a Scythian mounted archer, Classical, early 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Campanian, Bronze, H.: 4 15/16 in. (12.6 cm), Bronzes, This statuette, consisting of a separately made archer and his horse, undoubtedly belongs to

Shield (Adarga), ca. 1500, Spanish, Iron, textile, L. 20 1/2 in. (50.07 cm); W. 16 in. (40.64 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 1 oz. (2749.9 g), Shields

Dirham of Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II (r. 1239–46); Astrological Device (Sun-Lion), dated A.H. 638/ A.D. 1240–41, Mint Turkey, Konya, Silver, Diam. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Coins, Gold and silver coins were considered high-value money, used

Ce est ung tractat de la noble art de leguille ascavoir ouvraiges de spaigne... page 3 (recto), after 1527, Woodcut, Overall: 6 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. (17.5 x 14.5 cm), Printed by Willem Vosterman. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design

Design for a Box-Lid, 18th century, Graphite and black chalk, 1 15/16 x 3 15/16 in. (5 x 10 cm.), Drawings, Hubert François Gravelot (French, Paris 1699–1773 Paris

Interior of a Church; Images of Spain Album (F), page 41, 1812–20, Brush and gray-brown wash, with scraping on laid paper, Sheet: 8-1/16 x 5-5/8 in. (20.5 x 14.3cm), Drawings, Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos

Bronze serpentine-disc type fibula (safety pin), Geometric, 9th century B.C., Villanovan, Bronze, Other: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm), Bronzes, Serpentine fibulae have distinctive coiled bows. Disk-type have an enlarged clasp in the shape of an ovoid

Bed Cover or Wall Hanging, 17th century, Attributed to India, Gujarat, Cotton, silk; plain weave, embroidered, originally quilted, Textile: L. 76 1/2 in. (194.3 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, Foreign travelers from as early as Marco Polo knew

Drawings and Prints, Book Prints Ornament & Architecture, Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo..., page 25 (recto), Publisher, Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515–1588, Venice, Pagano, Matteo, Italian, 1515, 1588, 1563

Musette de Cour, ca. 1700, France, French, Leather, ivory, silk, wood, silver, iron, Width (Across bag): 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm), Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-bagpipe, Unknown, France, The musette is a refined form of bagpipe with a bellows

Bacchanalian Scene with Nymphs and Putti, n.d., Pen and brown ink, brown wash., sheet: 9 x 7 5/8 in. (22.9 x 19.4 cm), Drawings, Attributed to Gerard de Lairesse (Dutch, Liège 1641–1711 Amsterdam

Design for a corner of painting ceiling, architectural perspective., 1700–1780, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over lead point, with ruled and compass construction (recto). Framing lines in lead point (verso), 13-3/4 x 9-7/16 in. (35

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 29 (recto), Designer, Publisher, Isabella Catanea Parasole, Antonio Fachetti, Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625, Rome,

Design for a Ceiling, 1774–78, Graphite or leadpoint; some pen and brown ink, 19-5/8 x 13-9/16 in. (49.9 x 34.5 cm), Drawings, Leonardo Marini (Italian, Piedmontese documented ca. 1730–after 1797

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Gemma pretiosa della virtuose donne, page 14 (recto), Designer, Publisher, Isabella Catanea Parasole, Gugliemo Facciotti, Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625, Rome, Parasole, Isabella

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, dated A.H. 531/ A.D. 1137, Attributed to Iran, Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper, H. 8 in. (20.3 cm), Codices

James River, 1864, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 9 x 20 cm (3 9/16 x 7 7/8 in.), Photographs, Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830–1902

Cosmetic Box of Kemeni and Mirror of Reniseneb, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1814–1805 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Birabi, pit tomb CC 25, debris, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1910, Cedar, with ebony and ivory

Man Leaning on a Crutch with Left Arm Raised, 19th century, Black, red and white chalk on gray paper, 11 7/16 x 11 1/8 in. (29 x 28.3 cm), Drawings, Alexandre Hesse (French, Paris 1806–1879 Paris

Element from a Stalactite Squinch (Muqarnas), 10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; painted, H. 13 9/16 in. (34.4 cm), Stucco, Probably originally part of a muqarnas, or stalactite squinch, this and other muqarnas elements would

Textile with Falcons, 14th century, Made in Lucca or Venice, Italy, Italian, Silk, metal thread, Overall: 17 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (44.5 x 49.5 cm), Textiles-Woven

Christ Bound, 16th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, highlighted with white on brown paper, 8-3/8 x 3-7/8 in. (21.3 x 9.8 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century (Italian, active Central Italy, ca. 1550–1580

Project for a Church Facade, 17th century, Pen and brown ink, washed, and tinted with pink, 17-3/4 x 13-1/2 in. (45.1 x 34.3 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 17th century

A Lovely Sketch, 1873, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 31.0 x 24.3 cm. (12 3/16 x 9 9/16 in.), Photographs, Julia Margaret Cameron (British (born India), Calcutta 1815–1879 Kalutara, Ceylon

Village View, 1555–60, Pen and brown ink, 5 x 15 5/8 in. (12.7 x 39.7 cm), Drawings, The Master of the Small Landscapes (Netherlandish, 16th century

Le treillage, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 7.0 x 9.8 cm. (2 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

Sauceboat Plate, 1815–30, Made in Paris, France, French, Porcelain, 1 3/4 x 9 15/16 x 5 5/8 in. (4.4 x 25.2 x 14.3 cm), Ceramics

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, New Künstlichs Modelbuch (Page 9 recto), Publisher, Bernhard Jobin, Swiss, Porrentruy (Jura) before 1545–1593/1597 Strasbourg, Jobin, Bernhard, Swiss, 1535, 1597, 1600, 1600

'The Ascetic and his Guest with the Mouse Steal the Ascetic's Food', Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, 18th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 12.5 in. high 8.87 in. wide (31.8 cm high 22.6 cm wide), Codices

Loie Fuller Dancing, ca. 1900, Gelatin silver print, Image: 3 1/16 in. × 4 in. (7.7 × 10.2 cm), Photographs, Samuel Joshua Beckett (British, Shadwell, Stepney [London] 1870–1940 Bournemouth

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Giardineto novo di punti tagliati et gropposi per exercitio & ornamento delle donne (Venice 1554), page 6 (recto), Binder, Publisher, Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd, Matteo Pagano, British,

Drawings and Prints, Album Prints Ornament & Architecture, Cartouches Nouvellement Inventez par J.B. Toro, Designer, Etcher, Publisher, Jean Bernard Toro, Charles Nicolas Cochin I, Jacques-Nicolas Le Pas Dubuisson, French, Dijon 1672–1731

Capital, 6th–7th century, Found Egypt, Saqqara, Limestone; carved, H. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm), Sculpture, Vineleaves and grapes cover the surface of the stone, veiling its mass. This new style was used throughout the Byzantine world in the sixth

Design for an Oval Ceiling, 19th century, Watercolor, heightened with gold, sheet (Oval): 7 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (18.1 x 15.9 cm), Anonymous, British, 19th century

Eyn new kunstlichboich, page 21v, 1529

View of a Village ('Wasschout'?), mid 17th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 3 3/4 x 6 in. (9.5 x 15.2 cm), Drawings, Jan de Bisschop (Dutch, Amsterdam 1628–1671 The Hague

Voltaire and Piron, n.d., Red chalk, pink and gray wash, 5 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. (13 x 17.2 cm), Drawings, Circle of Claude Gillot (French, Langres 1673–1722 Paris

Study Sheet with Figures and Landscapes at Arnemuiden (near Middelburg, The Netherlands), mid-19th century, pencil, watercolor, and some white bodycolor, 14-11/16 x 11-7/8 in. (37.3 x 30.2 cm), Drawings, Pierre Louis Dubourcq (Dutch,

Drawings and Prints, Album Print Ornament & Architecture, Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 51), Publisher, Artist, After, Carlo Losi, Georges

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Modelbuch new, aller Art, Nehens und Stickens (page 2r), Publisher, Binder, Hermann Gülfferich, Riviere & Son(s), 1542–1554, London, Frankfurt am Main, Gülfferich, Hermann,

Head of Christ, ca. 1506, Oil on poplar, 16 1/2 × 12 in. (41.9 × 30.5 cm), Paintings, Fernando Yáñez de la Almedina (Spanish, Almedina, ca. 1475?–1536 Valencia), Fernando Yáñez belonged to the generation of Spanish painters who spent

The Theater of Marcellus, from the Piazza Montanara, by 1858, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 41.9 x 27.4 cm (16 1/2 x 10 13/16 in.), Photographs, Robert Macpherson (British, Tayside, Scotland 1811–1872 Rome), Like

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1674, French, Bronze, Diameter: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Medals and Plaquettes, Medalist: François Chéron (French, Lunéville 1635–1698 Paris), The medal was ordered by Louis XIV to honor Bernini on his seventy-sixth

En Route to the House, Visible in the Distance is the Village of Yasnaya Polyana, 1910, Gelatin silver print, Image: 8.9 x 13.3 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.), Photographs, Aleksey Ivanovich Saveliev (Russian, 1883–1923), These six photo-postcards

Design for a Frieze with Grotesques, ca. 1545–60, Pen and brown ink. On off-white paper, 5-3/4 x 13-3/8 in. (14.6 x 34.0 cm), attributed to Andrés de Melgar (Spanish, documented S. Domingo de la Calzada, died after 1554

The Reception, 1780–1827, Ink and watercolor, Sheet: 9 1/2 in. × 15 in. (24.1 × 38.1 cm), Drawings, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London

[Seated Young Man Resting Arm on Table Beside Daguerreotype Case], 1840s, Daguerreotype, Image: 6.9 x 5.5 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.), Photographs, Unknown (American), The daguerreotype, the first photographic process, was invented by

St. Peter Recognized by a Servant Girl, 1611–74, Brush and gray ink, gray wash, heightened with white, on blue paper., 8 1/4 x 6 3/16 in. (20.9 x 15.7 cm), Drawings, Leonaert Bramer (Dutch, Delft 1596–1674 Delft

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Teatro delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne..., page 24 (recto), Author, Publisher, Isabella Catanea Parasole, Mauritio Bona, Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625, Rome, Parasole, Isabella

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, La Pratique de l'Aiguille, page 28 (recto), Author, Engraver, Dedicatee, Publisher, Title by, Dedicated to, Published by, Matthias Mignerak, Pierre Firens, Marie de Medici, Jean

Les Singuliers et Nouveaux Portraicts... page 26 (recto), 1588, Woodcut, Overall: 8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (20.5 x 16 cm), Designed by Federic de Vinciolo, published by Jean Le Clerc, Paris, bound by Chambolle-Duru, French, 19th century. From top