Images at Librifly

Box for Paper (Ryōshibako) with Decoration of Butterflies and Autumn Grasses, 蝶秋草蒔絵短冊箱, Meiji period (1868–1912), second half of the 19th century, Japan, Lacquered wood with gold, silver, color (iroko) togidashimaki-e on

Ring Brooch, 1250–1300, British or French, Gold, sapphire, garnet, Overall: 15/16 × 3/16 in. (2.4 × 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Brooches such as this were among the objects most frequently produced by goldsmiths. Simple and repetitive in

A Reconstruction of the Theatre of Pompey, before 1704, Pen and black ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk., 5 1/8 x 7 9/16 in. (13.0 x 19.2 cm), Drawings, Jan Goeree (Dutch, Middelburg 1670–1731 Amsterdam

Standing Buddha, 금동여래입상 통일신라, South and North Kingdoms period (676–935), Unified Silla, 8th century, Korea, Gilt bronze, H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Sculpture, The gilt-bronze statue is a typical small icon made for private

Maryland Heights, near Harper's Ferry, New York State Militia, 1861–65, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs

Hours of Francis I, 1539–40, French, Paris or Tours, Illuminated manuscript on parchment, bound in leather with gilt, Overall, bound dimensions, confirmed: 8 3/16 x 5 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (20.8 x 14.6 x 3.8 cm), Parchment, This is the only

Textile Sample Book, 1881 (?), French, H. 15 5/8 x W. 10 1/8 x Th. 3 1/4 inches, Textiles-Sample Books

George Washington, 1776–83, Porcelain, 4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (10.8 x 7.9 cm), Ceramics

Ce est ung tractat de la noble art de leguille ascavoir ouvraiges de spaigne... page 17 (verso), 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 Loo-Table, 1835–1900, Ink, Robert William Hume (British, London 1816–1904 Long Island City

Design for painted or stucco facade, early 16th century, Overall: 4 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (12.1 x 25.7 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century (Italian, active Central Italy, ca. 1550–1580

Opera Nova Universali intitulata Corona di racammi, page 6 (verso), [1530], Woodcut, Overall: 8 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (22.5 x 17.5 cm), Published by Giovanni Andrea (called 'Guadagnino') Vavassore, Italian, active 16th century, Venice. From top to

Relief fragments from tomb of Meketre, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1975 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, ), Court, Radim, 1920, Limestone, paint

Globular Beaker, 5th–7th century, Frankish, Glass, Overall: 3 3/8 x 3 7/16 in. (8.5 x 8.7 cm), Glass-Vessels

白綸子地滝松桜尾長鳥模様打掛, Over Robe (Uchikake) with Long-Tailed Birds in a Landscape, Edo period (1615–1868), second half of the 18th century, Japan, Silk and metallic-thread embroidery and stencil paste-resist dyeing on silk

Lot and his Daughters, 17th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, on blue paper painted brown, sheet: 10 1/16 x 12 5/16 in. (25.5 x 31.2 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 17th century

Splicing the Cable (after the First Accident) on Board the Great Eastern, July 25th, 1865, 1865–66, Watercolor over graphite with touches of gouache, Sheet: 6 7/8 × 10 7/16 in. (17.5 × 26.5 cm), Drawings, Robert Charles Dudley (British,

New Modelbüch allen Nägerin u. Sydenstickern (Page 24r), 1556

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 18), Artist, Publisher, After, Georges Reverdy, Jacob

The Adoration of the Shepherds, Surrounded by Moses and Five Prophets, 1588, Engraving; second state of two, sheet: 10 1/4 x 14 15/16 in. (26 x 37.9 cm), Prints, Jacob Matham (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1571–1631 Haarlem), After Karel van

Drawings and Prints, Album Print Ornament & Architecture, Page from Album of Ornament Prints from the Fund of Martin Engelbrecht, Artist, Publisher, Artist, Jeremias Wachsmuth, Martin Engelbrecht, Carl Pier, Franz Xavier Habermann, German,

Design for a Chimneypiece with Ionic columns, a Frieze, and Cornice, 1743–96, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash over graphite, sheet: 11 1/4 x 14 5/16 in. (28.5 x 36.4 cm), Sir William Chambers (British (born Sweden), Göteborg

Design drawing, ca. 1883, based on earlier design, Graphite, ink, and gouache, sheet: 15 15/16 x 11 in. (40.5 x 27.9 cm), Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834–1904 Mulhouse

Carpet, 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk (warp and weft), wool (pile), metal wrapped thread; asymmetricaly knotted thread, brocaded, Rug: L. 63 1/2 in. (161.3 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This prayer rug or sajjadah, identified by its central

Bird-Shaped Brooch, 500–550, Anglo-Saxon, Silver-gilt, garnets; no spring/pin extant, Overall: 11/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (1.7 x 3.1 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Artistic traditions that developed at Kent spread through the export of objects.

Landscape with Houses, ca. 1930, Oil and aluminum paint on paper, 4 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (12.4 x 17.5 cm), Drawings, Arthur Dove (American, Canandaigua, New York 1880–1946 Huntington, New York

Studies for a Decorative Object (Banner or Pendentive?) Representing Allegorical Figures, One of Which Appears to Be Fortitude, 17th century, Pen and brown ink., 8 13/16 x 6 1/2 in. (22.4 x 16.5 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 17th

Silver navicella-type fibula (safety pin), Archaic, 7th–6th century B.C., Etruscan, Silver, Other: 2 x 5 3/8 in. (5.1 x 13.7 cm), Gold and Silver, Fibula with elegant filigree decoration along the hollow bow.. This exquisite silver fibula is

Caucasian Landscape, Pen and black ink, 4 11/16 x 6 15/16 in. (11.9 x 17.6 cm), Drawings, Rodolphe Bresdin (French, Montrelais 1822–1885 Sèvres

Vase, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 17th–early 18th century, China, Brass, H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Metalwork, Made for the Muslim community, this vase has two Arabic inscriptions, which read, “Glory to Allah” and “Praise be to

The Large Bathers (Les Baigneurs), ca. 1898, Lithograph printed in color; first state of two, on wove paper, sheet: 19 1/8 x 24 15/16 in. (48.6 x 63.3 cm), Prints, Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence

Floor Plan of the Tabernacle, one of six illustrated leaves from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra, ca. 1360–1380, French, Opaque watercolor, iron-gall ink and gold on vellum, 16 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (41.9 x 24.8

Biblia ad vetustissima exemplaria nunc recens castigata, 1566, Woodcut, Overall: 13 9/16 x 9 1/4 x 3 9/16 in. (34.5 x 23.5 x 9 cm), Books, Jost Amman (Swiss, Zurich before 1539–1591 Nuremberg

Snuff Bottle with Flowers and Rocks, Republic of China (1912–1949), China, Painted enamel on glass with nephrite stopper, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Snuff Bottles, This snuff bottle and its companion piece both display opaque

Corona delle Nobile et Virtuose Donne, Libro Terzo, page 9 (recto), 1620, Woodcut, Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm), Designed by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice, published by Alessandro de'

Louis XIV at the Siege of Douai, Seen from the South-East (July 1–6, 1667), 17th century, Black chalk, brush and gray wash. Framing lines in pen and black ink., sheet: 11 7/8 x 16 1/8 in. (30.2 x 41 cm), Drawings, Adam Frans van der Meulen

White House Landing, Pamunkey River, 1861–65, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840–1882

Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 2 (recto), 1554, Woodcut, Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (19 x 15 cm), Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice, bound by Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd, British, active London after 1821.

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Ein new getruckt model Büchli...Page 11, recto, Publisher, Johann Schönsperger the Younger, German, active 1510–30, Schönsperger, Johann the Younger, German, 1490, 1550,

Relief fragment from tomb of Meketre, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1975 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, ), Court, Radim, 1920, Limestone

Camp of 153rd New York Infantry, ca. 1861, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs

[View in Court of Christian Monuments; Views of Greek and Roman Sculpture Court], ca. 1859, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 7.9 x 8.1 cm (3 1/8 x 3 3/16 in.), each, Photographs, Attributed to Philip Henry Delamotte (British,

Group of Farm Buildings, ca. 1648–52, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, corrected with white gouache, on paper washed with brown, sheet: 4 1/16 x 6 15/16 in. (10.3 x 17.6 cm), Drawings, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden

Death of Polyxena, 18th–19th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and grey wash, Sheet: 3 3/8 × 4 5/16 in. (8.6 × 11 cm), Drawings, Edward Francis Burney (British, Worcester 1760–1848 London

Trestle Bridge at Whiteside, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, George N. Barnard (American, 1819–1902

Figure 22: No painful expression, 1854–56, printed 1862, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image (Oval): 28.5 × 20.4 cm (11 1/4 × 8 1/16 in.), Photographs, Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne de Boulogne (French, 1806–1875),

Madonna and Child, Tempera on wood, gold ground, 24 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (61.5 x 41.9 cm), Paintings, Italian (Florentine or Paduan) Painter (Cheyo da Firenze?) (ca. 1307–17), The attribution of this damaged but compelling picture—a work of

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, New Künstlichs Modelbuch (Page 2 verso), Publisher, Bernhard Jobin, Swiss, Porrentruy (Jura) before 1545–1593/1597 Strasbourg, Jobin, Bernhard, Swiss, 1535, 1597, 1600, 1600

Confederate Earthworks, Belle Plain, Virginia, 1863, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, James Gardner (American, born 1832), Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840–1882

Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, 8th century, Thailand (Buriram Province, Prakhon Chai), Bronze with high tin content, or silver alloy, H. 9 7/8 (25 cm), Sculpture

Square Tray with Recessed Medallion, early 13th century, Found/excavated Iran, Khurasan, Brass; hammered, engraved, inlaid with silver, H. 1 7/8 in. (4.76 cm), Metal, By the early thirteenth century, the new approach to the decoration of

Africa, Fresco, transferred to canvas, 32 1/4 x 42 3/4 in. (81.9 x 108.6 cm), Paintings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice), This allegorical representation of Africa is part of a series of the four continents,

Drawings and Prints, Cut Paper, The Ten Commandments, The Lord's Prayer, and The Creed, Artist, Thomas Hunter, British, active Edinburgh, ca. 1759, Hunter, Thomas, 1754, 1764

Leger. Joseph. 16 ans, né à Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône). Jardinier. Fabrication d'engins explosifs. 4/7/94. , 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

Pitcher, ca. 1862, Made in Kaolin, South Carolina, United States, American, Porcelain, 9 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (24.1 x 22.2 cm), Ceramics, Southern Porcelain Company

St. Bartholomew, 16th–17th century, Etching, Prints, Anonymous, Italian, 16th to 17th century, After Master F. P. (Italian, active 16th century), In Mariette Album, folio 87 bottom third

Denham Bridge upon the Tavy, 1780–1830, Watercolor on paper, Sheet: 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (16.5 x 21.6 cm), Drawings, William Payne (British, London 1760–1830 Middlesex), Payne worked as an engineer in Plymouth before moving to London in 1790,

Reliefs from the tomb of Meketre, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1975 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, ), 1920, Limestone, paint, H. 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); W 10.5 cm (4 3/16 in.); D

Moorish Wall Elevation, 19th century, Ink with buff and grey wash, sheet: 12 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (32.4 x 32.4 cm), Anonymous, British, 19th century, This richly ornamented elevation was probably drawn in Britain during the second half of the

European Men in an African Jungle Lodge, 1886, Watercolor, sheet: 8 7/8 x 17 in. (22.5 x 43.2 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, British, 19th century

The Street, Fifth Avenue, 1900–1901, printed 1903–4, Photogravure, 30.6 x 23.3 cm. (12 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.), Photographs, Alfred Stieglitz (American, Hoboken, New Jersey 1864–1946 New York), In 1903 Stieglitz reproduced this scene in an

Jérusalem. Massif de la Tour Antonia, 1860 or later, Albumen silver print from paper negative, Image: 10 13/16 × 8 1/16 in. (27.5 × 20.5 cm), Photographs, Louis de Clercq (French, 1837–1901

Ruins of the Pinckney Mansion, Charleston, South Carolina, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, George N. Barnard (American, 1819–1902

Figure 3: The face of an old man... photographed in repose., 1854–56, printed 1862, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image (Oval): 28.3 × 20.3 cm (11 1/8 × 8 in.), Photographs, Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne de Boulogne (French,

Limestone male head, Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 15 x 9 x 11 in. (38.1 x 22.9 x 27.9 cm), Stone Sculpture, While the foliate wreath identifies the figure as a Cypriot votary, the features of the face—the

Vesta Victoria at the Old Bedford, ca. 1890, Black chalk with white heightening, pen and ink, lines from blue transfer paper, on brown paper, sheet: 13 11/16 x 9 5/16 in. (34.7 x 23.7 cm), Drawings, Walter Richard Sickert (British, Munich

A Duck Sleeping near a Broken Wheel in a Farmyard, a Chicken beyond, 17th century, Black and red chalk, gray and brown wash, sheet: 5 15/16 x 7 1/4 in. (15.1 x 18.4 cm), Drawings, Cornelis Saftleven (Dutch, Gorinchem 1607–1681 Rotterdam

Calligraphic Galleon, dated A.H. 1180/ A.D. 1766–67, Made in Turkey, Ink and gold on paper, H. 19 in. (48.3 cm), Codices, The hull of this sailing ship comprises the names of the Seven Sleepers and their dog. The tale of the Seven Sleepers,

Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, page 19 (recto), October 1, 1604, Etching and drawing, Overall: 5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (15 x 20 cm), Designed by Pietro Paulo Tozzi, published by Libraria del Giesu, Padua.

Amulet, 18th century, Country of Origin Iran, Agate; inscribed, H. 1 1/2 in (3.81 cm), Stone

Kohl Flasks, probably 10th–12th century, Made in Iran or Central Asia, Serpentine; carved, incised, 2 x 3/4 in. (5.1 x 1.9 cm), Stone, These charming objects were designed to hold kohl, a black cosmetic powder applied around the eyes. In

Box, 1830–70, Made in Bennington, Vermont, United States, American, Parian porcelain, 2 1/4 x 4 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 11.7 x 6.4 cm), Ceramics

Quaker Gun, Centreville, Virginia, March 1862, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 8.1 × 9.4 cm (3 3/16 × 3 11/16 in.), Photographs, George N. Barnard (American, 1819–1902), The principal subject of this humorous view is a

Two Soubrettes, 19th century, Brush and gray, black, and blue wash over traces of graphite, 14 7/16 x 9 5/8 in. (36.7 x 24.5 cm), Drawings, Constantin Guys (French, Flushing 1802–1892 Paris

Drawings and Prints, Album Print Ornament & Architecture, Page from Album of Ornament Prints from the Fund of Martin Engelbrecht, Artist, Artist, Publisher, Carl Pier, Jeremias Wachsmuth, Franz Xavier Habermann, Martin Engelbrecht, German,

Candelabra Grotesque with an Hexagonal Pavillion on a Foot., 1540 after, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, Sheet: 9 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. (23.5 x 13.6 cm), Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, After Cornelis Bos (Netherlandish, Hertogenbosch

Snuff Bottle in Simulated Realgar, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 18th century, China, Variegated red glass with turquoise stopper, H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm), Snuff Bottles

Le petit Russe, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 9.5 x 11.7 cm. (3 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

[Stereograph View of a Hot Air Balloon], 1850s–60s, Albumen silver prints, Mount: 8.7 x 17.4 cm (3 7/16 x 6 7/8 in.), Photographs, Unknown

Horse's head with harness, Cypro-Archaic II, late 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; mold-made, H. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm), Terracottas, The hollow, mold-made head is probably from a fairly large quadriga group, judging from the harness.

Marble leg of a table with a tiger's head, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm.), Stone Sculpture, The image of a tiger--an animal from India, Armenia, or the area south of the Caspian Sea--was fairly rare

Half-pint flask, 1830–38, Probably made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Glass, mold-blown, 6 1/8 × 3 3/4 in. (15.6 × 9.5 cm), Glass

Jar and Lid with Flowering Plant, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1630, Japan, Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hizen ware, early Imari type), H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Ceramics

Tumbler, 1830–70, Made in United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Diam. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Glass, With the development of new formulas and techniques, glass-pressing technology had improved markedly by the late

Newes Modelbuch in Kupffer(Page 35r), Johann Sibmacher (German, active 1590–1611), 1604

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Teatro delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne..., page 8 (recto), Author, Publisher, Isabella Catanea Parasole, Mauritio Bona, Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625, Rome, Parasole, Isabella

Binding for the Mantiq al-tayr (Language of the Birds), ca. 1600, Made in Iran, Isfahan, Leather, gold, and color; carved, impressed, and gilded, 13 x 8 1/2 in. (33 x 21.6 cm), Codices, This is an elaborate example of the most common type

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Modelbuch aller Art Nehens vn Stickens (Page 13v), Publisher, Christian Egenolff, German, Hadamar 1502–1555 Frankfurt, Egenolff, Christian, German, 1502, 1555, 1535, 1535

Tile with persea fruit and leaves, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Royal Palace of Akhenaten, Petrie excavations, 1891–92, Polychrome faience, h. 6.5 cm (2 9/16

Portrait of a Man and His Wife (Lorenz Kraffter and Honesta Merz?), 1512, Oil on linden, 13 x 24 7/8 in. (33 x 63.2 cm), Paintings, Ulrich Apt the Elder (German, Augsburg ca. 1460–1532 Augsburg), This double portrait of a married couple

Drawings and Prints, Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture, La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 25 (recto), Illustrator, Publisher, Woodcut of Lucrezia designed by, Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il

Pier Glasses, 1850–1904, Ink, watercolor, Robert William Hume (British, London 1816–1904 Long Island City

Two Women and a Man with a Top Hat and a Monocle, 19th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, some pale blue, orange and yellow wash., 8 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (21.1 x 16 cm), Drawings, Constantin Guys (French, Flushing 1802–1892 Paris

Professor Fritz von Miller, 1910–13, Platinum print, Photographs, Frank Eugene (American, New York 1865–1936 Munich

Bow Brooch, first half 6th century, Visigothic, Copper alloy, cast, 'tinned' surface; iron spring and pin, Overall: 6 in., 12.8lb., 13/16 in. (15.2 cm, 5.8kg, 2 cm), Metalwork-Copper

Renaud. Jules. 41 ans, né à Anteuil (Doubs). Cordonnier. Anarchiste. 27/2/94. , 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, 1853–1914), Born

L'Echevelé, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 8.6 x 12.1 cm. (3 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

Designs for Nave Standards, St. Jude's Southsea, ca. 1880, Pen and ink, wash and watercolor, sheet: 14 5/8 x 10 in. (37.2 x 25.4 cm), Richardson Ellson & Co. (British

Dish with Lion, ca. 1500, Made in probably Manises, Valencia, Spain, Spanish, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall: 18 5/8 x 2 13/16 in., 6lb. (47.3 x 7.1 cm, 2772g), Ceramics

Aqueduct in Ruins, Oil on canvas, 32 1/8 x 54 1/8 in. (81.6 x 137.5 cm), Paintings, Hubert Robert (French, Paris 1733–1808 Paris), Almost all of the paintings from the Hôtel Rouillé de l'Étang apparently include a water feature, in this