Images at Librifly

Signet Ring, 7th century, Made in Germany, Niederbreisig, Frankish, Copper alloy, Overall: 13/16 x 9/16 in. (2.1 x 1.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

Design for a trade publication titled: 'Historical Copies Chronographically Arranged', by R. W. Hume; J. W. Schermerhorn & Co., 14 Bond Street, N. Y., second half 19th century, Ink, watercolor, Designed by Robert William Hume (British, London

Snuff Bottle, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Hair crystal, coral stopper, H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Snuff Bottles

Faith, 1830–62, Gouache and watercolor, sheet: 11 1/2 x 17 3/8 in. (29.2 x 44.1 cm), Freeman Gage Delamotte (British, Sandhurst 1813/14–1862 London

Snuff Bottle with Scene of a Lotus Pond, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 18th–early 19th century, China, Overlay glass with coral stopper, H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm), Snuff Bottles

Design for a Console Table, second half 18th century, Watercolor over pen and black ink and graphite, sheet: 10 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. (27.3 x 22.5 cm), Style of Robert Adam (British, Kirkcaldy, Scotland 1728–1792 London), Style of James Adam

Square Tray, Japan, Wood, maki-e, L. 10 11/16 in. (27.1 cm); W. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Lacquer, Attributed to Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891

Vase, 1830–70, Probably made in Bennington, Vermont, United States, American, Parian porcelain, 4 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. (10.5 x 3.8 cm), Ceramics

Interior of Opera Giudetta, 1800–1900, Ink and gray wash, 11-3/4 x 13 in, Anonymous, Italian, 19th century

The Crucifixion of Christ, before 1577, Pen and brown and ink, brush and brown ink, heightened with white gouache; on blue paper, 16-1/4 x 10-3/8 in. (41.3 x 26.4 cm), Drawings, Hans Speckaert (Netherlandish, Brussels ca. 1540–1577 Rome),

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Ein new getruckt model Büchli...Page 18, recto, Publisher, Johann Schönsperger the Younger, German, active 1510–30, Schönsperger, Johann the Younger, German, 1490, 1550,

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Page from Ein new kunstlich Modelbuch...(Page 33r), Publisher, Peter Quentel, German, active Cologne, 1518–46, Cologne, Quentel, Peter, German, 1500, 1550, 1544

Curved Metal Brackets Supporting a Shelf outside a Window, Boulevard de la Madeleine, ca. 1880, Graphite, plate: 4 x 3 1/16 in. (10.2 x 7.7 cm), Richardson Ellson & Co. (British

Morning - The Coverlet, 1906, Platinum print, 21.9 x 16.8 cm (8 5/8 x 6 5/8 in.), Photographs, Clarence H. White (American, 1871–1925), White was a founding member of the Photo-Secession, a friend of Alfred Stieglitz, and a highly praised

Glass ornaments with recumbent deer, Late Helladic III, ca. 1370–1200 B.C., Helladic, Mycenaean, Glass; mold-pressed, Height: 2 5/8 x 3/4 x 1/8 in. (6.7 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm), Glass, Set of nineteen matching beads or appliqués, all made in same

Factory Design Book of French Porcelain, 1850, Pen and black ink, pen and brown ink., Overall: 17 13/16 x 11 7/8 x 2 1/16 in. (45.2 x 30.2 x 5.3 cm

Two-handled cup with cover, I H (British, mid–late 17th century), 1676/77, British, London, Silver, Overall (confirmed): 9 9/16 x 13 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. (24.3 x 34.3 x 22.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, I H (British, mid–late 17th century), This

[Three Children and a Dog Playing in the Creek, July 4, 1883], 1883, Albumen silver print , Photographs, Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drawings and Prints, Albums Prints Ornament & Architecture, Schon newes Modelbuch...Page 5(r), Designer, Sigismundus Latomus, German, active 1599–ca. 1627, Latomus, Sigismundus, German, 1599, 1632, 1617, 1617

Gold and amber earrings with head of a black youth, Hellenistic, ca. 200–100 B.C., Etruscan, Gold, amber, H.: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)(each), Gold and Silver, Molded amber in the form of heads of African youths with granulation as hair and

Drawing for a Wall-Decoration, 18th century, Pen and brown ink, brush with brown and gray wash, over black chalk? on cream laid paper. Fragments of framing lines in pen and brown ink. Irregular format: top and bottom arched, 14-11/16 x 9-1/8 in.

Glass Drinking Horn, 575–625, Made in Italy (North), Langobardic (?), Glass, 8 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (21 x 7 cm), Glass-Vessels, While contemporaneous Frankish glass vessels tend to be in natural colors of light green or brown, Langobardic

元 錢選 王羲之觀鵝圖 卷, Wang Xizhi watching geese, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), ca. 1295, China, Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, Image: 9 1/8 x 36 1/2 in. (23.2 x 92.7 cm), Paintings, Qian Xuan (Chinese, ca.

清 紫晶佛手形盒, Container in the shape of a Buddha’s hand, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, Amethyst, H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); L. 8 in. (20.3 cm), Hardstone

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Page from Eyn Newe kunstlich moetdelboech alle kunst (Page 12r), Publisher, Peter Quentel, German, active Cologne, 1518–46, Cologne, Quentel, Peter, German, 1500, 1550, 1532

Francis I (1494–1547), King of France, Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, 16 x 12 7/8 in. (40.6 x 32.7 cm), Paintings, Workshop of Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish, Cleve ca. 1485–1540/41 Antwerp

Plan for Window Bay, 1841–84, Graphite, sheet: 9 x 15 11/16 in. (22.8 x 39.8 cm), Charles Hindley and Sons (British, London 1841–1917 London

Figure of a cicada, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th–19th century, China, Smoky quartz, L. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Hardstone

Terracotta psykter-column-krater (vase for chilling and mixing wine and water), Classical, ca. 480–470 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Other: 20 13/16 x 8 1/4 in. (52.8 x 21 cm), Vases, Obverse, Herakles and Dionysos in

Statue of a Draped Female Figure, 17th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash., sheet: 7 1/16 x 3 3/8 in. (17.9 x 8.6 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, 17th century

Squatting Woman, 1914, Drypoint, plate: 18-7/8 x 12-5/8 inches (47.9 x 32 cm), Prints, Egon Schiele (Austrian, Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna

Relief fragment 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 4.5cm (1 3/4 in.); W 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.);

Panel, Savonnerie Manufactory (Manufactory, established 1626; Manufacture Royale, established 1663), mid-17th century, French, Paris, Wool (121 knots per sq. inch, 20 per sq. cm.), H. 19 x W. 23 inches (48.3 x 58.4 cm), Textiles-Woven,

Le pardessus dècoré, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

Libro de Geometría, Práctica y Traça, 1589, plates: woodcut, Overall: 11 13/16 x 8 7/16 x 9/16 in. (30 x 21.5 x 1.5 cm), Books

Stag and Its Young, 1820–73, Brush and brown wash over graphite, sheet: 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (10.5 x 13.6 cm), Drawings, Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Pretiosa Gemma delle virtuose donne, page 14 (recto), Author, Publisher, Binder, Isabella Catanea Parasole, Gargano, Hardy-Mennil, Italian, ca. 1565/70–ca. 1625, Venetia,

Fragment, 13th–14th century, Attributed to India. Found Egypt, proably Fustat, Cotton; block-printed, mordant-dyed, 11.75 in. high 9.75 in. wide (29.8 cm high 24.8 cm wide), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed

Quatrefoil Brooch, second half 6th century, Frankish, Silver-gilt, garnets, blue glass, mother-of-pearl, Overall: 1 1/4 x 3/16 in. (3.2 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver

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 8), Publisher, Artist, After, Carlo Losi, Jacob

Sampler, 1827, British, Silk, wool; wood frame, Framed dimensions: H. 17 x W. 14 1/4 x D. 7/8 inches, Textiles-Embroidered

Terracotta phiale (libation bowl), Archaic, ca. 575–550 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; bucchero pesante, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); diameter 8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm), Vases, The shape is rare in bucchero. This example seems to be a literal translation

Strainer, Classical, 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, Other: 11 9/16 x 5 3/8 in. (29.4 x 13.7 cm), Bronzes

Dish, 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Iznik, Stonepaste; underglaze painted on white slip, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Ceramics

Officers of U.S.S. Hunchback, 1861–65, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs

Vernal Fall, Yosemite, 1865–66, printed ca. 1875, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916

The Infanta, ca. 1890–94, French, Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, Glazed stoneware, 22 5/8 × 17 5/16 × 18 7/8 in. (57.5 × 44 × 48 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Jean-Joseph Carriès (French, 1855–1894), Carriès was an experimental sculptor who

Oil Bottle, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), 13th century, Korea, Stoneware with iron-brown and white-slip-painted decoration of dots under celadon glaze, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Ceramics

Punch Glass, ca. 1883–88, Made in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, American, Blown glass, H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Diam. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm), Glass, Probably New England Glass Company (American, East Cambridge, Massachusetts,

Lamp, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, Length 8.3 cm. H. 2.4 cm., Terracottas

Percussion Exhibition Pistol, dated 1851, Paris; London, French, Steel, gold, L. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); L. of barrel 10 1/4 in. (26.0 cm); Cal. .46 in. (11.7 mm), Firearms-Pistols-Percussion, Commissioned by the renowned Paris gunmaking firm

Autumnal Landscape with a Waterfall, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Fan mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 7 1/2 x 20 9/16 in. (19.1 x 52.3 cm), Paintings, Ike Gyokuran (Japanese, 1727/8–1784), Gyokuran, wife of

[Spread from an Ornithological Book], ca. 1910, Matte albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 6 7/8 × 8 15/16 in. (17.4 × 22.7 cm), Photographs, Eugène Atget (French, Libourne 1857–1927 Paris

Bugaku Scroll, Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century, Japan, Handscroll from set of two; ink, color, and gold on paper, 14 3/8 in. x 55 ft. 8 3/8 in. (36.5 x 1697.7 cm), Paintings, As early as the seventh or eighth century, when formal

Study for Plate 7 of Bouchardon's 'Second livre de vases', 18th century, Pen and black ink, brush and grey wash. Framing lines. Red chalk line along vertical center., 9 1/2 x 5 3/16 in. (24.1 x 13.2 cm), Circle of Edme Bouchardon (French,

Two Designs for the Hilt of a Sword (recto); Two Designs for Helmets (verso), 16th century, Pen and brown ink, brush with brown and gray wash, 7-15/16 x 7 in. (20.2 x 17.8 cm), Anonymous, Italian, mid-16th century

Martyrdom of a Saint, 1550–1650, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over a sketch in graphite, sheet: 6 x 8 3/8 in. (15.3 x 21.2 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Netherlandish or German

Glass double head-shaped flask, Mid Imperial, Severan, early 3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; mold-blown, 3 3/16 x 1 3/4in. (8.1 x 4.5cm), Glass, Translucent light purple. Flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; globular body

Hab.t de Juida from Playing Cards (for Quartets) 'Costumes des Peuples Étrangers', 1700–1799, Etching and hand coloring (watercolor), 3 3/16 × 2 1/16 in. (8.1 × 5.3 cm), Anonymous, French, 18th century

Oak Carving from Fireplace in the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, 1838, Watercolor, sheet: 10 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (27 x 19.1 cm), Charles James Richardson (British, London 1806–1871 London

Design for a Chimneypiece for Somerset House, Strand, London, ca. 1776–86, Pen and black and red ink, graphite, sheet: 10 1/4 x 13 9/16 in. (26.1 x 34.5 cm), Sir William Chambers (British (born Sweden), Göteborg 1723–1796 London

[La Comtesse Reclining in Dark Dress with Chain Around Neck], 1861–65, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 10.2 x 12.0 cm (4 x 4 3/4 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913), As early as 1856-57 the countess

Another view of the remains of the Pronaos of the Temple of Concord [The Temple of Saturn with Arch of Septimius Severus in left background], from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome), part I, ca. 1750–78, Etching; first state of three (Hind),

'The Crows Trap the Owls in Their Cave by Lighting a Fire at the Entrance and Fanning it with Their Wings' , 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.

Design for Console Table, 1850–1904, Ink, watercolor, Robert William Hume (British, London 1816–1904 Long Island City

Opera Nova Universali intitulata Corona di racammi, page 14 (recto), [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

Chandelier, 1881–82, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Brass, mother-of-pearl, glass shades, and semi-precious stones, 75 in. (190.5 cm), Metal, Possibly George A. Schastey & Co. (1873–97), George A. Schastey

Textile Fragment from the Chasuble of San Valerius, 13th century, Attributed to Spain, Silk, gilt animal substrate around a silk core; taqueté, Textile: L. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Textiles, This brocaded textile belongs to a collection of vestments

Le Caracul (L'Astrakhan), 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913

Tunic, 4th–7th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Plain weave in undyed linen; self-bands, Overall: 53 9/16 × 40 15/16 in. (136 × 104 cm), Textiles-Costumes-Secular, This plain tunic typifies Roman-style

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, late 13th–early 14th century, From Spain, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment, H. 21 1/16 in. (53.5 cm), Codices, This large folio comes from a magnificent two-volume Qur'an. In Spain, as in North

Elephant Carrying Two Figures Seated on Hawda and Mahout Seated on Neck, late 11th–12th century, with 20th century fills, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; molded, transparent blue glaze, H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Ceramics, A UV-fluorescence

Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, page 28 (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.

Bath Scraper in the Shape of a Lion, late 11th–12th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; molded, incised, glazed in transparent blue, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Ceramics, The activities performed in hammams (bathhouses) necessitated

Castle Thunder, ex-tobacco factory, Petersburg, 1864, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 15.9 x 20.4 cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.), Photographs, Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C

Lu-La Lake, Lookout Mountain, 1864 or 1866, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 25.6 × 35.9 cm (10 1/16 × 14 1/8 in.), Photographs, George N. Barnard (American, 1819–1902

Bust of a Bodhisattva, possibly Maitreya, 2nd–3rd century, Pakistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Schist, H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); W. 7 1/16 in. (18 cm); D. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm), Sculpture

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Neu künstlich Modelbuch (page 35r), Publisher, Bernhard Jobin, Swiss, Porrentruy (Jura) before 1545–1593/1597 Strasbourg, Jobin, Bernhard, Swiss, 1535, 1597, 1598, 1598

Scepter wand with feathers, 13th–15th century, Peru, Chimú or Chancay, Silver, feathers, Length 14-5/8 in. (37 cm), Metal-Ornaments

Figures of Two Music-Making Angels, 17th century, Pen and dark brown ink over black chalk underdrawing. Traces of framing outlines ruled in black chalk. On off-white paper, 5-11/16 x 8-9/16 in. (14.4 x 21.7 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Spanish,

Pflügen, 1890–1901, printed 1903, Gum bichromate print, 65.8 x 95.8 cm. (25 15/16 x 37 3/4 in.), Photographs, Hugo Henneberg (Austrian, 1863–1918

[Group of 5 Stereograph Views of the Houses of Parliament, London, England], 1850s–1910s, Albumen silver prints, Mounts approximately: 8.5 x 17.6 cm (3 3/8 x 6 15/16 in.), Photographs, Strohmeyer & Wyman (American), Unknown

Hairpin, 1886, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Gold, Overall: 8 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in. (20.6 x 2.8 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Gold

Design for Curtains, 1841–1917, Graphite with touches of brown wash, sheet: 13 9/16 x 9 15/16 in. (34.4 x 25.2 cm), Charles Hindley and Sons (British, London 1841–1917 London

Design for a Book Illustration, 18th century, Pen and black ink, brush and gray and brown wash, white heightening. Incised for transfer., 3 5/8 x 5 5/16 in. (9.2 x 13.5 cm), Drawings, Franz Sigrist (Austrian, Altbreisach 1727–1803 Vienna

Project for a Headquarters of a War Ministry, 1853, Pen and ink and watercolor, 23 5/8 x 34 15/16 in. (60 x 88.7 cm

Mug, 1870–90, Made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Pressed yellow glass, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diam. 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm), Glass, Adams and Company

Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata, ca. 1447–65, Tempera and gold on wood, 11 x 7 7/8 in. (27.9 x 20 cm), Paintings, Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) (Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena), This panel along with

May, 1772, Black chalk, brown, black or gray ink and watercolor, sheet: 5 3/16 x 7 7/16 in. (13.1 x 18.9 cm), Drawings, Hendrik Meijer (Dutch, Amsterdam 1744–1793 London

Removing Dead from Battlefield, Marye's Heights, May 2, 1864, 1864, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Andrew Joseph Russell (American, 1830–1902

Vase with rooster, ca. 1884, French, Paris, Stoneware, confirmed: 27 5/16 × 9 7/8 × 9 7/8 in., 26.1 lb. (69.4 × 25.1 × 25.1 cm, 11.8 kg), Ceramics-Pottery, This vase is a monumental example of the brown stoneware Chaplet produced for

Saint Ignatius Loyola with an Angel Holding a Book Inscribed with the Motto of the Society of Jesus, ca. 1720–25, Italian, Venice, Bronze, Overall (confirmed): H. 24 5/8 x W. 13 7/8 x D. 4 5/8 in., 32lb. (62.5 x 35.2 x 11.7 cm, 141kg),

Military Cavaliers Entering Town Accompanied by a Turbaned Torch-bearer. In the foreground: Two Seated Women and a Child (recto); Several Cooks, and Two Pages with a Platter in a Kitchen Yard (verso), 1703–66, Pen and gray ink, and black chalk,

Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar), Classical, ca. 500 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 14 7/16 in. (36.6 cm), Vases, Achilles and Penthesilea. Penthesilea, the queen of the Amazons who assisted the Trojans in the Trojan

Design for a stained glass window, late 19th–early 20th century, Made in New York, United States, American, Watercolor, gouache, pen and red ink, and graphite on off-white lightweight Bristol board cut into shapes: five vertical lights; one

紅葉散蒔絵櫛, Lacquer Comb with Maple Leaves, Meiji period (1868–1912), mid-19th century, Japan, Lacquered wood with gold, silver hiramaki-e, red lacquer on black ground, L. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); Gr. W. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Lacquer

[Calligraphers], 1870s, Albumen silver print, Photographs, Unknown

Limestone statuette of a seated female figure, Cypro-Archaic II, ca–500 B.C., Cypriot, Limestone, Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. (11.4 x 9.2 x 3.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, The figure, probably female, is seated, her hands on the

Figure of a Prophet, 16th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk. Glued to secondary paper support. Trace of later (?) framing outline in pen and black ink along upper edge, 11 x 6-3/4 in. (27.9 x 17.1 cm), Drawings,

Alexandre Théodore Victor (1760–1829), Comte de Lameth, ca. 1789–90, Ivory laid on card, Diameter 3 in. (75 mm), Miniatures, Jean Urbain Guérin (French, 1761–1836