Society of Antiquaries of Londonさんのイラストまとめ

“In my opinion @Bev_Minster supercedes Lincoln; the sculpture is more beautiful & perfect than anything I ever saw, the carved wood is of exquisite workmanship & the stone capitals equal it”
Though Octavius’ Beverley sketches are gone, JF Turner’s survive in our #collection #AwO

#OnThisDay in 1574, Anne of Denmark was born. This #drawing is from our #collection of costume drawings, including the outfits of some political figures.

This 1837 #watercolour of #Egyptian deities is by Thomas J. Pettigrew depicting the 4 sons of Horus: Qebehsenuf, Duamutef, Amset, and Hapi.

Want to learn more about #Egypt? Come to our #LunchtimeLecture on 4 Oct about the rediscovery of #Tutankhamun: https://t.co/dM3xLF9l4S

For more of a modern art theme or perhaps #portraiture we have a portrait of our Fellow Professor Francis Wormald who served as the director of @ihr_history from 1960 to 1967.

This watercolour by Peter Fabris is part of the plates from Sir William Hamilton FSA's Campi Phlegræi: Observations on the #Volcanos of the Two Sicilies. This image shows the view of the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius on Sunday night, August 8th 1779. #MountVesuvius

For #MedievalMonday we have this is a drawing of a #medievalfloortile from the Austin friars priory at Ludlow. It is decorated with an IHS monogram and has a crown inside a circle. We think there is something very delicate about this watercolour.

For #internationalrabbitday we have a drawing showing a medieval stone roof boss carved with three rabbits. This is meant to represent the Trinity. #rabbits

Queen Anne Boleyn was executed #OnThisDay in 1536. Her portrait comes from our copy of "Imitations of original drawings by Hans Holbein" by John Chamberlaine, published 1792-1800. It was a landmark work in bringing Holbein's portraits in the Royal Collection to public attention.