dome dreams absolutely from looking at the flammarion engraving before bed

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Great Lion
Jacques de Gheyn II
Prints, Engraving
Dutch, c. 1590

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Beautiful engravings from "Select Specimens Of Natural History, Collected In Travels To Discover The Source Of The Nile, Egypt, Arabia, Abyssinia and Nubia" by Scottish explorer, travel writer & draughtman James Bruce (1790). https://t.co/Ja9mlIgGLg

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1554. The execution of Lady Jane Grey & Lord Guildford Dudley had originally been set for 9th Feb. A three day reprieve was granted by Queen Mary in the hope of saving Jane's immortal soul.
Engraving from 1870

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These four images are from a series of five German engravings of Momento Mori at the British Museum. Alexander Mair created the engravings and they date all the way back to 1605.

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Hookah Badar
Charles Cousen, David Wilkie
Prints, Engraving
British, 19th century

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It’s Friday evening, more snow on the way, so let’s have Eric Ravilious remind us of better days to come with these 1930s wood-engravings. Have a good weekend everyone.

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A medal of inscribed 'Anne de Boulen'.

Probably 17th century, and most likely based on an engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar of a lady said to be Anne (by Hans Holbein).

More info: https://t.co/zk3IMPBAtH

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First try of a serie of Japanese engraving inspired drawings. Here with a copy of Shodo Kawarazaki.
Next one soon to come !

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Sometimes things come out being more meaningful than you thought they'd be. This was the bonus drawing for my engraving series.

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Fine, toned steel engravings, published 1861.
1. Jaffa
2. Mount Sinai
3. Jerusalem, Temple mount
https://t.co/ZVEaw7RpsB

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Other work by the Ladybird artists, part 124.
‘Chinese Geese’
Wood engraving (1937)

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"Vestal Romana Cuidando Del Fuego Sacro" (Roman vestal tending a sacred fire).Wood engraving after Peña Muñoz. Published 1884.

"A Roman Lady at her Toilette. Fourth Century" after Amos Cassioli (1832-1891) Published in London, ca. 1890

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Lovely engraving of The Side, 1834 with St Nicholas Cathedral in the background.

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We only have a few left of this limited edition First Day Cover, signed by Simon Callow CBE.

Simon visited the Charles Dickens Museum in London last year and signed the covers while inspecting the engravings and portraits used to create our stamps.

Visit https://t.co/yk91lDUvqC

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