'Stooking', a print from a wood engraving by Clare Leighton, whose 'Four Hedges' has been re-issued by
and contains many of her wood engravings.
https://t.co/7MhCl54uF4

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Masks designed by influential sculptor and architect Cornelis Floris and engraved by Frans Huys (1555)

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Yes, academic garb was considered less controversial, greatly valued so maintained the hierarchical dress-code of the universities. There were, of course, slight variations between BAs, Masters, Senior Fellows & DD's as these 1674 David Logan engravings show

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engraving this hualian scene in my grave 😭😭😭😭

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19th century prints with Donkeys. "L'Ane Le Mulet"
Steel engraving ca. 1840, and "#Asinus Hamar" and "Asinus Onager"
The Henny both from
Steel engraving from " The Naturalist's Library" that was published by Henry Bohn in London about 1860 https://t.co/9XieMkWWKP

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It is so we are taking the opportunity to highlight some trees species you can see & also engravings in Mark Catesby's 'The natural history of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands,...' publ. 1731-43.
1st - Magnolia grandiflora by Georg D. Ehret.

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Would you rather spend this Saturday by "Pond" or in pastoral print?

1. Corot, The Pond, ca. 1868–70. Oil on canvas
2. Rembrandt, Landscape with Three Trees, 1643. Etching, drypoint, and engraving

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Day 28
This engraving by James Gillray shows asleep on a bed of hay. Its inscription reads “Tom Paine’s Nightly Pest” Perhaps more of a Nightmare!

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"Adelheid von Weislingen am Hofe des Bischofs von Bamberg" ( Playing Chess)

Wood engraving after the oil painting by Hermann Koch ca 1885

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Spotlight on book illustrators, part 3: Joseph Banks' London workshop: When Joseph Banks returned from his circumnavigation onboard HMB Endeavour he hired a host of artists and engravers to translate Sydney Parkinson’s botanical drawings from the journey into engravings. 🧵

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Today, I build a lecture on Baroque art, materiality & process with a dash of art market.

Details from engravings by Jan Harmensz. Muller (after P.P. Rubens) of Archduchess Isabella (of Spanish Netherlands), 1615.

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1. Copper engraving map by Johann Baptist Homann, ca 1707.
2. "Teil der Mondoberflaeche mit dem Mond-Appeninen-Gebirge" 1895
3. after painting by W. Kranz, ca 1900.
4. "Telescopic appearance of the Moon", 1844.

https://t.co/2ngeAjVzzl

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"Rosalind and Celia" -- engraving by Miss Edwards, 1862

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Rosalind from "As You Like It" -- Engraving by W.S. Herrick, 1877

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Beautiful and atmospheric views of the Near East! Thal

Original antique print

Toned steel engraving with hand colored highlighting. Published 1861. https://t.co/2QeEuIl397

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What an idea. A dog as a handle of this amazing vase. Prints made for Cosimo I de Medici for his palace in Ferrara. Very early copper engraving 1543 by Enea Vico ( born 1523 in Parma, Italy - died 1567 in Ferarra, Italy). https://t.co/BIopnhORue

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At my old job I had access to high res scans of late 1800’s engravings. Here’s one of the more successful collages I made with all those intricate illustrations. I miss making these.

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