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?
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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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