Hindoos going to an Idol Temple' from ‘Rays from The East, or Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures, derived principally from the Manners, Customs, Rites, and Antiquities of Eastern Nations’ (1871) by Joseph Austin Benwell.

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Seventeenth-century dick shopping.

[Engraving for the frontispiece of Nicolas Chorier's 'Aloisiae Sigaeae', printed in Amsterdam, c. 1690]

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Recently digitised is MS1456, a series of watercolours and engravings by the artist George Samuel of churches in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Kent, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, and Surrey, made c. 1786-1823. Here we have Harmondsworth, Middlesex. See: https://t.co/4duRH0JvMi

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🤣 it’s absolutely awesome when finished!! I just. Literally want anyone but me to draw and color it lmao. Like every time I gotta draw one of these fools I’m just: kids, please. Find a new calling that doesn’t involve filigree and engraving.

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Seems like the answer to this question is "Probably ?"
6h later my back is killing me and I'm tired
Still need engraving on boots/corset, a sword and the background
Maybe I can have it done before her first session in Wrath and Glory ? 👀

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Muhammad Akbar Khan (Barakzai). 1878 magazine engraving.

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Another choice by curator, Kat, is Sir Joshua Reynold's 'Lady Bampfylde' (1776-77) held at the .

We have a mezzotint engraving by Thomas Watson of the same image, apparently so sought-after they turned Lady Bampfylde into an 18thC pin-up!

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This engraving is captioned "The Unexpected Attack." Can you blame that sweet face though?

The engraving is from the March 1872 issue of Peterson's Magazine (vol. 61, no. 3). Each issue includes stories, poems, fashion tips and patterns, and initials fo… https://t.co/npdqKkkpV6

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Been fantasizing abt Han Guan Jun in Xian’s high ponytail & red ribbon

In traditional culture, comb is considered as a token for eternal love given the significance of hair(given by parents, should not be treated carelessly). The engraving is “Lan & Wei”

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Born in 1594 in Normandy, near Rouen, Nicolas Poussin moved to Paris in 1612, where he saw works by and engravings after Raphael and Giulio Romano, artists of the High Renaissance, who would continue to inspire him throughout his career.

[Romano, "The Four Elements," c. 1530]

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Small tribute to magnanimous creative art behind 1 & 2. Grandure which it achieved was well worth
1. Salutation given to Lord Ganesha & Lord Shiva is examplary in cinematic history
gave soul to them by Engraving Shivling & his Tandav and Turmeric Abhishekam🙏

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🌲 Coloured engravings of heaths:
London: Published by the Author. Printed by T. Bensley, 1802-09 [1830?]
https://t.co/b4T5VPdvEI

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A lady sits reading by the sea.
A beautifully serene image from the October 1795 issue of Niklaus Heideloff’s periodical ‘Gallery of Fashion’. His beautiful coloured engravings were published between 1794 and 1803.

https://t.co/dYomtHM2ie

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Desengano dos Peccadores (1735) is a book that wants you to know that you are not going to enjoy Hell, like AT ALL, and it will show you as many bonkers engravings as it takes to make that point. https://t.co/tRzctGRyol

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Sebald Beham (1500–1550) was a German painter and printmaker, mainly known for his very small engravings.Buße des heiligen Johannes Chrysostomos (Washington)

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Sebald Beham (1500–1550) was a German painter and printmaker, mainly known for his very small engravings.Adam and Eve, 1543, 82 x 56 mm. Private collection

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Jacob Christian Schäffer's "Icones insectorvm circa Ratisbonam" contains 280 hand-colored copper engravings illustrating approximately 3,000 insects.

It's also the 1,000th book from our collection uploaded to 's Flickr stream 🎉: https://t.co/MYRd52NDAX

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Roman silver plate with fish engraving 330-350 CE. * Support us via Amazon: https://t.co/IWD3jdtnSX *

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Mohammed Akbar Khan. 1878 magazine engraving.

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