Title devised by cataloger., The initials of artist's first and last names form a monogram., Plate numbered '1' in upper right corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms: Kitchens -- Benches -- Music -- Musicians -- Violins -- Portraits -- Hearths., and Probably a late 18th century restrike.
"Rustic interior with a man seated on a chair at centre and raising his left hand in objection towards an elderly woman who kneels next to him and strokes his chin while holding a pouch, a beer jug and a pipe lying on a shelf beside the man at right, a younger woman entering the room from beyond while holding a broom; lower margin with lettering trimmed; after Egbert van Heemskerck I."--British Museum online catalogue
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Title devised by cataloger., Initial letters of artist's name form a monogram., Place and date of publication supplied by cataloger., Plate numbered '4' in upper right corner., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Probably a late 18th century restrike.
Pencil drawing depicting a slightly dilapidated stone building, sitting atop a hill, that has become overgrown with vegetation after years of disuse
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Title devised by cataloger., Date from unverified data from local card catalog record., and Drawing possibly executed by a pupil of Jean Baptiste Marie Meusnier, 1754-1793.
Drawing of a young man, full length, twisted in preparation to throw a ball(?) with two cords attached(?) that is held in his left hand; with medium-length hair; naked except for a cloth tied around his shoulder and draped across his hips
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Title from local catalog card., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found., Formerly laid in with one other drawing at page 109 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted together with one other drawing to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Title page with an image of an artist riding on the back of a crow, paint brush in hand, with a sign hanging from his neck. The sign is decorated with a painter's palate and is inscribed: Nous prions fous les oiseaux grands et petits de laisser librement passer Roger Bookem allant de Douvres à Paris
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Title from text incorporated into image., Date of publication from unverified data from local card catalog record., 'Alfred Crowquill' and the crow-quill symbol are pseudonyms used by Alfred Henry Forrester and his brother Charles Robert Forrester., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Secondary sheet attached to print with title: Paris and Dover, or, To and fro ..., and Secondary sheet 10 x 14 cm.
Artist's trial proof of a steel engraving with corrections of the head and further alterations drawn in pencil and pen and ink directly over the steel engraving. The engraving shows a man wearing a karakul and smoking a hookah
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Title devised by cataloger., Date from unverified data in local card catalog record., Corrective notes inscribed in graphite pencil next to drawing: The eyes brighter darker the brow[?] a different shape., and For further information, consult library staff.
Drawing of a mounted Turkish warrior racing to the left and looking back over his shoulder to the right, all four of his horse's outstretched legs off the ground; wearing striped pants, a red fur-collared coat, and a green turban; holding a curved saber in his right hand and grasping the reins with his left hand; a spear with a red flag near the tip rises from his back; tents and pyramids in the background
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Title from local catalog card., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found., On verso are the ink inscriptions "My dear" and "(Edith Swinburne).", Formerly laid in at page 167 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Matted to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.