EditorialJan Luyken, Dutch, 1649 - 1712, Ptolemy Supervising the Construction of a Building in Alexandria, between 1649 and 1712, pen and brown ink and brown, blue, purple, and gray wash over a preliminary drawing in black chalk on buff laid paper, Sheet: 3 7/8...
EditorialNimrod points out where the tower is to be built Van den Babylonischen Tooren (series title) History of the tower of Babel (series title) Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel (...) (series title), On a plain in Sinear, Nimrod orders the building of the tower of Ba...
EditorialTower of Babel Wrath of Babel (title on object), Nimrod may be present, supervising or assisting the construction, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1682, paper, etching, h 141 mm ? w 87 mm.
EditorialPolice supervising the grain trade in Amsterdam, Broadening downward, elongated, convex, silver plaque, with four lobes on top and ending in point on bottom, mounted on two pins, leaving a long threaded. Obverse: coat of arms within circumference., Ams...
EditorialConstruction of the tower of Babel, The tower of Babel is being built. In the foreground men who brick walls and ovens that are fired high. Below the performance a reference to the Bible text in Gen. 11, the building of the Tower of Babel, Nimrod may b...
EditorialSaint Charles Borromeo Supervising the Opening of a Crypt, c. 1604, Cesare Nebbia, Italian, 1536?1614, Italy, Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper, 162 x 213 mm.
EditorialNoah supervising the construction of the ark; God tells Noah to enter the ark with his family and the animals. Li livre des ansienes estoires. Circa 1285. Source: Add. 15268, f.7v. Language: French.
Editorial"Sir... Sir... Siiiirrrr... Christ, it's annoying to have a colic when the supervisor is supervising," plate 13 from Professeurs Et Moutards. Honor? Victorin Daumier; French, 1808-1879. Date: 1846. Dimensions: 180 ? 254 mm (image); 247 ? 330 mm (sheet)...
Editorial"Sir... Sir... Siiiirrrr... Christ, it's annoying to have a colic when the supervisor is supervising," plate 13 from Professeurs Et Moutards. Honor? Victorin Daumier; French, 1808-1879. Date: 1846. Dimensions: 180 ? 254 mm (image); 247 ? 330 mm (sheet)...
EditorialNoah Supervising Construction of the Ark. Attributed to Nicolas Dorigny (French, 1658-1746); after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphel (Italian, 1483-1520) and his workshop. Date: 1678-1746. Dimensions: 203 ? 233 mm (ma?.). Red chalk on tan laid paper, lai...
EditorialSir George Everest. 1834. Sir George Everest, Surveyor General of India (1790-1866), and an assistant supervising work on the Great Trigonometrical Survey Pencil and wash. Originally published/produced in 1834 . Source: WD 3114,.
EditorialVegetables being cooked. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Vegetables being cooked for the Sultan Ghiyath al-Din. Greens and potherbs. Ghiyath Shahi on a stool under red awning in a garden at night supervising his cooks, ...
EditorialIsraelites are beaten. Old English Illustrated Hexateuch. England [Canterbury]; second quarter of 11th centu. [Drawing only] Exodus 5, 14. The Israelites supervising the making of bricks are beaten Image taken from Old English Illustrated Hexateuch. ...
EditorialWistaria. Ise Monogatari zue (illustrated tales of Ise). Japan,1560-1600. Supervising the cutting of wisteria. A scene from episode 80 of Ise Monogatari zue or illustrated tales of Ise. A Naraehon version, dating from the late 16th century, of the 10th...
EditorialPrince overseeing an execution. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Mounted prince supervising the execution of Amir Sayyid 'Imad al-din Nasimi. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al...
Editorial(Whole folio) A physician with a scroll, supervising the preparation of medicine; an operation on the head. Below; illustrations showing cautery points as red dots. Medical Illustrations. N. England [Durham?] or possibly N. France; 1190-1200. Source: S...
EditorialGhiyath Shahi supervising his cooks. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Ghiyath Shahi supervising his cooks, from the Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. Ghiyath Shahi is pointing towards the cook who is handing a dish of food...
EditorialPreparation of perfumes. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Preparation of perfumes for the Sultan Ghiyath al-Din. Preparation of food for the monsoon season (damaged). Ghiyath Shahi supervising the activities of his four ...
EditorialMiniature of the Duchess Flagentine supervising the building of the 'Judgement Tombs'; miniature of Joseph of Arimathea laying down his shirt on the water for 150 people who are pure of heart to cross the sea. 'L'Estoire del Saint Graal'. France (Picar...
EditorialAphrodisiac food. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Preparation of food for the Sultan Ghiyath al-Din. Preparation of aphrodisiac food. Ghiyath Shahi out of doors supervising his cooks, one of whom is holding a pot lid. S...
EditorialLeft-hand miniature of a king supervising the building of a church; right-hand miniature of Joseph or Arimathea on his deathbed making a red cross on a white shield with his own blood as a memento for Mordrain. L'Estoire del Saint Graal. France (Picard...
EditorialSir George Everest. 1834. Sir George Everest, Surveyor General of India (1790-1866), and an assistant supervising work on the Great Trigonometrical Survey Pencil and wash. Originally published/produced in 1834 . Source: WD 3114,.
EditorialIskandar supervising the building of the wall against Gog and Magog. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 56 miniatures. 1580 - 1600. Source: I.O. ISLAMIC 3540, f.390. Language: Persian.
EditorialCaesar supervising the building of fortifications. From " Commentaire de la Guerre Gallique" (Caesar's Bellum Gallicum) 1520. Ms.764 / 1139, vol.3 folio 29.
EditorialCaesar supervising the building of fortifications. From " Commentaire de la Guerre Gallique" (Caesar's Bellum Gallicum) 1520. Ms.764 / 1139, vol.3 folio 29.