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The Tapestry Worker, Sir William Fettes Douglas (Scottish, 1822-1881), 1866
Oil on canvas
A Philosopher Showing an Experiment on the Air Pump, Valentine Green (British, 1739-1813) after Joseph Wright of Derby (English, 1734–1797), published 1769
Mezzotint on paper
Seventeen Illustrations to Thornton’s ‘Virgil’: Thenot and Colinet Converse Seated between Two Trees, William Blake (English, 1757-1827), 1821
Wood engraving on china paper
Title page for Seventeen Illustrations to Thornton’s ‘Virgil’: Thenot and Colinet, William Blake (English, 1757-1827), 1821
Wood engraving on china paper
‘The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’ from 'The Apocalypse: Revelation of Saint John the Divine’, Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), ca. 1498
Woodcut on paper
Tethys. Goddess of the Waters, Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617), ca. 1590
Chiaroscuro woodcut print on paper
Portrait of Unknown Man with Postbag and Letters (date unknown; location unknown; subject and artist unknown)
From National Galleries of Scotland.
[To my eye, the style of the subject’s uniform, and my general sense of photography – especially colonial photography, which I think we can assume this is an example of given the backdrop chosen and the literal grassy ground on which the subject stands – suggests to me this was taken in Africa ca. 1900. So vague as to be insulting, so please, if you know more specifics and can do some archival history deductions, clue me in!]
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Jan van Huysum, Flower Still Life in a Sculpted Stone Vase, about 1718, National Galleries of Scotland @NatGalleriesSco
This extravagant bouquet is made up of flowers from different seasons such as different varieties of tulips and roses, and is also inhabited by butterflies and other insects. Jan van Huysum was the leading Dutch painter of flower-pieces in the 18th century. He received prestigious commissions from royal households and aristocrats around Europe. This is his largest painting on copper, a support he only occasionally used. It once formed part of the famous Czernin collection in Vienna. - Gallery Label
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Philippe Mercier (1689-1760)
“A Girl Holding a Cat” (c. 1750)
Oil on canvas
Rococo
Located in the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
