EditorialFrancois-Hercule, Duke of Anjou, accepted by the Four Members of Flanders as the lord of the country, counted token of the newly established Court of Audit in Ghent, Copper Medal. Front: bundle of five arrows, surrounded by four coats of arms. Reverse:...
EditorialAlteratie van Amsterdam, May 26, 1578 The image of how the Magistraet and Geestelykheyt of the city of Amsterdam have been extracted, and the ship was built on May 26. 1578 (title on object), 26 May 1578. The Spanish-minded city council and the Roman c...
EditorialCaptain Scheerenberg chases the rioters, 1747 Capt. Scheerenberg silences the uproar on the Dam in Amsterdam. 1747 (title on object), Under the leadership of captain Abraham Scheerenberg, Orange-minded rioters are driven out of the town hall and Dam Sq...
EditorialHalf Model or a 40-Gun Frigate, Polychromed and fully planked mold model (port) on a small back plate. Twenty-two gun ports on two decks, baking deck with shield, half deck and upper champ. The figurehead is a crowned lion. Twisted mirror, hollow wulf,...
EditorialRuychaver at the corpse of a Spanish-minded counselor in Alkmaar, 1573 Scenes from the life of Prince William I, 1568-1584 ( series title), Nicolaas Ruychaver stands with raised sword at the corpse of a Spanish-minded counselor whom he has thrown out o...
EditorialInauguration of Francois-Hercule, duke of Anjou as count of Flanders in Ghent, calculation token of the newly established Court of Audit in Ghent, Copper Medal. Front: man's bust inside the inside. Reverse: hand from cloud holds a bible tied together w...
EditorialHalf Model or a 36-Gun Frigate, Polychromed and fully planked mold model (port) on a small back plate. Thirteen gun ports on two decks, of which only three on the lower deck, baking deck with shield and half deck. The figurehead is a crowned lion. Twis...
EditorialJohann Georg Wille, German, 1715-1808, after Frans van Mieris, Dutch, 1635-1681, Absent-minded Observor, 1766, engraving printed in black ink on laid paper, Plate: 11 3/8 ? 8 7/8 inches (28.9 ? 22.5 cm).
EditorialSacking of the house of a French-minded fish vendor in Deventer, 1747. Draughtsman: Jacobus Buys. Dating: 1788. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: h 149 mm ? w 89 mm.
EditorialThe First Printed Edition of the Magna Carta. Magna Carta cum aliis Antiquis Statutis (Magna Carta with other Ancient Statutes), published by Pynson in 1508 with the privilege of the Crown, was the first printed copy of the Latin text of Magna Carta. I...
EditorialThe First Printed Edition of the Magna Carta. Magna Carta cum aliis Antiquis Statutis (Magna Carta with other Ancient Statutes), published by Pynson in 1508 with the privilege of the Crown, was the first printed copy of the Latin text of Magna Carta. I...
Editorial? ??? ??? ? ??, Landscapes, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), China, Album of twelve leaves; ink on paper, Each: 8 7/16 ? 6 9/16 in. (21.4 ? 16.7 cm), Paintings, Dai Benxiao (Chinese, 1621?1693), All his life Dai pursued a dry, softly textured style, creating ...
EditorialPortrait medal of George the Bearded (duke of Saxony) (obverse); coat of arms (reverse), 1537, Silver, Diam. 4.3 cm, wt. 43.39 g., Medals, Attributed to Peter Fl?tner (German, Thurgau 1485?1546 Nuremberg), George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony, was one of...
EditorialTheir credulity is her only science. A fortune teller reads the cards for two credulous merveilleuses in shawls and turbans. "The feeble minded consult this woman, whose only secret is that she has persuaded them that she knows everything." Handcoloure...