EditorialShot of two armies in battle for intelligence at a glance, Sketch of the arrangement of two armies for rapid reconnaissance, signed: A. de Putter, Pl. XXXVIII, Tom., I, Pag., 226, after p. 226, Putter, A. de (fec.), 1774, Polybius; Vincent Thuillier; J...
EditorialPlan of two Armies in Battle for intelligence at a glance, Presentation of two armies in order of battle for comprehension of the eye, Pl. I, after p. 24, Jean-Charles de Folard: Kern aus des Ritters Herrn von Folard Erkl?rungen ?ber die Geschichte des...
EditorialLulah Falls, Lookout Mountain, Georgia, 1864?65, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 21.2 x 26.6 cm (8 3/8 x 10 1/2 in.), Photographs, Isaac H. Bonsall (American, 1833?1909), On first glance, this photograph of Lulah Falls appears to be an...
EditorialA young mother dandles a baby, while a little girl with a doll leans against her lap. "A glance at these engravings is enough to see what one can say about this subject, the prettiest thing in the world. A young mother in the bloom of health playing wi...
Editorial??????, A Glance at Miyosaki, Yokohama, ca. 1860, Japan, Diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Oban; 13 7/8 x 18 7/8 in. (35.2 x 47.9 cm), Prints, Utagawa Yoshimori (Japanese, 1830?1884).
EditorialRembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). A Scholar in his study or A Scholar Seated at a Desk, 1634. The scholar, absorbed in his thoughts, turns a questioning glance of the beholder. Oil on canvas. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic.
EditorialGlance of a Landscape. Date/Period: 1926. Drawing. Transparent and opaque watercolor sprayed over stencils and brush applied on laid paper, mounted on cardboard Transparent and opaque watercolor sprayed over stencils and brush applied on laid paper, mo...
EditorialA Party of Merrymakers, ca. 1635?38, Oil on wood, 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (37.5 x 49.5 cm), Paintings, Pieter Jansz. Quast (Dutch, Amsterdam (?) 1605/6?1647 Amsterdam), Viewers of the time would have taken in at a glance not only the off-key carousing but ...
EditorialAn engraved map of London with the title in a square tablet at top right and a reference table with key to churches and other landmarks at bottom right. The map clearly shows the extent of the damage to the city caused by the great fire of 1666: the ba...
EditorialGlance of a Landscape. Date/Period: 1926. Drawing. Transparent and opaque watercolor sprayed over stencils and brush applied on laid paper, mounted on cardboard Transparent and opaque watercolor sprayed over stencils and brush applied on laid paper, mo...
EditorialGlance of a Landscape. Date/Period: 1926. Drawing. Transparent and opaque watercolor sprayed over stencils and brush applied on laid paper, mounted on cardboard Transparent and opaque watercolor sprayed over stencils and brush applied on laid paper, mo...
EditorialBowl, Tang dynasty (618?907), 9th century, China, Stoneware with white slip and glaze, Diam. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Ceramics, Although this porcelain bowl appears at first glance to be relatively modest, in the ninth century it was the most technically a...
EditorialA Party of Merrymakers, ca. 1635?38, Oil on wood, 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (37.5 x 49.5 cm), Paintings, Pieter Jansz. Quast (Dutch, Amsterdam (?) 1605/6?1647 Amsterdam), Viewers of the time would have taken in at a glance not only the off-key carousing but ...
EditorialLulah Falls, Lookout Mountain, Georgia, 1864?65, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 21.2 x 26.6 cm (8 3/8 x 10 1/2 in.), Photographs, Isaac H. Bonsall (American, 1833?1909), On first glance, this photograph of Lulah Falls appears to be an...
Editorial??????, A Glance at Miyosaki, Yokohama, ca. 1860, Japan, Diptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Oban; 13 7/8 x 18 7/8 in. (35.2 x 47.9 cm), Prints, Utagawa Yoshimori (Japanese, 1830?1884).
EditorialRembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). A Scholar in his study or A Scholar Seated at a Desk, 1634. The scholar, absorbed in his thoughts, turns a questioning glance of the beholder. Oil on canvas. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic.
EditorialA young mother dandles a baby, while a little girl with a doll leans against her lap. "A glance at these engravings is enough to see what one can say about this subject, the prettiest thing in the world. A young mother in the bloom of health playing wi...
EditorialA young mother dandles a girl on her foot, while her other child drops her toys to beg for a cuddle. "A glance at these engravings is enough to see what one can say about this subject, the prettiest thing in the world. A young mother in the bloom of he...
EditorialTESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES: "It was not till about three o'clock that Tess raised her eyes and gave a momentary glance round. She felt but little surprise at seeing that Alec D'Urberville had come back, and was standing under the hedge by the gate".