EditorialFire screen (?cran), Georges Jacob (French, 1739?1814), Fabric panel in the style of Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723?1804), ca. 1786, French, Paris, Carved, gilded and silvered beech; 18th-century silk brocade (not original to frame), H. 42 x W. 26-3...
EditorialMegarian bowl, fragmentary, Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Vases, All but one of the figures on this bowl are inscribed. From left to right, the Cretan king Idomeneus attacks Phaistos as he steps into his chariot....
Editorial'Rustam Avenges his Own Impending Death', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1330?40, Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, Page: 8 x 5 1/4 in. (20.3 x 13.3 cm), Codices, Rustam's half-brother ...
EditorialRegency gentlemen visiting the Royal Wells spa, Cheltenham, and observing the sick and lame at the gate. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London, 1825. Written by Bernard Blackmantle, a pseudonym fo...
EditorialRegency gentlemen on horseback observing unusual characters such as a man in a tartan coat, a couple in a tiny coach The Sovereign drawn by two men in top hats, a woman riding sidesaddle, etc. Eccentrics in the High Street, Cheltenham. Handcoloured cop...
EditorialSvetovid, Slavic deity of war and sun, depicted as a four-faced god with a horn of abundance and bow in a temple. A priest predicts the future by observing the behavior of a white horse. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Scrantoni from Giulio Ferra...
EditorialI.K. Brunel and Others Observing the "Great Eastern" Launch Attempt; Robert Howlett, British, 1831 - 1858; London, England, Europe; November 1857; Albumen silver print; Image (arched top): 24.8 x 21.4 cm (9 3/4 x 8 7/16 in.), Mount: 56.9 x 38.1 cm (22 ...
EditorialJAMES WATT (1736/1819) Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1781. James Watt observing the effects of steam. Engraving, 1869.
EditorialGalileo Galilei (1564-1642) observing the oscillation of the hanging lamp. In 1583 Galilei conceived the idea of pendulous motion while looking at this chandelier in the Cathedral in Pisa, Italy. Fresco.
EditorialBaluchi snipers observing passing sepoys (Indian soldiers working in the British Army) in the Siri-Kajur Pass. Watercolour, 1839. High up in the mountains on a rocky ledge are a group of snipers. They spy on a large group of soldiers passing below. Ins...
EditorialHanuman, the monkey king, observing Lanka, Ravanna's palace' at night. Hanuman is perched on the roof of Hanuman's palace, and he is also seen on the domed roofs of the main city on the right. The city of Lanka was probably what is now Sri Lanka. From ...