Attributed to J.W. Lawrance (British, active Petersborough, England 18...
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Brooklyn Museum - A Little Girl in a Muff - Kate Greenaway
Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Brooklyn Museum - Gypsy Camp - George Morland - overall
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Brooklyn Museum - Portrait of a Young Girl
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Brooklyn Museum - Portrait of Mary Baring Compton later Fifth Marchion...
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Brooklyn Museum - Portrait of Woman Threading a Needle
Public domain image of portrait painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Brooklyn Museum - Silence - Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Public domain scan of a female portrait, woman, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Brooklyn Museum - The Anglers - Richard Jones of Reading
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Brooklyn Museum - The Bathers - William Etty - overall
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Brooklyn Museum - The Edge of Doom - Samuel Colman
The Tempest, Act IV, Scene 1, lines 151-156. Public domain photograph of 19th-century English painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Brooklyn Museum - The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a scary creature, evil, devil, horns, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Brooklyn Museum - The Market Place - Thomas Rowlandson
Public domain image of painting, 17th-18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, know... More
Brooklyn Museum - Under the Trees - Philip Wilson Steer - overall
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English - Bracelet - Walters 572189 - Open
This intricate bracelet consists of eleven rectangular segments connected to each other by small hinges. Eight segments feature openwork floral patterns embellished with diamonds, while three are decorated in g... More
English - Bracelet - Walters 572189 - Three Quarter
This intricate bracelet consists of eleven rectangular segments connected to each other by small hinges. Eight segments feature openwork floral patterns embellished with diamonds, while three are decorated in g... More
English - Bust of Oliver Cromwell - Walters 27400
This piece is hollow cast. The head and neck are cast separately and fastened to the body with screws.
English - Coral Bracelet - Walters 571887
These heads of Bacchus, the Roman wine god, and two female followers, known as bacchantes, are carved from highly prized red coral.
English - Cowrie-Shaped Snuffbox - Walters 57138 - Side
Anonymous (English). 'Cowrie-Shaped Snuffbox,' ca. 1750. green jasper, gold, silver, diamond. Walters Art Museum (57.138): Acquired by Henry Walters.
English - Double Snuffbox with Coat of Arms - Walters 57102
This double snuffbox has hinged covers of chiselled gold; an oblong pouch shape; a flattened section. The body is plain with reeded moulding. The covers form a panel divided in the center, with chiselled deco... More
English - Ehrenbreitstein - Walters 3736
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English - Finger Ring - Walters 571785 - Top
The octagonal bezel is set with a floral spray on foiled blue enamel ground set with diamonds.
English - Gun Shield - Walters 511414
This is a rare, experimental combination of body armor (shield) and a weapon (matchlock gun). The gunsmith Giovanni Battista of Ravenna proposed this gun shield to King Henry VIII of England in 1544. Interested... More
English - Heart-Shaped Snuffbox - Walters 5761
Anonymous (English). 'Heart-Shaped Snuffbox,' 1804-1805. mocha-colored agate, gold. Walters Art Museum (57.61): Acquired by Henry Walters.
English - Horse-Head Stick Pin - Walters 571122 - Profile
During the early 19th century, stickpins were a popular accessory worn by men as a tie or cravat pin. They came in a variety of precious materials and motifs. So as not to appear feminine, they frequently repre... More
English - Mortise Lock with Key - Walters 52173 (2)
A mortise lock fits into a cavity (mortise) carved out of the door or cabinet it is meant to secure. Most door and cabinet locks in the 1600s were mortised, but exterior padlocks were also widely used. The same... More
English - Mortise Lock with Key - Walters 52173
A mortise lock fits into a cavity (mortise) carved out of the door or cabinet it is meant to secure. Most door and cabinet locks in the 1600s were mortised, but exterior padlocks were also widely used. The same... More
English - One of a Pair of Pearl Bracelets with Hair Inlays - Walters ...
In this elegant bracelet, a pair with Walters 57.2197, hair has been worked into an intricate design and mounted as the central element, like a precious stone.
English - Portrait Cameo - Walters 42204
The portrait is thought to represent William, fourth earl Fitzwilliam of Ireland (1748-1833).
English - Recumbent Sphinx - Walters 542482
The Great Sphinx at Giza became a popular subject when Egyptomania swept Europe in the decades following Napoleon's military expedition to Egypt (1798-99).
English - Ring - Walters 571778 - Three Quarter
Square reeded bezel set with three square-cut diamonds.
English - Ring - Walters 571799 - Three Quarter
Anonymous (English). 'Ring,' mid 18th century. gold, silver, diamonds. Walters Art Museum (57.1799): Gift of Laura F. Delano, 1947.
English - Ring with a Portrait of a Woman Under Glass Bezel - Walters ...
This gold ring has a raised hexagonal fluted bezel with a miniature portrait of a lady in 16th-century costume under faceted crystal. A convex hoop has a winged terminal figure at the shoulders, and is enameled... More
English - Ring with Floral Motif - Walters 571776 - Top (2)
In the late 18th century and into the 19th century, marquise rings set with diamonds on dark blue or red enamel backgrounds became fashionable in Europe. The oval (marquise bezel), like this ring, and the rect... More
English - Ring with Floral Motif - Walters 571776 - Top
In the late 18th century and into the 19th century, marquise rings set with diamonds on dark blue or red enamel backgrounds became fashionable in Europe. The oval (marquise bezel), like this ring, and the rect... More
English - Snuffbox with a Park Scene - Walters 57114
This very early snuffbox dates from a time when snuff was still expensive. Portrayed is an urn of flowers flanked by birds in a park.
English - Stick Pin with Hound's Head - Walters 572173 - Profile
During the early 19th century, stickpins were a popular accessory worn by men as a tie or cravat pin. They came in a variety of precious materials and motifs. So as not to appear feminine, they frequently repre... More
English - Stick Pin with Hound's Head - Walters 572180 - Profile
During the early 19th century, stickpins were a popular accessory worn by men as a tie or cravat pin. They came in a variety of precious materials and motifs. So as not to appear feminine, they frequently repre... More
English - Stick Pin with Mouse on a Spoon - Walters 572184
During the early 19th century, stickpins were a popular accessory worn by men as a tie or cravat pin. They came in a variety of precious materials and motifs. So as not to appear feminine, they frequently repre... More
English - Stirrup-Type Ring - Walters 571986
This elegant gold stirrup-shaped ring, set with a small sapphire, was found near Botesdale, Suffolk.
English - Thumb Ring - Walters 571989
The ring's large size and lack of central ornamentation suggest that it was worn on the thumb. Each of the eight raised facets bears a letter of the inscription, IHESUS N (Jesus of Nazareth).
English - Toilet Case with Scenes from the "Metamorphoses" - Walters 5...
The outside of this elegant gold toilet case is decorated with chiseled and engraved scenes from the Roman poet Ovid's "Metamorphoses": the seated sculptor Pygmalion admires his creation, the ivory statue of a ... More
Wedgwood - Plate Showing Imps on a Bridge and Tree House - Walters 482...
The Wedgwood factory gave Susannah Margaretta (Daisy) Makeig-Jones (1881-1945) her own design studio in 1915. Drawing on her early love of fairy stories, she introduced an imaginative line of decorative wares t... More
Ur med foder av slipade högglanspolerade stålpärlor - Skoklosters slot...
Note: For documentary purposes the original description has been retained. Factual corrections and alternative descriptions are encouraged separately from the original description.Ur med foder av slipade höggl... More
A fine gem-set, enamelled and gilded porcelain Portrait depicting Fath...
A fine gem-set, enamelled and gilded porcelain Portrait depicting Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar England, circa 1820-30 The portrait depicting the Shah standing in full regalia, within a beaded pearl band, in an elabora... More
Millais Boyhood of Raleigh
The Boyhood of Raleigh, 1871 Public domain photograph of 16th-century painting, renaissance or mannerist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Nightmare - Frederick Sandys
A Nightmare of Sir Isumbras at the Ford
The Exhibition Room at Somerset House by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustu...
The Exhibition Room at en:Somerset House: This engraving was published as Plate 2 of Microcosm of London (1808) (see File:Microcosm of London Plate 002 - Exhibition at Somerset House.jpg). This room is now par... More
Caroline of Brunswick 1798
(c) Paintings Collection; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation
Constable Salisbury meadows
en:Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows by en:John Constable. Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Microcosm of London Plate 002 - Exhibition at Somerset House - cropped
The Exhibition Room at en:Somerset House by en:Thomas Rowlandson and en:Augustus Charles Pugin (1800). This room is now part of the en:Courtauld Gallery.
Microcosm of London Plate 002 - Exhibition at Somerset House by Thomas...
The Exhibition Room at en:Somerset House: This engraving was published as Plate 2 of Microcosm of London (1808) (see File:Microcosm of London Plate 002 - Exhibition at Somerset House.jpg). This room is now par... More
Col Barre - Public domain portrait painting
Photographic version of the portrait of Col Isaac Barré on display in the Library at Bowood House. Bowood — is a stately Georgian country house and landscape gardens of the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne... More
Marcellus Laroon - Laroon the merry milk maid
The Merry Milk Maid from the The Cryes of London series
Newlyn-Art-School - A black and white photo of a group of people
Ladies at work at the Newlyn Art School under the direction of Mrs Stanhope Forbes, from Every Woman's Encyclopaedia, 1910
Woods Women Contemplating Classical Art
Painting by Henry Woods (1846-1921) of three women contemplating classical art. It evokes the atmosphere of an ancient Roman city. Woods based this painting on women that he saw during his many years of living... More
Kitty Fisher and parrot, by Joshua Reynolds
The model, Kitty Fisher, wears a white silk dress, open at the throat. She sits in a high-backed blue velvet chair, the back of which hangs a small red curtain. Her hands are half-raised and open in front of ... More
Man in a Black Cap, by John Bettes the Elder
Portrait of an Unknown Man in a Black Cap. Oil on oak, 47 × 41 cm, dated 1545 on the front and inscribed on the back: "faict par Johan Bettes Anglois" ("done by John Bettes, Englishman"). Art historians regard... More
The Duchess of Abercorn and Child by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-18...
This is a version of a portrait Landseer painted in 1834. It was probably painted in 1836, the same year it was engraved for 'The Book of Beauty'. It shows Louisa Jane, wife of the first Duke of Abercorn, with... More
Ipswich Blackfriars refectory 1748 by Kirby
Detail of the former refectory (as identified by R Gilyard-Beer) of the Ipswich Blackfriars taken from the Prospect of Christ's Hospital, Ipswich by Joshua Kirby (1748)
Joshua Kirby engraving of Ipswich Blackfriars, 1748
My photograph of an original 1748 engraving of the lost domestic buildings of Ipswich Blackfriars, by J. Wood, drawn and published by Joshua Kirby (artist) in his 12 Plates of Suffolk Antiquities, the 1748 ori... More
The Exhibition Room - cropped
The Exhibition Room at en:Somerset House by en:Thomas Rowlandson and en:Augustus Charles Pugin (1800). This room is now part of the en:Courtauld Gallery.
Crane - Skoal - decorative vessel
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Misses Wilson by James Sant - Public domain portrait painting
Lady Susannah Holford (then Susannah Wilson)(right) and her sister Ethel in a portrait painted by James Sant entitled "Portrait of the Misses Wilson of Tranby Croft in pale blue satin dresses in a garden" circa 1880
Portrait of Conrad Martens
Portrait of Conrad Martens, 187-?, sepia toned; 16.5 x 10.6 cm, an23378481-v
Old Gripus plundered
"Old Gripus plundered by his young wife", a mezzotint by Philip Dawe, published by John Bowles on 2 April 1773 © Trustees of the British Museum
Shelburne cropped - Public domain portrait painting
==William Petty (1737-1805), 2nd Earl of Shelburne, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1782-1783). Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 – 1792). From the portrait on display at Bowood House
Marbled paper Detail - Book (England) (CH 18293887-3) (cropped)
Public domain photograph related to the history of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Marbled paper - Book (England) (CH 18293887-3) (cropped)
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