Jeanne Granier (Eurydice) and Eugène Vauthier (Jupiter) in the famous fly scene from Jacques Offenbach's Orphée aux enfers. Albumen print, 10.5 x 14.5 cm. This was not the original cast, Fun fact: If I'm not More
Set design for Act IV of Fromental Halévy's grand opera La reine de Chypre, for the 22 December 1841 première production at the Théâtre de l'Opéra-Le Peletier. Pastel, pencil, and gouache on beige paper, 451 x 615 mm.
Set design for Act V, Scene 2 of Fromental Halévy's grand opera La reine de Chypre, for the 22 December 1841 première production at the Théâtre de l'Opéra-Le Peletier. Watercolour, goache, and pencil, 650 x 894 mm.
Set design for Gioachino Rossini's Robert Bruce, Act III, Scene 3 (La draperie s'ouvre découvrant le rempart de la forteresse "The curtain opens on the ramparts of the fortress [Sterling Castle]")
"Théatre Impérial de l'Opéra-Comique. Robinson Crusoé par MMrs Hector Crémieux et Cormon, opéra-comique en 3 actes. Musique de Jacques Offenbach" A poster for the première production of Offenbach's Robinson Cru More
"Théatre Royal Italien. Salle d'armes dans l'Opéra I Puritani" - a.k.a. Act I, Scene 3, as it appeared in the première perfomance of Vincenzo Bellini's I puritani. Aquatint, 35.1 x 42 cm.
"Bayreuther Bühnenbilder. Der Ring der Nibelungen. Götterdämmerung, III. Aufzug Schlussbild" - Reproduction of the set design by Max Brückner of the final scene from Richard Wagner's en:Götterdämmerung, showing More
Illustration from the 1881 première of Jacques Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann, showing the Giulietta act. I'm not sure exactly when the Giulietta act premièred; it wasn't ready for the first production, but More
Poster for Jules Massenet's La Navarraise. Size: 0,830 x 0,600 m, showing Emma Calvé in the role of Anita. The piece was originally performed in London, Calvé reprised her role from that production for this po More
Poster, ’Women of Britain say - "Go!" ’, May 1915, United Kingdom, by Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, Hill, Siffken & Co. (L.P.A. Ltd.), E J Kealey. Gift of Department of Defence, 1919. Te Papa (GH016292) More
Kiku Jidô / Ju Citong / 菊慈童 (chrysanthemum boy) a.k.a. Makura Jidô / 枕慈童 (pillow-boy); no signature/inscription, 2 seal markings, author not identified; late edo period, i.e. 1800-1850; from a private collecti More
Kiku Jidô / Ju Citong / 菊慈童 (chrysanthemum boy) a.k.a. Makura Jidô / 枕慈童 (pillow-boy); no signature/inscription, 2 seal markings, author not identified; late edo period, i.e. 1800-1850; from a private collecti More
Kiku Jidô / Ju Citong / 菊慈童 (chrysanthemum boy) a.k.a. Makura Jidô / 枕慈童 (pillow-boy); no signature/inscription, 2 seal markings, author not identified; late edo period, i.e. 1800-1850; from a private collecti More
Kiku Jidô / Ju Citong / 菊慈童 (chrysanthemum boy) a.k.a. Makura Jidô / 枕慈童 (pillow-boy); no signature/inscription, 2 seal markings, author not identified; late edo period, i.e. 1800-1850; from a private collecti More
Kiku Jidô / Ju Citong / 菊慈童 (chrysanthemum boy) a.k.a. Makura Jidô / 枕慈童 (pillow-boy); no signature/inscription, 2 seal markings, author not identified; late edo period, i.e. 1800-1850; from a private collecti More
"Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his study seated by the fireplace, 1875-1882" Photograph of the Study in Longfellow House, view to northwest corner with Henry W. Longfellow seated by the fireplace. Dates from 18 More
Back side of a photograph of Chih-Kung Jen from the Press Communications Office of the Applied Physics Laboratory, February 1962 (Special Collections, Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University) File is uplo More
A BUCHARIAN DANCE PERFORMED BY MEMBERS OF THE RINA NIKOVA BALLET IN THE CITADEL IN JERUSALEM. ריקוד בוכרי בביצוע להקת המחול של רינה ניקובה, על רקע חומות ירושלים.