Standing Bodhisattva, probably Maitryeya (Buddha of the Future)
On the base, small donors venerate the alms bowl of the Buddha, a relic known to have been on display in ancient Gandhara.
Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
This bodhisattva can be identified as Maitreya by the lip of the sacred water flask in his left hand and by his loop topknot, a hairstyle common to Maitreya images. On the base, donor figures venerate a Buddhis... more
Standing Bodisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
Maitreya is the Buddha of the next age, much as Shakyamuni is the Buddha of our age. He resides in Tushita heaven waiting for his final rebirth. As befits his highest rebirth, he wears the garments and jewels o... more
Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya , the Buddha of the Future
pre-Angkor period
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
This sculpture is a product of the latest period of greater Gandharan production. It is stylistically related to Shahi sculpture of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as to the latest Gandharan workshops... more
Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future
The messianic savior Maitreya is identified by the flask he holds in his lower hand. He is seated in a yogic posture on a double-lotus cushion and extends spiritual protection to believers with his raised hand,... more
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future
Central Javanese period
Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future
pre-Angkor period
The Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future
Maitreya, the messianic bodhisattva characterized as the Buddha of the Future, stands in a graciously exaggerated posture, the body beautifully counterbalanced. He holds his raised hand in the gesture of exposi... more
Francesco I d'Este Sentences a Noble French Official to Death as an Example to Prevent Future Scandalous Excesses within the Church, from L'Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d'Este, di Modena e Reggio Duca VIII [...]
This print is from L'Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d'Este, di Modena e Reggio Duca VIII [...] collected in an album of brown boards. Four prints are hinged on each page of the album with ... more
William Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon, Future Second Earl of Bessborough
His lapidary excellence lead the German medalist Johann Lorenz Natter to Switzerland, Venice, Florence, England, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, and Russia, where he died. William Ponsonby (1704–1793), an influential... more
Kalki Avatar, the Future Incarnation of Vishnu: Page from a Dispersed Manuscript
It is interesting to compare this version of Kalki Avatar with an earlier Basohli example (1991.32.1) in the collection. The basic format is the same, though the entire composition has been flopped. The Basohli... more
map from "[Supplement to the Russian Discoveries. (A Comparative View of the Russian Discoveries with those made by Captains Cook and Clerke; and a sketch of what remains to be ascertained by future navigators.)]"
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portrait from "[Supplement to the Russian Discoveries. (A Comparative View of the Russian Discoveries with those made by Captains Cook and Clerke; and a sketch of what remains to be ascertained by future navigators.)]"
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map from "[Supplement to the Russian Discoveries. (A Comparative View of the Russian Discoveries with those made by Captains Cook and Clerke; and a sketch of what remains to be ascertained by future navigators.)]"
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map from "[Supplement to the Russian Discoveries. (A Comparative View of the Russian Discoveries with those made by Captains Cook and Clerke; and a sketch of what remains to be ascertained by future navigators.)]"
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map from "[Supplement to the Russian Discoveries. (A Comparative View of the Russian Discoveries with those made by Captains Cook and Clerke; and a sketch of what remains to be ascertained by future navigators.)]"
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The Past. The Present. The Future (Le passé. Le présent. L'avenir), from La Caricature, plate 349
Lithograph satirizing King Louis-Philippe, depicting the monarch with three faces - the past, the present, and the future - referring to the hope that he inspired when he first came to power and the hostility h... more
The Past, the Present, and the Future (Le passé – Le présent – L'Avenir), published in La Caricature, no. 166, Jan. 9, 1834
Daumier, who had served a prison term for a cartoon of 1831 depicting King Louis-Philippe as Rabelais' Gargantua, made this lithograph for the January 9, 1834, issue of La Caricature, a political weekly begun b... more
map from "Sketches in Portugal during the Civil War of 1834 ... With observations on the present state and future prospects of Portugal. [With plates.]"
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map from "Hampshire: its past and present condition and future prospects"
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map from "Hampshire: its past and present condition and future prospects"
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map from "Hampshire: its past and present condition and future prospects"
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Bishops from "Hampshire: its past and present condition and future prospects"
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map from "Hampshire: its past and present condition and future prospects"
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map from "Hampshire: its past and present condition and future prospects"
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map from "Hampshire: its past and present condition and future prospects"
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map from "Hampshire: its past and present condition and future prospects"
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map from "Hampshire: its past and present condition and future prospects"
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Ohio from "Cincinnati in 1841: its early annals and future prospects. [With plates.]"
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Ohio from "Cincinnati in 1841: its early annals and future prospects. [With plates.]"
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needles rocks from "The Isle of Wight; its past and present condition, and future prospects"
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Isle of Wight from "The Isle of Wight; its past and present condition, and future prospects"
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Niton from "The Isle of Wight; its past and present condition, and future prospects"
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map from "The Isle of Wight; its past and present condition, and future prospects"
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map from "A memoir of India and Avghanistaun, with observations on the present exciting and critical state and future prospects of those countries. [With maps.]"
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map from "A memoir of India and Avghanistaun, with observations on the present exciting and critical state and future prospects of those countries. [With maps.]"
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portrait from "A memoir of India and Avghanistaun, with observations on the present exciting and critical state and future prospects of those countries. [With maps.]"
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A peep at the future
A Whig fantasy on the supposed outcome of the 1844 election. Here Henry Clay and Theodore Frelinghuysen occupy the White House. They watch from a window as John Tyler plays a hand organ and leads a group of mi... more
map from "Sydney and Melbourne; with remarks on the present state and future prospects of New South Wales, and practical advice to emigrants of various classes, etc. [With a map.]"
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map from "New York; past, present, and future ... Second edition"
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architecture from "New York; past, present, and future ... Second edition"
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map from "Canada: past, present and future. Being a historical, geographical, geological and statistical account of Canada West"
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map from "Canada: past, present and future. Being a historical, geographical, geological and statistical account of Canada West"
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map from "Canada: past, present and future. Being a historical, geographical, geological and statistical account of Canada West"
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map from "Canada: past, present and future. Being a historical, geographical, geological and statistical account of Canada West"
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Oxford from "Canada: past, present and future. Being a historical, geographical, geological and statistical account of Canada West"
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Canada from "Canada: past, present and future. Being a historical, geographical, geological and statistical account of Canada West"
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map from "Canada: past, present and future. Being a historical, geographical, geological and statistical account of Canada West"
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map from "Canada: past, present and future. Being a historical, geographical, geological and statistical account of Canada West"
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map from "Canada: past, present and future. Being a historical, geographical, geological and statistical account of Canada West"
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map from "Canada: past, present and future. Being a historical, geographical, geological and statistical account of Canada West"
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waterfall from "Canada: past, present and future. Being a historical, geographical, geological and statistical account of Canada West"
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map from "The Gold Era of Victoria; being the present and the future of the colony in its commercial, statistical and social aspects. [With a map.]"
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map from "The Gold Era of Victoria; being the present and the future of the colony in its commercial, statistical and social aspects. [With a map.]"
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map from "Correspondence of Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir George Cathcart, K.C.B., relative to his military operations in Kaffraria ... and to his measures for the future maintenance of peace on that frontier, etc. [With maps.]"
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map from "Correspondence of Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir George Cathcart, K.C.B., relative to his military operations in Kaffraria ... and to his measures for the future maintenance of peace on that frontier, etc. [With maps.]"
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map from "Correspondence of Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir George Cathcart, K.C.B., relative to his military operations in Kaffraria ... and to his measures for the future maintenance of peace on that frontier, etc. [With maps.]"
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map from "Correspondence of Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir George Cathcart, K.C.B., relative to his military operations in Kaffraria ... and to his measures for the future maintenance of peace on that frontier, etc. [With maps.]"
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map from "Correspondence of Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir George Cathcart, K.C.B., relative to his military operations in Kaffraria ... and to his measures for the future maintenance of peace on that frontier, etc. [With maps.]"
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map from "Correspondence of Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir George Cathcart, K.C.B., relative to his military operations in Kaffraria ... and to his measures for the future maintenance of peace on that frontier, etc. [With maps.]"
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The emancipation of the negroes, January, 1863 - The past and the future / Drawn by Mr. Thomas Nast.
Below rays of "Emancipation," a scene of African Americans enjoying a comfortable home life is flanked by scenes of the past, including the selling and abuse of slaves, and scenes of the future, including educa... more
Emancipation of the Negroes – The Past and the Future (from Harper's Weekly)
On January 1, 1863 Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order based on his constitutional authority as commander in chief. All enslaved persons in Confederate territory were declar... more
map from "The Past and Future of the Kaffir-Races. in three parts ... With a map and illustrations"
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engraving from "The Past and Future of the Kaffir-Races. in three parts ... With a map and illustrations"
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portrait from "[Saint Louis: the future great city of the world ... Second edition.]"
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Map from "Cyprus: its history, its present resources and future prospects. With two illustrations and four maps"
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map from "Our Future Highway [i.e. the Euphrates Valley]"
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map from "Natal, its early history, rise, progress and future prospects as a field for Emigration"
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The universal church of the future - from the present religious outlook / J. Keppler.
Illustration shows an interior view of a hall in a museum with four men sitting quietly beneath a shelf of "Books of Religious Reference"; there is a small crowd gathered before them. Further along the hall is ... more
map from "British Mining. A treatise on the history ... and future prospect of metalliferous mines in the United Kingdom ... With ... illustrations"
This image has been taken from scan 000433 from volume 01 of "British Mining. A treatise on the history ... and future prospect of metalliferous mines in the United Kingdom ... With ... illustrations". The titl... more
map from "British Mining. A treatise on the history ... and future prospect of metalliferous mines in the United Kingdom ... With ... illustrations"
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map from "British Mining. A treatise on the history ... and future prospect of metalliferous mines in the United Kingdom ... With ... illustrations"
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map from "British Mining. A treatise on the history ... and future prospect of metalliferous mines in the United Kingdom ... With ... illustrations"
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map from "British Mining. A treatise on the history ... and future prospect of metalliferous mines in the United Kingdom ... With ... illustrations"
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map from "British Mining. A treatise on the history ... and future prospect of metalliferous mines in the United Kingdom ... With ... illustrations"
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map from "British Mining. A treatise on the history ... and future prospect of metalliferous mines in the United Kingdom ... With ... illustrations"
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map from "British Mining. A treatise on the history ... and future prospect of metalliferous mines in the United Kingdom ... With ... illustrations"
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