Þórður Guðjohnsen, Húsavík, with his children.
Collection: Icelandic and Faroese Photographs of Frederick W.W. Howell, Cornell University Library..Title: Þórður Guðjohnsen, Húsavík, with his children...Date: ca. 1900..Place: Húsavík (Iceland)..Medium: collo... more
Portrait of Koreshan Victor Bubbett - Estero
Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/256451 ( http://floridamemory.com/items/show/256451 ) ..Local call number: KOR0712..Title: Portrait of Koreshan Victor Bubbett - Estero..Date: January 16, 1902..Phy... more
Glass phalera (medallion) with imperial portraits
The central bust has been identified as the emperor Tiberius. He is flanked by Germanicus and Drusus the Younger, two younger members of the imperial family. Such medallions were worn as badges on military unif... more
Siricius I PP Romanus
Saint Siricius, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, with inset of coat of arms.
"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
Depicting the Persian hero Bahram Gur hunting with his harp‑playing companion Azada, this painting is one of five illustrations created for a fifteenth-century manuscript of Nizami’s Haft Paikar (Seven Portrait... more
"Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
'Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Black Pavilion'.The artist has achieved superb color harmony while still conveying the darkness of the pavilion required by the text. The perfection of such patterns a... more
"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
This folio once illustrated a magnificent manuscript of Nizami’s Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits). The story of the Seven Portraits comprises a series of moralizing tales as told to the Persian hero Bahram Gur by ... more
Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
Nizami (Ilyas Abu Muhammad Nizam al-Din of Ganja) (probably 1141–1217) Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
"Bahram Gur about to Kill the Lion and Onager with one Arrow". It is this feat that gave the young prince his initial fame as a great hunter. The miniature is in the court style of Herat under the patronage of... more
"How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well", Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
This miniature is an illustration of the most dramatic episode in the tale told by the Moorish princess in the Green Paviliion on Monday. While traversing the desert, Bashr, a good and pious man, and his braggi... more
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Portraits of the Ancient Philosophers
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
Portraits of Laurence and Elizabeth Kreler
This is a duplicate of 31.33.161.
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Portraits of Turkish Sultans
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Portraits of the Ancient Philosophers
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Small Portraits of the Popes from Christ to Innocent IX
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
Portraits from BL Harley 6205, f. 3
Roundels of portraits of King Francis I of France and Julius Caesar. Image taken from f. 3 of Commentaires de la Guerre Gallique. Written in French.
"Four Portraits: (upper left) A Raja (Perhaps Raja Sarang Rao), by Balchand; (upper right) 'Inayat Khan, by Daulat; (lower left) 'Abd al-Khaliq, probably by Balchand; (lower right) Jamal Khan Qaravul, by Murad", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
These portraits were made for Jahangir (r. 1605–27), whose painters, while technically flawless, were able to reveal the nuances of characterization. 'Inayat Khan, a favorite courtier, is remembered today fro... more
Bust profile portrait of Catherine de' Medici in an ornamented frame,from 'Portraits of some princes and illustrious people' ('Ritratti di alcuni prencipi, et huomini illustri'; also titled 'Imagines quorundam principum et illustrium virorum'), published by Bolognino Zaltieri in Venice in 1568
Nicolò Nelli (Italian, active Venice, ca. 1552–79)
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Portraits of the Emperors from Julius Caesar to Rudolf II
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Portraits of Roman Jurisconsults
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Small Portraits of the Popes from Christ to Sixtus V
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Small Portraits of the French Kings from Pharamond to Henri III
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Portraits of the Wives of Emperors
This print comes from the museum’s copy of the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (The Mirror of Roman Magnificence) The Speculum found its origin in the publishing endeavors of Antonio Salamanca and Antonio Lafre... more
Design for a Dish with Portraits of the Roman Emperors Nero, Galba, and Caligula
Design for a dish with medallions containing the portraits of three Roman Emperors – Nero (top), Galba (left), and Caligula(right) – around a central medallion with the title. To the left and right of the centr... more
Design for a Dish with Portraits of the Roman Emperors Tiberius, Vespasian, and Titus
Design for a dish with medallions containing the portraits of three Roman Emperors – Tiberius (top), Vespasian (left), and Titus (right) – around a central medallion with the title. To the left and right of the... more
Design for a Dish with Portraits of the Roman Emperors Vetllius, Domitian, and Augustus
Design for a dish with medallions containing the portraits of three Roman Emperors – Vetllius (top), Domitian (left), and Augustus (right) – around a central medallion with the title. Between the medallions, or... more
Design for a Dish with Portraits of the Roman Emperors Caesar, Claudius, and Otho
Design for a dish with medallions containing the portraits of three Roman Emperors – Caesar (top), Claudius (left), and Otho (right) – around a central medallion with the title. To the left and right of the cen... more
Minerva Presenting Two Portraits to Apollo
Eustache Le Sueur (French, Paris 1616–1655 Paris)
Poems on Portraits of the Famous and the Infamous
Attributed to Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786–1865) Edo period (1615–1868)
Three portraits possibly representing Camillo Graffico, Ercole Pedemonte and Antonio Carone
Ottavio Leoni (Il Padovano) (Italian, Rome 1578–1630 Rome)
Medallions with portraits of Sebald Beham and Anna Beham
Medallion with portrait of the artist Sebald Beham at left, another at right with portrait of his wife Anna; at center, medallion with monogram 'HSB', surrounded by two sprigs of laurel tied together. Wenceslau... more
Printer's ornament from "The Second Part of the Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Being what was written and published by himself in his younger years. And now reprinted together. The fourth edition. [Consisting of “Poetical Blossomes,” “Love's Riddle” and “Naufragium Joculare.” With portraits.]"
This image has been taken from scan 000009 from "The Second Part of the Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Being what was written and published by himself in his younger years. And now reprinted together. The fourth ... more
Printer's ornament from "The Second Part of the Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Being what was written and published by himself in his younger years. And now reprinted together. The fourth edition. [Consisting of “Poetical Blossomes,” “Love's Riddle” and “Naufragium Joculare.” With portraits.]"
This image has been taken from scan 000045 from "The Second Part of the Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Being what was written and published by himself in his younger years. And now reprinted together. The fourth ... more
Printer's ornament from "The Second Part of the Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Being what was written and published by himself in his younger years. And now reprinted together. The fourth edition. [Consisting of “Poetical Blossomes,” “Love's Riddle” and “Naufragium Joculare.” With portraits.]"
This image has been taken from scan 000033 from "The Second Part of the Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Being what was written and published by himself in his younger years. And now reprinted together. The fourth ... more
Printer's ornament from "The Second Part of the Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Being what was written and published by himself in his younger years. And now reprinted together. The fourth edition. [Consisting of “Poetical Blossomes,” “Love's Riddle” and “Naufragium Joculare.” With portraits.]"
This image has been taken from scan 000069 from "The Second Part of the Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. Being what was written and published by himself in his younger years. And now reprinted together. The fourth ... more
Portraits of a Young Man
Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1736–1807 Paris)
Study for Portraits
Anonymous, French, 18th century