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The Art Exemplar, " 'He gathered together all the arms … '," front
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Inscribed: "Designed by Henry Alken. -- Engraved by John Zeitter. -- 'He gathered together all the arms, not excepting the broken pieces of the lances, & tied them on Rozinante [sic]; so taking him by the Bridle, & his Ass by the halter, he went on toward the Village. &c.' -- London, Published Sepr. 1831, by Charles Tilt, 86 Fleet Street. -- S.H. Hawkins, Printer." Summary: Don Quixote, beleaguered, rides the donkey while Sancho Panza walks beside, and Don Quixote's horse carries armor; a small town beyond and hills in background.
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still image
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intaglio prints, line engravings (prints), etchings (prints)
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Art_Exemplar_076
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The Art Exemplar, "A Sikh Orderly," front
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Inscribed: "A Sikh Orderly". Summary: two men in traditional Sikh dress, one wearing shoes and one with bare feet; no ground or background; printed on green paper.
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still image
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lithographs
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Art_Exemplar_302
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The Art Exemplar, "Animalivm qvadrvpedvm omnis generis verae et artificiosissimae delineationes," front
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Inscribed: "Animalivm. qvadrvpedvm. omnis. verae. et. artificiosissimae. delineationes, pictore Marco Gerardo Brugense: Ao. 1583. -- Gedruckt t'Amsterdam by Frederick de Witt in de kaluerstraet in de witte Paskaertt." Summary: engraving of several quadruped mammals including an elephant, elk, monkey, bear, boar, camel, donkey, etc. surrounding a lion with a bearded man standing on its back, casting a net behind the gathered animals; illustration is cut out from a larger page and cut at an angle top to bottom near the center; the left half has been washed and the right half has not, leaving them with lighter and darker paper, respectively. Presumably engraved title page of Animalium quadrupedum omnis generis verae et artificiosissimae delineationes (Amsterdam: Frederick de Witt, [between 1650 and 1706?]).
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still image
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intaglio prints, engravings (prints), line engravings (prints)
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Art_Exemplar_342
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The Art Exemplar, "Be not faithless but believing," front
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Inscribed: "Be not faithless but believing. -- B". Summary: scene of Saint Thomas touching Christ's wounds after the resurrection, set inside a gothic arch; surrounded by multi-colored acanthus border on a gold-color background.
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still image
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holy cards, color prints (prints), lithographs, color lithographs, chromolithographs
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Art_Exemplar_273
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