Antique Print of the Residence of Mr. Joachim Rensdorp by De Leth, c.1730

Antique print titled 'Het Huis en de Hofstede De Vlotter, nu Jagerlust hernoemt, in den banne van Heemskerk, behoort den Heere Albertus Schuit, Commissaris te Amsterdam'. Old print w...

Antique print titled 'Gezicht van achteren uit het Huis naer het Amphitheater (..)'. Original antique print with views of the gardens of Assumburg Castle, the Netherlands. This print...

Antique print titled 'Plattegrond van de Hofstede en het huis te Spyk. Behorende de Edelen van Grootambacht. Heere en Mr. Ian van de Poll Burgermeester der stad Amsterdam'. Rare plan...

Antique print titled 'Meervliet, de Lustplaets van den Ed:Gr.Achtb: Heere en Mr. Lucas Trip, Burgermeester van Amsterdam en Raet ter Admiraliteit aldaer, van den Heere-wegh af in te ...

Two images on one sheet titled 'The Murder of Mr. Koster (..)' and 'The taking of ye Isle of Manaar by the Dutch'. The upper image depicts the murder of Mr. Koster, the lower image d...

Antique Print of the residence of the Assistant Resident Mr v.Meurs in Wonosobo, Wonosobo is a Regency kabupaten in Central Java province in Indonesia. This print originates from 'He...

Wonderfully charming antique French print of two "servants" socializing in front of a well. Beautifully framed with beveled matting, gold accented...

Great image of The Battle of The Boyne Fine steel engraving after Benjamin West With a highly decorative figural border Published by London printing & Publishing Co.C.1850 Unfram...

Wonderful image of the Pyramids of Egypt Fine copper-plate engraving Published C.1820 Unframed.  

Utilizing the peacock as an emblematic Art Nouveau animal, a favorite of early 20th-century illustrators and designers, Mr. Blackwell, who was born in 1925, delivers a powerfully aesthetic scene between a woman and a peacock in this lithograph, paying homage to both Art Nouveau and Art Deco. He was among others an American fashion critic, television/radio personality, and fashion designer. We can imagine that this drawing was a study for a dress paying homage to the myth and quintessence of the beauty found within peacock feathers. Like any artist, there is a story, structure, composition, and arrangement of the woman and the peacock, creating an iridescent visual of blue, green, and yellow, a dialogue between forms, curves, and lines. It is said that the Eye on the bird’s feathers reminds us that God is always watching. The off-white background is sober, crossed by two simple circular colored shapes, in the lower part. The two subjects initially appear as one entity, but as we move into the scene, we see that the woman is holding the peacock under her arm as one might hold an accessory. Then very quickly, it appears as the main figure, taking over the entire narrative rather than an accessory or a secondary figure. The peacock's regal posture, with its unfurled feathers, contrasts with the woman's near imbalance, almost as if she was fainting. It could also be interpreted as an intimate and seductive dance, where the two subjects come together as one to pay homage to a poetic and metaphorical world where aesthetics, fashion, and onirism converge. Did you know that peacocks use...

Wonderful image after Rembrandt Fine Steel engraving. Published by Jones & Co., London. C.1850 Unframed.

Great image of a racehorse. Chromo-lithograph. Original colour. Published by Mackenzie. C.1890 .