Antique Death

Clésinger represents Lucretia at the moment of her death, the dagger slipping from her hand, her body reclining against an elaborately carved Roman seat.

He had three brothers, Issac, Myer & Moses. By the time of his death in 1864, he was a highly successful jeweller.

The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men; they shelter in a secluded villa just outside Florence in order...

As a selected collection of Gavarni's prints, it was published for the first time 15 years after his death. Paul Gavarni (Paris, 1804 – 1866). Gavarni's father, Sulpice Chevalier,...

The mausoleum in Tlemcen, Algeria, is known as Sidi Brahim El Masmoudi, a holy man and friend of the Zianids, who, after his death in 1401, was buried inside the family mausoleum.

Antique Tibetan wooden Buddhist Mahakala mask (Shaman Exorcism Mask Yama God of Death) with stand. Age: Tibet, 19th Century Size of mask only: Height 33.8 C.M. / Width 25.5 C.M. / T...

As a selected collection of Gavarni's prints, it was published for the first time 15 years after his death. Paul Gavarni (Paris, 1804 – 1866). Gavarni's father, Sulpice Chevalier,...

He succeeded to the throne without difficulty on Antoninus' death. Marcus Aurelius was educated by the best tutors in Rome and was a devotee of Stoicism.

The broad sky and the soft light across the wet sand show why Bonington's coastal pictures were so admired and so much imitated after his early death in 1828. The lettering reads "J...

Notes Osiris was one of the most important of the Egyptian deities, embodying all the quintessential concerns of the ancient Egyptians through his close association with death, resu...

In later years, William went into partnership with his son and traded as ‘Godwin & Co’, a name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925.

Daniel Seghers was born in Antwerp, but after his father's death he was taken by his mother to live in Utrecht, where his artistic training began.

He held his role until 1917, when he stepped down and appointed Wilhelm Kåge the position. After Ekberg's death, a street was named in his honor. Josef Ekbergs Gränd (Josef Ekberg's...

He held his role until 1917, when he stepped down and appointed Wilhelm Kåge the position. After Ekberg's death, a street was named in his honor. Josef Ekbergs Gränd (Josef Ekberg's...

This piece features pages for birth, death, and wedding records in addition to the original marriage certificate and 1944 obituary for Alice Ellwood, daughter of Hiram and Sarah Ellw...

Beatrice Portinari, called Bice, married to de 'Bardi (Florence, 1265/66 - Florence, June 19, 1290), is, according to some literary critics, the woman that Dante transfigures into th...

The shouldered neck has been pinched and hot-drawn into five radiating points, giving the vessel the silhouette of a black henbane, a plant that caused hallucination and death that w...

Although the painting's title in French is "Asphyxiation," the literal translation of the Russian inscription on the back is "Death by Carbon Monoxide." This Russian title directly a...

Delphin Massier, the older brother of Clement Massier, was born into a family of ceramicists and inherited a share of the family business upon the death of his father Jacque in 1871....

The subjects of his work were atypical of the ukiyo-e genre, whose typical focus was on beautiful women, popular actors, and other scenes of the urban pleasure districts of Japan's E...

The artist's tireless work came to an abrupt end with his early death in 1923.

He held his role until 1917, when he stepped down and appointed Wilhelm Kåge the position. After Ekberg's death, a street was named in his honor. Josef Ekbergs Gränd (Josef Ekberg's...

paper, Scroll head: Copper Image size: 550(W)× 960(H) [mm] Scroll mounting: 650(W)× 1630(H) [mm] Box size: 90×90×750㎜ 2kg Estimated packing size: 150(W) x 150(H) x 830(D) [mm] 5kg ...

The 3rd volume of Ovid's works in the Elsevir edition contains a calendar of feasts divided by months, short notes on the poet's life, an elegy written by the Renaissance poet Angelo...

His successful reissues helped cement Mercator’s reputation as one of history’s greatest mapmakers. After Hondius’ death in 1612, his sons and later his son-in-law Johannes Janssoniu...

The design closely echoes Hamo Thornycroft's celebrated bronze statue erected in Winchester to mark the millenary of Alfred's death. Clad in a belted tunic, laced cross-gartered legg...

He gained his freedom within the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1680 and steadily advanced through the livery, eventually serving as Master of the Company in 1707 until his dea...

There was a coroner’s inquest, as the artist had sent three pictures to the Royal Academy only a few days before, and his death was sudden and unexpected.

Dominating the composition is the great circular Wheel of Life, dramatically grasped by the formidable figure of Yama, the Lord of Death. His presence surrounding the wheel signifies...

He became the second president of the École de Nancy at Émile Gallé's death, in 1904. From 1919 to 1940, he took the direction of the School of Fine Arts of Nancy.

Such examples are rare and increasingly difficult to locate. NOTE:* Upon the death of Admiral Lord Nelson in 1805 there were a variety of commemorative/souvenir pieces crafted to ...

She was Regent of the Netherlands from 1751 until her death in 1759, exercising extensive powers on behalf of her son William V.

As Butler was born more than fifty years after Wrench’s death, the portrait was necessarily painted posthumously, presumably using an earlier portrait or other likeness as its source.

In 1885 he acquired Rousseau’s stock and workshop, and from 1886 to 1890 traded as “Maison Rousseau et Léveillé réunies”. After Rousseau’s death in 1890 the firm became “E. Léveillé”...

After Louis XVI's execution in 1793 and the death of Louis XVI's son in 1795, he called himself Louis XVIII.

Grosjean worked in his family's firm which produced high end silverware to prominent New York City retailers, including Tiffany. Upon his father's death, Grosjean left his family fir...

He was also known for combining bright, colorful textile glazes (using natural, organic materials and elements he found in the Mojave Desert, Palm Springs, and Death Valley to make w...

About the Maker: Richard Colston was an accomplished London clockmaker and watchmaker who was admitted as a freeman of the Clockmakers' Company in 1682, working in London until his ...

Frank Selzer (1849–1916): A well-known Michigan artist highly regarded for his oil paintings of sheep, cows, and barnyard scenes. Given that his death year is 1916, your painting's d...

Over his vast career, Tucker worked on a number of famous film and theatrical sets, creating prosthetics for the likes of The Phantom of the Opera, Star Wars and The Company of Wolve...

In 1889, Holmes was elected a member of the RSBA where he continued to exhibit until the year of his death. He died on 26 May, 1893 at 147 Church Street, Chelsea.

The Five Blessings: A standard five-petaled plum blossom symbolizes the five traditional blessings: longevity, wealth, health/well-being, love of virtue, and a peaceful natural death...

Born in Sowerby, near Halifax, in 1787, he became particularly celebrated for his landscapes and atmospheric watercolours and remained an influential figure in British watercolour pa...

Anna Andreevna Akhmatova. The word that causes death's defeat. Yale University Press. 2004. Description Signed in the lower right corner “Olga Sacharoff 21”.

Turner. Following the death of the latter in 1851, Burton told Henry Dawson that his “powers are not equalled by any living or working man."

A later edition, in excellent condition, published in the mid-20th Century after the Artist's death. Image dimension cm.29x23. A magnificent and tender graphic work from Renoir’s l...

The tradition became particularly prominent during the reign of Queen Victoria, especially following the death of Prince Albert in 1861. Unlike purely decorative jewellery, portrait...

His artistic talent enabled him to join Louis Hersent’s studio around 1823, followed by that of Xavier Leprince (after Leprince’s death in late 1826, Le Poittevin took over the studi...

For the Samurai class, the cherry blossom was the ultimate symbol of their code of conduct (Bushido) and existential philosophy: • The Ideal Death: Because the Sakura petal drops at ...

Born in Bothwell, Ontario, to American parents, Noyes moved to East Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his mother and brothers following his father’s death. He began painting at fifteen,...

Saintine , published after his death in 1865.

In fact, from 1875 until his death, he regularly stayed in Concarneau, where he befriended the painter Alfred Guillou; he sometimes stayed at Guillou’s home (he also painted a Portra...

In 1823 he partnered with Augustin Fresnel, director of Lighthouses and Beacons, and specialized in the construction of lighthouses equipped with rotating optical mechanisms. After t...

The picture disappeared following Anna’s death in 1947 ending up in an American private collection.

Arnold Biber founded a dental laboratory in Pforzheim in 1886. Following his death, the company was acquired by Dr. Fritz Winkelstroeter in 1908 and continued to operate under the es...

Most of his career was spent in Rome, where he painted numerous altarpieces, including the Death of Mary in the church of Santa Maria della Pace (1664).

Ostby & Barton was founded in the late 1800's and were in business until the 1950's - even surviving the death of its co-founder on the Titanic! This bracelet is a perfect exampl...

Jacque left Barbizon in 1854, and continued to paint in the environs of Paris until his death at the age of 81.

Over his vast career, Tucker worked on a number of famous film and theatrical sets, creating prosthetics for the likes of The Phantom of the Opera, Star Wars and The Company of Wolve...

Jacque left Barbizon in 1854, and continued to paint in the environs of Paris until his death at the age of 81.