Antique Devil

The most recognizable feature is the black blotch above the pectoral fin, commonly known as the “Devil’s thumbprint.” The realistic hand coloring brings out the silvery, metallic she...

Punch, King, Queen, Grandmother, Devil, Teacher, Policeman, Good Guy, Bad Guy, Oriental.

It usually features a depiction that has symbolic meaning, often related to the colony’s economic activities or its relationship with the British Crown. 2. **Ataraipu, or the Devil'...

Historical Context: - French Guiana was a significant colony for France, known for its penal colony at Devil's Island and its dense tropical forests. This map would have been useful ...

Historical Context: - Cayenne was an important colonial outpost for France in South America, known for its tropical climate, plantation economy, and as a penal colony during the 19th...

The deserts are filled with a wild assortment of devils and dragons, being held at bay from China by the Great Wall.

It is also known as buffalo nut, bat nut, devil pod, ling nut, lin kok, ling kio nut, mustache nut or singhada.

Among every devil there are decorations with floral elements and bronze draperies.

Artist unknown 3." Devil Doll "    The Devil Doll' (January 1920) shows a soldier pointing his bayonet at a looming monster in the first panel.

Il Gran Diavolo Distributore dell'Oro (The Great Devil Distributor of Gold) is a beautiful hand-watercolored etching, realized by an anonymous Italian artist of XIX century, publishe...

Cotton's poem recalls a visit to the 'Devil's Arse', nowadays known as Peak Cavern, in Castleton.

The word anhinga comes from a'ñinga in the Brazilian Tupi language and means "devil bird" or "snake bird". To make 'The Birds of America' more affordable and widely available, in 18...

Hudibras is being beaten by masked men dressed as devils; the scene is the bedroom of the widow who stands in the doorway; to left, Ralpho hides behind a curtain.

Woven Apache basket with dog motif Late 19th century - Early 20th Century Woven from Willow and Devil's claw Apache is a collective term for several culturally related groups of Nat...

Woven Apache Basket with Dog and Human Motif Late 19th century - Early 20th century Woven from Willow and Devil's Claw Apache is a collective term for several culturally related gro...

In the middle Ages the dragon was commonly used to represent the Devil. Aequitas (genitive aequitatis) is the Latin concept of justice, equality, conformity, symmetry or fairness.

His followers and students; Henri Joseph Constant Dutilleux [1807-1865], George Devillers, Achille François Oudinot [1820-1901], Edouard Brandon [1831-1887] and Trouillebert were not...

Lent passed, now for ten naughty months in clover! The devil is to have his due, the rascal! And ballroom whispers drown the Thoughts of Pascal."

A Jamaican newspaper noted in 1934 that she was “one of the select few women who have invaded Devil’s Isle in Cayenne, the French convict settlement.”

Worthy of mention among his artworks: Shrove Tuesday, To the Living Model, Van den Schoolmeester, Vrijen, and The True History of Obrecht the Devil. In this portrait, Van Offel pays...

He was tempted numerous times by the devil while he was in the desert, becoming a subject frequently represented in art (as can be seen in this oil painting).

Original Title: The Primitive Reformers (Portrait of Martin Luther with the main figures of the Protestant Reformation with a cardinal, a devil, a pope and a monk at the bottom tryin...

His illustrations for Le Diable à Paris ("The Devil In Paris"; 1844–46) were used by Walter Benjamin for his study of that city as an urban organism.

Renier, reknowned for their inspriational collection of children's books and works on paper, now housed in the Victoria & Albert Museum. _____ The devil officiates at the wedding of...

References: von Kritter 1980 / La Caricature: Bildsatire in Frankreich 1830-35 (p.55, n.5) Here the artwork represents theatrical satiric figures, in various costumes, including the...

Outstanding 19th century French oak exquisitely carved "Allegorical" sideboard, liquor cabinet or bar, server, or buffet~~barley twist posts with lion capitals and exquisitely carved...

**French Guiana**: Located on the northeastern coast of South America, French Guiana is known for its dense rainforests, diverse wildlife, and infamous Devil's Island, a former penal...

His illustrations for Le Diable à Paris ("The Devil In Paris"; 1844–46) were used by Walter Benjamin for his study of that city as an urban organism.

Worthy of mention among his artworks: Shrove Tuesday, To the Living Model, Van den Schoolmeester, Vrijen, and The True History of Obrecht the Devil. This is an interesting and power...

Most of their masks are hideous, and represent either monstrous Beasts, or kinds of Devils. The Show which they call Lacone is a poem intermix with Epic and Dramatic, which lasts thr...

Her establishment in the Place Vendome is a devil's laboratory. Women who go there fall into a trap, and come out masked, disguised, deformed or reformed, according to Schiaparelli's...

Datura Stramonium – Thorn Apple Botanical Engraving from Flora Londinensis c.1817 This antique botanical print features Datura stramonium, commonly known as thorn apple, jimsonweed,...

A hand-colored lithograph by the father of French satire and caricature, Honore Daumier (1808-1879) entitled "Faut espérer que grâce à ces précautions ce diable d'Oïdum ne pénétrera ...

Émile Bayard says about Lavrate in 1900 with this words: "Here is a very crude charge, of a delicate taste but which nevertheless makes you laugh with its intention of overflowing ga...

Pull Dumouchel, pull…. why the devil don’t you pull! – But I am doing nothing else than that for the last three hours!

He dozed in the chair while I drew the copper…” The picture at the upper right appears to portray the devil toasting a couple writhing in bed.

His illustrations for Le Diable à Paris ("The Devil In Paris"; 1844–46) were used by Walter Benjamin for his study of that city as an urban organism.

As such he was closely related to the devil. “Der Werwolf” had a mirror woodcut depicting Saint George killing the dragon.

By age twelve, he had lived in Vancouver, Kingston, Toronto and Bracebridge where he found work as a ‘printer’s devil’ on the local Bracebridge newspaper. After graduating from high...

In 1861, he produced a monumental work for the city of Paris: the bronze group "Saint Michael slaying the devil" by Duret, installed on the fountain Saint Michel.