The Servant

Sergeant was born in London, the son of a civil servant. His family soon moved to Faversham in Kent after they were bombed during World War II.

Mary, with a luminous halo, cradles the infant while a servant kneels with a water vessel. An ox and donkey rest in the foreground.

This fine example of Schroder's work illustrates his polished style and his rich detail.Cavaliers playing cards, morning visitors, letter writes, a cavalier refreshing, the armourers...

In this revisionist history, Cleopatra thinks better of suicide, and at the last minute redirects her servants to pass the basket of fruit with the asp on to the triumphant Octavian ...

In 1950, while working as a civil servant at the Geological Museum in South Kensington, he became interested in the French Art Brut movement and corresponded with Jean Dubuffet, who ...

These scenes, usually set around the early to mid-19th century, are rich in detail and narrative, often featuring a small anecdote—a broken object on the floor, a teasing servant gir...

Condition: scratches on the reverse, lack of enamel Weight: 1.68 gr *Anonymous, “Variétés”, Journal de Toulouse politique et littéraire, March 6, 1859, np This saying most certainl...

His hairstyle and facial expression suggest a combination of youthful confidence and the eagerness to please that would have been expected of a servant in his position. This image p...

The painting depicts Venus, the splendid Goddess of Beauty, reclining on a chair as three servants, possibly the Three Graces, attend to her.

Large stone jars dominate the foreground as servants pour water, while Christ gestures with authority.

She was sunk by a German submarine whilst operating off of the Scottish coast in 1917 with the loss of 9 lives, this enemy action ending the remarkable 27 year career of this fine se...

Rendered in full color by the celebrated British caricaturist Joseph Clayton Clarke, better known as “Kyd,” this image captures the drowsy servant of Mr Wardle in all his sleepy, por...

Hébert's best-recorded and apparently longest-lived relationship, however, was with a founder today known only as G. Servant, whom the sculptor supplied with new models and variants ...

In addition to the follies, the garden featured servants dressed in oriental and other exotic costumes and unusual animals, such as camels.

. , in what Palencia himself baptized as El Convivio and which later became known as the second Vallecas School, embryo of the Madrid School.4 5 Last years His need for silence and ...

Lacroix's sense of color and attention to detail are particularly impressive: the sea is calm, the sun is rising and as a soft pink hue begins to emerge in the clouds, the morning ha...

The presence of this angel is a literal illustration of the very beginning of the Apocalypse: "The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things t...

After a few years he moved to Mechelen to become the servant of a canon. It also gave him the opportunity to begin his studies in the seminary for priests.

These women often navigated a world of rigid hierarchy and political intrigue behind closed sequestered doors ) frolicking in the Imperial Palace gardens during spring/summer (as the...

Behind him on the right accompany with his servant and left side with lacquer table on the top surface with flower vase and incise burner.

To the right, a ninth vessel, the shamash or servant light, rises on a slightly taller stem with a looped handle, completing the traditional nine-light Hanukkah composition.

In today’s smaller and typically “servant-less” households, the piece’s 16-inch depth in a half-moon shape fits snuggly against a wall.

In today’s smaller and typically “servant-less” households, the piece’s 16-inch depth in a half-moon shape fits snuggly against a wall.

Campaign furniture was developed in Britain for military officers and civil servants serving throughout the British Empire. The use of walnut and brass speaks to both durability and ...

Crafted in France circa 1920, the oil on canvas composition depicts an intimate interior scene featuring two richly dressed cardinals seated at a table, attended by a servant present...

Particularly effective is the contrast between the luminosity of the protagonist and the surrounding darker areas, rendered with refined chiaroscuro. The kneeling servant introduces ...

You are my Ka who is in my body, Khnum who makes sound my May you go forth to the place (or ), which , Cause not my name to stink the Entourage, makers of people, Servant of Bastet, ...

The composition presents a graceful noblewoman standing beside luxurious textiles and furnishings while attended by a servant in the background. Her costume features flowing robes de...

This is a beautiful example of a "Butler's Desk" which was used in the 18th and 19th centuries by the head servant of a household. Basically a bureau combined with a standing desk, c...

In “The Meeting,” three gentlemen in scarlet hunting coats and top hats are gathered on horseback before a screen of trees and a paled fence, attended by the hunt servant on foot wit...

In 18th-century England, the dumbwaiter appeared at the edge of the dining table as both servant and stagehand—holding bottles, condiments, and dishes so that the conversation could ...

First major solo exhibition at the Kunstverein Hannover. 1963: Awarded the Lower Saxony State Promotion Prize. 1966: Second marriage to the lawyer, senior civil servant and art colle...

First major solo exhibition at the Kunstverein Hannover. 1963: Awarded the Lower Saxony State Promotion Prize. 1966: Second marriage to the lawyer, senior civil servant and art colle...

First major solo exhibition at the Kunstverein Hannover. 1963: Awarded the Lower Saxony State Promotion Prize. 1966: Second marriage to the lawyer, senior civil servant and art colle...

The painter has chosen to represent the moment when the asp which has been smuggled in to Cleopatra in the flower basket by her servant , is about to deliver the lethal bite into he...

Campaign furniture was developed in Britain for military officers and civil servants serving throughout the British Empire. The use of walnut and brass speaks to both durability and ...

Campaign furniture was developed in Britain for military officers and civil servants serving throughout the British Empire. The use of walnut and brass speaks to both durability and ...

Figures within the scene animate the composition: a woman draped in flowing garments stands near the fountain, while a servant attends nearby, reinforcing the sense of domestic luxur...

In the lower register appear a servant, a richly caparisoned horse, and a dog, reinforcing the aristocratic and hunting narrative of the composition.

Building on earlier works such as Sadistic Florist, Reyes encouraged the continuation of the “public servant with a subversive twist” narrative. The intentionally provocative tagline...

Until the 19th century, the most common role for black people in art was that of servant or slave. It was considered a status symbol for wealthy Europeans to own or employ an exotic,...

In 1950, while working as a civil servant at the Geological Museum in South Kensington, he became interested in the French Art Brut movement and corresponded with Jean Dubuffet, who ...

This was to prevent the theft of the contents by servants. Like the name suggests, the decanters themselves are visible, drawing temptation while unattainable.

Pierre André FARCY, known as ANDRY-FARCY Charleville, 1882 – Grenoble, 1950 A young, red-haired, nude woman Oil on canvas 27 x 40 cm Signed lower left "Andry-Farcy" Good condition T...

Here we see her depicted immediately after her feat, with the elderly servant Abra witnessing the scene. There is a clear contrast between the smug composure born of her success a...

This was to prevent the theft of the contents by servants. Like the name suggests, the decanters themselves are visible, drawing temptation while unattainable.

In 1895 she married the civil servant Georg Carlson, and although family life reduced her artistic production for a period, she continued to work steadily whenever circumstances allo...

The other two sides bear the image of an elder seated under a blossoming cherry tree in an ornate vase decorated with a serpent. A young servant approaches the man, carrying a bowl ...

The composition features a servant figure surrounded by an abundant still life arrangement including fruit, fowl, game, platters, pitchers, and other pantry elements, rendered in a d...

Her role becomes visible in 1643 when she was granted a warrant signed by the Speaker of the House of Commons to follow the King to Oxford with her servant after the outbreak of the ...

"God had doubtless revealed these holy relics to these pious kidnappers, in order to make the holiness of his servant more dazzling to the eyes of men. This goal was almost immediate...

In contrast to the common village vignettes & violent battle scenes typically found on similar vessels, we are instead treated here to a sophisticated diorama of the most elevate...

A Fine Pair of French Neoclassical Style Gilt and Silvered Bronze Marble-Top Tables ATTRIBUTED TO FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE AND GEORGES-EMILE-HENRI SERVANT, THE BRONZES AFTER THE ANTIQU...

His son Romilly (1906-1986) was in the RAF, briefly a civil servant, then a poet, author and an amateur physicist.

It served as a secure, decorative way to display high-quality crystal and prevent unauthorized access by servants or guests. The Napoleon III Style The Second French Empire, also k...

Beautifully detailed and vibrant, this stained glass panel depicts a scene from the parable Jesus Heals a Centurions Servant. The glass itself is almost 2m tall, making an impressive...

On the one hand, a man with a lion's head is depicted who, in the Gnostic context, could refer to Leontocephalus, servant of the solar divinity Mithras, in fact he had the task of su...