Florida Women Mourning Their Husbands, with Hermaphrodites in Ritual Service

This engraving, titled "Witwen aus Florida, die Ihre Haare auf das Grab Ihrer Manner streuen" (Native American widows from Florida who scatter their hair on the graves of their dead ...

An engraving from "Portlock's New Collection of Voyages and Travels," likely dating around 1780. It depicts a scene titled "A King of Florida consulting his Magician previous to his ...

Mourning Costumes of Hindeloopen with Painted Reading Desk, 1932 This striking hand-colored lithograph is Plate II from the 1932 folio The National Costumes of Holland, created by G...

Antique print of Widows in Florida mourning over their departed husbands assisted by King Hermafrodite and Widows in Florida spreading their hairs on the graves of their husbands. Th...

Contemporary artist Jennifer Printz "Beset" and "Mourning" hand-printed woodcut on Kozo paper prints are matted and framed in wood with anti-static, non-glare Plexiglass glazing. It'...

A beautiful pair of Italian 19th century neo-classical st. prints in their original walnut frames. Each wonderfully executed print displays finely detailed floral and foliate designs with birds, personages and satyrs. Each displays lovely architectural designs and columns with elegant rosettes and outstanding rinceaux patterns. Matching set of eight prints...

Nice decorative, mid-20th century original drawing. The work is signed Kirsch. Measures: 23 3/4" W x 23 1/2" H x 1" D Biography of the Artist unidentified.

Presented is an engraving entitled “The British surrendering their arms to Gen. Washington after their defeat at Yorktown Virginia October 1781.” The dedication continues in the bottom margin, “To the defenders of American independence, this print is most respectfully inscribed by their fellow citizen, Jn. Fcis. Renault, assistant secretary to the Count de Grass, and engineer to the French Army, at the siege of York.” The engraving is after a painting by John Francis Renault, and engraved by Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co. and William Allen, in Philadelphia in January of 1819. This historic print depicts the surrender of the British forces after the Battle of Yorktown. The print shows Lord Cornwallis offering his sword to the Duke de Lauzun, who defers the weapon to General Washington. British officers stand with Cornwallis on the right and French and American officers are shown at center and left. The immediate background is filled with an elaborate allegorical scene. Behind the British troops is a female representation of “Discord,” wearing a billowing robes and liberty cap and floating on storm clouds, as she sends lightning bolts to up-end the British people and a chariot below her. Behind the American and French officers, “Prosperity” stands next to an overflowing cornucopia, with “Justice”, an infant child with a paddle inscribed “American Constitution,” representing the helm of statehood. They crowd around a neoclassical monument with a giant urn...