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THE BELOVED CHILD (L'ENFANT CHÉRI)
THE BELOVED CHILD (L'ENFANT CHÉRI)
51.9
Marguerite Gérard (Artist)
c. 1790
In the center of the composition a child rides in a red and gold cart drawn by two young women. The child, enveloped in a voluminous white cloth, holds a dog. At the front a woman wears a pink...
MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
52.39
Alphonse Giroux et Cie (Artist)
1825-1835
The Middleton Watercolor Album consists of a collection of 45 watercolor portraits bound in leather covers with neo-gothic embossing and a gilt bronze clasp in the same style. The album relates to...
PORTRAIT OF ELISA BONAPARTE
PORTRAIT OF ELISA BONAPARTE
53.6
Jean-Baptiste Isabey (Artist)
ca. 1810
The name Isabey is intimately tied to Napoleon I and his court. Isabey was entrusted with overseeing the ceremonies for the coronation of Napoleon and the ensuing festivities, becoming court...
RETURN OF THEIR MAJESTIES TO THE PALACE OF THE ANCIENT TSARS
RETURN OF THEIR MAJESTIES TO THE PALACE OF THE ANCIENT TSARS
55.20
A. Adam (Artist)
1828
A scene within the walls of the Kremlin with a procession led by the emperor and crowds on bleachers or standing watching. Coronation scene of Nicholas I. In the front is long paralell lines are...
PARIS DANS SA SPLENDEUR (ONE OF TWO)
PARIS DANS SA SPLENDEUR (ONE OF TWO)
55.32.1
Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot (Artist)
ca. 1865
Print shows a distant landscape scene seen fron the top of a mountain. to the left is a group of four men looking out at the scene below them. The front plane of the print shows a path and...
PARIS DANS SA SPLENDEUR (ONE OF TWO)
PARIS DANS SA SPLENDEUR (ONE OF TWO)
55.32.2
Israel Silverstre (Artist)
ca. 1865
Print shows a river with buildings along both sides. In the distance is a bridge connecting both sides. There are several boats and ships lining the river's edge.
GLOBE AËROSTATIQUE. DÉDIÉ À MONSIEUR CHARLES.
GLOBE AËROSTATIQUE. DÉDIÉ À MONSIEUR CHARLES.
55.47
Claude-Louis Desrais (Artist)
1783-1784
Balloon has red and yellow vertical stripes. The boat-shaped gondola is lined in red, and on the end facing the viewer can be seen a blue medallion with three fleur-de-lis and a crown. J.A.C....
EXPÉRIENCE DU GLOBE AËROSTATIQUE DE MM. LES FRERES ROBERT AU JARDIN DES THUILERIES
EXPÉRIENCE DU GLOBE AËROSTATIQUE DE MM. LES FRERES ROBERT AU JARDIN DES THUILERIES
55.49
Unknown (Artist)
1784
The balloon is wider than high with pale blue, pink and yellow vertical stripes. In the gondola are three figures, one in a blue coat waving a pink flower-like object, another holding a banner,...
MENU
MENU
55.73
P. Dmitrov (Artist)
1933
This is a menu in French for a dinner held in Paris on May 23, 1933, on the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Prebrazhenski Regiment by Peter the Great in 1683. It would have been attended...
VIEW OF THE ADMIRALTY AND THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE ON THE NEVA IN ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
VIEW OF THE ADMIRALTY AND THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE ON THE NEVA IN ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
55.99
Unknown
Late 18th c.
This hand-colored engraving shows a panoramic view of the Neva River with a large sailboat in the foreground, as well as a variety of other schooners and small cargo boats. On the lower left is a...
GRAND DUKE DMITRI PAVLOVICH OF RUSSIA
GRAND DUKE DMITRI PAVLOVICH OF RUSSIA
56.16
Unknown (Photographer)
1932
The image, in black and white, is on a card, within an oval on which is the number 1837. The subject is shown half-length facing three-quarters to the left, wearing a uniform with epaulets and two...