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Victorian collector's cabinet displaying antique bird egg trays in bronze, porcelain and velvet stands

Every Egg Is a Signature: Kleinschmidt’s 1921 P...

Otto Kleinschmidt’s Die Singvögel der Heimat (Leipzig, 1921) produced two of the finest oology plates ever made — a systematic survey of European songbird eggs that reveals the extraordinary diversity...

Every Egg Is a Signature: Kleinschmidt’s 1921 P...

Otto Kleinschmidt’s Die Singvögel der Heimat (Leipzig, 1921) produced two of the finest oology plates ever made — a systematic survey of European songbird eggs that reveals the extraordinary diversity...

archaeological excavation at Pompeii uncovering an ancient Roman domus with mosaic floor fragments and stone columns

The House That Pompeii Preserved: Cybulski’s 18...

In the 1890s, classical scholar Stephanus Cybulski created the definitive educational plates of Greek and Roman antiquity. Two of them — the Domus Pompeiana and the Oikia Helleniki — form...

The House That Pompeii Preserved: Cybulski’s 18...

In the 1890s, classical scholar Stephanus Cybulski created the definitive educational plates of Greek and Roman antiquity. Two of them — the Domus Pompeiana and the Oikia Helleniki — form...

large gentle dog lying by a warm fireplace with owner's hand resting softly on its back

Twenty-Three Dogs: Thomas E. Hill’s 1915 Guide ...

In 1915, Thomas E. Hill documented twenty-three dog breeds across Europe and America — including one now extinct. A portrait of the canine world before modern breed standards changed it...

Twenty-Three Dogs: Thomas E. Hill’s 1915 Guide ...

In 1915, Thomas E. Hill documented twenty-three dog breeds across Europe and America — including one now extinct. A portrait of the canine world before modern breed standards changed it...

European songbirds perched on a wooden garden feeder surrounded by roses and wildflowers — robin, bluethroat and warblers in an English garden

Seven Songbirds from the Victorian Field: G. Lü...

In 1886, G. Lübbert's lithographs for De Vogelwereld captured seven European songbirds with Victorian precision. Discover how these field guide illustrations were reimagined on a dramatic black background for the...

Seven Songbirds from the Victorian Field: G. Lü...

In 1886, G. Lübbert's lithographs for De Vogelwereld captured seven European songbirds with Victorian precision. Discover how these field guide illustrations were reimagined on a dramatic black background for the...

Napoleonic Empire salon Paris gilded furniture crimson silk women in Empire gowns with floral headdresses

Le Bon Genre and the Art of Parisian Fashion Sa...

Between 1801 and 1817, Pierre de la Mésangère published Le Bon Genre — 115 hand-colored engravings that began as fashion documentation and became the sharpest social satire of Napoleonic Paris....

Le Bon Genre and the Art of Parisian Fashion Sa...

Between 1801 and 1817, Pierre de la Mésangère published Le Bon Genre — 115 hand-colored engravings that began as fashion documentation and became the sharpest social satire of Napoleonic Paris....

English garden in golden afternoon light filled with small birds perched on branches hedgerows and wildflowers

Elizabeth Gould and the Birds of Australia

Elizabeth Gould was one of the 19th century’s most gifted scientific illustrators — and one of its least celebrated. Her hand-colored lithographs for The Birds of Australia gave European eyes...

Elizabeth Gould and the Birds of Australia

Elizabeth Gould was one of the 19th century’s most gifted scientific illustrators — and one of its least celebrated. Her hand-colored lithographs for The Birds of Australia gave European eyes...