EditorialA rock mover rakes a line of curling stones across the ice to simulate play, allowing the ice to be broken in for the players, before a curling match during the 2022 Winter Olympics at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, Feb. 14, 2022. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialDeath of Lord Barrymore'. Richard Barry, 7th Earl of Barrymore (14 August 1769 – 6 March 1793) was an English nobleman of Ireland, as well as an infamous rake, gambler, sportsman, theatrical enthusiast and womanizer. He was known as Hellgate and the ...
EditorialThe Benevolent Heir or The Tenant Restored to his Family, Haveill Gillbank, 18th19th centuries, British, after William Redmore Bigg, 17551828, British, 1803, Engraving, mixed method, Sheet: 18 1/8 x 24in. (46 x 61cm), aprons, bird cage, children, dog (...
EditorialThe Chapel of the Greyfriars Monastery, Winchester, Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, 17461801, British, between 1790 and 1795, Watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 9 x 11 1/8 inches (22.9 x 28.3 cm) and Contemporary drawn...
EditorialHaymakers in a Field, George Robert Lewis, 17821871, British, undated, Watercolor and graphite, with scratching out on Thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 8 x 11 15/16in. (20.3 x 30.3cm) and Sheet: 8 ? 11 7/8 inches (20.3 ? 30.2 cm), far...
EditorialA View of the Rotunda in the Garden at Stowe, Buckinghamshire, Jean B. C. Chatelain, 17101771, French, 1753, Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 9 1/8 x 12 3/4 inches (23.2 x 32.4 cm), architectural subject, c...
EditorialSwiss Costumes, Bradshaw & Blacklock, active ca.1850, British, after 1850, Etching and stipple engraving, with color woodcut on cream card mounted in beige card, Sheet: 5 1/4 x 7 15/16 inches (13.3 x 20.2 cm) and Image: 2 1/8 x 1 inches (5.4 x 2.6 cm),...
EditorialTwelve specifications, The twelve specifications consist of a gilt silver fork, a spoon and a knife, the forks and knives have porcelain handles, painted in underglaze blue and gold with an ornament inspired by lace. On the backs of the stems of the sp...
EditorialCase with twelve-part cutlery, Semicircular case with scalloped edge (in the open state circular). The leather-covered sheath is covered with velvet on the inside and trimmed with gold ribbon and offers space for twelve radially cutlery. The twelve cut...
EditorialNumazu, Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, 1804., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 11.4 x 16.5 cm., Print shows two women(?) carrying baskets and dragging clam(?) rakes as they walk along the shore.
EditorialNumazu, Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist, 1804., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 11.4 x 16.5 cm., Print shows two women(?) carrying baskets and dragging clam(?) rakes as they walk along the shore.