Contemporary Collection (#13)

Uruguay. Montevideo. Army parade in honour of the President Julio Herrera Obes (1841-1912). May 1, 1890. Engraving by Urgelles. The Illustration, 1890. Colored engraving

Heliodorus expulsed of the Temple of Jerusalem by heavenly m
Heliodorus. 2nd century BC. Minister of the Syrian king Seleucus IV Philopator. Tried to seize the treasures of the Temple of Jerusalem. Heliodorus expulsed of the temple by heavenly messengers

Reichstags Dome by Norman Foster (b. 1935). Night. Berlin. G
Dome of the Reichstag, seat of the German Parliament, designed by Norman Foster (b.1935). Interior. Night. Berlin. Germany

Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg (1725-1795). Engraving. Colore
Ewald Friedrich vonHertzberg (1725-1795). Prussian politician and statesman. Engraving in The Universal History, 1885. Colored

The ship Victoria in Seville. Engraving, 1807. Colored
The ship Victoria sited in Seville, Spain, having been around the world. Engraving, 1807. Colored

Michelangelo explaining anatomy to his disciples. Engraving
Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarroti) (1475-1564). Italian artist. Engraving depicting Michelangelo explaining anatomy to his disciples. From the composition of H. Georg Urlaub. Colored

Hussein Awni pasha (1819 1876). Was a Turkish general and statesman. Engraving by Rico. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1876. Colored

Karl Ludwig von Haller (1768 -1854). Was a Swiss jurist. Engraving by H. Gedam. Universal History, 1885. Colored

Travelling Steam Lokomobile Maschinenfabrik Rudolf Wolf, Magdeburg-Buckau, 1862. This first locomobile of the Wolf company was used to drive threshing machines

Marine Sextant. Early 20th century. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Philippa of England (1394-1430). Statue
Philippa of England (1394-1430). Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Sculpture, 1856. By Herman Wilhelm Bissen (1798-1868). Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Picture of The Dream Pleasure Yacht. 1839. By Robert Salmo
Robert Salmon (1775-1845). English painter. Picture of The Dream Pleasure Yacht. 1839. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Madrid. Spain

Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681). Engraving. Colored
Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681). Spanish poet and playwright. Engraving by J. Serra Pausas. History of Spain, 1882. Colored

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. August
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Act passed in France by the Constituent Assembly on August 26, 1789 with seventeen articles that define the rights of citizens and the nation

Thermo-electric battery Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel (1820-189
Thermo-electric battery, invented in 1866 by French physicist Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel (1820-1891). Colored engraving

Proclamation of President Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). Engr
Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). President of the United States. Proclamation of President Cleveland. Engraving by Rico in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1885. Colored

Fernando Calderon Collantes (1811-1890). Colored engraving
Fernando Calderon Collantes (1811-1890). Spanish politician. 1st Marquis of Reinosa. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1890. Colored

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905). Colored engraving
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905). French painter. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1889. Colored

Felice Cavallotti (1842-1898). Engraving. Colored
Felice Cavallotti (1842-1898). Italian politician, poet and playwright. Engraving by Pla y Valor. Engraving at the Iberian Illustration, 1886. Colored

Marie Francois Sadi Carnot (1837-1894). Colored engraving
Marie Francois Sadi Carnot (1837-1894). President of the Third Republic of France. Engraving in The Illustration, 1887. Colored

Hilda of Whitby (614-680). Engraving. Colored
Hilda of Whitby (614-680). British religious. Engraving in England, 1880. Colored

Sculpture of Paris as an archer. 19th century reconstruction
Reconstruction of the West Pediment of Temple of Aphaia. Paris with the phrygian cap, depicted as an archer. Color. Glyptothek Museum. Munich. Germany

19th century reconstruction of the Aegina West Pediment. Tem
Aegina West Pediment. Sanctuary of Aphaia, Aegina Island, Greece. Reconstruction by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1884). 19th century. Athena and warriors. Glyptothek Museum. Munich. Germany

John Burgoyne (1722-1792). Colored engraving
John Burgoyne (1722-1792). British General and playwright. Engraving in The American Revolution. Colored

Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898). Colored engraving
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898). German statesman and military, considered the founder of modern German state. Engraving in Universal History, 1889. Colored

Giovanni Caselli (1815-1891). Pantelegraph. Colored engravin
Giovanni Caselli (1815-1891). Pantelegraph patented in 1861 for sending and receiving images over long distances through the telegraph. Colored engraving

Electric telegraph receiver by Foy and Breguet
Electrical needle telegraph receiver developed in 1842 by Alphonse Foy and Louis Francois Clement Breguet (1804-1883). Back. Nineteenth century colored engraving

Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1867-1876). Colored engraving
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1867-1876). Queen of Spain. First wife of King Amadeo I of Spain. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1870. Colored

Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821-1885). Colored engraving
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821-1885). Danish archaeologist and historian. Engraving by A. Perea of The Spanish and American Illustration, 1870. Colored

Pierre Antoine Berryer (1790-1868). Colored engraving
Pierre Antoine Berryer (1790-1868). French lawyer and speaker. Engraving of Universal Gallery, 1868. Colored

Naim Frasheri (1846-1900). Statue
Naim Frasheri (1846-1900). Albanian romantic poet. Statue. Korce. Republic of Albania

France. Women working inside of a coal mine. Drawing color
France. Women working inside of a coal mine. The moulineuses.Drawing color. 19th century

Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billarderie, comte d Angiviller (1730-1809). Director of the Batiments du Roi. Portrait by Joseph-Siffred Duplessis (1725-1802). 1780-1789. National Museum of Denmark

Croatia. Zagreb. Holy Marys column with angels and fountain by the German-Austrian sculptor Anton Dominik Fernkorn (1813-1878) in 1865

Claude Monet (1840-1926). Plum Trees in Blossom at Vetheuil, 1879. Oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Edouard Manet (1832-1883). Lady with a fan, 1862
Edouard Manet (1832-1883). Impressionist french painter and engraver. Lady with a fan, 1862. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Finland. Helsinki. The torchbearer lamps by Emil Wikstrom (1
Finland. Helsinki. The torchbearer lamps. Two of the four monumental granite sculptures in Finnish romantic style, designed in 1904 by architect Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (1873-1950)

Antonio Maria Bordoni (1789-1860). Italian mathematican. Sta
Antonio Maria Bordoni (1789-1860). Italian mathematican. He is generally considered to be the founder of the mathematical school of Pavia. Statue. University of Pavia. Italy

Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (1745-1827). Italian physicist known for the invention of the battery in the 1800s. Statue. University of Pavia. Italy

Lenins Statue. Kerch. Ukraine
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Kerch. Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924). Russian revolutionary and politician. Statue

Italy. Rome. Fountain of Neptune. Detail of Neptunes statue
Italy. Rome. Fountain of Neptune, 1574, designed by Giacomo della Porta (1532-1602). Detail of Neptune struggling with an octopus, by Antonio della Bitta (1807-?), 1878. Navona Square

Operation Gold. Reconstruction of the tunnel built by American intelligence and British between 1954 and 1955 to link the west and east side of the city

France. Royal Guard. 18th century. Colored engraving
France. Royal Guard. 18th century. Among them, left to right: cuirassier, carabineer, dragoon and gate guard. Colored engraving

Piaroas ceremonial masks. 1960. Venezuela
Piaroas ceremonial masks: Spirit of the Forest (Redyo), monkey and Peccary mask. 1960. Venezuela. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Miska jug. 19th century. Hungary
Miska jug. From left to right: 1828, 1855 and 1833. Mezocsat, Borsod county. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Miska jug. 1828. Hungary
Miska jug, 1828. Mezocsat, Borsod county. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Hungarian pottery made by itinerant artisans. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Manufacture of felt hats. Hungary
Manufacture of felt hats, formerly widely used in Hungary. Reflects the regional differences, social and occupational. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest, Hungary

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