Edition Gallery

Ad for Goodbye Old Man by Matania, WW1

Advertisement in The Sphere magazine promoting one of the most popular images painted by their special artist Fortunino Matania as a limited edition print. The picture, showing, an incident on the road to a Battery position in Southern Flanders, of a gunner saying goodbye to his wounded horse, was one of the most iconic of the war. Date: 1916

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis

Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis, and carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German, and in English manuscript. Date:

© Florilegius/Mary Evans

Charlemagne visiting the construction works of

"Charlemagne visiting the construction works of Aix la Chapelle, in 796 BC. Illustration from "Grandes Chroniques de France", edition by Antoine V鲡rd (15th century). ITALY. Turin. National Library of the Turin University."

© Mary Evans/Iberfoto

15th, Aix, Antoine, Bc, Century, Chapelle, Charlemagne, Chroniques, Construction, De, Edition, France, Grandes, Illustration, Italy, La, Library, National, Turin, University, Up Right, V X9ca1 Rd, Vertical, Visiting, Works