New Specimen of Cast-Metal Ornaments and Wood Types (page 3/4)

168.—Lovers in the bushes.

A gentleman and a woman, the man with a formal jacket with long tails and the woman with a long dress and a broad-brimmed hat or bonnet walk through bushes and trees, arm in arm. [more...]

678.—Swallowtail Butterfly

This antique engraving of a swallowtail butterfly—the English swallowtail, sometimes called in America the Old World Swallowtail Butterfly, is attributed to Thomas Bewick. Notice how the engraving becomes speckled with white towards the left, creating a graduated shading effect and helping the butterfly appear three-dimensional; a high resolution [...] [more...]

885.—Tightrope artist with table and candles and dwarf.

On a styilized stage a woman sits on a tightrope with a three-legged table holding two lit candles and other items; she is holding two cups and perhaps will juggle. She wears a feather i her cap and is smiling. Beneath her a man, perhaps a dwarf, holds a large hat is if to catch something dropped, and there is also a wooden chair on the stage. The man [...] [more...]

887.—Men Skating At Night.

Five men are skating on a frozen pond at night, leaving trails in the ice. They smile. They are wearing top hats and eighteenth-century dress. One of them carries a cane. In the background, wintry trees. [more...]

888.—Octagonal Border with starbursts.

A vintage border that would look well with Christmas or holiday items.

8800.—Soldiers.

This image was almost certainly made to have text inserted in the central black rectangle. If you do this, you should probably first fill the rectangle with solid black. [more...]

890. – Dog.

This wood-engraving of a dog might be attributed to Thomas Bewick; the technique and style make it possible, it seems to me, but it’s far from certain. [more...]

892.—Oval Frame With Leafy Branches

This oval frame has two different kinds of branch, with leaves, on either side, and a ribbon on the top. [more...]

893.—Border with Freemasonry Symbols.

This border, frame, or cartouche, was on an engraved block for sale in the 1800s; it shows the sun and moon, an eye with rays coming out of it (Illuminati?), the set-square (on the right-hand pillar) of and dividers (left) of the Masons, and a bee hive and bees (out of strength came forth sweetness, perhaps); the [...] [more...]

894.—Full-page border with laurel-leaf frame

This rectangular full-page border contains an inner oval frame or cartouche made from laurel leaves, used to symbolize victory. [more...]

894b.—Full-page border with green laurel leaves.

This rectangular full-page border contains an inner oval frame or cartouche made from laurel leaves, used to symbolize victory. In this version I have coloured the laurel leaves green. [more...]

0987.—Zebra standing at rest.

Wood-engraving of a zebra, with high-contrast stripes. This woodcut was attributed to Thomas Bewick in the book, and may well have come from him, judging by the high quality, the style, and the subject. [more...]