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Rustic victorian border with 3d canopy design

This rustic border or surround is drawn to look like an engraving of a stone niche or cartouche; the original had a statue of Ariel inside it. [more...]

St. George

The engraving shows a circular coin (actually a medal), in grey to indicate bas-relief. It depicts Saint George as a naked man with a Roman military helmet. He rides a horse without saddle or reins or even stirrups for his bare feet, and wields a spear; over his left arm is a cloth. Almost at his right knee (he faces left, as does the horse) is the [...] [more...]

Ariel.

This engraving depicts a sculpture of Ariel from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. It was shown in the eighty-second exhibition at the Royal Academy in 1851, where it was exhibit number 1335; the Art Journal says: [more...]

Bacchus with sun-face

This is a version of the picture of the top of the Bacchus bowl coloured in yellow and a warm orange to make a sun face. It’s really a wine god, but would surely pass for a sun face. [more...]

Decorative initial letter O, Floriated

A foliated (floriated) initial letter “O” as follows: A strong solid ltter O with a nub on the inside and ouside on each side and with an outline, and [...] [more...]