Jan van Kessel’s Signature of Caterpillars and Snakes (1657)
One of history’s most idiosyncratic artist signatures, composed entirely of writhing creatures….more
17th Century
The Games and Pleasures of Childhood (1657)
A selection of plates from Les Jeux et Plaisirs de l’Enfance (1657) – – a series of fifty engravings depicting children playing various games, many familiar and bu…more
Paintings in Proust (Vol. 1, Swann’s Way)
As a celebration of the centennial of the publication of Swann’s Way, the first volume of Marcel Proust’s A la recherche du temps perdu, we have put together a few …more
Arabic Machine Manuscript
Images from an Arabic manuscript featuring schematics for water powered systems, pulleys and gearing mechanisms. The date is unknown but is thought to be from somet…more
Coloured Engravings of the Fugger Family
Throughout the course of the 15th and 16th century The Fugger Family from Augsburg became became one of Europe’s most powerful merchant dynasties. They replaced t…more
Engravings by Dominicus Custos
Dominicus Custos (1560 – 1612), was a Flemish artist, printer and copperplate engraver, who specialised in depicting notable figures of his time – producing boo…more
